Talking about ‘Perasan Perfect”

I like weekends because of the fact that I do not have to wake up and walk zombie-like to the Putra station. Only God knows how many times I left my lenses at home and had to turn back to pick it up.

I know, irritating at times.

Anyways, today is not an exception. Lying in bed, especially at 7-ish is what I like and do best (haha). But, something annoyed the heck out of me.

There was a tiny little music playing somewhere. My room is very near to the toilet so I was thinking maybe it was my cousin, showering with the radio on. So I read something for a little bit, the topic was not bad so why not.

And then I sleep a bit with the sound still on.

Now you see, I really cannot stand hearing music while I’m about to sleep. It was an ability I lost right after I exit school. Even if I try, I will end up with a devilish headache. Yes I do know that it is not good to go back to sleep after Subuh but I still want to close my eyes for a bit.

Imagine the frustration of trying to go back to sleep but being annoyed by the tinny music playing somewhere near me. For something that sounded so far away, I had to assume somebody left their radio in the toilet, right? That was the only logical explanation.

With nothing to distract me, I tossed and turn for quite a bit. The thing is, I don’t think anyone is in the toilet. So, where did this sound comes from?

Finally, not being able to stand it anymore, I got up and start switching on the modem and whatnot. Better start my day than wasting it on the bed, achieving nothing.

And that was when I noticed that the sound became noticeably louder when I stood beside my table. I noticed a white cable, which is my earphone.

Then only it became clear; it was my mp3 player. I forgot to hook it up to the speaker for the alarm. It was the songs from my playlist that annoyed me this morning.

Moral of the story: tak payah perasan sangat tak buat salah. Maybe we should take a good look at ourselves before blaming anyone. 

mood: karma police. 

banyak quote-quote yang diambil dari filem P ramlee. tak pun nama-nama pendek mcm samseng kampung dusun. 

ah kuatnya penangan P ramlee. 

selalunya, aku sgt kecewa dengan filem tempatan. balik-balik mengambil formula yang memualkan. nasib baiklah ada orang seperti Mamat Khalid. pastnya aku ingiin sentuh sedikit tentang 'Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah'. 

secara peribadi, aku suka sangat dengan naskhah yang satu ini. Seperti biasa, ia sarat dengan sindiran sosial dan menghiburkan. dengan Usop yang sudah berkerusi roda, husin yang sudah pulang dari singapura dan kg pisang. 

cerita ini tidak cuba berhujah, tidak cuba berceramah. apa yang disampaikan cukup sempoi, sinis dan lucu. tentang kita yang suka sgt percayakan hantu, bomoh dan segala macam benda aneh yg tak masuk akal. kita yang lebih suka buat spekulasi, dengar cakap org dan tidak begitu pedulikan fakta. 

aku melihat filem ini cukup diminati ramai. sudah beberapa bulan cerita ini ditayangkan tetapi hingga kini, masih ada lagi orang yang quote dialog-dialog filem itu. contohnya, 'ce cite ce cite', tak pun, 'kita bako aje'. itu apa yang saya nampak di twitter dan di kalangan rakan-rakan sendiri. 

bukan senang nak ulang balik kejayaan p ramlee hingga dialog begitu terkesan di hati. jadi saya sangat tabik pada mamat khalid. 

ala banyak pulak nyamuk ni fine la aku tido sekarang. 

aku benci la macam ni. serius benci. 

mula-mula yang ini 

Just have a little patience
I'm still hurting from a love I lost
I'm feeling your frustration
Any minute all the pain will stop.

Just hold me close inside your arms tonight
Don't be too hard on my emotions.

[Chorus:]
'Cause I
Need time
My heart is numb, has no feeling
So while I'm still healing
Just try and have a little patience.

I really wanna start over again
I know you wanna be my salvation
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/take-that-lyrics/patience-lyrics.html)
The one that I can always depend.

I'll try to be strong
Believe me I'm trying to move on
It's complicated but understand me.

[Chorus]

'Cause the scars run so deep
It's been hard but I have to believe
Just have a little patience [x2]

[Chorus]

Have a little patience
My heart is numb, has no feeling
So while I’m still healing
Just try and have a little patience

why does this song has to be so raw? T__T

lps tu aku tgh fikir ni. dem. agak lama ni aku fikir. oke fine 30 minit tak lama kalau nak dibandingkan dengan perlakuan tak pernah-pernah fikir. 

aku sayang hati aku. aku sayang sgt. 

demit. makan nasi pun bagus. tak pun habiskan kuih ni ape nama aku pun tak sure. 

Ouch

Kau dah bercinta bagai nak rak dengan kekasih hati, berjanji akan taat setia seperti Shah Jahan kepada Mumtaz. Sekali, balik bermalam (contoh ini cinta di universitilah), kekasih kau minta putus sebab dia rasa baju bundle yang kau pakai, takde class.

Dalam emosi, kau kata: Kau kejam. Sanggup kau mungkiri sumpah janji setia kita?
Kekasih kau dengan muka selamba jawab, ' Aku tak bersalah kerana aku tak pernah setia pada kau.'

Ouch!

Mulalah tangan kau ringan nak telefon bomoh untuk santau bekas kekasih kau.

Pengajaran: usah janji akan sesuatu yang tak pasti. Entah-entah, esok pagi aku bangkit, terus aku terlupakan kehidupan siber aku. Habis semua password email, facebook, kapasitor semua aku lupa. Eh macam jauh tersasar tu haha.

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Well, that was the story yesterday. I thought I will not continue the matter but what the heck, shouldn’t we just continue while we are on the subject? Maybe not specifically but in the near vicinity.

Disclaimer: 5-hour sleep. Still not that sane, I say.

The One. How can one be sure that the person that they are quarrelling with is the person that they are destined to be with?

I have read a few books (just a few because big words scare me) and most of the people I find in there said that ‘ One look and I knew that I’m going to spend the rest of my life with this guy/ girl’.

But then again, maybe those were fairy-tales in print. So, I turn to real-life specimens.

Guess what? Same answer.

‘ When you meet the person, you will definitely know. It’s like in the movies, time kind of stood still..’

Oh really? But then it’s a she so there’s a tendency for her to maybe photoshop-ped the whole thing and made it sound better than it should be.

And one day, I got a phone call from someone saying something like this:

‘ Now that I’ve known her and she got all the criteria that I want, it will be foolish to let her go like that.’

There you go and this time, it came from a guy.

Like seriously, it happens like that? So, I should be expecting to have some kind of heart-stopping, knee-jerking, mind-blowing reaction when I meet this person? That i say, would be a good and economical way of doing it then. imagine looking at someone and not feeling any of the above and just walk away, wait for the next candidate. Nice. 

Or not? 

Married couples, let’s hear it 

' kau kenapa?'

tahun 2006, rumah sewa.

' apa?' aku hanya pandang tepat pada kotak TV. nama pun penuntut tahun akhir yang cuma ada beberapa subjek. 2 subjek engineering, yang lainnya media. sudah pasti aku banyak masa senggang. disebabkan itu, selalu sangat aku berkalih daripada TV ke komputer. menghadap dua objek yang berbentuk empat segi.

' senyap je.'

aneh perempuan ini. bukankah aku sedang menonton TV. mengapa mesti berbual?

lagipun, kadang-kadang kalau aku sudah tiada topik mahu diutarakan tetapi paksa juga bercakap, yang keluar dari mulut aku itu memang perkara yang entah apa-apa. jadi, aku diam sahaja.

' maybe a little bit eccentric?'

seseorang pernah bertanyakan soalan begitu, yang mana aku sendiri tak pasti samada aku perlu menjawabnya atau tidak.

tetapi sejujurnya, aku tidak pernah mahu dilihat berperangai pelik. aku hanya diri aku.

aku percaya yang kita kadang-kadang terlalu banyak berbicara dan kita terlalu fokus yang ruang peribadi hanya terhad kepada ruang fizikal. bagi aku, kita juga boleh menceroboh ruang perbadi seseorang hanya dengan kata-kata kita.

aku akan bertemu dengan dia setiap hari (dia itu siapa-siapa sahaja yang aku jumpa hari-hari). kadang-kadang aku juga sudah tidak punya topik untuk diutarakan. salahkah kalau aku diam? melayan dan memerhati keadaan sekeliling.

tidak salah bukan?

