Hari yang cerah

Akhirnya, soalan cepu emas telah ada jawapannya. Semua orang mesti ada soalan cepu emas yang paling tak suka didengari. Dan soalan cepu emas yang paling I tak seronok nak dengar "Camna your thesis?", or "How's your progress?". Well, I know they meant well (bersangka baik ajelah). Tapi kadang2 soalan tu akan disambung dengan pernyataan2 seperti ini "You knowlah kan.. our University is very serious abt PhD... yadaa yada.. yada......". So usually before the simple question leads to more serious discussion, whenever someone asks me that question, I will just reply "tengah final editing", and quickly make myself dissolve in the background. Because of this soalan cepu emas, I've been keeping myself really low, tak join majlis2 Aidilfitri in my workplace. Kalau datang ofis pun, parking kerta kat belakang bangunan so tak terserempak dengan ramai orang. That bad huh?... But now, I already have my answer to that question and the answer is "Dah submit dah... tunggu viva". Yes, finally, I managed to submit my thesis on 7th October 2010. This is the first submission, I'm yet to defend my viva.. tapi sekurang-kurangnya I dah rasa lega sangat sebab azab peringkat pertama dah lepas. Sekurang2nya dah tersempurna satu tanggungjawab untuk menyiapkan thesis, apa yang akan terjadi lepas ni is beyond my control. I have put in a lot of effort, beriringan dengan keringat dan air mata, semoga Allah permudahkan perjalanan ini sehingga ke garisan penamat. Amin.

I went to USM with hubby and the kids. I had to bring 10 copies of manuscript, so kalau naik flight nescayalah akan excess baggage. Lagipun nak kena pegi 3 tempat iaitu Bendahari, school and IPS.. so my ever so sopportive hubby said it's better to drive than to take a flight. So he took 2 days leave and anak2 pun ponteng sekolah 2 hari, dan ke Penanglah kami. We decided to stay for 2 nights at USM guest house. Saja bawak budak2 jalan-jalan.. makan-makan.

We stayed at USM guest house. Hubby really likes this place. Satu sebab murah, only RM130 a night and the facilities pun ok and selesa for family. Ada satu bilik, living area, kitchen and dining area. We brought our electric stove, and tilam toto for the baby to golek2. Parking area pun dekat aje. We brought our kids to USM museum which is within walking distance with the guest house. Impressive jugak muzium USM ni, ada pameran on science and technology, environment, archeology, arts and music. Very informative. We also brought our kids to HBP. I told my kids, "kat sinilah abah jumpa ibu..", we also brought the kids to feed ikan talapia at Tasik Harapan, tapi tak bagitahulah kat the kids kat sini tempat abah dgn ibu dating sambil bagi ikan makan (how romantic... ha..ha...)...... Oh the kids sangat seronok pergi tasik. At first bagi ikan makan roti, sekali biawak dengan kura-kura pun keluar nak join sekaki. Last2 they end up bagi biawak makan. Hubby was really creative, guna tali and paper clip untuk pancing ikan, dah dapat ikan bagi kat biawak. 3 kali pergi tasik okay, but the last one we dropped by masa dah nak balik KL. Biawak tak keluar pulak tengahari. Rizq was frustrated & tak nak balik. I pujuk him and said "nanti kita balik KL kita bagi ikan makan kat tasik kat KL ya". Dia kata, "ok.. tapi tasik yang ada biawak tau". Aduhh... dimana mahu ku cari biawak.....

We also went makan2. Makan kat tepi laut kat Seagate, makan nasi kandar Subaidah (macam kat KL takde nasi kandar, but somehow nasi kandar Penang taste differently), makan pasembur kat Bakti (murahnyee.... RM 2 only, but really nice), and of course Char Koay Teow Sungai Dua yang dulu dikenali sebagai Sany Char Koay Teow, tapi sekarang dah bertukar jadi Jeff Char Koay Teow. Ok lah jugak, tapi takleh lawan Sany.

It was a simple getaway, but the kids love it (thanks to the biawaks). For me and hubby, it was like walking down the memory lane. Satu persatu memori datang flash back..... teringat pakai baju orientasi Matrik warna Ungu, kain hitam.... jalan kaki dari Gemilang nak ke Dewan Kuliah. Teringat petang2 dulu berjalan kaki dari Gemilang ke Gelugor, pergi VC rock. Oh we walked A LOT that time.... Tiap2 petang mesti nak merayau. When one of us (Zuera) dapat pinjam kereta from her parents, lagiiiilah panjang kaki pergi Island Plaza, Ferinngghi and even sampai ke Seberang. Argh.... those days........

Suddenly I miss my galfrens.....