Friday, July 13

the line is on


at times..
don't you wish that the mobile phones
were never been invented?

hehe..

yes, no doubt it has bring in
more benefits than disadvantages
such as; easier to be in touch with people
to do work, to communicate
yadi yadi yada, bla bla bla..

cumanya..
yang sakit hatinya kengkadang tu
bila dengar ayat-ayat begini
as you were answering the phones;
- berapa kali i tried to call, kenapa tak angkat?
- you missed my calls, kenapa tak call back?

hmmm..
(no) thanks to Caller ID
of course you could know the caller/number

but..
other than several very very very important people
(like your bosses, parents, friends, relatives)
perlu/wajib ke jawab or ring them back, immediately?

dan kengkadang tu..
kalau kita tak angkat/jawab tu, mungkin
memang sebab tak sempat; in the middle of something;
tengah dalam toilet; takde mood nak cakap;
and perhaps simply memang tak leh/nak cakap

hmm..
at times like these
memang teringat nak kembali ke zaman;
only fix-land telephone lines were available
and there's no caller identification facilities

perhaps life could be simpler huh?

(as for the tele-marketing
here's a suggestion, how to deal with them)

anyway..
just a thought though
bila rasa bengang macam 5 minit tadi
hehe..

moral of the story;
- if someone doesn't pick up immediately
please try again and call (at least) twice
(and give it a 10-minutes gap between calls)
if it was really really urgent/important matters
- don't call someone, if you don't really need to
- do check the time, before making a call
i.e. praying time, weekend, etc

thank you..

:)

Tuesday, July 3

the race is on

yes..
it is hot during summer in this region
that's why most of them travel out during this season
to places like Europe, South East Asia and Australia

and as a result
of Malaysia's strong and all-out promotion
in its tourism sector especially
it's very hard to get or book a ticket
to visit Malaysia during July to August
Kuala Lumpur will look like another arab cities
during these upcoming 2 months;
Genting could be easily mistaken for Cairo;
and perhaps in the near future
Dungun will be mistaken for Dubai
hehehe..

nonethless..
it's not as hot
as the development projects in the UAE
with projects in Dubai has been estimated
and past the AED 1 trillion mark
as well as the projects in Abu Dhabi
hence, that's already AED 2 trillion
(about USD 550 billion)

why is this possible?

here's one example;

in May 2006
the Dubai government had launched Bawadi
the world's largest hospitality
and entertainment project
valued at AED 100 billion (USD 27 billion)


next, in late 2006
the Abu Dhabi government had launched Saadiyat
the 6 theme-island-districts tourism destination
estimated at AED 100 billion


later, in May 2007
it was announced that the Bawadi
will be doubling its project worth
to AED 200 million

why?
among others..
probably because
Dubai tak nak 'kalah' kepada Abu Dhabi

apapun.. perghhhhhhhhhhh...

oh ya..
have i mentioned already that
nowadays, in the UAE
projects with a million-dollar tag
are no longer making news?
are already considered peanuts?

apa kelas million.. kak kiah oii
bila billion is the new par/standard to beat?

well.. these projects
already stole all the thunders of that
earlier projects such as
Jebel Ali Airport (the biggest airport in the world)
Burj Dubai (the tallest tower in the world)
Dubai Mall (the biggest mall in the world)
The Palm Islands, The World Island,
et cetera and the list go on and on

hopefully,
the day would never come
the day they decided to topple
our only remaining hope and pride
(the Petronas Twin Towers still standing
as the tallest twin-tower in the world)
to be in the world record book
by building a taller twin tower
or perhaps a triplet tower

well..
we shall wait and see
or perhaps i just might have given them
the heads up.. oppppssss..
hmmmm..

Monday, July 2

the heat is on


it's July already?
my oh my, time flies

anyhow..
it's officially summer in the UAE
the heat already lingers around 43 celsius nowadays
with 65% humidity thus far

by hujung July till mid-August
merasa la lagi insyaAllah
up to 48 celsius


pohon-pohon tamar telah mula berbuah
kurma akan bertukar warna
dari hijau ke kuning dan merah-cokelat

bermula Julai juga, till 31 Ogos
in UAE, no workers are allowed to work
di tempat terbuka / outdoor
between 12.30 to 3 .00 pm
otherwise face the penalty of AED 10,000 per worker
(this is targeted largely for construction sectors)

and this is the 3rd year in a row
for such ban to be enforced
however, it's reducing its number by year
i.e. in 2005, it was for 12.00 till 4.00 pm
i.e. in 2006, it was for 12.00 till 3.00 pm

there has been rumours and discussion from last year
to actually scrap this ruling altogether
with a strong lobbying by the construction companies
thankfully, stronger empathy from NGOs and government agencies
did balance things up and prolong this humane ordinance

mabruk !

