sew in LoVe~

been up to sewing things lately since i put up mai little working space...it's a share room with emir's work space which of course mostly consist of boxes of car parts..heheh..we get to have half of the room each...i'm happy because i love this room soo soo much. cozier and lotsa windows to take my mind away while doing my work.

 

 

alhamdulillah, since i started sewing back, i'm getting more organized and productive. been eager to sew something new, learn new tricks and all.it feels like i'm falling back in love :)

 

and then, i started this passport holder wallet for maiself as now i have 4passports to take care of.. last trip with mil and emir's aunt, i have to hold a total of 6passport at one time and it was not cool to have to search all over my big bag to search for passports..that includes immigration papers and all.. i thought, how easy it would be if everything is in one place when you need it...and then, i came across this...am i not a happy lady? hehehe

 

 

then,rezeki Allah nk bagi, friends and family are ordering and i'm making bunch of them... i love chosing n mixing the fabrics for them... for those who're wondering, the prices are rm48 for 4pockets & rm52 for 6pockets.backed with interfacing to make it sturdy and completed with snap closure :)

 

 

 

 this one i made for maiself, but then i decided to give it as a surprise gift for my sister.. i think she can use this everytime she go to pasar :))

 

 

 

and then, i made this lovely dress for lil maryam

 

now, i'm making my way on a new project.. a quilt.. hope to be a big one..been making the blocks since last week..i want these heart blocks in mai 1st quilt but i don't know how to arrange them just yet.. been on that these few days and can't really decide.. i really need my cutting mat and omnigrid ruler..pleaseee~

 

 

 

that's it!

 

sewing is indeed therapeutic for me!

 

 it's already autumn n i'm in love!

 

The Beginning of the story

*banyaknya habuk..karat pon ada*

lamanya x menulis...cliche la nk kata xde masa, padahal duduk rumah je.. ingatkan bila dah jadi surirumah sepenuh masa(FTHW) ni, banyak masa boleh menggodeh belog..tp sangkaanku silap belaka... makin malass la pulak.. biasanya bila nk mengadap blog ni, hati kena tenang, idea bergelimpangan n xde orang kacau(paling penting!).. sbb tu dulu2, byk update blog kat opis..oppss! hehehe... bila dah duduk rumh bertiga dengan 2ashkar malaya xcukup umur ni, tangan rasa tersekat2 menaip, idea dtg on off..tu yg malas..alternatifnya, banyak melayan instagram.. skg ni mmg addicted dgn instagram..fb pon dah kureng..sbb instagram senang..boleh 2dlm 1.. oleh sbb dr azali mmg xpandai xlayan twitter, makanya skg ni life live update byk tertumpu kat IG.. kawan2 yg nk tau perkembangan boleh la follow kat IG yer.. id 'mysara' like always ;)

skg nih, my heroes tiga2 still sleeping soundly while yours truly can't sleep, blame IG n Pinterest! huhuhu.. tido pkl 12lebey, bgn balik utk sahur pkl 230am, subuh pkl 315am n godeh2 printer..bila lompat atas katil, mata cerah je... nih yg dok ngadap lappy pink... rasanya macam dah lama xcerita santai kat sini.. asek2 ngelat letak gmbr (kira update jugak la tu..huhu).. kali ni nak membebel panjang la pulak.. yer, insyaAllah akan jadi panjang... *alert!*

nak cerita baaaaanyyyaakkkk benda..kalau nk letak gambar, sampai ke sudah la jawabnya..kalau ada kesempatan mmg nk retrieve balik kenangan2 indah yg dah berlalu dalam sebulan ni..maklumlah, bermula hidup baru, suasana baru, job title baru! proudly calling myself FTHW.. yang masih terkedek2 nk set up jadual harian... skg nih, honestly mmg xde jadual..main hentam ikut suka hati nk buat apa... maklumlah, dah lama xjadi surirumah sepenuh masa. nak membiasakan diri tu mcam amek banyak masa. dulu masa kerja berangan nak buat macam2 bila dah duk rumah 24jam...tp lagi tak produktif ada laa..mungkin buat masa ni kot.. banyak la sebab-musababnya *justifikasi diri bagi sedap hati* ehehehe

