Closing 'that' chapter.

should i...

or

shouldn't i...

write about this...

omg... this is tough i tell ya 

but since this chapter have been a part of me for quite a while, i will be writing this post.

let's just make it as vague as possible shall we cause it's kinda personal but nonetheless i still wanna write about this chapter on the blog. 

ahah

soo my long time crush finally got married this week. i couldn't be any more happier for him and his partner. truly. both of them look so fine on their wedding day. 

but tbh, i was kinda shocked though i've been telling myself for years that this day is bound to happen, so you better be prepared girl! 

yup. i cannot deny the fact that i was shocked but hey i've been over this crush for quite a while now. bertahun lah dah honestly. but yeah seeing him with his wife is kinda weird (in a good way) cause i used to know a different version of him. 

all is good now i guess. 

finally, i can close and move on from this chapter.

the end. 

Keep your head up

hello friend

how's your day??

all is good i hope :)

i've been intending to write this post for a couple of days now.

sooo let's get started

this past few weeks have been very tough for me.

i'm struggling to get a grip on my life where it comes to the point that i felt dying inside. betul... everything looks so grey and gloomy. heh. tapi memang pun sebab lately cuaca memang grey and gloomy. okay back to the topic please.

i'm so stressed out and depressed with my current condition. and this thing is damaging to my level of productivity and whatnot. My own responsibility suddenly becomes a burden without me even noticing it . pffffft. betul. i never realized that my attitude towards life was that bad until someone pinpoint it. lol. memang butthurt gila but hey that's the truth. 

after spending some time contemplating about my attitude towards life in general, i was like 'you need to do some changes zafirah'. i need to embrace the so called challenge or situation in a more wholly way so that i can be more resilient. yup. that's the case

so keep your head up princess

your tiara is falling 

hahah

not-so-random ramblings

hey ya

uni life is draining me physically and emotionally lately. this semester is one hell of a roller coaster ride i tell ya. at one point, i think that i got what it takes to tackle and manage the situation. but then, new issues keep on challenging and surprising me. at first i do try to embrace the challenge wholeheartedly but right now i've come to the point where i feel extremely drained and exhausted. i have zero motivation to endure the next couple of weeks in this semester. oh myyy, zafirah... ada banyak lagi benda that need your attention. for a start, you need to prepare the proposal for your final year project and do the proposal-defence thing. itu belum kira the usual things like test and presentations. 

i'm not thinking about quitting ke apa, it's just that sometimes life can be overwhelming. okay tbh tu je yang iolls nak cakap

byee

New Zealand | Part 2 : Million dollar cruise in Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown

okay, here we go

first things first, you cannot go to south island without visiting queenstown cause this place is amazing. it is surrounded by majestic snow capped mountains, sapphire blue lake and pure amazingness everywhere. (i'm repeating amazing way too much now but what to do, that word literally describes this place;) queenstown is famous for being the world's adventure capital. if you're an adrenaline junkie, this is the place for you mate! it got everything that you could've ever dream of doing, skydiving, bungee jumping, white water rafting, highspeed boat, parasailing, snowboarding etc you name it they got it. 

please bear in mind that all those adrenaline stuffs mentioned above is quite expensive. you need to allocate huge amount of money if you wanna do it. the nevis bungee jump can cost you about 100-200 NZD. but worry not, there are tons of other free and affordable activities that you can do. for a start you can always 'lepak' in front of lake wakatipu and walk through queenstown garden. you can also take the gondola ride which offers you a spectacular view of city and the lake. 

during our last trip we decided to do the Million Dollar Cruise in lake wakatipu which cost about 35 NZD per person. it was incredibly breathtaking cause you got amazing views everywhere thanks to the perfect bright and sunny winter weather.

  

the cruise was about two hours long, we got to see stunning view surrounding lake wakatipu and learn some historical background of queenstown.  the ship's the captain was so friendly and makes lots of dad jokes while explaining all the stuffs. ahahah. this area is basically where the rich and posh people in queenstown lived. how stunning is it?! they have snow capped mountain at the back and sapphire blue lake in front of their houses. this place is so cantiks, they got houses kat celah pokok pokok!! imagine waking up to this view every single day. waktu pagi boleh jog kat tepi tasik hirup udara segar. boleh hilang sekejap semua masalah duniawi... 

nak duduk kat sini pleasee. kalau dapat stay setahun kat sini pun dah cukup. 

