Back to 2012

2012 is not a year that I am proud of. There were a lot of things I wished I could have done differently but in terms of friends I made and kept, they are undoubtedly the sweetest ones I will never forget.  

It takes a lot to still have the same people from your old young days around you as you grow up because it means that they have to accept "the you" then who might be immature, puerile, childish and silly compared to "the you" now. Therefore I am beyond joyful that my old friends could make it to today's hangout like we were back to our most raw and simple state, 2012 hahaha

This too we had dawdled a lot to finally agree on the same day. (adult-ing is sure a hassle huh) but inviting pikah along was handled like a pro– just a brief ask and... ting! she "SURE"-d me. We were close friends for 2 years until she transferred to another school, but ofc we kept in contact! I LOVE her, the same way I love Pokni (Idzni) and Alyn. Heck, we even had a name for our group back then.. called.. POPAPIYN. (can you tell how it was made? haha)

Today we talked and talked and talked some more, and ate and talked again.... and I am NOT complaining! I missed them so much, I mean they probably didn't think so though (because then it wouldn't have taken us few years long to properly meet again, especially with Pikah) but hello I am a busy person! To step out of the house willingly... it took a lot! haha.

We had breakfast-slash-lunch at BoatNoodle (satisfying Alyn's craving), sat at Baskin Robbins for dessert and had cups of Boost Juice as our sort of "energy drink" lmao (because lbr, to talk energetically throughout the day needs a boost, you get it?)

We made chaos, we laughed deliriously, we made fun of all our silly mistakes in the past, totally acted like we were 14.... haih love to spend time like this.... this friendship is wonderful. We might have lost a lot of years together, but I think we definitely had compensated everything today! (no, not enough.  we should get together like this again next time for that!!!) 

Lastly, I am grateful to see them grow the way they are now. we have come so far and I pray that goodness, health, wisdom, wealth, success, kindness and honor are wrapped around us all year long as we enter 2021! Here are some pictures of us then and now haha

                                        

Camping @ Escape, Penang for 2D1N

I don't plan to write a long post about this one. One of us mentioned about camping and I gladly took the wheel to buy the tickets. That's all to it. 

JK.

tbh to pin down everyone to agree on the same date was a BIG hassle. and after a long fight and drama, we finally compromised to go on Friday. I'd had enough of the fight that I quickly just bought the tickets before everyone changed their minds again. 

The ticket was fairly reasonable especially for two-days admission! The basic fee is RM255/person but we added another RM60 in the e-wallet (to buy the food (yahudi price tbh) and to rent the burkini) so the total payment I made via the website was RM275/person overall. They will refund your e-wallet money if you end up not buying anything so no worries! Oh, you can visit/buy the ticket from the website here —> https://www.escape.my/ 

now,

IT WAS SOOOOOO WORTH IT.

and why do I say so?

First, a super duper clean shower and toilet. (and I would give 5 stars for that alone)

Second, the activities!!!!!!!! We tried every single thing (not including the toughness levels, of course) Actually, you name it- 

swinging in the sky on a mega swing? checked.

zipping across the lines high above the ground? checked.

sliding on the longest water slide in the world? checked.

literally jumping from a tallll building to reach the ground? checked.

racing on a water slide towards the pool? checked.

checked. checked. checked. checked.

There are more than 25 adventure/water/gravity plays, you just have to be brave enough (and fit lol) to try them all. Luckily we bought two-day admission ticket (basecamp) so we worried less about not finishing the plays on the first day! We even tried some of the plays for more than two times hahaha cuz we are energetic kids like that. ya.

We then had a BBQ at night- this you can pay with the e-wallet (I think) so the choice they gave us was... free choice. We chose the budget, we named the food we wanted to eat then they bought the raw food and cooked them for us in front of our very own tent! (the best part tbh) 

The staffs were soooo friendly and hospitable!!! they were more like friends than staffs weh. (If you go there, Ali, Julkifli are famous!) and because we were the first basecamp customers after a long time, we felt really special (I am actually laughing while typing this bc I got reminded of them! haha)

The tents had their very own air mattress too (incredible me think?) At night, Alyn, Isma, Liyana and I killed our time by chilling at the table in our basecamp to reminisce our Irshad days before we packed things to sleep. It was personally the point of camping for me, especially when you go with your friends. A campfire-like activity gitu! ahaks.

