this morning i woke up...i straight away recall that i was in a dream...and its just so real that because of the dream, im all in a down/confused mode...
i couldnt remember exactly how the dream went, but as i remembered it, me n my whole family except my dad was at malacca, we wanted to juz take a plane back to JB (WTH???)...and at first take off, i took out my mobile fon to turn it off, and suddenly, there was some electrical failure in the plane...they blamed my phone...but HEY, i was juz turning it off! we had to abort take off...and we all went back inside the airport....
thats not the whole story...
in the plane...i was sitting next to a friend of mine...a good friend of mine...i didnt recall her in the previous scenes before we boarded the plane...but she was just there when i was in my seat...i haven't talked to her for awhile now...last we met, or 'almost' met, i was angry at her...well, in the dream...between me and her was just...(now that i think about it) awkward...
yup, its a weird and stupid dream (take a plane from malacca to JB?) - but dreams are always like that anyway...they rarely make sense...having said that, dreams can be really powerful... they can affect you like its real...the thing between me and that friend of mine...gosh...im so confused now...
i think i also had a couple of dreams before that, one i remembered had my dad in it...but i couldnt remember how the dream went...
dreams... *sigh*
have you woke up from a dream crying? or smiling? or angry or frustrated?
when i was small, i remember i had this nightmare one night...it was the end of the world...flames and chaos everywhere...there was this evil 'thing' flying over the whole area...throwing flames and killing people while laughing...i remember i lost my whole family...i woke up crying...
a few days ago...i dreamt i was killed...
i was in a bus, and sensed that someone was trying to kill me...that someone made a series of efforts to kill me in the bus without being noticed, one of his attempts, he tried to wire up my seat to electrocute me, with a very lame excuse given by the electrician to put some wires on my seat, but i sensed the plot, and moved to another seat...then he asked this mad man with a pair of chopping knife...but i fought him off...
then i shouted, "who is it who has been trying to kill me?show yourself" ... a man stood up, took out a gun...and shot me...i remembered saying after that, "isn't that easier if you want to kill me?"
-i have been having too many dreams lately-
p/s - when am i going to dream that i am a manchester united winger? =P
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Visit Malaysia Cyber Campaign
I was resting awhile from work juz now and i found out about the Visit Malaysia Cyber Campaign.... (check out the site at www.vmcc.com.my )
So, i decided to be one of their link partners by putting up the banner that you can see up here =)
From my point of view, this is a very good idea in spreading the news of 'Visit Malaysia Year 2007'... generally, this tactic is called viral marketing (click on the term if you wanna know more about viral marketing)...and it can create a very huge hype if executed effectively....
Don't we (you readers who are malaysian) love our country? Don't we think others shud experience it too? Good stuff is to share =) Do join in this wonderful campaign and do our part to make VMY 2007 a success (ahaha...poyo sungguh)...hahaha...no, serius =
Go to this link to learn about being a partner! --> http://vmcc.com.my/be_a_link_partner.php
=)
So, i decided to be one of their link partners by putting up the banner that you can see up here =)
From my point of view, this is a very good idea in spreading the news of 'Visit Malaysia Year 2007'... generally, this tactic is called viral marketing (click on the term if you wanna know more about viral marketing)...and it can create a very huge hype if executed effectively....
Don't we (you readers who are malaysian) love our country? Don't we think others shud experience it too? Good stuff is to share =) Do join in this wonderful campaign and do our part to make VMY 2007 a success (ahaha...poyo sungguh)...hahaha...no, serius =
Go to this link to learn about being a partner! --> http://vmcc.com.my/be_a_link_partner.php
=)
Monday, December 18, 2006
Err...How bout some space? ... thank you ...
Today is the first day of working for me! =)
I started work at the Tourism Malaysia office here in Sydney...my work consists of some book-keeping, answering phone calls when they come in (my comp is at the front desk), and pretty much helping out kak wati or anyone with anything that i can...
i was very very lucky to get the job...and i hope all goes well in the lead up to me going back to malaysia later in january...there still currently are many clouds of uncertainties hovering around...and i'm not sure if its gonna drizzle, rain cats n dogs, or shine...
i work 9-5, monday to friday...and as far as i can recall, i have never worked like this before...sure, near chinese new year at the pasar was a hectic period with eaaarly start to the day and late late breakfast with non-stop work...but that's helping out my dad...and it only goes berzerk on weekends...
the day started very early for me...before i went back to sleep again, and woke up, still very early for me...but it wasnt long till i was on the bus and on my way to work...
845 am ... i arrived at the office to be greeted by kak wati...and soon i was on the go...learning what i have to do...doing it...lunch time came all too soon (time flies) ... and after that...i resumed working...and hey presto...its 530 pm already! All in all, work was good...everyone was nice...and i hope i did well for my first day (i handed all employees their december salary!) =)
i took the 292 bus back...and reached home by about 645pm... i was sleeping all the way on the bus...and was extremely lucky to wake up when the driver stops at macquarie center...it was kinda tiring...maybe coz im not used to it yet...and the peaceful sight of herring rd apartments greated me...ah.....home sweet home...
as i approached my front door...i noticed the stove ventilator was on... "adoiiii..." it must be 'them'....and when i opened the door... "sigh" ... it is 'them'...
my hongkie housemates (2 of them) were cooking, and as usual...they were cooking for a whole batalion of army...ok, it was juz 6 person (them included), but it looked like they were cooking for the whole army batalion! but its no surprise...i have had many hongkie/mainlanders as housemates before...and when u put 2 of them together...juz 2, u ALWAYS get chaos in the kitchen...
so i went in, said hi...they asked me if i was at work or something...blablabla...i was kinda annoyed already to be frank...come on...the house is for 6 person...there is only enough space for that amount of person...when 2 housemates take up the whole space for ALL 6 housemates who pay rent and call that place 'home'...isnt that bollocks??
perhaps sensing my frustration...the more thoughtful of the 2 hongkie asked me, do you want to cook? i said yes, trying hard to be nice, since he is nice enough to ask...and he asked me.. " oh, what do you need?" (while looking around the packed and messy kitchen).... so i replied, "err, how bout some space?"....
so i managed to get some space and went on with my chopping and cooking...not much really...cooked instant noodles only....and iron-chefly, i finished my signature instant noodles+pasta in about 15 minutes =P it wasnt pleasant cooking though when you need to rush...so many things in the kitchen, in the dining room, and people at the living room hogging the TV (which is provided by the uni) playing the PS 2 <--as usual...the whole place so, noisy....so....chaotic....sigh...
so i brought my dinner and a mug of hot tea into my room...turned on my laptop...opened a movie...and watched it while eating....didnt finish the movie....showered n all...and hey presto, its already 9pm!
wudn't it be nice to come back from work to your home, your own home - which for me is a quiet and tidy place, not so energized surrounding so i can chill out...all this made me wonder...i think that's exactly how my dad feels...he works really hard all morning till noon...and when he comes back, finds a messy and noisy place (courtesy of yours truly - me n gang) ...
gosh...
i guess i learnt a few lessons for myself...be considerate if next time i 'am' the crowd...and housemates comes first, then guests - coz each housemates shares the right, equal right, to call a house their 'home'...
I started work at the Tourism Malaysia office here in Sydney...my work consists of some book-keeping, answering phone calls when they come in (my comp is at the front desk), and pretty much helping out kak wati or anyone with anything that i can...
i was very very lucky to get the job...and i hope all goes well in the lead up to me going back to malaysia later in january...there still currently are many clouds of uncertainties hovering around...and i'm not sure if its gonna drizzle, rain cats n dogs, or shine...
i work 9-5, monday to friday...and as far as i can recall, i have never worked like this before...sure, near chinese new year at the pasar was a hectic period with eaaarly start to the day and late late breakfast with non-stop work...but that's helping out my dad...and it only goes berzerk on weekends...
the day started very early for me...before i went back to sleep again, and woke up, still very early for me...but it wasnt long till i was on the bus and on my way to work...
845 am ... i arrived at the office to be greeted by kak wati...and soon i was on the go...learning what i have to do...doing it...lunch time came all too soon (time flies) ... and after that...i resumed working...and hey presto...its 530 pm already! All in all, work was good...everyone was nice...and i hope i did well for my first day (i handed all employees their december salary!) =)
i took the 292 bus back...and reached home by about 645pm... i was sleeping all the way on the bus...and was extremely lucky to wake up when the driver stops at macquarie center...it was kinda tiring...maybe coz im not used to it yet...and the peaceful sight of herring rd apartments greated me...ah.....home sweet home...
as i approached my front door...i noticed the stove ventilator was on... "adoiiii..." it must be 'them'....and when i opened the door... "sigh" ... it is 'them'...
my hongkie housemates (2 of them) were cooking, and as usual...they were cooking for a whole batalion of army...ok, it was juz 6 person (them included), but it looked like they were cooking for the whole army batalion! but its no surprise...i have had many hongkie/mainlanders as housemates before...and when u put 2 of them together...juz 2, u ALWAYS get chaos in the kitchen...
so i went in, said hi...they asked me if i was at work or something...blablabla...i was kinda annoyed already to be frank...come on...the house is for 6 person...there is only enough space for that amount of person...when 2 housemates take up the whole space for ALL 6 housemates who pay rent and call that place 'home'...isnt that bollocks??
perhaps sensing my frustration...the more thoughtful of the 2 hongkie asked me, do you want to cook? i said yes, trying hard to be nice, since he is nice enough to ask...and he asked me.. " oh, what do you need?" (while looking around the packed and messy kitchen).... so i replied, "err, how bout some space?"....
so i managed to get some space and went on with my chopping and cooking...not much really...cooked instant noodles only....and iron-chefly, i finished my signature instant noodles+pasta in about 15 minutes =P it wasnt pleasant cooking though when you need to rush...so many things in the kitchen, in the dining room, and people at the living room hogging the TV (which is provided by the uni) playing the PS 2 <--as usual...the whole place so, noisy....so....chaotic....sigh...
so i brought my dinner and a mug of hot tea into my room...turned on my laptop...opened a movie...and watched it while eating....didnt finish the movie....showered n all...and hey presto, its already 9pm!
wudn't it be nice to come back from work to your home, your own home - which for me is a quiet and tidy place, not so energized surrounding so i can chill out...all this made me wonder...i think that's exactly how my dad feels...he works really hard all morning till noon...and when he comes back, finds a messy and noisy place (courtesy of yours truly - me n gang) ...
gosh...
i guess i learnt a few lessons for myself...be considerate if next time i 'am' the crowd...and housemates comes first, then guests - coz each housemates shares the right, equal right, to call a house their 'home'...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
all over again...
The past week is all about building towards this friday...i would be farewelling some of my best of buddies in my whole stay in sydney so far...
1st year...i remembered being alone when i arrived...i remembered it was the time to get out there from my comfort zone and change my situation...i made some great friends...
2nd year...i remembered that life was more exciting...the 1st TESL cohort arrived at macquarie uni...some of them went on to be among my all time best mates...
now they are leaving...it's just so difficult to express how i feel inside...i dont know how life will turn to be...hmm...i think i've rambled about this enough two posts ago...so tonight, i've decided to go check out some quotes about goodbye...
...'enjoy'...
Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends. ~Richard Bach
We only part to meet again. ~John Gay
Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye? ~Author Unknown
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ~Henry David Thoreau
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. ~Carol Sobieski and Thomas Meehan, Annie
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth. ~Robert Southey
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. ~George Eliot
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. ~Edward Young
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
1st year...i remembered being alone when i arrived...i remembered it was the time to get out there from my comfort zone and change my situation...i made some great friends...
2nd year...i remembered that life was more exciting...the 1st TESL cohort arrived at macquarie uni...some of them went on to be among my all time best mates...
now they are leaving...it's just so difficult to express how i feel inside...i dont know how life will turn to be...hmm...i think i've rambled about this enough two posts ago...so tonight, i've decided to go check out some quotes about goodbye...
...'enjoy'...
Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends. ~Richard Bach
We only part to meet again. ~John Gay
Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye? ~Author Unknown
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ~Henry David Thoreau
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. ~Carol Sobieski and Thomas Meehan, Annie
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth. ~Robert Southey
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. ~George Eliot
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. ~Edward Young
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. ~Helen Rowland
Friday, December 08, 2006
How Cool Is This??
I was browsing through some EPL club's website when I found a few interesting things:
1- chelseafc.com thinks they are cool - the site is crap... okay, im biased.
2- liverpoolfc.tv is messy... okay, im also biased.
3- arsenal.com has this REALLLY cool feature...check this out...they actually simulate their next match against chelsea using Football Manager 2007 (FM)!
What is FM? It's a game played on pc and game consoles....it's a manager simulation game, where u manage a team and guide it to success...FM is regarded as the best soccer team-manager-simulation game ever. Find out more by clicking here.
Here's what arsenal.com got from their simulation:
Pre Match Set Up - Click on image for the enlarged version
Report
Emmanuel Adebayor got Arsenal off to the perfect start with a goal after just four minutes. Former Gunner Ashley Cole conceded a free kick on the left, Robin van Persie curled a perfect delivery towards the near post and Adebayor beat his marker to head powerfully past Carlo Cudicini. 1-0 to Arsenal!
That silenced the home fans and there was more woe for Chelsea when Andrei Shevchenko limped off with an ankle injury after 18 minutes. The Ukrainian had started brightly and looked dangerous.
Chelsea pressed forward after the break, but they were hit by a sucker-punch just after the hour mark. Freddie Ljungberg's clever pass released Van Persie down the left and the Dutchman's precise cross was nodded in by Adebayor. Two for the Togolese striker - and two for Arsenal.
Frank Lampard went agonisingly close to reducing the deficit with 14 minutes left but his fiercely-struck free kick rebounded off the far post with Jens Lehmann well beaten. A goal then would have set up a grandstand finish but Arsenal held out to record a fine 2-0 victory.
(click on image for the enlarged version)
Sunny says:
now, that is a cool idea...you would expect to see these kinda fun feature on some random ppl's site or blog blablabla...but on the official arsenal website....hoho....someone there must really have a good sense of humour =P kudos arsenal.com!
hehehe...i guess united supporters would like to see a draw, or at least, arsenal beating chelsea. anyway....i also have a simulation of my own......hehehe....
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 ! After using the Master League feature in PES5...'simulating' from 2006 to 2024 (Yes, i've played the master league from year 2006 to 2024!), I conclude that Manchester United win the treble (league, f.a cup, and champions league) each and every year!
Muahahahahahahahhahahahahaha!
Conclusion of conclusions: Man Utd is the best! The website, the team, blablabla...hahahaha!
- okay, i'm biased (you've got to be highly biased if you've stuck by your team for so long unconditionally =P ) -
1- chelseafc.com thinks they are cool - the site is crap... okay, im biased.
2- liverpoolfc.tv is messy... okay, im also biased.
3- arsenal.com has this REALLLY cool feature...check this out...they actually simulate their next match against chelsea using Football Manager 2007 (FM)!
What is FM? It's a game played on pc and game consoles....it's a manager simulation game, where u manage a team and guide it to success...FM is regarded as the best soccer team-manager-simulation game ever. Find out more by clicking here.
Here's what arsenal.com got from their simulation:
Pre Match Set Up - Click on image for the enlarged version
Report
Emmanuel Adebayor got Arsenal off to the perfect start with a goal after just four minutes. Former Gunner Ashley Cole conceded a free kick on the left, Robin van Persie curled a perfect delivery towards the near post and Adebayor beat his marker to head powerfully past Carlo Cudicini. 1-0 to Arsenal!
That silenced the home fans and there was more woe for Chelsea when Andrei Shevchenko limped off with an ankle injury after 18 minutes. The Ukrainian had started brightly and looked dangerous.
Chelsea pressed forward after the break, but they were hit by a sucker-punch just after the hour mark. Freddie Ljungberg's clever pass released Van Persie down the left and the Dutchman's precise cross was nodded in by Adebayor. Two for the Togolese striker - and two for Arsenal.
Frank Lampard went agonisingly close to reducing the deficit with 14 minutes left but his fiercely-struck free kick rebounded off the far post with Jens Lehmann well beaten. A goal then would have set up a grandstand finish but Arsenal held out to record a fine 2-0 victory.
