Monday, December 27, 2004
♥ Tsunami - Looks like something gentle, but it is not!
I know that I said earlier that I will be busy to write in my blog, but yesterday’s tragedy really scared the hell out of Malaysians – especially me. Who ever thought that Malaysia will be affected by tsunami since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone. I was in Langkawi for a workshop and I really did not know anything about the earthquake and the effect of the Sumatera earthquake. Some of my colleagues did tell me that somewhere in Indonesia had an earthquake but since I did not get the time to watch the news, I knew nothing. I was waiting for the 1.30 pm bulletin on TV3, but I guess I was too tired from the night before, I fell asleep on the sofa in the hotel and woke up at 2.15pm. Well, I said to myself, I have to catch the 8 o’clock news.
I went to the airport at 3.00pm since my flight is at 5 pm. I had to check out by 3 so, that’s why I went straight to the airport. Once I arrived there, I was told that my flight has been delayed to 6.00 pm and there were several other flights that were delayed as well. Well, I just sat there at the airport all alone. I was watching the Teater Lagenda on TV3. And as usual, there was the Berita Terkini. There was a report regarding the tsunami tragedy on the news. In my head, I was thinking that this disaster must have occurred somewhere in Japan or Hawaii since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone and Penang is just off the coast of the zone. But then, when I listened to the news, I knew then that the faces and the surroundings were too familiar. Suddenly my heart stopped when the announcer said that it was in Malaysia and among the places that have been hit by the tsunami and when he mentioned Langkawi was one of the places. I suddenly remembered my colleagues. They were scheduled to take the 2.00pm ferry back to the mainland. I called one of my colleagues and she told me that they had reached the mainland and were on the way to Alor Setar. What a relief!
My flight was delayed again to 7.00pm and I waited at the airport listening to tourists telling their experience at one of the beaches there. He said that he planned to be in Langkawi till Wednesday but because of the tragedy, they changed their plans and changed their flight to KL to re-route their holiday here in Malaysia. He said that most of the hotel guests were advised to find a different hotel (in the city) just in case if the tragedy happened again (which they forecast that it will).
Reaching home last night, I forced myself to stay up till the midnight news to get the latest information about the tragedy. I then felt like it was a warning from Allah, just a small warning of His ‘murka’ to us. And one of little signs of the Kiamat. Are we ready to face the real thing? That made me realize that nowadays people take things lightly when it comes to religion. I am not saying that we should be too obsessed with preparing ourselves for the after-life lives. Somehow we should balance our daily routines with preparation for after-life and basic needs for now. We tend to work day and night to be successful in our lives but we forget the ‘real’ task in our lives – being thankful to our creator. And how do we be thankful? By melakukan segala suruhan-Nya dan meninggalkan larangan-Nya.
Think about it because there seems to be another chance for us.
* Al-Fatihah kepada semua mangsa tsunami yang beragama Islam.
I went to the airport at 3.00pm since my flight is at 5 pm. I had to check out by 3 so, that’s why I went straight to the airport. Once I arrived there, I was told that my flight has been delayed to 6.00 pm and there were several other flights that were delayed as well. Well, I just sat there at the airport all alone. I was watching the Teater Lagenda on TV3. And as usual, there was the Berita Terkini. There was a report regarding the tsunami tragedy on the news. In my head, I was thinking that this disaster must have occurred somewhere in Japan or Hawaii since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone and Penang is just off the coast of the zone. But then, when I listened to the news, I knew then that the faces and the surroundings were too familiar. Suddenly my heart stopped when the announcer said that it was in Malaysia and among the places that have been hit by the tsunami and when he mentioned Langkawi was one of the places. I suddenly remembered my colleagues. They were scheduled to take the 2.00pm ferry back to the mainland. I called one of my colleagues and she told me that they had reached the mainland and were on the way to Alor Setar. What a relief!
My flight was delayed again to 7.00pm and I waited at the airport listening to tourists telling their experience at one of the beaches there. He said that he planned to be in Langkawi till Wednesday but because of the tragedy, they changed their plans and changed their flight to KL to re-route their holiday here in Malaysia. He said that most of the hotel guests were advised to find a different hotel (in the city) just in case if the tragedy happened again (which they forecast that it will).
Reaching home last night, I forced myself to stay up till the midnight news to get the latest information about the tragedy. I then felt like it was a warning from Allah, just a small warning of His ‘murka’ to us. And one of little signs of the Kiamat. Are we ready to face the real thing? That made me realize that nowadays people take things lightly when it comes to religion. I am not saying that we should be too obsessed with preparing ourselves for the after-life lives. Somehow we should balance our daily routines with preparation for after-life and basic needs for now. We tend to work day and night to be successful in our lives but we forget the ‘real’ task in our lives – being thankful to our creator. And how do we be thankful? By melakukan segala suruhan-Nya dan meninggalkan larangan-Nya.
Think about it because there seems to be another chance for us.
* Al-Fatihah kepada semua mangsa tsunami yang beragama Islam.
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
♥ The End of The Road - 2004
Although we've come
To the end of the road...
BoyzIIMen - End of the Road
This morning, I woke up and just sat there on the bed for nearly 15 minutes. I was just sitting and staring blankly at the wall in my room. Luckily it was still early – 5.45 am to be exact. I just sat there and stared at the wall because it just hit me that today is the 21st of December 2004. Just 9 more days to 2005. I just sat there and tried to remember my 2004 year resolution. Not even one resolution has been accomplished. Oh how time does fly. And now a new resolution has to be made. Will I just carry all my last year’s resolution (which has been carried forward for 2 years) or will I have to sit down and think of a new resolution?
