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Reaching Thirty

2011-03-08T21:08:00.002+08:00

When I first reached 20 years old, life seemed so endless. Back then it really didn't make any different whether I was nineteen or twenty because hey, age is just a figure. Or you're only as old as you feel. Take you pick. Nothing really seemed to bother me, and in front of me was a sea of endless possibilities and excitement. Really, why think of the future when what I had at that particular time was too numerous to even bother thinking of the elusive future.

So, I kept moving on, passing through years with a sense of focus that made me oblivious of the time. I did what I had to do, I made the best of the time given to me. But all of the sudden, almost ten years have passed by and here I am, nearly at the door - the threshold - between the decade of freedom and independence that I had enjoyed so much and the looming decade of responsibility and maturity that I kind of fear.

Reaching thirty is no way similar to when I crossed over the threshold between nineteen and twenty years old. Here, at the door, I hesitate to reach for the doorknob, wondering whether I have grown up enough to embrace the whole new world of being thirty years old. I wonder whether I have sufficient strength, maturity and grace to be in the thirtieth year of my life. The door looms over me with such warning that I will be opening the door whether I am ready or not.

Life is full of choices. But the choice of staying in the decade of freedom and independence is not one of them.

21st Century Sherlock Holmes

2010-01-05T19:01:00.002+08:00

I spent the most enjoyable weekend last week, watching Sherlock Holmes. I have always been an avid reader of the original Sir Author Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and I can scarcely keep my hands off of the infamous Granada’s Sherlock Holmes series. And of course, like any other avid readers of Sherlock Holmes, I have certain expectation or, some would say, pre-determined supposition as to how Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are like.

In my pre-determined supposition, I imagined Sherlock Holmes to be a tall, suave and incredibly eccentric man. He was a man of carefully chosen words in articulating his idea; a man of unexpectedly strong in physique and mind; a man of sharp-tongue and restless and exhaustively energetic. John Watson, on the other hand, I imagined him to be of middle height, immensely eloquent and has a patience of a saint – he has to because with a friend like Sherlock Holmes, how can he not? John Watson, in my mind, is a true gentleman – loyal to the death and has courage most men would envy to have.

Such are the men that I imagined after years being exposed to the repetitive readings (yes, I’m a dork) of Sherlock Holmes. Like any other fans of Sherlock Holmes, when the movie trailer of Sherlock Holmes came out, it was like meeting an old friend. The excitement and anticipation were overwhelming and no amount of critics could sway my intention from watching the movie.

I wasn’t expecting the characters to be exactly like the way I’ve always imagined them to be. Oh, John Watson is as patient, loyal and courageous as I know he would be. But Sherlock Holmes is not within the boundary of my expectation. He is erratic as opposed to restless. He is not tall and the word ‘suave’ apparently is not in his vocabulary of life. In other words, Sherlock Holmes in this movie deviates from my pre-determined supposition.

By right, I should have been disappointed.

By right, I should be criticizing the movie away.

But, inexplicably, I truly enjoy the movie. I was beaming all throughout the movie. It was like watching Sherlock Holmes in an entirely new point of view. He is incredibly messy; not just in his environment but also in appearance. He is erratic, spontaneous and aggressive. And this Sherlock Holmes is insanely addictive!

The plot is alright, I supposed. But I guess, throughout the movie, I was busy making acquaintance with this new Sherlock Holmes and the way John Watson interacted with his friend rather than paying attention to the plot. I instantly fall in love with Jude Law’s John Watson; with his vivid long-suffering expressions that he gave to his friend and his failure of hiding his deep interest in Sherlock Holmes’ cases. And I almost applauded gleefully to the fact the Jude Law was slightly limping from old injuries of old wars, a detail that was missed in Granada series.

Overall, despite the glaring differences, I cannot help but enjoying the movie immensely. It was fun watching Sherlock Holmes from different perspective and when (I have no doubt of that) the sequel come out, I shall be the first in line!

Selamat Pengantin Baru.....kepada sesape yg nak memulakan kehidupan baru....

2009-11-30T17:46:00.002+08:00

Harapan Ramadhan

2009-08-21T22:22:00.008+08:00

Ku mengharapkan Ramadhan
Kali ini penuh makna
Agar dapat kulalui
Dengan sempurna

Selangkah demi selangkah
Setahun sudah pun berlalu
Masa yang pantas berlalu
Hingga tak terasa ku berada
Di bulan Ramadhan semula

Puasa satu amalan
Sebagaimana yang diperintahNya
Moga dapat ku lenturkan
Nafsu yang selalu membelenggu diri
Tiada henti-henti

Tak ingin ku biarkan Ramadhan berlalu saja
Tuhan pimpinlah daku yang lemah
Mengharungi segalanya dengan sabar
Kita memohon pada Tuhan diberikan kekuatan
Ku merayu pada Tuhan diterima amalan

Selangkah demi selangkah...
Dengan rahmatMu oh Tuhanku...
Ku tempuh jua

Slowmophobia

2009-07-24T09:36:00.005+08:00

Working as lecturer has transited me into a slower lane. It may be because of the new geographic location or it may be because of the new working environment. Being a student my whole life was truly a hectic life, especially as the education level ascended. There were deadlines to be adhered, assignments to be submitted, theses to be written, journals to be read and understood, examinations to be excelled and of course, irresistibly, movie premiers to be caught up. So many things to be done, so many things that were running through my head that the last one and half year of my life as a student went by like a foggy dream. I was constantly travelled from home to university to complete everything that was asked of me; I was living on a fast lane.

But as I graduated from the student life and as I was transferred from a fast lane to a slower lane, I am becoming more languid – relaxed. My life begins at nine and more often than not, finishes at three. My life is also lacked of deadlines, lacked of expectation and lacked of drives. Sure enough it is a life that I often wished for when I was running on a fast lane. But when I am on a slower lane, I have found out that the lassitude is – astonishingly – more tiring than the constant adrenaline. I am not used of this perpetual state of languidness.

However, as the time goes by – as I become more and more used to the relaxed life – I suddenly fear of becoming too used of this kind of life. I fear that living on slower lane will actually slow down everything in me that was used to be fast. Be it the way that I think, the way that I move, the way that I read, the way that I write, speak, act, decide, articulate, explain, and understand and so on. It was the irrational fear that I think I have sometimes. Okay, so most of time.

This fear, I think, is the drive behind my compulsive reading and writing of almost everything that I can come across. Since I fear this kind of life will slow down everything that I was, I have this irrational urge to force myself to be faster in this slower lane.

I am afraid of slowing down.

That has got to be a new phobia in medical world.

P/s: I went through the list of phobias. You know, in case my newfound fear is actually recognized and look what I have found instead.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (Fear of long words).

That is kind of cruel, isn’t it? ^___^

Father

2009-06-23T18:04:00.006+08:00

A little late but....

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

What is the most overplayed song of all time? Please choose your answer.

2009-06-06T22:13:00.004+08:00

a) Pokerface
b) Pokerface
c) Pokerface

p/s: argh! my ears are bleeding!

I'm Proud to be a WOMAN

2009-05-08T12:44:00.003+08:00

To celebrate the coming of Mother’s Day, I’ve recently come across an unforgettable piece of poem that praises the beautiful nature of women. Every woman dreams of becoming a mother sometimes in the future and I thought to myself, why not share this poem so that all of us (both men and women) can appreciate the way Allah SWT creates women and what roles women need to play.

Truly, women make world complete in so many ways. Truly, women are special and needed to be treated as such. And for that, I think a complete equality between men and women in terms of rights, haq and Islamic rules (as what being spread by Sister in Islam as a propaganda) will actually strip off women of the privileges and the sense of special that have always surrounded women.

Allah intends men and women to be different. Men have their own privileges and so do women. I think that by appreciating the differences between the genders, we will appreciate even more us being a woman!

Aku Seorang Wanita

Orang kata
Aku
Lemah, mengada-ngada tak sudah
Pemalu, kadang-kadang tak kena waktu
Suka menangis, hati mudah terhiris
Akal singkat, bercakap tak kenal penat
Degil, mudah rasa jengkel
Namun aku
Tetap bersyukur kerana
Aku punya tempat istimewa di sisiNya
Aku mulia kerana
Aku
Seorang anak
Yang baik lagi terpuji akhlak
Rajin belajar, membuang masa pastinya tidak
Aku
Seorang isteri
Kakasih terhebat suami
Cinta suci penambat hati
Menantu yang disayangi
Pandai memasak dan pandai mengambil hati
Aku
Seorang ibu
9 bulan 10 hari mengandung anak-anakku
Azabnya hanya Tuhan yang tahu
Seorang mentua
Yang penyayang dan senyum selalu
Tidak pernah cerewet dengan menantu
Aku
Seorang sahabat
Duka nestapa akulah pengubat
Janji rahsia ku genggam erat
Aku
Tunggak masyarakat
Membina generasi bersemangat
Pencetus wawasan keramat.

~Suterahalus~
Milenia Muslim, Bil. 82, Mei 2009

Happy Mother’s Day! And may you are happy with the fact that you are born to be a WOMAN!

book your june calendar

2009-05-08T10:23:00.003+08:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim…

Assalammualaikum & Salam Sejahtera…

Alhamdulillah, dengan penuh rasa kesyukuran, saya dengan segala hormatnya ingin menjemput Tuan/Puan/Encik/Cik/Saudara/Saudari seisi keluarga ke Majlis Perkahwinan saya yang akan diadakan pada:-

Tarikh:                         13 Jun 2009 (Sabtu)
Lokasi:                         Kampung Sungai Nipah Darat
Jalan Rungkup
36200 Selekoh
Perak
Aturcara Majlis:        10 pagi - Majlis Pertunangan & Akad Nikah
Jamuan Makan                    11.00 pagi hingga 4.30 petang -

Semoga dengan kehadiran dan doa restu kalian akan menyerikan lagi majlis tersebut dan diberkati Allah S.W.T…Insya’Allah.

