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| Monday, 16-Nov-2009 01:22 |
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The Rain,The Pain,The Gain....
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Natural green carpet the rain laid on the outside drain
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Thank you Alex for taking some time off your busy schedule to read my fotopages. The fact that you, as a reporter, find it absorbing is a compliment for me. Thank you Sha (Nor Shafiza), one of our ex staff, for calling to invite me to your wedding this weekend. I would really love to attend but I will not be able to be in Kuala Trengganu as there is another wedding to attend here. An old schoolmate's daughter's. Sha resigned from the office much earlier than me. All the best in your new life. I'm happy to know that Sha follows my fotopages regularly too.
The rain brings disaster to some but blessing to others. Among others, the grasscutters would be happy as it means that the grass grows faster signalling more jobs for them. As I sit and look at a few of them passing by on their trusty bicycles, I can't help admiring their efforts to earn as much money as possible to be sent back to their poor families back home. What happened to the local grasscutters?
" When You Start Treating People Like People, They Become People"- Paul Vitale
| Quote: | | Layman-He..he..gd idea gak tu. Nanti next entry, iols cuba, okay? Jgn tersalah explain dah lah...he..he... |
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| Sunday, 15-Nov-2009 12:05 |
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My Lazy Sunday
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Wani's soft toys when she was small
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There is no family breakfast or brunch today as everyone has own programmes. Wani went back to her in-laws place for the weekend and Syam went out with his friends. As the children grow and have their own lives, parents have to understand and allow them their own spaces and learn to have your own. I spent almost the whole morning going through the papers. Sad to know that one of my favorite columnist bid farewell to his weekly column with today being his last. I tried watching the movie 500 Days of Summers but I found it rather boring and kept dozing off. So, I switched from dvd to tv where I chanced upon Jamal Abdillah's concert on TV1. I've been a great fan of Jamal since he won Bintang RTM in late 70s. Although at times I feel like murdering him for the never ending blunders he made in his life, it doesn't stop me enjoying his songs. I hope he has finally learned his lesson. He has too great a talent to waste. At the time of writing, I'm watching History channel on the Life of Tun Mahathir.Very inspiring. No one can deny that he's a great statesman. Tun Mahathir was one of those present during Jamal's concert.
"A Celebrity Is A Person Who Works Hard All His Life To Be Well Known then Wears Dark Glasses To Avoid Being Recognized"- Fred Allen
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Eh warih.... tak do boring doh. Cerito tu yg boring...se makan laju yo,alhamdulillah. Masak lomak noneh ikan masin tadi. Mmg se goma....sapo lalu pun se tak npk doh bilo tongah makan tu
PI-Losing privacy for well known figures is inevitable. They shd take it in their strides or think abt it before deciding to be well known, instead of getting emotional with public attention like a few of them
Ouled-He..he...memang sodap. Elok sangat lah turun ilmu kek generasi mudo kito.
Lan-Salam. Thank u for visiting
Layman- Walaupun everyday is Sunday for me, the actual Sunday is slightly different. Baca buku ni my next serious target. Dulu ia-ia je kata nak duk kat MPH daily, tapi masih tak terlaksana. Buku2 kat rumah pun ada lagi yg tak berbaca.
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| Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 01:15 |
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Ronda-Ronda Bukit Bintang
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The last time I went to Bukit Bintang area was during New Year celebration a few years back. I had passed the area a couple of times while on my way some where else but did not stop by. So when Min asked whether I wanted to follow her there, I thought why not. It's not like I had any important agenda on. She's an expert in driving in the city, turning here and there to avoid the possibility of traffic snarl. She treated me lunch at a Moroccon restaurant. Like I said before, I'm no adventurer in food so I just let her do the choosing. It turned out pretty nice. After lunch, we browsed some areas of Metrojaya. A few of the staff were busy preparing to set up the Christmas decorations and items for sale.
Another gloomy day. It was so easy to be tempted to curl up in bed after subuh prayers, but I quickly changed into my exercise gear. Exercise needs discipline. If last time I had all the excuses for not doing it, I have none now unless if I'm feeling under the weather. Fortunately, I'm a morning person. I love the peaceful atmosphere of dawn and the sounds of the chirping birds.
"Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle. In Order To Keep Your Balance, You Have To Keep Moving"-Albert Einstein
  
| Quote: | PI-Memang ada,esp New Year's Eve lagi meriah sampai menakutkan pun ada.
SitiHawa-Itu mmg tompek favorite budak2 cari pc parts/gadgets
Layman-Actually, mmg pun. Iols pun kalau nak drive sendiri, jgn haraplah nak gi sana. Org kata happening, iols kata pening. Bab2 nak rasa suasana sambut new year tu pun dah tinggal sejarah.
UmmyTumpang iklan tak pe.Kalau untung banyak,leh dpt commission kot. He..he.. |
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| Friday, 13-Nov-2009 01:06 |
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Friday the 13th?
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The sun at 10.00am
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I managed to complete my exercise before it drizzled. Darkness came much earlier yesterday when it suddenlly poured cats and dogs accompanied by thunder and lightning at around 3.00pm. The sun has not been up today too. Friday the 13th? It's synonym with the scary movie of the same title. I remember going to the movie when I was studying in US. The available tickets were for a cinema quite far from campus and for the night show only. Driving back almost midnight and having to go through a lonely country road was really scary indeed despite there were a few of us in the car. At that time, the campus was reeling from a brutal rape and murder of a student near the Waldo Stadium. She's partly to blame for jogging at 5.00am when it was still pitch dark, passing a deserted stretch.
Anyway, Happy birthday to my niece, Yasmin Siddik. May Allah bless you and family always. She used to be a journalist with Jelita magazine and now running her own boutique and image consultancy for Muslims dressing, especially for office wear. Happy weekend to all and have a fantastic time with your families.
"What You Can't Get Out, Get Into Wholeheartedly"-Mignon Mc Laughlin
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Tenguk gak cito tu yo? Yg manih2 tu memang ado lam lipatan kenangan. Yg tak berapo manih pun, ingat yo tuk dijadikan sempadan
PI-Eh..ye lah...Friday the 13th tu kan famous....
Layman-Petang ni elok pulak cuaca kat KL,alhamdulillah. Baru balik ronda2 Bukit Bintang ngan birthday girl tu. My friend, Zairina ajak gi Kelantan masa dia balik cuti dari Seattle. Salah musim,kan?
Brian-Yes,it's great to do good/useful deeds and contribute to the needy as well |
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| Thursday, 12-Nov-2009 01:21 |
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Consciously or Unconsciously Guilty......
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The ever smiling Ani
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I began my day smsing birthday wishes to my dear friend, Ani after subuh prayers. May Allah bless your life forever. Ani is a very jovial,humble,down-to-earth person and I can't help catching on her happy spirit each time we meet. I really treasure her friiendship. Despite the 7 years difference in our ages, we hit it off from the moment we met in office around 26 years ago.
Recently I read an interesting article on " Playing Favorites" in NST. As parents, we' re, sometimes, guilty of favoring one child from the other without even being conscious of it. The people interviewed related incidents which made some feeling really bitter even until their adulthood. Parents, at times, compare one child from another as reverse psychology to enable the other child to do better. Some may take the challenge and actually do their best while others retreat into their shells and harbour ill feelings. This may have an effect on their own parenting style later in life and their treatment of the parents. Anyway, this is a very delicate issue. As a human being, no one likes to be compared or less favoured. As parents, we always have to find better ways to eliminate as much negative sibling rivalry,unconsiously,stemmed from us, as far as possible.
In the face of errors, failure or disaster, " Don't Look Back, Focus On What To Do Next" - Denis Waitley & Reni L. Witt
| Quote: | PI-Kesian sungguh si adik zaman tu. Zaman ni, nak tenguk ayam pun tak lalu dah. Saya suka ayam kampung.