I do not want to share what my resolutions are because they are quite personal to me. Sometimes we seldom realize that time flies so quickly and we have not even achieved our goals. When do we realize that? Will it be too late? Or maybe we’ll realize it, but we make no effort in changing our habits or put in all our might in accomplishing our goals.
Realizing that we haven’t completed our so-called-mission for that year, we might regret it sometime later. That’s when we’ll look back at what we did throughout the year. We will see all those unimportant stuff that made it difficult to tackle the main task. We will then regret and again carry forward the same resolution to be carried out next year.
This is what hit me this morning. And I am totally feeling bad about this. But what can I do. Nasi sudah jadi bubur. I really hope that next year at least the main resolution can be accomplished.
Happy New Year.
* I will be busy starting tomorrow until next year. So, I guess I’ll wish you all a happy and prosperous year throughout 2005.
To the end of the road...
BoyzIIMen - End of the Road
This morning, I woke up and just sat there on the bed for nearly 15 minutes. I was just sitting and staring blankly at the wall in my room. Luckily it was still early – 5.45 am to be exact. I just sat there and stared at the wall because it just hit me that today is the 21st of December 2004. Just 9 more days to 2005. I just sat there and tried to remember my 2004 year resolution. Not even one resolution has been accomplished. Oh how time does fly. And now a new resolution has to be made. Will I just carry all my last year’s resolution (which has been carried forward for 2 years) or will I have to sit down and think of a new resolution?
I do not want to share what my resolutions are because they are quite personal to me. Sometimes we seldom realize that time flies so quickly and we have not even achieved our goals. When do we realize that? Will it be too late? Or maybe we’ll realize it, but we make no effort in changing our habits or put in all our might in accomplishing our goals.
Realizing that we haven’t completed our so-called-mission for that year, we might regret it sometime later. That’s when we’ll look back at what we did throughout the year. We will see all those unimportant stuff that made it difficult to tackle the main task. We will then regret and again carry forward the same resolution to be carried out next year.
This is what hit me this morning. And I am totally feeling bad about this. But what can I do. Nasi sudah jadi bubur. I really hope that next year at least the main resolution can be accomplished.
Happy New Year.
* I will be busy starting tomorrow until next year. So, I guess I’ll wish you all a happy and prosperous year throughout 2005.
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Monday, December 20, 2004
♥ The 'Evil' Side
I always wonder about the ‘evil’ side of people. I try to see people from their best side. That’s why sometimes people say that I am friendly. Ha..ha.. see.. I’m bragging about me again (macam masuk bakul angkat sendiri la ni). Sometimes I do get the feeling about people with ‘evil’ power in a new friend, but I seldom layan these feelings without giving them a chance to let them show their real self.
Last night’s episode of The Amazing Race really did hit me. People can be bitchy at times. And this is the time to test one’s patience. All 8 teams departed from Gores Island, Senegal after giving their tribute to the African slaves at the Goree Slave House. It was a touching moment to Gus and Hera. The gate at the end of the house was beautiful since it was to the sea. After the tribute, the teams were headed to Berlin, Germany. I was really impressed by the beautiful buildings and the scenery at Berlin. On the way to the airport from Goree Island, Kendra was a bit arrogant and was saying that she was glad to leave the country. She said that she could not stand the heat, the poverty and the smell of Africa anymore. She also commented that the people there only knew how to breed even though they were poor. I know that some people come from the rich and famous and others are just living their lives day by day. What Kendra said was a bit of insulting the people of Senegal if they heard it. Even though the country was a poor country and sometimes the people scares me (the way they dress), but they have been quite helpful to them getting to places and completing tasks.
Another incident happened while they were booking tickets to Berlin. This time the argument was between couples Aaron and Hayden with Lori and Bolo. I missed the cause of the incident. Well it was not a big scene but when Hayden started to push Bolo, it seemed like she was going to start a fight with him. And the best part is that she accused Bolo of taking steroids. I would be a bit scared if I was in her shoes. You don’t want to end up in a physical fight with a body full of muscles like Bolo. But in the end, they just apologized to each other and Bolo said that he doesn’t take steroids. That made Hayden laugh and the situation just changed from a serious conflict to a light situation full of laughter.
In Berlin, they came to a detour. It was either making sausages or serving beer and collecting coasters with their pictures printed on them. Both tasks weren’t that hard, but the serving of beer might take time. If I heard clearly, the casing of the sausages are made from pig’s intestine. Euuuuuuwwwwwwww.. gross.
After completing the detour, they came to the roadblock. The roadblock was fun. They had to climb up a hill and ride downhill in a racing car without engines (it looked more like a wagon and I can’t recall the name of it). Most of the teams let the women do the task.
