Medical Leave

 My very first medical leave, a big bottle of Bena Expectorant, Troches Lozenges, Panadol Actifast, hand sanitizer and also a sexy raspy voice. I am typing this blog post from this lonely top floor of my college when all of my friends are attending classes under hot summer sunshine! Yes, I am suffering from the uncertain weather in the University of Malaysian Prince; sun-rays can literally burn your skin and it rains sometimes at night. I really need a breather because this place has been quite a tough challenge for myself and friends, so I have my leave today to rejuvenate my body.

For Theater and Stage Drama class this Saturday, I will have to interpret the song "If I Were A Boy" by Beyonce in my own creative way, narrate a story line based on the lyrics and tell my audience about it. Insyaallah if I am well on that day I will get my performance recorded for your viewing pleasure alright? Okay...I am supposed to take my drugs (medicine) and lie down on my bed right now. I will just be the lazybones today; will ask my roommate to buy my lunch, massage my head, boil a truly warm water for shower and just sleep. I am a prince in this varsity, just don't uncover the truth okay?

:Glossary:

Medical leave       : surat cuti sakit

Bena Expectorant    : ubat batuk

Toches Lozenges     : ubat sakit tekak

Hand sanitizer      : pembersih tangan

Raspy voice         : suara serak

Hot summer sunshine : sinaran matahari musim panas
Suffering           : menderita
Uncertain weather   : cuaca yang tidak menetu
Sun-rays            : sinaran matahari

Literally           :secara harfiahnya

A breather          : berehat sebentar

Rejuvenate          : memanjakan

Interpret           : menafsir

Narrate             : menceritakan

Lazybones           : pemalas

Varsity             : university

Uncover             : membocorkan 

Safe and Sound

:Background Music:

Safe & Sound by Taylor Swift

Life is like a wheel of fortune; one day you own the throne and the next day you have to step down the hierarchy. This is what I am feeling right now on top of this building and I believe that most of my friends are in my worn out shoes too. We were the Year 2 seniors in our previous college, respected but right now we are back to being the freshmen. It is so scary especially to a student like me who has never been to a real hostel setting at all. 

So here am I, dragging this record book around with hopes to collecting merits in order to stay in next semester. I don't know whether I should stay in or not because it is too early to judge; I will wait for the sign from Allah The Almighty. To be positive, I will always keep an open heart to joining the activities my college mates have planned and will give the best of my contribution. 

This is the only chance to experience university lifestyles and I will lose part of it if I rent a room outside. I am so sad, most of my IPG friends are planning to rent a house nearby already and I have not given a deep thought about it yet. Insyaallah...this is my decision so far that I will stay in this college and endure whatever challenges God is giving me. Hopefully, Allah will bless me with a stronger mind and heart to face this stage of my studying life. 

Ya Allah...this is my humble request for you; please keep me safe and sound here away from any distraction and harmful threats. I want this so bad, I want to study here so well and I want to get my degree done. Bless two years of my journey abroad Ya Allah, I beseech for a better mental health and safety from you. I know that I demand for so many things yet I have not proven anything to you right? You are The Most Merciful and I take advantage of that...I am truly sorry Ya Allah.

P/S: This is me consoling myself in this room alone when most of my male friends have left to other place so that they can get away with an activity tomorrow. And I am super mad at them; probably because they have fled or just because they did not include me in their plan? I don't know, I am just so angry!

:Glossary:

Wheel of fortune: roda-roda kehidupan

Throne: takhta

Step down: turun

Hierarchy: tangga/kedudukan
Worn out: haus
Previous college: kolej terdahulu
Respected: dihormati
Freshmen: mahasiswa tahun pertama
Hostel setting: keadaan asrama
Allah the Almighty: Allah yang Maha Kuasa

To joining: untuk mengikuti
Endure: melalui
Distraction: ganguan

Harmful threats: ancaman berbahaya

Bless: rahmatilah
Beseech: memohon
Demand: meminta
Have not proven: masih tidak membuktikan

The Most Merciful: yang Maha Mengasihi

Consoling: menteteramkan
Have fled: telah melarikan diri

Four Seasons of Studies

Tired and tanned; went jogging at Taman Pertanian Universiti this evening and covered 1800+ steps of walking, thanks to Diba the Dibot's pedometer! I am a self-appointed fitness trainer for these ladies who target to lose weight in two years time, which I believe is achievable. The lady on the left is Amariah Lopez and the other one is Adibah Khalidah, both are my classmates in IPG and UPM. I am really harsh with the exercise and fitness regime; these ladies had experienced brutal training like the one done in the Biggest Loser show. 

We had an hour of brisk walking session and managed to view various interesting places in UPM. We walked past the cattle farm that I thought was the horse breeding area, so that was where the joke started. Seriously, the cows look like horses from afar so I excitedly screamed "Wah ada kuda!" but I was wrong! So both of them made fun of me "Oh, rupanya orang Kedah panggil "kuda" eyh?". 

And about our tanning session in UPM, I must say that I have darker skin due to excessive walking from the so many venues under hot scorching sun. I do not use any form of umbrella because that is so not masculine in this varsity plus summer has just started so that explains the long daytime in this section of earth. I know that it is not easy living abroad; I have to deal with four seasons of awesomeness, insufficient sleep, food ration and terrible acne on my face. Yeap, I experience different climate too, the same as my seniors in United Kingdom of Dreams ;)

P/S: This is not complaining, I feel very thankful to Allah.

:Glossary:

Tanned             : semakin gelap
Covered            : meliputi

Pedometer          : alat pengukur langkah
Self-appointed     : lantik sendiri

Achieveable        : boleh dicapai
Harsh              : teruk/kasar
Fitness regime     : rejim kecergasan
Brutal             : teruk
Brisk walking      : jalan pantas
Various            : pelbagai
Cattle farm        : ladang ternakan lembu
Horse breeding area: kawasan penternakan kuda
Afar               : dari jauh
Tanning session    : sesi menggelapkan diri
Excessive          : berlebihan
Varsity            : universiti
Summer             : musim panas
Long daytime       : waktu siang yang panjang
Living abroad      : tinggal di luar negara
Awesomeness        : kehebatan
Insufficient sleep : tidak cukup tidur
Food ration        : catuan makanan
Terrible           : teruk
Climate            : iklim