new buddy..

assalamualaikum w.b.t

anyway, who's my new buddy?

straight to the point, it's my new DSLR.. should I call it new? well, I bought in last year on the 18th of December (the phrase 'last year' denoted as if I've bought it like for such a long time ago).. today is the 17th day it is under my care.. but only today I make an official announcement through my blog.. well, nobody care I guess...

it is like a dream come true owing my own DSLR.. and frankly, never did I touch a DSLR for at least once in my life.. but why did I so eager to buy it? it's because of my interest with photography..

oo, it's a Canon EOS 1000D.. an entry-level DSLR..

before I bought it, I had two main problems..

1) I had two choices.. the first one is this one and the second choice is Nikon D3000.. both of these are entry-level cameras.. with just a little difference in price, that makes me even harder to choose and come to a conclusion.. so, i did a research.. I browsed many websites and forums, making comparison, looking through every single detail about each camera, looking through every sample pictures and even read reviews and opinions from random users.. it felt like conducting a serious research as if I were doing my thesis for PhD.. that's hyperbola.. but seriously, it's kinda serious and important to conduct research because this might include a big budget and I don't wanna regret at the end of the day.. my mind was fussed up.. totally.. what a hard decision to make since one thing might lead to the other.. and it's not just me.. there were even more people out there sitting at the same situation as mine.. firstly, I did really want Nikon D3000.. but as I went along with my research, I began to develop my interest with Canon EOS 1000D.. I asked my friend for their opinion, and most of them suggested that I should by Nikon.. then I asked, why? most of their reasons sounded like this 'Nikon is more popular, Nikon is better (how do you know it is better?), many people use Nikon and so on'.. then I asked them back, "so, what's wrong with Canon".. the only answer that they can give was , "Canon is quite good.. Up to you..".. so, asking them was like I was asking myself back since at the bottom line I didn't get the definite reason.. so, after doing research for quite some time, finally I chose Canon EOS 1000D.. so the same question again, "Why?".. well, this time I just followed my instinct.. basically, Nikon D3000 and Canon EOS 1000D, both have their own pros and cons.. if I explain in technical perspective here, it's gonna be a long post to read.. but in the end, buying one of it will not make you feel regret for not buying the other one because both of these cameras are destined to be rival to each other..

2) I got confused whether I should buy DSLR or follow the trip to Egypt at the end of this month.. so, it's more to financial problem because choosing one of it will surely defeat the other one.. I mean, I don't have enough budget.. so, I asked for opinions from my friend and even posted this confusion in my FB status "Antara DSLR or vacation?".. and in less than 2 hours, I received 61 comments.. what a standing ovation!! haha.. of course, there were some difference in opinions.. some asked me to buy DSLR, while some asked me to choose both, and some suggested me to go forward for the vacation and I can buy one later.. and some even suggested me to borrow others.. One of the best reviews suggested that I should go for vacation instead of buying DSLR because once I've bought it, the budget will keep on running and it won't stop just like that.. He said that after I own one, the next time I will have to make a decision whether I should buy a lens or follow vacation, and after that I will begin to consider whether I should go for a trip or buy a speedlight.. He even said that I should just buy it later in Malaysia and not to buy the entry -level one.. He suggested I should go for the intermediate level since it will be more money efficient.. As I've said before, one thing may lead to another..this was such a hard decision to make.. One of my friend said that, "Once you own it, you don't have to buy lenses or speedlight la.. The DSLR itself is enough".. Hmm, what a mouth you have!! I know that I'm surely going to be more into this because I'm a big fan of photography..

so, now that I already have it, does it mean that I should say goodbye to the vacation.. the answer is hell NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I get the chance to travel, I will never skip it..

so, how about money? do I have enough? the answer is hell YES!! I found a solution to have them both.. and what't is it??? SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... secret.. hehe..

so, with this DSLR, I wish I can learn more about photography and enhance my skill..

