Friday, January 30, 2009

movie review

i am a movie freak. so is my hubby...hehe...

Berikut adalah senarai nama2 movie yg memberi 'effect' yg sgt hebat pada teman, yg mana telah berjaya meragut berkilo-kilo beratnya air mata teman...i wouldnt say that these movies are very entertaining to watch...beacuse they make u cry all day long...sometimes even the next day...hehehe...at least for me...but all the movies that im gonna reveal have some important msgs for the viewers..and realising them makes u cry even harder :P

okay...1st on the list

1- meet joe black
actor: brad pitt, anthony hopkins
actress: not so sure...but she's the very pretty brunette who's the girlfriend of mac in csi..

right-o, movie ni kalu teman tengok 10x pun tak jemu...sebenarnya dah nak dekat 10x pun tengok...cerita lama sebenarnya...tapi biasalah astro kan suka ulang2 movie..so, this movie is about a father who is about to die and he knows it...sbbnya konon2nya malaikat maut(yg dimainkan oleh brad pitt) datang bagitau dia yg dia ni dah nak mati...tapi sebelum dia mati, malaikat maut nak tinggal sekejap dgn org tua ni sbb dia nak rasa mcmmana jadi manusia, hidup dlm dunia etc.
so..org tua ni terpaksa la ikut syarat si brad pitt ni.org tua ni sebelum tau ttg ajalnya yg bakal tiba, mmg sibuk dgn pejabat..tapi bila dah tau nak mati, tiap2 malam makan dgn anak2 dia...the love between father and daughter dlm movie ni yg buat teman menangis berderu2 tu...it was so very touching and more meaningful daripada cerita2 cinta girlfren dgn boypren....
towards the end of the movie, org tua ni pun dah nak mati...dia cium anak2 dia and he said.."no regrets"...and he smiled...anak perempuan dia mcm tau bapak dia dah nak mati...so dia pun nangis..but thinking about the last few days dgn bapak dia...she also agreed that there were no regrets...
when it was time to go, brad pitt pusing belakang utk memerhatikan gelagat manusia dan rentak dunia...it was then when org tua tu kata,"hard to let go isnt it?that's life"

that's true..tapi kita sebagai org muslim hendaklah:
- jgn terlalu taksub dgn dunia...org yg tinggi darjatnya akan sentiasa merindui akhirat...
(Sesungguhnya hidup ini hanyalah permainan dan senda gurau, surah Muhammad ayat 36)

- jgn ingat kita ni ada peluang nak jadi mcm org tua tu yg tau bila dia nak mati dan sempat memperbetulkan kesilapan dia...ajal maut hanyalah di tangan Allah dan Dia jualah yg menentukannya...kita sebagai hambaNya hendaklah sentiasa mempersiapkan diri kita untuk menemuiNya...( Seseorang yang bijak adalah seseorang yg sentiasa mengingati hari ajalnya, hadis Nabi SAW)

- love and appreciate people around u...never take them for granted..

so here it is!
i love u sumisan my hubby!
i love u mameeta!!
i love u ayah!
i love u tiqah and baby!
i love u raqib gemok!
i love u hakim!
i love u royd, riena, ilyia, wanie, mama, miera, pizah and ann!
i love u mama dheeps, veena, sue and rups!
i love u all my dear friends and family!!

to be continued.....

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

D.I.E.T

perkataan yg menyusahkan...
menyakitkan...serta memerlukan pengorbanan yang tinggi....

dulu masa teman kecik2 kurus panjang je...
masa mula2 keje pun masih slim..
pastu masa kahwin lagi slim...
tapi lepas kawin mula lah mengembang..

bila tengok muka kat cermin tak perasan sgt muka dah bulat....(sbb dok tengok tiap2 hari)
tapi bila tengok gambar2 photo....hehe...masa tu lah rasa muka dah jadi lebar mcm pinggan...

kenapa org kawin selalu bertukar size hah??
hmm..hari tu teman pikir2 dan teman rasa these are some of the factors (at least for me):

- kan semua maklum isteri digalakkan berwangi-wangian bila menyambut suami pulang?so selalunya teman sampai rumah lepas keje pukul 5.30.suami teman selalu balik kul 6.00.so teman ada setengah jam je utk menyiap diri....jadiknya...tak sempat le nak exercise....kuang kuang

-bila dengar cerita2 kawan2 teman yg keguguran takut gak nak aktif sgt...so akhirnya teman tak exercise langsung...ha ha...boleh ka macamtu...

