my random scribblings

hello 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:23:00 +0000

Hi... everyone! Semina ka madah Selamat Tahun Baru 2012! New year, new resolutions ko orang. Tahniah ngagai bala ke udah mencapai target sida 2011. Ngagai sida ke bedau mencapai target nya. Enda ngawa.. tauk dibai ngagai taun baru tu.. Tang cara kitai ka mencapai target nya tauk diubah, ngena strategi lain. Ngambika berkesan agi meh. Hehe..

2012

Nyadi ba aku empu, 2 iti target ke paling besai ba taun 2011 udah dicapai aku.. Keterubah ya graduate, kedua iya nya bulih keja. Syukur ngagai Tuhan laban berkat ya aku ulih mencapai target nya. Pasal kerja nya, nyauka enda ampit tudah aku ngau orang bulih keja dalam taun 2011. Antara orang ke laun meh tudah aku. Syukur amat2.

Ok lah.. Nya aja ari aku. Ucapan ringkas taun baru. Hahaha.. See ya!

Yippie!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:48:00 +0000

Yippie!

At last, I’m graduating from UMS! Hehe.. with a degree in Geology. Time flies so fast. My friend told me that time flies so fast when we’re having fun. Yes. Indeed. I’m having fun although there were some difficulties I faced during my studies. I would like to Thank God for all his blessings upon me. A big thanks to my family, friends and also my lecturers. They really guide me to become who I am today. It feels so happy when I recalled back what I did during my studies. I have reached one of my objectives in life which is to get a degree in geology.

I am very nervous during my graduation day. There were a lot of things in my mind. I even imagined myself fall off from the stage and I also afraid that my stage photo will looked ugly. ( but I don’t expect it to look like Heidi Klum). But yeahh.. None of this happened. I’m quite happy with my stage photo. It was raining when we got out from the hall. I’m not satisfied because I did not meet all of my friends to take photo together with them. We were busy with our own family. Furthermore, it was raining. My friends and I plan to take studio photo together but we failed. Hurmm… But it’s okay. We managed to take some photo before the event and during the hang out with them. I also received gifts from my friends. Thanks friends! Susah saya mau bawa balik tau.

I took this opportunity to bring my family to discover the beauty of Kota Kinabalu. They went to KK before but they don’t get the chance to see KK with cute tourist guide (me). We also went to Kundasang so that they can feel the fresh cold air in Kundasang. They really overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery in Kundasang. The cabbages and houses on top of the hill really caught my mom’s attention. Hehe.. I took them to Desa Cattle, War memorial and Kinabalu Park.

Well, I just made a history in my life!

Oh! By the way, hehehe… I got a job offered from one of the company in Kuching. The interview was awesome! It was a non formal interview. We were having breakfast together, then I went to the office where the manager giving me a simple lecture about the company, then we went to the site at the swamp area in Matang to see the drilling process where I have to do the logging soon. Before we went back, we were having our lunch together at Grandma’s Bak Kut Teh. My bos is awesome! And friendly + good sense of humour. Hehe.. I will start on Wednesday!

Toodles!!

my 23rd!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:53:00 +0000

I just turned 23 few minutes ago!

Firstly, I would like to thank God because by his blessing I am able to become who I am today. Thank you to all my friends for the birthday wishes and also my family for being supportive in everything I do.

I feel the same but I do hope that this number will bring much more sweet things in my life especially in my career.

I remembered when I was a kid, my parents will invite my neighbor and my friends to attend my birthday party. It’s not really a party actually, just a birthday dinner. The moment the guests left our home, I quickly unwrapped all the presents! That when I was a kid. When it came to teenager, I prefer to celebrate my birthday with my friends. We usually went out for dinner and I received some weird looking gift. Haha.. But it’s cool.. You know.. teenager. My parents still invite my close relatives for dinner at home. Birthday became more interesting when you celebrate it with your friends when you’re studying in university. Friends will do surprises for you. They will throw flour, egg or even a pail of water to you! They sometimes acting that they're forget about your birthday. Then, the birthday cake came out and everybody start to sing~

I just turned 23 lah.. Not fair… because 2011 will end soon and when 2012 starts.. my age is 24 because I was born in 1988. Can I just put 23 on my resume? 24 looks too old. Hehe..

Happy birthday Dorothy!

Toodles!

Love,

the birthday girl

sanggup munuh anak

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:25:00 +0000

Apuuu... begau bala mensia laban kes ke nyadi ba Betong nya. Nembiak beranak ba asrama, udahnya alu nyayat anak iya empu. Ngagai kita ke baru nemu tauk google kita pasal kes nya.

