.::Te Whare::.

IBU

2009-05-09T23:23:00.000-07:00

Specially dedicated to mama & mokma...

Selamat Hari Ibu
by hujan

Dengarkan lah lagu
Laguku ini
Ikhlas dari hati
Hanyalah untuk mu

Akulah anak mu
Anak mu yang selalu
Memelukmu...
Menciummu...

[Chorus:]
Memang banyak dosa yang telah ku lakukan
Menyakiti dikau ku mohon maafkan

Selamat Hari Ibu
Ku ucap kepada mu
Walauku jauh disini
Ku harap kau terus menanti kepulanganku
Tuk menemani mu hingga ke akhir nanti
Aku janji

Kau tak tahu ku sentiasa bersyukur
Punyai pari-pari iaitu kamu
Ku pastikan agar kau sentiasa bahgia
Ingin ku nyatakan engkau milik syurga

[Chorus:]

sakit badan

2009-05-08T21:13:00.001-07:00

Salam

Lamanya terasa tidak menjenguk blog sendiri

aiseymen..blog org lain rajin pula aku terjah,huhu

Sememangnya aku bukanlah penulis yg sejati..

Tapi xpe, aku akan terus cuba berkarya selagi terdaya,erk..atau lebih tepat selagi rajin, ahaks!

Walaupun sedang mengerang kesakitan, ku gagahi juga menulis (hehe)poyo!

Kenapa title post kali nie 'sakit badan'?

Ini semua gara2” tak da kerja cari kerja” (ala2 tagline rancangan murai kat astro,hikhik)

Pertama kali ice skating..inilah padahnya..

Yup! ini pertama kali aku berice-skate, time study kat intec dulu, kalo pergi sunway, slalu lepak tepi je tgk org lain main, xda courage lagi kot..

Sebagai warm up, aku sempat tawaf ice rink 2x sambil memegang kak diha, yg bertindak sebagai instructor laa kononnya =P

Selepas diberi tips2/nasehat2 berguna dr cg diha, berbekalkan keyakinan, aku memulakan langkah ke tengah gelanggang..

Okay,steady2…urm, xdalaa susah sgt, cam main roller blade jew, Cuma yang nie xda break kat belakang…agak2 dah mesra dgn lantai ice rink, aku mula meningkatkan speed

Tiba2…

bukkkkk!!!

Aduhhh…terasa tulang pelvisku retak…

Hahahahaha… lps tue xkira dah berapa kali jatuh..hasilnyaa waktu ini aku terbaring di katil dgn muscles yg lebam2, nasib baik ada yoko-yoko sbg penyelamat,sheesshh

Apapun, bak motto kali nie, ‘biar jatuh, asal bergaya!’

p/s: Tahniah semua kerana berjaya meluncur & jatuh dgn penuh bergaya (^0^)

hadiah dr Oz

2009-05-04T17:21:00.001-07:00

The reason i created this post is because i made a promise with her to share the story in blog (sowi beb,lambat ckit...kesibukan,hehe, better late than never right??)

Anyway, everytime i recall that moment, my face keep smiling...well it happens few weeks ago (perhaps few days after my birthday) on that day, i received a note saying:

"we are holding a parcel /an important letter that belongs to you,please collect in manawa(office) during..."

At the first place, I thought it was a letter from international office regarding my request of venue booking, then,i went to manawa to collect it, once i received the big-white-envelope, my heart was telling me something "its not from michelle.." i can't s resist myself to identify the sender..back to my room, i immediately opened it and..guess what?? it was a birthday card coming from my friends in Adelaide...wow! i was touched and cried the moment i read the card...they send a necklace & cd too.. i watched it over & over again...love you guys! do stay as my best friends forever...

Since i turned 20, some of my friends keep asking me, when are you going to find your love? when are you going to get married??bla..bla...come on, give me a break! is there any other stuffs to asked apart from relationship & marriage???

