Sunday, August 02, 2009

So, early in the morning, I woke up to the disappointment of no good cartoons in the morning. They were showing some show on Sure Heboh or Jom Heboh or something (I'm being ignorant), so wwe had to awatch BBC news again.

Sila went to see her auntie and grandma.
Azreen and I went to shopping mall.

To cut things short, here we are at Dataran Pahlawan at the Muzium Kesenian Islam. We managed to arrive before five and I kind of like it because there were no one in he Muzium. The entrance fee was only RM1 but you have to take off your shoes (ouh why do I have to mention that?) It was beside Dataran Pahlawan and located just beside A Famosa, beside the other museums.

Note that this is the entrance yah, not the other gate. Take not of the layout, make sure you know it by heart (with the tone of a struct headmistress)

This was handwritten ok? i bet I can't write as beautiful as that T_T (read: ha bole ke tulis mcm ni?)

This suits my hobby of ironing my clothes at about 10pm. Those who have talked to me will always find me telling them 'nak gosok baju jap' (I want to iron my clothee s0 because I can never iron all my clothes in one go. i might change my mind whenever I feel like it.

Wait. This is not about me. This is about the collectin in this museum located near A Famosa. So people, these are the sample of the irons back then. I think they put the coal inside them (correct me if I'm wrong. i have the tendency to re-write the history depending on my mood)


I forgot to buy my baju raya. Do you think they want to donate one to me? I like the purple one.

Focus: these are the sample of baju kurung from different places. Like people in Sri Lanka has their own, in China bla bla bla.

'Ha saye nak tgk yang ni boleh? Nak try'

Was to busy laughing to notice the name of this house. Reason for laughing, Zila tried to get into the house when it obviously was too small for us.

Done with the museum, we move to this fortress located near the museum called A Famosa, which was a fortress.


The soldier guarding the meriam was trying to locate the pirates. Of course, confidently.

Apparently, the aim was not right T_T


Can't think of a caption

What have you done Azreen that you were told to sit in the corner of the fortress?


I've been talking about this statue of St Paul since the past two weeks and now, standing beside it, I feel frightened. Don't ask why.

Masuk-masuk jgn memalu

Kamon zila. Masuk je jgn memalu

They sang I'm yours dgn sangat macho


*berlakon konon-konon di Hogwarts

First part

So after checking in and watching the BBC News (ouh yeah, we did that. Because there was nothing good on TV), we decided to head to a place for makan because we feel like this:


" Lihat wajahku..laparkan?"

No pictures for the room we are staying in, sorry. Back to the story, we went to Portuguese Settlement for the seafood there. I have been persuaded by my colleague a week before I head to Melaka. So, here we are. Make sure you go to Stall Number 8 oke. Hafal gamba ini.

Zila said the price is cheaper here

Pardon for the difference in time line. Too busy thinking about food than taking pictures.

So we had buttered prawn (yg sgt fresh dan besar udangnye, nyam), kangkung belacan and that sambal ikan (don't ask me the name of the fish) . The prawn cost RM 7 per gram and I think it's worth it. But sorry, did not take note of the other prices. Heee

After eating, we decided to go to Eye on Malaysia (At the back of the picture) but first we went to this place that Azreen called Pan Pair (Fun Fair). It was actually the old bus stop in Melaka were I used to go to almost weekly to go back to KL. It's now replaced with a bridge and some entertainment facilities.
And here we are...Eye on Malaysia.
Try looking at it without me in the picture.
Ah...so much better. I was not able to go on it the first time we had it in KL because I just quit from my job without a backup plan and hence, no money either.

Actually, this is the picture after we got off.
I had to put up this picture because I was totally freaked out up there. It was so high and the thing was swaying. I freaked out. So, enjoy the calmness on her face.

Zila kindly got us to Jonker Walk. We nearly got chase by the dogs in some of the dark streets and me, being paranoid with dogs, we had to change parking lot (sorry girls) . The sale starts at 9pm and seriously, there were lots of things. Fon, drinks, bags, clogs (and stylish ones) , and all sorts of thinsg.

I bought a lot of dodol and other junk food. No picture of the dodol anyways.

We are going to this Red building the next day but we decided to go here because it's just within walking distance from Jonker Walk. So, heck. Why not?

And I was trying to commit suicide in the picture


Remember Robert Langdon trying to find the pope in the fountain? I was trying to relive the moment but of course, to no avail TSK.