Marriage

Disclaimer: I just had a two-hour sleep last night so there is a tendency for the thoughts to be in total chaos so bear with me.

Marriage; a topic that I always approach with a mixed feeling. One moment I felt ready and the next, I swear I wouldn’t even touch it even if someone put a pump gun beside my head. Approaching my late 20s, leaving the ‘I-don’t-give-crumb-cakes-what-happens’ (or so people tell me so), I know that my family especially, are beginning to wonder when I’m settling down.

A question that honestly, I ask myself every now and then. But then again, that is the drawback of having conversations with yourself. You will not be able to get the answer that you need to hear.

I once had a conversation with a dear friend, asking if my mother is pressuring me to get married. Not because he is busybody but he’s a Chinese and for him, usually Malays get married early. And no, I don’t think he’s being racist.

OK, sorry for being sidetracked.

We were talking over pre-dinner (conversations with me usually involves food, to the surprise of no one) and well, a girl can always dream. I started citing the characteristics that I want in a partner. Included, but of course not limited to, are the guy has to be my good friend, my guide and a leader to my family.

‘ Isn’t that too much to ask from a person?’

I was forced into shutting my mouth. I mean just from talking, not chewing the food.

What I understand is in Islam, we are instructed to get married in order to guard their chastity. It is also to improve the generation, creating a stronger Muslim community, enjoying the emotions and protecting the religion as well as faith, among others.

 As in Surah An Nur Verse 32:

 “Marry the unmarried among you and the righteous of your male and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from his favors. Allah is bountiful and knowing.

What am I going to write next is not meant to defy the verse mentioned above. it is going to be an internal dilemma.

Now, here’s the thing, I am at some level, is a control freak. I would like to know where my money goes, the flows of my investment as well as how much money I have at every single moment of a day. I have cultured a habit where every time I make a transaction, it has to be recorded so that I know the exact balance of my money.

And that, is just one aspect. To sum it up, I’m never good at pooling my things with someone else’s and put it to good use. Especially now, I have come to a point I refuse to let anyone follow me to watch a movie sometimes. Correction, most of the time. Yes, it is that bad.

If this is the case, then how oh how can I learn to share, to live with another person where I have to make sacrifices every single day? No, no, do not get me wrong. I absolutely adore individuals who agreed to go into a marriage, to be absolutely understanding, putting aside their ego and all. It was something that I cannot imagine myself doing so now. As in during this very moment.

It is a trouble really because so many times I ask myself, why am I not ready? I see a lot of young women, some of those my friends who are less than 25 years old, getting prepared for marriage or admitting that they are ready. Then why am I, someone who are at least four years older than them, cannot imagine doing so? Skipping the topic entirely and have no single idea what I look for in a husband.

I look at my grandparents and they have been married for more than 50 years. They met when grandmother was just a teenager and my grandfather four years older than her. They never dated, it was an arranged marriage. Same goes with my mother and late father. They never dated yet, only death separated them.

And then I look around me and I see marriages based on love collapse, not withstanding the second year. I do understand that the cases do not represent all my friends’ marriages but if they can’t hold it together, then how can I be so sure I can do so?

‘ Do I really, absolutely have to fall in love to get married or it can be a mutual partnership based on respect that will grow stronger as years go by?’

This is one of the many questions that have been playing on my mind. Honestly, I’m tired of the dating game. To get my mother to match me with someone is totally out of the question. But then again, I would like to a least know who am I going to end up with later in the future.

See, total chaos.

People say that maternal instinct is plugged deeply into my genes and I would instantly craving for babies when I see one. But that was not the case. I look at a baby and did some mental calculation, knowing full well how expensive it is to raise a baby. Instead of hearing kompang sounds, I hear the sweet sound cash register.

I’m very lucky that I rarely get the questions ‘ when are you getting married’ (usually answered ‘ 5pm’) or ‘when are we going to eat your nasi minyak’ (standard answer: no problem. Tomorrow meet me at Syed KJ, I’ll treat you to nasi minyak) but believe me, I am yet to feel ready for marriage.

And someone did say ‘ if you are not ready when you are 26, you will never be ready.’

Honestly, I do not know how to react to that. 

Cuti empat hari

Ok sebenarnya lebih drpd empat hari tp hari rabu boleh pulak lupa half day T___T.
Agak produktif, sudah nmpk sinar cahaya akan siap cross stitch yg dibuat drpd tahun bila tah (serius, drpd budak dlm perut, dah sampai 3 bulan pun tak siap-siap lagi). Jadi sgt gembiralah.

Ada lagi satu kerja pulak lepas ni; setelkan buku yang bertimbun. Baca, bukan tulis. Nasib baik bukan tulis. Phew!

Ya marilah anda semua. Esok mahu kerja. Saya RINDU gila kat meja saya.

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A good advice

A good advice

We are responsible of our own happiness. A terrily good thing to do is to listen to our hearts;instead of following what others tell us to do. Especially unwelcome advices from so-called experts recite from eome boks they pick up out of some shelves. Must be some really old shelves.

Of course, asking for advices is a cool thing. But sometimes, we get so many experts who seem just too happy to tell us what absolutely need to be done instead of looking at their own lives and decide what they need to do.

It happens, you know.

Determining what can give us happiness is not easy and of course, must folow certain guidelines. With that, i hope all of us to have a great day ahead. Night!

Or rather, morning.

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ini adalah pendapat peribadi saya sendiri. ia tidak boleh diambil kira sebagai sumber tulisan yang mempunyai kredibiliti. atau sebenarnya, tak perlu ambil pusing langsung. 

fasha sandha, nora danish dan jejai. tiga nama ini sering disebut-sebut terutama dua tiga minggu kebelakangan ini. untuk orang seperti saya yang tidak begitu ambil tahu pun boleh tahu apa yang terjadi. bukan susah sangat, tgk tweet kawan-kawan, pasal fasha. kemudian dalam akhbar, cerita tentang fasha lagi. mmg tak kisah langsung tapi pada suatu hari, ketika menunggu giliran masuk bilik air di rumah, ada sekeping akhbar di para dapur berkenaan fasha. jadi, ambil untuk habiskan masa yang terluang.

saya kira, kalau fasha sandha dan nora danish berniat untuk memberikan persembahan yang terbaik atas lakonan mereka (dunia ini pentas lakonan, entah dari siapa), mereka sebenarnya sudah sangat berjaya. kenapa? kerana saban hari saya menantikan kalau-kalau ada catfight antara dua perempuan cantik ini. untuk berebut seorang lelaki.

ah jangan tipu. kita semua suka lihat 'people wash their dirty laundries especially on national TV'. kadang-kadang kita tak cari pun, tapi memang sudah ada. nak elak pun seperti sudah tidak mungkin.

nama nora danish bukanlah begitu gah, pada pendapat saya. lakonannya mudah dilupakan, yang diingati hanyalah wajahnya yang disukai atuk saya. ya, saya tidak tipu. datuk saya memang suka dia. fasha pula lebih kurang sebenarnya. kalau dia bersandarkan pada bakat, memang bakatnya tidak teruji lagi. jadi, kalau secebis cerita murah seperti ini yang didagangkan, sememangnya mereka berdua perlu berasa bertuah. after all, there's no such thing as bad publicity, right?

seperkara lagi, saya lihat begitu bencikan fasha sandha dan menyuruh artis nan satu ini berubah. sebenarnya, itu tidaklah begitu tepat. kita semua, semua orang, perlu berubah kepada sesuatu yang lebih bak. menjadi anak yang baik mungkin ataupun menjadi pekerja yang lebih baik.

janganlah meninggalkan pesanan ala-ala ustazah pada fasha sandha di ruang web yang memuatkan berita artis yang elok dan juga selalunya, tidak elok. anda lawat ruangan gosip, membaca cerita yang belum tentu benar dan cuba berlagak baik. macam musang berbulu ayam, yang berbuat begitu sepuluh kali tak boleh pakai. ibarat minta kebenaran nak buat tazkirah di dance floor disco. kan elok kalau tak perlu layan daripada awal lagi? mesti tiada cerita-cerita berkenaan artis yang tidak membawa faedah akan disiarkan lagi.

kalau betul nak nasihatkan dia, face-to-face lah. baru macho. ala jangan banyak alasan, kalau nak buat, mesti dapat.