Terima Kasih…

-Radin Puteri Sri Juwita & Ahmad Farhan-

Ralat: Terdapat perubahan terhadap aturcara majlis yang terdapat dalam kad. Aturcara adalah seperti di atas.

p/s: Mohon kerjasama untuk memberikan nama penuh & alamat surat-menyurat terkini Tuan/Puan/Encik/Cik/Saudara/Saudari untuk tujuan penghantaran kad dengan membalas email ini. Harap juga dapat sebarkan kepada rakan-rakan yang terlepas pandang daripada menerima email ini.

2009-03-31T21:37:00.002+08:00

Utusan khas dari Azizi a.k.a GG

2009-02-12T09:50:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum rakan-rakan semua,

Dengan penuh rasa rendah diri, ingin menjemput rakan2 seperjuangan ke Majlis Perkahwinan saya di Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor.

Tarikh: 8 Mac 2009 (Ahad)/ 11 Rabiulawal 1430H
Di kediaman saya: 26 Jalan 2/2B 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi.

Harap dapat sebarkan jemputan ini kepada satu batch (Fast Track) yg mgkin ter'miss' dari recipient list ini

Harap2 dapat bertemu kalian di majlis saya in

Pesanan dari Cik MizaYusry (bukan nama sebenar)

2009-02-11T16:24:00.006+08:00

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utusan dari anip

2009-02-03T08:33:00.001+08:00

note: please click on the photo to enlarge.

2009 movies (part 2)

2009-01-29T11:34:00.004+08:00

Title:
Wendy and Lucy

Genre:
Drama

Directed by:
Kelly Reichardt

Starring:
Michelle Williams

Release date:
Sun 01, Feb 2009

Title:
Coraline

Genre:
Animation/Family/Fantasy

Directed by:
Henry Selick

Starring:
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Keith David

Release date:
Fri 06, Feb 2009

Title:
Push

Genre:
Sci-Fi/Thriller

Directed by:
Paul McGuigan

Starring:
Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou

Release date:
Fri 06, Feb 2009

Title:
Friday The 13th

Genre:
Horror

Directed by:
Marcus Nispel

Starring:
Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti

Release date:
Fri 13, Feb 2009

Title:
Shanghai

Genre:
Drama/Mystery/Romance/Thriller

Directed by:
Mikael Hafstrom

Starring:
John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe

Release date:
Fri 27, Feb 2009

Title:
Street Fighter The Legend of Chun-Li

Genre:
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Directed by:
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Starring:
Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood

Release date:
Fri 27, Feb 2009

blow in the wind

2009-01-22T09:08:00.001+08:00

How many ears must one person have before he can hear people cry?
And how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?
And how many years can some people exist before they are allowed to be free?
And how many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
The answer is blowing in the wind.

.bob dylan.

2009 movies (part 1)

2009-01-15T15:20:00.017+08:00

Title:Good

Genre:Drama

Directed by:Vicente AmorimStarring:Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Mark Strong

Release date:Thu 01, Jan 2009

Title:Inkheart

Genre:Adventure/Family/Fantasy

Directed by:Iain Softley

Starring:Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent

Release date:Fri 09, Jan 2009

Title: Nothing But The Truth

Genre: Thriller/Drama/Spy

Directed by: Rod Lurie

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, David Schwimmer.

Release date: Fri 09, Jan 2009

Title:
The Reader

Genre:
Drama/Romance

Directed by:
Stephen Daldry

Starring:
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara

Release date:
Fri 09, Jan 2009

Title:
Defiance

Genre:
Drama/War

Directed by:
Edward Zwick

Starring:
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell

Release date:
Fri 16, Jan 2009

Title:
My Bloody Valentine 3D

Genre:
Horror/Thriller

Directed by:
Patrick Lussier

Starring:
Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins

Release date:
Fri 16, Jan 2009

Title:
Notorious

Genre:
Biography/Drama/Music

Directed by:
George Tillman Jr

Starring:
Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Angela Bassett

Release date:
Fri 16, Jan 2009

Title:
Paul Blart Mall Cop

Genre:
Comedy

Directed by:
Steve Carr

Starring:
Kevin James, Jayma Mays

Release date:
Fri 16, Jan 2009

Title:
Last Chance Harvey

Genre:
Drama/Romance

Directed by:
Joel Hopkins

Starring:
Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, James Brolin, Richard Schiff

Release date:
Fri 23, Jan 2009

Title:
Outlander

Genre:
Action/adventure/Sci Fi

Directed by:
Howard McCain

Starring:
James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Jack Huston

Release date:
Fri 23, Jan 2009

Title:
Underworld Rise of the Lycans

Genre:
Action/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller

Directed by:
Patrick Tatopoulos

Starring:
Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Shane Brolly

Release date:
Fri 23, Jan 2009

Title:
Taken

Genre:
Action/Thriller

Directed by:
Pierre Morel

Starring:
Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Xander Berkeley, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy

Release date:
Fri 30, Jan 2009

Title:
The Uninvited

Genre:
Drama/Horror/Thriller

Directed by:
Charles Guard, Thomas Guard

Starring:
Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar

Release date:
Fri 30, Jan 2009

The Least You Can Do To Support Palestinians

2009-01-10T08:03:00.006+08:00

IS TO STOP BUYING AMERICAN & ISRAELI PRODUCTS

Brands identified:

McDonalds
Burger King
Starbucks
Mark & Spencer
Coca cola
Pepsi
KFC
Pizza Hut
Marlboro
Phillip Morris
Procter & Gamble
Kodak
Fedex
Kraft
ExxonMobil
Microsoft
Intel
Dell
Tesco
Colgate
Maybelline
.... please add more brands and companies that u've identified.

Lastly, an article to read:
Click here

p/s: kalau anda sudah beli, tidak perlu membuangnya. membazir. cuma di masa lain sila cuba beli jenama lain. sekian terima kasih.

Update:

you can also make donations to Palestine Relief Fund (Mercy):

Cheque payable to MERCY MALAYSIA
CIMB Account No : 1424-000-6561053

OR

Cheque payable to MERCY HUMANITARIAN FUND
MAYBANK Account No : 5621 7950 4126

1st besday 2009

2009-01-05T07:59:00.001+08:00

OH kawan2...semalam besday eney aka herni suriani. (dunno whether she knows about kewujudan blog ini)
ok, babai~

ilmu

2008-12-28T22:50:00.005+08:00

Sekarang dah banyak blog-blog tentang islamophobic.
Aku bimbang dengan ilmu aku yang tak seberapa ni.

Bersedialah wahai saudara-saudara se-Islam
Serangan yang paling hebat adalah serangan psychology
Jangan cepat melatah.
Lengkapkan diri kita dengan ilmu.
Itu lah senjata paling hebat, bukan bom/jet canggih.
Semoga Allah pelihara kita.
Insha Allah.

notakaki: sorry lah, aku tak letak link kat sini. malas nak promote blog diorang.

End of the Year Movie Reviews Special!: The Day Nabilah Stood Still (Twice)

2008-12-25T17:37:00.006+08:00

I was so busy preparing my incoming isolation at UiTM Sri Iskandar. However, despite the hectic activities, I still managed to find some time to watch movie. End of the year is my favorite movie time. Usually, this is the period where Hollywood releases blockbuster movies. After the excitement of James Bond: Quantum of Solace, I am looking forward to watch more excellent movies. There I was, sitting in front of television, watching E! Channel when news about a movie that opened up at number one. The movie was The Day the Earth Stood Still (TDTESS).

I was rubbing my hands gleefully. Ooohh, Keanu Reeves. It had got to be good. So far, I found Keanu Reeves’ movies to be enjoyable and I was full of expectation that TDTESS to be the same. So, I went to see the movie with my cousins.

And I was stood still… Seriously. I have seen some of the most mundane and silent movies – The Shining, Beautiful Mind, Panic Room (but it was fun!), etc, etc – and TDTESS is as silent as all those movies, plus, the plot was moving in a flat line form. No sudden spike to indicate it was climax, just one flat, boring line of the overused genre. Even the conversations were boring!

Aliens, in my opinion, have no other jobs to do. They are either: 1) so evil that all they want is to destroy everything because it is fun or because the Earth so resourceful (e.g.: War of the World and Independent Day); 2) so immersed in their own problem that they don’t care if they are settling the said problem on Earth and destroying everything in the process (e.g.: Alien Vs Predator and Transformers); or 3) so noble that they couldn’t bear to see human destroying the Earth, hence, TDTESS comes in.

The overused plotline and genre can be fun if they are presented in a way that is fun. But TDTESS was so… for the lack of more expressive word… BORING. So very quiet, unmoving and stale movie. Even the actors/resses suddenly became still and rigid. Maybe (a big questionable maybe) Keanu Reeves had an excuse to be so robotic and emotionless since he was the alien. But Jennifer Connelly and Jaden Smith looked so… I don’t know… unrealistic? And the part where the aliens spoke Chinese made me laughed. Hey, there was always a first time for everything.

So, TDTESS is overrated. Big time. A good movie to watch if you don’t have anything else better to do at the moment but I’d rather wait for the HBO to air it.

Rating? I’d give 5.2/10. If not for the plot or the actors/resses, I’d rate it for the beautiful graphic and visual effects.

Morale of the movie: It is undisputedly proven. America is an aggressive country which shoots first and regrets ~~never~~ later. It is agreed by an American movie.

After the disappointment of TDTESS, I was suddenly bombed by my younger cousin (a girl) about a movie called Twilight. She gushed and gushed and persuaded me to watch the movie. At that time, I had no idea what in the world was Twilight. When she described the story was about vampire, I was like, “No way! I have enough of vampire stories that full of suggestive bites!” Whenever those kinds of scene came up, I was left with a shiver and automatically my hand flew to my neck.

