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..

All wrapped up...

It's the time for no more fooling around.. (yeah right..) Exam time and I am wrapped up with 4 reports to be handed in with due dates soooooo close to the exams. Though I have only two paper to sit for, the rest of the subjects really do depends solely on reports and presentations. Imagine the stress of writing up 3000 words per report in a go.. however, 3 accomplished 1 to go.. And when can I then focus on my TWO papers? Time is precious but look at me now, can't resist the tempatation of wanting blog and blog.. I promise myself to make it short and simple, so I crammed every thoughts that I have gathered this past week into one posting. (Been collecting the ideas and views to write on this postings, but the longer I keep it, the less I tend to publish it.)

The UK General Election 050505...

Nice selection of date.. As been well publicized in the UK, the Prime Minister's Office in London, the 10, Downing Street have declared that the Parliament was dissolved on April 11th. Anyone up to general elections? Real interesting to see the setting of UK's political scene. The day where everyone is said to wanting to topple down Tony Blair (just in words, but not doing so.. haha).. The Labour and Conservative are competiting head to head now, with each party delivering their own "TV campaign", you can see how well the politicians actually act in front of the camera. Judge it yourself, looking at Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's tactics of attacking Micheal Howard's Conservative party... they really hit the point aint it? (pronouce it the British way).. More research about the political scene is coming from me, after the 29th of April (Wastewater Engineering Exam). As I am attaching the links to these website, I remembered the issue told by one of the someone from BBC that, the internet being the easiest most powerful links to General Elections information. Too easy for access.. Here's a list of the competiting political parties. Make notes about what are their manisfestos.. and why were they established.

Labour Tony Blair
Conservative Micheal Howard
Liberal Democrat Charles Kennedy
Veritas new RobertKilroy-Silk ?
UK Independence Party

Bringing the Chemical Engineers in you...

I attended the IChemE AGM (North West Branch) last Monday, just to have an insight what the fuss of IChemE is all about. Since I have already registered with them (and paid a certain amount of pound sterling), I might as well make an effort to join them.. Berdiri sama tinggi, duduk sama rendah.. terasa sekali dalam majlis macam ni.. Oh yeah, (to En Razak, my ex-boss.. ) I've had the pleasure of learning a new perspective of Chemical Engineering.. It's history!.. A long time ago, I was questioned about whether I really do know the history of my profession.. errr.... of course not at that time NO.. and since Prof John Perkins, former President of IChemE delivered a presentation on this, I figured I should not miss these very important facts(so that I can tell my ex-boss now I knew it all, from the original speaker!). The names Davis, Lavoisier, Dupont, etc.. now I know who they were'. Manchester, the setting where it took place, the heart of Industrial Revolution in the UK.

Manchester Malaysian Night.

Grandest event of the year (for us lah.. whom trapped in this place called kampung Manchestee). The 'gian' side of me showed off when I appeared to be sibuk-menyibuk (kepochi) with the performance that I used to get involved with, semasa muda-muda dulu.. Tarianlah, Dikir Baratlah.. and Silat!!! (Kembara aje tak masuk list sini).. its ok.. I enjoyed some good dose of kompang playing, Kurik Kundi and Nirmala dance.. yang silat ni aliran lain (the one with Kulop & Jack's) , as I figured it should be. PEJA is going to "levitate" himself in this performance which I know he may well be capable of doing.. Menarik bukan? So, friends from all over UK, let's join us this Saturday.. Grandest event for Kampung Manchestee..

Sneek peek into Holland..

For sometime, Holland lies only in my dreams, the nicest place on earth, prettiest flowers and great landmarks such as the windmills. Now that I was there, I feel glad and thankful (to Allah) to make my dreams came true.

When I was drafting up the itineries for Holland, I simply have the idea (with Aidie) that these are the places I need to step foot to. Cheese place, Windmill place, tulip place. We then worked our way there, and found ourselves at the grandest place for cheese, grandest place for windmill, grandest place for tulips. Perhaps I put too much expectation that I feel these figures looked much nicer in pictures than in real life. Well, that being my personal opinion..

