aPai'S wOrlD oF rEd, bLaCk 'n' WhItE

Chapter 271 - Peace Ya'll

2011-12-26T16:37:00.006+08:00

Selesai la sudah demam Maharaja Lawak Mega (MLM). Selepas edisi Maharaja Lawak yg berjaya menarik peminat seantero Malaysia awal 2011 lepas, giliran MLM pulak yg menggegar Astro Warna setiap Jumaat 10 malam. Ramai yg dah tahu, pemenang MLM adalah Osbon. Just like I expected, Boboi (consists of Afdlin & Harun Salim Bachik) will turn out to be like Jozan. Appealing and charming, yet lost at the final. Anyway, Osbon deserves to win. Their comedy varies for young to old demographic viewers. Abon really brought the best for his team.

Bak kata pepatah, rumah siap pahat berbunyi. Begitulah yg ingin diperkatakan disini. Beberapa pelawak yg kurang lawak dan tersingkir agak kritikal kepada salah seorang juri tetap. The man is one and only, Chef Wan. Orang kata mulutnya begitu puaka bila memberi komen dan waktu bukan dia memberi komen, dia turut sama enterframe bagi komen. Perang FB antaranya dan beberapa pelawak mewarnai sekejap industri seni.

Well, to be frankly honest, I do understand what both ends' feel. Let me underline it for easy reading:

1- Ego; They are already a well-known comedians. For someone who is not a comedian (a chef) to tell them that they are not funny and at time sucks is just an ego-reaping.
On behalf of the jury: What chef said were exactly what most of us had in mind. If I say it is not funny, then it is not funny. If I say it is pathetic, then it is pathetic indeed. I yelled that in fromt of the TV. No need to sugarcoat.

2- Shame; same with my point the above. They are expecting the jury to be more lenient and friendly, and save their face in front of the national 'paid' TV.
On behalf of the jury: This is a competition. Winner is taking RM350k back home. Runner up netting RM250k and 3rd place getting RM150k. This is a competition! The jury are suppose to treat them as a contestant. This is not a charity event. I can expect leniency from the jury if that is the case.

Glad that all over and as I heard, Chef Wan already closed his FB fanpage due to massive abuse from the comedians. He stated his opinion. He's already achieved something which is none of Malaysian achieved. And he got my vote over this.

Chapter 270 - Tweet Her

2011-12-25T10:22:00.006+08:00

See the newly added button to your right. That's right, I got my own twitter account. I already past 1000th tweets recently, and honestly, I'm quite surprise with the milestone. Rambling mostly on football, I sometimes talked about politics and stuff I'm at. I tweet more than FB. So, please excuse my inadequate status update and response at FB. Follow at your will.

Ada apa dengan Times New Roman? Just changed the layout and font. TNR is lame. I fancy font named 'Ubuntu', but does not listed in blogspot. Anyway, enjoy the multiple posts. Semangat layout baru*

What else?

Thundercats 1985

Yes, after Avatar (cartoon, not the movie), I'm looking for decent cartoon to enjoy. Tried Transformers Animated, but just not working for me. I then found the remake of classic Thundercats. One of my favorites when I was little; Along with Voltron, Captain Tsubasa, Kesatria Baja hitam and Gaban. Thundercats was created on 1985 and on mid-2011, they re-make it. Storyline focused on the origin of the Thundercats which means the prequel to the 1985's Thundercats. I've learnt on how the members of the awesome Thundercats were assembled. ~~Lionel Ritchie~~ Lion-O is not that hairy yet in this series, Panthro looked more kick-ass, Cheetara looked less hag, Snarf as usual, WilyKats are the same cheekiness and Tygra looked less gay.

Thundercats 2011

I just hope below's version doesn't make it to the screen. They all looked wrong in all sort of aspects; Dimension, originality, purpose of living and sexual orientation. Just who the F the dude in white beard supposed to be?

Chapter 269 - Professionally Evolving Soccering 12

2011-12-25T09:41:00.005+08:00

Ini kisah orang gelojoh.

Ada orang tu, beli PES 2012 via online. To be exact, via lelong.com.my. Setelah di'propa oleh kawan, dia pon test beli. Siap register bagai dalam website lelong, call member dia tanya macam mana nk order. Akhirnya, dapat jugak dia beli game ni dengan harga yg agak murah dari kedai2 dan store2 di Malaysia. He asked around, and he won't get this game at the price of RM170. Second hand maybe, but this guy, or as he checked on the delivery slip, 'Impulse Internet Cafe' is selling new PS3 games at very low low price. Go check and search for 'pbbcasio' from lelong.com.my and visit his store. He is not getting a dime for this recommendation.

Dia beli tengahari 22 Dec. Payment via Maybank2u. Petang 22 Dec, package dihantar ke SkyNet. Kawan dia cakap, delivery biasanya dalam 24 hours since dalam peninsular yang sama. Malam tu dia bukak youtube nak study gameplay dan skill2 mengelecek handalan. Dengan harapan dapat lipat CPU level regular dengan mudah. Esok pagi2, dia bukak website SkyNet nak track delivery. Package dah pon sampai di Kuala Lumpur dan sudah pon dalam van penghantaran. Senyum lebar.

Tengahari 23 Dec, van SkyNet tak sampai2 lagi. Tunggu la kejap lagi. Senyum tawar sikit.

4 petang 23 Dec dah tak senyum lagi sebab package tak sampai lagi.

5 petang 23 Dec dia telefon SkyNet. Rupanya, SkyNet tak boleh nk deliver haritu sebab nak cope dengan delivery2 Krismas. Package akan dihantar Selasa 27 Dec. Sabtu SkyNet kerja setengah hari dan tak buat delivery. Muka kelat dah. Dia kata dalam hati, "No, No, No!". Dia tanya pasal self-pickup, SkyNet jawab sebelum pukul 6. Ada satu jam lagi. Dia start enjin kereta, pecut ke gudang SkyNet di Batu Caves. Approximately, the place is about 20 km from where he is. Regardles the usual obnoxious traffic jam on Friday's evening, he sped up in and out of highway to Batu Caves. He relied on his GPS since he'd never been to the SkyNet. 10 minutes to 6, he managed to be somewhere in Taman Industri Batu Caves. He asked around for SkyNet and off drove like crazy. 6 sharp, he was in the SkyNet office. Package safely retrieved. All smile again.

Gelojoh tak dia ni?

Chapter 268 - EOY

2011-12-01T11:29:00.003+08:00

Welcome December. So many wonderful experience from 2011, now we are to bid farewell. I can very much feel 2012 is not going to be good to me. Made new friends over new work place, and lost old friends from former work place. Haha. It is hard to play catch-up with myself, what's more with people around me. I stopped balling quite some time now. Hardly get myself on futsal pitch. I missed those days, easily had time to spend with friends, colleagues or peers. Friends follow me on twitter, then unfollow. Befriend via FB, then unfriend. That's is normal. Quote Chef Wan, "Ada I kesah?".

I was in blues for few weeks. It was weeks ago. That was when Man Utd lost to Man City by 6 goals. Horrendous! Next couple of games were not convincing as well. Won by small margin, failed to qualify for the best 16 in Europe and mounting injury crisis. But now, seems like are over the hill. Won by 4 goals over Wolves and 5 over Fulham; I am very optimist on United's hosting Wigan tomorrow. Winning on 26th and 31st will bring United back on top at the beginning of 2012. At least for few hours.

As I heard, FIFA is going to suspend FA Switzerland for reason they failed to take action on Sion. Sion fielded 5 ineligible players on their win against Celtic in Europa League; Causing Sion losing their place in Europe League despite winning the grouping stage. What will this means? If FA Swiss suspended, FC Basel will be expelled from Champions League, hence Man Utd as 3rd position in the grouping stage will overtake FC Basel 2nd place, hence will be on their way to the knock-out stage. Sorry Man City, it is only you relegated. Sorry SAF, you'll not going to get the only medal you don't have.

Chapter 267 - A Second Longer

2011-11-27T02:27:00.008+08:00

Tertarik dengan kes baru2 ni melibatkan Yuna terpaksa memulangkan trofi Lagu terbaik AIM 18. So much fussed made over this. Penyokong2 Yuna seperti dirasuk menghentam AIM. Pada aku small matter. Kenapa ada recount? Sebab logik x kalau lagu yang sama dipertandingkan dalam kategori pop dimenangi oleh Anuar Zain Sedetik lebih, tetiba la pulak juara keseluruhan Yuna Penakut menang? Ni bukannya macam bolasepak yg mana sesebuah pasukan tu boleh menang Champions League, walaupon dia bukannya top dalam grouping stage. Prestasi pemain mungkin berubah2 dan menjadi lebih baik. Tapi lagu tu sama je sejak belom kira undi sampai la abis kira undi.

Katanya, industri ini dipolitikkan bilamana org kuat AIM iaitu Norman KRU ni abang kepada pencipta lagu Sedetik lebih iaitu Edry KRU. Not a strong case for me. Yang kira undi tu pon external audit from Ernst & Young. bukan calang2 company tu. International OKay. Tapi still salah kira. Or maybe ada orang dari E&Y yg nk Yuna menang? Never think bout that?

Lebih tiau bile Pengarah harapan FFM yg lepas dimenangi oleh Jurey. Sape dia ni? One of the komiti dalam FFM itu sendiri. Wicked right? Macam kau buat pertandingan tapi kau bertanding sama.

Kembali kepada Kes Yuna, aku siap stream lagi lagu dia. Legend sgt ke smpai layak menang AIM? Bila dengar tu, Oooookay la. Xde la sampai rasa nk dengar 2-3 kali. Tapi kalau Sedetik Lebih, memang xyah cakap la.. Aku rasa Yuna pon feeling2 pink dengar lagi tu. Jangan nk tipu la kata tidak. Melodi Penakut tu memang typical Yuna; penyampaian santai dan meleret, teringat pula pada Norah Jones. Sedetik Lebih lebih kepada fantasikal love story dengan accompanying instrument yang baik.

Bila melihat pada lirik, aku tetap pilih Sedetik Lebih. Mudah; sebuah puisi yg mengekspresikan cinta. In the other hand, people seldom said songs are best self expressed and that what Yuna did. He managed to put his frustration and doubt in words. Sad songs are the best because they truly come from heart and most of us understand how that feels like. However, i prefer love than hate this time.

PENAKUT

Tak semua kau rancang akan berlaku
Mungkin nasib tak menyebelahi aku
Entah mengapa engkau yang aku cinta
Mungkin lebih baik kau ku lepas saja

Chorus
Ini tidak adil tidak adil baginya
Ini tidak adil tidak adil bagiku
Ini tidak adil
Untuk engkau bertanya jika ku mencintaimu juga
Tidak adil tidak adil baginya

Kau tak pernah cuba memahami aku
Cinta kau ucap tak pernah engkau tunjuk
Dan bila tiba saat ku kehilangan
Beban yang tak pernah cuba kau ringankan

Ulang Chorus

Kau bukan milikku

Dan aku memang penakut
Mengakui cinta kepadamu
Seribu kali ku cuba ucapkan
Bila bersamamu
Kau bukan milikku
Dan engkau pun tahu
Kau bukan milikku

SEDETIK LEBIH

Setiap nafas yang dihembus
Setiap degupan jantung
Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Dalam sedar dibuai angan
Dalam tidur dan khayalan
Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Ternyata ku perlukan cinta dari dirimu sayang
Barulah terasa ku bernyawa

Kasihku ku amat mencintai kamu
Kerana kau beri erti hidup
Ku kan terus mencinta sedetik lebih selepas selamanya

Di kala penuh ketakutan dengan badai kehidupan
Ku bersyukur adanya kamu

Biarlah kehilangan semua yang dimiliki di dunia
Asal masih adanya kamu

Yg best tu siap special mention dek Boboi dalam Maharaja Lawak Mega minggu 5. Vid below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEs27wkNh7U

I dont like Sharipah Amani, the way she commented the issue making her looked stupid. Read and analyze the situation b*tch!

Chapter 266 - Baby.. Baby.. Baby Oooo

2011-11-18T00:17:00.005+08:00

Tsk Tsk Tsk... Bukannya lagu Justin Bibir yg nk aku kisahkan, tapi rezki yg dikurniakan Allah pada aku dan keluarga. Alhamdulillah, pada 17 Oct yg lepas mak ayah aku dapat cucunya yang ke 5, keluarga mertuaku menyambut cucu yang pertama dan seharusnya aku dan isteri menyambut putera kami yg pertama. Scan seawal bulan keempat dah boleh menunjukkan jantina fetus dalam perut ibu. Although there are cases which doctor mis-looked the umbilical cord as a penis, but in our case, the doctor showed us the umbilical cord which was attached to the placenta, then slide downward to get the bottom view, and EUREKA! there's the fetus's penis. Rezki Allah, xpeduli la yg diminta itu perempuan atau lelaki, bila dah tau jantinanya, lupa semua itu. My honest opinion, better pergi ke klinik swasta atau specialist rather than Govt. Bukan nak condemn, tapi consistent-speaking, private clinic is better. Ada kes kawan yg jenuh ultrasound di govt clinic, tapi jantina baby xnampak2. Berkali2 pergi, hasilnya sama saja. Bukan nak kata tau jantina itu penting, tapi teknologi disebalik ultrasound itu sendri. Kalau dah doktor sendri xnampak result ultrasound tu, imagine kebarangkalian doktor akan terlepas pandang benda yg lebih penting, seperti kedudukan placenta, kedudukan fetus, volume air ketuban ataupun ketumbuhan! Clinic yang aku pergi tu, mesinnya boleh view 3D lagi. Bulan keenam dah nampak rupa budak tu. Dalam 9 bulan ni aku perasan 3 mesin Ultrasound yg berbeza. Each time, bertambah canggih mesinnya!

Until 9th month, we were religiously visits the Gynae on monthly basis. We chose Damansara Speacialist Hospital atas faktor rekemendasi dari keluarga dan juga testimonial mereka yg dah pergi. Rata2 derang ni keluarga juga. Cuma risau aku satu, yakni KOS. Ternyata lepas survey, DSH merupakan hospital yg mengenakan kos perubatan yg tertinggi di lembah pantai.

Gila load bos2 KPJ ni

1. KPJ DSH

2. KPJ Bangsar

3. Tropicana

4. KPJ Ampang

Usah bubuh Glenmarie dalam list, sbb survey2, xde sape kot beranak kat situ kecuali kerabat diRaja. Sama juga dengan Prince Court. Konfem mahal xhingat. Baik beranak dalam court badminton saje.

Our usual visit costing us averaging RM200. Mesti ada file charge sebanyak RM5. Paling murah tanpa ubat adalah RM 135. Doktor yg aku 'subscribe' ni usually charge RM80 utk consultation. Procedure seperti ultrasound kena charge around RM50. Tapi kalau ada blood test tu harga utk lab agak mahal. RM 300 kalau tak silap. Selama 9 bulan, 14 kali appointments, 1 blood test, 1 extended ultrasound. Kalau ada hati nk ke situ, sila la prepare wallet anda utk koyak sikit.

Cerita tentang kos lahir, harga berbeza utk 3 jenis kelahiran.

1. Normal delivery

2. Induced delivery

3. C-Sect

1. Normal delivery

Deposit dalam RM 3k dan kos akhirnya usually dalam RM 4k - 5k.

2. Induced delivery

Deposit dalam RM 5k dan kos akhirnya usually dalam RM 6k - 7k.

3. C-Sect

Deposit dalam RM 8k dan kos akhirnya usually dalam RM 8k -9k.

Selama kami pergi regular checkup, semua best. Posisi plasenta, posisi anak, air ketuban.. Semua sihat walafiat. Masuk je 3 minggu before due date, doktor perasan blood pressure tinggi sikit. Semua ni bagi aku mostly contributed dari anxious dan saspen. Even small2 thing can increase the pressure. Since that checkup, kami visit doctor selang 2 hari. Macam2 dah cuba, MC satu minggu x jalan, minum belimbing x jalan, jaga makan pon x jalan.. Masuk kali ke-3 appointment, doctor advised esoknya admit hospital, lusanya induced.

Proses induced ni merupakan stimulation kepada uterus untuk contraction. Sebiji tablet akan dimasukkan kedalam serviks dan within 2 hours, contraction semakin kuat. Tujuannya untuk mempercepatkan kelahiran bila contraction semakin kuat dan menolak bayi untuk engage dan seterusnya turun ke pelvic station yg sesuai utk labor. Bila bayi dah sampai ke pelvic station -4, boleh kata bayi dah nak keluar sangat.

Unfortunately, 2 kali induced utk bini aku, pintu rahim xbukak2. Pressure makin tinggi dan doctor advised utk C-Sect. Tengahari 17 Oct, wife masuk OT, anestetik bagi epidural utk kebaskan waist-down. Doctor buat horizontal incision just below belly button, and 10 minutes later, bayi aku pon keluar. Nurse immediately buat initial test, ntah apa yg dia cucuk, bayi pon menangis.. That was a magical moment. No parent will forget that. Selesai test semua, nurse bagi bayi kat aku utk diazankan. Lelaki keras macam mana pon pasti akan menitiskan air mata jantannya. Alhamdulillah.. Doktor pon kata xde complication, bayi pon OK, perut wife pon sudah dijahit, bayi dihantar ke nursery untuk further checkup sementara derang siap2 wife aku utk dihantar ke bilik wad. Opah dan atuk dah menunggu luar pintu OT trus sambut dan usung bayi ke nursery. Lupa lak kat anak kat dalam OT tu. Haha..

Since C-sect, pesakit usually akan tinggal sehari lebih di ward supaya doktor boleh check luka jahitan. Kosnya pon lebih la sedikit. Tapi kami stay 2 hari lebih dari sepatutnya sebab doktor diagnose bayi kami kekuningan. Tak banyak, lebih sikit je dari 10 point; 10.6 point to be exact. Usually doktor bagi balik kalau kuning < 10. Xpelah, janji anak sihat.

Selama 5 hari di DSH, servis mmg tiptop, walau kadang2 tu ada lambat sikit. Tapi nurse xkekok, cekap dan easy to communicate with. Worth every single dime? For me, if my baby is healthy and fine, it worth all my wealth (even though im not that wealthy).

Tido macam daddy

Alhamdulillah.

Chapter 265 - Two Became Three

2011-11-11T01:28:00.002+08:00

Hola.

Keji kan aku update 2-3 bulan sekali. Banyak yang aku nk update, tapi selagi aku xcover holiday aku ke Korea aku rasa xflow pulak. Sudah tentu aku kehilangan banyak pembaca tegar (mmg dah sikit pon to start off), tapi aku coba lebih komited utk update blog. Lebih dan kurang sejak Mac yg lepas, aku x update apa2, that means satu lobang yg besar untuk di isi. 8 bulan tu baiii... Life aku seperti biasa. Kehidupan berumah tangga. Commit pada isteri, keluarga in-laws dan keluarga sendiri. Isteri aku yang baru 2 bulan pregnant masa ke Korea tu dah selamat melahirkan anak lelaki pada 17 Oct. Last update baby dalam perut sampai baby dah kluar! Hmm.. ada entry khas utk kelahiran anak lelaki aku kelak..

Byk yg berlaku dalam 8 bulan ni baik di dalam atau di luar negara. Bersih 2.0 rally, Utoya Island massacre, Uprising in middle east, death of Muammar Gadaffi, Serbuan JAIS di majlis murtad DUMC, pass away of Ahmad Jais, Ekonomi Dunia merudum, Silvio Berlusconi resigned, Palestine accepted into UNICEF, Doktor MJ found guilty dan yg terbaru, Seksuality Merdeka..

Aku? Aku dah tukar kerja. Dah tak lagi dengan HedgePee.. Skrg ni dengan ETienTi. Ngee.. masyuk sket walaupon sama jauh dengan tmpt kerja lama. Yg penting ada kerja, boleh tanggung anak bini.. Jauh ke dekat ke, telan je la..

Ciao~

Chapter 264 - Fly to Seoul Part VI

2011-11-08T14:56:00.003+08:00

Last Day

It's our last day in Seoul. Sad, but we bit miss our home. We head to Myeongdong for a stroll as we're looking for infant's clothes. walking around at the underground bazaar, we ended up at Namdaemun. The other side of Namdaemun, the side whereas tourists have less urge to shop, as the place is more like Petaling Street. Short word, thugs. We however stumbled upon a small mall selling only children's clothing. Lucky us. We felt like buying everything, but we're not millionaire. We bought necessarily and head away to Myeongdong again. Since we didn't get to climb Seoul Tower, which was a bummer! I took a picture of it only.

Since I arranged a late checkout, we just spent our time mostly in Myeongdong. Back to the hotel, we packed and I arranged for the 1st class trip back to KL. It was on promotion by the way. Adding only 200 each, i think that was a good bargain.

Arriving at the Airport, we vouch back the balance in our T-card, a quick tour of the airport, checking in and restless wait for the flight. The 1st class arrangement was a bit delayed due to the system, but we managed to see it through. It was worth the wait and pay. Though we slept over the journey, that was the indication of how comfy the seats are.

Saying goodbye to the great city is hard. I really enjoyed our time there even though my wife was having hard time coping with the weather and the geography. Saying that though, we still looking for our future chances to visit the beautiful city.

End.

Chapter 263 - Fly to Seoul Part V

2011-10-04T20:43:00.005+08:00

Day 7

Morning was planned for kimchi making class. We booked a class on how to make kimchi via Internet. Lucky us the place is nearby and no need for us to grab the subway. Checking in at the Kimchi World, we were assigned with James. This dude used to study in Malaysia for couple of years. Couple of Malay words were exchanged, yet I found that he need to stay longer for better pronunciation. The class was great except that they maintained the secrecy of the kimchi sauce. We only learned on how to wrap and spreading the sauce over the cabbage. 2 cases of fresh kimchi are heading back to home. But kimchi best eaten marinaded or stored for months.

On the way back, we dropped by the Hotel to stored the kimchi as well as changing room. Yeah, we hated the room with Jacuzzi. Luckily, they got another room available, and furthermore, this room is without jacuzzi. More space for the bags. Rested a bit, then we head to Dongdaemun. A friend of mine recommended the place to get souvenir, and lie u not, the souvenirs there are cheaper. We did some serious shopping there, getting my wife a dress and evening hot choco. We then head to Yeouido. Forgive the spelling, too many vowels!

It's a scenic view. Located on the lower half of the Han river, it is overlooking the skycrapers of downtown. Purely scenic! unlucky us, the flowers yet to bloom. I bought a fish burger from McD at the subway station, and had a little picnic there. Windy and scenic.. so lovely.

Right before dusk, we head back to the hotel. Spent the night in Insadong for left-over souvenirs and the nightlife.

Chapter 262 - Fly to Seoul Part IV

2011-09-14T09:06:00.003+08:00

Day 6

Today I planned for a visit to a Bukchon Traditional Village, but due to logistic conflict, we went to the Hanok village instead. It is north to the InsaDong. This village offers something unique. An untouched traditional housing area in the middle of the skycrapers. U might want to look for 12 photoscenic locations spread throughout the place. Of course you need a map for it. Look for one at the nearest information booth there. Unfortunately, my wife complaint over the hill-like road we were strolling at. Being in 1st trimester not helping the sightseeing afterall. She started feeling pain in tummy and i started hailing cab to get us back to the hotel.

After resting a bit, we moved out for another run of sightseeing. We went to the nearest palace in Insadong. The palace was built for the Emperor's father. I think he just hate his parent hanging around the palace so he built one for them. Anyway, the place is pleasant. Serene and refreshing. I just wish I can be there again on a different season. Fall would be nice.

Afterwards, we decided to check out the COEX Aquarium. We've been to Aquria KLCC, and we enjoyed looking at the fishes. So, i guessed that this visit is a must. One foul this was 'the walk'. The moment we hop out from the subway at the COEX (which is located in Gangnam), we had to walk for about 30 minutes. The aquarium is located deep inside the mall. or maybe at the outer edge of the big-ass mall. I just prayed the aquarium is open, otherwise, my wife will turn the mall upside-down. As expected, the aquarium is worth visiting. Just the walk.. Juuuust the walk..

Getting back from COEX, we stopped by Myeongdong for the Seafood fried rice. Halal? We only confirmed the place does not serve pork or lard. The taste still lingered. We then head back for a good night sleep.

Chapter 261 - Fly to Seoul Part IV

2011-09-01T01:28:00.004+08:00

Day 5

Honestly, im struggling to get a good night sleep over heated floor. turn out the heat is unbearable over the hours. I changed place quite a lot. Finally, I dragged the futon just to the front of TV. That's the only place with less heat. After breakfast we made our way to tour the island. The place is beautiful indeed. Just like you saw in winter sonata. I wish we're 1 month later, as the flowers will be full bloom. Since the tourist usually coming in at 11, we had the whole island for ourselves. We found a restaurant with Halal symbol at last. Though it was just fried rice + gimchi, it was the best we had.

We walked, we rode bicycle, we took lots of pix and we bought souvenir. Then we head back to bustling Seoul. We arrived back nearly 3 pm. Next task at hand is to locate the hotel. The name is CATS hotel. yeah, sound cheesy and cheap, however that is after considering the price and location. After helps from locals and 7E girl, we managed to reach the hotel. Located near the Insadong, we only need to walk 3 minutes to reach Insadong and 15 minutes from the main palaces. Unlucky for us, we got a room with a jacuzzi in it. What the use? So space consuming and irrelevant. We rested a bit and nearing dusk, we head out to check out insadong. So many souvenirs indeed, but i learnt form my pal, instead of buying it there, better to buy at Dongdaemun. We walked around, bought few souvenirs, then head to our hotel to hit the hays.

TBC.

Chapter 260 - Fly to Seoul Part III

2011-08-10T10:48:00.005+08:00

Sigh.. I'm such a bad blogger. I know.. Been busy though.. Anyway, I tried my best to finish what I started.

Day 3

I planned for a tour on couple of famous palaces, but weather and time forbid we only went to one. Cheongbok Palace was the main ruling and administration palace in the dynasty era. It was burnt down twice during the Japan invasion and Korean war. However, there are couple of areas which were saved from the burning, plus the rebuilt based on the original structures has been done everytime they got burnt. It is such a huge place with museums in place. For those who planned for visiting this palace, I believe 2 hours is not sufficient. At least half a day there should cover everything. My wife and I enjoyed the stroll from the past so much. They built this area replicating the lots in the 50's. So nice!

Past noon, we went back to the hostel for lunch and resting. Then towards late afternoon, I managed to contact my friend, Ojai and set up a meeting in the evening. We then strolled down past Myeongdong just to kill time before the dinner date with Ojai. We met her and friends at Myeongdong station and she brought us to this restaurant. They just got back from visiting Yeuido. Finally, we got to eat a fulfilling meal even it is only a seafood fried rice. It is normal for Korean to stop by after dinner and before heading home. She then brought us for hot choco before we departed. We packed a bit before sleep as tomorrow, we'll head for Nami Island.

Day 4

After breakfast, we went to shop a bit in Namdaemun and Myeongdong underground bazaar. Just before noon, we checked out and head straight to meet Ojai. After lunch at the mall, we departs way and off to Nami Island for us. Nami island is famous for KBS drama Winter Sonata. The island is not big though, more like a small land on the Han River. But since the island received so much attention due to the drama, they develop it well while preserving the nature. Believe or not, the island have its own currency and flag. Just like a country. To reach the island, one need to take a ferry and the ride takes about 5 minutes. Upon arrival, we called for the hotel to pick us up. The Nami Hotel is located at the tip of the island which is about 15 minutes walking. We chose to stay in a traditional room instead. They provided us with futons on a heated floor. We fell in love with the hotel immediately for its built and serenity. Tired from walking, we slept till dawn. The island is not lighted during the night, so, no night activity can be done. Continue sleeping then.

TBC.

