in order to update my resume...

A month ago, Aca and I were crapping over YM about having a back-up career plan. mine:

1. Full time photographer
2. LRT station announcer
3. Surprise birthday party planner / kindergarten party planner

To strengthen my resume for my 3rd back-up career, I need to polish some skills = throw a surprise for 3 people at a time.

After a brief chat with Baim, mentioning about his wife, Aini’s coming birthday, we planned to throw a surprise including to the other two december babies- Rash and Zue. Belated birthdays… why not? Attack when they least expect it.

The Victims + their Con Agents:Aini – Baim
Rash – Miem
Zue – Aca

Con Agents were supposed to arrange to be at Nurul Ikan Bakar roughly around 8pm.

Johni, Ruby and I will be in charge of buying the cake and making the surprise entrance with the cake.


Plot

1. First couple arrives - look for seating, possibly big table near entrance, and start ordering as usual.
2. The next couple would arrive – ConAgents suppose to act like ‘terkezutt’ and betegur sapa and ajak to join in.
3. Then, the third couple arrives… Same scenario repeats.
4. By now, the victims might be a little suspicious of the coincidence..
5. Message will be sent to us to make the surprise entry with the cake.. and live happily ever after.....

.............
....




Obstacle #1
Miss Ruby wrote about returning back to Sarawak in FB status, whereby Zue commented:
alor....cuti dah nak abeh..tapi spent time dgn cikgu ruby sekali je...ape kes :(
esok jom dinner!
and Ruby replied:
Zue: yup, i join dinner esok.. tak sabar nieh nak mainkan peranan Actress of The Year
making Zue blur and commented: Actess of the Year? Nape gitu?
I saw this in the FB walls… and almost fainted! Why Ruby why? I called her immediately. To cover up, Ruby came up with the idea of confusing Zue back at the status... berjaya....

THEN it turns out… next day, Ruby can’t make it to the dinner because of some urgent matter :P so much for the confusion kan....



Obstacle #2

6.40pm – got sms from Miem – Rash didn’t feel like eating out. SOS! Not much time to arrange back-up plans!

7.00pm – called Baim. Tried to scheme… (use reason that Aini’s pregnant and that she’s craving for Ketam Sos Cili badly and needed transport from Rash…) Baim said it sounded too suspicious and weird too…

Maybe I should drive with Joni to Rash/Miem's apartment, and ask Joni to pretend an emergency and make Rash come down from the apartment? Hmmm… No.. There have got to be a better way…. And suddenly another idea came in….


revised plot:

7.20pm- Called Rash…. Told him that I left my keys in the lab, it has been locked, and that I have waited very long, but no one came, so had no choice but to ask for his help to bring the lab key. Quickly sms Miem to follow Rash.


Obstacle #3
Ok.. wait.. how about Joni? His housemate dropped him at school. How to put him in the plot? Updated him on the changes. Him without a car… that’s just too suspicious… ayyak… so we quickly came out with changes on the new plot.


revised plot 2

1. When Rash and Miem arrives, I’ll take the lab key and go up my lab
2. On my way up, I will miscall Joni, and he will walk from the mosque, lalu parking skool…and bump into Rash and Miem.
3. He will then tell them that he just met his friend at the mosque, and suddenly felt like eating in Bakti (ok, pelik jgk..)
4. He was suppose to talk until I come down and looked surprised and I will ask him to join us for dinner… kononnya nak belanja Rash for all the trouble

Obstacle #4
Rash and Miem arrived. I asked him for the key… But he said he wants to go up too, to take some things. Huh… alamak… So three of us went up… was not able to alert joni. Reaching the lab, it was unlocked, some students were inside.

“Laaa.. ada org kaa? Tadi beberapa kali naik, takde sapa” (pura-pura innocent)
He said “Adehh… penat mai.. kena belanja ni…”
Wow Ikan masuk jala! So I said I will belanja but he kindly turned down the offer. but finally Miem and I managed to talk him in… lega ok .. Going out of the lab, Joni rang me “Diorg takda kat bawah”.

So Joni had to reenact revised plot 2 :P

The surprise

Phew…. no more obstacles.

Rash and Miem arrived, they saw Zue and Aca, already seated. Zue didnt suspect anything coz Rash looked surprised as well. Baim and Aini arrived just as Rash and Miem were joining Aca and Zue. Too coincidental? Haha... good timing though. All seated, trying to explain each other (still on under-cover mode)... and then upon confirmation all had arrived, Joni and I marched towards them with the cake and...

Finally... the surprise….

And yeahhhh.. they were surprised!!!!

phewwww... setel!

There u go.... in my Resume!


Other cover-ups:

1. Zue + Aca...
   they reached first... ordered and started eating (With Aca slowing down the order, diverting Zue whenever necessary, siap buat reasoning taknak duduk tempat ada privacy sbb pakai skirt, takut nyamuk masuk :P Aca's acting performance is highly credited by Zue as she didn't suspect anything fishy was goin on. (hehe, so bukan Ruby ye yg dpt title Actress of the Year...kuikuikui) :P
   
2. Baim and Aini...
   Baim called a taxi... to avoid suspicion if they were to carpool with any of us.
   He keep on updating me and the other ConAgents through SMS, which made Aini a bit curious since Baim's not really the SMS-type of guy... but she just brushed it off and happily thinking of the Ketam BErsos Cili that Baim promised to treat her (but rupanya, kedai tu takda pula menu tu ok... sian Aini :P)
   
3. And of course, the last-minutes plots mentioned above was successful due to the good acting skills by Joni and Miem as well...

Picture from Zue + Aini:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY s !!!
MOGA PJG UMOQ....
and last but not least... to evelione: HAPPY NEW YER!!!! See u in 2010...

Lemme be Honest with you....

Honesty is the best policy??

Scenario Onne (1)

Pergi Wedding kawan... with my Bff, Ain. Yaa... my Bff ni muda sikit.. well sgt muda hinggakan mungkin ada yang sangkakan aku adalah ibu muda :P Haha... mmg slalu pergi kenduri kendara, shopping2, dating berkali2 ngan si kecik ni.

Btw, pergi petang sikit wedding ni, so by the time sampai, couple dah kt pelamin, bergambar2.(wedding in dewan). Trus amik makanan, and makan... Meja beradap kt atas pentas, dah takde org... so it made Ain very curious.

Ain: Aunty, what's that?
Me: That one aar.. Its a place to eat. Cantek kan? The bride-my friends ate there just now.
Ain: Why nobody sit there?
Me: They have already eaten maaa. Now, they are there (pointing at the couples kt pelamin), afterwards we go and see them kay...

...... nom nom nom... makan makan....

Ain: Aunty, come la sit there....
Me: Cannot laa sayang....it's not for us to sit one.
Ain: Why laa Aunty.. there nobody maa.. come laaa... (x3)Me: No, you can't site there, Ain ! (Firm) See, nobody sitting there, right..
Me:Finish ur bubuq, then we go and see my friends ok... (pointing at the couples kt pelamin, again).... nom nom nom... makan makan...

Ain: Auntyyy.... I want to sit there.... (muka kesian)...
Me: cannot la cayang... .... Ok, next time, Aunty kawin, u sit there okay ?
Ain: you got brother meh?

brother? urk wat...

Me: What?
Ain: You like boys meh? .... You got no boys maaa.. (innocently making a point)

Me - speechless.

Just for the record, I'm not a feminist who hates boys, no... haha... And she knows I have male friends... she even knows some of their names, have met them, played with them... But, she also knows that I don't have a special boyfriend? hahaha...

Scenario Rende (2)
Another kenduri... siapkan Ain dulu.. then my turn, taking my own sweet time... I guess she was getting restless waiting for me

Ain: U aarr.. late late... after ur friend marah right... (amboi... dia plak membebel)
Me: Hehehe... no lar, we are not late, still got time...
Ain: You go to school also late... I go to school, you still sleep sleep only.. haiyerr...

Erk.... adoiii.... mengungkit pula si kecik ni....
aunty's school no timetable maa...

Scenario Mune (3)

I lectured her... not to take people's things without permission few days before.
Coz she got a cut on her finger, playing with my mom's eyepencil sharpener.