Tulips for example are nice for its vibrant colours, strikingly beautiful under the sun. The bulb fields stretched along the countryside of Amsterdam and we can observe whole field of tulip...but still not in full bloom. Nevertheless, the garden Keukenhof was not a dissappointment actually. It displayed the most prettiest flowers: daffodils, tulips, and many more I can't even recall their names, and here, they made it somehow to display full bloomed tulips. They're gorgeous with the right blend of colours, the garden was breathtakingly beautiful (I am running out of vocab here).. But, that's it, for tulips, nothing more than that. I would vote for roses on top of tulip, at least roses can looked pretty and smell nice at the same time.

The windmills are magnificient.. the ambiance surrounding it was very serene and calm. Even the ducks are really friendly too.. Haha.. I really like it there.

Friendly neighbourhood of Kinderdijk

A real Dutch Lady in Alkmaar!

The cheese market at Alkmaar was the place to go if you want to see the locals, what's up in their calender for Spring/Summer. Really an experience to be there.

Their port city, Rotterdam was also a place to be, it is here where many famous sailors, shipping company originate. Located at southern Holland, Rotterdam lies at muara sungai facing the open sea.

On board the ship that Aidie is navigating ..
almost crashing into those other boats behind us (hehe.. berlakon jek).

Being modernize now, Amsterdam is becoming the city of heaven. I am talking about its redlight district.. phew.. we stayed there, and we saw it all (wink^ wink^).... this is the city where it proudly annouces that Marijuanna is legal to be sold and smoke here..

Oh ya, there are so many (too much) canals in Holland and Amsterdam itself than there are streets for other motor vehicles. I even make a remark, the difference between Malaysian's address for home is we use Jalan (street) names, Hollanders uses Canal names (joke joke..) Canals are like the main transportation for them, seems every house will have their own boat parking.

Yes, their transport system are excellent... they have trams and busses to transport you withing the city, just buy a strippenkart for a cheaper rate rather than buying from the counter inside the tram... only thing you need to be familiar to get these cards/tickets stamped. BUT.. the infamous transport system is alway the traditional bicycle. I can confirm with my own judgement that there are many more bicycles in Holland than cars. Pity, we didn't have the pleasure of using one during our stay. Millions and billions of bikes were parked in front of the train station, Rotterdam.. just amazing to see it that amount.. All are not racing bikes, just normal basikal tua type..

~Cheers~

Brussels in the menu

Honestly, I never have had any dreams about belgium, just that I know its somewhere nearby Holland and France. But the short visit to this friendly city changed my perspective. The city treated us good.. with most fascinating people I have met.

The locals are simply saying Salam to us everytime we passed them, we get at least 10 salams when we are passing over the famous street for locals to dine (don't remember the RUE name). Another interesting fact is, these people seemed to know that we are Asians and that we are from Malaysia.. or the least inaccurately guessing we are Indonesians. (Even the people in the UK got so confused when I mentioned Malaysia). But Belgians KNOW.. Some of them even talked about our Primers.. Pak Lah, Mahathir.. and (almost) always famous Anwar Ibrahim. But most interesting thing I found out from them is they are very keen of us being Muslim that they really give us advise and “tarbiyah”..what not to eat, what not to buy, where not to go etc etc.. I mean, I really found these kind of people in Brussels?? wow, ibarat jauh panggang dari api. dekat Malaysia pun tak macam ni. Here I got the chance to practice lousy French (Bonjour.. mainly.. haha…) because Belgians speak French. Compared to Dutch, where Indonesian influence can be seen everywhere (nasi goreng and sate in their main menu!), here Morrocan dominate the small shops and other food business. So, you can guess why we are being treated nice, these Morrocans are mostly Muslims. Talk about food, we did savoured their local cuisine, like Aidie love to say it.. let's try their local cuisine, don't need to bring too much Maggie Mee (hahaha..because I insist we eat Maggie Mee). Famous for their mussel dishes, I ordered Mussel in cream and garlic (dulu dekat kampung taknak makan kupang, jauh-jauh kat sini nak pulak makan) . Like what we did in Amsterdam, trying out Dutch Pancakes. The fact that shouldn't be forgotten is the world famous Belgian Chocolate.. name it Godiva, Newhouse, Leonidas, Guylian.. this is the place where it originates. Try it, it tastes like you never tasted chocolate before.. The REAL trademark of Belgium.. (no relevant pictures to show here..)

