A lifetime of love... Congratulations

Congratulations to two of the most amazing, sweet loving couples. My dearest friends, from Assunta (the all girls) school. One was my partner in crime with whom I (always at all time) partnered with for my social activities in clubs and societies, the other whom I got to know more closer when we were placed in the same class same homeroom in Maktab days..

Noraslinda is now happilly married to Fadly.

Nurul Amal is now happily married (is still on honeymoon) with Naim Majdi (our ex-classmate!).

I felt really crap that I was not able to witness the most memorable day in your lives. Coincidence or not, both of you got married on the same day do you know that? Please do forgive me, really. I missed the two of you. It's been years since we last met.. Linda.. did you remember how fate brought us back together? We bumped into each other.. on the day of your engagement?! What else did I missed?? The wedding.. sad sad sad.. Amal, never really meet up with you ever since.. erm.. gosh.. lost track of time now.. not even a hint about Naim, and now suddenly.. in love, you are (Yoda style).. Married to Naim, you must be (Yoda again).

To the hubbies.. guys, you do realize how lucky you are to have these ladies in your lives right? These are the few of the last remaining 'rare' species of ladies; modern, sophisticated yet gentle, kind and loving. Treat them real nice, and you will see what I mean.

A life time of love, that is what I am praying for both of these newly weds. Selamat Pengantin Baru.. Enjoy your honeymoon!

Some thoughts...

“eat good food, do good job, day you try, night you cry (to Allah SWT)”

Eat good food

The saying starts with eat good food, which in a way telling us this is the priority in our everyday living. Elaborating on good food reflects a few angle of views. The first that usually came through our minds will be in terms of its taste. From the most expensive restaurants, to small shops and stalls (warung) we seek to find the best tasting food ever. Though I never had the chance to dine in KL areas back to my working days in Malaysia, I have heard several places well known to dine for lunch.

Ikan in banana leaves after being barbecued

One of which is the Ikan Bakar's (barbeque fish) place somewhere behind the Istana Negara in KL.

Mouth watering ikan bakar with air asam & chilli

It is very mouth watering to talk about ikan bakar, especially to those whom is now living far away from reaching this glorious seafood that can be abundantly found in Malaysia. Places where it is most famous for its ikan bakar is Umbai, Melaka and Port Dickson (there are several places, one of which is quite a distance away from the PD town).

Ikan Terubuk

Talk about fishes, what about steaks and lamb chops. I personally don’t fancy lambs, but steaks, I do fancy them BIG TIME! Name them all, Chillies, Victoria Station, Windmill, TGI Fridays, and the list went on and on..

Do good job
Talk about food during working days, that was when one of my Bruneian counterparts reminded me to eat good food during the day so that you can DO GOOD JOB. Right, this is the point I am getting into. The reason why we have to eat, is to live… not live to eat. What you eat, is what makes you are today. It is the reason why Halal food give guidelines to what food is good to eat and what not to eat. It is very simple to those who followed these guidelines, in a way it is building up a healthier being of your selves. Halal guided the preparation of meat (farm animals) to be prepared in a certain manner by looking at the slaughtering processes. For every ritual it is done, there is a reason to it. This will ensure that I will get clean and healthier meat. The opposite of halal is "haram" which is the things (including food) that is forbidden for Muslims. It is rather simple to think of, all foods are halal to be eaten, except poisonous animals (such as snakes & poisonous insects, spiders etc), animals with claws and fangs (such as such as tigers and eagles), amphibians (such as frog), blood of animals (or even humans) and most importantly pigs. Haram also constitutes food and drinks that are alcoholic (wines, beers, etc).

A healthy being is a happy being.. "good job, you will do" ( this sentence is Yoda style).

Day you try, night you cry

The whole saying comes together nicely rhymed. It was the saying of one of the respected Ulamak (I will try to get the quote later). At night, this is the time if we want to cry, we cry to Allah reflecting of the things we have done for the day. May it be good, or bad, Allah knows it all. How good it must feel to be blessed by Allah, we cry for this.. How bad it must have felt, if we turn our back to Allah, we cry for that too..

This piece of saying, I will not forget (Yoda style again). Perhaps because I feel it is very true..

Sun shine in my window...

Sneak peek


Whitworth Park, was covered with snow last December..


Whitworth Park, on December the 26th

betul ke wahai lelaki??

Petua Memikat Lelaki...

