A recap of 2013!!

It has been a few weeks since 2014 started and i just remembered that i havent list up my memories of 2013!! So here we go!

A/N: The list is all jumble up!

1. I started my Degree in Teaching Of English As A Second Language or also known as TESL. A big congratulation to me because i thought i wouldnt make it. However, i passed the exam with a good result. (it's not that high but it still surpassed my expectation)
2. I went to Singapore! My first ever "oversea" trip with my twin and without my parents!! Have a blast there! We went on the cruise from the floating bay, along the River Side Point and up to Robertson Quay. We got to see the famous Merlion Statue. We went to Esplanade by foot from the National Library. We went to the Safari Night and lastly, we went to Sentosa Island. Overall, it was a fun trip except for the forum.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Yes, this year i conquered another water theme park, Sunway Lagoon!! I received a 20% discount coupon from MPH and 20% is a lot considering the entrance fee is so expensive. I've tried the vuvuzela, the Waterplexx 5D, the ATV, the kayak, The flying fox, archery, paint-ball and drove the go-kart and also walked through the Scream Park. Oh, and not to forget the Tomahawk and Pirate's Revenge ride which undeniably FUN!
   

   

   Finally!

   
   
4. This year marked my first YOLO trip with my twin sister! We went to Alor Setar (it's our first trip, what do you expect?!). Traveled around the city on foot from Pasar Siti Khadijah to the Royal Museum and to the famous Menara Alor Star. What makes this trip more memorable and special for me is the fact that this is the first time I ever flown on a plane! That's a first! hahaha
   
   
   
   
5. One of the best things happened to me in 2013 is that i got to tried whole lot of delicious food! Starting with Seoul Garden and Dubu-Dubu, i got to taste Korean food which make me drool when i watched K-dramas/shows. So far, i like Korean BBQ and Korean Chili paste which is just amazing! Not to mention the spicy rice cake and also their bibimbap. The one i had Johor Premium Outlet is so delish. From Korea, we move to Japan. Aside from the delicious takoyaki, i began to have dibs on okonomiyaki. This so called Japanese pizza is actually a bigger version of takoyaki, at least that's what i think. hahaha
   
   
   
   
6. Met Izzah for the very first time! Argh!!! It's like a dream come true!! I went to the final ceramah for the 13thGE in Kerinchi and there, I met Anwar Ibrahim too. Got the chance to shake hand with Izzah! hahaha
   

   

   She was really close but my 2.0mp camera is just suck.

   
   
7. Okay, followed by a politician on Twitter which is really cool after that someone unfollowed me. >.<
8. And i met Kee Thuan Chye for the very first time and included in his article published in Malaysian Digest, entitled Is It Part of Our Culture? You can check the article here ---> HERE
   
   
   
9. I went on hiking for the first time in Perak and i immediately fell in love with it! I might go on another hiking in 2014, wait for it!
   
   
   
   
10. In 2013, fortunately, i joined the Black 505 rally set in Kelana Jaya Stadium. There's so many people there that my friend had to park his car 5km away from the stadium and the 3 of us have to walked with others participants to the stadium! It is tiring but i
    really enjoy it!
11. A few politicians replied to my tweet on Twitter.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Joined a couple of marathon event as a volunteer such as NTV7's Feel Good Run and World Kidney Day event, to name a few.
    
    

    

    Giving out drinks to the runners!

13. Went to KLPAC to watch Romeo and Juliet, a high school version acted by Malaysian young actors. And almost squeal when they really kiss >.<
    

    

    A quick shoot before the guard chased us away!

    
    
14. Participated in the first IPIK's Mater Chef contest and got lucky when our group is the second runner up!
    

    

    Okaylah for a first timer.

    
    
15. Published my own children's book.
16. Bought a new bicycle which i named Orangey, obviously for its colour.
    
    
    
    
17. Learnt how to build a wooden plane and got really excited when i succeed in making one!
    
    

    

    Come with me, Airplane, Love!

    
    
18. Went to Felda Residence Hot Spring in Sg Klah, Perak. Tried the hot spring for the first time!
    

    

    It was raining heavily before this.

    
    
19. Went to ICT with my family.
    
    
    
    
20. And lastly, got a new niece, Hanan!

Well, there you have it. A recap of my 2013. What about yours? 

13GE: thoughts and opinions...

Tidur tak lena, feeling nauseous, unconscious of the surrounding, sorrowfulness, devastated but it is not like I can do anything about it.