Apuuu.. nyau baka ulah jelu!!

Indai janik nemu agi ngaya anak ari mensia!!

Ka kiamat hari tu, kempang ati ya ngaga anak mit nya bakanya!!

Pia ko sekeda jaku orang ke peda aku ba facebook. Facebook diatu jampat agi ari berita ke bukai. Mayuh udah orang post gambar baby nya ba wall peda aku. Nyau pansut perut (usus) anak mit nya dikereja ke indai ya.. Nda semua gak orang terus mengutuk, bejai ke indu nya. Bisi nya sekeda berunding enggau panjai pasal kes nya. Aku pan ka ringat2 gak meda utai bansa tu nyadi.. kelebih agi utai tu nyadi ba menua kitai.. kada nda bansa kitai empu neh.

Ba runding aku, ulah ke bansa nya sigi salah. Kati enda salah, laban nya udah munuh mensia.. Anak diri agi nya. Tang kitai mesti berunding agi bakani situasi nya sebenar nya. Kitai enda nemu nama utai udah di lalui indu nya. Tu ukai ngenang penyalah ya ke beleman enggau pangan ya. Tang situasi ya ke udah ngandung lalu beranak, enggau munuh anak iya empu.

Asai aku indu tu iya udah lenyau harapan, pikir iya nyau buntu lalu ngujung ke iya munuh anak nya. Udah gak pangan iya empu enggai bertanggungjawab. Dalam diri indu nya penuh enggau kebencian, api kemarahan. Iya pan lalu pandak runding, ngambi pisuk alu nyayat anak ya. Pemenci iya ke apai baby nya engka dilepas ke iya ngagai anak nya. Enti iya enggai ngempu anak nya iya tauk muai anak nya aja. Tang tu lalu disayat iya. Sifat keperimanusiaan ya udah lenyau maya nya. Tang aku pecaya, udah tu ila bisi asai kesal ba ati ya. Aku ngarapka Tuhan ulih nulung iya, meri iya harapan, pia mega ulih ngampun ke iya. Taja pan ukum dunia sigi nganti iya.

Pia mega pelaba aku iya nadai bulih sukung ari orang sekeliling ya. Nadai orang ke ulih ngiring iya maya iya ke ngandung ke anak nya. Ukai aku madah kitai patut nyukung sida, maksud aku tajapan sida iya udah kelanjur ngereja penyalah nya, anang sekali-kali kitai lalu bejai ke sida.. Kitai patut ngiring sida awakka utai bansa tu enda nyadi agi. Laban engka ketegal iya ti takut ke hal nya. Iya lalu diau diri aja. Kitai semua nemu penanggul tu penanggul ke besai, enti kitai kediri aja kitai udah tentu enda ulih ngesan penanggul nya kediri.

Takut ninga utai ke bansa tu nyadi ba menua kitai. Sebedau tu ninga orang bebuai ke anak aja. Tang tu nyau bebunuh ke anak ke baru ada. Akaaiii daiii.... nya aja utai ka dipadah aku.

my day

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:19:00 +0000

This evening I went out to settle things that need to be settled. =)

The Photo Shop

I wanted to print a passport-size photo for my resume. Once I entered the shop, there were only two small kids. Perhaps siblings. One maybe in Year 2 and one maybe in Year 4. So, I tell her I want to print my photo. I expect she will be telling me to wait a bit because her father was not around. But then, she asked for my pendrive and started to do her job. Uploading photo, resize, simple adjustment and lastly print out the photo. I'm impressed! No doubt she will inherit the photo shop one day.

Celcom Centre

Then, I went to celcom centre to pay my broadband bill. I went straight to the counter because there were no other customer. While waiting for the payment process, a man who maybe in the age of 23-26 came in. He wanted to set his phone so that he could receive/access whatever messages in her girlfriend's phone number. The worker told him that it cannot be done. Then, he left. Hey, how can you do that to your gf? Your gf must be so tension with you. Love is about trust right? How can you love your partner if you do not trust her/him.

Computer Centre

Then, I went to the computer centre to print out my resume and cover letter. The shop assistant told me it is Rm1 per copy. Then, I was like.. Apuu.. mahal mai gak. (so expensive). I told her I just want B&W only. Yes, the price is for B&W. Left with no choice, so I just said OK. I had to pay Rm10! Urghh.. I left my printer in Miri. I need it back~

The Future

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Date : 13 October 2011

Time : 1:50 AM

Suddenly I remember my student life. At this hour, I'm still doing my assignment as well as staring or even stalking at my own facebook page although there were no notifications or updates. Hehe...

