The First Ever Encounter

Every good ending stories begin with "Once upon a time", sounding like those stories are millennia old. My story is not that old, nor filled with witchcraft or witches (unless you consider me as one) to begin with such powerful statement. Nevertheless...

I still consider it to be a happy ending. At least for this chapter anyway.

Hence...

Once upon a time, there lived (still very much alive until now) a girl who is very ordinary and well, average type of girl. You get the idea, nothing fancy. Not a Nasha Aziz lookalike, no super sense in fashion, nothing special. Except if talking non-stop is taken in as a talent.

Life began to turn a bit upside down when she first entered her diploma class in 2007. Boy, the first moment waiting for class to begin on the staircase actually made her silent. "This couldn't be happening. Ah, probably other girls are late". Trying to be positive, and keep cool. To her horror, until the end of the first day, no other females were seen in classes except for lecturers. But she still keep her calm, thinking that there would be girls joining in for second intake.

So, second intake came. Third week after her first day. She got all excited thinking her miserable lunch time would end and that she would finally had a classmate to go lunch with together! Hence on that Monday she went to class with hopes as high as the visible KLCC towers, only to be crushed into half at exactly 8.30 am when not a single female soul entered the class. "Maybe they got lost. I had a hard time finding the studio the first time as well"

With the leftover hope, she went into the next class and the next and the next until Monday flew like a bird in Furtado's song. Tuesday came and went by, then Wednesday came and went by, then Thursday passed by like a bullet train, finally Friday. By midday Friday, she was left with no hope whatsoever. All crushed. Into a trillion mini positive auras that were released from her body and vanished into the thin air... With no trace of coming back. Her fear was true. She was ALONE...in a group of 40 boys who barely even notice or care about her existence. Oh shitttt.

Lucky her she managed to make friends with a few girls from different courses during the orientation week. For three quarter of overall lunch time total during that first semester, she spent em with her girlfriends. Supposed if she had not known them, she would be admitted into an asylum due to loneliness overload. These girls became her backbone, and honestly one of the many reasons why she managed to get through those days.

Her roommate was the princess-like Shazmin, her everyday lunch partner, math and LK tutor was Yaya and her many other girlfriends include Fiza and Tila (her toiletmates), Momoe & Nadia (Yaya's toiletmates), Fiqah, Siha (Shazmin's coursemates), Nia, Hana, Durrah, Kemal, Wani, Ecah (among of Yaya's many classmates), Farah (a girl she met during orientation who became my roommate for a day), Nadia (aero girl) and many many other awesome girls that she met during the years.

Her first "hang-out" with her actual classmates was a trip to Jalan TAR. No, not for entertainment purpose. It was to buy the LK board and stuffs. The trip was made with Haziq, Tok & Kek. To be honest, she can't even remember her classmates' faces. Hehe. Not until a few weeks, naah a month or so after. All she can vaguely remembered were two guys who got into her nerves on their first day, a guy who looked back sympathetically at her when she was mentally abused by the two boys, a boy who talked to her first, two VERY tall guys, two very adorable chinese boys whom she went out for board shopping with and Haziq the supposed tour guide for the shopping trip.

As a requirement for this girl to get a paper with Diploma in Mechanical Enginering written on it, she had to undergo a subject called "Teknologi Worksyop". For the first year, it was divided into a few sections (she could only remember and name 3); aircond, automotive, welding. The first workshop class was to be held at a workshop, obviously? A place where she had no idea where and how to get there. So she planned on asking random girls hoping that they are seniors who know the way. While she was walking aimlessly, she got a call from an unknown number. Oh, class rep (Nasa) asking where is she, so she said she was lost. He gave directions on the phone, as if she is that good with directions. "Dekat dengan helicopter" Huh? Is there a helicopter here?? Eventually after she made super many calls to that class rep, she got there. A few minutes late. Tens of minutes actually because two minutes after she got there, the class was dismissed. Just a brief introduction anyway.  So she asked what she had missed from someone and then ciao senor!

The first workshop class she had wasn't even helpful. She felt like an outcast. Really, especially during automotive part. There was this test for that workshop, where they had to change the engine oil, dismantle & assemble the starter. The first trial, she did something wrong which caused the starter to be thrown into the dustbin. Her actual test went pretty okay. Except for the fact that after she had managed to locate and open the oil tank cap underneath the vehicle, did her workshop instructor came by and said "Oh, perempuan tak payah tukar minyak hitam. Tapi, awak dah buat, takpelah".