sekian dulu, tulisan tidak tentu hala. entri yang ditulis untuk menenangkan hati yang sedang naik minyak kerana harga minyak naik lagi. nah, ini barulah satu cerita yang memberikan kesan kepada kita semua. paling tidakpun kepada household income atau 2011 GDP.

so what?

mari kita lihat situasi ini: 

sudah menjadi tanggungjawab seorang anak untuk menghormati ibu dan bapa. ibu bapa juga bertanggungjawab untuk mendidik anak-anak dengan baik. 

jadi, kalau tanggungjawab berikut sudah dipenuhi kedua-dua pihak, perlukah kedua-duanya dihujani ucapan tahniah yang berbakul-bakul di dalam suratkhabar, TV, radio, twitter, facebook etc? 

my answer: that is complete bollocks. 

begitu juga dengan apa yang dihidangkan oleh kerajaan. sebagai kerajaan, memang perlu mementingkan rakyat. tak kiralah di malaysia, US atau albania. itu memang tanggungjawab anda. kalau pihak pemerintah berjaya tunaikan tanggungjawab, ia tidak perlu diberikan ucapan tahniah. 

now, when you fail to do so, it shows that the government (in any country) has failed. and that cannot be tolerated. after all, what is the use of having a useless government. 

this is just a general comment. no one or no parties should be feeling the heat from this post.

i am lucky enough to be able to spend sme time in Kota Kinabalu (KK). Not just some time, but eight days. Of course, the last day was really staying at the airport due to the delay but still, good holiday.

It was actually done on a whim. My friend called regarding RM 1 Firefly flight ticket to KK in November 2010 and I instantly said yes. Without pretty much think about what would happen, where to get expenses, the attraction there and so on and so forth. Because I had too many experience of properly planned plans that ended up wasted. So this time, just dive in.

And I really cannot tell you, I'm very glad I did that.

There were a lot of walking to do, food to try and there were sightseeing and the islands. Sadly, was not able to do much on the islands but I take that as a sign that I have to go there again *coughs. No, didn't meet anyone over there but I just feel that I have to go there again.

I arrived with scary stories about the place that we stayed in. It was near Filipino Market so there were some worries about our safety. But thank goodness it was ok and alhamdulillah, I touched down unharmed. Just very exhausted (and misses KK tremendously).

there are things that I want to jot down but maybe later. It's getting late.

Land Below the Wind

topi
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As I live in Pantai Dalam, it is just fitting that I like beaches.

Ok, lame but you got what I mean. I love snorkelling. I like islands. I like looking at corals in the sea. I know that my English teacher will not be happy seeing my sentence but I don’t really care.

This time, our Topi Kapasitor travels to The Land Below The Wind with me, trying to find some peace of mind. Or rather, discovering things about myself.

When I was younger, I always go on trips into the jungle. Well, not university days but more during school days. I thought I love forests but a recent trip to the canopy walkway in Poring hot springs proved otherwise.

I do like the idea of walking in a forest which is clean, dry, no leeches, being guarded and have no animals. Yes, a Utopian forest.

This time around, I’m very sure that I love snorkelling. Maybe if I have the guts (and money), I’d go for diving.

The picture was taken in Mamutik Island (correct me if I’m wrong) when I went snorkelling. We went to three island including Manukan (Tunku Abdul Rahman Park) and Sapi Island. I have to admit, the sole reason for snorkelling is to look for clown fish (Nemo). If you are in Kota Kinabalu and you want to see Nemo (like me), I strongly suggest you to go to Sapi Island. Just skip the other two and head there. In Mamutik. It is difficult to find any corals or anemone because the beach is pretty shallow. Manukan is too commercialised so I strongly suggest you pack your lunch and eat on the beach instead. Ice-cream cone costs RM5, double the usual price.

The moment I arrived at Sapi Island, I was already highly disappointed. I was not expecting anything, to be honest. The water was clear alright but I was prepared to experience what happened in Manukan, to accept that the water is just so-so. There was a sudden drop sign (which is really sudden drop, beware). But we were very lucky, we met a guide in Manukan who decided to show me where the corals are. Of course I jumped at the opportunity.

It was better than all three islands put together but here’s a tip; swim to the expert side for the treat. I was too tired by then so I can only see some of the corals.

I didn’t get the chance to go to Sipadan Island. I hope I will be able to do so soon since I’m suffering from Snorkelling-deficiency Syndrome now.

So, there you go. Anyone interested in snorkelling?

Bujang lapuk

Sampai sekarang, kalau aku tonton bujang lapuk, aku masih rasa ianya terkesan. Lawaknya mungkin sedikit kasar (tp itu sudah jadi budaya mereka bertiga).
Apa yang aku paling suka adalah bila mereka ke studio jalan ampas waktu nk minta kerja. Yang paling aku terasa sekali bila benggali jaga tu sound derang 'Takde bahasa'. Nak panggil org ' hoi hoi. Apa saya ini kayu ke, batu ke?'. Pedas tu.
Lps tu p ramlee sound 'bahasa menunjukkan bangsa. Kau tu meludah lagi'. Ouch Weih!
Tak habis lagi, bila jaga tu pulak sound bila ada org ckp 'muka mcm tu nak Jd bintang filem?'.
'Mcm mana bangsa awak nak maju? Rezeki dia, dia mkn. Rezeki awak, awak mkn'.

Aku tak sure filem seniman bujang lapuk ni buat thn bila, tapi die punya sindiran tu masih terasa. Zas!

Gigih betul smpi menaip dekat telefon. See? Die hard fan p ramlee :P

Benda ghaib

Benda ghaib

Ada beza antara percaya benda ghaib dengan takut benda ghaib. Besar bezanya.

But nevermind that.

I have astigmatism on top of my 4 eyes. It brings a lot of difficulty.

Pertama; belanja buat cermin mata akan menjadi lebih tinggi.

Kedua; memang mesti hati-hati kalau nak tengok komputer. Silap haribulan memang boleh muntah-muntah.

Itulah yang berlaku semalam. Maka, mesti kurangkan tengok TV dan komputer.

p/s: saya tengok skrin ini pun dengan cermin mata hitam.

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hobi orang bosan

Red rabbit
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kadang-kadang, perlu mencipta permainan sendiri. kalau tidak, memang bosan.

jadi, ini sudah jadi hobi baru. melawat pusat membeli-belah untuk memerhatikan hiasan musim perayaan. arnab merah yang nampak panas ini (macam kene salai) ini terdapat di fahrenheit, bersebelahan pavilion.

letih dah aku gelak tengok arnab-arnab ni.

hurm lupa pulak nak pegi tangkap gambar arnab dekat pavilion tadi

The day i discovered something about me

I believe that we will always learn things about ourselves. We think we may know our own self but maybe that is not the case.

Take for an example what happened to me in 2007, during my four-month part time job with a customer call center in Cyberjaya with an overseas budget airline. Picking up calls, take feedback (read: complaints), make bookings and check lost bookings and stuff.

Now, now, I regard people having to talk directly to customers as very strong people because seriously, it takes a lot to be sitting on that chair for long hours where each call can be anything. Maybe it's someone who wants to praise you or just ask a question; it can be anything. On my part, I was always lucky enough to have people ask questions and make bookings.

However, little that I know, a day arrived where I would be learning who I truly am. It was on a weekday and I went live for a few hours only. The short few hours that I don't plan on having it crawl slowly but instead, dash like a road runner. But calls were pouring in at an OK-pace, no complaints.

I remember picking up a call from this lady who sounded exasperated. The moment that I picked up the call, she was already in tears. She was having difficulty putting two words together, mentioning something about tickets.

' I [] made a [] booking. Wrong…esss,' the blanks are for you to insert sniffing.

Apparently, she was crying because she made the wrong booking and paid for the tickets without thoroughly checking at the booking. So, she ended up paying SGD 500++ on a totally wrong date and was asking whether I can help her.

You see, being a customer representative sometimes demand us to 'play' with emotions. Be nice but just so. Show empathy but make it clear that there is nothing that you do. Sadly, I had to assume the role of the latter.

I made her repeat the question and she did so, difficult but she did so slowly. At the same time, she was sniffing but appear to be more in a control.

The thing happened in just a few minutes and I felt it was ok. Well, I thought so too because the next thing I know, the table surface was wet and so were my cheeks.

And that was the day that I discovered, I automatically cry whenever anybody cries. Albeit the fact that we are only talking on the phone.