In the car, on the way to friend's house. Tengah touch up... she wanted some lipstick too. Tempek sikit kat dia...

Ain: Aunty... that is amma's one....

Yeah.. it's my mom's. She recognise the color. We have the same maybelline lipstick, but different shade.

Me: Yaa.. I exchange with Amma........ drive....

Ain: You aaa... You cannot take people's things... (ok wait, how come it sounds just like the lecture i gave her? same intonations pulak tuh...)
Me: ooo.. the lipstick.
Ain: Cannot take people's things one... after i tell Ammmaa... haaa....
Me: I told Amma already.... we exchange. I give Amma my lipstick.
Ain: You say never take...
Me: I said... ask permission first. You must ask first if you can take or not... bla bla bla... (lecture 102)

Scenario Nale (4)

Dad reading newspaper... He called out for my mom to make milk tea (Teh tanni)

Ain: Tata... you always ask Amma make Teh tanni... you aar... You want tanni, make yourself laa....
Me: Ain, dont talk like that to Tata... Aiii... u also always ask me and Amma make susu for you, right... haaa....

Ain speechless kejap.. then....
Aina Tata, you always drink drink tehtanni. Your perut become like Panda. Hahahhahaha

randum aja

Random Notes:

1. I love Coffffeeee so much... but I think... I have to lessen my daily consumption from 2-3 cups to 1 cup a day.... (and take note... utk explain thickness of coffee ketika mengorder air coffee nih... kena cakap pekat atau kaw...dan jgn skali skala salah guna perkataan lain yg mencurigakan...)
   
   
2. I'm having a recurring urge to have a CAT as a pet... but don't think I would... don't have the luxury (time etc) to do so... (siap masuk mimpi manja2 ngan kuceng... kronik kaan... marilah kita salahkan Glen, kucing kak ilah)
   
   
3. Of late, I keep reminiscing my childhood a lot... and I love to listen to 80's song over n over again while driving... especially those Rock Kapaks... haha... (aritu siap karaoke berbekalkan
   lagu download kt youtube jek)
   
   
4. I still have not signed up for the gym.... procrastination alert!
   
   
5. I have no idea I would end up playing Farmville in Facebook... and end up enjoying it... (gosh... harap2 crops ku tak mati sbb farmville kena blok di kampus.. hoho)
   
   
6. I need to get a haircut.
   
   
7. Being mistaken as a professional announcer instead of a student at an event, makes me kembang....
   
   
8. Being unwell in another event and had to deliver task feeling nauseated... was a disaster... but getting special gifts from random people after that took away some of my miseries..haha (tapi antara seme2 mende yg free.. aku masih paling suka nescafe free dalam van)
   
   
9. I have to forget some of my plans for vacations and travelling coz time is running out.
   
   
10. When people try to guess my age, most of them guessed I am 23-25. (motif aku highlite ni?)
    
    
11. Series of trainings and workshops make me lost in time.
    
    
12. I am clueless... what should I eat for dinner tonight? (petanda harus start memasak sndiri kah?)
    
    
13. I miss the outdoors... haha.. nothing stopping me though... (cargas skit naa azleena!)
    
    
14. My pendrive is missing... I need to get a new one.
    
    
15. I am unpredictable lately... I do things then I shocked myself doing so :O
    
    
16. I like it when someone agrees that I look like Red-Indian... when I was small, I used to think I looked like one and would braid my hair like one (kan kan... sama kan.. :P )
    
    
17. When i hangout with my old skul buddies. It never bores me, and them (i believe), although sometimes we repeat the same old stories from our alma mater days... hoho (+ new gossips lah kan)
    
    
18. waaa... tringin nya nak mandi ayaq terjun......
    

Sekian, Terima Kasih....

Sarang Burung tiada lagi

Last month's story nih.. huhu.. outdated :P

It was one of the school alumni's event for this year. We managed to collect roughly around 50K from this event and the money goes to alumni fund, specifically to run a mini scholarship program for the school students. With the help of this new fund, we are now able to sustain the program for at least another 3 years. Kuddos.... to the committee members, co-organisers.... and especially to those who came and supported :D

The celebrities... they were so sporting and down to earth. They were invited by our alumni president and came voluntarily with no fees etc... and Ning Baizura even brought 7 boxes of her stuff (mostly dresses) to be put on jumble sale selling from as low as RM5, rm10... oh ya she sang 4 songs by random requests, haha one of it "Madu dan Racun"... and one classic mandarin song, which was sung sooo beautifully it makes me wanna cry :-) ...There's Fauziah Nawi, Tony Eusof, Zizan Nin and Farah Alia. Their presence sure did pull some crowd.

us, the commitee members and the celebs. PhotoCredit: Lena

Talking about crowd... there's diversity to it. Different range of age and very Malaysia =]

Photocredit: Nurul

Oh ya, for my own stall. Hehe... Kak Ilah and my sis, Mely (the saviours) who came to help with the sandwich making. Kak Ilah, so dear of you and Mely came back all the way from KL to help... someone from TcBoy who sponsored the tuna came to help with the mixing too. huhu terharu.

And the sandwiches! the loaf! Oh my.... I never knew RotiBoy had such delicious fresh.. erm... very nyam nyam ness sandwich loaf.... (before this I only knew their mexican bun is super nyam... figured now I love the wholemeal bread loaf...) Thanks to Nam.... she got 40 loaves of sandwich sponsored for this event. my saviour. Thanksss dear. U rawk lalink :*

so, RotiBoy + TcBoy = my sandwich :P


The whole event... many people to thank and credit... they all work very hard... expecting nothing in return... Some forked out quite a sum of RMs.... just to make sure this event run smoothly... all in the name of charity. that's the spirit :-) Some things we gained: experience, new friendships, understanding, team spirit.... erm basically seme soft skilss la kot :P hehe...

Of cos... sure ada salah silap.. error sana sini... it's our first time organising such a big event, and the alumni learned a lot from this one... okay... now we have a reference point and a benchmark for any similar events in future :}

p/s: I kinda.... miss my sandwich... hehe... talking about missing thingss...

ouh.. and i miss those days in school.. when we used to have all these canteen days... ingat lagi siap ada skali tu, named as Foodthon... and our class masa tu form 1.. jual Air Sarang Burung Layang-Layang... fuyyyooo ada keles you....

Haha pecaya la sgt.. ntah amende la kitorang taruk dalam ayaq tu kasi nampak mcm sarang burung... wkakakaka.. laku beb.

(so skarang dah nampak kan kaitan title dgn entry kali ini... sekian, terima kasih :* )

Triple Birthdays

Happy Birthday to my Dad... Niece, and Nephew!!!! 18th, 20th, 21st October...

To the 2 macho men of the family... happy birthday. Can't help but laugh at the similarities my nephew and my dad have. The shape of their head, the body, and yeah... the face too... Kassim junior, kuikuikui.

Dad, Atta @ Tata, the man of the house....whatever i say or write won't be enough to portray his sacrifices and show how much we appreciate and love him... it'll be unjust for me to try to compile all that into this intended-to-be-short blog entry. I love you Atta... and Thank You for making me what/who I am today.

Gundu boy Shameem.... now 2 years... I still see him as the baby of the family... He starts to speak.... and you know how adorable toddlers sound when they try to speak... Aircond = eeecon, Ikut= eeeekot. Sounds the same rite... hahaha. Its amazing to look at 2 years old kids and observe their character and personality in development. He's sooo cute.... and he knows how to melt my heart with that angelic look. Gerammnyer ... haha... Ouh I miss him already... Muackss... ya ya abeyo Shameem.

Looking at my niece... I can't believe 5 years have passed by so fast. I still remember the first day of her life... so fragile.... and now... up and down running and jumping around. She can spell her name and mine.. she can ON my laptop and open the folder where I stuff the movies and choose her favorites to watch. She loves Michael Jackson and superstar Rajinikanth, besides vijay, surya and vadivelu (yes, tamil movies hardcore fan she is). She loves dinosaurs and developing interest in photography (hahaha.. too much influence from me lar). She understands and speaks 3 languages and working on another one. She's active... some people say she's hyperactive.. as she won't sit still where ever we go... haha. She's talkative and friendly, too friendly that we have to always remind her not to talk to strangers. She loves her brother very much, yaa sometimes they fight but she'd be the one bagi muka to gundu boy.