Haahhhhhh??!

Never mind.

But she had liked welding classes. Those were two fun weeks! Of course her piece whatever T-connection metals weren't exactly can be considered perfect welds, but she believed if given more time and chances she could improve. Sadly, those 2 weeks were the only time she had managed to weld things. Whatever workshop she went in after wasn't in her memory now probably because they were not to her liking.

Algebra had this group stuffs. During the group formation time, the lecturer had asked whether the students wanted to form their own groups or would they prefer for her to set the groups. The sole girl honestly, secretly, quietly wished from the back of the class that the lecturer would form the groups instead. Ha Ha Ha. The boys were grumbling. She alone was happy. So she had a few other guys in her group. Whom she barely recognise or remember and team work sucks big time ! They barely spoke 100 words each time they talked.

Mid sem break arrived. Yeayyyy! So she thought. Now something came up. Something VERY shitty. FYE camp. Huh? What is the function of a camp anyway? Apparently all mechanical (both pure and aero students need to go). She was "WhatttttTTTTTTT?!" Pft! Worried about sleeping alone in the tent, she quarter heartedly packed her bag on a sunny Saturday and took a cab with Shazmin to campus from the residence college. There were two buses arranged to transport these innocent teenagers to the campsite, one from Kolej 1 (campus) and Kolej 2 (secondary residence college). This girl was staying at Kolej 2. But since she wanted to straight away go back to her hometown from the camp (uncle was supposed to pick her up from campus and she didn't want to wait alone in a literally empty Kolej 2), she decided to "tumpang" her bags at Nadia aero's room in campus.

After putting her bag and all, she went to have breakfast with Min at Embun Cafe. She was scooping fried beehoon when her phone rang. Unknown number.
"Hello. Siapa ni?" "****. Mana kau?Bas nak gerak ni?" "Oh, aku dah kat campus" "Okay,bye"
Why ***? Two reasons : She's slightly pekak and she was blur, had not even heard or known the name before. So with whatever feeling, she ordered her drink, sat down, about to eat when another call came in. No need to bother writing the conversation. It was the same as above. Then a few text messages came in from of course more unknown numbers. Oh some are from Kek and Haziq. One of the callers might be class rep. She was amazed. So, they noticed her existence. That was a 'touching' moment for her. Aww, they care. At least a little bit. Ha Ha Ha.

The Kolej 2 bus came to campus, and apparently she had to board the bus according to the course. Argh! What a waste! Aero boys were hot. Heheh . Bus ride to camp was okay. A few teasing, joking moments. She did not dare to sleep throughout the journey. Afraid of pranks that they might pull off.

But FYE was a very important event in the girl's life. Not because it was fun or did she learned anything useful there, but at that camp, she met with three other aero girls whom she never met before. Khai Li, Qira, Diba. At first, the ordinary girl wasn't able to talk much with the other three girls. Possibly because she is a bit quiet in the beginning of new friendships. But, knowing them had made her life changed a few semesters fast forward.

You see, this girl is VERY often easily mistaken as a snob. Perhaps because of her face features that made her look like one if she doesn't smile. The fact that she was dead quiet and awkward in new relationships do not help either. Imagine, her long time best friend had once said this to her...

"Aku sebenarnya sangat geram dengan kau dulu masa darjah 6. Dengan buku banyaknya, dengan spek bulat and baju pengawas, kau macam bajet bagus and sombong je. Sebab tu masa kau tegur aku masa Form 1 tu aku jawab biasa-biasa je. Tapi, dah lama kenal kau. Baik juga kau ni." A stab in her heart at first, but then... she got that a lot. So, it's sort of the truth. Well, testimonials from Diba and Qira were not much different from the girl's best friend.
 
She spent the night sleeping with these girls in a chalet. Supposed to be in a camp, but their accommodation got upgraded yaw! Yeay. Her friendship with the girls got improved, well they did share the same room, walked in the woods together, basically did everything required in the camp together. Then, the end of FYE. Hurrah!!!

After one week break. Oh, back to reality, where life seemed lonely because stars have gone hiding behind some massive planets.