So, discovered something about yourself that startles you?

kawan on-call

well, bukan doktor je ada on-call ni oke. kawan pun ada. tapi die mcm lagi sakit hari kalau kena sebab at least dr ade gaji. kawan on-call ada? nan ado!

tak paham? ala senang je. bila contoh A kawan baik dengan B dan konon-konon kawan baik dengan C. bila B tade, A cari C. bila A tade, B cari C. kalau A dengan B ada, C sudah habis syif. dia sudah tak diperlukan lagi.

pernah dgr situasi ni?

walaupun kita rasa perkara ini berlaku waktu sekolah je, tapi sebenarnya ia tetap berlaku sekalipun sudah dewasa. tak kesah la masa universiti ke atau kerja.

kadang-kadang kalau kena, mcm tak kesah sgt sbb kita ada buku ataupun muzk. tapi kalau takde?

nampak mcm masalah kecil tp beb, manusia ni dia tak kira usia, die tetap ada perasaan. kalau nak kawan, nak borak, buat je la mcm manusia biasa. as in, cuba ada komunikasi. bukan waktu kau sedih je kau cari  kawan, iaitu enam bulan kemudian. atau masa bos kau marah kau. atau masa org yg kau mengorat tanak layan. ataupun naan cheese tak sampai.

orang lain pun ada masalah juga. nak juga tempat mengadu kadang-kadang. orang kalau nampak tak kisah pun boleh jadi kisah kalau dilayan macam kawan on-call.

hurm, marilah kita membaca kisah terry pratchett pula.

p/s: iPad, iPod, iPhone users, take a look at Calendar 2011

Musim

Winter in KL
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malaysia memang ada banyak musim. salah satu drpdnya, musim demam.

untungnya duduk rumah kayu adalah kau tak perlu pasang air-cond. malam-malam mesti akan terjaga sekurang-kurangnya dua kali untuk pergi buang air kecil. dia punya sejuk, sampai kene sorokkan muka bawah selimut dan bantal. kalau tak, mmg hidung i akan beku.

hari kamis, dah rasa macam ada kertas pasir gred 2 dalam tekak. untuk beberapa minggu sebelum itu, memang suara aku macam Akon bercakap, lebih-lebih lagi kalau pagi tak minum teh panas.

petang rabu, ada orang buat renovation. lps tu ada bau thinner yg tak thin langsung. yeslah. mmg makin teruk la demam.

letih je minum air panas dari pagi bawak ke petang. hari jumaat, building management tukar filter aircond. aku mmg tak tahan la kalau derang baru tukar. memang pakai sweater sekali la.

dalam gambar ini saya memakai sweater dan pashmina sekali. tudung tu pun dah mcm pashmina juga. untuk tutup dahi dan ubun-ubun. sejuk, tak tahan.

dan hari ini, hari ahad, masih lagi bernagas ikut mulut. tolonglah esok jangan demam.

kepada sesiapa yang membaca, jagalah keselamatan eh kesihatan diri anda. marilah kita buat milo panas dan duduk depan TV.

disclaimer: this is my personal opinion. proceed at your own risk.

sesetengah orang menulis blog untuk lepaskan perasaan. well, good for you. from my experience, there are offices and schools full of jocks and biatches who aim to make your lives harder than it already is. i don't deny that. yes, there are working places that is so unbearable, you are just so glad you quit the job, alive.

tapi secara peribadinya, aku rasa jengkel dengan blog yang turut mengutuk ahli keluarga sendiri. kamon, itu ahli keluarga korang. buruk macam mana pun, itu ahli keluarga. kalau dah kutuk ahli keluarga sendiri, tak kesahlah mertua ke biras ke, memang cari nahas.

bila orang-orang macam ni dah mula tulis bende-bende mcm tu yang kononnya menggambarkan bahawa keluarga dia bermasalah, aku sebenarnya rasa, dia yang bermasalah. kenapa yang kau nak letak sangat dekat blog? kalau dah kawen tu, sah-sah umur bukan 15 tahun kan? if you are then you should not be getting married in the first place.

bila kau tulis keaiban keluarga sendiri, maksudnya, kau dah 'bogelkan' diri kau sekalilah. the worst part it, Internet is for everyone. everyone means orang yang kau maksudkan tu pun boleh dapat tau jugak. because you are not exactly a rocket scientist that you can paint the character so well that it becomes so vague that nobody knows.

i had this conversation with a friend and yeah, he revealed that he KNOWS exactly who the blogger is talking about.

let me tell you a little bit about this blogger (this person never comments on this blog so that rules out most of you people). according to this person, everything in the absolute universe is against this person. people are jealous at this person, cannot accept the fact that this person was lucky.

ok honestly, who told this person that they are jealous? what makes this person thinks that way?

i have a lot of experience with these people who talk nothing but absolute negativity of everyone surrounding them. i mean EVERY SINGLE PERSON. i believe clashes with friends are normal and yes, we do write about it once in a while. that is normal. what is not normal when it involves every one. they blog with absolute detail, it is almost like painting a picture.

what did i find out? sebenarnya, takde pun orang buat mcm tu kat diaorg. it isn't as bad as they wrote it on the blog. even some events did not take place; sekadar nak cari perhatian pembaca, mengemis komen. kadan-kadang tu, diri sendiri yang kasi lps tu berkira. contoh, kasi aku tumpang kereta lps tu ungkit dalam blog kata aku tak malu buat kereta dia macam sendiri punya. patutlah selalu paranoid, suka cari kesalahan orang. setiap masa, tak berhenti. and on her blog or blogs, you have her words against mine so what can i do? kan?

cth mcm ada sorang hamba Allah ni la. mengaku yang kawan-kawan suka gunakan dia (bukan sorang atau satu group ye. kalau boleh satu fakulti tu). kalau nak kawan, cari dia, tanak belah gitu je. over the years, aku nampak dia yang buat macam tu. bila bosan, cari kawan. taknak, hilang. ada problem,, pandai cari sampai call tgh-tgh mlm. lps tu hilang.

dan aku fikir kami kawan dah lama, so i ask things directly at her. kawan, pada aku, bukan hanya puji kau je. dia tak takut untuk berbincang bende tak best dia rasa dlm hati. unsurprisingly, she turned the table to make herself as a victim. padahal aku dah pelik dah tgk facebook feed die jemput org ke kenduri kawen dia tapi sekelumit pun tak mention apa-apa padahal baru je borak kat YM (ini kalau dia baca, haram lah dia nak mengaku. btw, kalau kau baca, kau janji nak jemput aku hari tu. just in case kau lupa yang obviously yes, kau mmg lupa pun. aku baik sangka aku anggap kau lupa je la). secara jujur, aku tak surelah aku boleh pegi ke tak tapi beradablah sikit, kau boleh msg aku secara private di YM, takkan tak boleh mention langsung? shout dekat wall facebook yang semua orang nampak tu boleh pulak. ouh aku kasi balik 'beradab' kat dia sbb dia suka sgt berkira dgn kawan-kawan dia. again, bkn sorang dua. ha ambik kau sedap ke tak sedap bila orang berkira balik dgn kau.

itu bukan sekali je. banyak kali sebenarnya dia buat mcm tu. aku hanya concerned die buat kat aku je. kalau die nak buat kat org lain, sukehatilah.

eh sebenarnya point nak cakap adalah penulis tu yang kadang-kadang paranoid, perasan yang bukan-bukan. padahal, get this, people don't care about you pun. serius. until you called someone up or msg them.

we are not exactly 22, 16, 29 or whatnot. yg aku tulis kat atas tu semua dah kawen. aku nasihat ye, aku kasi nasihat ni percuma je; korang dah nak mula keluarga sendiri. how would you feel if your sons/ daughters do the same thing to you? write unfavourable things on the blog. or people writing lies about your families. seronok tak?

and this is also a reminder to me: apa yang org tulis kat blog tu tak semestinya btol. especially random blogs yang kononnya fun tapi sebenarnya in real life, tade pun sbrnya. kamon, kau CEO ke sampai ramai gila org dr byk-byk department, byk-byk tingkat nak tanya-tanya kau 'nak quit ke?'. get real, puhlezzz.

kalau yang dicari itu tidak pernah berjumpa
nah, itu cerita yang sudah biasa.

tetapi kalau yang tidak dicari itu tetap ada
tetapi sudah cukup elok
mengapa harus dipersoalkan yang tiada?
mengapa tidak dibuka sahaja mata seluas-luasnya?

kerana jam tidak akan berhenti berputar dengan sedikit laungan jiwa kacau
atau dunia meraikan kesuraman wajahmu yang menjemput titis air masin ke kolam mata malam ini
dan tidaklah matahari itu melancarkan tunjuk perasaan, tidak mahu muncul kerana hatimu menerima tetamu bernama 'Duka'.

kau catitlah dalam diarimu hari ini
' Betapa hari ini rindu merenggut kejam jantungku'
' Hingga hela nafas jadi tidak keruan'
aku bersyukur kerana hari ini,
aku sudah kenal erti kawan
atau sekadar ambil kesempatan.

p/s: tenang aja syud :)

Girls, would it be really worth it to be insulted by a guy who knows us for about 3 years when our fathers; who have known us all our lives, never insulted us?