Somehow, I try to figure out the answer, looking for someone you really care of, or you trust the most is not easy, perhaps its like finding a needle in the haystack...but it doesnt matter, i have people around me that trust, care, appreciate & love me the way i do, perhaps my future partner/bf/fiance (sewaktu dengannya) wont be able to love me as much as they do (erk...i hope he'll do, neah..he better do!)

Alhamdulilah, i thanked Allah for everything...tiba2 teringat 2 verse lagu aizat,meh kita layannnnn :

sahabat
ingatlah kau selalu
jadi yang terbaik
walau kau tak disini lagi

sahabat
aku rindu padamu
datang walau sesaat
ku inginkan kau hadir
....

p/s : sbnrnya dlm wish list teringin nk dpt postcard dr Oz,tp segan nk mintak (huhu)..anyway dpt surprise camni, kira termakbul juga wish..kui3

"front cover"

"let see what's inside"

"birthday card, cd, neklace"

"thanks syue & khai...shayunk korang juga!"

Swine Influenza

2009-04-28T00:35:00.000-07:00

Some of you have probably seen the news and read the headlines regarding the outbreaks of Swine influenza, also commonly known as selesema khinzir...well, not for me though! i never heard anything relating this issue until a couple of days ago...

Perkataan swine flu pertama kali mencecah otak ketika aku ngah berbual kosong dengan seseorang pada suatu petang, antara sebahagian isi kandungan perbualan ialah :

aiensya : it comes from pig
aiensya : caused by type a influenza virus
aiensya : mostly affected is african region
aiensya : somehow..nz also under quaratine
aiensya : virus ni mungkin continuation frm sars
aiensya : i mean..cara transmission ia like sars
aiensya : it is contagious!
aiensya : opss..about african,mistake..its actually mexico
aiensya : want some more??
(^~^) : hehe..
(^~^) : what's ur source? wikipedia?
aiensya: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/index.htm
(^~^) : let me add few things as well..
(^~^): it was first recognized in 1918...
(^~^) : it actually affects the upper respirotary system..
(^~^) : well.. the incubation period die kejap jer..
(^~^) : beberapa hari jer...
(^~^) : swine influenza ni..
(^~^) : klau first user (in IT term)
(^~^) : tak der paper sgt..
(^~^) : but it will severe for 2nd user..
(^~^) : means org yg berjangkit dari 1st user..
(^~^) : and these swine flu ni..
(^~^) : occurs frequently during cold whether...
(^~^) : symptoms which we might gain from this flu
(^~^) : are..
(^~^) : fever.. anorezia.. leukopenia...
(^~^) : and mcm2 gak la cam batuk smpai sakit2
(^~^) : hehe
(^~^): its pretty dangerous gak

To tell the truth, at that time im not fully aware of that particular issue yet,it doesnt even bother me....keesokan harinya, sedang aku melayari tenet dgn bahagia, tiba2 aku terbaca emel yg dihantar oleh pn siti, pegawai jpa kitorang:

Dear students,

As per recent development on Swine Flu outbreak in NZ, I would like to advise all of you to look after your health and be aware of the symptoms. I attached herewith the website and recent release by Ministry of Health New Zealand pertaining to the issue http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/8967/$File/travel-notice-swine-flu-apr09.doc . Please read and keep yourself update. Please contact me immediately if you or any of your friends fell sick. Great cautions also go to all medical students who are attached at various hospitals. However, I would like to encourage all the medical students to take the opportunity to learn about how New Zealand handles the outbreak.

I wish all of you a good health, mentally and physically. Till we meet again in another JPA meeting.

Rgds

SITI JALILAH ABD MANAP
First Secretary (Education and Training)
High Commission of Malaysia
10, Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, PO Box 9422
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Tel : 0064 4 3852439
Fax : 0064 4 3812402

At the same night, i received a notice from toroa regarding the same matter :

Why everyone made such a hassle about this? now im really curious to find out whats going on...

What is swine influenza?

Swine influenza, or “swine flu”, is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs, caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. Morbidity tends to be high and mortality low (1-4%). The virus is spread among pigs by aerosols, direct and indirect contact, and asymptomatic carrier pigs. Outbreaks in pigs occur year round, with an increased incidence in the autumn and winter in temperate zones. Many countries routinely vaccinate swine populations against swine influenza.