Many people told us that there is nothing much to see in Brussels. Well, we proved them wrong. Even for this one day touring of Brussel, we found many historical places in town, the last point of tram stop in town (because we missed the Centraal stop) and we have already seen all of Europe, but with a smaller scale. Nearby Hazel tram stop, there are at least 3 places to visit, which are Little Europe (have to pay 11.80 euros to enter) , Bruparck (water theme park like Sunway Lagoon type) and Atomic Garden . With limited time, we still enjoyed Little Europe.

Feast for the eyes...

Blend of colours


Purple has got its class


One in a a million..



Outstanding yellow


Good shot.. nice angle..


Spoiled white


Sneeking amongst tulips


Pink Sundal Malam


Purple Sundal Malam


Simply outstanding

Not a tulip, but still as pretty


Gentle


Tulips in deep red



Pure white..


Bunch of them, pink shades..


Tak tau nak tulis apa nih..


Not a daffodils

For all my friends,

Cukuplah ni sebagai buah tangan from Holland... it lifted my mood just looking at it. Copyright reserved. Masterpieces of me and Aidie.. hehe..

From Gooddermorgen.. to Bonjour...

Amsterdam was buzzing (proudly stating: this is the only place where smoking Marijuanna is legal), Rotterdam was breezily friendly, Alkmaar was cheesily welcoming, Volendam was lovely a village, Keukenhoff........ was breathtakingly beautiful. Hollanders were kind, they speak Dutch..

Sneek Peek into Holland, Kinderdijk

The Cheesy part of Holland, Alkmaar


Beds of flowers, Keukenhoff

Parking for boats and cars (famous Holland canals), (lupa nama kampung ni)


The city where famous sailors came from, Rotterdam

Belgium was very historic. Minneken Piss (history where a small kid saved the city by pissing on the fuse of a bomb meant for Brussels) were displayed everywhere in their souvenir shop in all types and sizes.. Not being a low land area, many of the sights were very picturesques. Mini Europe is among the latest place to go to. Belgian chocolates just simply cannot be resist. Most distinctively I can say is Belgians were very very charming, they speak mostly French..

This duo backpacking trip was only accompanied with a single digicam which is not mine (since memory is not as big as Aidie's). Will update on the digi format of Brussels pic when I have them with me. (We initially have disposable camera for Brussels). Hope Aidie's camera will be good as new after repair.

Macam tak percaya?!

My Main Stream is up on ranking at Malaysian Top Blogs!!.. Muahahaa... Nombor 83 already. Pencapaian yang bagus "bangat". Bravo!! Not sure whether it will remain there or not.. Depending on number of unique hits and votes, will it then maintain its ranks (or even improve?). Thanks for those who voted for this blog.. Keep voting guys! Cheers all..

p/s: Will be out of town in few minutes time. Small possibilities of updates until next week. Off to Sheffield today, Notthingham tomorrow then finally Amsterdam the day after. Keep tracking me on the Tag Board. Till then, adios amigos.

Another Tsunami?

Another quake hit Malaysia today, as a result from another earth quake with epicenter at Northern Sumatra (nearby Medan). At about midnight Monday 28^th March, history is about to be repeated. People became paranoid of any signs of quakes, big issue now isn’t it, having to know what the 26^th December catastrophe can cost you.. Your lives and your love ones. It became big issue as I am writing this, all of Kuala Lumpur and other places in Malaysia made it to the morning news. We are lucky enough that Malaysia were only exposed to the merely aftermath of the 8.2 (initial reading) richter scale. But, look at this picture, it hit front page of CNN! (Humang ai.. glamer pakcik makcik ni seluruh dunia..) Now, don't over exaggerate the rumours. Make sure that you get the right source of info. I think CNN has got it to the news first rather than BBC. AFP should have already put it up on their headlines. But free info for everyone, keep this webpage, the Pacific Tsunami Center since they claimed their instruments to detect and measure is very good (reliable and sensitive) that they are the first point to know when Acheh's tsunami hit. I believe this info is most reliable of all. Even other media, they didn’t even got the numbers right e.g. number of casualties, magnitude on richter scale. Try to go here.

CNN front page today!