So, that's all for the first day. Ada apa-apa soalan? (sambil muka meniru ekspresi orang yang tgh pegang kayu berikut)

Thursday, July 30, 2009

It was early in the morning and oddly, I arrived at the office extremely early on that day 9 I woke up at five because I was so effing hungry). Like normal, I started the day with a tall glass of coffee when Jason Mraz's 'I'm Yours' started playing in my drawers. Well, unfortunately it wasn't my singing drawer but it was my phone.

A call from a very good friend. I took a sip of coffee and answered the phone. She might need me to look into the map for some directions again. But no, she was involved in an accident.

I figured if she calls me this early, the accident might be pretty serious and she might need help. So i proceeded to talk to her, bearing in minds all the kind words that I'll have to say. Consoling words coupled with soothing tones.

Apparently, she was ok and only her plate number had to be sacrificed. But i know she wanted to tell something more dire than the accident so I proceeded to get out of the office and ask about further details on what happened to her.

' The guy who hit my car was around fortyish, with grey hair and all,' she said.

'OK,' I was wondering where this story will be heading to. What does grey hair has to do with the rest of the story? how did the grey hair came into the picture? (read: apa kaitan rambut kelabu dalam ini gambar?)

' And he called me kakak.'

Heh?

' Maybe he was trying to be polite. you know,' I knew what was going to happen next.

' Nooo....he's old. And i don't like being called kakak by someone who's old.'

' Err..don't you think this should not be the focus of the story? Like getting involved early in the morning should be the main focus?'

' Yes it is. But being called kakak by someone who's older than you, IS a TRAGEDY!'

I rest my case. I love my friends. They are funny and sometimes might be a bit weird. I love my fun-filled, happy, cheery, weirdo friends.

The dialogues may have changed. The author suffers from amnesia.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The journey might have started before 24 July 2009, Friday, itself. I was so excited that night that I stayed up quite late, not being able to sleep. We (three of us) were going to Melaka for out first road trip.

In the midst of all the excitement, I managed to pack (after changing bags for nearly three times), and the next morning, was just in time to wake up and made it to the designated meeting place in time. In fact, I was early (which is what I wanted because waiting for the Putra at eight something in the morning can be considered as an achievement because every body needed to go to their offices).

We had McDonald for breakfast because I had these vouchers that offers RM4.50 for a breakfast set. It was cheap and I was trying to budget so it was just perfect. And then we head to Cyberjaya (after quarreling about the importance of heading to Cyberjaya since we need to arrive in Melaka at about noon). Got ready and sang along with Michael buble and the Carpenters and head to Melaka. Was still giddy at the time.

We had a foundation for this trip called Build Me Up, Buttercup (I may have accidentally picked the name, I can’t really be sure). This will serve as a fund to cover the expenses there like toll, petrol, accommodation and outings. It made our lives easier as we all pitch in RM250 per person. And starting from Ayer Keroh toll, Anne started keeping tab of the expenses.

We arrived at about 1245pm on Friday and we had to kill time before checking in into Fenix Inn (RM 158 for Deluxe room (kenape kene buat promosi kat sini)) so we decided to go to the zoo. I may have meddled in the decision to head to that place anyways.

It was during Friday prayers so that may explain why the zoo was quite deserted. It may have been better than the Zoo Negara in Klang Valley that I remembered. The zoo had quite a number of animals and we can see the name of sponsors for the animals. I ws excited because we were able to take pictures with sun bears that are just so adorable and cuddly that I feeli like jumping into the cage and hug them one-by-one.

Ceria sungguh wajah kanak-kanak pegi zoo

' Welcome!' says Anne (says ke? sengih je kot)


Trying to become Steve Irwin : 'Hey, look! Buaya!'

Tak paham kenapa muka mesti begitu teruja.


i was actually tring to "interframe" into the picture but to no avail


Ini Dekan oke. Nama die sgt macho kan? (we only got the picture of the name. not the animal itself :D

No, don't ask me. I don't know whether I was trying to take Zill's picture or the Cabybara's

I was wearing slippers made from cow skin. And we took the pictures beside bull's cage. I was afraid the bull can smell the cow skin I'm wearing and mengamuk (like cows and bulls are related 'kenapa kau pakai sedara aku?' punya mengamuk' got it? no? good) Hence the kaki patah.

Look at those goatee's. Macho gile oke

We were supposed to take the pictures of the giraffes but it was too hazy

These sun bears are sponsored by A&W's. Good choice

AAACCKKTT! Public harassment (but actually it was my fault. the sign said that the horse might bite. but luckily it didn't got a chuck out of my back (though that can reduce my weight))

Wajah penuh impression. Tetapi kenape Zila mcm co-ol saje?

