Friday, 9 March 2007
Pagi tadi..
Thursday, 8 March 2007
It's unique and I love it..
I don't see what's so wrong with our rojak-ed language - Manglish. I mean, as long as our English is fine, then speaking this (very cool) language is fine as well.
Of course, for official matters and in formal situations, we'll need to skip it, but do you really think it's necessary and important to be speaking all "proper English" when you're having casual chat sessions with your friends?
Well, some might say that speaking it properly would help in perfecting our grasp of the language, but if you're afraid of the standard of English deteriorating, I think it's the SMS 'language' you should be more worried about. It's the silent English killer.
Now, back to my original point - Manglish. I think it has (dare I say it?) character. It's a mix-up of English, Malay, Chinese (and its different dialects), Tamil, etc. It kind of reflects our multi-racial culture, don't you think?
And let's just say we have two Malaysian studying overseas. They meet. They become friends. And soon after, they find out that they're both from here, chances are they'll start declaring their longing for our (very addictive) local food with the occasional lahs and weis punctuating their conversation.
It's different, it's unique, it's Malaysian.
Monday, 5 March 2007
Happily single ever after
Never mind the (obvious) fact that divorce rates, particularly among the 20- to 30- year-olds, are getting higher than ever. It’s always “When are you getting married, ah?”
Even strangers ask : “Dah kahwin ke belum?” (Are you married?)
And then there are those who “itch” to become matchmakers: “That so-and so’s son is an engineer now. You know him, you used to play polis entri with him when you were young.”
Or, “There’s a guy in accounting upstairs whom I know is perfect for you.”
It does not matter if one is incompatible or perhaps uncomfortable with the “match”, all the counts is that one should get married.
Being single doesn’t mean being lonely and alone. Has it ever occurred to these people that the single sometimes would rather stay single and happy.
In the wise words – “Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution yet.”
Thursday, 1 March 2007
Mad man...
It happen to me recently!! Huhuhuhu…takutnya. Rupa-rupanya dalam diam ada mamat ni dok usha-usha I kat Stesen Bank Negara…OMG!!! tak sangkanya. Camni ceritanya. It was a week before CNY. I was at BN Station as usual tunggu komuter lepas office…memang tula public transport I hari-hari. Nak drive MAHAL!!! So, I don’t even realize there’s a man was staring/looking/usharing at me. Memang I tak sedar langsung. Memang I jenis tak pandang orang pun sebab I’m not interested. Lagipun…I ni ramai orang cakap sombong…memang pun to those yang tak kenal, bila dah kenal I’m a different person. I just do my own businessla without border other peoples life…I prefer that way. Malasla nak sembang2 kat stesen tu..nak tegur-tegur kakak2..makcik2…kat stesen tu…dahla panas…ramai plak tu..issshhh…tak bekenan sungguh. Dalam I dok menyombong ni pun ada jugak yg ajak sembang…adduuuhh…malasnya nak layannnn…tp what to do…dah orang tanya “hi, tinggal kat mana, dah lama tunggu?” eeee….tak sukala.
So, back to maniac man story. Tak lama lepas tu, komuter sampai, tapi umat manusia, masyaAllah…punyala ramai..so I let go the train. Wait for the next train…baru boleh masuk. 15 minutes journey fr BN to Kpg. Sampai Kpg…I jalan laju mcm biasa…sbb nak balik rumah walking distance took me 15 minutes to reach home. Dah tu tiba-tiba….ada pula mamat maniac ni bagi salamla plak…haaiihhh..menyampah betulla kalau time2 nak balik ni ada org tegur2. Rasa mcm nak bg penyepak aje…dahla jauh lagi nak balik rumah, ada plak yg datang menegur.
Mad man - As’kum
Me - Wa’salam [Dgn muka yg takut & menyampah]
Ye..ada apa?
Mad man - [Tesengeh2 mcm kerang busuk]
Jgnla takut…saya cuma nak bekenalan
Me - [Mau tak takut...tiba2 ada org bagi Salam] Owwhh…
Mad man - Nama apa [sambil sengeh]
Me - A*****Z [I'm not telling him the real name!!]
Mad man - Keje mana?
Me - KL
Mad man - Yelah…KL tu besar
Me - [Eh’eh mamat ni kerek plak] Jalan Ipoh
Mad man - Saya keje kat PJ
Me - [Tak tanya pun]
Mad man - Asal mana? Saya F*****L. Saya asal Ipoh. Adik bradik 4 orang…kat sini tinggal dgn adik-bradik kat Bandar Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras, mak ayah kat Ipoh. Awak plak?
