I applied for local degree programs already. The intake will be in July. For some places, we need to attend interviews to gain admittance. I didnt get the interview for UiTM but got the USM interview. It was set on 24th April (tadi) at SMK Kiaramas, Persiaran Dutamas. Jadi, pergilah saya ke interview itu. Or so I thought.

Anyways, biar saya ceritakan!

I semangat pakai baju kurung, make up, make sure I look presentable because I thought it was an interview. When I got there I tengok semua orang pegang paper. I thought we have to register. Turns out it was a slip yang ada our angka giliran and stuff. And I did not print mine!!!! Pulak tu, it was a test. Bukannya interview.

Nasib baik I was allowed in and found my table based on my IC. I ingat kena tulis essay kan so cam nervous2 tapi I rasa okay lah, boleh goreng je ayat nanti. Sekali I tengok its questionnaire yang kene hitamkan jawapan pakai pensel 2B. I mana ada pensel kot! So pinjamlah orang sebelah punya. Nasib baik dia ada extra and tak lokek nak bagi pinjam. Thank you and good luck girl next to me! I taktau nama dia okay!

Gila unprepared kan? Aish. Macam memain betul. Thank God it was Yes/No questions. Macam personality plus career test. So I think I did well. InsyaAllah.

The best part was, dewan tu pakai kipas. And the fan yg dekat dgn I static. I tak dapat angin la kan. So I raised up my hand to invigilator, mintak getah. He was like getah? Awak nak buat apa? I cakap lah nak ikat rambut sebab panas. Dia gelak and came back with getah yang ikat stack of papers yang tebal tu and getah nasi lemak oren tu. Siap bagi option, awak nak yang mana? Bapak perli!

Oh. One of the Yes/No question was adakah anda suka berkawan dengan orang berstatus tinggi? Hello! Dengan bahagianya I jawab Yes.

I know I should update about it before the event, but there were not much time with me being sick and all. Well, IT WAS A SUCCESS!!!!! To us, to Encik Nazri, to our parents, our friends and our audience.

Theatre went well, walaupun minor setback. Our very own Bam, or Cik Salmah as she is now known, stole the show. She was the bomb! The crowd favourite. And Bunkface, they burn the roof down! At first I was pissed when crowd when wild and flood the area in front of the stage. But my security crew managed to control them. Alhamdulillah.

We managed to sell 650 tickets. Full house! And around 80 additional people (crew, performers). So to me it's a success. We better get an A. Even Abah who is someone experienced in theater seems to enjoy it. That's my seal of approval so Im satisfied.

Apa-apa post-event problems, will deal will it. But all in all, it was a damn successful event! Terima kasih pada Encik Nazri yang finally gives all the support we need. Banyak sangat tolong dan back up kami. We hope we did not fail you. We hope what we did was up to your expectations.

To my dearest Geng Gitar Lapok, all 41 of you. From the bottom of my heart, DEEPEST GRATITUDE & THANK YOU. For all the hard work, for the energy you put in, for the time you spent, for the money you forked, for the tears you shed, all your co-operation and effort, I appreciate it all.

Hanna, Hisham, Hazirah, Fashila, Ayu, Tisa, No'on, Kecik, Fadol, Farah, Afzalika. Thank you for helping out with management in different areas. I dapat rasakan bantuan korang. Event memang tak jalan kalau korang semua ni takde.

Bam, Paley, Adly, Ramzi, Nadzmi, Zizan, Sayoq, Ajiz, Dafi, Rasid, Bip, Aishah, Anum, Sara, Su dan yang semua yang jayakan teater. Tanpa korang, tak wujud Muzikal Gitar Lapok. Terima kasih bagi komitmen datang hari-hari, hafal lagu, hafal dialog, buat lawak bagi kitorang gelak.

Tenaga dan kudrat event, Din, Arab, Cwoo,Ana, Yan. Thank you!!!! Memanjat, mengangkat, menyusun, mencari, menjaga, jadi runner, takde orang nak buat kalau korang takde.

Amin, thank you design poster, tiket, banner dan tags yang sangat membanggakan. Walaupun tarikh kita lewat setahun.

Make up and deco team, Syafieq Suhail (I taruk nama penuh lagi ni) dengan bantuan Nanie, Ann, Wafi, Eriey, without you guys no one would look good that night. Kitorang semua tak cantik dan tak hensem tanpa korang. Thank buat rambut kitorang tinggi-tinggi, cover jerawat kotang. Bagi kita feeling-feeling macam artis.