But right now it is different. I don't have any assignment but still blogging at this hour. Well, I can't sleep. All I was thinking is my FUTURE. I think all of you had been in this situation or maybe you're in this situation at this moment.

I don't know what my future would be. Only God knows. Are you wondering what am I going to say? Heeee... The thing is I just completed my degree. Currently, I am unemployed and I already worrying so much about my future. Some people said "Come on, still early lah to find a job (a proper geology job)".

Like my friend said.. " Kita bukan penganggur, kita ni sedang mencari peluang kerjaya". I hope that all of you readers please pray for me so that I can get a job soon and can belanja you all lah.. :P

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Ngibun Rumah Aja

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:33:00 +0000

Ahaiiii.. ukai nama tajuk post aku bakanya. Iya gak amai.. aku diatu di rumah aja. Post aku ke dulu suba madahka diri baru udah abis latihan industri. Lama udah aku di rumah tok. Udah ke pulai ari Miri arinya aku lalu terbai ke Kuching laban ke bisi interview ba siti company ba Kch diak. Diau enggau kawan aku Cass ba Desa Ilmu diak. Nyadi pan isi enti dah begulai. Bendar gak bejalai2, lepak2 enggau bala kawan. Lama kami udah nda betemu. Hehe..

Benung ngiga kerja aku diatu. Mayuh gak udah di apply. Bisi nya ngena email, bisi nya di pos aku. Tang alu bedau bisi saut. Huuuuu.... Bala kaban ke sama belajar ba UMS suba bisi nya udah bulih kerja. Untung bala sida. Bah.. Sapa ka ngambi ku kerja?? Hehehe... Tadi nerima siti call ari KPT madah ka menawarkan kerja. Kerja ba ASTRO ko ya. Ngasuh datai ke UMS attend seminar dahnya bisi training ko ya. Kerja ba KL din. Udah ya ke madah start ila sampai 28, alu enda berminat agik aku. Laun mai inform neh. Kumbai ya dampih kini nya.

Bah.. Nadai jaku bukai. Nya aja. Ka bekunsi mimit gambar ke di ambi ku maya photo session hari minggu tu tadi. Nya meh keja ku. Ngambar org! Hehe.. Temu rindu ati. Hanya sekadar kerja amateur meh nya. Nadai entu pro endar gak gambar diambi. Tapi pama meh.. kena belajar dulu kan.

BYE BYE

Internship - The End

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:27:00 +0000

I feel so happy today maybe because of my internship will officially ended tomorrow~ Haha.. Felt like yesterday I report my first duty at Curtin.. Hurmm.. Time flies so fast, right? After binding our report and bought photo frame, I went for dinner at a malay restaurant called 'Selera Klate'. The owner and the cook is from Kelantan. Of course lah.. Haha... My sis and I ordered Tom Yam and the taste.. Perrghhh... อร่อย!! (translate). The soup was thick and it was really spicy. I could feel my stomach is burning. We also ordered sotong paprik. Quite nice but the squid was too small. Baby squid? Huhuhu..

After that, we went to the pasar malam (night market). We bought rejected magazine at only Rm3 per mag. Really cheap. My sis bought 3 mags while i bought 4 mags. Digital SLR magazine for only Rm3?? I felt like i want to buy all of them. 4 mags from the night market equal to 1 mag i bought from Harris bookstore. The mag does not have front page but the contents are still good. 100% same as the original. "Don't judge a book buy its cover"!

Then, we went home. I bought photo frame earlier to make simple thank you gift for our supervisor. It's just a photo of Tusan Beach (our study area) and small picture of us at the bottom of the pic. Then, i wrote a simple thank you note.

Is it okay? It is not weird right? Huhuhu.. Okay! That's all folks! Thanks for reading.

i miss you guys!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:07:00 +0000

Hurmm... So bored.. So I've made this simple animated GIF. Hahaha.. Sorry guys if the 'picture' of you is not really the same.. That's all. So long kan didn't wara2 together. Of course lah, because we are far apart. Meet all of you on November okeh?? Thinking of coming to KK on 23rd or 24th of November. We need to update stories. Yes, we could update through facebook or twitter but the feeling is not the same. Oh ya.. I hope you guys do have a plan before or after convo.. Not wedding plan, career plan whatsoever.. Hehehe.. Plan to enjoy ourselves.. Yaii.. apa yg aku tulis ni.
Toodless!!!

my new toy

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:35:00 +0000

my new toy.. Xperia X8 All the way from Sri Aman. They insist to buy it for me at Sri Aman. Miri got more choices lah and cheaper.. I don't know the exact price but maybe around rm500-rm650 but I found cheaper price yesterday around rm450. I told them I think first but my father said.. "You want it now or never" I was like &^*^%*()%$^. No other options.