They were then asked to check in at the pit stop. On the way there, Jonathan was really torturing Victoria. In the early episodes, he did show his rudeness to his girlfriend and always blaming her to be late, not fit enough, not trying hard enough and giving false information. Even Lena and Kristy (my favorite team that has been eliminated) was shocked by the way he was finding the mistakes Victoria did which seems that he doesn’t have any respect for her. This time he was just finding faults and excuses and blaming Victoria for not making it to the pit stop first place. And when they arrived, he kept whining and complaining and Victoria just burst into tears. Actually he was the one that contributed to the problem. He wanted to leave his knapsack behind and just run for the pit stop. But Victoria was worried that someone would take the knapsack if he left it behind. She was carrying her own knapsack along with Jonathan’s knapsack and running like hell huffing and puffing and crying. But she still went on following Jonathan who was carrying nothing! And what made Jonathan more furious was that Fred and Kendra ran past them and arrived first at the pit stop. When Jonathan and Victoria arrived, she was still crying and he was still whining and saying that Victoria did not give her full commitment to finish the leg of the race in front of Phil and a German who greeted them at the pit stop. Phil was more considerate and asked Jonathan to console Victoria who was really in tears after the insult from him. I guess Phil is more concern than Jonathan. Jonathan is extremely ego and I do not like him at all. I really pity Victoria and I would leave him after this race if I were in her shoes.
The last team to arrive was the grandparents – Don and Mary Jean. I was a bit sad to see them leave but I knew that they would be among the early teams to be eliminated. I guess that they did a terrific job in running the race.
* I wrote this entry on Thursday (16/12/2004) but there was something wrong with the server so I could not publish it on the day itself *sigh *
Last night’s episode of The Amazing Race really did hit me. People can be bitchy at times. And this is the time to test one’s patience. All 8 teams departed from Gores Island, Senegal after giving their tribute to the African slaves at the Goree Slave House. It was a touching moment to Gus and Hera. The gate at the end of the house was beautiful since it was to the sea. After the tribute, the teams were headed to Berlin, Germany. I was really impressed by the beautiful buildings and the scenery at Berlin. On the way to the airport from Goree Island, Kendra was a bit arrogant and was saying that she was glad to leave the country. She said that she could not stand the heat, the poverty and the smell of Africa anymore. She also commented that the people there only knew how to breed even though they were poor. I know that some people come from the rich and famous and others are just living their lives day by day. What Kendra said was a bit of insulting the people of Senegal if they heard it. Even though the country was a poor country and sometimes the people scares me (the way they dress), but they have been quite helpful to them getting to places and completing tasks.
Another incident happened while they were booking tickets to Berlin. This time the argument was between couples Aaron and Hayden with Lori and Bolo. I missed the cause of the incident. Well it was not a big scene but when Hayden started to push Bolo, it seemed like she was going to start a fight with him. And the best part is that she accused Bolo of taking steroids. I would be a bit scared if I was in her shoes. You don’t want to end up in a physical fight with a body full of muscles like Bolo. But in the end, they just apologized to each other and Bolo said that he doesn’t take steroids. That made Hayden laugh and the situation just changed from a serious conflict to a light situation full of laughter.
In Berlin, they came to a detour. It was either making sausages or serving beer and collecting coasters with their pictures printed on them. Both tasks weren’t that hard, but the serving of beer might take time. If I heard clearly, the casing of the sausages are made from pig’s intestine. Euuuuuuwwwwwwww.. gross.
After completing the detour, they came to the roadblock. The roadblock was fun. They had to climb up a hill and ride downhill in a racing car without engines (it looked more like a wagon and I can’t recall the name of it). Most of the teams let the women do the task.
They were then asked to check in at the pit stop. On the way there, Jonathan was really torturing Victoria. In the early episodes, he did show his rudeness to his girlfriend and always blaming her to be late, not fit enough, not trying hard enough and giving false information. Even Lena and Kristy (my favorite team that has been eliminated) was shocked by the way he was finding the mistakes Victoria did which seems that he doesn’t have any respect for her. This time he was just finding faults and excuses and blaming Victoria for not making it to the pit stop first place. And when they arrived, he kept whining and complaining and Victoria just burst into tears. Actually he was the one that contributed to the problem. He wanted to leave his knapsack behind and just run for the pit stop. But Victoria was worried that someone would take the knapsack if he left it behind. She was carrying her own knapsack along with Jonathan’s knapsack and running like hell huffing and puffing and crying. But she still went on following Jonathan who was carrying nothing! And what made Jonathan more furious was that Fred and Kendra ran past them and arrived first at the pit stop. When Jonathan and Victoria arrived, she was still crying and he was still whining and saying that Victoria did not give her full commitment to finish the leg of the race in front of Phil and a German who greeted them at the pit stop. Phil was more considerate and asked Jonathan to console Victoria who was really in tears after the insult from him. I guess Phil is more concern than Jonathan. Jonathan is extremely ego and I do not like him at all. I really pity Victoria and I would leave him after this race if I were in her shoes.
The last team to arrive was the grandparents – Don and Mary Jean. I was a bit sad to see them leave but I knew that they would be among the early teams to be eliminated. I guess that they did a terrific job in running the race.
* I wrote this entry on Thursday (16/12/2004) but there was something wrong with the server so I could not publish it on the day itself *sigh *
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
♥ Victory!
I woke up this morning feeling a bit tired. Can you believe that? After a night’s sleep, I still feel tired? Well, maybe it is because I have been stressed up lately but I would not let myself to admit that.
Anyway, as I started my car, I turned on the radio and felt different because they were playing a song I really like. It brought back memories of my childhood years. The song was the first song that I memorized and could sing it perfectly for an eight-year-old Malay girl.
The song? Ha..ha.. I guess you guys would love this song (it’s only a guess). The song is by Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. It is a very nice song to change your mood from being sulky to being great and fresh. I am still looking for my CD of the song. I can’t remember if I have it or not. I really need a mood booster today. I have tons of work to do and I am really getting tired. It seems that time does fly quickly nowadays.