Sunday, July 1

lost in translation


masih terkejut sebenarnya
apabila membaca / mendapat tahu
berkenaan keputusan Kerajaan Malaysia
melalui keputusan Mesyuarat Kabinet
pada bulan April 2007
untuk menukar (semula)
istilah Bahasa Melayu kepada Bahasa Malaysia

antara sebab-sebabnya, adalah;

KESATUAN
“The Malay language belongs to Malaysians of all races
and not just the Malays. The term Bahasa Malaysia
would instil a sense of belonging”
said Zainuddin Maidin

POLITIK
Zainuddin Maidin said the term Bahasa Malaysia
was introduced by Tunku Abdul Rahman
after the country's independence
to inculcate a Malaysian identity.
"It was generally accepted
and no one asked for a change until
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim became
the education minister (in 1986).
He dropped the term Bahasa Malaysia for Bahasa Melayu
and it has remained that way.
But now, we feel we should go back to the original term”

hmmm..
Persekutuan Tanah Melayu telah merdeka pada 31 Ogos 1957
Malaysia telah dilahirkan pada 16 September 1963
Bahasa Melayu telah digunakan sejak lebih 1,000 tahun yang lalu

cuba tanyakan..
pada mana-mana orang Melayu di Malaysia
adakah mereka merasakan bahawa Bahasa Melayu itu
adalah bahasa kepunyaan mereka sahaja?

apapun..
terdapat banyak bahasa utama di dunia ini
seperti English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Tamil
telah wujud dan digunakan oleh pelbagai negara dan bangsa
sejak sekian lama, sejak dari dahulu kala lagi

tapinya, sebagai contoh..
tidaklah pula negara Amerika mewujudkan Bahasa Amerika
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Inggeris)
tidaklah pula negara Brazil menamakan Bahasa Brazil
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Portugis)
tidaklah pula negara Mexico memperkenalkan Bahasa Mexico
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Sepanyol)
tidaklah pula negara Kuwait menciptakan Bahasa Kuwait
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Arab)
tidaklah pula negara China mewajibkan Bahasa Cina
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Mandarin)
tidaklah pula negara India menghasilkan Bahasa India
(rakyatnya bertutur bahasa Hindi)

errr...
selama ni, dengan penggunaan Bahasa Melayu
rakyat Malaysia yang pelbagai bangsa dan bahasa ini
bergaduh, berperang, kacau bilau, tidak maju ke?

masalah sebenar yang perlu dilihat
adalah tentang penggunaan Bahasa Malaysia itu sendiri
yang semakin ditinggalkan, dilupakan, dibiarkan
apatah lagi dianaktirikan dan dikelaskeduakan
di dalam negara Malaysia sendiri,
oleh rakyat Malaysia sendiri

hmmm..
berkenaan isu Bahasa Melayu kepada Bahasa Malaysia ini
tidak mengapalah, kita boleh/terpaksa menerima keputusan itu
demi Malaysia, keranamu Malaysia
lagipun, telah termaktub
- Bahasa Malaysia adalah Bahasa Kebangsaan

cumanya..
selepas ini, harap-harap nanti
janganlah pula ditukar semula lagi
nanti macam kita tidak ada jati diri

contohnya..
lambang kereta proton
dulu dah elok-elok ada ciri-ciri Malaysia
ditukar kepada lambang yang macam kepala harimau
lepas ini, kalau proton jatuh sahamnya
kepada Volkswagen atau Peugeot
akan di tukar kepada lambang kepala penguin agaknya

:)

Thursday, June 28

good cause


i was tagged for the second time
again, by Dear Sis
and technically, by A.Z. too
and the original post was by Idham

frankly speaking..
i was skeptic at first
on how the meme actually works
but then i said to myself
'hey, no harm in trying
and it's for a good cause'

and even if this was a hoax
at least in answering the questionnaire
one gets to re-think about his life for a while
and i love that

so, here we go..


