Part 2: 10++ Things To Do Before Leaving IIUM Kuantan Campus

Haih, many things haven't been completed, now come other things to do:

1. Teaching this guy driving car. (in progress started yesterday and he's doing very well!)
   
2. Finishing the FYP of course.
3. Organizing a farewell party with other classmates.
4. Er... learning to hide the tears, can uh?
   

Not Shortlisted

This is to refer to an entry in this blog regarding my participation in Milo Fuze contest.

I am not shortlisted among the top 40 entries but yet I will never give up to take lompat-lompat pictures. Haha!

Would You Get Up at 4 am Just to Climb a Hill?

Date: Today
Time: 4.30 am - 7.30 am
Location: Bukit ape-ntah-lupa-namanya Panorama, Sungai Lembing. Next to Muzium Sungai Lembing.

The only best picture I captured in the dark, around 6 am.

Is this the one called "Fajar Sadiq"?

Never mind the people. Mind the one at the back. It's more scenic (read: sunrise).

The view of Sungai Lembing the hidden city from the hill.

Masya Allah...

Wish to see lompat-lompat picture? Hehe... Next time ok...

No One Knew I was Sad

The night was full of laughter but deep inside, maybe no one knew, it just made me more sad - sad to leave the campus.

Thanks for my juniors for organizing the Future Scientist Appreciation Night to celebrate us who'll be graduating soon. It's been great to spend the joy, laughter and challenges with you all throughout the years in the campus.

Tips-tips Memasuki Pertandingan Memasak

1. Kaji tema yang diberikan oleh pihak penganjur. Pastikan anda faham apa yang diminta oleh pihak penganjur supaya makanan yang akan anda sediakan tidak lari daripada konsep.
   
2. Pastikan anda melakukan sedikit sebanyak kajian mengenai tema dan makanan yang anda mahu sediakan. Rajinkan diri menyemak buku-buku resepi. Ini mungkin memberikan anda banyak kelebihan untuk mengatasi peserta lain.
3. Rancang apa yang anda ingin masak dan pastikan apa yang anda rancang boleh dilakukan dalam masa yang ditetapkan. Jika boleh, buat percubaan di rumah terlebih dahulu untuk memahirkan diri untuk bekerja dalam masa yang ditetapkan dan memperbaiki kelemahan skil memasak dan masakan anda.
4. Masak masakan yang luar daripada biasa. Elakkan menyediakan masakan yang sudah selalu ditemui setiap hari. Jikapun mahu menyediakan masakan yang biasa, pastikan ia dihidangkan dengan cara yang luar daripada kebiasaan.
   
5. Pentingkan kualiti daripada kuantiti. Anda perlu mempertimbangkan jumlah hidangan dan kuantiti setiap hidangan. Lebih baik kuantiti hidangan sedikit tetapi jumlah hidangan banyak. Ini membolehkan anda memaksimumkan kerahan kreativiti anda dalam pertandingan tersebut. Selain itu, para juri tidak akan menghabiskan satu hidangan sehabis-habisnya. Mereka hanya akan merasa sedikit-sedikit sahaja. Lagipun, lebih mudah untuk mengawal rasa masakan yang sedikit berbanding yang banyak.
6. Dari mata jatuh ke hati. Rancang hiasan yang paling baik untuk hidangan anda dan meja tempat masakan anda dihidangkan. Juri lebih mudah tertarik dengan pandangan yang indah dan menyenangkan hati.
   

Last Month

Today is 18 March.

Last date for the final exam is 18 April.

One month left?

O Allah, give me strength...

Love is Beautiful

There were 3 of us in a bookshop.

While waiting for him with his thing, she and I went to separate sections in the bookshop.

Suddenly she came to me, passing a book entitled "Hikmah Cinta". She left me without a word to other section.

I was speechless, acted like nothing happened.

I resumed looking at the books in the section until I saw a book entitled "Kau Tetap Yang Satu". I passed that to her and left her without a word to different section.

Owh love....

