Male vs Female ('Sempurna' Song) - You judge

This is Andra and the Back Bone's Version



This is Gita Gutawa's Version



These clips are different versions of the same song (I know, I am a bit outdated, this is an old song... bla bla bla). Which one is better? You vote, you decide.. I cant decide which one is better. Both have their own strength and charm. Uish..

Sempurna...

Kau begitu sempurna
Di mataku kau begitu indah
Kau membuat diriku akan selalu memujamu

Di setiap langkahku ku kan
selalu memikirkan dirimu
Tak bisa ku bayangkan
Hidupku tanpa cintamu

Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
tak kan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adlah hidup ku lengkapi diriku oh sayang engkau begitu sempurna .. sempurna

Kau genggam tanganku saat diriku lemah dan terjatuhk au bisikkan dan hapus semua sesalku

Fortune-500: Rich List... (When is my turn??)

After 13 years on top, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and sometimes bridge partner Warren Buffett.

Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, Buffett has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago.

Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third richest in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been as rich--or richer--than Buffett, had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February. Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú now ranks as the world's second richest person with a net worth of $60 billion.

1. Warren Buffett
2. Carlos Slim Helu
3. William Gates III
4. Lakshmi Mittal
5. Mukesh Ambani
6. Anil Ambani
7. Ingvar Kamprad
8. KP Singh
9. Oleg Deripaska
10. Karl Albrecht
11. Li Ka-shing
12. Sheldon Adelson
13. Bernard Arnault
14. Lawrence Ellison
15. Roman Abramovich
16. Theo Albrecht
17. Liliane Bettencourt
18. Alexei Mordashov
19. Prince Alwaleed
20. Mikhail Fridman

For SouthEast Asia...

1. Robert Kuok
2. Ananda Krishnan
3. Kwek Leng Beng
4. Rachman Halim
5. Ng Teng Fong
6. Quek Leng Chan
7. Wee Cho Yaw
8. R. Budi Hartono
9. Lee Seng Wee
10. Lim Goh Tong

Tagged From Mr Darwish

Thank you for asking me these questions (kalau aku ada masa aku jawab definitely), these are my answers:

1) what makes u sad

Its hard to make me sad. I remember last time I cried out loud was when my (really really) best friend left to other country to pursue his study, and that was after 18 years (when my father passed away..). Anyway, now the only thing that makes me sad is: if someone I hoped for and loved let me down.


2) between beyonce & jlo?

Well, interesting question, whether I prefer an iced-white coffee or caffe latte. No No.. they can't be compared to those items since they are an item themselves. So, personal choice, Beyonce. She has attitude, good voice, good figure, more sexual attraction... J-Lo.. just and purely sexual attraction.

3) is it difficult to hanlde machintosh for someone who has been using windows forever?

No, its not difficult. If you learned windows in a day. You should expect to spend a week to be able to use Mac. Mac is an interesting machine to work with, many good features and super fast, but (a simple example), you are used to have right and left-click on your mouse with windows, and with mac u have only 1.. Its like switching from manual car to auto car.. needs a lil bit while to get used to.

4) what if your fav food?

Favourite foods, hmm banyakk... but if a friend would like to belanja me, I would ask for Salmon Grilled kat Chillis.. Anything Salmon-ish is yum yummmm...

To credit my mom (the greatest cook in the world - sayanggg makk), I love her Ikan Pari Masak Pecal, uhhh terangkatttt...

5) rumah tepi pantai atau rumah dalam hutan dekat dgn air terjun?

Kalau takut di landa ombak jangan berumah di tepi pantai.. But to hell with this, my choice is tepi pantai. Jeles jugak seeing those who managed to own a house by the beach, to wake up in the morning because of high tide and sound of waves, to feel the sea breeze on my face while watching the sun set through the windows, and having a barbeque right besides the beach.. arghhh.. my dreammm..

Just got back from The Incredible Hulk...

It is certainly far far better than the Ang Lee's version.. 'Leaning as far away from the dire Ang Lee account as possible, The Incredible Hulk will probably smash bank for its determinedly crowd-pleasing, pure Saturday matinées entertainment value. Iron Man, it ain't, but it's still fun'.

We had fun... after wayang session, all of us (almost spontaneously) wanted (or more to 'gian') to lepak at mapley. But where got mapley here maaa.. So ended up, we lepak kat rumah Abg Sani and K Salina and had the best cucur kodok in the world!!..

So the movie is 4/5... For more review, visit: http://www.rottentomatoes.com --> arguably the best source of movie review on the net.

Guys, lets go for wayang again next time, hmmm Kung Fu Panda? Anyone?

Questions by Yunos aka Darwish (Riyadh)

These questions were posted by Mr Darwish of Riyadh.. (Darwish, aku harap ko happy dengan jawapan aku.....).

1) between iphone and N96 which one is your choice? and why

Well, depends on when (If I would like to own one). If I need a phone NOW, I'd go for Nokia N96, since Nokia N96 is a proven gadget for those who love Nokia and high-tech stuff (basically N96 got everything you need: good brand (read: quality and name), GPRS, high mega pixel camera, WAP, e-music, and other interesting features.

