Awaken--Maher Zain

Listen to the beautiful lyrics by Maher Zain:

"We were given so many prizes

We changed the desert into oasis

We build buildings of different lengths and size

and we felt so satisfied

We bought and bought

we couldn't stop buying

we gave charity to the poor 'cause

we couldn't stand their crying

we thought we paid our dues

but in fact

to ourselves we're just lying

Oh~

*I'm walkin with my head lowered in shame from my place

I'm walkin with my head lowered from my race

yes it is easy to blame everything on the west

when in fact all focus should be on ourselves* CHORUS

We were told what to buy and we bought

we went to London,Paris, and

we made show we were seen in the most exclusive shops

yes we felt so satisfied

We felt our money gave us infinite power

we forgot to teach our children about history and honor

we didn't have any time to lose

when we were...(were)

so busy feeling so satisfied

*CHORUS*

My dear brother and sisters

It's time to change inside

open your eyes

don't throw away what's right aside

before the day comes

when there's no way to run and hide

now ask yourselves because Allah is watching you"

I dedicate this to Ann Teng.

"Everytime you feel like you cannot go on

You feel so lost

That your so alone

All you is see is night

And darkness all around

You feel so helpless

You can’t see which way to go

Don’t despair and never loose hope

Cause God is always by your side"

I stole this from ur profile HAHAHA! love the pic

Gonna Miss Another Concert Again,yikes..

Dear Damn Diary,

Damn Damn DAMN! tickets for Adam Lambert's concert have sold out,Fine.. SPM,I'm not allowed to go for Paramore too,FINE... But now Maher Zain is in the town! Gahhh!! I wanna go for their concert :(

Oh btw,I just knew Maher Zain while Youtubing last year. Goshh!!! He's seriously GOOD!! Have no idea for who he is? here's the intro:

Name :Maher Zain

Age :29

Nationality :Swedish (of Lebanese origin),and later moved to New York.

Education :BA in Aeronautical Engineering

Jobs :Singer, Song writer, Music Producer

He reminds me of Daughtry <3

-Worked with internationally renowned producer RedOne (composed songs for Akon, Lady Gaga,Enrique Iglesia & MJ)

-Now working with Awakening Records (who launched the career of British singer Sami Yusuf)

-His album "Thanks You Allah", was the highest selling album on Amazon

-Launched his concerts in Sweden, Canada, Australia, UK, US, France, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain & now Malaysia!!

-His dad was a singer in Lebanon.

-Known as "The next Superstar of Islamic Music".

In deep thought

With CEO of Warner Music Malaysia,Hermond Cheng

"As a supremely gifted artist and producer, Maher brings his music to a wider audience not by watering down his message, but by making songs of supreme power, conviction, and glorious beauty, fusing elements of R&B, traditional spiritual music, pop, Arabic and Turkish music into daring arrangements."

“If I had one thing I’d like to tell people out there it would be that it’s so easy to see the right way if we just open our eyes and look properly; that’s what happened to me”,Maher.

Tripe 10 I tell yah!

Woahh I just realized that today is 10.10.2010!! Hoorayy

Do I have a reason to be happy? Hell yeah!

Today's Achievement:

• Finished 3 chapter in Chemistry
• Mum isn't mad at me anymore
• made 3 posts,oh yea!
• Found a cool apps in FB
• Saw Maher Zain on TV! Omagad He's in Malaysia!!!
• Designed our class t-shirt (Haha! the "tiara" part only)
• Active on Facebook again after my long breaks=exams
• Our country's famous astronaut,DATUK DR. SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR SHEIKH MUSTAPHA's wedding (well,Nothing to do with me)

WTH? Hahaha!

Ten Ten Ten (English)

Sepuluh Sepuluh Sepuluh (Malay)

Shi Shi Shi (Mandarin)

(Jiu Jiu Jiu(Japanese)

wow this can go on and on xD

Me.

Dear Dumb Diary,十年了，我才发现到自己有多可悲。

每一次有朋友生气或悲伤时，不是我不想去安慰他们，是我不敢。就是有一次，我去安慰XX，他说的话让我记到现在：“唉呀，Marina，你有够好，每天看到你哈哈大笑，傻傻的，一定是什么烦恼都没有，为什么要关我的事？你根本不会明白我的！”

对，没错！我活得很爽快是吧? 没烦恼是吧？屁啦！

哈！你以为我没有过伤心的阶段吗？你没看过我生气是吧？你有给过我机会去生气你吗？

我连生气的机会都没有。把所有事情埋在心里，我也不想要这样啊。有机会哭不去哭，有机会骂人不去骂，而悄悄地在一个角落哭泣..haih...