Hmmm... she is five.... I can remember being 5.... and some of the memories are still strong.... Hehe, I hope she will have good memories too... of the times before she moves to KL (maybe next / following year) and the things I kinda influenced her... kuikuikui... maybe she's too young to know this, but she has been there for me in times of sorrow and happiness and has been the light of my life over the years :-) Thank u for that dear and I love u so sooo much!


randomness #1:

On Ainaa's bithday, picked up dad and ainaa who came back from KL, and we had lunch at pizza at ainaa's request.

While eating,

Ainaa: Aunty, I want to eat so much

Aunty: Yaa.. eat aar.. must finish your food kay.

Ainaa: I want to become big like you.

Aunty: Big like me aaa... ok...

Ainaa: Shameem also want to be big like you. He also eat soo many... I and Shameem want to be BIGG like you.

Aunty: (ok... am i that "big".... :O paranoid ) Why become Big like me?

Ainaa: Because we love you maaa.... (saying it with a smile and squinted eyes)

huhu....speechless... terharu... huhu


randomness #2:
My sister suggested that we threw surprise party at Ainaa's kindergarten. Besides the cake, we had some sweets, cikidis packed together and gave her friends. There were extra unpacked sweets and cikidis so Ainaa distributed them.

Ainaa: take this... give your brother.. Bring home and give your brother eat. I got so many.

The kids seemed happy to get extras.

Ainaa: Take this.. give your brother.

gentleboy: Its okay, thank you. I already got mine. (the way he speaks doesnt sound 5)

Ainaa: You take laa. Give your brother at home...

gentleboy: Its okay, you keep it, you need it more than I do. (wow... haha... so bergaya... mcm gentleman)

Ainaa: (laughing away) naaa take laa... u keep laaa....give your father mother laa...

gentleboy: ... by then I was busy occupied with distributing the cakes to another class that I didnt follow their conversation...but he took the extra cikidis if I'm not mistaken. Ainaa persistent :P haha.

Last but not least....

Happy Birthday to all !!! hehe :*

the middle child...

Re-post from facebook.. i had problem earlier to copy into this blog.

Mom used to dress us alike. At times three of us would have the same dress material and color but with different designs. Sometimes, mom only dressed two of us alike and the other differently. I’m the middle child. As a result, (I had a middle child syndrome... opps..) would be either dressed similarly to my elder sis or my younger sis. Some other times, mom would just dress us all differently. But most of the times, I would end up being boria (uniformed) with either one of my sisters.

It’s actually very cute of my mom and some of these dresses were tailored by my mom. I love em and I even remember how it felt wearing them.I never really rebelled over the similarities until I was a teenager. By then, I made sure even the baju kurung cloths are not of the same motifs. Drama Queen, yes.... but now, tak kesah...siap sistem barter baju with my sistas...

in jeans....obviously trying to be different

The shoes… different from the dresses, we usually had the freedom to choose our own shoes... I can recall the shop we always went to...(still operating in bm) Ouh... talking about dramas... i clearly remember one incident... and it was all because of a pair of shoes.

This white shoes… I don’t remember choosing this one, but I remember loving it so much. I was proud of this pair of shoes and I made sure no one touched it.

One day (I was 5 years old) my mom allowed my sister to wear it, we were all supposed to go to the town. She always wanted to try it but I never let her near em. I went all amok and wouldn’t budge until I got my shoes back. Mom tried to persuade but I wasn't listening... so mom left me with dad at home, and went to town with my 2 sisters. I cried, holding on to my beloved window pane, looking at them leave the house with my sister wearing my white shoes. I cried out loud…and shouted “Ye Sappate…” (my shoes) over and over… and I must have fallen asleep crying. Hahaha… :P

Spent the rest of the day with my dad… It was fun as my dad was trying to build up my mood back. When it was getting dark, they came back and headed straight to the pasar malam (night market, just a walking distance) after informing my dad.

Dad dressed me to join them there. Reaching the pasar malam, we slowly walked down the slope; then I saw my mom and sisters not far away. I was very excited; I have forgotten all my anger by then. Forget the shoes… I miss them already! I let go off my dad’s hand and ran down the slope towards them. I vaguely hear my dad shouting something to me. Last thing I remembered, I saw a bright light.


I opened my eyes and I was lying on the road. There was a motorbike in front of me and people surrounding me, and my mom, sisters and dad. I was hit by the motorbike. It was nothing serious but due to that small impact, I fell on the road and had a deep graze wound on my knees and some scratches on my hands.

Then I was carried back to our house. I remember both my parents tending to me while my sisters curiously watched me crying dramatically. My parents put biskut Jacob’s on my arms to sooth the bruises. (Some old-grannies remedies for in-house medication) My mom was not angry, like she was earlier that day. I only see love and deep concern in both my parents’ eyes.

Of course, as I grow up, I realized mom was not angry because she didn’t love me but because I was just overly rebellious. :P:P~


All because of a pair of white shoes...

Lessons I learned:

1. Never to be toooo selfish
2. I will never let go off my dad’s hand again (metaphorically speaking)
3. Parents love… can never be compromised
4. Road safety = important... even in pasar malams. (I hate crossing roads even until now)
5. biskut Jacob's is a multi-purpose food.

:-) how time flies... how fast have we grown...my niece is now 5 years old.....

Tummy Happy

The Pixxie ~ all homemade cookies... no matter how busy we get... we try to stick to making our own cookiess.. ehehe.
Still on raya mood + a lot of work back at the lab = blog abandoned :P

So Selamat Hari Raya.. again... and next week...Deepavali... looking forward to it :D yahooo...

so my tummy is now very happy... but....
3 months of no gym/work out + no photography assignments = muscles gone into thin air...

I have a mission to be accomplished somewhere around mid nextyear... so now... i am hunting for a new gym and have to start working out again... ayaaa... waaarkhh.. cahaiyyokkk2 u can do it!

till then...
:*

Ghaya kali ini....

Hehe.. Hari Raya pun dah lepas ye.

and tahun ni beraya.. lepas makan kambing je, terus rasa ngantuk... Why oh why? Dah la saya ni peminat setia makanan-makanan berasaskan kambing-kambing sedunia...

dan waktu raya begini... pastinya berpeluang meluangkan masa bersama keluarga, sanak sedara dan kwan-kawan dengan lebih lagi. Alhamdulillah, bersyukur sangat tahun ni dapat beraya dengan baik, dengan rezeki yang dikurniakanNya :-)

tahun ni, rasa seperti Ramadhan terlalu singkat.

 

Raya kali ni, belajar perkataan baru: YaYa abeYo. Meem dok ulang-ulang kalimah ni tiap-tiap malam sambil ala-ala menari... sampaikan semua warga rumah pun terjangkit sebut-sebut sepanjang ari. Baru tadi kami discover..... rupa-rupanya... ia bermaksud "I Love you" mwahahahhahaa... eeeeee gundu boyy eeeee... geyam!

Raya kali ni... takdak baju raya... karena janji manis dari tailor tidak tertunai... huhu... untuk mengobat hati terluka, maka belilah kasut baru highheels 2 inch. mungkin jauh di sudut hati, rasa mcm tak cukup tinggi lagi sbb tu nak jadi lebih tinggi?

Hehehe....

Selamat Hari Raya Semua....

 

Akhir kata,

Ya Ya Abeyo...

 

Belum Beli Tiket Balik Raya

Time seems to fly extra speedy this year :O it's already september.. it's alredy the final weeks of Ramadhan. Raya is just around the corner and I havent made any biskot raya yet!! Ouhhh... nehi nehi!

This year, to date, I went to Pasar Ramadhan (Param) 3 times jer. Ntah, tis year, prefer to eat out, or drive back to my hometown, hohoho. Btw, we managed to have our Parlimail's buka puasa, and this year we had two hosts. First, Rash*Miem, then Nando*Emme. Both married last year..

