Indahnya Bahasa

Pada 22hb Disember 2012, saya mendaftar dan mulai mengikuti kelas terjemahan di Persatuan Penterjemah Malaysia. Teruja kerana sudah lama tidak bergelar pelajar dan kali ini pula untuk belajar bahasa. Saya sangat minat dengan bahasa dan sejak di bangku sekolah, saya hanya dapat keputusan yang cemerlang bagi subjek Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris. Di universiti pun, saya gembira belajar bahasa. Yang lain-lain sederhana sahaja.

 

Sungguhlah ilmu Allah ini amat luas. Selama ini mempelajari bahasa, saya rasa ia amat mudah. Mungkin kerana saya minat membaca dan suka dengan lenggok bahasa yang indah. Tetapi di kelas kali ini, saya rasa macam balik ke alam sekolah menengah. Terlalu banyak perkara baru yang dipelajari dan perlu difahami. Bukan mudah untuk menjadi penterjemah yang baik kerana perlu peka dengan banyak perkara berkaitan bahasa.

 

Perlu tahu morfologi. Perlu pandai menggunakan tatabahasa dan sintaksis yang betul (ohh, apakah semua itu?). Perlu faham peristilah dan ejaan yang betul. Gaya bahasa, pemilihan perkataan dan istilah yang sesuai dengan teks yang hendak diterjemah..dan macam-macam lagi. Hari ini kami belajar laras bahasa dan membuat terjemahan secara langsung di dalam kuliah. Teks yang diberi nampak mudah untuk difahami, tetapi memerlukan kepakaran untuk diterjemah. Pensyarah kami menekankan bahawa orang yang selalu menggunakan bahasa rojak sebenarnya tidak menguasai kedua-dua bahasa. Hmmm..macam saya la tu!

 

Ini baru permulaan. Saya tak sabar nak belajar topik-topik lain yang seterusnya. Saya akan bertemankan Kamus Dewan yang beratnya hampir sama dengan berat saya, dan kamus-kamus lain yang disarankan. Saya akan lebih sering menghadap komputer untuk "Google" ilmu bahasa. Saya akan tambah kesibukan saya yang sudah hampir maksimum sekarang ini demi menguasai ilmu  bahasa yang indah.

 

Untuk lembaran ini, saya kira saya berjaya menulis dalam Bahasa Malaysia sepenuhnya. Mungkin nampak macam sangat "belia" atau "minah skema". Sebenarnya saya juga berperasaan yang sama, tapi sesekali apa salahnya ;-)

Ouchh!!

Picture 1:My swolen ankle...
Picture 2:This is after the plaster treatment by Dr. Mazlan, the orthopaedic at KPJ Kajang.

I really hope with all my heart that my ankle will be fully healed by the time we remove the plaster@cement next week (30th June). I need to be back on my feet again for our honeymoon.. tersangat la tak cool kalau kena ronda Amsterdam pakai tongkat ;-)

Tragedi di Jakarta

Masya Allah...this trip to Jakarta has left me with 1001 memories indeed. On May 17th (that was a public holiday - Wesak Day), I took the last AirAsia flight to Jakarta for another working trip.

Upon arriving Jakarta Airport pun something has gone wrong already. Pak Boni (our Jakarta office driver) who was supposed to fetch me did not turn up at all. After my 20th (I counted..) attempt to call him, baru la dia angkat dgn terkejut beruknya when I said I have waited for almost an hour. So to cut the story short, I had to take a taxi to my hotel...

Masa check in, the reception girl said that they are going to upgrade my room to a Triple Executive Room. Mmm, what on earth for? I'll be alone, girl... uh, never mind. No time for further questions...i'm too tired for that now.



So, that nite..untuk menghilangkan cuak di hati..I slept on the King bed and my luggage slept on that single bed :-)

Pak Boni picked me up from the hotel...beratus2 kali he apologised for not waiting at the airport. He said, he will be scolded if the bosses knew about this. Kenapa pulak nak marah Pak Boni kalau message untuk menjemput tidak sampai? Seems that ada miscommunication among them about my arrival. Kesian sungguh tengok Pak Boni...I felt sorry for him walaupun semalam memang la bengang. So I decided not to tell anyone in the office what happened. I gave my widest & most sincere smile and that helped me through with lots of work done!

