Dino-Human

Have you ever watch "Anonymous Rex"? I saw it on channel Sky One (like one of Astro channels la) Monday night. It's about a bunch of dinosaurs in human forms. I started watching it about 15-30minutes when it (siri ke?) started. Maybe it was the pilot episode.

They have this some kind of button on their belly that will turn them on-off into their true dino form. Huh? And there was also mentioned, about Apes became human too?

I was confused, really.

But I decided to follow the show until the end.

It's just like another American investigation story lah.

Someone got killed. Every dino-human said it was suicide, but this smart alec said it wasn't.

What happened here?

There was some sort of cult or 'religion' amongst the dino-human. Apa nama ntah the group... mm "Vision of Progress" (?) [ I do have terrible memory]

And of course, there is a vilian. He was the mastermind of the suicide-not just one, but a few more, which was no co incident. He was also involved with the cult, as the highest financial contributor to its movement. Underneath the surface, he also planned for a revolution, and starting by killing the dino-human council, who run the dino-human community: 4 people who made decision upon playing mahjong!

These dino-humans ARE NOT fresh meat eater. As the hero said, it has been banned for 10, 000 years or something. Everything is cooked. They're love fresh herbs, parsley, rosemary, thyme BUT not tarragon. It bad for them.

Therefore the villian decided to make tarragon gas. This will make the dino-human hyped up and turned into their true dino forms (like kena cucuk dgn heroin, jadik high la). That was how he planned to kill the council.

To cut story short, of course at the end, everyone was saved, thanks to the hero (oo wait he was shagging another she-dino when all this about to take place!). Yada yada...evolution revolution has not taken place.

Sorry I'm not a good TV commenter.

To think of it, I wonder how they've come out with this idea dinosaur evolutionised into human. Wow...dah abis idea ke bang?

They must have been doing these during their brain-storming session,

" We need something fresh. Something noone has thought of"

"Let's do an adrenaline rush medical drama with lots of relationship breakdown...ooo shoot, they already have ER...what was the other one that was scrapped off...ooo Chicago Hope"

"Why don't we make a story of junior doctor who likes to talk to himself......darn that's Scrub"

"No no not another medical love story drama"

"How about a man turned into animal.......we've got Manimal, duhhh"

"Got it! What about dinosaurs turn into human beings and they managed to squeeze their big big bodies into a size 10 by pressing some part of their body.........here how it should be, so on and so forth........"

"Teh tarik satu bang, kurang gula ya...."

Well what can i say. Somebody needs to make a living.

As for me

Tuesday and Saturday: CSI-s nights

Thursdays: House night.

Still waiting for new season of Scrubs.

Not watching anymore ER......too many somebody screwing everybody, i've lost the plot.

Forgot to mention (see my poor memory again!), how they ID true human from dino-human, by sniffing the back of the neck. True human doesn't have the dino scent. Thinking of someone doing that onto my neck....made my shiver down the spine..........grrrrrrr.

Jalan-jalan pergi makan

Musim bunga,biasa la, dimulai dgn hujan memanjang. Dah dua hari begini. Tambah pula UK summer time baru start semalam,kena cepatkan sejam. Jadi beza time dengan Malaysia dah jadi 7 jam. Jenuh paksa anak-anak tidor semalam. Iye la jam dinding tunjuk 930,tapi biological clock dorang masih 830. Akhirnya berjaya juga dorang tido, termasuklah mak dorang ni.

Pagi ni, nabilah steady aje bangun, pagi. Tapi darwish kejut punya kejut 'tok degih' (bak kata ore kelate) langsung. Adik dia jolok telinga dengan mata pun masih lena. Inilah bahana pertukaran waktu, 'jetlag' la konon.

Ayah dorang dari semalam hangin, sebabnya Mac mini dia tak leh masuk disc. Entah apa bende anakanda sumbat. Pagi tadi, dia plan nak bawa Mac tu ke kedai Apple. Nasib baik dalam warranty lagi, kalau tak gamaknya habis beratus pound gak. Boleh bangkrap oo. Dah la elaun x dapat dah. Bini dia punya bagus kata
"nak gi Meadowhall yer (ni macam One Utama tapi kecik sikit la), nak ikut (kes weekend terperap kat rumah la ni), tak rajin nak masak lunch, so nak makan kat sana aje lah'.

Hujan punya pasal, dok transfer data yada yada, pukul 2 lebih baru keluar rumah. Hari Isnin, banyak la parking kosong. Best je. Plan nye, mak nyer dengan anak-anak pergi foodcourt terus, tapi lalu aje tepi kedai Apple, si abang terus aje nak masuk ikut ayahnya. Terpaksa la mak dia join sekali.

Memang best la kedai tu, kalau anda seorang 'hantu' Mac. Sebab sebagai insan PC,terkial-kial nak klikkan komputer demo tu untuk Nabilah. Padahal, si Darwish sesaat aje dah tahu mana nak klik. Inilah anak zaman cyber. Kalah maknya!

Lepas cik abang dah settlekan hal dia, kata mamat kedai Mac tu kena masuk workshop, 3 hari baru siap. Kena ceramah dengan bini seround,

"itu bukan alasan u tak nak type thesis. Laptop I ade"
"PC tak best"
"Ambuiii, baru guna Mac 2 bulan, dah eksyen yer."

Lapar punya pasal, akhirnya sampai gak la kat food court. Menteri kewangan belanja (sebab dia yg ajak makan luar). Nasib baik la ade kedai halal sebijik aje kat situ, memang kalau kami makan kat meadowhall tu, serbu situ aje.

"Darwish nak makan adikkkkk"

" I 'll eat you first with my big mouth, abang"

Ayam goreng dan chips, ayam kari Jalfrezi dengan nasi, nugget dan chips (banyak cholesterol kita hari ni honey)

Yo lefty, makan guna tangan kanan sayang

Punyalah menjerit-jerit mintak ice-cream, tengok budak bulat kat food court lah ni

Pukul 4 balik rumah. Adik tido keletihan. .

Darwish nak makan lagi, 'breakfast' dia

Pukul 6 petang, orang Apple telepon, " Can I leave a message to Muhammad, his mini Mac is fixed and he can pick it up anytime today"
Terus text cik abang, kabar kat dia Mac dia dah ok. Dengan kata lain, dia takde alasan tak nak buat 'homework' dia.

Nabilah bangun dan merengek-rengek.
Si abang pula mengusik.
Mak nyer pening, apa nak masak malam ni?

Dan hujan masih belum berhenti.

Boredom

I'm bored this weekend.
The love-one is busy, Phd due date is approaching (by the way there is no such thing as Phd 'exact' due date, visa 'exact' expire date adalah)
So, with the kids busy with their art works a.k.a making a mess in the living room.

Let's talk about the weather.

Ever since the Tsunami back on boxing day 2004, I noticed that the weather has changed quite significantly. I'm no expert, but this is my opinion.
Last February, I think, sometime end of the month, it snowed heavily. That's was ok, February is considered winter.
Spring came on time, we had a lovely spring. Flowers bloomed as when they were supposed to be.

Summer was WARM! It be began in middle of spring and drag into end of October.
Autumn wasn't like autumn, apart from the leaves falling, temperature wise, it was quite warm.
Came November, unbelieveably cold. Sun was shining, sky was clear but temperature was freezing.
Winter approached slowly. I thought it would never come (as if!).
And yes, it snowed, end of my night shift after the boxing day.

'Mummy's made snow shower'

It snowed again mid March. What?! Suprised! Suprised!

The artic wind chilled the tulang kering.

Coming towards the end of March, still no sign of buds on the tree. As Darwish said, 'tree no leaves'

But, Allah is most Gracious, my drawf tulips start to bloom. So are the Daffodils.

The tulips and daffodils I planted 2+ years ago, have never missed to blossom when the come time.

This year, they got delayed a bit, but they will appear, I'm sure, InsyaAllah.

More pictures of my tiny garden in the future.

Mee Kari Tomyam?

Semalam masak la, my so called 'speciality', padahal resepi dapat dari mesra.net.

Ok, ni proses membuatnya:

2 pembantu (ni pun berdiri atas kerusi sebab tak cukup tinggi)

Santan

Serbuk kari (2 sudu sahaja)

2 kiub tomyam (boleh tambah lebih)

Serai, bawang

Cili (nak pedas, bubuh banyak-banyak)

Sedikit belacan

Lengkuas

Blend semuanya

Optional:

Sayur-sayuran

Bunga kantan* (kalau ada)

Stok ayam (kalau kurang rajin, guna la kiub ayam aje la)

Mee kuning (atau spagetti bubuh kaler kuning dlm air rebusan-improvise di sini susah cari mee kuning)

Tumis semua bahan-bahan blend.

Masukkan stock, santan, kiub tomyam, serbuk kari.

Jadi la seperti di bawah.

Jangan lupa garam dan jus limau (kalau mahu lebih masam)

Hidang dengan taugeh (yang dah direbus), isi ayam, daun bawang, daun sup dan bawang goreng.

Dan hasil nya..........nikmat hingga meleleh hidung.....sebab terlebih cili.

NB: Resepi asal telah diubah suai mengikut citarasa si tukang masak.

Ini resepi original yang di ambil dari http://resepi.mesra.net/Detailed/49.shtml
Mee Kari Tomyam

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Bahan-Bahan:
300 gm mee kuning

250 gm ayam (dipotong kecil)

1 biji timun (dipotong kecil)

4 keping tauhu kering

½ biji kelapa (diambil santan)

1 sudu makan serbuk lada hitam

2 sudu makan rempah kari daging
10 ulas bawang merah (dikisar)

1 batang serai (dikisar)2 inci belacan

1 kuntum bunga kantan

2 kiub Tom Yam Knorr

200 gm sawi (dipotong 1inci & dicelur)

500 gm kerang rebus

Garam secukup rasa
Cara:
Rebus ayam & asingkan air rebusannya. Panaskan minyak & tumis bahan2 kisar hingga naik bau. Masukkan rempah kari, serbuk lada hitam,belacan & kacau lagi hingga garing. Masukkan air rebusan, kiub Tom Yam Knorr,bunga kantan & tauhu. Masukkan santan, ayam & garam secukup rasa. Kacau hingga mendidih. Celur mee & toskan. Masukkan ke dalam pinggan & tuangkan kuah di atasnya.
Cadangan Hidangan:
Mee tersebut bolehlah dihiaskan dgn kerang, sawi & timun.

Reminder

Someone said this to me, today...........

"Wanita ibarat epal.

Epal yang tak berkualiti amat mudah diperolehi kerana ia berguguran di tanah.

Tetapi epal yang tak mampu dibeli berada di puncak pokok.

Susah dipetik, susah digapai.

Kadang-kadang epal itu risau,kenapala diriku belum dipetik?

Lantas ia merendahkan martabatnya dan menggugurkan diri menyembah bumi.

Sedangkan ia sebenarnya telah ALLAH jadikan begitu tinggi martabatnya sehingga tiada siapa yang berani memetiknya.

Hanya pemuda yang benar-benar hebat sahaja yang mampu.

Mungkin bukan di dunia tapi di akhirat.

Biarlah jodoh bukan didunia asalkan cinta ILAHI sentiasa mengiringi... "

She also said this to me.........

"Sesungguhnya Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan enam perkara iaitu :

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan redha-Nya dalam taat.

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan murka-Nya di dalam maksiat.

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan nama-Nya yang Maha Agung di dalam Al-Quran.

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan Lailatul Qadar di dalam bulan Ramadhan.

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan solat yang paling utama di dalam solat (yang lima waktu).

* Allah S.W.T telah menyembunyikan (tarikh terjadinya) hari kiamat di dalam semua hari. Semoga kita mendapat berkat daripada ilmu ini."

Wallahualam

photo from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fuji_apple.jpg

My little brother

Apa yer yang nak dipikirkan......?

Ooo gaya hari tu.....posing macam ni menarik ker.....












ke posing macam ni...?








ke style nih? isk...cam org frust jek..............






...kenyek nabilah lagi best...urghhhhh













...arhhh layan tidor lagi bagus.....zzzzzz






my little bro, not so tiny anymore.......

ps:sorry adikku, saje ngusik

One step forward

20th March

Today I took a step forward into something that I am thinking of doing for the next 25 years or so.
I signed up for a 11 weeks of long distance course, 'Essential in palliative care', in Birmingham.

The first meeting I found it daunting!

There were 20 people in the room. Mostly were nurses from the nearby hospice. 4 primary care doctors. 1 no-one, me!(I think I was the youngest in the room that evening)

The chairperson briefly ran through the course outline, introduce what palliative care is and what are the assessment of this course, before a certificate can be awarded to us.

Flipping through the course handbook in the train back to Sheffield, I felt my stomach began to turn.
I have to write a 2000 words portfolio (with citings), which I haven't done this for donkey years. It scared me!

Am I digging my own grave here?

Time will tell.

NB: Delayed of publishing due to thousands of domestic chores.

Another weekend

Saturday 18th.

Morning

Woke up with 'buzzing' feeling in my head. Felt nauseous. I put it as post-recovery of a recent episode of migraine.

Managed to clear up the laundry basket, before heading for the annual 'Sheffield Games'.

Midday

Sheffield Games is the inter-universities sport events host by Malaysian students for Malaysian students. Mostly meant for the undergraduates who are lean and mean. Not saying that postgraduates(PG) are fat and flabby, but they are not as young and vibrant anymore.

What's the main participation from the PGs in this yearly event?

To run the food court and to help buying the food from the gerai-s in the food court.

That is the only event I like most.

Where else can I get satay or murtabak or apam balik in Sheffield, without having to make

them on my own? So here's the place. Just bring the cash!

Evening

An overnight in Travelodge Pontefract Ferrybrigde. GBP 10/night for family room. Cheap as chips.

One way to entertain the kids in this cold weather. Their main activity, jumping on the bed as if it's a trampoline. Next, 'swimming' in the bath tub.

I found that it's great way to get out of the house, and sleep in a different bed once in a while (as there is not pakcik-makcik to visit over here). I bet I won't be able to do this when I get back to Malaysia. Definitely there is no 3-stars motel cost RM70/night. But I might be wrong.

Sunday 19th

Morning

Woke up 550am, with my gal crying for her Ayah.

After Subuh decided to cat-nap. I could hear the roaring F1 on the telly, live from Sepang. I didn't care, I couldn't be bothered with F1 anymore. My interest in it has long gone.

Midday

Got home about 12noon. Had some toasts with Darwish while watching the kids' channel. Confirmed that we were invited to Ros's place. Yeahhh I don't have to cook for dinner tonight, again!

Evening

It was so good to meet up with Ros and Zura. I was longing for women-to-women conversation.

The meehoon soup was great. Rojak buah, bubur jagung and cucur badak filled up the tummy.

The kids had their own way of entertaining themselves.

Night

Finally got back home. Darwish and Nabilah fell asleep in the car. Which was great, means more time to spend alone with their Ayah.

But, he's doing his work at his Mac and I'm posting this in my blog.

And as I thought the buzz in my head has gone, it is still there.

Perhaps a better day tomorrow?

Life as.....

I've been trying to continue my beauty sleep since awakened by my little gal's cry for her bottle, but I can't. So I decided, to force myself, but I couldn't. My mind start to race. I start to think. That's not good if you're trying to sleep. Might as well, do something useful. I jumped out of bed, and start using my husband's Mac.

