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Malaysian Backpackers I Met in Czech
February 23, 2017
This is kind of appreciation post for these beautiful and handsome people for letting me join their sweet escape in Czech. :)
I mentioned few times, I really love the moment when I heard any Malaysians coming to Czech, especially if they contacted me for any reasons about the trip. It can be about where I recommend to stay (any Airbnb would be more than okay), where are best hidden places to aim for, cheapest things to look for, where to buy souvenirs or simply asking me to guide them around. If they will be girls, I will invite them to my own flat, if it suits their plan (even though it is 2 hours from Prague).
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| Afiq, Zam, Tong, Haziq, Iran |
Earlier this year, I am blessed to meet these people around. All of them are Malaysians studying in Russia. The boys for aviation and the sweet girl in the picture below is a doctor-to-be. If you have friends studying there, you may realized they have good sense of fashion. Haha. Totally opposite than me.
The boys are 6 years younger than me anyway! Adik-adik sangatttt.
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| Nisa |
This is honestly a girl whom I can have instant chemistry. Haha. We contacted each other few times before meeting in Prague. She thought I am around her age, oh my god haha she is much youngerrrr than me. After walking around Prague, we took a train back to HK. We planned for Adrspach the next day but it was getting cold so we decided to walk around this town instead and talked about stuffs that people DON'T usually talk about on their first meeting. Lol.
And I climbed the White Tower in my town for the first time ever! With her.
I always adore solo female backpackers. She is one of them. :)
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Some interesting stuffs I learned from them:
1. How to answer Maths questions in an oral exam?
Final exams in Russia are similar to Czech, we have oral exam when we need to answer questions in front of the teacher / examiner / doctor. You are so dead if you can't focus your mind to the questions as you can't skip the questions to be answered later. Everything is on spot. And you will know you are answering correctly or not, on spot again. Haha. You can also get the results few minutes after your exam.
So, for Maths questions, they told me that they will be given time to solve the problem but if they got it wrong, the examiner will create more Maths problems / questions to be answered in front of him. Scary.
2. Knowing different types / names of Swarovski's products.
I don't know much about these. Actually, Swarovski is getting famous in Malaysia when 200 Swarovski crystals encrusted on dUCk scarves are sold for RM800. Well, Swarovski's products are beautiful, I followed few people into the stores. The watches looks so girly and sweet, anyway.
3. Make up.
Haha, this is another thing beyond my skill. I never have proper make up on my face. I don't even know if moisturizers and BB cream are considered as make ups or simply facial care. Nisa shared with me few basic things about make up, I think I will try soon. Haha.
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If you are travelling to Czech soon and you happened to read this. Feel free to contact me, I may have busy schedules but I will reply you :) And nope, I don't charge anything, it is just I would loveeee to listen to your travel stories and experiences. That's way more than enough for me. Hehe.
HK, Czech
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Parcels From Malaysia
February 22, 2017
After a while I have not received any parcels from Malaysia, wow it feels amazing. :) Receiving postcards is another story hehe.
Balí?ek
It means a parcel / package in Czech.
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| Wohooo. |
Basically the method of receiving a parcel in Czech is similar to Malaysia. The postmen will come to your flat / house and ring your doorbell. If you are at home, you can receive the parcel right at your front door. Otherwise, they will leave you a letter to inform you can take the parcel at the post office mentioned.
That's one of the reason why I don't usually use my flat address if I want to buy anything online. Or to send any parcels after I exceeded by 30kg luggage limit when I returned home for summer break.
Alternative - university's address.
This is the best address to send for any parcels from Malaysia. :D
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| My second parcel in Czech. |
Why?
Most of us always get our parcels stuck at Prague customs and we need to clarify the items and estimates the value of the parcels. These processes are easier when we can ask help from the student office to deal with customs. Especially when we need a confirmation letter that we are students of that university as well.
Why the parcels stuck?
I think maybe because Malaysians always have 'weird' stuffs (read: food) in the parcels. Hihihi. The best thing is the customs do not reject our food. :p So far I can recall.
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| How track & track looks like. This one was from 2012. |
Then, just track and trace via ?eská po?ta. Oh, you can also know you have a stuck parcel with this update, "...place the item into a temporary store" "...present documents for proving customs value".
Usually it will take 1-2weeks until we can get the parcels.
