I am back !!!

i wasn't here most days of last week. Went to Temenggor-Belum (it's a virgin jungle forest reserve in case u guys are wondering). Spent 2 nights in there, sleeping in a tent or a hut..I'm not sure myself. But, it was acceptable since I thought I was gonna be sleeping on the forest floor like in a scene u see in cowboy movies with the fire and coffee boiling in a kettle hanging from a dead wood. Huish...thank You god..!!
Anyway, it was a nice trip. I got to meet the team and see the study site. Gosh! It was a huge study site, say about 300 hectares. And, yes, my study will cover the whole area. haish...
But, I'm not fussing. It is a nice challenge. Cool...in what sense? I'll figure it out later.
Last week on March 23rd we pulled a prank on Niko. His birthday was later that week on the 26th. We pulled the prank earlier because we knew he would have foreseen the prank and expected it on the night of his birthday. Hehe...we're smarter than you Niko!! For his prank, we gathered a big supporting team with two cops and two of luq's other friends. We planned to catch him performing inappropriate sexual conduct at his place late at night, with yours truly. Haish...no one else was brave enough to do it so, they asked me. I said yes with little hesitations. Anyway, I never seen Niko so stressed and scared all this time i've known him. Hehehe...Needless to say, the prank went pretty well. When the rest of the gang came in with the cake and sang him Happy Birthday, he was sort of touched and tried to hide in the balcony. I don't know how he managed to open the door with his hands cuffed behind, but i guess people do fight to find a way to salvage whatever's left of their dignity. He had to after the urine test the police asked him to do. Wakakaka..I know, the police somehow managed to convince him that he could be charged with possessions of drugs and misuse of cough syrup just because Luq 'mistakenly' left those things lying around Niko's place that night. Super Brilliant huh?
Sorry Niko. You know we love you.
So, that was last week. Yesterday, was Niki's birthday (March 31st). We pulled a prank on her too of course. Remember the saying, No good Deed goes unpunished? Hehe, these people just had to make sure Niki got her fair share of the prank, this time being at the receiving end of the process. We brainstormed a whole night to come up with a great plan as we didn't think we could come up with something that could top what we did to Niko and Luq. Well, we sorta thought what we came up with was good. The material was something that could be worked with more elaborations. We just didn't have enough time as most of the gang weren't around much last week. The whole storyline went like this. We asked (we being Luq and Niko) Dr Wan to join the prank. We asked to give Niki a whole load of work that supposedly must be submitted the day after which we made sure was impossible to do. This was done a day before her birthday. So, SLAM!! tonnes of work a day before your birthday? BUMMER !!! She has this weakness of fearing that she would not be able to please everybody. We worked with that fear. We told her we were going out to celebrate her birthday that night. She didn't wanna say no but she had to finish the 'impossibly hard to finish on time' work given by Dr Wan. We kept pressuring her to finish the work faster so she could be able to go out with us later that night. One more thing about Niki, she can't handle too much pressure. We wanted to get her mad and angry. We got her mad and angry all right. She actually threw a book to make sure we got the message that we should stop pressuring her. Ngeh..!!! Exactly as planned.
In the end, we sang her happy birthday and she blew the candles on the cake. She said "Thanks guys, but I've got to finish this assignment first before we go out to celebrate". We just laughed so hard that tears started rolling down our eyes. She actually thought that Dr Wan gave her the assignment for real. We told her it was part of the prank. She didn't believe us. We told her to give Dr Wan a call. She did. She felt so betrayed because she didn't think Dr Wan would actually agree to be part of the prank. Hehehe...We had to think out of the box Niki.
Hugh...I have written so much that my fingers are actually hurting right now. There's more to this entry. Maybe I'll continue with the rest of the story later. But for now, this is what I am capable of putting down in words. Later people...

Catching up

I have been pretty busy these past two weeks..Writing scientific journals for my beloved supervisor. I haven't actually had the time to update my blog. Things had happened, people and I was not able to share everything with you readers yet. So, hopefully I'll be the best story teller there ever was, and be able to write everything that i have missed to write in here.