And she argued that Twilight was different. The movie contained only one (okay, maybe two) bites but even those were not long. (Does anybody watch Interview with a Vampire? *Shudder…*) But that was not the point, as she waved her hands about, the point was about how cute the guy was (figures…) and how romantic was the love between a mortal, which was a girl, and a vampire, which was the cute guy (double figures…).

In my mind, I began to visualize the cheesy love scenes under the moonlight with dark, huge castle in the background as the mortal and the immortal vampire declare their undying love… (huh, that sounds frighteningly familiar… oh, right… the covenant).

No… no way!

As she dragged me, regardless, towards the counter ticket to buy Twilight ticket, I was saved by Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (that movie was AWESOME, by the way) and we ended up watching Alex and his gangs.

Then, I got home, turned on my computer to go to Yahoo! News. Bomb!!! Articles of Twilight movie and book filled the headlines. Even when I switched to E! Channel, Twilight was the *thing* of the moment. Huh?!!! What is the big freaking deal about this movie?

My curiosity was quickly aroused. And that was when I knew that I was doomed forever. I knew that no matter how I felt about those cheesy movies, I would end up watching Twilight regardless.

I was stood still. This time, literally.

I was right. Both about ending up watching the movie and that the movie was cheesy. Huhu… I mean what do you expect from a movie that was full of damsel that was in distress (all the time) and a hero that was so very powerful that he was willing to risk his life to protect her for the rest of her life. It was every girl’s (and woman’s) dream. And it was a cliché that never lost its novelty.

For example…

Edward: I feel strongly protective over you.

Edward: Can’t you just be content by living a long and happy life with me?

Edward: I have not the strength to stay away from you anymore.

Bella: Then don’t.

The quotations might not be accurate but... Huhu… See what I mean?

For me, Bella was a dull character. No special characteristic that can be attributed to her. She was moody, silent, angsty… yada, yada… a typical teenager. Edward was indecisive. He was all I-hate-her-suddenly-I-love-her. It was weird watching them interacted. I just didn’t feel them.

It was like watching the Covenant all over again…

Even the plot was overused. Let me summarize it. A damsel met a devastatingly handsome and mysterious man, who had a secret that he had awesomely strong power and that the fact he was immortal. Then they hated each other and they fell in love (irrecoverably, absolutely, undeniably… you get the gist). And then, suddenly, a villain came. He was strong and immortal too and he wanted to hurt the damsel (for many reasons but in this plot, because he wanted to eat her). The hero got all protective and heroic and thus, the epic scene of damsel-got-caught-and-was-hurt-by-the-villain-but-was-saved-by-the-hero-in-the-nick-of-time-and-the-hero-fought-with-villain-in-revenge-mode.

And everybody lived happily ever after, except, of course the villain, who was dead.

Oh! The clichés. I repetitively turned my face away in utter dismay. (hehe).

Rating? Slightly higher than the monotone TDTESS. I’d give 5.8/10. I’d give a flat 6/10 but Edward’s bright red, lipstick-covered lips and distinguishable hairdo distracted me all through out the movie.

birthday

2008-12-19T14:08:00.000+08:00

Korang.
Kalau aku nak maintain database birthday korang boleh tak?
So harap-harap boleh la buat wish kat sini on your birthday.
Boleh ke?
Ke boleh blah?

I've Watched Twilight..... (warning: this is not a movie review)

2008-12-18T13:16:00.003+08:00

.... so what's the big deal?

p/s: Nabilah, luckily we didn't watch this cos I know if we do, you will puke all over the floor in the cinema ( ok, I'm exaggerating).. :p

Movie Review: Quantum of Solace (Since someone asks for it)

2008-12-01T13:52:00.004+08:00

I started my Saturday morning with no intention whatsoever of going out. I woke up, ate my breakfast, played around with my nearly two years old niece and watched TV for a while (is it me or has Astro’s programmes are getting suckier each time I switch on the TV?). Then, I sat in front of my computer to surf internet.

Emails first. Hmm… Spam, spam, spa-oh newsletter from ACCA, spam and more spam. Oh, for crying out loud, I began to think that I had no friends at all! Then, I went to the usual blogs I haunted. A few updates and more than a few laughs later, I twirled my fingers indecisively. Oh, when was the last time I went for a movie? So, quickly I typed –www.gsc.com.my- and clicked on the showtime menu.

1.30 – James Bond: Quantum of Solace.
2.30 – Madagascar 2: Escape to Afri… What a minute!!! Go back! Go back! James Bond?!

Oh crap! I forgot! I totally forgot about James Bond’s Quantum of Solace. What was date? What was the freaking date? 8th of November?!! Where did all the time go? I missed the premier?

So, I got up – before sitting back again to shut down the computer – and went to my brother, issuing an ultimatum to accompany me to watch James Bond. Seeing the mad glaze in my eyes (I’m gonna watch Daniel Craig!!! Kyaa!!!), any refusal was immediately swallowed back and he could only meekly nod his head and off we went!

The opening of the movie was explosive. The fast-paced car chase (poor Aston Martin cars – no wonder England’s economy is suffering. Thanks to James Bond and his tendency of breaking awfully expensive and pretty cars) and the hand-to-hand combats that followed after were exciting. Daniel Craig hadn’t lost the intensity in his eyes whenever he shot somebody. Even more so, now that vengeance was driving his adrenaline. The fighting cinematography was excellent, as I expected it to be. They were really taking the advantage of Daniel Craig’s considerable youth (he’s just turned 40, thank you very much) and incorporated as much as physical stunts as possible. His acting? I think he was born to play James Bond.

I quite adored the Bond girl, which was played by Olga Kurylenko. Maybe not as much as previous Bond girl (played by the lovely Eva Green) but this Bond girl had more attitudes than the Vesper Lynd and she was not afraid to look messy. Bringing in the character of Camille Montes, Olga Kurylenko managed to restore the good name of every woman in James Bond movies by waving the message that, ‘I am strong, independent and determine with a heartbreaking past. But I am also feminine enough to show vulnerability. And by the way, I am a woman.’ Powerful character.

The difference between the Bond before he fell in love and the Bond after the lost the love? The intensity was up several notches, the humor was grim, sarcastic and bordered to cruelty and it was quite heart-breaking to see him wanting to revenge for the woman that he believed had betrayed him. This Bond was also had even less things to say as compared to the first movie and he preferred to let his fists, kicks and bullets did the talking.

My personal favorite scene of the story was when Bond threw a can of oil to Dominic Greene (played by Mathieu Amalric) when he left the bad guy in the middle of the desert. You can never find a character like James Bond anywhere else.

I really, really can’t help myself. Movie quotes!

James Bond: [at a dirty, small motel] What are we doing?
Strawberry Fields: We're teachers on sabbatical. This fits our cover.
James Bond: No it doesn't. Come on.
[they go to a nicer hotel]
James Bond: [to the hotel receptionist] Hello. We're teachers on sabbatical and we've just won the lottery
(Hehe. Self-indulgence and vain Bond. And you ask me why he is so irresistible.)

Favorite conversation between Bond and Camille
Camille: You lost somebody?
James Bond: I did.
Camille: You catch who ever did it?
James Bond: No, not yet.
Camille: Tell me when you do, I'd like to know how it feels...
(Oh, the intensity!)

Last one. I promise I’ll stop after this.
James Bond: How long have I got?
Felix Leiter: Thirty seconds.
James Bond: That doesn't give us a lot of time...
(Kya!!! Ok, ok, deep breath. Deep breath. I’ll stop hyperventilating and move on with my life)

Barrier

2008-11-28T16:15:00.001+08:00

Breaking through a barrier that you don't know you've built around yourself is hard. Because life is full of uncertainties and risks that demand prices you cannot afford to pay, you built barrier to protect yourself from these uncertainties. You keep people around you at arm's length; close enough to make you happy but far away enough to keep your heart safe.

Within the barrier is your haven, your safe place. One where you can keep on hiding you heart from people around you because you are fully aware how vicious people can be. And you are too of a coward to take the burn.

Some days, you feel too isolated that you hated the barrier that you built - because breaking free from the psychological prison takes more than the courage you have within you. But most days, you are content with your life, convincing yourself that you don't need those uncertainties in your life.

Too many risks to take, too many consequences to weigh and you settle for the least. Even if you know life is a gamble, you don't think the reward is high enough for you put in your own stake.

Life on a one-way train

2008-11-26T21:56:00.000+08:00

No matter what kind of trains that we are on board: fast train, slow train, economic-class train, first-class train or even commuter that spends more time stopping than moving, we are on a one-way train. There's no turning back. No matter whatever that we have passed by, there is no stopping the train.

The train will keep on moving. It cares not for the fact we are regretting for the places we missed. Neither does it care if we pass up any opportunity. It does not stop - not no matter what.

It kind of depressing, in a way. Catching up, running and chasing. Choosing and selecting. Deliberating and weighing. Rejoicing and regretting. For all those possibility of making mistakes, we know that we cannot stop the train and reverse it.

However, all those things that we experience during our time in the one-way train, it is the getting off that will matter the most.

Words to Ponder

2008-11-17T09:50:00.003+08:00

I've read something interesting yesterday. It's a phrase at a wall. It says, '...you have to let go of things that you cannot change...'

Is it true? Isn't that what you call 'giving up'? And how do you perceive things that cannot be changed? Or how long do you need to try before that thing is deemed to be unchangeable?

In some ways, those words have their own merit. If we cannot let go, we'll be obsessed over those things that we cannot let go. We cannot move on; we kept on hanging on to those things at the expense of other things in our life.

But where is the line between obsession and giving up?

I don't know. But like all other things life requires from us, I don't think the border is easily to be seen. Sometimes, we have to just keep up with the flow of life.

The Post-Graduate Game

2008-11-09T21:28:00.005+08:00

That just sums up my whole life...