My bro bought this handphone for me. Thanks Bro! I'm looking foward for the next gadget oke bro? Ipad, Galaxy Tab or even new camera lens.. *Evil grins*

Dulu tidak suka, sekarang suka. Yeahh.. Honestly, I don't want this model. I want to buy something like Samsung Ace but it is quite expensive. Almost 1K and I'm sure my bro won't buy it for me. That's why I got this phone. Kahkahkah... Futhermore, I had a bad experienced with new handphone. I lost my Samsung Galaxy 5 after 10 days of purchased. So sad! Macam orang hilang anak!!So far I'm getting to love this phone. It is a smartphone (although I felt it is not smart enough) with android system. You can download thousands of application through the Android Market. I've downloaded twitter, tumblr, bible, angry birds, foursquare and... geological compass (can measure dip and strike.. *wink*) For those who want smartphone with low budget can have this. Haha...

Toodles!!

praktikal ba Miri

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Bedau kala aku post pasal pengawa ku di Miri neh. 6 minggu udah aku di Miri. Baru ka masuk 7 minggu. Aku practical ba Curtin University ba Applied Geology Department. Enda jauh ari rumah endur kakak aku nyewa. Kada ke datai 5 minit deh ari rumah ke campus. Enti belubah, 8 minit kini. Pukul 7.50 am umbas meh nurun keja. Nadai utai diperumban. Oke la, cerita mimit meh nama pengawa aku ba dia. Diberi supervisor ku siti mini project. Ngaga pansik ba pantai Tusan dia. Kala kita kia? Nadai entu ditemu orang alai nya tang manah. Ulih digaga ka Geotourism ba tempat nya. Kami ngaga measurement of rock properties diak. Ngambi sampel bai ngagai makmal, dahnya ngaga test density, porosity enggau permeability. Udah tembu tang bisi nambah baru gak nya. Disuruh supervisor ngaga XRF enggau Gamma Ray Survey. Nibuh meh auk aku nusi utai nya. Kita enggai meh macha asai ku. Tapi enti berminat tauk gak google diak. Hehehe...

Miri is a great city! Selalu raun dibai kakak aku. Makai kin kia. =P Paling suah engka ngagai Bintang Mall nya. Hahaha.. Emart pan suah gak laban nadai jauh ari rumah. Temu rindu ati ke emart. Macham2 utai bisi diak. Baka ke nadai utai kurang. Saritu tu tadi bejalai enggau Shirly seduai Marlyn. Mula2 ngagai Bintang, dahnya ngagai Merdeka Mall keno ko jaku ka meda wayang tapi nadai masa yang sesuai. Nyau laun magang. Transformer bisi tapi full house! Sampai pukul 10 malam baru bisi. Udahnya kami 3 lalu ke Tanjung Lobang. Lepak dia enda lama.. Meda sunset. Bendar kami 3 bekunsi cerita. Latest gossip! Udahnya aku nganjung seduai pulai. Mar ba Piasau dia. Shirly Ba Tudan. Amai jauh tama ngagai alai Shir diau. Ba ujung2 amai. Nasib mai tempat nya mayuh papan tanda. Enti enda tesat aku keluar ari nya. Terubah aku keluar tesat ngagai jalai gravel, rumah pan beberapa buah dahnya babas. Takut mimit gak asai ati beguai beputar. Udah gak cerita antu tadi. Cerita orang munuh diri meh ba parkson diak. Huhuhu... Next time keluar baru kitai auk!

Oke oke.. Nya aja utai ka cerita. See you next time peeps!~

Home Cook

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:49:00 +0000

I do love cooking although sometimes if my mom ask me to cook I feel so lazy. Here are some of the pictures of my food that I took using my camera. The recipe is simple. No fancy ingredients and most of my cooking is inspired by the Chinese style.

So, What do you think? =P

How to add custom header to your blog?

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Maybe some of you want to add your own header to your blog. So, this is just a simple steps how to add header to your blog. I'm sorry because the image is not so clear but I hope you can understand.

Step 1 : Go to your dashboard. Click Design.

Step 2 : Under the Design tab you will see the Page Elements

Step 3 : Find the (header) and click edit.

Step 4: New window will pop up. The Configure Header. You will see 'Image' and click on 'From the computer'. Then you choose which image you want to upload. You can also use 'From the web if you sign up in any image hosting eg. Photobucket.com. Just copy your code there. Under the Placement, you click the 'Instead of title and description' and don't forget to SAVE.