It's potluck, so everyone had their own contributions lah. We had 3 sessions: Appetizer, then break for maghrib. Main course, then break for Trawih. Last but not least, Moreh.. hehe

At Rash's

Appetizerss...

Main course by our host-hostess hubbywife ;-)

and some sidelines too ;-)

Then after trawih... time to clear all saki baki food accompanied by some desserts, nyam nyam...

After one week.....
At Nando's (hahha, nama mcm Nando's tmpt makan tu plak)

Urs truly was in charge of drinks- fruitee punch and cordial. Hahaha.. thus, photos of foods almost takde although we had more varieties of food this time :P Someone took this pix, while I was busy eating and kecoh-kecoh pasal mana kicap dan sambal. HubbyWife hostee made Nasi Ayam.

Last but not least......

Ucapan Khas ini ditujukan kepada semua kawan-kawan, kenalan sekalian...

Alamak... Cheq tak beli tiket balik raya lagi... cam mana niiih??? :O :O

Akhir kata,

SELAMAT MANJALANI IBADAH UPASA

dan

MAAFKAN SALAH SILAP saya....

dan

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

Saya mahu menjadi ahli Kelab Colgate, pleasee

BB-romantica just informed me that she's planning to go on a backpack trip with her gurlfrens @ ex-colleagues to Europe early nex year. Diorang dah beli tiket! What bbRomantica did was very unpredictable, because it was unexpected for her as well (keputusan tiba-tiba).

I have this dream of going "backpack" with some girlfrens.. esp time masing-masing single. Locally, done that. wish list includes europe/uk, India, Cambodia and Aussie... at least one of these destinations :P~

Hehe... takper2.... ada rezeki, adalah nanti ;-) Time to earn, save more money and allocate, since there are other more important things. Need to prioritise la kan... (studies dulu) But what makes it more tempting are encouragements like... Jemputan Shimah masih terngiang-ngiang... "Kak Ina, come before I finish my studies here" and clock is ticking, and one and a half year to go! Jugak jemputan segitiga australia - perth, melbourne n queensland from 3 good buds.

Haji dan Umrah tu kategori lain pula... itu sebolehnya dgn muhrim ye dok?

While chatting with BikRomantica just now, I remembered something. My sisters and I loved to enter contests with Holidays to blinkblinks as prizes. We never won any blinkblink trips but my younger sis won consolation prize once - under LooneyToons or some sort. One of our attempts:

Kelab Colgate, anyone? Familiar? Hehe... Tak ingat masa darjah berapa ni. I wrote this and seriously, now I don't blame anyone for not winning. But this just a draft, usually my sis would screen thru and edit before we send to any contests :P

So, although not planning to travel anytime soon.. if i finally have the time, money and opportunity, any suggestion where should I go first?? :P~


Akhir Kata,

Menuntut Ilmu biar sampai ke negeri China.

(baiklah... nanti akan diusahakan lawatan sambil belajar ke sana) :P

What was I doing in that post office?

Event: Very Recent
Location: A mid-east products stall in campus
Scenario: I wanted to buy a bottle of apple juice and ask about the mango juice that looked like concentrated but most likely it might be fresh juice. Hmmm let’s verify wokey?

Excuse me, How much is this? (showing the small apple juice bottle)
~ 2 Ringgit
How about this one, is this concentrated or can we just drink straight away? (showing the mango juice)
~ Yes, straightaway
Ooh… It’s ok, I’ll just take this one (putting back mango juice and holding on tight to the appley bottley)


Then another customer, a mid-east, asked me "are u from here? a local?"

yes... why

" u speak good english" (he sounded surprised)

(Hoho... okay, u should hear me Manglish-ing English…)

Instead of saying that, I said
"what's that suppose to mean? Many malaysian speak good english... " sambil gelak senget-senget hidong…

we were both on a bright mood although I am quite defensive :P Both smiling diplomatically, haha.

" no .. no .. malays dont speak good english..." (I was not sure whether he said Malays or Malaysians, but either one, for me it’s still a fallacy)

"that's an insult, you cannot make..."

He continued "i've been here 3 years... no, no... they don't" He laughed gently not wanting to fire things up kot, then started to walk away.

"come on… that’s insulting" I echoed…. sambil gelak bibir sebelah aja.

3 years here and he didn’t come across malay/Malaysian who speaks English better than me? U gottah be keding me! Lawak sepanjang zaman nih! Huhuhu… I don’t even speak the perfekto English per se. Grammar suka-suka hati jer taruk tau. Then, Manglish some more kan.

Oh ya, but with foreigners I tend/try to be accent-less. Or maybe he come across with too much Manglishness and had hard time decoding, you know, like to filter out all the “lah”, "yek", "kan", “maaaa”, “hoh” “erk” “eh” “aaar". Ok, now it does make sense a lil! But for him to generalize like that, it’s still faulty. His qualitative analysis has insufficient data :D Period!

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Event: Few years back, I had kinda similar scenario.
Location: Post-Office, campus (ahahha.. forever in campus nih!)
Scenario: Eeee.. what was I doing there?? Can’t remember… must be some PosLaju delivery kot! I was sitting on a small bench when a white lady around 55-60 of age, came and sat beside me. Okay, I am confused… why was I sitting on the bench in that kucifat post-office again? Hmmm? *blur... Her husband was in a queue, accompanied by a Malaysian. She was friendly, can’t remember who started the conversation but we had a pleasant chat.

~ we yadda yadda~ she’s from Australia ~ vacation with husband ~ retired couple ~ have friends here ~
~ me ~ a penangite who has been here far too long until she can predict bungee jumping from penang bridge is gonna be next thing to look out for~ errr..

“U speak English very well”

Ok.. wait... is this an issue… like local issue ke global issue ke? Or is it because I have the ‘haaa, wat u talk yer, I zonno Englis’ expression eh? that i surprised em even with my intermediate english?

Or is it because we are from a country that doesn’t practice English as our first language, so having a good/fair command of it is almost impoh-sibley? :D

“I was told the locals have hard time with english” She was a dear, the way she put it, it did not sound offensive but it made me think (Okay, who told her that aaar?) and I speculatively looked at the Malaysian accompanying them… adakah dia memberi info tersebut? “some students in the universities too, I believe…?” she continued.

Of course, yours truly tried to clarify. I said that’s merely generalization, not depicting the real picture. I talked about diversity; I talked about the different school systems hence the different background people have. I talked about languages and English as the second language, and it’s not mastered by just one group of people/race.

If you are wondering… Yes, her hubby was in a veli long-long queue, imagine, even after that clarification thingy, we had time to spare, and she talked about her kids. Then again, brings us back to this question: what was I doing sitting on the bench for so long aar?? Aiyoo Lupa lah…


So, anyways…

I don’t see why we should think toooo highly of English to the extent that we think not having a good command of it is a disgrace. Yes, it is an important language, and it is important to be able to convey the rite messages, to your interest group. It’s just a language, doesn’t represent our level of intelligence. On the other hand, our effort to learn a language is also a part of exploring and widening our knowledge, rite? So it kinda reflect on the effort part :-)

As we know, the significance of this particular language varies. In some part of the world, (countries where English is not first language) it’s not at all crucial, as they believe their own language has strength of its own, whereas in some other parts, it’s all about survival in the global market. For some, English is a symbol of status and class.

We/our country… seem to have a rickety stand on this. One day, it’s all about mastering english from early age to ease your way through tertiary studies. The next day, it’s all about placing the national language as priority before any other language. Confusing sikit eh? Advice? Just try to master both languages lah :-)

P/S: My Ultimate Choice of verbal communication: Malay Language ;-)

Akhir Kata,

Where's My Uncle Tobys?

cook the bones in the shadow

Photo-entry

Update on our jurassic park project . Ain and I dragged this diggin project for 2 weeks... and it was me causing all the delays :P

I speculated that this dino bone must have been berkulat ke ape entah, since it has a greeny shade... Then, dig punya dig... aisehmen... there's dino in it... in fleshh... not in bones ok...

Can we still consider it as a fossil? maybe lah... coz one of its legs is missing... and, fosils are not perfect/complete kan... But took me some time to reason with Ain as to why this Dino is short of one leg. After she had a satisfying answer, she kept explaining to us over and over again about the missing leg :P~

It's a Triceratops!!!! The following week... the head, the legs, the tail were all over the place... then missing more than just one leg... as the bigger dino boy named Meem has a hobby of dismantling things :D


Next in line...