My life moves in endless circle. Sometimes, I wonder when will it stop becoming a circle and just start to - MOVE ON. My dissertation has gotten minor correction and I am graced with two-week period to do the correction. I'm so... despondent. *Sigh* I hope you guys are in better position than I am.

Anyway, congratulation to Kemal for the new born baby and to Enon for finally settling down. Sorry for not being able to be there. Everybody has their own reasons and priorities that need to be sorted out.

enon kawin

2008-11-06T12:35:00.001+08:00

photo dari kamera tini

Aqeel Zuhairy

2008-11-05T12:33:00.006+08:00

photos by noriza

note: ok, sekarang aku rasa cam reporter lak...(menghapdet berita2 terkini budak2 batch)=__="

camwhoring kat padang futsal

2008-11-05T08:36:00.002+08:00

ahli baru

2008-11-04T09:20:00.001+08:00

"My wife dah selamat bersalin...baby boy...3.5kg...comel cm ayahnye
:)"

- kemal
3 November 2008

cadangan dibuka

2008-10-22T12:40:00.001+08:00

Saya nak tukar layout of this blog, together with the title of this blog.
Sila beri cadangan, apa2 cadangan sekalipun (termasuklah cadangan untuk menutup blog :P ).
Terima kasih.
Sila beri respon dalam masa sebulan ini.
Memandangkan cadangan dibuka pada 22 Oktober 2008, so cadangan akan ditutup pada 22 November 2008. =)

yanti's open house

2008-10-14T09:24:00.001+08:00

Salam semua...
jemput ler ke open house umah cik yan pada 18hb okt 2008 dari 12tghari-4ptg... di rembau, negeri sembilan.
direction ada disertakan... kalo still ada prob tu, bole call k...
hope forwardkn email ni kpada member2 lain k... tq!
-nuryanti nayan-

kenduri enon

2008-10-14T09:16:00.003+08:00

this raya

2008-09-30T14:22:00.002+08:00

untuk kalian semua yang menyambutnya, selamat hari raya aidilfitri. maaf untuk semuanya.

email

2008-09-24T13:49:00.004+08:00

macam ni lah kawan-kawan sekalian...
mula skali, aku nak mintak mahap la atas ke'fail'an menyimpan email yang updated.
apa kata sesapa yang rasa tak kasik email atau nak masuk dalam list atau nak delist, boleh la berbuat demikian dengan menghantar alamat email anda ke email aku: hyrza3 [at] gmail [dot] com

pasni aku akan bertanggungjawab menjawab ape2 kalo aku tak update email orang2 yang dah kasik email. (insha Allah....T_T )

boleh tak, kalian?

kepada yang dah hangin tu, bak kata watak2 dalam crita p.ramlee, "jangan mara...ha..."

hza's mode: determined to maintain an updated list. yosh!!!

Buka Puasa 2008

2008-09-17T20:07:00.012+08:00

ni mase acara tahunan berbuka puasa & gathering 2008 kat Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam atau KGPA for short. 13hb yang lepas. best tak? best kan? kan? tak?

ni je la muka-muka yang datang. oh ade gak beberapa orang yang malu tanak masuk gambar. ye saya tau gambar blur, tak sharp. bukan salah saya. salah korang sebab bergerak dan tak dok diam (wahaha...salahkan orang lak...ye ar..takkan nak salahkan diri sendiri pulak...)

parents-to-be yang sedanng bahagia dengan dunia mereka sendiri. :D (gambar ini bukan ditangkap oleh saya)

dah lama tak jumpe aimi kan? anna, balik-balik muke ko. =P
ah people! look who's here! encik juruterbang yang terbang bersama isterinya. tu bukan wife die ek. lomu adalah malu kamera (shy camera).

nads, ah dan tini menunjukkan kemesraan di depan kamera (padahal belakang kamera tak mesra langsung!) miza tak mau ketinggalan, walaupun hanya 3/4 muka je masuk. (sorry beb! saya tak bersalah)

awek-awek awak. kontrol cun siot. perlukah disebutkan nama mereka satu persatu? tak perlu. (sendiri tanya, sendiri jawab le).

GG & tunang yang macam malu-malu depan makanan.

nota kaki: segala photo capture adalah rekaan semata-mata. just joking, ya people. jangan terasa hati. kalao rasa nak makan hati, mintak kat aku kalo nak sambal belacan. terima kasih jugak kat anip dan noriza kerana organise mende ni. makanan memang best! aku rase sume orang puas hati (insha Allah). tahun depan kite buat lagi ek?

puasa hari ke-13

2008-09-13T12:01:00.007+08:00

last week, beberapa orang budak batch kita (identiti dirahsiakan) termasuk diri aku sendiri telah pegi ke satu kedai makan yang telah direkomenkan oleh huda.kedai ni kat jalan pantai baru.

makanan seafood die memang best aa wa cakap lu. tapi mengikut kata huda, si tukang rekomen, die cakap makanan goreng-goreng ni tak best sangat la. maybe sebab bukan specialty diorang kot. (diorang belum gi kursus masak goreng2 lagi, harap maaf).

well, kita buat short cut. sekarang adalah giliran photos!!!!
warning: jika anda mempunyai iman yang cepat bergoyang tengok makanan time berpuasa ni, sila la datang semula ke blog ini lepas berbuka nanti ek.

gambar yang pertama (sila buat drum roll sendiri):

kurma. jangan lupa. sunat ni. kurma ni memang die dah kasik free even time kita melabuhkan punggung di kerusi. (tapi tak tau la kot die dah charge dalam bill).

tomyummie. ok. maybe rupa tomyam ni takde le semenggah mane, tapi trust me. sedap tahap menangis la (sebab pedas).

pastu kitorang order ayam goreng kunyit, sebab bak kata huda "terasa kekunyitannya". best! (tapi aku rindu la kat ayam goreng kunyit kat akasia dulu...)

next adalah telur bungkus. biasa aku selalu order telur dadar je (ala kadar je kata orang muda-muda) tapi hari tu diorang dah order telur bungkus. oh...sedapnya sehingga menjilat pinggan. ~~~ <--symbol ni maksudnya "menari keriangan".

memang tak sah kalo takde sayur, kan? i mean, tak seimbang le. so kitorang pun mengorder kailan goreng ikan masin. sesetengah tempat aku perasan kalo kailan goreng ikan masin, dengan tulang-tulang ikan masin skali diorang masukkan. tapi yang ni, alhamdulillah kitorang takde pun tertelan mahupun terjumpa tulang ikan. dan best! dua ibu jari ke atas.

kitorang gak ade order udang goreng cucur (sebenarnya udang goreng tepung, tapi tepung die sangat banyak, tak nampak pun bentuk udang). oh tapi by the time udang goreng cucur tu sampai, kitorang tengah melantak. so dah tak pikir nak amik gambar dah.

ok. itu saje review saya. oh lupa nak cakap nama kedai ek? nama die "Alicafe Tomyam & Seafood" (agaknye tiada kaitan dengan minuman alicafe tu kot). kalo korang naik bas rapid k.l nombor 80 dari KL Sentral ke Shah Alam, memang akan lalu depan kedai ni. sesapa nak alamat / direction, bleh hubungi aku atau huda tapi kedai tu basically kat area pantai baru.

sila kan mencuba!

purple couple

2008-09-06T14:01:00.002+08:00

gambar lama baru nak post sebab: malas, busy, bertangguh. =) semoga happy sokmo, rong & che pau.

konvoi

2008-08-07T19:58:00.001+08:00

Rong & Che Pau's at Keratong, 2 August 2008

Walimatul Urus

2008-08-06T16:30:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum

My dear friends, you are all invited to my brother's wedding on Saturday, 16th August 2008. The details are as follows:

Venue: Dewan Majlis Bandaran Tampin, Negeri Sembilan (please refer map)
Time: 12.00 pm ~ 4.00 pm
Bersanding: Has been changed to 12.30 pm

Please do come. Thanks

(Click on the card to enlarge)

Norazura's Wedding

2008-07-08T12:23:00.005+08:00

Mari ler kite ramai2 memeriahkan......semoga jodoh mereka berpanjangan hendaknya....Aminnn

kongratulasi

2008-06-14T21:50:00.001+08:00

of our friends' engagement.

Food Review ..::Sri Geylang::..

2008-06-03T21:26:00.010+08:00

Yummy Nasi Lemak with Ayam Pandan at Sri Geylang. Also available other lauks, mi and mihun (i think).

Price: Cheap. Around RM3++

Location: Level 1, PKNS, Shah Alam.

Direction: Go up the escalator in front of the music and video store and then turn left. The stall is just beside the escalator.

There's a Silver Lining in Every Cloud

2008-05-15T13:27:00.004+08:00

I don't think I'm maturing at parallel with my age. I think I'm being pampered by my older friends. True, I did say that having a discussion with them can be a bit hard. But that adversity is being compensated with them spoiling me. Whenever we go out for a bite, most of the time they will pay (I did rigorously protest); whenever I want to go home after class or discussion, all the time they refuse to let me take the bus home (this, I don't want to refuse :P ).

Do you think those are pampering?

I think so.

I know so.

Hm... does that have anything to do with the fact that I'm the youngest?

If that is so, I'm not sure whether to be happy that I am being pampered in such a way or to be worried that I'm being spoilt way too much. Have any of you guys experienced the way that I experienced?

At first, I guess I'm too busy comparing my current study-life with my previous. The discussion, the syllabus, the workloads and even the lecturers' teaching styles. I bemoan endlessly (which I'm sorely embarrassed and profusely apologized). But gradually, I realize that it isn't so bad at all. So, okay yes, the discussion atmosphere is still stale and depressing, but I think I'm getting used with the extensive syllabus and the (really) heavy workload to point that I think... I am enjoying it...