After work, after being told that Pak Boni dah stand by kat lobby...off I went. Keluar je dari lift together with the rest of the people (ramai jugak..time balik office, kan), I headed straight to the lobby. Masa nak turun tangga tu, entah macam mana...agghhhhh....AKU JATUH!!! OMG, at first tak rasa apa2..just terkejut & bingung...blurr, terkulat2. Then I realised, my shoe...my left shoe is gone!! Haaa? Mana dia kasutku? "Ibu nggak apa-apa? Bisa bangun? Kasutnya..di bawah mobil itu.." Errr...i heard a lady's voice asking, but didn't have the "face" to even look. I said "I'm ok. Thanks so much. Terima kasih ya, buk.." Then this guy got out of his car and helped me to get the shoe from underneath his car. Maaaaak, malunya...

Maka bermula la episod kesakitanku. That night, I was in so much pain that I cried, and cried and couldn't close my eyes to catch any sleep. I was so sure that I broke my ankle!

Pagi, I moved from my bed to the toilet, then to get dressed on the study chair. Nasib baik ada that chair ada wheels... and I almost crawled to breakfast. Instead of taking my food (buffet, kan), the waiters helped me get my food & juices. Didn't eat much, though.. And when Pak Boni finally came to fetch me, I was limping all the way.

At the office, Rini suggested that we go for urut. She knows someone near her house who can massage. But before that we decided to go to the hospital to check if there's any fractures at all. Alhamdulillah...the xray shows no broken bones or fractures. From the hospital, we went straight to Pak Abbas' house in Cililitan, a small town in Jakarta Timur. Pak Abbas and his wife were very kind. The massage was not so painful as it was done so professionally..Kruuup... kraaaap.. haha...macam tu la bunyi bila Pak Abbas membetulkan my sendi2 yang terpeleot tuh!! Pak Abbas said "Minta pada Allah ya..supaya sembuh. Saya tidak bisa, hanya Allah yang bisa menyembuhkan.." He's such a humble person..may Allah bless him all the time for his good deeds. After thanking them both, we headed to Rini's house to get some ginger paste to wrap my ankle. Pak Abbas said that will help to heal the swollen ankle faster.

As we reached Rini's house, her mum was already grinding the ginger. After a warm hello to each other, she quickly pasted the ginger paste onto my ankle and wrapped it with a white cloth. Alhamdulillah...I met all these nice people at a place so far from home. They have all been so kind, caring and helpful although we have never met before. I'm so deeply touched with the love they have...sedih bila ingat that I may not be seeing them again...

It's my last day here. I'll be taking the last flight home. Alhamdulillah, somehow I have completed a big chunk of my work during this short and "tragic" visit.. Thanks to Ibu Ida and Ibu Fira for treating me to a great Japanese lunch at Sushigroove. Ibu Fira insisted to drive although the restaurant is only a walking distance away ;-)





When we touched down at LCCT, kena turun tangga plane!! Ouhh.. ouhh..1 step, 2 step..ouhh..

I did it. But then...terus terkelepot...dah tak boleh jalan dah. The next thing I knew, I was on a wheelchair....and was pushed all the way through the custom, picked up the luggage, to the taxi ticketing counter and..until I boarded the taxi... I must say BRAVO to AirAsia for having such great staff & such a great service.

Am so happy to be home again...my kids were waiting at the gate when arrived. Z was away in Terengganu when I reached home. But he called several times that night to say that he loves me.. ;-)

Dalam hati ada bunga..

My busiest day..

I took leave today (which I applied at a very last minute yesterday) to run some errands. Time is running short before Nayli's registration at the university next week. OMG! My daughter's going to uni already!! I can't be that old...!??

Alhamdulillah, she made it to UITM to do Business Studies...as she had wished to. I'm ok when she decided to turn down another offer to do matrix programme far north in Perlis. Not so much because of the distance..but because I knew she didn't want to do accountancy. Dia pun figure phobia macam her mom ;-)and that's alright!