Mee Sifoo with Specially Marinated Chicken

Bohong kalau kau kata kau pernah rasa resepi ni kat mana-mana sebelum ni sebab semalam kali pertama aku masak menda alah ni.

Kau ingat aku suka-suka tak mahu main sukaneka? Memasak pun penat kot. Dah la kena pindah-randah dari satu tempat ke satu tempat. Chef Wan kalau disuruh pindah-randah masa memasak pun, mahu naik darah dia. Hu...

Emosy kot~ Maklum la. Dapat nombor 4 je. Heh...

Resepi Ayam Perap

1. Sediakan peha ayam dan potong dalam bentuk silinder setebal 3 sentimeter.
2. Perap bersama sos tomato, bawang merah, bawang putih, halia dan garam selama 30 minit.
3. Balut dengan daun pandan.
4. Goreng ayam bersama pandan dan sekali dengan bahan-bahan perapan tu.
5. Asingkan ayam telah masak dan bahan-bahan perapan yang digoreng .
   

Resepi Mee Sifoo

Kuah:

1. Tumis bawang merah dan bawang putih.
2. Masukkan ayam kisar.
   
3. Masukkan 3 sudu penuh cili giling dan 3 sudu penuh sos cili.
4. Campurkan satu jag air putih dan biarkan sehingga mendidih.
5. Tambah garam dan gula sesuka rasa.
6. Masukkan telur dan jangan usik-usik lagi dah kuah tu nanti telur hancur!
   

Mee:

1. Celur mee kuning.
2. Campurkan dengan lobak merah, timun, kentang (didadu), kobis ungu (saje nak bagi colourful) ayam perap goreng dan bahan-bahan perapan.

Korang tak try, siap korang!

KOS Starz - View from the Jury's Seat

Although I was just sitting with other judges observing their performances, it was indescribably tiring.

Here are some general comments about the event:

1. Bringing lyrics in singing competition is highly not recommended. That shows you are not really prepared for your performance. Worse, you bring lyrics but you still forget the lyrics. Duh~
2. No discussion or talking with other members in the group during performance. That would deduct the mark as it shows your performance is not well planned.
3. If you cannot sing, that means you cannot sing. Don't humiliate yourselves in front of the people with your bad singing. Ok, I mean really bad singing. Enough said.
4. Know your limit. Not all people have the pitch as high as Shah from Inteam. So if you cannot reach his pitch, pick other song.
   
5. No jeans in nasyid competition people. A big NO.
6. Making jokes during your performance might help, or might not help. But I see in most of the time especially for nasyid competition in which they sing songs that praise the God and the Prophet for example, it is not necessary. Save that for other time. Be professional.
7. Do not interpret your nervousness into something that is annoying. Just behave and sing naturally. Look at the audience in front of you. Jangan pandang bawah je dik oi!
   

Some interesting facts about KOS Starz last night:

1. Most of the songs that they sang were familiar to my ears especially Inteam's songs. That helped a lot for me to enjoy their performance besides the fact that most of them couldn't carry the songs well.
2. The acting by the SCIENCESS Exco members was worth a standing ovation but not just yet when they said to be continued. Alaaaa.... Potong a~! Dah best kot!
3. MC, dia. First performance, dia gak. Second performance, dia lagi.
   
4. I got a souvenir. Hehe... Interesting, for me at least. :P

KOS Starz - Advice from a Head of Juries

Yes, I am the head for the juries for tonight's KOS Starz.

Basically, I don't expect too much from the contestants. I don't expect perfection as this is not a singing academy or what not and the contestants are not professional singers. As long as they can perform well with at least an impact to the audience after the performance, that is more than enough.

However, these are the things that they must observe:

1. Perform professionally. Whatever happens on the stage during their performance, they must have full control of themselves and the ambience in the auditorium right at the time their name is called and once they leave the stage.
2. They have to portray a performance which is in accordance to the lyrics that they are singing.
3. Self-confidence!

That's basically it. Easy right? But it's surely not as easy. Let see how they perform tonight.