That One Moment

Do you ever had that one time when everything's going well, and you're doing fine, not a single scratch on your body, you're surrounded by happy vibes, smiling friends were everywhere, you had a nice time with yourself but all you ever wanted was just to go home?

Well, I want to go home :(

Salam Aidiladha

Salam Aidiladha :)

Hari ini mak saya masak banyak. Jangan terkejut kalau tiba-tiba saya jadi lebar sekejap. 

Muahahahaha.

Kalau Ada

Kalau ada kisah, adalah titik-titik permulaannya nanti. Kalau ada jodoh, adalah satu hari nanti. Kalau ada takdir, adalah pertembungannya dimana-mana.

Tapi kalau tak ada?
Allah lebih mengetahui. Bersabarlah.

The Road Has Taken

When I was little, I've always known that when I grow up, I wanted to be an architect even before I knew such word existed. I've been drawing since I was very very young. I used to spend my time in my room doing paintings and sketching, colouring and drawing, rather than spending my time outdoor. I used to stay up at night just to sketch and sometimes when I was bored in class, particularly in History class, I doodled. If you ever stumble upon my History text books, you'll know what I'm saying. I too did some sketches on my exam papers. To prove that I was really keen about pursuing my study in architecture, I took Pendidikan Seni Visual as my extra subject. Our school didn't offer Lukisan Kejuruteraan so don't ask why I didn't take it instead. I've always had a considerable interest in buildings.

But as time elapsed and I learnt new bunch of things everyday, my aspiration to be an architect somewhat shifted a bit.

When I was in lower form, believe it or not, I used to excel in History. In fact, History was my favourite subject. I loved History very much until at one point, I wanted to be an archaeologist. And I too wanted to be a lawyer. The law seemed interesting, I figured. All those arguing and defending and justice somehow seemed, well, fun. Then, I totally fell in love with Mathematics. Still do actually. So I decided to be a Mathematician, for a while.

I chose Science as my main stream in Upper Form because I wanted to study Biology. My favourite topic was Chapter 6 ; Nutrition. And suddenly, I desired to be a Nutritionist, or Dietician or anything that has to do with food technology. But then, I realized, reading subjects weren't the things that I have yet to master. So, I discarded History and Biology from my favourite subjects.

One day, I went to KLIA because my mom was going to perform umrah along with my brother and sister. I just loved the environment and the atmosphere within the KLIA and I thought, what does it take for me to always be here? I briefly then fell in love with aviation. But Physics wasn't my strongest subject.

And there was Chemistry. My goodness, how I really loved Chemistry. Only God knew how much I enjoyed Chemistry. I did consider of choosing Chemical Engineering as my future profession. In fact, I got an offer from UniKL in Chemical Engineering, and my father was the proudest. I was in dilemma when I too got an offer from UIA in Architecture. Chemistry and  Mathematical subjects were my favourite and strongest subjects. I had pretty rough time to decide which one's the one. In the end, I chose Architecture.

But architecture's not a very easy field, as I always said. It's tougher that I thought and sometimes, I just couldn't bear it. When I was down, I always asked myself, why did I choose architecture?  Why did I choose to enroll in this such torturous world? Why didn't I just go ahead with Chemical Engineering? Why, why and why ?

"...But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows, and you know not."

I took quite a time to figure out my problem before I finally found the answer. Why architecture? Well, there are three basic needs for a human; food, clothes and shelter. Shelter. Shelter is architecture. Architecture is about everything and architecture is about serving the ummah. We design a building that suits every perspectives of human's life and Islamic architecture means creating something with Islam as its framework.The thought of doing something to serve the ummah soothed me. Plus, I travelled a lot. If I chose Chemical Engineering, I'll probably will be stuck in labs like forever. That's not the life that I'm considering.

So far, I think I've made the right choice. If things do not work out as I planned, I've always have English as my next choice. :)

Alone

Project 3 has finally ended. No more group work, no more having a team-mate, no more studio during the night, because starting next week, it is all about individual assessment.

" Starting next week, you are all alone..."

Somehow, Bro Adlan's word sent jitters down to my spine. A sudden shudder.  A final realisation. Oh no, final project already ah??

As The Stars Fall

L O C A T I O N :  Sungai Tekala, Hulu Langat

D A T E :  5 -7 October 2012

P A R T I C I P A N T S :  Batch ARCXIV 

Part paling best masa site visit; mandi sungai dengan ria gembiranya. Bawa tuala sehelai, tanggalkan selipar, masuk air. Sejuk memang sejuk, tapi sangat refreshing. Bila float atas air, terasa macam masa berhenti sekejap. Kami tiba-tiba jadi macam budak-budak. Main air, splash orang , tarik orang masuk air walaupun orang tu merayu-rayu tak nak basah, terjerit-jerit macam budak kecil.  Bibir dah colorless, perjuangan dalam mensplash orang tetap diteruskan. Kawan-kawan cuba float, tapi aku tetap juara dalam float atas air. Kawan-kawan cakap macam balak. Cis.

Part paling tak best masa site visit; diarrhoea. Bangun pagi pukul 2, perut sakit tahap extreme, turun tandas, air pula tak ada. Hanya ALLAH sahaja yang tahu perasaan aku masa tu. Terpaksa kejutkan kawan, mintak teman cedok air dekat tasik depan chalet tapi tebing sangat curam. Pergi sungai belakang chalet, curam jua. Akhirnya, terpaksa masuk tandas budak laki sebab nak amik air. Walaupun dah makan ubat, sampai hari ini tak sembuh lagi.

Part yang sentiasa best; kawan-kawan saya yang gila-gila dan awesome. Dalam bas, gelak. Nak tidur, gelak dulu. Time makan, gelak suap, gelak suap. Time berebut tandas, semua cop number. Siapa mandi lama, memang nak kena. Time nak kenakan orang, korang memang juara. Bangga aku.

Part yang memang tak best; hari jumaat ini dah kena present tentang site analysis. Seperti biasa, setiap malam kena datang studio. Model site tak buat lagi. Sleep deprivation, itu memang pasti. Pagi jumaat, semua mesti macam zombie. Habis presentation, studio kosong. Semua pakat dok bantai tidur.

Okay. Masa untuk buat site visit dekat toilet. Adios.