Having planned my itineraries well, I have managed to do so much today and am so impressed with myself. First thing in the morning, we went to do her medical check-up at Kajang Medical Centre and paid only RM60 for the whole procedure including X-ray which took us less than an hour!! I thought it was gonna be longer and cost me more than a hundred ringgit...

Then, off we go to buy her other things...like the sports attire, her shoes, the lingeries, brooches for her shawls, a pair of jeans, shirts, etc. etc. Saved some there and spent much more here...sigh ** that's life..

Quickly drove to Standard Chartered to pay my credit card bill, and stopped by at my tailor to pick Adam's school trousers which had its zip repaired. Then rushed home just before my maid, Tumi came to clean up the house. While she was doing her things, sempat lagi I lari sekejap to deliver some orders to Kak Nafisah and gave her some tips to make homemade bread ;-)

At about 5.45pm, when Tumi was done with her work..we all went to have nasi lemak (yummy). Then sent my forever hungry girl, Tasha off for her Biology class...Oh my, that girl really eats a alot!

Huhh! Baru terasa penat..Now I think I deserve a good massage..before another long day tomorrow! Meoooww...

French words I learned today ;)

French is one of the toughest languages to learn, simply because you can't necessarily say what you see...and most of the times too, you must say what you don't even see...haha..how about that? Let's look at this!

Avenue des Champs-Elysees - is pronounced as ah-ver-new day shon-si-li-say
Arc de Triomphe - Ark duh tree-omph
Louis Vuitton - Lu ii wee-thon

Pheww, that's pretty tough huh ;)

Nice Thursday...

8.00am - I was already in the office. Bought nasi lemak and 2 magazines for breakfast. Yup, I eat & read equally a lot ;-)

9.00 am-12.00 pm - work, work, work..
..Then the focus ended when I saw FOOD being prepared at the lobby area for our Human Excellence celebration. (this is one occasion where we have makan2 to celebrate our birthdays)

12.00 - 1.00 pm - work a little, talk more ;-)
..and the makan2 started...yeay!! We had a wonder-full plate of nasi hujan panas each, and superb sliceS of Butter Scotch cakes from Secret Recipe. Yummmie!! It was nice eating with my buddies who have good appetite just like me. And we didn't forget to pose to Ina's camera with our sweeetest smile. I only realised that even tonite I still do not know whose birthday we celebrated today... hmm... I'm so sorry, but Happy Birthday, somebody!! (I think there were more than 10 of them)

Oh yeah, just before that wonderful lunch... I came to know that Nayli made it to the Accountancy matrix programme!! Alhamdulillah..that's my girl ;-)

2.00 - 6.00 pm - Didn't I WORK, WORK, WORK? (And ate some kerepek with Aina)
No wonder I didn't finish my Shariah proposal paper... Ooh, I better behave tomorrow and clear some of those papers. Anyway tomorrow's Friday...then comes the long weekend. Thanks to Labour Day, ngeh ngeh ngeh ;-)

Where have I been?

Oh, where have I been all these months? Everywhere, really. That's why updating even one post is so much a problem.. that's what happens when your heart is not there. When I'm made to write in the office 8.45 - 5.45 (and always later than that) day in and day out...my brain is already drained out by the time I reach home, and so is my body.

Nevertheless, some achievements have been accomplished. I go to gym twice a week at the least to fix that tired brain & body of mine again. Started with just walking at first, now running on the threadmills is kacang putih... then continued with cycling, up and down the "hills"...also kacang putih. So much I can brag... hahhaa... but the timing... 10 minutes for each ride, stop, pancit. Another 10 minutes, stop, pancit again... hahaha.. Aduyai, letih macam ni. Z will take all his time with his favourite machines so I always had to wait. But when he couldn't see me around, he knew just where to find me. At the massage chair, relaxing. Or at the couch,watching tv or reading ;-) Hmm, at least i tried..

Had a few trips in between too. My working trips to Jakarta continues until we complete the project.. I travelled to Jakarta once a month since February and the longest one last month (8 days) was really killing me. My phone bill hilled up to almost RM500 and I missed home like crazy. Hated it ;-(

Oh, but my holiday with Z and the kids to Hong Kong in February was fabulous. The feeling was very unusual when I see my kids enjoying themselves with us. No, this is not luxury and we have a mutual understanding that it's not. It's something that we gonna do only once in maaaaany years. And it's worth while because the kids really appreciated it ;-)

The Dream...