Yesterday I also listened to a song I once dedicated to a friend of mine. Stay The Same by Joey McIntyre (from NKOTB). I really did hope that my friend didn’t change. But I guess it’s best for my friend to change.
I am really a big fan of soccer. Last night, I celebrated the victory of Malaysia defeating Thailand in the Tiger Cup. And to double the joy, my favorite soccer player contributed the double goals. Yes guys – Mohd Khalid Jamlus. My friend commented that I am interested in guys with horny looks. Haaa?? Khalid Jamlus and horny looks? I don’t see the resemblance. Ha..ha.. but Khalid did look like a mess. Agak serabut in a sense. But what the hell, I like to watch him in action.
* Emmm.. I know that my friends have stopped by my blog. And a few (I guess all of them) guessed me right. Kak N, Kak Rose, Kak Mimi, and Alang, hope you guys enjoy reading my blog.
Anyway, as I started my car, I turned on the radio and felt different because they were playing a song I really like. It brought back memories of my childhood years. The song was the first song that I memorized and could sing it perfectly for an eight-year-old Malay girl.
The song? Ha..ha.. I guess you guys would love this song (it’s only a guess). The song is by Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. It is a very nice song to change your mood from being sulky to being great and fresh. I am still looking for my CD of the song. I can’t remember if I have it or not. I really need a mood booster today. I have tons of work to do and I am really getting tired. It seems that time does fly quickly nowadays.
Yesterday I also listened to a song I once dedicated to a friend of mine. Stay The Same by Joey McIntyre (from NKOTB). I really did hope that my friend didn’t change. But I guess it’s best for my friend to change.
I am really a big fan of soccer. Last night, I celebrated the victory of Malaysia defeating Thailand in the Tiger Cup. And to double the joy, my favorite soccer player contributed the double goals. Yes guys – Mohd Khalid Jamlus. My friend commented that I am interested in guys with horny looks. Haaa?? Khalid Jamlus and horny looks? I don’t see the resemblance. Ha..ha.. but Khalid did look like a mess. Agak serabut in a sense. But what the hell, I like to watch him in action.
* Emmm.. I know that my friends have stopped by my blog. And a few (I guess all of them) guessed me right. Kak N, Kak Rose, Kak Mimi, and Alang, hope you guys enjoy reading my blog.
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Monday, December 13, 2004
♥ Friends Forever....
Yesterday I spent my Sunday doing house chores that needs time to be settled. After all, during weekdays, I am exhausted so, I just do the routine stuff. Anyway, I finished all the chores before lunchtime. And I just stayed home watching TV with my mum. She then asked me to drive her to my uncle’s house just 5 minutes away from my house.
When we arrived, my uncle had guests. They were their friends and housemates during their study.
What struck me the most is that they still contact each other after 16 years. Ha..ha.. I seldom contact my friends nowadays even after 4 years (tu kawan masa di Universiti dulu). Those during my schooldays, I have not heard news from them for quite a while. Kalau ada pun, yang selalu terserempak and usually on official matters. But my best friends, it’s really hard to hear from them even once in a while.
What happened to the famous quote we usually use before departing our own ways and destiny? What happened to ‘friends forever’? Or was I the one that broke the famous quote among my friends?
I don’t really know the exact answer. Sometimes I myself feel guilty for not contacting them. But other times, I feel that I am the only one having the initiative to contact them (it’s not like I’m bragging about it but I worry that I’d be ‘interrupting’ their lives). I know that when we start our career life, things change. Sometimes I’d ask them when would we be able to meet together and talk for hours about our lives. And their answer will be that they’d like to attend but someone has to organize it. Emmm… who has the time to really organize it? I did want to volunteer to organize the reunion thingy, but I guess I never had the chance to do it.
I wonder when will I be able to meet my classmates again. I really miss the old days in school. And to my dear friends from MRSM Beseri, I really miss you guys. Hopefully we’ll get the chance to meet again one day especially my classmates.
When we arrived, my uncle had guests. They were their friends and housemates during their study.
What struck me the most is that they still contact each other after 16 years. Ha..ha.. I seldom contact my friends nowadays even after 4 years (tu kawan masa di Universiti dulu). Those during my schooldays, I have not heard news from them for quite a while. Kalau ada pun, yang selalu terserempak and usually on official matters. But my best friends, it’s really hard to hear from them even once in a while.
What happened to the famous quote we usually use before departing our own ways and destiny? What happened to ‘friends forever’? Or was I the one that broke the famous quote among my friends?
I don’t really know the exact answer. Sometimes I myself feel guilty for not contacting them. But other times, I feel that I am the only one having the initiative to contact them (it’s not like I’m bragging about it but I worry that I’d be ‘interrupting’ their lives). I know that when we start our career life, things change. Sometimes I’d ask them when would we be able to meet together and talk for hours about our lives. And their answer will be that they’d like to attend but someone has to organize it. Emmm… who has the time to really organize it? I did want to volunteer to organize the reunion thingy, but I guess I never had the chance to do it.
I wonder when will I be able to meet my classmates again. I really miss the old days in school. And to my dear friends from MRSM Beseri, I really miss you guys. Hopefully we’ll get the chance to meet again one day especially my classmates.
