I can't fall asleep, so I roam about the Net until I come across a news, Zaid Ibrahim caused a stir by appearing at PKR congress and DAP victory dinner. I have to admit that I take my hat off to him in spite of many peoples threw accusations that he is a traitor of his own race.
I believe that he did nothing wrong. Abraham Lincoln had brought the foes into his fold during his tenure and proved that a consensus reached by a mixture of 'yes and no' men had produced a workable team. Lincoln (belonged to Republican) did so by appointing someone from Democrat to be his second war secretary.
The consensus reached by a different perspective views, which comprised of the 'yes-men' and formidable rivals could produce a variety of choices, so that a leader could put himself in other's shoes to speak on different sides of each issues.
Richard Nixon, the 37th US President had proven the bad record with his attitude to consider an adversary as an enemy when he fired his secretary who did not share the same thoughts with him. Nixon is listed among the lowest rank in the poll of unfavorable viewed president.
Recently Obama had convinced the whole world with his approval of Lincoln's ideology. He is considering his front-runner during the Democrat nomination, Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State and EVEN MC CAIN to help him in the senate.
A team of friends and rivals can do much better than the sycophants and yes-men.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Devil in disguise
I woke up this morning, with a mixture of bitter and infuriated feelings. I gasped, knowing it was just a bad dream of my guy having a secret affair with a short-haired damsel, wearing black collar shirt (the moment I confronted her).
I would not be hesitate to slap the girl if it happened in reality. Thank God it was not more than a nightmare.
Somehow, I could not understand why certain person can fall in love and steal someone's darling. I had once asked my mother "macam mana orang perempuan rasa bila dia rampas husband orang lain?" when I heard she's talking about someone seducing other people's husband.
Someone who steal other's happiness must be awfully ruthless, and their happiness which they build up from ruining other's life would not be long.
"Manusia saya paling benci dalam dunia ialah manusia PERAMPAS"
I would not be hesitate to slap the girl if it happened in reality. Thank God it was not more than a nightmare.
Somehow, I could not understand why certain person can fall in love and steal someone's darling. I had once asked my mother "macam mana orang perempuan rasa bila dia rampas husband orang lain?" when I heard she's talking about someone seducing other people's husband.
Someone who steal other's happiness must be awfully ruthless, and their happiness which they build up from ruining other's life would not be long.
"Manusia saya paling benci dalam dunia ialah manusia PERAMPAS"
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
fuck you bitch!
Some people are born to look like PIG!(swear this is true)
brain like a PIG!
behave like a PIG!
asked from others and save theirs like a PIG!
talk cocks and lift themselves up like a PIG!
bad-mouth like a PIG!
OINK!OINK!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
YOUNG FOLKS
PETER BJORN AND JOHN: YOUNG FOLKS
I listened to this song over and over again these past few days, which had highly likely cast a magic spell on me. I was hypnotized by the funky animation video, the whistling sound, its tune, and victoria's sweet voice!
There are parts of the lyrics which are so endearing & keep on rewinding in my mind:
Peter: If you knew my story word of word, had all my history, would you go along with someone like me?
and Victoria replied : I did before and had my share, it didn't lead nowhere.I would go along with someone like you..
It reminds me to the utterance of my elder sister:
.. If you like someone, put away all his/her past and history. History can't never be changed.
The exception: Unless that person has an AIDS.
I listened to this song over and over again these past few days, which had highly likely cast a magic spell on me. I was hypnotized by the funky animation video, the whistling sound, its tune, and victoria's sweet voice!
There are parts of the lyrics which are so endearing & keep on rewinding in my mind:
Peter: If you knew my story word of word, had all my history, would you go along with someone like me?
and Victoria replied : I did before and had my share, it didn't lead nowhere.I would go along with someone like you..
It reminds me to the utterance of my elder sister:
.. If you like someone, put away all his/her past and history. History can't never be changed.
The exception: Unless that person has an AIDS.
Monday, November 10, 2008
new semester started & my bad hair day
Picture taken before leaving, I was deeply in sorrow. It's sooo sickening to think about the Evidence Paper which I have to sit on this coming Friday (masalah sembelit telah menafikan hak saya untuk menduduki peperiksaan pada hari yang sepatutnya.)
My younger sister seemed sooooo delighted with new fragrance prezzie from Abah, before we leaved.
But this guy had cured my tense and sorrows. He never fails to make my day. I heart my gewe to pieces.=) We had our lunch at Johnny's (his favorite place to date, saya tak tau apa Uncle Johhnys letak dalam sup dia sampai gewe saya jd addicted, mungkin resipi celup seluar dalam kot), before we watched Budak Kelantan.
