Inananai

Today is henna day.

2 orang pakar dtg rumah & lukis inai di tgn lengan kaki saya.

Inai saya warna hitam.

Pergi sekolah saya kena pakai glove kot sebab nanti cikgu marah.

Tapi coraknya lawa sungguh.

Inai yang dilukis pada saya memang sah KALAH PENGANTIN.

*gasp*

*gasp*

Tengoklah kat sekolah nanti.

For sure korang ternganga mata terkebil kebil.

Maraahh!

FREE PALESTINE!

I was doing the laundry when my mom called me to the living room. My Mak Ngah heard the doa qunut recited as the masjid during Asar prayer. She asked to open the news channel because qunut is read when danger had occured to the muslims. True enough there was. Of course u've all heard about the attack on Gaza strip right? Bombed by the bloody stupid Israelis. Ya Allah, laknatilah orang Israel yang membunuh rakyat Palestin yang tidak bersalah! Yakni look now, 320 is the death toll and 15oo are injured! What sense is that? Their excuse is that Palestineans killed ONE isrealian. ONE! For years the israelis have been killing thousands of muslims! Have the they no heart?! First they take over 3/4 of the Palestine land and now they are pouring the blood of innocent people! Curse the Israelians!!

How can the Israelis say this is just the beginning?! Ughhhh the RAGE! Protests is being done all over the world. I watched tv just now and it is said that Sana'a, Yemen (where I am now) did the biggest protest where thousands of muslims gathered in the stadium voicing out their disagreement to the bombings. On that day, the universities were closed and all the students went to protest. I am so proud to be here. To know that people around me are showing their anger to these terorrists. Allahuakhbar!

My family has been sponsoring two children in Lebanon which is not far from Gaza for the past few years. We give them money each year as to support their financial needs. We exchange letters occasionally. I pray that they will be in safe condition.

Guys, if u want to donate or contribute to the victims in Gaza please email me at dahiyah1992@yahoo.co.uk . My mother is collecting funds for them and knows a person who can go to Gaza and give the money himself. So please alert me and help them out. Even if its only a few ringgits, its ok. Its sedekah towards jihad. Dont worry, your money will be in good hands, insyaAllah.

We need to act out, stop them from killing our muslim brothers and sisters. Stop talking and start acting. Allah will guide us insyaAllah.

Allahummabarik.

Stuck straw

Straw tk msuk pun tuh.
Gambar buat hiburan je :D

Being in Yemen is truly amazing. Seriously, its the best trip I've been too. Yes because of the breathtaking picturesque, the wonderous culture and the really friendly people here. But what really caught my heart being here is being in a safe environment that practises Islam and knowing I can go home not only having a fun experience, but also an experience that is life changing and hopefully for self-improvement. I hope to return home as a better person, insyaAllah.

After staying here for 3 weeks, my heart has opened up to so many things. MasyaAllah. I have so many things to share when I go home, 3rd jan. I got presents for all :D My arabic dah semakin berhabuk ni dah gilap sepenuh2nya. So balik nanti beware lah daia speakong arab!

I just watched alJazeera, 150 died in Palestine bombed by Israelis. Inalillahiwainalillahirajiun. May the Mujahidins find peace in the heavens. And may Allah protect the people there. Curse the israelis!!!

Old Mail

My yahoo mail had like 1000++ emails that i nvr had the time to erase and all. So I started to delete everything and I found an OLLDDD EMAIL utt sent to me in the year 2005.

The topic of the email is : FW:FW:FW:FW: The Best Karangan UPSR 2005

BHA HA HA HA

Road Trip!

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

I want to amalkan always beri salam, first. InsyaAllah.

I'm back everybody :D Everyday I open my blog tapi tak update2 haha sorry no time ;p Too many other better things to do hee hee. Last tuesday until thursday, my family, my mak ngah's family and my grandparents (yes they're here! :D) went on a road trip to Taiz, Ibb and Jiblah. These places are still in Yemen. Sana'a (where Im staying) is like Kuala Lumpur, Taiz Ibb Jiblah are south macam Johor Melaka hahaha.

First destination would be Taiz. Taiz is a 6 hour journey, jauhh. Me n Aly kena sumbat at the back of the car, bontot2 sume habis numb O.O But the journey was just so breath taking! Seriously, all the buildings, the mountains, its just such a different beautiful culture. Its just amazing. On the way there, we singgah-ed Dhamar. It was time for brunch :D Imagine a family of eight sitting at the edge of a mountain eating MEE HUN! Hee hee nekpah punya kerja lah ni buat mee hun :) Cantik! See see :

Yayah Hero Habis :D

That's Aly

Banyak lagi gambar coming, dont worrryyy. Then after we ate, just as we were about to continue the journey, a small van which had like 30 girls in it came and they came out of the car playing a rhythm on their gendang. They we young, my age kot. Ada some sort of celebration for a bride. Then we said hye and everything. You know what? Yemenis really like Malaysians. Because we are from a muslim country and well we're nice i guess :D So they kept waving at us, feeling so excited that they met us foreigners. Hati kitorang lagi dug dap haha.