-komuniti perempuan ni tak berapa aktif bersukan...jadi takdak daya penggerak..mcm org laki memang suka main sukan...suami teman tu main futsal la, badminton la, kayuh basikal la...mcm2...

har har...biasa la...sendiri punya salah blame org lain pulak...

masa kawin hari tu rasanya berat cuma dlm 48kg...
lepas setahun kawin jadi 56kg...
banyak sebenarnya tu...sbb cincin kawin pun dah ketat...hehe...
so i guess....IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT BABEH!

so since bulan puasa hari tu..these are the losing weight tips that i've been trying to practice..

1-Zero rice diet...memandangkan nasi mempunyai karbohidrat yg amat tinggi so sumi san and i have decided to reduce our rice intake....i try not to take rice at all during the day (unless ada kenduri....yg ni paling susah oooo)and at nite i'll just make salad or sandwiches...lotss lotsss of vege...

2- Exercise....okay, this is the tough part....i guess i just have to stand up and do it...we bought this indoor cycle for me to cycle at home sbb teman malas nak pakai tudung etc. hehe...kadang2 sampai berhabuk basikal tu tak berguna..that's when i start feeling guilty and start exercising!hmm...in the beginning mmg plan nak exercise waktu pagi sebelum keje...tapi kdg2 busy nak buat breakfast la apa lah...so i figured baik buat ptg daripada tak buat langsung...

3- Berhenti makan sebelum kenyang...ini sunnah nabi SAW.banyak hikmahnya...pernah try tak?kalu pernah try..perasan tak memang mula2 kita rasa tak puas makan, tapi sebenarnya kalu kita tunggu dalam 10-15 minit kita mula akan rasa kenyang...that's becauce our brain baru dapat signal that we are full...and kalu kita makan sampai kenyang...after 10 minutes kita akan rasa terlebih kenyang, sengkak mcm nak muntah...

4- Puasa.the best diet practice.pahala pun dapat insyaAllah...so i've been trying to puasa at least isnin and khamis...and kalu bulan puasa JGN PERGI PASAR RAMADHAN if u're trying to diet...hehe...

hmm..i guess that's bout it....so daripada 56 kg...im now down to 52kg!!!!
very happy Alhamdulillah...

but i must work harder to achieve my target weight!
is 48kg possible??

chaiyok sarah! chaiyok!!

Friday, January 23, 2009

a tribute to uncle karuna

uncle karuna..??
siapa itu uncle karuna...

he was a driver in my clinic...klinik kesihatan karangan...
uncle ni la yg dok pi balik, pi balik sepital hantar pesakit yg kami x boleh manage di tahap klinik...

dulu masa teman baru sampei di karangan, pernah tanya uncle..
"syok tak uncle...bawak ambulan...boleh buat bising 'ne-no ne-no' ataih jalan....pastu semua org beri laluan..."

uncle sengih ja...dia kata..."seronok jugak dr...rasa mcm YB pun ada..tapi bawak kereta buruk aja la..."

kalu sapa yg pernah sampai karangan/mahang kat kulim nih, mesti org kata...."eee..takutnya...sunyinya jalan...lalu estet kelapa sawit plak tu...berani hang drive sorang2 ya...."

maka, kerana itu lah uncle berulang kali berpesan kpd saya...."Dr, walau apa pun yg t'jadi masa dok bawak kereta,jgn berhenti ....org accident tahan pun jgn berhenti...kalu polis tahan tapi tak letak signboard pun jgn berhenti...." dan teman pun ikut la cakap uncle tu....sbbnya kat jln2 estate ni byk sindiket2 penipuan yg suka merompak kereta lalu lalang...