Or we can always use the excuse: AT LEAST I have a boyfriend or a husband?
Will it do to accept whole-heartedly the insult rained on our families by this person who may not even be a husband?

Just because: AT LEAST I have a boyfriend.
If you are like me, still have a mother while some are lucky enough to have both parents, I have a question.
Is it really worth it to be willingly caring for someone who is already suffering from an incurable disease when one day, we know that our mothers and fathers will be sick because of old age and we'd better take care of them instead? I’m not talking about when we have gotten married to the guys but still getting to know him? I mean, kalau dah kahwin tu ‘Tahan je’ lah kan?

(p/s: this is not meant to be insulting, just a question).
Is it really worth it to drop everything that you are doing in school or at higher education institutions for your girlfriend or boyfriend? Remember, your degree or diploma will be the key to the world. If you are about to answer that Bill Gates can make it although he’s a Stanford College dropout, more questions:.
Gates is a Stanford dropout. Are you even at Stanford? Ask yourself.

There’s only one Bill Gates or Donald Trump. It means it is not easy to become them.
Again, girls, do you think it is worth it to be a punching bag just because: AT LEAST I have a boyfriend or husband?

Or accepting someone who adores you for absolutely nothing but your body ALONE? Btw, that is lust not love.
We need each other, yes, I admit that. I’m not against the idea of marriage but I think before anyone steps into a relationship, there are some questions need to be asked and pondered upon seriously. Violence against women has become a common thing and we blame everyone but seriously, can it be that we are the ones to blame?

Here’s why (taken from Wikipedia):
Enabling
In a negative sense, enabling is also used in the context of problematic behavior, to signify dysfunctional approaches that are intended to help but in fact may perpetuate a problem.[1][2]A common theme of enabling in this latter sense is that third parties take responsibility, blame, or make accommodations for a person's harmful conduct (often with the best of intentions, or from fear or insecurity which inhibits action). The practical effect is that the person themselves does not have to do so, and is shielded from awareness of the harm it may do, and the need or pressure to change. It is a major environmental cause of addiction.[3]
   Let’s open our eyes and look for the warning signs. Be prepared and have faith that the world would continue spinning even if we end up being single, the sun will still shine or no Hollywood’s wind will howl eh silap tu lagu Franz Ferdinand. 

Letop-letop

Secara peribadi, aku kurang gemar dgn sambutan tahun baru. Sebab memng bising yamatz. Kirim salamlah nak tidur dgn tenang. Mesti ada bunyi meletop yang menggugurkan jantung.

Bercakap tentang letop-letop, aku teringat satu peristiwa yang berlaku lebih kurang 10-11 tahun dulu. Ye ye tahulah super lama.

Malam tu bukan malam tahun baru tapi dah nak raya puasa. Masa tu foundation, aku bersyukurlah aku duduk kat hostel tuh. Minggu tu orang dah mula balik rumah tapi saya selalu feeling-feeling kampung di bandar sri begawan (eceh). Jadi, aku masih ada di hostel MMU tanpa sebab yang kukuh dan membuat perkara-perkara yang kadar faedah dia sbnrnya tak tinggi sgt.

Aku mmg bukan berjiwa kental. Selalu juga aku memasuki fasa takut nak pergi bilik air semasa siri 'Kekasihku Seru' itu hari. Cis mmg saikolah cite tu. Tade bunyi-bunyi yang menyeramkan pun boleh menakutkan aku. Huih takut kot tgk orang duduk dalam bilik tidur, sekali bila kamera fokus kat siling, ada menatang tu.

Erm jap refer perenggapan atas. Ouh letop-letop.

Jadi, malam tu bukanlah lewat sgt pun tapi tandas kat tingkat atas-atas tu mmg kurang orang. Aku duduk tingkat 20++. Sumpah rasa perut memulas gila. Bayangkan pls, dahla tengah sakit perut tetapi bergelut dgn perasaan takut. Dem, loser betol. Dahlah lampu terang-benderang masa tu tapi takut jugak. Perasan tak, bila kita takut, masa tu lah kita akan ingat semua cite hantu yang kita pernah dgr. Dah la derang selalu ckp tapak hostel tu tapak kubur ke hape ke. I het btol bila teringat bende gitu.

Tapi, sebab dah tak mampu tahan, aku gagahkan diri juga. Aku ni mmg ada perangai dari sekolah tak mau tgk cermin dlm toilet. Ini lagi satu i het cerita nampak bayang-bayang kat cermin.

(anda sedang makan atau geli dgn cerita-cerit berkaitan perkumuhan? Sila berhenti dr bacaan anda sekarang juga)

Jadi, aku pun larilah masuk tandas. Tapi biasalah, nak cepat, mesti jadi lambat. Masa tu lah rasa nak sembelit padahal dlm bilik tadi bukan main rasa memang dah darurat sgt dah.

Masa tu dah menderita sangat dah. Sekali tu, aku rasa sikit lagi aku nak jatuh dekat you know where lah kan. Ada satu dentuman yang maha dasyat yang buatkan jantung aku hampir luruh.

Peti ais. Siapalah yang bakar mercun. Aku rasa dia bakar dekat hostel lelaki yang mmg dekat gila dgn hostel perempuan (depan hostel ada juga padang kecil ke arah masjid). Bila bunyi dia terkepung gitu, paham-paham je lah dia punya efek mcm mana.

Siot. Terbatal semua hasrat dan niat qadha' hajat aku untuk masa itu. Memang letop-letop itu sungguh kurang sopan.

Btw, letop-letop adalah bunga api.

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Mengeji zionis

Mengeji zionis

Ye kadang-kadang aku keji juga zionis tapi penggunaannya terhad.

Ceritanya begini, siang tadi, aku bukak satu laman web seorang istaz ni. Die bercerita tentang 'orang awam' dan ilmu. Bagi aku, betullah. Kalau kita tak cukup ilmu, tak payahlah pandai-pandai nak berhujah. Takut jadi fitnah. Memanglah 'sampaikanlah walau satu ayat' tapi mesti sedar diri sendiri.

Yang itu, aku faham. Lepas tu, ada pulak suara-suara kat bawah tu yang ckp 'saya tak setuju dgn kata-kata ustaz'. Entri itu berbincang tentang perkara yang rumit, perbankan islam.

Benda pertama aku buat adalah gelak, kau siapa nak sangkal kata-kata orang yang berilmu? Senang cakap, sedarlah diri sikit. Perbankan islam bukan setakat murabahah dan mudharabah sahaja.

Ada pulak komen kat bawah- bawah ckp bank koknvensional tak mahu bank islam maju. Perluke saya ingatkan tolong guna internet tu dgn lebih berfaedah dan cari berita tentang sukuk? Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand dan Korea Selatan samada telah ataupun sudsh mengadakan sukuk bond sale.

Turunbawah lagi, lagi rasa mcm kene geletek. Ada orang komen tentang bank konvensional adalah trap zionis. Aku memang gelak tahap tgk hantu kak limah balik rumah.

Pertama, well, isn't that old news? Mcm dia sorang pulak yang tau itu trap zionis. Abeh, lagu yg dgr kat radio tu ko ingat bukan trap zionis ke?

