The Evil Twin and Other Short Stories

Finally, a book written by me are available nationwide. It consists of 28 original short stories which most of them were written during my time in secondary school while the rest were written here in UTP and in Miri during my internship period. The stories are of various genres, from suspense- thriller to inspirational stories to go with your changing mood. Thank you to all who have supported me all along. This book is for all of you!

As the dedication message in the first page of the book indicates:

Millions of gratitude to:
My parents (Nordin & Noraini), Arafah & Azhar for the love & support of a family
Syahid whose critiques brought me to be a better person,
Zarith who had opened the door of possibility for me,
Lecturers, teachers, friends & colleagues of
Sek. Keb. Pulau Sebang (1994- 1999),
Sek. Tun Fatimah (2000- 2004),
PCSB- SKO (2008),
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (2005- 2009);
Thank you for all the inspiration & motivation. This is for all of you.

Below are the brief details of the book:

Author: Nurul Jannah
Title: The Evil Twin and Other Short Stories
Publisher: Buku Prima (Under Karangkraf)
Page: 160 pages
Price: RM15.00

I hope you will continue supporting me as more stories will come up soon. I’m the progress of writing a Malay novel, an English novel and Children Books. For those who have comments about the book, this entry will be available for at least the next three months to give the opportunity to the readers to directly comment on the book. Feel free to leave notes in the comments and thank you for your supports=)

A Series of Unfortunate Events- my version

Guess terrible thing came in strings.

Yesterday, i woke up grudgingly, and walked to Pocket D for the 9 am Malaysian Studies class just to find that the lecturer didn't come- for the second time. frustrated, i went to MMK booths just to waste some time because i don't want to go back to my room. the next class will be HRM at 12pm.

So,i headed to building 21 to meet Ms. Subarna who i had intended to see for weeks. unfortunately, some students were with her. i decided not to go all the way back to the booth, so i went to the waiting section (is it a waiting section?) in the office of building 21 & read some newspapers. luckily, the students appointment with Ms. Subarna lasted earlier than i thought so i got the time to meet her. at least, one thing turns out all right.

The rest of the day went quite all right except if you count the pain i had to endure because i have been walking aimlessly throughout the day in a pair of high heels (serves me right!).

And so the night came. just when i was preparing to go to Ain's room to watch the TV, i realized that my laptop had not functioning very well. it suddenly went blank. i tried to restart it but it make strange noises that freak me out. i decided to switch it off again and give it a rest. when i returned to my room, i tried to restart it but it was useless. it was not long that i finally learn that the hard disk is damaged. and there goes my three years worth of hard work.

I don't really know how to react. if only i could get a brand new laptop but i guess that was not going to happen until i had my own job. so, my whole semester will be in jeopardy if i didn't find the solution fast.

I don't care about the lost data anymore now that it's gone (including my halfway written Malay novel which i had started since in my first year) but i really need to get the laptop to come to life back. it's my final semester and i just hope it won't let me down during the most important time in my life.

My Holiday Journal

Although I have been in UTP two weeks before the semester started, this is the first time I have the chance to update this blog…
So how was my holiday?

I have to admit that the last holiday was the most interesting one compared to others since I entered boarding school. Usually, I would spend most of my holiday time sleeping, eating, watching TV and reading. Totally uneventful.

However, this time, several things happened.

For a start, I finally passed my driving test after delaying it for two years. My instructors rushed me into taking the test and fortunately, I passed after hardly two weeks of training.

Then, I checked my email using my sister’s laptop and was overwhelmed with the congratulation message from Ms. Azza, the executive editor of Buku Prima/ Karangkraf confirming that my own collection of short stories will be published. So, they need more short stories to be included in the book. My next few weeks were packed with me preparing the contents needed. Thanks to Pali who had kindly helped me typed a few stories. I managed to send all short stories needed on time.

During the holiday, my sister, brother and I would go to our parents’ small orchard where they planted a few kinds of vegetables and ulam. Although I did not eat any of the vegetables, I honestly enjoyed the time I was in the orchard. It was calming. I missed those times when I am back in UTP.

My sister, my brother and I went out for outings several times together. Since that I am not yet an expert to drive the car, it was always my sister who always had to be the driver. One time, we have to ask her ‘friend’ to drive the car to Melaka for the PC Fair in Mahkota Parade.

On the last 12th January 2009, I went to Buku Prima in Shah Alam to finally meet the editor whom before this I always communicating with through emails. She is as I expected. Friendly, supportive and quite enthusiastic. She showed me the designs of the cover page for the book and asked which one I would prefer. Our meeting that day was only to discuss the terms and conditions of publishing the book to me. It lasted less than 30 minutes but I feel quite pleased that I finally get to meet her. Thanks to Syahid who have been willing to bring me to Shah Alam. Love you=)