Layman- Ya tak ya,kan? Kadang2 ibu bapa dah puas lah berlaku adil dan saksama....tapi anak2 masih rasa tak adil. I always hear this from my friends. Memang kawan2 yg ceria ni sgt menyenangkan. I like to joke too,tapi pd org2 yg tak kenal, they think I'm serious. |
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| Wednesday, 11-Nov-2009 00:13 |
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Kokopelli
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First of all, Happy Birthday to my friend, Hasnah. May Allah bless her with the best in everything. I was treated to a birthday dinner at Kokopelli in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, near the unique round mosque. It's an old bungalow converted to a nice family restaurant serving mainly western dishes. Fortunately they still have noodles and kueh teow for the difficult-to-adjust taste buds like mine, who would look for nasi goreng even in 5 star hotels. What a waste,right? While waiting for the food, we eagerly listened to Syam's account of his second day at work. His office was involved in the 12th MSC International Advisory Panel meeting in Putrajaya International Convention Centre and he got the opportunity to work/observe the event first hand. Seeing and listening to the Prime Minister at close range must be quite awsome for a young executive like him. The meeting brought assurance that we can look forward to mega-speed Internet in the near future.I really can't wait for that moment.
" And In The End, It's Not The Years In Your Life That Counts, It's The Life In Your Years" - Abraham Lincoln
 
| Quote: | Brian- Brian, thanks a lot
Siti Hawa- Boto lah tu. Dah siap2 nak Rayo Haji?
PI-Tu lah...saya ni walaupun penah duk US tapi masih tak gemar sgt western cuisines. Mmg tak adventurous bab2 makanan ni
Layman-Eh tak lah...tak semestinya. Budak2 ni saja nak bawak mkn kat sini sebab mamanya tak penah lagi mkn kat situ. |
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| Tuesday, 10-Nov-2009 00:18 |
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A Year Older.....
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It's 6.15am when I'm writing this. I turned a year older today. Actually, I just want the day to pass as any other day but I kept receiving good wishes from friends and family members. 2 days ago my good friend, Suya, who is currently based in Kota Kinabalu, called to wish me in advance in case she misses the actual day due to her busy schedule. Wani wished me before she retired to bed half an hour before midnight. Zailan's sms came shortly after midnight when I was just about to doze off. Syam was busy playing futsal around then and oblivious of the date but he wished me before leaving for work. There's nothing more that I wish on my birthday other than long life couple with good health to enable me to enjoy the simple things in life and spend every moment with people I love serta mendapat keredhaan Allah. God gave me an advance birthday present when Syam started working yesterday with an online broadcasting company in Cyberjaya. I know that it's in line with his interests. When I switched on his pc yesterday morning, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by these words: Welcome To The Real World. Succeed And You Won't Regret It. Looks like he's starting on the right track.
Back in the early 80's, I had 3 close friends, Ani, Hasnah and Rushda in the Department whose birthdays happen to be in a row with mine. Hasnah and Rush were born on 11 November and Ani on 12 November. With the exception of Rush who eventually drifted away from us when she transferred to another Department, I'm still close with Ani and Hasnah. Rush stays in USJ which is close to my house but fate has it that we never bump into each other. Every year, we greet and get simple presents for each other. I have not met them for a year since I resigned and they are forever busy with work. Anyway, they keep in touch by calling and smsing occassionally. I' went out with Wani who has taken leave to spend time with me. She's very caring and ever concern about my welfare. We went to see the movie Pappadom. It was good and it deserved all the awards won. It showcased love and concern of a dad for his daughter and his difficulties in letting go. We need more of such quality local movies. It has valuable lessons which we can learn from.
Linda, Zailan, Suya, Fura, Ani, Hanizam (Hjh Zae), Pauline, Yati Tahir, Hasnah, Miha, Along Jo , Acik, Tonie, Nazirah, Azu, Liza and Ivy, thank you very much for your remembrance and kind wishes.
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Terimo kasih lah, warih.
PI-Terima kasih. Syam applied kerja tu online. Kalau saya dengar ada vacancy accountancy kat mana2,insyaAllah saya beritahu
Hjh Zae-Terharu sungguh dengan segala yg ditulis. Thank you,thank you
Zairin-Thank you for your do'a
Layman-Thank you for the do'a. Ye lah...mmg pening gak fikir nak beli hadiah ni
Yang- Thanks a lot. Day after new year? You have the whole world celebrating with you |
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| Monday, 9-Nov-2009 01:26 |
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A Wedding In Seri Kembangan
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An old friend from WMU days sent an invitation for his daughter's wedding in Seri Kembangan and that was where I headed last Saturday afternoon, together with a couple of friends,Fizah and her husband Asad. It was a busy Saturday as we encountered traffic jam along the way,including the Seri Kembangan town which was rather chaotic. At 3.00pm, there were still many guests, not so loud music and lucky draws for the committee/family members who organised the function. From my observation, the cooperation among their neighbors were very good and the spirit of gotong-royong was high. It was my first time meeting the parents of the bride in more than 30 years.