(click on image for the enlarged version)
Sunny says:
now, that is a cool idea...you would expect to see these kinda fun feature on some random ppl's site or blog blablabla...but on the official arsenal website....hoho....someone there must really have a good sense of humour =P kudos arsenal.com!
hehehe...i guess united supporters would like to see a draw, or at least, arsenal beating chelsea. anyway....i also have a simulation of my own......hehehe....
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 ! After using the Master League feature in PES5...'simulating' from 2006 to 2024 (Yes, i've played the master league from year 2006 to 2024!), I conclude that Manchester United win the treble (league, f.a cup, and champions league) each and every year!
Muahahahahahahahhahahahahaha!
Conclusion of conclusions: Man Utd is the best! The website, the team, blablabla...hahahaha!
- okay, i'm biased (you've got to be highly biased if you've stuck by your team for so long unconditionally =P ) -
Friday, December 01, 2006
Goodbyes and Farewells
it's that time of the year again, when everyone sez goodbye to everyone...but this year, its different for me...i'm saying goodbye to some of my very best friends around...and i am starting to feel d emptiness already...
today i farewelled Mel...and its just sad...she is a friend who really cares, she doesn't call only when she needs anything or any favour or have some hidden manipulative agenda...
dont get me wrong , im happy to help anyone anytime if i can...but if the times i hear from you are only when you need favours...chances are: you're probably juz another person i know...
mel...no...she is the kind of friend who calls and reminds me about classes, about uni, who checks on how life is going on for me...a friend who's concerned of how i am doing...a friend in good times, and bad ones...
how many of such friends exists in your life? i certainly haven't found many...
i am sad that she has to leave, but at the same time, i am happy she is already graduating and entering the next phase of life (sigh, i was supposed to be leaving this shit too) ... to mel: all the best in whatever journey you embark on next - may our paths cross again =)
hmm...
azan is also leaving...tomorrow...now that's another friend i can't imagine not having around...he is definitely a great friend and while he will be back in sydney working...life's just gonna be different...
in the near future...more of the people i cherish having around are going to leave...it's not the happiest of times for me...i guess i just have to move on...not all's lost...i still have some good friends in sydney...and i intend to be a great friend to them, and hopefully to others as well...
think about it again...
its really deja vu...i have a bunch of 'yi sheng yi si' (translated: live together, die together) friends back in malaysia...and we had to say farewell to each other when we all chosed different paths in lives after school...things did change...
i would look back and miss those times...but when i look at the present, change have brought great things, more friends...and now im at that threshold again...i guess its only fair to be excited at the prospects...
today i farewelled Mel...and its just sad...she is a friend who really cares, she doesn't call only when she needs anything or any favour or have some hidden manipulative agenda...
dont get me wrong , im happy to help anyone anytime if i can...but if the times i hear from you are only when you need favours...chances are: you're probably juz another person i know...
mel...no...she is the kind of friend who calls and reminds me about classes, about uni, who checks on how life is going on for me...a friend who's concerned of how i am doing...a friend in good times, and bad ones...
how many of such friends exists in your life? i certainly haven't found many...
i am sad that she has to leave, but at the same time, i am happy she is already graduating and entering the next phase of life (sigh, i was supposed to be leaving this shit too) ... to mel: all the best in whatever journey you embark on next - may our paths cross again =)
hmm...
azan is also leaving...tomorrow...now that's another friend i can't imagine not having around...he is definitely a great friend and while he will be back in sydney working...life's just gonna be different...
in the near future...more of the people i cherish having around are going to leave...it's not the happiest of times for me...i guess i just have to move on...not all's lost...i still have some good friends in sydney...and i intend to be a great friend to them, and hopefully to others as well...
think about it again...
its really deja vu...i have a bunch of 'yi sheng yi si' (translated: live together, die together) friends back in malaysia...and we had to say farewell to each other when we all chosed different paths in lives after school...things did change...
i would look back and miss those times...but when i look at the present, change have brought great things, more friends...and now im at that threshold again...i guess its only fair to be excited at the prospects...
Friday, November 17, 2006
Man On Mission
U might notice that I havent been posting lately....
well, coz i'm currently a man on a mission....mission to save my future from the unthinkable consequences of a bad final exam outcome!!
My exams schedule are:
November
23rd - Stat 271 - Statistics I -3 hour
24th - ACST 211 - Combinatorial Probabilities - 3 hour
27th - ACST 305 - Quantitative Methods for Asset Liability Management - 3 hour
considering i study best around ppl who are studying...i've been hopping around places where ppl are studying...to chill n study together...thank you all for accepting me to lepak together and study =)
currently, i'm at randwick studying at zek's place...probably till sunday....maybe will chill with ida n zek for awhile during this weekend coz ida finished her xms...and going back 2 msia for practical this sunday....
lately when im in MUV studying, i'd love to play some soccer in d afternoon with the usual kakis...seng, shim, zaini, syada 'henry', and durra 'rooney' =) with some other players joining occasionally...its juz fun...and its amazing to see how durra n syada can play reaaaaaaally reaaaaaally well! if u analyze them, u can tell they have the soccer brains - an idea of what shud b done in d game...and durra is quite accurate in her shooting! damn frustrated if she scores against me - which she does regularly....and syada's passing...hoho...mabeles! it wont be long till we can play with no worries of xm n studies now!
and yes, terima kasih to cik gg who've been reaaaaaally tolerating my house-hopping n study gila mode...it makes things for me much much much easier - thanks!
man on a mission - mohd sunny tan!
Gerak Gempur Exam 2006!!! muahahahahahhahahaha.....
well, coz i'm currently a man on a mission....mission to save my future from the unthinkable consequences of a bad final exam outcome!!
My exams schedule are:
November
23rd - Stat 271 - Statistics I -3 hour
24th - ACST 211 - Combinatorial Probabilities - 3 hour
27th - ACST 305 - Quantitative Methods for Asset Liability Management - 3 hour
considering i study best around ppl who are studying...i've been hopping around places where ppl are studying...to chill n study together...thank you all for accepting me to lepak together and study =)
currently, i'm at randwick studying at zek's place...probably till sunday....maybe will chill with ida n zek for awhile during this weekend coz ida finished her xms...and going back 2 msia for practical this sunday....
lately when im in MUV studying, i'd love to play some soccer in d afternoon with the usual kakis...seng, shim, zaini, syada 'henry', and durra 'rooney' =) with some other players joining occasionally...its juz fun...and its amazing to see how durra n syada can play reaaaaaaally reaaaaaally well! if u analyze them, u can tell they have the soccer brains - an idea of what shud b done in d game...and durra is quite accurate in her shooting! damn frustrated if she scores against me - which she does regularly....and syada's passing...hoho...mabeles! it wont be long till we can play with no worries of xm n studies now!
and yes, terima kasih to cik gg who've been reaaaaaally tolerating my house-hopping n study gila mode...it makes things for me much much much easier - thanks!
man on a mission - mohd sunny tan!
Gerak Gempur Exam 2006!!! muahahahahahhahahaha.....
Thursday, November 09, 2006
do you understand??
i am frustrated...
i am sad...
and i am worried...
its too complicated a matter to express here...
but...
if u think you know what's troubling me...
...
by all means, talk to me...
i am sad...
and i am worried...
its too complicated a matter to express here...
but...
if u think you know what's troubling me...
...
by all means, talk to me...
Friday, November 03, 2006
family...
i woke up and i tot i wanted to change my desktop background...so i did some editing work on my msa photos....
click on image for full size
i realized...i miss it all...
Thursday, November 02, 2006
-my name is jeffery-
err...i dunno wat i was doing when i suddenly tot..hm...i like my brothers' name...hmm...a totally random thought...why didnt i get any of their names??hmm...i wonder...
5 sibblings
1- mohd sunny tan (me!)
2- mohd jeffery tan (cool bro of mine)
3- intan shahwana tan (the only girl)
4- mohd danny tan (jerry's twin)
5- mohd jerry tan (danny's twin)
...end all names above with bin (or binti) mohd saiful tan...
you get what i mean by their names sound better? mak told me that i was named sunny so that i could be like the sun...shine on the world, brighten the dark...wow, boleh tahan harapan untuk anak ye encik saiful dan puan siti?? well, i still think others' names are cool...of coz number 3 doesnt count - thats my sister, so i wouldnt naturally want her name...how would it be like if i was, say, jerry? haha..
ah, this reminds me...
when i was in mrsm jasin...one day i had really high fever while playing bball in a competition...and after half-time, i couldnt remember clearly what happened...it was very bad that going to the toilet later in the dorm was a struggle...and the warden sent me to jasin hospital that night...and after some quick treatment, i was sent to malacca general hospital...i was unconcious while all this happened...
after one day...i was puzzled why none from my school came to check on me...no teachers and warden at all...and the nurses keep calling me jeffery..."err, my name is sunny", i would correct them..."yes, sure", they would say...and yet they still called me jeffery...
and the i found out why.....
in jasin hospital, when the nurses asked for my details, the warden did not know coz he was very new there...and i allegedly said, my name is jeffery...so when the other wardens went to the general hospital looking for 'Sunny', they couldnt find me..and it took awhile to figure out 'who is sunny'...
i was at 38-40 degrees for a couple of days...and probably the nurses thot that i wasnt in my right mind...and ignored me when i corrected my name... note: the nurses were cute...juz after spm, studying at the nurses' college next to the hospital...and hey guess what, i had twin nurses looking after me ok =P *but i was too young to understand the value of all this...* =P
anyway...i must really love my brother...or i must reallly love his name...to be calling myself him when i was unconcious...haha...what the...
note: syada..u remember the incident above?malu giler bila balik maktab wei...warden ar hebah cerita kat surau...tsk3.. (cik gg confirm la ingt this incident =P)
5 sibblings
1- mohd sunny tan (me!)
2- mohd jeffery tan (cool bro of mine)
3- intan shahwana tan (the only girl)
4- mohd danny tan (jerry's twin)
5- mohd jerry tan (danny's twin)
...end all names above with bin (or binti) mohd saiful tan...
you get what i mean by their names sound better? mak told me that i was named sunny so that i could be like the sun...shine on the world, brighten the dark...wow, boleh tahan harapan untuk anak ye encik saiful dan puan siti?? well, i still think others' names are cool...of coz number 3 doesnt count - thats my sister, so i wouldnt naturally want her name...how would it be like if i was, say, jerry? haha..
ah, this reminds me...
when i was in mrsm jasin...one day i had really high fever while playing bball in a competition...and after half-time, i couldnt remember clearly what happened...it was very bad that going to the toilet later in the dorm was a struggle...and the warden sent me to jasin hospital that night...and after some quick treatment, i was sent to malacca general hospital...i was unconcious while all this happened...
after one day...i was puzzled why none from my school came to check on me...no teachers and warden at all...and the nurses keep calling me jeffery..."err, my name is sunny", i would correct them..."yes, sure", they would say...and yet they still called me jeffery...
and the i found out why.....
in jasin hospital, when the nurses asked for my details, the warden did not know coz he was very new there...and i allegedly said, my name is jeffery...so when the other wardens went to the general hospital looking for 'Sunny', they couldnt find me..and it took awhile to figure out 'who is sunny'...
i was at 38-40 degrees for a couple of days...and probably the nurses thot that i wasnt in my right mind...and ignored me when i corrected my name... note: the nurses were cute...juz after spm, studying at the nurses' college next to the hospital...and hey guess what, i had twin nurses looking after me ok =P *but i was too young to understand the value of all this...* =P
anyway...i must really love my brother...or i must reallly love his name...to be calling myself him when i was unconcious...haha...what the...
note: syada..u remember the incident above?malu giler bila balik maktab wei...warden ar hebah cerita kat surau...tsk3.. (cik gg confirm la ingt this incident =P)
Sunday, October 29, 2006
supercalifragilisticexpialidociously FRUSTRATED
i was at the arias on sunday...it was a totally superb experience...performances, red carpet, awards....
and it would have been a spectacular day, had the day ended peacefully...
to begin d story...let me explain the complicated transportation path i had to take... (and yes, this is another long entry by sunny)
from sydney olympic park (where arias was), i had to take the train to lidcombe, then from lidcombe, take a train to strathfield, then from strathfield, take a train to epping, and finally from epping, take a bus to my house....
it was about 10pm when it all ended...and i wasnt sure whether i should go to epping and take the last bus, or go to the city and take the bus to macquarie... i was unsure what time is the last train from strathfield to epping (its a sunday)....what time was the last bus from epping to my house...its all so complicated...
so i had to choose, go to epping, or go to city...considering the last bus from epping is 11.06pm, and roughly i would be able to make it to epping in an hour from olympic park...i decided to go buy the epping ticket...
zek went off first...the cue for the ticket was long...and some dumb blondes way up front cant seem to figure the ticket machine and are taking forever...as every second passed, i got more worried...should i change my plan? can i still make it for the last bus from epping???
well, by the time i reached the machine, my timing got tighter, but i think it was still ok...so i bought the epping ticket and ran and waited for the train to lidcombe...
damn....waited 10 minutes juz for the train to depart from olympic park...but no turning back...since i bought the ticket already...and besides, lidcombe is juz 1 station away from olympic park....
i found out that the train from strathfield to epping was at 1040, and 1110 next...i will b juzzz on time for the 1040 train if nothing goes wrong at lidcombe, hence, on time to catch the last bus...but if anything happens in lidcombe, eg train 2 strathfield is late, i stand no chance at all to catch the last bus...oh god...tension tension...
on the train from olympic park, everyone was so happy coz the arias was great...but i juz sat there quietly...cemas...and when i reached lidcombe...i was running over to the other platforms far far away...it was times like that when it seems everyone is blocking ur path, terhegeh-hegeh...well, luckily i cought the train to strathfield straight away when i reached the platform....no probs at lidcombe...greatttt....juzz nice to reach strathfield for the epping train...
maybe luck is on my side now...well, how wrong was i...
...10.40pm...
i reached strathfield, about juz on time for the train to epping...if i miss that train, i wont reach epping in time for the last bus...so, i was running...as i ran up the platform for the train to epping...i heard sound of a train...i sprinted faster (note: i was already sprinting) ... and when i reached the platform...i saw the train moving away from the station...the cruelest sight every...
now, if i took that 1040 train, i would reach epping by 11, and on time for the last bus at 1106 to reach home...but to my utmost frustration, i missed it by a fraction of a second...and the next train was at 11.10....
how? i cant go to the city...i would miss the last bus from d city anyway, and i would need to spend d night in d city n use more money..not good...but then, i dont have enough cash to take a cab from epping station to home...
1045pm...tensed...
i decided to call a friend, see if she could pick me up at epping...and she said she would pick me up at 1130 when i arrive at epping...i was relieved...altho inside i was in rage, feeling like i wanna punch the walls...suddenly, when the train almost arrived, zek called...he apologized for leaving first, but i said its ok...wouldnt make a difference anyway if he waited for me at olympic park...well, yup, thats true...tho while at the instant of emergency and tension i did actually feel dissapointed that he left me to face all this myself...it really isnt his fault and not that he could change anything anyway...
11.08 pm ... emotionless
zek: oh ya, how u getting in your house?
sunny: hm? what dya mean?
zek: err, your house keys are in my bag
sunny: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
omg...my house n room keys in zek's bag...aaarghhhhh....wthhh...why oh why....huhu...what to do....i had to juz calm myself down...there is nothing i could do anyway...better not add to my stress level...besides, the Resident Assistant could help... ok...chill...
so, the train arrived at strathfield 1110pm...and d ride was juz ok...quiet, not many people on train...and i was pretty much calmed down...i looked at my watch...well, plus minus...i would reach home at about near midnite...so, what might have been was juz about half an hour better...so, i didnt lose much...chill...
i reached epping on time at 1130pm...and when i reached the platform...i made a call to my friend saying that i am there and will be waiting at the bus stop for her...she said she is already making a move and would be there soon...i ended the call...and i tot, "not long now...hmm, what should i fix for my supper? so hungry..."...tut tut tut...i looked at my fon 'low battery'...hungry, cold...