Swine influenza viruses are most commonly of the H1N1 subtype, but other subtypes are also circulating in pigs (e.g., H1N2, H3N1, H3N2). Pigs can also be infected with avian influenza viruses and human seasonal influenza viruses as well as swine influenza viruses. The H3N2 swine virus was thought to have been originally introduced into pigs by humans. Sometimes pigs can be infected with more than one virus type at a time, which can allow the genes from these viruses to mix. This can result in an influenza virus containing genes from a number of sources, called a "reassortant" virus. Although swine influenza viruses are normally species specific and only infect pigs, they do sometimes cross the species barrier to cause disease in humans.

What are the implications for human health?

Outbreaks and sporadic human infection with swine influenza have been occasionally reported. Generally clinical symptoms are similar to seasonal influenza but reported clinical presentation ranges broadly from asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia resulting in death.

Since typical clinical presentation of swine influenza infection in humans resembles seasonal influenza and other acute upper respiratory tract infections, most of the cases have been detected by chance through seasonal influenza surveillance. Mild or asymptomatic cases may have escaped from recognition; therefore the true extent of this disease among humans is unknown.

Where have human cases occurred?

Since the implementation of IHR(2005)¹ in 2007, WHO has been notified of swine influenza cases from the United States and Spain.

How do people become infected?

Humans usually contract swine influenza from infected pigs, however, some cases lack contact history with pigs or environments where pigs have been located. Human-to-human transmission has occurred in some instances but was limited to close contacts and closed groups of people.

Is it safe to eat pork and pork products?

Yes. Swine influenza has not been shown to be transmissible to people through eating properly handled and prepared pork (pig meat) or other products derived from pigs. The swine influenza virus is killed by cooking temperatures of 160°F/70°C, corresponding to the general guidance for the preparation of pork and other meat.

Which countries have been affected by outbreaks in pigs?

Swine influenza is not notifiable to international animal health authorities (OIE, www.oie.int), therefore its international distribution in animals is not well known. The disease is considered endemic in the United States. Outbreaks in pigs are also known to have occurred in North America, South America, Europe (including the UK, Sweden, and Italy), Africa (Kenya), and in parts of eastern Asia including China and Japan.

What about the pandemic risk?

It is likely that most people, especially those who do not have regular contact with pigs, do not have immunity to swine influenza viruses that can prevent the virus infection. If a swine virus establishes efficient human-to human transmission, it can cause an influenza pandemic. The impact of a pandemic caused by such a virus is difficult to predict: it depends on virulence of the virus, existing immunity among people, cross protection by antibodies acquired from seasonal influenza infection and host factors.

Is there a human vaccine to protect against swine influenza?

There are no vaccines that contain the current swine influenza virus causing illness in humans. It is not known whether current human seasonal influenza vaccines can provide any protection. Influenza viruses change very quickly. It is important to develop a vaccine against the currently circulating virus strain for it to provide maximum protection to the vaccinated people. This is why WHO needs access to as many viruses as possible in order to select the most appropriate candidate vaccine virus.

What medicines are available for treatment?

There are two classes of such medicines, 1) adamantanes (amantadine and remantadine), and 2) inhibitors of influenza neuraminidase (oseltamivir and zanamivir).

Most of the previously reported swine influenza cases recovered fully from the disease without requiring medical attention and without antiviral medicines.

Some influenza viruses develop resistance to the antiviral medicines, limiting the effectiveness of treatment. The viruses obtained from the recent human cases with swine influenza in the United States are sensitive to oselatmivir and zanamivir but resistant to amantadine and remantadine.

Information is insufficient to make recommendations on the use of the antivirals in treatment of swine influenza virus infection. Clinicians should make decisions based on the clinical and epidemiological assessment and harms and benefits of the treatment of the patient². For the ongoing outbreak of the swine influenza infection in the United States and Mexico, national and local authorities are recommending use oseltamivir or zanamivir for treatment of the disease based on the virus’s susceptibility profile.