One Monday, she was wearing her mom's pink baju kurung with a pair of her old white heels. What do you expect? Sneakers? Come on! She was originally from all girls' school ! Her friends had been wearing heels and hanbags since the age of 14/15 years old. How on earth did they passed the TGV staffs for The Exorcism of Emily Rose if not for those overly mature accessories??

Anyway, that was the day where everything changed for her. Like slowly changing, not abruptly. But that was the first day she had lunch with her classmates. All began when a boy called Shook talked to her after class about something and suddenly asked "Kau nak pegi makan tak dengan kitorang?" Being hungry and Yaya was not on campus to have lunch with her, she agreed. So, this boy led the way. There were two cafes in the campus. But he didn't lead her to any of those. Instead, they went to the campus gate and got out. It was blazing hot! She was sweating like hell. Hungry and dead curious on why the hell would these guys have lunch somewhere so far ? I mean, why would one logically waste a few joules of energy to have lunch?? But she did follow him silently, patiently on the surface. Lucky she was trained to walk long miles with heels. Hence, it was not much of a problem to her.

Then they arrived at sort of a food court. There were two different restaurants available, selling what we all call "Makanan Panas". Her first impression of Selera Semarak was, "Oh, my! Mana datang semua manusia ni".

It is true they say, that relationships are made stronger over food, about food bringing people together. The food served was of normal taste, nothing sensational but relatively cheaper. But there was one MAIN reason why they endured the extra miles to eat... CIGARETTES!

So yeah, from then on her relationships with her vicious and sharp tongued male classmates  got a little bit friendlier. It was no longer in and out of classrooms without Hi's or Goodbyes. It was still awkward in some senses and she still had a tinge of doubt whether she was able to complete the course until degree but it was getting better. She was able to recognise her classmates even outside classrooms, remember some names, smile at some of the boys.

It wasn't that before the 'lunch turning point' she was forever silent. She did speak to some people. For assignments she wasn't able to solve (LK particularly), and when Yaya was not able to draw the shape, she did asks some of em for help. But that was that. It is not in her nature to keep her mouth shut anyway. She is otherwise quite loud.

Then the final three weeks of the semester. Physics' lecturer wanted every student to prepare a presentation each on any physics related subjects. Yeay! She secretly liked presentations and speaking in front of people. Although she never really mentioned it out loud. Out of 40+ students, only a few stayed until the end. Majority have gone back early after their turns. So she presented in front of the leftover students and lecturer. There were only about 10 students left. That moment when she saw there were only a few students left when her turn came, her heart was blooming with joy. Yes, she like presenting and stuffs, but she couldn't muster the confidence to present in front of all those boys. Not yet.

That was the last class for the semester. She finished all of her classes (skipping a lot throughout the semester) with a very special memory made during the presentation day. Which only she, the lecturer and some boys left who paid attention knew. :) What happens next? Who knew? She might've flunked her final exam. Or she might have secretly requested to her academic advisor for a course transfer...

Perhaps that is a story to be told in a few days time:)

25 Questions Tag ;)

I feel like answering some tag questions. Firstly because I am bored. Secondly, because I am devastated. C'mon! There were like 3 questions in my Economy test just now, and guess what? all questions were so long! Some even asked for 2 methods and bla bla. Fine, but at least give us more than an hour!!! Arghh stress! So here goes 25 random questions from the Net. They are kindda similar to those that Zukreat answered on her Youtube channel:) Go Google her videos. I tell you, awesome make up tutorials! Anyway, here goes.


1. Do you have any pets? 

I HAD a pet. It was a hamster. Actually, naah. I had more than one hamster. And I had fishes before. When I was in primary school, there was this "fish sale" something like that. We call it Ikan Laga. So yeeah, I had that, and I had two hamsters when I was in Form One. One was named Chester because I was over the heels for Linkin Park back then. And then, I had another hamster two years ago, and I called her Gucci:)


2. Name three things that are physically close to you. 

Laptop. Burger King's packet sauces. Printer.