Me - [Eh’ byk plak sembangnya] KL, adik bradik 2, dah bertunang nak kahwin dah next month. You ni sebenarnya nak pegi mana? Kenapa turun kat sini?
Mad man - Sebenarnya saya nak pegi Kuang…nak jumpa client. Saya turun ni sebab saya ikut awak, dan nak berkenalan dgn awak.
Me - Heemmm….tunggu ajela next train kejap lagi sampaila. [Cepatla dia ni berambus!!]
Mad man - Owwhh…eerrr…..awak dah berpunya rupanya. Tapi berani yek awak ni bersembang dengan orang yang kenal macam saya ni kan.
Me - [Dia yg stat dulu…ckp orang berani….dlm hati tuhan aje yg tahu]
Bagi saya…kalau niat seseorang ikhlas nak berkawan, insyaAllah saya akan layan dengan baik. Tapi kalau niat seseorang tak ikhlas, atau ada niat disebaliknya…heemm…Allah aje yg tahu…dan biar Allah aje yg membalasnya.
Mad man - [Terdiam seribu bahasa]
Ni kad saya, call la saya
Me - [Yeeaaahhh …right!!! No way man, I’m not calling you]
Me - Ok..saya nak balik dah lewat ni.
[Blah aje tinggal dia terpingga2..lantakla..who are you yang I nak concern sangat]
Nasibla next komuter sampai kat stesen Kpg. Kalau tidak…matila I kena layan mamat nih…huhuhuhuhu. It was a bad experience. Never in my life this things happen to me.
Guess what?? Its him again!! He's been following me all this while......Takutnya…huhuhuhuhu.....ntah dari mana dia ikut I pun I tak tahula. Mesti from LRT sogo. Sbb dia tiba2 dia muncul dari belakang and bg salam kat I. Rasa mcm nak gugur aje jantung nih masa tu…nasibla ramai orang yg cross bridge towards to bn tu. I jalan macam ribut…coz I’m too afraid. Dlm pada tu sempat lagi tu sembang. It goes like this -
Mad man - Kenapa tak call saya [sambil tesengeh2]
Me - Hemm….tak ada masa [sambil jalan & tak pandang muka dia]
Mad man - Sibuk sgt ke smpi tak ada masa nak call saya
Me - [No answer for that stupid questions!!!]
Mad man - Jom kita minum dulu
Me - Eh’ tak boleh kena balik cepat dah lewat ni [Ada hati tu nak ajak minum]
Mad man - Awal lagi ni
Me - [Geleng kepala]
Mad man - Boleh bagi hp number?
Me - [Geleng kepala]
Mad man - Kenapa
Me - Tak minat
Sampai kat kaunter tiket, i dah beli tiket he still there waiting for me. Insist nak hp number. So, i said to him...i'm not interested calling you and i'm attached. Up to him, sama dia dia ni reti bahasa ke tak. Nampak gaya macam blur-blur aje. Then i terus masuk stesen wait for my train.
Now days we must be very carefull. I told my dad. He's quiet worry about it. What should i do now? Drive to office? Take 3 public transports? Go home with my sister-in-law? Go home with my friends? Either one...for the time being. I really hope not to see him anymore. Its really horror!!!
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Sometimes
Few weeks back I got into an argument ;( I mean it was a cyber argument… it was something personal but what I’m trying to say is that sometimes, when you think you already knew a lot or too well, you may not be able to realize that you actually knew nothing at all… [am I making sense here? ;p] and that is because, you’re trying too hard to do things perfectly. [now make sense..] and maybe, being perfect may not be the best thing… and that is why, i'm still thinking...
I used to dream to find a perfect guy, and I thought I found one not so long ago. He's everything I want, or so I thought. In the end, he's not as perfect as I thought he was.
After we broke up, i still continue to find my perfect guy....until recently, when I decided my 'perfect guy' didnt exist at all....:-(
I know that not because I'm tired of looking, but one very fine day, I accidently look upon myself in the mirror like I'm looking at most guys I've seen, suprised suprised, I'm not even perfect myself.... im not going to be that 'lady' who throw out advices without being ask, but honestly, a perfect guy or lady only exist in dreams, thats why my goal now is to find an 'almost' perfect guy...:)
What do you think?? Do i have a point here..