' Welcome to my house people. Ha masuk-masuk. Kasut tu celup dlm air depan pintu pagar ni ye. Jangan lupe'
Ade org ckp the name of this animal is Powertek Berhad. It's actually sponsored by the company

Posing jgn tak posing

' Hi, tengah buat ape?'

This is the star of GI Joe's star: King Cobra
Expression : Priceless
Ouh no. I was not trying to commit suicide

i was too engrossed with this sight. This should be the perfect picture for the banner instructing everyone to queue up when they want to go on a train

'jika kura-kura boleh beratur, kenapa anda tidak?

Zila must have said something really funny which I clearly can't remember


There were only two elephants by then. Mighty elephants. I like elephants but these have chains on their legs. Pity them :(

Arrived at our place for the night. Actually we are about to go out again

to be continued

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hi! yes i know it's 5 something in the morning but I can't sleep. maybe because i forgot that i was supposed to watch pendekar bujang lapuk yesterday. talking to an old friend on YM made me lose an hour just like that. yes, a good one hour.

so, what am i doing trying to ramble this early in the morning? well, i have no idea too! but i guess i will just come in early (if the bus doesn't buat lawak and come late).

I just don't understand. everyday i'll reach home at such a late time that i will just two hours to myself. and although you might think two hours is enough, think again. i barely have time for myself (merepek bla bla bla) and for my family. sometimes igo one week without seeing my auntie who lives in the same house. it's almost sad to think about.

and also my copusin. yesterday i gopt like 2 minutes to bully him only. and before i know it, he'll be lepaking in MV all day and I will not meet him at all.

ah time. they fly away so fast, it's almost unfair. and now i should go take a bath and try to race it to the office

hey! ni ape pagi-pagi pun broadband mcm gamp ni?

after ten minutes
ouh yeah, i woke up because i was too hungry

Sunday, July 26, 2009

just got back from mlk and according to carrie, we spendt 55 hours together. i'm never good with numbers anyways
carrie and anne, i've started writing our post so getting the pics this week will be great

anyways, i got the shock of my life to see someone said something
like 'ok i take whatever you do'
like HELLOOOOOO???!!! was it my fault anyways? it was not something i look out for
whatever
i had fun last weekend
apart from having a gazillion packed gogol
now i can eat dodol at anytime of the day
yay!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

hi i'm in melaka
just got back from
1. dataran pahlawan - brunch, window shop
2. take pictures with st paul's figure at a famosa after having mcD
3. river cruise
4. eat sup ayam yang -omg-plis-sedap-gile-berpeluh-peluh-pun-nak-habiskan-juge

haven't stopped walking and my legs are crying out for pain but what the heck, it's a holiday.

and all around the inn, i saw lots of places for massage. seriously. and i noticed melaka has lots of eye care centres. mcm nak kasi sign kene pegi beli cermin mate or something

oke nak pegi mandi dah
lain kali akan bertemu lagi. woohoo!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

i'm typing this away in such giddiness that i've never known before. ok this is the first time that I'm going to be travelling with the girls. the things is, the bag is bulky and seriously, i'm like so very malas to pack another bag. and i can never understand how people can ever pack light. i mean, there's clothes to make you look chic and funky, and there's one to make you look selekeh, and looking relaxed. if i didn't prepare for this occasions, how am i supposed to know that the occasion may come up?

i mean, consider
morning: wants to look relax but fun and entertaining. a bit tousled haired, having that fresh day look (grey shirt, small polka-dot tudung)
morning: all prepared and groomed and ready for a great day (pink shirt and striped tudung)
morning: looking great, fresh faced and excited (possibly red shirt)

see? and that's morning. we haven't considered afternoon (cute while scouting for jejaka pergi dan balik semayang jumaat).

btw, the bulky bag may be contributed to the free towel when i bought the sandals (they are nice and comfy anne!). and i envy anne. she's so bijak. she just bought one small case of johnson & johnson containing all the essentials; shampoo, lotion, soap and talcum. should have copied her.

so, off now people. can't wait for tomorrow to come. i'm equipped with all the vouchers that i can find (padahal free kat opis). won't be here during weekends so take care and here's another part of my story
1st part
2nd part

Aku hanya ketawa. ‘ Siapa kata aku tak maafkan kau?’

‘ Tapi kau tak call aku pun.’

‘ Aku yang kene call ke? Salah ke kalau kau yang call? Apsal pulak nak berkira? Kalau kau kawan aku, kau tak perlu setkan sistem giliran.’