Chapter 259 - Fly to Seoul Part II

2011-05-09T02:24:00.005+08:00

The journey to the center of Seoul took about 1 hour. Not so scenic along the way. Well, not yet. Maybe in spring or autumn it will be better. Once arrived at Seoul Station, we head straight to the subway. We need to check in to the hotel the soonest in order to follow my itinerary. Seoul station reminded me of our KL Central. Pretty similar in term of the size and the bustling. We saw a lot of military service guys crowding a big LCD TV. It is baseball season. Baseball should be the 2nd popular sport after football in Korea. Thanks to the ample signboard, we managed to get ourselves subway to the Myeongdong since the hotel name is Myeongdong Hotel. Well, I was wrong. Once arrived at the station, I checked on the map, yet to found anything that indicates our hotel. I asked direction to the info booth guy, but he also not sure of the place. I then noticed a malay girl. should be obvious since she was wearing a tudung. I asked my wife to stay there and have a chat a bit with her while I look for the Hotel. Her name is Siti and she was on her last day in Seoul. She's been there twice already driven by the obsession to the Korean celebs. My search was to no avail. Lucky us, Siti offered to look for the hotel. Just outside of the subway station, we met a group of fan. High schooler maybe. I'm not sure on what is their agenda by hanging out there and handing passerby with momento of their fav celeb. However, those girls are friendly and they went all the way looking for it from their phone Internet. But found nothing. We returned to Siti's hotel which was around 50 meters from the subway and asked the hotel guy.

Finally we found it. But it was all the way on the opposite direction to that hotel. Sigh. Meaning that we need to walk further across the Myeongdong district with large luggages at hand. It was Saturday, meaning that we need to navigate across hundreds of people. On the positive side, at least we get to know the place we're going later. The hotel was quite easy to find. It was pointed by the tourist guide located within the Myeongdong district. These guys usually walking in pair and wearing a full red attire will offer help to any lost or looking-like-lost tourist. Furthermore, they can speak english better. Once we confirms the hotel, we bid farewell to Siti and exchanged contact info. After unpacked, we rested a bit. The room was way on the 5th floor, while the pantry, Internet room and lobby are on 1st floor. No elevator. It's hard for my wife since she is 2 months pregnant. I very much tried not to strain her, but what to do..

We went to check on the Cheoyanggi Stream first. It was well renovated for tourism purposes. The stream length is about 1 km. There is a wall marked with history on past kings. Some speaker with annoying sound which turned to be their traditional instrument. And at the end of the stream is a monument that looks like a snail. A big colorful snail. We crossed over the huge junction next to the snail and bought us tickets for Night bus tour. While waiting for the bus, we head over to snap couple of pictures in front of the Admiral's statue and got ourselves a hot choco. Starve starts to kick-in. Afterall, we only had roti cecah rendang ayam before went out. Cold weather do cause tummy to hungry faster. My wife called home and asked if we can have fries on the nearest KFC. She remembered when she was in UK, they had fries at McD. It is halal since they use separate oil to cook. So, i ordered a fries, coleslaw and a hot tea. That kept us kenyang a bit. The bus tour is a snore. Literally snore. I slept 3/4 of the tour. So did my wife. We were obviously tired and we didn't sign-up the tour just to see bridges on Han River. I slept after the 3rd bridge. Hahaha.. The bus stopped just next to the snail and we walked back to the hotel. It is just a 5-10 minutes walking from there.

Time to sleep.

TBC.

Chapter 258 - Fly to Seoul Part I

2011-05-01T10:44:00.005+08:00

What a wonderful trip. South Korea is magnificent! I wish to visit it again some other time. Maybe next time, I'll be going with my wife and kid ^o^

But Im not sure whether the wife want to visit there again. It was a slight nightmare for her as Seoul is an adventurous terrain. A lot of hills, subway stairs and scarcity of Halal food. I've been there for 7 days and throughout it, no meat consumed. It weakens the body a bit. Apart from that, it is a beautiful place. Unfortunately, I was there during the season shift. So it was neither spring nor winter. Flowers still in their buds. Slight chill from the winter still lingering in the air.

My flight is at 1355. Going from Kota Damansara to the LCCT is so much easier these days as there is a shuttle service from OU. Tickets were purchased somewhere in last August, and I booked for the economic seat. Well, it is either economic or premium for AirAsia, right? Lucky for us, the flight was good. Bit of airpocket, but not too serious. Arrived in Incheon at 2115, and as per mentioned by the captain, "the weather is good with temperature of 3 degree celcius". It is a 3 friggin celcius!! Upon arrival, we fetched our luggage and head straight to the Info booth. I showed the hotel booking slip, and the info lady called the hotel for us. I spoke to the hotel dude and we arranged to meet somewhere in the airport within 10 minutes. Though these people speaks english, but it is still hard for us to understand them. Their slangs and grammar pretty much need to be deciphered. Well, it didnt went well. We waited at arrival floor, while he was at departure. It is pretty a common sense that we were at arrival, since we just arrived. No harm done, we still excited just being there.. waiting. Haha. The dude was actually nice and friendly. The drive took about 5 minutes and while on it, we chatted. He told us that it was snowing the day before and it is very rare to snow past winter. We stayed at Incheon Airport Guest House. The guest house is an apartment actually. It was a pleasant stay indeed. View of Incheon Airport from the room, complete amenities provided and so much clean. I went down to buy some juice as we only took out mineral water from the plane. There were frozen icicles on the streets from the snow yesterday and better to watch where Im stepping on.

Arriving at the Airport

Pasangan Nike

Thirst quencher

Remains of the snow

Me looking for WiFi at the Guest House

We had a good night sleep and woke early. Anxious to meet Seoul, but our shuttle to the airport is scheduled at 1045. So, me and wife went to strolled on the streets. The sun and the chill just hit the spot. There is actually nothing to see and visit around the guest house. We just walked for about 15-20 minutes and went back to the room after we bought a bread loaf and Nestle Choco 3 in 1. Breakfast was roti cecah choco. We packed our bag and head to the parking lot for the shuttle. We shared the MPV with 2 other local tourists. Arriving at the airport, we straight went to the Airport Railroad. We got 2 free T-Money card from the Info booth and just reloaded some money in it at the 7E. T-Money serves just like Touch n' Go or Octopus Card. There are 2 kind of trains to pick for. 1st is a direct train to Seoul Station, and 2nd making couple of stops until Seoul Station. The 1st one is more expensive than the latter. No rush needed, so we took the latter train.

TBC~

Chapter 257 - Fly Me to the Moon

2011-03-21T04:14:00.002+08:00

Haih.. Lambat lagi ke 25 mac 2011 nih? Ada apa dengan 25 Mac? Itulah honeymoon aku yang tertangguh sekian lama. Dah xde maknanya honeymoon. kekeke..

Pergi mana? S-O-U-T-H-K-O-R-E-A. Yeszaa...

Anyonghaseyo people in Seoul!

Aku dah plan dari Ogos lepas. Alhamdulillah, dapat tiket murah. Itupon selepas bersekang mata depan laptop, tunggu network traffic reda sket, baru dapat masuk dengan aman. Pada asalnya aku nak amik trip dalam bulan April. Xkesah la berapa haribulan April. Tapi sebab wife aku punya colleague dah plan nk pegi Macau untuk berjudi bulan April tu, so saje je la aku amik hujung2 March tatkala cuaca masih lagi dingin dan bunga mula berkembang. Ye lah, keja tu nk kena ada at least sorang in charge. Kalau dua2 xde, tunggang terbalik la tempat kerja tu. Alih2 colleague wife aku dah transfer pejabat dan ganti dengan orang lain a.k.a Bitchy Kim (Cerita tu akan menyusul nanti). Macam haram. Kalau pegi April, at least bunga dah keluar. Last time aku ke Beijing awal2 April, bunga segan2 je nak keluar. So aku risau kalau aku pergi ni nanti, bunga x keluar lagi.. Apa boleh buat..? Sekadar mengharap nasib yang baik nnt.

Nape x pilih autumn? Sebab masa tempah tiket tu aku dah gersang, xtahan nk tunggu sampai Sept utk honeymoon. kekeke. Xkose aku nk tunggu setahun lebih utk pegi jalan2. Duit tiket dah abih bayar, tapi lambat lagi nk terbang. Xyah nk feeling2 winter sonata kat sana, pegi je la musim Spring.

Total return ticket untuk seorang hanya RM441 sahaja (inclusive insurance, pick a seat, pick a nose, meal, luggage dan segala hidden terms & regulations dari UdaraAsia yang aku main check saje). 6 malam dan 6 hari. What make things easier is the information about korea. Just type 'visit korea' dalam google, korang akan stumble dengan website travel korea. Sangat Awesome! Semua info ada. Dari travel location, info on weather, food, culture, suggested itineraries, cara2 nak pergi ke satu2 lokasi, theme on travel, accommodation info.. pendek kata sangat2 lengkap.

Selepas diperkenalkan dengan Agoda.com, aku dah book tempat tinggal dari malam pertama sampai malam terakhir. Cuma ada satu malam tu aku dan wife akan tinggal di Nami Island a.k.a Pulau Winter Sonata. Hotel tu x di listkan dalam Agoda, so kena book secara email. Sekarang ni aku baru selesai draft trip yang sangat loose tapi dalam masa yang sama agak padat. Hopefully aku dan wife berjaya catch up dengan tentatif tu nanti. Do not underestimate the city of Seoul. Kawasan yg berbukit dan subway atas dan bawah tanah; sememangnya banyak tangga untuk dipanjat. Kasut kena sedap, badan kena fit sket. Itu pesan kawan aku yg dah ada kat sana.

Sekarang ni ETA dalam 4 hari lagi. Winter apparel x beli lagi. Kenapa winter apparel? Sebab aku dan wife xtahan sejuk. Cuaca range dari 0 < x < 12 celcius. Amacam? Ada beran? XDE!! Lagi perkara dalam senarai aku adalah power adapter, transformer, travel pack (yang ada bantal leher + sleeping patch) dan stoking yg mencukupi.

Petang tadi baru je convert duit. Xberani nk tunggu rate turun, sbb maybe rate akan naik lagi sebab akan byk pelancong masuk akibat divert dari pergi ke Jepun. As per today, the rate is W1000 = RM2.82.

Haih.. Meh kita Fly to Seoul. Boom boom Yeah..

Chapter 256 - In Health and Sickness

2011-02-18T15:18:00.002+08:00

Hola.

Green Hornet best. Aku nak pergi tonton lagi. Lepas tu aku nk download. Lepas tu aku nk tengok sampai aku hafal skrip dia.

No pun intended. Citer tu mmg best. Nak tau apa lagi best? Aku!

Tahun 2011 ni byk lineup citer2 yg sgt dinanti2kan. The ending of Harry Potter. Transformer 3. Kung Fu Panda 2. Hangover 2. Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa, Adaptation from DC, Marvel dan segala mak nenek komik kat sana macam Captain America, Thor, True Grit, etc..

Yes. Above all, nk tgk visually voldermort mati. Selama ni aku dok visualize dalam kepala je bila baca.

Ah.. kenapa post ni pendek sangat? Sebab tgh tunggu bini balik keja. Malam ni mau layan "sini ada hantu". Xbest kalau, aku bakar panggung.

Chapter 255 - GOLLLLLLL

2011-02-10T11:35:00.002+08:00

Syabas Malaysia for their win over HK. 3 ranks below us. Time bolasepak M'sia nak memancut hebat, sayangnya xde sokongan yg padu. Tapi rata2 10k manusia muncul di Stadium S.Alam smlm. Kenapa baru pagi ni aku tahu? Aku xbaca paper kah? Bila ada mende2 camni, media kena kaw2 kasitau rakyat. Aku kalau tau semalam dah usung perut ni gi sana nk tgk (nak usung bini, dia xminat bola).. Pasnni kalau ada lagi meh pakat member2 kita gi..Sekali lagi, tahniah Msia!!

Safee Sali ke Pelita Jaya. Bukan top club di liga Indon, tapi sebuah top decision oleh beliau. Ramai yg memperkatakan kenapa dia gi sana padahal main kat Indon je..? club corot je..? Pedulik sama mereka. Ada player tu dapat trial club German pon, pastu homesick giler babi, tak guna gak beb!! At least Indon, fan kasi gegar stadium dan cewek2 sana manis2 dong. Tolonglah FAM meningkatkan insfra bola Malaysia. Stadium, training ground, youth system, root support, etc. Supporters? Hal ni mesti juga diselaraskan dengan pengangkutan awam yang UMPHH... Bab ni yang kerajaan Malaysia fail sket. Kalau derang UP public transport, confirm selesai masalah. Rakyat pon sayang nanti. Percayalah. Boleh je perabihkan 50juta utk bawak balik anak2 peneroka, anak2 ustaz, lebai, tok siak, anak2 penggaji awam baikpun swasta dari Kaherah... mak bapak budak2 tu tetap gak kutuk, benci dan menyampah dgn kerajaan (apa kena ntah melayu nih?). Ni lak ada suara sumbang celaka mana ntah yg menyatakan rakyat Msia ni xseberani rakyat mesir dalam menentang kerajaan. FUCK U BITCH! Apa kerajaan kita bersekongkol dengan Israel? Ada rakyat kita yang hidup dalam darurat selama 30 tahun? Ada hak pendidikan kita ditolak? Ada pemimpin kita tapau duit rakyat sampai 70billion USD? Bitch tu pon belajar dari kecik sampai dapat degree pon atas dasar dan implementasi idealisma kerajaan. Ahh.. lari tajuk la pulak..

Hmm.. Pe kata try salurkan 50juta tu utk UPkan insfra sukan bola kita dan juga kemudahan pengangkutan awam? Hati aku pon senang nak pegi stadium tgk Msia menang.

Malaysia Boleh!! Auummm (bunyi rimau)..

Ciao.

Chapter 254 - Work and No Play

2011-01-11T18:33:00.005+08:00

Have your life changed after married? A bit of no and more a yes.. It's exciting and challenging. Taking care of yourself now become taking care of you and spouse. I could not imagine the life if i'm still working with the old company and my wife is not working. Heck.. it's hard to imagine if I still work there and my wife do working as she is now. Calculative as I am, even now I am not eligible to apply for the damn Maybank 2 Cards. Minimum annual salary is 60k maa.. that is 5k per month for you! When can I achieve that? I strongly believed that I have all it takes to be successful and rich.. yet i did not opt for that route. Any husband want to be the alpha dog in the family. I'm not saying that I'm not, but I would like to be a super alpha dog.. haha.. Me and my wife equally receive the same size of paycheck every month. I am blessed that I can provide her the needs she supposed to get. I just wish that I can have more so that she do not need to work. I kesian her as her work sucks! Poor colleagues and poor clients. Miskin duit xde hal beb.. miskin adab mmg xdapek jack nak tolong.. So, xde la aku nk mintak gaji macam bos SYABAS, at least macam gaji engineer minyak offshore pon jadi la..

What must i do to slowly achieve that? Job hopping? This is not the age to frequently hopping. Silap2 xde keje nnt.. Wait la, I send resume to you guys.. haha..

aloha.

Chapter 253 - Far Far Galaxy

2010-12-11T11:04:00.004+08:00

I'm so crazy over Samsung Galaxy S~ Aku rate hp ni lebih tinggi dari iPhone 4. Dah berbuih aku khabarkan kat orang yang tanya pasal tepon, sampai 2 sepupu aku nk beli skali bulan 1 nnt. Tapi aku macam dah xsabar je nk cekau hp ni. Market price is around 2.6k. Tapi kalau amik ngan Maxis, bind for 12 months, harga hp ni cuma 1.6k saja. Terpaksala aku convert number sekarang jadi Maxis. Kenapa best sgt hp ni?

1- Sbb xnak pakai iPhone.
2- Android 2.2 froyo dah ada dlm Msia; IOS byk sgt constraint
3- Skrin besar 4 inch AMOLED Gorilla glass screen. Pendek kata, superb color display and indestructible screen.
4- 5 MP camera, but no flash though..
5- More responsive to touch. no more accidental-touch like omnia
6- so much features

Bila nak beli nih???

Chapter 252 - Married!

2010-12-11T10:15:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah.. Dah 20 hari aku menjadi suami orang. I'm savoring every moment of it. Asam garam hidup berkahwin. Sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit. every cliche in the book.. haha.. Semuanya pakai..

Musim ni mmg musim kahwin. Setiap hujung minggu ada saja jemputan. Ada yang dapat pergi, ada yang xdapat. Mana yg xdapat tu harap dimaafkan. Jangan terkecil hati. I am realizing the importance of going to others' wedding. Seronok rasanya diraikan dan meraikan majlis.

Kepada sesiapa yang belum berkahwin, kalau dah jumpa jodoh, cepat2 la langsung (pesan kepada Q). hahaha...

Ciao.

Chapter 251 - Bachelor

2010-11-14T21:56:00.002+08:00

Baru saja aku habiskan Ahad yang terakhir aku sebagai seorang bujang. Ahad depan, aku dah xbujang. Dah ada tanggungjawab. Dah ada komitmen. Mengeluhkah aku? Xla, sekadar berdebar dan anxious dengan cabaran dan kehidupan baharu. Dalam kehangatan bersiap utk berkahwin, sangat2 terkilan kerana aku xcukup kaya atau terdahulu mencipta Fesbuk. Kalau x, dah jadi billionaire skrg. Silap2 kawen aku boleh buat kat lagi hebat dari perkahwinan kayangan anak NAZA. Tapi aku bersyukur. Ada mak ayah yg masih boleh tanggung kekurangan aku. Sebagai average joe di dunia fana ini, mmg aku serba kekurangan dan xmampu nak tanggung seorang. Berdepan expectation orang dan sendiri, kadang2 kita boleh tersepit dari pelbagai sudut. Termasuk di celah kelampang.. Gahahaha.. Hmm.. Buat apa nak kawen ala2 kayangan? Kalau nak cerita kat anak-cucu pon, "Mummy dulu kawen ala- kayangan". Nnt anak-cucu dia cakap, "So What?". Hahaha.. Xpelah, xdapat kayangan sekarang, dah mati kelak harap ke sana (Aminnn..). Jangan gah di siang hari, malam kelak bercerai berai. Papehal pon, jodoh itu ditangan Tuhan yang Esa.

Yelah, sebagai lelaki, of kos mahukan yang terbaek. Tapi cukuplah sekadar yang termampu.

Tinggal beberapa hari lagi. Adat la kalau masih ada yg xsiap. Budget nak siapkan sebelom Rabu ni, sbb aku kerja. Huh. Menci.

Ciao.

Chapter 250 - Kawen Mawen

2010-10-05T11:06:00.006+08:00

Salam.

Majlis yang dinanti xlama je lagi.. tapi bahang dia masih xberapa dirasai.. xmacam ladies yg rata2 aku tengok walaupon 1/2 tahun lagi nk majlis, dah panik dan PMS all the time. Chill sista, chill.. Persiapan aku? masih xcomplete dan byk yg perlu digesakan, tapi under control lagi..

Alhamdulillah, walaupon duit xberapa nk cukup, tapi ada mak ayah nk cover sket.. kalau kira2 nk kumpul pakai duit sendiri mmg mau kena tunggu lagi setahun dua la gamaknya.. anak omak dah xtahan nih.. hehehe..

Dengan formula terkini, kalau mau kawen, mau kena ada paling kurang 30k.. paling kurang beb.. mana xnya, skrg ni standard wang belanja je dah cecah 10k.. pastu katerer lak mau telan sampai 15k.. lagi belen tu wat beli barang2 hantaran.. kan aku dah cakap, xsampai ke 30k tu?

Hantaran

Skarang ni mmg dah standard mak ayah letak 10k.. tu kira dah paaaling tolong pihak lelaki tuh.. Ada jugak yang bagi 8k and less, tapi tu bergantung kepada faktor geografi dan empunya badan tu sendiri. Maafla, bukan aku nak suka2 letakkan harga pada seorang wanita, tapi ini adalah realiti wang belanja semata2. Anda pon setuju bukan? Ada jugak yg laki xcukup wang belanja, tapi bakal bini hulur2kan sket... Susah senang dah kongsi awal2 lagi.. hahaha.. Alhamdulillah, aku xalami tu lagi.. Ala, duit tu nanti pon laki bini pakai sama2 gak.. Cuma asal2nya nak ringankan beban wanita utk majlis belah depa tu.. tapi la ni, wanita dah berkerjaya, xmacam dulu kala.. Depa ada duit sendiri nk buat belanja..

Apa beza wang belanja dan mas kahwin? Beza, mmg berbeza! Aku pon xtau la adat melayu yg melebihkan wang belanja dari mas kahwin, tapi dalam Islam, mas kahwin sepatutnya yang lebih dilebihkan. Tapi semenjak dua ni aku perasan ada lain sikit; Kata la wang belanja tu 10k, pastu mas kahwin (Selangor) lak 3oo.. Nanti kat akad nikah, imam jurunikah/wali akan cakap, "Aku nikahkan kau dengan Scarlett Johansson binti Abdullah (nama contoh) dengan mas kahwin sebanyak 10 ribu 300 ringgit tunai..". Kira dia combine skali. Papehal pon, kena prektis ke?? keke..

Katerer

Ini sangat subjektif. Skrg ni byk katerer buat all-inclusive package. Makan-Khemah-Hiasan-Misc.. Ni mmg kena byk survey dan mintak quotation. Kalau boleh, mintak breakdown quotation. Sesape xnak pening2, amik je package tu dan aku pon sedikit sebanyak setuju begitu. Tapi kalau anda budget conscious, baik tgk betul2 quotation yang derang bagi.. As per today, yg aku survey market, all-inclusive paling murah adalah RM10 sekepala utk 1000pax. Sedap xsedap tu aku xpasti. Sebaik2nya, buat la dulu food testing kalau anda xpernah rasa katerer tu masak. Tapi kadang2 ni yg murah2 ni xsemestinya xsedap, kadangkala derang ni katerer baru dalam market, so xnak la markup lebih.. Pro dia kat pricing, tapi cons dia kat risiko dalam management dan experience yg kurang dalam bidang ni.

Pastu kena pastikan pakej2 yang dia bagi. Berapa khemah, khemah apa pakai, meja apa pakai, hiasan khemah macam mana, bagi kek ke, scallop bodoh2 je ke, cover meja ada ke x, meja VIP macam mana, makanan pengantik lak.. Banyak anda kena tanya. Weigh the options and choose the best u can.

Nak tau lebih, PM me.. ahaks.. ciao.

Chapter 249 - Magika

2010-09-29T16:20:00.004+08:00

Hi guys.. apa plan weekend? xde pape? why don't u bring ur family or girlfren to watch Magika. It's a musical from KRU Pictures. Garapan dan idea dari Edry KRU ini sangat tonton'able.. I was intrigued to watch it ever since i saw the trailer/ost somewhere in mid of this year. My first thought was, "Diana bole la nyanyi.. not a pro level, but boleh la..". So, i've booked a slot in my mind to watch it once it is aired. Baru malam kelmarin dapat tengok ngan cik tunang. Itu pon paksa tengok, xkira la letih ke xletih bekerja, wajbib gi tengok malam tu.. (sbb mlm tu je yg free).. first 5 minutes tu rasa macam good intro, tapi lakonan diana and dak malik tu mcm kureng sikit and can be improved a lot.. once 2 watak tu masuk magika, the later 8-10 minutes rasa mcm quite sucks.. aku dah mula fikir, "Alahai.. xkan flop kot.. I don't want to sit here for 2 hours if the movie going to be more like this".. sebabnya, aku rasa terlalu sendat sangat nk perkenalkan watak2 fantasi sampai kelam kabut.. then kluar Aznil/Pak Pandir.. XBEST nak mampus! naik meluat aku nengok.. but worst is that, i had to admit that Apek Senario/Hang Tuah menyelamatkan keadaan.. haih.. tu pon sorang lagi aku meluat. tapi dia telah menyelamatkan apa yg bakal menjadi sucks dalam movie tu.. then afterwards, everything falls into its places.. The most hilarious moment bila mai tang advisor Ning/Puteri Gunung Ledang yg dibawa oleh Sabri Yunus.. Totally pecah perut. then followed by other great characters and casts. Cik tunang begitu benci dengan Nabil/Orang minyak yg sangat horny sambil menjilat terung di tangan.. Haha.. aku cakap dia berjaya bawak karakter la kalau dah sampai benci nengok..

How to sum up the ending.. i would like to say not a happy one.. Better to see Mawi and Diana to be happily ever after.. Oppss.. spoiler!! Anyway, good one from Edry & KRU.. I learnt that he was inspired by his children's lack of knowledge of malay's folklores.. Bila dia bawak anak dia pegi Disney on Ice, sume karakter anak dia kenal.. bila sebut badang, mahsuri, nenek kebayan dan lain2.. langsung haram dia xtau.. maka terlahirlah Magika.. tapi aku rasa kalau dia garap lebih baik tentang watak2 tu, surely lagi bagus felem ni.. because aku rasa watak2 tu xakan tinggalkan kesan pada sesape yg xkenal mereka.. badang contohnya, aku rasa Edry sepatutnya tunjukkan lebih tentang apa speselnya badang; kekuatannya lah.. tapi dalam Magika, aku xnampak tu..

Meh la support good movies.. and Magika is an above decent movie in total.. but a great one in local movie industry. Lagu2 pon sodap.. tonton.. jangan xtonton.. :)

Chapter 248 - Mixed

2010-09-28T18:32:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah.. selesai berpuasa selama sebulan.. bukan nak kata puasa dari makan dan minum, tapi jugak puasa dari tulis blog. kekeke.. Puasa tahun ni dapat bukak dengan kawan2 masters macam tahun2 lepas. cuma terkilan xdapat nk bukak dengan kawan2 degree. This year kitorang bukak kat PICC.. mak haih, xde tempat nk bukak dekat2 ke? sampai ke putrajaya pegi tuh. seb baik menumpang ammar.. kalau x mmg xpegi la jawabnya.. dak2 degree lak bukak kat tmpt biasa.. FLAMING STEAMBOAT.. kalau ammar ada syer dalam Hakim, tmpt ni lak azfar ada syer.. hahaha..

Raya tahun ni budget2 sangat.. tgh nak menyimpan buat kawen katakan.. anak2 buah dapat sikit je.. alhamdulillah dapat gak bagi kat madre.. anak2 buah sedara pon xdapat.. bila time nak balik dari beraya je, wat2 bodo je kluar balik. kira pendirian aku, kalu xmintak xdapat la.. kan? so, dah anak2 buah sedara xreti nk mintak, xdapekla.. dulu masa aku kecik2 xreti nk muka tebal mintak.. tapi xkaya2 dulu sbbnye, berapa sangatla org nak bagi dulu2.. singgit, dua ringgit.. 5 ringgit paling byk pon..

kerja makin sibuk.. dah lama kerja, responsible pon byk dah.. dulu masuk tiket priority 1 aku wat2 blur je, skrg ni dah kena amek.. hehe.. cuma yg sangat meletihkan bila kena kerja lebih seminggu.. gara2 kompeni xnak ganti lubang kosong dalam team A, kami dalam team C yang kena cover lubang tu.. letih bai kena kerja lebih compare ngan member2 team A, B ngan D.. tapi gaji sama je.. dah letih nak mengeluh.. ni pon nk bersiap gi kerja.. haih...

ciao..

Chapter 247 - Red and Large

2010-07-25T15:24:00.003+08:00

Yeah.. My shift covered from either Wednesday or Thursday until Saturday. SATURDAY??!! but hey, isn't that my most favorite day? Damn right it is!! That's why I am so demoralized when learnt about my shift change. It has been 2 months now, and I am still adapting. Even when you guys said that I have the Sundays, but it is not the same. Especially when I have a "commitment". Hehe.. Pendek cerita dah ada bini, well soon-to-be-bini.. She's working on normal government business hours. 8 to 5, Monday to Friday. She hates going out on Sunday because it'll wear her down to work on Monday. And I hate to make her going to work tired, but we do need our time together. So, there'll be a time for compromise and tolerate. Sometimes, we'll just cut down our date till noon, some will be spent at home with either her or my family, and some just lazing around at home on our own accord.