Only yesterday my heart felt deeply saddened with the tragedy from Acheh's Tsunami, (after watching Tsunami Anatomy of a Disaster by BBC). It outlined about the stories behind tsunamis survivor. However, deep inside their thoughts I can sense the trauma can never be heal, can never receed in due time. Many things were revealed from that documentary, most of it I should have known. Though having to try to think how would the feeling be when lost and loneliness (what if I am one of those victims..) hit us all at the same time, personally I don't think I can bare it. Many times, we are reminded that we are being tested in God's will. (May Allah bless those souls lost in the tragedy). Let us make it as a reminder of the doings in our lives. Some people (source from MERCY Malaysia) made remarks when they went to Acheh for humanitarian aid they were traumatised. Pregnant ladies with their babies out from their womb, some saw bodies got stuck on top of trees, some were thinking about those prisoners got trapped in their cells, can never do nothing.. AJAL., once it approaches you, you can never deceive it (rejecting the theory from Final Destination the movie).. compilation of experience I that I know.

AND Today. when it happened again, everyone got really scared. Yes, people learned from mistakes. Even the Pacific Tsunami Center in Hawaii, they were the first people that have got the first hint on Boxing Day Tsunami, it just happened too fast, without realizing its magnitude. Yes, they admit that they shot the first buletin online saying that there is an earth quake with epicenter in Indian Ocean, not in Pacific.. possible DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI BUT NO THREAT TO PACIFIC AREAS. Minutes then hours passed had they realized that it should not be ignored. Yes, other places not in Pacific is not within their areas of responsibility but only if the people of Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Somalia been warn at least a few minutes (20 minutes at least) they could have flight for safety. Imagine how many thousands of life can be saved. But then, I believe those guys have felt it more deeply than I think they are. They keep asking “have we done enough?” Yes, they did try to warn the authorities. God is great, at that very crucial moment, they weren’t able to think the best link to call the right contacts for warning. By the time they did, its already too late. Yes, they felt the guilt, perhaps its not them to blame.

All in all, until now, there isn't any signs of big devastating destructive tsunami at any other places, or perhaps there is that we didn't know? Let us pray that this is just IT. Pray that you are driven away from any of those misfortunes and don't forget to pray for your loved ones. Put your head down to Allah, these are signs for us to be prepared at all times (I warn myself the same, realizing that own Iman is thinning out).

Change to British Summer Time

Please be acknowledge that the British Summer Time commenced today, Easter Sunday (27th of March) where the clocks (time to be "noun" precise) goes forward 1 hour. Please incorporate the new time system (payah la nak ubah-ubah setiap 6 bulan ni) as they may affect your daily arrangements. Remember, not setting the clock to the right time may:

• Get you sacked for getting late to work
• Get bad remarks from your lecturer when you are late to Monday morning (or any other day) class. Professors just don't accept missing out the time when BST changed for excuse.
  
• Make you miss your public transport that follows the BST starting today (Ida & Arie terlepas bas tak tadi?)
• Make you miss you favourite TV show, when it is aired one hour earlier than yesterday (Chikong, did you managed to catch The O.C?)
  
• Make you miss out on the opening times and most importantly the closing times of the supermarket, shopping complexes (tolong tutup kedai dude')

On top of that, enjoy Easter Holiday!

Thanks Didie.. Someone somewhere.. somehow...

For elaborating my writings.. thats exactly what I meant.. Its not only for those special relationships, but also to friends, families, and long lost friends perhaps.. have a read on Didie's Thots.

Thoughts of the best things in life to happen....

For all you bloggers.. enjoy this early spring flower that I found in Liverpool.

The football side of me.. is there any?

The pride of Manchester


Manchester, the new breed.. Man City FC


You'll never walk alone.. from LFC


Everton .. from a distance

These are the maniacs I have been talking about.

Sorry lah Che Pah and Laily, gue udah publish ini foto dulu.. Kalian bukan masih lagi di stadium tour Newcastle & Leeds? Ada jumpa A**sm*n*ok?..Glad that your visit here was very enjoyable and memorable ones.. Iyolah, dapek jumpo pemain idaman kalbu, apo tak eh.. Dongan den ni haa kono heret skali aahh poie Liverpool. Den ingatkan dari Jomapoh ko Menchestee ajo.. rupo ee... jauh laie ekau poie..

Are you a Red Devil?

For all you Red Devils out there


For all you Smithy's maniacs


Another shot by Smithy's maniac


Saha a.k.a Sahak.. ingatkan Melayu tadi.