tiap2 hari isnin uncle akan drive teman ke mahang (teman kena mengganti kat situ, tak cukup doktor)..satu tempat yg amat jauh di ceruk kulim...org kata dulu tempat komunis...hehe...jgn marah org mahang....perjalanan dari karangan ke mahang lebih kurang 20 minit...so every week mesti teman akan sembang mcm2 topik dgn uncle..

uncle suka bincang pasal politik and ekonomi negara...uncle selalu kata,"pening kita dok tengok org2 atas ni main politik dr...org ni kutuk org ni...org tu kutuk org tu...tak abih abih...kita org bawah ni tak boleh buat apa..."

"kita sudah lama hidup sama2 kat malaysia ni dr...kita kena pandai hormat perasaan org lain...kita tak boleh bukak mulut suka hati saja. betui tak dr? "

regarding pilihanraya 2008 uncle commented, " saya terkejut betui hari tu dr! masa 2-3 hari sebelum mengundi saya nampak 2 org budak india naik motor sambil berkemban dgn bendera PAS!hehehehehe"

sometimes uncle sembang bab ekonomi,"duit kita makin kecik dr, dulu sapa nak sangka mee goreng sepinggan boleh jadi 5 ringgit...la ni mahai daripada tu pun ada.."

uncle memang terrer cakap melayu..sbbnya uncle dari kampung melayu di jitra...kalu dengar uncle cakap dari belakang mesti kita ingat dia org melayu...hehe...di rumah uncle pun kalu masak ayam, mesti beli ayam dari kedai melayu...sbb dia dah biasa makan ayam sembelih....

uncle ni sentimental orgnya...dalam perjalanan kat mahang tu..3-4 kali jugak le dia menangis sambil bercerita...pastu mesti uncle gelak sambil cakap.."apa org tua nih...buat malu ja dok teriyak depan dr..."

tiap2 tahun pada hari ibu kitaorg akan tunggu uncle call mak dia di jitra...hehe...masa dia dial phone tu muka dah sayu semacam...bila kata hello air mata dah meleleh..hehe...uncle..uncle...pastu tak sempat nak cakap 'selamat hari ibu' uncle dah tak boleh nak bercakap...terpaksa letak phone dulu...call lain kali pulak...

kadang2 menitik jugak air mata uncle bila tengok nasib kawan2 seumurnya yg tak dapat perhatian daripada anak2 mereka...ada kawan2 uncle yg dihantar ke rumah org2 tua...uncle sedih sgt...uncle selalu kata "saya tak pernah mintak apa2 daripada anak2 saya dr. tak nak jaga saya bila tua nanti pun takpa...janji depa semua lepaih dari universiti...kawin dgn org baik2..cukup la...

tapi anak2 uncle bagus2 semuanya...semua cerdik2..ada yg ada degree, jadi cikgu etc.in fact, uncle hari tu dgn muka berseri2 bagi tau kat saya yg anak dia nak belikan kereta 'vios' utk dia...hehe...i just smiled and told him..."baguih la uncle..boleh bawak saya ke mahang naik vios lepas nih....hehe"

uncle tu sebenarnya dah nak pencen pun...tapi dia cukup pantang kalu kita sebut 'org tua'...hehe...he prefers 'org lama'....pada uncle kalu kita selalu dok sebut org tua...seseorg tu akan ada mindset mcm org tua...dia tak suka lembik2 mcm tu...he makes sure that he stays fit...by 7am sharp every day uncle dah tercegat kat kedai kopi...8am sharp dah siap sedia nak start kerja...on the weekends uncle akan buat kerja2 kontrak sikit, kerja2 paip etc...

uncle karuna adalah seorang yg disegani di kk karangan...he's very disciplined yet very humble and very very helpful. uncle duduk di kuarters klinik di karangan..bersebelahan dgn rumah nurse2 dan staf2 klinik yg lain...jadi bila ada anak2 staf lain yg menangis berpanjangan, mesti uncle akan dtg ketuk kat tingkap...and uncle akan tanya kalu ada apa2 yg dia boleh tolong...

he was a great man, uncle....

on wednesday 21/1/2009...i noticed that uncle was a bit quiet..not his usual chatty self...he delivered a letter to my room at 4.30pm...i thanked him and he smiled...i went back home...and it was after maghrib when i received a call from Mat..my medical assistant (MA)...