Sengaja tidak aku tamatkan ayat itu dengan pernyataan ‘kalau kau nak cakap dengan aku, kau call je la’ kerana aku tak mahu dia mengatakan aku tidak akan mengangkat panggilannya. Memang sengaja aku rancangankan supaya jadi begitu.

‘ OK sorry,’ suaranya mendatar. Kalau dulu, aku rasa kasihan tetapi tidak kali ini. Cukup-cukuplah aku perlu melayan sikap tamak dia.

‘ Nita, tak boleh ke kita kawan macam dulu?’

‘ Kau nak kawan macam mana ni?’ Lelaki yang seorang ini betul-betul buat aku gila. Kenapa perangainya macam perempuan? Emosional terus-menerus.

‘ Macam dulu. Kau maafkanlah aku Nita.’

Letih, letih aku layan dia begini.

‘ Nabi pun ampunkan umat,' ada senyum bertenggek di pinggir bibirnya.

‘ Aku bukan nabi,' senyum yang baru hendak terbit itu terus hilang. Mungkin niatnya untuk berlucu. Maaf, aku tak mahu layan.

Jelas sekali Azfar terperanjat.

‘ Ada apa-apa lagi? Aku nak balik. Sekejap lagi Spongebob Squarepants nak mula kat TV9.’

‘ Nita, janganlah macam ni-‘

‘ Kau ni tak habis-habis dengan perangai tamak kau kan? Kau memang takkan sedar apa yang kau ada sampai kau hilang bende tu kan? Aku bukan tak tau haritu kau mengorat junior kau. Aku tau sebab apa kau tak datang untuk birthday aku walaupun kau dah janji. Lepas tu kau tak dapat dia, kau nak datang balik kat aku? Aku kawan kau je, weih. Aku bukan bini kau jadi ingat, kepulangan kau aku takkan sambut with arms wide open.’

Aku seluk saku dan keluarkan not RM10. Aku sudah bersediia untuk aksi yang sungguh dramatik di mana aku akan meninggalkan dia terlopong di meja ini, bersama milo aisnya yang masih bersisa.

‘ Takde orang yang boleh jadi pemaaf sampai tahap tu sekali. Dan ingat, kau teruskanlah perangai kau macam ni. Aku ucapkan tahniah siap-siap sebab kau bakal terlepas apa sahaja yang berharga dalam hidup kau. Teruskan dengan sifat tamak kau ni.’

‘ Aku harap kau janganlah buat macam ni lagi, Azfar. Aku tau semalam, kelmarin dan hari sebelum tu kau ada datang kat sini. Get the message; aku tak nak kawan dengan kau, macam dulu.’

‘ Kenapa Nita?’

‘ Sebab takkan ada orang lain yang boleh jaga hati kita macam mana kita jaga hati kita sendiri. Kadang-kadang kita kena bertindak kejam untuk jaga hati kita sendiri.’

‘ Selamat tinggal. Kalau tak cukup duit ni untuk makanan aku, kau tambahkanlah.’

Aku bangun dan letakkan wang kertas itu di atas meja. Aku pandang wajahnya dan senyum sebelum aku berlalu pergi.

Ya, aku lega.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

I couldn't take it that Mom didn't use the bag that I bought for her previusly. she claimed the bag to be 'too nice'. i bought it last year so I deemed the answer to be invalid. Then I asked my bro to go to the nearest Parkson. Mom had to endure a 30-min shopping session with me. with me rejecting all the bags that she picked up because they are tote bags. And i know Mom wouldn't want to carry tote bags.

_ _

i am sick today. Still got sore throat but feeling a lot better. Just can't wait to see Anne and Carrie later. Thi hi hi

So, here goes another part of the story tthat I wrote previously :

Aku pasang muka tidak berperasaan.

‘ Apa sebenarnya yang tak kena, Nita?’ aku rasa janggal kerana aku seperti dapat mendengar nama aku diselitkan dalam setiap baris ayat yang keluar dari mulut Azfar. Ouh kecuali apabila dia memesan minuman.

‘ Banyak Azfar. Sebagai contoh, pemanasan global,’ aku angkat tangan sedikit ke atas. Sengaja mahu mengalih perhatiannya.

‘ Nita.’ Nada memberi amaran.

‘ Mereka tidak jumpa lagi penawar untuk kanser.’

‘ Ni-‘

‘..dan juga AIDS.’ Aku sengaja ingin dia marah. Aku sengaja mahu lihat sejauh mana dia boleh bersabar.

