To You is the return (of all)

Assalamualaikum =)

Umrah was an amazing experience.
i would love to go there again and again and again!
i'd love to go there with my (future) husband, and if Allah wills, my children, my grandchildren and so forth.

we went to Madinah first, my family and I, then we went to Makkah and lastly to Istanbul.

Madinah and Makkah was of course for the Umrah and Istanbul, for a short holiday =)

Masjid An Nabawi and Masjid Al Haram.. I miss these Masjids already..
the first time ever i felt so close to Nabi Muhammad SAW and Allah SWT.
the first time ever my heart beats in zikir.
the first time ever my brain resets itself from internet, social, and all the worldly desires, to only thinking of my relationship with Him.

i was scared. i takde la warak mana. i bukan nak cakap i pergi Umrah, i jadi gila warak sampai i can only think of Him.
i had so much thoughts and mostly, i had so much regrets and concerns.

i was embarrassed to be so close to Him and The Prophet Muhammad SAW.. remembering how i was and what i am now, i still find so many things about myself that are shameful. will i ever get His approval? what have i done to make Nabi Muhammad SAW proud of me being his follower?

i have so much to learn.
ilmu di dada, memang tak cukup. knowledge i gained from university and school days dissipates into nothingness when i looked at Kaabah.
to me, my knowledge in Islam is only as big as my little finger.
how can i not be embarrassed?

so when i was there, in these beautiful Masjids, when i saw Kaabah, i kept crying and crying.
Allah SWT blessed us with so many great amazing awesome things, and it's high time to contribute back.

at the age of 24 (soon to be 25), i am still in that identity-searching period.
i don't know if that's normal.
sometimes i just wish someone can just talk to me, point me to my direction and guide me through.
tapi, kalau it's that easy, then i won't have experiences to share kan?

that's why i kept crying when i was there.
that's why i only had Him in mind.

baru i tahu yang i tak tahu apa apa pun.




Ya Allah yang Maha Esa..
Ampun.. and Thank You.
=')

Engineering 101

Assalamualaikum!

i have been working as an engineer ni for almost two years and i think i hardly ever talk about it.
sedih.
bukan apa, i blame the media.

YO producers/script writers/directors/and those yang kerja in filming industry!

Y U NO MAKE MOVIES OR SERIES PASAL ENGINEERS?!
*exception of Prison Break.

kalau ada pun, tak melekat kat people's minds to know what engineers do. coz we all know what doctors do, what teachers do, what happens in glee clubs and hair salons, but really, apa sangat yang orang tau pasal engineers?

sooooooooooooooooo,
meh saya ajar sikit pasal engineering ya. and this episode, i nak ajar pasal fittings!! yayyyy!! (?)

*ehem*
kalau buat satu project, tak kisah la rumah ke, building ke, toilet ke, train station ke, fittings mesti ada. fittings ni diumpamakan as penyambung. Fit-Tings. It Fits. eh macam potential nama kedai je. ahak!
function fittings ni, well, menyambungkan pipes or besi or whatever.

here are some examples of fittings:

google image, saya curi gambar tanpa permisi. thanks!

"wah, apa natang ni sume?" tanya orang yang curious. i bet kalau those yang tak curious dah stop baca by now =p
ini adalah pipe fittings!

here are two examples of fittings!

google image, i curi your picture dengan sengaja. thanks!

this is elbow 90degrees. bukan 98degrees ya.

kalau you notice, all the pipes yang bengkang bengkok memang ada elbow ni. wajib. kena. mandatory. 

google image, i took this one too. thanks!

this is nipple. stainless steel SS316. 1 inch, 150 lb. this one function dia menyambungkan two separated (and threaded) pipes.

and there are sooo much more!!

i dulu awal-awal kerja selalu gila pergi hardware store to stock up these fittings. so i almost kinda memorised all the fittings that are commonly used. like these two!