1155pm...still hungry, even more cold, bored...
where is she? it would take only 5 minutes to drive up here to epping considering no traffic...hmm..maybe she went to the toilet or sumthin...ah well...so i waited a bit more...staring at each passing car wondering if she's here...at first it was ok...but after awhile, it got frustrating...
its already 12.10pm...and still no sign of my friend...my frustration had turned to worry...i figured it was time to give a call...and so i did...but no one answered...i got more worried...shit...what happened...tut tut tut...my fon died...great...
i made a silent prayer, and turned the fon back on...phew...it remained on...i called shim telling him about this and asking him to check out if that friend of mine was at home...a few phone calls till about 1230 with no progress or info...then suddenly shim called me back...he said that the girl was stopped by police and she didnt bring her driver's license...and the police escorted her back home...shim told me to find some other way to get home...and i said ok...and d conversation was over..
wth...how? no cash...not enough in bank...and i dont think i would make it walking back home...argh...so i took d cab....and asked it to wait while i go into my house to borrow some cash from my housemate...oh wait...remember - keys, zek's bag? arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....so i asked the cabbie to wait awhile, i go ting tong the RA and luckily she wasnt asleep...she opened my house and room door...and after i paid the cabbie...i was finally home...
well, not really...a deep sense of guilt struck me when shim told me my friend was stopped by police...i found out, her license was suspended untill she paid up the 1000 dollar fine (or 500 if she appeals)....omg....i cant help blaming myself...enough with the frustration...now the guilt???
...i am sorry...
1am...i felt like really screaming...but i didnt...i couldnt...that's so 2001 sunny...
thanx to cik gg for calming me down...sigh...ARIAS was really really great, dont get me wrong...its just that...all that's happened that night afterwards had taken all the excitement away from me...as superb as the experience of being at the arias, i think i equally wished that day had not happened at all...
regardless...thank you zek for the invite...that was an experience of a lifetime...maybe when i get all the arias pics, and i regain back some of that excitement...i would make the entry that might have been - arias 2006.
and it would have been a spectacular day, had the day ended peacefully...
to begin d story...let me explain the complicated transportation path i had to take... (and yes, this is another long entry by sunny)
from sydney olympic park (where arias was), i had to take the train to lidcombe, then from lidcombe, take a train to strathfield, then from strathfield, take a train to epping, and finally from epping, take a bus to my house....
it was about 10pm when it all ended...and i wasnt sure whether i should go to epping and take the last bus, or go to the city and take the bus to macquarie... i was unsure what time is the last train from strathfield to epping (its a sunday)....what time was the last bus from epping to my house...its all so complicated...
so i had to choose, go to epping, or go to city...considering the last bus from epping is 11.06pm, and roughly i would be able to make it to epping in an hour from olympic park...i decided to go buy the epping ticket...
zek went off first...the cue for the ticket was long...and some dumb blondes way up front cant seem to figure the ticket machine and are taking forever...as every second passed, i got more worried...should i change my plan? can i still make it for the last bus from epping???
well, by the time i reached the machine, my timing got tighter, but i think it was still ok...so i bought the epping ticket and ran and waited for the train to lidcombe...
damn....waited 10 minutes juz for the train to depart from olympic park...but no turning back...since i bought the ticket already...and besides, lidcombe is juz 1 station away from olympic park....
i found out that the train from strathfield to epping was at 1040, and 1110 next...i will b juzzz on time for the 1040 train if nothing goes wrong at lidcombe, hence, on time to catch the last bus...but if anything happens in lidcombe, eg train 2 strathfield is late, i stand no chance at all to catch the last bus...oh god...tension tension...
on the train from olympic park, everyone was so happy coz the arias was great...but i juz sat there quietly...cemas...and when i reached lidcombe...i was running over to the other platforms far far away...it was times like that when it seems everyone is blocking ur path, terhegeh-hegeh...well, luckily i cought the train to strathfield straight away when i reached the platform....no probs at lidcombe...greatttt....juzz nice to reach strathfield for the epping train...
maybe luck is on my side now...well, how wrong was i...
...10.40pm...
i reached strathfield, about juz on time for the train to epping...if i miss that train, i wont reach epping in time for the last bus...so, i was running...as i ran up the platform for the train to epping...i heard sound of a train...i sprinted faster (note: i was already sprinting) ... and when i reached the platform...i saw the train moving away from the station...the cruelest sight every...
now, if i took that 1040 train, i would reach epping by 11, and on time for the last bus at 1106 to reach home...but to my utmost frustration, i missed it by a fraction of a second...and the next train was at 11.10....
how? i cant go to the city...i would miss the last bus from d city anyway, and i would need to spend d night in d city n use more money..not good...but then, i dont have enough cash to take a cab from epping station to home...
1045pm...tensed...
i decided to call a friend, see if she could pick me up at epping...and she said she would pick me up at 1130 when i arrive at epping...i was relieved...altho inside i was in rage, feeling like i wanna punch the walls...suddenly, when the train almost arrived, zek called...he apologized for leaving first, but i said its ok...wouldnt make a difference anyway if he waited for me at olympic park...well, yup, thats true...tho while at the instant of emergency and tension i did actually feel dissapointed that he left me to face all this myself...it really isnt his fault and not that he could change anything anyway...
11.08 pm ... emotionless
zek: oh ya, how u getting in your house?
sunny: hm? what dya mean?
zek: err, your house keys are in my bag
sunny: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
omg...my house n room keys in zek's bag...aaarghhhhh....wthhh...why oh why....huhu...what to do....i had to juz calm myself down...there is nothing i could do anyway...better not add to my stress level...besides, the Resident Assistant could help... ok...chill...
so, the train arrived at strathfield 1110pm...and d ride was juz ok...quiet, not many people on train...and i was pretty much calmed down...i looked at my watch...well, plus minus...i would reach home at about near midnite...so, what might have been was juz about half an hour better...so, i didnt lose much...chill...
i reached epping on time at 1130pm...and when i reached the platform...i made a call to my friend saying that i am there and will be waiting at the bus stop for her...she said she is already making a move and would be there soon...i ended the call...and i tot, "not long now...hmm, what should i fix for my supper? so hungry..."...tut tut tut...i looked at my fon 'low battery'...hungry, cold...
1155pm...still hungry, even more cold, bored...
where is she? it would take only 5 minutes to drive up here to epping considering no traffic...hmm..maybe she went to the toilet or sumthin...ah well...so i waited a bit more...staring at each passing car wondering if she's here...at first it was ok...but after awhile, it got frustrating...
its already 12.10pm...and still no sign of my friend...my frustration had turned to worry...i figured it was time to give a call...and so i did...but no one answered...i got more worried...shit...what happened...tut tut tut...my fon died...great...
i made a silent prayer, and turned the fon back on...phew...it remained on...i called shim telling him about this and asking him to check out if that friend of mine was at home...a few phone calls till about 1230 with no progress or info...then suddenly shim called me back...he said that the girl was stopped by police and she didnt bring her driver's license...and the police escorted her back home...shim told me to find some other way to get home...and i said ok...and d conversation was over..
wth...how? no cash...not enough in bank...and i dont think i would make it walking back home...argh...so i took d cab....and asked it to wait while i go into my house to borrow some cash from my housemate...oh wait...remember - keys, zek's bag? arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....so i asked the cabbie to wait awhile, i go ting tong the RA and luckily she wasnt asleep...she opened my house and room door...and after i paid the cabbie...i was finally home...
well, not really...a deep sense of guilt struck me when shim told me my friend was stopped by police...i found out, her license was suspended untill she paid up the 1000 dollar fine (or 500 if she appeals)....omg....i cant help blaming myself...enough with the frustration...now the guilt???
...i am sorry...
1am...i felt like really screaming...but i didnt...i couldnt...that's so 2001 sunny...
thanx to cik gg for calming me down...sigh...ARIAS was really really great, dont get me wrong...its just that...all that's happened that night afterwards had taken all the excitement away from me...as superb as the experience of being at the arias, i think i equally wished that day had not happened at all...
regardless...thank you zek for the invite...that was an experience of a lifetime...maybe when i get all the arias pics, and i regain back some of that excitement...i would make the entry that might have been - arias 2006.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
raya in malaysia ... memories ...
Hari Raya Aidilfitri is juzzzz around d corner =) Since zek started it all with his raya songs dwld spree and the emo msg at the side bar chatbox, i felt like sharing how raya is for me...
In Malaysia
NEVER EVER have i spent the first day of raya at my own place in JB (unless i was too young to remember..ehehe)...and NEVER EVER have i spent the first day of raya not at my grandparents' place (Mom's side) at Sungai Ayam, Batu Pahat, Johor...unless, of course, i was too young to remember =P why mom's side? coz my dad is chinese mar...so there is no dilemma in where to celeb raya every year, same goes for chinese new year =)
I really like it there...traditional malay house, elevated from d ground, all made of wood...with frontyard of gravel about the width of a basketball court, but almost double in length...coconut trees lining up the sides, some other flowers, pokok ciku, some banana trees...and at the end of the frontyard, a lil wooden bridge that allows only one car to cross at a time, across a river where i used to swim in when i was younger with my bro n cuzins, connecting the house to the small, main kampung road where about a bus and a car can go side by side slowly...looking at one direction, there's a mountain - Gunung Banang...and about 1km down the road in another direction, there is the watergate where the lil river meets its taikor, where the 'kuala' part starts...with fishing boats around...and not far further, the sea....
ahhh...this post almost sounded like one about my kampung =) anyway, raya time, my grandma would wake me up very early, and i would thot that we are having sahur...haha...terbiasa puasa ma =P i would go find any available water taps to wudhu' and then perform subuh prayers...then we all would have to take turns to use the only bathroom there, and there are so many ppl..uncles and aunts...cousins in the dozens...the girls would take longer baths, naturally =P
i would go to the kitchen to see what's already prepared...knowing my granda didnt sleep all nite to cook the ketupats and all the raya delicacies...i would steal some fried potatoes and tofu that my grandma and the women in d kitchen are gonna use to make my fav sambal goreng...after i finally got to use the bathroom, i will wear my baju raya...and you see around the house filled with excitement...."mana butang baju??" "alaaa, baju x iron lagi" "mak, taknak warna ni laaa" ... the kids are noisy and a handful for their parents - parents dress up last...
when everyone is done...comes the most touching moment in the whole raya celeb...we all gather in the living room...my grandma start...she would hold n kiss the hands of my grandpa, asking for forgiveness in that special day...and my grandpa would tell her, he forgives her, and that he makes halal all the things he gave her, and he also asks for forgiveness...and then its my parents and uncs and aunts' turn to ask forgiveness from my grandma n grandpa....and among themselves...and then its our turn - the grandkids of the family...
then grandpa would go to his old honda kapcai, wanting to go to the mosque early for the raya prayers...and not so long after that, all the guys will make a move to go to the mosque...and the women will be preparing for the big breakfast...sometimes i would go with my grandpa so that he doesnt need to be driving (i like riding that ol bike)...sometimes i would go with one of the many cars parked in the frontyard...along the way, i would see many people on their bikes or in their cars headed d same way...i wave to everyone...it doesnt matter if i know them or not, everyone is friendly and would wave or nod back...
back from the raya prayer...its time for the big breakfast...ketupat (traditional in-the-coconut-leaf-sarung, not instant), all the rendangs, kuah kacang, sambal goreng, kueh, err...cant remember exactly what else, but definitely all d raya goodies...and we would eat together, everyone...and then we would get kids from around the kampung visiting the house...most i dont even know who they are...but my grandma would always know, "ooo, ni cucu si semah ye?" something like that...and they would chill at the living room enjoying the raya kueh in jars and after hinting for 'duit raya' (green packets with money inside), and getting them, they would soon be on their way to the next house...sometimes i wonder, these kids walk around the whole kampung??gila tabah!
i would soon go with my family to relative's and friend's houses around the area...visiting them all, catching up...enjoying the various kueh that they prepared...and go 'JACKPOT!' when i found the ones i crave for (and naturally having lots of em)...hehe...in the process of all this visiting, i also pocket some duit raya myself =) as i grow up, duit raya collection had declined dramatically, but its not all bad, coz from chinese new year, the angpow gets bigger with age =)
well...if im not going out, i will be at home watching tv or playing with my cousins and all, while finishing the jars of kueh lined up in the living room...not one set, but 2 sets of em...and my mom would always go...aiyoo, these are for guests, go grab from the kitchen if you want, leceh la always need to refill them...hehe, something like that la translation...me and my bro would also sometimes ride on my grandpa's ol bike around the kampung....go to the seaside...or juz go wandering around...go to the shop n buy ice cream or sumthin...hehe... (but we do this all the time we are at batu pahat anyway =P )
then there would be the 'bara-an' as they call it, or 'marhaban' as some would know it...its a large group of locals, about 30-50 ppl, moving from house to house...covering the whole kampung...there are the group of young guys...group of older men...the group of women...all either on motorbikes or bicycles, often that reflects on their age...they would go to one house...visiting the family...spreading some happiness and praise for Allah and the prophet...and then they would move on to the next house...of coz, these groups dont all come in one day, you will probably have the guys in one day, and the women in some other day...
i used to follow my grandpa with the old ppl's group (coz kids usually follow the old ppl)...and it can get tiring...but its a lot of fun...you get to know people from your own kampung, you make friends, you joke around, you try some specialties that the hosts would prepare for you...and if you're lucky, you get duit raya too =)
and at night, oil lamps will line up along the frontyard...there will be those colourful lights decoration...i will play with sparklers and firecrackers...and thunderclaps and airbomb and all those things...trying to beat whatever noise heard from anyone that's playing firecrackers too...trying to be the loudest...and i remember a long long long time ago...my uncles and my grandpa made this cannon out of an old coconut tree trunk...whoaahhhh...its juz all boom boom boom...
of coz, when i go back to JB from my holiday in BP, the raya mood is still on...i would be visiting my neighbours and friends and open houses and all...i would also have guests at my place...
thats how raya usually is for me when i was in malaysia...it's all different now that im not in malaysia...but its still good enuff for me...i will talk about how raya is here some other time...
juz a note, while being excited about raya, lets not forget that the curtains are slowly falling for ramadhan...lets not waste this opportunity and may this ramadhan is meaningful - only then that raya will be as glorious =)
In Malaysia
NEVER EVER have i spent the first day of raya at my own place in JB (unless i was too young to remember..ehehe)...and NEVER EVER have i spent the first day of raya not at my grandparents' place (Mom's side) at Sungai Ayam, Batu Pahat, Johor...unless, of course, i was too young to remember =P why mom's side? coz my dad is chinese mar...so there is no dilemma in where to celeb raya every year, same goes for chinese new year =)
I really like it there...traditional malay house, elevated from d ground, all made of wood...with frontyard of gravel about the width of a basketball court, but almost double in length...coconut trees lining up the sides, some other flowers, pokok ciku, some banana trees...and at the end of the frontyard, a lil wooden bridge that allows only one car to cross at a time, across a river where i used to swim in when i was younger with my bro n cuzins, connecting the house to the small, main kampung road where about a bus and a car can go side by side slowly...looking at one direction, there's a mountain - Gunung Banang...and about 1km down the road in another direction, there is the watergate where the lil river meets its taikor, where the 'kuala' part starts...with fishing boats around...and not far further, the sea....
ahhh...this post almost sounded like one about my kampung =) anyway, raya time, my grandma would wake me up very early, and i would thot that we are having sahur...haha...terbiasa puasa ma =P i would go find any available water taps to wudhu' and then perform subuh prayers...then we all would have to take turns to use the only bathroom there, and there are so many ppl..uncles and aunts...cousins in the dozens...the girls would take longer baths, naturally =P
i would go to the kitchen to see what's already prepared...knowing my granda didnt sleep all nite to cook the ketupats and all the raya delicacies...i would steal some fried potatoes and tofu that my grandma and the women in d kitchen are gonna use to make my fav sambal goreng...after i finally got to use the bathroom, i will wear my baju raya...and you see around the house filled with excitement...."mana butang baju??" "alaaa, baju x iron lagi" "mak, taknak warna ni laaa" ... the kids are noisy and a handful for their parents - parents dress up last...