Now, you can view your blog and see whether your header is working or not. Sometimes the size is not fit to your blog so follow the next steps.

Step 5 : Click on the Template Designer under the Design tab.

Step 6 : You will see Blogger Templates Designer. You can change your own Template, Background, Adjust Widths, Layout or Advance stuff such as fonts, colour etc. But I'm not going you talk on that. I just want to focus on the 'Adjust Widths'

Step 7 : Usually, my header size is 930 px X 300 px. So, I just change my entire blog to 1000 px and my right sidebar to 280 px.

Lastly, don't forget to 'Apply on Blog'

It's Done!
Hope this will help you a little bit.

Review HEVANCE- Sada Ati

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:42:00 +0000

Yaiii.. enda kala aku ngaga album review. Ukai aku tu nemu amai review2 album. Huhu.. Semina ka bekunsi aja nama runding aku sebagai listener ko orang putih tauka orang celum. Kehkehkeh.. Minggu tu tadi aku bisi meli album HEVANCE ari siku raban band HEVANCE nya. Lama udah ka meli sekumbang ke iya madah sida deka mansutka album baru. Udah album nya nyadi, iya alu inform aku. Nama deh.. alu beguai ka meli.

Information mimit pasal band tu:

Mimit aja meh. Enda tauk mayuh.. :P Oke.. Terus ngagai album HEVANCE – Sada Ati.

Cover album tu warna ijau. Gambar aku ke black and white. Huhu..

Bisi gambar sida.. Pia mega bisi info mimit pasal lagu sida ba diak.

Dalam album tu bisi 6 iti lagu iya nya

1.Bedau alah
2.Semampai ngenang
3.Aku nemu
4.Pulai
5.Pengingat Bujang Berani
6.Dream

Engka bala sekeda udah kala ninga lagu-lagu ke bukai. Nama runding kita? Manah didinga? Enti nitih ko aku lagu sida sigi manah didinga kelebih agi baka lagu Semampai ngenang (all time favourite.. Huhu). Lagu Bedau alah pan tauk meri kitai semangat. Lagu Aku nemu rindu aku ninga. Lagu Pulai manah didinga kelebih agi enti maya ka gawai tauka lebuh ka pulai ke menua maya pemisi. Pengingat Bujang Berani dikena ngingatka bala pejuang ke udah lesi bebadi ngetan ke menua kitai. Lagu Dream pan antara dikerindu ke aku. Nyamai ati ninga.. Hahaha.
Hurmm.. perluka aku meri rating agai setiap lagu nya? Hurmm.. Nibuh lah kan.

Aku meri............

4.5/5 bintang ngagai HEVANCE.
Well done guys. Ngarapka Tuhan terus merekatka pengawa kita lalu mujur belama!
Ngagai sapa ke deka nemu silik agai bekaul enggau band tu tauka ninga preview lagu-lagu sida, ulih nemuai ngagai page sida ba facebook, Rumahpanjai.
Link-link kebukai tauk digiga kita ba page sida.

FACEBOOK HEVANCE

RUMAHPANJAI HEVANCE

Bendar Main Game Ba Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:24:00 +0000

Diatu bendar mai aku main game ba facebook. Dani pagi alu ingat ke game. Tusah ati enti enda muka game nya. Nya meh kumbai orang ketagih tauka addicted. Haha.. Dua iti game ke dikerinduka aku diatu ba facebook iya nya.. Cityville enggau Empires & Allies.

Baka nya meh game dimain aku nya. Main ngaga bandar ti dikedeka ati. Barang ko kitai meh nusun utai diak. Ngaga rumah, muka kedai, ngaga jalai tauka ngias bandar nya. Dahnya bisi task. Enti ulih nyiapka task nya bisi kena beri ganjaran. Huhu.. Beguna ke mayuh orang game tuk. Nemu endar gak orang tu ngaga game nya kenya. Ngambika mayuh agi orang main neh. Laban utai ke digaga baka Community Building nya beguna ke orang kereja dia. Bala kawan ke sama main ngau kitai meh invite kitai kena ngisi kerja diak. Ngai aku main tu suba.. Bendar mai kawan aku Seleucia ngumbuk aku main ketegal ya beguna ke mayuh orang.. accept aja ko ya. Nibuh main. Enggai nyadi accept aja aku.. Nyau aku ke bendar agi ari ya diatu.