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| It smells great. :) |
My cousin sent me this, a sejadah :) Hihi. She went for umrah and we did not have chance to meet after she returned home. So she posted it instead. Thank you, Fa. Love it so much and love you too <3
HK, Czech
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Comparing Myself to Spring
February 21, 2017
I drafted this post while studying for this topic. A month ago. It sounds kind of close to me and looks obviously possible to happen during my working life in the future. Recently, I read lots of news about doctors:
- Doktor pelatih manja, ponteng kerja - PERDIM
- Doktor ponteng 400 hari
- Ramai doktor ponteng dibuang kerja
- Doktor paling ramai ponteng, dibuang kerja – Ali Hamsa
Studying to be one is hard enough and being one will be hard as well. Hahahaha.
So, what am I trying to say about spring and how does it related to myself?
1. Concept of a Spring.
First, we need to understand this. We use springs to keep things hanging or bouncing. One simple example is this, the cradle.
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| Credit to popsugar.com |
I am sure most of our parents used this when we were little babies, to keep us calm and to let us sleep. It is said to have a similar feeling of being in the womb - but I am not that sure.
To use the spring correctly, we need to set a weight limit so that it can return to original shape when we remove the attached load.
2. Spring and Us.
Same goes to stress and our mental strength or ability to cope with the problems.
For some people, they know how to adjust or adapt themselves well to the situation, so they have better elasticity which means, they can return to the original person after the problems have been solved. They can smile happily, live in a normal life they used to have.
But, for another group of people, they just can't. They have less elasticity that they can't cope well and that what can lead to depression and in working life - it is called burnt out syndrome.
3. What does it mean with burnt out syndrome?
It is compilation of symptoms especially targeting the mental of a person:
- Feel dissatisfy
- Feel incompetence in profession
- Depersonalization (not feeling the same person)
- Deprive emotion
There are some mild symptoms of being anxious, tension, easily get angry, depressed, unable to focus. Then, that person will avoid any participation in family matters, from society and even have problem with marriage and friendship. The worst is to have psychological problems.
It is quite common in profession of doctors as they will reach up to the level of being less-sensitive, feeling-less. Just go ask few doctors how do they feel about seeing dying patients, most of them feel it as a common thing they can witness almost every day. While death is not something other people look as common, but, doctors and other medical teams get immune to it and just let it go.
That's how doctors cope with the stress trigger. Letting it go.
And it is totally easy to be said than done. Seriously, it needs help and practice.
4. What to do if we have the symptoms?
Oh yea, burnt out syndrome can happen to anyone okay? Check ourselves and if you think you have the symptoms, please please please....do seek for supports. Some people are blessed with understanding family and friends but for others, you can seek therapy from counselors, psychologists or psychiatrists.
Seeking help from psychiatrists or psychologists or counselors does not mean we are bad or crazy. For me personally, it shows we care about ourselves, our mental health.
Let the problem out, don't keep it to yourselves.
Do things you love to do at EVERY free time you have. Eat out, live a healthy life, keep doing positive things, support each other.
Till then,
Keep ourselves healthy!
Physically and mentally :)
HK, Czech
170217
Halal Pizza in Hradec Kralove, Czech
February 17, 2017
The feeling of being able to eat pepperoni happily in Czech!
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Wow, this was a story from 2 weeks ago. But, I would love to share it here in case any Muslims coming to Hradec Kralove soon, hopefully this post can be helpful.
We were in a cafe one fine day, not only my group studying for Internal Medicine, there was also my friends from the other group doing discussion on Obstetrics & Gynecology (O&G).
Cross Cafe is a nice place to discuss as we can talk without worrying about other people. Warm place, serving good coffees, soups, cakes when we are literally 'shopping' for every meal.
Feeling hungry, just go to the cashier and order anything.
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| Lovely people through thick and thin :) Love you guysssss, so much! |
Then, some of us planned to have pizza for lunch. We thought many different ways how to sneak the pizza into the cafe hahaha. Unfortunately none of us have any food containers with us. And the pizza box was way too big and obviously other people would realize it. The smell too....
Well, we learned that it is quite inappropriate to take meals from one restaurant and eat them in another restaurant.
So, we packed our stuffs and went to the pizza restaurant. Hmm I am not sure to consider it as restaurant or a simple kiosk or a small shop?
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| They also make pizza on request :) |
It is a small place, used to be a fruits & vegetables store. I don't have any idea since when they renovated this place, obviously as this store is not in the route I take every day.
The concept of this store is we can buy slices of pizza or the whole pizza. A whole pizza has 6 slices. The size of a slice of pizza is about our palm of hand with extended fingers. Haha, ignore the descriptions. If we just want to buy few slices, just choose the one that is displayed. But if you want the whole pizza, you can order anything you want.
