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Aug 26, 2012

Rock On 3..BaCk FoR mOrE

By Haziah Salleh August 26, 2012 // No comments

I've been busy since I got back from Korea.. Well, there were extremely relaxed days prior to the moving process but I always got things to do after work sooooooooo I haven't been training and yes after that comes Ramadhan where of course my physical activities would lessen because I'm just weak when my body is not fed Oho!

So.. Rock on 3 was from 9-12 August this year.. When the date was announced in April, I was frustrated.. Extremely.. Because it falls in Ramadhan.. I was actually battling inside whether I should buy the tickets to Kuching or not since I usually you-know-what during these dates every month... And when the day comes.. Aha! I should've bought 'em tickets!!!!! (-_-")

So, a day before the others depart, I was bugging all of them with a myriad of text messages..
When is your flight?
Where are you guys staying?
What's the tentative? bla bla bla

And without considering my lack of training, my abdominal cramps, my anemic body.. I bought a 2-way ticket to Kuching (^^)/ I really don't care how my performance will be.. I just wanna be there.. It's like a calling~

Before the climb, we went to roy's school to get his SPM cert.. After 8 years bha!!!!!! haha

Batman Wall; just like how I remember it

Sampai2 terus pi my unfinished project...

Pastilah this remain as an unfinished project :p

Bev did the first ascent for this route. I can't even get to the second clip.. Yes.. That was how bad my performance was in Rock on 3 :p

This is the new section that they recently bolted; Tiger Wall. I like it here; the routes were easier but the rocks were sharp. Got most of my cuts here.

With Kuching climbers. Two of them are actually from Sabah.

With Andy from Singapore. Master sifu nih (^^)

SICC women \(^^)/

All in all.. My climbing sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha

Well, I didn't finish most of the routes I attempted but I still had a great time there. I learn something too. I SHOULDN'T STOP TRAINING haha

Itulah.. Manusia mudah lupa.. Now I could relate to that. To be honest, I've been doing so well for years as a climber that I forgot that I was good because I was being steadfast with my training ehe So back to the climbing gym yaw!! (^^)/

Pic credit to Ron.. Bergaya btol gambar2 ku padahal... :p

Eid Mubarak (^^)

By Haziah Salleh August 18, 2012 // No comments

Assalamualaikum and good day to all (^^)

One fact about time when you are already working, it flies faster than how it used to... Ramadhan didn't feel like 4 weeks to me... Tup tup tup.. Here we are in Syawal! Hurm.. I can't wait for my next Ramadhan because I think I didn't fully utilize this year's Ramadhan to maximize my ibadah. Seriously, rase terok (-_-")

Hurm.. lately, it seems that many of our local artists start to wear hijab. Many pictures of them were posted in FB. It's good that these public icons showed good examples. However, we must always keep in mind that, covering the aurah is just one component of being a Muslimah.. There are many other parts that need to be taken care of.

Some years ago I had this conversation with one ustaz about this categories of Muslims. I remember he said, the top rank is of course the prophets and then comes the ulama and then comes other categories after that. He said that most people are too comfortable born as Muslim but what a Muslim should actually aim for is actually to become a husnul muslimin. We shoulder a lot of responsibilities as a Khalifa and that's why being a Muslim is a continuous process of becoming..

Anyway, I just want to wish all of you Eid Mubarak. Let us celebrate our victory against nafs, our effort to get closer to Him and may all of us remain steadfast in our ibadah at all times. (^^)

Macam D KK (^^)

By Haziah Salleh August 17, 2012 // No comments

Recently, Z and I are very into Borneo cultures and histories. This actually begins after our trip to Sandakan, where we were very much fascinated by how Sabah had prospered during the British administration, how it survived the world war 2 and continue to thrive after that. We did a lot of reading and discoveries about our own origins; but of course Z did a lot more than I hehe Most of the time I only read up what she read after she told me..

But for now let me share with you what we have in KK for the past few months

This is an annual event that we have in KK. My colleagues were excited about it last year but I didn't get to participate at that time since I was still not confident with my once fractured femur to run that distance. But after lots and lots of encouragement from running addicts that I befriended with, got myself a very good running shoes and I started running.. F, who is a doctor, even prescribed me with "5km EOD!!!"..

So, yeah, this event actually is my first run after hurm.. maybe 7 years (^^)

With Bev and her friend at the starting point (^^)

This event is actually an initiative to raise funds for the Sabah Thalassaemia Society and Special Olympics Sabah other than promoting healthy lifestyle to the community. I was actually delaying my registration until a few more days before the event. Paid RM 28.00 for the fee and got that white t-shirt. Was so excited that I posted about it in FB several times as I waited for the day to come.

With Chris, a friend I met in CS

It was raining heavily that afternoon and I was actually hoping to run in the rain. But as the sunset approaches, the wind blew the dark clouds away from KK and we end up running on wet asphalt. But I like the atmosphere that evening. We were running slowly as the sun sets on the horizon; you can't run faster since there were too many people. They gathered about 12 500 participants for the run this year (^^)

I think the program was a great success; that's good news for both beneficiaries. I don't know much about the special olympics in Sabah but I do know Sabah has the greatest number of Thalassaemia patients in the country. And I do know the monthly cost of treatment per patient.. It's a lot!! Even though their treatment are subsidized by the government (sangat banyak... I'm neutral. Our gov deserve credit for their concern and contribution), there are of course other expanses that need to be covered by funds..

A week after the run, Z and I attended the 7th Sabah International Folklore Festival

This is also a yearly event but I just discovered this from reading a post in CS. I was actually not feeling well when I went out to get the tickets tapi semangat punya pasal ku gagahi jua.. Chewah! :p

I actually didn't know what to expect so I just sat there next to Z and let the dancers surprise me. I was indeed impressed. whispered to Z, "Aku x rasa macam d KK.."

The night start off with a great opening performance by Sabah dancers

There were 18 participating countries this year.

Brunei, Czech Republic, Timor Leste, Finland, Latvia, Philippine, Poland, Thailand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Egypt, Nigeria, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea & Kazakhstan

Actually, the dancers performed 2 dance in 2 consecutive nights. But we only watched the final. Macam menyesal pulak x pi 1st night huhu

All of them were unique. I love the music, the costumes, the moves, everything \(^^)/ This is one one of those things that you have to watch yourself. The kind that I cannot describe with words. It's really hard to snap pics as the dancers move because my camera is just a normal digicam. I shot some videos, very short ones because I actually forgot to charge my camera's battery.. (-_-")

So here are the pics and the videos :)