??  eh xstart lagi masuk isi kandungan..baru muqaddimah dah 3perenggan..sape ajar buat karangan ni..uish2..

tak tau nk start cerita dari mana... sbnrnya tak tau nk cerita secerah mana...hahaha..boleh tak? skg nih suka perkataan pencerahan..bila sebut pon dah terasa 'cerah'.. positif sungguh aura perkataan ni..

apa kata kita tukar pattern penulisan kepada bentuk menjawab soalan..nih berdasarkan soalan2 yg selalu kami terima (macam hotline!)

1. kenapa pindah jepun?

kenapa yer? hmm... sebenarnya, me & emir dah lama menyimpan hasrat nk datang balik jepun.raise our family here,maybe for few years...

2. kenapa?

sbb ngada2! muehehe..tu pon ye jugak kot....

year 2010 :
i guess everything started in 2010 lagi.. dulu mula2 emir apply nk sambung belajar, alhamdulillah dapat tempat di nagaoka university n dpt sensei mmg best, cumanya nasib xmenyebelahi, xdpt scholarship.... bila emir tak dapat, kami pon pasrah la.. xlama lps tu, dlm tahun yg sama, mai dan 2org lagi kawan ofis disuruh pergi kursus selama 6bulan di urawa,japan. mmg mai nk sangat pergi tahun sebelum tu, tp masa tu tgh pregnant rifqi..so, bila offer tu sampai lagi sekali, dah tawar hati nk pergi sbb ada baby..masa dpt offer tu rifqi baru 7~8bulan camtu..antara kami bertiga, salah seorang diWAJIBkan pergi..boss mmg xde kawtim. memikirkan situasi 2 lagi sahabat yg juga ada alasan masing2..i offered myself.. kursus bermula bulan 9,2011..by that umur rifqi 1thn stgh..umur 1thn 2bulan dah berhenti full-breastfeed sbb nk ajar dia minum susu biasa..mmg sedey sgt sbb xsampai 2tahun..mungkin bukan rezeki adik. tp rifqi sangat cooperative n very easy to hanlde.. dia terima je any changes we made.

SEPT2011~MAC 2012 :
and so i flew to japan sept 2011~ mac 2012... sebelum pergi, i can't remember why emir too was suddenly searching for jobs in japan. mmg kitorang ni mmg sejak azali tak bley long-distance relationship... ngada2 kan?! sejak dr zaman single, sampai la dah beranak-pinak ni, kemana2 mesti nk berkepit. imagine nk duduk jauh2 berbulan2? and so, he searched n rezeki dia, senang je dpt keje..ulang-alik naik flight for interviews n akhirnya confirm. tarikh masuk kerja pulak 2weeks lewat dpd tarikh i started my course. i flew 13th sept, while he left for japan on 26th sept... mmg just nice!! eventhough, jarak antara urawa n toyama is like 500km++, we feel secured being in the same country..hahaha..bukannya jumpa selalu pon, sebulan sekali je..tambang train mahai!!

APRIL :
after i finished my course, mac 2012... mmg niat dihati nk sambung belajar dah lama...tapi inisiatif kureng.. bila dah balik msia, kepala pk nk dtg jepun balik je..tp kena tunggu lps majlis kawen brother in law dulu..aih, lamanya rasa kena tunggu..mac~jun..4bulan jugak tu..pertengahan mac, dapat tahu ttg offer scholarship dr monbusyo(kerajaan jepun).. mmg niat nk cuba je apply,  but i spent most time searching for supervisor.. xsangka pulak kalau penjawat kerajaan process nya lain ( tu la xbaca syarat betul2)...leceh & byk pulak simpang2 nk kena lalu..itu pon tau last2 minute dpd ofismate yg baik hati..siap tolong bg contoh isi borang sume..alhamdulillah, Allah dtgkan pertolongan..mmg masa tu dah nk give up, sbb mmg diri ini jenis yg malas n menyampah isi borang..rasanya masa tu 4hari to dateline.tp emir n my dear kak niza, yakinkan utk cuba juga apply..and so i made peace anta je la mana yg mampu...dan dari situ bermula la perjalanan yg baru..iaitu meneruskan perjuangan peng'apply'an... :)

MAY :
tgh2 bulan mei tu seb baik emir balik msia seminggu,kalau tak mmg meroyan gak kot..dpt la jalan2 sampai ke cherating... best!!