Nya game Empires & Allies.. sama konsep baka main Cityville tadi. Cuma game tu ulih belaban enggau pangan diri. Ulih nyediaka bala army, invade kaban.. Macam best agi game tu. Bisi agi reti ari Cityville ko menyadi aku. Hahaha.. Tu pan ketegal diansak kakak aku main laban ya bendar mai madah rindu main game tuk.

Okaiii.. Nya aja ka dipadah. Ila post baru gak.. Good day!

Pengawa maya nadai kelas

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:17:00 +0000

Hurmmm.. hari kemari aku berunding ka ngaga art + photography. Saritu kelas Soil Science cancel. Aku pun enda nemu lapa. Engka pensyarah bisi seminar. Tumu dani pagi tadi.. pukul 10! Eh? Tumu ka nya. Kira tumu meh ari ke pukul 12. Hahaha. Ngambi kesempatan dani laun mimit. Dani alu ngiga idea ka ngaga photoshoot art mimit. Bulih gak 3 iti idea.

Nah.. Aku show mimit meh nama utai diadu aku pagi tu tadi.

Came, Saw, Conquered

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:35:00 +0000

Yeah.. Today I’m thinking of blogging. So long I didn’t update my blog. On 23rd-24th January I climbed Mount Kinabalu for the second time. Yes, it was my second time after my first attempt failed! But I learnt that height has nothing to do with it, but your strength that counts. This activity was organized by Geology Club as our annual club activity (Scientific Expedition.

The total amount was RM224. At first we only paid RM195 but after we reached Kinabalu Park, we were informed to pay for the mountain guide fee and also transportation to Timpohon Gate. It was much unexpected because they didn’t inform us before. So, we collected some money in the bus! After all the matter was done, we heading to Timpohon Gate at started to climb around 11 am. 11 am was quite late. We were staying at Gunting Lagadan. Gunting Lagadan is 200 metres from Laban Rata and from Timpohon Gate to Laban Rata is 6 kilometres. For those who walk fast, they reached Laban Rata around 3-5 pm. But for those who walk slowly (including me) we reached Laban Rata around 6.30 pm. Dinner was served at Laban Rata until 7.30 pm. We filled our stomach and went to Gunting Lagadan to have a good night rest.

Along the way.. With Van & Sia

There were 4 double deckers at each room at Gunting Lagadan. It was really cold. No one dare to take a bath because the water heater was not functioning. We only washed our face and feet, then quickly change our clothes. As for myself, i wore a long sleeve T-shirt for my first layer, then a short sleeve for the second layer, a Hunt jacket (quite thick) then lastly a North Face wind breaker. I also put on my gloves and socks. I didn’t have a good night sleep because of the weather. Plus it was raining. Around 1.30 all of us getting ready, preparing everything needed such as clothes, face mask, head lamp, water and also snack. Then we went to Laban Rata for supper and also briefing by our mountain guide. We started our climb at 3 am. After a few hundred metres, some of us give up and went to the hostel. I just keep walking with friends. Stop for few minutes and start walking again. It was very tiring. From Laban Rata to the Low’s Peak is about 2.7 kilometres. We had to rely on the rope provided along the granite cliff. It was really dangerous. Once you slip, I think you will be dead.

The last check point is call Sayat-sayat. The person in charge will tick your name at the name list. All the climbers must reach Sayat-sayat checkpoint before or at 5 am. Nida and I, were left behind. Only both of us were from the geology team. We did not know where the others are. It was dark we only rely on our head lamp. But there were many climbers from West Malaysia and Japan. We just followed them slowly. The wind was really strong and it slowing down our movement. My small towel which I used as a face mask was lost and I had to use my second glove to cover my nose. The air was cold and I did not want to breathe that cold air. It is not good for the lungs.

We had to fight our own physical and emotional. A few times my friend want to give up but I kept on encouraging her to go on. A few hundred metres away, I could see the Low’s Peak and some people climbing towards the peak. At that moment my friend she is giving up. I stand there a look at the peak. I told her I am not giving up. The peak just a few hundred metres away and this is my second attempt and I don’t want to fail. My other friend who left behind walk passed us. He said he’s not giving up either although it is consider late to climb the peak. I felt my strength suddenly recovered. Thank God! Then I decided to go on and my friend followed me too. Along the way, I met my coursemate. They were going down from the peak. They also give us courage to keep on climbing.

I didn’t realize this is the longest post! Hahaha.. Make it short, my friend and I (and a young lady) was the last person on Earth reached Mount Kinabalu that day. Yeah.. It can be a history for me. Haha.. I felt so GREAT at that moment and it was freezing cold. It was the most amazing and wonderful experienced! We took few photographs as a memory. I can show it to my kids someday and tell them about the great climbing. THE END!