U know what? Along the journey, kat tengah2 jalan many people were selling carrots and timuns haha and the carrots SEDAP! ;D haha yeah. So we arrived at the hotel around 4 so we just lepak-ed. In the morning, we ate at a smaall coffee table in the room, all 8 of us. It was so nice. Whole family having simple breakfast. OK, Yemen is famous for their qamariahs. Its like glass painting which they have at most buildings. When I woke up, the sun was shinning right on it and the room was colourful! It was so nice. And our room punya view hebat gilaa !





Then, we went up ta mountain (Jabal Saber) and its my favourite part of the trip! As we went up, we stopped to take a picture of buildings bulit at the edges of the mountains. Imagine living in this environment everyday. Wow.

As we went up, a litte girl was trying to make money by selling flowers. She chased our car and shouted "FLAAAWERRR! FLAAAWERRR!" Alahai, tak sampai hati pulak, so we bought. We stopped a few times to take some pictures. Seriously, its just AMAZING. Because this place isnt commersialised like Cameron highlands. Its just as it is. With people living their lives in the environment. The place doesnt have tourists and theme parks or anything to make it a tourist attraction. Its like an untouched haven, pure in its own natural way. And you can see the beautiful culture. Ohh it was simply perfect.




Then this boy went to my dad with a himar (donkey) and asked him to ride it. My dad hesitated but all of us "insisted" that he does. He rode it and it was hilarious because I could see that he was actually scared, takot2 donkey tu turning sikit, terjunam bawah bukit hahaha. But the boy was a natural. He rode the donkey terbalik and rode it dekat tepi2 bukit. Respect lah :D
We drove higher and higher until the peek of the mountain. We were ABOVE THE CLOUDS! :D Memang one of the most beautiful places I've been too. SERIOUS. Cuba bayangkan I'm in a jubah tengah cuba nak panjat segala batu yang ada. Wait, don't imagine. Humiliating haha but I wouldnt want to miss the chance of a lifetime eh? Anyway takde orang pon. And then, I met this girl, 19 years old. She wanted to talk to me so bad because she was taking an english course and she wanted to practice her english with me. U know what? She's 19 and married O.O The legal age for marriage here is 15 ! ..... Bahaya.

Ayah Ngah, Abah, Aly

Abah, Me, Aly

After enjoying the rocks and clouds, we went back down. On the way, we saw two cute girls walking. So my grandpa opened his window and offered them candy. After that we drove away. TIBA2, AN AMBUSH OF LITTLE BOYS KEJAR OUR CAR. They wanted CANDY. But we didnt have enough so we drove faster. Then they chased the two girls. The two girls ran for their life! Then the boys pushed the girls to the ground! We were like OMG. So my uncle reversed and went out of the car, marah. Then the boys cabut lari. It was such a scene, man.

Then we went to Ibb and went up a mountain and took really nice pictures of the sun rays. Then my uncle who is a professional photographer was so hyped up when he saw a dandelion and took dozens of pics of it. I took one too :D There:

As we went back to the hotel, hundreds of camels past by! On the road! In front of our hotel! Tekezut saya. Ada camel tempang jugak, kesian :( That night we played "password" and me n aly got beaten by my mak ngah. She will never make me forget that moment hahaha. Dia cium2 invisible trophy. Watch out mak ngah! Vengence will arise.

YEEHAA! :D

Then we headed for Jiblah. Here is the place where Queen Arwa once ruled. So looked at her mosque and her museum. U know what? Yemeni's are not good at English. So when we went in the museum, there was a description about her. "Queen Arwa was very beautif000000000000l. She was white, tall and a little fat" HAHAHA! Me and Aly gelak terbahak bahak. Me n aly's museum tour guide was this little girl name Lufa. Hebat jugak dia haha.

Ismuki (Her name is) Lufa.

Then we had butt aching ride home but overall it was an amazing journey :D I will never forget it. Im not a good story teller, so u might think this entry is boring but whatever it is, it is a journey where my heart became amazed.