Compromise and tolerate. To be in a relationship, these two are important. Nobody is perfect and each person has a different side of their story. As being observed, it is easier to accept others imperfection than to accept yours. Knowing that, it is harder for wanting to perfect yourself than to perfect your partner. It is a recipe for disaster. Ego is a damn huge wall to overcome. It is rather typical as we had slowly build it up from our early age. It lies back to the root of 'not wanting to look bad and wrong'. When the wall is to high, you are unable to look at these 2 dudes; compromise and tolerate on the other side of the wall. Then you'll be left as just a good-looking guy, IF you are good looking.. No more charm and gentleman. That is the most reason of fall-out.

I'm not saying that I am that guy. Well, maybe a little bit of it. Actually, we all are. But to have that realization, I am fortunate. I'm not perfect either, but I'll try to achieve near-perfect. "I just want her to be happy" is not a cliche. It is a real thing. "I scratch your back, and you'll scratch mine" or "What I give, I get back" should come naturally and not forcefully or planned. Stop focusing on what we should get by giving, instead just sincerely give. Expectation leads to either doom or more expectations. Love yourself and you shall be loved.

Not bad for my first love advice, but where's the red and large font story?

Later. Haha..

Chapter 246 - Night and Kday

2010-07-22T12:50:00.003+08:00

How about a story of RED and large font?

Working in a shift doesn't sucks much. 3 days of cuti in a week.. sometimes 4.. no take home task or homework.. free food on night shift.. free selected beverages.. everything sounds like great, but down the road, there'll be time where i will feel like this job is killing me inside. I hate when my Saturdays are taken away from me. I am very much down-to-my core loves Saturday. This was driven by the fact that i was in a boarding school for 2 years in Melaka. Here's the story..

Once a month, dapat balik rumah; jumpa family and occasionally big dinner on saturday night. Splendid meal compared to the one served in our cafetaria. Sblm sembahyang jumaat, aku akan tumpang GG balik ke KL dengan kereta evo wannabe ayahnya along with tiket utk bermusafir. Elok je kami tiba depan flat sri langkawi, imam masjid jalan pahang pon bagi salam.. every single time.. that showed how consistent dan lajunya bapak GG bawak kereta tu. I could not be happy enough sbb jimat hari jumaat aku, padahal kawan asrama aku tengah terkial2 tahan teksi sapu depan skolah untuk ke pekan dan amik bas balik ke kampung.. Setengah hari utk wind-up and tell the tale of bad and good from school to mom Then there is Saturday. It is the best sensation knowing you have a day to yourself. Maybe it is similar to a day off from a long sentenced jail time. Exaggerate? Maybe. Hey.. Cartoons on Saturday morning are also the best. Beast War? Cmon, sape x teruja tngok binatang jadi transformer? Never missed the best and favorite dish cooked by the best cook in the world: emak. Lazing around the house and hanging out with kawan2 skolah lama.. Catching up and lots of laugh. Then come Sunday. The dreaded day.

Knowing that the next time I woke up in the morning, I'll be in my bunk and rustles of dorm -mates bersiap2 nk pegi surau utk subuh berjemaah filling my ears. But that not the worst. The worst would be 5 pm on that day, where I'll bid farewell to my family. The journey from KL to Melaka gave a terrible feeling compared to the one I took 2 days earlier, eventhough the view, landscape, trees and RnR are the same, it was wicked. And that's why I hate Sunday. When you hate a thing so much, u tend to emphasize things. Even a smallest thing. Like for example, how I noticed that Sunday morning lebih cepat terik dari hari2 lain, and so I came into conclusion that Sunday is a damn hot day. I still think that way till now. TAPI, bila sama terik pagi Sabtu, I'll see thing differently and relate it to something nice.. Gotta love em'. I'm a Saturday guy definitely.

Haih.. lamanya mukadimah.. aku sambung next post la. haha..

Chapter 245 - Nobody II

2010-05-20T23:36:00.003+08:00

AH.. aku rasa dah xsape lagi baca blog aku. haha.. hiba tapi hakikat.. ni la akibatnya lama sangat xhupdate. tapi aku tetap gigihkan diri jua utk update ni walaupon tau xde sape yg singgah. aku pon xfofularkan blog aku dengan sengajanya.. macam ada org2 tu yg bubuh link dalam account facebook mereka.. aku xberminat ramai2 baca blog aku.. (ke x bagi tunang baca?) hehehe... papehal pon, masih wujud pembaca blog aku yg tegar. yg tegap pon ada (kipas baek punya kat Qayyum)..

Yawn~~

Ngantuknya keja mlm2 ni.. so far xde lagi malam2 yang aku keja stay-up 8 jam straight. xpernah aku rasakan aku ni bunny energizer. tak macam daus team mate aku ni.. xpernah lagi aku tengok dia tersenggok2 ataupon tertidur. aku rasa dia ada telan pil la.. hahaha.. kalau x telan pon, dia mmg steady. rookie of the year la kiranya dalam team aku ni.. eh, ke sophomore? ntah la.. tapi baru setahun masuk dah jadi shift lead. kacak kan? apa hebatnya shift lead? xde pe, keja je labih sket, cuma nama tu 'up' sket. shift lead aku yang sekarang ni kocak sket. asal tengah malam je konfem tersenggok.. sian dia.. ni pon dia bantai MC. xpela bang, u're da man! Aku pon xfaham sangat dengan konsep MC kt sini.. xsilap aku, ada 14 hari je boleh MC. tapi tgk gaya dak2 ni, sebulan 1-2 MC mesti ada..

Arghh~

Sape yg bantai melepaskan angin ni? shit la.. masuk ni dah 2 kali. aku suspect indian belakang nih. Damn! dah la xmandi, berani pulak kentut. bukan nk berniat racist, tapi mereka ni yg pure datang dari India mmg terbawa2 lifestyle dari sana; kurang mandi. Pastu gemar substitute mandi dengan perfume.. haih.. silalah faham yg Malaysia ni beriklim khatulistiwa, bukannya 4 musim.. Ada 4 musim pon kat bukit cerakah sana.. bangun tido nk pegi toilet buang air pon dah berpeluh. maka, bawak2 la mandi selalu.. kalau takut bazir shampoo kat bulu2 yang bersepah tu, cukupla sekadar shampoo bahagian2 penting spt ketiak, rambut dan kelampang. Geli lah..

Kembali ke topik asal. Bulan depan ada sorang promoted masuk level 3 setelah cukup experience point dia ala2 final fantasy tu. gaduh cakap nk resign cari company lain sbb level 3 byk keja. Hello~ statement tu sangat melemaskan aku sbb dia dah pon sain kontrak. nk komplen jangan sain la.. akibatnya, bulan depan sume activate standby sbb team short sorang. Argh.. dah la next month banyak wedding. bakal kakakipar aku pon nk kawen bulan depan.. haruslah menunjuk baik pada mertua dengan meringankan tangan menolong apa yang patut..

Shit~ Dia bantai kentut lagi.. (real time sungguh laporan ni)..

Ah, xde selera aku nk menaip.

ciao..

Chapter 244 - Hot Hot Hot

2010-05-13T21:42:00.002+08:00

Panas Panas Panas..

Malaysia makin hari makin panas. Badminton Malaysia pulak makin sejuk sejuk sejuk.. ini angkara kekalahan teruk Malaysia kepada China dalam Piala En Tomas kelmarin. Sungguh benci yang amat pada Lin Dan kerana kehebatannya dan mempersoalkan kenapa dia tidak dilahirkan sebagai warganegara Malaysia? Apakah nenek moyangnya xikut Puteri Hang Li Po ke Melaka awal usia Nusantara dahulu? Kalau mengikut undang2 bola sepak, Lin Dan layak dikenakan kad kuning kerana menanggalkan baju selepas menang kelmarin dan layak dikenakan kritikan yang pedas dari Nigel Lythgoe kerana tariannya tidak 'up' kepada standard penari2 dalam So You Think You Can Dance.. Tapi dalam benci, wujud perasaan kagum kepada flair, charisma dan kesombongan beliau dalam sukan ni. Suka aku cakap yg sehebat2 ~~Lee Chong Wei~~ Datuk Lee Chong Wei (DLCW), dia tidak memiliki sifat2 mahmudah dan mazmumah yang disebut tadi. Lin Dan yang dikenali sebagai 'Bad Boy' atau budak jahat mmg sombong dan berlagak. Tapi lagak itu yang flare up the confident to beat the crap out of his opponent. DLCW terlalu melayu bagi mata sepetnya itu.. dia terlalu baik hati dan jenis lelaki yang memberi sedekah pada setiap peminta sedekah bila mana dia berjalan2 di Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, tidak kiralah orang itu OKU ke, orang jual kerepek ke, peminta sedekah baik untuk pembinaan tokong mahupon pembinaan masjid di selatan Thailand.. Sebaliknya, Lin Dan pula jenis yang tidak akan memperdulikan minta2 itu malah dia akan lalu-dan-langgar bahu peminta sedekah itu lantas menanggalkan bajunya dan buat snake dance sbgai 'in-your-face' dance. DLCW, ko kena lebih jahat.

Datuk Misbun Sidek, sila basuh pemain badminton nombor 1 kita ni supaya dia kalau tak sama jahat dengan Lin Dan, dia LEBIH jahat dari itu.. dan perkenalkan sebuah module khas dalam latihan badminton anda, iaitu 'Smash to your opponent's face'. Latihan ini memberatkan kepada ketepatan ketika membuat smash untuk hinggap di muka pihak lawan. Baru puas hati pemain dan penonton seperti aku ni.. hahaha..

Markah penuh utk penonton yang meniupkan kata2 semangat kepada shuttlers kita. Kalah menang pon mereka sorak. Namun tercemar sedikit bila insiden penonton menunjuk finger kepada pemain double ke-2 kita. Kamon lah.. mmg xpatut pon mereka kalah kepada jepun yang rankingnya entah keberapa, tapi support la pemain2 kita andai mereka bermain tahap taska sekalipon. tapi tabik kerana betapa hanginnya penonton, mereka masih lagi tidak mencecah tahap penonton kelantan yang gemar membakar kerusi sbg tanda tidak puas hati. Kepada penonton kelantan, korang yang belum tentu failkan LHDN dan membayar cukai jangan nk suka2 bakar harta awam hasil cukai orang2 macam aku ni.. Tapi yang bestnya, bila Malaysia terkandas baik dalam piala en Tomas ataupon piala Pn Uber, stadium terus kosong walaupon match final. bila tengok TV tu rasa macam tgh tengok tournament kelas C dan D. ZzzZZzZZzZ..

Secara keseluruhan, skuad badminton kita masih layu. Jepun dah mula menapak dalam sukan ini. Korea Selatan pon dah semakin hebat. Padahal, Malaysia pernah digeruni suatu ketika dahulu, tapi sekarang ni penat kita nk gerun kat orang lain pulak. Jap, sukan ape je yang orang xgerun kat kita dulu? Bola dulu kita mmg hebat, badminton pon sama, hoki pon sama.. tapi kini? Regardless, make sure we are striving for number 1. Biasa la, walaupon shuttle cock tu xbulat macam bola, tapi perumpaannya tetap sama.. "bola itu bulat".

Chapter 243 - Nobody

2010-03-01T18:27:00.005+08:00

Salam 1Malaysia.. ngeh..

Lama sungguh aku xhupdate blog ni. Aku xde masa nk baca previous post utk kenal pasti kat mana aku nk kena pick up.. banyak yang dah berlaku dari tempoh itu.. yang paling obviouslicious, aku dah jadi tunangan orang dan menghitung hari utk menjadi laki orang walhal ada lagi 202 hari untuk kesitu.. insyaAllah.. jangan disangka 3 digit tu lama lagi, sbb dah banyak yg aku lalui gara2 procrastinate. contoh terbaik yang paling aku ingati adalah masa nk viva final year project 2007. jumlah tempoh aku siapkan mende alah tu 2 minggu je.. Hasil kerjanya, jangan cite la. macam final year project kanak2 tadika je. haha.. tapi Alhamdulillah, lepassss. Sekarang ni, aku tgh doa bnyk2 agar tesis aku sukses slps viva tempoh hari. Hati ni xtenang selagi coordinator program aku xterima versi hard cover tesis aku. mahu dia buat giler xnak amik, meroyan la aku depan pintu pejabat dia 3hari 3malam.. oh ya, tesis ni aku buat dlm masa 2 bulan je.. hehe.. UP sket dari degree dulu.. hmm.. kembali kepada perihal tunangan, aku sudah bertunang dengan pilihan hatiku.. belanja pon xbyk masa tunang. sekadar cincin tunang, dan kain nikah yang haruslah dibeli sendiri. kek, buah, sireh junjung termasuklah bakul, pinggan dan reben disponsor org. Alhamdulillah.. murah rezeki. kengkawan yang membaca, doakan lah perjalanan kami agar tiba ke destinasi dengan aman dan selamat. Ye la.. org kata dugaan berdarah manis ni tinggi. toksah citer laa dalam fesbuk tu dah berapa kerat aku baca yg ragu sana ragu sini lepas brtunang.. Nauzubillah.. sampai dah destinasi tu nnt, pasang doa lain lak ye.. tu tunggu arahan selanjutnya.

Hmmm.. obviouslicious yang ke-2.. aku dah xkerja dgn syarikat lama. banyak yg aku ranting pasal company lama kan..? last2 blah gak. I miss those guys though.. one of these days, aku nk kesana buat penampilan khas. tapi tunggu aku slim down balik. Fuhhh... naik balik seh.. mahu jadi bahan je pegi sekarang.. tambah lak jazz makin kurus.. mmg mncari nahas kalau pegi sekarang. Tapi kedengaran, cik kak yg sama satu project kat comp lama tu pon dah blah.. En Yusri, bila lagi? hehehe... (kalau la ko baca Yus).. Sekarang ni kerja dengan syarikat multinasional di kuala Lumpur. Kerjaku sekadar support je. tapi alhamdulillah, walapun keja shift, ongkosnya bagus.. cuma kurang fleksibiliti utk aku tuang. hahaha.. keje lama suka suki je aku nk tuang.. Oppss.. terdedah sudahhhh... Sabtu Ahad pon kena keja kadang2, mmg xde life sgt. sampai tunangan pon sedey kalau aku keje mlm.. kawan2 pon dibuang ketepi.. tapi start esok sampai khamis malam aku off.. Yabedabedubedah... motif pemberitahuan? tiada.. siap ko ammar, tetiap hari aku call dgn tagline, "apa barang keja!!!".. harharhar..

Chapter 242 - Dang!!

2010-02-11T15:21:00.006+08:00

Sedih dan hiba.. Setelah hampir 1 thn 1/2 berkhidmat, Omnia aku yg aku gahkan selalu telah break down. Apalah musibah yang melanda di kala aku tengah mengumpul dana untuk membina masjid ni.. Kalau ikutkan nafsu darah muda, dah tentu aku menyambar iPhone 3GS dan tido malam2 pukul 3 pagi dek bermain dan memuat turun aplikasi dari internet macam kawan aku, Jazimin. Tapi Jazimin dah xsyok main iPhone lagi dah, dan aku rasa dia pon dah campak jauh2 iPhone tu sebab dia dah ada Blackberry Bold yg terbaru... dan juga sebab dia kaya nk mampos, so suka hatila dia nk campak ke tidak iPhone tu.. Hasil nasihat kawan aku Fei yg skrg ni berkapel snyp2 dengan Ema, aku dah jumpa backdoor untuk atasi masalah 'Screen Alignment' Omnia aku.. mari kita backtrack kejadian hempasan-bawah Omnia aku..:

What d hell is wrong with my Omnia?
1. Touch screen sudah rosak. 3 suku screen dia dah paralyzed ala2 serangan angin ahmar utk alat2 komunikasi. Kejadian berlaku secara mengejut dan sememangnya aku terkejut tahap maki hamun xhingat..

2. Malangnya aku xturn on point mouse ("buat pe nk turn on? dah pakai touch screen, mana kelas pakai mouse..", lagak aku ketika touch screen aku masih sihat).

3. Lepas tu aku disable auto-rotation (sbb rotation tu buat pening kepala aku dan ianya x se'smooth iPhone).. Maka, mmg kaku seribu bahasa la Omnia aku bila screen dah jahanam..
4. Aku pon mengambil langkah bijak dengan backup semua file2 dalam Omnia aku menggunakan perisian yg dimuat turun dari Internet.

5. Dengan konfidennya aku buat sub-hard reset dengan menekan turn-on dan end-call button secara serentak selama 10 saat ketika henfon sedang mati. Kenapa aku panggil sub-hard reset? sebab kalau hard reset, semua memory akan format (Phone memory & embedded storage (8Gb) yang penuh dgn gambar2 dan semua .3gp senonoh aku).. kalau aku buat sub-hard reset, dia akan format Phone memory saje.. aku sangka aku bijak...

6. Selesai saje reset tu, Omnia aku kembali kepada factory default setting. tapi aku lupa yg every reset akan trigger Screen Alignment. sangkut aku kat situ sbb nk align mcm mana dah? Bagi kat Lee Soo-bin (Bos Samsung) ngan Bill Gates (Bos Mikrosof) pon blom tentu derang bole align. Ammar genius suggest aku pakai je Motorola V3X sebagai primary phone di kala siang. V3X tu aku gunakan utk secondary line aku sebagai medium untuk mengadu domba dengan ~~kekasih~~ tunang aku.. tutup la Omnia tu nk dekat seminggu..

7. Fei yg hangat bercinta dengan Ema memberi tips yg sangat berguna kepada aku dengan menyuruh aku create satu dummy file dalam memory card bernama "welcome.not". macam mana nk create? Senang je, bawak kluar memory kad, bubuh la kat laptop punya card reader. macam aku, aku slotkan dalam V3X, pastu cocok USB je..

8. Jeng jeng jeng.. dah xkluar lagi align screen yg sangat annoying tu.. upon formatting, it comes with default setting which is auto rotation. dengan auto rotation, aku bole la turn on'kan point mouse aku.. yeay!! Selesai masalah aku nk kluarkan RM400 utk baiki screen walaupon masih xboleh nk ditouch2.. tapi..

9. Apalah gunanya buat itu dan ini kalau file backup anda itu tadi xdisimpan dalam PC.. simpan dalam memory kad je.. Windows Mobile comes with setting untuk encryption (actually bole disable), dan setiap kali reset, encryption key dia akan berubah.. maka semua file2, lagu2, gambar2 dan .3gp aku corrupted dan tidak boleh dipakai.. sekadar menyemak je dibiarkan dalam memory card.. ARGHHH...HAMPEHHHH....

Simpati x? kalau anda simpati, silalah bank-in kan sekurang2nya RM 10 kedalam bank account aku agar dapat aku menyimpan untuk membeli iPhone. kenapa iPhone? sekurang2nya iPhone xde screen alignment. hahahahampeh punya windows mobile!

Chapter 241 - Grin

2010-02-02T08:12:00.007+08:00

"We would appreciate if you could return all assets that belong to the Company before your last day.."

Tau lah aku.. macamlah aku nk sangat Dell Inspiron 1420 berkelajuan 2.00 GHz dan berbekalkan RAM 2GB yang mengoperasikan Windows 7 tu... T_T

Memang aku nak pon.... huhuhu... kijam... bagilah kat aku mende ni sebagai parting gift.. akan aku jaga dan tatang laptop ni seperti laptop aku sendiri..

(Sila abaikan meja bersepah ni, kerana selaku CEO, meja penjawat seperti kami mmg xpernah kemas..)

Enough, mari bercerita tentang bende lain.. 2 minggu yang lepas, aku dan rakan2 bangun awal2 pagi (walaupon sorang je yang gagal untuk bangun.. ye ammar.. andalah orang itu.. hahaha). Semua ini dilakukan untuk pergi ke bukit broga.. tapi, apa yang ada di bukit broga? awal manakah yang kitorang maksudkan?

Aku sendiri pon xpernah dengar tentang bukit broga ataupon lebih sedap bila dipanggil broga hill jika dialihkan bahasa. Tidak lah macam Teluk Mok Nik, Terengganu yang mana bila dialihbahasa menjadi Monica Bay.. XNAK KALAH HENGKAU... bukit broga merupakan sebuah bukit (of koss) yang menjadi sempadan bagi negeri Selangor (Semenyih) dan juga Negri 9 (Lenggeng). Kalau anda baca dari encik wiki, nama broga ni derived daripada makhluk mistik bernama Buragas. Ciri2 makhluk ni tidaklah diterangkan dengan terperinci samada ianya berkaki dua, empat, lapan ataupon tiada kaki langsung. Jadi kalau author page wiki tu kencing aku, maknanya hancinglah korang skali.. skrg ni pon dah bau hamis sikit..

Access ke Bukit broga ni melalui Pekan Semenyih, kalau nk senang, carilah University of Nottingham Malaysia sbb 4-5 km dari Uni tu dah sampai kaki bukit broga.. walaupon aku xpernah dengar akan perihal bukit broga, tapi tmpt ni quite famous. semua yang datang pon local tourist yang nk tengok sunrise.

Maka, En. Organizer, saudara Ammar telah menghantar message pada pkl 12 tgh malam suruh bawak torchlight la.. tuala la.. jajan la.. baju extra la.. pad wanita la.. dan sebagainya. pesannya lagi, berkumpul di Masjid Semenyih pukul 5 pagi. Solat subuh berjamaah (Alhamdulillah) dan terus shoot naik bukit broga.. dia sangkakan gelap hingga ke subuh, tapi rupa2nya terang di tengah pagi..

Aku kluar umah pkl 3 pagi lagi sebab nk amik hafiz di bandar Utama. walaupon menongkah arus, tapi aku cekalkan diri dengan harapan agar sinar sunrise dapat memberi dia semangat untuk gigih mencari kerja baru. jangan la asyik terkangkang depan LCD 32 inci ko sambil main PS3. Lepas tu pergi ke rumah Ema di Taman melati pkl 3.30 pagi sebab nk ambik Ema dan Feisal. WAIT!! Apakah motif Feisal berada dirumah Ema pagi2 buta? adakah ko stalker tegar Ema, Feisal? jawab!! Anyway, aku disuruh Ammar untuk mendoakan kebahagian mereka.. apakah maksud ko ammar? Ema pulak bawak adiknya yang lebih mudah dikenali dengan panggilan 'baby'. 'Baby, hit me one more time.. hehehe.. So, kami naik dua kereta sbb sah2 xmuat. lepas ni nk amik Joe plak. Joe suruh kami amik dekat Petronas Tesco Ampang. Joe macam biasa, sgt skema dengan arahan2 ammar. ammar suruh dia bawak apa, semua dia bawak.. semuanya berjalan dengan lancar. namun, kami gagal menghubungi ammar. something fishy here...

Masjid Semenyih, 0600 hours.. Ammar masih gagal dihubungi. Kami decide, the show must go on. Solat subuh berjemaah, dan terus menuju ke Broga Hill.. sunrise expected at 0728 (Syuruk), dan dengarnya memanjat bukit broga bukannya seminit dua. Supposely kalau nk perfect tgk sunrise, pkl 0645 dah seelok2nya ada kat atas broga, tapi kami berjemaah dulu agar pendakian kami mendapat keredaanNya.. Bagus kan? kurang pahala aku riak kat sini. jangan percaya bulat2 GPS anda, sbb GPS anda tak tahu yang anda nak naik bukit broga. Google map aku hampir membawa aku pusing ke Negri 9. Shame on you, GMap on Omnia. Korang boleh tau yang korang dah menghampiri bukit broga bila bersepah2 kereta parking kat luar ladang kelapa sawit. maka carilah tempat parking dan jalanlah ikut the flow.. kalau xjumpa entry point, carilah ladang arnab sbb jalan masuk dia betul2 depan ladang arnab. pendakian yang mild challenging boleh dinaiki oleh sesape saje xmengira usia. enough with words, layan je gambar2 nih..

Kelat je muka.. "bagaimana kami hendak memanjat bukit broga tanpa Ammar?", tangis Ema

Anda tentu tak mahu abang ni jadi credit controller korang.. tapi garang pada rupa, hatinye baik

Catching sunrise

Cun jugak gambar ni.. tangkap pakai Omnia je.. xyah SLR2 semua tu.. ataupon kesan kehandalan fotografer?

Simply breathtaking

Mcm set utk TLOR..

Mcm set utk braveheart pon ada..

Come back with words. Ketika memanjat puncak kedua lah saudara Ammar call aku.. silap la.. Kami dah tau sejak di kaki bukit lagi yang kami xkan bagi chance kat ko.. lihat saje komen2 di fesbuk..

Saudara hafiz yang secara nature'nye mengayuh basikal sejauh 2 km ke tempat kerja tampak kurang fit dan tercicir jauh kebelakang. boleh dikatakan prestasi yang hambar. sepatutnya hafiz, secara matematiknya, ko patut dah sampai puncak broga tu pastu turun balik sebanyak 3-4 kali baru la kami sampai di puncak tu.. ala-ala Mohd Noor Mat Amin tu.. tapi tepukan untuk hafiz, berdikit-dikit dia panjat bukit tu sampai la jumpa kami kat salah satu puncak..

Rata-ratanya, byk pengunjung berbangsa cina.. aku fikirkan kalau korang nk sedikit privasi memanjat bukit broga, panjatlah masa Tahun Baru Cina nnt.. Dan ada beberapa pengunjung membawa anjing peliharaan naik sama.. lebih menyukarkan lagi ada kawan2 aku yang sangat trauma ngan anjing. aku tau aritu, aku bawak je gajah peliharaan aku sama..

Alhamdulillah.. selamat kami naik, selamat kami turun.. rata-rata ramai yang nk buat lagi panjat bukit broga ni.. terutama orang yang mencadangkan aktiviti ni, Cik Faiza yang last2 xjoin sama.. kerja katanya.. sebok menguruskan perniagaan beras herba poni taj mahal dia agaknya..

Aktivitas ni mmg aku galakkan.. permandangan cantik.. letih tu ada la sikit, tapi berbaloi2..

Chapter 240 - Grandeur

2010-01-28T22:27:00.006+08:00

Tepat di detik ini, manager aku sedang menyampaikan khabar berita pada Head of HR tentang keberangkatan aku dari syarikat ini. Punyala susah aku nk bagitau manager aku sbb dia bukan sahaja manager aku yg baik, tetapi kawan aku yang baik. al kisah, dia baru saje di'promote menjadi acting manager department aku, dan sudah sedia maklum, department aku ni sentiasa xcukup kaki dan tangan (bos besau, xyah la sep sangat nk hire staff.. padahal gaji staff mcm kami ni pon bukannya besar sangat.. pe la sangat tambah lagi sorang dua).. bila aku sudah tiada, makin kurang la kaki dan tangan die serta sukarlah dia nk melaksanakan wawasan dia.. kepada Hairul (hampir kepada nama sebenar), aku tau ko xbaca blog aku sbb aku xbagi link address blog aku kat ko, tapi aku nk ucapkan selamat maju jaya. cekal sungguh aku mewarnakan setiap huruf. good job apai.

I'll miss few things most definitely...

It has been 2 years. tahun lepas ofis lain, tahun ni merasa ofis baru.. tahun lepas aku 95 kg, tahun ni aku 83 kg.. hahaha.. apakah motif pemberitahuan ini? chill, sekadar menaikkan self-esteem aku..

Ofis baru

mentang2 dah nk kluar, baru nk bukak pekung didada... hahaha.. ni lah teratak persinggahan aku sejak projek aku di Port Dickson habes lewat tahun lepas. apakah gila nk aku ulang alik gmbak ke cyber? apakah gaji aku setaraf Vice President? ataupon busuk2 pon Project manager? kalau ye, dah tentu aku xblah dari sini.. Apa yang best kt ofis ni? Kemudahan Internet free.. beverage free (sila lihat point seterusnya) tapi kena bancuh sendiri la... aircond free.. toilet bersih.. couch pon selesa.. hahaha.. korang dengar pon rasa nk tumpang sekaki kan?? Maaf, hanya jari aku dan jari2 pekerja syarikat ni saje yg boleh access masuk bangunan. ofis pakai biometric access OKEEEEHH...