"so mars, what kind of engineer are you?" you ask? awww syuks..

i ni process engineer. but i started out as an assistant. coz i know very little and have minimal experience in engineering field yang more hands-on despite my 8 months internship dulu. so i was taught from earlier days to learn the name of the parts, how to draw and understand P&ID, general arrangements, wiring diagrams, etc, find suppliers, manage documentations, etc. it's really fun actually learning all these things. =)

but when i'm working, i memang kasar. 

i cakap kasar, i act kasar, i eat kasar (ok ni joking je) tapi basically i brutal la kat office. have to! or else they'll take me lightly and think i'm not capable of doing 'hardcore' jobs.

engineering industry is, after all, a man's territory.

i know i can't make the guys soften up to my level, so i harden myself up to theirs.

zat is vhy i iz gangsta. buahahahahahhaa!!

=p

oh, by the way, now that we are aware of the existence of fittings, kalau boss you tengok kat purchase orders and ask

"whose nipple is this??? 1 and a half inch??"

jangan la fikir bukan bukan.

dan yang penting, jangan la gelak.

sekian.

ada apa dengan SQS?

have you heard of SQS?
no?

ok. SQS is "Silly Question Syndrome". (calling it silly instead of stupid coz stupid is too harsh. ihik!)
bet you never heard of that kan? well, me neither. i just created that now.
buahahahahaha!!! (buah + hahaha? interesting combo if i might say so. ok stop kerepek)

so recently, i went to watch a movie with my friend, Lynoy. imagine, we were in the cinema tu kan, kat luar toilet, when a lady called out my name. i turned to look at her, and i asked her "tengok movie ke?" sambil senyum.

we were in the cinema kot.. tengok apa lagi kan.. takkan gi shopping kot. takkan gi buat facial kot. takkan gi amik anak yang dah habis kelas tadika. kan kan kan!?!?!
i felt like giving myself the biggest facepalm in the world. nak borrow palm gorilla mana pastu tepuk muka i ni yang noob gila!! arrrgghhhh!!
faham tak itu feeling??!

pastu i jalan laju laju nak masuk our cinema hall coz i was too embarrassed.

nice one mars, nice one.

before this i pernah cite ngan my mom about how a friend of mine asked me where i was going when my hand was already on the doorknob of a toilet. i was annoyed and amused la masa tu. =p padan muka kan. Allah SWT tu memang Maha Adil. bagi satu lesson kat i. hehehe!!

so lately i've been wondering why we ask silly questions sometimes. and the thing about SQS, is that you tend to ask the most obvious questions!
think about it! =p

for example, in my cinema case, i asked "tengok movie ke?" because i wanted to ask something out of courtesy and the first thing that popped in my mind was the fact that i wanted to watch a movie.
hence, SQS.

i have already witnessed several people with SQS; asking the most obvious questions only to find themselves being embarrassed for asking them. and now, i am proud to announce that, I, Maria Elena Sharapova Mercedes Mariana Mim Alif Waw Ya, is down with Silly Question Syndrome.
sekian terima kasih! where's my certificate or letter of acceptance?
=p

anyway, i think it's common to be asking questions which you already know the answers to. sometimes we all do that because we just want to appear friendly, sopan santun, ramah tamah, comel lote, awesome shmawesome. maybe you think it's fake, but i think it's an effort.
an effort to be courteous (despite not being able to form a proper question before our mouth vomit it out..) ahak ahak ahak!

therefore, to those with SQS, don't feel bad or unintelligent! we're considered good because we put an effort, at least!
those who are victims of SQS's questions, don't think less of the former =) they're just trying! and probably overwhelmed by you sampai terSQS. patut rasa terharu kot! hehe!

eventhough i rasa malu and stuff, tapi syukur. i've learnt my lesson!
thank you Allah SWT for never stop giving us lessons in life =D

ps: lunch hour post!!

pps: can't wait for next week!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

random, i know. but just got this pic from Hazrin. =) thank you!

what a week!!

