4.6.09

sepetang di Shah Alam...





...lepas pulang grad robe & mortar board

uish...dah Khamis!

2.6.09

no. 837...


yup, 3 years of hardwork had paid off yesterday noon!

1.6.09

this is it!



the reward after 3 years of wait...

Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai!!!

31.5.09

25.5.09

kat USA hari ni sambut...

Memorial Day...which falls annually on the last Monday in May.


anak buah aku, Abira Jasmina pulak sambut birthday dia yang ke-2.

24.5.09

22, 23 dan 24...

Faviq - 26 on May 22nd


Rahim - 29 on May 23rd


Dayana - 26 on May 23rd


my 2nd nephew, Durrani Azman - 8 on May 24th

21.5.09

sorang 26...sorang 22

Aina - sarat mengandung


Beni - tak mengandung tapi perut macam mengandung

20.5.09

soklan-soklan cepu aluminium foil...

· God won’t ask which car you drive, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

· God won’t ask how big is your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

· God won’t ask about the fancy clothes in your wardrobe, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

· God won’t ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed with others.

· God won’t ask how many material possessions you had, but will ask if they dictated your life.

· God won’t ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary.

· God won’t ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones.

· God won’t ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others.

· God won’t ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability.

· God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.

· God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend.

· God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

· God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbors.

· God won’t ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character.

· God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn’t.

Rabu...Rabu...Rabu...

19.5.09

bila adik-beradik dah SELESA jadi tetamu...



DISCLAIMER : Aku takde niat nak randomly tembak siapa-siapa...baik family members atau orang luar. Siapa yang makan cili, dialah yang rasa pedas. Benda ni aku dah observe since aku 10 tahun lagi. Wallahualam.



mungkin aku punya sifat observant yang overdose. entahlah. tapi truthfully, memang mata aku sakit. hati? go figure!

mungkin juga aku terlebih mengenang budi, particularly budi adik-beradik aku. entahlah.

budi bukan perkara main-main. walaupun kadang-kadang orang yang berbudi memang insists supaya budinya tak payah dibalas. ikhlas katanya. tapi, budi tetap budi. tak pun dibalas dengan material dan tenaga, doa juga memadai.

rasa ingin mencoret nota ini tercetus bila my eldest sister bercadang nak buat makan-makan sempena besday anak-anaknya Sabtu ni. when it comes to my family, makan-makan tu sebenarnya majlis besar. senang-senang 100 tetamu. walaupun jemputan sebenarnya 50...it'd easily doubled.

atau lebih.

as i grew up, aku didedahkan dengan keakraban adik-beradik my mom and late dad when it came to the preparation untuk menjadikan makan-makan tu successful. aku juga belajar benda yang sama di rumah orang lain - regardless of race and cultural background.

jadi, dengan intro yang meleret-leret ni aku nak suarakan tentang perangai sesetengah orang yang meng"asing"kan diri mereka bila berada di rumah adik-beradik. men"tetamu"kan diri mereka semaksimum mungkin.

antara simptom-simptom (lagi senang nak cerita, kan?) yang aku pernah tengok...


1) walaupun plan dah dinyata awal-awal, masih juga berkehendakkan confirmation via phone call. itu boleh terima lagi (bagi mereka yang bukan sahaja BESAR pangkatnya di mata masyarakat tapi juga BESAR lagaknya di mata adik-beradik). ada jugak yang mintak kad jemputan, walaupun makan-makannya diadakan hanya bertujuan untuk menyambut hari jadi mak sendiri. tak ada kad jemputan? mampus tak nak datang!

2) betul...kadang-kadang adik-beradik kita suka sangat buat plan last minute. sampai bercanggah pulak dengan plans lain yang kita dah buat in advance. oftentimes, plans yang dibuat in advance ni lah yang payah nak cancel. memang serba-salah jugak dibuatnya. kang tak pergi - merajuk. tapi itu tak beerti kita tak punya masa untuk singgah barang sekejap, kan? by saying singgah...i mean singgah hours before the event. tolong apa-apa yang patut. masak ke...mengemas rumah ke...angkat kain ke...the possibilities are endless. tak pun sedekah juadah (kuih-muih biasanya), tolonglah dia sediakan pinggan-pinggan dan gelas-gelas kat atas meja. kalau duit berkepuk-kepuk...hulurlah barang 50 ringgit ke...setakat mampu.