Tag

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1. When it comes to food and me, we have seasons. Kalau musim makan, walawey, bahaya benar because my stomach has to be refilled every 2 hours. My mama cakap perut "blackhole". Nampak je makanan sedut semua tapi tak pernah kenyang -.-" Serious, there was this one day, ada majlis at my house, Mak Tok buat nasi ayam (killer punya sedap) and i ate 6 plates of nasi ayam that day. 6 full plates, memang bernafsu benar when it comes to food. But i also have musim kurang makan. Biasanya datang a week after musim makan :D By this time, atas pinggan, nasi cetoet je. 3 suap sudah mencukupi. Sometimes, dinner pun malas makan. Maybe musim makan dah store excess food, mcm hibernation. Pehh.

2. U guys tahu kan promoters kat kedai yang tolong suggest barang semua kan? I dont like them, sorrylah. Rasa mcm tkde privacy nak ronda kedai pilih barang. Usually nak pilih baju ke kasut ke nanti dia ikuuut je macam stalker. I feel uncomfortable sebab rasa mcm kena judge kalau nk pilih barang. Biasanya I would turn to them, buat senyum kambing lepas tu lekas2 pergi sorok dekat corner mana tah to have some privacy in choosing my stuff. Wait lah for me to call then u come lah dumbo.

3. I have a bad habit that involves my teeth. Haha yeah. I have 4 teeth yang taringnya amat distracting. Sometimes I just main2 with my taring using my lips or tongue, sampai senget2 mulut. Mak tegur baru sedar. Then mak mimick my face pastu gelak2. And my pen, whoah berlubang2 jadinya. I dont encourage u to borrow my pen. Its unhealthy.

4. Watches galore! I love watches, amat amat. I dont know whyy haha. I always buy rm10 watches banyak, and sometimes kalau nak naik standard sikit, beli yang a bit more mahal. Nanti one day I will post a blog about my watches. U see lah my collection. And btw, i did buy that esprit watch wahaha bangga gila :D Kalau keluar outing, nanti Zha tarik aku jauh2 dari kedai jam. Haihh. nafsuu nafsuu.

5. I like to smile. But I prefer to make other people smile. Somehow it gives me pleasure to make other people smile and laugh knowing that I made that person happy. To make my day, is just a smile away :D That's why me and Ecah click on very well. I love making her laugh, and she loves me making her laugh. Haha Ecah u're such a darl.

6. I have a fear of waking up one day and see myself as a 200pounds 30 year old woman. Hahaha memang saya tak betol. Because now orang kata saya kurus lah apa lah Alhamdulillah terima kasih tapi I only exercise when I represent the school for netball and badminton. Tu je. Nanti kalau dah habis sekolah, tak main sports, tumbuh perut buncit seketul, takotttt. Time cuti pun jogging sekali dua itu pun malas malas. :( Perut oh perut dont fail me now.

7. Bila orang buat joke, I will laugh. Bunyi macam gelak biasa. Tak lah sehebat gelakan Sarah. Tapi kalau gelak gila gila, tak keluar bunyi. Ahaa nanti my mouth would be wide open, badan dah tergolek2 kat lantai but suara takde. Soundless laugh. How freaky am I?

8. I have 2 alarm clocks by my bed. But yang terpaksa kejut Dahiyah Aisyah Si Liat Bangun Tidur is my beloved mother yang terpaksa dengar line harianku : 3 more minutes maaaak.

8 orang bertuah yang harus laksanakan tag :Nicholas, Keisha, Nadiah, Aiman, Khairani, Ernisha, umm sudah lah.

YEAH MAN, ITS YEMEN!

AHLAN WASAHLAN WA MARHABAH :D

So how in the world did I end up staying at Yemen for a month huh? Ok it goes like this,

My Mak Ngah and her family has been living here for 4 years cause she wants to learn Arabic, so kiranya berhijrah la kan. Then, this year my uncle pula dapat offer to become a lecturer on photography in University of Science and Technology of Yemen (USTY). Kebetulannya, my dad got an offer to work at the very same Uni to lecture on construction something-something for 2 weeks. So its a huge coincidence that my dad got a job in the same uni as my uncle. So yeah menetaplah kami di sini sebulan lamanya.

For now, I'm accomodated at my Mak Ngah's house in Hai Andalus mar-something. Its more of an apartment but its really nice and comfortable. So moving on, we arrived here hari Khamis at 4pm and I tell you, AAAALLL the women pakai abaiyyah (black jubbah) and nikab (the thing that covers the face). Everybody looked the same ;o I held on tight to my momma, nanti sesat kena check up mata semua orang nak identify susah pulak karang.

The apartment is a 15 min drive from the airport, so dapatlah tengok around Yaman. Along the journey, 80% of the men was chewing qat. This thing is like, addictive leaves. Haa, diorang kunyah daun. And banyak gila! Its like smoking la kiranya. And they chew some of it then store dekat tepi mulut sampai kembung pipi, yuck memang hodoh betol. Its so addictive that people actually can die from it. Haishh.

