Of Cozy and Kuzi

Setelah berapa lama lemau dlm study, hari ni syukur lah doa aku makbul kot, dpt lah sumber motivasi baru. It started off last weekend, masa kena basuh sket ngan my Dad (who is a PhD holder himslef) over the phone psl kena stay focused and kalo rasa malap sgt, write, write and write. Betul la tu, coz only when you start writing, will you know what you are missing and which direction you need to take or do.

So smlm mmg dah start writing sket2, tp ala2 writer's block la plak, x bole pikir pjg. Sbnarnya tahu apa perlu ditulis, tp content nya x byk, sbb ilmu cetek. So I had a cut out plan of what must be read. A huge pile of it, if you must know. I tackled a bit yesterday, tp kena balik awal la plak smlm, ada hal.

So niatnya nak continue hari ni, tp penyakit M tu dtg lg. After a little soul searching, faham lah aku bahawasa nya aku ni lemau bkn sbb x de motivasi or stuck dgn kerja sgt, tp sbb hati ini meronta2 nak keluar bcoz cuaca adalah tersgt indah. Why sit indoors when it's gorgeous outside kan?

Dgn itu, aku nekad. Terus capai the pile that needs reading tuh, an mp3 player, pen and pencil, and my purse and walked out the door. Pastu duduk at one of the patio tables tgh2 court yard dpn Student Union tuh. Best nya, sbb Uni dah cuti x de sapa kacau. Kalo time Uni x cuti, penuh student2 undergrad melepak kat sini. Gmbr2 seterusnya menunjukkan meja aku duduk dan pandangan sisi2 nye la. And yg last skali tu muka aku masa nak start reading. Mmg khusyuk habis. Mata seakan nak pejam sbb silau.








And to my utter surprise,that tactic worked! For two hours straight, I sat out there, under the sun, no Facebook, no blogs, no emails, no snacks, just me and the journal papers. By the time I looked up it was close to 6 pm dah! I was so engrossed with my work, and so enjoying myself outdoor, terus lupa dah pkl berapa. Not only was I able to plough through several papers, and made a summary of the techniques and features that they use, but I also began to understand this thesis that I left out for awhile sbb x paham2 a little better now. I think it's pretty productive and effective for an afternoon's job, no?




Man, aku patut dah start buat begini sejak sekian lama dulu lg, tp aku asyik duk pikir aku ni easily distracted by passer bys la, nnt angin kencang menerbangkan papers aku la, or even seagulls yg besar2 tu nnt berak atas kepala or bawak lari paper aku la, but none of that happened, so mmg fobia x psl aje. The only downside is that kdg2 bila matahari terlalu bersinar memancar, agak silau utk baca paper, tp kalo matahri dilindung awan plak cpt terasa kesejukan nya.

A good advice is to bring a sweatshirt with you, just in case it gets a little chilly even with the presence of the Sun, and wear proper shoes. Also, bring some (healthy) snacks with you, lapar tau study sakan ni. And empty your bladder before you go out sbb nanti leceh nak cari toilet, it's not like you can just get up and go to the loo and leave your stuff unattended kan. Oh, and wear sun block too, else your skin might just be a shade or two darker lps habis study. Kalo buat hari2 mmg terus kulit jd the colour of mocha la. But I don't care sbb the pros far outweighs the cons! Since I am into healthy snacking now, these are what I have in my drawer dkt dlm lab. I didn't bring them with me outside, so by the time balik ke lab I was famished!




Hopefully, esok is another sunny day, and more importantly, equally as productive, Insya Allah. Now that I've got the ball rolling, rasanya agak berkobar nak kekalkan. Alhamdulillah.

On the same note, Aisyah jg has began to like (belom love lg) nursery, I think. She certainly has gotten into the habit of bgn seawal 6.45 pg, breakfast dan bersiap2 ke school, and it looks like she is eating a little more dah skang kat nursery. Ni aksi2 beliau sblm ke nursery pg ni. I am now officially her hair stylist! Dia dah suka didandan skang ni, perubahan yg sgt bagus skali sbb dulu jgn kan ikat, sikat pon x kasi. Gambar dia yg #3 tu dia tgh berjoget.










Oh and speaking of food, smlm aku masak Kuzi. First time buat, ikut resipi kat sini. Bahan yg x ada, aku memandai2 substitute secukup rasa. Haha. Hasil nya, pada aku, mmg not bad. Bole buat menu raya tahun ni. Tp bias la kan tanya chef aje, kena la tanya independent food critics. Apa kata food taster #1?

"Sedap, rasa kuzi dah ada, tp rasa mcm kari sket2 pon terasa jg" (Hubby)


Kira ok lah tu kan. Xpe, next time, cuba lg, Insya Allah perfect punya.


So what says food taster #2?
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"Yek" (Aisyah Nurzahirah)

Oookay. Since dia dah pandai berckp sket2 ni, I might just hear this a lot about my cooking. Hard to please betul anak dara sorg nih :P