3. What's the weather like now?

I would say the weather is fine. It was raining in the evening so tonight is not really hot. The weather is just nice for me. Not too cold, not too hot. Alhamdulillah. I supposed I can see the stars if I open up my room's curtains. Lemme see.... Naah, I'm too lazy to rise from my seat. Hehe :P 
 
4. Do you drive? If so, have you crashed?

I drive and I have crashed. Like seriously, who have not? But minor minor accidents. No harm done to humanoids. :) 

5. What time did you wake up this morning? 

Tricky question this is! I was awake suddenly at 5 am . A few seconds after that, I dozed off again. Probably because I was too nervous since I had not started studying for today's test. Then, my alarm woke me up at quarter past 6. Slept back at 7am. Wake up again at 9 am plus. So what time I woke up this morning remains a question. I woke up a lot. So yeah. That's that. 

6. When was the last time you showered? 

Err. This morning around 9am. HeHe. 

7. What was the last movie you saw? 

Breaking Dawn part 2!!! :D 
 
8. What does your last text message say? 

The one was sent to me? Well. Here goes :
"Ak dah habis"

The last one I sent was to a customer. Argh, too long to re-type. :D  

9. What is your ringtone?

It's a song by Jay Chou. Ye Qu. :) My text messages ringtone is Fire by Babyface and Desiree. 

10. Have you ever been to a different country?

Oh my yes!! I am grateful that I had. It was a mere coincident actually. I just submitted my name to the lecturer and well there it was, a lot of empty spots left. Apparently my roommate and I were the very first ones to apply. Which country was it? The ever beautiful Turkey. Went there for two weeks. And damn I was loving it a lot! We were wandering there like natives really. Public transportation in Istanbul are efficient. Be it the tram, subway or even the boat/ferry! Seriously, if you have the money and leverage, it's a must visit place! I was dead wrong when I thought there was not anything nice in Istanbul. But the truth is, I've fallen in love with that place. Such places and scenery that you can't ever forget. :) 
  
11. Do you like sushi? 

Like as in "can eat". Super addicted, no. Cannot live without it, no. Favourite food, no. But well, I can eat them.
 
12. Where do you buy your groceries? 

Depends on where I am . If I am back in college like I am now, then it'll either be the nearby Jusco Taman U, or U-Mall. :) Sometimes Econsave too. They have the cheapest stuffs. 

13. Have you ever taken any medications to help you sleep faster? 

Alhamdulillah. No! :D My hobby is sleeping. So, technically that makes me good at sleeping. Not that no one is good at it. HAHA. 

14. How many siblings do you have? 

Two. I am the eldest. The only daughter. Does that explains things? :)

15. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?

Laptop. It is more convenient to have a laptop rather than a desktop. 

16. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 

Although most people will be secretive about their ages, I am not. 24! It is just number. I look like a 17 year old. Seriously. I get that a lot . You wanna hear it? :P

17. Do you wear contacts or glasses? 

Both. Depends on time. 

18. Do you colour your hair?

No. My hair already has a colour, I don't need to colour it again. 

19. Tell me something you are planning to do today. 

It's 23:47 at the moment. The day is literally over. But well, I have some tasks to be done anyway. Cannot sleep peacefully. I plan to update my logbook, take a quick bath, go online on Facebook  and MAYBE brush up on my vocab for a while. And err, start revising for Power Plant Technology test this coming Friday. Then sleep. Still, these are on planning stage. I might skip all and go straight to bed. More likely I'm gonna opt for the second option.


20. When was the last time you cried? 

Cried? I hardly cry honestly. Near tears yeah, a lot. But tears don't fall off that easily. I don't know why. Really really cried? I guess last year? I don't remember really. 

21. What was your perfect pizza topping?

Olive. Pepperoni. Cheese. :) 

22. Which do you prefer, pizza or hamburger? 

Pizza. I am definitely a pizza person! I can finish up the whole regular. :) Gonna take me about an hour thought since I am a very slow chewer. 

23. Have you ever had an all-nighter?

A lot! Just had one last week. Man, hectic life. I am gonna miss rambling about my life as a student. 

24. What is your eye colour? 

I supposed it is deep deep brown, nearing to black? 
 
25. Can you taste the difference between Coke and Pepsi? 

I don't think so. But I can taste the difference between Coke and 100 Plus though. Bet anyone can..

SERIOUSLY! It's contagious!!!

This isn't another decree of crapology world. It is just something I thought I would share with whoever that comes across my humble writing. Inspiration is everywhere anyway.