Keluhan keluar dari mulutnya. ‘ Nita…’ suara itu kendur.

Aku ambil penyedut minuman dan aku biarkan ia hinggap di bibir aku. Sengaja aku buat begitu sedangkan tidak setitis pun air menjengah ruang kerongkong. Itu tanda aku tidak mahu berbicara dengan Azfar.

‘ Apa yang-‘

‘ Aku rimas Azfar. Aku rimas bila dengan kau. Aku rimas dengan kau yang asyik-asyik menganggu, mencabul ruang privacy aku. Kau ingat aku ni tempat kau hilangkan bosan ke?’

Azfar terpelongo dengan pendedahan itu. Aku kira, lori 18 treler boleh membuat pusingan U dalam mulutnya.

‘ Apa perasaan kau kalau aku telefon kau, ajak kau keluar lepas tu tak sampai lima minit kau telefon cakap tak jadi jumpa? Entah berapa kali kau buat macam tu sebab kau ada janji dengan orang lain. Janji yang kau buat selepas kau janji dengan aku’

‘ Aku mintak maaf-‘

‘ Berapa kali kau nak ulang? Taik telinga aku ni dah naik cair dengan ‘maaf’ kau yang tak bermakna. Kalau sekali dua, aku boleh terima lagi tapi ini dah tak tau kali keberapa.’

‘ Serius-‘

‘ Aku tak peduli kau serius atau tak. Sebelum kau buat, kau sepatutnya fikir. Kau kata kau rapat dengan aku tapi ini adalah kali pertama kawan-kawan aku buat aku macam alas kaki. Nak ambik, tak nak letak tepi.’

‘ Sampai begitu sekali kau rasa, Nita?’

‘ Habis Azfar? Kau nak suruh aku rasa macam mana?’

‘ Tapi kau tak marah-‘

‘ Azfar, kau nak suruh aku mengamuk masa tu, di saat itu juga? Memang kau tak kenal aku sebenarnya. Aku sendiri dah cakap yang kesabaran aku makin tipis. Takkan kau nak suruh aku cakap banyak-banyak kali?’

Senyap.

‘ Ouh maaf. Aku tak cakap sebaliknya aku taip. Tapi, takkan lah itu pun kau tak boleh faham?’

‘ Aku tak sangka yang-‘

‘ Yang apa? Yang hati aku sekeras ini? Yang aku sedegil ini? Selama berapa tahun ini, sila kira berapa kali kau buat taik macam ni dan apa tindakan aku? Kau lupa agaknya, orang yang paling senyap itu la yang paling serik kalau terkena.’ .

‘ Kau ingat kau boleh lepas dengan semua tindakan kau sebab kita kenal dari sekolah sampai sekarang? Kau tau tak sakit hati aku bila kau tuduh aku munafik bila kita tak jadi jumpa, bila aku sibuk dengan mesyuarat? Baik, kalau begitu, fikir balik samada kau munafik atau tak masa kau cancel janji kita itu hari.’

Aku ingat lagi hari itu. Hari yang istimewa untuk aku. Hari lahir aku yang ke 22. Azfar berjanji untuk bawa aku pergi ke satu tempat yang istimewa. Dua minggu sebelum tarikh tersebut dia sudah mengingatkan aku untuk melapangkan hari tersebut. Aku tolak semua ajakan teman yang lain; Elle, Razif, Fikri, Wan dan Zahir. Aku juga terpaksa minta maaf dengan Along dan Acik sebab terpaksa memaksa mereka awalkan sambutan hari itu.

‘ Azfar ajak keluar la eh?’ Along sekadar tersenyum, kenal benar dengan kau.

Aku cuma mengangguk dengan mulut penuh dengan kek buatan Mak.

Alih-alih, Azfar hantar pesanan ringkas minta maaf kerana terpaksa batalkan janji. Aku terus teringat pada cadangan Wan.

‘ Ala kau dah dibook ke? Kita orang baru ingat nak bawak kau pergi Cameron Highlands. Kau asyik sebut pasal strawberi je. Baru nak paksa kau ambik cuti dan pegi sana.’

Aku rasa sakit hati. Sakit hati sebab aku terpaksa luangkan masa khas untuk Azfar dan tiba-tiba dia batalkan sahaja dengan cara tak bermaruah. Pesanan ringkas. Kenapa kau tak hantar saja surat menggunakan kihdmat Pos Malaysia? Sakit hati sebab aku letakkan prioriti untuk Azfar tetapi apa yang aku dapat?

