Saturday, 22nd March 2014
The first day of my mid-term break. Everything moved very
slow and steady. As usual, as a Muslim, I started my day with Fajr prayers, and
then continued sleeping. We had brunch at our favorite place; I had sunny side
omelet with hash brown potatoes and a cup of tea with mint leaves.
We stopped at a bookshop; Kinokuniya at Level 4 of KLCC.
This is one of my favorite bookstores and sometimes I treat this place as a
library for free and easy reading. I love this place very much. It has a large
variety of books, especially Japanese Manga and Dragon Ball. I have a small
collection of Dragon Ball comics and CDs of Kamen Rider.
We adjourned to a cinema to watch
a new movie; 300: The Rise of an Empire. When I was at Sayfol International
School, I learned about the history of the Ancient Egyptians, the Romans, the
Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Tudors. I appreciate this genre
of movie. This movie was directed by Noam Murro and this was a prequel and
sequel to the 2007 film "300", Zack Snyder's fictionalized retelling
of the Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas leads 300 Spartans into
battle against Persian "God King" Xerxes and his army of more than
one million soldiers. The film covers the Battle of Artemisia (a possible
reference to the Battle of Salamis or the Battle of Artemisium which was
concurrent with the battle at Thermopylae) was fought between an alliance of Greek
city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BC, in the straits between
the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked
the high point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480
BC. It will also cover some of Xerxes' backstory, explaining how he became the
"God King".
The movie was very cruel,
especially the war scenes, but it was totally worth watching it. I plan to
watch Captain America before coming back to the hostel. My family, especially
my mother, loves watching movies.
At night, I did revision for
Additional and Modern Mathematics for my upcoming Level One exam for Add Math
and Modern Math under Miss Suzaina’s supervision. I have completed my Modern Mathematics
and Additional Mathematics for Form 4 and 5 last year, under tutelage of Encik
Ahmat. He was an amazing teacher who guided me in all the topics. I give my
thanks to him for helping me come this far. Later, I updated my blog and played
computer games; Minecraft. I also checked my Facebook and Instagram before I
ended my day.
Sunday, 23rd March 2014
Today was very thrilling as my
family and I had the opportunity to go to Sunway Lagoon today. It has been a
long time since I last went to Sunway Lagoon. The last time I went there was
about two years ago, when I was ten years. I woke up at 6.30 a.m. for Subuh
prayers in congregation led by my father, and then recited ‘zikir’ and ‘dua’.
At around 8.30 a.m., after showering, dressing up and having breakfast, we
brought our bags to the car and drove for 30 minutes to Sunway Lagoon.
Since today was a Sunday, the
traffic was very smooth and we arrived at Sunway Lagoon at 9.30 a.m. When we
arrived at the counter, there were not many people lining up to buy tickets. My
father paid for the Family Package, which is only offered during school
holidays, for two children and two adults for about RM275. He also uploaded
RM150 to the bracelets since all of the purchases made in Sunway Lagoon were
made cashless. We waited until 10.00 a.m. before entering the big theme park.
While waiting to enter, I was very excited and many foreigners were cueing to
enter, especially the tourists from the Middle East. When we entered the park,
we were greeted by many of the theme park’s mascots. I was surprised when I saw
three of the mascots; a big monster, an axe-wielding killer and another
pole-holding killer. We also took photos with them.
We started by going to the Water
Park. We changed to our swimming attire and went to the Wave Pool, a long pool
with depths from 0.5 meters to 2.2+ meters which has artificial waves. We put
our belongings near the pool under a hut and then my parents rented a double
tube from the rental counter for RM30. We then played in the Wave Pool for a
while before I headed to two other rides with my brother.
This time, I have decided to try
all of the extreme rides. The last visit, I was scared to try. The first ride
was the slithery adventures of the African Pythons. I felt scared in the
beginning, but it was fun on the other hand. Later, I tried the six-lane Congo
Challenge, which was full of adrenaline and thrill.Finally, I tried the
Cameroon Climb with my brother, Ryan. My brother and I never shouted or closed
our eyes and enjoyed during the trip down the very slithery and watery
adventures on the wild side of the Waters of Africa.
Later, we adjourned to the dry
parks. We started with the Scream Park. When we arrived at the Scream Park, we
entered the Haunted House. In the Haunted House, many of the things in it
scared me; the zombies and the sounds of door shutting. I was at the back of
the line. Unknowingly, a zombie tried to walk behind my father. At the end of
the Haunted House, an axe-wielding killer suddenly appeared, swinging his axe,
almost hitting me. I felt very shocked, surprised and scared.
After the Haunted House, we went
on the Wheel Wagon, a Ferris wheel to cool down and remove the stress from the
Haunted House. After that, we went to another ride. It was very nice. It was a
very fun, thrilling, surprising and memorable day for me. This time, I was not
like was before; now I am willing to take the risk, all for enjoyment. That
ends my day.
Monday, 24th March
2014
Third day of my mid-term break.
My dad and mum were working that day. They placed me at my grandparents’ house
in the adjacent neighborhood. I took along a load of books and my novel, The
Testament by John Grisham. I have a very wide variety of John Grisham, James
Patterson and Agatha Christie as well as J.K. Rowling novels but my favorite
authors are still John Grisham and James Patterson.
