My Mute Monologue

We ask Allah to make SPMs easy for you, to make you succeed in this world and to be among those who are victorious and saved in the Hereafter, for He is the All-Hearing Who answer prayers. Allahumma ameen.

Come on beat abe2 awk hok koya2 tuh, Ajik. haha. longgg way to go lil bro!

Bittaufiq wa an-Najah!

Even this is so last year, but I can’t resist to share it.

Notice the purple baju kurung I was wearing in the picture? That’s my 20th birthday present from dearest Azni. Baju kurung beeebbb! She sewed this herself using Oya’s sewing machine. I haven’t got any clue even we lived in the exact same house last summer. Konon-kononnya they were watching infernal affairs la in Oya’s room and everyone else(Nad, Syikin and Watep) pandai pulak keep the secret. You know where they got the kain? Walmart!! We went to walmart one fine night and merayau2 sampai ke tempat kain2 and I’m the one who said, “Cantik oh kain ni buat baju kurung”, melayan Watep yang menggelupur want to make baju kurung out of Sponge Bob punya kain. Oh well I’m just saying.

Nad,Oya,Watep,Me,Syikin,Azni

I love the picture album they gave me too. Comel and full of memories. Suka tahap dewa. Haha. Oh I feel loved, I feel loved.

Ok thats all, post visit syndrome after open house at Towers1704(rumah lama) last night.

Naziha Lazim.

When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers when they pray to Me.  The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me, in order to be guided.

and like always, translation of the Quran will never depicts the meaning of the verse. The verse simply struck me to death. It hit me hard. Allah spoke to me directly!! *gulp* Well after about 20 years being a muslim, I only discover this verse last 2 years in my room after subh, in the month of Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah. Maybe had run through the verse thousand times but I never get attached to it. Heh kantoi baca-sebacanya je selama ni kan sobs. But this “…fa inni qariib…” is tremendously powerful. Cannot go little dust hik! One of great moments of my life. Indeed. Opss this is Al-Baqarah ppl!

My point is – theres so much to gain in learning Arabic.

Sure cam best sgt kan kalo baca Quran tuh paham ape meaning de. I learnt Arabic for five years in high school tapi tak pandai2. Form 1 smpai Form 3 memang hampeh asyik clueless n blur je kat blkg kelas, bila ustazah nak tanya baru mata terbukak and kalut carik jawapan (- – “). Then I went to Integrasi Kuantan, better sbb Ustaz lagi mencuakkan, and percaya tak saya pernah wakil skolah baca arabic poem for Arabic Festival kat SEMESTI! Kalah la tapi sobs (- -”) . Now at Vandy da 3 courses I took, sampai Arabic 4. Err tapi tapi still tak reti ni? Kaifa hal, ahlan wasahlan je yg tau sheesh. Hampeh Hampeh. tapi kalau da nak blaja tu sume jalaan lah, hik, cam malu je kalu still nak bagi banyak2 alasan kan?

Pardon my language, Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

It is busy and crowded here in Towers West. Yeah I’m working, subbing for Nadiah because she’s busy preparing for sophomore’s open house tomorrow. Can’t wait but from what I know they will have ROTI JALA for sure because Hafiz came and borrow our “pembuat roti jala”. This will be my 1, 2, 3, 4, oh forth open house. kot.

This year’s raya was a little bit different because it was on weekend, Sunday to be exact. I simply love it because my housemates, Nik, Syera and I stayed up all night kunun2nya preparing for raya. Satay, kuah kacang, nasi impit, rendang daging, tiramisu, kuih raya(semperit, mama carie, honey cornflakes, makmur), agar-agar milo and “accident” agar-agar merah. Mantap I think because we did it in one night. Enjoy enjoy =)

I slept about an hour that night before going for solat raya at Nashville Convention Center. It was fun as most of us can go without missing classes. Hik. Photography session took a long time but heck; this is my last raya here!