My bad hair day started when I forgot to shampoo my hair and it's so oily and sticky. Hehehe. Then I went to JJ for lunch and only after we reached home I forgot that I haven't go to Maybank to pay the rental.*sigh*. This poor miss scatterbrain had to turn back to the bank. And the most unfortunate incident which turned herself as mad as march hare was when she noticed that she lost her student ID Card, meaning that she cannot entered the library and the most fatal consequence, she will have to 'donate' RM50 to the security, paying off her clumsiness. She went broke this week.
What do I think about that RM50, I can eat Kenny Rogers, or big feast@William Kelana Jaya, or bodoh bodoh bodoh.
Friday, November 07, 2008
The revelation of the skeleton in the closet
Something that I will unveil..hehehe.
When I was 7, I watched P Ramlee movie with my father (Nujum Pak Belalang). At one scene, I was curious when I saw P Ramlee made a cup of coffee using that benda alah color hitam at the back of cooking pan. I asked my father:
Me: Abah,sedak ko wak kopi guno patak kuali gitu? (Does that way of making coffee really have a fine taste?)
My father: Sedaaaaaakkkkk (in a provocative, but sarcastic tone). Try laaa..
I went to the kitchen without anyone noticing and I started to 'collect' the benda alah color hitam tu using a knife. I pour the powder and made my own coffee, put some sugar in it. I sipped a bit..
Pahittttnyoooooooooooo!*I shrieked and followed by a choke.
Yaaa saya memang bodoh tahap bangang masa saya kecik-kecik dulu.
When I was 7, I watched P Ramlee movie with my father (Nujum Pak Belalang). At one scene, I was curious when I saw P Ramlee made a cup of coffee using that benda alah color hitam at the back of cooking pan. I asked my father:
Me: Abah,sedak ko wak kopi guno patak kuali gitu? (Does that way of making coffee really have a fine taste?)
My father: Sedaaaaaakkkkk (in a provocative, but sarcastic tone). Try laaa..
I went to the kitchen without anyone noticing and I started to 'collect' the benda alah color hitam tu using a knife. I pour the powder and made my own coffee, put some sugar in it. I sipped a bit..
Pahittttnyoooooooooooo!*I shrieked and followed by a choke.
Yaaa saya memang bodoh tahap bangang masa saya kecik-kecik dulu.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The muted cry
I was somewhat distracted by the statement of MCA Vice President a week ago pertaining to his suggestion to abolish the mandatory 30% bumiputra equity in local main board companies, to ensure that they stay competitive with the current economic upside down. Such statement had blown my top as much as the resentment caused by the racial sentiment uttered by Ahmad of Bukit Bendera. Playing racial card is a prevalent political gimmick to shatter the building of the nations.
Before I proceed upon to articulate my superficial thoughts concerning the matters, I had made a 'little effort' to dissect the reasonings of his suggestion. Please take note on the words 'superficial thoughts'. To a certain extent, I am somewhat agree upon his statement, but this has to be considered within the ambit of National Economic Policy (NEP) goals and the term of 'racial equality'. Apparently, the objectives of NEP are noble, but one may view that the RACE- BASED advantages would be discriminatory. I am in line with such view. Honestly, I think that in order to eradicate poverty and to ensure the socioeconomic balance, what we have to focus is the real impoverished groups, not on certain racial groups.
Among the goals of NEP is to eradicate poverty and to reduce the socioeconomic disparity between the races throughout the nation. The initial ratio back in 1970 is 2.4(Bumiputra: 33(Non Bumi):63(Foreign Ownership). By the setting of the NEP, the government targetted to move the ratio to 30(Bumi):40(non Bumi):30(foreign ownership). Explicitly, the target has yet to be achieved, but had shown a better improvement. In 2004, the ratio had shown a significant changed. The precise ratio in that year is: 18.7 (Bumiputra): 40.9(Chinese): 1.5(Indian):28.8(Foreign companies):10% etc.
Why the government focused for the betterment of the Bumiputra in NEP?The bumiputras make up the majority, 65% of the population. 27.6 are Chinese, whereas Indian descent comprised 8% of the population. According to a statistic in 2004, the poverty among the Bumi formed the highest percentage amounting to 8.3%, the Indian 2.9%, and the Chinese 0.9%.
