K-Drama: Misaeng 미생 - Final Episode

Assalamualaikum!
Salam saiyidul ayyam..barakah Jumuah!

Time flies so fast that sometimes I am aware of things only when it is over. And sadly, my favourite K-drama has officially ended on Friday last week sob sob.

I love the ending not only because it is a happy ending, but also because it is not a typical ending. Oh one fact on girls, we (myself at least) watch love movies or read love novels mainly for their happy ending... like seriously! 

Based on ep. 1 I do expect that Jang Geu-Rae will finally be accepted as a permanent worker in his current company but since this is not a typical Meleis drama so NO, lol. And when Mr Oh resigned, I secretly cried..haha am I so into the drama or what?

Well one thing for sure, the final episode of Misaeng reminded me of one important thing in life that I usually forget. Manusia memang mudah terlupa dan harus selalu diingatkan, dan aku hanya manusia biasa yang memerlukan peringatan.

What you NEED may not be what you WANT but it may be the BEST for you

Jng Geu-Rae is a 2 years contract worker in a trading company called One International. And for the whole 2 years working there, he really hope that one fine day he is no longer JUST a contract worker. Mr Oh and most of Geu-Rae's closest colleagues wish that he'll be absorbed as permanent worker unfortunately, he did NOT despite all of the efforts everyone have put forth to. Well this is LIFE.

This is the order of life. As a Muslim we need to believe in Qada' and Qadar or fate that has been written for us by Allah azzawajal. And by that it means we need to work hard to get what we desire but regardless the hard work, sweat and tears, always remember that Allah is the one controlling our fate. He give what we need although it may not be exactly what we want but insha Allah, it is the best thing for us. 

As for Geu-Rae, not able to continue working in One International brings him to a better job and that is working with Mr Oh and learn so much more from his mentor. When musibah / test happen, we may not see the hikmah behind it yet but think well of Allah. Bersangka baiklah pada Allah.. A believer will always put his faith in Allah. #selfreminder

May all of us granted with patience, perseverance, great Iman and faith in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala when tested with hardship in this life. The greater the test, the sweeter the reward insha Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said that “One of the signs of excellence of one’s worship is thinking well of Allah (swt).” [Ahmad]

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Till then,
Assalamualaikum and happy weekend!

Hujan Sepi

Assalamualaikum!

Happy Thursday!

Terdengar lagu ni malam tadi sebab jadi lagu tema ada satu cerita (don't know the title because not watching it just heard the song) dan terus terngiang-ngiang sepanjang malam so today decided to listen to it all day long yeah!

Tapi lepas dengar 2 3 kali, I found it too sad to keep listening to.
Not good, nop! So am back with Stay, sad but not TOO sad hihi.

Dan ohh...suara bro ni macam suara Noh Hujan sangat, such a soothing voice!!

Hujan Sepi by Ippo Hafiz

Hujan terus turun

Mendengar sayu sepinya hati

Menanti kembalinya irama hati

Pengubat mimpi jiwa terisi

Sudah puas sudah

Diri dinanti oh tidak kembali

Terus mendoakannya agar dia tetap ingati

Di sini aku kau menjelmalah

Aku tak biasa

Untuk kenangi masa tika kita bersama

Peritnya rasa hati tiada yang mengerti

Tetaplah di sini teruskan menanti

Aku tak biasa

Untuk kenangi masa tika kita bersama

Peritnya rasa hati tiada yang mengerti

Tetaplah di sini teruskan menanti

Aku tak biasa

Untuk kenangi masa tika kita bersama

Peritnya rasa hati tiada yang mengerti

Tetaplah di sini teruskan menanti

Tetaplah di sini teruskan menanti

Tetaplah di sini


Till then,
Assalamualaikum
May Allah grant us an everlasting happiness, insha Allah.

Stay

Assalamualaikum!

Monday blues it is but not for long!! For me laaa at least hihi

By the way, currently in my repeated list would be this version of the song Stay originally by Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko.