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Friday, December 10, 2004
♥ My Personal Thought
What am I going to write about today? I don’t have any ideas. Sometimes what happens in life is not that interesting. Most of it is almost like routine things and nothing special I guess. But it’s not that everything that is special or extra ordinary that has to be in a blog right? We can just write about just anything that is on our minds.
During lunchtime, I went out to have lunch with my colleague in Putrajaya. Alamanda Putrajaya to be exact. Wow… there were quite a number of people there. Well I guess its Friday and the first day of the Christmas Sale. And you know how ladies like to shop during the lunch break especially those in the government sector. That’s the only time that the lunch break is from 12.15pm to 2.45 pm. Two and a half hours – what else is there to do except shopping?
When I arrived, the parking space was three quarter full. But when I left, the parking floor was nearly empty. So, I guess either I was taking time to do some window-shopping or the others just came by for lunch or both.
I was really impressed because the complex was only full of women. The men were only non-muslims. And after 2pm, the situation changed. There were equally men and women there. It is slightly different in other places I’ve been to. Sometimes, during the Friday prayers, the people in shopping complexes were equally the same in sexes. That would make me wonder the muslim guys tak pergi Solat Jumaat ke? But I guess the people I met were only a few that I know do not perform the Friday Prayers. Maybe there might be quite a number out there who are like that. Well, they choose to be like that. What can I say.
* This is only my humble thought. Well, enjoy your weekend
During lunchtime, I went out to have lunch with my colleague in Putrajaya. Alamanda Putrajaya to be exact. Wow… there were quite a number of people there. Well I guess its Friday and the first day of the Christmas Sale. And you know how ladies like to shop during the lunch break especially those in the government sector. That’s the only time that the lunch break is from 12.15pm to 2.45 pm. Two and a half hours – what else is there to do except shopping?
When I arrived, the parking space was three quarter full. But when I left, the parking floor was nearly empty. So, I guess either I was taking time to do some window-shopping or the others just came by for lunch or both.
I was really impressed because the complex was only full of women. The men were only non-muslims. And after 2pm, the situation changed. There were equally men and women there. It is slightly different in other places I’ve been to. Sometimes, during the Friday prayers, the people in shopping complexes were equally the same in sexes. That would make me wonder the muslim guys tak pergi Solat Jumaat ke? But I guess the people I met were only a few that I know do not perform the Friday Prayers. Maybe there might be quite a number out there who are like that. Well, they choose to be like that. What can I say.
* This is only my humble thought. Well, enjoy your weekend
Am i really never good enough for you?
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Thursday, December 09, 2004
♥ True Qualities In Men to Look for
I am in a good mood this morning. I got to ‘meet’ the person that currently I have a crush on. Who else – PHIL KEOGHAN!!! Ha..ha.. finally I got to watch the next episode the first time it was aired. And then at 11.40pm, there was a repeat of The Amazing Race 3 on NTV7. I missed the season because at that time, I didn’t like watching TAR. I thought it was a dull program. But when a friend of mine told me how exciting it was, I tried to watch it without a miss. It all started during TAR4 (the one where the married gay couple won the race).
Last night (TAR6), they raced from Stockholm, Sweden to Dakar, Senegal. They arrived at Dakar and had to find the cemetery of a famous poet to get to next clue. The next task was the detour – either stack ‘em up or pull ‘em up. If I was competing, I’d choose stack ‘em up. After seeing Hera and Don being seasick in the boat, I think I’d get sick too. But the best part was Mary Jean. She was so calm and relaxed even when her husband was throwing up and getting sick trying to catch only 4 fish!
Don and Mary Jean – a very romantic couple
After the detour, they arrived at the roadblock – The Lac Rose. Oh my God, the lake was pink in color! And it seemed so beautiful! They had to harvest salt from the lake using the traditional tools. Lori was amazing in carrying the heavy basin of salt on her head and got cheers from the locals. Well, she is a professional wrestler, so I was not that amazed by her strength. :-)
Lac Rose – The pink color lake of salt from above.
Lori - the superwoman.
They were then asked to get to the pit stop of the race. Don and Mary Jean arrived last but this was one of the non-elimination rounds. They were safe! I really liked Don’s way of showing his love to his wife and really admitted that she was his soul mate, wife, lover and a great friend for being there for him all the way. That was so romantic!
TAR3 – What I want to highlight about this episode and season was Flo’s attitude. I was really annoyed by her attitude. She was crying and refusing to try to finish the race. Zach, her partner was so calm and supportive. She was just getting on my nerves but Zach made no attempt to push her or urge her so much. He just said that we’d take it one at a time. Wow… so understanding and so patient. Is there anyone out there like him?
Arrggghhh… she was so unmotivated
She refused to go on
Eventually they arrived last but this was the last of the non-elimination pit stop. How lucky for them.
Flo and Zach – the man that stood by her all the way.
I was really amazed by the two men – Zach and Don. They showed the good qualities in men. Well, I guess now we know that these men do exist. :-)
Pictures from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/ and http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race3/
Last night (TAR6), they raced from Stockholm, Sweden to Dakar, Senegal. They arrived at Dakar and had to find the cemetery of a famous poet to get to next clue. The next task was the detour – either stack ‘em up or pull ‘em up. If I was competing, I’d choose stack ‘em up. After seeing Hera and Don being seasick in the boat, I think I’d get sick too. But the best part was Mary Jean. She was so calm and relaxed even when her husband was throwing up and getting sick trying to catch only 4 fish!
