My Journey

Assalamualaikum, friends! Today is Sunday. one day right after the end of my induction programme in my new college, KYUEM! That's right. I'm officially a college student now. I'll tell you everything about it (except for the things that should be kept secret from future juniors!). Tuesday morning, my parents and I hauled all my stuff into the boot of the car. Only my parents went with me because it was 6.30 in the morning, my brother was asleep and my grandparents would go see me later in the week. It wasn't too dark outside as we departed. Lembah Beringin was about over an hour from Bangi, so we expected to arrive at around 8 - 8.30am. Along the way, I took some shut eye and we stopped for breakfast at an R&R. I ate nasi lemak and took a soya bean milk. I didn't feel too nervous actually, but I was hoping that I gain some friends this week. Then we continued on the road and arrived around 8.40am. There were already a lot of people - seniors, juniors, paren...

Assalamualaikum and a happy new year, everyone! I hope 2020 blesses you and your family with happiness and success! I have returned to Malaysia after our long travel around Turkey, and I've actually been back Wednesday night so this post is a bit overdue. I needed to regain my energy a bit before writing a little summary of our trip. I've missed being home where it's warm, but my A/C decided to be warmer than usual so we'll hopefully get that fixed. Also, I'm only two days away from my admission to college! How exciting yet nerve-wracking. In a span of 14 days, my parents, Yusuf and I had travelled across over 10 provinces of Turkey, stayed in 7 beautiful locations, and travelled almost 2,500 kilometres in total from Istanbul to Ankara. The trip had taught us many things as Turkey was a nation rich with history, from when it was under the control of Greeks, to the Byzantine Era, to the Ottoman Empire and to the beginning of the Republic of Turkey. This country ...