when everyone is done...comes the most touching moment in the whole raya celeb...we all gather in the living room...my grandma start...she would hold n kiss the hands of my grandpa, asking for forgiveness in that special day...and my grandpa would tell her, he forgives her, and that he makes halal all the things he gave her, and he also asks for forgiveness...and then its my parents and uncs and aunts' turn to ask forgiveness from my grandma n grandpa....and among themselves...and then its our turn - the grandkids of the family...
then grandpa would go to his old honda kapcai, wanting to go to the mosque early for the raya prayers...and not so long after that, all the guys will make a move to go to the mosque...and the women will be preparing for the big breakfast...sometimes i would go with my grandpa so that he doesnt need to be driving (i like riding that ol bike)...sometimes i would go with one of the many cars parked in the frontyard...along the way, i would see many people on their bikes or in their cars headed d same way...i wave to everyone...it doesnt matter if i know them or not, everyone is friendly and would wave or nod back...
back from the raya prayer...its time for the big breakfast...ketupat (traditional in-the-coconut-leaf-sarung, not instant), all the rendangs, kuah kacang, sambal goreng, kueh, err...cant remember exactly what else, but definitely all d raya goodies...and we would eat together, everyone...and then we would get kids from around the kampung visiting the house...most i dont even know who they are...but my grandma would always know, "ooo, ni cucu si semah ye?" something like that...and they would chill at the living room enjoying the raya kueh in jars and after hinting for 'duit raya' (green packets with money inside), and getting them, they would soon be on their way to the next house...sometimes i wonder, these kids walk around the whole kampung??gila tabah!
i would soon go with my family to relative's and friend's houses around the area...visiting them all, catching up...enjoying the various kueh that they prepared...and go 'JACKPOT!' when i found the ones i crave for (and naturally having lots of em)...hehe...in the process of all this visiting, i also pocket some duit raya myself =) as i grow up, duit raya collection had declined dramatically, but its not all bad, coz from chinese new year, the angpow gets bigger with age =)
well...if im not going out, i will be at home watching tv or playing with my cousins and all, while finishing the jars of kueh lined up in the living room...not one set, but 2 sets of em...and my mom would always go...aiyoo, these are for guests, go grab from the kitchen if you want, leceh la always need to refill them...hehe, something like that la translation...me and my bro would also sometimes ride on my grandpa's ol bike around the kampung....go to the seaside...or juz go wandering around...go to the shop n buy ice cream or sumthin...hehe... (but we do this all the time we are at batu pahat anyway =P )
then there would be the 'bara-an' as they call it, or 'marhaban' as some would know it...its a large group of locals, about 30-50 ppl, moving from house to house...covering the whole kampung...there are the group of young guys...group of older men...the group of women...all either on motorbikes or bicycles, often that reflects on their age...they would go to one house...visiting the family...spreading some happiness and praise for Allah and the prophet...and then they would move on to the next house...of coz, these groups dont all come in one day, you will probably have the guys in one day, and the women in some other day...
i used to follow my grandpa with the old ppl's group (coz kids usually follow the old ppl)...and it can get tiring...but its a lot of fun...you get to know people from your own kampung, you make friends, you joke around, you try some specialties that the hosts would prepare for you...and if you're lucky, you get duit raya too =)
and at night, oil lamps will line up along the frontyard...there will be those colourful lights decoration...i will play with sparklers and firecrackers...and thunderclaps and airbomb and all those things...trying to beat whatever noise heard from anyone that's playing firecrackers too...trying to be the loudest...and i remember a long long long time ago...my uncles and my grandpa made this cannon out of an old coconut tree trunk...whoaahhhh...its juz all boom boom boom...
of coz, when i go back to JB from my holiday in BP, the raya mood is still on...i would be visiting my neighbours and friends and open houses and all...i would also have guests at my place...
thats how raya usually is for me when i was in malaysia...it's all different now that im not in malaysia...but its still good enuff for me...i will talk about how raya is here some other time...
juz a note, while being excited about raya, lets not forget that the curtains are slowly falling for ramadhan...lets not waste this opportunity and may this ramadhan is meaningful - only then that raya will be as glorious =)
Monday, October 09, 2006
Mid Ramadhan's notes...and my hearing is IMPAIRED =(
lately i have been hearing lotsa birds chirping in the morning...hehe...no, not that im waking up too early, but ive been sleeping late =P usually during ramadhan, i try to sleep early, so i can wake up for sahur, and not sleep again...but many times, i go over that sleep time, and reach point of no return, where i must stay awake till sahur, and sleep after subuh..hehe...slack...
yes, its once again ramadhan...as many wouldve already known since its already been...err, the 15th day or so of fasting...it's my 3rd time fasting overseas now...and i must say, i've learnt a lot from fasting overseas over these years...
while in malaysia, a huge deal of fasting is about the breaking of it...about what im gonna have for breaking the fast, and for sahur...sometimes not feeling content with what wudave been an ok meal on normal days...feeling the need of must having someting special...
now, partly coz of me being constantly broke...i find myself not making too much fuss of what to eat for breaking the fast in the evening...if i do complain, its no different than the usual -> bored of eating the same ol maggi or fried rice..
how shud i put it in words? hmm, now, i dont really care what i eat for buka or sahur...i mean, all my life here, i am ok with having what i have alwas had...why wud i wanna complain about it in ramadhan? why would there be need for more special food in ramadhan?
and as consequence of this, i no longer care what i eat...no, really...i discovered when i was back in malaysia for my holidays...i didnt care what my mom wud prepare...what type of vege...what type of fish...ikan bawal putih ke ikan kembung...i used to complain when i was younger "kenapa tiap2 hari mesti kena ade ikan??" (DOHHH! of coz la, papa jual ikan!)...
i'm juz thankful i have food...doesnt matter what is given to me, im thankful i have someone preparing it for me....here, doesnt matter what i come up with by mix n matching what i have in the kitchen, in my all-brokeness...i can still have a proper meal...it doesnt matter what others wanna belanja me (you???yess!!) - im thankful i have ppl that wanna treat me dinner =)
i guess, with less attention being paid at ramadhan's less important meaning (food), more resources can be spent at embracing the bigger picture of ramadhan...ibadah, patience, moderation, being thankful...after all, ramadhan is a month to train oneself in improving those aspects...well, i am learning and hopefully improving...hopefully i come out of this ramadhan, a better person than i was before i enter it...
hmmm, 2 nights ago, i was having a crazy headache...i dunno why...my gf suggested high blood pressure, coz maybe my body couldnt tolerate the saltyness of a dish i had for dinner...err, really???noooo...im too young...hey wait, cant be high BP la...i am ok in handling stress...and i eat maggi like a normal uni student...x pening pun biasanye?? (ok cik gg, sila pegi blaja lg nak jadi doktor tu yer...diagnosis salah tu =P *differential diagnosis ppl - house*)
ok, maybe my dizzyness and ketidakseimbangan badan is caused by sometin else...too much sleep? nahhh...ahah! blocked ears? (why dont i just see a doctor??)...i did a test on my ears, by turning up my headphones to loudest..and i do feel my right ear isnt hearing as loud as my left...argh...noooo...cacat....
oh ya, msa had announced its new committee =D visit here for details--> mqmsa.org
congratulations to shim and co...you all do your best for all malaysians here k? what we do in life, echoes in eternity *wink*
post-retirement life is good...i get more time to catch up with friends...been lepaking with some friends...lepaking in my room (yes room, i missed you too)...more time spent with family and ehem...and of coz, i have now more time to study =)
yes, its once again ramadhan...as many wouldve already known since its already been...err, the 15th day or so of fasting...it's my 3rd time fasting overseas now...and i must say, i've learnt a lot from fasting overseas over these years...
while in malaysia, a huge deal of fasting is about the breaking of it...about what im gonna have for breaking the fast, and for sahur...sometimes not feeling content with what wudave been an ok meal on normal days...feeling the need of must having someting special...
now, partly coz of me being constantly broke...i find myself not making too much fuss of what to eat for breaking the fast in the evening...if i do complain, its no different than the usual -> bored of eating the same ol maggi or fried rice..
how shud i put it in words? hmm, now, i dont really care what i eat for buka or sahur...i mean, all my life here, i am ok with having what i have alwas had...why wud i wanna complain about it in ramadhan? why would there be need for more special food in ramadhan?
and as consequence of this, i no longer care what i eat...no, really...i discovered when i was back in malaysia for my holidays...i didnt care what my mom wud prepare...what type of vege...what type of fish...ikan bawal putih ke ikan kembung...i used to complain when i was younger "kenapa tiap2 hari mesti kena ade ikan??" (DOHHH! of coz la, papa jual ikan!)...
i'm juz thankful i have food...doesnt matter what is given to me, im thankful i have someone preparing it for me....here, doesnt matter what i come up with by mix n matching what i have in the kitchen, in my all-brokeness...i can still have a proper meal...it doesnt matter what others wanna belanja me (you???yess!!) - im thankful i have ppl that wanna treat me dinner =)
i guess, with less attention being paid at ramadhan's less important meaning (food), more resources can be spent at embracing the bigger picture of ramadhan...ibadah, patience, moderation, being thankful...after all, ramadhan is a month to train oneself in improving those aspects...well, i am learning and hopefully improving...hopefully i come out of this ramadhan, a better person than i was before i enter it...
hmmm, 2 nights ago, i was having a crazy headache...i dunno why...my gf suggested high blood pressure, coz maybe my body couldnt tolerate the saltyness of a dish i had for dinner...err, really???noooo...im too young...hey wait, cant be high BP la...i am ok in handling stress...and i eat maggi like a normal uni student...x pening pun biasanye?? (ok cik gg, sila pegi blaja lg nak jadi doktor tu yer...diagnosis salah tu =P *differential diagnosis ppl - house*)
ok, maybe my dizzyness and ketidakseimbangan badan is caused by sometin else...too much sleep? nahhh...ahah! blocked ears? (why dont i just see a doctor??)...i did a test on my ears, by turning up my headphones to loudest..and i do feel my right ear isnt hearing as loud as my left...argh...noooo...cacat....
oh ya, msa had announced its new committee =D visit here for details--> mqmsa.org
congratulations to shim and co...you all do your best for all malaysians here k? what we do in life, echoes in eternity *wink*
post-retirement life is good...i get more time to catch up with friends...been lepaking with some friends...lepaking in my room (yes room, i missed you too)...more time spent with family and ehem...and of coz, i have now more time to study =)
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars
This is one of those posts about certain songs and lyrics....I download songs from the OC a lot...well, one has to agree that they have a really good selection of songs featured in every episode...
Here's a song for those who feel really down...who are fed up with life maybe...who are frustrated with how things are going...I wish I can brighten up everyone's life...but I'm just one human being...if you dont know me, or aren't really close to me....here's my lil part in making your day...hopefully =)
you can listen to it via mytunes at this blog's sidebar - if you dont see it at the side, it might be wayy down the page (coz of some coding inconsistency...i guess)...have a listen, really nice..
Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap (heard on The OC 3rd season finale)
Here's the day you hoped would never come
Don’t feed me violence, just run with me
Through rows of speeding cars
The paper cuts, the cheating lovers
The coffee’s never strong enough
I know you think it’s more than just bad luck
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t lose your head
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
Sleeping pills, no sleeping dogs lie never
Far enough away
Glistening in the cold sweat of guilt
I’ve watched you slowly winding down for years
You can’t keep on like this
Now is as bad of time as any
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t kill yourself
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It was a long time ago
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It was a - long - time - ago
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t lose your head
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t kill yourself'
Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
It's just textbook stuff...it's in the ABC of growing up =)
Thats pretty much my fav part of the song...hehe...anyway, also updated on mytunes is one more song from imogen heap, also heard on the oc - finale of 2nd season.
smile!
Here's a song for those who feel really down...who are fed up with life maybe...who are frustrated with how things are going...I wish I can brighten up everyone's life...but I'm just one human being...if you dont know me, or aren't really close to me....here's my lil part in making your day...hopefully =)
you can listen to it via mytunes at this blog's sidebar - if you dont see it at the side, it might be wayy down the page (coz of some coding inconsistency...i guess)...have a listen, really nice..
Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap (heard on The OC 3rd season finale)
Here's the day you hoped would never come
Don’t feed me violence, just run with me
Through rows of speeding cars
The paper cuts, the cheating lovers
The coffee’s never strong enough
I know you think it’s more than just bad luck
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t lose your head
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
Sleeping pills, no sleeping dogs lie never
Far enough away
Glistening in the cold sweat of guilt
I’ve watched you slowly winding down for years
You can’t keep on like this
Now is as bad of time as any
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t kill yourself
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It was a long time ago
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It’s okay by me
It was a - long - time - ago
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t lose your head
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t kill yourself'
Cause none of us were angels
And you know I'll love you, yeh
It's just textbook stuff...it's in the ABC of growing up =)
Thats pretty much my fav part of the song...hehe...anyway, also updated on mytunes is one more song from imogen heap, also heard on the oc - finale of 2nd season.
smile!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
the seeds of racism
this happen quite a few days ago...exactly the day when i said i wanted to go catch the man utd vs arsenal game that night....errr..i guess =P
i was walking to macquarie center, u know the shopping center thats just a stone's throw away from my house (literally), ehehehe....okay, i was wearing my red Manchester United shirt aite....
near the entrance of the shopping center, just after the pedestrian crossing...two boys were sitting at the side step...i think they are about 8-9ish years old?well, i'd give a max of 12....they asked me as i was walking past them, "u supporting man utd?"
err...so i answered "yea"...and straight away they say..."you suck"
thats like....whoahhhhh....i didnt really stop walking to be having that conversation, so....i just continued walking la...in my head was just, "kids nowadays...tsk3"
so i got my stuff...a phone card that i was supposed to buy ages ago =P hehe...i walked back to my house (to the annoyance of some ppl i would say, "the house thats just 'sepelaung' away from the shopping center"..hehe)...
the kids were still there...and when i approached them, they asked again, "u support man utd?"....this time i stopped coz i wanted to cross the road u c, and the light was red....and so i answered "yea"...and yes, they once again tell me, "you suck"...
no, this time it didnt stop there...sensing lousy arsenal fan, i asked them, "which team you supporting?"...you know, maybe they one of those gooners =P
they didnt answer...instead, they asked me..."which country you from?choina?"....i said, "malaysia"...and then they said, "go back to where you came from"....
...b.l.u.r.r...
the pedestrian crossing light turns green, with that oh so OZ tutututututututtutut sound...i didnt layan them further...i just crossed the road... (come on, pick a fight and bertikam lidah with kids who probably dont know where china is on the world map?i got class k...)
i didnt expect that from those kids...come on, maybe they are die hard arsenal fans who just wanna have fun teasing man u fans....i dont mind that...but whooaahhh...now thats what i call the seeds of racism...
made me think...hmm, how bout malaysians in malaysia?kids in malaysia also not any better actually...sometimes we think they just joking around but, what if they dont grow out of that joke? sad...pls do not teach our children racism wehh...and pls avoid prejudice between races, and hence avoid transferring those prejudice to the children...prejudice is a product of lack of knowledge, lack of understanding, and fear. so learn, understand, and make friends.
to those who share the same sentiment as these kids....unless u are aboriginese, u can also go back to where u came from...hehehe...
i wish i had utilized my fon and took their picture...so i can put here...*girls would probably say they are cute* hehe...chucky is kinda cute too....but he a deadly killer doll weyyyyyyy .. hahaa ... what the heck...
p/s - im feeling much better now after being down for the past few days...thanks to you, you know who =)
i was walking to macquarie center, u know the shopping center thats just a stone's throw away from my house (literally), ehehehe....okay, i was wearing my red Manchester United shirt aite....
near the entrance of the shopping center, just after the pedestrian crossing...two boys were sitting at the side step...i think they are about 8-9ish years old?well, i'd give a max of 12....they asked me as i was walking past them, "u supporting man utd?"
err...so i answered "yea"...and straight away they say..."you suck"
thats like....whoahhhhh....i didnt really stop walking to be having that conversation, so....i just continued walking la...in my head was just, "kids nowadays...tsk3"
so i got my stuff...a phone card that i was supposed to buy ages ago =P hehe...i walked back to my house (to the annoyance of some ppl i would say, "the house thats just 'sepelaung' away from the shopping center"..hehe)...
the kids were still there...and when i approached them, they asked again, "u support man utd?"....this time i stopped coz i wanted to cross the road u c, and the light was red....and so i answered "yea"...and yes, they once again tell me, "you suck"...
no, this time it didnt stop there...sensing lousy arsenal fan, i asked them, "which team you supporting?"...you know, maybe they one of those gooners =P
they didnt answer...instead, they asked me..."which country you from?choina?"....i said, "malaysia"...and then they said, "go back to where you came from"....