To think that a year ago I was on the verge of tears when I tried to understand the incomprehensible research papers.

To think that a year ago six of our classmates quitted the master course due to the fear of being unable to cope with the course's demands.

To think that a year ago, this moment seemed so far away and ultimately unreachable.

And when I look back, surprisingly, I don't think I can make it this far (and still learning to enjoy it) without the 'pampering' that my older friends give to me. I think that befriending with them taught me a lot of things - fortitude, preservation, humility, positive thinking and most of all, gratitude.

So, there's a silver lining in every cloud.

True. So true.

jom FUTSAL

2008-05-08T11:49:00.004+08:00

Mari ber-futsal.....ada brani..?? mixed ladies n guys...

[Long Time No Post] Court Jokes.. lawak giler

2008-03-31T00:01:00.006+08:00

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

WITNESS: I forget.

ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?

WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"

ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?

WITNESS: My name is Susan!
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?

WITNESS: We both do.

ATTORNEY: Voodoo?

WITNESS: We do.

ATTORNEY: You do?

WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he?

WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?

WITNESS: You're kidding me, right!?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: She had three children, is that correct?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: How many were boys?

WITNESS: None.

ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?

WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death.

ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?

WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?

WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.

ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?

WITNESS: Guess.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice, which I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?

WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?

WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
______________________________________

--- And the best for last: ---

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?

WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

~ps: aren't we glad we studied accounting back then :p

Cast Your Right!

2008-03-05T12:49:00.005+08:00

Come on... how hard is it for us youngsters to just go out and VOTE! I'm writing on neutral line, wishing nothing but to urge you guys to go out and vote.

Recently, I have read an article on Metro or Kosmo (I can't remember which). The article highlighted that most youngsters do not plan to vote in coming election and most of them do not even register. I sincerely hope you are not one of them. It is not about whether you are on the DARK BLUE or GREEN or RED or LIGHT BLUE because really, we are all educated, matured and open-minded young people and we can think for ourselves. But it is about the issue of how youngsters are not interested in political issues at all.

How can you avoid an issue that is so integrated in your life? How can you go on with your everyday life and NOT think about politic? They are everywhere and whether you like it or not, it is part of your life. It is in the financial issue that we dealt everyday - the loan for your car, the borrowing for your house, the credit card interests that you have to pay - it is about the bank rate that government controls and it is about the inflation rate that influences our daily activities. You may argue futilely that politic is not directly related to such things because we, as accounting students, know that it does! The fiscal policies set by government changes and influences the way public and market react to the rates.

Furthermore, it is not just about financial issue; it is also about social issues - family problems, youngsters declining values, everyday practices (religions and races) - which is also deeply part of the politic. Future government has the power to campaign, to enforce and to encourage public to better social values.

I mean, REALLY, you cannot be ignorance to them. It pains me immensely when I heard someone, who is really closed-minded and ignorant, telling me that he/she doesn't want to go out and vote.

It is a waste of time. He/she says. One vote cannot make any difference. He/she prevaricates. Malaslah!!! A simpler but crude reason echoed repetitively.

Come on, you guys! Be more alert to your surrounding! Break away from your prejudice on politics! Take your head out of your comfort zone! Be a more participative and proactive (rather than reactive) young generation. It's true that politic is a dirty, dirty business that it sometimes sickens me too. But I would not close both of my eyes and let somebody else determines my future. If something controversial happens after the voting, at least I know I have done my responsibility.

And then, I have the right to criticize anything in the future. It is because I have cast my right!

Can you say the same in the future?

a true blue's wedding

2008-02-25T21:17:00.004+08:00

our dear friend is indeed a true blue, hailed from the bluesuite.

The time that I've taken
I pray is not wasted
Because I'm tasting my piece of one sweet love

-sara b-

it came by surprise

2008-02-09T19:53:00.000+08:00

and more as usual, here.

Lesson Learnt

2008-02-02T11:38:00.000+08:00

There's a lesson
That you will learn
Sometimes you just have to go back and turn

~Jumanji, 1995~

One of the many things that I have learned during my time completing master is that patience. Infinite and inexhaustible patient. You would think that I, being the youngest in the class, would be the immature and impossible one. But surprisingly (including me), I am not. Working with elder students was… tiring, to say at least.

Maybe it is because of our upbringing to emphasize on the respect towards the elders. Or maybe because of we think the elders to always be the wiser ones and the ones to always show us the right path. Or maybe I am just being a complete coward to challenge anything they say. Either way, whenever they say something and then, I would think, ‘Is it? I don’t think so…’ and they (unable to hear anything I think merely due to the fact they are not even remotely telepathic) drone on and on and on.

What do you think my responses would be? A polite (speechless) smile on my face and a nod to agree whatever they say. Later, I edit the writing and add a point or two to make the writing stronger and plausible. I am not saying that they are clueless or that I am way too smart for them. The point that I am trying to say is that I can no longer experience the fun of discussing assignments or projects. In fact, whenever we plan to meet for a group discussion I feel so stress and apathetic.

“Oh God… not another of this listen-smile-nod-type of discussion!”

“I wish I know how to put forward my mind without sounding snobbish and know-it-all.”

Or something likes that.

Seriously, being the youngest blows. It blows really, really hard that it sends you flying to some place so far away and leaves you uncharted. Bad metaphor, I know, so sue me. Not all are like that, though. It’s just that I have the unlucky luck of grouping with that kind of elders and I’m stuck with the same group until the end of master course.

But, what is life if you have not experienced it all? All you have to do is close your eyes, suck it up, hold your breath and plunge in without hesitation!

over friendly

2008-01-24T17:16:00.000+08:00

Sometimes she speaks too much that some point it becomes an annoyance.

thankfulness

2008-01-21T22:28:00.000+08:00

sometimes, or most of the times, we always feel like the grass is greener on the other side of the world. we failed to see all the wonderful things around us and the things that we already have.

are we not grateful enough? are we a whiner?

when we thought of the lonely time, have we taken a look around and seen what wonderful friends we already have? when we wish for that perfect body and flawless skin a la a barbie doll, why we failed to see the uniqueness of the freckles on our face and the pair shape of our body?

why we wish for more when we already have more than we can handle?

all we need to do is just be grateful.

note: tetibe je idea datang untuk menulis setelah di'pressure oleh mr-nak-kawin-pada-blnfeb sebab blog kite dah lame tak diupdate.
jangan le sedih2 jodoh tak datang lagi...just teruskan doa, ya? (ehem...ni le sebab utama entry ni)

Walimatul Urus

2008-01-04T12:04:00.000+08:00

Making my presence

2007-12-15T11:23:00.000+08:00

Long... so long... I haven't been gracing my presence in this blog for so long. Holiday is halfway over and still no writings like I promised to Hirza. My faults, actually. I have been so distracted with travellings, enjoying my holidays to the fullest.

So, no writing yet.

beginner's guide to wedding photo snap

2007-12-05T19:35:00.000+08:00

photos of amateur photographers are uploaded at various places:
lomu
nad
anna at facebook
hza

yang lain2, tatau aa...kalo dah upload, sile le promote whichever place you're using..

string

2007-11-27T22:52:00.000+08:00

Engagement is not a mean of marriage and ownership of a woman. It is just a bless of two hearts united.

Marriage on the other hand is the beginning of everything. It follows with hopes and prays that the string is for a life time.

Note: I am crippled without photoshop, and photos are partially uploaded HERE. Still a work-in-progress.

stay

2007-11-23T22:13:00.000+08:00

Luckily, will be staying with flickr for another year.

Just uploaded some photos during the other day event.

Announcement..[ssshh..]

2007-11-21T09:22:00.000+08:00

http://the-stolen-tales.blogspot.com

at the moment its upon invitation..sesiapa yg belum dpt invitation boleh send email kat nad_anuar84@yahoo.com. sesaper nak link pape pun boleh bg tau..kalau ngantuk leh tgk blog ni k..

thanks
=)

habuk bintang

2007-11-20T22:40:00.000+08:00

stardust is fantasy plus comedy. i never thought both could go hand in hand. but i do not mean comedy as in [insert a comedy film here of your choice]. it was enough to make you me laugh during the two hours.

robert de niro (captain shakespeare) was hillarious. tristan (charlie cox) was too. the ~us brothers (septimus, primus, tertius and secundus) were villains, but still funny. and so do ricky gervais (the guy from The Office U.K). claire danes (yvaine) and sienna miller (victoria)..well...sienna was not funny, but worth mentioning.

oh, and i did not know that ian mckellen's voice was used as the narrator.

anyway, this makes me laugh again. you will not understand it, unless you watch it.

Tristan: [Yvaine is having a bath and he surprises her] Excuse me
Yvaine: [surprised] Oh!
Tristan: I think you're in my bath.
Yvaine: Close your eyes!
Tristan: [turns around and laughs] Honestly I'm not looking. Here, I'll turn away.
[laughs]
Yvaine: [with a towel on] Ok, you can open them now.
Tristan: Did you really mean what you said in the caravan?
Yvaine: What I...? But... You were a mouse! You were a mouse... you wanted cheese! You didn't... I asked you to give me a sign!
Tristan: And risk you being too embarrassed to keep saying to me lovely things?

notes: dialogues courtesy of imdb. photos courtesy of yahoo.

from the point of view of the project director

2007-11-15T21:38:00.000+08:00

all photos are courtesy of Linda.

Bluesuites Mini Gath

2007-11-12T23:40:00.000+08:00

Edited: Sorry tertinggal hurup s. Harap maap kawankawan!!!!!!!!

Happy giler sume orang hari sabtu tuh...betui...tak tipu. kalo tak caya, meh kite tengok kat SINI. Siap ade paparazzi lagi! Bukan satu, bukan dua, tapi...ramai gak aa...

Note: Since flickr aku dah mencapai limit nye, so kite gi pulak fotopage ek.