Suraya, Pian, Cahaya, Phia, Yana, Anip, thank you for minding the ticket booth, for taking part, for being there for us, jadi extra hands setiap kali department tertentu tak cukup orang. Thank you for being great team players.

Arie and Zaza, our photographer and videographer. Tanpa korang, takde orang nak capture the memories. Arie make sure gambar semua orang dapat tapi yang candid buruk2 tu takyahlah. Zaza upload video! Penting video teater tu.

Thank you for the memories. I minta maaf kalau ada yang I handle tak senangkan hati, atau cara I sampaikan kasar, minta maaf semua kesalahan I. You guys are the best. Taktau nak gambarkan macamana kat korang. I love you all lah!! <3

It was a long dream and I hated it. I tried waking up a few times but I couldn't.

Firstly, why would you come and find me. I don't want anything between us. And Im weirded out that i let you inside the house. Its not even my house! Its Kampung Warisan! Where all the family members gather when they come from Kuantan. You so don't belong. But you were there. Among us. Siap sleepover lagi. And the family doesn't seem to mind it.

Well I do! Eventhough its only a dream. I know that you are a man, who have no blood relation to us. Not bond by marriage. Not a guest of the family. You certainly have nothing to do with them. You only know me. But that is it.

Sheesh! I'm so annoyed. The only part of the dream i can tolerate is that the guy don't look like you. At all. He's a total different person. But the presence is definitely you. The guy got the **s** vibe like you do. And i feel hopeless being around that dude.

I don't hate you and i don't want to. Hate is such a strong feeling that can eat me up inside. It would be better if i don't because they say don't hate a person so much, one day they might be your most important person. Or something like it.

Just don't come in my dreams anymore. Not even as somebody else. The next time around, I might gag when I wake up.

Next two weeks, until 16th is going to be really tiring, chaotic, hectic, emotionally draining, exhausting, depressing, me frowning and almost pissed out 24/7, actually am pissed, exciting, heart thumping, nerve wrecking, constantly rushing, almost drained out week.

But we are going to make it happen. Therefore I will not be updating much. Not going to be on FB much because I'll never get any work done. But I'll update my twitter constantly @keanorlinsya.

Doakan kami berjaya. Amin!

Please be warned that this post will include food at places to get good food.

1. Breakfast at Hoi Yin. A chinese warung near TC, Teluk Chempedak for non-Kuantaners. The menu is Mi/ Mihun Kari, Sup, Mi Kicap and the likes. For breakfast ye? If you come in the morning, there will not be much seat. If you come at noon they will be nothing to eat. Don't worry. Its halal. I suspect the royal family eat it too since their place is nearby. But maybe they have it at home lah.
2. Breakfast Nasi Minyak at Tanjung Api. Then to Pasar Tani to buy fresh goods, and apam kaler-kaler and pulut panggang and ketupat palas/ pulut tiga segi and ikan laga. To be eaten when you get home, except the ikan laga.
3. Lunch choices: Chilis! Or Swan. Again, Chinese food. Tanjung Ria, something like Cozy Corner. We rarely go out for lunch. Why should we? We have Mak Zah who can cook Singgang, Asam Pedas, Ikan Bakar, Sotong Berlada Serai, oi banyaklah!
4. Then minum petang. Gerai Poksu next to Balai Polis Peramu. Sotong celup tepung (2 ekor pada 1 cucuk), udang celup tepung (4 ekor dicucuk pada lidi), ikan kembung celup tepung (yang ni sekor je lah), sata, otak-otak (bukan yang sponge tu. Its the real deal!), keropok lekor.
5. ABC or Cendol dekat Midnight. I lupa nama dia. Tapi siang kawasan tu jual cendol and rojak. Malam Midnight restaurant conquer the place.
6. Lepak at Planet Curry. Planet Curry is located at Kubang Buaya housing area, in the playground to be exact. It is equivalent to NZ of KL.
7. Try Mi Calong. Its Mee or Mi Hun in clear broth, enchanced with homemade fishball. Tapi taktau kat mana yang sebab dah tak jumpa yang sedap. Jadi, cant recommend where to eat.
8. Then of course you have to lepak at TC. Makan aiskrim sambil jalan-jalan kat pantai. Later at night boleh datang lagi, kat belakang tu dah bukak sorta Uptown which sell fake Crocs mostly.
9. Karaoke at Zanax, kompleks Teruntum. Boleh laaa. Baru semalam I try. Courtesy of the owner.
10. EC Mall. Never cease to amaze. Small town mall with big labels!
11. Oooo kopitiam! Kemaman, Coffee Street, there's a few.
12. Ever shopped in Hock Choon? Here we have Pantai Selamat.
13. And of course, duduk rumah. Makan, tidur, makan, tidur, tak keluar-keluar.