Milo

Bekalan milo kat ofis ni xpernah abih.. sekali beli berpaket2 gergasi yang dibawak balik dek sekretari syarikat. ikutkan byk lagi paket milo tu.. bukan takat 2 je, tapi semua dah aku bawak balik senyap2..

Monday Futsal

Ni sajela masa yang halal aku nk sliding tackle bos2 dan rakan2 sejawat.. paling tidak pon rembat bola to the balls.

Kawan

many friends i made during my stint at this company; melayu ada, cina ada, kakak india janitor pon aku kawan.. bukti yang aku ni bukanlah anti sosial alias racist.. kawan depan belakang sama ada.. kawan depan lain belakang lain pon ada... biasala, mana2 tempat ada.. kepada yang wish aku 'all the best', aku ucapkan terima kasih. korang je yang akan dapat kad dari aku nnt.. gagagaga..

Chapter 239 - 50,50

2010-01-09T18:44:00.008+08:00

Hi,

yeah.. still working at 'that' place.. Am waiting for interview calls.. Have been giving out resume to friends and HRs.. crossing my finger, a good offer to come.

anyway, i feel sucks. both in financial and love.. i'm not going to spill the details, but enough to tell that im feeling low. loooooow..

couple of kids passing by my house and i heard their short and brief conversation..

A: Weh, jom la wei kita pegi balik (i assumed A was asking B to accompany him to go back to the shop, as they were going to the opposite way)

B: Aku xde duit la.. (again, i assumed they were talking about buying some toys, like the egg machine that shit out toy in egg after u put coins in it)

A: Xpe, aku ada singgit (which is RM 1)

B: Ooo.. 5 posen, 5 posen (50 cent each.. good arithmetic)

A: X... kita share-share la singgit ni.. (wow)

Chapter 238 - Lied!!!

2009-12-16T05:20:00.002+08:00

Entry xbergambar.. entry xtertib.. entry kalauNkTerasa,SilalahTerasa.. entry xpuasHatiMaksima..

After weeks of ketandusan idea, finally i got something to bitch about. Work.

"Agak dah", kata korang.

Apakah perasaan anda bila dipaksa menjual barang yang sucks big time? dipaksa menyakinkan pelanggan bahawa barang yang sucks big time tu bagus dan elok? anda benci bukan? Aku benci, tapi dipaksa buat jugak. sebab nak dapur dirumah berasap.

Apabila barang yg sucks big time tu bernilai 13.5 juta hinggit, tentu manager anda akan panas bontot kalau customer's dissatisfaction growing.. sebab customer anda tu bukan calang2 orang. silap2, syarikat busuk nama, worse, xleh nk jaul barang lagi dah kat sesapa... bila itu terjadi, tokey syarikat setentunya akan kerat leher manager tu dan orang2 yang sewaktu dengannya.

Daripada 13.5 juta hinggit tu, aku rasa secara roughly, syarikat dah sapu paling kurang 5.2 juta hinggit. diulang, PALING KURANG.. bagi barang busuk ni saje tau, banyak lagi barang2 lain.. tapi aku akui yang barang2 lain semua elok2.. barang ni saje OK.. jangan nk speku lebey.. tapi, kira banyak la 5 juta hinggit.. sampai mampu pindah ofis, mampu pegi cuti sana sini dan mampu membeli motokar berjenama haiwan yang datangnya dari keluarga kucing. keluaran 2007 OK, bukannya keluaran yang lama2..

bila customer mula perasan barang sucks big time, jurujual lah yang disalahkan.. padahal pengeluar barang sucks big time keluaran India n pengedar (syarikat ni) mcm innocent abih. bukannya customer bodoh.. tapi gamaknya follow the flow la menyalahkan jurujual2 ni..

mula cerita 2 tahun lepas, di'interview oleh AJK2 syarikat yakni AJK projek, manager dan AJK pegang duit. maka resultnya hendaklah aku menjual barang di Kuala Lumpur, tapi atas sebab aku ni gentleman, aku offer diri menjual di port dickson. telah aku nyatakan ketika sesi interview tu yang aku masih belajar. nk pegi jauh2, sesakla poket. PD ke Shah Alam mau 125 km ikot jalan lama, 150 km ikot lebuhraya.. minyak dan tol menjadi ukuran.. tapi AJK2 ni janji nk bagi pampasan, yang mana janji2 ni ditepati.. tapi, xde daily allowance. pelik bukan? mana2 projek yang pegi site, xkesahla duduk kejap ke, lama ke.. mesti ada allowance. tapi aku xberkira sangat masa tu sebab masyuk claim minyak pegi kelas.. bodoh jugak aku.

jahat xjahat la:

amik org yang tinggal kat Alor Setar menjual di Alor Star supaya jimat kos penginapan dan allowance. sebab mamat tu duduk situ... la la la.. jahat!
xleh claim parking and milage kat kawasan byk2 opis di putrajaya sbb jarak umah ke ibupejabat dan tempat menjual di putrajaya dah kira sama jauh... la la la.. jahat!
aku je dapat tanggungan tempat tinggal sbb aku bukannya datang dari PD, tapi jurujual berdua lagi tu xdapat pon sbb tmpt tinggal dan tempat menjual xjauh.. la la la.. jahat!
xde claim harian.. sebab disuruh anggap tempat menjual ni sbg ibupejabat. busuk2 pon bagi la 10-20 hinggit sehari ke.. la la la.. jahat!

dalam 5 bulan terakhir ni, AJK projek dan manager sudah berhenti. AJK projek dan manager baru amik alih. malangnya AJK projek ni xberkenan kat aku, atas sebab2 yang tertentu. aku ni jurujual yang pemalas bagi dia. setiap masalah timbul, jurujual2 ni dibubuh bawah mikroskop dan dikaji cukup2. kata putus, jurujual incompetent!

musim belajar kembali!!!! aku pon mula lah cubaan membuat claim pegi kelas/meeting. tapi AJK projek dan manager xapprove. Wat de hel... kata AJK projek pada kuli bawah telunjuk dia (dan bukannya pada aku), "i pon belajar gak, tapi x claim.. ni dah kira personal claim. Xapprove"

"tapi before, claim approve by AJK projek n manager lama", kata kuli bawah telunjuk (terima kasih atas cubaan memberi keadilan).

"itu management lama, bawah management saya xboleh", jawab AJK projek.

Dear all, the reason i took the job was because, i was promised to be situated in KL (easier to study) and I'm able to claim IF i'm situated somewhere else..

Apakah? agenda2 memperkayakan AJK2 nih dan jurujual yang miskin ni kian tersepit. bagila bonus 3 bulan pon, AJK2 dan manager kaya berganda2 dari jurujual2 busuk nih.. 3 bulan x 10-20k++ compare 3 bulan x 2k.. u guys do the math la..

akhirnya, aku sbg jurujual imcompetent ni berkeputusan utk menurut jejak AJK projek dan manager lama.. Aku dah benci, aku dah muak.. dah la makin miskin, makin bodoh pulak tu.. doakan aku sukses dalam kerjaya..

Sekian.

Chapter 237 - Transition I

2009-10-21T13:06:00.005+08:00

Double entry? or maybe there'll be triple entry? Kes balas dendam xpost sebulan? entah la.. ikut mood.

I'm currently undergoing transition from using Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome. Mozilla never let me down before. I've been using it for the past 5 years. the everlasting rival with Ammar's Opera. Firefox add-on feature is so cool. I can have varies of helpful components such as youtube downloader, audio stream grabber and so much more. plus it's more light than IE. but guess what is more light than both of them? Damn right, it's this gojes Chrome la.. Although xde add-on feature, this browser offers me much more. Key reasons: Security and freshness.. i like the look and feel. I can customized the theme. each tab is treated differently, meaning that kalau satu page hang, page2 lain xeffect. Pop up notification so that xde la pop up yg terselit worm bukak dengan sewenang2nya yang menyemakkan hidup anda dengan malware yang menjahanamkan. Did I mentioned the look and feel? hahaha.. of course this new browser still glitched a bit (in term of webpage layout adaptation), even so, there are rooms for improvement.

gila gojez

Setelah jadi salesman Firefox selama 5 tahun, kini aku dilantik secara syok sendiri utk menjadi duta Google Chrome. Click here for GChrome.

Chapter 236 - Loooong Absence

2009-10-18T21:06:00.005+08:00

Salam Aidilfitri. I know.. i know.. dah sebulan Syawal berlalu baru nk salam bermaafan.. I was kinda busy with soo much things in hand. Still my hands are tied, I manage to gather strength to put some words in this beloved blog of mine.

dusk @ Penang Bridge

Aidilfitri yang lepas, aku sekeluarga sambut di Penang. Raya Kedua aku bertolak balik dengan first time menaiki Saga BLM. Minyak aku support, while TnG mak aku support. Belom sempat takbir raya berkumandang di Masjid2 dan surau2, aku sudahpon pokai.. Isi tank minyak kereta pon aku sagat guna Credit Card. Kalau xde dek Credit card tu, sudah tentu aku test experiment guna minyak masak, minyak angin atau minyak kuda sebagai ganti minyak petrol yang aku xmampu nak beli.

==disclaimer==

Walaubagaimanapon, kredit aku masih tidak ditahap kena masuk kaunseling AKPK. Dapat je paycheck, account sudah balance. Kepada rakan2 yang berkredit card, cuba elakkan baki bawa ke depan sbb consequences dia bila nk buat loan, check2 credit history, rupa2nya anda ni agak tegar nk bayar balik. Juga alang2 nk remind, sesape yang buat loan PTPTN sila la bayar balik sikit2.. kawan aku sorang dah blacklist dari keluar negara angkara ingkar 3 surat lawyer.. aku baru sampai satu je..

==++==

Raya pertama sempat aku luangkan dengan keluarga di Gombak, Cheras, Bangsar, PJ dan ehem ehem Kota Damansara. Berjalan sakan aku dari pagi sampai ke malam, tapi duit raya satu sen pon xdapat tahun ni.. dan atas sebab2 kewangan yang tak mengizinkan, tahun ni xde budget nk bagi duit raya. semua budget duit raya dah di'channel'kan kepada Padini shirt, belt and pants. Erm.. tahun depan ye anak2..

cantuman meja yang terpanjang pernah aku tengok

Kek Lok Si Temple

Beraya di Penang xpernah aku rasa bosan. sepupu sepapat semua xjauh umur. dah besar2 ni, masing2 ada kaki (a.k.a kereta). lepas puas beraya dirumah sedara mara, kami beraya di shopping2 complex, di Kek Lok Si Temple, dan di Gurney Drive. Adik aku yang berjiwa independent tu bising nak pergi Kek Lok Si Temple. Nak cari baju Tai Dye, thai dye, tie dye.. ntah la. bunyi camtu, tapi nk eja aku tatau.. Pegi sampai atas, tapi jumpa sehelai je. itupon size S (beli jugak sbb mungkin kawan2 dia yang kerempeng dan halus2 tu nk beli ke..). Also xpernah miss event main bowling dengan mereka, termasuk la raya tahun ni. dan aku pelajari sesuatu yang baru tahun ni... aku ni agak mesra longkang rupanya...

It was a wonderful Eid. I spent it with my family and sweetheart. hopefully, soon I can spend Eid together with both of them.

Chapter 235 - Effort

2009-09-11T11:10:00.005+08:00

My mom still haven't decide when to balik kampung.. the destination is set: Pulau Pinang. But, we're still back-and-forth with the date. Either 2nd Syawal or 29th Ramadhan. I would like for us to balik on 2nd Syawal. Reason: ease of traffic, and i can get to visit Nurul's house on 1st Syawal. Yeay! At first, i was told that i need to cut back my holiday as early as Thursday. Ada kerja di Putrajaya. I was neither happy nor sad. I was calculating with my short stint in Penang so that I can spend more time in KL. but today, penyampai mohor besar project manager menyampaikan khabar berita yang cuti seperti biasa. So, I can see myself in Penang as late as Friday or Saturday. Sigh~ but I'll utilize this rare opportunity to meet up with cousins and relatives.

I am fortunate to still have both mother and father for this Ramadhan and prays for us to be around until this Syawal and future Ramadhans and Syawals.. For those whom less fortunate, I can only spare Al-Fatihah to your lost one.

As soon as I posted the earlier post in regard of Fadilat ramadhan, I heard in Radio that it is wrong to believe such rewards for it is not 'sahih'. So, new advice to myself and others, beribadat untuk mendapatkan keredhaanNya kerana ganjaran mungkin datang dlm bentuk yang kita sangka ataupon tidak.. cepat ataupon lambat.. didunia ataupon diakhirat..

Chapter 234 - New Chapter

2009-09-10T12:41:00.004+08:00

Salam and good day to all..

First of all, thanks for coming today out of your busy schedule.
This press conference is in regard of the rumor which swirling around my personal life.
The rumors of me having found love has been circulated in the media; which mostly through facebook and twitter. Paparazzi, media elites, journalists and friends whom picked up bit of hints through my shoutouts and comments, concluded that, there is a "special someone" occupying my heart, thus demanding an official press conference to sort out their restless speculations.
In the heat of this speculation, I never try to deny or agree with their conclusion, and hence prevent me from making any further remark or statement, since it revolving around my personal life.
But, seeing as this matter is a welcomed news to everyone and also in fear of riots from dear friends, I decided to use this time and space to clarify the speculation.

I, Ahmad, would like to confirm that the spoken and written speculation of me is true and correct. I have found the love of my life and we've been going out for a while now. But we've known each other since our high school years and Praise to Allah, for His Kindness, opened her heart to accept me.
A part of her first name is Nurul (as I won't reveal her true identity as yet), and the name derived from the word Nur which in Arabic, the word Nur or Nuwara means 'to illuminate' or light. It is true that she is the love of my life and the light of my heart.

As for now, I am a very happy man and we are a very happy couple; and prays forever both of us will be happy, and if not, will be much more happy.

Thanks again for your time, support and love. I wish all of you happiness.

Thank you.

Chapter 233 - Love & Hate

2009-09-08T20:41:00.003+08:00

Happy Belated birthday Malaysia.. Already 52 years young. A lot of changes occurred in these 52 years. Ratusan malah ribuan bangunan yang mencakar langit. Lebuhraya dan jalan bertingkat-tingkat mengalahkan mangkuk tingkat. Pernah bertahkta kepertuanan langit dengan 2 menara tertinggi di dunia. Seri dgn neon malam bagaikan kota New York yang tidak pernah tidur. Hak dan rukun dicabar terang2an. keamanan dan kesusilaan yg dijaga mahu dengan lembut ataupon kasar.. serta, melayu dengan dilema mereka.

Not all malay engrossed in their dilemma.

I caught this promo on TV asking viewers to vote for the best 1Malaysia song through sms. after awhile, i read that Faizal Tahir won it. who cares? and seems like everyone doesn't also. xpernah pulak dengar berkumandang di corong radio mahupon TV. i just wondered, why need to hassle organizing such contest while there are already good songs out there. take this one in particular, a song by Allahyarham TS P.Ramlee, Keroncong Kuala Lumpur. This person is truly a nasionalist, without further intoduction, everyone knows him through his marvellous acting, directing and singing. Orang mengangkat Allahyarham(ah) Yasmin Ahmad sebagai pejuang 1Malaysia (with no doubt on my side), sedangkan TS P Ramlee was one, decades ago. not just through this song, but through his movies. jika dinilai perspektif satira2nya, tersorot ribuan paparan realiti bangsa; tanpa mengenal kaum walaupon kebanyakan karyanya berkisar tentang melayu (jika dibandingkan dengan garapan Yasmin). lagu keroncong ini juga dapat diperkenalkan kepada telinga anak2 muda yang mungkin kurang biasa dengan keroncong, zapin dan dondang.

Keroncong Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur
ibu negara Malaysia
aman serta makmur
setelah merdeka

tanah subur
hasilnya kaya raya
jadi kebanggaan
kejayaan bangsa

rakyat sehati sejiwa
satu bahsa satu bangsa
tanda kegagahan negara
Malaysia merdeka

waktu malam
cahya menjulang tinggi
Parlimen tersergam
lambang demokrasi

Chapter 232 - Ramadhan

2009-09-08T15:57:00.003+08:00

Salam Ramadhan to everyone.. sekali lagi kita dilawati oleh bulan yang penuh berkat ini. sesedarnya aku, dah 2 minggu kita berpuasa dan dah berminggu-minggu malah berbulan-bulan aku tak update blog ni.. sekarang ni baru terasa hati nk update blog. lagipon sebelom ni aku bukannya blogger tegar pon... sekadar blogger sosial sahaja. tapi, jenuh nak bersihkan sawang bila lama tak terusik.. orang sana sini bertanya khabar berita, menungu press conference kata mereka. press conference apa? maksud itu yang kita kena fikir2kan..

Ramadhan oh Ramadhan.. for me, ramadhan this year crept in slowly without me noticing.. maybe because the fact that i dont listen to local radio station anymore to catch the lustful whishper of the voice model for yusof taiyub kurma ads. tau2 je mak kata dah kena pegi terawih.. but i didnt resent, in fact i'm grateful for ramadhan.. bulan keberkatan, bulan berlapar dahaga disiang harinya, bulan yang sesuai utk fizikal dan spiritual cleansing.. tapi bukan semua yang memanfaatkan peluang ini dengan sepenuhnya, termasuk la aku.. ada hari dan ketika, kita terlupa. terawih tinggal, berbuka bagai tiada hari esok.. tapi nak kata bagaimana, aku ni manusia sama seperti orang2 lain yang hadir leka tanpa diundang.

Terawih. I've been carrying this leaflet given by my mother for many-many years. seingat aku dari aku sekolah rendah lagi aku bubuh keratan ni dalam wallet aku. sekali-sekala ramadhan menjengah, aku pon baca la kalau teringat.. maka ingin aku kongsi dengan semua akan fadilat solat sunat terawih dari malam 1 hingga ke 30..

Keluar dosa orang mukmin seperti ia baru dilahirkan
Diampunkan dosanya serta ibubapanya
Berseru malaikat untuk keampunan bagi mereka yang mengerjakan sembahyang terawih
Memperoleh pahala seperti pahala orang yang membaca kitab2 al-Quran, Zabur, Injil dan Taurat
Dikurniakan pahala seperti sembahyang di Masjidil Haram, Masjid Nabawi dan Masjidil Aqsa
Seperti pahala malaikat yang tawaf di Baitul Maamor, segala batu dan tanah mendoakan keampunan bagi mereka
Seolah-olah bertemu Musa AS dan menolong beliau menentang Firaun dan Haman
Dikurniakan pahala seperti seperti dikurniakan kepada Nabi Ibrahim AS
Dikurniakan pahala dan dinaikan mutu ibadah seperti Nabi Muhammad SAW
Dikurniakan kebaikan di dunia dan akhirat
Meninggal dunia keadaanya bersih dari dosa seperti baru dilahirkan
Datang ia pada hari kiamat dengan mukanya bercahaya
Datang ia pada hari kiamat dengan keadaan aman sentosa daripada setiap kejahatan dan keburukan
Datang malaikat menyaksikan ia sembahyang Terawih serta tiada menyesatkannya pada hari kiamat
Semua malaikat berselawat dan mendoakan keampunan
Allah tuliskan kelepasan neraka dan dimasukkan kedalam syurga
Mendapat pahala sebanyak2 pahala Nabi
Seru malaikat agar Allah reda'inya dan ibubapanya
Allah tinggikan darjatnya didalam syurga Firdaus
Dikurniakan pahala sekalian orang syahid
Allah binakan istana di dalam syurga daripada Nur
Tiada huru-hara dipadang masyar
Dibinakan bandar di dalam syurga daripada Nur
Allah kabulkan 24 hajat (elok berdoa dalam sujud)
Allah angkatkan daripadanya seksa kubur
Dikurniakan pahala ibadah 40 tahun
Dikurniakan ketangkasan melintas sirat seperti kilat
Dikurniakan 1000 darjat diakhirat
Dikurniakan 1000 kali haji mabrur
Penghormatan Allah kepada hambanya di syurga dengan layanan istimewa sama taraf layana kepada Nabi SAW

There's always time for everything..

Chapter 231 - Is It Suppose To Be Weary?

2009-08-05T14:06:00.004+08:00

I've just uploaded few songs. Illegally? You bet. This time, all songs are Korean. Kudos for them for making good mellow songs. Really, if you in a mood to layan your heartbreak, your fall-in-love, your already-in-love.. nothing can beat Korean songs.. or is it just me? huh? dunno. but not all songs i've uploaded are mellow2 one.. there are also hip hop songs in this playlist. so, just enjoy. I really hooked on track #6 & #7. Track #7 is taken from my favorite Korean drama, Accidental Couple.

Its a nice fiction. If you like Full House, you'll definitely gonna like this. its about an accidental lovestruck between a regular joe and the most beautiful and popular actress in Korea. No spoiler intended, go watch it yourself.. a.k.a download sendiri la.. hehe

Actually, I'm not in the mood for amateurish journalism right now. really not in the mood, even after listening to these songs. I couldnt say that aunt irma's visiting, because it would be weird and wrong... but i'm in the time or period in which i dont feel like doing anything. even so, work must go on.. kalau boss aku baca statement ni tentu dia suka. hehe. I'm looking forward to the weekend. Basketball training every friday & laze around during the saturday and sunday. sometimes i went out with my friends for movies. take last saturday as an example, we watched 2 movies and had 3 meals. i figured that that saturday alone finish up my outing quota. almost broke and pathetically not well fed, i'm cautiously calculating my days ahead. next week dah la nk pergi Melaka for a friend's wedding. sigh~~

G.I Joe coming out this week.. sooo tempting. sapa mau tengok?

ciao

Chapter 230 - In Cloud Nine

2009-07-29T21:41:00.002+08:00

Ah... kids these days.. aku terpaksa cancel kelas sbb mereka2 ini xdatang. Dimana kesilapan atau miscommunication pon aku tak tahu. yang pasti, kena la mereka menjawab dengan pengajar derang esok. So, dikesempatan kelas yg xjadi ini, aku pon merajinkan diri menambah post..

Aku semakin gembira 2-3 menjak ni, walaupon temper ketika memandu masih xhilang2. adakah kerna berat badan ku makin susut atau pon.... ehem ehem.. malas nk sambung. everytime i shout something in my facebook page, damn sure my friends assumed that i'm in a relationship. it might be true, but also might not. padahal shoutout aku biasa2 je.. tadah telingan dan loyar buruk je yang mampu aku buat.

The guards at my PD apartment were caught by the immigration last week. i could not be less happy. dont get me wrong, i'm not a racist. i did not totally hate those nepalese, pakistani or whatever their citizenship is.. but what i dislike about those guards are, they kept checking on my trunk. i've got a lot of junk in the trunk, and they like to check them out. hahaha.. sound gayish dirty, but the truth is that, even i'm a tenant, i am treated like a visitor there. alway pop up my trunk everytime i'm going out. mcm la aku nk mencuri sangat. muka pencuri kah aku ni?

Ciao..

Chapter 229 - Full-Blood Prince

2009-07-22T12:49:00.002+08:00

Quite a hectic week i can say.. All involves driving back-to-back from PD to Cyber. Site visit for relocation project in Putrajaya, internal ministry audit in PD, meeting in Cyberjaya, Career day event at PWTC, resume work at PD. Sigh~ Knowing what is coming, i spent a night with friends watching Harry Potter (not Hairy Potter, OK..). the latest instalment of HP series really satisfying me. even after hearing complaint over lack of actions and fightings, i give a round of applause to the director for narrating 'Half blood prince' very well. Its hard to satisfy fans when the fans already read the book, and the fan expect much when the story adapted into silverscreen. but it turned out well. explains much on the you-know-who. kenapa brengset tu tak mati2 lagi... rupa-rupanya dia dah split jiwa dia berkeping-keping (buat2 tak tau..padahal dah baca). also the story explores the romance between dear ginny and HP, and Hermoine and Ron. personally, I think Luna Lovegood also looked weirdly lovely. Clap clap clap..

For tomorrow career event, i was nominated to be the MC. sigh.. i wonder if im gonna do well... nasib baik xde orang2 kenamaan yang datang. i quite hate protocol. bahasa semua nk kena jaga.

Oh.. I watched Man U vs Malaysia XI. at first i wasnt going, but on friday a friend texted me asked whether i'm interested on getting a ticket. i didnt have second thought. Yes. Oh Mak.. ramai sungguh la manusia yang datang tengok. aku pon terpaksa parking dekat taman perumahan depan Carrefour sbb terlalu sesak nk masuk ke perkarangan stadium. almost 100k manusia memenuhi stadium. rata-rata semua memakai baju MU, tetapi mereka tetap 1Malaysia. support both MU and Malaysia. although i hate big crowd, but i glad i went.

Chapter 228 - Long Huh?

2009-07-10T09:43:00.002+08:00

Lama kah aku menyepi? ahaha.. sibuk kah? Sibuk bercuti ada la.. I went to Redang Island in the spirit of supporting Visit Malaysia... Why bother pegi holiday overseas padahal we have our own world class holiday paradiso. sebab duit xbanyak nk pegi o/sea. My days in Redang was very fulfilling because knowing anything like that wont be happening in near future, so i tried to enjoy as much as i can. Even so, it was tainted by the attempt of the boat operator to smuggle us to the island. just when i got home i learned that later that evening, coast guard caught an operator whom brought 50 passengers in a 12 seated boat. that IS crazy. my case was bit different. that morning, 12 of us boarded the 12 seater boat along with 6 other passengers. mathematically, the passenger had outnumbered the seat. but, it was true that the seats are enough to cater all of us. 5 minutes on the boat ride, we were stopped by the coast guard. the operator was told to turned back to the jetty. it was because the operator didnt bring his license. "he left if at home". it was definitely stupidity in humor's disguise. how come the operator whom apparently operate the boat every single day forgot to bring his license. i carried my ID, cards and driving license everytime i go out, and i assumed the same to every human being. he left the license to his nenek to play at rumah.

The scarier part was, the operator suggested the 18 of us to be carried in a car (in numbers of ulang-alik journey..ye la, berapa byk sangat manusia boleh sumbat dlm sebijik kereta. and again, we're not trying to beat the world guiness record or something here) to an undisclosed location for our rendezvous point with the boat. it's all just because they want to run from the coast guard. ARE WE SOME SORT OF WEED? OR SLAVES? OR MAIDS? at last, a good news came in which we are to ditch that boat and board a bigger boat to Redang. an hour later, we all sampai at Redang...

If you want to snorkle.. then go to Tioman. I'm not satisfied with the snorkling activities. maybe it is because of the arrangement made by the resort.. or the fish there are just not captivating enough. But the beach are 1st class. laut xde batu karang. kurang sakit kaki. kurang calar balar.

Chapter 227 - Fix Mood

2009-06-07T23:34:00.004+08:00

So far..

Roger Federer clinched 14th Grand Slam title.
Lakers won the 2009 Playoff
Confederation Cup is currently on-going.
C.Ronaldo goes to Real Madrid

I'm really looking forward to summer's transfer window. a lot of speculations and shocking decisions. It got all the hype to kick-off the major leagues; BPL, La Liga, Serie A...

money talks... the prospect of Kaka and C.Ron working together is a bit mouth-watering. Is real Madrid the new powerhouse? not sure yet.. will both have successful stint at Madrid? still, not sure... I'm still waiting for Man U's first signing of the season. Villa? Valencia? or Ribery? Sluuurrrpppp.... meh tadah ayaq lioq aku...