...b.l.u.r.r...
the pedestrian crossing light turns green, with that oh so OZ tutututututututtutut sound...i didnt layan them further...i just crossed the road... (come on, pick a fight and bertikam lidah with kids who probably dont know where china is on the world map?i got class k...)
i didnt expect that from those kids...come on, maybe they are die hard arsenal fans who just wanna have fun teasing man u fans....i dont mind that...but whooaahhh...now thats what i call the seeds of racism...
made me think...hmm, how bout malaysians in malaysia?kids in malaysia also not any better actually...sometimes we think they just joking around but, what if they dont grow out of that joke? sad...pls do not teach our children racism wehh...and pls avoid prejudice between races, and hence avoid transferring those prejudice to the children...prejudice is a product of lack of knowledge, lack of understanding, and fear. so learn, understand, and make friends.
to those who share the same sentiment as these kids....unless u are aboriginese, u can also go back to where u came from...hehehe...
i wish i had utilized my fon and took their picture...so i can put here...*girls would probably say they are cute* hehe...chucky is kinda cute too....but he a deadly killer doll weyyyyyyy .. hahaa ... what the heck...
p/s - im feeling much better now after being down for the past few days...thanks to you, you know who =)
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
sigh...
Woke up to a frustrating day...but...who cares?
Gonna play Pro Evo Soccer...at least there i feel much better...
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....bollocks!
Gonna play Pro Evo Soccer...at least there i feel much better...
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....bollocks!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
random day yeay yeayy...with heaps of nice theme songs for it =)
yesterday was a day of randomness - i would say....a generally pleasant day =)
ooops...IKLAN! mytunes at the side is updated with one of Jay Chou's new song "wu yao ke jiu" - with a catchy tune that makes me wanna dance, a nice ballad by Lee Hom...and this really nice song from The Be-Sharps from the cartoon series The Simpsons - Baby On Board! ok...back to the story...
i woke up really really early....went online for my usual routine...emails, news, soccer, blogs...blablabla...
then i noticed, its still early! hmm...i was hungry...but too lazy to get out of bed to fix sumthin to eat...so i was chatting...i guess...err...cant remember laa...i think i was chatting wif sumone...about random stuff....and then i went to look for interesting things online..totally random search...hehe...
about near noon...i finally got out of bed...made brunch...and after praying...went back to bed to continue facing that silver machine-friend of mine...btw, my laptop is at one end of my bed, and i lie down with my keyboard n mouse on my bed...hehehe... note:belum mandi lagi..kehkeh...
quite randomly...i suddenly felt like listening to oldies...and out of random...this tune was playing in my head...it goes..."~tell me when will you be mine....tell me quando quando quannnndooooo~"...hehe...so i was on a dwlding spree - in hunt of good oldies!
hah...my problem: everytime i wanna dwld songs, i cant remember the songs i wanted to dwld...
so i consulted google...doing searches like 'top oldies'...hehe...it was good...at least it helped me refresh my memory about those songs....
here are the songs that i dwlded:
1. Quando Quando by Engelbert Humperdink note: the micheal buble version is just crap
2. The End of The World by Skeeter Davis
3. Top of The World by The Carpenters
4. Killing Me Softly by The Carpenters
5. Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters
6. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley
7. It Never Rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond
8. Stand By Me by Ben E.King
9. Light My Fire by The Doors
10. All Out of Love by Air Supply
11. Your Song by Elton John
12. There's A Kind of Hush by The Carpenters
niceeeee songs.....anyone wanna recommend any other songs? zek, i know u went thru this phase last week...sureeeeeely sumone with far more superior music knowledge than me, like u, can recommend summore good oldies? =)
after the downloadings and all...i was chatting, i guess...but i fell asleep...and when i woke up...i went to pray... (note: blom mandi lagi)....and i called seng chee...sensing that i need to leave this room of mine...GILA BuHSAN DAH!!hehe...i asked if he wanted to play soccer outside....he said, yea, ok... so i showered (finally!) and went to Seng Chee's..
well, i didnt play soccer....a lil change of plans saw me learning how to play mahjong - random! yes sunny..its time to get back at your roots! haha...im gonna learn it and hey, maybe can join my uncles and aunties in a few games during chinese new year =)
the rest of the night was total randomness, really....hehehe....was nice to be around good company....post retirement - chillin!
tonight: Go to Epping Hotel to watch soccer!!! Liverpool vs Chelsea, followed by Manchester United vs Arsenal....wah lau wehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
ooops...IKLAN! mytunes at the side is updated with one of Jay Chou's new song "wu yao ke jiu" - with a catchy tune that makes me wanna dance, a nice ballad by Lee Hom...and this really nice song from The Be-Sharps from the cartoon series The Simpsons - Baby On Board! ok...back to the story...
i woke up really really early....went online for my usual routine...emails, news, soccer, blogs...blablabla...
then i noticed, its still early! hmm...i was hungry...but too lazy to get out of bed to fix sumthin to eat...so i was chatting...i guess...err...cant remember laa...i think i was chatting wif sumone...about random stuff....and then i went to look for interesting things online..totally random search...hehe...
about near noon...i finally got out of bed...made brunch...and after praying...went back to bed to continue facing that silver machine-friend of mine...btw, my laptop is at one end of my bed, and i lie down with my keyboard n mouse on my bed...hehehe... note:belum mandi lagi..kehkeh...
quite randomly...i suddenly felt like listening to oldies...and out of random...this tune was playing in my head...it goes..."~tell me when will you be mine....tell me quando quando quannnndooooo~"...hehe...so i was on a dwlding spree - in hunt of good oldies!
hah...my problem: everytime i wanna dwld songs, i cant remember the songs i wanted to dwld...
so i consulted google...doing searches like 'top oldies'...hehe...it was good...at least it helped me refresh my memory about those songs....
here are the songs that i dwlded:
1. Quando Quando by Engelbert Humperdink note: the micheal buble version is just crap
2. The End of The World by Skeeter Davis
3. Top of The World by The Carpenters
4. Killing Me Softly by The Carpenters
5. Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters
6. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley
7. It Never Rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond
8. Stand By Me by Ben E.King
9. Light My Fire by The Doors
10. All Out of Love by Air Supply
11. Your Song by Elton John
12. There's A Kind of Hush by The Carpenters
niceeeee songs.....anyone wanna recommend any other songs? zek, i know u went thru this phase last week...sureeeeeely sumone with far more superior music knowledge than me, like u, can recommend summore good oldies? =)
after the downloadings and all...i was chatting, i guess...but i fell asleep...and when i woke up...i went to pray... (note: blom mandi lagi)....and i called seng chee...sensing that i need to leave this room of mine...GILA BuHSAN DAH!!hehe...i asked if he wanted to play soccer outside....he said, yea, ok... so i showered (finally!) and went to Seng Chee's..
well, i didnt play soccer....a lil change of plans saw me learning how to play mahjong - random! yes sunny..its time to get back at your roots! haha...im gonna learn it and hey, maybe can join my uncles and aunties in a few games during chinese new year =)
the rest of the night was total randomness, really....hehehe....was nice to be around good company....post retirement - chillin!
tonight: Go to Epping Hotel to watch soccer!!! Liverpool vs Chelsea, followed by Manchester United vs Arsenal....wah lau wehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Manchester United and the MSA AGM and Election, scribblings of the x-prez...
i woke up early around 5am to catch Manchester United vs Celtic on SBS channel...in OZ, where soccer on free tv is almost non-existent and you dont have mamaks to supply free screenings of matches...i definitely can't miss it - seng chee rightfully pointed out that this is the first man utd goals i've seen live, and not from youtube.com. thank you SBS for showing the champions league on tv!
well, Man Utd won a sumwhat thrilling 'battle of britain' by 3 goals to 2. goals by Louis Saha (2) and Ole Solskjaer. Made me feel like gathering ppl n go play soccer as morning exercise =P so, eventho i slept for approx near 4 hours, i dont think im goin back to snoozyland...sleep less, pumped up, wake up early - soccer isnt bad when it helps you do all this rite?
i have been thinking about the Macquarie Uni Malaysian Students Assoc Annual General Meeting and Elections for the past few days...it was a chaotic day really, with unexpected problems arrising at the last minute, and rain to amplify them to a certain degree...hence, it was a lot improvisation to make sure it goes on the way we planned it as closely as possible...
Since a few weeks ago, i kept reminding myself - sunny, prepare your speech properly...this is a very very important occasion to think that you could get away with the usual impromptu yada yada....well....i didnt prepare early, and when things didnt go as smooth as i expected (hence, no time to prepare speech)...i had only about few minutes before the AGM to scribble out some points - nervously.
why nervous?
i pointed out that this was 'the day' that i have been waiting for since i first took over last year as president...not coz of i want it to end quickly, but coz this would be the reflection of how the members think of the work this MSA team had done....all this while this IS my motivation to do work to the best possible level...my agm would reflect on my work...and i dont ever want to have to end my term on a low note...
so questions were rushing thru my mind....will people come?do they care?did i slack?what if members didnt come?what if...
yes i was nervous...and so i didnt actually get to deliver all that i wanted to convey to everyone that attended the event...the biggest thing that i dont think i mentioned (or more suitable, 'praised') enough, is some members' volunteering and participation in sydney-wide events...not just normal volunteering, but volunteering with sheer class and quality...you don't get that too often - i must be the darndest luckiest prez to have you all in MSA...
about attendance...i cant really hide my dissapointment...turnout number from MSA members is nothing to be proud of...only about one-fifth of the whole MSA population...the situation i had wished didnt came did become reality.i could go on and blame the rain or that its just normal malaysian mentality....but really - i view that as my failure as a president to deliver a year that's worth the members coming to the AGM...
while i can take blame for that...i dont think what happened was fair to my other comm members...a lot of em worked hard, and deserved a better farewell...sigh..
i also think many members dont care enough to attend the election...many ppl think that what they have from this society will always be there...many dont care who will continue to steer MSA's growth...too comfortable...well, newsflash, it takes members' votes to determine how strong or how weak, how dedicated the leaders are...you dont show interest, they dont have motivation, if things go wrong - dont go around bitching about it...i thought you didnt care?
i must also say that i am very dissapointed with particular groups for some reasons...i wont go into details..you can ask me personally if you wish to know...
enough of the negatives...im taking the positives to move on...
some members DID come, and i thank you all from the bottom of my heart...it is really people like you all that keeps the organization alive...as you all can see, not everyone is as responsible, or as brave as you are - you are a class above the rest...i'm sure the future committee will strive to deliver their best, for members like you all...thank you..
i also had many colleagues from other associations, and seniors, that came to the AGM...and i thank all of you for being there to show support for MSA and myself all these times, to give me guidance and advice...its been an honour working with everyone...it was really nice to see you all there...
it has been a wonderful experience working with my mates on MSA...i feel like we all are family...its kinda sad that this part of my life has ended...and i didnt choose 'if only i could turn back time' for no reason...we all learn stuff...much or little, that depends on how much we put in...but definitely, we've learnt...myself, i have learnt about living a busy life having to juggle many things, i've learnt to deal with so many people, to control my emotions, i've learnt politics, i've learnt to improvise...too many things that i've learnt - altho many of them i havent mastered, MSA had definitely kick-started it all...
thank you dear committee members for your hard work, your support, and the opportunity to be your friend that you gave me...
thank you msa for the wonderful experience..for being my family here, and for giving a boy - once lonely - a life...
this is not goodbye...but rather, an end to one chapter of my life, and a beginning to a new one...
p/s - yes, happy belated birthday to huixieng - whose bday fell on the day of the agm... and you travelled so far up to attend msa's agm...i feel really really bad for not mentioning this during the AGM...eventho i actually reminded myself many2 times to give special mention to you =( don't get me wrong when i say 'wa bo lui'...i didnt mean it...sorry...i will make it up to you...promis...
p/s - happy belated bday to shim and devan - who wud've tot...our president candidates both share the same birthdate!
well, Man Utd won a sumwhat thrilling 'battle of britain' by 3 goals to 2. goals by Louis Saha (2) and Ole Solskjaer. Made me feel like gathering ppl n go play soccer as morning exercise =P so, eventho i slept for approx near 4 hours, i dont think im goin back to snoozyland...sleep less, pumped up, wake up early - soccer isnt bad when it helps you do all this rite?
i have been thinking about the Macquarie Uni Malaysian Students Assoc Annual General Meeting and Elections for the past few days...it was a chaotic day really, with unexpected problems arrising at the last minute, and rain to amplify them to a certain degree...hence, it was a lot improvisation to make sure it goes on the way we planned it as closely as possible...
Since a few weeks ago, i kept reminding myself - sunny, prepare your speech properly...this is a very very important occasion to think that you could get away with the usual impromptu yada yada....well....i didnt prepare early, and when things didnt go as smooth as i expected (hence, no time to prepare speech)...i had only about few minutes before the AGM to scribble out some points - nervously.
why nervous?
i pointed out that this was 'the day' that i have been waiting for since i first took over last year as president...not coz of i want it to end quickly, but coz this would be the reflection of how the members think of the work this MSA team had done....all this while this IS my motivation to do work to the best possible level...my agm would reflect on my work...and i dont ever want to have to end my term on a low note...
so questions were rushing thru my mind....will people come?do they care?did i slack?what if members didnt come?what if...
yes i was nervous...and so i didnt actually get to deliver all that i wanted to convey to everyone that attended the event...the biggest thing that i dont think i mentioned (or more suitable, 'praised') enough, is some members' volunteering and participation in sydney-wide events...not just normal volunteering, but volunteering with sheer class and quality...you don't get that too often - i must be the darndest luckiest prez to have you all in MSA...
about attendance...i cant really hide my dissapointment...turnout number from MSA members is nothing to be proud of...only about one-fifth of the whole MSA population...the situation i had wished didnt came did become reality.i could go on and blame the rain or that its just normal malaysian mentality....but really - i view that as my failure as a president to deliver a year that's worth the members coming to the AGM...
while i can take blame for that...i dont think what happened was fair to my other comm members...a lot of em worked hard, and deserved a better farewell...sigh..
i also think many members dont care enough to attend the election...many ppl think that what they have from this society will always be there...many dont care who will continue to steer MSA's growth...too comfortable...well, newsflash, it takes members' votes to determine how strong or how weak, how dedicated the leaders are...you dont show interest, they dont have motivation, if things go wrong - dont go around bitching about it...i thought you didnt care?
i must also say that i am very dissapointed with particular groups for some reasons...i wont go into details..you can ask me personally if you wish to know...
enough of the negatives...im taking the positives to move on...
some members DID come, and i thank you all from the bottom of my heart...it is really people like you all that keeps the organization alive...as you all can see, not everyone is as responsible, or as brave as you are - you are a class above the rest...i'm sure the future committee will strive to deliver their best, for members like you all...thank you..
i also had many colleagues from other associations, and seniors, that came to the AGM...and i thank all of you for being there to show support for MSA and myself all these times, to give me guidance and advice...its been an honour working with everyone...it was really nice to see you all there...
it has been a wonderful experience working with my mates on MSA...i feel like we all are family...its kinda sad that this part of my life has ended...and i didnt choose 'if only i could turn back time' for no reason...we all learn stuff...much or little, that depends on how much we put in...but definitely, we've learnt...myself, i have learnt about living a busy life having to juggle many things, i've learnt to deal with so many people, to control my emotions, i've learnt politics, i've learnt to improvise...too many things that i've learnt - altho many of them i havent mastered, MSA had definitely kick-started it all...
thank you dear committee members for your hard work, your support, and the opportunity to be your friend that you gave me...
thank you msa for the wonderful experience..for being my family here, and for giving a boy - once lonely - a life...
this is not goodbye...but rather, an end to one chapter of my life, and a beginning to a new one...
p/s - yes, happy belated birthday to huixieng - whose bday fell on the day of the agm... and you travelled so far up to attend msa's agm...i feel really really bad for not mentioning this during the AGM...eventho i actually reminded myself many2 times to give special mention to you =( don't get me wrong when i say 'wa bo lui'...i didnt mean it...sorry...i will make it up to you...promis...
p/s - happy belated bday to shim and devan - who wud've tot...our president candidates both share the same birthdate!