From these figures, we can infer that the objectives hits the right line to enrich the Bumi in term of the mandatory policy in order to ensure racial equality, socially and economically. Racial equality should not only been perceived in light of legal aspect, but also social and economic aspect. It is crystal clear that the Bumiputras formed the largest poverty group, thus the motive behind the preferential treatment is justified. It is not to put the Malays in a superior position, but to bring them up to the level of the non-Malays. Repealing the laws will not only fail to create racial equality, but will in fact deepen the cleavage between races. As proposed by Tun Dr M, the 30% equity should be retained as the objectives of the NEP had not been achieved yet.
However, the fate of the poverty groups among the Chinese and Indian should not be neglected. In The Malay Dilemma, Tun Dr M conceded that:
"It goes without saying that if the small number of the non-Malays who are financially handicapped are assisted towards achieving what their richer countrymen had achieved, then the disparity between the Malays and the non-Malays would increase even more".
I do not agree with Tun pertaining to this excerpt. Poverty should be cured without any biasness. That is why the certain leaders reiterated that NEP should be re-structured to provide the betterment for all impoverished communities regardless of their races. NEP objectives should be stayed, but the programme needs minor changes. The current policies of the NEP are known to benefit certain Malay groups crystallized by the practice of nepotism. The rich should not become richer at the advantage of the poor. Hence, NEP should be reviewed to provide a better cure for the economic disease and racial pandemic.
Before I proceed upon to articulate my superficial thoughts concerning the matters, I had made a 'little effort' to dissect the reasonings of his suggestion. Please take note on the words 'superficial thoughts'. To a certain extent, I am somewhat agree upon his statement, but this has to be considered within the ambit of National Economic Policy (NEP) goals and the term of 'racial equality'. Apparently, the objectives of NEP are noble, but one may view that the RACE- BASED advantages would be discriminatory. I am in line with such view. Honestly, I think that in order to eradicate poverty and to ensure the socioeconomic balance, what we have to focus is the real impoverished groups, not on certain racial groups.
Among the goals of NEP is to eradicate poverty and to reduce the socioeconomic disparity between the races throughout the nation. The initial ratio back in 1970 is 2.4(Bumiputra: 33(Non Bumi):63(Foreign Ownership). By the setting of the NEP, the government targetted to move the ratio to 30(Bumi):40(non Bumi):30(foreign ownership). Explicitly, the target has yet to be achieved, but had shown a better improvement. In 2004, the ratio had shown a significant changed. The precise ratio in that year is: 18.7 (Bumiputra): 40.9(Chinese): 1.5(Indian):28.8(Foreign companies):10% etc.
Why the government focused for the betterment of the Bumiputra in NEP?The bumiputras make up the majority, 65% of the population. 27.6 are Chinese, whereas Indian descent comprised 8% of the population. According to a statistic in 2004, the poverty among the Bumi formed the highest percentage amounting to 8.3%, the Indian 2.9%, and the Chinese 0.9%.
From these figures, we can infer that the objectives hits the right line to enrich the Bumi in term of the mandatory policy in order to ensure racial equality, socially and economically. Racial equality should not only been perceived in light of legal aspect, but also social and economic aspect. It is crystal clear that the Bumiputras formed the largest poverty group, thus the motive behind the preferential treatment is justified. It is not to put the Malays in a superior position, but to bring them up to the level of the non-Malays. Repealing the laws will not only fail to create racial equality, but will in fact deepen the cleavage between races. As proposed by Tun Dr M, the 30% equity should be retained as the objectives of the NEP had not been achieved yet.
However, the fate of the poverty groups among the Chinese and Indian should not be neglected. In The Malay Dilemma, Tun Dr M conceded that:
"It goes without saying that if the small number of the non-Malays who are financially handicapped are assisted towards achieving what their richer countrymen had achieved, then the disparity between the Malays and the non-Malays would increase even more".