Don and Mary Jean – a very romantic couple
After the detour, they arrived at the roadblock – The Lac Rose. Oh my God, the lake was pink in color! And it seemed so beautiful! They had to harvest salt from the lake using the traditional tools. Lori was amazing in carrying the heavy basin of salt on her head and got cheers from the locals. Well, she is a professional wrestler, so I was not that amazed by her strength. :-)
Lac Rose – The pink color lake of salt from above.
Lori - the superwoman.
They were then asked to get to the pit stop of the race. Don and Mary Jean arrived last but this was one of the non-elimination rounds. They were safe! I really liked Don’s way of showing his love to his wife and really admitted that she was his soul mate, wife, lover and a great friend for being there for him all the way. That was so romantic!
TAR3 – What I want to highlight about this episode and season was Flo’s attitude. I was really annoyed by her attitude. She was crying and refusing to try to finish the race. Zach, her partner was so calm and supportive. She was just getting on my nerves but Zach made no attempt to push her or urge her so much. He just said that we’d take it one at a time. Wow… so understanding and so patient. Is there anyone out there like him?
Arrggghhh… she was so unmotivated
She refused to go on
Eventually they arrived last but this was the last of the non-elimination pit stop. How lucky for them.
Flo and Zach – the man that stood by her all the way.
I was really amazed by the two men – Zach and Don. They showed the good qualities in men. Well, I guess now we know that these men do exist. :-)
Pictures from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/ and http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race3/
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Wednesday, December 08, 2004
♥ High Spirits
Last night, I watched the repeat of episode 3 from The Amazing Race 6 (can’t remember the exact day when a new episode is aired). I really wanted Lena and Kristy to win this season. I really admired their courage and their way in problem solving, their strategies and the way they handle themselves in this race.
Lena and Kristy – really cool sisters.
I never thought that they’d be eliminated in this legged of the race. They were superb and very competitive. I really like Lena’s gut. She wouldn’t even quit even after she knew that they were the last to reach the pit stop. She just kept on trying to find the clue in the role of hay. She had rolled nearly 100 roles of hay and was extremely exhausted. This was where Phil Keoghan (ehem..ehem.. he is so cute) had to go to the farm at the Roadblock to inform them that they were the last to arrive at the pit stop and they were eliminated. Phil said that this was a hard elimination since the cause of the elimination was because of they weren’t lucky.
Lena at work after they first arrived.
We are sometimes lucky in our lives. But we can’t just depend on luck to live our lives. I never really thought that luck do have an influence in our lives. But this episode of the race made me realize about luck.
Lena still rolling hays. The bundles are at the back.
I would not say that luck does have an influence in our lives. I would call luck a different name – takdir. It is more or less the same but it seems more appropriate calling it takdir or rezeki. We will see it in a positive way. We won’t regret so much of the loss of it. We’ve given our best but we can’t have it. So, it was not meant to be for us.
It’s different if you’re leaving it totally to your fate. At least we have to put effort in making it happen. If it doesn’t happen, then it was meant to be that way. I really envied Lena and Kristy’s spirit. I really do hope that I have that kind of spirit.
Pictures from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/
Lena and Kristy – really cool sisters.
I never thought that they’d be eliminated in this legged of the race. They were superb and very competitive. I really like Lena’s gut. She wouldn’t even quit even after she knew that they were the last to reach the pit stop. She just kept on trying to find the clue in the role of hay. She had rolled nearly 100 roles of hay and was extremely exhausted. This was where Phil Keoghan (ehem..ehem.. he is so cute) had to go to the farm at the Roadblock to inform them that they were the last to arrive at the pit stop and they were eliminated. Phil said that this was a hard elimination since the cause of the elimination was because of they weren’t lucky.
Lena at work after they first arrived.
We are sometimes lucky in our lives. But we can’t just depend on luck to live our lives. I never really thought that luck do have an influence in our lives. But this episode of the race made me realize about luck.
Lena still rolling hays. The bundles are at the back.
I would not say that luck does have an influence in our lives. I would call luck a different name – takdir. It is more or less the same but it seems more appropriate calling it takdir or rezeki. We will see it in a positive way. We won’t regret so much of the loss of it. We’ve given our best but we can’t have it. So, it was not meant to be for us.
It’s different if you’re leaving it totally to your fate. At least we have to put effort in making it happen. If it doesn’t happen, then it was meant to be that way. I really envied Lena and Kristy’s spirit. I really do hope that I have that kind of spirit.
Pictures from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/
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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
♥ Dalam Hati Ada Cinta 2
I never really realized that the series had a part 2. No wonder the first season was a bit hanging at the ending. I really liked watching the series. But I guess last night I was a bit exhausted and the story was quite slow, so, I feel asleep in front of the TV set. Ha..ha.. what a waste. I was waiting for the series but I guess I can’t fight the biological clock. Even though it wasn’t my bedtime, but I guess my body had a great influence to the power of my eyelids. I was really exhausted yesterday. I had to attend a workshop and it was really tiring.
Anyway, back to the series. I really love the series because of the casts. I really love Ako Mustapha. He has such a baby face and is so cute. The first season, he was cute, but not as cute as the second season. There are additional faces too in this season. Aqasha played a new role in this series. He is another favorite actor of mine. He has lost some weight compared to his last role in Cinta 3 Musim.
I really feel that this time the drama is a bit boring. The story plot is so slow. I know it is in the romantic genre, but can’t it be a bit faster?