If you are a friend on my Facebook, you would probably have noticed the number of times I've quoted Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror. Well, for the past few weeks, I've been listening to the song every morning. Well, not really like early in the morning, but still morning. Oh dangg! Whoever cares what time I listen to the song?

I just feel inspired by the lyrics. It's like telling me not to be so selfish and consider others, perhaps up to a point where I smile to SOME strangers. I do agree with the song. I mean, if you wanna change something, up to a point where you wanna change the world, shouldn't the first change comes from you?

One example!

You're preaching here and there,then back to here again on how one should really make full use of dustbins provided. Simple words: No Loitering!
But would your ramblings make any difference if you yourselves loiter when no one is seeing you?
It's like, pointless? Doesn't it seems so?

Sometimes,

We don't need words to teach us. All we need are actions. Words carry around burden of proof. Then show!

Because, universally known.... Actions speak louder than words.

A friend of mine shared a video on Facebook. I super duper truper quartper like the video! Mind those "truper and quartper". Those words are non existent. Watch the video. I bet you'll get what I mean. Lemme give you a hint.. Well, a rough summary.

"Being kind is viral. Acts of kindness are contagious. It's the one thing you want to be affected with"

Mid PSM breakout

Orang Malaysia kata nasi tu makanan ruji,
Hari-hari kena makan nasi,
Kalau tak makan nasi sehari jadi tak keruan,
Yang tak makan nasi hari-hari tu tak cukup Malaysian lah.

Tapi ...

Orang Malaysia juga kata,
Rambut sama hitam, Mata sama cekelat,
Hati lain-lain,
Maknanya, citarasa juga berbeza kan...

Jadi kenapa kalau tak makan nasi hari-hari dilabel tak cukup Malaysian? Bukankah citarasa berbeza?

Orang Melayu dulu kata,
Toksah la pompuan duk sibuk blajo sampai tinggi-tinggi,
Kang kamu ke dapur jugak.
Walaupun zaman dah berubah,
Ada gak yang ngomongnya gitu.

 Jadi, adakah selama kehidupan seseorang itu, dia tidak pernah ke dapur? Mungkinkah dia dilarang ke dapur sehingga umurnya akil baligh? 
*Macamana dia ambik nasi, pegi bukak peti ais??? 

Masa aku first time naik flight,
Aku sangat tak puas hati kenapa kena pakai tali pinggang keledar.
Padahal rasa selamat je. Boleh jalan-jalan.
Umur adalah darjah 4 kot masa tu.

Sains darjah 4 pasal tumbuhan.
Karbivor makan herbivor, Rantai makanan dan ekosistem.
Planet ada 9 semuanya, Dragonball ada 7.
Sailormoon ada kuasa bulan.
Takda dalam syllabus pasai apa kena pakai tali pinggang masa aircraft berlepas.

Adalah 10 tahun lepas tu baru aku tahu kenapa.
Almaklum.
Sekarang sains pasal boiler, fuel terbakar, combustion, heat, vibration,
Konon advance sampai lupa planet ada berapa sebenarnya, tu pakai hentam ada 9 je.
Bajet dah boleh jadi engineer.
Tapi macamana touch screen berfungsi pun 10 malam tak reti-reti,

Lagi tinggi gunung didaki, lagi banyak ilmu dipelajari. 
Alangkah indah, jika semuanya tersemat di sanubari. 
Apakan daya, bukan tidak mahu kata hati, 
Cuma malas menjadi penyakit diri. 

Orang kata,
Selalunya yang dok kaya raya ada bisnes ni anak org kaya.
Depa ada banyak modal.
Kalau kita ni orang biasa nak buat bisnes beso-beso, nghentikanle.
Buat perabih beghaih.

*Jadi, adakah ibu bapa kepada anak orang kaya itu juga merupakan anak kepada orang kaya ataupun mereka adalah anak kepada orang biasa yang berani mencuba kemudian menjadi kaya atau apa?
So, tak salahkan kalau aku nak mencuba?

Well, Bill Gates biasa sahaja dulu, Begitu juga dengan Tony Fernandes.
AirAsia punya proposal dah berapa kali kena reject dengan orang, nasib baik ada orang yang menerimanya, kini daku boleh terbang!