******

If you are tagged,
you need to write an entry related to the meme.
The meme is about completing at least seventeen
out of the following twenty seven sentences


"By doing this meme you are contributing
RM 127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage"


1. A person is only as good as..
his/her self could be

2. Friendship is always..
until he/she is a foe, he's/she's a friend

3. To love is to..
to give all your best

4. Money makes me..
doing things easier

5. I miss..
the good old days

6. My way of saying I care is by..
doing all that i possibly could

7. I try to spread love and happiness by..
sharing my happy thoughts and moments

8. Pick the flowers when..
err.. why should ruin such beauty by plucking it off?

9. To love someone is to..
be, stay and grow old together

10. Beauty is..
God's creations

11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was..
my boarding school

12. When I was twenty one, I remember..
what 'life must go on, whatever happens' truly means

13. I am most happy when..
i know i have given and tried my best

14. Nothing makes me happier than..
being able to help other people

15. If I can change one thing, I will change..
que sera sera, whatever will be will be

16. If smiles were..
to worth a dollar each, i guess i'll be a billionaire by now :)

17. Wouldn't it be nice if we could..
all live in peace and happily ever after

18. If you want to.. feel happy..
then you have to.. make others feel happy too

19. Money is not everything but..
it does help to have some

20. The most touching moments I have experienced is..
being thanked when i wasn't expecting one

21. I smile when..
i am happy; greeting my friends; something amuzes me

22. When I am happy, I..
smile

23. If only I don't have to.. be here..
then.. i would be there :)

24. The best thing I did yesterday was..
doing my best

25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title
"Aku, Kau, Dia, Kami, Kita, Mereka"

26. One thing I must do before I die is..
live

27. Doing this meme, I feel like..
not giving my best in helping, and wish i could ask
for the actual account number so that i could deposit the RM 127


and now..
i wish to tag all bloggers
thank you

Sunday, June 24

my first tag


yuppp..
i've been tagged!
by Dear Sis

damn it!
hehe..

anyway..
since i was in the mood
and still trying very very hard
to pick and drafting a topic for my blog
here we go..


*****

Shuffle your music.

* Take the first 25 songs that come up
and post a line or two of lyrics from each one.
Try not to make it too obvious by posting something
from the middle of the chorus
or that has the name of the song in it.

* Post it to your journal
and let your friends try to guess the songs.

* When a song is correctly guessed,
strike it out and put the title and artist next to it.

*****

(i am a libra
- and according to the chinese calendar
born in year of Rabbit -
who owns a camera-walkman-phone with a 4GB memory card
loves all kinds of music depending on the mood
and am away from tanahairku..
hence, please mind my collection of songs
hehe..)


1.
kau bisa membahagiakan menceriakan
kau bisa menggembirakan mempesonakan
aku ingin dicintaimu dan mencintai
aku ingin bila terjaga kau di sampingku selamanya

2.
kenal diri siapa sebenar
cairlah segalanya
yang tinggal hanya benar

3.
i’m surrounded by liars everywhere i turn
i’m surrounded by imposters everywhere i turn
i’m surrounded by identity crisis everywhere i turn
(Don't Want To Be by Gavin DeGraw - spot by Kitty)

4.
ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
wo ai ni you ji fen
wo de qing ye zhen
wo de ai ye zhen
yue liang dai biao wo de xin
(Moon Represents My Heart - spot by Nadia)

5.
semalam
itu semalam
hari ini aku hidup
dalam dunia yang aman

6.
when you're down and troubled
and you need some loving care
and nothing no is going right
close your eyes and think of me
and soon i will be there
to brighten up even your darkest nights

7.
you kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
you tell me your blue skies fade to grey
you tell me your passion's gone away

8.
and so i cry sometimes
when i'm lying in bed
just to get it all out
what's in my head
and i am feeling
a little peculiar
(What's Up by 4 Non-Blondes - spot by Cosmic)

9.
you took the love from me
and used it selfishly
you did not give back your
love to me at all

10.
hingga bertemu
aku kan selalu menunggu
biarpun sering ku diuji
dalam penantian menyiksakan ini
tak ku peduli

11.
i'm all out of faith
this is how i feel
i'm cold and i am shamed
lying naked on the floor
(Torn by Natalie Imbruglia - spot by A.Z.)