Sejak daripada saat itu, aku tong sampahkan sahaja semua yang pernah Azfar katakan. Dia tidak pernah hargai persahabatan kami sedangkan bagi aku, itulah yang paling penting.

Tidak, aku tak pernah berniat untuk mengungkit apa-apa tetapi kalau dia terus-terusan begini, aku tak mampu bersabar.

Azfar di depan aku membatu, memandang permukaan meja.

‘ Tak boleh ke kau maafkan aku?’

Monday, July 20, 2009

right now i'm smiling
because sometimes, you have to lose to win
and i won

i received a text yesterday that made me smile
actually made me wonder what make the other person think that someone can be so forgiving?
forget that she was once treated like a doormat
an on-call friend
now that he has no girlfriend
he was wishing that she will continue to become his friend
the person who he threw away, he purposely forgot to tell that he is already with someone
she who helped him court a girl

no one can be that forgiving
and she thought he'd understand that the bridges between them were burned
but noooooo....he don't understand that she needed space (not MySpace)
he made the mistake of asking sympathy
and she had to tell the ugly truth
she didn't mind but she knows he will be sad
well, careful what you wish for

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Aku bukan alas kaki kau...

‘ Nita.’

Ah, sudah. Datang pulak mamat ni. Semalam Haji Usop cakap mamat ni datang jugak kat sini. Tapi tak pula dia bertanya pasal aku. Mungkin dia tak tau yang aku kamceng dengan Haji Usop.

Tanpa dijemput, pemilik suara tersebut melabuhkan punggungnya di kerusi yang terletak di hadapan aku. Sekalipun pandangan aku terus tertancap ke arah udang yang menghuni bihun sup aku, aku pasti punggung itu bersalut jeans Levi’s bewarna biru pekat, seperti biasa. Apa yang tidak biasa adalah kehadiran pemilik suara itu tidak aku jemput pada petang ini. Tidak seperti dulu atau secara tepatnya, tiga bulan yang lalu.

‘ Far,’ aku cuba lontarkan suara sekalipun sudu mengekang bukaan mulut.

‘ Azfar,’ tenang sahaja suara itu membetulkan sebutan namanya.

Sejak bila pula pandai berkira? Tetapi persoalan itu hanya tinggal di benak, tidak terlontar lebih daripada perimeter kranium kerana aku cuak kalau-kalau perbuatan aku itu bakal buatkan Azfar mengamuk di kedai Haji Usop.

‘ Azfar.’ Aku betulkan sebutan namanya. Pandangan aku halakan ke arah wajah Azfar. Wajah yang sudah lama tidak aku lihat. Kurang lebih sudah empat bulan.

Tetapi petang ini wajah itu begitu serius. Kalau aku tidak kenal betul dengan Azfar, pasti aku akan mengatakan Azfar ini orangnya garang. Padahal Azfar tidak begitu. Aku tahu dia kurang senang tentang sesuatu. Dan sesuatu itu sangat-sangat aku ketahui.

Mata kami masih bertentang. Sebetulnya aku tidak begitu nampak matanya kerana cermin mata aku letakkan di sebelah mangkuk bihun sup untuk memudahkan aku menikmati hidangan kegemaran aku itu. Jadi, tiada langsung rasa malu ataupun janggal sekalipun apa yang bersarang dalam hati aku kini adalah perasaan campur, meluat dan culas untuk berhadapan dengan Azfar.

‘ Kita makin jauh, Nita.’

Ayat itu buat aku tersentak. Sudu yang sudah setengah jalan ke mulut, tergantung di udara. Bagaikan babak di dalam filem, angin pun bertiup ke arah kami, menutup wajah aku dengan rambut separas bahu. Dan ayat itu sendiri macam skrip filem murahan. Aku hampir tergelak juga memikirkan hal tersebut.

Aku tidak tahu apa jawapan yang patut aku berikan terhadap kenyataan tersebut. Malah, aku tidak pasti jika kenyataan tersebut memerlukan sebarang komentar. Entah, aku jadi serba tidak kena. Duduk aku di atas kerusi plastik bewarna biru itu jadi menggelisah. Titik-titik kecil mula menjengah dari dalam epidermis di bahagian dahi. Sekalipun demikian, selera makan aku masih belum tertutup.

‘Buat kerja biar habis,’ itu pesan abah. Maka dengan itu, akan aku kerjakan bihun ini sehingga habis!

‘ Bos! Milo ais satu.’

Ah biar benar Azfar. Takkanlah kau mahu duduk di sini minum bersama aku? Tak malu, datang kau tidak berjemput.

