February 09, 2009
creating storm clouds in my head I just love to create impossible problems in my head and get headaches about it. Lol. It isn't healthy you know. Hence the reason I haven't really update ziltch on my blog. I've been facebook-ing though! Yeah, yeah....I know people have been going on about it for ages already, but what the hey! Atleast I've got the hang of it now. So I've been super-poking, super-walling and note-ing my free time to death on facebook (or as most savvy people would say...FB. lol! its the IM abbreviated world all over again) and its pretty fun though superbly time wasting. But then again...can you really call it time wasting since we're connecting with old friends and getting to know new friends even better? Personally, I think FB is great. Enough said.

So ok, I've got a career now. Haha....its funny. I just never imagined I'll get to a point where my life is all about getting to work and hauling my arse back home through ridiculous traffic jams. But here I am, and me thinks me like it! I just can never be idle if I can help it. I just get the itch all over.

My official title is a Reservoir Engineer working with ExxonMobil Malaysia. I basically have to do a heap load of surveillance and get as much oil as possible out of the ground, my work in a nutshell really. Its pretty cool. And I've been to my oil platforms!! That was an experience I am not going to forget very soon. Ok, for those of you who have no idea what an oil platform looks like...its basically a box of metal on steel stilts with tons of mechanical parts and loud noises. I have to scream to talk to my ExxonMobil mates on board! Maybe its because of the ear plugs that we have to wear and we're expected to communicate at the same time...err, like how? Screaming...yup screaming is the only answer. Ok maybe not screaming as if you're chased by muggers...just speak as loud as you possibly can.

And the food.....I literally thought I was going to be fed sludge and slurry. But no! The people there are served with 5 star food and I am not kidding when I say 5 star since the chef is from a fancy restaurant here in Shah Alam ^_^ Amazing chow I must say...and oh yeah, the Production Supervisor, Balber, is such an adorable gentleman. He told me "You've got to try our home made ice-cream. Its the best!" And it was! And me and Effie (one of my ExxonMobil mates) ate like....one styroform cup full of it. Sedap giler! *Sorry, I'll be dropping names here and there - haven't properly introduced any of you readers to my friends have I? Beg your pardon. Will explain who they are whenever I write about them*

I get to see all my wells and the things that I can work with from the office. I'm not ever going to take the offshore people for granted. They really work superbly hard. I'm so pumped with adrenaline to get back to work after that offshore trip! It was cool.

Wowie...I managed to write more than 2 words. Nice =) Alrighty, I'll be coming back here soon. So watch this space. Later mates! 2:37 AM 1 comments
September 20, 2008
buka puasa + 'moreh' = boleh tahan tembam gak lar So ok for the past....almost 3 weeks, I've been eating out like a woman posessed. Honest, I scare myself sometimes. But food just makes me feel good. I have absolutely no idea why. Ok, I try to do the portion control thing...you know, when you measure out your food so that you can eat almost everything that you want. I can only do that with rice, but lauk-pauk?? Hell no!! Terlampau sedap kat Malaysia ni! Hehe....I've only tasted my own cooking of supposedly Malaysian, and I thought that was good enough. But honestly, you've just got to taste food from the side stalls here. They beat restaurants in the UK by miles!!! And they're just side stalls charging like..........dirt cheap. Hygienic enough aswell (ok don't get too picky on this, just sit down and order already....).

So anyway, yesterday I went out with some of my Bristol mates to Sitiawangsa at Anis' place and had an eat out and a good old chat about nothing in particular. I love these peeps! People that practically grew up with me. You know how you just know a group of people you can chill with who wont judge you and you can just lepak to your heart's content? Well.....these people are definately that. You guys know who you are ;) Sometimes I feel like I've never left Bristol because of how frequently we meet up here in Malaysia ^_^ So anyway my point is, if I eat like there's no tomorrow....for sure I'll be hearing smart-ass comments but! I think secretly they like to see me eat hehe because if I suddenly just stop or take small portions...they'll be like, eat more Aisyah! No wonder la you're like thinning down now. Yeah right guys, cheers. That'll just make me eat more. Lol. I love our eat-out/eat-in sessions. Very very informative and just brightens up my day/night hehe. Oh yeah, the food at our buka puasa place is really good. I love all the seafod, can't get those back in Bristol...

Ok so after the buka puasa, I head straight back to Shah Alam and had another lepak session. This time its with my high school mates. Everyone's changed! Zuhaili, Nazmi, Azraai, Saiful, Arip, Suhaila and Idris...the lot of them! Changed for the good ofcourse (except for Azraai...why oh why did you chop off that Head and Shoulders advert hair!!!). Some of them I barely talk to in high school but yesterday was a real eye opener for me. Good friends just never forget each other ^_^ Thanks guys, it was almost like a welcome home party hehe.

I haven't met my Shah Alam girlfriends yet, have to make time for that...

Alrighty then folks. That was my adventures for yesterday. Laters! 12:03 AM 1 comments
September 17, 2008
Like You'll Never See Me Again I am in the perfect mood to wallow in this void of self pity. Lol. Alicia Keys, you break my heart girl ^_^

And here's where the wallowing bit will come on over me when I play this song over and over and over....honestly, I gotta delete it from my mp3 player..

"I don't want to forget the present is a gift...
And I don't want to take for granted the time you may have here with me,
Cause Lord only knows another day here's not really guaranteed.."