So, on Feb 26th, I planned a prank to get Luq (a very annoying friend of mine) on his birthday. At first, nobody wanted in in the prank cuz it involved taking luq's car away making it look like it was stolen. Hehe, but somehow with the power of God, I managed to convince them that it was doable. Later that night, we executed the plan with no bump on the road at all (none at all, we were very amazed how the whole plan went really smooth). We bought a cake, and waited for him at a local restaurant here with his car as well, of course. We did a little makeover for his car, just to make it more interesting (if u call putting newspaper all over a person's car interesting..Ngeh!!). Luq came over the restaurant way later than planned (somehow he managed to get the whole neighbourhood concerned with his missing car---> the friendly neighbourhood luq...haish !!) thinking that we planned a surprise party for him cuz we sang happy birthday and asked him to blow the candles (at this point, he still didn't have the slightest clue that his car was right behind the restaurant, thanx to us of course). He said he was touched by our gesture, u know remembering his birthday and bla bla bla...He said, he wanted to be very happy but, his car was missing. Hehe...HOMERUN !!!
So, all through out dinner and cake eating, we asked him how his car went missing, out of courtesy. He got all these theories about how his car could have been stolen. He said, he probably left the keys in the car and the god forsaken thief took the easy opportunity without looking back twice. He blamed himself that he made it so easy for the thief. Huhu..SCORED !!! That's exactly what we wanted him to think. the truth is, he did lock his car and kept the keys in his bag. We sent niko into his house to get the keys and divert his attention. Huhu, didn't know he could be forgetful---> I guess when u face that kind of situation, the easiest way is to believe the worst or the clumsiest act.
As the night progressed, we planned (with luq) to go sing karaoke in Kajang. But, first he needed to lodge a police report about his missing car. I know. Why didn't he go do that first before coming to the restaurant. Apparently, friends who planned your surprise birthday party come first. He still had no idea the car was right behind the restaurant at this point. Before we left the restaurant, we asked him to come with us to go to our car that was supposedly was parked at the back of the restaurant. We said that we had a present for him in the car and that it was too heavy for us to carry it over to him.

We went to the back of the restaurant. He saw the car. We were already laughing inside when he laid his eyes on the car. Do u guys know the first thing he said when he saw the car? " This is the car i was telling u guys about. It looks just like my car from a far. But, seriously why would anyone cover a car with shredded newspaper?" The rest of us were like, 'Dude !!! that is your car!!' Haish..so he went over to the back of the car (his car) and saw the license plate number. BAM !!! it matched his license plate number. He said " EH, this is my car. How did it..?"
We just couldn't hold it in anymore. The rest of the gang just started laughing our heads off. It took him about 10 seconds to process the whole synchronize laughing and finally got it. He was PRANKED by US !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..!!!!

He got mad, and started taking all the shredded newspaper, turned them into wet newspaper balls (it was raining that night) and threw them at us. His throws were mostly accurate hitting Hadi, me , Niki, Ina, Rina and Niko. That wasn't enough. He made sure every got a taste of his fist on their backs. It hurt.

He was amazed how we managed to pull it off. How we got him convinced that his car was really stolen. Well, that was all thanx to Niko. He was the psycho assigned to mess with Luq's head. hehehe...Sorry Luq, we're all in our 20's now. Egg throwing and prank calls are so last century. We had to raise up the bar a little. At least, we will always have this with us for the rest of our lives. Later u can tell your grandchildren a story that starts with "It was a night when I thought my car was stolen" Hehehe..

QUirks and Facts

share 7 facts about yourself on your blog
tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
tagged 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as link to their blogs
link the person who tagged you

7 facts about me:

I am a GIRL

I ride a scooter to school/work

I love chocolate

I have three two big bros and 1 little bro (not so little now)

Sometimes my mom thinks she gave birth to 4 boys

I like watching Ugly Betty (it's funny!!)