But if I am patient enough, I'd wait for the new/second model (read: improved model) of iphone. Since, you know, every system or gadget has its flaw during its debut. However, overall features of Iphone are excellent, and off course its from MAC.

Conclusion: I'd choose an IMPROVED version of Iphone rather than Nokia N96.

2) do you think pak lah should step down?

THis is a question that should be answered with a question: Why should Pak Lah remains in the government? Has he make any workable solutions and decisions for us (the Rakyat)? and the decision to terminate the oil subsidies (yet again) proven that he is not the person should be up there. Opps.. sorry

3) kat mana nak carik rempah briyani yang best kat batu pahat? or any other places...hehe

Batu Pahat mmg terkenal dgn beriani gam dia (tak sia-sia aku jadi org batu pahat). One of the best is Beriani Gam Taman Soga, and Beriani Mad Shah. For Rempah beriani, if you go and browse the pasar pagi at Jalan Penggaram, there will be a stall selling rempah beriani, run by an indian muslim. Very cheap.

4) im stuck between sony vio and Apple..what is your suggestion?

Its a really tough question: are you a fan of Macintosh system? If you are not, rather stick your head with Sony Vaio. This is a choice between the superpower Dodge-Viper car and BMW. Where Viper is the mac and BMW is the Vaio.


5) apa nasihat bro untuk orang yang ada kena mengena dgn lagu Cinta Dalam Hati?"

For me, soal hati is really subjective. Its a question whether you'd rather sacrifice for the one you loved and let him/her be happy with his/her life (and off course you will suffer out of it). But at the end you will know that his/her happiness is the answer to your need. But I'd rather doubt a person would be as genuine... So, for me the key important thing is to let your heart out and be heard!!.. The outcome of it let Allah decides.

Movie Time... Incredible Hulk

Today, another break from study: Movie!!!...

I am going to watch The Incredible Hulk at the Hoyts Cinema (with Aji, Ramizah, A Rahim, Nana and Kak Cik). Hmm plus me = 6 persons (how can I fit them into 1 car?) hehe.. Kena menyadin laaa jawabnya.

THis version so far has received favourable critics. Since they compared this version with Ang Lee's version released few years ago. Hoping for the best.

Study Break - Snap Time!

Snap Time!.. Dah sejengkal masa aku ukur, dah sehasta ilmu aku kaut. Tiba masanya untuk aku take a break and snap... Ni la meja aku study.. Belakang tu cermin, kalau terasa nak berangan, gi kat cermin melalak sorang2. Macam orang gila, tapi tak gila.. gila jugak..

Hidup aku dengan Finite Element, Geomechanics, Wellbore Stability, C++... Balik-balik tang tuh jugak. Sampai 3 tahun? 3 tahun lah, janji ilmu masuk kepala, duit masuk poket...

Duit Duit di mana kau duit, hutang ku membukit...
Ilmu Ilmu, di mana kau ilmu, otakku dah sebu...

Hahaha ngarut tul aku malam nih.. Kalau ada org kat sebelah aku, dah lama aku suh dia pelempang sikit pipi aku yang gebu nih kasik sedar dari lamunan aku...

Ni lah dia bestnya blog nih, kalau boring at least otak boleh berjalan lagi (walaupun mengarut).. Aku selalu ckp kat Aji (member baik aku kat sini), baik hang start buat blog, sonok. Dia ckp apa: Blog utk orang yang tak de keje.. Aduhhhh hang tak rasa lagi betapa bestnya buat blog nih... Daripada hang duk surf internet bende2 tak pekdah, baik buat blog nih..

To all my blog friends, tag me as you like. I am free to do things at this moment.

Euro 2008 - June 11 Update

Portugal 3 - Czech 1
Turkey 2 - Swiss 1

Deco had given Portugal an eighth-minute lead after good work from Ronaldo before Libor Sionko's thumping header levelled proceedings. However, Ronaldo turned on the style in the second half, providing a sublime finish from the edge of the area in the 63rd minute before supplying Ricardo Quaresma to round things off in added time. The win left Portugal top of Group A with six points and their last-eight place was confirmed by Turkey's last-gasp victory over Switzerland later in the evening – a result that leaves the Czechs tied in second with Fatih Terim's side on three points ahead of their decisive meeting on Sunday, which if it is drawn will go to penalties.

Keruntuhan Rumahtangga... Aduhai

Banyak perkara yang berlaku di sekeliling aku kebelakangan ini membuatkan aku terfikir bahawa perkara yang terjadi atau akan terjadi adalah kehendakNya. Kita mungkin berupaya untuk merancang i.e. untuk bahagia dalam hidup, mendapat segulung ijazah phd, pulang ke kampung halaman untuk bercuti dan sebagainya. Tapi sekiranya, Dia berkehendakkan sebaliknya, maka sebaliknya yang akan terjadi.