What should I do if I am in regular contact with pigs?

Even though there is no clear indication that the current human cases with swine influenza infection are related to recent or ongoing influenza-like disease events in pigs, it would be advisable to minimize contact with sick pigs and report such animals to relevant animal health authorities.

Most people are infected through prolonged, close contact with infected pigs. Good hygiene practices are essential in all contact with animals and are especially important during slaughter and post-slaughter handling to prevent exposure to disease agents. Sick animals or animals that died from disease should not be undergoing slaughtering procedures. Follow further advice from relevant national authorities.

Swine influenza has not been shown to be transmissible to people through eating properly handled and prepared pork (pig meat) or other products derived from pigs. The swine influenza virus is killed by cooking temperatures of 160°F/70°C corresponding to the general guidance for the preparation of pork and other meat.

How can I protect myself from getting swine influenza from infected people?

In the past, human infection with swine influenza was generally mild but is known to have caused severe illness such as pneumonia For the current outbreaks in the United States and Mexico however, the clinical pictures have been different. None of the confirmed cases in the United States have had the severe form of the disease and the patients recovered from illness without requiring medical care. In Mexico, some patients reportedly had the severe form of the disease.

To protect yourself, practice general preventive measures for influenza:

Avoid close contact with people who appear unwell and who have fever and cough.
Wash your hands with soap and water frequently and thoroughly.
Practice good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active.

If there is an ill person at home:

Try to provide the ill person a separate section in the house. If this is not possible, keep the patient at least 1 meter in distance from others.
Cover mouth and nose when caring for the ill person. Masks can be bought commercially or made using the readily available materials as long as they are disposed of or cleaned properly.
Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the ill person.
Try to improve the air flow in the area where the ill person stays. Use doors and windows to take advantage of breezes.
Keep the environment clean with readily available household cleaning agents.

If you are living in a country where swine influenza has caused disease in humans, follow additional advice from national and local health authorities.

What should I do if I think I have swine influenza?

If you feel unwell, have high fever, cough and/or sore throat:

Stay at home and keep away from work, school or crowds as much as possible.
Rest and take plenty of fluids.
Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing and dispose of the used tissues properly.
Wash your hands with soap and water frequently and thoroughly, especially after coughing or sneezing.
Inform family and friends about your illness and seek help for household chores that require contact with other people such as shopping.

If you need medical attention:

Contact your doctor or healthcare provider before travelling to see them and report your symptoms. Explain why you think you have swine influenza (for example, if you have recently travelled to a country where there is a swine influenza outbreak in humans). Follow the advice given to you for care.
If it is not possible to contact your healthcare provider in advance, communicate your suspicion of having swine influenza immediately upon arrival at the healthcare facility.
Take care to cover your nose and mouth during travel.

source : http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/faq/en/index.html

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owww....begitu rupanya...baru saya faham!

"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah;"
(al maidah:3)

ReWang

2009-04-26T18:44:00.000-07:00

salam.... Rewang berasal dari perkataan jawa, yg bermaksud gotong-royong(kalo xsilap)...aku sendiri xpernah mendengar istilah rewang sebelum ini..well, ini pengalaman pertama ku terlibat dgn aktiviti sebegini..ternyata, ianya sangat meriah & happening...tahun ini,pada sabtu yang lepas, aktiviti rewang diadakan di North East Valley church,sama seperti tahun sebelumnya..aku sebagai pembantu kepada Biro alatan bertanggungjawab mencari alatan2 memasak, thanks to those yg memberi kerjasama TERBAIK! (maaflah budak2 forth street, blender korang rosak ek? jgn risau, ada warranty kan..huhu)

The best part of rewang is the food (yum..yum..)

list of main dishes :
>kari kambing
>nasi minyak
>roti jala
>roti canai
>ayam percik

desserts :
>apple crumbled (walla!!terbaik seyhhh...)
>royak buah
>karipap
>etc (xigt,byk sgt daa..)