Bak kata orang Melayu,

Tuah ayam nampak di kaki,
Tuah manusia tak siapa tahu.

*entah macamana orang dulu-dulu baca tuah ayam. Aku tengok kaki dorang sama je*

Orang kata lagi,
Perempuan mana boleh buat apa yang lelaki buat.
Perempuan mana boleh sama dengan lelaki.

*Adakah ini merujuk kepada fakta biologi dan susunan tandas lelaki di mana perempuan tidak boleh buang air berdiri? Atau kepada perkara-perkara membabitkan akal, fikiran, kaki, jari, tangan? 

Aku tengok perempuan lelaki dua-dua boleh kira, dua-dua boleh berjalan, elok je. HAHA.

Orang tua-tua kata,
Perempuan tak elok kawen lambat,nnti jadi andartu.

Perempuan skrg cakap:
Macamana  nak kawen, jodoh tak sampai lagi.

Ustaz cakap:
Perigi digalakkan mencari timba.

*Ini sungguh payah kerana timba sudah punyai kaki, makin dihampiri, makin menjauhi. Mungkin perigi kena tukar jadi bathtub baru dapat kot? 



Oh, jangan layan sangat. Ini semua gara-gara stress dengan PSM.
PSM okay bukan PSY.

It stands for Projek Sarjana Muda.

UTMers call PSM. HAHAHA :D

Selamat hari Isnin.

Spirits Indestructible

Boycott. Trending word. Now as I have read from Facebook and Twitter, I observed there are two separate views on the issue. Well, I am sure there are more opinions than just two, but these are the ones that stand out. 

First "clan" : Agree and supporting. Bashing up the McDonald's deed in giving out free muffins today. Is it muffins? I don't really care since I am at home. :P I had cookies though this morning, which I supposed taste better than the McMuffins since they are home baked last night. Anyway, summing up, this group of people are saying that we should boycott what can be boycotted to show that we care. The root of their stand is simple. "Would you spend money only to help funding the ruins of your brothers and sisters?"

Second "clan" : This group sorts of disagree with the idea of boycotting. They believe that there are other ways rather than boycotting as they thought that it is somewhat old fashioned. As for the free McMuffins issue, they stood on the ground to believe McDonalds Malaysia's statement that the corporation has nothing to do with the funding thus offering free McMuffins as a sign of faith. Their root is also plain. "If you are boycotting, should you not boycott everything that has the connection with the Israelis which include Facebook, Google and what not?" 

Haish. Tough decision. But then again I believe in personal opinions. My ground is that everyone has their own factors which lead to their decisions. Whether or not they wish to boycott, I believe it is up to the individual. Do not be judgmental towards their actions and bash them up. However, if you join in the cause to boycott, then it will be splendid. I am fully aware and understand how some things and brands have become apart of our daily lives. To be honest, I have Maybelline, Loreal, Garnier, Nestle and many other products in my current possession. Not to mention, I am a huge fan of Starbucks. Perhaps, if it is hard to do so promptly, we can try taking slow steps by finding other alternatives. I am convinced that if we try, we can. So even if we cannot boycott all, boycotting some is also an effort. Therefore, do not be so judgmental towards those who you see are not boycotting.

My stand in this matter? 

A few years back, when the boycotting issue first came to my knowledge, I was still pursuing my Diploma at the time. When the issue was hot, I found myself into the boycotting cause. However, when the matter resides, as in when Israel stopped the attacks on Palestin, I started scouring for McDonalds, Starbucks, etc.

And now, I find myself to where I started. I am not sure if it happens only to me, or others are like myself as well. So it got me into thinking. Why wasn't I boycotting till the end? That one question I myself cannot answer. Even if I could, it would be shameful. 

My roommate said, "Walk the talk". That is the hardest point in preaching. And I guess, that is the most important thing. To walk. And not just solely talking. Words can't never get to destinations if you don't walk, can they? I cannot make a vow that I will never ever buy an Israeli products anymore. But I supposed, it is worth a try. If not all, some would make a difference. It is like recycling. Although others are not doing, only one person is doing, he is changing the world, even though it is on a very small scale. 