1. Sentiasa tersenyum dan jangan bersikap
sombong apabila berinteraksi dengan Lelaki.

2. Berpewatakan menarik dan mempunyai tingkah
laku yang baik mampu menarik minat Lelaki.

3. Lelaki menyukai sikap yang tidak banyak
kerenah dan boleh bertolak ansur.

4. Jujur, amanah dan ikhlas serta sentiasa
merendah diri.

5. Lakukan apa yang dia suka dan jangan lakukan
apa yang dia tidak suka.

6. Mempunyai bentuk badan yang menarik
(terpulang kepada individu.. taste memasingkan..).

7. Pandai dalam memainkan peranan ketika
berada di samping lelaki yang anda minati.

8. Usah cemburu yang terlalu over.

9. Jangan terlalu mengongkong.

10. Ketika berinteraksi dengan mereka jangan lupa
gunakan bahasa tubuh yang anda ketahui seperti
mata dan tangan.

11. Jaga cara pemakaian anda, seksi atau tidak
terpulang kepada lelaki yang anda minati.

12. Sering memberikan kad ucapan buat si dia
yang kamu minati untuk 'plan' pertama memikat
dirinya.

13. Lelaki sukakan insan yang berterus terang
tanpa menyembunyikan sesuatu.

14. Apabila berhadapan dengan lelaki yang kamu
minati, renungi matanya dan tunjukkan sifat humor
kamu. Ini adalah taktik untuk memberitahu si dia
bahawa kamu boleh didekati tetapi bukan bererti
kamu ini insan murahan dan mudah didekati.

15. Jangan bersikap selalu jual mahal apabila
berada bersama mereka.

16. Bijak menyesuaikan diri dalam apa jua
keadaan.

17. Tidak mudah putus asa dan sentiasa berdiri di
atas kaki sendiri tanpa meminta pertolongan dari
orang lain.

18. Jangan suka bercakap benda yang tidak
berfaedah ketika bercakap dengan mereka.

19. Jangan bandingkan 'dia' dengan lelaki-lelaki
yang pernah kamu kenali.

20. Menjadi temannya ketika dia susah dan
senang.

21. Lelaki suka kamu menjadi pendengar yang
setia dan tidak suka insan yang suka
membangkang.

22. Yang paling penting lelaki suka dimanjai
dengan belaian dan kata-kata yang romantik.

23. Sesekali lakukan aktiviti out door bersama -
lelaki amat mengemari aktiviti out door.

24. Lelaki tidak suka jika kamu berpakaian tak
sesuai mengikut tempat.

25. Mengetahui bila hari lahirnya.

26. Menghormati dirinya, keluarga dan teman-
teman yang rapat dengannya.

27. Bersikap matang dalam tutur-kata dan tingkah
laku. Lelaki tidak suka insan yang bersikap terlalu
kebudak-budakan.

28. Agresif.

29. Jangan terlalu 'excited' ketika bertemu dan
berbual dengannya. Contohnya berbual terlalu lama
di telefon untuk perkenalan pertama.

30. Jangan terlalu bersikap 'kelakian' dan ganas
dalam pergaulan.

31. Jangan terlalu menunjukkan bahawa kamu ini
terlalu baik dan 'perfect'.

32. Jangan perasan bahawa kamu ini mempunyai
paras rupa yang menarik.

33. Sentiasa memegang prinsip sederhana dan
tidak boros di dalam perbelanjaan.

34. Sentiasa bercakap dengan ikhlas, jujur dan
lembut dengan mereka.

35. Kebersihan diri adalah keutamaan untuk
memikat lelaki.

36. Ketahuilah lelaki walau nampak kasar tapi
adalah adalah golongan yang terlalu sensitif.

37. Kenali siapa dirinya yang sebenar sebelum
kamu memulakan langkah untuk memikat.

38. Aset penting bagi kamu untuk memikat lelaki
adalah mata, punggung dan gaya langkah kamu
yang kemas.

39. Jangan mengutuk lelaki samada didepannya
atau membelakanginya.

40. Jangan bersikap terlalu kuno.

41. Bertanya khabar sekurang-kurangnya dua kali
seminggu agar tali persahabatan kamu dengannya
tidak putus begitu sahaja. Mungkin suatu hari nanti
sikap kamu yang terlalu mengambil berat mampu
menarik perhatiannya.