WALAUPUN dia punya pembantu rumah...time-consuming sangat ke nak tolong? spend time dengan anak-anak buah (especially if they're below, say, 10) while their parents tengah sibuk kat dapur or beli kelengkapan.

kang bila orang buat macam tu kat kita...MENGUNGKIT!

3) aku pantang kalau adik-beradik tak datang awal. awal by definition tu at least 1/2 jam prior. ni tidak...datang sama time dengan guests. suka agaknya bersesak-sesak, kot! ada pulak yang sengaja suka-suki datang LAMBAT. bila buffet spread dah nak habis, muncung pulak sebab tak tinggalkan sikit juadah.

4) dahlah datang lambat, menyemak pulak duduk sekali dengan guests. lainlah kalau majlis tu buat kat stadium...kau nak mengangkang sekalipun - dipersilakan! jimat sikit duit daripada panggil magicians or clowns. ni tidak, sah-sah rumah adik-beradik kau tu sitting space memang limited. TAKDE OTAK KE?

muka pulak buat muka tak bersalah. kalau aku lah...kalau dah datang lambat tu, apalah salahnya pergi straight ke dapur. tolong apa yang patut, tolong refill makanan ke...buat air ke...jadi runner beli paper plates/cups yang tak cukup ke...even tolong jaga anak-anak buah yang "terlebih" aktif from constantly clinging to their mom and dad.

5) ada tu pulak sebab dah pemalas sangat...pinggan dengan gelas lepas diguna pulak letak aje kat tepi atau bawah meja. tak kisahlah...birthday party ke...rumah terbuka Raya ke...confirmlah banyak orang lalu-lalang. possibility untuk hadirin lain terpijak/ terguna/tersepak pinggan, gelas dan cutleries amatlah tinggi. have some logic lah! takkan kau tak boleh navigate diri-sendiri kat rumah adik-beradik kot! walaupun ada helpers (in forms of your other siblings yang lagi muda; or your in-law's siblings yang lagi muda; or pembantu rumah; or even boy/girl scouts yang dipaksa untuk berkhidmat) kat rumah tu. usung la ke dapur. kalau malas nak basuh. letak je dalam sinki. MAKE SURE sisa-sisa makanan dibuang dalam plastik sampah. air yang tak habis dibuang dalam sinki. cutleries yang kotor asingkan. kalau kau jenis main lambak aje...sah-sah kau tak reti basuh jubur/butuh/puki kau bersih-bersih, kan?

6) walaupun aku kata kat atas tadi - kalau malas nak basuh benda-benda yang kau guna, letak accordingly kat dalam sinki...sebenarnya WAJIB dibasuh. lagi baik kalau kau volunteer to wash all the dirty dishes. kalau nak dipuji selama beberapa kurun, get down and dirty by helping your sibling to wash all the pots and pans. kalau kau sanggup get down and dirty membuat anak...apalah sangat kerja membasuh!

7) paling pantang...bila semua tetamu yang bertaraf ORANG LUAR balik je...kat tangan dah tersedia tupperwares nak tapau mana-mana makanan yang lebih. kau duduk kat Afreka ke apa???


aku harap hari Sabtu ni, mintak dijauhkanlah adik-beradik aku yang keluar daripada rahim ibu aku hasil semaian benih arwah bapak aku berperangai macam tu. so far - record adik-beradik aku BERSIH. yang banyak record kotor...sendiri mau ingat lah!

semalam di Sri Aman...

Su Gemok, with the cute waiter at the back


went to Sri Aman on Saturday morning. apart from being my sis-in-law's hometown...there's nothing much going on, maybe off-season for pesta keraian, kot. traffic light kat situ pun satu set aje...situated at a busy simpang empat in the middle of the town centre.