Monday, 26 February 2007
Balik kampung
Finally the time has come!!! Too happy smpi tak boleh nak tido. Macamla tak pernah balik kampung. Tapi kali ni lain sikit sbb I bawa kawan-kawan balik kampung I. They’re Intan, Oya and Ziez.
7.45am
Ziez smpi rumah I lepas dia fetch Intan & Oya. Ziez simpan kereta dia kat rumah I, then we all go with my Cabai.
8.15am
Depart from Maluri Hill Garden. The traffic approaching to Sg Buluh toll was OK. Dah happy dah sebab ingat semua orang dah balik kampong lastnite. Masuk aje exit Sg Buloh dah crawling!!! OMG!!! Entahla for how long nak kena stranded kat sini. Kereta punyala banyak ni baru betul nak balik kampung. Yelah…ingatkan bangsa cina ajela yg nak sambut CNY, bangsa lain pun nak jugakla grap this opportunity balik kampong ke, cuti2 malaysia ke, yelaaahh…4 harila katakan...lama tuuu. My entertainer is my friendsla. Depala yg dok melayan
Still here, crawling I mean. Baru smpi Rawang. Can u just imagine 2hrs!!! Baru smpi Rawang. To me kalau 2 hrs tu, dah boleh smpi Ipoh!! Haaiiihhh….penatnya, nasib Cabai I tu auto. Kalau manual mau I tinggal aje keta tu and jalan kaki. Sigghhh!!!! Intan bagitau yg pagi tadi dia dengar kat radio ada 2 bas express tebalik dekat Lembah Beringin. When we reach there tak nampak pun bas2 yg accident tu….gamaknya dah kena tow kot. Tp, ada jugakla beberapa ambulance pass by us. Nasibla tak panas, hujan along the way.
We reach Slim River. I nak pergi toilet, coz my tank dah full. Nak stop kat R & R pun tak boleh sbb semua tempat tu dah penuh dgn manusia. Kena drive to the next R & R, pun sama jugak, so I told my friends, can’t wait any longer mesti pegi jugak…kalau tak pegi, tak smpila kita kat Alor Setar nih. Still raining, tapi takla lebat bolehla tahan. Umat manusia yg beratur nak ke bilik air pun ramai jugak!!! Addussss…..sakit jiwa mcm ni. Tp dah natures call…beratur ajela.
Reach Tapah. Before we reach Tapah, we saw Police helicopter. They’re monitoring the PLUS highway from the sky. They flew very low & near…mmg boleh nampak depan mata. Lagaknya macam nak land atas highway. Mungkin they try to block emergency lane. Sebab kat emergency lane tu, byk kereta guna jalan tu. Yelaahh…nak buat macamana sbb too many cars, and that’s the only way they can used nak elak jammed. Oya managed to take video. It was a scary moment, I’m scared if the heli lost control, It might crash on us. Really HORROR!!
1.30pm
Baru sampai toll Jelapang. Nasib ada Touch & Go….takla long Q. Tapi ada jugak MALAUN yg tak reti bahasa & tak sekolah nak potong Q, then try nak masuk depan my car. Mentang2 dia bawa keta besaq Hilux…heeemmm!!! I don’t care, I don’t gave a damn way…lantakla…hang nak honk ke…nak maki ke….peduli apa I, kita dah beratuq elok2, dia plak pandai2…nak senang2 nak potong Q…sorry hozey, wrong personla nak masuk depan. Tunang Ziez dah susah hati dah, dia call a few times jugakla nak tau our status dah smpi mana….sbb kami ni lambat sgt sampainya, suppose dah boleh smpi penang dah boleh makan nasi kandaq pun. Tp I tak makan nasi kandaq
Sampai Juru toll. Tunang Ziez dah tunggu kat MdD Auto-City Juru. Tula 1st time I sampai sana eventhough dah selalu lalu nak balik Alor Setar. Happening gak tempat tu….byk kedai makan kat sana. We had lunch at Nando’s favourite Oya. J Lepak sana until 4.30pm. Kena rehat lama sket…sbb driver too tired. Sepanjang jalan from Sg Buloh to Juru was raining. Tu yg tak boleh nak speed sangat sbb jalan licin..lagi pun I bawa 3 orang anak dara
Depart from Juru. Slow drive to Alor Setar…it was raining heavily. Kesian kat Intan sbb tak dpt nak tengok bendang along the way. Sbb sekarang ni bukan musim menanam (which is hijau) or musim padi masak (which is kuning). Padi semua dah masak, so nampak byk bendang yg dah terbakar…for next menanam. Pemandangan tu tak berapa nak cuunlaaa…. L We reach Alor Setar 6.15pm. It was the longest journey balik kampung. Penat beb….smpi driver ni pening2 hingga bawa ke malamla. My parents mmg susah hati sangat hari tu, sbb anak dara dia tak sampai2 lagi from KL. It took us 10 hours to reach Alor Setar. But it was a great experience too enjoy jugakla journey ni.eventhough penat.