Oh yeah, I had this free eye shadow that lasted for a week. (lesson learned: accidents can happen at home) Hohoho... but only one side of the eyes... so to balance it, I had to put gothic/ dark make-up which I normally won't... hehe, tiba-tiba rasa sesuai la plak mekap begituh...


Moving on, this week's craze:
This Periuk Ajaib... as made known by my sis. It's a multicooker from a product called arGee.

Kegigihan yang tiada tolok bandingan: They brought this periuk ajaib along, all the way from KeyEll. So we had variety of foodies for berbuka for the weekend exclusively prepared by my sistah.

Pembuatan ayam ala-ala tandoori.



Pembuatan Pizza

Kari Kerutuk? ye kot namanya begitu....

then few more dishes tak terambil fotonya.

and last but not least...cheq buat kek... hoho...

Kek Kurma (yaa... kerana limpahan rezeki mendapat byk kurma) :-)

My sis left its lid in KeyEll, so we used a smaller lid from a rice cooker as replacement.. i think the cake tak ader space nak kembang gebu-gebu... akibatnya, a bit overbaked at the bottom and too soft on top... but tengah-tengah sedap :P~ (*cuba memujuk diri) hoho

After being idle for some time, now I can smell the enthusiasm to learn to master cooking skills (chewahh konon...) Will i pick up the momentum? :P Willll seee.... ahaks...

Namun tatkala bulan puasa ni...

I have this yearly routine of making biscuits (for Raya). I will try to hang on to this tradition, tak boleh idle-idle naaa. So dapuq berasap tak berasap... oven tetap akan berasap yaaa....

Akhir kata,

Bermasak-masak dahulu, Bermakan-makan kemudian

Jangan dok buat Raplah Jingga

Awat jadi lagu tu?

Video Link: Hang bertuah

Cheq bubuh link ja kat sini. Video asai dia daghi ceghita Hang Tuah. Taktiau plak Hang Tuah asai utagha. Betoi la kot.. pasai pa... nama ada Hang-hang tu kira macam utara la noh. Lepaih cheq tengok video ni, cheq teroja la nak bagi tera balik cakap utagha ni. Haru noh. Nak habaq pi kat hangpa... cheq sebenaqnya bukan tera mana pun cakap 'piau' utara ni... haghap ja dok bagan ngan tanjung punya lama. Mai, mai jom layan sat video ni.

Fellow Penangites or stayed in Penang for more than 5 years... if you can't speak/understand Utara slang... Wajib kena amik tuisyen tapi jgn jadik mcm watak dalam video tu, guna duit tuisyen mak bagi pi clubbing plak noh... kuikuikui...

My first introduction to bahasa kebangsaan was more to bahasa kenegeriaan... communicating with friends in our neighbourhood in Utara slang.

But then, in school... the surrounding was different - multinational school where no languages other than Malay and English can be used. Malay language used by fellow skoolmates were either 'slang-less', Utara slang or like the Manglish version of Malay Language (Konpius nih.. Manglish tu kan dah Malaysian-English... apa pulak manglish version Malay language plak?)

contoh:

English: Let's eat
standard Malay: Mari kita pergi makan
Utara/Tanjung Malay: Jom pi makan
Manglish versi Malay: Mai kita pi makan


English: Don't do that, it hurts... (cuba dengan intonasi Charlie bit my fingers)
standard Malay: Jangan buat begitu, ia sungguh menyakitkan.
Utara/Tanjung Malay: Hang jangan dok buat lagu tu, sakit hang tau dak
Manglish versi Malay: Awak jangan buat saya macam ni lah... sakit maaa...

Utara slang varies from Penang, Kedah and Perlis, are slightly different from each other. I once read that the bahasa Melayu Utara has 7-9 different slangs in Penang itself. Someone did a research on this topic... if I get the source, I'll put it here, ok :D

Hehe.. bahasa utara pun sebenarnya cheq belum abes cover :P And aku sangatlah boleh terkonpius slang... antara contohnya

Selipar
I tend to say Selipaq!
which is wrong! no such word in Utara slang.. huhu

Merdeka
I tend to say Merdeke!
tu laa.. orang KL pun kagum dengar aku cakap macam ni


BTW,
Can u guess what is the language of my inner voice?

Akhir Kata,
Marilah sayangi Bahasa Kebangsaan Kita...

(pasaipa tulis entri ni ada campur bahasa mat salleh? haaa.. na na.. nak kena)
itu namanya Versatile maaa

dan

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT KEMERDEKAAN ke-52 ;-)

Merdeke! Merdeke! Merdekee!

terkuhik-kuhik ku ketawa pabila demam sebab....

sebab....

Laughter is the best medicine
~ it heals souls
~ it brings joy
~ chases away sorrows

how to laugh... or how to make people laugh?

=

u joke... u do funny things... u talk funny talks...

When there's a clown among us (among us friends)... someone lighthearted to cheer us up, color the atmosphere with hilarity.... we laugh our hearts out... don't care how these humors are effortlessly made... they are funny... we laugh... and laugh...

We watch sitcoms... waahhaa.. so funny pecah perut... we laugh...

We watch comedians perform... kahkahkah funnyyy gilos... wahaaha... again we laugh....
We watch them again... then suddenly euwww.. wat's that? that's not funny... hey.. he's not funny at all.. quit ur job, clown! we say

Behind all the hoo hoo haa haas... all the so called joy it brings... jokes can turn rotten bad in just a slip of a tongue. Sarcasm is another form of humor. Some people can take it, some people can't.

Hmmm... talk about jokes and humor... Am I funny? or maybe sarcastic? am i :O

Hehe… I don’t think I’m the type yang bagi orang gelak sampai berguling-guling atas ayaq mata tahan ketawa punya funny and also, I’m not good with playing around with words and turn em to razor-sharp sarcasm. Well.. I think la :P

Some people are funny… and very natural at that. Good comedians, good jokers can make people laugh really hard, whether it's 'intelligent jokes' or the 'silly jokes'... they just crack em out.

Some make up stories that are funny, some make fun of themselves... some make fun of entities like an organisation, and some make fun of people... and some opt for sarcasm. Those who are good in manupulating it, even though every word that is used to deliver the humor is wrapped with pure sarcasm, they still sound funny. They make you laugh, of course, unless you are the subject of the joke or sarcasm or somehow connected with the subject matter.

Being a comedian or the 'class clown' is not easy. If you are Not good at it… Never try hard to be one, coz you may end up causing more hatred than humor. Some people are so good at it, even those who are victimized as the joke material don’t realize it… or they don’t take it too hard and accept it as just for laughs. It’s a matter of how they are delivered, kan... and also depends on how well someone handles a joke.

How funny can we get/be?

I don’t think I would dare to do it in public, pulling out joke thingy. Among friends, ok lah kan… comfort zone what. Usually it just flows in, depending on the circle of friends we are with. When we sooo clique n kamcheng gitu, humor just invites itself, especially with close buddies who wouldn’t mind being laughed at and with whom you wouldn’t mind to be the center of a joke. Sakat menyakat la kiranya. Hehe.. but kan… kadang-kadang tu, you cannot reuse the same joke to different circle of friends. They may sound funny to some group but not to others. See, Joke and Humor’s kinda unpredictable.


Is it possible to be funny without making fun of someone? Of course there’s issues, there’s rules, there’s theories or concepts etc that you can joke about. But you wouldn’t know, some people may be worshipper of a certain concepts that you are ridiculing and they might get offended. In a smaller circle, we are usually more aware of people around us therefore we have control over what may be right to be laughed about and what not to. But bigger crowd? Can We pull it? As for me, I don’t think I can. Takut end up tergelak sorang-sorang plak, huhu, SS-ness plak.

Comedians are brave people, seriously… they have guts. Shows like ‘last comedy act’ or the local version ‘raja lawak’, some really have that joker talent in them. But when it’s not funny… I’d wonder ‘how do they feel about it eh, when people do not response according to their expectations’. Must be nerve-wracking kan. Daunting job it is.