My mother has a huge collection
of novels, especially about women-related issues. Her favorite series is the
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer and the Sophie Kinsella series. We have a
mini library in our house with a collection of around two thousand books,
including three set of encyclopedia and a collection of bibliographies and memoirs
like Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., Tun Mahathir, Lee Kuan Yew, Mathma Ghandi, Nelson
Mandela, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. We also have caricatures
of Dato’ Latt.
In the afternoon, I went to the
mosque with my grandfather to pray Zuhur. My grandfather retired auditors from
Felda Trading and is currently an insurance agent of Etiqa. He is a very kind,
pious and gentle man. Later, I helped my grandmother to sort out the clothes,
thread and clean up the mess. My grandmother is a tailor. She can sew clothes
and women’s scarf (tudung). She has
her own collection of designs. She is also a ‘tudung’ designer. She sells about forty to fifty pieces a week. She
is also able to sew curtains and ‘baju kurung’.
She is very details and dedicated to her work. She also is good in cooking. She
took care of my brother and I since the first day we were born. She is strict
but has a pure heart. She always advices me to pray as instructed by Allah
s.w.t. She is also very pious and always recites the Quran.
At night, I continued with the
revision for Mathematics and started with Chemistry. As usual, I updated my
Instagram, Facebook and played games. Though I am busy with other matters, I
never forget to update myself of the latest news of the ill-fated flight MH370.
After our Prime Minister announced that the MH370 flight ended in the Southern
Indian Ocean, I felt very sad and would like to give my deepest condolences to
the relatives of the passengers and crew of the MH370 flight. I also did
research on the Doppler Effect of how Inmarsat is able to trace the journey of
MH370 towards the Southern Corridor. That ends my day.
Tuesday, 25th March
2014
As usual, we started our day as
what Muslims do. I followed my father to his office. My father has his own legal
firm known as MESSRS. AZAM IDZHAM AZMAN & PARTNERS in Kuala Lumpur and Shah
Alam. I love to come to my father’s office due to its high UniFi speed, 10
gigabytes. It is really fast. I can download games and videos in no time.
On the same time, I learned
French from YouTube and surfed the Internet on MH370’s updates. In the evening,
I just watched television; Korean drama. That ends my day.
Wednesday, 26th
March 2014
As usual, we started our day as
what Muslims do. I still followed my father to his office. I finished up my
James Patterson novel for the whole day.
I updated my blog, Facebook and
Instagram. Not many activities today. I just let the time flow. At night, I
continued my Mathematics revision to prepare for the exam after the mid-term
break. Later on, I just watched TV before going to sleep.
That ends my day.
Thursday, 27th
March 2014
As usual, we started our day with
prayers and d’ua. I still followed my father to his office. I continued
downloading games, videos and songs to my iPhone 3GS.
On the same time, I continued
learning French from YouTube and updated my blog, Facebook and Instagram. At
night, I recited Quran and learned Agama with my father. Later on, I just
watched TV before going to sleep. That ends my day.
Friday, 28th March
2014
Today, my parents decided to go
to Muar. We started our day at 6.45 a.m. Since today was a Friday, after Fajr
prayers, we continued with zikir, tahlil and dua. My father continued reciting
Al-Kahfi. My mother was busy packing and I was busy arranging all of my stuff
to take back to the hostel. We decided to stop at PermataPintar on the way to
Muar.
On the way to Muar, I checked
Facebook and continued doing my revision on Chemistry. I also started to write
my journal after seeing a post from Miss Dee on the K3: Foundation 1 group. I
quite prefer to write it in Microsoft Word instead of pens due to its easy
editing process. I also called Hakim to inform about the post. We intend to
stop at Hakim’s house in Tangkak, Muar but due to the short time available, we
proceeded straight to Muar town. The first stop was my uncle’s house. He was
not well and he was recently discharged from the hospital due to lung problem.
I played with my cousins and each of us updated on our studies.
The next house was my aunt’s
house. Her house is surrounded by an orchard of mangosteens, durians, dukus,
and rambutans. She is very kind but her husband is having a prostate problem
and is in the process of curing. I also continued my journal at my aunt’s
house.
Every time we visit Muar, we
never fail to enjoy Muar food, especially mee bandung, mee rebus, satay, rojak petis
and nasi briyani. The food in Muar is very mouth-watering. Muar is also famous
for its green mussels. We’re used to cook spaghetti bolognaise with seafood,
especially prawns and mussels.
While we were enjoying food under
the sky at the Muar riverbank, all of a sudden, it started to rain. Luckily, we
almost finished our meal and urgently back to the hotel. We stayed at Muar
Traders Hotel facing the Muar River and close to the Straits of Malacca.
Another beauty of Muar is Tanjung Muar, which was decorated with trees of
light. My family played kites and light toys. It was so fun. Further, I like to
see the sunset at the Muar River facing the Straits of Malacca. It is so
beautiful and cool.
I continued updating the journal
up to this day and ended it here, in my hotel bed, all cozy and comfy. That
ends my day.
