💋 Malinalism.: April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Travel Mode : ON

"Her wanderlust would not allow her to stay long in one spot."

Wanderlust

KUL - DOH

Thousand miles

Al Bidda Park

The city view from the park

Al Wakra

Souq Waqif

Museum of Islamic Arts

Spring time! So cold!

The view from MIA cafe

Corniche

My OOTD

Torch Tower

Sunset in Doha

Doha, Qatar

Walk a thousand miles

Now playing in iPod: This Head I Hold - Electric Guest

Current mood: Sleepy, hungry, so determined to update blog

Assalamualaikum.

I am sorry for not updating anything on this blog ever since I was busy with some preparations back in KL for this trip and now here I am, in Doha. Taking my time off, away from hectic and crazy life in Kuala Lumpur. Been here for 3 weeks plus now, gotta spend more time with Daddy. Redeeming our missing quality-time! And the reason I stay here (looking for more reasons, LOL!), is that I need to "muhasabah diri" in order for me to back on track once I'm in Malaysia in one month time. Will be staying here for 2 months and I really hope, (REALLY hope) that everything is gonna be alright and will be according to plan. In Shaa Allah.

First thing first, about my studies. Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for giving me chance to do subject registration for next trimester without any problem and even the LOA application I applied about a month ago. Everything went well, even with my friends. Got the chance to meet them before I fly off to Doha. Yay! You guys are the best! (Y) *hugs* And yes, I have more reasons but let me just keep it in my brain. Too detailed is no good! :D

So, forget it. TRAVEL MODE: ON.

Aww yeaaahhhh.

I am having the time of my life here, well at least that's what I think. My daily routine? It is 7 in the morning now. Usually this is now my sleeping time but decided not to. Because Sissy and I are planning to work our asses out at the gym later, around 9am. Oh-gahddd. We postponed it since last two Thursdays already! Keep on postponing, we were like, "Eh, tomorrow pergi gym okay!". But instead of working out, we were snoozing all the way until noon. LOL! But no, not this time. There will be some changes around here.

Daddy usually will wake us up to perform Subuh. Then we will 'sambung tidur' until 9 am, had breakfast and off to gym. And then, mandi and eat some more and watch TV, prepare for lunch. Perform for both Zuhur and Asr, next, probably watch TV or sleep or at times, out for a mini trip around Doha. If I didn't prepare for lunch, Daddy will take us out, feed our tummies up for some Arabic food. Then maybe, after-lunch shopping session. LOL! Will be back home before Isya' starts. Watch TV, eat some more and ah-ha! Ceramah time! First thing Daddy said when we arrived Doha, (say it like Ahmad Nisfu dalam cerita "Tiga Abdul"), "Dalam rumah ini, ada undang-undang. Undang-undang pertama; jangan tinggal solat. Solat mesti on time. Yang kedua, kena dengar ceramah on YouTube before tidur. Satu hari, satu ceramah. Kalau tinggal satu ceramah, redeem for the next day (meaning that, esok nya we all kena dengar 2 ceramah. Huhu), and mesti makan; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tak boleh skip. And last but not least, kena tidur before 12 midnight. No TV, no phone, no internet, no laptop. Tidur so that senang to bangun Subuh."

And for my friends, who've been complaining "Malina, awat tak boleh nak contact you thru phone?! I ada WeChat you, Whatsapp you, LINE you, Viber you, text you (haa hambek kau, semua keluar)." Sorry guys, tade line kat sini. I'm using a telco yang belum establish for international used and cannot receive any notifications pun since its written here on my phone screen "NO SERVICE". Please be informed. But you can contact me thru Twitter! Hehe.

On an unrelated note, I am proud to be the 48kg-Malina Azman. Yup, my current weight is 48 kg. The heaviest I can get for now. I've always been the 39 kg girl and 42 kg was the heaviest weight and trust me, I was struggling so hard to be faaaaaat! Well, not fat, but just a bit heavier than before. Too bored to have 39 kg bones and meat since I was in primary school. Two kilos to go to meet the target. 50 kg before I land my feet on Tanah Malaya. Wish me luck! *tunjuk lemak*

Kalau boleh (kalau lah boleh), tak nak balik Malaysia dah. But apakan daya, MMU tetap dihati. LOL! Until then, Assalamualaikum.