I do not agree with Tun pertaining to this excerpt. Poverty should be cured without any biasness. That is why the certain leaders reiterated that NEP should be re-structured to provide the betterment for all impoverished communities regardless of their races. NEP objectives should be stayed, but the programme needs minor changes. The current policies of the NEP are known to benefit certain Malay groups crystallized by the practice of nepotism. The rich should not become richer at the advantage of the poor. Hence, NEP should be reviewed to provide a better cure for the economic disease and racial pandemic.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Camwhoring with the thrifted items again
Thrifting is part of my 'must-do' activities during every trimester break. Here at Kota Bharu there's a lot of thrift shops which offer vintage items at an amazing bargain. I went to the thrift shop again this morning and ended up buying this RM5 polka-dotty shirt. Pretty cheap isn't it?At first, I was clueless on how to wear it. After pondering for few minutes, I decided to tie up the 'Atmosphere' butterfly-printed sash (a gift from my sister 2 years ago) coupled with the belt (thrifted from ss 13 Shah Alam). The pinky 'Liz Clairborne' bag complemented my clothes, which is a gift from my aunty in US a few months ago (I jumped to excitement once I received the parcel loaded with plenty of bags and jeans..hehe).The hunt of thrifting never fails to make my day.=)
Err...but now I can sensed the butterflies in my stomach as the final results will be released on Wednesday. One sure thing, I have to sit the supplementary paper for Evidence as I had missed the exam (constipation screwed my state of health on that day).*sigh*
Friday, October 31, 2008
The attempt of assasination by the Skinheads
Last few days, I came across an article in the Star about two skinheads held over plot to kill Obama. The article conveyed that the two white supremacist skinheads directed their attempt to kill the Democrat candidate, Barrack Obama by discussing their 'killing spree' on the Net. The men planned to drive as fast as possible toward Obama and shoot him from the windows of the car.
The masses believed that they were assigned to the Skinheads group when they found the emblems of 'swastika' and number "14" and "88" on the hood of the car. Special Agent believed that 'H' is the eighth letter of the alphabet and the number '88' stood for 'Hail Hitler'. Well, sounds quite interesting right?
I was somewhat skeptical on why they want to kill Obama, so I searched some informations about the Skinheads on Wikipedia. Correct me if you notice that I put wrong informations. From my little research, I found that the emergence of the racist skinhead became more partisan in 1970s when they were affiliated with National Front British Movement (note that this occured in Britain). These groups who claimed themselves as the working class skinheads blamed the black immigrants for economic and social problem.
By the late 1970s, some were attached to the neo-Nazi groups, who promoted the white powers. In United States, they are known as the right wing skinheads (while the left-wing such as SHARP opposed neo-Nazism) who are conservative and claimed themselves as 'patriotic'. These groups mainly targetted the Jews and the African Americans (the Black), so no wonder they aimed to kill Obama. (Source:Wiki)
Have you ever watched the movie of 'This Is England'? That movie clearly portrays how the racially-motivated skinheads treated the foreign races (by showing their misdemeanors towards the Pakistanis). I was somewhat perturbed by the scene where the skinhead kids robbed the Pakistanis groceries shop, cursing them every time they met, and chasing the Pakistanis when they were playing football. That was sooo rude and outrageous.
The Neo-nazi proposed that"the nation was the highest creation of a “race”, and “great nations” were the creation of homogeneous populations of “great races” working together. A master race (the Whites_ could therefore, according to the Nazi doctrine, easily strengthen itself by eliminating parasitic races from its homeland."
As opposed to such belief, Obama proposed the idea that "There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America -- there's the United States of America." His idea of racial unity had been well-accepted by the Americans.
Well, the world is suffering from the financial turmoil today, and US as a driven force plays a vital role. Obama had clearly shown that he offered the best chance of restoring the United States' self-confidence, and even the Economist endorsed Obama for the presidency. This serves a merit towards Obama to grasp for the victory.
If things go according to prediction, the United States would have the first Black president to boot. The dream of Martin Lurther King Jr will become true.
The masses believed that they were assigned to the Skinheads group when they found the emblems of 'swastika' and number "14" and "88" on the hood of the car. Special Agent believed that 'H' is the eighth letter of the alphabet and the number '88' stood for 'Hail Hitler'. Well, sounds quite interesting right?
I was somewhat skeptical on why they want to kill Obama, so I searched some informations about the Skinheads on Wikipedia. Correct me if you notice that I put wrong informations. From my little research, I found that the emergence of the racist skinhead became more partisan in 1970s when they were affiliated with National Front British Movement (note that this occured in Britain). These groups who claimed themselves as the working class skinheads blamed the black immigrants for economic and social problem.
By the late 1970s, some were attached to the neo-Nazi groups, who promoted the white powers. In United States, they are known as the right wing skinheads (while the left-wing such as SHARP opposed neo-Nazism) who are conservative and claimed themselves as 'patriotic'. These groups mainly targetted the Jews and the African Americans (the Black), so no wonder they aimed to kill Obama. (Source:Wiki)
Have you ever watched the movie of 'This Is England'? That movie clearly portrays how the racially-motivated skinheads treated the foreign races (by showing their misdemeanors towards the Pakistanis). I was somewhat perturbed by the scene where the skinhead kids robbed the Pakistanis groceries shop, cursing them every time they met, and chasing the Pakistanis when they were playing football. That was sooo rude and outrageous.