Last year, ada one local comedian (muka baru) performed in campus, I was kinda annoyed, irritated and geram. He was not funny and most of his jokes were criticizing people in a very senseless way, and people actually laughed. Huhu… So I can be kedekut ketawa sometimes…

But, in general, I gotta say I respect their confidence and guts. But what I can’t tolerate: mocking sensitive issues, awfully mimicking some illness (esp mental illnes) or bad/misled representation of people from certain group or level.

In certain cases, in a big crowd... or among your friends… you make fun of yourself so that people around you get to have some taste of laughter. If you are excellent at it… then Yes… you are a clown. And when you are a clown… at times, people only see the happy side of you.. which is a good thing. But then… Sometimes, people never take you seriously just because you are… yes.. only a clown in their eyes… a mirage of a clown muka berbedak sejuk with the red roundie nose, wide-angled lips and a pencil-drawn mascara of three piece of eyelash. (erkk… aiseh… who created this stereotype look for clowns eh? Sungguh la menakutkan sebenarnya)

Friends said I was funny, am funny? Maybe I am getting less humorous? Even my blog is kinda serious *yawn… haha. Is it because I am getting more serious or am I becoming more reserved of what I say around people? Yes, I tend to be more careful not to say wrong things at the wrong time. Trying to bring some humor to the atmosphere is a noble thing but it can also be disastrous at times. Yes, I don’t like the idea of people having that clownly mirage of me… but above all… I am more concerned if I’d hurt anyone by trying to pull off this tricky and complicated thing we all call The Joke.

“Haha... Just Kidding… LOL”

Can everything be back to square one just by flashing this sassy phrase?

can aar?


iyoooo… okay someone! knock me now!! Why so serious aaahh ini blog entries saya punya lately? Must check back the antibiotics the doctors gave me masa demam aritu lah. Maybe had some aku-serious-weh-dose in it. Ayayay… must take chill-pills dah ni.


Kesian kan pikir balik, imej-imej joker and clown yang diberi kat people who actually work hard to TRY to make people laugh kan.

So supaya saya tidak meneruskan pembebelan saya yang seriously boring itu... ini recap... kan senang baca points ni jer daripada bebelan2 di atas.

1. Respect people regardless of how ‘funny’ they are. When they are not in their usual happy-happy ceria mood… do understand that they are just human. Maybe it’s time for us to try entertaining them instead :)
2. If we are not good at making jokes.. don’t simply make one… the consequences can be devastating… disastrous… catastrophic… (yaa.. all those tragic terminologies lah)
3. If we are trying to help make the world a happier place, it’s good… by all means :-) but don’t mock people who are less fortunate... its disheartening
4. It may be seem trivial or easy-peasy for some… but some people do take up this ‘funny’ business as a serious career… and from my point of view, it’s not an easy job to be an entertainer.

Akhir kata...
Why Sooo Serrrioussss....
oh ya lupo plak...
SELAMAT BERPUASAA yaaaa... Katakan Taknak kepada melantak ketika berbuka ye ;-)

Getting Older is not Taboo :D

Some signs that “You think age is catching up and it's an issue for you”:

• You feel overly flattered and excited when people mistake you to be younger than your age
• You refuse or feel reluctant to answer when people ask your age
• You are always in denial about your age

Some Young Women in their late twenties consider themselves getting older and everything around them just gets old correspondingly. Some think they are at the top of the world and in the prime time of their lives. And some don’t even bother about this issue until they bump into someone in late thirties and feel so young… or someone who just got out from high school and start to feel ancient.

Why late twenties young women?
Because most of my friends and I are fall in that category :P :P


What is age, and what does the increase of it mean to you? Do you associate it with biological aging like wrinkles, lose of brain cells, reduce in metabolism bla bla… or do you look at it in a more positive angle like maturing, sophistication, superiority and wisdom? :D

It’s funny how my friends and I talk about this over coffee. It is indeed an ISSUE eh… LOL :))

yes, I get flattered when people mistake me for an undergraduate student in early twenties… Haha… and ouh, I get that all the time :P Then again, sometimes people do give me that round shocked face when I tell them I am still studying… you know… that “aren’t you like suppose to be having a solid career?” look.

Oh yeah… I am pretty sure I'm doing what I want to / have to at this point of my life. So, what I've learnt so far...


I've learnt that...life is indeed full of surprises
but,
I've also learnt that...'life full of surprises' also means not everything happened the way we planned or wanted.

on top of dat,
I've learnt that...happiness is not only about getting one wants, but also cherishing what one has...


Akhir Kata,

Love to Learn from past…Learn to Love today…
Keep Learning and Loving in the future *_*


P/S: Hehe, I guess this is another post-birthday entry from me :D

Dig-o-saurus

In between papers, assignments and being entertained by niece and nephew... I still have time for this Random entry :P

Random 1

we had tis Projek Petani.

It's pretty obvious that it's nothing fancy. There's 4 of us, but on turun-padang (digging + planting) day, only 3 petani turned up, the 4th was not feeling well but promised to turun-padang on her own.

Three separate tapak-semaian :P

Hehe.. Go Green!!

Random 2

3 ladies, Pn. Lisa, Pn.Siti Seeta and Cik Leen, on their way to Queensbay for lunch. Before we could go out of the campus, Pn.Seeta's car faced some problem... overheat. We pulled over and managed to settle the prob... But, we left the car there and walked to where I parked my car. It was a very hot day but I enjoyed the clear sky = no jerebu day! Hehe... and it's good for Seeta too since she's new to the campus :P~

Random 3

Funny and cute. I got 2 birthday gifts that rekindled the kiddo in me.

First one: This from Kak Ilah:

Hahaha.... Cute kan.. Kak Ilah said she thought it'll be helpful since I like to cut papers and decorate gifts etc... I have played around with all 8 blades and I had fun indeed.


2nd one: From my elder sis:


Seriously?? Mwahahhaha.....

Yeah... ancient serious!

It's a book about Dinosaurs. Book & Dig Kit... meaning u get to dig ur very own dino bones out! Wow Weeee... Hahahhaha... Lawak kan... At first, I sayang nak start digging... but when Kak Ilah asked me "you nak tunggu dinosaur u jadi petroleum ke?" I terus tercabar :))


Over the weekend... Ain and I started digging! Haha.... Ain's a big fan of dinosaurs, okey.

Two paleontologists at work!

After a few hours... we were still at this:

Penattt... I told my junior paleontologist that we'll continue another day... Perlu kesabaran kerja ni.

Baru realize... this week jer.. I had 2 digging projects...
I shall now start my 3rd and most important digging: more literature for my research!!!

Random Note
With all the kiddiness going around lately, (projek petani pun macam kanak-kanak main pasir jer kan) haha... I got a set of One-Drop perfume from Alisa, haaa... good... bring back the woman in me :P

Thank you all... I enjoy all of em...

How do u see urself 10 years from now...

How do u see urself 10 years from now?

I was in an interview; on the interviewer side, evaluating 3 interviewees each session. Of all the questions, I love this question the most. The interviewees, teenies just graduated from secondary school after finishing their SPM examination. It was interesting indeed to learn about their interests, dreams and hopes.

I love the question because I can relate to it (although I never had good answers).


10 years back... fresh high school graduate who had no idea of what was up for her! She never had a rigid plan of her future, instead she loved to be spontaneous. She was more of a "live for the moment" kinda girl... therefore, she was pretty unpredictable. Yeah, that was me... and guess what, I am still that girl.

Okie now.... How do I see myself in 10 years time?

Honestly, I don't mind not seeing it. Instead of worrying too much of the future, I decided to live for the moment... cherish the moments. For some matters, let nature take its course :D Hehe

However... I do make some kinda plans. At my age, of course, I gotta have some plans laa. Must have motivations... and some goals in life, aite. Just because I don't share my visions and missions with people, doesn't mean I don't have one ;-)


so... How do YOU see yourself 10 years from now?