9.00pm
After we had dinner, Syamil ajak pusing2 Alor Setar town. Dia yg nak bawa my friends jalan2 malam tu. I tunjuk Alor Setar Tower, Masjid Zahir, we went to Kuala Kedah then we stop at White Horse Oldtown Coffee House…minum coffee kat situ. Malam CNY pun ramai jugak manusia dok lepak situ..ingatkan depa dok Yam Seng..heemm…too bad. Dlm dok pening2 kepala tu I layan jugakla kerenah my friends. Ziez belanja coffee malam tu. I dah tak larat dah…flat smpi rumah terus balik tido…dgn nak layan pening kepala lagi…issshhh….
Padang Besar
Beemers kami diterus'n ke Padang Besar dgn tujuan mengkayakan peniaga2 disana dan memiskinkan diri ini. The journey is abt 100km++ away from Alor Setar I guess. It was a very long journey (maybe I was feeling damn letih had yg smlm punya letih pun tak recover lagi). Jauhnya Padang Besar...rasa mcm kat hujung dunia! Dah laa along the way tu takde other tourist attraction. Really, Perlis state govt should do something abt it...org2 ni semata2 drive all the way to Padang Besar jek. Buat la other tourist attraction along the way, baru laa rasa berbaloi. Only on certain part tu bolehla nampak pokok tebu…luas jugakla ladangnya.
Wajah kami semakin ceria bila sampai pekan Padang Besar..tercari2 gak padang yg besar itu tp tidak kelihatan..tak kisahlah...plet2 kete Siam mmg bersepah2 la and mengconfirmkan kami ni makin dekat ngan sempadan..ziez, intan & oya sibuk menerima tempahan..panggilan masuk bertali arus..sms yg diterima berjela pnjg..ader yg nak kaler itam..ader mntak putih..ader suka warna belang..ader yg kater suka hati u lah..U suka I pun suka....
Padang Besar was super hot. It's like as if we were in a sauna. The first time I was there about a year plus ago, I've noticed the extra hot temperature in the shopping area. So, this time around I made a point to wear jeans and a t-shirt to avoid drowning in own sweat. Padang besar being the most popular is the stainless steel cooking ware. Shopping experience in Padang Besar was much better than Bukit Kayu Hitam. More choices and better prices. Nasibla k.yanee ada…dialah yg dok bargain barang2 yg we all beli. Harap I to bargain…eemm..minta maafla tak reti. However compared to both places,
Rata2 we all puas hati dengan hasil dagangannya..baju, henbeg, kristals, brooch, jersi, ..semuanya dalam genggaman..sedih gakla biler pikir En RM yg terpaksa dikorban'n sbg galang ganti barang dagangan ini..but at least dia selamat di tangan peniaga2 Melayu..sekurang2nya untuk hari ini... We had lunch kat bawah pokok ceri dekat dgn market padang besar. Makan gakler…dahla panas dah tu lapar plak..heemmm….nasib habis.
Gua Kelam
Kat Gua Kelam. Oya, Ziez & Intan first time masuk.. nak masuk gua pun ramai orang.... kena bayar RM1.00 okla….for gua punya maintenance. Punyerla ramai manusia dok bermandi manda……Gua Kelam is a fantastic place....untuk saper yg tak biasa masuk gua tu…bolehla try dtg sini. Nak jalan masuk dlm gua tu is about 15 minutes on the evalated wooden bridge through the cave there is a beautiful multishape limestone, n special - a stream below the wooden bridge that carved through the cave from the waterfall towards the entrance of the cave there’s another park. he he yang couple2 boring jer coz kawasan dah tak sunyi utk bermesra huhu.. kitorang usha jerla mana yang boleh hahahaha...Lama jugakla kami kat sana, sambil cuci2 mata..jumpa cik nyet, cik beruk, cik makyey..mcm2la kami jumpa. Kawasan tu kering, sbb musim kemarau sekarang ni…byk daun2 gugur dah tak berapa nak hijau…air sungai pun kaler teh susu…and yet ada jugak orang mandi. Sighhh!!!