Makan2 @ McD 12.30 - 3.00pm

2007-11-12T15:20:00.000+08:00

shmm...jelitawan2 ni pantang nmpk camera...auto detect...self detected...

......pemenang cabutan bertuah.....hadiah ni panjang gak ahh..kire2 tinggi aku gak la..
ty pemenang kalo nak tau pe hadiahnye....

....gmbr tuan/puan organizer pun kne letak gak....

..kejadian di atas berlaku sebelum rakan2 kumpulan lelaki idaman hadir...kumpulan tersebut diketuai mohd rassul ..gambar mereka bakal di upload oleh cik hirza our camera girl
...one row table not enough to gather those coming actually...McD kecik sgt kot =)

eligible bachelors of the year

2007-11-11T14:02:00.000+08:00

The Bluesuites Most Eligble Bachelors of 2007.

Sesiapa mau berkenalan, sila hubungi saya. Nyatakan dengan siapa anda mau berkenalan sebab bukan sume available lagi ek. Offering hanya untul brader paling kiri, bro pakai cap, and bro t-shirt hijau. Yang lain-lain harap maaf, ladies. Single still, but not available.

K. Cepat-cepat isi borang!! Kang orang lain amik, nyesal tak sudah... ^_____^

p/s: gambar2 lain on the way. stay tune!

dating

2007-11-08T00:41:00.000+08:00

Come, my friend.

saturday
november 10, 2007
mcd section 3
noon / a little after noon
PD: linda (pepehal bleh tanye die ek...)

formal part II

2007-10-11T22:15:00.000+08:00

akhirnya, telah dimuat naik di sini (ya, click perkataan "sini").

note: upload = muat naik? anybody? help?

formal

2007-10-02T12:43:00.000+08:00

ni je le yang datang...

Jejaka Idaman on Aishah's wedding

2007-09-17T13:03:00.000+08:00

I don't know why I agreed to post this picture (as asked by Mr Kemal).

kawin yeay!!

2007-09-04T17:25:00.000+08:00

as usual, click
here

finally uploaded

2007-08-18T13:36:00.000+08:00

And more here.

undangan

2007-08-16T08:40:00.000+08:00

2007-08-08T08:32:00.000+08:00

target kena

2007-07-23T12:53:00.000+08:00

Invisible Target is simply superb. My kind of movie.
Totally action plus explosion.
No kissing scenes (haha suckers!!!).

Memories Remain

2007-07-11T15:26:00.000+08:00

Sorry Bad muka ko separuh. Mamak ni excited nak tangkap gambar, tapi separuh lak. Cit.

Seoul Bulgogi BBQ & Steamboat, Kerinchi

2007-07-11T15:10:00.000+08:00

Nabilah kekenyangan.

Korean buffet bbq and steamboat. No time limits (i think) and definitely no food limits.. huhu

Quite expensive RM30++ for dinner (starts at 6.30pm) and RM20++ for lunch, but worth every cent!

How to get there? Ride the putra lrt train and get off at kerinchi station. Walk to the back of the building (facing the highway) and you'll find it somehow. (^_^;;)

For further information, go to http://www.seoul-bulgogi.com/

Registration Day's Story

2007-06-26T03:12:00.000+08:00

Yup...

My holiday is officially over.

I've registered for Master program last Sunday (on 24th). When I woke up that morning, the first thought came to my mind was, "I want to sleep late today..." Of all the days I could have woke up late, it had to be the day of registration. Such determination I have; or the lack thereof it.

So, I woke up, showered, and deliberately took nearly an hour just to groom. Maybe because I knew that nobody was going to be there to register together with me... just me and myself. This was getting very depressing... and then, my mother shouted at me, saying that I'm going to miss the commuter.

Hah! As if we can ever miss one. We'll just take the next one.

Did I say that out loud? No, of course. I'm not that suicidal. So, I yelled back, "Coming!" and put on everything that was essential (heh...) in just ten minutes. Walking discouragingly to the car, I told myself - just get through today...

The whole registration was pretty uneventful. I stood in a line, handed in one of the few forms, then walked out just to stand in another line to hand in another form. Two and a half hour later, I found myself in another line, to hand in another form (what a nightmare!).

Ok, so, I would have just ignored the mundaneness and the blandness of the registration day. But in that particular line that I stood in, there was a man, middle age I guess, who was also standing in the same line as I was.

And what a nerve he had! I think he had inner connection with UiTM staffs (surprises, surprises) and he just sat there in the line while one of the staffs kept on running back and forth from him to the table up front. It was practically cutting line! (not literally, yeah, but our line was halted because this old fart (sorry, sorry, I just have to say that!))

We were all giving him our meanest stares, complete with the eyebrows-rising and pointing whispers and he just sat there with the invisible 'la la la' all around him. This is the rudeness of the whole new level.

So, when he finished his form, he stood up to leave. You guys wouldn't believe what he said after that.

He said, "Ok, saya dah siap dah. Kamu semua beratur la ye." And he walked away.

...

...

Oh. My. God.

He was proud of it!

We were all just stared after him with out jaws dropped open and eyes wide.

This is master programme. And here I thought professional students are worst. Thank you, old man. You've just proved me wrong.

It is not the youngsters who are the rudest. It is the older generation.

That's it... my exciting registration day.

jom kawin!!!

2007-06-25T23:31:00.000+08:00

GOD

2007-06-24T23:10:00.000+08:00

when i was alone and had nothing
i asked a friend to help me bear with the pain
no one came except GOD.

when i needed a breath to rise from my sleep
no one could help me except GOD.

when all i saw was sadness
and i needed answers
no one heard me except GOD.

so when i am asked
who i give my unconditional love to
look for no other name except GOD.

-Tupac Shakur

i walk

2007-06-23T23:56:00.000+08:00

an outdated photo but edited recently.

I still walk on

a sentence that i found from a Japanese video clip.
i always think there is something wrong with that sentence.
hope i was wrong.

thanks to the lights that help

2007-06-20T15:05:00.000+08:00

the bigger pictures and the rest are here.

this is to explain the hiatus

2007-06-19T20:48:00.000+08:00

MRSM TGB ( Jasin) Reunion

2007-05-31T17:40:00.000+08:00

only for football fans...

2007-05-16T11:47:00.000+08:00

When i watch the final matches on the final day of premier league, i juz realize how "ketinggalan" i am. Eventhough i subscribe astro, i never have opprtunity to watch my fav matches week in week out, for various reason. can someone tell me,

1) since when lucas neil is now no longer blackburn player?
2) traore is no longer liverpool player?
3) i thought stead is a sunderland player
4) warnock is a blackburn servant
5) where is okocha? - my lil bro makes joke bout him: he's dead in an accident
6) kanoute is now playing in lavente?
7) henchoz is back in premiership?
8) kevin philips no longer a saint?

the list will go on....someone...plz.....

cost and more costs

2007-05-11T17:33:00.000+08:00

The Works Minister must have never heard of “Get it done first time”. It is taken from the concept of Total Quality Management, which states that in order to minimise production cost, we have to implement Cost Reduction, not Cost Cutting Program. Besides that, we have to prepare to incur higher cost in appraisal and prevention, both being the cost of conformance, rather than higher costs of failure. The costs of failure, which can also be called the costs of non-conformance, is what referred to the cost of checking the over-rated buildings in Putrajaya, which costs RM22 billion to be incurred in 6 months time.

-On Datuk Works Minister proposal as regards the defects and constant damages of the Putrajaya buildings.

Long Live UiTM!!!

2007-05-07T19:01:00.000+08:00

I never think highly of our beloved university. And I don’t think most of us do. (You can ignore that sentence if it is untrue to you) Maybe it is because I haven’t experienced the hardness of applying for the university and the disappointment of not getting into it. Because I remember that day when I first received the offering letter for enrolling into Fast Track of Accountancy, I was whining to my mother how I didn’t want to go because I barely had any post-SPM holiday. I mean, I only had two or three weeks holiday while my other friends stayed at home until they were whining at me instead of how boring they were at home.

To add to the whole matter, when I went for my practical training, I remember the day when I met my other fresh intakes; be it other VTs (vacation trainee) like me or the new permanent staffs of my department. We were talking about our education background (heh…) – not actually ‘we’ that were talking but ‘I’ was listening for most of the part – and I remember listening them said they were from Nottingham University or Monash University… you know, all those classy, upgraded education locations that made most of our jaws dropped in silent awe…

And then, it was my turn to speak up and I (ignorantly and unaware-ly) said, “Oh, I’m from UiTM…”

Perhaps I was being too sensitive. Or too judgmental, which I hope I was not but I could swear I saw those eyebrows rose and those lips moved in unspoken, “Oh…”

Yeah… right.

So, I can bravely say that I don’t hold my university in that high regard. I feel gratefulness of the education the university provided me and all those amenities and grants given to me but to be the one who stands up tall and proud when people ask me where I’m from? …Maybe… Possibly… Probably… ok… occasionally…

Ok, ok, I admit… never.

But then, I met this lecturer. She taught me a long time ago that I don’t think she even remembers me. But, since I am a very friendly person… (I am!) I smiled at her and she smiled at me in return. I still think she doesn’t remember me; she just being friendlier.

Since we were both friendly people, we talked. She told me how her daughter applied for UiTM in Fast Track and failed. Instead, she was accepted in USM. “Ok,” I said then. “Why doesn’t she just go to USM instead?” And my mouth just flew away. (I swear there’s a short circuit between my brain and mouth) “I don’t even know USM has Accountancy course.” A valid statement – it is, after all, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

“No way,” she said. (or something like that) “The Accountancy course there is still new.”

“Oh…” I fell silent before spoke up again. “Why don’t you apply UKM?”

“No way,” she said (or something like that) “UKM teaches Accountancy in Malay not English.” I think what she was trying to say that UKM has no Aspirasi Global.

