My New Comfort Zone~

I have just successfully moved in into another house, very near to the pekan Kota Marudu a.k.a the nearest call to civilisation I can find in Kota Marudu.

Alhamdulillah.

My new housemates are also teachers; Kak Zabrina (Auckland Uni, C1) and Kak Aini (UM)~ and both of them are supernice.

My new room is small compared to the room I rented before, but this new room brings a homey aura thus I have nothing to complaint. The room is mine and I am free to do anything without ever have to consult others'. yeay. Plus, I love the smell, I put on an air-frshner and each time I walk in...the room smells nice. Haha. I think I am going overboard in describing my newly acquainted happiness. But yeah, H-A-P-P-Y is the word this week!

The are a few shocking and happy news hitting me this week. Here are some:

A very best friend of mine is getting engaged this March (I will be treating her the baju for her day with my own pay, exclusively bought in Jakarta. jeng jeng jeng) .

Another best friend is going to have a baby (I envy the cuti panjaaaaaang she'll be enjoying end of this year! haha).

Another good friend is getting married this June (and i'll be treating her an electric periuk nasi as part of my pact with her. hehe).

another best+superb+good friend texted me and said she managed to bake her first professional cupcakes with BEN 10 deco (isnt that nice to heaar? cakess..i havent jumpa any kdai kek here in Kota Marudu).

and, my barney friend is being nice by going tru the hassle to hunt for Dodol to fulfil my hunger quest and shes going to pass them tru Yao~

yeay!
Can you smell my happyyy-ness? Alhamdullillah. I think everthing now is falling into its' places and I really hope that this happy-happy thing could stay they way they are now in the future. So far, this week is the best week of my stay in Sabah~ Thanks to Him.

Lots of H-A-P-P-Y-love;
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Spilling It All Out

Oh well.

Im back in Pitas, Kota Marudu. I'd like to spill it all out.

Okeh!

Day 1 , arrived at KKIA around 8pm. Stayed the night at Airport View Hotel. L-o-u-s-y. But it was a free stay with free foodsss. I started to not eat heartily there and then.

Day 2, got THE letter, SK ROSOB PITAS. hmm. Before i came, I had always looked at the list of schools in Sabah and always, always i will had my eyes on Pitas. hmm. Jodoh kot?

Day 2, arrived in PPD Pitas at abot 6pm. Magrib approached and i waited for reps from my school to come and pick me up. No tears tho despite seeing other beginning teachers leaving with the Guru Besar. Mine arrived late. And, it wasnt the GB, It was the school's clerk, a pakcik with a golden heart. i was brought to his home. built strategically di atas laut. saya ulang, di atas laut. i had to take off my Charles n Keith pumps and brought up my kain dekat paras lutut because of air pasang. there you have it, my first taste of air laut in Sabah! Btw, theres another teacher with, from IPPerlis, Kak Ros. Both of us were to report the next day at SK ROSOB.

Day 3, reported myself to the school. filled in the borangs. and lucky me, i was living (Actually menumpang) with the clerk whos responsible for my pay! yeay! gave all the docs he needed and he said my pay could be in February! but...sadly, just before school ended, he said, PPD couldnt allow for that to happen. so, its going to be in March. isk. bolehla tu~

Day 4-5 I went for house hunting and it was very hard to find a proper house here in Pitas. and, mind you..tiada bekalan air sempurna ye, semua turun dari langit. alhamdullilah, so far, my kulit macam biasa suda. tiada masalah pun. terima kasih kepada body shop, i guess the cleanser can work well with nature. haha. cut short, we managed to get a room, rm300 permonth on sharing basis. no aircond or water heater ye najib.

Day 6- up until now; Moved to the new house/room. hoho. water crisis; no water supply if theres no rain. electricity crisis; my tuan rumah is a verry verry cermat old lady and can u imagine living with a person who wont let the lights up smpai dah betul2 gelap?

okeh. am tired to type more actually.

but seriously, here, i have learned about how help and assistance could come to you from persons you barely know...

i feel indebted to the clerk's family; provided me with food in the shapes of super XXL size prawns, fresh from the sea and a place to stay before i found a suitable house for me.

next, to Kak Ain of cohort 1, she called me on Day 6 and i nearly cried. but i managed to hold it. i wanted to cry because her voice sounded very honest when she asked about my current being. of course i said i was fine. Kak Ain also helped to to find a better house in Kota Marudu, about 30mins from my school but the place is the (nearby and only) area of civilisation that could help me stand strong and preserve my sanity. haha.

Kak Zabrina, my future housemate; i learned from my Cohort 1 friends that she is very nice and a cool person to be with. insya Allah. i met her the other day and i really hope i could get along well with her once i have moved in.