I looked for cover by other singers but this is the best I've ever heard!

It makes me wanna cry listening to these talented singers.

And even I've listened to it over and over again, it still gives me the same feeling.

All along it was a fever

A cold sweat hot-headed believer

I threw my hands in the air, said, "Show me something,"

He said, "If you dare, come a little closer"

Round and around and around and around we go

Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay

It's not much of a life you're living

It's not just something you take–it's given

Round and around and around and around we go

Oh now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay

Ooh, ooh, ooh, the reason I hold on

Ooh, ooh, ooh, 'cause I need this hole gone

Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving

'Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving

Not really sure how to feel about it

Something in the way you move

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay, stay

I want you to stay, oh

Till then, happy listening and don't cry haha!

Assalamualaikum!

Its Good to Recall Sometimes

Assalamualaikum..

To begin with, last week I had one rough day.

My mood swing and I was not so 'nice' the entire day and I regretted it. Well actually, I was ashamed of myself for letting lust (nafsu) overcame my faith.

I am not quite sure what had gotten into me but it seemed like anger and all negatives vibe had possessed me. And everything seemed provocative. Well actually they didn't. It was just me. Solely me.

When I was driving back from office while mumbling over reckless drivers that day.. I suddenly stopped and scolded myself. 

It was as if I got a slap on my face or malaikat melintas if you believe so but yeah. I suddenly snapped out of it.

And once reached home, I took ablution (wudhu') and began to place my forehead where it supposed to be during 'this' kind of time. Down on sajadah (prayer mat).

And I started to recall.. 

I have a former schoolmate who was diagnosed for cancer stage 2 at her age of 25 and still going through chemo till this day. Her studies was stopped then and currently she is resuming it. Strongest girl I ever know.

I had a college senior who passed away at her age of 21 after only 3 days emitted to hospital due to less red blood cells. Death come without any notice. 

I had a former coursemate who passed away at her age of 24 due to car crashed. She died at the incident when it was about 2 months before her wedding day. Until today I still stalked on her fiance and the last time I checked, he still didn't move on.

I have a former schoolmate who became a father on last 1st january and after only 30 days his daughter was taken back by Allah and sent to jannah. His wife is still under confinement and only Allah knows how they are doing 'inside'.

I can recall all those sad stories that happened to people around me but I can't. Not that moment. I was loaded with tears. Tears of disappointment with myself. Tears of regret.

So while in sujud (prostration) position, I cried and cried. And pleaded to Allah. I am sorry ya Allah for being such an ungrateful servant.

I have all the things in the world, if were to compare to those people I mentioned earlier, but I am still ungrateful. I am ashamed ya Allah. Forgive me. Please.

Every Soul Shall Taste Death

(Quran 3:185, 21:35, and 29:57)

May Allah have mercy upon us sinners.

Assalamualaikum.

With every sunrise we have the chance to make the choice to be a better version of ourselves and another opportunity to thank God for all His blessings. #lifequote#Alhamdulillah #subhanAllah #sunaddict #throwback #pantaibatuferringhi #penang 

Getaway! Cameron Highland, Pahang

Assalamualikum w.b.t

It was a long weekend during Chinese New Year that fell on Thursday and Friday that my family and I decided to go for a 3 days 2 nights trip to Cameron Highland, Pahang.

And I believe it was a bad time to go for a holiday because the traffic was super duper massive! Imagine how bad it was as we started driving as early as 8.30 am and reached Tanah Rata only after 11 pm, mashaAllah! 

From Seremban to Kuala Sepetang and Kuala Sepetang to Tanah Rata would normally take about 8 hours but last week we took more than 12 hours! That 12 hours for the driving only, after minus few stops we had..imagine!

And so one tips for you, never ever ever go up to Cameron Highland during holiday like this (not a school holiday but a long weekend holiday). The traffic get even nastier as you read through this entry.