I've never kissed a horse before (it's a fact..hehe)


unspectacular quirks of mine:

I like watching Hindi movies sometimes..(ngeh..!)

I sometimes miss showering in the morning (when the alarm goes silent..and i have a about another 5 seconds to be at the lab)

I hate being on a diet (although I seriously have to)

I like putting off work until the very last minute..

I get really agitated with stupid people who think they're right all the time eventhough the whole world knows he/she is wrong

I don't really put much attention into being beautiful and attracting guys..(I just don't get the whole idea)

I think I have no idea why I think I must do this tag..(hehehe..because if I don't, I'll never get tagged again?..heee)

there...quirks and facts of mine..ENJOY..!!

--A drop in the ocean--

This is a song i stumbled upon while looking for another video of my current infatuation (blushing..!) on utube..
I think it's a beautiful song with a very good vocal..
I never knew about this singer/songwriter/composer
But, he is very good...Awesome.!!
So, take a listen..feel the song..
Oh, yeah..the lyrics is provided here so u guys could actually understand what the song is about

A drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
Its like wishing for rain as i stand in the desert
But i'm holding you closer than most,
Cause you are my heaven.

I dont wanna waste the weekend
If you dont love me, pretend a few more hours, then its time to go
As my train rolls down the east coast I wonder how you keep warm
Its too late to cry
To broken to move on
And still i cant let you be
Most nights i hardly sleep
Don't take what you dont need from me

Its just a drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
Its like wishing for rain as i stand in the desert
But i'm holding you closer than most,
Cause you are my heaven.

Misplaced trust and old friends
Never counting regrets
But a grace of god i do not rest at all
In new England as the leaves change
The last excuse ill claim, i was a boy who loved a women like a little girl
And still i cant let you be
Most nights i hardly sleep
Dont take what you dont need from me

Its just a drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
Its like wishing for rain as i stand in the desert
But i'm holding you closer than most,
Cause you are my,

Heaven doesnt seem far away anymore no no
Heaven doesnt seem far away
Heaven doesnt seem far away anymore no no
Heaven doesnt seem far away

A drop in the ocean
A change in the weather
I was praying that you and me might end up together
Its like wishing for rain as i stand in the desert
But i'm holding you closer than most,
Cause you are my heaven.

You are my heaven

--Good times--

Huaaahahahahha....Starting with a laugh..!!
Creepy..hehe..
Yesterday, was like any other first day of the week but with a lovely yet fun ending. Okay, it was not at the end of the day, more like towards the third quarter of the day.
Me, Nikki, Niko, and Rina went to Secret Recipe to meet En Shamsul for his post birthday party.Hehe..(His birthday was on the 18th of Feb). The plan was to meet there at 5.30, but it dragged on to 6.30 (Malaysians..Haish!)..So, we got there and saw En Shamsul (the birthday boy) waiting while typing on his laptop. Huhu, we were late. SO was he. But, niki n niko were the last ones to arrive (10 minutes after me and Rina arrived).
Then, it was ordering time. Boy, these people definitely ordered FOOD..Hehe..I got myself a plate of spaghetti with meatballs (YUMMY !!!) and a slice of chocolate indulgence with iced white chocolate coffee..There rest of the gang ordered chicken except for En Shamsul who ordered seafood pasta which looked rather nice. Nikki ordered a slice of chocolate banana which according to En Shamsul is a traditional pick by nikki (Banana and cake---Get it?)..We didn't care much since all the food tasted so good. Lovely evening.
Oh yeah, We got En shamsul a nice dark blue / black T-shirt which we bought at Nicole's. It was a cool t-shirt. He accepted it sheepishly. I'm guessing he never really had too much presents given to him previously. But, we were happy to see the look on his face when he got it. Fooh..!!
We had a pretty hard time selecting the best one that would suit his taste and style. Does he have a style (kidding..!!) hehehehe...
For me, i had a great time eating and chatting with friends. Did I mention, a day earlier I went to eat at Manhattan Fish Market with my housemate. Wow, it has been a weekend of bondings..Hehehe..