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Define: Mohd Sunny Tan
Mohd Sunny Tan (n.)
-- a muslim...of mixed racial background - malay and chinese...
-- a guy...straight...
-- fashion sense lies within the interval bounded by 'acceptable' and 'bad'...
-- speaks, reads, and writes in malay, english, and mandarin (maybe not written)...
-- loves winning eleven and pro evo soccer games, played on any platform except handheld.
-- very confused when it comes to music taste...do not have a fav genre...
-- same case when it comes to movies...no specific favourites...
-- very very bad at celebrity names or faces...(maybe coz he doesn't think its important)
-- tries his best to be righteous...learnt the word 'righteous' after watching Young and Dangerous...
-- prefers to just shut up. but sometimes can be loud and noisy...
-- loves to be in spotlight at times, but doesn't care if he is or not...
-- sometimes funny, sometimes lame, sometimes serious. (no idea which state is default)...
-- shy with girls and unfamiliar crowd, and can be mistaken as 'sombong'...
-- confused with self - lazy or workaholic?
-- can be trusted...
-- is somewhere between boring and so-so...
-- does not like to be lectured on things he already know...
-- ego ranges from non-existence to high...it's not a fixed parameter...
-- loves to (hence, tries to) look at the 'bigger picture'...instead of bitching about little things...
-- being on-time is of very very high priority...feels greatly ashamed when self is late for any reason...and disgusted when others are late for unreasonable reasons...
-- flexible and tolerant...would try his best to see and feel things from others' perspective...
-- hates racists and prejudice between races...maybe because self is brought up in typical malay and chinese surroundings - simultaneously...
-- hates people who talk like they know all and accuse strongly without solid proof...
-- does not fancy people with high confidence, such that they do not believe (by default) that they could be wrong...
-- does not fancy 'gedik'ness, and people who are too pampered, 'leceh', bitch about the slightest difficulties, too materialistic, and worships brands...
-- is generous when is able to be generous...
-- loyal untill proven betrayed...
-- girlfriend says he is charming - but which girlfriend won't say his boyfriend is charming, rite?
err...this started out as an exercise to define me, Mohd Sunny Tan bin Mohd Saiful Tan (yes, my name is spelt as s-u-n-n-y =P ) at this current point of time...why 'at this current point of time'? well, coz people change, and i might be a different me tomorrow...
defining me is almost impossible, i guess...i could really think of many many more things to add to the list above...regardless, the list so far is true and from the heart...
why do this in the first place? well...i just wanna see what i think of me, and you all could also compare what you think of me and what i think of myself...maybe my actions defer from my words...that's definitely possible, since we all are hypocrites - one way or the other...
what's certain - when i list it all...i begin to actually realize what i think of me...coz all this while, its kinda blurr ya see - i know me, but i cant really say who i am...at least now i have sumwhat a checklist =)
who am i? ask yourself - who is mohd sunny tan? =P
-- a muslim...of mixed racial background - malay and chinese...
-- a guy...straight...
-- fashion sense lies within the interval bounded by 'acceptable' and 'bad'...
-- speaks, reads, and writes in malay, english, and mandarin (maybe not written)...
-- loves winning eleven and pro evo soccer games, played on any platform except handheld.
-- very confused when it comes to music taste...do not have a fav genre...
-- same case when it comes to movies...no specific favourites...
-- very very bad at celebrity names or faces...(maybe coz he doesn't think its important)
-- tries his best to be righteous...learnt the word 'righteous' after watching Young and Dangerous...
-- prefers to just shut up. but sometimes can be loud and noisy...
-- loves to be in spotlight at times, but doesn't care if he is or not...
-- sometimes funny, sometimes lame, sometimes serious. (no idea which state is default)...
-- shy with girls and unfamiliar crowd, and can be mistaken as 'sombong'...
-- confused with self - lazy or workaholic?
-- can be trusted...
-- is somewhere between boring and so-so...
-- does not like to be lectured on things he already know...
-- ego ranges from non-existence to high...it's not a fixed parameter...
-- loves to (hence, tries to) look at the 'bigger picture'...instead of bitching about little things...
-- being on-time is of very very high priority...feels greatly ashamed when self is late for any reason...and disgusted when others are late for unreasonable reasons...
-- flexible and tolerant...would try his best to see and feel things from others' perspective...
-- hates racists and prejudice between races...maybe because self is brought up in typical malay and chinese surroundings - simultaneously...
-- hates people who talk like they know all and accuse strongly without solid proof...
-- does not fancy people with high confidence, such that they do not believe (by default) that they could be wrong...
-- does not fancy 'gedik'ness, and people who are too pampered, 'leceh', bitch about the slightest difficulties, too materialistic, and worships brands...
-- is generous when is able to be generous...
-- loyal untill proven betrayed...
-- girlfriend says he is charming - but which girlfriend won't say his boyfriend is charming, rite?
err...this started out as an exercise to define me, Mohd Sunny Tan bin Mohd Saiful Tan (yes, my name is spelt as s-u-n-n-y =P ) at this current point of time...why 'at this current point of time'? well, coz people change, and i might be a different me tomorrow...
defining me is almost impossible, i guess...i could really think of many many more things to add to the list above...regardless, the list so far is true and from the heart...
why do this in the first place? well...i just wanna see what i think of me, and you all could also compare what you think of me and what i think of myself...maybe my actions defer from my words...that's definitely possible, since we all are hypocrites - one way or the other...
what's certain - when i list it all...i begin to actually realize what i think of me...coz all this while, its kinda blurr ya see - i know me, but i cant really say who i am...at least now i have sumwhat a checklist =)
who am i? ask yourself - who is mohd sunny tan? =P
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Malaysia Fest 2006...a day i'll remember forever...
The day started quite early...but not as early as how it was for the past 2 mfest...this year, i am there as a marketing EP, and as a performer...not as an MC, nor as an Entertainment EP...this was the year i experience things from a different perspective..
It was bright and sunny...but patches of clouds here and there, teasing with the emotions of us MFest committee...is it going to rain?what happens if it rains?God...please hold the rain....even the slightest thought of a wet day is unbareable...all this is too much to just go down the drain with pouring rain water...too precious..one whole year of hard work of many many people...thousands of dollars...its just too much...
Besides that, the day started well...pretty much everything went as planned...i had to handle a few things before the event, but they were all ok...not much anyway...and then i was focusing on my part in dikir barat and sketch...changing outfit from my full set baju melayu to my all black and kain pelekat for dikir barat...and back to baju melayu..
as i walked in and out, i was checking on the crowd...maybe what i did for marketing was helping, maybe its just the nice weather... i dont care, doesnt matter how it happened, i just want to see a huge crowd...and about 11am...there they were...flooding in to tumbalong park...as much as i was happy, i cant really show it on my face..."God, please dont let it rain"...i dont wanna jinx it...no, ok, crowd is good...ok...good...dont talk about it yet...dont jinx it... i can also tell that my colleagues were avoiding the topic of weather...
dikir barat was great...maybe others have different opinions, and i definitely cannot say that it was perfect...but i am happy with the whole thingy coz its the best from us all...i am proud to be a macquarie uni student...i am proud that my mates are brave and courageous to take on the challenge of performing for mfest...as i know for sure, not everyone has that sort of courage and determination, to practice almost everyday for the final week, and regurlarly for the weeks before that...thank you macquarians...you are a great bunch of people...for dikir barat, ulek mayang, volunteering, for everything...i thank you all...
other performances were also well performed...the sketch was probably our one and only good run...the asmarada and ulek mayang - me and zek was right to choose the word 'enthralling'...the brissie's masca idol were entertaining...everything was great lah..juz so happy...
the rest of the day...it threatened to rain...sometimes it was dark and i swear i feel rain drops (probably a product of my imagination)...but just then, the sun came back...and the day was back to being great...this entry would have been different if it rained...
to talk about the whole day...its just too much to be written about here...all i remember is, walking here there, chatting with friends...and checking out if the stalls are doing ok, checking out ppms' selera sejati and 'the' tarik kiosk...to see if zek and faisal were doing great or not....checking out on ming yow to see if the marketing crew was doing ok (thanx ming yow!)...and worrying...that a nightmare would repeat itself...a wet mfest...
at the end of the day, i am happy it all went well...a packed crowd from beginning till end, with people actually lepaking from start to end, oh gosh....i am just satisfied...long ques at stalls - satisfied...smooth performances - satisfied...friends opening stalls that are happy - satisfied...and all of it combined...thank Allah...i felt relieved...really really relieved...
I have to thank the peepz working in my department....the 2006 MFest Marketing Department...start of with my precious techy, talented, and creative directors - Zek and Hui Xieng...i am blessed to have you two in my department...without you two, marketing department is just ideas...it wont be real, not much could happen...both of you are really talented people...may you both achieve more greatness in the future...
thanx also to the rest of the department...jenny, faiz, edwin, azy...you all were the best supporters i could wish for...i am sorry if you didnt have much to do, or if i havent coordinated everyone as good as you would wish...the truth is, there was not much work for everyone in the first place =) to my colleagues in the organizing committee...alan, danny, kristy, azan, sean, edward, jx, edwin...congratulations to all of you...i hope now everyone can sleep soundly at night =) to everyone else who helped...faisal, erin, cam, the volunteers, the performers...is there even such thing as 'enough' thanks?
to all, i'm very sorry if sometimes i say the wrong things, put too much pressure on you guys, or was being 'leceh' with changes to this and that...again, my sincerest apologies..
there is just too much that's going on in my mind...and a single topic could take forever to elaborate...but i guess those who understands mfest and all it means would already get my point...and understand what this posting is all about...those who do not know about even the festival and what it means...this is a really long post that doesnt really make sense...
it would take awhile for it all to sink in my head...hmm..i would like to say for one last time here....
It was bright and sunny...but patches of clouds here and there, teasing with the emotions of us MFest committee...is it going to rain?what happens if it rains?God...please hold the rain....even the slightest thought of a wet day is unbareable...all this is too much to just go down the drain with pouring rain water...too precious..one whole year of hard work of many many people...thousands of dollars...its just too much...
Besides that, the day started well...pretty much everything went as planned...i had to handle a few things before the event, but they were all ok...not much anyway...and then i was focusing on my part in dikir barat and sketch...changing outfit from my full set baju melayu to my all black and kain pelekat for dikir barat...and back to baju melayu..
as i walked in and out, i was checking on the crowd...maybe what i did for marketing was helping, maybe its just the nice weather... i dont care, doesnt matter how it happened, i just want to see a huge crowd...and about 11am...there they were...flooding in to tumbalong park...as much as i was happy, i cant really show it on my face..."God, please dont let it rain"...i dont wanna jinx it...no, ok, crowd is good...ok...good...dont talk about it yet...dont jinx it... i can also tell that my colleagues were avoiding the topic of weather...
dikir barat was great...maybe others have different opinions, and i definitely cannot say that it was perfect...but i am happy with the whole thingy coz its the best from us all...i am proud to be a macquarie uni student...i am proud that my mates are brave and courageous to take on the challenge of performing for mfest...as i know for sure, not everyone has that sort of courage and determination, to practice almost everyday for the final week, and regurlarly for the weeks before that...thank you macquarians...you are a great bunch of people...for dikir barat, ulek mayang, volunteering, for everything...i thank you all...
other performances were also well performed...the sketch was probably our one and only good run...the asmarada and ulek mayang - me and zek was right to choose the word 'enthralling'...the brissie's masca idol were entertaining...everything was great lah..juz so happy...
the rest of the day...it threatened to rain...sometimes it was dark and i swear i feel rain drops (probably a product of my imagination)...but just then, the sun came back...and the day was back to being great...this entry would have been different if it rained...
to talk about the whole day...its just too much to be written about here...all i remember is, walking here there, chatting with friends...and checking out if the stalls are doing ok, checking out ppms' selera sejati and 'the' tarik kiosk...to see if zek and faisal were doing great or not....checking out on ming yow to see if the marketing crew was doing ok (thanx ming yow!)...and worrying...that a nightmare would repeat itself...a wet mfest...
at the end of the day, i am happy it all went well...a packed crowd from beginning till end, with people actually lepaking from start to end, oh gosh....i am just satisfied...long ques at stalls - satisfied...smooth performances - satisfied...friends opening stalls that are happy - satisfied...and all of it combined...thank Allah...i felt relieved...really really relieved...
I have to thank the peepz working in my department....the 2006 MFest Marketing Department...start of with my precious techy, talented, and creative directors - Zek and Hui Xieng...i am blessed to have you two in my department...without you two, marketing department is just ideas...it wont be real, not much could happen...both of you are really talented people...may you both achieve more greatness in the future...
thanx also to the rest of the department...jenny, faiz, edwin, azy...you all were the best supporters i could wish for...i am sorry if you didnt have much to do, or if i havent coordinated everyone as good as you would wish...the truth is, there was not much work for everyone in the first place =) to my colleagues in the organizing committee...alan, danny, kristy, azan, sean, edward, jx, edwin...congratulations to all of you...i hope now everyone can sleep soundly at night =) to everyone else who helped...faisal, erin, cam, the volunteers, the performers...is there even such thing as 'enough' thanks?
to all, i'm very sorry if sometimes i say the wrong things, put too much pressure on you guys, or was being 'leceh' with changes to this and that...again, my sincerest apologies..
there is just too much that's going on in my mind...and a single topic could take forever to elaborate...but i guess those who understands mfest and all it means would already get my point...and understand what this posting is all about...those who do not know about even the festival and what it means...this is a really long post that doesnt really make sense...
it would take awhile for it all to sink in my head...hmm..i would like to say for one last time here....
Malaysia Fest 2006 - One Festival, Many Faces, A World of Excitement!
From Left: Majapahit's Gusti Lohes, Choina's Emperor Wei, and Malacca's Bendahara Sunny and Sultan Ve
The Macquarie Uni MSA Dikir Group
The Cast for Puteri Gunung Ledang: The Mfest Sketch
A crazy and random morning at Channel 7's Sunrise
The MFest 06 EPs - From Left: Danny Tan, Edwin Low, Azan Azlan, JX Yeow, Alan Lau, Mohd Sunny Tan (me) , Kristy Tan, Edward Low, and Sean Tan
The crowd building up in the morning..
That's it for now, i will be putting up more pics once i grabbed em other ppl =)
Monday, September 04, 2006
Happy Birthday Cik GG - 3rd September 06
I am no poet or writer or whatever romantic or fancy...this is sumthin for you...
really sorry this weekend had to be my busiest...hope you understand...happy birthday, and may Allah bless you always...
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
Happy Merdeka to all Malaysians out there! I've felt this strong 'Merdeka' sensation since the beginning of August...being overseas just makes that feeling stronger...to realize the real meaning of merdeka (no,not the direct translation which means 'independence'), and be thankful that i am enjoying the sort of freedom that not all human being enjoy...