Takut meletup je koyak pipi. Macam hamster O.O

So sampaaaii je rumah, masuk bilik and wahhh the view from my window is AMAZINGGG! Take a look at this,

Morning time

Senja time

Bayangkan, having a mountain view at your bedroom window. Magnificent man. Ok then for the next day was a very lepak day. Me n my family banyak tidur because trying to adjust to the Yemeni time. Jetlag maa. Over here is 5 hours lagi lambat from Malaysia. So if its 7pm here, its 12am in Malaysia. Dengkur habis oh pagi2 buta. I fasted Zulhijjah on saturday and sunday. Buka puasa here is earlyyy, at 5'30pm. Hee hee.

On saturday, we went to the SOUK (pasar) to buy some stuff. Pssstt, girls, I got some stuff for youu! :D It was soo crowded because Eid was coming. All the sellers were guys. Tak kira lah jual bra ke tudung ke, the men sold them. And the streets were filled with burung gagak (women in black abbaiyyahs). Hahaha everyone looked alike. And it was the first time I went out in nikab. It felt awesome because everyone looked alike, so none of us could outlook the other, I felt very happy. Because of the nikab only showing my eyes, puas gila menguap besar2 in public because nobody knows. Dah la temperature freezingg cold. Kalau hingus meleleh pun orang tatau. HEEE :D

That night was one of the best family nights we had. We played boggle and gelak tebahak2. It was soo much fun! Then we exchanged jokes and gelak sampai golek2 lantai. Risau terpelanting pulak braces nanti haha.

Sunday was hari masaak :) The next day would be Eid so we cooked Kuzi ayam and kuah kacang and nasi impit yang a bit lembik. Then me and Aly (cousin) had to gentel2 dough bagi bulat2 to make biskut arab. After that I forgot what happened. Somebody escort me to the hospital please? I think I have an illness ; short term memory loss.

Monday was an awesomee day! It was Eid! :D So. first thing in the morning, we went to the old city just to have a stroll. Eventhough I was wearing the nikab, people stared at me semacam. Nampak mata je pun boleh tau I'm a foreigner. Hebat. Mata saya kelihatan cina ya? Dah tu kasut putih tapi everything else hitam.

Cool eh? Other people wore black or brown. He he, dare to be different meh.

The old city was breathtaking. Seriously, amazing. The buildings were magnificent. And one of my favourite things in Yemen is the sky. There are no clouds here so the sky is so clear and there are so many shades of blue, its just sooo cantik. I post all the pictures below. It only rains 25days in a year and it will rain really heavily. Sampai banjir (oh, something in common with TTDI J :D) So they have this thing called the "Saila" where the roads have walls around it to store banjir water. See, why lah orang TTDI J takboleh fikir benda macam ni. Mengek. I know you guys wanna see pictures. P/S - no editing has been done. Ori punyaa. Haa ni dia ;

Ok so at the old city, I dont know how lah people recognise us as foreigners, but a lot of people came to us and said "Sourah! (Picture!)" Diorang terhegeh2 nak ambik gambar ngan my family. Apa lagi, come come lai lai! :) And kat sana, ALL the men will have jambiya (big curved knife) around their waist. Bukannya guna for attacking or apa apa. Its just like an accesory. Its their culture. And because of the chilled weather, they all wear coats. Oh and budak budak kat sana, mak aihhh, pakai bukan main lagi fancy. Fwah fwah habis! Mcm untuk talent show or something. This is the time for them to wear clothing like that. Besar nanti haa tutup segala benda, ambik kau!

Tabik oh mamat ni gila cool ! :D

Adumak, panjang lebar lagi nak bercerita, but now its 10'30 and I have to wake up early tomorrow because we're going to the Hadiqah (Park). Hurraah! :D

...to be continued

DOHA

Hye guys! I'm in Doha as we speak! Me n my mom have to transit here for 7 hours to wait for our flight to Sanaa, so I got free 10 mins to go online in this booth thingy majiggy.


Oh lalala, I was in the plane for like 7 hours. We left home around 2'30am but now in Doha its 5'30am cause the tim her lambat from Malaysia. When I got off the plane tadi, the sky baru nak subuh right, so it looked so LAWA with the combination of green red blue. And yes sini pun dah freezing cold, I'm prepared to substitute my bff's for mosturizers. Ah well I got like 5 mins left on this thing. I miss y'all alreadyyyy ! I'll try to update ASAP ok?

Huggies for all :)



P/S - Torture gila nak guna mouse nih. Haihh,