‘ Minum je?’ Kenapa itu yang aku tanya? Mulut aku memang pembelot. Lain yang terlintas di benak, lain pula yang terluncur dari bibir aku.

Azfar tersenyum tetapi jelas, senyuman itu tidak sampai ke mata. Nyata, senyuman tersebut sekadar mengisi ruang kosong yang sepi di antara kami dan tidak ikhlas. Aku nampak kerana cermin mata telah aku sangkutkan semula ke batang hidung.

Astaghfirullah. Aku berburuk sangka.

Lama ditenungnya aku, seolah-olah ingin memastikan samada aku bergurau dengan pelawaan tersebut. Aku pula sengaja ingin melawan bertentang mata dengan dia. Entah di mana aku dapat keberanian itu hari ini, aku tidak pasti. Tiba-tiba aku tersedar maka aku larikan pandangan condong sedikit ke sebelah kanan. Aku tidak mahu dia menyangka aku rindukan dia juga.

‘ Mana kau hilang, Nita?’ soalan aku tidak berjawab sebaliknya Azfar melontarkan soalan lain pula.

‘ Ade je kat sini,’ tangan aku sibuk memintal tisu di tangan. Lunyai jadinya. Aku hanya ingin mengisi masa lapang kerana teh o ais limau aku masih belum bersentuh sekalipun aku tidak mahu mengadap wajah Azfar tika ini. Rsanya aku mahu lari sahaja kerana wajah itu, aura dan tenaganya buat aku rasa jelak.

‘ Kau faham apa maksud aku kan?’ tangan kanan Azfar diletakkan ke atas meja. Aku lihat ada sebentuk cicin di jari hantunya. Aku hampir tersenyum mengenangkan yang Azfar sudah berubah. Dulu, dia tidak akan mengenakan cincin sebegitu. Biarlah, sedangkan pantai pun berubah inikan pula manusia. Lihat saja aku sendiri, petang ini berjalan seorang diri ke kedai Haji Usop dengan rambut separas bahu dibiar sahaja, tidak seperti selalu. Berikat kemas gaya ekor kuda. Sebaik sahaja bangun daripada tidur, hati berbisik hari ini adalah hari gembira buat aku maka aku ubah sedikit penampilan yang sedia selekeh. Cuma aku agak musykil samada kata hati aku itu akan terus-menerus jadi kenyataan dengan kehadiran Azfar kini. Kehadiran Azfar yang sebenarnya begitu merimaskan.

‘ So, what’s up?’ sengaja aku lontarkan soalan dalam bentuk bahasa asing. Aku masih lagi terpengaruh dengan drama siri Friends yang aku tonton tanpa henti dari jam 8 pagi hingga 12 tengahari tadi.

‘ Kau mengelak dari aku Nita.’ Sekali lagi aku diibebani dengan kenyataan dari mulutnya. Aku tidak suka keadaan ini kerana ia tidak memberi aku sebarang ruang untuk mempertahankan diri aku.

‘ Kenapa?’ Akhirnya Azfar, akhirnya! Akhirnya kau tanya juga soalan itu. Tanpa sedar, aku mengulum senyum. ‘ Kenapa kau senyum?’

Tiba-tiba aku rasa darah aku mendidih. Jangan tanya bagaimana dan kenapa tetapi tiba-tiba aku terasa ingin dibenamkan sahaja garfu di tangan aku ke leher Azfar sebaik sahaja terdengar soalan itu.

‘ Ouh sekarang aku dah tak boleh senyum la? Kenapa? Bakal mendatangkan bahaya kepada negara ke?’

‘ Bukanlah maksud aku begitu?-‘

‘ Bagus. Ha baik kau cakap je apa yang kau nak,’ lancar sahaja ayat itu keluar dari mulut aku. Marah yang aku simpan selama ini tiba-tiba sahaja meletus. Seperti cendawan selepas hujan, seperti pemeras ugut yang bersembunyi di balik lorong sunyi, menjerkah mangsa yang tidak tahu-menahu apa-apa. OK mungkin itu tidak berkaitan tetapi orang yang marah, jarang rasional.

‘ Aku rindu kau, Nita’

-bersambung-

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

I would like to sit down with mom and talk to her what she feels living in this world. I wonder if she will stare at the wall behind me and say, ‘ I long for the time when things are a lot easier. Like talking means literally talking.’

And then I’ll go, ‘ Mak, that is so true,’ while munching on her delicious curry puff.