The best thing is, i will be living only few doors away from Yao! One very familiar face and we made the pact the other day to take good care of each other. kite tgkla sape jg sape nanti. haha.

I went to Yao's place last friday and for the first time, i announce, the first time, i ate whole-heartedly. Udang freshhhhh (i bought on my way to Kota Marudu) with sambal belacan stolen from Yao's hsemate. I told Yao that i wanted to perform sujud syukur that night and i did during magrib. i was really pleased to see Yao and very pleased to feel the nikmat of makan-makan again.

i shall continue later. i need to pack my bags as im due to move out tomorrow. insya Allah.

Reconnecting~

Assalamualaikum and hi ppl.

Alhamdulillah, im well and alive.

currently im in KK and just had a very memorable reunion with my IPBA friends.

catch u ltr!

Kota Marudu: Here I Come

MH 2662

1655

KL-KOTA KINABALU

tuai padi antara masak,

esok jangan layu-layuan,

intai kami antara nampak,

esok jangan rindu-rinduan.

All the best to dear Cohort 2 friends.

Insya Allah, ketemu lagi dibulan Mei.

Nur Farhanna Binti Aidid

off to Kota Marudu~

Kota Marudu's Future Puppeteer

I am waiting patiently for my flight day. I think this time around I am having different kind of ‘leaving’ feeling. I think I look forward to this new adventure than my 2006’s departure to the UK. Maturity is kicking in, you think? Most of my fellow Sabahan future teachers know that I have finished packing days ago. Ding Dong. And my bag weights at 21kgs! (Jaime says im a light traveller!) That is quite an achievement considering that I have put in 18 pasangs of Baju Kurung and 2 puppet theatres besides other necessities. Here are some of the lucky things that have secured places in my bag.

Portable/Hand held Puppet Theatre

Bought in the UK, GBP 7.99.

Another one…

Foldable Puppet Theatre

Bought in IKEA, RM9.90 (quite a steal, huh?)

Then, presenting…

The Actors! TITTA Mini Puppets!

Available in IKEA too, RM19.90 for 10pcs
A lot can be done with these little figures.
Adjectives. Colours, Shapes, Speaking Skills...I cant stop! Yeay!

But sadly, only binatang laut available…the binatang darat out of stock~ Sume dah jalan gi Marudu kot~~ Sigh!


And surprise surprise…

RM 5 for both sets.
Need my explanation of what are these things going to help me with?

Well, I gulped when I heard Syida plans to bring mini rice-cooker whereas I never thought about stuff like that at the initial stage of packing. So, to give myself a sense of ‘security’, I bought these utensils. And, yes, of course I am going to get myself a mini rice-cooker once I am in Kota Kinabalu.

Many things happened yesterday. I would like to congratulate my fellow secondary teachers for securing places that they favour. All the best, guys!

Regarding the Surat Lantikan issue, I was pretty frustrated yesterday as this problem surfaced in the midst of these very hectic weeks…where flights are about to take depart and classes are about to begin. However, I have to thank some of my friends for making the effort to seek clarification for the rest of us. The letter is apparently important for our pay and yes. Pay is important for us beginning teachers, especially those who are going be away from home and comfort zones and of course from our non-gangster-money-lenders; our beloved Fathers and Mothers. Ding Dong. And the pay is important. For my June camping trip to Pavilion. Haha.


So far, I have heard quite many mixed remarks about Kota Marudu and I am taking them very positively, Insya Allah. Plus, my positive friends are helping me in this (you know who you are) and of course, I just smiled at the not-so-positive comments. I hope that I can maintain my ‘positiveness’ up until I reach and see with my own eyes; the school and of course, Kota Marudu. I googled for images of Kota Marudu and for non-photography lover like me, I personally think that the scenery is amazing…tu baru tengok gambar…belum sampai betol-betol~

Okay, I might sound too positive, as if I am denying the probable dangers, risks or all sorts of kesulitan that I might face once I am there. But, the truth is, I would like for once (again) to be all positive and prepare myself with sufficient strength that may be needed when I step on Kota Marudu’s ground rather than mind-mapping the un-positive probabilities. So, cut me some space eh? Honestly, they are comments that came out from people (you don’t know who you are) that I can categorise as non-positive-at-all-so-i-will-just-smile-at-you, your-comments-aren’t-honest-enough and your-comments-are-meant-for-your-own-self-assurance-not-me. But. That’s it. No offence taken. Its alright.

And, I received texts and call from friends that I could straight away smell their sincerity (you know who you are). Somehow, text from Ungku took my heart away. Thanks girls! And Jarod, for your comment for my previous post.

Hmm… I think that’s it for now. I have to start practising my finger puppeting technique!