Malina Azman

Doha, QA

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Melaka, Malaysia

Hello, rakyat Melaka! :)

Medan Selera, Alai, Melaka

Some fresh stuff here!

Ambal masak cili

Kerang rebus

Air kelapa adalah wajib if makan kat tepi pantai :D

Butter prawn

Ikan bakar. I'm not sure ikan apa, kerapu kot?

There, ambal and kerang. My FAV!

Dalam bakul dah penuh ikan, udang, ambal and kerang. Mata sibuk memandang nak ketam and sotong. Malina si tamak. Pantang jumpa seafood, rasa macam nak telan semua :D

Decided to stay one night in Seri Costa in Bandaraya Melaka

Sooooo many lauk!

Ketam masak lemak. Yumm! (Don't ask me about the getah please, I also tak perasan masa makan tu. LOL!)

Menara Taming Sari, Melaka

The pasar! I don't know the name but its a great place, to shop for souvenirs?

Masjid Selat Melaka

The best apam balik in town! (Y)

Haroo! We went to Melaka the other day after we were busy browsing for trees and what plants to be planted in our front and backyard. Was so busy and exhausted that day and thought that we would treated ourselves with some good food for our big tummies so Sissy asked, "Jom pergi Melaka?". So, yeah. We went straight to Melaka and reached there at about 8pm-ish.

Usually, if nak makan seafood yang murah, most Malaysians would say, "Pergi Umbai lah!", but no way Jose! I have a new place that is much better than that! (I think? Because I've never been to Umbai before. Hahak!). It is called, Alai. Yes, Alai in Melaka. About 10 minutes away from Bandaraya Melaka. Bukan walking distance yea. Kang you alls pergi jalan kaki pula, memang jenuh and kecil betis nak berjalan from bandar. LOL!

So there this place called, Medan Selera Alai, siap pintu gerbang! Dah sampai kat area tu, you can see that the whole stretch tu adalah syurga bagi penggemar seafood! I was like so rambang mata, tak tahu nak pergi kedai mana and of course I chose the freshest ingredients in the house. There were, ikan, udang, sotong, ketam (Ya Allah! Fresh gila ketam dia!), KERANG (yumm!), ambal, and you just name it! Semua ada! Well, except for sharks? Hihi.

Ordered air kelapa without the ice and drank straight from the buah itself, oh gosh, life was so perfect at that time. I couldn't asked for more! And it was the first time in my life (ever!), I makan just the lauk, without the nasi. Ah-ha! Well, it was worth it. So we ordered, ambal, udang, ikan and kerang. For 5 people and drinks and all that, costs only RM100 something. MURAH KAAANNN??? Gaaaahhhh! I want to go and makan kat sana lagi soon! Yeayers!

We finished makan at almost midnight, so nak balik KL pun macam tak seronok dah because its already late, and we decided to stay one night at Seri Costa in Bandaraya Melaka. The hotel was okay. At least we have a place to stay. If nak tidur dalam kereta pun boleh, but tak selesa lah kan. So we didn't bring any extra clothes or toothbrush and all, we went out and shop dekat uptown/downtown in Dataran Pahlawan, Bandaraya Melaka. We bought basic needs at 7-Eleven and baju tidur. A day well spent! (Y)

Day 2. Had breakfast at the hotel. Got ready and checked out from hotel and more food-hunting! Went to this kedai, I can't remember the name, its very famous for Asam Pedas rasanya and we will go there to eat for lunch every time we're in Melaka. So yeah, went there for lunch. We had everything! Ketam, ayam, sotong, ikan, sayur, ulam and all. Complete dah semua jenis seafood untuk berenang di dalam perutku. Lewlz!

Then jalan kaki ke mana-mana, and spent some more time in Melaka and balik KL. Oh we had fun! I love random road trips liddis :B

Malina Azman