I'm still here... in KL!!!

I was supposedly to start my 3+ hours journey back to Batu Pahat, Johor my kampung for Hari Raya Haji, but something happened. I was excited to drive back home everything up and ready... The packing and loading was done the whole day on Thursday... But the van couldn't started... It's 3am in morning... Damn!!! I tried everything but the battery is dead! Hah!! Funny as hell... I didn't check the condition of the van... Muahaha... At 3 in the morning, what can I do at that time? Just go straight back to my bed... SMSed my dad telling him my situation, turn my iPod on... and dream away...

Last post from Kuala Lumpur

Hi! This is my last post from Kuala Lumpur. It's has been an exciting week... Met with alot of friends... Eat a lot of food... Drink a lot of teas and coffees... And gain a lot of grams... Hahaha.. Finally, I'm leaving!!! But it's sad... It makes me almost in tears.. Hahaha... I will miss KL and friends that I leave behind... See you all in 2006!! All of you TAKE CARE!!! Peace out!

Love,

Azhar Elmiza

9 days left...

New Orleans, LA

Haven't been posting for 2 days now... Sorry... too many friends to catch-up with... Last Thursday morning, I got my Fedex... Then in the afternoon went to US Embassy to get my visa stamped. Have to wait till Wednesday to get it back. I went out with Nic. He drove me to KL and it was a massive jam... It was a blackout!! Afterwards, went to Sg Wang, coz he needs to get something, eventually he didn't coz the shops most of it closed. We got back around 4pm. Thanks for the ride!! Later at 6pm I went to KLCC met up with Karen Chan. Had dinner with her at Manhattan Fish Market. Thanks for dinner!!! We said good bye... Will miss her a lot!

Louisiana

Friday night, after gym, went out dinner with few gym mates, Sha, Azlan and Kak Shida. It was on Sha! Dude, thanks!! After that, got a call from Chings and Suleen. Then, went out yum cha with them, in Dharoos including Edward and Rohan. Had a blast with laughter!! Damn bising!! Later on, Ken Lim came, he joined us... We chatted until 2am. Then, I went out again with Ken Lim and went to Hartamas for late supper... Came back home at 3.30am ++ and online. Chatted with Nic online for few minutes, bathe and sleep at 4.30am.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Woke up at 9am, continue packing stuffs... and got a call from my mum... My parents are here. They came at 5.30pm. They asked about my preparation... It was good. Dad gave me USD400. Which is good... I need cash!! Hehehe.. We went out for dinner... Guess what we had?? It's SATAY!!! Hahaha I love it!!! My brother spend on us!!! I think I had about almost 20 sticks... Beat my own record of 17!!

Grandeurbulous Day!!!

When you are leaving something behind for a long time, you started to think and maybe a bit worry on what's going to happen, to them or to ourselves. Then only you going to start missing or cherrish the moments. It's hard to tell how am I feeling... leaving my comfort place to the world unknown could be exciting and adventurous but there's a bit of anxiety in every slice of all.

My day start with lunch with Parri, Girlie and Nic. Parri was just coincident, but she always be a pleasure to be included with. I had a nice good nyonya peranakan food... Yummy!! During lunch, we had hilarious conversations mostly about us... Funny to say that being different seems okay and give a laugh about it, especially to our dear friend (no name to be mentioned here...) And some history about somebody love adventure was truly a SHOCK!!! Thanks for sharing with us, especially to me... Very grateful to actually knowing you guys... :) Afterwards, we went to The Curve. Nic and Girlie went back early. I showed Parri around. I met Wenisa to say goodbye... This is the second time. First was when I'm leaving Penang.

My GOD! In next two weeks, I'm gonna completely start all over again. With my job, the people, the place, the country and the culture. Feeling a bit overwhelm of everything... worry, sad, happy and excited. It's gonna be excited to meet up with friends before leaving to Johor. Everyday that passed, I feel tresured. With the love that they being given to me all these while. I feel a great miss. WOW! For the rest of this week, I'm gonna meet with a lot of close friends.

This shows that I'm moving on... a progress over my life. To friends... I'm leaving from this wonderful dream of mine, not because I don't like it or hate it (I'm simply love every moments of it), but because I'm have to move on to another dream.