“How about UM?” Another valid statement from me, I suppose. Reader Digest’s Most Trusted Brand puts UM first and the only trusted brand in education.

“Tak best.”

Um… needless to say, I was speechless.

And she went on to say how UiTM is the most sought after university in Malaysia for its Accountancy course… supporting professional studies… teaching in English… prestigious university… global aspiration (um… scratch that, that was me…)

From speechless, I have moved to awestruck. Here is the one who really, really appreciates UiTM. Here is the one who really, really looks up to UiTm reputation. When I was done talking to her, I suddenly realize (yes, finally) that being in Fast Track program is an honor, privilege and not every one can get into it.

She even gave statistic of students that were accepted into Fast Track program.

So little number of students accepted and so many numbers of applications received! Don’t you just feel special?

Well, now I do.

And I only feel that after I finished my time in Fast Track.

How sad.

hidu bau

2007-05-07T17:58:00.000+08:00

hmm...
Rase nye dah lama giler tak post gambar. Am I right?
So sementara tengah pikir nak makan ape tu, jom kite cuci mata ngan makanan ni.
Ehem...tengok saja. Tak boleh pegang, ha...

Kat mane kite bleh dapat muffin yang terbest di Malaysia? (well...at least, to me it's the best I've ever tasted).

Aku sebiji muffin.

Look at that bloody mashed potato.

Watch out your saliva!

We are the champion!!!!!!

2007-05-07T17:04:00.000+08:00

Finally, after 4 years of waiting, we are now the champion of england. Without ruud, becks, keaney and phil, we can still overtake chelski. i was at the top of the world last nite. thanks to wenger & co. with the total goal of 83 goals, contibuted by 20 great players, we grab the 9th premiership title.

listed below are my fav united player of the season:
keeper - van the man (whoelse)
defender - vidic
midfielder - ronaldo my man
striker - wayne "fierce" rooney
comingback player - smith
all-time fav - baby-face assassin (in case u don't know, he's ole)

in case u did not watch final score last nite (07/05/2007), let me recap what mourinho said when he was asked " do u think man utd is the better team than chelsea?"

mour : Congratulations to Sir Alex, his players and their fans but I have to say I'm prouder today of my team than when we became champions. they win because they have more points than chelsea. for me, chelsea is a better team than others. we are brilliant, fighting against everything, and the game today was one to remember.

huh, how arrogant he is!!

to my fellow man utd fan, congrats again....glory glory man utd...glory glory man utd...

we r the champion... we r the champion of the england.....

Unattractive Part of Life

2007-04-24T11:18:00.000+08:00

I was thinking to myself one day. “Life can be so repetitive sometimes.”

And it is true. The events are replaying in the same endless loop again and again. The consequences are becoming the expected results of those events. You encounter a situation; you make the decision; you face the consequence and you don’t even realize that it is all happening again.

You think you are learning from mistake, rejoicing over the success but, really, you can never shy away from the same from happening again.

Here I was, in this very same spot, being in the same predicament, wondering for the countless time, ‘Will I ever learn?’

It is not just about everyday life’s wrong decision. It is also not just about everyday mishap with friends. Because even we have been hurt by our own decision; even we have been hurt by our friends – we can never live without them.

It is the way we handle ourselves after we have been hurt. The repetitiveness of our reactions are so predictable and so expected that even after so many times, I’m still surprise just how similar I react to those hurtful things for each freaking time.

Amazing, isn’t it?

For a while I thought, ‘Maybe it is just me.’ Maybe, I am the only one who never wanted to learn. Maybe, I am the only one who is stuck in this endless loop. But then, I saw another person who is experiencing this sheer repetitiveness.

She tells me, every time, ‘I’ll never do speak to her not after the way I was being treated.’ And yet, she doesn’t speak, reacting to the hurtfulness she felt same way again and again and again. After a while she speaks again and she is hurt and the whole loop is encircling over and over again.

Will we ever learn?

History is repeating in a way we don’t realize and even if we did realize, we don’t ever learn.

Once hurt, twice shy, you say? I don’t know about that. But I think we can never stay away from the things that hurt us – be it life, friendship, love or family.

Because these things are like fire and we, are like moths – we never can be burnt hot enough as we kept coming back.

Stupid, maybe. But hey, that is one of unattractive parts of life that we have just to bear.

first love

2007-03-31T00:06:00.000+08:00

Yasmin Ahmad to me, is respect and admire, but not love. I do admire her uniqueness, her work, and her creativity of turning an everyday life into a piece of art. But somehow Sepet and Gubra was not so much to my interest.

Mukhsin is on the other hand, respect, admire and love. It is a first love. I can finally say that I enjoy Yasmin's work.

The making of Mukhsin:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Movie Review - 300

2007-03-16T12:54:00.000+08:00

I can't help myself. Lately, I am really addicted to these kinds of movie. First, the Pathfinder and now, 300. Lucky for me, Hollywood seem to be really into producing these kinds of movie and well... my obsession is well-fed. ^_^

Anyway, I haven't been doing much of movie review myself and I don't blame the lack of movie-seeing per se, rather the fact that I am too lazy to write long and informative movie review. Anyway, 300 spurs the interest of sharing how intriguing the movie is. Noted that my opinion may not be as the same as Hyrza since I watched the movie with her. (her choice of movie was sold off)

I don't know what about 300 that draw me. The plot is not that spectacular and the history is somewhat inaccurate. I read about the history of Spartan and have a basic knowledge about King Leonidas of Spartan (the most famous of all). The history of Greek is always associated with Persia and therefore, I read about the history of Persia as well. So, if the books that I read are inaccurate, then... forgive me.

Let me start of with the actors. I must say, the actors are astounding! The intensity of their expression, the courage and determination that they show are so believable that I am enthralled as well. Well, Hyrza know just how excited I was during the movie. Anyway, it is hard to pick out which one is the lead actor, since all the actors play equivalently important parts and they play it amazingly. So, after much deliberation (heheh ^_^) I decide to highlight King Leonidas because the story does revolve around the choices the King made and how he influenced his mere 300 finest soldiers to a suicide campaign.

King Leonidas is played by Gerard Bulter, a Scotland actor. He was so intense and there is no other word describes his acting better. Which is a very good thing, since, I am under impression; from reading all those history books, that Spartan is a people of black or white and win or die. They don't have the grey in between and no compromise between anything. So, when Gerard Butler displays the intensity in his acting as the unwavering King Leonidas, I found myself believing that this is what actually King Leonidas looks like.

Another actor that is worth mentioning is David Wenham. For the sake of not trying to spoil the plot for those who want to watch it, I shall refrain myself from writing why exactly David Wenham is worth mentioning. Other than that, David Wenham's acting has improved since the days of Lord of the Rings (as Faramir) and Van Helsing (I don't remember his character's name). I think he has grown more focus and serious and surprisingly, I found him really, really to my liking!

Another two actors that I want to mention are Michael Fassbender (as Stelios) and Tom Wisdom (as Astinos). I have never heard of them before and yet, they manage to grab my attention. Perhaps it is their friendship that draw me or maybe because Michael Fassbender is as glory-craze as a Spartan would have been and Tom Wisdom manages to portray the young man character who despite all the bravery and courage he wishes to show to his father, he still needs the approval from his father like any other young men would want.

The plot is capturing, to say at least. Persian may have been portrayed so misleadingly - because historically, Persian worshipped a sun god called Ahura Mazda (if I am not mistaken) not the king itself. But then, when I watched Alexander, Persian is not portrayed as much as vain, ego-centric people but as weak people. Though the stupidity is still there. Hmm... you conclude yourself.

But overall movie, it has been all fight, fight, fight... okay, let's go back to the Queen's predicament at Spartan city for a while... back to fight! war! fight! and more of Persian's stupidity. So, totally action-packed; the strategies are worth to be impressed of; excellent acting; beautiful cinematography (Hyrza doesn't think so) and of course, I would love to see it again.

To end this endless review... I'm blabbering, I know... I would recommend this movie to be watched for those who like the action-packed movie and don't mind a little blood and gore.

links

2007-03-10T11:18:00.005+08:00

Others
Jiwang.org
k-rex
Malaysia Today
Premier League
Utusan
Harian
The Star
the sun

Companies & Organisations
ACCA
Bank Negara
Ernts & Young
KPMG
MISC
PricewaterhouseCooper
UiTM

Blogs & Personal
Chedet
Hafez Iftiqar
hza
hza
kak yong
kriena
lomu
lomu's blog
nad
yanti
Yasmin Ahmad

p/s: any more new links?

pro-villain

2007-03-10T10:31:00.000+08:00

Protégé is another (not so major) disappointment for a fan of Hong Kong action movie. Maybe people nowadays are more keen to watch those unnecessary scenes (read: sex) than action itself.

High hope had been placed on this movie since it lined up very well-known actors namely; Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo and Anita Yuen. Those are not small names. Although Dan’s name came out second after Andy Lau, he is the leading character in this movie. And Andy Lau, being the taiko himself, is not a disappointment in terms of his acting.

Surprised I was, as Louis Koo and Anita Yuen had both their own spaces on the movie poster, considering that their appearances were not more than 30 minutes in total. Koo’s fan went out of the cinema feeling upset, and nobody could have guest what sort of character he plays, just by looking at the poster. After all, he is the trafficker (whatever that means).

About those unnecessary scenes (if you have such a short term memory, read the first paragraph), the movie is better off without them. Just fill it with more actions that Hong Kong used to be famous of. But I guess that is just the trend nowadays, producers (and viewers) just love sex scenes and kawaii girls on screen.

What a disappointment to watch in Asia movies. There is no such things as ‘Asian can live without the outside world’ anymore. In fact, there is no difference between say, a Hollywood movie and a Japanese movie. I am talking about the culture, mind you.

But those are the facts. Maybe I should start watching old movies like the 1950s productions, or maybe I should start searching for those Young and Dangerous installations. I need to be reminded why I used to like Hong Kong movies, and open up my mind of good movies.