Ima and Zai picked me up at around 10 a.m. and we had to give Eton and Timot (two of the players from Zai's womens' futsal team) a lift as well. met Sue KK, Su Gemok, Diana and Shikin at Petronas petrol kiosk in Batu 10(?) as well as Pak Tam's entourage. we then drove to Serian to meet with the rest, and have lunch.

reached Serian at around noon. i had to be "transferred" to Dell's car as Zai had to give space to 2 other womens' players as Pak Tam's Kancil was too packed even for a decent can of sardines.

i didn't mind at all being "transferred" to Dell's MyVI. there were Rafie, Shamshul and another guy (i keep on forgetting his name until now). we kept busy with random jokes and sing-along sessions before reaching Sri Aman at around 2 p.m.

everyone arrived at Regent Inn before 2.30 p.m. and were free to do whatever they want since the warm up session prior to the friendly futsal match would start at 6 p.m.

Ima, Shikin, Maymei and i had loads of fun exploring the charms the town had offered. bought mini Monopoly and Saidina for hiburan di malam hari. we're quite fortunate for there's a convenience store conveniently situated just below our inn. senang sikit nak beli benda-benda yang tak sempat bawak dari Kuching.

Ima, Shikin and i played mini Monopoly to kill time before getting ready for the warm up session. i won the game. woohoo! my mantra was "orang tamak selalu rugi!". we set foot into the indoor stadium after 6 p.m. and the warm up session took place right after.

Zai instructed me to record the session as well as the friendly matches. matilah! though i scored an A- for Audio Video and Production...i had never held a videocam before. ask Junaidi Asmara if you don't believe me. i tried my best to shoot the games on Rafie's videocam using 2 tapes. luckily it was only 2 tapes wasted (sorry, dude) for Rafie later said that the footages taken weren't as good. at least i admitted that i was hopeless at operating a videocam, despite having read Mass Communication.

we left the indoor stadium before 11 p.m. and had supper at Nizam's cafe named Zaim. he claimed that he co-owned it with his cousin. there's a cute waiter who i couldn't get my eyes off at. kihkihkih...

sampai inn dah almost midnight. chatted with Shamshul at the lobby after i had freshen up whilst waiting for the others to come back. rupa-rupanya the hottie whom i shared the room with was a schoolmate! time high school dulu dia cute...9 years later - HOTTIE!

anyways, since i didn't feel comfy sleeping in my own room (which i shared with my hottie schoolmate and his 2 other friends) - i decided to lepak at Su Gemok and Shikin's. Ima, Maymei and Dinoe later joined us for a game of Saidina. it was hilarious. the victor? moi! kihkihkih...

Shikin, Su and i could barely sleep despite the having air-con switched on and comfy spring mattresses. sudahnya...we rose at about 7 a.m. to get ready for breakfast. ah, Sunday morning! the three of us left the inn half an hour later on foot in search for a decent cafe which served roti canai. Azreen Cafe was the place, itu pun after 20 minutes of searching...pretty affordable in terms of price but so-so in terms of taste. janji ada breakfast!

we're back at the inn before 9 to shower and pack our stuff. i went out again, but now with Ima and Zai. we drove around town before picking up Dinoe at his friend's abode. ada jugaklah buildings yang sarat history (Fort Alice, contohnya). 1000 Dinar Cafe was the spot for brunch. Rafie, Dell, Shamshul and the other guy joined us as well (since i have to join them later for the ride home). some of us had laksa and i guess what we had was the Sri Aman version, for it had anchovies!

we left for Kuching before 12.30 p.m. and stopped over at Serian before 2 p.m. Dell and the other guy had lunch whilst Rafie was occupied with his book - James Clavell's Shogun - which he had begun reading since Saturday morning. Shamshul and i decided to drink only.

we headed to Kuching at almost 3.00 p.m and Dell sent me right at my doorstep at 4 p.m. yup, skipped aikido again. dah 2 weeks straight! siaplah time kettlebell nanti.

Sri Aman might be just another sleepy town but as long as you know how to have fun, it'd be memorable. i had fun. really. thanks to the fun crowd whom i was with throughout the trip.

17.5.09

Hafiz - Masih Jelas @ Konsert AF7 Final

yeah, the AF7 victor's a Josephian. :-D

Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine (HD-Widescreen)

lama dah tak dengar lagu ni. so unlike me, kan!