*Grandeurbulous is not an actuall word, it is my made-up word. It's ultimate fabulous!

31 hours and 21minutes...

So far so good now. Went to college in the afternoon, met up with few of my ex KDU lecturers, then went out have lunch with Karen and Mr Chong. Exchanging stuffs and plans. Mr Chong telling me about some few tips about packing and other stuffs basically about living in States. We went to this makcik place somewhere in SS2. I’ve been there before with someone that I wouldn’t want to remember. Eating local is my main intention now. I have to eat all the local food as much as I can before leaving. Hahaha!! Gimme all the gluttons of local food!!

Other than that, I booked my flight ticket. It’s a long journey. I have to transit 4 times. KL to Singapore has to spend a night in the airport (how am I going to do that? 6 hours for next flight, 55mins of flight), then Singapore to Narita, Japan (1 hours and 10mins for next flight, 6 hours and 40mins of flight), Narita to Minneapolis, MN (2 1/2 hours for next flight, 10 hours and 55mins of flight) and last but not least Minneapolis to New Orleans, LA (2 hours and 39mins of flight). Total hours of flight are 21 hours and 9mins. Total waiting time is 10 hours and 12mins. Total of my trip is 31 hours and 21mins. I’m taking Northwest Airlines, which I heard it’s kindda bad airline. The staffs are rude and ignorance. OH MY GOD!! Maybe what can I do is, bring a bottle of plain water and hopefully that the staffs for the flight that I’m taking are not that bad. But above all, I only had to pay for RM 1968 for the total flights comparing Malaysia Airlines is RM 2200++ for the flight to New York only. But I have to bear with all the waiting time for transit flights. Lucky I have iPod (with Belkin Back-up Battery Pack for iPod) with me. Hopefully it doesn’t dies on me.

Day Date		City	Time	Flight Number
Mon 24 Jan	Dep Arr	Kuala Lumpur Singapore	2300 2355	MH 609
Tue 25 Jan	Dep Arr	Singapore Tokyo	0610 1350	NW 12
	Dep Arr	Tokyo Minneapolis	1500 1055	NW 20
	Dep Arr	Minneapolis New Orleans	1323 1602	NW 1542

Tomorrow gonna do my check list and start to clean-up and clear-up my room.

I got it! I got it! I got it!

Finally, I got my visa! Yeah! I'm too excited to write!

Unapologetically myself

I'm taking part time as being advised by Karen Chan. Not less than a week after a new year, I'm screw up on things. My parents called me three times, but I didn't pick-up or return their call. Why? Because I know they going to ask me the same questions and I'm giving back the same answers. I don't want myself to get upset by it or making them upset with the words that I might uttered to them. I know me, when I facing with something that I have no power to avert it, I'll become upset, thus if someone keep bugging or asking for the things that I have no knowledge, I'll become someone who want to be stayed away from. Right now, the best thing is that stay away from trouble even with your parents. I see myself as a troubled son. At the moment that is. I think that I'm in depression over my situation here. I'm out of money. The only money that I have right now is USD 1000 worth of traveler's cheque for the US trip, and money for the tickets around RM3500. I'm reluctant to use or to cash in the cheque. I haven't been eaten for the whole day. Damn! Why the entire plans turn to be this way? Right now, I'm willing to do everything to get the visa and leave the country. I can't stand with my parents’ scrutiny over my situation right now.

Is this my fault?

I'm sad at the moment. I'm not so sure now... after being delayed so many times... I know, right now all I have and can only do is wait for the visa. It's been almost 4 weeks now. Karen C, message me this morning asking me how am I doing... I told her that I'm good. But it's not entirely an honest answer. I'm worried. She asked me to get a part time job so that I can keep myself busy and not to think about this... But I know myself... how busy I am, there's a part of my mind will keep think about it... It's been proven a long time ago... I told myself after the Friday prayer that I will get a part time job this Monday and tomorrow I'm going to look for one... At least I'm doing something... I can't afford to waste any more time.

Life can turn to be unexpected sometimes... Even when you have all the reasons for you to believe on what you believe in... A month ago I believe everything will work out well.. I mean that I can leave on time but still no.

Hmm.. is this gonna be a good year? Perhaps.