JUN :
selesai sahaja majlis resepsi pada 16hb, pada 18 jun kami sekeluarga berangkat ke jepun. ditemani mak mertua n maklong suami.. seronok bukan main lagi adam n aydeen.. maklumlah, cita2 nk dtg jepun dgn papa dah tercapai..rifqi's 1st flight... it was a pleasant journey with lotsa hopes!

JULY:
balik malaysia for a week.. on few important matters.. tukar status visa, interview & top up bekalan makanan nk puasa+raya..hehehe don't you just feel grateful for having air asia? even japanese pon ramai dah kenal malaysia thru air asia..sampai depa pon dah ada LCC(cuma xde 'T' je kat blkg) hehehe

and soon in AUGUST :

we're having a major change too,isnyaAllah.. will tell about it when it happens ( maybe a few days, weeks after it happens..eheheh)


you see...

life seems to be so much fun this way. during school days, semua jalan macam dah diatur, meaning kita dah boleh agak ke mana arah kita nk tuju...and we struggled for that, for what we have in mind. but after that.. lps masuk alam pekerjaan, at one point of mai life..i felt frozen, kalau diibaratkan macam graf, hidup rasa macam garisan mendatar... kerja la sampai bebila n that's it!of course that doesn't deny my passion in teaching...i enjoy seeing my students growth..but somehow, something is missing... bila mula tukar arah kompas, hidup rasa lebih hidup... walaupun skg nih dok kat rumah, layan anak2 dan suami.. rasa waku2(tertunggu2) what comes next!

yes.. everyday i wonder, 'what comes next'

kadang2 terfikir gak pasal baby..hehehe..rindu nk bau wangi minyak yu yi cap limau..kadang2 saje je sapu kat aydeen bg bau baby sket..hehehe.. tp semua tu ku serahkan pada Dia :))


*lerr, 2je soalannya?* hihihi

Mai heart & soul

semoga Allah merahmati dan melindungi perjalanan kami

Monbukagakusho Exam

alhamdulillah, telah selamat menduduki peperiksaan monbukagakusho 2minggu yang lalu.mmg agak kalut nk amek exam ni, maklumlah dah lama xmenduduki exam english..japanese tu boleh la cari buku rujukan melambak kat ofis ni(tp cxukup masa pulak nk mentelaah).. that's why i went to the univ library to borrow some english revision books preferably IELTS or TOEIC books..but sadly, most books look like they are on the shelf for hundred years... i manage to find 2books n to my surprise i can borrow it for 3months.clearly i had not been to any library for like hundred years too as the last time i remember myself borrowing books were for only 2weeks or 1month tops..3months? i might forget where i put them..hehehe

so, my intention of writing this was to give a brief idea about the monbukagakusho exam for postgraduate students applying for monbukagakusho scholarship.i don't know about others, but as soon as i find out i'm accepted to sit for the exam, i search for kakomon(previous years exam papers).. i hope someone out there, is kind enough to leave some hint or tell me what kind of questions are gonna come out...experience from anyone..and lucky enough, i found a link that enable us to download the previous exam papers but sadly the latest was 2010.. well, good enough.better than nothing right?  you can get it from here. it really helps but the format for japanese paper this year(2012) differs from the 2010.. it's more like the 2008 Qs. for english, i'm really bad at finding the grammar mistake questions.everything seems to be OK..i should study more on that ..hehehe

candidates waiting to register

anyway, hope this helps for those who's taking the monbukagakusho exam in next coming years.. of course there are possibilities that they might change the format..but like i said earlier, this is better than nothing...

wish you all the best of luck!!