42. Usia dan bentuk badan bukan menjadi ukuran
yang penting tetapi kecerdikan, kejujuran dan
tingkah laku yang bersopan-santun.

43. Lelaki suka insan yang mesra.

44. Menunjukkan bahawa kamu bukanlah seorang
insan yang mudah dipermainkan.

45. Jangan terlalu merengek dan mengada-ngada.

46. Jangan tunjukkan kelemahan kamu ketika
berada di samping lelaki yang kamu minati.

The new UK government will form today

Labour just won over some marginal polling results. Congratulations Mr Blair for securing the third term for Labour Party's ruling the UK government, though with a drastic reduced in majority. While the Tories are recovering (a bit) from the previous election turmoil, the Lib Dems has every reason to call the British government a "no-more-two-party government".

~That's all I have to say..

Indeed, it is AIM 2005..not from my lense

AIM 2005 - Peter Pan - Ada Apa Denganmu
Sudah maafkan aku, segala salahku
Dan bila kau tetap bisu
Ungkapkan salahmu
Dan aku sifatku, dan aku khilafku
Dan aku cintaku, dan aku rinduku

Sudah, lupakan semua
Segala berubah
Dan kita terlupakan, kita terluka
Dan aku sifatku, dan aku khilafku
Dan aku cintaku, dan aku rinduku

Kutanya malam, dapatkah kau lihatnya
Perbedaan yang tak terungkapkan
Tapi mengapa kau tak berubah
Ada apa denganmu

Oh...hanya malam dapat meleburkan
Segala rasa yang tak terungkapkan
Tapi mengapa kau tak berubah
Ada apa denganmu

Should I or should I not?

I have heard the manifestos from some the contending parties.. but I still can't figure out which ones I should vote for. Here's a list of reasons why I should and should not vote for each of the parties.

Labour

Leader : Tony Blair

What I like:

The economic upbeat since Tony Blair steps up after John Major.

What I don’t like:

The decision on going to war with Iraq. Big mistake Mr. Blair, will lose vote on this major issue. However, I can feel that many Britons, as some of whom I talked to would forgive him for that mistake, as long he promised to not to repeat it again. Many were against Blair because he literally didn’t do anything (at all) on the kidnapping of the British citizens in Iraq, two of whom were beheaded by the militants group due to not fulfilling their demands in letting free the women prisoners in Iraq.

Conservative

Leader: Micheal Howard

What I like:

Is against Iraq war and fair tax to everyone, put more police on the beat to cut down crime rate is one of their main stand out points why we should vote for Tory’s. This Tory leader is opposing the idea of European Constitution because in a way, it takes away the “goodness” of being a British. Good point in a way. Conservatives believe that Britain should remain an independent state and that our country should not be submerged into a single European state.

What I don’t like:

The promise of wanting to give tighter control on immigrants, I bet he’s already having headache just to think of the starting point of how to do it. If he really does want to send back immigrants, immediately, the National Health Service (NHS) will collapse overnight due to sudden shortage of staffs (80-90% are immigrants).

Liberal-Democrate

Leader:Charles Kennedy

What I like:

Promised a better government, which is….by “Slimming the Government - the Lib Dem plan for cutting the size of government” AND issues on climate change.. wow, does he really concern with the environment?

What I don’t like:

I don’t know actually, apart from their plans to raise the tax for a person’s income. There’s already too many, way too many taxes the current government had put onto the people, the hardworking mass (these are minus points for the Labour) to balance the economy and combat poverty which is good in a way but support single mothers???

I still have a couple of hours IF I finally decide which to vote. Oh yes, didn't I mention, I have already the right to go for voting. Yup, merely six months and with no hassle at all, our names were already listed to go for voting. If only this small details be implement in Malaysia, I would gladly go out and vote, to fulfill my rights.

Crudely, these are the opinions and impressions that I have on them. Don't be too confident now Labour, the Tory's and Lib Dem are not going to make it easy this time. Till then, we'll wait to see who will take the place at No. 10, Downing Street later tomorrow.

Kampung Manchester

Life is like a box of chocolate.. Manchester Malaysian Night Door Gift

Nak buat macamana, dah tempat ni memang kampung... orang-orang Melayu pulak membuat penempatan baru, memangla jadi kampung bharu Manchester.


Lauk kita hari ni..


Tak sabar dah nak makan.. ini hari lain pulak.


Nak tambah lagi ni..


Syok ke makan tu?

Gaya bersantai..

Konyang dah..