if i'm not mistaken this is the queenstown hilton resort. kalau ada duit extra boleh lah kat situ stay satu dua or tiga malam. ahahahah

at the end of this cruise, my love for this place intensifies! ahahah. betul... i always knew that i would love queenstown even before going here. this cruise, it reaffirms my love for this place. the view is so stunning that it literally took my breath away. boleh termenung lama-lama tengok the view cause it's soooo majestic, subhanAllah!

okay, my NZ blogpost will be continued soon...?

byeee

*you can read my previous NZ blogpost here

"embrace the challenge, do more and don't settle for less"

"embrace the challenge,

do more

and

don't settle for less"

hey guys this is my current life motto,

*this is cheesy but whatevaa

fyi, 

i'm in the early stage of writing the first ever paper for my final year project (FYP)

'wow weee'!! 

this fyp will be my 'life' for the next couple of months 

mandi fyp makan fyp, tido fyp 

jk

basically, i need to complete this project or else i won't be graduating anytime soon.

so yeah this is a huge deal to me

i have to  try and do it as professionally as i can

though i guaranteed that i got an academic researching and writing  skills of a carrot 

nevertheless, let just dive into it head first

and see what happens next...

yolo.

New Zealand | Part 1 : My journey has begun

hello people!!

how are you?

this space has been abandoned for while i guess. sorry for that. ahaha

so i just returned from a two weeks of travelling to the land of middle earth aka New Zealand!! yup, i FREAKING TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND!! FINALLY!! sometime i still cannot comprehend that i finally travel to the one country that has been in bucket list since forever. tbh, i didn't expect this trip to happen in the near future, but then again i got lucky. as in rezeki was on my side and i finally managed to visit and experience the land of middle earth. 

all the preparations etc were made three weeks prior to this trip. agak ad hoc jugaklah for someone who rarely do travel jauh. this was my first time being in charge planning the itinerary and whatnot. so yeah it was challenging as there were too many places/things i wanted to go/do but got limited time. yep. two weeks is not enough for this NZ die hard fan. nonetheless i gotta make use of the time given. ye lah kan, travelling NZ can be quite expensive so nak kutip duit kat celah mana untuk tampung all those accommodation, transport and food kalau nak jalan lama-lama ahahah. after many considerations i decided to spent 9 days in south island and 5 days in north island. 

we as in me, makcu and tok teh flew to NZ on the 15th and return back on the 29th. it was a long eleven hours of direct flight from KL to Auckland. upon arriving in auckland we then took another two hours flight to queenstown via air new zealand. the flight to queenstown was so awesome as the plane tak terbang tinggi sangat therefore we can catch the first glimpse of the snow capped mountains in NZ. and at that particular time i already knew i that i had fallen in love with NZ. cehhh. belum pijak the kiwi soil lagi dah fall in love bagai kau...

macam painting je bila tengok keluar tingkap. the pastel sky is so freaking stunning. we were so lucky sebab boleh tengok sunset dari dalam plane. at 8-ish we arrived in queenstown airport. since it was still in winter season, malam dia cepat. dalam pukul 6 dah gelap. lepas dapat rental car kononnya nak pergi dinner dulu before check in. but unfortunately we couldn't find the gps. so sepatutnya ada gps included dalam kereta but the company did not provide it. maybe terlupa nak letak ke apa idk. dah buang masa sebab konon nak cari gps dalam kereta rupanya memang takde. at last, we asked the people at the information counter for the direction to our accomodation and the supermarket.

fyi, our accommodation was situated in a small town named kingston which took about 40 minutes drive from queenstown. some of you may wonder "apa jadah la duduk jauh dari bandar?" the thing is, we booked the accommodation two weeks before the trip therefore most of the accommodation within our budget is fully booked. yang harga rm600 ++ banyaklah. so we decided to stay a bit further from the city. cuak jugaklah nak drive kat NZ waktu malam. but we got no choice. with the aid of HERE maps app and physical map yang orang kat info counter tu provide we olls redah je la. thankfully  the maps lead us the right direction and we arrive at our accommodation at 10 ish.

cont...

Raya 2k16!

helloo there!!

sorry for the long absence, ohh before i forgot,

 eid mubarak!!

selamat hari raya maaf zahir batin!!

we are still in the month of syawal so technically my raya wishes is still valid ;) hoping all of you had a blessed and an enjoyable raya, visiting family and friends and eating all those yummy raya food.

again, selamat hari raya and maaf zahir batin!!