但，现在，我好开心阿，因为发现到自己慢慢变了。自从3年前遇到她，才改变的。

我也很开心，最近，把所有埋在心里应该说的话都通通把它由眼泪流去。哭啊..哭啊..哭得很大声，让全家人都着急了。哈哈,好对不起你们啊。

我发誓，从今年开始，万一见到了喜欢的人，再也不会放手

再也不想错过爱情。

AYA Awards

Dear Dumb Diary,

Syera rang me on FB 2 days ago..Oh wow I was invited for the traditional dance performance for AYA award?! That's epic! She wants me to consider it because the event is on 7th November,darn near to my final Exams--SPM! Ugh damn it's sucks

It's reminds me of the performance last year. Oh Should I should I should I?!!! what a dilemma :(

Well, for more info about the event,Visit this blogspot:

http://afsmasalumni.blogspot.com/

Dancers who performed during Jenesys Carnival,Japan.

From Left:Me,Hsin,Balqis,Vinno,Mabel

Me

Me & AFS Japan president,Mr takada.

ugh very think make-up.

Nahh..

Dear Dumb Diary,

Guess what! today is my last day of exams,hooraaayyyy! i miss facebooking & Tweeting for hours. and Marina's BACK on the track! aha! and don't you blow the bubbles by reminding me of SPM in November *Blekkk

Lalalala~Graduating in 2 months.To be honest,im gonna miss exams in high school :P

(Checked) Burned the midnight oil and had less than 5 hours a day for napping

(Checked) Carrying cellphone everywhere just to wait for tips and answers from friends

(Checked) A sudden determination to finish up a pile of books that have been left for 2 years in the cupboard

(Checked) Gettin frustrated and blamming myself for not payin attention in class

(Checked) Learnin new stuffs,that are not new stuffs,in Addmaths

(Checked) Passing papers during exams

(Checked) tried hard to understand the mouthing technique

(Checked) Teachers staring every time i turn my head to the sides

(Checked) Writing formulas on table

(Checked) Conteng the table for no reason

Wow gonna miss these the most!

HAHAHA!!

I'm willing to sit for exams everyday if my classmates are this cute xD

Bad ending for cheating.

Dear Dumb Diary,

I'm sitting for SPM trial now,we had finished 4 subjects,2 weeks left! yay!

It's an important exam and I need to get an excellent grades in order to get to Matrikulasi and book a place in the local Uni.

What happened today really shocked me.

Yesterday, my friend,Yee Yin,cheated in exams and was caught twice. He made it quite obvious and the teacher caught him keeping BM novels under his butt. So it's ok,he was given a chance,but he blew it off.

We had our English exams today,it's literature and everyone concentrated on their papers including me & Benjamin who were sitting besides Yee Yin. Suddenly,our Maths teacher came to him and snatched something away. It's his phone.

Woah great eyesight! well,that's not the point. She confiscated his phone and wrote his name in a penalty book.

The worst thing came last.Our scariest discipline teacher in school were walking in the hallway and it was a very bad timing. She walked into our class and heard what happened,and Yee Yin was DOOMED.

I wasn't really sure what are the punishments. But if you are caught cheating in our school,you'll be blacklisted from the whole examination. But the worst thing is,our teachers fail both his BM & English,meaning,if you fail your BM,you'll fail the entire exam.

He got another penalty for bringing phone,and 2 times of penalty for cheating yesterday. From what i heard from the teachers,he had 45 marks in his hand now. 15 marks to go and he'll be out from school.

Sad...Sad...A lil mistake might crush you to the depth that you will not be able to stand up again.*sigh* I hope I won't get caught in Chemistry & Add maths exams.hehe

The teacher who caught YeeYin cheating ytd.

(I took this in the middle of the exam hehe)

This is YeeYin,devastated after his phone being confiscated. Aww

My Biography (Thank you XinYi for tagging me)

What's the name of the song that you're listening to?

Pergi,by Aizat,Mine,by Taylor Swift and Club can't stand me by Flo Ride

Name someone with the same month of birthday as you?and why?

Zhi Han, my BM teacher who i forgot her name,Shalin Zulkifli-the International bowling player,Erra the gedik gal,DAD!

what do u mean why?? do we need reasons why we were born in the same month?

Ever sang in front of a large audience? Choir,yes.

Do you still watch kiddie movies or kiddie TV shows?
Yup,why not? it's considered as animation,and I adore animation :)

Do you speak any language?and what language/s?
Malay,English,Chinese-Mandarin,Japanese

Do you ever watch MTV?
HELL YEAH!

Surname:
None. well,does my dad's name (Abdullah) count?

Eye color:
very very black

Do you get along well with your parents?:
Yup we are like friends

Ice cream:
Vanilla + Blueberry, Mint!

Do You ...
love your idol?
Who? oh,yea.

Call people back?
I'm actually stating real facts about someone,does that count?