The 13th General Election was held on the 5th of May 2013 and Malaysians have witnessed again how Barisan Nasional continued their 57 years legacy. However, Pakatan Rakyat has succeeded in denying 2/3 majority of the parliamentary seats for Barisan by winning 89 out of 222 seats. If we put aside Sabah and Sarawak, in Semenanjung alone, Pakatan has won 81 seats whereas Barisan has won 82 seats. The rest of the seats for both sides are from Sabah and Sarawak.

 Seeing this number somehow made me realised that Malaysians of Semenanjung are far more exposed to the truth and to the things happening. Obviously, thanks to the Internet, the most prominent medium of campaign used by Pakatan aside from their ceramah. Those in Sabah and Sarawak, have not been exposed to the issues that affected the voters in Semenanjung. Those in Sabah and Sarawak are far more concern about the stability and the peacefulness rather than the high price of oil and cars because most of them do not own a car.

Besides that, the Election Commission is also stained by the indelible ink issue, dubious voters, foreigner voters and also the lost of ballot boxes. I do not want to touch on the issue of "BLACK OUT" since there are too many contradicting opinions that they are making me really-really confuse. So, I am taking a safe step and decision to not write about it in this post. The EC must come with a very reasonable answer to each issue raised because these issues must not taken lightly. For example, the issue of indelible ink. As much as RM 5 million is spent to buy the indelible ink, yet the ink is not permanent. For such a big sum of money spent, this kind of problem should not even occur in the first place. It is either the EC is deceived by the supplier or there are some kind of problems that we do not know in the process of purchasing the ink. We, the RAKYAT, just want the truth. Nothing else.

Barisan may have win the election but they have lost a lot of seats and this should be a wake up call for them to work harder. They should first clean the whole party from corruption. Second, they should start thinking a way to enhance the economical issue. After that, Barisan should stop controlling all the media. This will only make Malaysians more annoyed of them. Next, stop playing the racism sentiment. What is 1Malaysia if you keep on saying racist issue? Barisan should make a holistic change to ensure they can win the votes of 2.5 million young voters for the 14th General Election.

As for Pakatan, you may lost but you have increased the number seats won. That is a huge achievement too. For now, you need to do post mortem on the candidates that have lost. Is the problem lies within the candidate? Or the problem is caused by the EC? or the problem is because there are not enough campaign? Pakatan has to dissect the problems and resolve them smartly.

Finally, congratulation to Barisan for winning, hoping BN will be better in order to ensure they will win the votes of Malaysians again. As for Pakatan, though you lost, you have become a much better, united coalition. Increase in parliaments seats as well as state seats have shown the positive acceptance by the public. You maybe win in 14GE, who knows, right?

hahaha. that is it, my 2 cents on the 13th General Election.. Feel free to comment!

p/s: I hate Plastic surgery.

A Venturesome Journey to Lembah Pantai

Poster for the last campaign

4th of May marked the date I went to a political ceramah on my own. No one was there to accompany me. My best friend bailed out last minute saying that her parents do not allow her to go. So, I made up my mind and I decided that I should just go there on my own.

Map from Bangsar LRT Station to PPR Kerinchi

First thing that I had to do was to Google the venue. Based on Izzah's Facebook status, there are two venues for the ceramah as the first venue which is Padang Bola Sepak, PPR Kerinchi was taken by UMNO Lembah Pantai although PKR had the permit to use that place. Thus, they last minute change it to a field near SMK Sri Pantai.


So, around 230 pm, it was somehow confirmed that the venue will be at a field behind SMK Sri Pantai. According to the Google Map, I had to get off at University LRT Station and walk for about 10 minutes to the venue. I said to myself, this is the time for you to explore on your own! I mean, you are going to a place based on a map! YOU ACTUALLY READING A MAP! Get it? It was like a great achievement of the day. Thinking that it will be fun and venturesome, I packed my stuffs and set off from the college at 5.

I arrived at Universiti LRT Station around 5:30 pm. I was a bit hesitated and scared at the same time since I am not familiar with the surrounding. It was my first time being there in Kerinchi. I was confused on which street I should walk along since there are so many conjunctions and cars. I took out my phone and forced myself to read the map. According to the map, I have to cross Jalan Kerinchi and walk along Lorong Kerinchi Kiri 2 to Lorong Kerinchi Kiri 1 which will lead to Jalan Kerinchi Kiri, where the school is.