Anyway, apa yang aku boleh simpulkan, rewang telah merapatkan warga dunedin, antara postgrad & undergrad, juga menyemai semangat kerjasama antara satu sama lain, yg paling penting,lepas rindu sbb dpt makan makanan malaysia.(nikmatnyaa)..tahniah kpd penganjur & mereka yg terlibat menjayakan rewang!!

"APA YANG PENTING?? KERJASAMA!!!"(Wanderpets 2008)

kari kambing in the making...

payed the project manager..well done!

team rojak buah

rewang roti jala

team apple crumbled

roti canai & roti jala,rasa cam kat mesia lak,kui3

mouth watering...rojak buah,apple crumbled, donut,anzac biscuit pon ader..kui3

keCAPETan (exhausted)

2009-04-23T03:22:00.000-07:00

such a long day....

7 am : wake up, ready to school (physic test last nite was completely down the drain*sigh*)

8-10 : lectures (arghh..my eyes sore)

10-11 : meet kak dila @ VIDEO EZY
definitely not because we both got nothing-else-to-do..as me! person yg incharge for PERSADA 1st project which is tayangan video, i'd received a mandate from mr president to choose a film untuk ditayangkan =P we spent 45 minutes there searching for A good movie, at last we (to be axact, dila) end up renting up to 5 movies..lol

run to st david lec theatre

11-12 : cels lecture

12-2 : break..fuhh.. (not really though, have to prepare for chem lab)

2-5 : chem lab (half disaster! perhaps i left my brain at home*sigh*..luckily the exit test was pretty easy:P)

5-5.30 : short meeting with faizal

5.30-8 : finally im on my bed!

8-9.30 : UMNO meeeting (*just to let everyone clear, kelab UMNO Otago serves as non-political club,hehe)

9.30-10.30 : just had dinner...updating facebook n blog

10.30-... : back to REALity! (study/GLMs/homework/etc)

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I miss...

2009-04-20T23:27:00.000-07:00

I miss...

mama & abah

mokma & aki

acik,adik

Extreme 
   (najwa,kinah,mcd,nekmah,tirah,muni,jihah,sebah,farah)

khai,syue,klong,nade,azi

driving

my shopaholic books

my pink ELLE watch

henry (my orang utan)

zain (my teddy bear)

RAM trilogy (laksamana sunan)

gulai ikan masak tempoyak mama

keropok lekor

yong tau fu pasar malam

jogging

kak zaireen & geng usrah

...

(azan)
oppss...sorry, i have date with Him, should get ready now

to be continued...

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physic test

2009-04-18T18:52:00.000-07:00

assalamualaikum...

warghhh...im struggling with PHYSIC now...test is just around the corner...more accurately 3 days to go..im gonna die dis time...why MUST i study PHYSIC??why?why?why?????!!
sabarlaa wahai hati..

"verily Allah would never place a burden greater than you can bear...." right?

2 months to go, then bye-bye PHYSIC 
(*evil laugh*)

Anyway, last nite i was so surprised...ceritanya begini, sisters ajak buat scone ramai2 kat forth st (rumah kawan kitorg) cos xsempat nak buat time jaulah aritu, i thought it was solely 'scone nite'rupa2nya, diorg plan surprise kat bday girl which are me & hanis...shocked+touched+happy, thanks to all for the surprise,cake,present,wishes, etc...

okay, i should get back to work, they r waiting for me...(sigh)

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3 months later...

2009-04-17T03:23:00.000-07:00

believe it or not..that i totally forgot i had created a blog..haha,thanks to my sis cos remind me of it..ill try my very best to be active in blogging afterwards..hahaha...do support me guys!thanks

testing2

2009-01-28T20:56:00.000-08:00

olla world..now im officially become a blogger!! wow..how amazing is that? maybe for some people dat was nothing becos they already have their own blog long long tym ago..who cares??haha...well as this is my 1st post, i would love to wish welcome to all my dearest visitors..either u guys purposely drop by or accidently drop by..kuikuikui...waaa im soo excited..