I hope I understand this correctly :)
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| Na rajcatove omacce (tomato sauce), Na smetane (cream) |
One thing that make us curious is menu number 4 - ?unková, which means ham. And ham, I think you know what it is. But, it is not the ham that we think about.
Just like we have hamburger in Malaysia, does not mean the ham is that ham.
That's it. Although I am not sure how the Czechs will react to this ham-but-not-ham thing, but I am so happy to have any meats, sausages on my pizza! Wohooo.
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| European style of eating - no seats. |
The pizzas were delicious! A bit salty for me. But I would love to have pizza occasionally like this. :) And I don't know why I usually crave for pizza during exam period. T_T
There was one time I ordered the vegetarian pizza for myself, of course I distributed them into different meals. Literally a day of pizza for breakfast, lunch, dinner. And 1-2 slices to my housemate as well.
Oh yea, they also give few cents discount to Muslims!
p/s - Maryam and I are thinking of doing a vlog on how Muslims live in Czech / Prague / Hradec Kralove. Hopefully we will have free time to make it into reality :D
HK, Czech
170217
Goodbye Again.
February 12, 2017
20170212
4.15am Malaysia
She's gone.
My babysitter.
Suddenly I remember you, Abg Long. You must be one of the saddest person to know about this. Your are the most closest to her among our siblings. Obviously, she is like a mother to us, kan Abg Long? We always try to visit her every year for Eid during my summer breaks.
Oh I forgot, you are gone too.
And I am still here, thousand miles far away from people I treasure the most.
Have a good rest, both of you.
Semoga kubur dilapangkan, semoga Allah lancarkan urusan di alam sana.
Ku kirimkan doa dari jauh.
Everything happened for reasons, Nina.
As I proceed with my life, I will bring along memories with you guys together.
Always.
Always in my mind.
Always in my prayers.
I can't imagine how my future will look like.
But I'm sure Allah will lead me.
See you soon, Abg Long & Kak Di.
Let's be friends in Jannah, okay?
Ameen, ameen!
Allah, please give me strength.
Mental strength.
I know you know I can face all of these.
Just.. just provide me with more strength.
HK, Czech
170212
He Granted You Almost Everything
February 10, 2017
There was one day I felt going through my emails again. Yes, I am a classic person sometimes. I do exchange emails and I used to have pen-pals when I had my first email. But eh why I think I was introvert? Haha.
I am ambivert now :)
Came across old emails, old text messages (since years ago), then suddenly I realized Allah granted almost everything I wish for.— Hanis Amanina (@HanisAmanina) February 9, 2017
It is just either "I'll give you now", "It is not the right time yet" or "I have a better plan for you".— Hanis Amanina (@HanisAmanina) February 9, 2017
Allahu. *facepalm*
Going through all those emails recalled my memories on how immature and childish I was. Haha very funny! Looking back on how I see things back then, it was like....'ya Allah, aku macam ni eh dulu?' There were few points I discussed with my friends on how our life will look like in few upcoming years (which is like.... now?). Only then I realized I am really a different person since then. And Allah actually granted almost everything I prayed for, in the most beautiful ways I have no idea it would be that lovely. Ouch, I can't describe the feeling but, hey could not we realized that Allah really listens to our prayers?
- I wish for happiness. He gave me challenges that make me struggle for happiness.
- I wish for good friendship. He gave me friends who were not there when you are down, but He replaced with new friends who always cheer you up.
- I wish for good health. He gave me flu fever bits here and there to make me feel grateful to have more concern on my health status.
- I wish for good life-companion. But for this one, I am still seeking for guidance and may Allah ease everything. InsyAllah, ameen.
Try it yourself, check how you look like yearssssss back. Hahaha.
There will be so many memories you wish you can skip but actually that's the point of having experiences. Different people with different stories and things do happened for reasons. Don't let them ruin your life, move on.
- Improve our relationship with Allah.
- Take care our connection with our parents and family.
- Be good to our friends.
- Spread kindness and love.
The most important, be grateful for EVERYTHING that happen in our life. This is the MAIN MESSAGE for myself as well.
It's hard to be positive, but I'm trying my best :D :D :D
That's why we need reminders!
Salam Jumaah, guys.
Happy weekend!
p/s - Allah tengok usaha kan, Nina. Remember that. Do your best and leave the rest to Him.
HK, Czech
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