I had a weird dream last night...

I was driving my *supposedly new car, a sedan, maroon in colour...alone. Then suddenly there were two roads in front of me.. Not sure of which lane to take, my spontaneous reaction was to take the left one. Not long after, I realised that I had taken a wrong road as it was under a construction with lots of potholes and big drains on both sides. Realising that I could not go any further, I decided to turn back.

The road was a bit too narrow...so I had to reverse slowly to one side to turn back. Carefully..I did the best that I could...but NO... Ohhhh...ohhh NO, suddenly I felt that the car had plunged to the back...and my 2 rear wheels were already in the drain!!! Pheww...I was sweating in side out...but luckily I managed to slip out of the car with no trouble at all...

And...as I went out of the car, a little shocked with what had just happened...I called Z, my super hero over my handphone to come to my rescue. Somehow, the next thing I did was trying to lift my car out off the drain....

And, with very less effort, I actually lifted the car off the drain...and onto the road ALL BY MYSELF !!! Hahaha...amazing....wasn't that an accomplishment?! So when Z finally arrived with another friend, I was already standing next to my half damaged new car, calmly and proudly ;-)

So, what could the meaning of this dream be agaknya ya....

1. The authority should be blamed for not putting up a proper signage like "ROAD CLOSED" or anything like that... (yeah, I didn't see any signage at all, I swear!!)

2. I'm always uncertain when it comes to which road to take, unless the sign board is LARGE enough and can be read from far...(regardless of how often I have passed through the same road before....ngeh ngeh ngeh...)

3. Or...simply means that Z should start to worry.... with the fact that I have became very strong & gagah perkasa... If lifting the car is no problem, then lifting him is..... hahahaha.... that's for him to imagine ;-)

Out and about..

Gonna be busy these few days...Putri Sarah Liyana's wedding is just a few days away. And like others in the family, I have been given my special tasks...that is to be the "master" of the door gifts..hehe. And also to be the usher on the reception day.

Today, gotta run to the cake house to order the fruit tarts and make sure they are ready on Thursday evening. Then later to the bride's house to see what else I can help them with... Looks like I'll be home late, so Z shall stay home to accompany Nayli to study. Poor birthday girl, she has another 2 papers to go..Anyways, the birthday girl was already given a birthday dinner treat at Secret Recipe last nite. And Tasha gets the honour to also tompang sekaki ;-)

Not much of a celebration though..but it's the moments shared chatting, laughing and giggling together that means so much ;-)

Adam

My poor little Adam had a prolonged fever early this month. It was a bit tricky as the temperature went yoyo every now and then even after taking his medicines. Even his gum was bleeding and he complained that his joints ached. So, on the 4th day of his fever, we took him to the specialist and... as expected, the doctor wanted a blood test to be done on him immediately. I was praying hard that it wasn't dengue fever, although the doctor said Adam had all the syptoms. He wasn't eating and was so, so weak.

Alhamdulillah, after waiting for about an hour or so..the dengue test result was negative. Doc said it was only viral fever. And Adam was given another 3 days mc, until that weekend to rest. I had almost a week of sleepless nights, making sure that his temperature is under control all the time.

And what a relief, 2 days after that...he already started singing a Hindi song for me. Hahaha..then I knew that he was alright!


Adam sleeping in the emergency room while waiting for the blood test result.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUV!

Today's Z's birthday...my hubby is another year older & wiser ;-) Wish you all the great things in life, and thanks for being there for us.

Yesterday, we finally bought him a black wallet & belt set by Pierre Cardin. It wasn't expensive but I knew he desperately needed one because it has been years since he bought one... And I knew that this one will last long enough, just like the last one he had.

We had the pizzas delivered to our home while Z was having bath after coming home from work today. Then, tarrraaaaa....comes a small chocolate cake with 3 candles (I O U) on it! It wasn't a big celebration and very impromptu, but we had a great time together and Z hasn't stopped thanking us for the "surpise"! Will post some photos later..