I CONQUERED MOUNT KINABALU!

Photoblog!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:47:00 +0000

Please visit my new photoblog
http://dorothyjamesphotography.blogspot.com

new stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:38:00 +0000

presenting....

my new Canon EOS 500D...

Hahaha.. I just bought myself a new DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex).

This is my first DSLR actually.

My first digital camera was Ben-Q 5 megapixel.

Then, i bought Canon Powershot 8 megapixel and this is the latest.

A little bit about this dslr. It has 15 megapixel, 18-55mm lens, 9 point AF, 3.0" LCD screen. You can view it here --> http://www.canon.com.my/p/EN/114-Digital-Cameras/200-EOS/1045-EOS-500D-Kit-EF-S-18-55/

I always wanted to have a DSLR since 2008 and now my wish granted.

Oh.. I'm loving it. Taking photos is easy but to produce a high quality picture is hard.

I will keep on practicing.. =).

I got a lot of advice and encouragement from my friends, experienced photographer , my sister is very supportive and even my pastor. Thanx.

Hope you guys can see my pictures soon.

Daaa...~

Final Year Project

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:57:00 +0000

"General Geology and Geotourism of Kampung Tarawas - Kampung Monggis"

I'm not going to tell you about my findings. I haven't started it yet. I just want to share with you all about my title for my final year project. Yup. I'll be dealing with tourism. Not just an ordinary tourism but Geotourism and i will be supervised by Professor Dr. Felix Tongkul. He is doing a lot of geotourism work around Sabah and he also wrote a chapter about geotourism in one of the Geotourism book by Newsome and Dowling. A lil bit about geotourism. Geotourism is a tourism based on geological character of a place. Each place will have its own value such as scientific value, aesthetics value, recreation value and cultural value. For the geotourism part, i will do mapping to identify and search for landscape that has heritage value and classify them to different level such as outstanding, high, moderate and low. For the general geology, as usual, aspect such as geological structure, petrography, stratigraphy, sedimentology and others have to be included.

turn over a new leaf

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:36:00 +0000

Cuti udah abis! Well, my 5th semester will start soon. Udah ke meda gaya pemutus peresa harinya alu sinu tudah aku meda diri. Kehkehkeh.. Tak nadai utai ulih. Ehh, ukai. Utai ulih nya bisi tapi enda puas hati meda. Bah, sapa nyuruh deh? Nya meh ko apai aku, nti setakat 2.88, 2.90 nya apa guna... 'very common' keno ko ya. Nti bulih 3.5 and above nya baru manah. Kumbai nyamai ka bulih nya keno ko ati ku dalam nyin. Nti orang ulih kati ke nuan enda ulih? Setiap semester sigi bisi semangat baru. Tapi semangat nya jampat luntur ko laut. Nyau majak lenyau. Huhuhu... nyadi pesan agai orang ke agi besekula nya (termasuk aku). Sekula manah-manah. Anang empelita. Enjoy nya tauk tapi kitai mesti nemu limit diri. Nemu nagang diri meh. Nti study aja-aja nyau stress gak kitai. Nti stress study ukai nya ka masuk dalam pala. :P

Ask and it will be given to you

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:35:00 +0000

After I took my bath, I checked my handphone. Ohh.. Got 3 missed calls. I wondered who it could be. It’s from Jennifer Grace! Quickly I called her. She told me that the list name under Prof. Felix was already full. Oh no! So, I asked her to write my name. But Prof. doesn’t want to add students anymore. I prayed to God. Please give me this title (Geotourism). I want it really bad. Along the way to my campus.. I prayed. I text my friends to pray for me. On the way to the lecturer’s room. I’m thinking.. Maybe this is my choice, my plan. Maybe it’s not what God’s

want. I went to Prof’s room but he was not in because 3^rd year students having their viva. So i wrote a note. When I’m thinking about the note.. It was funny. How can I write something like that? Haha.. “Prof, saya berminat buat geotourism. Boleh ka consider masukkan nama saya dalam list. Please. Saya betul-betul mahu buat geotourism”. Naaa... So I just sip under his door.