I will strive for the best snapshot... at this point, photography is just my hobby... but I do hope that if the moment will come, it will be more than just a hobby.. or simply saying, I should go deeper into this field..

since this is just an entry-level DSLR, I don't expect for a very great photo quality.. I am just at the learning stage and that's it, don't expect more.. (azam tahun baru ~~ jgn expect lebih2.. nanti kecewa)

who knows if I can be a photographer later???? amin..............

till then

daa~~

(p/s: napa aku ni suka fikir benda yang tak sepatutnya difikirkan??)

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2009 part 2

so, hari ni dah 1/1/2010..

and secara rasminya, 2009 telah pun melabuhkan tirainya..

2009 was a great year for me.. sad and happy experiences came along the way, took their turn to accompany me.. sometimes depression would slide in.. but after that laughter would soothe me down.. barriers by barriers appeared and they taught me how to move on.. every day came with new things and the knowledge of life gained and gained..

2009 was kinda special and I spent it with extra 5 hours since Moscow time is 5 hours backward 0f Malaysian time.. so, it was 5 am in Malaysia when I celebrated new year.. not really a celebration.. just a nice sleep I guess..

2009 - a year of a circumference.. as one of the best year in my life, of course I do hope for something better ahead.. I feel so grateful to Allah s.w.t for his bless, giving me life and I got to see the beauty of life in 2009.. thank you Allah..

so, 2009 has finally ended..

no more 2009 after this as it waved us off yesterday.. but the memory will last forever.. something which can only be found in 2009..

GOODBYE 2009!! I will miss you.. :'(

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2009 part 1..

salam w.b.t

it's 30 december.. 2 days more to go for new year..

anyway, simply saying, hari ni aku rasa terharu and happy.. dua perasaan yg apabila dicampurkan akan membentuk precipitate perasaan yang hard to define.. *teringat biorg n gen. Chem*.. reasonS? xpa.. let me be the only one yg tahu..

walaupun skrg ni holiday, but gloomy mood tu tetap exist.. walaupun best, x yah stress study, still, klu kebosanan d exhibit potential energy yg tinggi *fizik la pulak*, kinetik enegry will be di tahap yang rendah.. so, kalau kurang kinetic energy, movement pun kurang, tu yang asyik melayan perasaan tu.. hahahahahaha..

so, sedar tak sedar, new year dah nak dekat.. 2009 ni bakal berakhir? sedih kan.. tambah2 lg, 2009 ni aku rasa best gilerr... so many unexpected things happened...

In less than 33 hours, we will reach the new year ~~ 2010.. resolution? haven't set one yet but of course, list does exist.. somehow, if I were to rate between happiness and sadness right now, sadness deserves more from me.. I don't know why but 2009 is one of the best year indeed in my life.. simply too many new things learnt and experience bounced over here and there.. wow, simply amazing!! all through from top to bottom, left to right, every circumference I've been went through, 2009 offers it all to my life and life becomes nearer to a level in which I appreciate my life very much.. soon, there will be no more a realistic 2009, but memory will play at its best so that they remain stored forever..

but the most important thing after all, it's Allah.. the bless of life from Him is the reason why we are still here today..

alhamdulillah..

ok till then~~

daa..

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to mom n dad..

salam w.b.t

when the saying floated up in some thinkers, there went the initiation to think.. and it flowed to the rest of the body to be experienced and felt..

so, when people said that studying abroad offers you too many challenges, you just nod as a matter of fact that you are ready for it.. because you know it's gonna worth something good for your life, the future life I mean..

so, when you are at the venue, that's it.. you feel it more rather than what you expected yourself to feel..

so, just be strong.. now you know how does it feel to miss your parents 25th surprise wedding anniversary.. :'(

feel so unfortunate to be abroad..

anyway, wish my parents a 25th anniversary wedding celebration.. really proud to be your son and love both of you!!

till then

~daa

(yeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! final colloq tomorrow before holiday!!!!!!!!!!!)

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idealess..

assalamualaikum w.b.t..

21/12/2009 ~~ 11 days to go for New Year..