Assalamualaikum!!

fiuhh!! tiup nafas lega =D this past few days memang terror la! nak tau story? nak ke tak? tak kisah. nak story gak. hehe!!

firstly, to the lovely awesome girls who bought your awesome stuff from me, know that i have signed, sealed, delivered them to you!

pastu, i sprayed your clothes with my favourite perfume:

Lancome, Midnight Tresor!

 you can check this perfume out here!

i just love the musky and deep smell which really hits the mystery nerve! if you don't like the smell, sorry tauuuu! i hope by now you dah dapat la your stuff =D kalau tak, just drop me an email k!

muka penat lepas hantar all the packages! hehee!! 

tudung labuh from TudungPeople | Night Sky Pants from The Poplook | Bag from Club Mod

suka gila this bag. so practical and big! i can put my laptop and Quran in it, no probrem wan you knowww! hehee! kalau you all nak usha bag ni lagi, click sini jer! baik kan i tolong korang shortcut. hahahaha!

secondly, my cousin is engaged!!!

alhamdulillah!!

Optimus Abe! 

the engagement was on his birthday, thus the birthday cake and that..optimus..head. haha!!

the ladies in the family =)

the dudes =p

this is his gorgeous and cool fiance, liyana! she's so cool tau! can speak french, spanish, and of course, english and malay. best je dengar dia cakap different languages. insyAllah this couple will be wedded on her birthday later this year =D can't wait for that! 

comel kan?? hahahhaha!!!

thirdly, our Gadis Melayu, Rina Salleh sudah sah dinikahkan kepada Mr Afiq! alhamdulillah!! i went straight to Rina's house after work and salin baju kat rumah dia.. busuk betul perangai.. had to sebab tak sempat balik rumah.. nasib baik i memang standby baju kurung in the car. =p

this is too cute!!! and hopefully edible. i rasa cam nak dress si rina doll size ni for my nikah, boleh tak? haha!! comel gila la cake ni. *slurp*

i sat directly behind afiq and i was nervous for him! alhamdulillah, he only had one go =D

alamak, ni picture taken from my phone.. but you can't deny, SHE LOOKED GORGEOUS!!

i forgot what they were looking at. but i know Afiq was stealing glances at his beautiful wife =)

before the akad nikah, the ustaz described all the 'needs', 'do's' and 'don'ts' between a husband and wife. and when it was akad nikah time, after afiq lafazkan flawlessly, i cried macam baby okayhh!! sampai hingus meleleh leleh! bukan apa.. i was so touched!! =') 

to Rina and Afiq,
may Allah SWT bless your marriage and sends his barakah to you and your family. may your union brings more rezeki and happiness, may you both bring the best out of each other, may your children be blessed with your best attributes, and may your love will be till Jannah. =D

boleh tak.. can't wait for my moment.. hehehee!! =p

and lastly and most recent activity, i went to UIA for the Productive Muslim seminar =D it was a 2-day seminar, fyi. it's amazing being in this dewan with people who basically have the same problem. we all want to balance our life for dunia and akhirat =)

sebab the seminar starts at 9am til 5pm, of course i have to have my comfy clothes on!

Cardi from Gap | Burgundy shawl labuh from TudungPeople | Night sky pants (yeah, the same one) from The Poplook | Bag from Club Mod

Brother Mohammed Faris coaching us on how to be a Productive Muslim!! =D

cewah pose bahagia sebab nampak masjid UIA yang majestic. subhanallah! cantik UIA gombak ni!

on the second day (this morning), Dr Zaharuddin and Dr Harlina joined us at this Intellectual Forum and they really gave us an angle on how to view our problems. insyAllah will share the lessons i've gained from this seminar! several times i cried sebab i was touched tau selama kat seminar ni. i ni.. ball valve kat mata dah malfunction kot.. =p

us looking kinda tired but we were very pleased with the seminar =D

now, recounting back this week's memories, i realised that i dapat rezeki baru iaitu kawan kawan baruuuu!! and knowledge baruuuuuuu!! best best!

hopefully ada lagi these kinds of opportunity =D

thank you to those yang tegur saya walaupun saya belacan =B sorry if mata sembab i ni scared you off! hahaha! 

till next post!

salam =)

3-Dimensional point of view

Assalamualaikum!