After that, we went to Kak Shida’s house because she hosted an open house for us, the seniors. Makan sedapnya lah oh macam-macam ada, ABC pon ada ok. I enjoyed myself eating and catching up with dear friends on oh everything. Later tired enough, I fell asleep for quite a time di ceruk mana ntah somewhere in Kak Shida’s big house. We went back at about 5pm I think, and sambung tido at our house. Pancit eating a lot after a month fasting. Perut terkejut kot.

So who ate all of the food that we cooked? Later that night, we unofficially hosted a sempoi open house. Meriah gak lah. Licin lah our food that is initially not intended to serve that many people. Makan kuih raya pon jadiklah. Thanks to those who came and cherished our raya. I guess we will be having the official open house soon with fellow Chaffinian. Soon very soon.

Alhamdulillah, my final raya overseas was splendid. Next year, like what Abe Apih said, we can buy “sekayu kain” and buat baju raya sama je sume. Hopefully Hj Lazim’s family will be completed insyaAllah, after so many years. I barely remember when was the last time we celebrated raya together. Next year insyaAllah, insyaAllah.

Noor, Nashville TN

China Pan Buffet and Grill (if I’m not mistaken)

Food? Heaven. Fish, Salmon, Crab =D, Shrimp, Sushi, Fried Rice, Wonton?, Desserts , Mussel, Veggie, Ice Creams and the list goes on and on. Ni cam hidup utk makan la, bukan makan utk hidup.

First round. Orang tamak selalu rugi (Ikan manis rasa yg pelik)

you never truly appreciate things until they are gone

but at least we tried to!

Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

I surprisingly wore black too even though i was supposed to wear the one that I purposely brought from Malaysia.

Siblings’ instinct kah?

Nashville Convention Center - Eid Prayer.

My beloved AbePaih: I am waiting patiently for Afiq n Ariff pictures. wearing baju raya. oh comel comel.

Salam Lebaran

Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

Class of 2010

Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin terutamanya utk my beloved parents Maa dan Abah..

AbeApih, Kak Atie, Abe Je, Abe Paih and Ajik - Maaf salah silap Nor, please. Afiq and Ariff – raya comel2 ok! Sanak sedara sume – jgn makan byk2 sangat, nanti gemok. jgn masak sedap2 jugak. hahhaha.

Oya, Syikin, Nad, Watep, Azni – Thanks for a wonderful Ramadhan.

And all – eid mubarak! Kullu ‘am wa antum bilkhair.

Eventhough I still don’t understand why Abah keep on working in his kebun instead of resting at home, here you go..

lagi tinggi dah

So he finally got 2 acres of pokok getah kot. I think I just got my job after graduated, menoreh getah anyone? hehe

Naziha Lazim, HUSM still.

Still alive, yes I am. Mengupdet blog seems so hard tp tapelah abeje, this is dearly for you.

Friday 19 June  - 2 ekor kambing telah berkorban nyawanya utk menjadi santapan sanak saudara warga kampung. Let the spotlight focus on our Big Boss of the family. 

Mek with her mumbe nyiur

Che oh Che

Sekian terima kasih. Boss sudah dtg and mari membaca service manual.

Naziha Lazim,HUSM.

CADES COVE – Divers recovered the body of a 20-year-old student from Penn State around 1:30 p.m. today at Abrams Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a park spokesman said.

Spokesman Bob Miller said Nublan Zaki Norhadi was pulled from about 30 feet of water by divers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office.

The drowning was reported around 7 p.m. Sunday, two rangers remained at the scene overnight, and divers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office resumed the search this morning, with visibility limited to about four feet, a park service staffer said.

The pool at the base of the falls is about 75 feet wide, 100 feet long and 25 feet deep, Miller said.

He said it’s unclear whether Norhadi went swimming in the pool or whether he slipped or was swept off a ledge.

Miller said Norhadi was among about 30 students from Penn State visiting the park, although it wasn’t an official university trip. He said they are “pretty much all foreign nationals” and that Norhadi was to have flown home to Malaysia next week.

He said the area is marked with hazardous warning signs.

……taken from Knoxnews.com.

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May Allah grant him Firdausil Jannat, make the questioning easy for him and make things easy on him and his family.