Believe in love?
I used to.

what are your favorite foods?
Ouh Ouh! slide down to the older post! haha

what color do you like most?and why?
Black Black and Black,definitely.

what is your favorite subject?
Physics.

HOW I END MY SENTENCES

I love: happiness.
I don't understand: Add Math and why can't we live in peace.
Life is full of :monsters.
I get annoyed very quickly when: You burb or sneeze in front of me
AVAILABLE: still Single ;) if you are ugly,then it'll automatically switches to Unavailable. haha jokin!

CRUSHING ON: Now? No more.
HOMETOWN: I'm not sure.Kuching? Kuantan? Terengganu? Selangor? Everywhere i guess.
TIME YOU WOKE UP: 6am because i have to get to school. pfft
X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Left and right hand,i think8 years ago when i broke both hands in the same year.

Random Questions About You:
What color do you wear most: BLack .

Least favorite color: Yellow for yuks.
Do you believe there is life on other planets: I do,and that's weird.
Do you believe in miracles: They do happen in life.
Love at first sight: Usually,yea.

Have you ever been on a plane: Yup
Have you ever been asked out by someone: Many times,and refused.hahaha!
Who was the last person you took a picture of: Hmm...Laura,eating...
Who was the last person you said I love you to: My friend.always :)

Rain,Rain,Go away,come again another day,PLEASE!!

Dear Dumb Diary, people may think that I'm a sponge.

It happened yesterday,the unfortunate Tuesday. That day started really wonderful & peaceful,everything went great and i was in a great mood,UNTIL

Ah yes,it was raining heavily,and yes,I brought my umbrella. Guess what? I'm gonna break this fckin umbrella which think that it is a wooden stick and that it doesn't work at a very wrong timing.

Fick dich Umbrella.

So I was walking to the tuition center,gonna catch up with Physics class. Oh btw,sorry Mr Umbrella,i shouldn't fick you,it was Sue Wen's umbrella that should be ficked.(Fick is German,google it) I was with the other 2,one of them is a guy.He's going for tuition too,and Sue Wen lent her umbrella to him,with HELLO KITTY patterns on it. So I offered to changed mine with hers,a normal umbrella,well,it is unisex,that's why. :) so I picked the pink umbrella up and headed to the main road. "Dayyuummm," i felt the umbrella was breaking.

So all the cars were being nice when they saw this innocent lil gal walking alone on the road,so they drove to the middle to avoid the water puddle from splashing to my side. Aww how nice are the people here in Klang.

But then!!!! ugh! THAT CAR!! that FCKING RED PROTON SAGA's driver!! I'm seriously gonna chop ya!!! Shame on whoever passed your driving license! shame on your car!! shame on you Mr Driver! and I know you can't cover you white hair with the black screen! I saw who you were,Old Man!!

The car drove towards the water puddle and I felt like being at the scene when Tsunami struck in 2006. Dirty black water splashed onto my face and then to my whole body which was covered with white school uniform. I was standing there,with that I'm-gonna-break-you-Umbrella,already broken,and with mouth swearing "whatafak?".

When i came to my sense,I realized I had continued walking with my soaked clothes,soaked face,soaked shoes,and the only thing which was left dried was nothing."watafakwatafakwatafakwatafak....." and "ARghhHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"

Suddenly there's this one car that stopped in front of me with 2 strangers inside,who i think look like murderers more than heroes(sorry dudes). They were asking me whether I need a ride,and I was like"What?? I don't know you mr. Strangers,are u sure? Will you kill me?" and they laughed and i can finally sense some friendliness in those killers(opss sorry again). So without doubtfulness I hitched a ride with them to the tuition center.

The nice strangers said they saw me on the road when i was getting soaked by the rain. Aww there are still many nice people in Klang.

If only i was as hot as Katy Perry,I bet I'll be walking DRYLY to the tuition class. watafak

Hari Raya 2010!!

Dear Dumb Diary,

I have just came home from travelling to many states in Malaysia during Eid. It was grrreeeaaaat! and of course,tiring.

Went to Kuala Kangsar,Perak for my brother's friend's wedding; Terengganu,my hometown which is located at the seaside; Pahang,my uncle's house; Sabak Bernam,Selangor,my dad's hometown and many more places!

snapped this scene by accident . wow!

1 minit before 4.30pm. Time for "Ular Emas" drama! and DAD went "OMG let's find somewhere where they have TV!!!"

It was the last day of fasting. Went to Bazaar Ramadhan where they sell awesome murtabak.

Chicken Rice!!!

Translation:

Nasi Ayam Boxing=Boxing Chicken Rice

Ayam Boleh Pilih Sendiri = Chickens have the right to choose?!! hahahaha

My lil bro & I, Look alike?

Mum & Dad,Looking great after praying at the mosque & visiting Grandpa & Grandma's graves

My lil cousins,brother & sister.