Moscow time ~~ 7.51 pm

dah lama x update blog.. seriously, no idea..

this time pown, still x tau what to post because everything seems just so boring to be shared in my blog.. wanna talk about life, but life aku bukanlah mcm dlm kisah novel yg mempunyai susunan plot yg menarik..

anyway, we know that 2009 is almost coming to an end, before we add 1 to 2009.. 2010.. it's nearing..

should I say I'm surprised?

seriously, it feels like yesterday that 2009 has just started.. and now it's gonna be ready for 2010 to substitute our calendar..

so fast, huh??

so, the main point here is TIME.. personally, I am a person who is so much unfortunate, because at most of the time, at whatever venue or podium, time is always ahead of me.. 'Manage your time wisely' - a usual statement to remind us how time is the key player in our life.. but still, I think I always fail to do so..

I realise that time moves very fast, although sometimes we might feel how the seconds-hand at the clock is not moving that fast.. but, even with any recurrent velocity which science may prove, our mentalities know more.. I mean, we do realise how fast time can leave us behind, but our manipulation towards this external condition is so weak that we like to delay things.. we simply put ourself in a safe zone of our own creation by saying to ourself that "There is still time".. I direct this personally more to myself..

I study at the very last minute..

I finish any task at the very last minute..

I always made my decision at the very last minute..

and there has been so many times I learnt that doing things at the very last minute, or maybe seconds, is not the way to live, if we have a strong desire to put ourself at the apex of success..

I do have such a very high ambition but can it be materialised if I keep staying at my own shoe???

so idealess..

(p/s: towards the end of semester 1.. x sabar nak habis)

till then..

daa~~

these are my habits..

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luahan dalam hati..

assalamualaikum w.b.t..

hmm, seminggu tak update blog..

update ni pun just untuk luahkan apa yang sangat2 bersarang dalam hati dan minda.. mentally, aku sangat kusut dan serabut.. walaupun this week takde test, but still rasa mcm depress and terlebih bermuhasabah diri la pulak.. maybe salah satu pasal factor weather kot.. now in Moscow, suhu below 0 .. tomorrow maybe -8 kot.. ya Allah, bantulah aku menangani cabaran ini ya Allah.. seriously, before this, even sejuk pown boleh je tahan.. but yesterday, kesejukan memang mengancam sehingga ke paras maksimum..hidung berair, tangan almost nak beku sampai merah.. hanya Allah s.w.t yang faham apa yang aku rasa.. this is just part of the game.. banyak lagi cabaran mendatang.. tapi aku yakin, I can stand it.. because Allah will only test human being dengan test2 yang mampu diatasi oleh manusia.. so, aku tahu, even if I say yang memang aku tak dapat nak atasi cabaran ini, it's totally wrong.. maybe secara sekilas, x dapat nampak la.. that's why kena relax and cool, fikir secara tenang, berdoa to Allah and solution will be there.. InsyaAllah.. senior pun ada kate gak, usually kalau winter, memang depress because sejuk, siang start lambat and malam start awal.. it's like surrounding turns out to be gloomy.. but a wise person that I really respect, salute and sayang always said "BE ADAPTIVE"..my lovely DAD pun selalu kata "SABAR.. KASI KUAT HATI".. indeed, adaptation is the solution la.. there's no use la nak mengeluh or what.. x dapat selesai problem jugak.. so just manipulate yourself je la to adapt with surrounding.. ade la jgk member2 yg suka mengeluh nie.. sumtyms rasa geram tapi aku ni bukan la jenis yang suka wujudkan pergaduhan or what, so aku diam je la.. aku pun mengeluh juga sumtyms but recently, baru sedar even mengeluh2 ni pun xde function sebenarnya.. plus, it might lower down your self esteem.. so just accept je la apa yg berlaku.. because HIKMAH will be there..