What makes me want to write about this drama is last night’s episode (I missed the first episode for the second season) is the fact that when one is in love, they tend to ‘see’ things that are not ‘real’. Feelings do have an influence on peoples’ thinking. Feelings play an important role in a day’s event. Sometimes emotion will lead us to think of something that is not true. What drives us is the fact that we really want that thing to happen but it is very unlikely to.
I have experienced the pain of being hurt. But luckily I never experienced the ‘seeing things which is not really happening phase’ while I was depressed. I have seen people going through the phase. But actually, we can prevent it from occurring. Why do we have to remember the person who broke our hearts? There is no point in seeing things in one way. We have to look and search beyond the problem, the hurt and the sadness it brings. Okay, maybe it’s hard. But if we follow the feeling, where will it lead us? Look at the positive side, the sunshine of it. Then you’ll feel better and accept the things that happen (even if it take years to overcome the guilt and the hurt). But I guarantee that you will feel less depressed and less hurt by the break-up. Daaaaa…
Anyway, back to the series. I really love the series because of the casts. I really love Ako Mustapha. He has such a baby face and is so cute. The first season, he was cute, but not as cute as the second season. There are additional faces too in this season. Aqasha played a new role in this series. He is another favorite actor of mine. He has lost some weight compared to his last role in Cinta 3 Musim.
I really feel that this time the drama is a bit boring. The story plot is so slow. I know it is in the romantic genre, but can’t it be a bit faster?
What makes me want to write about this drama is last night’s episode (I missed the first episode for the second season) is the fact that when one is in love, they tend to ‘see’ things that are not ‘real’. Feelings do have an influence on peoples’ thinking. Feelings play an important role in a day’s event. Sometimes emotion will lead us to think of something that is not true. What drives us is the fact that we really want that thing to happen but it is very unlikely to.
I have experienced the pain of being hurt. But luckily I never experienced the ‘seeing things which is not really happening phase’ while I was depressed. I have seen people going through the phase. But actually, we can prevent it from occurring. Why do we have to remember the person who broke our hearts? There is no point in seeing things in one way. We have to look and search beyond the problem, the hurt and the sadness it brings. Okay, maybe it’s hard. But if we follow the feeling, where will it lead us? Look at the positive side, the sunshine of it. Then you’ll feel better and accept the things that happen (even if it take years to overcome the guilt and the hurt). But I guarantee that you will feel less depressed and less hurt by the break-up. Daaaaa…
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Friday, December 03, 2004
♥ Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
I really love bloghopping and make a visit to other blogs. I recently (well, a week ago if I'm not mistaken) visited Emy's blog (again.. he..he..). I noticed there have been some new released movies on CD (especially pirated ones). I haven't been to the pasar malam for quite sometime so, I don't have any ideas about the new movies. But when I went to Emy's blog, I jotted down some titles to be looked up.
Last Tuesday, I made myself an appointment to the pasar malam and my ultimate goal was to buy CDs. And I did buy 5 CDs and got one free. Among the stories was Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (refer to Emy's entry on the 22nd of November 2004).
I am not going to write about the whole synopsis of the story but about the message behind the story. In certain ways, I am a bit like BJ. But not all of the character of BJ. What I want to write about is about BJ's boyfriend, Mark. Sometimes as a woman and a girlfriend, we tend to ask our partner about their feelings towards us. And even it's hard to spit it out, it is important because we don't want to be the one waiting for something that is not sure or final. I know it’s hard for some guys to admit their feelings. It has something to do with ego and pride (sorry guys, no offense). But at least make the status of the relationship clear to the women. At least we know where we stand.
The movie really touched me because Mark accepts BJ as the way she is and he doesn't even bother to change her in any way. Wow.. how I wish I am just as lucky as BJ. It's really hard to find a guy like Mark these days. But I know that there are guys out there that are like Mark. I just haven't had the chance to meet any of them. I'd like to quote Emy's saying
Last Tuesday, I made myself an appointment to the pasar malam and my ultimate goal was to buy CDs. And I did buy 5 CDs and got one free. Among the stories was Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (refer to Emy's entry on the 22nd of November 2004).
I am not going to write about the whole synopsis of the story but about the message behind the story. In certain ways, I am a bit like BJ. But not all of the character of BJ. What I want to write about is about BJ's boyfriend, Mark. Sometimes as a woman and a girlfriend, we tend to ask our partner about their feelings towards us. And even it's hard to spit it out, it is important because we don't want to be the one waiting for something that is not sure or final. I know it’s hard for some guys to admit their feelings. It has something to do with ego and pride (sorry guys, no offense). But at least make the status of the relationship clear to the women. At least we know where we stand.
The movie really touched me because Mark accepts BJ as the way she is and he doesn't even bother to change her in any way. Wow.. how I wish I am just as lucky as BJ. It's really hard to find a guy like Mark these days. But I know that there are guys out there that are like Mark. I just haven't had the chance to meet any of them. I'd like to quote Emy's saying
"sometimes love comes your way when you least expect it".And that is true. Daaaaaa
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Thursday, December 02, 2004
♥ My true elements
Your element is Light: Innocent, beautiful,
kind-hearted and pure. You are so sweet your
almost angelic, you find joy in others
happiness and cannot stand to see anyone in
pain. You want to make everyone around you feel
good about themselves and if someone is upset
you can tend to become rather upset as well
which means you are sympathetic and raise
others above yourself. Being as kind and
good-natured as you are people have most likely
hurt you in the past but you pick yourself up
every time. You may look fragile but you are
stronger than most tend to see. Life is
beautiful no matter how you look at it and you
understand that people make mistakes, not
everyone is perfect. You try to see the good in
the bad which is a talent few posses, dont ever
let anyone change you. You truly have a
beautiful soul inside and a heart of gold.