I have been 'youtube'ing merdeka ads from the past...you know, those tv ads from petronas...they are all really cool...and i enjoy looking at them, guessing and calculating my age when i first seen them on tv...remembering how i did not understand much about the real thing behind merdeka....well...its great...the ads are very touching...and while the script might be a bit too corny and the story in them may be an exagerration of the real thing (hence, not really happening), the message is what's more important...
if you learn economics, you would know that for a model to be useful, it does not necessarily have to contain logical assumptions...some models with completely unreal assumptions are the most useful ones =) *snort snort*nerd alert*snort*
here's this year's Proton merdeka ad, enjoy! (i personally think this ad is better than this year's petronas ad)
want more? go to youtube.com and just search 'merdeka' =)
For the past few weeks, I have been busy juggling Malaysia Fest with Uni with MSA...the activities happening...the meetings...the practices...the appointments here and there...the weekend stays in d city...well..tiring, stressful at times (now i am botak...kononnye sbb stress r =P ) ... but it's also thrilling and exiting at the same time...
last night was the Malam Gema Merdeka dinner...a lot of new faces...and they did all in their might in such a short time to organize that dinner...while it might not be perfect and bits and pieces of imperfections appear here and there...lets not be clouded by these lil things, instead, look at the bigger picture :: friends got together...took pictures, joked around, singing along happily with semangat...enjoyed a good dinner...all dressed up nicely (and some proudly all the way on a 2 hour bus ride)...it was really a night of celebration and having fun...and to be fair, it was a night for malaysia, not exactly for us...
to my friends involved in mgm, hope you all had gained invaluable experience in organizing the event...i'll keep in me all the positives, and i wont talk about the downsides, coz thats for you all to realize and discuss in the post mortem...(dont be too satisfied with yourself easily aite? =P).. and thank you for the night =) to those who think they can do better, why not give it a go? your words are only worth your actions =)
and this weekend, its d-day for us all in the Malaysia Fest committee...its Malaysia Fest 2006 - 16th edition of this annual affair...the committee had been working hard since last year october...the finance department met the high expectations of raising enough funds for the occasion...the entertainment department are working hard to provide a good show...the co-events department had persuaded 12 stalls to be opened selling various food...the human resource department had provided the volunteers...and hopefully my department, marketing department, delivered in promoting the event at the best attainable level...and all these done with assistance and support by the secretary, treasurer, and our chief executive producer.
mfest is not the end of things...straight after that i would need to prepare for MSA's AGM - thats happening on the 11th of september insyaallah...and the weekend before 11th sep, i have a 2 day course to attend...and so on and so on...oh, did i mention the assignments in between all this?hehehe...ah well...its really great fun, and while most will think the price im paying is too high...really, im getting a bargain for what i get in return - superb experience...
- malaysia fest is happening this sunday, 3rd of september 2006, from 10am-6pm, at tumbalong park, darling harbour. visit www.malaysiafest.com for details and how to win 2 plane tickets and other great prizes -
I have been 'youtube'ing merdeka ads from the past...you know, those tv ads from petronas...they are all really cool...and i enjoy looking at them, guessing and calculating my age when i first seen them on tv...remembering how i did not understand much about the real thing behind merdeka....well...its great...the ads are very touching...and while the script might be a bit too corny and the story in them may be an exagerration of the real thing (hence, not really happening), the message is what's more important...
if you learn economics, you would know that for a model to be useful, it does not necessarily have to contain logical assumptions...some models with completely unreal assumptions are the most useful ones =) *snort snort*nerd alert*snort*
here's this year's Proton merdeka ad, enjoy! (i personally think this ad is better than this year's petronas ad)
want more? go to youtube.com and just search 'merdeka' =)
For the past few weeks, I have been busy juggling Malaysia Fest with Uni with MSA...the activities happening...the meetings...the practices...the appointments here and there...the weekend stays in d city...well..tiring, stressful at times (now i am botak...kononnye sbb stress r =P ) ... but it's also thrilling and exiting at the same time...
last night was the Malam Gema Merdeka dinner...a lot of new faces...and they did all in their might in such a short time to organize that dinner...while it might not be perfect and bits and pieces of imperfections appear here and there...lets not be clouded by these lil things, instead, look at the bigger picture :: friends got together...took pictures, joked around, singing along happily with semangat...enjoyed a good dinner...all dressed up nicely (and some proudly all the way on a 2 hour bus ride)...it was really a night of celebration and having fun...and to be fair, it was a night for malaysia, not exactly for us...
to my friends involved in mgm, hope you all had gained invaluable experience in organizing the event...i'll keep in me all the positives, and i wont talk about the downsides, coz thats for you all to realize and discuss in the post mortem...(dont be too satisfied with yourself easily aite? =P).. and thank you for the night =) to those who think they can do better, why not give it a go? your words are only worth your actions =)
and this weekend, its d-day for us all in the Malaysia Fest committee...its Malaysia Fest 2006 - 16th edition of this annual affair...the committee had been working hard since last year october...the finance department met the high expectations of raising enough funds for the occasion...the entertainment department are working hard to provide a good show...the co-events department had persuaded 12 stalls to be opened selling various food...the human resource department had provided the volunteers...and hopefully my department, marketing department, delivered in promoting the event at the best attainable level...and all these done with assistance and support by the secretary, treasurer, and our chief executive producer.
mfest is not the end of things...straight after that i would need to prepare for MSA's AGM - thats happening on the 11th of september insyaallah...and the weekend before 11th sep, i have a 2 day course to attend...and so on and so on...oh, did i mention the assignments in between all this?hehehe...ah well...its really great fun, and while most will think the price im paying is too high...really, im getting a bargain for what i get in return - superb experience...
- malaysia fest is happening this sunday, 3rd of september 2006, from 10am-6pm, at tumbalong park, darling harbour. visit www.malaysiafest.com for details and how to win 2 plane tickets and other great prizes -
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
i am on dial up internet!
My internet had been down for nearly a week now...i dont know what the problem is...i spent a whole day yesterday talking to the tech assistant from my ISP, and then from my modem company (coz modem not supported by my ISP), then back to ISP...and conclusion - they lodge a faulty report to Telstra for my adsl line...so telstra la yang slack ek?
Suddenly i remembered..i have back up dial up from my ISP! oh, dial up internet had never been so meaningful in my life....i almost forgot how it felt like being on a dial up connection...even when i go back to malaysia (where my house uses a dial up connection), i dont go online at all....
Last weekend had been crazy: a not-so-secret project that is not yet finished....malaysia fest meeting and practices...EKLIPSE dance party...masca meeting...oh gosh...i spent friday to monday at zek's place...gila...might as well move to d city rite?
oh by the way, about dance parties...i would like to make a statement, so that if anyone is actually unsure, here are the facts to get it all straight (not that i worry about what people say, but at least i stated my case, and people have a choice of what to believe)...
i go to dance parties coz its my responsibility being in the uni clubs committee...while i dont fancy it, i have nothing against it, and i shall (as i have proven) carry out my responsibility... i have been to absolutely none before i am part of the uni club committee, and i dont see myself going to any after my days are over, except for giving face to good friends and the msa ... i never ever had alcoholic drink even if i stay at parties from beginning to the end ... and i have lots of people as witness to what i claim.
and that is the truth
MOVING OUT NOTICE =)
next year...if the allowance from mara changes (according to the very very strong rumours that allowance would increase to 1000+ p/m)...i think i would be staying in the city...sumwhere in d CBD or maybe sumwhere near d beach...aihhhh....
dont get me wrong...i really like it here at macquarie..i've loved it since i first arrive and i never regret coming here...but after 3 years, i just feel like having a change...but dunno la...maybe i will just stay here...its really just a thought rite now...
sumtimes i dont know where i belong...
i am up here at macquarie with a bunch of great people...some i call my brothers and sisters.but i hate myself for not spending as much time as i would like to...work takes me to the city almost every weekend...and i sumtimes feel disconnected...frustrated when being around and not understanding some jokes and not knowing what the topic is...when being with a whole group who have been together for so long and sumtimes have to sit through some inside jokes and stories and go, "oo...like that..err, who is so and so?"...
its frustrating to be that disconnected....
and at the same time...i spend almost a third of my week down in the city with some other group of friends that i really fancy...most of the times at randwick with zek...other times with my friends from unisyd...my own MARA batch mates...and after spending some time with some of my friends here, i think...hmm, damn, do i know these people anymore? names keep coming up...new names of new faces in sydney...and i go, "oh, who?" and they go, "ala, ko x kenal kot"...sumtimes i dont need to be with a whole group...just with 2 people is enough to make me feel like so shit when so much had happened that both knows, and i go.."errr, what?"...
and there are also friends from my clubs and socs work...well, sometimes its really fun hanging out....but sumtimes...you know where u stand when, for example, u thought so and so are close to you...but u r not even invited to so and so's birthday party...it really tells a lot..
it is indeed the case of N+1 ... how i wish it would just be N ... but the truth is... i feel like that +1 all the time ... sometimes its my fault ... i am in the situation where i cant be with the N i would like to be with as much as i wished...sumtimes i was part of the N ... but after long disconnected...i turn into the +1....
in the past few years, it has been N+1, X+1, Y+1 for me... N's X's and Y's are spend a lot of time together...all share a lot of things together...all 'talked in their own languages'....it is sumtimes frustrating being me... the +1 ...
Suddenly i remembered..i have back up dial up from my ISP! oh, dial up internet had never been so meaningful in my life....i almost forgot how it felt like being on a dial up connection...even when i go back to malaysia (where my house uses a dial up connection), i dont go online at all....
Last weekend had been crazy: a not-so-secret project that is not yet finished....malaysia fest meeting and practices...EKLIPSE dance party...masca meeting...oh gosh...i spent friday to monday at zek's place...gila...might as well move to d city rite?
oh by the way, about dance parties...i would like to make a statement, so that if anyone is actually unsure, here are the facts to get it all straight (not that i worry about what people say, but at least i stated my case, and people have a choice of what to believe)...
i go to dance parties coz its my responsibility being in the uni clubs committee...while i dont fancy it, i have nothing against it, and i shall (as i have proven) carry out my responsibility... i have been to absolutely none before i am part of the uni club committee, and i dont see myself going to any after my days are over, except for giving face to good friends and the msa ... i never ever had alcoholic drink even if i stay at parties from beginning to the end ... and i have lots of people as witness to what i claim.
and that is the truth
MOVING OUT NOTICE =)
next year...if the allowance from mara changes (according to the very very strong rumours that allowance would increase to 1000+ p/m)...i think i would be staying in the city...sumwhere in d CBD or maybe sumwhere near d beach...aihhhh....
dont get me wrong...i really like it here at macquarie..i've loved it since i first arrive and i never regret coming here...but after 3 years, i just feel like having a change...but dunno la...maybe i will just stay here...its really just a thought rite now...
sumtimes i dont know where i belong...
i am up here at macquarie with a bunch of great people...some i call my brothers and sisters.but i hate myself for not spending as much time as i would like to...work takes me to the city almost every weekend...and i sumtimes feel disconnected...frustrated when being around and not understanding some jokes and not knowing what the topic is...when being with a whole group who have been together for so long and sumtimes have to sit through some inside jokes and stories and go, "oo...like that..err, who is so and so?"...
its frustrating to be that disconnected....
and at the same time...i spend almost a third of my week down in the city with some other group of friends that i really fancy...most of the times at randwick with zek...other times with my friends from unisyd...my own MARA batch mates...and after spending some time with some of my friends here, i think...hmm, damn, do i know these people anymore? names keep coming up...new names of new faces in sydney...and i go, "oh, who?" and they go, "ala, ko x kenal kot"...sumtimes i dont need to be with a whole group...just with 2 people is enough to make me feel like so shit when so much had happened that both knows, and i go.."errr, what?"...
and there are also friends from my clubs and socs work...well, sometimes its really fun hanging out....but sumtimes...you know where u stand when, for example, u thought so and so are close to you...but u r not even invited to so and so's birthday party...it really tells a lot..
it is indeed the case of N+1 ... how i wish it would just be N ... but the truth is... i feel like that +1 all the time ... sometimes its my fault ... i am in the situation where i cant be with the N i would like to be with as much as i wished...sumtimes i was part of the N ... but after long disconnected...i turn into the +1....
in the past few years, it has been N+1, X+1, Y+1 for me... N's X's and Y's are spend a lot of time together...all share a lot of things together...all 'talked in their own languages'....it is sumtimes frustrating being me... the +1 ...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
some thoughts of the early bird...
i got a call from a tshirt supplier for mfest yesterday...wanting to meet up with me today at epping train station...since my class is from 12-4pm, i suggested 10.30am...and he agreed..
so i was up early today...way earlier than my normal first-class-is-at-12pm wake up time...
i checked my emails, i read d news, i checked out manutd.com...u know, the usual routine...i took a shower and got ready...it was 10am...it would only take 10 minutes to reach epping station...so, i am still early...
suddenly the ol guy called (the tshirt supplier is an old guy)...he said he cant make it at 1030am...errr, "my classes are untill 4pm.."...and we both agreed to meet up at 4.30pm....hmm, so here i am, all set for class but still plenty of time before it actually starts...
instead of doing what a good student does and go pick up a book or some tut works, here i am blogging...hehe...i haven't put in much in here lately, so i guess its ok =P (alasan je tu sunny....isk3...mim-alif-las, malas)
by the way, here is the unofficial release of the mfest tshirt design =) credit to my director hui-xieng who had been working on it since before winter hols, and had done changes after changes coz mr. sunny tan always kacau asking for this and that to be changed...kesian =P
I was reading the news just now, and found this interesting bit at www.utusan.com.my . Sharifah Amani from the movie Gubra had won the Best Actress award at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival...at the beginning of her speach, she said, "I sound like stupid if I speak in Malay.."
Err, as we all would expect, many were stunned by that statement, Utusan Online in its report wrote, "Sharifah Amani mengejutkan hadirin apabila memperlekehkan bahasa Melayu semasa berucap selepas menerima anugerah itu, malam tadi." The Minister for Art, Culture and Heritage (i think thats the tittle in english) was also dissapointed.
As Sharifah explained, all she meant was that she would sound like stupid if she were to speak in Malay...meaning, she cant speak malay well and would not want to humiliate herself and thus asking permission to speak in english....the problem is, when people directly translate that statement into malay language...of coz in malay that is very rude...but in the language that its been spoken, i think its a fair statement...
this is not the first time i've encountered such situation...i was involved in an email discussion a few months back, and this person who is more well versed in english was commenting on something in english and made a statement, perceived by some as very rude when they process that statement in their mind in malay direct translation...actually, what the person said, in its written language, english, what was very very polite.
While Sharifah could have been more diplomatic in choosing her phrase, i dont think its that serious that Utusan should call it 'memperlekehkan bahasa melayu' or belittle the malay language...come on la people... sigh...
mmm...i should end this entry soon...the next few weeks are the busiest of the whole year...there are mfest meetings to attend, practices of dikir barat and sketch to go to, plus the final weeks of my MSA term, the Malam Gema Merdeka, MFest itself...and much much more... i wont be updating that often...dont miss me! ( as if! haha..)
ciao!
so i was up early today...way earlier than my normal first-class-is-at-12pm wake up time...
i checked my emails, i read d news, i checked out manutd.com...u know, the usual routine...i took a shower and got ready...it was 10am...it would only take 10 minutes to reach epping station...so, i am still early...
suddenly the ol guy called (the tshirt supplier is an old guy)...he said he cant make it at 1030am...errr, "my classes are untill 4pm.."...and we both agreed to meet up at 4.30pm....hmm, so here i am, all set for class but still plenty of time before it actually starts...
instead of doing what a good student does and go pick up a book or some tut works, here i am blogging...hehe...i haven't put in much in here lately, so i guess its ok =P (alasan je tu sunny....isk3...mim-alif-las, malas)
by the way, here is the unofficial release of the mfest tshirt design =) credit to my director hui-xieng who had been working on it since before winter hols, and had done changes after changes coz mr. sunny tan always kacau asking for this and that to be changed...kesian =P
I was reading the news just now, and found this interesting bit at www.utusan.com.my . Sharifah Amani from the movie Gubra had won the Best Actress award at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival...at the beginning of her speach, she said, "I sound like stupid if I speak in Malay.."
Err, as we all would expect, many were stunned by that statement, Utusan Online in its report wrote, "Sharifah Amani mengejutkan hadirin apabila memperlekehkan bahasa Melayu semasa berucap selepas menerima anugerah itu, malam tadi." The Minister for Art, Culture and Heritage (i think thats the tittle in english) was also dissapointed.
As Sharifah explained, all she meant was that she would sound like stupid if she were to speak in Malay...meaning, she cant speak malay well and would not want to humiliate herself and thus asking permission to speak in english....the problem is, when people directly translate that statement into malay language...of coz in malay that is very rude...but in the language that its been spoken, i think its a fair statement...
this is not the first time i've encountered such situation...i was involved in an email discussion a few months back, and this person who is more well versed in english was commenting on something in english and made a statement, perceived by some as very rude when they process that statement in their mind in malay direct translation...actually, what the person said, in its written language, english, what was very very polite.