The Neo-nazi proposed that"the nation was the highest creation of a “race”, and “great nations” were the creation of homogeneous populations of “great races” working together. A master race (the Whites_ could therefore, according to the Nazi doctrine, easily strengthen itself by eliminating parasitic races from its homeland."
As opposed to such belief, Obama proposed the idea that "There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America -- there's the United States of America." His idea of racial unity had been well-accepted by the Americans.
Well, the world is suffering from the financial turmoil today, and US as a driven force plays a vital role. Obama had clearly shown that he offered the best chance of restoring the United States' self-confidence, and even the Economist endorsed Obama for the presidency. This serves a merit towards Obama to grasp for the victory.
If things go according to prediction, the United States would have the first Black president to boot. The dream of Martin Lurther King Jr will become true.
It's not shocking
When I woke up in the morning and read The Star Online, I came across a controversial news, RAZAK BAGINDA ACQUITTED, but the other two cops were ordered to enter their defences. I was perturbed by an assortment of feelings, but I wasn't shock as one could reasonably expect the outcome of the case due to technical defections, the most notable one is the contradicting SD.
I guess I should not make any further comments, I am not well-discerned on the sequence of the trials or the facts/area of laws involved.=)
I guess I should not make any further comments, I am not well-discerned on the sequence of the trials or the facts/area of laws involved.=)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
the 'tag' game
The terms and conditions:
1) Take a recent picture of yourself or take a picture of yourself right now.
2) Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5) Tag 10 people to do this
*was tagged by Mr Darabdua.(Gua amek posisi sama macam lu amek,gua syak lu tak marah kan aktiviti copyright infringement ni?)
And now I would like to tag all people listed on my Blogger Buddies, jangan buat buat tak nampak wahai kawan-kawan semua. (as greedy as mr darabdua).
1) Take a recent picture of yourself or take a picture of yourself right now.
2) Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5) Tag 10 people to do this
*was tagged by Mr Darabdua.(Gua amek posisi sama macam lu amek,gua syak lu tak marah kan aktiviti copyright infringement ni?)
And now I would like to tag all people listed on my Blogger Buddies, jangan buat buat tak nampak wahai kawan-kawan semua. (as greedy as mr darabdua).
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
DeepaRaya at my place
As I was too busy with the preparation of finals (which was a persistent annoyance) while the other peoples were celebrating it, I had to adjourn my own celebration. Hence, me and my two other sisters came out with another plan, to organize a mini-celebration yesterday on the 26th of Eid, which also fell on the Deepavali Day. So, we aptly called it as a Deeparaya Open-House.I had cordially invited a few close friends only, whereas some others were outside the hometown (blame MMU for arranging unparallel trimester breaks with other institutions). Mum bought some of the food (the roti jala and ketupat), mom cooked the fried mee, kuzi and rendang (the gravy for roti jala and ketupat) while I prepared some of the desserts(the Trifle, royal pudding, and kek batik). My two other sisters did the cocktail jelly and cleaned up the dishes.
All in all, I am somewhat satisfied with it, although to a certain extent I think it was not well-executed. I should have arranged the chairs at one corner so that everyone can fairly took the food. My sister's officemates sat on the dining table for long hours at their own frolic till I have to serve the food on the coffee-table to my friends.*Grumpy*
Meet my friends. The sole representative of kaum adam, mr darabdua (Gua syak lu malu malu dengan gadis-gadis ni. Patut la lu senyap jap bila gadis-gadis ni datang.Tak jadi nak makan dua hari.Dok berat ke malu la..)
My two sisters seemed so fatigue after the guests went backThe Leftovers:
The Trifle
Roti Jala and Kuzi Ayam
Cocktail Jelly
Keropok IkanMonday, October 27, 2008
The thrill of thrifting
The trimester break has been so breath-taking. I managed to find a getaway in my usual lust for thrifting. I went to a number of thrift shops, for the sake of halting my desire of hunting the vintage and artsy items. The outcome is an ultimate satisfaction.
I grabbed this vintage dress for RM5 and the belt for RM2. Now I am head-over-heels in love with vintage dress. I need to find plenty more before I left my hometown, of course, with a cheap price. You know a cheapskate always love the lowest bargain.
