Go Dutch

It’s just another normal day in the office.



We (I, a Dutch colleague – Lady B, and Mr. M) were talking about holiday plans since in KL we can only dream about the long holidays that the people in Miri is currently enjoying.


So we talked about zoos, snakes and national parks.



Me: So where did you see the snake?


Lady B: In Bako National Park… we were hiking and there’s a big viper rolling on a tree branch.


Me: Oh… you’ve been to the Bako National Park… did u get to see any proboscis monkeys?


Lady B: only from afar… there are too many people that day, I think it scared them away


Mr. M: What’s a proboscis monkey?


Lady B: What is it Amalia? Orang Belanda?


Me: (To Mr. M) Monyet Belanda


Lady B: haha… because it’s big, tall, has a long sharp nose and white.. right?


Me: errmmm… (while resisting the urge to ask if she knows that Belanda means Dutch in Malay… anyway I think she knows and is being a really good sport)..

30 Days' Photo Challenge Day 4

4. A picture of your favorite night.

one of many favorite nights...

we were goofing around the beach in Mukah and playing with fire

not to mention the long bumpy car ride and endearingly irritating guys..haha

those carefree days...

~sigh

30 Days' Photo Challenge Day 3

3. A picture of the cast from your favorite show

30 Days' Photo Challenge Day 1

1. A picture of yourself with 10 facts.

#1 My name is derived from an Arabic word that means "my dreams", "my ambitions" - indeed, living up to my namesake is something that I put a lot of effort on.

#2 AMidALa is a nickname I used during the mIRC days... taken after the Queen's character in Star Wars, of course. There's another story on why I typed it that way. I knew my first love on mIRC even though he's in the same class with me during matriculation. He gave me a ring with "Anakin" engraved on it. Huhu... jiwang karats tahap gabans...

#3 I'm a Libra, hence I have the tendency to think that I'm a well-balanced person, which also explains my indecisive and fickle-mindedness.

#4 In my entire life, I've been really, really in love 3 times. You know the kind of love that makes your heart jump, if you die I'm going to bawl my eyes out kind of thing? 

#5 But, I think my emotional quotient right now is quite close to that of a heartless b****h.

#6 I was born with a condition called talipes calcaneus. Alhamdulillah, there are people who took care of me so I don't have to live with it my whole life.

#7 Hence, I have the tendency to trip on my foot while doing nothing. And that's why I walk quite fast because if I walk slowly, the chance for me to trip is higher. :)

#8 I've been living separately from my parents since I'm 12 years and 2 months old. So, I'm quite independent.

#9 I like to listen to traditional music with all its pantuns, dondang sayangs an the likes of it. I led my school's pantun team and we won second place in the state level ( we lost to the upper sixth formers who took sastera). For my wedding, I want to have a "bermukun"  group to come and entertain.

#10 I don't call myself a Malay despite what's written on my identity card...when people ask me what am I, they will get a bit of anthropology lessons of the different natives of Sarawak. Again, I think a lot of Sarawakians don't call themselves Malay anyway, despite what's written on the IC.

30 Days Photo Challenge

I'm going to be super busy and super serabut especially  throughout the coming month and I hate to neglect this blog. So it seems like a great idea when I visited Balqiz's blog and found out about her 30 days' photo challenge.

Boleh gak kalau nak recycle gambar-gambar lama kan....sesapa yang interested, silalah join sekali..

So, the rule is to post one photo a day for 30 days and each day the photo must represent a meaning as listed below:

1. A picture of yourself with 10 facts

2. A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

3. A picture of the cast from your favorite show

4. A picture of your favorite night

5. A picture of your favorite memory

6. A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

7. A picture of your most treasured item

8. A picture that makes you laugh

9. A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

10. A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

11. A picture of something you hate

12. A picture of something you love

13. A picture of your favorite band or artist

14. A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

15. A picture of something you want to do before you die

16. A picture of someone who inspires you

17. A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

18. A picture of your biggest insecurity

19. A picture and a letter

20. A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

21. A picture of something you wish you could forget

22. A picture of something you wish you were better at

23. A picture of your favorite book

24. A picture of something you wish you could change

25. A picture of your favorite day

26. A picture of something that means a lot to you

27. A picture of yourself and a family member

28. A picture of something you're afraid of

29. A picture that can always make you smile

30. A picture of someone you miss