Mahathir and Siti Hasmah visit MMU, Malacca

It was kind of last minute decision for me to go and see the arrival of Tun Mahathir and Tun Siti Hasmah to MMU, Malacca. I had received forwarded messages on Yahoo! Messenger from friends and classmates announcing the arrival of these distinguised visitors to MMU. The reason of their visit would be an event organized called Around the World in 3 Days featuring cultures of international students from around the world mainly Middle East.

I contacted my good friend Nurfadzlin and she told me she also would be going to catch a glimps and take some photos with the former PM if possible. She was all excited about it and telling me how she gonna take the photos and where she would stand all.

To our disbelief, there were more than expected students gathered at the concourse of CLC that night waiting for their arrival. Some with cameras and camera phones linning up along the pathways nearly 30 minutes before the arrival of Tun and his wife.

A bluish BMW 7 series entered the compound behind the surau near CLC and for a moment everyone stood in silence as they stepped out of the vehicle.


They were greeted by the President and administration staff and proceeded to CLC where there were like a few thousand students waiting to catch a glimps, take photos and to shake the hands of the former PM and his wife.

I was lucky to get a shot(above). Also to shake hands with Tun and his wife. A great experience, something I would treasure for a long time. I mean without a doubt he has done so much for Malaysia in many ways! Especially creating Proton! How I love my Wira! Heheh!

Being spontaneous and daring!

Last week was a rather bz week for me with assignment submissions and test. Everything was all right just felt tired and sick of the same old thing of staring in front of this monitor and going to the Petronas station near my house almost everyday. Boring right? Haha!

That morning before I sat for the exam at night, I felt like doing something different. A little courageous and beyond my ussual routines. I felt like going to KL after exam which was suppose to end around 9.30 p.m. To add the fun of going KL was an idea to meet my couz over in Ampang though I was not sure how to get there but I got there! ;) My friend from Ampang had earlier given me directions to get there from the Sg. Besi toll. I followed her instructions and the rest depended on my gutt feelings of how to get to Bandar Baru Ampang!

I studied and went for the exam. After that I returned home, packed my bag and checked my car water and oil levels before leaving for KL at an alarming 11 p.m.! I mention alarming coz I don't normally drive that late on the highway. If my parents found out I sure die I tell u first... hahah!

My cousin in Ampang also another one. Call her so many times at 10 p.m. cannot get. I also wondering worth it or not going all the way to Ampang to see her coz scared I arive there she malas wanna go out. Luckily at 10.30 p.m. more or less confirm and she said she would sleep first till I get there. Kesian her also lah. Go out and lepak with me though next day she got work at Starbucks, Kotaraya.

It was my second time driving to Ampang alone so was a bit cautious of road-signs, roads and the traffic that night. Some cars zoomed beside me. I didn't bother. This not my area so scared wanna chase them. One Kelisa guy ( look like some form 5 student) tailgating me like f*ck! Flashing at me and came sooo close. I thought habis lah. Sure kena wan. Luckily I gave way as soon as I could and gave him the eye when he passed. I am not surprised if his front bumper actually touched mine. What to do lah? So careful look after my car but got jerks like this on the road. Cannot avoid wan.

I got to Bandar Baru Ampang at around 1.30 a.m. Saturday morning and called my couz. She was like u seriously down there ah? I was like yeah. Hehe! She had a sore-throat and had to wake up to come down and meet me from a her apartment block. Sorry. Next time I visit u earlier.... hehehe!

We went to this new Petronas station in Ampang Jaya near to her dad's apartment as it had a brand new McD in it. McD is 24-7 so kinda cool to hang out. But at 2 a.m. only selected meals available which was rather lame. This Petronas has even a Dunkin' Donuts and a nasi kandar shop. Something rather different from me who hails from Pulau Tikus where there are just petrol stations with maybe a convenience store in it. We sat there and ate there, chatting about what's going on in our bz lives and the family. Hehe! I was successful in getting almost all the latest info on what's going on in the family especially like about one of my couz from Melawati, Ampang which is gonna get married soon! So nice to see cousins getting married. But the fear of whose next??? Hahahha!

I sent her home at 3.30 and headed back to Subang using Kesas. I really drove slow coz not biasa driving so late at night! Reach at 4a.m. Got out of the car with the house key to my aunt's house. I got to the gate and notice the house was being renovated! I had no key to the new door. I was like Oh my God! I was so tired and tried sleeping at the back seat of the car. Buzzing mosquitos and bites kept me up though I manged to catch like 5 mins of sleep in the car. At 5.15 I went to the mamak to hang out coz got bored in the car. I arived at 6.30 to the house coz I know my uncle normally wakes up that time and called him. He came out and told me that he also just came home from a birthday party. We chatted for a while before I slept wherever I could find clean to sleep at 7.15 a.m.

Got up at around 10.30 a.m. and did some arrands before returning to my bro place just up the road from my aunt's place coz her place was still under renovation. Celebrated my nephew's 5th birthday. It was a great family gathering though my parents could not make it this year coz my dad got something to do.

That Sunday when I left Subang at 4 p.m., I returned to Malacca with a contented feeling of doing something extraordinary! I felt good! I felt I had a life!

So the next time ur down and out, get up and get out of your daily routines! Go out and have fun! Do something u dun normally do and would bring excitement! U would feel better!