.:-|What is your true element?|-:. -With Anime Pictures and detailed answers-
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I don't know when or how it started. Currently, I am addicted to quizzes regarding my personality (thanks to Emy I think I have the 'virus'. :)
Emmmm.. I wonder how these quizes are sometimes true in a way. Even the negative aspects are also true to the core. Ha..ha.. but what I really like is the way it decribes one's personality and trait. See mine? Kind of cool right? (am trying not to brag too much but can't stop myself... dah kembang semangkuk ni.. ) Daaaaa...
p/s: I will be posting results of other quizes if I don't have any idea to write on the day. At least I can comment based on the results as a way to write a few thoughts that is on my mind.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2004
♥ Apa di harap padi seberang...
Yesterday I had time to watch the drama on TV3 at 7.30pm since Maghrib nowadays are quite early. The title of the drama is Orang Gaji 41. Actually I think this drama has been aired before.
This drama has the Perakian dialect. But sometimes I think it's overdone and over-emphasized (the dialect).
I don't want to write about the synopsis of the story (even if I write about it, I wouldn't know much since yesterday was the first time watching it). What attracted me was a dialogue in last night's episode. The wife (Mak Encik - Azizah Mahzan) said 'buat apa menunggu dan mengharap kasih pada yang tidak sudi..'. She was referring to her husband (Mubarak Majid) who got married to his secretary (Sheila Rusly). And the maid (Ellie Suryati or her name in the drama - Pah Bedah) tried to convince Mak Encik to be patient and treat her husband as she did before the third person intruded her marriage life with her husband.
This drama made me remember old memories of my friends. The first one is about a friend from KL. She really likes to speak in other dialects. The best is the time when she kind of changed all the words in Perak dialect. Some of the words that I can recall are.. pikior (fikir), tercicior (tercicir), lutuik (lutut) and couple of others. We would all laugh so hard until it brought tears to our eyes. I really miss her and all the gang.
Another thing that made me remember one of my friends is the dialogue that Azizah Mahzan’s role had to say. The one about ‘ buat apa menunggu dan mengharap kasih pada yang tidak sudi.’ During my break-up time with Tomato, I read a novel I can’t remember by whom but if not mistaken the title is Puteri Lindungan Bulan. I seldom read Malay novels because of the writing style that does not make me eager to read further. Sometimes it takes me months to finish a Malay novel.
Back to the novel, there was one part where there is a Malay saying ‘…apa diharap padi seberang, entahkan jadi entahkan tidak… apa diharap kasihnya orang, entahkan sudi entahkan tidak…’
I was really touched by this saying maybe because my so-called relationship with Tomato just faded away and I did take time to realize this. I was so hoping to mend our relationship. But I guess that I just got tired of waiting and the truth struck me before I just sat there waiting for a miracle to happen and closed all doors to my heart, which I kept open only for Tomato. I knew it was a dumb thing to do. Why wait for someone that does not appreciate anything you do right? Well, as they say, ‘love IS blind’. Daaaaa…..
This drama has the Perakian dialect. But sometimes I think it's overdone and over-emphasized (the dialect).
I don't want to write about the synopsis of the story (even if I write about it, I wouldn't know much since yesterday was the first time watching it). What attracted me was a dialogue in last night's episode. The wife (Mak Encik - Azizah Mahzan) said 'buat apa menunggu dan mengharap kasih pada yang tidak sudi..'. She was referring to her husband (Mubarak Majid) who got married to his secretary (Sheila Rusly). And the maid (Ellie Suryati or her name in the drama - Pah Bedah) tried to convince Mak Encik to be patient and treat her husband as she did before the third person intruded her marriage life with her husband.
This drama made me remember old memories of my friends. The first one is about a friend from KL. She really likes to speak in other dialects. The best is the time when she kind of changed all the words in Perak dialect. Some of the words that I can recall are.. pikior (fikir), tercicior (tercicir), lutuik (lutut) and couple of others. We would all laugh so hard until it brought tears to our eyes. I really miss her and all the gang.
Another thing that made me remember one of my friends is the dialogue that Azizah Mahzan’s role had to say. The one about ‘ buat apa menunggu dan mengharap kasih pada yang tidak sudi.’ During my break-up time with Tomato, I read a novel I can’t remember by whom but if not mistaken the title is Puteri Lindungan Bulan. I seldom read Malay novels because of the writing style that does not make me eager to read further. Sometimes it takes me months to finish a Malay novel.
Back to the novel, there was one part where there is a Malay saying ‘…apa diharap padi seberang, entahkan jadi entahkan tidak… apa diharap kasihnya orang, entahkan sudi entahkan tidak…’
I was really touched by this saying maybe because my so-called relationship with Tomato just faded away and I did take time to realize this. I was so hoping to mend our relationship. But I guess that I just got tired of waiting and the truth struck me before I just sat there waiting for a miracle to happen and closed all doors to my heart, which I kept open only for Tomato. I knew it was a dumb thing to do. Why wait for someone that does not appreciate anything you do right? Well, as they say, ‘love IS blind’. Daaaaa…..
Am i really never good enough for you?
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