While I'm posting this, my darling hubby is already asleep...kekenyangan & maybe dreaming of more great things to come his way. Insya Allah, his wishes to be a better person will materialise. Happy birthday, young man. I luv you very much and will always be with you through thick and thin. May Allah bless you always...Ameen.

Been so long...haven't had the time to sit & keep track of my fav blogs, let alone to write. Work is killing, one deadline after another and some are overlapping... already feeling like an exhausted machine. Feel so bad for not taking leave during this school holidays, except next week. But that's for MY holiday...uhh, am I doing the right thing? I'm so sorry kiddo..

Our car broke down twice this week, yup, TWICE! The first time, we had to change I don't know what hose which seem to be overused and cost RM600. The 2nd time, that's just 2 days after.. was the battery, that costs RM250.. Saw my RM1K flew away just in split second..wadoi!
No doubt Z paid for it, but it could have been mine if not for the car..;-( should have been..

It's my sister's birthday today... and just called to wish her happy birthday. Maybe i'd get her a present in Bali..she deserves something nice ;-) Ou, and that reminds me that I need to get a special gift for Era's newborn baby boy too! And.. a Father's Day gift for my darling hubby, of course! Hulaa...that's so much to celebrate..;-)

Purple..?

Last week my tailor called to tell that our baju raya are ready. Ou, but i thought earlier she said it should be ready at end of June...so she's 1 month early, and that means i'm 1 month out of my budget (3 pairs to pay..!) I have another pair of baju sent to Dzulldeclassique that's also ready for pick up! Ou, ou! I don't know how much that one's gonna cost me ;-)

Also last week my sis called to ask if I've got new baju for Ayang's engagement ceremony in July. Proudly I said yes, already sent to tailor and ready to pick up. "Purple, right?" she asked. "No...., it's brown & peach". "Hey, the colour theme for the family is purple la dear...." Hah! Why didn't anyone tell me it's purple?? Why? ..alahai... sob sob...don't tell me I have to make another baju...
Anyways, I told my sis ...very sorry, but whatever happens, I'll be the only one wearing brown on that day +*%$# ...

Not that i don't have purple baju kurung..my last 2 year's baju raya was purple. But, so tak cool kan pakai baju lama.. I think I've worn that baju many times on many weddings already.. huuhhh...

now..should i make new one?..that would be nice...but, hmmm more $$$$$... sighhhh...

Can't wait for my next holiday... There's a lot to do at the office. The trainings, and of course all the preparation to be completed before hand. But how..? My brain is already off the hook ;-) I'm all set for the vacation, mind & soul...hahaha..

This time it will only be Z & me...time to discharge and destress. Already imagining the beaches.. the mountain view...the shopping spree...the spa....oooh la la.. Anak2 duk rumah diam2 ok, only for 3 days. Insya Allah, kalau ada rezeki...the next one will be your turn.. Anyway the kids have been so understanding & supportive. They keep on reminding us of this "honeymoon".. Alhamdulillah, they are big enough and they have each other's company...and of course the best grandma's home to go back to..hehe. Rasa guilty la jugak for having to go without them, so lately Z & i have been giving them good treats already to bribe them...hahaha, and hope it works ;-D. The last time I went on an escapade was end of last year, when I joined Z in Kota Kinabalu for 2 nites.. Tapi tak boleh nak kira how many times I called home. Missed the kids like mad!

One thing about going on holidays.. can't help myself from eyeing on new clothes. Memang ni satu perangai tak elok I, nak kena ada new clothes..at least 1! Then merapu, cari pulak matching scarves. This time, I'm also searching for a new pair of shades..with solid reasons, the place we're going is hot! So I NEED NEW SHADES. Fullstop. Hehehe, how about dat?

Ohh Bali...here we come ;-)

My brain is at work again!!

Alhamdulillah. Today is much better than yesterday. I'm feeling a lot better and healthier. At least today when I got up, my brain was fast enough to recognise and receive the "signal" that my stomach is empty. It quickly tells that I'm HUNGRY. Hehehe... That's good sign, isn't it?