Ostrich Farm
Sedeynya nak balik KL dah. Cepatnya masa berlalu. Sedey aje muka my parents nak let us go. Kalau boleh nak stay lama lagi kat kampung. We depart at about 9.30am...traffic is not as bad as that day. Flowing smoothly. We stop at Sungai Perak and we had lunch at Tapah. We reach KL at 3.30pm.
Dearie friends, brothers, families.......thank a lot for the guidance and hospitality given to us while we were there. Uncle & Auntie...thanks for the accommodation and foods. Service is first class!!! Muaaahhh!!! Love uuu. kat sana kami sentiasa kenyang. For my brothers, thanks again for your kindness entertaining my friends, layan kerenah depa2 nih, they really enjoy it while you guys around...cayalaaa....bro!!! Thanks a bunch!!!!! My sister-in-laws...heemmm....nice & delicious foods...sedapla masakan k.hus, k.hasiah and Ila...peergghhh...sedap hingga menjilat jari. K.Hasiah terima kasih byk2 sbb tolong Oya balut kaki dia...nasibla ada ex-Nurse sorang kat rumah tu. My friends, terima kasih sbb sudi balik kampung ira, sudi tinggal rumah kampung ira, sudi terima family ira. Minta maaf..kalau ada tingkah laku kami yg terguris hati atau apa2 aje. Glad that u guys enjoy it. Sudila kiranya dtg lagi. InsyaAllah kalau umur panjang...apa salahnya kan.
Thursday, 22 February 2007
Hadiah Gong Xi Fa Chai!!
My ex-bos CTC came to office on 150207. Sajerla datang office nak melawat kawan-kawan seangkatan and wish Gong Xi Fa Chai to all his ex-staff. He came to my place and asked me how do I come to office everyday? Then I asked him back? Why Mr CTC? He said, I want to give you a box of orangesla. Waahh!!! Limau lagi…penuhla kat dapur rumah I dgn limaus. Neighbour I pun bagi limau sekotak, masuk my ex-bos ni…2 kotaklah. So, I said to him, I can drive tomorrow to office. Then he said, Ooohh..OK2…that’s good, I’ll call you when I’m here. So, see you tomorrow. Heemm…ex-bos I ni baik. Mulut dia aje bising, tp hati dia baik sangat. Dia ni fatherly type. Ramai staff tax kat dept sini ngeri nak jumpa dia, depa mesti nak tanya kat I dulu, how’s is his mood today…heh…heh…heh..heh…jawapan yg selalu kasi is….His mood is ok, u can go in and see him now. Depa jejak aje kaki dlm bilik bos I tu…siapla…mcm perang dunia dibuatnya. Tp all the issues that they discussed semua ada point…bukan cakap kosongla. Almaklumla, professional accountantsla katakan. The next day he came and pass me the oranges..1 box with an Ang-Pau!!! Peeergghhh!! Superb beb. Berapa RM I dpt? Heh….hehe…hehehe…biarlah rahsia…hahahahahahaha. Dapatla mengcover expenses nak balik kampong plus shopping lagi... Gonna miss him.
Back to office after a long holiday…I feel bored. There’s work to do, but I’m doing it slowly…take my own sweet time to do all my works. Finally, I’ve completed all my work. Haaiihhh…well, today my lady bos came in. She suppose not to work today, but there’s an urgent meeting need to go to IRB Jln Duta meet up with the IRB officer to discuss on tax issues of our clients. As usual, once she’s in, she will clear all her things which is still outstanding in her in-tray. Once done, she will call me and pass all the documents for me to distribute to all the respective staff in charge. Then suddenly, she passed me an Ang-Pau!!! I’m touched!! Berapa RM? Heh…heh..heh…biarla rahsia…J Cukupla nak mengcover my personal expenses for 2 weeks. Syukur Alhamdulillah. Dah gaji dpt awal bulan ni, dalam dok sengkek2 ni…ada gakle yg masyuk.