Summer

Musim panas adalah antara musim yang paling Bosan di Groningen. Everybody seems to be either on vacation or at their parents place. Tinggal laaa aku sensorang mcm kera duku. Nasib baik ada member satu office.

Before this, Aktiviti kami kami untuk menghilangkan bosan was of course swimming. Swimming bukan saja menyehatkan tubuh badan, tapi boleh menjamu mata. Bulan Puasa nie tak la pulak gi swimming :P

After that main Badminton..... It turned out main badminton nie lagi best daripada swimming coz bole kutuk2 member in other words, lagi banyak aa interaction drp kawan2.

Kalau 24hrs dok depan computer buat keje je mmg tension...

Anyway, Claudio baru saja bagi video yang dia rakam waktu kami gi Lisbon haritu... We stumbled upon Portuguese traditional dance which was very similar to our peranakan melaka punya tarian.

1st Malaysian version

2nd Portuguese Version

A little bit about the skirts that the girls pakai:

According to Rui, there used to be 7 layers or so. The outer layer was supposed to protect the girls from the sea water when they go out to sea. What they did was depa selak skirt tu naik atas mcm cup. Not all the layers!!! only the first layer. And supposedly it will protect them from the sea water

Rempit

Kekadang bila lama tak balik Malaysia, rasa macam hilang Malaysian vibe.......

Very difficult to describe unless you experience it....

Among the things that I do is of course Masak makanan Malaysia.... tp tu dah selalu dah

Dengaq Azan Malaysia would help...

But now what I do is dengaq lagu Melayu... Bukan lagu traditional Melayu nie...

Lagu-lagu yang aku klasifikasikan sebagai lagu-lagu rock kapak

Contohnya

Cinta di Pantai Merdeka- jinbara

Rahsia Pohon Cemara

Titian Hasrat - Samudera

Perrghhhh layaaaaaan hilang kejap Nederlandse vibe yang buhsan tuh...

Teringat masa tgh lepak dekat pekan rabu... or tgh makan lunch dekat kompleks peruda....

Tu laaa dulu dok kutuk sangat lagu rock kapak... kata lagu mat rempit laa ...

Sejauh mana merantau last last teringat kat Loq stuck jugaaak

My bro's Graduation ceremony

First, let me tell you what I meant by Anglo Saxon. Anglo Saxon nie basically Negara2 yang ada kaitan dengan British. May it be Britain, OZ, NZ or Canada for that matter. One of the things that is most obvious is that the currencies in these countries has a picture queen Elisabeth on it. Apart from that if we look at the design of the house of representative and the system boleh kata semua sama.

Our vision of studying overseas on the top of our mind is the UK and of course US, OZ and NZ. The graduation ceremony is a typical robe with mortar head. You'll receive your diploma and and after that maybe a small reception and thats it. I think, the best part is getting to wear the robe and the mortar head to take pictures. Ada jugak yang bagi parents pakai robe tu and also take pictures which I think its very sweet :).

Malaysia Universities are a fusion of Anglo Saxon tradition and our own Monarchical tradition. Our Chanselors are the Sultans and heads of states. A robe and a mortar head is a must except for our clothing inside the robe. We have an option to wear a Malay Suit (Baju Melayu) or a business suit. However I find that business suit is not practical considering our hot and humid weather. In a more traditional public Malaysian Universities of course ada paluan kompang

In the Netherlands, things are a lil bit different. I find that the Dutch are not very keen on formal clothing. Of course they have nothing against it. There are no robes and mortar head gear. There are no dignitaries or head of states. Its just a cozy yet elegant ceremony that celebrates the achievement of the graduates instead of the dignitaries.

These are the Graduates... Tgk, ade yang pakai simple je

His name was called and he had to sit on the table and sign stuff... macam aqad nikah pulak

An then a speech by the Lecturer and by him. They tell about each other's experiences and achievements

The Certificate was given and then the Van Gogh sun flower... And then they hug and congratulate

An then, sesi bergambor

Bros

Geluk

Words cant describe how happy I am. I'm definitely going to spoil him. He's gonna get many gifts. I'm going to teach him how to swim, Taekwondo and Dutch.

My dream is for him to be mischievous and naughty during an auspicious event until all the professors lough seeing mummy gettin angry. Insyaallah

Irony

Irony kenapa pencaci Al Quran Belanda terlepas daripada tuduhan mengapi-apikan sentimen Agama.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/netherlands-court-acquits-freedom-party-leader-wilders-of-defaming-muslims.html

Ironi kenapa pereka fesyen yang hanya terlepas cakap ketika mabuk sentimen antisemitik. Di soal berkali-kali, diseret ke mahkamah dan di desak untuk meminta maaf.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8591926/John-Galliano-trial-day-one-as-it-happened.html

Wonderful days

Wanted to borrow a very important book for my research from the library... It turned out I cant coz the book has fungus!

Pulled over by the police because of cycling at the wrong lane. Right direction but wrong lane. 25 euro saman.... That's equivalent to freakin 5 Super chicken shoarma/a week of groceries/ a trip to amsterdam :(. Such an Irony...... when possessing or planting marijuana and prostitution is cool but cycling at the bus lane is not cool. There were no buses on sight!. My german friend tak kene saman pon... A lil bit of racial undertone here.... well... Belanda kan... paham-paham lah... they never express it except for the Wilders guy.... But they do have it

Discussions at the Astana Economic Conference is cool for development in Islamic countries. But why some Islamic leaders distinguish Islam and Development???. I guess Luckman and Durkheim is right at least for mainstream thoughts... The Fundamental belief in religion in terms of higher transcendence is disappearing. What I admire is about the discussion was about Womens rights in Islam. This discussion stops here... I hate politics

Library nie laa yang aku dok pi..... Its like a candy store :)

Memang la video nie mcm lakonan. Tp dalam real life pon orang Belanda memang perangai macam nie.

Lipdub nie dah dok jadi trend dah dekat University Belanda... Wagenigen dah ada Universiteit Van Amsterdam pon dah ada....

University Malaysia bila lagi??

Sambungan Bacalhau

After portugal, then, off to Umah Kak Yong in Hannover . Macam2 dia masak... merasa laaa aku makanan Malaysia. N then mama pulak masak my fav dish. Beeest ! . Umah kak yong is basically my refuge kalau nak merasa suasana raya.Too bad Imran was in Barcalona. We went to Berlin. It was nice there. Got to see some of the remains of the wall. Bukan apa... batu ja... But it was of great significance to the German people.

Above pic is us infront of German Parliament

From umah kak Yong we went to Rumah Uncle James. Uncle James, although he has never met my parents tp Masyaalah Besaq hati. Macam2 dia masak! Umah uncle James adalah satu lagi tempat refuge kalau cuti hehe... Uncle James dulu keje Cook... so mmg sedap laa masakan dia.

Next we went to amsterdam... nothin much abt Amsterdam... Malas lah nak tulis banyak2 about amsterdam, takut emosi kurang stabil. I savored the last days with my family in Amsterdam... after that depa nak balik dah... Sedih laaa bila depa balik... Seb baik jumpa uncle joe dekat airport....