And when I sat down for a while, my brain started to work again...oooh, what am gonna do today? Let's plan. Let's plan. I can't be sitting home doing nothing. 1 week fever is enough, ok. It's a beautiful Saturday and now I wanna go out and see the outside world. Only have 2 days to relax a little...When Monday comes, the torture begins! Torture? Isn't getting back to work a torture? hisssshhh ;-)

Anyway thanks to Kak Mazidah, my neighbour who came to visit me yesterday with a big bowl of crab soup (waaaalah! Sup ketam you...!) Sedap ya amat. And not forgotten, a bottle of 100 Plus drink too! hehehe! I thought that was cool, kan. Although I don't take any carbonated drink, including 100 Plus for that matter...of course I still accepted her gifts with much appreciation. The sup ketam is awesome (lupa nak ambik gambar..) and dah nak habis pun. Tinggal 1 ekor aje lagi... Orang berbudi kita berbahasa...now I'm thinking what to give her in return. I should at least fill up the big bowl with something when I return it to her. Maybe I'll buy same grapes??
Yup, grapes would be it.

Down with dengue fever, just another test from Allah

I have had high fever for five days already, since Sunday. On Tuesday midnite, the doctor insisted on a blood test, and I was confirmed dengue positive! OMG, dengue? How and where could I have possibly got it?? ;-C

I have not been sick for quite sometime, alhamdulillah. And when I got it this time, the pain was so unbearable. My head was pounding and all my joints were aching so badly at first. I did exactly what the doctor told me to do; take some vitamins and plenty of water. As plenty as 4 LITERS a day! Ooohh, that's so much, but better than being held in the hospital! I had the previlege to opt to go home because my platlet count although below than normal, is still not too low. The doc said, they will just put me on drip (water) and check my platlet count from time to time if I'm admitted. So I said thanks and good bye to the doctor ;)

The 2nd blood test still showed the same result but doc said, it's under control and I could go home. Alhamdulillah... I need to be home as my Adam boy is also having fever. Poor little boy...

I take this as Allah's test on me. This is only a small test.In Surah Al-Anbiyaa:35, Ibn Abbas said about this verse: "We will test you with hardship and with ease, with good health and with sickness, with wealth and with poverty, with the halaal and with the haraam, with obedience and with disobedience and with right guidance and with misguidance - in order that we may establish how you have shown gratitude (for the "good" tests) and how you have remained steadfast (in the face of the "bad" tests)." And unto us you will return - so that Allah will reward each and every soul according to their actions.

Ya Allah, please pardon me. And please have mercy on me. Thank you Ya Allah, for during this period of sickness I came to realise how much love I have around me. And how much love I have given to my loved ones. I hope to be given the chance to give better before the time comes for me to return to you. Amin.

For now, I just need a good sleep..

I need some wonderful ecapades that will dazzle my senses, reawaken my ardour and most importantly touch my heart.

Ummm..how does that sound? Where to go this time? Start searching, start searching.. Maybe just the two of us, Z & me. Hope my pocket says ok to the idea, hehe. The kids can wait, ya!

Packing my things again! Second time in just 2 months...gonna move back to my old office, to my old workstation to be specific. Sigh...this is what happens when you work for others and they put the price tag on you. The value. My value.

I have decided that my value is in my hands. Mine to decide and I'm taking it seriously as not to lose my dignity. I have to run faster after my dreams...they are just too beautiful to let go. I have other parts of the world to explore & enjoy. However, in the meantime...I'll take it easy! Yeaaaahhh!! Allah bless me, please.


(special credit to the owner of this pix, Welovehijab.com)

Today's one of the busiest day at work. I had to complete as much as I could to meet the deadlines. I couldn't stand the stiff neck I had having to stare at the computer for hours and hours...hhuuuuh..

But in the afternoon, received a text message from Z. He just got a good news from his HR office. Alhamdulillah, syukur. Am so happy for my hubby. A great start in 2010! Congrats, hunn. I luv you.

Thanx darling hubby..

Today's the day! So the very terharu to get a beautiful diamond ring from Z. When I got it in my hands, I was so touched and almost cried. I know, it's been in my wish list for a very long time. It's been too long, that I didn't expect to get it today. No special occasion, no birthdays, no anniversaries..

So I made him slip it to my finger. TA DA...it fits the middle finger perfectly. Thank you so much, darl. I luv you. Terima kasih daun keladi, my wish list panjang lagi... ;-)