This was at the Rawang R&R where there was no room for even one more car and due to tak tahan punya pasal, most of the cars including us just stop at the emergency lane panjat bukit tu haa and do whatever it is supposed to be done gagaga! 

Finally entering Ipoh's border after a loooong 6 hours

  

There were lots of cars and it was a slow driving in the tunnel

By the way here the toll fare for Class 1. Download from Class 1 vehicles toll fare

Every time we went to Cameron, we'll definitely make a stop at Mee Udang Mak Jah, Kg. Menteri, Kuala Sepetang, Taiping. Taiping is actually a bit far off from Simpang Pulai exit to Cameron but this is the best mee udang our family ever tasted so an hour addition to the journey was worth it. 

Other than enjoying mee udang, mama like to buy fresh seafood at the nearby Jeti (in a Chinese village) which is 5 minutes from Mak Jah restaurant. These fresh from the sea prawns, crabs and fishes will be cooked for the nights we spend in Cameron.

But sadly, this year there wasn't any catches because those fishermen were celebrating Chinese New Year. 

Look at the back there, the crowds were huge and at this moment actually mama and my brother-in-law were looking at Menteri Besar of Perak, Datuk Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry bin Abdul Kadir who were coincidentally eating there 

Semangkuk mee udang Mak Jah with 5 huge prawns but if you want more prawns, order for a special mee udang, gout weyh makan banyak-banyak!

After the delicious meal we stopped for prayer and refreshed ourselves, and then continued our journey to Tanah Rata via Simpang Pulai highway. And this was when nightmare begins... 

Once we arrived in Tanah Rata, the traffic started to stand still. It was not a slow driving but instead a completely 10 to 15 minutes stand still. It was almost 10 pm, we were tired and we were running out of patience so my family finally decided to stop at a restaurant to have our late dinner.

According to one of the auntie there, the heavy traffic was due to the night market at the center of Tanah Rata. Back in those days, 2 years ago, night market was only on weekend but now it is every night starting from about 6 pm.

And since it was CNY, the cold night weather in Cameron has been contaminated with toxic carbon monoxide huwaaa!  

Beautiful night view in Brinchang where most of the farms were lit with hundreds of lights, unfortunately this picture didn't do any justice. Bad photographer, sorry! 

Around 11 pm we finally arrived at Mardi, where we stayed for this trip. Other hotels and apartments were fully booked but luckily my brother-in-law has a friend in Mardi and gave us a stay in the Mardi Agro Technology Park, Cameron Higland, Tanah Rata. 

Our homestay was on top of the hill and surrounded by vegetables farm

Waking up in the morning to this! SubhanAllah!

All these while we have been stayed in this apartment, which own by my mama's employer but it was fully booked this time around

Those were 'catches' from Jeti Kuala Sepetang 

That Friday morning we started with the first place which was, the Mardi itself. Since we stayed there so we got free admission but for the rest of the outside visitors, you gonna need to pay adult: RM5 and child: RM3, for more info visit Mardi Agro Technology Park, Cameron Higland.

There were house of vegetables, flowers, strawberries, rabbits and many more

My dear nephew feeding the rabbits with carrots that we bought at the market

Let's just focus on that signboard behind me ya..

Next, we headed to the strawberry farm but first, we went to get the best sweet corn at the market nearby and fried broccoli and mushrooms. Ohh and the traffic was hectic, so we parked our cars along the road like everybody else. (Some of the pictures were from the earlier visit)

There were also strawberries, everywhere was selling strawberries and vegetables actually, all were rather the same.

The best jagung rebus ever! We've been here many times before and this is the best sweet corn there.

Jagung madu yang murah lagi manis!

Varies types of fresh flowers, geram!

Finally here we were, Raaju's Hill Stawberry Farm & Cafe. You need to taste its fresh strawberry ice cream and strawberry with cream, mashaAllah sedap bak hang! 

