the short wanderer

Dah lama sangat rasanya tak menulis, harap-harap masih belum berkarat tulisan aku ni. Kalau tumpul harap-harap masih boleh diasah semula :) Disebabkan kekangan masa yang mungkin juga telah membawa kepada kekangan idea dek si penulis ini tidak mengambil masa untuk mencari hikmah-hikmah setiap perkara yang terjadi dalam hidupnya kebelakangan ini, maka terjawablah persoalan mengapa makin berkurangnya post di blog ini ya huhu Namun syukur ke hadrat Ilahi, dalam kesibukan menjalani kehidupan dunia dan menjalankan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang pelajar universiti, Allah masih menyelitkan pengajaran dalam setiap pengalaman hidup aku yang tak seberapa ni, yang aku rasa perlu aku ambil iktibar sebagai peringatan di kemudian hari. Minggu pertama cuti musim panas tahun ini, aku di Wales (sekali lagi!). Aku meluangkan masa selama seminggu di Snowdonia National Park, mendaki gunung-ganang yang boleh tahan tinggi dan curamnya. Setelah menghabiskan kudrat untuk mendaki selama seminggu, Allah...

On the last weekend of October, I went to Snowdonia, a region in the northwest of Wales for a hike. Well, after hiking Bukit Jambul in Penang and Trans-Ili Alatau Mountain in Kazakhstan, hiking seems like a thing for me now, huh? hehehe Alhamdulillah after almost 4 hours walking up the 7 kilometres Llanberis path, we finally made it to the top of Mount Snowdon! It was 1085 metres high (that's 3560 feet guys), and as far as I can remember it was -12 degree Celcius at the peak on the day we went there... (On that note, as someone who can easily get (perpetually) cold, I should be utmostly grateful that I did make it to the peak and hike back down to the foot of the mountain again alive though) Some pictures of Snowdon cause I don't have much to tell but masya Allah, the views are so stunning that I wish I could be there again! (my apology for the low quality pictures, and I didn't really take a lot of them since I was freezing to death huhu) Passed by a lake b...

Finally, a daunting term has passed. Adapting in the first term is not as easy as I thought it would be. Emotional-wise, hmmm, might not be that bad. But in terms of organising life, that’s kinda a bit off. *sigh* Yeah, I was struggling to put everything into places and trying be as organised as possible. But, as people would have expected, regardless of the amount of my workload nothing could hinder me from going out and still enjoy life hahaha (err not too much I hope) Last month, I went ice skating with my friend (disclaimer: I am totally a noob in skating). I ended up not even skating properly, but I got to take home some beautiful lessons though XD I stepped into the ice rink and automatically got myself a new best friend: the rink enclosure XD I did not let my hand off it because I can’t even stand straight. I kept on sliding on my own feet! I can’t sit obviously, but I can’t stand either. So I just hold on to the edge, and try to stand upright. Lesson one, keep holdi...

It was our first week in UCL, and some of us might still struggle to find our own path. Before going to the right direction, don’t you think it is essential to have a clear aim? Once we know what our absolute goal is, nothing could stop us from going for it. What else can teach us to aim better than archery, right? ;) I chose to do archery as my first activity because it is a skill that I had always look forward to master in (even though I had this session before in my high school but huh..) Before starting any activity, as usual, safety first. Our instructors, Tania and Jim (starred in the image) gave us a safety guideline before we sit and prepare to explore this enthralling sport. Apart from keeping an eye to a target, it is also vital to be aware of our surroundings, since arrowheads are very sharp and recklessness could lead to serious injuries. Whenever we are in ‘hold’ position’, which means we have drawn the string and we want to let it go, GENTLY bring it dow...