Place review

TADOM HILLS RESORT

I have always heard about Tadom Hills Resort but I never get a chance to visit the place yet. The pictures alone have made me feel beyond excited to explore the place. From the pictures, I assume that this place is a soothing little camouflage that you would never believe exist somewhere near Banting. Finally, the opportunity has come to me to experience Tadom Hills Resort. Here goes my review!

Tadom Hills Resort is situated 10-15 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), 20 minutes away from Banting and 45 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur (KL).

It is bordered by spring water; a lake, limestone hills and a man made beach. Almost everything in Tadom Hills Resort was built by using bamboos to maintain the melodious relationship between man and nature. It is indeed an amazing architecture designs inspired by nature. However, this place is actually still under construction. I believe they want to add more attractions towards this place than they already have so far which is good.

My group of friends and I arrived at Tadom Hills Resort at about 10 in the morning and my lecturer immediately went to get us the pass. When we arrived, I must say I got blown away by the fresh air this place has given me. It was what I needed after so long and my mood was beyond great. I simply cannot wait to explore this place!

If you have gone to Sunway Lagoon, Tadom Hills Resort provides you the same pass. When you have paid, you are going to wear a bracelet to indicate that you are free to enjoy Tadom Hills Resort all the way.

The price range varies for students who have their students’ card ready. They have to pay RM13 while normal visitors have to pay RM20 per entry.  From my opinion, I think the price is very reasonable and it is good that they give a privilege for students.

Once you pay, you are free to play whatever they offer. For an example, they have giant Jengga game which is so interesting to play with your group of friends, giant checked game that is nerve-wrecking, a very relaxing and mind blowing water rafting and many more. You can also jump into the lake from a 5metre platform that they have instilled for you. I think that interests adventurous people more as they can definitely show their cool poses or jumps over and over again as they please.

They also provide you life jackets whenever you want to play in the water. The life jacket is a must wear here because the lake is deep. Without the life jacket, you will drown and nobody could rescue you because of the depth of the lake overpowers the will of a rescuer, I believe.

For some people who rarely play in the water like me, wearing life jackets might be uncomfortable. But safety is always first no matter what. It will be uncomfortable in the beginning but you will get used to it as time passes by and when you become one with nature.

In addition to all those interesting games and activities they provided at Tadom Hills Resort, you can also go for camping. They have all the camping sites ready for you to experience with your families and friends. Not to worry, they also have built in toilets, showers, surau for Muslims and you can rent their BBQ equipments too.

One of the attractions they have that I find it very cool is their restaurant. Together, they have a stage for people to sing! For those who love singing like me, I believe you will find it cool as well. Communicating through music is the best thing one could ever master. It would be much better if people, who listen to it, appreciate it as much as the singers do. I find it such a handsome way to get connected.

Moreover, Tadom Hills Resort has a very unique built in three-storey bamboo house. There will be stairs for you to get to each storey. What is attractive in this house is that, it is a place for lovers, friends or families to hang their wishes or prayers up at the ceilings of each storey with a wood placard.

So you can write whatever you want, messages, wishes or prayers onto the wood placard, and hang them afterwards. It is just the same concept as the “love lock tower” in Korea that is called “Namsan Tower” where you could write down your names at the lock and lock your love forever at the tower. I get fluttered when I went inside the house and witnessed the love letters or messages people have hanged there. Such a heart fluttering memory, indeed and the bamboo house is too pretty to be true!

Overall, this place is very interesting for me. I had fun with my group of friends. I specifically love their water rafting because that is all I did there as I’m not really a fan of water diving. This field trip has actually released all of my stress due to its fresh air and nature. I enjoyed myself to the maximum and I believe this place is highly recommended for a first timer like me. This place is suitable for families, friends, team building, field trips, adventurous experience or even just a casual outing. For those who want to go to Tadom Hills Resort, I hope this place can be a stress reliever for you too. Have fun!

Flush the negativity away

Come on, Mieza Shafieza. Positivity is such a bless remember? Now go away, negativity. Pretty please!

Farewell, Capital J

I wish it's this simple before. It has been 2 years more or less since I had a crush on you, 8 months now since I got rejected from you and I finally can say, I'm over you. Totally. It's hard to believe, even for me myself. I'm not quite sure why I took this long to get over you. I guess I'm just denying the fact that you are not meant for me too many times till it's hard to believe. There's a reason why I met you, I liked you, I confessed to you, I got rejected by you, and finally, I moved on from you. I believe that these are all meant to be happening.