2:156:  Who say, when afflicted with calamity: “To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return”

Midwest Games has finally been called off. Ni sume pasal Mr. “ba alif ba ya”. Rasa cam nak pegi semelih je sume Mr. Pink yang wujud di muka bumi ini. hahaha. Anyhow, be safe everyone!

p/s: We plan. Allah plans. for surely Allah is the best planner.

Seperti berumur 40 tahun. Tangan yg lenguh dan sengal2 sehingga tidak boleh mencubit watepp bila dia membuat lawak2 mengom. Kaki yg pelik rasanya bila turun tangga. Badan lenguh secara umumnya. Hehe agak exegerate di sini maaf. Itu syndrome2 yang menghinggap diri bila mengangkat barang2 yang banyaknya subhanAllah! Tapi everything’s fine after 16 hours of sleep (erk!). I officially moved out from Suite 1704 yesterday(sila baca dgn nada sedih) and now staying in Kissam Quad for one week or so before the real summer housing assignment. Thanks to those who help out – Fish, Anep, Sabi, Ba’e, Jue, Hilmi, “Ibu”, Izzati, Min and kanak2 freshman =). Terima kasih tahap dewa laa. Without your help mungkin saya rasa macam 60 tahun hari ni. haha.

Now I’m looking forward to: May7 – Farewell Party. May8 – Commencement.  May8-10,15-17  - AlMaghrib. May 22-24 – Midwest Games. May28 – FLIGHT to Frankfurt yay! (Harap2 encik2 babi dah sembuh selesemanya hish) 

Relaxing summer? def NOT!

So last night we had a long discussion about personality. It amazed me so much that this personality test is right for the most part. They said it is in the gene, you’re born with it but I dont know how true is that. The four major groups are popular sanguine, powerful choleric, perfect melancholy and peaceful plegmatic. Hmm it will be pretty interesting if I ever can understand why people behave in a certain way, psycho psyco!  *cam nak pegi menuntut ilmu bab ni je, boley ar?*

perfect, popular, powerful or peaceful?

Popular Sanguine 

Outgoing, storyteller, animated, spontaneous, good sense of humour, bubbly, loves ppl, makes friend easily, creative, colorful

forgetful, exaggerating, interrupts, talks to anyone, overspends, restless, loud mouth, always late

Powerful Choleric

adventuruos, strong willed, born leader, persuasive, competitive, confident, outspoken, bold, resourceful, motivates ppl to action, organises household, goal oriented

unemotional, unsympathetic, bossy (uuuu), impatient, argumentative, domineering, short tempered, nervy, tactless

Perfect Melancholy

analytical, persistent, planner, scheduled, idealistic, talented and creative, sensitive to others, neat and tidy, thoughtful, serious and purposeful, genius intelect, perfectionist, high standard

HARD TO PLEASE(wow), withdrawn, negative, introvert, too sensitive, moody, sceptical, loner, critical, will not talk, depressed (bahaya2), not spontaneous, unforgiving

Peaceful Phlegmatic

controlled, reserved, patient, friendly, good sense of humor, good under pressure, hides emotions, relaxed, agreeable, not upset easily, inoffensive, diplomatic, good listener, easy to get along with

unenthusiastic, uninvolved, indecisive, hesitant, worrier, no opinion, lost in the crowd, mumbles, detached, LAZY(me me), timid, slow.

I dont really know where I should be put in. Maybe all, or maybe none. But with all power I have, I think abe apih is unknown but certainly not perfect, kak atie is peaceful kot or maybe popular? waahh, abe je is peaceful kot but not powerful, abe paih is powerful kotttt or maybe perfect, ajik is also peaceful but definitely not perfect. Suka hati makan roti jee. Anyway, what’s yours? Tell me tell me!

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Freak out oh no!

Alamak alamak next week finals. Four finals this semester,  tahniah cik nor. Haha. and my last final is on the last day of examination and it’s at 2pm. Why am I telling you this? This means that I am the last person that will get the pleasure of “finals da abes”. Oh sabarlah anda! Mari kita berusaha pelajar Vandy. And also jom amek RLST 294 with our favorite prof, Ustaz Bushra. 

“O Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.”

Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN