Hi everyone. Assalamualaikum. 

Okay let me preface this by saying that my bookish blog cannot be log on and i don't know why. I tried searching why wordpress is down, is it just for me or what and how. Been trying for so many time and at different intervals. The website is there and I can scroll through tapi tak boleh login. I loved writing there, harapnya boleh la login lepas ni, need to figure out what's the problem. 

Okeh, that aside; it's Sunday morning and i had my small breakfast; iced latte homemade in a tumblr + donut. 

Two most recent books I read was historical fiction and i gave them both 3 stars out of 5. When The Moon is Low, Nadia Hashimi & The Lion Women of Tehran, Marjan Kamali. I've read their writings before and when i looked up for their other books, there they are. The former is on Afghanistan war and the latter is obviously from the title, Iran background. 

The hard thing about going through passages about war is it is still actually ongoing right now, the genocide in Gaza. I literally have to pause reading the first book because it is heartbreaking and you can't not imagine the very similar and more terrible things happening. The most documented genocide in human history. Few days back, the docu/movie on Hind Rajab was launched and to think that it is still massively ongoing and funded by the US govt made you just feel very helpless. May Allah help us all. 

Afghanistan is a land of widows and widowers, orphans and the missing. Missing a right leg, a left hand, a child or a mother. Everyone was missing something. 

Next, I may or may not completed RF Kuang books in the span of several months haha, March to July. Not gonna list them all down here. My first book of hers was Babel and the last one I read was the last book from The Poppy War Trilogy with Fang Runin & the smug Yin Nezha. Yup. Her writings are top notch and considering she hold few degrees from established universities, yup 5 stars. The thing with author is you as an avid reader could distinguish beautiful writings, the mild one, the cliche and the not so good writer. (Disclaimer: No, i am awful myself haha that goes without saying). She's on Free Palestine btw, i researched before and wowed at that because due to Yellowface book cover, i thought she's not (walaupun takde kaitan). Not related, but she's younger than meeee haha

It's hard to take you seriously when you do things like drop bombs on innocent children. -The Poppy War Trilogy 

The authors who writes admirably, expertly written story could really bring the readers to delve into whatever the book is about. It's not only fictions. If you say that fictions are for school students, a waste of time; i'm sorry we can't be friends haha for real. There are vast knowledge you can learn from those writings, truly; only that you have to pick the right books okay. If you haven't read anything from her, please do so, highly recommended. Loved all her books. 

Academia was decidedly not about gold stars. If you went into the field for gold stars, you were in for disappointments. -Katabasis

There are some other books too but save it for later tapi tak tahu la bila pulak rajin nak menulis here. InshaAllah. 

Oh yeah and my most recent purchase from Kinokuniya was another Penguin Classics, Jane Eyre + a tote bag. That is actually my third book of Jane Eyre, different version. Do i need three books of the same title? I don't. Do i buy it? Yes! Sebab ada diskaun + i really loved this version tapi sebab dia agak mahal so I have to restrict myself. So boleh la kan :p

Oh and I just found out that there is this one particular book summarizing all book titles published under Penguin Classics and IT IS GORGEOUSS GORGEOUSS !! Ada senarai nama buku dan juga pengenalan pasal authors. 

I was internally screaming when I flipped through the pages (ebook), loved it so muchh thank you to Henry Elliot. Looked for it - priced at RM192.00 @ Kino. I liked the size as well, compact and colorful. Will buy it one day hopefully semoga ada rezeki.

I'm gonna end this with a quote from Nelson Mandela biography which i just read last year; (to add here, his grandson also on the course of the right side of history in support of palestine, following a flotilla to break the siege in gaza - global sumud flotilla)

Youth should arm themselves with the most powerful weapon of modern times - education, education and education.

Wallahua'lam. That's all for now. Ilalliqo' 

Assalamualaikum. 

Untuk AGM kali ni, our venue after lots of comparisons and all - Laman Harmonis Wedding Hall, located in Tmn Harmonis Batu 6 Gombak. Deposit RM 2,000 paid and first site visit done during Ramadhan which I didn't go (was at home in kelate). I've been there last year for another program too so at least I've got the view in general.

Okay, upon arriving here, went for second site visit to see the place and confirm things with the owner En Hisham. And third visit a week later. 

The AGM was on 4th May, Sunday. The rehearsal was conducted the night before, starting from 7 to 11 pm. Went there early, solat Maghrib kat sana whilst waiting for our food. Dinner was nasi goreng kampung + sambal belacan + teh tarik. Rehearsal went well, only that banner besar on the stage belum pasang sebab frame yang should be there staf dewan belum letak jadi diorang akan pasang siap early morning. Sampai rumah around 11.30 pm, solat Isyak and iron baju uniform siap-siap. 