You know how we all get excited about 3D movies? Remember the movie AVATAR? It was so awesome in 3D! Soon Titanic the movie tu pun will be in 3D!

So this new era, 3D is the shiz, ya know?

I used to get headaches looking at 3D stuff even with those 3D glasses on but now, I loike it! Hehe! =p

Anyway, I’m talking about 3D because apparently there’s a phone that has 3D camera and games!

Meet the new LG Optimus 3D!

Pic courtesy of Google Images.

Before I go on with my favourite feature, let me brief you on the phone itself! Check this out:

1.  The LCD screen is about 4.3 inches x 2.5 inches big =)
2.  This phone is an android phone which can only mean one thing.. LOADS OF FREE APPS! From games, to editing tools, to photography tools, etc etc!
3.  LG optimus 3D has, by far, the fastest speed! It’s faster than Nexus One, and Samsung Galaxy S.
4.  The transitions between screens are extremely smooth!
5.  It supports Adobe Flash.
6.  It’s got 1GHz dual core Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX540 GPU – talking graphics here. So expect good graphics and colours!
7.  It has dual 5 megapixel cameras for that 3D shiznit and it’s pretty stable! It’s not movement sensitive, which means little gegaran won’t spoil your 3D videos =D
8.  It’s got 8GB internal storage, 512MB RAM. Don’t worry, 8GB is big enough, tapi kalau tak cukup, there’s a microSD card slot so you boleh tambah la up to 32GB external memory!

Now let’s head on to the best thing about this phone:

The 3D camera!! Wooot!

These are some of the pics I’ve taken using the camera. Ngeeee..

Tadaaa! I guess you have to have a 3D screen la kot coz from the computer, it looks regular.. still, it’s really cool to take videos and pictures with it! The phone comes with free 3D glasses so seriously, gambar gambar sume macam POP OUT from the screen!! It’s soooo cool!!!

Pic courtesy of Google images. What I meant by ‘pop out’. =p

Tapi the thing is, when it’s in 3D mode, dia punya pixel drops to 3MP. Can switch to 2D je kalau nak clear cut pictures. =) Lagi best dari tu, are the 3D games! My brothers and I berebut nak main kot. Especially this game called Nova. It’s really cool! So anyway, I don’t bring my phone ni to work. I usually just leave it at home. But then, haritu I balik keje to find my younger brother playing on my phone!

Amboi.. pose baik punya padahal kakak dia punya phone!

Adikku ni.. sedap je main..

I thought after dia dah puas main, I dapat balik my gadget. But..

Abang I pulak amik phone tu nak main Nova.. btw, he’s wearing the 3D glasses. Motip la kan nak pakai shades masa main game. Hahaha!!

Just when I thought I can finally take the phone back and play my favourite game..

Our cat lak nak main!!! Hehehhee! Ok ni joking je.

Mesti korang peliks kan why I citer kemain panjang pasal game. Well, believe this, I used to love playing Halo (on Xbox), and Left for Dead (kat cybercafé). Ahak ahak ahak!! I suka game tembak tembak =p

So that’s it! My review on LG Optimus 3D! Do check out more of its feature from THIS WEBSITE!

peace.

Black heart Innertia. geddit? INNER-TIA. ahak! ok aku jual barang.

Assalamualaikum dearies!!

as promised, i am here to sell! woootttt!!

orders will close on Sunday 19 Feb 2012, so you only have today. sorry ladies!

FYI, i am 164cm tall, i wear size M, and i rabun jauh. hahaa! 