Tag from Belle

It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag ten people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real - nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1. What is your name : Nadia Binti Che Idris

2. A four Letter Word : Nice

3. A boy's Name : Norman

4. A girl's Name : Nadine

5. An occupation : Newscaster

6. A color : Neon

7. Something you'll wear : Necklace

9. A food : Noodles

10. Something found in the bathroom : Nail clipper

11. A place : Narathiwat

12. A reason for being late : Napping

13. Something you'd shout : Ngoksss..!!

14. A movie title : Narnia

15. Something you drink : Neslo

16. A musical group : New Boyz..(muahhahahaha)

17. An animal : Naga

18. A street name : Nik Ahmed Kamil (UKM)

19. A type of car : Neo

20. The title of a song : Now or never

The singing competition

Some time ago, I was in my teen years. Well, not exactly teen. I was still a kid. I was 11 years old if I can remember correctly (getting older has its weakness in the memory department). It was primary school and I was in standard 5. School was fun and filled with activities. I was one of those kids who teachers would push in front of the others to participate in all those activities. Any activities which involve speaking in front of a large crowd would involve me (like automatically). Story telling both in english and BM (they tried making me tell a story in arabic once-->didn't go quite so well), public speaking (or elocution, they used to call it?), and debating (this part flourished more in secondary school). You guys can imagine how the teachers actually pick one student out of the lot to represent the class. Actually, there were a lot of talented kids in my class. My class was one of the top classes in our batch. The teachers usually sent more than one class representatives for any competition which our class would usually bag all the top spots (number 1,2,3). Hehe, not to brag, but I was among the top students of every field in school. We covered the talented part. Well, the nerd or the brainy ones were in our class too. Not to mention the ones with the magic hands (artsy people) were also in our class. Somehow, It would be weird if there was one thing our class didn't have which was none. Hehehehee....

Anyhow, of all the competitions I participated in, there was one in particular that I remember most. The singing competition. Yeah, I know. Those people who know me now would go berserk reading this. I don't sing. But, somehow back in primary school the teachers said I could sing. Well, my music teacher overheard me singing a song by Ning Baizura (I can't remember the title) during choir practice and she said "You are going to be a singer one day". I was embarrassed of course! I didn't think anybody could hear me because I was obviously just singing to myself. Hehe..So, there was a singing competition coming up. Actually it was a talent show at our school. There was a category for acting, one for singing, one for dancing, and one for fashion show. Huhu, one of my friends wanted to be in the competition so badly but was afraid to do it alone. SO, me the good friend said "ok, lets form a group then".

It wasn't hard to find another girl with the same vision (too afraid to do it alone too) in a short time. There were three of us. We called our selves 'D Girls'. Don't ask me what the D stand for. We were 11 for God's sake! We thought that that name would sound cool. We practiced and practiced. Everyday. Seriously, Everyday after school. We had our dance routines, our melody figured out, and the gimic of course. GImic was big during my days as a kid. Hehe..

So, the day of the competition came. We sang and danced and did our gimic. It was awesome. We felt good about our performance. The crowd loved it (with the gimic, how couldn't they?). They gave us a big applause and cheered for more. We thought we got in our bags already. If we didn't get first place, surely second place wouldn't go to someone more deserving than us. So, we thought. hurm..We were wrong.

We didn't win at all. Not even third place. Weird. We did everything right. We sang, we danced and there was the gimic. Everybody loved the gimic. How could we not win? There must be some kind of mistake we thought. The people who won didn't have any gimic engineered during their performances. Well, we saw our music teacher later that day. She said, it was a singing competition not a dance or gimic competition. So, the person who sang the best, won. Haish, so much for being in the class that had all the talent the school could find. Well, that day we knew we didn't have one who could sing. (n_n)