A split second

How do you cope in panic situation? I mean how well do you handle panic moment? Are you able to function well in panic moment? How fast your reaction is?

I have this questions because I just realized how I almost always stumble upon panic moments. I thought I'm just clumsy but no, it's like fate has decided that my middle name is panic. The weird thing is, when you're supposed to feel terrified and full of terror, but there is this one second when you're in panic, it's like the world stand still and you feel like you're in a vacuum zone where everything is senseless. No sound heard and you don't even feel the air blowing. Numb.

Like last saturday I was driving and trying to cross a busy two way road. It was a bit of a hill and I wasn't driving my own car. You know how foreign driving someone else's car is. As soon as there's a chance I could pass, I stepped hard on the gas. The car lurched forward but fate made it that my left feet slipped of the clutch. Thus the engine died. And I was in the middle of a two way road. With an oncoming lorry from the right side and parade of cars from the left side. Time suddenly stood still and I could feel my eyes going wide. It was just for a split second, but I snapped out of it and the next second I was frantically starting the engine back. Pushed hard the gear to reverse and reversing the car. Then hitting the brake, I sat still watching the lorry and cars pass by.

And I still remember as clear as crystal, when I was little and I was sitting on the woodbench in front of my babysitter's house with my older sister. She was sitting on the bench opposite of me, her feet dangling not reaching the floor. A black snake appear out of nowhere behind her, its upper half body already erect aiming at her feet. I remember the panic rising in me and I remember the split second that the world stood still. I didn't move a muscle and I just told my sister "Sist, don't move your feet." Luckily she stop swaying her foot and as soon as the snake seems to retreat I yelled "Quick, lift up your feet!". Then the pakcik at the next house heard me yelling and came to our rescue. He killed the snake.

Over the years there are a few other occasions as well that force me to look back and be extra careful. But I know that my hands are quicker than my brain. In such situation I won't scream, instead I flail around, grab what I should grab and propel to safety or make the situation as safe as could be. I guess, I could handle panic well. Until now at least.

But nothing could match the panic moment of the Japanese last friday when the tsunami slammed over the whole city, housing area and villages of north-east Japan. How gripping the terror must be. When the wall of water is suddenly 10m high above you, where could you run? I mean, could you even run? Terrifying, isn't it. Let's pray for the people in Japan as they face this sudden terrible disaster. And let's pray for ourselves too that death wouldn't knock so suddenly without the chance for us to say His name and repent.

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Well, I just couldn't wait to show the cap I've made. I know I mentioned a photoshoot but we were just too caught up with lepaking and lazying around after an exhausting week of work. Fret not, I will have sensible photos taken plus this new project once it's completed.



Ciao then!


Disclaimer: This item is handmade by me using free patterns I found online


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Overwhelmed me

The consistency of me blogging is seriously fluctuating. One month I'm active (is five entries per month considered active? LOL) while the next isn't. I know I have things to say. Everytime I would think 'Ooh, I'll blog about this', 'Ooh, this is interesting to share'. But everytime it's left as just thoughts in my head. It might have to do with the fact that I'm an easily overwhelmed person. Overwhelmed with the things and projects I planned to do, not with feelings mind you. Seriously I have so many exciting things awaiting and to do but seriously I'm always running to keep up with time (Seriously, do I sound like Meredith Grey now?)

Last weekend me and hubby, and sist and her hubby, and my older sist, we went to Maher Zain's concert. Again?! Yes, such fanatic I am. And to prove how fanatic I could be, it was on the same day me and hubby had a course in Ipoh until 5 pm. Changing clothes and getting to the car, bla bla, we leave Ipoh exactly at 6pm hoping to reach Shah Alam by 8.30pm. And we did, more like he did. I was practically dozing off in the madly fast car. Alas, we did enjoy the concert in the beginning until towards the end we couldn't keep our eyes open anymore. We slept snugly the last few songs. Seriously, we were damn tired. And we still need to return to Ipoh the same night because the eye course continues the next morning. See how madly fanatic we are?

From our seats, this is the best picture I could take.

Then..

He's just too cute.

Fazrul boldly went front stage and took these awesome pictures. Brilliant!

I've finished my first baby beanie few days ago. Phew, finally after a long break from crocheting. But I couldn't find any model around. All my friend's kids is either a boy or have grown bigger. Hence, it'll just be Miss Pingu's nest then for now. Hehe.

Then, the yarns I ordered arrived early this week. Yeay! In no jiffy I whip up a crochet cap for Fazrul. I finished it yesterday and he loves it. There's no picture taken to post here yet but probably we'll have a photoshoot tomorrow. Hehe.

Yummy yarns

Isn't the smell of weekend awesomely great? Tomorrow we have a checklist of movies to tick off at the cinema. Plus, we'll start moving things into our new rented house too. Ah, our own little love nest.

::Maher Zain pictures credit to hubby

It's really unfortunate for NZ right now particularly Christchurch. Two earthquakes in just five months time and both was megascale. Barely enough time to recover when mother earth strikes again. I had the opportunity to visit Christchurch and stayed there overnight during my trip to NZ about a year ago. We stayed at a Malaysian's house. She's an engineer pursuing PHD there and lives with her three kids (I think it was three. Or maybe four?). Her husband works in Dubai. She's really one of the kindest person we met there. Not only offering the warmth of her house and homecooked meals, she also packed us some food for our road trip. Then she kindly let us leave behind some of the bulky luggages in her house which we could pick up a week later when we've finished touring south island and it's time to leave NZ. I wonder how is she and her family doing right now.

This is the alley beside her house. Look how clean it is. 

Christchurch square.

Wani told me this is where Yusri KRU and Erra runs towards each other's embrace in Cinderella the movie. Really? I haven't watch the movie.  