I like the detailing of the dress, the Brownish scott-roses (look like a maid from the 1940s) and the buttons-up style and the flare it gives at the bottom.
There's a layer of space at the center of the belt, joint by a chrome stud, rendering the unique sense of it.
'Love is in the air' abstract painting- RM5. (Belonged to my sis)
Roses in wooden box-RM 5
Childish photo frame and a cute flower - each item is RM2.
Was allured by the painting of an Indian man carrying a wheelcart with two Indian women behind him. The shadow of the bull makes it outstanding (before my eyes). Unfortunately there's no glass to cover the painting. I need to put it soon.
I grabbed this vintage dress for RM5 and the belt for RM2. Now I am head-over-heels in love with vintage dress. I need to find plenty more before I left my hometown, of course, with a cheap price. You know a cheapskate always love the lowest bargain.
I like the detailing of the dress, the Brownish scott-roses (look like a maid from the 1940s) and the buttons-up style and the flare it gives at the bottom.
There's a layer of space at the center of the belt, joint by a chrome stud, rendering the unique sense of it.
'Love is in the air' abstract painting- RM5. (Belonged to my sis)
Roses in wooden box-RM 5
Childish photo frame and a cute flower - each item is RM2.
Was allured by the painting of an Indian man carrying a wheelcart with two Indian women behind him. The shadow of the bull makes it outstanding (before my eyes). Unfortunately there's no glass to cover the painting. I need to put it soon.
Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan bersama Wan Farhanim
When Abah asked us to have dinner at KFC last Friday, I refused and recommended another place, a santai Thai stall (which my father eventually had to obliged with this fussy daughter).I got tedious with fast food, namely ANY fast food restaurant. One may have a great indulgence towards pizza with extra cheezy (so as my father and elder sister), but if you put a piece of pizza with peperroni,melting extra cheese,big prawns in front of me even if while I'm fasting, I would never be succumbed to that 'irresistible temptation', syaitan nirrojim mungkin sangat kecewa waktu itu.
I have this weird kampung appetite, and fortunately God's fate had brought me to meet a guy with this weird kampung appetite too. And our most favorite place to date is Kampung Baru.
Last night I went to have dinner at Food Village with my family. When I woke up in the morning and heard abah told mom that she dont have to cook for dinner that night because he's going to bring us to Food Village, I decided to skip lunch, so that I can maximized the amount of food to be consumed and load my stomach to the fullest. At Food Village, you only have to pay RM13.90 per head and you can eat as much as you want. The menu includes bbq chickn+beef+squid, vegetables, steambot, nasi goreng, mee goreng, laksa and dessert,etc. So cheap kan?
Saya lah orang yang paling frequent ulang-alik to take the food until the cashier squinted awkwardly towards me, I don't give a damn la mak cik, abah saya bayar jugak kan kan kan?
I was extremely starving like hungry ghost/ppl who suffered during famines. I ate 5 bowls of cendol for the last dessert.LOL. Anyone can't outbid me this time (including my younger sister yang pelahap sejati)
*Tips if you want to go to this place: Skip breakfast,lunch and teatime, so that you can load the maximum amount of meals. Don't feel embarrassed if people stared in a puzzled way towards you when you walked frequently to take the food.
I have this weird kampung appetite, and fortunately God's fate had brought me to meet a guy with this weird kampung appetite too. And our most favorite place to date is Kampung Baru.
Last night I went to have dinner at Food Village with my family. When I woke up in the morning and heard abah told mom that she dont have to cook for dinner that night because he's going to bring us to Food Village, I decided to skip lunch, so that I can maximized the amount of food to be consumed and load my stomach to the fullest. At Food Village, you only have to pay RM13.90 per head and you can eat as much as you want. The menu includes bbq chickn+beef+squid, vegetables, steambot, nasi goreng, mee goreng, laksa and dessert,etc. So cheap kan?
Saya lah orang yang paling frequent ulang-alik to take the food until the cashier squinted awkwardly towards me, I don't give a damn la mak cik, abah saya bayar jugak kan kan kan?
I was extremely starving like hungry ghost/ppl who suffered during famines. I ate 5 bowls of cendol for the last dessert.LOL. Anyone can't outbid me this time (including my younger sister yang pelahap sejati)
*Tips if you want to go to this place: Skip breakfast,lunch and teatime, so that you can load the maximum amount of meals. Don't feel embarrassed if people stared in a puzzled way towards you when you walked frequently to take the food.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Giving the junks a brand new look
I had a 'new' bookshelf in my room, which is originally a vintage audio-shelf and I converted it into a brand new look item (obviously with a different purpose). Both sides of the shelf are already rusty, but nahh I don't give a damn. On top of it, I placed a vintage record-player (which had been nearly threw away by my father, and I became a saviour of this junk).