Of course, for the past 8 months, I had never thought I will get to proudly admit I'm over you. Honestly. I don't know why you meant that much to me. It's awkwardly surprising too, you know. But oh well. Who am I to deny whatever He puts me through. So I swallow them, bit by bit. I know there's always a silver lining.

Thank you anyway. Though you didn't do exactly anything but thank you for at least letting me liking you for such a long time. For these feelings I had towards you, thank you for all. May you be blessed, Capital J.

Movie review

THE DOLL

The Doll is an Indonesian horror film produced by the Hitmaker Studio. This movie is directed and scripted by Rocky Soraya and acted by Shandy Aulia, Denny Sumargo and Sara Wijayanto.

The Doll is a story of a poor married couple who gets a chance to come out from their poorness and live luxuriously. Daniel, the husband (Denny Sumargo) had a bad experience in his family. Daniel comes from a divorced family and obviously that had left a big impact on him when he has grown up. His mother left his father because they were too poor. He witnessed and heard the conversation between both of his parents when he was small while crying.

As time passed by, while they were living without his mother, one day, he found his father dead by the wall of their house. His father killed himself by cutting his own hand and died miserably. Daniel tried very hard not to live like his parents and since then, he hates being poor.

However, despite the trauma he had, he married a very beautiful and understanding woman named Anya (Shandy Aulia). Anya is a doll maker. She is beautiful, creative and very loving. She understands her husband even if they are poor. They live lovingly together but that is not obviously enough for Daniel due to his terrible past.

One day, Daniel came back home with good news; he gets promoted. So they move in a new and luxurious house. The neighbourhood is having a weekly casual meeting and Anya is invited. Her neighbour has a daughter who loves playing hide and seeks. Anya agrees to let the kid to play in her house whenever she wants to as a company whenever Daniel goes for work.

The suspense starts when Anya’s neighbour tells her a story about spirits. Anya and Daniel is a couple who does not believe in such thing. They just believe in logic. The neighbour tells her few signs to know if there is a spirit in the house. There will be a bad smell and a sudden sound at night. She refuses to believe, yet, it actually happens after Daniel comes back with an old doll. Daniel wants to throw it away but Anya wants to keep it. Then, that night, there is a rotten smell and a sudden sound of a glass breaks in the kitchen.

Things start becoming worse to Anya when she is alone and Daniel went out to work overnight. Something definitely is disturbing her. Nevertheless, she does not seem to be scared over it. She always tries to go towards the sounds and smells. When things get pretty intense, she tells her neighbour about it. Her neighbour comes to her house to witness it herself and found the doll placed at the doll’s cabinet. She is shocked and she starts to tell Anya the story of the doll.

The doll is believed to be the spirit of a young girl named Uchi. She is killed violently in a rob case which caused her family to die without any mercy. Since then, the doll seems to be alive and cause a chaos to whomever who tries to get rid of it. They will be killed if they do. So nobody ever has the guts to mess with the doll. However, Daniel actually dares to cut the tree which belongs to the doll since he does not believe in such thing. Since then, the doll follows him back home and lives with him because it no longer has anywhere to stay on.

Because Daniel gets rid of the tree, the doll gets angry and starting to mess with Anya instead. The doll tries to play hide and seek with Anya every night and Anya responds out of curiosity. Things get worse when the doll is trying to hurt Anya. Her neighbour calls upon an exorcist (Sara Wijayanto) who used to deal with the doll to help Anya and Daniel. When she starts calling the spirit, it is revealed that the spirit has changed into becoming more evil and determined as compared to when she dealt with it before. The doll wants Daniel dead and it seems like it is too angry at him.

So what do you think will happen to Anya and Daniel? Will they be dead or will the exorcist succeeds in calming the doll down and stops it from messing up like she did before? What is actually the twist behind the doll’s hatred towards Daniel? What is actually the main reason why the doll is possessed by Uchi? Is it to revenge or is it because Uchi had loved her doll too much to assume that it is alive? That is what you have to find out by watching this movie.