Never tasted the cakes here but they looks delicious 

Gain some experience picking your own strawberry

This is where strawberry comes from

Hasil tangkapan Naufal with Tok Wan

After we had enough with strawberries, it was time for tea and so we off to Boh Tea Plantation, Sungei Palas, Cameron Highland. A new thing I enjoyed was the tea bush walk where we took a closer look on tea plants and took family picture, of course!

Long queue for foods. Yeah, CNY

And finally, its tea time! 

And last but not least, shopping time!
Most of the products sold here are cheaper and some will not be available elsewhere

Yeah, that's my bored nephew who in his mind only have RABBITS, yup!

SunhanAllah.. breathtaking view

Going back down the way we came, much more easier since no climbing hehe

By 5.30 pm we took our move and ready for the next place but before that we pray at a surau situated just  next to the parking area.

The labor workers there mostly originated from India and Bangladesh and some of them are Muslim so that's why there's musollah, how convenient for Muslim visitors like us.. Alhamdulillah.

So next was the Butterfly Garden! There weren't just butterflies but also other insects like scorpion and spider, and also snake and rabbit (Naufal's favourite). And they were doing a project in extending the garden by planting vegetables and flowers therefore it was not that small as I visited last 2 years.

Not supposed to touch the butterfly but well, Naufal kannn

Unlike in the Mardi, here the rabbits were mostly babies and very friendly well maybe because they were hungry but sorry no more carrots!

Ohh I forgot to tell you that there this new shopping mall which again I forgot its name but there was where we parked our car and from the mall we walked to the butterfly farm. It looked big from outside, the mall, but actually wasn't much in there except for mini fun park for children.

By the time we make our moved, it was already Maghrib time and we decided to straight away go to the night market. Well after all, we need to pass the market to get to our home.

And of course, it was massive traffic, congested and most importantly... the road was filled with unethical, impatience and unreasonable drivers! Astaghfirullahal a'zim..

We were driving that night, queuing along the way to the night market and suddenly the 2 lanes road became 3. And I was so pissed off, I told my husband not to give way to the rude drivers.

When I had an eye contact with one of the passenger of the rude car, I did a hand gesture by pointing my forefinger to my head showing "don't you ever think of others?" then that 'lady' was shocked and make a 'face'. So again.. Astaghfirullahal a'zim.. to be in Cameron Highland during pack season requires patience, a great one!

Well finally we arrived, Alhamdulillah..

We parked exactly in front of this Balai Kraftangan Brinchang

Too many people so pictures at the night market so no place to take decent pictures sorry

The next day was our final day and we make one more visit to the Agrotechnology because my mom need to buy even more plants gaahhh.. And yes, for my nephews to see their rabbits. So I took the time to shopping for foods.

Interesting right? 

Due to the bad traffic yesterday my sister was frustrated since she didn't get a chance to go to her favourite cactus farm so on the way back to Seremban through Tapah, we make a few more stops to satisfy everyone's frustration, haha ayat tak boleh tahan kann!

Other than brand Boh, there's also Cameron Valley Tea House by Bharat Group.If you used Tapah to come to Cameron then you'll see this first before reach Brinchang

Going down to Ringlet, there where few more cactus/flower farm by the road and here the prices were cheaper if to compare with Brinchang and Tanah Rata. 

My sis finally bought the cactus yeay! Each small cactus cost RM2 and big RM6. I bought 3 small ones and they are still alive up til now hihi!

I bought strawberry filling biscuits at Mardi at price of RM5 per box and here it was 3 boxes for RM10, rugi!

After everyone were happy it was time to go home, sobs sobs. So down we went through Tapah and it felt sooooo far due to jalan yang lengkang lengkok! 

And last but not least, the Latar Iskandar.. I can't remember when was the one and last time I visit this beautiful waterfall but one thing for sure, the water was ice cold.

We stuck for awhile near Latar Iskandar because too many cars parked by the road and a bus didn't managed to get through the small road so I took picture.

And with that, it was the end of our short vacation in Cameron Highland. Hope the next time we go there, no more 'jam' issue, hopefully.

Til then, Assalamualaikum..