Everyone was so excited about their title. But not me. I have no title yet. I was really sad. Almost crying when i’m thinking that Prof will not accept me under his supervision. No mood to eat. Banyak lagi nasi saya tinggal tengahari tadi. Then, after brunch we decided to meet Prof again. If this is God’s plan.. God will make a way. The viva still not finished. So my friends and I waited until noon. One of my friend asked Prof, will he add 1 more student? Because he also wanted to take Sedimentology under him. Prof said NO! Full already. Ouch... he told me the bad news. I was so sad. No more hope. Then, I had to write my name under the other Prof with the same title. But, I am not satisfied. I had to hear by myself that he doesn’t want to add student anymore. And I still have a tiny little hope inside my heart. Plus a micro-courage to meet him. So, i went to his room. In front of his door, i still hesitate to knock his door. But my friend Seleucia Salim told me.. Now or NEVER. Ya bah kan.. Kalau saya tidak cuba macam mana saya tahu tidak Berjaya. Rugi kalau saya tidak cuba biarlah dia reject saya. Tapi saya puas hati. Saya beritahu Sia. So, I grab that chance. I knocked his door and went inside his room. Lebih kurang begini la perbualan/ interview saya tadi:

D: Prof. Saya berminat mahu buat Geotourism under prof. Serius ni Prof.

F: *Clicking his mouse.. then dia pusing ke arah saya*. He read my note. Ko ka ni?

D: Iya. Saya lah tu Prof.

*dia baca-baca lagi* *saya malu sendiri.. kenapalah saya tulis tu tadi.. tapi bagus juga.. tanda saya berminat*

F: Kenapa ko berminat mahu buat Geotourism?

D: Saya pernah baca journal2 Prof. Di Tandek, di Labuan pun ada kan Prof yang warisan geologi. Jadi saya berminat lah.

F: Iya-iya. Ko boleh buat di Sarawak ka ni.. Rumah ko di mana?

D: Di Sri Aman. Kalau Prof mahu saya buat saya pikir juga.

F: Ada apa2 yang menarik ka disana?

D: Entah Prof. Tidak familiar sangat. Kalau tempat saya macam tiada.

F: Ko buat lah di Santubong sana ka..

D: Ohh.. Santubong. Di bau pun ada limestone Prof. Tp bukan tempat saya tu Prof.

F: Oh.. iya kan. Itu di area Kuching. Sri Aman di sini2 lagi.. Penuh sudah ni, terlampau ramai student. Susah saya mahu handle nanti. Tapi saya kasi masuk nama ko lah di sini.

D: Confirm ni Prof. Terima kasih Prof!

Keluar saja saya melompat, menjerit( nada perlahan). Maybe dia dengar juga tu.

But when i’m thinking about it again. Mesti buat bagus-bagus ni Thesis. Sudah Prof bagi peluang. Nanti kena bagi contoh hangat-hangat tahi ayam. Sampai merayu-rayu. Hehehe...

Last but not least,

Don’t underestimate the power of prayer. =)

“ So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find: knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds and to him who knocks, the door eill be opened.

Luke 11: 9-10

The Iban Traditional Dance (Ngajat)

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:03:00 +0000

Okey.. Let me share a little bit about my culture. I am an Iban girl. This dance is call"Ngajat". This video was taken on 2008. My sister joined a traditional dance class and they were asked to do a performance after they finished the class. Sorry guys, no Iban boys in this video. Haha.. This dance is now performed to celebrate 'Gawai' (Harvest Festival) or to welcome the guest at the longhouse.‘Tawak’(Gongs) and other ethnic percussion instruments such as the ‘enkerumung’, ‘bebendai’ and ‘Ketebung’ provide the music.

Begulai Baru!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:35:00 +0000

Berapa dah kini aku enda ngaga new post ba ditu. Kepuas-puas study maya study week tu, nyau tension tudah aku. Alu teringat ke blog aku tu http://dorofu.rumahpanjai.com. Bah.. update lah mimit ko ati aku. Ari 1 tu ila kami udah start final exam.. First paper aku, GEOPHYSICS!! Subjek ke paling enda dikerindu aku. Physics and me dun get along ko org. Hehehe... Tapi aku cuba sedaya upaya meh ngaga ke paling manah. Enggai nyadi gak aku ngelak ke pia aja.. Kan?

Ka promote mimit.. Blog aku ba tumblr. http://dorofu.tumblr.com

Abas meh nti kitak bc hari.. ukai nya pedis. Temu klik aja.. Kebanyakan ya aku reblog lah dia.. Sapa ke bisi twitter tauk gak add. Dorofu. Mayuh macham jenis akaun ku. Hehe...

Kata-kata ari Michael Jordan atas nya.. Pic ambi aku ari Tumblr. Ke baruh nya nama orang ke ngaga ya.Manah jak jaku nya dinga aku. Anang takut agai kegagalan. Orang ke enda kala gagal nya maksud ya orang ke enda kala mencuba. Enda pia? Hehehe.. Bah.. Mupuk.

New Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0000

come visit my blog.. a random scribblings from me!

http://dorofu.tumblr.com