another one thing is kalau macam ada exam and aku dapat result yang aku x satisfy, aku akan rasa down sgt.. but not down smp malas nak berusaha.. a good thing about me is everytime aku fall, semangat untuk bangkit tu lagi tinggi.. "THE GREATEST SUCCESS IS NOT IN NEVER FAILING BUT TO RISE UP EVERY TIME WE FALL".. ni la yang selalu wat aku naik semangat.. aku admit la, during primary and secondary school, aku selalu jadi top student.. result exam memang mantap la.. rasanya x pernah gagal pun.. but since masuk INTEC and MMA ni, I think aku ni just golongan average je la.. bukan pandai sangat pun.. so, at first tu, kalo dapat markah rendah berbanding kawan2 lain, rasa macam kecewa because kalau zaman school dulu, selalu jugak dapat markah tinggi.. memang take time la benda ni to develop.. because previously, you used to be a person yang selalu on the top, but suddenly just on the average.. memangla ibarat suatu ancaman.. sampai aku kata la yang aku ni makin bodoh or what sampai nak nangis but benda ni aku dah boleh terima.. and now I know how it feels just to be on the average and sometimes jadi pelajar lemah.. it's not that aku x nak belajar sungguh2 to do my best.. no la.. semangat untuk buat yang terbaik tu always ada and will never vanish.. tp now, even kalo aku x dapat capai apa yg aku nak, i will accept it with an open heart.. life is like a wave.. sometimes at the top, sometimes at the bottom.. kalau selalu top tu, boring la hidup.. and maybe, should not be called life kot.. again, there must be reason for this.. HIKMAH..

saying about study, recently aku balik2 terfikir, kenapa aku nak jadi doctor? why aku pilih program Russia ni? betulla cakap wise person tu, apa yang berlaku pada hari ini, when we think about it, it will bring us to the basic.. now, aku dah jejak kaki and pijak2 salji di Russia, baru sedar, y must Russia? y must Medic? ok, firstly, why Medic? aku pun still bengang lagi.. maybe antara factor is my parents.. they don't force me to be a doctor but if I don't be a doctor, i know they will be disappointed.. plus, since aku kecik lagi parents aku selalu cakap 'Ko jadila doktor' but not in a forceful way.. and benda ni seperti ter'absorb' dalam diri but aku xdela minat sangat kat dunia medik ni.. they really praise a doctor and I want to make them proud.. that's y kot.. then, doktor ni mcm glamour kat malaysia and lagi satu pasal career prospect yang terjamin.. pasal duit tu xdela sgt.. kalau nak kata pasal minat, aku minat gila3 dengan Matematik.. anything yang involve Mathematics.. like Actuarial Science, Statistician or Mathematician itself.. serius, memang minat ngan Maths.. satu2nya benda yang buat aku semangat untuk study is Mathematics.. aku xdela terror Maths.. even kuiz olympiad pown x pernah menang.. saguhati pown x dpt.. tp jiwa aku memang Maths.. tp yang aku fikr, kalo aku amik MAths, aku boleh jadi ape je? Pensyarah, cikgu, what elsE? I used to think like that before.. tapi, bila dah matang sikit ni, aku mula terfikir, x kisahlah aku akan jadi apa, as long aku study apa yang aku minat, then that would be the best thing in my life.. even jadi pensyarah pun dah ok.. boleh keje kat university.. plus, kalau minat sesuatu benda tu, mesti org tu akan study pasal that thing mendalam kan.. so, boleh kate, kalo aku amik Maths, aku akan proceed until aku dpt Professor title kowt.. haha.. (temberang).. but now, aku tgh terdampar kat Russia ni, study Medic.. seriously, jiwaku langsung x mencintai dunia Medic lg.. still blur.. aku just follow je rhytm untuk study medic ni tp hatiku langsung x wujud di sini.. still searching.. another one thing is, y Russia? ok, aku actually pilih Russia sebab program ni under biasiswa MARA.. so rugila kalau lepaskan.. plus, program ni express.. prepare just 6 months and then terus fly.. so lg la rugi kalo lepaskan.. then, tfikir yg Russia ni negara 4 seasons, dpt pegang snow,. plus, Russia ni mcm gempak je.. lagi satu, Russia ni kan kat Europe, so senang je nak pergi London, Paris or Berlin ke time cuti summer... memang best la.. sape tak nak? peluang depan mata, takkan nak tolak??!! then, lagi satu, aku kan terpilih untuk ikut PLKN, so kalau aku dpt program ni, aku boleh kuar awal dari kem PLKN.. huhu.. another one reason is very2 private.. hanya aku dan Allah je yang tau.. baru aku sedar.. betapa narrownye mind aku waktu tu.. tp aku terfikir jugak, peluang dah depan mata, takkan nak tolak? nanti, yang dikejar tak dapat, yang dikendong berciciran.. kalau tgk sebab2 aku nak jadi doktor and pg Russia ni semua pasal sebab2 remeh.. sebab2 yang langsung x matang.. bile dah matang sikit, baru sedar.. hehe