Along the walk, there are so many banners and flags of BN and I passed by PPR Kerinchi, the venue which UMNO Lembah Pantai had set up their tent illegally. Then, i came about SMK Sri Pantai sign board and happy that I am nearing the ceramah site.

This is crazy but I am the only girl, alone, walking along the side with so many male volunteers of PKR, handing out Izzah's posters. I ought to have one but am afraid to bring it back, in case anything happened. I just walk along the road until I found the school BUT it seems that they have changed the venue again. I dont know where but I just walk along, following all the expensive cars with PR flags on them.

Walking alone in the middle of nowhere would probably make you feel sort of insecure and scared yet seeing all the people who are walking towards the ceramah site too, is making me feel safe. A lot of Chinese and Indians were walking too, not to mention the Malays.

After about 15 minutes of walking, I arrived at Bangsar South. Haha. I almost curse because Bangsar South  is so damn near to Kerinchi LRT Station! You just need to walk for 5 minutes across the Federal Highway through the Sky Bridge! @#$%^&* Anyway, it was 6:15 pm and the ceramah has not started. So many people came that day and I almost shed tears seeing Indian reading Harakah, Chinese wearing PAS flag. Subhan-Allah, this is the real perpaduan that we want! We support each other despite of the religions and despite of the races.

It was 7:54 pm according to my watch when Nurul Izzah Anwar arrived. OMG~ Mental breaks down, seeing the Puteri Reformasi for the first time. She is so beautiful when you see her with you own eyes! I was speechless the whole time when she went to the side of the stage where I was. About to shake her hand but she has turned away to the other side of the stage, greeting them. I was disappointed and devastated. What if  I do not have the chance to be that close to her again? She was just 2m or 3m away yet I lost the chance. SCREW ME...

Izzah's talk was very inspirational and FUN... haha.. the sarcastic statements she made had everyone shouts in unison, agreeing to them. Her stage control is good too. She does not focus only to the listeners at the front but at the both sides too. After about 20 - 30 minutes of Izzah's talk, she suddenly stopped and handed the mic to Fahmi Fadzil who is Izzah's new assistant. LOL. I just knew about it few minutes ago.

Then after a few minutes, Anwar Ibrahim made his appearance! He was in a hurry since he had to get BACK to Penang because he still have a couple of ceramah left at Permatang Pauh. OMG, how tiresome that can be? I mean, travelling from another state to another in one night... Damn... I bet Najib never experiences this since he got all the media: Internet, Radio and Tele on his own to campaign all day long. What a shame...

This is how close I am from her...

Alas, the event ended around 9 which is actually pretty early for me and it is good since I can go back before the curfew. However, before i go back, I have promised to myself to shake Nurul Izzah's hand. It is once in a life time chance!

I dont want to bore you guys with my attempts to shake her hand,

 just want you guys to know that I

succeed. Mwahahaha!!

p/s: Sorry for any grammar errors... too lazy to check... headache caused by the black out.

5 Mei 2013, KEKAL atau UBAH?

Within a day time, we will be having our 13th General Election. Oh yes, the time i believed, 

each and everyone of us are waiting for since the last GE which has happened in 2008. The 

12th GE has shown a big change when the new combination of PAS, PKR and DAP which is 

known as Pakatan Rakyat, has denied the 2/3 majority of parliamentary seats for Barisan 

Nasional. At that time, Pakatan Rakyat has won 82 parliament seats out of 222. It is actually a 

good sign of the Malaysians' matured perspectives of politics. Malaysians are not blind any 

more. They now know what is good and what is bad. Sometimes, we need to have some 

changes in the politics landscape because these changes can be a catalyst for the parties in 

charge to always be on alert of the rakyat's needs. If not, abuse of power will occur. I am not 

siding towards any political parties, now. I am not even eligible to cast a vote as I am only 20 

this year. However, it does not mean that i do not have a say in the nation political issues. As a 

Malaysian, I am obliged to know and to have concern over the nation's politics. It depends on 

the politics on how the nation will run. Whether it will run smoothly or badly, it all depends on the 

winning party. Without a good and transparent politics, a nation can be filled with corruptions, 

abuse of power and a whole lot more. Which is why, all you voters really need to think before 

you cast your vote. One vote can make a huge different. Your vote will determine the future of 

Malaysia. Whether you want to KEKAL or to UBAH it, it is up to you. One thing for sure, 

sometimes changing is good.