Like Youll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keys
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August 28, 2008
Errrr....I have no idea what to write I....have no idea what to write. I should comment/criticise/ramble on and on and on about my life and how...hot the weather is or something. Its supposed to be easy right?? Lol. Or is it just me and I'm trying my hardest to be a dull and boring person...its so hard to find a topic. I know, I know...I've been way out of touch with my super talented Ms Writer persona. Lol.. ok..maybe not super talented. But just the other side of me who can just sit down in front of the pc/paper and just start typing/writing away...

Anyway, about my situation right now. Starting work next week, ending and putting a huge finito on my undergraduate years. Hope the working life is good ^_^ So right now, I'm scavenging what I have left of my holidays and just doing what I love most to do....which is lounge around, waking up late, watch the telly, get on the internet, eat loadsa food and not bother with nothing! Love it!

Alrighty, I'm going blog hopping. Find some inspirations....hehe


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August 09, 2008
Slippery Steps I was wondering about this one thing, while I was out with my dad...trying to get my medical check-up for the new job done (or not done! thats a whole other story =p). Why is it that every shop front, or stairs leading up to shops or any shops at all here in Malaysia would have uber slippery tiles surrounding their shops? Thats just an accident waiting to happen! Haha I sound like a health & safety officer....but someone gotta complain..or not complain, just plain yack about it. Get something done you shop keepers you!

Ok, flat out of ideas! Going to go to Kuala Kangsar and visit Sani (my uncle, sort of) and family. Hope he's in though. Laters! 9:20 AM 0 comments
August 07, 2008
Whatta mess... This whole blog is such a mess. Dusty...cobwebs everywhere. Sometimes I just can't stand the sight of it. Honest! But, I'm not going to just let it bite the dust. Spring cleaning!! Haha...yeah right, I can't be half bothered right now.

Anywho, I'm back in Malaysia. For good this time...or atleast for a while. I've finished my degree and on a 3 weeks hiatus, catching the warm breeze sort of thing. I need this time-out I think. Away from all the head spinning things that I can't make head or tail of....and just enjoy not doing anything in particular. Before career hits me in the face. Don't want to think about that just yet...

So yeah, I'm in Tronoh. Very quite place. Absolutely no friends here. But I guess I'm getting used to that by now. Moving around all over the place, and not staying in one place for more than a couple of years. I quite enjoy moving around, seeing new places but it does get quite a bit lonely. I'm not particularly good at keeping up appearances for reasons thats beyond my control. Sigh~ Nevermind....

I'm going to move into my Shah Alam home insyaAllah. With cousin Maya! ^_^ Keeps me company and from going insane. Its going to be a huge move, me on my "own" again. Lol. I'm just being dramatic. Don't worry about me. Byes!
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February 25, 2008
Bristol Uni's Isoc - Islamic Awareness Week
Day 1

Evening Talk : Muhammad The Walking Quran

Me and my mates (Asnida, Azizah, Alifah, Ustat, Anas, Adam, Smap and lovely juniors..holler!) went down to the evening talk at the Physic's Building today, and I must say it was really intriguing. There was a bit of a glitch because the speaker had a bit of a rough and delayed journey down to Bristol all the way from London, so we started off the talk with a bit of video about Islam.

The video is a brief view of the aspects of Islam, more as an introduction of Islam. However, I myself find it quite well made and reminds me of what Islam is truly all about. I've forgotten already what the title of the video is...it explains that Islam is such a beautiful way of life and makes me wonder how all these bitterness and estrangement towards Islam came about in the first place. This was discussed and debated over later on in the evening.

So the video lasted about...an hour and a half and then we had a Q&A session. There was this one particular question which was very much expected - "How can the beauty that was theoretically explained about Islam look so violent and barbaric in reality"....more or less that was the phrase that one of the audience asked. And the term jihad came about as well. Our Isoc president explained that....jihad is to protect your country, your people against oppressors. Purely self defense. It does not mean "holy war". Another woman from the audience added that, jihad literally means "to struggle".....not "to fight". Its more like...to struggle against your own evil, to struggle against oppressors, to struggle against problems. We muslims know this. But its so misinterpreted here in the western world.

The speaker finally made it alhamdulillah and he explained further that, Islam is peacefullness...Islam is what we muslims practice day in and day out to please Allah. Not to make war with. It is the interpretation of the human being, interpretation of the words of Allah not taken as a whole but taken in bits and pieces, especially when it comes to jihad, that causes violence in the name of God. I wish I could remember the exact words of the speaker, but ofcourse I have not a photographic memory. But something he said did strike me. He said that...Islam and our struggle on this earth never was about the land...it never was about Afghanistan, or Iraq or Palestine or any other bits of the earth. Its about the heart. Its about our pure, good and honest intentions and its about pleasing Allah and devoting our entire life to gain his love (or did he say mercy? can't really remember). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the most perfect example of humble human goodness, devoted totally to Allah. He is truly the walking Quran.

That is all I can really contribute to this struggle for today. I am not by all means a prefect Muslim. Sometimes I make terrible mistakes and sins and forget to ask forgiveness from Allah. I can only hope to Allah that someday soon I'll be a better muslimah than what I am today.

As a last note, the video that I mentioned spoke a bit about Malcolm X and how his pilgrimage to Makkah changed him from a leader who makes "sweeping indictments of all white people" as he phrases it to someone that sees how Islam tosses all these racism aside and makes us all equal. Here's a quote from him thats trully inspiring:

"During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana." 10:52 PM 0 comments
haysia summer 2006