Oh, we had roti canai outside for breakfast the next day (2-mins drive away) 

In short, I would recommend everyone to go and experience the activities here! Go with your family or friends or foes, and you shall enjoy them to the fullest! I made such special memories here with my friends (talking anime with Liyana on the longest water slide in the world was the greatest part of them all ehek, and then about our Irshad days, our laughs, our hysterical screams!!! hahahahaha)

For most plays, we didn't bring our phones so excuse us for the messy and little number of photos :P

Bye. I need a proper rest, my body is aching all over I can't even walk properly now😭😭

Deeparayear.

Deepavali+Raya+Chinese New Year = Deeparayear! Cool tak? haha

I remember the same night I laid down on the floor staring at the ceiling waiting for Subuh and I told myself "I can't wait to blog about this party" while smiling like an idiot ..and now that I am actually here...... can the letters type themselves? v.v

preparing for a party is always lively. honestly, what's better than gathering around, roasting your friends, acting like savages WHILE doing your work? tell me. and the food department did a great job frankly! dumplings, vaddai, ladu, apam, our special teh tarik exclusively brewed by Linggesh (cewah) AND more. for me, a party with good food should be done everyday. *pans towards the camera* seriously. 

After embarrassing ourselves in the sudden ad-hoc meeting attended by all students wearing simple, cozy clothes instead of sarees, kebayas, punjabis and cheongsam.. the party began!

We took some pictures, went down to enjoy the live basking, ate, take pictures some more, ate again, aaaand to the grand finale - games! (Kama and I were in this department, we prepared them)

What are games without the loud screaming and yelling, right? We saw it coming honestly - getting shut by the warden I mean. yeah yeah. whatever. Imagine playing charades, stick and stand and musical chairs without screaming. luckily we were almost finishing when the warden warned us *shrugs*

Oh, did I say anything about a quiet game like Mafia game? We played this. I frankly thought it would be boring, but hell... we enjoyed it until 5 in the morning y'all. 

It got so intense I thought the friendship would be over by the time we wrap up the party haha every round you either get painted in a corner or you win. the analysis- I forgot my friends are actually geniuses. As a fully-certified ghost (or bystanders) for more than 3 times, I was impressed! I also wanted to curse so badly. I am sure the other ghosts would relate to that as well. To see my friends' happy faces when they were clearly high and sleepy was entertaining tbh haha and the Muslims just straight away slept after Subuh that night. phew. at least we got to sleep!

...only to wake up the next morning with an announcement that all students are compulsory to go home because of the pkpkpkp. perfect ending me think.

Girls-Only Party!

decided to have a party on a whim when we were having lunch on our first day of cmco. like one second we were eating and the next second we were already planning how to carry out a party without getting caught. and we are so lucky as out of the whole people in this block, we are the only ones left here ...that's why we thought- why not!

and then there goes our preparation! we divided our tasks- from food to decoration to technical support to video maker to creating our own invitation card and poster! we were so involved and indulged in doing the tasks, I forgot when was the last time we had this much fun. haha.

AND the night was epic and crazy! I LOVE how we dolled ourselves to the max to match the event. so so proud of my girls for making this party a success! Special thanks to Kakti for doing everyone's make-up! and Loshini... gosh, I think she mistook her choice to become a teacher instead of a make-up artist.

of how the warden warned us for being too loud, to stopping the music and ran in panic bc we thought there was someone knocking on the door, of the fun games we played together, of chicken popcorns, cokes, wedges, cute brownies, sandwiches, fried chickens, the fairy lights we hanged and the grand songs we picked. just 13 young people vibing with the music, feasting, dancing and laughing. How do I tell my friends that I want this event every weekend guys? 

we even had a montage video specially made by hajar. and gosh old videos and photos of us were in the montage, i felt overwhelmed- embarrassed, sad, touched and happy all at once. prop to hajar! *clink glasses* the karaoke session too, phew! talent!

definitely the one night that I won't forget.

yes.