Just finished reading The Kite Runner from Khaled Hosseini.. A marvellous fiction. as if it is real. portraying Afghanistan in troubled times.. I didn't knew that Afghan was onced prospered, until the Russian invaded and then came along the Taliban. I am blessed to live peacefully. That is why Prophet Muhammad endorse ummah to live moderately; not too loose and not too radical. There are people in this world uses the name of God for their own radical philosophy; be it Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Hindu or Islam. Anyway, I marvled myself by finishing it in just 5 days.. I did almost the same for Playing for Pizza by John Grisham. I'm looking forward to get the latest publish from Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Ciao.

Chapter 226 - Tough Luck

2009-06-06T12:40:00.007+08:00

Best way to get a girl... by being gay!

Check the clip from SNL (Live Sabtu Malam). Somehow, I was hooked on watching SNL, so i watched almost all episodes for this season. Great casts such as Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, which are my favorites. not to mention that this show produced great entertainer over the years aired like Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Falon, the late Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Rob Schneider and lot more...

Actually, I was thinking years ago to write something similar to this skit. i even imagined to produce the writing as an intellectual publish or findings, soon it'll be published as one of those motivational books and later, I decided to make a story out of it. So I write a novel and some bigshot producer want to adapt my novel into a motion picture.. I made millions over this blockbuster which rise my fame as great writer in Hollywood (tak men la dalam Malaysia).. but what to do... I couldn't find time to do so.

You know what..having tough luck on courting women, might make one think, "what should I do?". Simple, by being the girl's best friend.. and what is better than a bestfriend if it is not a gay dude? try to sneak around with your fake-gayness and work around your magic by giving a fashion advice (of course your appearance need to be decent) and be a good listener! Women always drop their guard down around gay dude (remember the scene from 'Now I Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'? where Jessica Biel try out lingeries in front of Adam Sandler? Nice). So, when the woman shows a moment of weakness (over a break-up especially), that is when the snake feast on the rat. create such moment to make an "accidental" closure.. the "Oopps" moment. then simply give this lame cliche, "Being with you, makes me a man" or "I just love you too much to be gay" or anything that signals her that you are not gay anymore. She might think that there's nothing to lose.. you are a great guy, alway there for her and understood her more than any other guy. then BOOM! (confetti flew everywhere) congratulation, you nailed it.

I might warn though.. this method might takes longer than you anticipated. so, endurance is really-really important.

that's all for now on how to pick a girl the wrong way... err I mean the long way...

Chapter 225 - Broken

2009-06-01T23:50:00.002+08:00

Kontinjen Sukan Remaja Asia di S'pore minggu depan diberi lonjakan yang hebat apabila diberi tajaan kasut POWER. Kalah la jawabnya...

Sungguh bosan Playoff Final NBA tahun ni bila pasukan yang anda minati tidak bermain. I remembered back in 2003, we played NBA Live at a friend's home, and they jeered my choice team, Boston Celtics due to the fact that Celtics was nothing back then. plus they got the Antoine Walker whom not just ugly at look, but also ugly at shooting. but in 2008, i had the last laugh. Celtics got Garnet, Allen and Pierce. Enough force to win the Playoff, and win they did. But this year, serious injury on Garnet, plus the inconsistent Allen threw them out in 2nd round of eastern conference. so, i moved to Cavaliers. reason? LBJ (LeBron James). that is enough reason to love Cavs. But Cavs also crashed out in the conference final to the Orlando Magic. I couldn't bring myself to love Magic or Lakers. So, I just don't care who win the final.... as long as it's not Lakers. HAHAHA..

Chapter 224 - Wonder Why?

2009-06-01T23:22:00.004+08:00

At this precise moment, i am sad. Man U lost the final and thus having a worst birthday present ever. Chelsea claimed the FA Cup, despite the fastest goal by ex-United, Saha. Damn it! I can foresee how this new year gonna shape up for me. A lot of transfer rumors for United. Some are welcomed, some are not. Ronaldo? I dont mind him going. when your heart not there, then you can never give your best. but the fact Real is going nowhere also bothers him. but who cares.. join the losers. Teves? i'll be damned if he's going. with high work rate and wolverine-look-a-like sure to give you the assurance of taming the defense. Berbatov is a flop. I was hoping not, but seems like it. just like Veron. Sell him! Ribery is the man we should pursuit. but it is daunting to know the price tag put on by Bayern. Valencia also a good prospect. great footwork and more humble than the portugeses (Nani & Ron). hope with years of experience, the Gaffer knows to make the right decision!

whatever..

Chapter 223 - Astro

2009-05-26T12:46:00.004+08:00

I moved into a new apartment last week. still in PD area, to be specific at Teluk Kemang. New place is bigger, cleaner, tidier (not for long) and awesomer (more awesome). i didnt have much things to move since my stay in previous place is just like check-in-check-out style. just couple of clothes and no furniture or appliances. so moving is easier for me. although it is 5 minutes away from my work place, i don't have complaints. new astro came in last friday, so i'm happy that i can watch Champions League Final this thursday morning. it will be a bummer if i couldn't watch it. last year i watched with my 2 officemates. one of them "borrowed" a projector from the company and we watched it in his place, in midst of his housemates whom hates Man United. it was a sweet sensation to celebrate among the United-haters. hahaha.. you guys are loser!

this year though, i'll be by myself. sedey2. meh la kawan2 datang PD tgk bola ngan aku... datang jangan tangan kosong... bawak la jajan skali.

in rome we'll win

Aku kini dalam misi mencari LCD TV utk memuaskan nafsu PS3 aku. Semalam pegi Alamanda, singgah sat kat SengHeng nk survey tgk. mmg ikut hati nk je rompak bawak balik TV display 52 inci tu sbb dlm poket mahupon bank aku tak ada RM5000. well, since i'm talking about LCD TV, let me share some findings and things you should know when buying one.

usually, when browsing around electrical stores or electronic department in malls, you'll see the smallest size available for LCD TV is 32 inch. mmg standard untuk apa jenis brand pon, akan jumpa 32 inci paling kecil. dan saiz ini adalah ukuran pepenjuru skrin LCD tu. exception for Sony where they offered 21 inch LCD, which i dont think will sell well. anyway, the size varies from 32 to 37 to 42 and the biggest ever made is by Panasonic which is at 150 inch.

After settled for the size, you need to check on the HD status, whether it is HD Ready or Full HD. most 32 comes in HD Ready, while it is easier to find Full HD on screen bigger than 32 or 37. the difference is Full HD is able to display HD signals over the full resolution of 1920x1080; while HD Ready can only display at full resolution of 1280x720. even said so, HD Ready can also receive the 1920x1080 signals but the TV will automatically scale down the signals and you'll get what they call as 'resolution loss'. BUT, these differences can only be noticable on LCD TV over 42 inch. in other word, if you intend to buy smaller size (less than 42 inch) then it's OK to get HD Ready one..

Then you need to know the differences between "p" and "i". you'll notice on most flyers where they put on 720p or 720i or 1080p and 1080i. "i" stands for interlaced. it is the same format with our CRT or flat screen TV. it involves the projection to be displayed over odd lines and even lines. so TV yang anda tgk tu sebenarnya merangkumi beberapa garis halus2 yang bersilih-ganti mengikut frame per second. you wont notice it (unless you have an eagle eye), but as your screen size getting bigger, you'll be annoyed with flicker. it happens with interlaced (unless you are using LCD TV with good interlaced system). i wont go into details. it bores. "p" stands for progressive scan. intead of dividing into lines, "p" projects the whole picture. "p" is much more smoother but it requires more bandwidth than "i". if you ask me, i'm the "p" type of guy.

HDMI port is a port which to replace the RGB port (red, yellow and white). latest gadget like BluRay Player, HD signal terminal (Astro-like) or PS3 equipped with HDMI cable and port. of course HDMI better than RGB; 8 audio channels (enough for 7.1 surround sound), larger bandwidth (5Gbps), 1080p compatible, and lot more. it's natural to have more than 1 HDMI port which to accomocate the numbers of gadgets i mentioned. tapi kalau dah dapat 1 je, kena rajin2 bangun pergi pasang dan cabut setiap kali nk tgk BluRay lepas main PS3.

Last but not least, you need to pay at the counter la.. kes macam aku ni, tak mampu nk beli seketul dgn cash, kena la cari alternative mcm installment payment. tak banyak electronic store yang offer installment. look-out for easy payment method macam AEON. tapi aku macam tak berkenan dgn AEON sbb kawan aku cakap orang2 AEON ni macam biadap. baru nk buat pinjaman dah ditanya, "ni bila nak bayar nih??". tak ke rasa menyirap je. so, papehal pon, that is my personal opinion. kalau korang sayang dan cinta AEON tu pegi je la. ayah tak larang.. just remember photocopy slip gaji.

hopefully the findings are helpful. if not, go help your self.

ciao.

Chapter 222 - Ichiban

2009-05-18T21:02:00.005+08:00

Suddenly i'm craving for sushi. i was told that currently Saisaki is having a promotion. can't remember until when, surely won't last long. need to hurry! It offers Japan cuisine buffet at 50% off. i couldn't remember the price per pax, but in a sense, 50% off is A LOT! Thanks for the information Ammar. I wont call him genius for nothing.

Both of us are quite a regular at Nando's. Mostly at Pavillion. my next visit there, i'll make sure to ask one cute waitress named Yana for her phone number. Korang jangan potong line! If you guys insist nk awek nando's gak, go to Nando's Sunway Pyramid la.. sana ada byk waitress yg cun2, tapi berhalkum la..

Maybe peri-peri love will bloom~

WAIT! lupa nak kecoh... MANCHESTER UNITED successfully clinched their 18th premier league title!!! Giler la. for 3 years in a row derang pegang 'Champione' baton. Wenger (Arsenal) da pasrah, Guus (Chelsea) amik dasar tutup mulut and Benitez (Liverpool) became a sore loser. Just shut yer trap, Rafa!

They'll coming to M'sia as part of their Asian Tour. wonder if I should go??? Hmm... maybe not. Man U xyah datang pon takpe... pitch teruk, cuaca teruk, player m'sia teruk.... if the reason is marketing, then don't bother la. Most of us beli jersey kat sempadan Siam. hahahah... but don't worry, we still love Man U undividedly..

Glory2 Man United!!

What I wish for my birthday (Guys, mark this 28th in your calendar) maybe not Blackberry Storm or iPhone 3G... but you guys are welcomed to chipped in and actually buy me those.. it would be a wonderful birthday if Man United able to get their back-to-back Champions League title. I'll be bersengkang mata that morning watching the match. Maybe it is not realistic because i won't get a thing even if they win.. but as if i get anything for my birthday anyway... hahaha.. sob sob sob

It's going to be a busy June this year. Wedding invitations for every weekend, and on the last weekend of June, I'm going to Redang. Yay! A week later (early July), I'm going back to Redang. how is that possible?? 2 trips for 2 different groups la. honestly I wasn't bothered with it.. I don't care where as long as I can spend great time with friends.
currently i'm like Obama-ish... later in July, I'll be like Akon-ish.. tanned as hell.

Check out the Craig David, Officially Yours.

Ciao.

Chapter 221 - Increa'ble

2009-04-21T11:08:00.012+08:00

wah, lama sungguh x update blog. sebokkah aku? lebih kurang la... lot of hiccups in work, but i'm doing my best seeing it through to its end. whose fault to begin with? when a Project Manager is sacked, then, there must be something wrong. Last word from the man, "Jaga leher sendiri". Definitely something wrong. No further comment here.

Malaysia has registered 2nd case of H1N1 Influenza. I believe that before, the commoners doesn't give a shit because we are unlikely to get it. while other countries are hit by death toll and suspected case, we managed to keep a clean sheet. maybe due to great prevention approach or it's just people around the globe feared to travel in midst of this global terror. in spite of that, this 1 student whom studied in US decided to come home and bring a souvenir along with him. Thanks. the worst part is, it starts off like any other flu and it get worse and worse. runny nose, fatigue, headache, body-ache, etc.. just when you thought that you are having regular flu, you might think, "I'll be fine in couple of days", then BAM! you're dead. Yeah, it's that serious.

Is it incurable? i don't think so. it going to be a matter of time until the socio-bio-whatever improves our immune system. it's true that bird flu or any other deadly flu are still around, but living in a society, the transcultural health helps each of the society member to improve their immunation system without realizing. sounds like BS, but i swear i heard it somewhere.

Bird and pig discussing on how to terrorize the world with each flu

Chapter 220 - Bittersweet

2009-04-15T17:26:00.003+08:00

Some trouble appeared in my work, so now I need to work hard to fix it, not to mention that i need to suck-up hard. what can i expect from a complicated, non-user-friendly system? the best part during this chaos is to read the bash mails from my bosses to our vendor (yea.. i've got a lot of boss). I like to quote, "if you need to fly someone in from India, make the arrangement now. The point is we do not want to know and do not care" and this one, "perhaps their team is not competent to handle such problem". wow.. cool stuff.

I really wanna get out from this stressful cycle. but the perks offered by my current company is next to the best. But, if there's no increment next year, then it's a goodbye. i hate that after i paid my car loan, house loan, study loan and mom's allowance, i only manage to buy a Mamee Party Pack for my breakfast, lunch and dinner... and that's for the whole month. Poor.

Just kidding, it's always a nando's every week. Hohoho.. but the point is, i don't have any left for my savings.

I just got back from white-water-rafting in Kuala Kubu Bharu. i hate to admit this, but in contrary with my friends, i thought that today's activity was less challenging. it's just OK. not that Woohooo OK.. it was less fortunate for us that the water level was a bit low today, so the current is not that ganas. there are also countable streams or channels or whatever they call it. there is also no unfortunate event happening in my boat. nobody flew out. nobody drown. it's like a regular joe and jane taking a walk in a bumpy-road garden. it's a great thing actually, but water-rafting is not something that i can fabricate. i can't go and tell my friends that someone in my boat flew out, hit her head on the rock, then her leg got stuck in between small yet steady rocks, but since the current is so violent, she dislocated her knee and when we took her out from the water, her leg just hanging like nobody's business.... yea, unless it really happened...

I'm not psycho, just tired. anyway, it was fun and i was happy to see my friends again. we're currently planning for our next getaway.

I don't know exactly how... but i did get well acquainted with facebook after ignoring all the non-sense invitations. Pillow fight, virtual gifts, adopt a pet, races, cults, virtual prostitutions.. and the list goes on and on.. but recently, somebody (i think it was the jews) created the whole quiz phenomenon. the worst part is that you can publish your quiz result and your friends will automatically see it. now lots of my friends are taking it and it's like a mushroom after the rain. not the happy mushroom as far as i concern. it fills up my home page, and for the overkill, we can create our own quiz and share it with our friends. and so, the cycle of eye-sore continues. thanks friends!

i won't lie, i did partake in some of the quizzes, but i can guarantee you that it is countable, and at least, i repeat, AT LEAST not at every 5 minutes. OH, P-L-Z PLEASE!!!

Chapter 219 - Peking Duck and Nasi Lemak

2009-04-11T20:08:00.005+08:00

nice.. no need SLR. pakai phone camera 5MP. OMNIA rocks!

Peking duck is a trademark dish in China and adopted as the national food for China. it is fair to said that this cuisine is originally from Beijing due to its long history which involved imperial era and many dynasties; and we all know that Beijing is the capital of China. Long2 time ago, during the age of emperors and an empress (China onced ruled by an Empress), this cuisine was especially made for the emperor.. no citizen would even have the lavishness to enjoy such great cuisine. it was truly the emperor's food and the emperor loves Peking duck. now, hundred years past imperial era, the cuisine still holds special value to the Chinese. when having it for lunch or dinner, it is the only time the Chinese can feel like an emperor. truly a tasteful cuisine if it is correctly cooked.

i went to beijing last weekend. the tour guide told that Peking duck is similar to Nasi lemak in Malaysia. he's originally from China but can speak Malay well; Indon to be exact. but i can't agree more with his remark. Nasi lemak in Malaysia is like a peasant food. hahaha.. no la.. even so, i'm positive that nasi lemak is not a royalty cuisine, compared to Peking duck.

the weather in Beijing this time around is nice. Past winter and slowly creeping into spring. flowers starts to bloom; yet dry and chilly. this visit was first for the tour company to conduct in only 4 days. usually they do the 7 days tour. so, we skip the museums, art gallery, etc.. and only focused on important landmarks in Beijing such as Great wall, forbidden city, summer palace and shopping malls!

i was glad to be able to return to China. my homeland. my motherland. ahaha.. well it is partly true. my grandma was chinese. but for the whole me to come back to China... it's a touching scenery to see my shirt, pant, boxer, shoe, watch and most items in my wardrobe i brought, to come back to where they were made... CHINA.

Great wall is great as ever. total length over 6000km, we only climbed just a tip of the lot. there are numbers of entrance, but the entrance we went had been commercialized for tourist. the steps are steep, uneven and slippery. i almost give up halfway because of height-fright, but i felt like i'll regret if i stop climbing. suddenly, Kinabalu seems so small from those steep steps.

forbidden city is located in the kota lama beijing, the heart of beijing where also resides the administration offices, parliament, high court and Chairman Mao's tomb, forbidden city was the emperor's office and castle. there are 9 gates in total which is in 5km length.

Summer palace is like Genting in Malaysia (another great remark by the tour guide). Emperor loves to go there during the summer because of the cold climate. nowadays, old folks loves to come during the day and play kite. the government gives privilege to the retiree to enter the tourist spots for free. nice huh.

China is a shopping heaven, apparently because things are made there. we were brought to 2 cheap shopping malls. the Lido market and Yaoshuan Market (Russian Market). u can get almost everything there... from clothes to a silly imitation of ipod. i was told to haggle the price down to 90%. don't be fooled by the almost-cry-face made by the salesperson when you bargaining your goods. it's their thing to lie and rip you off.

the tour also scheduled for us to go to places like tea house, jade factory, crystal factory, pearl factory, silk house and herbs house. i can see my colleagues shops like crazy. great.

Chapter 218 - Ziraffe

2009-03-31T22:26:00.005+08:00

Lots of things need to be done before end of April. Both work and study. How irony, i hate both. i'm feeling like dropping out, but surely if my selected friends and family knew my intention, i'm dead. honestly, i felt cheated when i signed-up for my course. but i didn't bitch much.. not until now; the thesis semester.. extended some more (hahaha). I still remember it crystal clear the day my friend talked me into signing up, the brochure clearly stated, course completion by coursework or dissertation. and i signed-up for the coursework, not the dissertation! because everyone knows that thesis is a pain in the ass; and it rhymes with testis. guess what? we're forced to do both. i'm not sure whether the course committee is retarded or some sort of disabled in literature department, but sure as hell OR stands for option; and AND stands for a forceful conjunction which requires you to accomplish both. for example:

1) Do you want to kick the course committee in the nuts OR punch them in the nuts?

in this context, you must choose only one. Either kick in the nuts or bitch slap. Either one. cannot both.

2) Do you want to kick the course committee AND punch them in the nuts?
"Yes". -smiley face-
OK, this context simply asking whether you want to perform both actions given, and the only choice of answer will be only yes or no. you cannot choose one, or suddenly decide to be a bit nice and just do only one. you cannot be nice to them. i repeat, cannot.

They should go to the special Olympic. surely there is a special event for this kind of disability. i hope it's not a spelling bee contest.

How messed-up we're in? just to throw salt to our fatal wound, they expect our thesis to win Nobel. well, not to that extent, but you get the picture. also i heard that these guys are like a pack of wolves circling their hopeless prey during the thesis presentation. i bet they enjoy crushing and molesting our hope to graduate. sigh~ buckle up guys, we're going for a tough ride!

Chapter 217 - Nickel

2009-03-18T20:58:00.005+08:00

I'm feeling like doing nothing at all...

i hate streamyx, but i need it. Darn it! the word best-effort itself make me sick. I want a dedicated, no-throttling, high-speed broadband. My download speed has never been this suck. i guess there are a lot of users in my area, so the best-effort is not that best when i share it with those morons.

I heard TM will launch their home-2-Fiber Internet soon. 3rd quarter of this year maybe... Good news? i'm not sure. offering minimum bandwidth of 10Mbps is a lot for us, but in Korea it is like the speed for villagers. best effort? maybe.. and you can expect what to get with the best effort. some more, even if i get the 10Mbps, but at the same time they (TM) throttling our connection, then apa guna? my torrent still gonna be snail-ish. With our system allowing one friggin company monopolizing the Internet, there's no hope at all.

in 2012, every household need to buy an adapter in order to receive HD TV signal. yeah, we're going HD. I'm not sure if i get my facts right, but as what i briefly read from the newspaper, it sounds like it.

Chapter 216 - Sore Leg and Proud

2009-03-02T17:32:00.016+08:00

I was up there.. don't believe it? me either. but trust me, i was there...

Yep.. that is me with the chipmunk hair (no photoshop magic here guys.. tulen dan asli). behind me is the Low's Peak, Kinabalu Mountain. it is obvious that I was at the Kinabalu's peak! the highest point in Malaysia.. Giler ah.. don't be deceived by the picture, I might looks fine and steady, but it was a hellish hike to get there!

Departure
4 of us meet up at KL Central at 11 pm, which by the way, i took bus and LRT to get there. i forgot how to ride the bus already because it has been ages since i used one. unfortunately, we were stuck at KL Central due to some mis-information. i thought the LCCT bus operated until 12, but the last bus of the day is at 10.30 pm. fortunately, they started operating at 3.15 am and we're able to catch our flight which was at 6.50 am. we met Ammar at the LCCT since he came from his house in Putrajaya. i managed to sleep in the bus despite the hellish ride the driver gave us. as soon as i stepped down from the bus, i thought we're at the wrong place. LCCT is full of people sleeping on the sidewalk. maybe it is because of the short interval of planes' departure or the void hours of no means of transportation to the LCCT during the night.

Arrival
Upon arrival at 9.30 am at Terminal 2 Kota Kinabalu Airport, acquintances of Ammar's dad came and picked us up. we were brought for breakfast and left at Dr Ismadi's apartment for some recovering and refreshing (he's not a real doctor, but his name rhymes with the ever famous Dr. Ismadi from P.Ramlee's movies). He's also an acquintance of Ammar's dad and with his help, we managed to get ourselves a car. we took off from KK at about 4 pm and arrived at Kinabalu Park almost 6 pm. Spent a night there in Kinabalu park. we got this nice 3 bunk beds room. no heater (sejuk wooo.. 1000+m above sea level), but they do have this common room with fireplace. nice.

First Hike
Breakfast at 8, register, meet our hike guide (mr Wilfred) then proceed to Timpohon Gate. there are actually 2 trails to the Peak. 1 is Timpohon Gate, 2 is Mersilau Trail. The 2nd one is much more challenging and longer than the 1st one. Do buy kayu/tongkat/cane, but u dont need to buy the fancy2 one. just buy one at Timpohon Gate for RM5. it'll ease your climb. bring just one bottle of mineral water. small one is sufficient. if you run out of water, just refill at any hut. it says, "Untreated water", but it is safe to drink (air dari gunung).

the hike started at 845 am. the 1st few km are easy. we're walking while chatting, soon i was walking while swearing. after km 4 (layang2 hut), the hike become more challenging, higher altitude means lower oxygen. i kept on resting every 5-6 steps. but the view was awesome from there. both looking up and looking down. during the hike, we met a lot of hikers coming down. most are foreigners. my question pool consists of, "How's the weather up there?", "How's the view?", "How far is the next resting place?". i just pick up a question randomly every time i crossed path with them.

145 pm, we arrived at Laban Rata. that's mean another 2 km to go. but we can't climb up yet. we need to rest there at least until 2 am. so, we checked-in in another heater-less cabin (cheap lorr), took a bath, and went for lunch at 4 pm. the rest of the day is just sleep.

Menuju Puncak
woke up at 2 am and it was raining a bit. it is quite worrisome since if it kept on raining, we cannot continue the hike. being optimistic, we went for coffee, put on our raincoat and continue the hike. it was dark. Please bring a headlight and glove. both are important tools for this part of hike. i dont have a headlight, but i borrowed a torchlight from a friend. after 30 minutes of hiking, the rain stopped. the most dangerous part is where we need to walk on small ledge with an assistance of single rope. since it's dark, it is less thrilling. at km 8, i was separated from my friends. i dont know how far i was ahead, but i couldn't stop and wait for them. the torchlight began to run out of power. i solely rely on other hiker's headlight. just to make it worst, i stepped into a puddle of water. i was cursing a lot. now my shoe is wet and my feet is cold. but i need to reach there before 6 am so i kept on going. Any hiker who got to km 8.5 is good enough to get certified. there is the last checkpoint called Sayat2 and someone will be taking your name for the certification purpose. another 300 m is just up to your mental strength. i didn't get to the top. i mean, i was 10 m away from the peak. so many people up there. plus my hand and feet are numb. i just sat still and watch the sunrise. it's beautiful i tell u. my friends caught up and we took lots of pictures. with less of me inside it. i was so reluctant for photography session due to the coldness; which i regret. remember... if you planning on hiking it, whatever the circumstances or shit you're dealing with, take a lot of pictures..

Descend
Going down is as much, or if not, much more challenging than going up. i managed to race down through the rocky steps, but when it comes to steady declining track, i found it much more difficult. remember the small ledge i mentioned before, yeah.. it is much more frightening when the sun is out. we reached Laban Rata at 9 am and straight we went to the restaurant for our breakfast. the hike guide told us that we'll continue descending at 10.30. so, after breakfast, we packed our bag and had a small nap. as promised, we hike down at 1030 am and most of the time, i was walking alone and arrived third at Timpohon Gate at 2 pm.

me.. super exhaust

Everyone managed to arrive safely with sore and aching legs. hahaha... we pick up our certificate and went for our lunch. Semua pakat lepas geram. makan x hingat... boleh kata nak enjoy before sakit2 melanda. next stop: Kota Kinabalu. baru kluar perkarangan Kinabalu Park, kitorang perasan yang tayar pancit. Took out the bags and the guys, ammar and me drove to Kundasang to look for kedai tayar. luckily we found one. bukan pancit, tapi bocor. after the problem fixed, we continue driving to KK. the aparment wasn't easy to find, the funny thing is, the office for checking-in and out is located kilometers away from the apartment. since i'm driving, it's like having a crash course of KK's town road. Unfortunately, we didn't get to eat any seafood that night since the place was under renovation.

Home
Everyone woke up late. Ammar bought some canned food last night and he cooked us breakfast; bread + sardine + baked beans. bertuah la sapo yang kawen ngan ko ammar, rajin sungguh. hahaha.. before check-out, we stop by at the philipines market and bought some souvenirs.

U must know some haggling skills and also some charm to do magic here. Lucky us, Mr Ismadi brought us to some cheap merchants. popular items here are crystal, pearl and fish. i used up my remaining RM100 here for t-shirt, fridge magnet, key-chains, crystals and pearl.

After check-out, we went straight to the Terminal 2 KK Airport and drop-off the car there. then check-in the luggages and also the hiking canes (yea.. nk frame buat kenang2an). dapat makan kejap kat KFC because they already call for us. 2 hour and a half later, we were at LCCT.

There you go... some scoop on my recent visit to Kota Kinabalu. Wanna go? then i listed the must-bring items:

lot of baju tebal2
for hiking, pakai sweater yg bukan cotton based. less heavy and smelly when sweating
headlight
gloves
suitable shoes (boot bola kain yang murah tu..)
choco bars (jgn byk sgt, xmkn byk pon nnt.. just for quick energy)
Tongkat (beli kat Timpohon Gate)
Undying determination to reach the peak (only 4 of us got up there!)

ciao.

Chapter 215 - G'day Mate

2009-02-17T12:38:00.005+08:00

i was at the KLIA last friday to send-off my brother whom got a job in Sydney, Australia. he'll be there for 3-5 months. not a long stint, but after the sydney work, he'll be transported to another site. i heard UK. that is what u get when u work for an international company. they'll send you wherever the works at.. overseas. the money is good, plus u can broaden your horizon of perspectives. but of course you have to separate from your beloved family, unless you want to angkut the whole family together.. crazy. but separation will make us human stronger.

the funny thing was, the send-off is nothing less than menghantar rombongan pegi haji. it's normal for parent and siblings to be around. but when uncles, aunts, in-laws, cousins were there, it just dont feel quite right. of course i appreciate the gesture and effort of coming over and send-off my brother. nothing wrong there, but it humored me.