Shamefully the only sightseeing and photo taking we did in Christchurch was here because we were too busy hogging the souvenir shop. Plus we arrived there quite late and the next morning we were on the road again very early. But while cruising around the town in the car, lost and looking for shops, I did notice the beautiful gardens, the river in the city where you can row a boat and the antique bridge we got on to cross the river. The modern and old buildings and the unique tramway. In simple word: Beautiful. Otherwise it wouldn't be called 'The Garden City'.

Hati Girang

Lately hati sangat gembira. Hidup pun makin riang sebab suami sudah ada di sisi. Constantly. Bukan berenggang macam kutub utara dan kutub selatan lagi. Harap lepas ni hidup dapat slowly lebih tenang sebab sudah berapa bulan sangat letih berulang-alik sana sini.

Tenang-tenang pun hidup dah tak macam dulu. Sekarang sudah perlu jaga makan minum suami, pakaian suami dan banyak hal ehwal rumahtangga yang lain. Sekarang tak boleh bangun tidur sembahyang subuh kemudian tidur balik sampai ngam-ngam cukup masa mandi, seterika baju dan pergi kerja. Sekarang tak boleh campak tudung, campak beg lepas balik kerja kemudian terjun atas sofa depan tv sampai Maghrib. Sekarang tak boleh sesuka hati balik rumah lambat merewang sana sini lepas habis kerja.

Macam pagi ini hari pertama suami mula kerja di hospital baru. Hari-hari dia kena berulang sejam ke tempat kerja. Pukul 6.30 dah siap sedia keluar rumah. Maksudnya pukul 5.30 saya sudah bangun nak siapkan sarapan dan keperluan dia. Rutin harian saya lah selepas ini. Cayalah! Selamat tinggal waktu tidurku.

Tetapi saya suka. Saya rasa bahagia dapat layan suami. Seronok dapat sarapan sama-sama pagi tadi. Saya suka sebenarnya 'classic' married life. Isteri dengan peranannya dan suami dengan peranannya. Saya suka household chores (harap sampai bila-bila). Tak sabar nak masuk rumah sendiri. Sekarang masih duduk rumah mak ayah saya lagi. Masih seronok makan masakan mak lagi. Tapi cadangnya kami mahu duduk rumah dekat pinggir bandar, lebih senang suami saya berulang.

Sekarang macam mengantuk sungguh. Iyela, masa tidur saya sudah kena potong sejam. Tapi tidak apa, yang penting balik kerja nanti dengan pengetahuan akan jumpa suami. Dapat peluk suami dan kongsi cerita seharian masing-masing. Kemudian nak tidur di pangkuan suami. Wahh, ngantuknya!


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Prosperous wish and crochet

Incorporating crochet in handmade cards is not a new thing. I bet lots of card makers have thought of the idea and done it albeit they're a crocheter or not. It's just a matter of being creative and exploring because when there is that two factor, there is no limit as to what shall be done. So I would not pride myself for having done so. But I shall be very proud for myself for conquering the art of crochet like I want to since forever. From a young age I've gazed with awe at my mother crocheting. Reason being it's so artsy and the outcomes is really beautiful. One day I'm going to try venture into knitting as well. Wow, that would be a real challenge to use both hands. For the time being, I still need to practice crochet a lot and finish my first big article.

The first time I blend crochet and cards, it was with the first pattern I managed to complete. I gave the card to Fazrul to share with him, proud I was. Hehe. For this CNY card, I crochet sweet daisies in red using embroidery floss. I love it. Embroidery floss are great and the choices of colours are endless. I had fun choosing them. But obviously I couldn't buy the whole lot. They're much more expensive than embroidery yarn. If it was up to me, I want each of every colours!

 

It is for Dr Ng, my head of department. Just a nice way for me and my colleagues to wish her. After all, she showered the whole department with yummy juicy mandarin oranges! Yummies!

 

Express visit to Kuching

Some might already know by now but here's announcing a very good news for us and the family. Fazrul already got his posting transfer letter and we will start living together very soon. Aye, couldn't be more excited! Alhamdulillah.

Anyway, with him leaving Kuching there's shipping and cargo to transport his six year's worth of life there. So this calls for an unplan trip to Kuching. For a shopping spree! Wee~ It was a short trip. Really short trip. I went on saturday morning and came back on sunday evening which is yesterday. My colleague said, 'macam balik kampung sebelah je'. Ngeehee.  

Boy, given the time it was a really hectic shopping spree. Back and forth to various outlets in Kuching, and the process continued to Serikin. I must have exhausted the sole of my shoes.

In the midst of hecticness, we still didn't forget to fulfill our gastronomical voyage. After all, it might be a long time before we would set foot in Kuching again. Remember that last time I was disappointed because the best restaurant with mi kolok was closed for renovation? Well they're back in business again and it's the first place we head to immediately after I arrived. Slurrppp.

So very satisfying. The next is of course the mouth watering ayam penyet. But we were too late. Because they were totally sold out! It was only 9 pm though. Oh well, maybe that's a calling for a trip next time. Hehe.



While on the plane I keep myself busy with crocheting. It's been a while since I crochet and then I found this really nice, cute and easy peasy pattern of flower and heart. I need the crochet fix anyway. Just to ease my mind and keep me happy. It's weird how it affects me. Heh. Anyway, I don't fancy bringing a half done tablecloth or blanket on a trip so this one is really great. I can make plenty and these are really awesome to add as embellishment on handmade cards, frames, tablecloth or any other projects. I'm planning to buy more yarns and hooks soon to make it in different sizes.

If you're a crocheter as well, check it out. They're one of my favourite crafter on the net. I absolutely think the owner's a genius for creating all the stuff.

Ah well, I better get going if I want to get those yarns. Ciao!