tp aku perasan something, disebabkan sebab2 yg remeh-temeh ini aku boleh jejak kaki ke Russia? hmm, mcm x percaya.. then, aku realise, Allah ada rancangannya sendiri.. there must be reasons behind all of these.. ALLAH nak uji aku dan ajar aku something.. I can't see it now but in 6 years, insyaAllah I will learn what it is.. pasal aku x berapa minat Medic ni, aku yakin that minat can be developed.. plus, dalam surah Al-Baqarah ada sebut "boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu, padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi kamu suka akan sesuatu sedangkan ia buruk bagi kamu.. Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang tidak kamu ketahui".. (teringat teks forum Ajim during National Forum Competition).. Allah knows the best for me.. so just redha and follow His guideline..

hmm, baru dua bulan duduk Moscow, and x sampai 5% pun study Medic ni, aku dah fikir kompleks.. hmm.. another 5 years to go!!! insyaAllah, Allah will help me in this quest..

okla, rasa tenang sikit.. penat pulak type panjang..

(p/s: manusia ni tak pernah rasa puas...)

till then

~daa

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redha dan pasrah..

salam..

today, I'm going to have Biology Test..

I don't know why but it's like I'm ready to face whatever mark that I will get.. lulus or gagal, x kisahlah.. not like the previous tests in which I was craving for an A.. this time, aiman x kisah.. (sape Aiman??).. hehe..

just do my best..

InsyaAllah s.w.t..

till then~~

daa..

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salam Aidiladha..

assalamualaikum w.b.t

hehe.. tak terlambat lagi nak wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha..

for the very first time, I celebrated my Aidiladha out of Malaysia.. but I don't feel like celebrating it here since I had classes yesterday.. so, x dapat la pg sembahyang raya at embassy..

sempena raya ni, let us pray to Allah semoga hidup kita dikurniakan dan dilimpahkan dengan rahmatNya.. insyaAllah..

once again, saya, Vilzan bin Momin, pelajar tahun pertama di Moscow Medical Academy (MMA), Moscow, Russian Federation ingin mengucapkan selamat hari raya korban kepada semua Muslimin dan Muslimat tidak kira di mana jua anda berada especially to my family in Sabah and to all of my friends whether in Borneo or Peninsular of Malaysia or wherever you might be..

renungkan..

"Seorang Muslim itu adalah saudaranya orang Muslim lainnya, janganlah ia menganiaya saudaranya itu, jangan pula menyerahkannya - kepada musuh. Barangsiapa memberikan pertolongan pada hajat saudaranya, maka Allah selalu memberikan pertolongan pada hajat orang itu. Dan barangsiapa melapangkan kepada seseorang Muslim akan satu kesusahannya, maka Allah akan melapangkan untuknya satu kesusahan dari sekian banyak kesusahan pada hari kiamat. Dan barangsiapa yang menutupi cela seseorang Muslim maka Allah akan menutupi celanya pada hari kiamat." (Muttafaq 'alaih)

till then

daa~~

SALAM AIDILADHA

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