I mungkin nampak macam tomboy, kadang-kadang separa 'you guys', prefers to speak English, don't curse (much) in Malay, TETAPI jiwa Melayu I masih kuat.

Contohnya, I love love love novel Melayu. Sekarang ni yang famous alaf 21 and buku prima publication, Bikash Nur Idris, Anis Sofea, Aina Emir, among others. Back in the 90's Ahadiat Akashah was The King! If they have Nicholas Sparks, we have Ahadiat Akashah. Siapa tak kenal dia ni kot? Nama tersohor!

He wrote what the public was going through. It was the 90's, it was simple. But love is always complicated. And Ahadiat managed to put all those in words and made readers relate to the setting. He was great! For someone who remembers reading only 1 of his book (Sepasang Jeans Biru), I think he's great sebab dah dekat 20 tahun, masih ramai lagi yang ingat hasil2 tulisan Ahadiat. Masih ramai yang terkesan dengan cerita2nya. Masih ada yang tertarik untuk membaca. Contohnya, yours truly.

Impak tulisan Ahadiat kuat. I guess that's the whole reason someone cashed in on the best selling Lagenda Budak Setan to be made as a movie. Pelakon best2 pulak tu! Farid Kamil, Lisa Surihani, Que Haidar, Fazura. I think Im calling them the Brat Pack of Malaysia. I've seen the promo trailer. Man I tell you! Menarik perhatian! I was like, ni kat Malaysia ke? Living here, we don't realised that Malaysia is actually beautiful. Good job to filmmakers like Khabir Bhatia and Sharad Sharan who did this movie. They captured the beauty of our country.



I hope the movie will be great. I hope it will not spoil the reader's imagination because I will be 1 of them as soon I get my hands on them books. I hope its satisfying, fulfilling.

Maybe I should skip the reading and just watch the movie. Nanti takut jadi macam The Time Traveller's Wife. I am so in love with the book that I dont watch the movie for fear of unfulfilled expectation.

But I am a reader! Ah screw it! Before or after, I'll decide later. Im definitely reading it!

Salam sejahtera.
Sukacita dimaklumkan event dah bergerak. Dah nampak sesuatu, dah rasa excited. Mungkin pensyarah subjek kami rasa kami bukan semuanya bekerja, I nak sangkal awal-awal. Ada 42 orang dalam kelas yang inginkan A untuk subjek ini, dan tak ada seorang pun yang nak fail atau repeat.

Jadi sebagai seorang Hani yang seperti selalunya gila kuasa, I akan pastikan kali ini (setelah idea 46 kali bertukar-tukar) event kami akan berjalan. Kerahan tenaga akan berlaku, jerit pekik I korang akan terbiasa, dan yang pasti, kita semua akan menyiapkan pre-event paperwork dan proposal mengikut kehendak pensyarah tersayang.

I minta maaf pada rakan setugas sebab baru sekarang I nak bertindak. Awal semester ini, I was not myself. I tak rasa I'm able to score, what more to be a leader. Kalau I jatuh, I taknak korang jatuh dengan I. If I fail, its my failure. I dont want to be responsible for you people too.

Takpelah, kisah dah lepas. Sekarang kita move forward! I know we can make it happen. Kita the underdog. Orang tak expect apa-apa dari kita. Kita batch banyak masalah. Kita sentiasa bermasalah. Tapi kita masih ada semangat setiakawan. I have faith in that. Remember Pangkor? Kita semua taknak buat Malam Kebudayaan. Dengan hujan lesah, takde effort. 30 minit sebelum start, kita semua come up with a performance.WE BLOODY DID IT! Sempat practice sementara group lain naik stage. I was surprised that we all managed to deliver. Some came up with a good one pulak tu! You see guys, if kita betul2 usaha, kita boleh.

Jadi, for the final time, lets work together. Next sem dah takde dah segala benda ni semua. Kita semua jangan ada istilah next sem dah. I pun taknak jumpa korang kat Unisel dah. I meant that in a good way. So lets work and party people! Spread good vibes. Be positive, be optimistic!

Love love!