All of these records are handed down by Mum.
Ugh..This effing thing is not working, need to find its jarum.Does anyone know where to find it?
I was impeccably drawn to this record of 'The Beatles' among all others (legacy of mum's).
Legacy of dad, he is a huge fan of Broery Marantika
The most treasured item in my bookshelf (hand-me-downs from Mum)
All of these records are handed down by Mum.
Ugh..This effing thing is not working, need to find its jarum.Does anyone know where to find it?
I was impeccably drawn to this record of 'The Beatles' among all others (legacy of mum's).
Legacy of dad, he is a huge fan of Broery Marantika
The most treasured item in my bookshelf (hand-me-downs from Mum)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Rentong by Shahnon Ahmad (1965)
Eventually I managed to finish the last page of Rentong last night. The book is about the life of unfortunate rural population back in 1960s. The story focused on the village folks, whom their daily activities and economic sources rooted from traditional agriculture (working on padi field). The issues arising from the plot of the story are co-operation among the rural folks, qualities of good leader, nepotism, corruption, characteristic of the typical Malays (their beliefs on absurd taboos, grudge, easily influenced with others tales and lies, etc).
Datuk Shahnon Ahmad had well-articulated the story and impliedly delivered the message as had been stated above in an impressive way. His way of thinking was far ahead of his time.
He pointed out that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring:
...Dulu Pa' Kasa. Chandong-nya ta' pernah kering darah. Mau saja ia menetak sa-siapa. Silap batu perenggan pun sanggup mengoyak kulit kepala orang. Ta' boleh orang, binatang di-sesah-nya. Sekarang turun beneh setan-nya pada Semaun anak-nya..
This paragraph conveys to us the message in relation to the Malay proverb "A spotted father begets a speckled son" (bapak borek anak rintik). This is somewhat true. I read an article in MalaysianBar website today pertaining to Race Relation Act. The author pointed out that the grassroot of racial unity came from the parents and passed to the child. Let say the parents told his child not to mingle with certain race because that certain race is sly and cheaters, their child would firmly believed on such nonsense. The author was right in proving that the laws of genetics govern the transmission of hereditary characteristics.
Datuk Shahnon Ahmad had also emphasized on the typical Malay characteristic of what we known as the 'backstabber'.
..Orang2 di-kampong kechil kita ini bukan betul semua-nya. Di-depan kita bagini dia kata, di-depan orang lain, lain pula kata-nya. Mana ada manusia yang betul2 jujor'..
This was overwhelming among the Malay community. Some people would be very nice in front of you, but behind you they would talk the offensive things about you. This is what the old folk Kelantanese referred to as "Mulot manih j*bo mase" (Sorry, its gross and offensive, yet it conveys the crystal clear meaning on how these types of people behaved).
In the third chapter of this book, the author envisaged on the issue of greediness and nepotism.
.. Lima belas ekor lembu di-beri oleh kerajaan waktu itu. Dogol-lah yang di-beri tugas oleh Pa'Senik untuk membahagi-bahagikan lembu itu. Kapadanya sekarang ada dua ekor lembu yang gemok2..Sudah beberapa kali Semaun meminta hendak memelihara lembu kerajaan itu tetapi di-tolak-nya..
This explicitly pictures the practice of nepotism and corruption among the Malay leader who have bear the responsibility to guard the welfare of the people below them. They had misused their responsibility for their own materialistic benefits. What had been imparted by the author is that the problem even occurred among the non-educated rural folks, and we can infer his implied message, what about the authoritarian leader who has the grasp of the 'jelapang' in their hand?
Datuk Shahnon Ahmad had conveys a discreet cynical message in the book, muted but still audible.
*Datuk Shahnon Ahmad has won the highest literary award in 1984 as the National Laureate. The publishing of Shit in 1999 had provoked the ruling government to strip his National Literary Award. Shahnon is a parliamentary member of PAS.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Al-Fatihah: Shamsiah Fakeh (1924-2008)
“I was merely a woman fighting the British for my country's independence and the emancipation of women.”(Shamsiah Fakeh: 1924-2008)She was among the real fighters for Independence..
She was among the first woman nationalist..
She was the leader of Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS) ..