Don’t you think so? I mean, the part when life in this era is a lot more challenging. Like the example given above. Talking is no longer literally talking. I wrote an email to my friend yesterday saying that I had a conversation with a long-lost friend. She emailed back asking if I was talking to this friend via the phone. If you read it once, you will say ‘ of course lah she has been talking on the phone’ but wait there a minute. This is the era where people are using computers for almost everything. This is the time when kids as young as 8 (or younger, I don’t know) have mobile phones. And yeah, this is definitely the era when talking don’t really literally mean talking.

Sending instant messages are dubbed as talking by some group of people and that include me.

Sending short text messages too. As well as email. So you see, it is difficult to say something without having to explain. It’s difficult don’t you think so? Like:

‘ Babe, listen. I finally talked to the guy! He-‘

‘ Wait, as in talking or on the phone?’

‘ On the-‘

‘ Or you guys were on IM?’

See? Intricate small details that should not be a problem in the last ten years. But of course, we really cannot avoid from being dependent on this devices like handphones, notebooks, computers, PDA and so on. For example, my auntie is growing more and more dependant on mobile phones. She has lost the ability to wake me up using her normal method. Instead, she wakes me by texting me. I, the bellproof person who didn’t realize for two whole years, the siren will be switched on to wake up the whole school. It’s not as if she cannot just scream to wake me up (as if it’s not normal to have her screaming to her son who usually sits not 5 meters from her.)

And she really had to text me telling that ‘nasi ada kat umah makcu’ although she can again just shout it. And the same goes if she wants me to open the door at night. Well, you get it. And I don’t really like bringing my handphone here and there in the house because it’s my sanctuary, I would like to take a break from any distractions.

Besides that, the world is getting more difficult to live in. I don’t remember reading so much about bombings when I was in primary school. There were no incest cases, less killings and pirates in Somalian waters? I don’t even know if there is Somalia (pardon my ignorance back then). And getting out of the closet. And more people dressing like Boy George 9shudders).. But kids these days, they have to deal with a lot of things.

Oh God, I can be a bore. I’m sorry, pardon this old makcik. Let’s talk about something else. Anyways, anyone watching Harry Potter anytime soon?
ouh hi!
it's me again
see how messed up i am?

i shud have not wander near the area of 'dreams'
should have not
should have learnt to body shut up

ouh my God
i'm so guilty
i'm thinking of surrendering myself to the whatitsname court in The Hague
i can't sleep and what happened last night really bugged me
why? why?
omg, it shudn't have happened

if i'm not messing with someone else's life
i'm sure this will mess up mine but i can never turn back time right?

adoi
btw, better be happy because i'm on half day
"you's better be!"

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

this has to be it
i've said something
which should have stayed inside
forever possible
now, i don;t think it'll be the same again
nothing will ever be the same again

Monday, July 13, 2009

A brick can just be more than a building material. Living in this era, we need to improvise the usage of things that we have. For example, handphone screens can also be used when you want to betulkan your tudung. This is tried and tested of course.

OK back to brick.

The number or snatch cases are on the rise that I shudder at the very thought of walking outside the house swinging my only dear handbag. What if somebody snatch it? I will lose my working pass and my precious umbrella. That will definitely cause a problem.

So here comes the brick. Place the brick inside your handbag. Why?
1. to make it heavy. when it's heavy, you can throw it at the snatch thief if they snatch anything from your friend. Make sure you have a good aim, we don't want people to start suing you left and right

2. If your bag is snatched (of course I'm wishing the opposite to happen), the thief will excitedly open the bag because it's heavy. The thief will assume you had a lot of money. And then they see the brick and they will just throw it away because they do not see the point of rummaging through the bag because it's filled with a brick.

For extra protection, insert pebbles into bag too to make it harder for the thief to rummage into your handbag and such.

3. especially important for those who are always being bullied; a brick in your bag will protect you because when trouble arises, just swing your bag at the bullies. This will be a great exercise for your hands too.

Well, these are the reasons that I can come up with for protection. Feel free to add yours too.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

i woke up with a start this morning as i remembered that i have 11 more articles to complete
yes i know it's sunday but still, work has to be done
i was shocked to see someone was doing the story in my queue and i go 'Noooooooooooo!'
reached for the phone and called the person and asked her favour if she can do other queues first
i can't believe it
we were 'fighting' who does which queue
i never tot we'd come to that point
anyways, it was quite a productive weekend too this week
tried coming up with a story because i really miss writing
maybe will keep it for a day or two

btw anne, somebody made a confession that she misses us
check this photo



who tot the day would come anne?