Shares of Failure

2007-03-07T15:44:00.001+08:00

I have my own share of failure. I also have my own share of frustration and sadness. But from what I know, failure doesn’t make you weak nor pull you down. Failure doesn’t condemn nor belittle you. I have learned that failure defines you, makes you stronger, helps you stand taller and wises you up.

Once in your life, you will certainly face failure. You can’t run away from it, instead you should learn to embrace it. At first, I can’t accept the fact that I fail. Actually, it is more of the melancholy of letting people down and contradicting their high expectation than the fact that I failed. I knew, then, that how their silent disappointment (parents) and their wide-eyed disbelief (friends) could really make you feel that you are somewhat unworthy; that you should have passed and there was no reason for you to fail.

So, I spent weeks wallowing in my misery and inadequacy, feeling that maybe, despite it all, I am not that hard-working and sharp as I thought I was.

One failure. It only takes one failure for us to forget all the achievements and successes we have obtained and thought of all those ridiculousness like we are not smart enough or we are not hard-working enough. However, we often fail to notice that failure should have never been taken as punishment; in fact it should have been taken as revelation.

It took some time of me to understand that. I finally understood that we should never, never give up on Allah and that the cliché about silver lining in the grey clouds is so true. It is only because of our mortality that we can not see the goodness in everything that has happened to us. Because, really, who are us to think something bad and give up on Allah when Allah has been the one that help us for every second we live and for every breath that we take?

Failure is one of the numerous ways for Allah to test us. Yes, we can be sad; we can be frustrated; we can be angry. But keep in mind one thing – frustration and anger and sadness are the feeling of past but determination, hopeful and motivation are the feeling of present. Why not we grab the gift that is present and let go of past?

If we fall down, there is nothing for us to do except standing up again. As I always like to say, isn’t life is all about trying to come back stronger, bolder and always, always – always – kinder?

I would like to think that maybe the failure destined for me because there was a better road for me. I would like to think that this failure is needed so that I can be whatever it is that Allah wants me to be.

Like Nabi Yunus, who was swallowed by whale – so that he could go back to his people.

Like Nabi Ayub, who was given illness and misfortunes – so that he could remain as the most thankful of all

Failure teaches me a lot of things that success cannot. And everyday, I give thanks to Allah for that. I hope that I will always be thankful and never fail to say thank you every day in everything that I do.

heart attack simpton & drinking warm water after meal

2007-03-02T15:00:00.002+08:00

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks.

This makes sense.. the ancient Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals...not cold water...may be it is time that we all adopt this drinking habit while eating!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.

Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks: You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.

Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...

by:
-cutnpaste-

muka baru

2007-02-25T00:16:00.000+08:00

Okay. So I've finally migrated our template to the new (used to be Beta) Blogger. The new template let you guys to edit the template without messing around with the html code whatsoever. So if you want to, say, add a link, just go to:
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I know the template cam tak kena ngan our blog (Bluesuite, Fastract etc). Tapi agak susah nak cari template utk New Blogger punya version. Heck, I'm not sure if you understand this.

Apa2 pun, layout dah tukar. Ada sedikit kecacatan. Komen membina dialu-alukan. Sesiapa yang contribute idea dipersilakan. Kalo nak volunteer nak design layout baru pun dijemput.

Blog ni belum siap sepenuhnya. Links pun belum ditambah. Still a Work in Progress.

Sekian.

Oh ya. Ini layout bukan aku yang reka. Amik orang punya. :P

So, What's Your Excuse For Not Exercising?

2007-02-18T20:35:00.000+08:00

Nabilah asked whether it is worth it to be beautiful.
Well, it depends on the outcome, whether it is worth it or not.
For me, it is normal for a girl or a woman for wanting to be beautiful, whatever the reason is.
But of course, tortouring yourself for that is wrong, physically at least.

So, instead of eating only vegetables or even not eating at all, let us find another means in order to look beautiful.

Let's talk about exercise.

How many of you exercise at least 30 minutes per day for 3 days a week?
And how many of you know how exercise can really benefits you?
And do you really think that exercises are for fat people only?

Well let me tell you what you can really achieve by exercising at least 30 minutes per day.

Reduce or maintain body weight or body fat (well, there's no mystery in that)
Build and maintain healthy muscles, bones, and joints
Reduce the risk of developing and/or dying from heart disease
Reduce high blood pressure or the risk of developing high blood pressure
Reduce high cholesterol or the risk of developing high cholesterol
Reduce the risk of developing colon cancer and breast cancer
Reduce the risk of developing diabetes
Help you cope with life's challenges (in other words, reduce stress)
Reduce the signs and symptoms of aging (anti-aging)

and the lists goes on and on...

I think we all already know these, but as for me, even though i do, i did nothing to maintain or even increase my health level. Maybe because i know (or i think i know) that i don't have any illness whatsoever. Therefore, i tend to assume that i don't need exercises. But trust me, or at least trust the media, that the longer we ignore exercises, the sicker (or fatter) we will be. You are practically exposing yourself to cancers, diabetes and other illnesses that we might even never heard of.

Have you read the Berita Harian newspaper lately? The woman successfully decrease the level of her breast cancer when her husband asked her to bicycle everyday. Just by bicycling. Even the doctors admit that it is difficult for one to arrive to such achievement. And after i read that, i realise how exercises can do magic to you and i decided to do my best to achieve the minimum time to exercise every week. At least i got to get rid of the stress that hangs in my head for days (you know, the result is coming out) and the virus that caused me fever in the last few days.

Jumping on trampoline is good enough.

Its not necessary bicycling. Joging, rope-jumping, walking fast, anything, just get the sweats out of your body people! I don't deny the facts that many other factors also give impacts on our health but you also shouldn't or couldn't deny the facts that exercises gives the most effect to your health after that so many evidences you can read from the media or even after you experienced or witness it yourself. Just don't overdo yourself as the Spice Girls say (or sing), too much of something is bad enough (but don't follow their extreme diet girls).

this hand

2007-02-16T21:55:00.000+08:00

A song by Lavigne.

You’re not alone, together we stand
I’ll be by your side, you know I’ll take your hand
When it gets cold, and it feels like the end
There’s no place to go, you know I won’t give in

Keep holding on
Cause you know we’ll make it through
Just stay strong
Cause you know I’m here for you

There’s nothing you can say
Nothing you can do
There’s no other way when it comes to the truth
So - keep holding on
Cause you know we’ll make it through

So far away, I wish you were here
Before it’s too late, this could all disappear
Before the doors close, and it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend

Hear me when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly

Is being beautiful worth it?

2007-02-14T16:34:00.001+08:00

Note: She, does not refer to the picture. I'm merely emphasizing my point.

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She feels so inadequate in so many ways. Whenever she looks at people around her and then, she looks at herself, she feels she was lacking.

“I wish I am tall enough to wear that dress,” she says to her friends when they get together for one of those social outings.

“I wish my skin is fairer enough to wear that color,” she frowns when she goes out shopping.

“I wish I am slim like you,” she says whimsically to her best friends. “Then, maybe my jeans will fit me better.”

“I wonder what it takes to be like one of those models?” She mused.

Everyday, the ‘I wish…’ and the ‘I wonder’ make her dissatisfies with her life and she begins spending money and time and health to compensate the feeling of lacking.

She starts with the usual one that will make her feel better and prettier. She starts dieting. Diets make her slimmer and make her healthier. People around her begin complimenting on her new, fresher looks. Guys start to notice her even more. She feels confident and confidence makes her even more beautiful.

And she loves the feeling that diets bring her. Being fat is no longer an option. She was scared of the thought of being one.

She just can’t stop. She just isn’t content. She just wants to be more adequate.

Her diets become more extreme. If before, she meticulously follow the right way of dieting; where she eats healthy amount of breakfast, never missed a lunch and takes a small amount of dinner, now she decides that it isn’t enough. She needs changes in herself even more and she cuts her eating to almost only dry biscuits and junk foods.

Carbohydrate is no longer her friend; protein only to been seen as weight-gainer and calories? Please don’t mention that in front of her. She is in denial that her under-weight is now on serious level.

Instead of slimmer, she becomes thinner; soon she is no longer healthy.

Anorexia starts of as psychological illness. The studies confirm that anorexia affects young adolescent females, with females aged between 15 and 19 making up 40% of all cases. So, it is no surprise that 90% of people with anorexia is female.

The feeling of inadequacy and not pretty, slim, beautiful enough is one of the catalysts of this disease. Anorexic thinks that she/he is in control of her/his slimming process. But, what they don’t know is that the process is controlling her/him and the thought of stopping repels her/him.

Because she/he thinks she/he is controlling what is happening to her/him, she/he would never think of asking for help – she/he doesn’t think she/he is sick.

Being thin is always associated to being beautiful. If you are thin, then you are beautiful. People, women, especially, craved so obsessively to be so beautiful that they think that they need to change themselves. They apply make-up to cover up and they undergo surgery to correct what they think as wrong. Contentment will never be in their dictionary, ever.

How ever can I say that it never should have been this way? How can I make them convince that flaws are the ones that perfected them in so many ways?

Being dark means you are exotic not ugly.

Being full means you are curvy not fat.

Being short means you are adorable not stunted.

Being flawed means you are human. What you think as inadequacies are the ones that defined you – set you apart from the rest, making you unique.

But no matter what I say, media and propaganda will always win. Because being beautiful is important to them that they don’t care if their health is at stake.

And I, pity them.

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oVerrated

2007-02-14T16:34:00.000+08:00

yeah. whatever. kalo le ade org yg nk bincangkan pasai topik ni kat sini...

Eye on Us

2007-02-12T17:04:00.000+08:00

Kalo nak gi Eye On Malaysia, dinasihatkan gi waktu malam.