Conclusions: 

1. Try, even if you may fail. You change the world just by trying. 

2. Efforts may seem very small. But, small acts have ripple effects. 

3. It takes each individual to be responsible of himself. Like Michael Jackson used to say, 

I'm starting with the man in the mirror, 
I'm asking him to change his ways,
And no message could have been any clearer,
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and make a change.

All in all, now I see the necessity of us Muslims to be powerful and rich.

For more info on Israeli products, please read : Products List

Since we're not buying fast food anytime soon, hopefully reducing our dosage of em, even better not buying at all, I supposed we can do good with our extra RM5 or RM10 ? Come, let's help our brothers and sisters who are in need! Even if it is not a lot, it may make a huge change to them!

Please visit Islamic Relief Malaysia to donate. They are trying to collect RM 1 mil for the Gaza victims.

If anyone is cruel, he cannot be more cruel than them Israelis. May Allah protects those in Gaza . May their spirits be strong and indestructible.

The Price of a Gold Medal

I just have to update the blog tonight. Like really really have to. After watching the match between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan, and watching at how close it was Malaysia to its first Olympic Gold Medal ever, I have to blog about it. 

I know very well that the hero himself will never come across this post. But, I would like to express a big gratitude to him for putting up a very very good game. One that was almost the best I have seen between himself and Lin Dan. It is rare to see such spirit, even in any sporting events and this is something that all of us can learn from. Tonight, LCW fought to the very end. The last time I saw such  spirit was in the World Cup, I couldn't remember which year. The one where Koreans were left behind by a couple of points, but they fought hard until the very end, which resulted in them winning fourth that year. (as far as I can remember, but I might get some facts wrong) .

Seeing the posts on facebook, where people screen grabbed Chong Wei's latest tweet makes me feel touched. The man did NOTHING WRONG, yet he apologised. Perhaps he felt that he has disappoints us all. However, he might not noticed that he has touched miliions of hearts tonight, getting us to remember what is it like to be patriotic once again. You've shown us all that, and that alone is tonnes more precious that any gold medal. 

Seeing how all Malaysians were united for that thrilling game, makes me feel that no loss is gained tonight. In fact we won. Big time! It is hard enough to see us Malaysians to be this united, especially  at this crucial time when PRU is about to happen, but he gave us that. So cherish that, and please do not feel so sad over one scoop of BR ice - cream that you can buy for RM7. Seriously, if one is hoping too much for that free ice-cream, I supposed all the positive effects of the game will never be seen by the irises of your eyes. Baskin Robbins will always be there. But such patriotism is rare. Such unity can only be seen once in a blue moon. 

So put all heads up, we never lost. Let Lin Dan keep his gold medals, and we cherish our heroes who have fought hard, who have trained and drained in sweats to get Jalur Gemilang on the London's soil. and perhaps Baskin Robbins should give Lee Chong Wei a grand welcoming later in KLIA for having to make all Malaysians proud. If there is are at any accounts a group of people who actually deserve ice cream scoops, they are the Malaysia's contingent. Not us supporters. Thank you athletes for reminding me once again on patriotism, and that is more than any medals can do. :) 

Sincerely with huge thanks,   

A Proud Malaysia. More than ever. 

2012

Selamat tahun baru semuanya. *post ini ditulis ditemani dengan percikan bunga api berkumandang di langit hitam walaupun dah dekat setengah jam masuk tahun baru tak habis-habis lagi bunga api nya*

2012.
I will remember this year. Because this year, I am determined not to have you in my life anymore. No more YOU in my chapter of life.

You see, a new year means a new beginning, a new hope. It's like renewing your driving license, like cleaning up your store, or updating inventories. You keep what is still useful and throw out useless things.

Same goes with new year people.

Dalam hidup ni ada benda yang baik, ada yang tak. Ada yang baik tapi kita tak nampak. Ada yang rotten tapi kita still jugak nak. Ada yang sayang tapi kita buat tak endah. Ada yang ditunggu tapi tak mahu. Jadi , memandangkan tahun sudah baru, buku sudah baru, apa kata kita tengok betul - betul apa yang patut disimpan dan apa yang patut dibuang. Mungkin manusia yang hanya memberikan kita kesedihan. Mungkin baju yang sudah ketat, mungkin perangai yang tak mendatangkan faedah. Anything that may have stopped you during previous years from gaining or feeling the utmost happiness.

:D