I was recalling the past.
I was remembering what I have been doing in the last 20 odd years or so.

1)Life as a primary school lass- I remember I was in SRK Damansara Utama for the first 5 years, then SRK Kelana Jaya for the final year. Details, too much to remember or I'm too old to recall.

2) Life as a secondary school teenager- SM Seaport for 3 years then MRSM Beseri, Perlis for the rest of the years. I remembered jumping with joy after the SPM exam, thought I have finally finished all the exams I have to take for the rest of my life. And how I was so wrong!

3) Life as a matriculation student-tears and joy, ups and downs.

4) Life as a medical student-first year was tough, new language, new place. Final year was rough, I rebelled, I couldn't study without a TV. With all those years that I have gone through, I finally decided to buy myself a telly. And I also changed my status that year, from a Miss to a Mrs somebody. With my parents and husband's doas, I got my MBBS on 17th December 2000.

5) Life as an intern in an Australian hospital- it was hard I must admit at the beginning. Everybody said that. A&E made me wanted to quit everyday. But, overall the working shift gave me air to breathe, on-call Friday, off for the weekends; on call Saturday, Sunday was off; vice versa. I had a life. I had time to spend, I guess that's why I had my boy 3 days before I finished my internship!

6) Life as a locum SHO in a UK hospital-again I admit, it was hard at the beginning, new place, new people, new post. When you have Friday on-call, the weekends are yours too. If you're doing speciality on-call other than general medicine, you eat-sleep-and-s*** in the hospital. Imagine you have to do that from 9am Saturday until 1pm Monday (I thought I was going mad on that Sunday evening!). Fortunately, it was changed after 2/8/2004 as per new rules set by EU for junior doctors. Life improved slightly in the specialities.

Couldn't land myself in a permenant job, maybe I wasn't looking hard enough, but I said it's not my rezeki for that. Doing locum is my rezeki Allah has given me, and I praise Him. And by doing locuming, I have plenty of time to spare, and with that, Allah blessed us with a baby girl.

Life as a mom, priceless. The sweat, the tears, the laughters of Darwish and Nabilah are the medicine to heal the fatigue muscles. Though I still do need paracetamol for my occasional headaches!


Alhamdulillah.

Two days in a row!

I can't believe it. My 2 monsters, main bedak yesterday, and spilled all over their room. (glad not mine!) aduiiii. so much to clean up.

and today, main syampoo pulak. and cotton balls. and their drawers.
not once, but twice!!!

sabar!sabar!

and he even try to drive too!

ANAK OOO ANAK.

Memories

Destination: Bruges, Belgium

Mode of transportation: The Big Ship (as my kids called it)

Passengers: 1 almost matured adult(not in photo), 1 confused new-aged adult, 1 debutante , 1 rebellious adolescent and 2 underaged teenagers.

Beautiful town.

But the town square smell of horse dung!

Next destination: Manchester Old Trafford.

Mode of transportation: Blue Spacewagon.

Passengers: Same as above

Not MU fans though, but can't resist visiting the world famous football club.

Anatomy lesson

Nabilah said.....................

This is my 'baby'

baby's head

baby's chin

baby's mouth

baby's kaki-s

End of lesson

Introduction

Here I am, welcoming myself to my own blog. I want to express out myself. I want to say things i want to say. Sounds pretty lonesome speaking to my own shadow. But here goes...

Travel I have, travel I have

From Kelana Jaya to Beseri, Perlis to Kulim to Penang to Kota Bharu to Adelaide then to Hobart. And I stopped for seven years, I was breathing the cool refreshing Tasmanian air.

(photo fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart)

(photo from www.discovertasmania.com)

(photo from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart)

Then I moved again, for the love of my life, I follow, ke kutub utara ku ikut kamu as the song said.

Sheffield, I arrived. Far from land of Van Diemens, my new home, curry fragrance is the air. And I am still here, four years after the plane has landed.

(photo from http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/sheffield/city.html)