While Sharifah could have been more diplomatic in choosing her phrase, i dont think its that serious that Utusan should call it 'memperlekehkan bahasa melayu' or belittle the malay language...come on la people... sigh...
mmm...i should end this entry soon...the next few weeks are the busiest of the whole year...there are mfest meetings to attend, practices of dikir barat and sketch to go to, plus the final weeks of my MSA term, the Malam Gema Merdeka, MFest itself...and much much more... i wont be updating that often...dont miss me! ( as if! haha..)
ciao!
Monday, August 07, 2006
Malaysia Fest 2006 gets into TOP GEAR!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!....
Dengar sini orang-orang kampuuuuuuunnngggggg....sini ada satu khabar beritaaaaaaaaa~!.....
Its less than 4 weeks now to Malaysia Fest 2006 - and the whole MFest committee and students involved are pretty much cruising on top gear, determined to deliver to Sydneysiders the 16th edition of this festival. MFest is part of the Sydney Malaysian students' celebration of Malaysia's Independence Day and I quote from Azan, "let's just keep the flag flyin' high" ... other celabrations include the Malam Gema Merdeka dinner etc.
and now....
...Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...
I proudly present the official poster for Malaysia Fest 2006 - One Festival, Many Faces, A World of Excitement!
(Click on image to view the full sized poster and download it if you wish)
Of course, I have the authority to officially release this poster here at my blog since I am the Marketing Executive Producer..hahaha =P To everyone, if you would like to use this poster to help promote MFest, no problemo, I'd be very happy if you do so =) just make sure you drop by a comment to notify me and whatever you do is being done responsibly =)
Oh ya....Credit goes to Zek for the poster design...really cool huh? This is one very talented guy... thanks dude! The countless (well, countable really) hours have paid dividend =)
I would also like to thank the sponsors (tho I doubt any would be actually reading, but I think deserves a mentioning =P ) for supporting this year's MFest, and making the poster and tshirt a whole lot more colourful! =)
By the way, the Official Malaysia Fest Website (not that there would be an unofficial one) had been updated with some stuff....most notable update is at the 'what's on' page...where details of a special MERDEKA Raffles Draw had been put up!
Just a sneak preview, join in this MFest fundraiser MERDEKA Raffles Draw to stand a chance to win return air ticketS (yes...2 prizes) to Malaysia, hotel stays, restaurant vouchers...and much more! How much would a ticket cost?? AU$1.00 only! So...check out the details and grab the tickets =)
That's it now...chow!
Dengar sini orang-orang kampuuuuuuunnngggggg....sini ada satu khabar beritaaaaaaaaa~!.....
Its less than 4 weeks now to Malaysia Fest 2006 - and the whole MFest committee and students involved are pretty much cruising on top gear, determined to deliver to Sydneysiders the 16th edition of this festival. MFest is part of the Sydney Malaysian students' celebration of Malaysia's Independence Day and I quote from Azan, "let's just keep the flag flyin' high" ... other celabrations include the Malam Gema Merdeka dinner etc.
and now....
...Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...
I proudly present the official poster for Malaysia Fest 2006 - One Festival, Many Faces, A World of Excitement!
(Click on image to view the full sized poster and download it if you wish)
Of course, I have the authority to officially release this poster here at my blog since I am the Marketing Executive Producer..hahaha =P To everyone, if you would like to use this poster to help promote MFest, no problemo, I'd be very happy if you do so =) just make sure you drop by a comment to notify me and whatever you do is being done responsibly =)
Oh ya....Credit goes to Zek for the poster design...really cool huh? This is one very talented guy... thanks dude! The countless (well, countable really) hours have paid dividend =)
I would also like to thank the sponsors (tho I doubt any would be actually reading, but I think deserves a mentioning =P ) for supporting this year's MFest, and making the poster and tshirt a whole lot more colourful! =)
By the way, the Official Malaysia Fest Website (not that there would be an unofficial one) had been updated with some stuff....most notable update is at the 'what's on' page...where details of a special MERDEKA Raffles Draw had been put up!
Just a sneak preview, join in this MFest fundraiser MERDEKA Raffles Draw to stand a chance to win return air ticketS (yes...2 prizes) to Malaysia, hotel stays, restaurant vouchers...and much more! How much would a ticket cost?? AU$1.00 only! So...check out the details and grab the tickets =)
Malaysia Fest 2006 - One Festival, Many Faces, A World of Excitement!
3rd September 2006
Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour
That's it now...chow!
Sunday, August 06, 2006
'what if's and 'maybe's
many things have been bugging my mind lately...some random, some have been in that lil cobweb for quite awhile...some...rather new...well, while sharing would be a blessing for me, i dont think im that blessed to be able to do so...
here are things i can share...
[after an hour]
erm...i have been typing and deleting and typing and deleting...*sigghh* frustrated...
sayonara~
here are things i can share...
[after an hour]
erm...i have been typing and deleting and typing and deleting...*sigghh* frustrated...
sayonara~
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Monday, July 31, 2006
colour printing is not fun at all when you dont have your own printer...
how difficult is it to do colour printing in Randwick?
the past saturday morning, i was looking for a place to do colour printing for mfest tshirt design...i had a meeting with a tshirt supplier about 1030am...there are 3 cyber cafe's in the lil town of randwick...so, yea, sureeeeeeeeely colour printing is not a prob.
the first CC i went into, looks nice inside and out. all the promo about printing, faxing, scanning, email.... [[pause]]
[[continue]]..well, i asked the lady that looked after the CC if they had colour printing, and to my dissapointment, she said no. "so much for the fancy promo". but, i would still need to do black and white printing...so, i wanted to hand her my thumb drive to open d file and print, and she asked me to use one the comps there...
but, i just want to print. she said, 'yea, juz use one of the com'...well, im worried coz they would charge for comp usage...but i guessed maybe its ok since i will be opening a file and printing straight away, wont even take 60 seconds. and it took less than that, i disconnected from d server...and went to d counter to pick up my printed documents...
2 pages...AUD1.50..."erm, ok, lemme see...what?!a dollar 50?"
lady: yea, 1 dollar for computer usage, 25 cents for each page printed....
me: WTF? (not actually said)...gave a big sigh, and paid...and off i go...
argh...bengong......................................
but my task is not yet completed, i still need to do colour printing of mfest tshirt design...so, i went to the 2nd internet cafe. the outside was full of those promo stuff...discount la, printing la, ni la, tu la, EMAIL la (again?)...yea yea...go fool the kids, mofo...
i went in, and this time its a guy, about juz abit older than me...and what i freaking hated was that he is so damn "kerek"... arrogant (yea dude, u run a CC, tell that to bill gates)..
i asked if they had colour printer, in all kerekness, he said 'yes'...and he asked me to use a one of the computers....
me: which one?
him: anyone
me: yes, i cant see any USB ports. so which one CAN i connect my thumbdrive to?
he reluctantly stands up and went searching one by one, and pointed to a comp with a USB outlet...
me: thank you.
well, i had no choice but to use the comp, even tho i know i am gonna b charged for comp usage just to open a file to print...
first thing i noticed about the comp...WINDOWS 98????and...GREEN coloured SCREEN??? so much for the fancy marketing...then..i noticed that it took forever to read my usb drive...and, here's the most frustrating shit...i opened my design file...the comp terus hang! argh...bodoh nye!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i called the guy, and he came, and he reconnected my usb....and hehehe...the same thing happened...
me: are there anymore computers with usb?
he looked around, and searched high and low for those hiding USB extension socket...and found one other comp, the 2nd of only 2 comps that had USB connectability in the whole CC!! sigh...i switched to that comp, hoping for better outcome...and was offered some hope when i saw that the screen is not green in colour... (altho the system is still kuno)
BUT....again, it failed to open my simple file...i tried using all sorta programs, non can open it, they all cause the whole comp to hang...and i disconnected and reconnectd my usb drive, trying with all the softwares... (normally, a simple windows fax and picture viewer would do the trick)
i give up...this place sucks, and i am gonna be late for my meeting...i went to the counter and said i couldnt do anything at all...he said: "sorry man.erm, that would be 2 dollars" WHAT??!!!i had no mood to argue...i spent most of my time getting the comp to work, and i still pay all that??i just wanted to go quickly coz i hated every second being in that lousy, sleezy, internet cafe...so i paid and left...vowing to write about this cc in my blog...
i called that person i was supposed to meet and said that i have some problems finding a printer, and would like to postpone. since i gave kinda ample notice, i managed to get the meeting postponed, and since d 3rd cc didnt have colour printer, i decided to check out the city to print the document...off i went...
all the way on d bus i was so bloody angry with that 2nd internet cafe...wishing i'd took the pic of it so i could post it up on my blog...and then i got off the bus, and walked towards my destination....it was quite after sumtime when i realized, ADOIIII...i got off the bus at the wrong stop....arghhhhhhh....but its ok, since i pretty much know where i was, and where i want to go to, i continued walking...
it wasnt as short a walk as i tot...i was beginning to perspire (tak guna punye sydney 'winter')..and it added to my uneasy feeling...and then i looked at my phone time...OMG!! im gonna be late!!! and still, i havent printed out that colour document!!
so i walked faster, perspired more and more, and looking around me to see if there are any shops where i can print colour...i was on foveaux st, near central, when i saw this place that prints posters, banners, bla bla bla...those meant for big companies...and its opened!
i told the guy inside that it was an emergency, and asked him whether he could help me print. now, this guy was very friendly and helpful, he helped print the file, and we chatted a bit about the malaysian festival (whom the tshirt design is for)...and when its all done, i ran to the meeting place, and was just on time to meet up with the tshirt supplier...
phew.....
the past saturday morning, i was looking for a place to do colour printing for mfest tshirt design...i had a meeting with a tshirt supplier about 1030am...there are 3 cyber cafe's in the lil town of randwick...so, yea, sureeeeeeeeely colour printing is not a prob.
the first CC i went into, looks nice inside and out. all the promo about printing, faxing, scanning, email.... [[pause]]
- "is it even worth mentioning that you can use EMAIL in an 'INTERNET cafe'?INTERNETTT..i mean, what shit internet cafe would not allow email?....sheeshhhh"
[[continue]]..well, i asked the lady that looked after the CC if they had colour printing, and to my dissapointment, she said no. "so much for the fancy promo". but, i would still need to do black and white printing...so, i wanted to hand her my thumb drive to open d file and print, and she asked me to use one the comps there...
but, i just want to print. she said, 'yea, juz use one of the com'...well, im worried coz they would charge for comp usage...but i guessed maybe its ok since i will be opening a file and printing straight away, wont even take 60 seconds. and it took less than that, i disconnected from d server...and went to d counter to pick up my printed documents...
2 pages...AUD1.50..."erm, ok, lemme see...what?!a dollar 50?"
lady: yea, 1 dollar for computer usage, 25 cents for each page printed....
me: WTF? (not actually said)...gave a big sigh, and paid...and off i go...
- first, i just wanted to open my bloody file to print, and i was forced to use the comp and be charged according to the block????
- 25 cents each page??i tot uni was rip off...sorry uni...i misjudged u...u r still a rip off, but other people are worst...
- sigh...why weren't there anyone with printer WITH ink around at that time (i looked around the night before for printer actually)
argh...bengong......................................
but my task is not yet completed, i still need to do colour printing of mfest tshirt design...so, i went to the 2nd internet cafe. the outside was full of those promo stuff...discount la, printing la, ni la, tu la, EMAIL la (again?)...yea yea...go fool the kids, mofo...
i went in, and this time its a guy, about juz abit older than me...and what i freaking hated was that he is so damn "kerek"... arrogant (yea dude, u run a CC, tell that to bill gates)..
i asked if they had colour printer, in all kerekness, he said 'yes'...and he asked me to use a one of the computers....
me: which one?
him: anyone
me: yes, i cant see any USB ports. so which one CAN i connect my thumbdrive to?
he reluctantly stands up and went searching one by one, and pointed to a comp with a USB outlet...
me: thank you.
well, i had no choice but to use the comp, even tho i know i am gonna b charged for comp usage just to open a file to print...
first thing i noticed about the comp...WINDOWS 98????and...GREEN coloured SCREEN??? so much for the fancy marketing...then..i noticed that it took forever to read my usb drive...and, here's the most frustrating shit...i opened my design file...the comp terus hang! argh...bodoh nye!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i called the guy, and he came, and he reconnected my usb....and hehehe...the same thing happened...
me: are there anymore computers with usb?
he looked around, and searched high and low for those hiding USB extension socket...and found one other comp, the 2nd of only 2 comps that had USB connectability in the whole CC!! sigh...i switched to that comp, hoping for better outcome...and was offered some hope when i saw that the screen is not green in colour... (altho the system is still kuno)
BUT....again, it failed to open my simple file...i tried using all sorta programs, non can open it, they all cause the whole comp to hang...and i disconnected and reconnectd my usb drive, trying with all the softwares... (normally, a simple windows fax and picture viewer would do the trick)
i give up...this place sucks, and i am gonna be late for my meeting...i went to the counter and said i couldnt do anything at all...he said: "sorry man.erm, that would be 2 dollars" WHAT??!!!i had no mood to argue...i spent most of my time getting the comp to work, and i still pay all that??i just wanted to go quickly coz i hated every second being in that lousy, sleezy, internet cafe...so i paid and left...vowing to write about this cc in my blog...
i called that person i was supposed to meet and said that i have some problems finding a printer, and would like to postpone. since i gave kinda ample notice, i managed to get the meeting postponed, and since d 3rd cc didnt have colour printer, i decided to check out the city to print the document...off i went...
all the way on d bus i was so bloody angry with that 2nd internet cafe...wishing i'd took the pic of it so i could post it up on my blog...and then i got off the bus, and walked towards my destination....it was quite after sumtime when i realized, ADOIIII...i got off the bus at the wrong stop....arghhhhhhh....but its ok, since i pretty much know where i was, and where i want to go to, i continued walking...
it wasnt as short a walk as i tot...i was beginning to perspire (tak guna punye sydney 'winter')..and it added to my uneasy feeling...and then i looked at my phone time...OMG!! im gonna be late!!! and still, i havent printed out that colour document!!
so i walked faster, perspired more and more, and looking around me to see if there are any shops where i can print colour...i was on foveaux st, near central, when i saw this place that prints posters, banners, bla bla bla...those meant for big companies...and its opened!
i told the guy inside that it was an emergency, and asked him whether he could help me print. now, this guy was very friendly and helpful, he helped print the file, and we chatted a bit about the malaysian festival (whom the tshirt design is for)...and when its all done, i ran to the meeting place, and was just on time to meet up with the tshirt supplier...
phew.....
Friday, July 28, 2006
Kanak-kanak zaman dulu yang skarang dah besar...
sometimes...we look back at our childhood...and it hits us in the head like a pump-gun from point blank...*BAM*..."i shudn't have done that..."
it was just a normal email discussion for MFest 06...then sumhow, the word 'imagine' popped up...and the king of imagining, the father of make belief and pretend (who is an imagination himself), suddenly came to my mind...
BARNEY THE DINOSAUR!
"Hey boys and girls! I am Barney!"
well...i must confess, i watched that show when i was small - Barney and Friends...thats where i first heard the song "i love u, u love me, lalalala~" (the only other time i heard that song was in this 80s malay movie which i can't recall the tittle...i think AR Badul was the main actor)..
but now i look back...OMG...why sunny why....why did u have to go watch that stupid blardy cacat show??...huhuhu...if there is a list of tv characters i'd like to kill, maybe he is sumwhere very high up mine...huhuhu...cacat...
this is the very cacat intro of the show...i tried singing before the video loaded (after i dont know how many years), and i actually got the whole front part correct! gila...i'm brain damaged...
and i must salute this guy who actually did this next video...super hilarious Barney lipsyncing to Tupac...zek laughed like crazy (im at zek's place in randwick)...
chicks sing! "hey barney~hey barney~"
hehehe...well...and now we are at the end of the show...let us all sing the trademark Barney sign-off song....(kids beware...this video is rated M...its suitable for mature audience...it contains V-frequent violence, C-cacatness)
Awwww~ erk...don't worry...i'm ok...its the augustiaitis disease...in some parts of the world, medical textbook would refer to it as MFest disease....
-disabled. childhood traumatic permanent brain injury-
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