Kedua, aku tak pahamlah kenapa kene kutuk zionis tahap beria-ria mcmlah akan datangkan kudis kat derang tu. Aku bukanlah suruh puja kekejian derang tu tapi setau aku, senjata orang mukmin yang paling ampuh adalah doa. Bukan kejian. Memanglah aku tau kata-kata tu doa tapi perlu ke kau berkokok kata zionis tu kejam which is duh! Obvious gile kot.

Ketiga, jadi baik perbankan konvensional itu perangkap zionis? apa pulak usaha kau nak kasi perbankan islam secara hebat dan pesat? Jangan jadi orang suka bercakap je. Cari jalan selesaikan masalah. Jangan bagi alasan takde saluran bagai. Kalau kau betul-betul niat nak bangunkan islam, kau akan buat mcm-mcm. Persistence pays, dude. Pergi ketuk pintu peguam, tulis surat dekat suratkhabar berkoyan-koyan. Tubuh persatuan pengguna ke ape-apelah, sampai orang celik mata.

Aku mmg terengsa sgt dgn derang ni sbnrnya. Kalau orang islam jatuh sikit, salahkan zionis. Tapi, apa penyelesaian dia? Zionis jahat tu aku nampak tapi apa yang ko buat sebenarnya? Ada kau bangun tengah malam berdoa selamatkan Palestin? Ada kau kejut kawan-kawan sebelah rumah kau sembahyang subuh berjemaah dan berdoa untuk kesejahteraan Malaysia? Ada?

Nak bercakap tu, bukan susah. Tapi nak janganlah sampai orang dpt tau yang ilmu kau cuma sejengkal.

Contoh aku bagi senang je. Kalau kau nak tanya pasal pentadbiran sekolah, kau tanya dekat guru besar ke jaga sekolah? Jaga sekolah mungkin ada dalam kawasan sekolah tapi adakah itu bermakna dia arif akan selok-belok pentadbiran?

P/S: zakat tu, tujuan dia BERSIHKAN harta. Faham ke tidak? Kalau selama ini kita pakai perbankan konvensional, bersihkan harta tu. Melainkanlah kau pegi buat satu negara yang ada matawang perak dan emas. Lalalala

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In less than two week, the pupils will start flocking back to the schools. At my place, the bus will be full students and working adults alike.

For those who will be using the public transportation for the first time, you have come to the right articles. I would hereby share with you some very useful tips that will bring togetherness in the community who travel on public transportation.

The last line added to give the impression that I’m writing longer article when in reality, I’m just babbling.

First, people travelling on public transport need to go to the extreme. Meaning; there’s no such thing as in the middle in terms of time. Either you go really early or very late. If you go in the middle, you will also be standing in the middle of a very pack bus like a smashed tuna. Like I’ve said before, a packed bus is very unlike a tin of Tsar-dines I mean sardines. Sardines can move in a tin but not smashed tuna.

Again, missing the point.

My point is you have to go really early to reach office early and travel in comfort. Travelling really late will result in you travelling not in style and guaranteeing the Monday blues to go on for the whole week. Leaving home really late will ensure you travel in comfort but the situation may change drastically at the office. Please proceed to use ‘really late’ at your own risk.

Two, be nice. Most young people are not early risers. If you rise early, that…urm…I’m going to leave you to fill in the blanks.

If we are going off the train at Gombak, refrain from standing smack in front of the door from Kerinchi up to Pasar Seni (if you are using Putra). Unlike Star, Putra does not have a driver so anyone is bound to miss their stop. This is especially true if we refuse to budge although you are in danger of being trampled with court shoes and stilettos.

Three, hygiene. Very, very important. A clean body gives us confidence, seriously. Nice smelling body, clothes, sans bad breathe; we will be comfortable and so do the people around you.

Four, be nice and do not hug the pole. A few people need to hold on to the pole to be balanced and leaning on it does not help. I usually poke these people with something and faked an insincere ‘Sorry!’ without even looking at them (Putra-like apology).

Five, it is somewhat like the survival of the fittest. When people step on our toes, just forgive them. They might or might not say sorry. Just don’t expect one because everybody is rushing-rushing-rushing. But do not follow this example. Just say sorry when anything like this happens.

Six, be careful of your belonging. Not only people can take put things from your bag, they can also put things in it. I usually separate the ID card from my money (not going to tell where I put those haha) but as an extra protection, maybe you can consider Card Protection Plan.

Seven, girls, stand up for your right. If people start doing funny funny stuff, scream. Too scared? Carry a long umbrella and when people start doing that, hit them wit it. And now, where’s my umbrella.

Eight, have you considered touch and go? Seriously, I hate travelling without the card. It saves a lot of time in the morning.

Nine, if it is private, maybe your conversation should only take place at home or your room. I’m sure people have seen such videos about conversation on the train being put up on YouTube.

Ten, if we are sitting on a seat, be very ready to give it up. I find it disturbing to see other passengers not wanting to give up their seat for the elderly, pregnant women and the less fortunate. Put ourselves in their shoes (regardless the size) and imagine how it feels having to stand so far.

These are just ten of public transportation guideline that I can think of. Anything to add?

p/s: M for Magic is still up for grabs people 

KFC Fiasco

  It was a normal day, well… normal for my rate. This happened last month. I know, a tad too long but here it is again.

  It was the usual day at work on that day: go to the office with blurry vision, stop at KLCC to put on lenses, make breakfast at the office (trying very hard not to finish all the cheese in the fridge) and then proceeded to be busy. Busy, busy, busy until 11 something. 11, the usual time when my stomach started having a U2 concert, nudging me out of the seat.

Last month, the food court downstairs was still not opened so I head to Pavilion. I would very much love to go to KLCC but it was a bit too far (one of the joys of working there is having the luxury to choose which complex to have lunch while at the same time draining the almost non-existent money in the pocket). If I'm not mistaken, I had to run some errand on that day and I decided to go to KFC and get a takeaway.

You know the saying that one should not be allowed to buy anything when you are really, seriously hungry? Well, that was exactly what happened to me that day. I ordered the meal with the chicken and burger (which name I did not remember haha)  and head back to the office. I figured that if I eat at the office instead of having it Pavilion, the walking will make me really hungry and I can finish the meal.

So, I rushed back to the office and drop my purchase in the pantry. Rush as in checking my Facebook, what else?

Upon half way of eating the burger, I realised that I was nearly full and the time was just about 1 pm. It was really a battle you know because I had to choose whether to finish the meal or not. If I finish it, I might be very sleepy. If I don't I might throw it away. But in the end, I decided to keep it for my second lunch at 3pm. It looked like I won't be throwing it away anyways.

And the day proceeded again with me nearly forgetting the chicken in the KFC box. At about 3.45pm, I started getting hungry again. Well, it was the usual time for my snack anyways but this time, I had chicken with me. Unable to conceal my glee, I re-heat the chicken.

Setting the chicken to reheat for a few minutes, I head back to my place. There's no point of hanging around while it was not ready yet. And then, it started.

Suddenly, there was a significant change in the click-clacking of the keyboard. There was less sound and there were more people standing. The reason was easy; the smell of the chicken snaked all around the office. I felt bad almost instantaneously.

At the same time when I walked into the pantry to take out the chicken, my boss was in the pantry making drink. Believe me; I was tempted to pretend the food was not mine because she instantly made a remark on the strong KFC smell.

' Is that yours?'. I nodded, a bit guilty.

' Hah! You have to split it with me as a denda for disturbing the office. I just laughed and ran as fast as I can, which is not fast anyways.

And true, I surely did disrupt the office. People were murmuring " KFC, KFC' all around the office. A friend even came to my place and said:

' Ouh it was you. I was just thinking about texting my boyfriend saying that I was thinking about KFC and imagining it until I can smell itl.'

And people were walking around in the office asking the source of the smell and heard people saying my name.

Wow. I have certainly disturbed the dynamics of the office. Not using a bomb or something lethal but just.

KFC.

So, there you go. Bosses, want to wak up the employees? You know what to do. Create a KFC Fiasco. 

P/S: This is my 500th post so, you people are invited to send an email to uculer[at]gmail.com to win Neil Gaiman's M for Magic. I'm going to randomly pick the lucky person and get back to you. 

hi u'olls. i feeling-feeling la nak hadiahkan M is for Magic tulisan Neil Gaiman. ia adalah sebuah buku young adults. ada orang minat tak?

p/s: pemenang akan dipilih secara sukahati atau melalui soalan kuiz. oke nampak sgt tak buat keputusan lagi bwahaha

update: hadiah bersempena entri ke-500 yang akan datang. pemenang akan dipilih secara rambang sebab kalau buat pertandingan nanti, rambang mata pula. terima kasih

BMI

BMI bukanlah British Malaysian Institute. Ia adalah Body Mass Index. Jangan tanya terjemahan, tidaklah saya tahu. Kang salah alibahasa jadi Index Jisim Tubuh badan.

