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Nadia. 
Is my name... My day job is not a journalist. And I don't run a travel agency. I travel a tad more than an average person does, that's cos it's what I do for a living. For the time being at least. Envy me not cos the job glitz goes just as far as the What say u...
Been There.Done That.
[maa-lee] Capital city of Maldives. Group of atolls in Indian Ocean. Location: Southern Asia, South-southwest of India. Flight time: Approximately 6hrs from Singapore Changi Airport. Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; dry,(November to March); rainy,(June to August). Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs. Currency: US$. RecommenD-O-Meter: MUST!MUST!MUST!GO!  *Down Under* Brighton Beach, Melbourne. South of St Kilda. Bright and strikingly colored bathing boxes, line the beaches. These bathing boxes, used also for the storage of clothes and sometimes small water crafts, are private change rooms. Found mainly on Brighton and on the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula.  Christchurch, Nz. Mt Hutt, opens from early May until late October. One of the longest seasons ski resorts in New Zealand. The road to the mountain base is not for the faint-hearted but once there, you will experience world-class skiing, and breath-taking views. Elevation is 2075 metres, with 365 hectares of ski terrain.  -ous*Driven by that fame-ous motto, a group of talented youths attended the New York High School of Performing Arts, to uncover the true price of FAME. Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes Venue: The Aldwych Theatre, London. Travel: Nearest Underground: Covent Garden Nearest Rail: Charing Cross RecommenD-O-Meter: If u're into dancy-disco-jiving,this musical is rhetorically, RETRO-rical! It's an Ultimate Ah GO!GO! - Sarojini Nagar Clothes,ethnic footwear and accessories. Factory rejects, baring labels from Zara, MNG, Miss Selfridge and Style&Co...Good luck with the rummaging though! - Delhi Hutt Bric-a-Brac. Cheap and bargainable ornaments.  We did not kill each other. 
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Monday, February 27, 2006 ... something beautiful I ought to share, given to me by someone, who was once special ... Bila Aku Jatuh Cinta Ya Allah, jika aku jatuh cinta, cintakanlah aku pada seseorang yang melabuhkan cintanya pada-Mu, agar bertambah kekuatan ku untuk mencintai-Mu. Ya Muhaimin, jika aku jatuh cinta, jagalah cintaku padanya agar tidak melebihi cintaku pada-Mu Ya Allah, jika aku jatuh hati, izinkanlah aku menyentuh hati seseorang yang hatinya tertaut pada-Mu, agar tidak terjatuh aku dalam jurang cinta semu. Ya Rabbana, jika aku jatuh hati, jagalah hatiku padanya agar tidak berpaling dari hati-Mu. Ya Rabbul Izzati, jika aku rindu, rindukanlah aku pada seseorang yang merindui syahid di jalan-Mu. Ya Allah, jika aku rindu, jagalah rinduku padanya agar tidak lalai aku merindukan syurga-Mu. Ya Allah, jika aku menikmati cinta kekasih-Mu, janganlah kenikmatan itu melebihi kenikmatan indahnya bermunajat di sepertiga malam terakhirmu. Ya Allah, jika aku jatuh hati pada kekasih-Mu jangan biarkan aku tertatih dan terjatuh dalam perjalanan panjang menyeru manusia kepada-Mu. Ya Allah, jika Kau halalkan aku merindui kekasih-Mu, jangan biarkan aku melampaui batas sehingga melupakan aku pada cinta hakiki dan rindu abadi hanya kepada-Mu. Ya Allah Engkau mengetahui bahawa hati-hati ini telah berhimpun dalam cinta pada-Mu, telah berjumpa pada taat pada-Mu, telah bersatu dalam dakwah pada-MU, telah berpadu dalam membela syariat-Mu. Kukuhkanlah Ya Allah ikatannya. Kekalkanlah cintanya. Tunjukilah jalan-jalannya. Penuhilah hati-hati ini dengan Nur-Mu yang tiada pernah pudar. Lapangkanlah dada-dada kami dengan limpahan keimanan kepada-Mu dan keindahan bertawakal di jalan-Mu. (As-Syahid Syed Qutb) "... even when you're out of 'love'." - as quoted by The Me. P/s : Thank you for the conversation we had. 