" Patience Is Bitter, But Its Fruits Are Sweet"
  
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Kenangan manih tu, elok lah di ingat selalu. Memang byk bezo dulu dan skrg. Duit yg keluar utk majlis skrg pun macam air terjun Ulu Bondo laju eh
PI-Selagi bernafas, tugas ibu bapa akan berterusan
Layman-Bagusnya kawan2 lama ni, bila ada je yg nak kawin anak,mereka berusaha cari contact/alamat member2 lama utk sama2 meraikan |
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| Saturday, 7-Nov-2009 11:42 |
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KL 98 In Remembrance
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While waiting for the traffic light to turn green at the round about in Shah Alam, the KL 98 structure caught my eyes. More than 10 years had passed and it still stood strongly. The paint on the numbers had worn out, just like our memories of the hugely successfull event, I guess. Coincidentally, I found the long misplaced commemorative RM50 note issued to mark the event,at home. It was the first polymer banknote issued by Bank Negara. I remember taking Syam to Bukit Jalil a number of times during the Games. We took the LRT to avoid traffic jam. We just enjoyed the lively atmosphere and were happy to see many foreign visitors there. There were performances by local artists too. We met the KRU brothers who were friendly and sporting and I took a photo of Syam and Yusry. Wani missed the fun as she was preparing for her trial examination then. It was during that time that Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was arrested. I received calls from friends and family who were worried for our safety during the "chaotic" time. At the stadium, we seemed oblivious of any danger. On our way back, there were many FRU personnel in Jalan Raja Laut and near the LRT station who told us to go home. Those were the days.......I do wish to cherish some and forget some of the happenings of KL 98.
" Our greatest glory is not never falling but in rising everytime we fall"
 
| Quote: | Zairin-Oh...you're talking abt the demo at ITM long,long time ago. Yeah...it was a scary experience. The leader, Datuk Ibrahim Ali is now an Independent Member of Parliament
SitiHawa-Yo lah..lamo boto tak dongar berito. Paham..tak do internet, boring bona.
PI-Betul sgt tu. Yg dah jatuh,bangun je akan faham
Ouled-Pengalaman memang amat berharga utk mengajar kita erti kehidupan
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| Friday, 6-Nov-2009 00:06 |
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Busy City and Black Pepper Chicken
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Syam accompanied me to the Bank in the city to close my safe deposit box which I no longer needed,yesterday. Rather than paying rental for under utilised box, let someone else benefits from it. I thought at 11.00am in the morning, Federal Highway would be a smooth ride but I was wrong. I've heard of people going to work at 5.30am to avoid the crawl and come back at 9.00pm. What a life! But what choices do some have, anyway apart from taking it all in the strides. In life, sometimes, we have to make a lot of sacrifices for a better future. Not wanting to stay in the busy city longer than neccessary, we decided to head back to Station Kopitiam in Carrefour,Subang Jaya for lunch. We had black pepper chicken, which was a nice change for me once in a while. I'm usually the mixed rice person (especially masakan kampung). Briani rice for me is only during weddings or occassion when I don't have other choices.
" Pimpin Dan Kendalilah Jiwa Itu Baik2 Kerana Ia Amat Liar Dan Beri Ingatlah Selalu Padanya,Kerana Ia Amat Pelupa"
| Quote: | Zairin-Tiaff must try the Malaysian food too, not all are spicy. I'm sure you are counting the days.
Layman-Mmg heran.... Tak tgk bola ke esok? Bayangkan penyokong K'tan cakap dgn penyokong N9 dlm loghat masing2...mesti best,kan?  Tak pe..tak pe,kita tgk sehati berdansa lah...he..he..tak yah tension2.
Giggs-Memang sedap sekali. Thanks for visiting |
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Agaknya sebab tau sana ramai orang, iols ni fobia sikit ngan orang ramai huhuhu..