"When she was dismayed whether to join Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM) or UMNO, she resorted to the former, conceding that UMNO was not more than a mere puppet of the British.For her, PKMM was more dedicated to the struggle for Malaya's independence". (Source:Wiki)
Being a left-wing political figure, she had incredible guts, injecting the spirits of the people during the pre-Independence period to free the nation from the stranglehold of the British colonials.
She was a legendary, a real freedom fighter.
A truly iron lady, cos' it's hard find those spirits among other women.
She's one in a million.
Today she had passed away, yet she earned a noble place in history.
She's a woman of my inspiration.
R.I.P.Al-Fatihah.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Home Sweet Home!
I'm home, FINALLY!*beaming*
I was tremendously relieved after my Criminal Procedure paper ended. Immediately I called my sis, started the engine, rode along the North-South expressway to Bangi. I was so shocked, but pleased in admiration to see my guy losing his weight (while I was gaining weight due to depression of final exam.*sigh*). Seriously exam can't only caused so-called mental gymnastic, but also stimulating 'extraordinary' appetite with flying colors.
My guy inadvertently left his handphone in the cinema. He went to look for it but it's gone already. I was so furious of his clumsiness at first, but later the sense of empathy came across my mind. Poor him. It was partly my fault to "QC control" his text inbox while we were watching 'Fury'. Yes at times I can be an annoying girlfriend.lol.
The journey to Kota Bharu was bored as usual, but this time I was a bit surprised. Previously, if I traveled with FireFly, the condition was extremely bad (tiny space, seats like town bus, etc) but this time they had changed their aircraft to a more cozy environment+more pretty and hot stewardess+FREE light refreshment(orange juice and muffin). I repeat again, FREE!That makes a cheapskate felt contented (I'm referring to myself). Seriously the fare is worth with what they offered, last time I bought it's RM65(including the taxes).
Before I went to bed last night, I randomly searched the bookshelves and I stumbled upon this old book, 'Rentong' by Shahnon Ahmad. I'm not a fan of literature, but I was attracted with the author. Shahnon Ahmad was eminent back in 1998, with his controversial book, Shit! He was an outspoken National laureate, possessing so-called subversive ideology (he himself is a member of opposition party). 'Rentong' was published in 1965, emanating from the story of unfortunate rural population. This book was among the earlier book published by him, with classic words and spelling, giving us a picture of his ideas in the earlier decades.
Trimester break makes me feel good because I have more time to read NON-ACADEMIC books. I have tired of reading the books full of legal jargons.The most priceless thing, I can enjoy pleasant food.
Maggi Celup, it's not similar to the one you buy and cook expressly, the taste is much different, believe me its yummy!
Mom's 'Royal Pudding'.It's HEAVENly sedap!
*I live to eat, not eat to live*:P
Friday, October 17, 2008
palat la kau ni
I was having lunch with my friend, Wanis, yesterday at Plaza Siswa when a group of boys clad up like a 'fashion victim' passed our table, and one of them uttered these words:
"Palat la kau ni!"
I paused chewing and stared at Wanis and she stared at me back and we started to giggle.
Wanis: Naka molek la budok budok ni..pengaruh Kami la blako nih (Funny la these boys, probably be influenced by 'Kami" the movie)
Me: Jolo doh. Bakpo mung tok japok, 'hidup ini memang palat tapi esok masih ada'?Haha (You are dead right. Why don't you say bla bla bla..)
*LOL*
"Palat la kau ni!"
I paused chewing and stared at Wanis and she stared at me back and we started to giggle.
Wanis: Naka molek la budok budok ni..pengaruh Kami la blako nih (Funny la these boys, probably be influenced by 'Kami" the movie)
Me: Jolo doh. Bakpo mung tok japok, 'hidup ini memang palat tapi esok masih ada'?Haha (You are dead right. Why don't you say bla bla bla..)
*LOL*
Thursday, October 16, 2008
1 more ahead!
1 more paper ahead and I will get the ultimate freedom, oh wait no so-ultimate.2 more trimesters haunting ahead.*sigh*
I'm going back to kota bharu this saturday.yay!No more mental and physical self-torture (mental in the sense that I have to crack my head to memorize the cases, physical in the sense that I can't have enough sleep and consuming too much caffeine, until I felt nausea).
And the sour 'skittles' and dried plum are those supplementary for my energy-stimulator too.
Why don't the government abolish the exam in their 'Save the World' campaign?So that they can save the papyrus, limit the cutting down of trees, save human energy, preserve the habitat of the wildlife...well so many pros right?
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