Personally, despite the fact that this horror film is from Indonesian, I must say the storyline is a good one. Horror movies are not really well known if it comes from Indonesia as compared to Japanese’s or Thailand’s. However, I’m satisfied with the plot. The climax is totally unexpected and that is indeed the best part of this movie. I love the twist; it leaves me a good satisfaction through it all. This movie is not that scary but thanks to the sound effect, there are parts of it which makes my heart skips a bit faster. The spirit of Uchi is quite horrifying too when it comes out of nowhere.

The downside of this movie is the sound effect. I hate the fact that they exaggerate the sound effect a little too much. I’m aware of the reason why sound effect is important in a horror film but in this movie, it is totally unnecessary to use it too much. It actually spoils my mood in understanding and feeling this movie. It would be nice if the sound comes out only on certain parts. If it does, I think the scariness of this movie would be a bit higher than expected. However, The Doll is a good movie. I have watched few horror movies that are completely a disappointment and not worth it so The Doll is still better than those. My overall rate for this movie would be 8/10.

Gadget review

5 reasons why you shouldn’t buy the iPhone 7

Undeniably, there are several of remarkable reasons you should buy iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. For a kickoff, iPhone 7 has the new camera features, the upgraded storage options, and the water resistant body. While the iPhone 7 Plus comes with its dual-camera lens, has even more reasons to go and buy one. However, the iPhone 7 isn’t exactly going to be a must-buy for everyone. Here are five reasons and circumstances you may want to stop yourselves from buying the new iPhone;

1.       The deletion of the 3.5mm headphone jack

The preface of Apple’s Airpods was also an essential moment, but with the cost of the 3.5mm jack. Obviously, they are gone but what about the old cheap 3.5mm jack earphone and headphones? Not everything about these phones is all gold and diamond. The removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack has severe downsides for user handiness. In nearly any other case, on nearly any other phone, the loss of the headphone jack would be a deal-breaker, even with the first-rate changes to other parts of the phone.

2.      The price is too high

Despite the fact that both iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have abundant advantages introduced, when you decide to purchase iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, you would step back just because of one lethal con of it – high price! The new iPhone 7 will be available starting at MYR3, 199, beginning with 32GB of storage and rising up to 128GB and 256GB for MYR500 more per tier. As for iPhone 7 Plus, it starts at MYR3, 799 with 32GB, MYR500 increasing as well for a larger storage version.

3. The iPhone screen solution

Despite iPhone 7 Plus has 1080p display, other models are beyond this. Sony's Z5 Pro will offer a robust 4K UHD display and even cheap Xiaomi phones have a screen solution of 1920x1080. By any means, the iPhone 7's and 7 Plus screen is not terrible yet falls totally behind the bars. Many people were hoping that Apple would abandon its Lightning connector in favor of the much more universal USB-C that is becoming more and more ubiquitous by the day.

4. No sign of wireless or fast charging

The iPhone 7 still falls behind the competition when it comes to fundamental charging technology. Though plentiful phones have wireless charging, using some sort of charging pad that you simply set your phone on, the iPhone 7 still needs to be plugged in. Nonetheless, phones from LG, Samsung and other manufacturers charge twice as fast (or faster) than the iPhone 7. That may not seems like a huge issue, but being able to speedily charge a phone while on the go is becoming more and more important the more our smartphones become vital to our daily basic.

5. Androids keep getting better and much better

It might be understandable to say, but with phones like the OnePlus 3, the Nexus 6p and the Galaxy Note 7, there are overflowing of reasons to stick with your Android phone of choice. Whether it is for a great camera or the more customizable software, keeping your Android phone or even converting over to Android is more worthwhile today than ever before.

Why Journalism?

This is such a simple yet subjective question I have ever thought myself. Despite the fact that I love English, particularly in writing since I was small (thanks to my dad), well English is indeed broad. I believe that English is the most promising course as compared to others in the job scope.

If you master English language, you pretty much can work in whatever sector you are assigned to. The simplest example would be teaching. Either a teacher or a lecturer, both are undoubtedly a good career. Though I seriously have no intention and willingness to teach people (hopefully!).

Not that I cannot but I just find it's better for me not to teach. It's not easy to explain things very thoroughly and cautiously. It's even not easy to make people understand what you're saying, imagine to make people understand what you're teaching? It's a huge responsibility. What more to children; other people's children. Oh gosh, I rather not do. I love children but to teach them is one thing I seriously don't think I want to do. Of course except my own later in future.