Pukul 7am gerak dari rumah, only a 5 minute drive to the hall and alhamdulillah dah quite a few AJK yang sampai. Breakfast pun dah ready (bihun goreng + 2 kuih + kopi o + teh tarik). Food was okay. Dewan gave us two dome VIP FOC which was a shock to me sebab venue last year we paid RM100/dome. Banyak benda sebenarnya yang we requested and they gave us FOC too. Thanks a lot. 

During the event planning, we overlooked one thing - earlier on decided not to have the backdrop banner, tapi last minute decide untuk have that banner and kena cepat to complete the design and proceed ke kedai sebab we've got Labor Day on Thursday - kedai tutup. We were scrambling, messaging here and there to finalize things and alhamdulillah managed to have it. Credit to K Sarah & K Kemal. 

Perasmi AGM ADUN Bota, Perak - YB Dr. Najihatussalehah. Perasmian ada pelancaran jentera pilihanraya & pengenalan kepada Tasti Ar Raihan. Selepas perasmian, break kejap untuk minum pagi and we resumed for the meeting at 11.15 am and ended around 1.30pm. Pengundian AJK untuk sesi baru 2025/2027 berjalan serentak semasa AGM. Had buffet lunch for all, food was okay - menu nasi putih + ayam berempah + sayur + buah + fruit punch + tembikai. Not my choice tho sebab saya nak nasi beriani haha 

Habis event, kena kemas dulu items yang dah bawa dari ofis. Sampai rumah around 3.30pm. Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli hal. 

Cost per pax adalah RM45. The hall, management, parking, facilities in overall - berurusan mudah. Next time, we can include this hall for future events. 

Why i cannot upload the photos. Orangnya nak clear phone storage haha. Will come later lah gitu gak. Bye. 

written on 12/5/2025

Assalamualaikum all. 

Semester concluded in early February, and I have not been home for a while and my one and only niece will be starting school in few days - so after settling everything i should have here in Gombak, purchased my one way ticket GWD-KBR. 

It was a fortnight before Ramadhan and I was doing some maths in my head, calculating whether or not i should head back to Gombak or stay at home? 1st Ramadhan arrived and in the first week I decided that I'll stay. My tuition all had been completed since the SPM exam already over. One thing for sure is I would be unemployed for a while haha

The last time I had Ramadhan with my family was during Covid 19 and before covid, it was very rare to be at home for the whole Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli hal. 

The routine is actually about the same every single day. For sahur, biasanya ayah will tanak nasi, panaskan apa yang patut, buat air & lepas tu baru lah kami the girls including mom woke up haha. Kemudian, he will say - sedak lah demo, siap belako baru bangun hahah. Tima kasih ayoh! On school days, fetch my sister from school around 2 pm & cuaca masa bulan puasa sangatlah panas ya. Petang lepas asar, pergi beli kuih di Kebakat atau tempat2 yang terdekat. Some days mom ikut, some days she didnt. Menu wajib yang ada onde-onde dan nasi manis & air nyior for dad. My drink pulak would be coffee day in day out haha

Ayah will always make sure yang minyak kete always refuelled for me to drive and suruh my brother untuk pergi isikan minyak every time and at times I will do it myself haha sebab kesiankan nyoh sokmo kena g isi minyak ko pudik hihi

Iftar will consist of me, mok ayah and my sister (sometimes with nyoh n pulong). First day puasa mok buat puding karamel, so sedappp! We used to makan mi goreng @ kue teow - maksudnya tak makan nasi terus masa buka puasa tapi sebab dah kurang ahli, makan jah nasi terus, easier for mom nak memasak. Yes, mom cooks not me huhu. Lepas tu terawih for the first time ever, i went to surau sekolah. Reason - sebab my mom pergi situ with cikyah misi. Ayah pun tarawih situ jugak. Usually, me and mom went to balasoh tapi kena lintas jalan besar ada traffic light. 

My dad will always every single night without fail keluarkan/turunkan sesiap moto untuk saya bawak g surau (we went separately sebabnya saya siap lambat haha). Terima kasih! And dekat surau, most of the time lepas habis witir i will dashed out quickly - scared of meeting ppl i know from school haha (me being introvert).

One night, lepas balik terawih - i had some bad headache dari siang. Ayah knocked on my room door and tanya, Dik, nak minyak cap kapak ko? Kalu nak ayah nak g beli lalu ni dea kedai tutup. I was like, takpo ayoh, ada doh minyak nih. Walaupun anaknya nih dah besar panjang, huhu. Kasih ibu membawa ke syurga, kasih ayah selama-lamanya... 

Some days, mom ajak pergi pasar - cari ikan and kain telekung (dont know the number of telekung she had, various colors, patterns) tapi tetaplah beli kain semayang baru haha. 

Oh, and this year kuih raya yang saya buat cuma lah popia sambal dan juga biskut florentine cookies. 

Begitulah. Thank you Allah. Semoga ada rezeki kita semua bertemu dengan Ramadhan akan datang. 

p/s: written on 12/5/25