Ia

Oke kene tidur dah lewat esok terjaga lewat lafi. Janganlah marah i penat u

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Perihal disket

Waktu itu, aku masih belajar lagi. Tapi lepas sekolahlah. Maaflah, orang tua nak walking down memory lane. Bukan walk, macam merangkak maklum dah tua kan.

Eh termelalut plak.

Anyways, waktu itu aku berusia 18 tahun. Lokasi, Melaka. Waktu: waktu main-main di kuliah oke itu jahat i mean, sedang Cuba menjelma sebagai seorang manusia dewasa.

Pada tahun 2000, disket adalah in oke. Kelas asas komputer memerlukan disket 3.5-inci. Masa tu, disket memang pentinglah. Kau nak sumbat dokumen semua kat dalam itulah. Konon mcm penting gilalah. Tapi siapa ingat yang disket tu, memori dia kecik amat sampai lagu 1.2MB pun tak muat. Ingat tak?

Pegi kelas kene bawak disket yang besar tapak tangan tu. Kalau hilang, mcm kene bawa lagi satu. Sebeban jugalah kene beli disket kan?

Sekarang? Thumbdrive tu mana dah mcm awal 2000, 164 MB. Gelak-gelak je boleh beli 4GB. Itu kire keciklah tu. Ade lagi yang lebih besar. Kalo external tu, huih tak payah ceritalah.

Sejujurnya, aku rindu disket. Aku rindu bunyi yang terhasil bila kita sumbat disket dalam dalam pemacu dia (disk drive amenda translation dia?).

Dah lama aku tak tgk disket. Satu hari nanti kalau anak-anak buah aku dh besar, kalo tunjuk disket kat mereka pun, mesti tak kenal. Entah-entah derang buat alas cawan.

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Perkara yang bole dibuat di pejabat (2)

Tetapi boleh mengundang kemarahan jiran:

Bersandar di kerusi yang diletakkan sebelah partition hingga menyebabkan partition jatuh.

Maaflah jiran, siries tak sengaja T___T

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Gold Investment

Gold is nice to look at. I'm talking about the gold bars. Oke that may sound a bit of a lunacy so might want to bring it down a bit.

I like bracelets. I'm a fan of them. I love looking at bracelets outside Habib Jewels (because too afraid to come in and buat muka orang kaya to ask the prices). Jewelleries as accessories are nice, I admit that. But apart from that, gold is also good as an investment.

Well, if you are looking for investment avenues or those who love skim cepat kaya, maybe you can proceed from this point onwards.

During May 2009, the price of gold is about RM 117 per gram. Two months after that, the price went up to RM 127. During July-December 2010, the price was around RM 133-RM 140 per gram.

That was just a little comparison; I do not have to go in further although further comparison will reveal the same thing: gold price usually goes up. And this is the reason why gold makes a good investment choice (IMHO).

There are a lot of available choices now, not just buying gold necklace and bracelets. Well, I think not just now but for sometime. We can get gold bullions from Maybank and Public Bank or even Kuwait Finance House. Not necessarily to be turned into accessories but for rainy days in the future or even life after retirement. Public Bank offers physical gold while only certain Maybank branches offer kijang emas or physical gold.

Unlike money, gold value usually appreciates, not depreciate. Try going to jewellery outlets and ask the value of gold that maybe you have purchased like in the last five years. Ask, don't go and sell it. I didn't ask you to pawn it.

' I am a guy, I cannot but jewellery'. No worries, like I said just now, head to banks for gold accounts. As I refer up there, those three financial institutions offer gold accounts. But, if you are planning to open an account with Maybank, please do it in the morning. Opening the account will take some time and usually gold is available in the morning.

The initial investment may go up to about RM 2,000 with Kuwait Finance House, the amount might be a bit lower for Maybank. Subsequent purchases will be lower than that. But IMHO, definitely more worthy than paying RM 500+ for some dodgy businesses. And I would keep it at the bank, thanks.

Do you know that gold can become currency itself?

Taken from Wikipedia: In an international gold-standard system (which is necessarily based on an internal gold standard in the countries concerned)^[14] gold or a currency that is convertible into gold at a fixed price is used as a means of making international payments. Under such a system, when exchange rates rise above or fall below the fixed mint rate by more than the cost of shipping gold from one country to another, large inflows or outflows occur until the rates return to the official level.

This may be a little bit boring but I think this will be a good choice for those who are using PTPTN rather than joining some MLMs that are just waiting to collapse.

So, girls, you know what to ask for your birthday? 

Apakah

Apakah sepatutnya buat stayback 30minit tapi tersilap lalu buat 40minit? I blame it on the ants near my mug at home.

But to be fair, maths and me are never best buds

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Aplikasi; Expense Manager

Anda malas mahu login maybank2u cek akaun hari-hari? Anda malas cek baki simpanan di dalam bank melalui ATM? Anda mahu kawal perbelanjaan tetapi malas bawa buku 555 ke hulu ke hilir? 

ah apa guna telefon pintar anda selain daripada tangkap gambar di dalam tandas ataupun tangkap gambar kaki secara berjemaah. ataupun tangkap gambar sendiri dan photoshop mcm Clarky ini. 

kalau anda berminat untuk mencatatkan setiap perbelanjaan anda, usah tunggu lama-lama. muat turunlah aplikasi Expense Manager untuk telefon cap HTC, iPhone atau BlackBerry. alah tiada gambar pula tapi tidak mengapa, ini ada link untuk android. 

menggunakannya cukup mudah. anda cuma masukkan pendapatan anda dan kemudian masukkan perbelanjaan anda setiap hari. terdapat pelbagai kategori seperti makanan, perjalanan, utiliti dan kesihatan (setelah dialihbahasa). 

Secara peribadi, saya dapati aplikasi ini amat berguna kerana saya dapat beringat (sedikit) dalam berbelanja. bukan itu sahaja, kita juga boleh menetapkan masa bila kita harus membayar duit kutu eh maksud saya bil letrik atau telefon. ini bagus untuk mengingatkan orang yang terlupa di mana dalam kes ini, semua orang boleh lupa, bukan bangsa melayu sahaja. 

Dengan aplikasi ini juga saya dapati bahawa saya dapat melihat setiap perbelanjaan saya, dengan syarat saya masukkanlah. kalau tak masukkan lepas tu icon dia buat hiasan dengan telefon bimbit tu nak buat apa pulak kan? jadi, ianya efektif jugalah. tidaklah berbelanja macam tak ingat dunia, macam kad debit itu kad gores dan menang dalam bungkusan mamee pulak kan. 

eh lama la tak makan mamee. mana eh nak cari?

ye itu sahaja. sekian sahaja dulu. jangan marah tade gamba cube cari tak jumpe hihi. 

Malam pertama

Malam pertama Ada wifi connection lah. Ha mulalah fikir mcm-mcm. Oke kene off auto-correct sumpah annoying.

Baiklah sudah off, yeay. Sebab sudah ada connection, senanglah mahu mengupdate apa-apa sebab takperlu on laptop hari-hari, boleh update kat sini. Tapi itu tak begitu penting sebenarnya. Yang penting adalah:

Tadi pergi Jobs Ad Network (JaNE) briefing. Konon nampak eye-candy, tapi hati remuk ada awek cun kat sebelah. TSK.

Oke itu sahaja update nak testing connection. Mari tidur dan abaikan perut yang super lapar. Nanait

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bawak-bawaklah berehat

1. bila anda cuba swipe kad keahlian kedai buku times di putra LRT semasa balik kerja. swipe tiga kali, hingga menyebabkan orang beratur dengan ramai di belakang

2. dengan konfiden dan penuh angkuh marah-marah bila tidak boleh masuk opis. menyumpah-seranah pihak pengurusan bangunan sedangkan cuba menggunakan kad touch and go untuk masuk ke pejabat. 