Last Saturday, i played a friendly match for Cocoro. my hunch told me that i was gonna play, so i brought my shoes along, for what i thought i'll be spectating the game. reason: tak pernah turun training for the past few months. and also i played only once 2 weeks ago. so, my match fitness is zero. hahaha. oh yeah, the most obvious reason because, i wasn't told about the match. nobody mentioned it to me. not until that morning, when my friend called. So.. we lost the match. but the margin is not that great, everyone's content. i did collect an offensive rebound amidst their tall defenders. cewah.

Umat Islam dilarang menyambut Valentine's Day. Dah kluar fatwa beberapa tahun yang lepas. what is so special about VD? apa hari2 lain xboleh berkasih-kasihan? hari2 lain xboleh buat anak? haih... VD is overrated. Saturday's night, my friends and I went over to a friend's place and played Wii. Cool (not loser!).

Honestly, Wii is a family game. It is best to play with your family or friends. i'm amaze with the playing modus. everything is done by the waive of the controller (great accelerometer). this is the only console yang boleh kurus kalau main lama2. i remember having a boxing match with my friend, and i sweat like a crazy. bayangkan kalau main 10 boxing matches. berapa kalori terbakar tu? anyway, i played Guitar Hero; and i kick-ass (easy mode only)! better to play with guitar than controller. ROCK ON!!

Chapter 214 - Ride

2009-02-14T01:03:00.005+08:00

Behold. The kick ass ride of the year. Called Saganova by a friend, this fine mobile powered with 1.3 Campro IAFM engine, single ABS ready, 40 liter of fuel capacity, automatic transmission, 4 seaters, 6.5 liter for 100 km.. (inhale..).. will together embark a new journey with me.

i have my dream car (like everyone), but i care less about the carburetor, engine, injection, horsepower, sport rims, any other details.. bla bla bla. so, after careful consideration which mostly swayed by my budget constraint, i decided to buy this Saga. murah weh.. 40k. but hopefully, there are some good quality in this car. so far so good la. you know la, the expectation towards national car is not that great kan.... nonetheless, i'm crossing my finger, otherwise people from Proton gonna see my finger.

To be honest, i'm not that fond with cars.. generally. the fact that i'm a man and not dig into cars, doesnt make me a less of a man. even so, i still stand with my opinion which is; women aren't suppose to drive. like a laptop, some come with bluetooth, card reader, DVD-RW, etc... and some dont. in this case, women... they are not born with driving sense. Have you often drive and the car in front did something that annoys you, and when you overtake, you saw a woman driving the car, and you said, "Pompuan, patut la!" ? happened a lot, rite? See.. i cannot explain how God's works, but the truth is there. its harsh to say they shouldn't drive at all, because it will force the guys to drive them. so, we should have this little small exclusive lane just for the ladies. they all can cram in that single lane and become annoyance among themselves. men who drives like girl can cut their balls off.

Chapter 213 - Majestic

2009-02-08T21:32:00.006+08:00

Pre-watch
I'm not a theater lover, but i feel like i don't want to miss this one. Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical coming into season 3 this February. This would be Tiara last appearance as Gusti Putri Raden Adjeng Retno Dumilah. Hamik kau.. garu kepala pendaftar surat beranak nak tulis panjang2 ni. Actually, the thing that drove me to watch this play was my previous experience watching malay theater; which turned out to be awesome (P.Ramlee The Musical). so, friends and I are going to watch it today. Tickets are ranging from RM35 to RM353. Bayar lebih sikit boleh duduk atas pentas. hahaha.. don't bother trying your luck booking through the Internet (www.axcess.com.my), they're already sold-out. but i bet the walk-in tickets are still available. better hurry, the tickets are selling fast. don't forget to bring along your student card (kalau masih belajar) to get your student rate; 30% off. Venue, Panggung Sari Istana Budaya.

Post-Watch
Worth what I'm paying for. RM88; or to be exact the RM133 ticket (after student rate). but I would bitch a lot if I'm 10 cm shorter with the same ticket, because our seat were on the 2nd tier and we sat exactly in the front row. picture perfect? not exactly... the seat and the ledge height is not well-proportioned. so, those yang pendek2 mesti tak puas hati. nak kena bawak bantal alas punggung baru boleh layan teater dengan puas.

Well, it is truly unfair to compare PGL with P.Ramlee the Musical. different timeline meaning differences in backdrops, language and feels; and as for me, i'm more fond to the familiar backdrops. I really do think Tiara did a good job portraying her character, while Stephen Rahman is a good looking guy, i dont think he's suitable to be our legendary Hang Tuah. Yeah, he can sing (i mean it...), but he lacks the malay look, and the way he spurts his lines doesnt sound like Tuah I imagined. maybe i prefer the movie version of Tuah played by M Nasir or P Ramlee.
Stephen still reminds me of his character in Los dan Faun, hilarious. AC Mizal sounded like he got flu (or maybe he purposely did that) and Adlin was so natural playing his role as Sultan Mahmud. Hats off to the actors and actresess for the good job. there are few glitches but due to their professionalism, it was seamless.

PGL got moving sail, PRTM got moving train. both equally amazing. PRTM xde magic, PGL ada magic.. jeng jeng jeng... pegi tengok.

Chapter 212 - Class of a Masters

2009-01-28T23:03:00.006+08:00

i just installed Kaspersky anti-Virus last week. the version 7 might be outdated in term of its release, but it works to my expectation. the latest installment of kaspersky is version 9 FYI.. and also the one which came out before that, version 8. honestly, i haven't use any anti-virus for 3 years. it's like having intercourse without any contraception; dangerous but satisfying. i won't have to worry for lag when startup, no annoying warning sound... and also serves as a soft reminder to not surf porn sites; or at least teach me to surf porn safely. hahahaha.. so, any misfortunes with viruses, i have to get rid of it manually. on the bright side, i get to know a bit on how registry works and where virus usually resides.. see, not bad what....

I honestly admit that i dont know how to use facebook. so many invitations over things i cannot properly comprehend or use. call me old ~ i dont care. Generation Y can kiss my arse.

Glory2 MU

When i said i support Man Utd, people around (especially MU-haters) said that i choose MU because they're winning. It is not totally true. i'm rooting for MU ever since i knew football. that time around, players like scholesy, giggsy, becky (opps.. Beckham), butt, and neville brothers started to bloom. it's true they're winning; and that was part of my judgement. but throughout the years, they win some and lose some. team like Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal did win their shares of becoming league champion, european champion or domestic cup champion. but why i didn't choose them instead of the losing MU? the answer is straight and simple; unlike others, MU win it with class. through that, i pledge my loyalty to MU and support them through high and tides. that had become love. will i still root for MU when Fergie is no longer their manager? or when C.Ronaldo or Rooney left the club? or when MU sits on the bottom of the league? the answer is still YES. because how horrible their twist of fates are, i believe they will make a comeback, which is not a regular comeback, but a classy one.

Don't cry Federer, you're gonna get that 14th GS title..

The same goes with Tennis. I personally choose R.Federer as the best tennis player of all time; now and ever. He became king of Tennis for 4 years, until Nadal won the Wimbledon and took the #1 title from him. new names came up with remarkable talent such as Nadal, Djokovic, Tsonga, Verdasco, Murray... yet I choose and root for Federer; because he plays with class. yesterday, he lost the Australian Open final to #1 rank Nadal, which was painful for me to watch. but i believe he will overcome the slump in recent years and regain the #1 title.

Ciao.

Chapter 211 - Sigh..

2009-01-15T20:28:00.003+08:00

APOLLO kedekut. whether i'm buying a fake Apollo or, Apollo is truly becoming stingy. last time i remembered buying an Apollo choco stick, they put 4 sticks in it. now, they put 3 sticks in the same old packaging.

Happy Chinese New Year. I'm wishing my chinese reader (if any) a prosperous year ahead. like you're not prosper enough.. but still, what you wish for others might come to you rite.. anyway, during the CNY holiday, i went back to Penang with my family. it's been ages since we all went for holiday together; and i've been looking forward to it since we first planned it. oh by the way, don't get confused with the date.. same ol' delayed telecast. one of the purpose we all went back to kampung is to attend my cousin's engagement ceremony. he's 2 years younger than me but settling in already. i'm a late bloomer weh... hahaha..

A: I'm so tired, i can't think straight..
B: So, you're thinking gay?

gay joke is a popular joke among certain guys. because there is nothing more taboo than being gay, and it is most fun to make joke of your friend as if they're gay. i don't have gay friend as far as i know, nor being one. i feel like i need to clarify that. hahaha..

Chapter 210 - Freedom

2009-01-12T13:47:00.002+08:00

FREE PALESTINE!

Stop the terror, f**king Zionis and their allies! the invasion and annihilation are just cruel and unjust. kids, old folks and women are killed. the world has seen how f**ked up things are, yet we still watching.

Damn the PBB for cowardly allowing the terror.

Where's the justice?

May Allah bless the syahid and protect thousands more of innocent lives, may it be Muslim or not...

Chapter 209 - Sux & FCUK

2009-01-06T12:59:00.002+08:00

FCUK.. French Connection UK. but my mind loves to play word jumble. it Sux.

i watched IT Crowd and I love it! the humor just click with me. despite the title, it doesn't bother much on the IT technical crap. just some office affair that is so humorous. pity those who works in IT. what happened to the letter-pigeon era?? smoke signal everyone?? cmon, it's much more fun than typing an email.

also watched Detroit Metal City. it's an anime. but funny as hell; warning though, too much of explicit words and disturbing images, but porn-free. it's not like hentai or anything.. enjoyable.

my trip to white water rafting canceled. SUX big time. those nerds, or in this circumstances, my friends are whether busy getting pregnant, working, Disaster Recovery, or pleasuring themselves in front of the computer screen. few of us really wanna go, but not enough 'kaki'. nyesal x ikut trip kawan aku. ARGhhhHh!!

spread the hate...

Chapter 208 - New Year

2008-12-29T12:16:00.006+08:00

Buying a toy for children is not as easy as it looks. i went to Alamanda to buy 2 presents for my precious nephews last friday, and i spent almost an hour browsing for it. i've got 2 nephews; one is 3 y.o and the other one just turned 1. i was thinking buying a drum set for the 3 y.o, but on second thought, i would not want to sacrifice my sleep and serene moment when i'm at home. i can imagine the boy jamming the drum set from dusk till tomorrow's dusk. the happiness of others at the expense of my own happiness? that is just outrages. in the end, i bought a d.i.y train for the 3 y.o and this boxy thingy for the 1 y.o. personally, i enjoyed the boxy thingy than the train. maybe its because of the colors and the cloth materials.

well, just as i thought things will going as i planned, my aunt gave the 3 y.o a guitar. an electric guitar for children with colorful buttons and annoying sounds. Damn.

Happy New Year 1430 and 2009!!! May we are blessed for the years coming.

still with the toy story.. how to spice-up a toy-shop?

by arranging a toy on top of another.

giler horny babi tu..

next question.. how to double the spice?

by arranging another toy on top of another which on top of another..

spread the love....

Chapter 207 - Snore

2008-12-13T17:12:00.004+08:00

Mid-life crisis hits early. unless if i only get to live until 50, then it is right on schedule.

i'd promised myself that things are going to change this coming years. taking everything with utmost responsibility. trying to commit and finish things i'd left out. well, it sounds to everyone like... adulthood. yeah.. it is. i kinda forgot to pick that up when i was 20. so, there are a lot of catching up to do.

i've uploaded new songs. well, this is interesting because, i dunno how's the license or copyright shit works, but i had this feeling that posting up other people songs is illegal. in their defence (or in their lawsuit statement), it's their sweat-quenching-hardwork-crap to get inspired, write, record and publish the song, but in the end, i just ripped it and post it in here. sounds unfair, but when i think thoroughly, the purpose of me to allow visitors to stream the songs is no much different with publicizing the song and its singer through TV or radio. therefore, even if it is illegal, then it would be like "illegal but... morally and ethically justified" (Please do the two-finger two-hand gesture while reading the bolded statement, thank you). it's like i'm doing a favor to the singers, and so... in return, it is in my best interest that the singers or their label does not sue me. so thanks in advance, and i'll gladly continue to rip your songs and publicize it in this blog.

tonight i'll be going to a farewell dinner. and suprisingly they put on a theme for that particular event; 'The 60's Night'. And ever since i got this invitation 10 minutes ago, i don't feel like dressing up in 60's eventhough i'm going. now, how i can refuse a free dinner when there is only RM50 altogether in my wallet and bank? seriously, i'm not joking. well, i still think that there are somebody as cool as me coming to the dinner without putting on the Austin Power-like velvet shirt and outwear. i still gonna look cool in my boxer anyway.

so, RM50 with 7 days to go. not so shabby, i guess i can live throught it. weekends at mom's aint gonna cost me a cent. so that left me with 5 days. i filled up RM30 of petrol yesterday, and i think it gonna last until next tuesday at least. bought myself rations that'll last until friday. so that left me 3 days to spent the RM30 (minus the petrol on Tuesday); or i just can keep it to be on the safer side, in case somebody suddenly want to buy new rims for his new Jaguar. Ooppss..

Chapter 206 - Looming

2008-12-10T16:42:00.004+08:00

for a second thought, i dunno what 'loom' is. i've bumped into the word before, but since it's not in my daily vocab, it seems like forgotten. i think it got something to do with 'creeping' or anything similar to that. Lomo i know la.. something that my sister currently craze. some photographic method using special camera and shit. yeah, that and also made my mom go crazy. she usually goes out drink at night with her 'lomo group' and end up me calling her (after intensely ordered by mom) to get her ass back home. not enough with that, this 'lomo group' went to Penang last 2 weeks and i dunno how she 'kecek' my dad to allow her; she went and send my mom into restless sleep for 4 days. now... they've got this exhibition going on somewhere in KL, and same shit happening every single day; either go-home call for couple of times, or intense 'luahan perasaan' by mom at breakfast the next morning. victim? ME.

it's good for her to get a hobby instead of ending up as Bohsia or minah rempit or prostitute (God forbid), but i told her that she need to be a bit diplomatic. now with our parent known as the Golden-Citizen, more tenderness and sacrifice are needed. she needed to play her card well. but she's can't escape the blame. she needs to realize her boundaries. what a girl can or cannot do. and i do sometimes felt that she crossed the line, and for that she need to slow down.

but she's not someone who can accept criticism. i remembered we had this huge fight when i unliterally make fun of her choice of music; the 'Independence music'. wooo~~ i remembered saying something like "indenpendence music is not a mainstream music" and also some uncalled smugs, and she totally flipped-out. she threw some musical jargon-shits and then we exchanged few combination of painful pintches and slaps.... except that we didn't exchange any, instead i was in the receiving end because i was driving at that time. she then claimed that i was jelous because in my era (or to be correctly clarified in this context is, my youth years), i dont have such music. OH MY GOD! just because her BF played in an unknown band, doesn't mean that she can insult me or those who are pre-1983. our parent having fun in their youth without such music, our forefathers had fun in their youth without such music, heck! even those people in stone age having fun in their youth without any music at all. I, for instance had fun stealing my classmate's underwear and totally embarassed him in class during my youth, and by that time i was listening to Backstreet Boy and Richard Marx. yeah..those years. i wont trade for anything, except for Amanda Seyfried or Scarlett Johansson. well, my point is.. 'indenpendence music' is not the key to happiness. i bet that she gonna realized that sooner or later.. or when she's 25. sooner's the better, so that i can throw her, "i've told you".

ciao.

Chapter 205 - Man With Mission

2008-12-04T21:21:00.002+08:00

Comes December. i had 25 Decembers so far, and somehow both emotions of hate and love mixes together. ends of something hateful, and the beginning of another. years gone by, yet i felt nothing gained; except for my weight. sucks. wait, there might be something though...

last December > alive
this December > limbs intact
= Alhamdulillah

last December > working as a temp
this December > working on a contract
= increase workload for few extra grains

last December > PlayStation 2
this December > PlayStation 3
= works and no play makes Jack a dull boy

last December > Single
this December > Single and miserable
= no comment

last December > Degree
this December > Still Degree
= Thesis sucks!

last December > Mom's Iswara
this December > Still...
= loser, but not for long

last December > going nowhere
this December > definitely going somewhere
= at least gonna keep my mind on something else

last December > 24
this December > 25
= creeping deadline

definitely, i'll do my best next year. awaiting verdict on next December.

ciao.

Chapter 204 - Normal

2008-11-28T09:57:00.002+08:00

Nothing much happened these couple of weeks. as usual, kerja, kerja, kerja.. probably same thing goes with everyone. dah dekat hujung tahun ni al-maklum la. sape yang agak2 nk kawen, sebok dgn persiapan kawen. sape yang nak kawen tahun depan, dah sebok nk membeli barang kawen. sape yang dah kawen, sebok nk bawak anak-bini pegi holiday. semua pakai duit. DUIT! DUIT! DUIT! tapi adakah bermakna kita ni hamba kepada duit? entahlah.. depend on how we interpret it. tipulah bila aku kata duit bukan segala-galanya padahal aku tertunggu2 hujung bulan gaji masuk. Game Eternal Sonata masih menunggu aku kat kedai uncle Wong. itupon nk pakai duit. percutian ke beijing, perhentian ngan kinabalu tahun depan pon nk pakai duit. belom lagi kira hutang piutang dgn kawan2.. semua nk pakai duit. pendek kata hidup ni perabihkan duit saje. itu aku la....

you all know lah.. world economy is very very shaky right now. dominasi US dlm ekonomi dunia dah jadi macam sampah-sarap menanti saat nk dilupuskan. mmg patut kita mencari dominasi baru. China maybe? hahaha.. cakap mmg senang. mmg dasar perbualan orang yang bukan bidang kepakaran yang menonong cakap xpegang fakta; sama la macam ahli2 politikus kat tanah air kita ni... baik biru, merah, hijau, kuning, biru muda; gay atau lurus... xpegang jawatan lagi dah janji itu ini. nak reform la, xnak kroni la, nk jual putrajaya la, nk bagi air free la, nk lepas jawatan la... kesudahnya, bila dah pegang kuasa.. janji tinggal janji.

tahukah anda thanksgiving di negara yang menyambutnya jatuh pada tarikh yang berbeza2. US pada fourth Thursday in November, Canada pada second Monday in October dan Granada pada 25th October. kenapa nk tahu padahal kita xsambut? sebab xsalah utk tahu... kenapa berbeza2? sbb pada lahirnya, thanksgiving adalah pesta menuai. tamatnya musim autumn menandakan tamatnya musim bercucuk tanam. lain negara, lain interpretasi akan akhirnya musim luruh. jadi sebagai penghargaan kepada tanah dan manusia yang mengerjakan tanah, derang sambut thanksgiving dgn buat makan besar. Malaysia pon ada pesta menuai, tapi disambut oleh golongan minoriti saje. Pada fitrahnya, konsep thanksgiving ni x lari dari konsep bersedekah dan berterima kasih dalam Islam; kecuali pemujaan tuhan tanah dan sebagainya. cuma, xperlula tunggu perayaan atau event baru nk bersedekah dan berterima kasih.

ciao.

Chapter 203 - Resistance

2008-11-16T16:50:00.006+08:00

Erm.. nak bagitau ke, tak..?

kalau bagitau kang, ramai ngaku kawan...

kalau x bagitau, kata aku kedeq...

bagitau je la...

.

..

...

aku da beli PS3 minggu lepas. expected nk beli hujung bulan ni. nak tunggu gaji katakan... then, bila aku ngan partner in crime aku pegi survey, ada rumors kata harga PS3 Malaysia nak naik harga. most probably outsanding demand ataupon harga utk krismas. then we were left with Singapore's PS3. one thing bugging us about Singapore's PS3 is the warranty. "kalau lu mau pakai itu walanti, lu pegi singapore la kasi hanta". kata apek tu. so, to be on the safe side, we chose the Malaysia's PS3. console kosong including 1 Dualshock 3 controller, kalau kat kedai biasa ranging dlm RM1550 - 1650. dekat sony dealer (style/center) dia offer 1 console, 1 controller ngan 2 game free (chosen games) for RM1800. since area Sg Wang ada 2 sony sytle, kitorang pilih kedai yg bagi best offer. i picked Assassin's Creed and Soul Calibur, while my friend picked Siren and Resistance. then i bought PES 2009 and he bought Metal Gear Solid 4. Dem. 1 game mmg mahal. Ori la katakan.... sejak berkerjaya ni jadi bengap nk pakai original walaupon tak berapa berkemampuan. better la.. nk tunggu hackers sedunia pirate'kan Blu-Ray, ntah bila la... Blu-Ray Writer pon berbelas2 ribu ringgit skrg ni.pastu ada support online gaming. the game price depend on release date and games' popularity. mcm PES2009 tu mahal sket sbb baru lagi. so aku beli ngan harga RM220. MGS4 game yg popular walaupon dah lama kuar, member aku dpt RM190.

Better la beli ada kawan2. leh tukar2 game. lebur jugak poket kalau nk rely kat diri sendri. skrg ni pon tgh proses racun kawan2 suh beli console. hehehe. Weh...beli la..

skrg ni pertimbangan aku nk beli tv crt atau lcd. cewah2 macam kaya sangat aku nih... bukan skrg la nk beli, semua dlm rancangan. kita merancang, Tuhan menentukan. Sorry to say, HD TV xde potential dlm Malaysia ni, sbb RTM mmg xde rancangan nk tukar definisi siaran. Al-kisah derang nk tukar jugak, berjuta2 ringgit la kena spend nk tukar sistem pemancar. Org awam pon nk kena tukar TV kepada HD TV. apa kes? kalau serius nk tukar definisi pon aku budget penyiar swasta yg akan mengorak langkah. ASTRO tatau la, mungkin integrate sikit2. atau pon ada broadcaster yg baru offer siaran cable dlm HD. perghhh... So, as i said, antara 2 tu la. LCD yg so-so saje atau CRT.

nasib la aku xde tanggungan...

Chapter 202 - 9021016

2008-11-03T22:36:00.004+08:00

I've been consistently doing 4 posts monthly. bagus x?

My mom just had her Laporoscopic Sigmoid bla bla bla operation last Friday. Lucky for her to have monthly checkup at IJN. the doctor detected an anomaly with her result and after scanning, they found that my mom got a colon cancer. Lap operation as what i was told should be easier and quick to recover. it's because they dont have to open up and instead, they make this small incision to insert a camera, and another one is used to cut the tumor and staple the remaining colon back to where it should connected. i dunno. i'm not a doctor. but somehow, there was a complication and the doctor have to open up my mom's stomach. despite that, the operation went well and she's recovering. thanks for the warm thoughts from fellow friends.

when i was in penang for Raya, i brought my laptop together. since i was bored, i tried reading One Piece from an online manga website. of course from friends' recommendation. and 2 days ago, i finished reading 520 chapters of One Piece. actually, a good manga makes you addicted to it and you're dying to know what gonna happen next. for that, i shall grant One Piece as a good manga. Bleach started to become boring since current story line doesn't involve the main character much. Naruto still have the vibe. He's learning to become stronger and that's cool. Kekkaishi kinda hard to find the scanlations although it's one of the best for me.

One thing kept bugging me these few days. PS3. huhuhuhu... counting the days...

Chapter 201 - Seriously Persuaded

2008-10-28T00:44:00.007+08:00

the same super genius friend who sold his dad's Omnia to me successfully persuaded me on buying PS3 with him. not a joint thingy. i've seen it already. it never work. in fact, my friend was ripped off by his partner whom sold the console without his consent and kept all the share for himself. yep, his friend is an ass.

we both gonna buy ps3 and that my friend is not 'gay stuff', but a totally kicked-ass online gaming cooperation in the making. and not to mention, ps3 game can cost you around RM200+. so, the idea of having a friend to exchange games is welcomed. though, i was disturbed by some reviews in the net saying ps3 online gaming is a nightmare.. if it's true, then it going to be frustrating, but the sole reason i chose Sony over Microsoft is a developer named Square. they just happened to produced fine RPG games. who in the world doesn't heard of Final Fantasy? only faggots and homeless i assume.

plus, when i am too deep during playing FF13 or remake of FF7, and suddenly feel hungry and lazy enough to go to the kicthen, i can always pop up the console hood and grab the ayamas black pepper sausages i put in ealier.

for me, X-BOX achilles' heels are....

weird controller. i'm not diggin the un-even analog button dude...
no Square game? cmon...
again with controller. white? i'll buy i-mac or WD passport if i want white

for some reason, i felt that there'll be an x-box lovers out there reading this. doesnt meant to offend you guys, but if you're offended, then so be it. the damage is done.

Must buy game (for now):

Metal gear solid 4
PES2009

MGS4

PES 2009

ok guys. wipe those drool. from time to time, i'll update my wish-game-list.

ciao

Chapter 200 - Milestone

2008-10-20T23:16:00.008+08:00

celebrating 200th post. yeay.. my blog also old, sama mcm tuan dia.. uhuk2... jap, lemme fire up the mercun..

that sucks..

this week might be the most un-productive week ever. things are undone. shit happened. but looking on the bright side, i got to step back from everything for a while. really, what happened was i got this nasty eye infection. it god reddish with this uncomfortable feeling.. make we wanna rub it, but i know if i rub it, it'll make it worse. it's like having a devil eye.. with the blood arteries or vena or whatever they called it visible on my eyeball (i was just thinking of using the word popping instead of visible, but that just sound awful and riddiculous.. because otherwise, i'm dead already). i'm feeling a bit better now since i've put on the eye-drop and the ointment. dont worry, i dont think it is infectious. how do i know it?.. ive been around my family these past few days, and nobody infected.. but who knows.. 28 days later. or 28 weeks later... why 28? i just using the movies' name, idiot. anyway, i've got to wear black shade even in my house and it's cool. at least i'm looking good even when i'm sick.

recently, i've been fighting with my 3 years old nephew over who can use my laptop. can you believe it? MY laptop... that little piece of critter just kept bugging me. it's true that at this age, kids absorb things like a sponge in a bucket of water. so i'm very particular with my words and actions. but it's fun to see him not getting things he wanted. call me a bully or whatever, he's still need to do better than kissing my cheek and pleading "apai, nak main game please...". hey, I'm just doing my job as an uncle... He learnt how to open the computer game by watching me did it once, he also already know how to open Company of Heroes. i guess by 5, he can join me and buddies to play CoH. hahaha.. this computer game he loves to play is called Purble Place. Lucky they didnt name it as Pubic Place. funny, i noticed something.

we are taught to follow rules since we can remember. like purble place. my nephew is good at it. what i can say... it's a children game; it's not a rocket-science game. you need to put up a cake as what the customer wanted, starting from deciding the shape of the cake, then the type of chiffon, the color of the icing and lastly putting some decorations on top of it. the whole interface is nice, colorful and bright.. enough to attract kids..and me... the catch is, to win the game is by preparing a cake which is exactly as what your customer wanted. if you fail to do so, then this weird animated cartoon as the bakery's owner will give you a good scolding. Isn't this restraining one mind's creativity. kids should not be teach to be bound by the rules. who cares what type of decorations, what shape of the cake, or even the flavor of the icing.. let them run wild in their imagination. i may sound ridiculous, but bear with me for a while.

"get a good grade, and you'll get a good job with good paycheck". that sucks. because people with bad grade cannot achieve something in this world. is it proven? not entirely. instead of putting this kind of crap in your kids' brain, you should teach them the value of money. teach them how to play with money and throw away skeptical and negativity. but.. yes, there's a but. but, education also important. it'll pretty much stimulate the chances and open door to the new possibilities. I might sound like Robert T Kiyosaki. because i just finished reading his book. poyo kan aku?