Creamy Cakes for longevity

Thank You, Family and Friends for making this birthday a memorable one. I’ve been busy lately I almost forgot my own birthday. Thanks to facebook, some friends had started giving birthday wishes a day before thus reminding myself that “Wehhh… I'm getting older tomorrow"

Mom cooked my favourite– Raasam + Cencaru Sambal :* I had lunch with Seeta and Nurul. Seeta belanja but I couldn’t eat so much as I’ve had brunch at home. Thanx girls…

Later that day, Zue asked if we could have dinner, then due to uncertainty, Zue said it’s ok if we had to postpone the dinner. Kak Ilah was kinda busy too with appointment with a lecturer. I didn’t want to rush them into dinner just because it’s my birthday.


7.00pm – I was still in the lab. Then I thought ‘What am I doing in the lab all alone on my birthday??' I figured I should reward myself… so I planned to go for a movie alone.

...or maybe just a big meal… or maybe I should just go back home instead… Self-debating, I went back to my hostel. Ok.. maybe just take-away food… sounds good enough.

After shower… Zue called, saying that the dinner date was ON and she was coming out to pick me up. Later, Kak Ilah decided to join us too. Although I was kinda looking forward to my time alone, dinner with 2 BBs sound more fun :D Yeyeye.. dress up, dress up!

Almost 9pm, waited at the foyer, stomach growling… Outside the hostel, a stall selling some goreng-goreng stuff and ouh, I can’t fight the temptation of the smell of Chempedak Goreng… therefore I walked towards the aroma.

Bought RM2 worth of chempedak goreng, and Zue called.. finally! Can feel my tummy smiling in bliss… Walked back to the guard house looking for her car. Front, left and right - nada.


Turning around, across the street, I saw Zue.. Kak Ilah and... eh Aca ada skali…

“Surprise!!! Happy Birthday!!” they shouted out loud

HAHA… I was… Surprised! I didn’t expect them to hide behind the wall (gate). So cute laaa… Mischievously hiding.

I laughed… I almost sat middle of the road there, shocked and amused. Why Why… surprise tengah2 jalan? Hahahhaha…. I ran to them… and saw few more familiar faces hiding across the street, walking out comically from behind the TNB box… Mwahahhaa. Rash, Miem, Baim, Aini and Johnny. They gave me a cute cake and start singing the birthday song. Wehh… dun make me cry laaa...

We drove to Marin for dinner… Nando and Emme were there too :* Then came another surprise: A bigger birthday cake with candles burning wildly… and another song. Huhuuu… It turned out... they had planned this 2 days before. Waaa… flawless nyer! U peeps got me this time. I am surprised and didn’t expect all of it at all.

Terharu beb! Thank you BBs and YBs…

And I laughed reading their side of the story: (Written by Zue):

Pada hari kejadian, kak ilah kol, around 7.30pm. “zue…zle hilang”Kuang kuang kuang. Siapa Mengejut dan siapa Terkejut?It turns out, zle went back to her hostel for a shower. She wanted to cancel our dinner(how dare you!) and watch movie ALONE instead on her BIRTHDAY night! Nasib baik sempat kol her and told her that the dinner plan is ON and i am on my way. Kalo tak , mmg inilah kejutan paling terkejut dalam sejarah! Haha.

Akhirnya, tempat kejutan bertukar ke Hostel Tekun, tunggu zle turun dan jerit SURPRISE! Kejutan berlaku lewat sejam, iaitu pada pukul 9pm, dimana watak2 sampingan ada yg sembunyi belakang pokok(dgn super cute tapi lupa amik gambar), dan disebalik pagar(me n super bb). zle can’t keep still at the promised place, but instead choose to walk out to buy cempedak goreng, which just torture us even more as asyik kena berlari2 menyembunyikan diri. Cara kejutan berlaku adalah jerit “SURPRISE! HAPPY BDAY!” dengan kuat tanpa segan silu dan suspek menjadi terkejut, terduduk dan ketawa akhirnya. Hehe. Lepas tu, suspek dan watak sampingan bergerak utk mengisi perut.

And 2 days after that... our very own homey celebration. Ain and Aril bought me a cake?? Wow... ahakss.. I lap u too kiddoss and mia femilia.. muackss :*:*

Tarian Hujan musim ketiga

On our way to dinner, it was raining. SuperBB and I entered the restaurant. Wow… full house! Only the tables at the last row were empty. Rain had ceased, so we didn’t have to worry about getting wet. Halfway through meal... it started to downpour again, thunder and lightning dancing in the sky. Even after we moved the table slightly inside, the rain still sprinkled on us. SuperBB said: “Takper, let’s finish eating… control macho je”

The drizzle tickling my face and SuperBB’s macho expression made me laughed. I concluded my meal with a cup of hot Nescafe, which I guess had extra ingredients of acidic rain water. Gagaga... Still raining heavily; we decided to battle the rain to the car, parked not far away, under an overhead bridge.

Our side of the road was somewhat flooded with rain water (slightly above ankle length jer) and we had to cross over to the opposite side. SuperBB: “Redah jer… kita pun dah basah”

1, 2, 3…. Run!!!

SuperBB victoriously crossed over… but I… Waaarkh… one of my slippers is missing! Gone! Tenggelam, Lemas di bawa arus! Half shoed, I looked for the other half in the water but the 'current' must have washed it away. Both of us tried to look for it by meraba-raba-ing the not-so-deep water, and peeping under a car parked there.

After 10minutes demonstrating Tarian Hujan around the car, decided to follow SuperBB's advice to come back at day light to look for it. Uwaaaa…. :-( I went back to my room disappointed, smelling like drain or rain water… not sure myself.

Next day, Yes… I went back to check. But it wasn’t there.

I’m sorry dear… I drowned your twin!!!

I can get a new pair, I know… but it won’t be its twin partner la kan. Hmm... maybe I should buy the same slippers with different color, eh? Then, I can wear it as same color pair or as mismatched pair with this now solo slipper… mix & match is trend right??

* I keep having dramatic experiences with shoes sandals, slippers @_@
Lesson Learned: Pakailah selipar cap Tat Seng...


Akhir Kata…
Sediakan Payung Sebelum Hujan,
juga sepasang selipar tambahan.

The Yin and Yang

Events take place in around one week…
Not following any order…

Randomly:

Scenario #1: Queue at a supermarket cashier, a couple in front of us.

The woman accidentally dropped some of her items. I helped to pick it up for her, put it back, alongside her other items. Stoned face, she didn’t say thanks… it’s ok, I didn’t ask anything in return. But she could have smiled or at least looked back at me, a simple gesture. What happen to “Budi Bahasa Amalan Kita” isssh…

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Scenario #2 :Hanging out with friends in Prangin's McDonalds.

After meal and chats, went to Surau for Zuhur prayers. My phone rang.

PenyiasatMisteri: “Hello… ada kat mana sekarang?”


Miss Dompet Itam: “Uhh.. Siapa ni ye?”


PenyiasatMisteri: “Saya jumpa dompet akak…Akak kat mana sekarang?”


Warkhhhh… I left my wallet and I didn’t even realize that
I am Lucky that:

1. I was thinking of going back straight home, but then changed my mind, went to the Surau instead for my prayers. If not, I would have been half way home and had to come back for my wallet
2. that young guy, who works in McD made to effort to trace me. McD is lucky to have honest staff like him :D Marilah makan di McD… chewaah promote plak!
3. earlier that morning, I went to Petronas to fuel up my car. I presented my Mesra Petronas Card to swap for points, the cashier asked me to write my name and phone number behind the card. In case I dropped my card, people can return it to me. Hahahha.. Did she have premonition that I was going to misplace my wallet later that day?? Uuu…. X-Files!

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Scenario #3: Driving alone, at night.

I stopped at a traffic light, a smooth stop, I wasn’t speeding anyway. The car behind me stopped, then suddenly, it jerked off and hit my bumper… kebooom!!! It was quite late at night, and was quite a distance away from campus. The driver, a woman around 40 of age. We got down, she gave me her number to contact her to claim for the damage. Since both of us are woman, I didn’t want to risk attracting attention from possible road gangsters, I took her words since she looked trustworthy.

2 days after that, after some negotiations…. I was losing. The woman is kinda nice, but when her husband got involved, he didn’t want to pay for full repair, insisting that he would only be responsible for the part where it got hit, meaning not agreeing to pay for the whole bumper repaint.