Pp/s : Ok! I'm All set to go...Ta now! ;) Urs, and only Urs, truly,
Sunday, February 26, 2006 Road Trip! Urs, and only Urs, truly, ....and I downed yet another mug of Iced Teh Tarik. My favourite instant teh mix that froths even without the tarik, how amazing eh?! Inventions, innovations, what do we without them? Blameworthy of my staying awake this time, are just some random thoughts I had after this conversation with Dean at Climb Adv. yesterday. After what seemed like, forevermore, my techniques at scaling those rock walls sucked! BIG TIME! And my stamina level, justa a puny of what's left of whatever that's left, really! And it didn't help, an infinitesimal bit, that people are getting younger these days! (o'Hail linguists. Paraphrases! Paraphrases! Underestimate not the power of paraphrasing!) Anyhow, he awarded me an A, for Effort. This is how the story goes... The conversation evolved around if, I have been doing anything outdoorsy since my ODAC and short period post-ODAC, oklah not exactly short period since the last time I climbed was like about hmmph...a year ago? So, then since? I haven't. I haven't. I haven't. This is why, I tell ya... The closest I ever get to "Discipline", is the letter D in my name. Defense was paramount, plus I was just giving him an insight from a linguistic point of view as to why "AIDAN", spelt backwards, is an antonym to "healthy living". And for N and I is what you find in "Shopping". And u'ld find an A in "Malls". And 2 A's in "Takashimaya". Anyhow, if Shopping, Malls and Takashimaya, analogous to retail therapy and that therapy, stimulates the mind, body and soul, and emanates curative effects likened to the benefits of yoga and meditation, for that matters. Isn't shopping the perfect panacea for ailments conceived from stress which leads to overeating and unhealthy lifestyles?! But I'ld still keep my A for Effort tho! I would even frame it up if I could! Follow, so far? Besides, I was well on my way for my gym session with Leo yesterday, after sending my Ma to her weekly class at Bt.Panjang. And cos I had so much to talk about with Jamz since I haven't seen her in like a million years! I missed her so cos we both were rostered on seperate flights to NYC, that the only right thing to do was to have a decent conversation, on my hands-free! I have huge regards for the lives of those I drive around, and for those who drive around me u know! So I was on my hands-free blabbering Real, women issues, while my Ma was giving me directions on how to get back to the main road, in the background. Yes I have a pair of ears, but I was driving and discussing women issues here... How else am I suppose to spread grey matter, evenly, across brain, how much is there to begin with? So I got lost, after dropping my Ma off, and wasted precious time or I'ld have met Leo for a good workout session which I so had to give a miss! So my next appointment was to pick Jamz up so she won't starve in her own home! And she had to have, in the name of all food groups, BIG, FAT, SINFUL, CARBOhydrated - FRIES! Well, so I had to have fries too! You see, I'ld opt for anything healthier like anytime, but I can't just let her stuff her face with anything as unhealthy as FRENCH FRIES! ALONE!?? U tell me now, am I just making excuses or am I just making excuses, for not staying healthy. I mean, don't I have a good cause for it all? ;p!
Urs, and only Urs, truly,
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Urs, and only Urs, truly, After the conversation I had with Leo on "Judging" ...this song just keeps playing in my head... When I was 7 They said I was strange I noticed that my eyes and hair weren't the same I asked my parents if I was OK They said you're more beautiful And that's the way they show that they wish That they had your smile So my confidence was up for a while I got real comfortable with my own style I knew that they were only jealous cos People are all the same And we only get judged by what we do Personality reflects name And if I'm ugly then So are you So are you There was a time when I felt like I cared That I was shorter than everyone there People made me feel like life was unfair And I did things that made me ashamed Cos I didn't know my body would change I grew taller than them in more ways But there will always be the one who will say Something bad to make them feel great People are all the same And we only get judged by what we do Personality reflects name And if I'm ugly then So are you So are you People are all the same And we only get judged by what we do Personality reflects name And if I'm ugly then So are you So are you Everybody talks bad about somebody And never realises how it affects somebody And you bet it won't be forgotten Envy is the only thing it could be Cos people are all the same (The same, the same) And we only get judged by what we do (What we do, yeah, yeah) Personality reflects name And if I'm ugly then (Yeah, you) So are you So are you People are all the same (Oh, oh, oh) And we only get judged by what we do (What we do, yeah) Personality reflects name And if I'm ugly then (Yeah, so are you) So are you So are you "UGLY" - SUGABABES
Urs, and only Urs, truly,
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