Mum's Siblings

Get lots of duit raya from family & friends. :)

I look like an evil stepmother HAHA!

At night,we played fireworks with the kids,and i burnt my leg. -.- I can't remember when was the last time i played fireworks with my cousins.

It was fun tho.

I had the best mee bandung ever!!!

Mum's aunt's son,who is a lawyer made this. wow

On the second day of Raya,we headed to Perak.

PEACE!! me again :P

The IPOH version of 'Hollywood' sign

I just realized that we have lots of mountains here in M'sia! oh wowww!

On the next day,Sabak Bernam!!!

My Kampung :)

Man-made cannon!!! KABOOOM!!

And we headed back home. :)

Bamm!! The Imaginary Car Crash :P

Dear Dumb Diary,

Today,I saw a huge deep scar on Yee Loon's right hand.To satisfy my curiosity,I asked him how did he get the scar.
"A car accident happened when i was a kid," he said.
"You hit a car?"
"No,a car hit me." =.=
"Why weren't you dead?"

This is how the accident was like in my mind:

First Theory


2nd Theory


3rd Theory

But it turned out that he was just hit by the car on his right hand and made a 360 degrees spin,but was still alive. :)
And if any of you guys are wondering,where did i get these photos from...well simple! I drew them.
and I think I've just discovered a new hobby.

Foodaholic

Dear Dumb Diary,
I had a hard time this month,trying to sustain myself from eating and even looking at good food. Thank God I'm able to control the monster inside me,UNTIL it burst out when I saw my friend's post about food in his blog.Grr.. I hate you @Aliens Hoh xD

So I'm tempted to write about my favorite food here. lol and Grandma,grandpa,if you are reading this,I wanna thank our ancestors for the wonderful gene passed to me,thanks to them I have a high level of metabolism & proud of the fact that I can eat and eat and EAT until i chocked! bwahaha! and Aha! I feel satisfied even by looking at this. ;)

Btw Mr Dumb Diary,it's Ramadhan,the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the month of fasting, in which participating Moslems refrain from eating and drinking,from dawn until sunset. Fasting is intended to teach Moslems about patience, humility, and spirituality.Hari Raya is only 5 days ahead! whoohooo!!

INTRODUCING...

Ais Batu Campur/ABC (Translated as Mixed Ice Stone? HAHA). It's a popular dessert here in Malaysia. Your visit here to my country without having a good taste of this,is meaningless! nah joking. I prefer ABC without nuts and cendol tho,and some sprinkles and ice-cream on it would be great!


Baked-potato with cheese..Hmm nyum nyum nyum. The first time i had this was in Alam Central,Shah Alam.The steaks there tasted sucks tho.


Sate,another blessing from God. xD Never Malaysia without sate! Sate basically is small pieces of meat mixed with certain herbs,sticked together and grilled until it turns brownish and smooth. It's a secret recipe passed down many many years ago so it's great if you can find a stall that serves awesome sate,and inform me k ;)

Grilled lamb chop. Owh! awesome western cuisine! I prefer lamb than beef for it's tenderness ;)


Onigiri,the Japanese rice roll. I had great onigiri made by my host mum back in Japan. Well,you can find anywhere here but not as good as in Japan.It is made out of Japanese sticky rice rolled together with dry seaweed on the outside. You can choose onigiri with only rice or fillings in it.


wow,grilled mussle with cheese. Get a fresh one. ;)


Raw octopus/ sashimi tako. :) MY FAVORITE!!! and for your information,it's not cooked. ;)
I had my first sashimi tako in my host family's house. Mum took a fresh and still-moving octopus from i dunno where,and chopped it to small pieces. yea it sounded disgusting,but once you get it into your mouth..Urmmm tastilicious! of course,eat it DEAD lah. hahaha! yes,be grossed.


Hiroshima Okonomiyaki. The only place where you can have this,of course,Hiroshima,Japan.
I had okonomiyaki made by my host sis in Msia before,but it doesn't taste as good as this.
I heard we can get Okonomiyaki flour from stores in Jusco,is it true?


Ichigo daifuku. Hmm how to describe this...it's made out of some sticky sweet flour,taste like heaven,and each filled with a HUGE and sweet strawberry. Ahh...I know,be jealous ;)

Roti Bom,another Malaysian delicious food. Booom!


Takoyaki. Tako,means Octopus,Yaki means fried? oh i dunno. But I can guarantee you,Takoyaki tasted best when you make it with your family,the taste of happiness. :) Simply delightful.

Well, these are some of my favorite food.lol there's not enough time to write everythin here. hehe.By the way, i think people should be blessed to be born in a country where you can have loads of good food. Think before you waste your food and give them out to the dustbin,think of the people in Sudan,in Palestine,in India,In Pakistan and many more countries where their people are starving,and YOU yourselves being picky about food? Ow boy...