They did agree to pay for the repair if we send to their mechanic… How can I be convinced when the mechanic said he would only paint on the spot it hit (the bumper will look hideous ok)… and with the husband saying that he can pay lesser price to this mechanic, it certainly didn’t give me an impression that it'll be a good repair. (more like cukup makan oni). Plus, it was not convenient for me to send my dad’s car to his mechanic at that time. My dad was in KL, and I had no one to fight for me. I hate to fight or beg, therefore I had no choice but to settle for the half compensation. I feel so helpless. Please tell me I should not give up on being nice to people.

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Actually there were several other things happened, and I was rushing the whole week. So many things happened unexpectedly that I had hard time adjusting and trying to settle as many things as possible. At one point, I was constantly whining in my head…

Scenario #4: In the midst of all the rush…

Drove into campus. 4.30pm. I needed to get to the office to take some forms by 5pm. The Pak Guard stopped me… I was like “ooooh no….Not now……”

PakGuard BerUniform: Student ke Staff?
Gadis Gabra: Student

PakGuard BerUniform: Nak pergi mana?
Gadis Gabra: Nak pergi Skool di bla bla bla

PakGuard BerUniform: Boleh tak tumpangkan student baru yang nak mendaftar? Ke Indah Kembara (hostel area)

He asked whether can I take a new student to Indah Kembara. I looked at where he was pointing. I saw the mom, with some luggage… but where’s the student?

PakGuard BerUniform: Student Warga Emas…
pointing at the elderly woman, about late 50’s / early 60's)

Gadis Gabra: Boleh… Masuk-masuk

= In the car. =

Gadis Gabra: Makcik datang dari mana?
Makcik_yg_Tenang: Dari Kuala Selangor…. Naik bas pagi tadi…

We chatted... But I can’t help but wonder, why was she all by herself? She took a bus all the way from Kuala Selangor... Why didn’t someone accompany her or send her here?

Reached Indah Kembara. I took down her luggage - a trolley luggage bag and medium sized plastic bag. The trolley bag, it looked liked it just waded through rain and had some dried weed particles across it. It's like depicting the journey Makcik_yg_Tenang went through…. Ya Allah, I felt so ashamed. Makcik_yg_Tenang didn’t even show a sight of tiredness nor complained about coming here all by herself, changing buses and apparently she was waiting for a bus down the hill at the guard house, but there were no buses in campus during orientation week. She looked all set and ready for the new challenge… So much energy for a woman her age…

So I whined a little there didn’t I? (scenario 3) To respect Makcik’s will and power, I’ll stop whining in here about the other so called series of unfortunate events…. I am back to being motivated! I owe that to Makcik_yg_Tenang. Terima Kasih :-)


In conclusion:
Sometimes the world (or people) can be harsh… yes… we need to stand up for ourselves… But never use that reason to be BAD or discourteous. It's a Yin and Yang world... Which one is YOU?

P/S: I can be nice... in some cases, to certain limitations only ;-)

Vanakam... Saree for Show :P

Hmm…here, let’s stroll down memory lane a lil and check out my history with Saree. cheh... konon. In our (my sisters and I) teenage years, my mom requested we took photos wearing Sarees. Mom used to wear sarees in her younger years, and I guess she wants to see us wearing one at least once. I rebelled over it, being a tomboy at that time, Saree seemed to be too feminine and I didn’t want to be seen wearing it even for still photos. I escaped.

Then during my Uni convocation, mom proposed again - wear saree with the convocation robe at home and take some photos. By that time, long gone were my tomboy years, so I agreed. (actually kinda excited). I even tried the Gujarat look. My neighbor is an expert in Saree tying, she would help us tie the Saree for these ‘special Photo sessions' :P

Traditionally, Muslims in India would use the Saree cloth itself to drape it over to cover their hair, and the Saree will be tied neatly to cover the tummy area. Some modern approach suggests this.

Will I be confident enough to wear saree to open events? Jeng jeng jeng... After eyeing for some opportunities… decided to attack Seeta’s wedding, hehehe.

In order to boost up my confidence level, I came up with the Saree-Gang plan. Jane said YES almost immediately and Elena jumped in the wagon with excitement and no hesitation. Marlina was thrilled coz she has been encouraging from the very beginning. As written by Jane, we had a pact! = keep it a secret and as a surprise for our bridey fren, Seeta.

I have my sister’s Saree, but I needed some accessory. Jane needed a Saree. So, Jane and I went for Saree shopping at Little India, Penang before the wedding. We had fun shopping despite the global warming :P Jane got her Saree tailored, therefore she doesnt need to tie it the traditional way.

The day came… Haha excitednya! With Aunty Kala's help, my Saree looked in tact, and covered the body perfectly. Thank youuu very much :* We were a bit shy at first, but once the camera started to flash around... the model in us took center stage :P But, I must admit, I am wayyy more poised walking in Saree... heheh

Mission Accomplished. I finally get to wear Saree and most importantly.. with my lovely frens... :D:D

Last but not least,

Congratulations to Seeta and Munis...

Kopi campur Susu = Otak dan Jantung sihat?

Are you mixed blood?

Surprisingly, I still get that question. Why? Because I have small and pointed eyes a.k.a. Sepet! Mixed blood? Yes, I am! I’m mixed of O and B. My dad is an O blood type; whereas my mom is a B blood type :-) I am mixed.

Normally, people won’t take that as an answer… why oh why?

So what am I? Indian? Malay? Chinese? Bidayuh? Minah Salleh? Latina? When I was young, I get nicknamed ‘Japanese kid’. Mom said, I got a lot pinches on my cheek because I was chubby and fair. Grrrrr….

I still remember, it was distressing… people kept saying I was fairer than my sisters. I didn’t like to be differentiated from them. I looked into the mirror and kept wondering, why was I fairer than my sisters? I kept praying I’d become darker. (~wish granted, haha) Why were my eyes so small? I wanted big round eyes (~i love my sepet eyes now). I wanted to look like my elder sister and have my younger sis’ hair (~ tamak kan aku?), so that we looked like a team. Oh gosh… Lucky me, the dilemma ended when I began to accept myself just the way I am at quite an early age.

When people get curious about my ethnicity; it’s fun to share because I am somehow promoting mixed heritage. But sometimes, it does feel weird, asked in a wrong way, they’d make you feel as though as “what” you are, is more important than “who” you are.

So if you are wondering What am I? I have one simple answer for you:

I,
I am a Malaysian.

Yes, I wanted to be darker when I was younger, and maybe I’d prefer to date a guy darker than me, I dunno about that yet… Haha :P But… I have no issues about people with dark or fair skin, or whatever their preferences towards this. For me, my concern about my skin is not the color but the complexion which I’m having some problem with. *acne*acne*kill*kill* (bimbo mode :P)

I don’t mind if some people try very hard to make themselves look fairer and use tones of whitening products, simply because it’s their choice to make (and tanning products to get tanned :P). And it’s not an issue too when someone prefers to look for life partner from certain race or color because this too, is related to preferences, familiarity and taste. Well, some ppl just fall in love regardless; and everything becomes fuzzy, hihi.

Moving to a wider scope…

What makes it hard to accept is… when people use skin color to differentiate people, to judge, or look down on people and so on.

It’s hard to change society and people, but we can change ourselves and our mindset. Do have faith and believe that even a small entity can make changes for a better tomorrow *I sound preachy lah pulak!* Mwahahaha… ok.. back to serious mode!

Before we start accusing people for being oppressive… ask ourselves, how nice are we? How good are we, in not being judgmental and prejudice towards people based on color, race, religion, economical status, standards etc. Just stop pointing fingers only to overcome your own frustrations.

If you are a Malaysian, be proud to be one and to declare as one (no matter which part of the globe you are in). Instead of bashing here and there, you can start spreading some love by living in the society and not separating them even more. Hate is not going to get us anywhere…


Black or white, Yellow or brown… we are all the same = we cannot live or function without a heart and a brain ;-)

Akhir Kata...

"Tepuk dada tanya selera."
(psst.. selera saya adalah nasi kandar kari banjir... hohohohoho)