Chapter 199 - Kingdom Come

2008-10-16T13:32:00.003+08:00

My condolences to a friend who lost his mother recently. I dunno how he treat his mother, but i think, i'm not a very good son. sigh.. we only appreciate things when we lost it. a human being is not a thing, but the wisdom serves all. I'm lucky to have my mom around. she's in her 60's now. i prayed hard for her health and promised to be a better son. we all should...

30 days of syawal, 8 days of saturdays and sundays, numbers of open hse invitations on weekends, berkilo2 of calories from rendang, sate, etc etc. consumed... i'm getting fatter and fatter every second. sighing wouldn't bore any result. but i guess, it's not my problem alone, a lot of guys out there having hard time keeping down their crave. i'm thinking of repeating the glorious era 10 years ago.. of course with huge efforts and patience. i've read that it's not about willpower, but more to a spur of a moment. like saying no to the rubbish waiter at a restaurant. more over, I need to say NO to the small satanic voice in my head, and take care of my body. we all should...

Chapter 198 - After

2008-10-14T22:44:00.004+08:00

Hope it's not too late. it is not. Selamat Hari Raya. Saya menyusun 10 jari (11 kalau ada), memohon maaf atas salah kata, terkasar anggota dan bicara. I celebrated my raya in Penang by the way. there were 3 families crashing in my aunt's place. bit crammed, but a wholesome of fun. i brought my laptop.. to show how geek i am. but the true reason is, i dont want to leave it alone at home, because nobody's there during the raya. remember guys, do not leave any of your electronic device.. anywhere at all. even if you feel it is safe inside your car trunk, it is TRULY NOT! my friend's trunk was busted inside Low Yat's underground parking area. the cctv (which doesn't help much) showed the thievery process took about 1 minute. now we're talking about the real 'gone in 60 seconds'. i wondered, low yat is full of high-tech, cutting edge, of the shelves gadgets. they got the HD TV here and there, video camera that can zoom right into your nostril, yet they put a lousy black-and-white cctv camera in the parking lot. how focked up is that?

I watched KAMI the movie on the first day of raya and Eagle Eye on the second day. Both are good movies. especially on the EE. the technologies are awesome. i love talking computer, i love a machine that able to process human interactions and emotions, also love one that can do things remotely.... like killing.. wait a minute, these fine criteria can be found on a single machine in Eagle Eye. Cool!

I bid my farewell to V3X and welcomed my new sweetheart, Samsung i900 Omnia. before, i was targeting the HTC Touch Pro. my workmate promised to get me a good price by purchasing it from UK. he told me to wait for his paypal approved. Surely he's special...his approval needs 1000 years. i cannot wait no more. plus, i tried on my manager's HTC TP, but to my dissappointment, it lacks the edge i'm looking for. yeah... then, my saviour-ultimate genius friend called me..(cewah, kipas abis). asking me if i'm interested in buying his father's Omnia. He got me at hello.... he got me at hello...

Touch Screen
Video Call 3G
HSPDA
Phone Modem
internet browser
5MP Camera
GPS ready
Office Mobile
.38 Caliber w/ silencer
coffee maker
built-in time travel machine

H~~appy..

ciao

Chapter 197 - Before

2008-09-24T00:36:00.005+08:00

while i flipped the astro channels on my crappy 14" TV, i stumbled upon classic 1986 transformer cartoon. they translate the language to bahasa malaysia and if i'm not mistaken, i watched the same series in other languages. English of course and also Tamil. Among these three, the worst is the one in bahasa Malaysia. Somehow, it's funny to hear the voices of Giant, Nobita, Kiteretsu and Rantarou in a Transformer series. berkerut muka aku dengar suara2 robot yang sengaja di'distort'kan. Tak pernah aku tengok kartun sambil berkerut muka. bacaan skrip yg teruk, nada suara yang dibuat2, mmg lawak giler.

Comic #1
Megatron: Terangkan pada saya, apakah tempat ini?
Budak: Tempat makan ais krim kot.

Comic #2
Budak dan Bumblebee versi sampah dikurung dlm bilik oleh Megatron
Budak: Habislah, apa kita nak buat ni?
Bumblebee versi sampah: Jangan risau, saya ada lampu.

Comic #3
Bapak budak: Bagitau ayah, apa kamu buat disana?
Budak: Saya dapat tahu hari ni hari jadi UltraMagnus, sebab tu saya nak tolong menjayakan persidangan damai sebagai hadiah hari jadi UltraMagnus.
Bapak budak: Hari ni hari jadi UltraMagnus?
UltraMagnus: Saya pon tidak tahu bila hari jadi saya.

Transformers Rocks! Transformers in Malay language NOT!

Chapter 196 - Which? Dou Ka Na..

2008-09-22T22:28:00.003+08:00

Will you sacrifice your love for your future?
My love is my future...cewah. but future brings new love. ahaha..

i've read a lot of blog consists of questions pick up from somewhere and entertain themselves and their readers with the answers. I really want to do it, but i don't like to be look as a copycat. so, i'll do it later, when not so many people doing it.

I almost hit the 200 posts mark. It's been a wonderful 3 years. I've changed my writing style a lot. i varied most of them so that i will not reveal my personality. hehehe... ada my friend yang buat blog meleleh dari mula sampai sekarang... so, mmg dah dikecam yang dia ni mat leleh. ada yang jenis hentam sana, hentam sini.. diri sendiri saje betul; jenis yang lawak dibaca tapi malas utk didekati. ada yang buat blog teknikal (dari ilmu IT sampai la kepada resipi masakan)... ada yang buat blog lucu, tapi kadang2 xlucu.. ada yang buat blog serius, tapi lawak gile. so, there are various style of blogging. one thing i didn't try is posting something technical. maybe in few post from now i will..

I just finished watching few Japanese and Korean movies. they really good at blending love and death in a movie. more saddist, more better. eventhough it is sad, but i cant find myself to cry. buat2 kelip mata pon xnak kuar air mata (nk try feeling movie, kang dikata hati kering pulak) but, that's not all the beauty of it. i love the cinematography......and the cute actresses. also, i seldom find new wisdom from the lines.

"You know that you love her when you think of her first thing in the morning, you know that you love her if you think of her when you're down"

but i like this most,

"with misfortune comes opportunity"

simple yet meaningful.

6 days to Raya... I'm eligible enough to give out duit raya this year. sigh~ bertuah anak2 sedara aku ada uncle yg best mcm aku. kepada kawan2 terdekat apatah lagi yang jauh, toksah ngado2 nk mintak.

chow-chin-ciao

Chapter 195 - Amazingly Lazy

2008-09-17T21:19:00.010+08:00

i've been amazingly lazy these past few weeks. though the thesis deadline is coming right up, i'm not prepared at all. no kidding. i've always tell myself to take it easy. there's always tomorrow, and by that, we call procrastinate. i dont think the magical escape i did during my final year project last year would happen again..or would it? who knows.. to tell you the truth, i only took 2 weeks to complete my FYP. it was 2 weeks of full-force mode. i hate it, but somehow i love the intensity. though i was blasted during my viva, i managed to 'houdini' myself. my friend told me to throw jargons at the examiner, which i could not try as the examiner is a jargon wall. or maybe she woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. luckily, my supervisor kindly enough to passed me the FYP. she's an angel. what's her name again..?

things i noticed during the viva, students are more tend to kiss-ass lecturer through candies and sweets on their table. if i'm a lecturer, i fancied hersheys, kit kat and ferrero rocher.. and not some cheap-20-cents-for-4 sweets. i'll fail immedietly those who put cheap candies on their table.

Time again proving that i'm a foe, not a friend. i'm 25 this year and most of my friends at this age are stable monetarily or building a mosque. by the way, there is a saying in Islam, "membina Masjid" which means kawen or married. because marriage is as holy as building a mosque. i remembered the joke i made with my friends when i first heard of it; which is "membina badan didalam masjid". though it does not sound funny when you read it (and also it's not a very good thing to make joke out of it), but at that time we'd laugh so hard. The cab driver must be thinking, "Gilo apo budak2 ni..". Memang kami gilo.

As for now, I'm making a so-so paycheck which is good only for myself. dapat la hulur sikit kat mak ayah. but, it's not that satisfying to tell you the truth. i have hunger for being boros eventhough i developed a self-straining habit. maybe the sanity comes with age (it's not true for some though). Then how the hell i'm going to get the CEO's paycheck? there are 2 ways.
1 - Be the CEO
2 - Kill the CEO so when you're not getting it, he's/she's not getting it (not answering the question)
I can always try to job-hop. it's a good practice by the way. some suggest to job-hop every two years. it's a common contract duration for a servant. surely your future company will offer something better or your current company will counter-offer with a better offer. play tug-of-war once a while with your HR. make worth of what your company paid them for.
I really like to try my luck working overseas. in Dubai they said you can rake a lot of cash working there. in UK with their high value Pound Sterling. but, to think again, it's hard for me to leave KL for an amount of time. It's hard to miss basketball with buddies, CoH/Dota with my fellow noobies, mom's cooking, mom's armpit, low yat's tech heaven... so lot more..

ah~~ i love ending my post with hanging statement or non-conclusive topic.

Chaloe.

Chapter 194 - Hitori

2008-09-09T15:03:00.008+08:00

==Saturday==

Again... another session of one-sided lecture.. while he is talking in front, we're chatting at back. supposely i'm going to break-fast with my friends today. also to celebrate aai's besday. but i realized today is the Man U matchday. how could I miss that? no way man.... plus, my mom called requested me to break-fast at home, since nobody at home. It's debut match for Berbatov. but what i'm interested is not Berbatov, instead Rene Maulensteen, the new assistant for Alex ferguson. he got a big shoe to fill in, it was Carlos Queroz's by the way.

==Sunday==

Sucks... Man U lost 2-1 to Liverpool. Sloppy play from United to be blamed on. Just after that, i went to play Company of heroes with my buddies. Dah ketagih lak.. since the day after is Sunday, i took the liberty to stay up late and play to my heart content. at least until my mom called...erk...
I had planned today, which is berbuka pose with my Masters' classmates. venue is at Nelayan, Titiwangsa. last time i was there was around 2-3 years ago. Now the place is like, humongus. i think there were about thousands of people berbuka there. i hate crowded places. and by the way, not the best place to brbuka. air pon kena beli asing... yep, u heard me right.. air bukan percuma... so far, i went to 3 places to berbuka this Ramadhan.
1 - Vistana Hotel
2 - J.W Marriot Putrajaya
3 - Nelayan, titiwangsa

I rate them as above. why i chose Vistana over Marriot? easy. Value wise goes to Vistana, while Marriot is so big, soo many cuisines, soo many foods. u can't test them all. and it's sucks. although the lamb is irresistable.

Chapter 193 - Teaching

2008-08-28T14:56:00.004+08:00

===Entry terlajak===

last night i went back to KL to join the rest of the Cocorians for our annual dinner. started off as our winning celebration 2 years ago (won the 3rd place), it has become our annual event even though we're not winning (including this year). it's good for the team atmosphere and also to tie up players (hehehe, jgn ngado2 nak blah, dah bagi makan nih..). This year, we went to something-something-Al-Khaleeg. Kedai makanan Arab somewhere around in Ampang. I was there early as I took off from PD bit early. I sms Pa asking him the place. he replied, "Kedai Arab". Bengong. Not helping at all, though its funny. I went around the block, and found that there are 5-6 kedai makanan Arab. I waited a bit until they arrived. Anyway, makan x ingat. kitorang dalam 13 orang, makan 4 dulang nasi. i'm talking about 4 dulang penuh ngan nasi dan lauk (kambing/ayam). awal2 tu dia hantar ayam ngan roti nan, masing2 rakus makan... padahal main course xsampai lagi. bila nasi smpai, tahap kerakusan tu masih xhilang. mcm tgk animal planet pon ada, dokumentari kelompok singa meratah rusa. makan punya makan, last2 tinggal 1 dulang xabih, tapau bawak balik. in the end, it proved that we're still human afterall. hehehe.

I remembered my Symantec trainer told me once about this story. it's a story of his friend. a friend's friend's story. which mean if you read this, it'll become a friend's friend's friend's story. and if your friend read this, it'll become a friend's friend's friend's friend's story.. and if your frie... owh. cut the crap already.
well, his friend is an IT support for a well-known PC manufacturer. one day, he got call from a client complaining about how her text cursor suddenly move on its own. the browser suddenly gone mad; as she surf the net, letters were typed in into the text box. same thing happens when she viewing a document or a spreadsheet. she said that the PC may gone haywire. his first impression would be an I/O malfunction, assuming it's the keyboard. he also didn't rule out that it may be a foul-play by a ghost. So, he went to the site to see what's happening. he tried opening the web browser and also Words, but no such things happened. the lady still believe that there's something wrong with the PC. so she took over and tried to show him her usual routine. just as she lean a bit toward the LCD monitor, it happened. really true. the lady was telling him the truth. "See, i've told you", she said while looking at him. he looked back at her and saw something. something that she didn't aware of. "M'am, your boobs on the keyboard".

Guess what, same thing happened here in my site. unfortunately, i don't have the guts to tell her that her breast on the keyboard.

ciao

Chapter 192 - Fun With Dick and Jane

2008-08-24T23:06:00.004+08:00

i'm having hard time lately. my health failing, my wealth down into the drain. at least i've got something to look forward to; paycheck. heheh.. it's about time already. surat mintak hutang dari TM sudah sampai. bil tepon akan sampai dlm 2-3 hari lagi. apa lagi? oh ye, PTPTN pon nnt akan hntar surat lawyer. Sial sgt...x check database ke? yang aku ni masih kategori pelajar. even the time after i graduated from diploma, some lawyer sent me warning letter asking for installment payment. that time, i was in 4th semester of my degree study. mau x mau, bayar gak, time tu dapat PTPTN utk bayar PTPTN. nk kaya, tapi takat angan mat jenin, mmg sampai ke tua pon xkaya. honestly, there are things that can easily solve with money. love, work, politic. once, i was asked, "Money or Power?". the answer is up to us really. people see things in their own perspective. as for me, money will surely deplete (unless you invest) but it is a favorite choice for most cause it is simply easy and a shortcut.. power in the other hand can give you the opportunity to have all.. including money. but you must know how to play the game. power without knowledge is futile afterall. therefore, i go for power. heheheh. power root.

Influenza virus still terrorizing my body. but i felt better when i woke up this morning. taking into account the number of paracetamols, solubles, cirris which i took already. byk betul dadah dlm sistem badan nih. Cuaca skrg ni xmenentu. ada hari panas, ada hujan dari pagi ke ptg. so, we're definitely prone to catch a cold if we're not take any precautious steps to prevent it from happen. minum banyak air, tidur kena cukup, rasa2 lain je badan tu cepat2 amik ubat. our body will first tell us what's happening or what's wrong way before a doctor can tell u. it's just a matter of deciphering the meaning of sengal2 otot, pening kepala, urat tegang, etc... somehow, i can tell that i'm going to demam if i feel ackwardly tired. only then i'll take the drugs. kalau nk demam jugak, mmg demam la.. REST + FLUID + DRUG = SOLUTION

Manchester United (the best football team in the whole world) registered their first win of the season yesterday after a win against Portsmouth. i didn't get to watch the game as my landlord failed to clear his Astro outstanding bills. **** him. bila lambat bayar sewa, sakan kejar kita. bila dia x bayar astro, buat2 bodoh. tu la... rasa nk sepak pon ada, kang xpasal2 dia panggil balaci estet dia dtg pukul aku. Oh my GoD... (tebalkan huruf d tu macam pelakon filem hindustan)

Same as last year, this year's Hari Merdeka also ada fireworks kat putrajaya. i was looking forward to it, but somehow mcm kureeengg je tahun ni. lack of publicity. org ramai xtahu, dan xdihebahkan. i heard last year was a blast. this year, schedule dia da lain. website event pon macam murahan punya je (apa salahnya amik template last year). kesudahannya, xmeletop. i guess i'll miss this year fireworks. seminggu ni aku kena stay kat PD. buat training utk lecturer2 sini. bersempena kena stayback sini seminggu (or maybe more than that), i've made a decision utk convert simcard aku jadi data simcard. leh jadi modem utk 3G, therefore leh surf tenet guna HP. punya la perah kepala samada nk guna celcom modem yang kena bayar RM500 tu atau just tukar simcard dan guna HP sbg modem. last2 selepas mengambil kira perancangan tukar HP sediakala kepada HTC (hehehe), aku decide utk tukar simcard je.
even so, VEOH da block download kat M'sia ni. buat masa ni aku nk research sape itu VEOH dan kenape dia block almost 200 countries daripada access web ngan sistem dia. vaguely, VEOH similar to youtube, but the content of VEOH can reach to >700 MB or more than 10 minutes show time (e.g youtube). so, aku mmg download anime, j-drama, k-drama dari sini. download rate laju dari normal p2p (eventhough dia guna p2p juga). but at least laju dari guna torrent. so, skrg da block dan aku bergantung sepenuhnya kat torrent. last time masa aku guna celcom broadband member aku, leh guna torrent, then 2-3 minggu pas tu, x dpt lak download. maybe setting lain kot since aku guna laptop baru. anyway, tunggu je la lepas tukar simcard dia.

Chapter 191 - Watch Out

2008-08-16T20:20:00.003+08:00

All the best to Cocoro in their 3rd spot decider tomorrow morning at Batu 11 Balakong Cheras. I'll be there to root for your. Opponent: Phantoms. We beat them before, and we'll try to beat them again. Earlier this season, organizer menabur janji nk buat final di Stadium Bola Keranjang MABA KL, and somehow janji tak ditepati. Sampah. kalau x mesti da syok tgk game.
Tomorrow's game is not about what the opponent can do; but it's all about what WE can do. Step into the game with winner's mentality, and you'll be a winner at the end of the game. simple as that. even with the big game tomorrow, bebudak ni masih ajak main Code of War mlm ni. Apa korang xreti nk rest ke? Further more, aku da macam nak demam. Fatigue. yesterday, balik dari PD petang, on the way boss call kata kena ada kat PD pagi sabtu. I was like, "WTF!". of course not out loud. but i guess it's just my karma. hohoho, sendiri salah kena tanggung la wei. keje pon macam kena perah, but that's normal when we're chased by deadline. neway, balik gak Gombak, sempat main basketball, then rushing to my friend at Cheras to fetch something. Arrived in PD at 3 am. Damn.

as i drive along the KL-Seremban highway, i remembered read something from a forum to check the Seremban-PD highway. mcm horror kata orang tu, and as a frequent user I admit that the highway is a bit creepy, especially at night. mmg xpasang lampu. so, aku pon feeling2 nk buat entry seram. 2.15 am, full-moon, clear weather. mula dgn bayar tol pon da seram... seram tgk muka attendan tol tu. sbb tu la org suruh dia jaga malam kot. Astaga.. busuk hati betul aku... KM 9, nampak plastik Parkson Grand terbang melintasi jalan... ditiup angin agaknya, atau mungkin...........
KM 18, kawasan RnR yg sunyi (mmg la sunyi, sape nk singgah RnR kat highway yg panjangnya 28 km?) aku nmpak kelibat orang berbaju coklat sedang berjalan. pegang helmet tapi xnaik motor. agaknya dia nk berjalan ke motor dia kot, atau mungkin.........
noticed agak byk keta yang lalu walaupon da pkl 2.30 am. agaknya derang balik dari apa2 function kat PD kot, atau mungkin........
sampai kat traffic light nk masuk PD tu, elok2 lampu hijau tetiba je masuk kuning pastu merah. agaknya sbb da lama sgt hijau kot, atau mungkin.......
dipendekkan entry yg sedia pendek, xde aktiviti paranormal. susah bila naik sorang, mata nk kena pandang depan tgk jalan.. so xleh nk tgk kiri kanan. xpasal2 aku lak yang jadi hantu.

anyway, dari snapshot bwh ni, korang perasan x something kat area tgh kanan gambar ni?

kalau korang perasan something, mata korang mmg bermasalah. sbb mmg xde pape pon. aku create canvas hitam guna paint.

Chapter 190 - Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu

2008-08-12T00:03:00.002+08:00

Goodbye HP Compaq f700, Hello Dell Inspiron 1420; my latest best buddy. 220 GB disk space, 2GB RAM, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, on-board multimedia buttons, built-in webcam, bluetooth features... what else yg xde? my stint with HP didn't last long as I was asked by the boss to return it. New company policy to lease new laptop for some determined period of time. Reason? No excessive cost to buy new laptop, hassle to dispose the old one and also the privilege of not being left out by new technologies. It's crazy to catch up with the technology. it's a never-ending battle. one might ask, is there a time when technology can never evolve anymore? the time when inventors can never invent no more? honestly, i don't know. but as far as i believe, the knowledge accumulated from the prehistoric ages, or way beyond that until now.. is just a tip of a humongous iceberg. Milik Tuhan dan kita hanya minta dirahmati kebijaksanaan dgn ketentuanNya.

===SubEntrance (mengarut)===

boku wa dame. shit happens as it made me felt useless, powerless and whatever 'less' you can think of. terpengaruh dgn Honey n Clover, nk saje aku kayuh basikal pusing satu malaya. just keep pedalling until I find the meaning of the embarked journey. bukan sebab Hagu-chan suka kat Morita-san. but to think of it, that might trigger the self-finding journey. cuma sekarang ni sebok commit dgn kerja. sometimes I sacrifice things for my own private space; and of course to be misunderstood by some because of that. best thing to do is to do nothing..

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bulan depan bulan puasa. at least before that nk kena gi jalan2-kalau-terjumpa-hantu-kira-nasib-la... ikut kata crew leader la, the honorary Mr Q. baek cepat, kang bulan puasa bukan saje jin dan setan kena tambat... silap2 aku pon kena. T_T

Chapter 189 - Jinx'er

2008-07-24T18:47:00.005+08:00

few weeks without update.. feels like i owe you one. as one might not believe, i am seriously busy this month. the month before Ramadhan... so, everyone pushing things and deadlines before fasting month arrives. 3 wedding receptions this month (Azan, sorry xdpt pegi wedding ko), two 5-days trainings and one 2-days training.. somemore, Cocoro in the final for 3rd/4th placing (yeah.. we lost the semi)..so that's make my Sunday occupied.. also on saturday i got class... aiyoo~~~ miss those times where i wake up at 11 in the morning... hehehe.. even though i'm fully occupied, there are times aku curi2 berhibur. playing computer games at CC with friends.. have a cup of coffee at kopitiam late at night.. playing futsal & playing basketball with buddies... i guess, it is some sort of tension releasing, to loosen up my stiff and arch shoulder.

wedding

080808 is a very tempting figure especially for chinese. manyak ong itu lapan woo... beside of religious believes, the date only come once and surely easy to remember. kalau xingat ulangtahun kawen gak ni, wajib kena bambu. so, berebut2 orang nk kawen tarikh ni supaya laki xmudah lupa tarikh kawen kelak. xde la pinggan terbang atau tidur kat sofa di masa hadapan. kuekuekue.. member aku sorang akad nikah jumaat lepas. kawan dari Pontian yg sama2 belajar kat boarding school dulu2. so, harus la pergi utk mini reunion dgn budak2 kelas. ada yang datang bawak anak.. ada yang datang bwk tayang cincin belah rotan.. ada juga cincin diamond yg meghelip2.. dan ada juga yg datang dgn hati yang lara (sian...). aku? hehehe.. datang sbb nk makan. next sunday also got wedding, but at some club in Putrajaya. hopefully x clash with final NCBL. otherwise mmg kena sacrifice la wedding tu...

DOTA or Defense of The Ancient is a variant of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne. Pick a hero then battled-out with AI or friends. aku xla terer main game ni, tapi xde la noob sangat. but recently, we're addicted to Code of War 4. a First Person Shooting game mcm Counter Strike. aku ni mmg xleh main FPS lama2. konfem pening nk muntah2. so, lepas 2 round confirm aku nk give-up. but i can say that CoD is better than CS. why? because you can accumulate experience from killing and unlock weapons and accessories with the points. also, they got this mode where there's no team formed and you can kill each other. how fun is that.... tapi tu la..xleh main lama2...

Kopitiam

My friend, Pa have a crush with this cute waiter from Oldtown Kopitiam Danau Kota. so, we just went there to check her out... and somehow became a habit to lepak there. but lately da xlepak situ. tau la food and drink sana... macam mahal.

Chapter 188 - Rebound

2008-07-17T12:04:00.005+08:00

Recently, Cocoro is doing very well. Although i've been out of action for 2 years now, i'm still part of the team...doing minor coaching and stuff. we're now participating in NCBL and MBCUP tourneys, and doing great in both..as for now. the best achievement was 3rd place in the NCBL 3 years ago, and we're aiming to be at least in 2nd place this year. ambitious? yea.. realistically we have the arsenal to do so. same goes to MBCUP. previous run weren't that good. but so far so good. over these past few years, Cocoro produced/discovered pretty good talents in basketball. some stayed, some went to other team and promised to come home, but yet to come home. heh. anyway, we're really proud of what we're having now. from scratch, we built this team, and now, it can stand as tall as any other well-known teams in the scene. non-chinese basketball scene btw. credit to Padil, me (ececece) n Qayyum (hins..hins). jgn kembang lebih2 Qayyum. Pa xpe.. dia buta internet, definitely dia x baca blog aku.

by any chance sape yg baca blog aku dan teringin nk sponsor, drop me a message. next year punya slot ada saje. and if you guys nk tau pasal tournament, every sunday at Batu 11, Balakong/Cheras for NCBL. MBCUP lak until 22 July ni. Next game will be on Saturday, 3pm. U R welcomed to come and support us.

chaloe..

Chapter 187 - Up, Up and Away

2008-07-12T01:01:00.003+08:00

Price hike.. inflation is about to double in near future. 6% going to 12%... this only mean, we can expect increase in overall price of goods and services. OMG! this gonna be sucks! for a middle-class earner like me, i really need to be cautious with my spending. the retraction of fuel subsidy make it even worse for me (for everyone else). RM 30 can only give me 11.111 litre. even with that, i didn't moan. i understood that eventually the government 'will' have to withdraw the subsidy, but I didn't expect in such manner (sekaligus dia cantas...). with the increase of fuel, what will happen murid2?..... Ya... harga barang akan naik. remember the time sepeket tepung naik 20 sen, harga roti canai pon sama naik 20 sen. ada sesetengah tmpt naik 30 sen. padahal sepeket tepung buleh buat berkeping2 roti canai. and we also might not realize this, we used to pay 50 cent for nasi lemak.. nowadays, kita dah terbiasa bayar RM2 untuk sebungkus nasi lemak. cinonet lak tu.

honestly speaking (from my financial understanding), there's no need for service or goods providers to increase the price. it is what we call as ignorance. the race to become rich eventually affects others and it is as if guilt-free to them. i won't totally blame the idea to become rich, but do not be too ignorance and greedy, you'll end up swallowing what you spit. kalau anak bangsa kaya, kita pon bahagia. kaya mereka, jangan la sesekali lupa membayar zakat. sama2 tolong anak bangsa yang miskin. french people have an exotic dish called escargot, but i watched TV3's Bersamamu, the poor in our country also have escargot. xyah pegi jauh2, kutip depan umah. siap menitis lagi air mata si Rosyam Nor. tengok je, halangnye tidak. need to sell the poverty and make it real on TV.

i love the idea of government subsidizing installation of NGV system to government servants. that way, more than 40% can be saved due to the shifting petrol users to the NGV gas, and we, the petrol user will benefit from the petrol subsidy. cutting minister's allowance? that's bull. nothing gonna change from that. even if the arguement is to let them taste the bitterness of fuel price hike, they still get free petrol.. which is allocated for them. cut the allowance in a respond to 'kempen jimat cermat'. that's fair then. Khalifah2 zaman khulafak ar-Rasyidin x dpt gaji pon, x mintak pon allocation utk elaun. hidup masih lagi dipelihara Allah, dunia dan akhirat.

one more thing. newly grad or even not so newly grad prefers working as gov servant for security reasons. with unpredict retranchment in private sector, the idea to sit in a safe net is not a bad idea after all. no offence ya. but perception over civil servant are not that great compared to those working in private sector. we're talking about work quality and a bit of ethic here. this because, people think that gov loves to help and hire just anyone. again, no offence. it also true what... i respect the vision to lower the unemployment rate. but, that ladies and gents, affects me. gov should consider to raise the salary of civil servant. a lucrative pay will attract people to work with them, including me. this also will increase the competitiveness of overall participation of applicants. workers are then looking forward to hop in into gov sector, and with less attraction to the private sector, they'll definitely increase the salary so people will work with them. then my 'gaji' also naik. gov also get a quality servant. win-win situation. everyone happy...

chaloe..