"Assalamualaikum...dr..sorry mengganggu...i have some bad news la....Uncle karuna dah takdak...baru saja meninggal..heart attack.."

i was beyond words...terus ajak sumi san gi emergency unit to see Nazri, my MA..apparently uncle had some chest pain at 5pm...then terus Nazri buat ECG and sent him to the hospital via ambulance. Aunty (uncle's wife) was with him in the ambulance and uncle was relatively stable and was still able to talk in the ambulance...

Aunty masih lagi bersembang2 dgn uncle dlm ambulance and was still playfully scolding him about his smoking habit...bila sampai hospital Nazri nak repeat ECG, masa tu la uncle tetiba fitted and collapsed...CPR was done continuously..tried to revive him...but Izrail was already there, fulfilling his duties...

I hugged aunty...hugged her..and kept on telling her..."Aunty kena banyak sabar...ini semua kerja Tuhan...ini bukan dalam tangan kita..."

Aunty cried and said," Saya tak sangka la dr, saya ingat sakit biasa saja boleh bawak balik rumah..tapi sekarang saya balik seorang..."

meleleh air mata teman masa tu...

it was a very interesting scene in the emergency department that night...patient2 lain yg sedang menunggu semua hairan...mana taknya, kami semua yg datang ke situ semuanya berbilang kaum...hugging each other, trying to comfort one another...staff nurses karangan, their husbands semua datang to pay respest to uncle...tanpa mengira bangsa...uncle would have been very proud...
lepastu agaknya tak tahan dok tengok situasi yg agak pelik ni, maka bangun la seorang perempuan melayu (agaknya salah seorg waris yg tengah tunggu anak dia terima rawatan)and terus tanya sumi san, " siapa yg meninggal sebenarnya?"
sumi san pun jawab "driver klinik"
perempuan tu " ooo...." maka senang le hatinya...

hari berikutnya, ramai staf ke rumah uncle to pay last respect sblm upacara pengebumian...aunty was so drained..tersandar kat dinding...aunty pakai sari hari tu...dia cakap kat uncle," awak selalu kata saya nampak cantik bila pakai sari...awak taknak tengok saya ke hari ni..."....meleleh lagi air mata kami semua.....

we went back home after that..and sampai hari ni aunty masih belum balik ke rumah kuartersnya di sini...mungkin masih di rumah sedaranya di jitra..

im still very sad with this great loss...one of my greatest regrets is that i did not show uncle the beauty of the Quran...and it's too late now...

i wonder why people always pay tribute when people have already passed away..and would not be able to read the good things ppl say about them..it's such a waste isnt it??

so i think, after this i shall start a new trend...i shall write a tribute to the ppl around me...the ones close to me...the ones i love and let them know that i truly appreciate them while they are still alive and breathing...

and wherever u are...uncle karuna...pls know that i for sure appreciate u...and im sorry that i didnt tell that sooner...

i shall always remember all the reminders u've given me...and i shall pass it on to my juniors and children to come insyaAllah...

love,
sarah sofian

Thursday, January 15, 2009

cuti yg best

helooooo...
hari ni saya cuti..
cuti yg best..
tak tau la kenapa best sgt...
tapi setiap hari yg cuti mmg best..

Monday, January 5, 2009

assalamualaikum...
hari ini dalam sejarah...
i started my own blog...!!
lama dah dok dengar org dok cakap pasal blog2 nih...
best ke ha...tak tau le teman..

adik teman selalu gak suruh teman nulih blog nih...
mula2 tu maleh gak la...
tetibe klinik teman dapat sistem internet tanpa wayar pulak...
suke le teman....terus bawak lap top..ngadap komputer ni aje le..dari pagi ke petang..

so okay...teman nak beransor la ye...
ni saja nak try testing ni...
tak tau pun mcmmana ke rope nye nanti...