3. apabila anda mula mengatakan ' jap nak pegi mcD. nak tgk apa ada.' sedangkan anda tahu menu tidak pernah berubah. kerana malu, pergi tmpt lain. 

silalah tidur. atau bersenam lebih sikit

MLM? Bluergh

 

 

MLM is starting to be like the other oldest occupation in the world. Why? Because regardless of its form, the reasons ' Why you should take part in an MLM?' are still the same.

 

I encountered the scheme long ago, during my university days (somehow that part of my life seemed to be  in 1800s). And I was genuinely surprised to know that their mantra is still the same.

 

1. They will scare the hell out of you with speculation. Like ' You cannot be sure that you will continue being in employment for the next five years.'

 

Hello…of course nobody can be sure what will happen in the next five years. For example, the business cycle is between 5-8 years (sometimes ten) meaning that usually, there will be some disruption to the economy. That is why we have recession all the time.

 

Of course no one can guarantee what will happen. Even strong banks can fall; the easiest example would be Lehman Brothers. And these over-confident MLMers will keep saying' we can secure you with a sure future bla bla bla (feel free to puke here) when in reality, the system is just waiting to collapse. It will collapse at certain point because the market will be saturated eventually.

Anyways, nobody can tell what is going to happen in the next five minutes.

 

2. ' We will help you generate income. HUGE income'

Ya right. The bigger your target, the more zeroes you will have to add to the check that you are about to hand it to your upline. Trust me. I see this a lot. Years, after I forgot it ever happened, the same thing happens again and again.

 

Imagine pouring RM 10k for a RM 360 profit? Any warning bells ringing in your ears? Come on, you don't need a calculator to see this is a loss-making business.

 

3. ' What you need is money, not education'

Of all the reasons that these so-called rich people give, I find thing truly irritating; we do not need education. Students must hand over their money to MLM businesses to get more money because that is what we need. Not qualifications.

 

I think this is just a bit too cruel. Albeit the fact that Bill Gates did not earn a degree, he was a Harvard dropout. That, my friend, carries weight. But imagine if I drop out from MMU, do you think people would want to look at my qualification?

 

Any anyways, there's only one Bill Gates in the world. That shows that becoming another him is not easy-peasy.

 

A qualification is like a key. You may not become what you want to be but at least you have a choice. You did not become an engineer when you studied Mechanical Engineering but at least you have a choice. Without a degree or any qualifications, do you honestly think that you can make a choice?

 

Remember the saying ' Beggars cannot be choosers.'

 

4. Money is the most important thing.

Really? Think again. Would you rather lose your family and friends because of MLM?

 

5. ' The price is higher because we share the profits among us and so on and so forth'

Earlier, when you first started your ' business', they said that they cut the middle-man, packaging and etc. But how come the product price has gone higher? An easy example is those 'magnetic accessories', which name I would not say haha. Well, do I need to elaborate?

 

6. ' 9 out of 10 ways to earn a living is through business'

When they start using this excuse, demand to see their zakat slips, including zakat fitrah. Failure to do so might be a huge give away that these people are just fakers. And I am not responsible if anyone changes the spelling of the last word in the previous sentence.

 

I bet that they use at least one of these excuses. I'm not saying that working is the best solution; you can always start your own business but please, be realistic. There's nothing easy about accumulating wealth. We all have to work for it.

 

Regardless of whether you want to start your own business or investing, patience is the key. Remember, Rome was not built in one day. And I am sad that a lot of Malays (especially), fall into this trap. We get mad when people say we are lazy but our excitement over these stuff just proves the stereotyping to be right.

 

So I leave you with a simple physics formula

 

Work = Time x Distance. If you are not doing this, then you are probably not working. Even guards walks here and there a few times a day. 

bunyi apakah?

pagi tadi, makan nasi lemak. selalunya pasti akan makan dengan tumpuan yang penuh. 

tetapi tidak pagi tadi. 

tengahari, tonton televisyen dengan rakan-rakan. tetapi entah mengapa, tumpuan hilang. terbang melayang.

petang, makan goreng keledek. hari ini tidak sekreatif selalunya. kalau tidak, rajin cari gula untuk cicah gula. 

tetapi, tidak hari ini. 

malam, semalam sedang berbaring di katil, baru aku perasan sesuatu. 

sepanjang hari ini, tumpuan aku betul-betul terganggu dek satu bunyi. bunyi seperti kaca pecah satu demi satu. bukan terhempas ke lantai tetapi bunyi kacah pecah seolah-olah terlalu lama terdedah pada cahaya matahari. 

ouh. rupanya bunyi hati aku pecah jadi keping-keping kecil. bila aku teringat hari ini, kau yang akan duduk di atas pelamin biru. 

p/s: ini cerita sahaja. maklum, bersempena musim orang kahwin. sesiapa yang bakal dan sudah jadi raja sehari, saya mendoakan rumahtangga anda dirahmati Tuhan. Amin

pencapaian hari ini

dengan magisnya, sudah berjaya mendownload aplikasi yang membolehkan multitasking di iPad. wheeeeee!

dan juga sudah memesan p1 max. sakit hati la dengan berukband sekarang. 

p/s: dari RM 199 ke christchurch? mcm bes je. tp sudah ada rancangan lain T_T

Aplikasi iPad: Reader's Digest

u'oll semua ada baca reader's digest tak? i'olls bace tau. eh kenapa cakap macam ni? mesti sbb baca blog si cantik ni. 

anyways, bertemu lagi kita pada hari ini. saya baru lepas makan, mana boleh terus tido. jadi marilah kita membuat karangan dulu sambil tengok cerita buat-buat baju ni. hari ini saya nak cerita tentang satu lagi aplikasi untuk iPad. 

adakah anda suka membaca? saya suka. suka sangat. cita-cita dalam hidup ini adalah untuk memiliki sebuah kedai buku sendiri. bukan sahaja buku, saya juga membaca majalah kadang-kadang. ah bukan remaja kerana saya bukan lagi remaja tetapi reader's digest. adakah anda juga begitu? 

adakah anda pergi ke kedai buku dengan bersemangat, melangkah ke kedai buku dengan senyuman sambil berlagu riang, membayar reader's digest dan berlari-lari anak kembali ke rumah dan kemudian terasa ingin koyak majalah tersebut untuk buat origami? adakah anda membuka sehelai demi sehelai muka surat dan anda mula terasa terganggu kerana ia dipenuhi dengan survey-survey yang panjang berjela menyamai lebuhraya persekutuan? adakah anda kini menjadikan reader's digest anda sebagai mouse pad kerana kualitinya sudah tiada?

oke itu mcm over sangat. 

walau bagaimanapun, suka saya kongsikan di sini bahawa majalah yang sudah lebih kurang 70 dalam penerbitan, kini boleh dimuat turun secara percuma bagi pengguna iPad. setakat yang saya tahu, edisi ini adalah edisi UK. tapi okelah kan, jimat tak payahlah bayar RM 15 lepas tu darah tinggi sebab byk iklan. 

anda boleh memuat turun majalah-majalah ini (kalau tidak silap, ia mula ditawarkan secara percuma bermula jun 2010) dan disimpan di dalam iPad anda tanpa memerlukan talian Internet. ia sungguh berguna untuk orang-orang seperti saya yang iPad hanya versi WiFi. masa mula-mula baca tu, macam tak puas juga. ada juga gaya macam nak selak mukasurat tapi nak selak hapenye dah tunjuk atas skrin sahaja. 

apa yang saya dapati, reader's digest versi UK mempunyai lebih 'jokes' page. ia juga mempunyai pertandingan seperti 100-word story di mana cerita yang ditulis mesti untuk 100 patah perkataan, tidak lebih tidak kurang. malah, mereka banyak berkongsi akan cerita-cerita yang mempunyai kisah teladan yang cukup menarik. 

namun, jika anda mahu memuat turun setiap edisi, anda memerlukan halaju internet (apsal rasa macam salah ni ah belasah) yang stabil, bukannya seperti hidup segan, mati tak mahu. jika anda memuat turun di cawangan-cawangan kedai kopi ataupun old town white coffee, eloklah anda bersedia dengan minuman dan makanan untuk menunggu ia habis memuat turun. 

jadi bagaimana? selepas ini kalau nampak banyak iklan pun tak mengapa kerana percuma. heh. 

p/s: saya belum update iTunes untuk membolehkan multi-tasking pada iPad T__T. adakah anda sudah?