Chapter 186 - Connected

2008-07-09T14:21:00.003+08:00

some people cannot live without food. some cannot without water. oh wait, i guess it applied to all being. anyway, some cannot live without handphone... as for geek-but-no-ordinary-geek-as-if-a-cool-geek like me, i cannot live without internet. i fell in love with the internet at the first sight. thanks to whoever invent the internet. just to let you know, internet was invented by american out of war exigency (i'm not sure whether they did invent it or steal it.. just look at how many ideas/inventions they stole from muslim scholars). they need a mechanism to transport information about targets, logistic, enemy sighting, etc. among their divisions without using traditional smoke, pigeon or mailman, thus internet were born. but, just what i do with the internet? how much of its existence affect my life? my routine will be:

checking my online games (lunarwars, torncity, ikariam, battleknight)
open www.manutd.com and by the way, the best footbal team in the world
check my google group
check my emails (gmail, company mail, yahoo)
surf on interesting topics from yahoo.com
open utusan.com.my and bernama.com
read comments from blog.. mcm la banyak sgt..
read others' blog
idle

after fulfilling my basic needs, i'll then download songs, anime or drama. depend on the mood, sometimes i just fed-up downloading, i will then stream through youtube, megavideo, youku or whatever stream channel available.

Anyway, currently i'm spending my weekdays in PD. my work site, my new home for at least another year. the place i'm working at doesn't have internet connectivity, so i'm kinda bored to death. luckily my works kills my time. but during night time, it's a different story. living alone in an apartment, with no internet, nor satellite TV, i'm feeling slumpy. nk keluar tapi xde duit. i'd spent my paycheck on my tuition fees. so, i'm kinda tight now. harga minyak pon dah naik, nak kluar jalan2 kena pikir 2-3 kali. so, i stayed home. boring. sleeping. i'll try to ask my boss this week to approve the company to endorse celcom broadband to me. i need my internet.. at least for my study. (yea rite...). finger cross for approval... or i'll cross my boss' finger.

ciao

Chapter 185 - Sweet Pain

2008-06-25T15:34:00.002+08:00

The moment you got hit by a paintball pellet, it's hurt. but it'll only hurts like hell after your adrenalin rush not so rushing anymore. I've got 1 bruise on my left arm, and even after 3 days of my miniature war between my classmates, the lebam is still there. it is as big as my knuckle with a blue-ish and green-ish color. can you believe it....? neither do i, but it is real... Overall, it was fun, and i like to do it some other time. Killing people is everyone's fantasy... well at least mine. and you definitely cannot shoot somebody with a real gun in the real world. also applied to knife and throwing star. it's a big NO and it's a common sense, just like the common sense where Argentina is not going to participate in any EURO tournament...EVER!! please correct your senses, guys (yeah..there are more than 1 person). anyway, first time playing, i already went guerilla style. but lack of support leads to my death. teaming with girl gives you pros and cons. but it's going to be all cons when the girl has her husband in the opposite team. Go figure...

One of the memorable moment, besides losing 3 games in a row and only snatched 1 win, were shooting directly at someone's jock. Oh.. and also shooting at my friend's leg 3 times even after he admit being shot to the marshall. that's like illegal, but i did it anyway because the pellet didn't pop, and i kept shooting until it popped. good for him the pellet popped the third time. else, he might need to amputate his leg. hahahaha...

Chapter 184 - Marvellous

2008-06-15T02:32:00.005+08:00

Just came back from watching P Ramlee the Musical at Istana Budaya. My expectation was bit tarnished earlier as i read somewhere that the musical is lack of P Ramlee's songs. But, as i arrived there, i realized that the musical is not about his songs. The tagline of this musical is "The life, the loves and the inspiration". Unless they put "the songs" in between the tagline, then i would be pretty disappointed. Nonetheless, the musical was totally marvellous, outstanding and superb. not just the array of great casts, but also the setting, story arrangement, songs arrangement, story flow and everything.

I really adore P Ramlee since i was small. grew up in Penang in my early age gave some miscellaneous memories and it includes P Ramlee. i used to sing Getaran Jiwa on my neighbor's swing, and the old guy really loves listening to me. unfortunately, as i grow up, i'm not that fond in doing things that would embarrass myself eventhough that old guy requested me. anyway, the musical is (hoping it would re-stage again) a 4 hours show. i thought it would only be around 2 1/2 hours, but it worth it. seriously. those who missed, really gonna regret it. i didnt managed to get the rm53 ticket, instead, my friend and i bought the rm 153 ticket. deduct the student discount, i only paid rm 108. another friend told me that he can buy 10 movie tickets with that. yeah, true but in a sense that this musical is a rare opportunity (in term of casts and show time), i considered the 108 is nothing to compared with the experience i'll get; and again, i reiterate that, it's worth every damn cent i paid.

The musical is about the life of P Ramlee; from the rise, to his downfall. he starts off as a clapper in Ampas Road Studio, then as a sing-voice for actors who cant sing; and soon became an actor and a director. His loves includes Azizah from his hometown and that was before he came to S'pore, then Junaidah, Norizan and lastly, Saloma. I've watched how his marriages went down into the drain as his fame rosed. jealousy and lonely creeps in. but it was sweet to know that Saloma stayed with him till the end, even by that time he is no longer popular. the reasons for his downfall are the invention of TV, break up of Malaysia and Singapore (he was forced to move bak to KL and do film in Studio Merdeka. Budget for film are not as lavished as he got from Shaw Brothers in S'pore) and also younger demographic are more towards pop yeyeh stuff. Too much smoking leads to heart failure. he died at 44. In the musical, the last sentence was, "Will i be remembered Sally (Saloma)?". She replied, "Yes, people will remember you for a very long time". quite comforting words for the weary P Ramlee. And it is true. even after 35 years, we still strongly remember who is P Ramlee, what he had contributed to the industry, and what type of person he is. The lines from his movies still etched on our mind, and we still laugh to his jokes eventhough we watched it dozens of time. As he is, will always be remembered.. as a seniman, a legend and a person.

"My art is not for money, it is for people (Seni aku bukan untuk wang ringgit, tapi untuk masyarakat)" - quoted by P Ramlee to Aziz Sattar.

Al-Fatihah.

Chapter 183 - Where It Belong

2008-06-03T18:38:00.004+08:00

Tioman is gorgeous! beautiful place. i really encourage people to go there. especially when you're looking for bustling-city escapade. go there with the intention to get away from work, and you'll find your peace there. leave your messy things at home. laptop, paperwork, annoying children or your nagging wife. For me, the 3 days staying in Tioman is not enough. i need at least 4 days. Lot of things i didn't get to explore during my staying there. I missed the forest walk to Juara, the sandy beach on the right-side of Tioman. I read, along the way there, you'll encounter a waterfall and a place you wouldn't want to miss if you're going Tioman... and I missed it. it's OK, at least I tried 'mencandat sotong'. May is the best season to candat sotong. It's when the squids are getting hornier, I guess. Supposely, we cannot mencandat sotong in Tioman since they announced Tioman as Taman Maritim. Who Cares?! people are still doing it, and no sea-patrol doing their rounds. meaning that, they also don't care. We managed to caught 20 kgs of squids (plus the ice I think), and asked the chef at the hotel to make some dishes out of the squids. Nasi Goreng Sotong, Sotong goreng tepung and Sotong Onion. Sotong sotong sotong...

Also, if you're going, then don't forget to do at least this, snorkeling. The inn or resort where you staying might not give you with the best beaches, so, go snorkeling. I did, and it was a magnificent experience. I can say to that, beside me being a tow-boat during the snorkeling activity. forget about that... as i said, some beaches only can give you a tip of wonderful underwater scenery because most of them only have dead coral and not so many beautiful fishes. i went snorkeling for almost a day, while some of my friends were staying back because of their family, and they missed it... (see, i've told u about leaving kids and wife at home, or at least leave the kids with maid at the hotel room). So, i've only heard heap of praises towards petty corals and fishes from those who missed it during our small snorkeling trip to a spot a bit farther than our beach the day after. i laughed. i laughed until i peed in the ocean and gave the fishes some of my fresh juice. one thing that bugged me during my snorkeling activity was baby-jellyfishes. there are soo many of them, though they dont bite, u'll feel bit itchy when u swim through them. Oh yeah, if you're rabun jauh, u definitely need the goggle with power. I bought one for RM55. it worth it! So when u swim around the minah2 salleh, u'll see bouncy corals and round and juicy fishes..... just kidding, u still can see the bouncy corals and round and juicy fishes without the minah2 salleh around. they are everywhere... on the ocean's floor... of course..

Also, pack some food from home. things are bit expensive there. we're talking about cheezels, twisties and any other unhealthy snacks u can think off. I suddenly developed a sudden crave for Snickers there and bought almost everytime i went to a shop. bit expensive la...

below are some pictures taken so i can share with you guys, the beautifulness of Tioman.

Chapter 182 - Serious Doubt

2008-05-20T17:39:00.005+08:00

"It's harder to forgive the right, then to forgive the wrong" - Dumbledore. Quoted by the white beard dude in the Harry Potter series. He's suppose to be more ass-kicking in both books and in the movie, but he's a bit wimpy thanks to J.K Rowling. Talking about too kind; the type of kind that farts lollipop and pony. So, OK, he's not real and dead by the way (in Book 5, if i'm not mistaken). Boo-Hoo for the spoiler (<-- for those who didn't read the series). Anyway, i watched Iron Man last week. It's awesome! The technology, the AI, the cars... mostly the technology stuff. This is one of the superhero without the superpower besides Batman and Daredevil. EVEN without superpower, he is gifted with the geniusity of producing destructive weapons and also robots with intriguing AI. Compared to the names above, for example Daredevil... he is blind, yet have this superhearing ability that helps him projecting what he's hearing.. wow.. that is boring. and I dont know if that's count as a superhero. Who cares if you can hear and visualize a cat shitting hundred of metres away and yet you cannot see one in front of you, and you step on it. Nice going there Daredevil!

Batman is the biggest superhero-loser of all. he doesnt have supersight, superhearing nor superstrength. he's just a rich guy who happened to live in a mansion that have an underground cave with a butler whom never aged (except recently). oh yeah, he got this bat-suit, bat-mobile and bad childhood memory. nothing more than that. he relies on his gadget to beat the bad guy... if a bad guy jump over me and i beat the crap out of him with my belt or my Motorola V3X, then i'm definitely on par with Batman or I can say that Batman's the one on par with us. Gadget used.... checked.

Chapter 181 - Enlightment

2008-05-14T00:34:00.003+08:00

What's more hateful than work? MORE WORKS. there will be time when you enjoy doing work, and time when you bitched about your work. This is surely the later part. don't worry, i wont bore u with more work complaint. otherwise, this blog will become a 'work-complaint' blog. it'll be depressing for my readers and might cause some of my readers to jump off their apartment roof, or swallow dozens of sleeping pills due to depress-ness. i don't want that to happen. i love my readers as much as i love my cat. my cat died by the way.... from starvation.

What's more hateful than a backstabber? MORE BACKSTABBERS. what should we do to the backstabber? yeah... we stab them... in their back. how irony is that?

next week i'll be going to Tioman with my classmates. i hope it's worth the money which i didn't pay yet. Bye Bye traffic jam... aloha shorts, sunblock and topless beach. just kidding, there's no topless beach in M'sia.....right?

Anyway, what do you see in the picture below?
what?
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Nope, u got the wrong answer.
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It looks like it, but it isn't. try again.
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Give up already? Cmon try again..
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I've told u. it's not what u think it is.
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OK, enough.. It's a Lampria, an insect resembling a fly. what else?
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Exactly! It do has a part which looks like a dangling dongle. but it is not it. and what do u call the thing above that dangling dongle then? a mutated ball? definitely a NO. it's a Lampria's abdomen.
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Give it up already... it's a Lampria.

chow

Chapter 180 - Aint He Stupid?

2008-05-09T16:35:00.011+08:00

I regret i ever add this guy in my YM list. 1st, because he's less intellectual. 2nd, he's a McLaren fan and kept bitching over McLaren's victory. And why he's a McLaren's bitch? 1st, because he studies in German (I believed if he studies in India, he'll be rooting for Force India). and 2nd, he's lack in intelligence. (Notice how I replace the word 'stupid' with 'less intellectual' and 'lack intelligence' just to prove my thesaurus software is working just fine). Recently he's quite placid and quiet, which is fine with me.. i guess it is because McLaren is not doing terrificly this new season. Padan Muka! Anyway, just now i noticed his status and decided to nominate him in my 'Most Annoying Being'. Just so you know, other nominees are cockroach, ants and pig. So, its gonna be a tough one.

DUDE, PUT SOME COMMON SENSE IN YOUR HEAD! SIGN OUT IF YOU'RE IN A PRESENTATION AND DOESN'T WANT TO BE DISTURBED! AND I SWEAR TO GOD, 'SERIUSLY' DOESN'T EXIST IN ANY DICTIONARIES I CAN FIND, YOU IDIOT!

There are few ways to sign out from YM:

press Ctrl+D
Click Messenger > Sign Out
Right-click at YM Icon and choose Sign Out

probably he's the type of guy who doesn't silent his phone in a movie theater. What a walking crap....

Chapter 179 - Revenge Is A Sweet Motivation

2008-05-03T20:45:00.003+08:00

3 days to go for Manchester United to embrace the League Champion. It's up to them and also luck. Wigan will not be easily steamrolled or easily giving the way to United. They will be a pain in the United's ass and also United supporters' ass. who knows the drama folds into a nightmare as United lost and Chelsea grab the 1st place. or who knows if United win and Chelsea lose with Drogba got sniped in the head, Ballack died from heart attack and Cech get another blow to the head and die instantly... who knows la.... Then the week after that come the final of Champions League. In Moscow it is... kalau ada Pintu suka hati dari doremon, boleh juga pegi tgk match. tapi sah2 doremon x wujud, apatah lagi pintu suka hati. Pintu ke alam barzakh ada la.. bukak pintu rooftop kat office anda bekerja, dan lompat dari bumbung ofis anda. sape2 keje ngan Petronas tu lagi bagus. Back to the main topic, i still believe in United. They can do the double. Member aku ckp yg dia x berapa suka ngan MU sbb derang ni suka boasting. Not boasting la sayang... that's confident's boast. they have to and should be. they're among the best in the business by the way. Also, Ferguson is the humblest manager of all. he always give compliment to the opponent, may it be their arch rival or some felda team. Say anything you want, i'll wait until they get their double. Glory2 Man United.

Chapter 178 - Pure Boring

2008-04-27T14:19:00.003+08:00

Boring. That’s the word i can describe right now. My challenging works washed away by the simplicity of the infrastructure of this project site. It was expected earlier, but i didn’t expect the internet to be a pain in the ass here. Dunno why la gomen office mesti problem bab2 connectivity. Too many birocracy and unnecessary bullshit. Corporate company always goes for leased line or streamyx. But for gomen, it’s not that easy. Sigh....

Currently i’m spending my night at PD. None of the office concern as it is privately funded.. by me. Things need to be done, and it falls to my responsibility. So ok, if i wanna brag or bitch about my work, sampai esok lom tentu selesai. Forget about it. Sometimes i forgot my vision towards this blog. I admire Maddox whom u might know.. or not (his www is blocked by several countries by the way). His content never fails to make me laugh. Apart from that, he speaks with knowledge. Whereas, i speaks with nonsense. Q’s blog also entertaining as well as inspiring. Some gaijin –or- kwailo’s blogs are also fun to read. They just blurt out their experiences of living in some foreign land. Maybe i should change my style of writing. Read more materials, do some research, improve my grammar and tenses, improvise intellectual papers.......... nah! That is just too boring. Ah... i didn’t make any picture entry for quite some time now. Malas probably...

So... this coming month is my most favourite month. May is the best month of all. Birthday of my dad and also someone special. Hahaha. Stop speculate here. This someone actually a no-one. Anyway, talking about birthday, it seems like i cant forget few dates. Dunno why.. does 7^th Mac ring any bell? Or 29^th April? 6^th February is a must-remember date, otherwise i’m a dead meat. Oh ya. 29^th April is redzuan birthday. I always use his birthday when filling up some online forms.. sorry mate.

Last night, i took a quick quiz. Quite interesting. The questions goes like this:

You’re buying flower for your gf/bf, what color of rose would you buy?

A. White

B. Red

How many?

A. Sekuntum

B. A dozen

You’re on your way to your gf/bf house. There are 2 routes,

A. Short cut but the route is dark or pitch black

B. Bit lengthy but got lampu..kira cerah la.. siap ada kedai2 lagi (ß dunno la kalau dia menambah2)

Upon arriving, as you wait for your gf/bf getting ready..

A. put the rose inside a vase

B. put the rose on his/her bed.

After your date, u decide to go home (unless u getting lucky, if u know what i mean), at a similar junction, which route will u choose?

A. short cut but pitch black

B. Lengthy route but cerah gemerlapan bersinar2 disimbah neon kedai2 (exaggerating)

Done.

So, from the quiz, i am:

A rapist who like to take dozen of ecstasies before going to the strip joint and love to have salmon roe sushi after performing car theft at the police compound....

Just kidding, that was another quiz. The analysis of this quiz can be found at chapter 35, May 2005. go crazy!

Chapter 177 - Indie.. Me?

2008-04-26T00:14:00.002+08:00

So ok... i was bit late on pressing the submit button. actually, my previous post was initiated last week. but, i put on hold couple of time because of the dispersion of mood during the process of rambling my thoughts into words. happened a lot of time. so, now i'm in a mood to post something. hopefully, i'll submit straight away..

first of all, gimme a round of applause as i finally managed to see through my 2nd semester. though the results aren't out just yet, i dont care! but i was bit anxious to get my result actually. if before i care less, but now i think i need to at least pass this semester. i dont want any 'lepas bersyarat' though i feared it might happen this semester. why i think it might? because i sucked at my math test. seriously dude... most horrible score i got in my entire math history. oh wait, i did get a lowest. "0" for my final exam during my study in UTMKL. yep... i thought i post it before, but heck, lemme re-iterate it. it is as easy as 'i was cleaning my fish pond during the xm'. and none of my friend call me to at least show some concern over why i didnt come. i remembered one asked me the day after, when i came to take the imaginary math xm. "ko x dtg ke xm smlm?".. yeah.. thanks for the delayed concern. it helped a lot. so...... i'm looking forward to get my father's reaction over my result this semester. last one didnt make him very2 happy though i thought the otherwise. i was disappointed at first, but later it just stop bugging me. oh, If you're praying, mind to put my name in the success list. thanks.

next week, the whole staff in my company will be going to Hong Kong for 3 days. paid trip by the company. as the 4 of us (the newbies) will not be going as we're...new. it's ok. it is understandable la.. if u work for 2 months and suddenly paid to go for holiday; overseas somemore... surely the applicants are like crazy. sape xnak keje cenggitu. so, the holiday is more like an incentive over their hard work during the year 2007. So, any of those yg pegi, i wish u guys happy holiday!

Chapter 176 - My Bad...

2008-04-20T19:31:00.004+08:00

For the past week, i was in a SAN storage training, preparing myself for Math exam, busting my ass doing take home exam and term paper review. So friggin tired. Plus, after my math exam, we played 2 hours of futsal. aint that crazy? even it was yesterday, i still feel exhausted. my leg sored. my mind can't process well. soo tired.

Anyway, during my 3 days of training, something happened that made me feel guilty up until now. let me briefly descibe to u about the training 1st. the instructor is an indonesian fella and the attendees were 4 person which 3 of us from my company (<-- cewah.. bila lak jadi company aku) and one from another company, whom an indian lady, or miss 'P'. the training was all about storage area network, or networked storage. How to configure this and that, installing and managing the storage. learn about the related devices, how to clustering, segmenting and a bit about cabling. ok, enough with the training content, now, to the interesting part. brunch and tea break are provided. as for lunch, the instructor will take us out for lunch on his own account. the very 1st day, he brought us to a 'nasi padang' restaurant. tau la nasi padang, style hidang berpinggan2 lauk atas meja sampai xcukup tempat. since Miss P is a bit sensitive to the food whereas she can't have any meat (for religious reason), she tend to questioned any unfamiliar dishes. so she asked us about one of the dishes. i told her that, it's a chicken. well, it looks like one. anyway, she took it and ate it. then, after we had our dessert, she again try to reconfirm... the trainer told that, it is a brain.. "what brain?", she asked. we went on silent mode. i looked at colleague 1, he looked at me... then i looked at colleague 2, she looked back. the loop process of guilt stares continued between us for a minute... the day after that, colleague 1 asked her about yesterday's incident. Guess what she told us, "tak sengaja maaa..". hahahaah... funny, but above that, i felt a bit guilty. lucky for me she didn't come back the day after that and shove me with pork.

Chapter 175 - To Digress

2008-04-14T19:24:00.004+08:00

Life's too short to procrastinate. when i looked back, i realized that i had wasted so many chances.. so many opportunities... some are bound to reasons, some are purposely done. anyway, i was reluctant to talk about my relationship story as it is a private issue, but as a celebrity, one has to know that celebrity are publicly owned... my stories are to shared with the rest.. ahahah... perasan celebrity.. no la.. just to shove things off my shoulder.. actually i need to set thing straight with my peers... they found that it is hard to believe that i'm single... (and available). sume ingat aku playboy, awek keliling pinggang, siap ada yg terkepit celah2 ketiak lagi. itulah mitos kwn2 aku yg menyangka aku ni jantan terhangat dan banyak awek.. well my friend, you're wrong. i'm just plain, boring, single bloke. my guess is because of all my love-luck had been depleted, and it was since my darjah 6. sedih mengenangkan fenomena ini. or maybe mmg aku xde luck bercinta. bangsa kawin yg makbapak aturkan la agaknya. lagi satu, aku rasa sbb awek skolah rendah x educated lagi.. tu yg aku pon diterima pakai dalam standard teman lelaki.. kata cinta monyet. bila dah menerjah ke alam dewasa, awek2 da pandai... tau mana kaca, gelas, besi karbon, aluminium, bijih timah dan zink. kalau diberi rating daripada 5 bintang, aku ni mungkin sekadar tahi bintang saje. hahahaha... one of my most famous self-depression lines...

People can fall in love every minutes and every seconds, but true love is about caring and respect to each other... quoted from my aunt. true maybe.

Chapter 174 - Estacy

2008-04-13T20:26:00.002+08:00

el mucho gracias.. hahaha ..tetiba nk feeling2 cakap bahasa asing. actually, most of my post are done in english. and i think thats good to improve my english...well, some here and there.. but as i read from a newspaper article, they said that, most use language for bloggers are japanese, followed by english, then the rest.... BM? well, less than 1%. I cant agree more... even now i'm using english... maybe hoping for a foreign readers to bump in with my blog, so that they can understand what the hell i'm talking about. but, i do love my native language... so i decided to balance my language usage.. lagipon, aku ni pon bukan berapi sgt speaking english... takat bodoh2 je.. Anyway, this morning i've done my wireless presentation... sooo damn lega... hingat lecturer tu giler serius pasal presentation ni, alih2 ala kadar je... tapi bagus gak lecturer aku ni... walaupon dia buat ala2 kadar, tapi dia beri perhatian kat apa yg presenter ckp. siap bagi teguran ngan cadangan lg. bagus la... respect. before presentation, ada test lak... same lecturer.. tapi yg best giler, test dia open book + open laptop.... hapa lagi... macam syaitan la masing2. ada member bawak wireless router, pastu cabut internet cable kat PC lecturer, connect ke router... dapat la kami masing2 internet... yang xtahan tu, bila lecturer nk connect ke internet xleh (sebab cable da cabut), siap call data center tanya apsal xleh connect... hahahahah... tuan punya router da cuak... trus cover line buat2 tanya soklan... hape sengal...

adieu...

Chapter 173 - Another Sideplace

2008-04-09T20:37:00.004+08:00

Qayyum is currently indulging himself with Aizat's new single, Hanya kau yang mampu.. Dia tengah sedih lepas dpt tahu Melissa Maureen Rizal nk kawen dgn Malique Too Phat. Chill bro... bunga bukan sekuntum... byk lagi bunga2 diluar sana... rafflesia ada, tahi ayam ada, kerisintemum (<-- mcm mana nak eja entah)... lagipon bunga yg dah ada kat tangan tu nk letak kat mana? huahuahua...

Songs orchestrate your soul and emotions. Really really love to dip into songs. Masa kat Alor Star aritu gamat melayan Buble -Home. "Another sunny place, another aeroplane, i'm lucky i know, but i wanna go home".. kena sangat.. once, i remembered playing that song repeatedly during my weekly meeting with my colleagues and bosses. Ye la...meeting dari pkl 3 sampai pkl 7... dari cerah ke gelap. walaupon xde bini menunggu di rumah, tapi nk jugak balik. the "i wanna go home" bait played over-and-over.... dunno la kalau boss perasan. Then lagu-lagu macam Terima kasih cinta dari Afgan and also Nyala dari Aliff really puts me in the jiwang mode. Dropping few gears down, the songs really hit me as the melodies haunted me. Also, the song from Youme, Byul (translation : Star) is from 200 pounds beauty OST which is really suitable for some of my 'moments'. Again with the melody la... Currently, my media player is playing Shiro Sagisu - Here to stay. It's an instrumental play taken from Bleach animation OST. Let me list down few songs yg repeatedly played over in my player:

Shiro Sagisu - Here to stay
Youme - Byul
Aliff Aziz - Nyala
Afgan - Terima kasih cinta
Andrea Bocelli feat Christina Aguilera - Somos Novios
Buble - Home, You and I
Nicholas Teo - Tears from polaris
Andra and the Backbone - Sempurna
Sweet Charity - Kamelia

Try watch Snoop Dogg's Sensual Seduction.. really funny. to me la.. sbb snoop dogg buat style old-school gile. pakai instrument hape ntah siap ada tiub masuk mulut. Nk gelak guling2 pon ada.

Chapter 172 - To Blog or Not?

2008-03-30T21:37:00.004+08:00

none can deny the power of blog. recent GE showed us how the distribution of information or gossips or trash talks through digital media is sooooo important. the opposition took the opportunity to use such means, and see what happened? research showed that people are more trusting when it comes to blog. one of the reason is because people want to believe what they want to believe. beautiful words are more tantalizing..and by the 'beautiful words', i mean cerita2 panas ala2 tabloid. speaking of tabloid, i recalled my boss comment over Sufiah's story in the BHarian. If u guys wondered who Sufiah is, she's the smart whore whom grabbing national attention at this time. continue... He said that Bharian has become some sort of a tabloid by putting such story in the front page. i said, "of course la... they just print out what people want to know. even i want to know what happened to her. what kind of stress that made her doing such thing? what happened after her divorce? these such questions are what people want to read or listen". anyway, misi menyelamatkan Sufiah sedang giat dijalankan oleh sesetengah orang yg mampu ke UK. Aku nk juga menyelamatkan dia, tapi x mampu nk beli tiket kapal terbang... takat nk hitch-hike kapal terbang atau kapal kargo, silap2 timbul pulak misi menyelamatkan aku. the question is, is she wanted to be rescued? dia macam enjoy je doing things she's currently doing. dunno la... but one thing for sure, definitely harga dia lagi 'up' lepas kecoh2 ni.... fuhhh..rosak..rosak....