12.
jangan paksakan kita
untuk selalu bersama
jangan paksakan kita
untuk selalu mencinta

13.
cinta adalah anugerah yang kuasa
yang bila terasa betapa indahnya
sungguh lemah diriku
tak bererti hidupku
bila tak ada dirimu

14.
bawalah daku pergi
dari gelisah hati ini
dari sepi hati ini

15.
naseny el donia
naseny el alam
dawebny habiby
wsebny aolak ahla kalam

16.
tak terlintas difikiranku
melukai kamu permainkan cinta
yang telah kau berikan sepenuhnya padaku

17.
ku berjalan berjalan memutar waktu
berharap temukan sisa hatimu
mengertilah ku ingin engkau begitu
mengerti kau di dalam hatiku

18.
tell me why you're looking so confused
when i'm the one who didn't know the truth
how could you ever be so cold

19.
i wish i could go back in time
so i could fix up my mistake
make everything alright
girl i know just what is on your mind
wouldn't blame you if you hated me
for the rest of my life

20.
kenapa ada derita
bila bahagia tercipta
kenapa ada sang hitam
bila putih menyenangkan

21.
si tu te vas
se me ira todo el valor
y yo se que
nunca encontrare otra iqual

22.
telah ku dengar dari teman-teman
kisah tentang dirimu
betapa kau curang padaku

23.
when i grew up and fell in love
i asked my sweetheart, what lies ahead?
will we have rainbows, day after day?
(Que Sera Sera - spot by A.Z.)

24.
setelah engkau pergi
tertutup hatiku
tak mungkin bercinta lagi
biarku sendiri

25.
hilang kekasih mungkin berganti
yang ku harapkan teman sejati
sebelum kasih menjadi benci
aku memilih berpisah di sini


good luck !

and nowwww..
i wish to tag
- EddyPurnama
- Razberries
hehe..

Thursday, June 14

old series

hmmm..
stuffed with a bit of this and that at the moment
hence, can't write much just yet

hence, thought of blogging about the following
for this time around

will be back soon..


other than the cartoons
masa umur sekolah rendah dulu
(sekolah menengah duduk asrama..
mana boleh tengok tv sangat.. hehe)
sempat la layan cerita-cerita ni
after Warta Berita.. between 8.30 till 10.00
lepas pukul 10pm.. tu dah kira 18sx
bebudak kene la tidor awal.. hahaha..

among my favourites were;


A-TEAM


CHiPs


BATTLESTAR GALATICA


AIRWOLF


MACGYVER


SPIDERMAN


BJ and THE BEAR


SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN


KNIGHT RIDER


BIONIC WOMAN


WONDER WOMAN


VOYAGERS


HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK


LAND OF THE GIANTS


TIME TUNNEL


MISFITS OF SCIENCE


STREET HAWK


V


3-2-1 CONTACT!

Sunday, June 3

old toons

the yesteryears' cartoons are still the best
they were simple, fun and motivating
if compare to nowadays cartoons
which are mostly radical, chaotic and immoral

(nak kata dulu punya lagi logik,
tipu la kannn.. nama pun kartun.. hehe)

those were really the days

to further prove my case,
here's some examples;

COMPILATION OF SOME OF THE 80's CARTOONS


now..
try to compare them
with the cartoons of the present days
examples? (just turn on the TV.. hehe)

nonetheless..
other than that from the Disney's and Warner Bros
(which is like what's the P.Ramlee's movies to me)
among my favourites were;

THUNDERCATS

once, i wish i was one of the cats.. hehe..
and damnnn.. that cheetahra was hot !
teringat lagu versi melayu
"cheetahra lari lajuuu.. terbukak bajuu.." hehe

TRANSFORMERS

used to envy my friends yang ada the figurines
anyhow.. the movie coming soon
surely will watch it and own the dvd

MASK

urghh.. another case of jealousy
towards my lucky-friends back then
but they were pretty kind
in lending me one of theirs
itu pun lepas diaorang dah boring main
or i was 'persistent' enough.. hehe..

JEM

ya ya yaa.. i know.. it's a chick flick
but.. the songs were..
"truly outrageous and contagious...
jem is my nameeee !".. hehe..

VOLTRON

i just loved to watch them.. seriously motivating me
to 'defend the earth'.. hehe..

SILVERHAWKS

one of the coolest theme song

BATTLE OF THE PLANETS

also known as G-Force... loved the costumes

CAPTAIN CAVEMAN

loved the way he yelled !

TERRAHAWKS

a bit scary to watch at times..
since they were puppets and not a 2-D cartoons

HE-MAN

it was every boys' dream
to be the master of the universe

SHE-RA

of course.. the twin sister

CAPTAIN FUTURE

are we in the future yet?

SMURFS

of course.. Papa Smurf..
la la.. la la la.... laa la la laaa..

GOBOTS

the 'simpler version' to Transformers.. but equally as cool..

GUMMY BEARS

long lost cousins to Yogi Bear.. hehe..

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS

it was magical

well.. that's all folks !
back to reality.. it bites..
and we are getting older.. hehe..