So, coming back to the question, why Journalism? Because to me, Journalism is more than just writings (which I love doing). Students (mostly English students) or people might misunderstand what Journalism is all about. They simply thought "Oh Journalism is writing, nooooo!" hence they avoid Journalism which makes this major course have lesser students as compared to Public Relation (PR). And the fact that not every English students enjoy writing makes it worst.

I know this might be bias because I love writing, so it's easy for me to say such thing about Journalism. Things like Journalism is too fun and totally not tiring at all. Journalism is this, Journalism is that. Every positive things about Journalism I could think of. But believe it or not, this is not bias. This is sincere from the bottom of my heart as a Journalism major student, solely.

Is Journalism fun? Obviously my answer is a big yes! In fact, it is too fun! I'm a free type of person. Free means no datelines, no pressure, no strictness, no limitations. Journalism offers you all that as far as I'm concern and I'm so glad it did. It is too fun to the extent that I'm actually having fun (to the max!) while doing my work. It doesn't even feel work related. It feels exactly the same as I usually have fun outside.

Is Journalism easy? This is actually another stereotype thinking people have always claim. Journalism is easy, why do we need to study about it? Excuse you. There's nothing easy in this whole wide world. You're stupid if you think a particular course is easy based on what you thought or heard. Try and study, then you know. Journalism is easy only if you have passion and you enjoy doing it.

You get to learn more about writings, photography, editing and a lot more. The best experience ever for me in one course. One of the things I love doing most in Journalism is; reviews! Movie reviews, place reviews, food reviews, fashion reviews, gadget reviews, picture reviews. Oh gosh, I love it! So you see, these are few of the reasons why I chose Journalism. Journalism is more than what people have been thinking it was and I totally have no regrets choosing this major. Alhamdulillah.

Good things take time

This time, right here, all I wanted to do is just leave it up to Him. I'm just going to let time decides everything and go with the flow, really. It would be nice, to just enjoy every bits and moment to the fullest without caring about any possible things could happen. It feels just like a bird, flying up in the sky through the clouds and wind.

I have always thought about it. About how would it feel to fly? How free is a bird? How does it feel to just don't care about anything and live up to present? It is supposed to be nice and good, right?

Hence, I've decided. Let time decides. Whatever happens, I'll let it. The flow would never be all smooth and sail but well, that's where the beauty of life lies at. May Allah ease this easy breezy journey of letting time decides everything from now on. InsyaAllah.

You know who you are

This quote can never grow old. No matter how tiny a choice you have made yesterday, let say you chose to eat at a food stall rather than a "posh" restaurant. Nonetheless, that's inclusive in what makes who you are today. At least you know how to save money and that's good.

Well as for me, I never regret everything that has happened in my life be it just yesterday. As time passed by, I learned that whatever happens, you either take it positively or negatively at the end of the day. I decided to take it positively, always. Because it's never a harm. It's never a regret. To do so.

I may not be so sure of who I am today, how many achievements I've made, how many opportunities I've grabbed, how purposeful my existence is to people around me, I don't know for sure. But there's one thing that I'm certain of; I am doing good where I am right now. I am feeling good with whatever I ended up doing right now. I am good, now. And that's all that matters to me. Alhamdulillah.

Have you ever?

At once, it's like, you want to move on but you're stuck in the past. It's like your feet are cemented to the floor and you don't know if moving forward would make you or break you. All you know is that you hate where you are at and you want a change. It keeps bothering and just... annoying you. Have you ever felt that way?

Maybe I still care, like a dumber

When it comes about you, my eyes get watery. I feel like I'm suffocating and choking in my own breath, in my own feelings and flashbacks. I'm lost in my own memories. When the memories hit, that shiz hurts. It hurts me a lot whenever I remember you. And us. The fact that I let go, to my own standard is like losing myself, losing my other half. It is not supposed to turn out this way but oh well. I have only myself to blame. I have never had anyone else to blame anyway.

I completely agree. But those things, that some things you're talking about... how on earth to classify it's worthy? How worthy it needs to be, so that it's fine? How worthy is worthy? I obviously have no idea at all. Because if it's worth it, I wouldn't feel so beyond heartbroken and lost. I wouldn't feel so devastated with myself thinking that I'm all wrong and all incomplete. I don't know. This seems to be still hurtful to talk about.