TO ORDER

email you orders at mariapeliks@gmail.com

purchasing will be first-pay-first-serve basis =)

orders at comment box will not be entertained!

CARDIGAN CATEGORY!

Left: me wearing Cardilacs in Red; Right: me wearing Cardio in NavyBlue

Cardilacs

*fits from size S to size L (i am size M)

Blue/Cream strip SOLD OUT

Red/Black strip SOLD OUT

Brown/Cream strip SOLD OUT

Blue/While strip SOLD OUT

Price (not inclusive of postage) = RM 40

Cardio

*fits from size S to size L (i am size M)

Navy Blue SOLD OUT

Pure white SOLD OUT

Burgundy SOLD OUT

Purple SOLD OUT

Black SOLD OUT

Bronze SOLD OUT

Price (not inclusive of postage) = RM 40

INNER (PARIO) SKIRT CATEGORY

Left: me wearing white inner underneath sheer skirt; Top Right: me holding the pario inner skirt

*sorry gambar tak clear sgt =(

Note: inner skirt is a pario, therefore it fits ALL sizes and adjustable! =D

Dark brown/ White / Black / Nude ALL SOLD OUT

Measurement:
length = 101cm
 width = 124cm.
(length on me is from waist to ankle)

Price (not inclusive of postage) = RM 15

INNER MAXI CATEGORY

Left: me wearing black inner underneath kaftan; Right: me wearing grey inner underneath top labuh

Note: TO BE WORN AS INNER! not as a dress. material is stretchable cotton so it clings to the body. 

*i wear size M

Black (size M, L, XL)

White (size M, L, XL)

Dark brown (size M, L, XL)

Grey (size M, L, XL)

size M measurement:
shoulder length = 39cm
full length = 133cm
arm length = 57cm
waist = up to 36cm
hips = up to 46cm

size L measurement:

shoulder length = 40cm
full length = 134cm
arm length = 57cm
waist = up to 44cm
hips = up to 50cm

size XL measurement:

shoulder length = 41cm
full length = 135cm
arm length = 57cm
waist = up to 46cm
hips = up to 55cm

Price (not inclusive of postage) = RM 60

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Hope you find the items useful!

Baca doa ni bila nak pakai your baju ok?

"Dengan nama Allah, Ya Allah! Aku minta kepadaMu kebaikan pakaian ini dan kebaikan yang ada padanya. Dan aku berlindung kepadaMu dari kejahatan pakaian ini dari kejahatan apa yang ada padanya."

thank you!! =D

something awesome this way comes!

Assalamualaikum~

here's some awesome news for GIRLS!!
and why for girls only?

becauseeeeeeeee...
i'll be selling some clothes! wooooottt!!

so now.. the kinds of clothes i'll be selling are not fashionable. i just thought, you can buy all the fashionable clothes from many many places and honestly, i don't know what's the trend now anyway. malas nak keep up.
you girls lagi tau how to dress up than me =)

however nowadays, dresses, tops, skirts, are becoming more see-through and sometimes senteng tak cukup kain.
i can understand how hard it can get to dress appropriately when the clothes you like and have bersifat tak cukup muslimah. hehe! so what i can do is encourage everyone to have proper inner-wears!

so yes! i'll be selling inner-wears!

like inner maxi, inner skirts.. and a few cardigans. ahak! =)

cardigans to be expected. =)

so if you're interested with my proposal (ecececeehhh!!)

stay tuned!!

i'll see you here on

SATURDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2012

9AM

*but here's the thing, it will only be on Saturday and i won't be taking any more orders on Sunday onwards.

sorry about this but my stock is limited (sebab tak cukup modal)..*

thank you for your attention ladies!! 

ps: i'm not too sure if this will be for long term, that's why i didn't create a new blog for it. instead, i'll be selling it here. if there're more requests on the inners, i might consider restocking =) otherwise, i won't..

pps: oh! here's me being random. because i can. buahahahahahaa!! =p