Menyingkap kembali kisah yang terjadi, membuatkan aku terfikir, masalah keruntuhan rumahtangga sesetengah pihak yg di luaran nampak gembira dan bahagia, tapi di dalam: Tuhan saja yang tau. Api rumahtangga yang dah terjalin lebih 30 tahun lamanya, boleh terpadam begitu saja. Di mana silapnya?

Islam telah mengajar kita agar setiap keluarga dalam masyarakat, berusaha mewujudkan sebuah institusi yang aman, bahagia dan kukuh, kerana ia merupakan lingkungan atau unit masyarakat yang terkecil dan berperanan sebagai satu komuniti yang akan menentukan corak serta bentuk masyarakat Madani yang kita idam-idamkan.

Dalam rangka dan usaha untuk memperkasa atau memperteguhkan institusi keluarga islam, terdapat beberapa perkara asas yang diutarakan oleh kitab suci al-quran yang sewajarnya dititikberatkan dan diambil perhatian sepenuhnya oleh masyarakat kita hari ini.

Pertama - Memastikan bakal suami dan bakal isteri itu mempunyai akidah yang kukuh. Sesebuah keluarga tidak mungkin merasai kebahagian jika ia dibina tanpa asas akidah yang kukuh. Justeru, keimanan dan ketakwaan kepada Allah s.w.t. akan memperkuatkan lagi keazaman dan kesungguhan untuk membina keluarga yang bahagia, harmoni dan diredhai Allah s.w.t.

Kedua - Setiap pasangan suami isteri atau ibu bapa harus mengetahui dan sedar tentang peranan dan tanggungjawab masing-masing. Diantara tanggungjawab seorang suami adalah memberi nafkah kepada isteri dan anak-anaknya. Manakala kewajipan seorang isteri pula adalah menguruskan rumahtangga yang mencakupi hal-hal seperti menjaga makan minum suami dan anak-anak.

Ketiga - Sewajarnya kita ukur kepada ketentuan Allah s.w.t., bahawa lelaki selaku suami dan bapa adalah ketua keluarga

Keempat - Anak-anak hendaklah taat dan sentiasa berbuat baik kepada ibu bapa. Berbuat baik kepada ibu bapa bererti patuh kepada segala suruhan serta tunjuk ajar mereka yang makruf dan sentiasa berusaha menggembirakan kedua ibu bapa dengan menghormati dan memelihara hubungan baik yang berlandaskan kasih sayang.

Kelima - Sentiasa berusaha mengeratkan hubungan silaturrahim sesama ahli keluarga. Dalam hubungan ini, setiap anggota keluarga yang terdiri daripada bapa, ibu dab anak-anak harus memastikan suasana yang harmoni dan bahagia wujud dalam institusi keluarga.

Teori sahaja tidak memadai dalam usaha untuk memperkasa institusi kekeluargaan. Pengetahuan mengenai ilmu keibubapaan dan pelaksanaannya merupakan pra-syarat utama dalam membina sesebuah keluarga yang bahagia. Semuanya bertitik-tolak daripada niat dan kesedaran kita sendiri dalam memenuhi tuntutan perkahwinan dan pembangunan keluarga dalam konteks kepentinganya terhadap agama, bangsa dan negara.

Sama-samalah kita fikirkan. Post ini bukan sekadar untuk suami isteri, tapi untuk semua kerana kalau kita bukan ibu/bapa atau suami/isteri, kita adalah anak kepada ibu/bapa kita. Sebagai satu (atau lebih) daripada cabang keluarga, kita semua bertanggungjawab untuk memastikan institusi keluarga kita harmoni.. Kerana pada aku, keluarga yang bahagia itu penting untuk memastikan kehidupan yang lebih bahagia. Kalau di bagi pilihan antara harta yang banyak atau keluarga yang bahagia... Hmm tanpa berfikir dua kali, aku akan pilih yang kedua.

All the Small Things

This is a good note. Sometimes we never thought about small things around us. Small things that able to create liveliness inside us. These small things sometimes could be quite significant to us, kalau tak de boleh jadi macam pantai yang tiada ombak, macam kopi yang tak de gula. Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one. It Does Make You Feel Good.

1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket.
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail.
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry).
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
14. A good conversation.
15 The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you
19 Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23. Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).
28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
29. Playing with a new puppy or kitten.
30. Having someone play with your hair.
31. Sweet dreams.
32. Hot chocolate.
33. Road trips with friends.
34. Swinging on swings.
35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
36. Making chocolate chip cookies.
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
38 Holding hands with someone you care about.
39 Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.
40. Watching the _expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.
41. Watching the sunrise.
42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
43. Knowing that somebody misses you.
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
45. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.

Euro 2008 - Group D Results

Spain 4 - Russia 1
Greece 0 - Sweden 2

A scintillating hat-trick from David Villa gave Spain a clear-cut 4-1 victory over Russia in their first outing at UEFA EURO 2008™ and confirmed the immense power of the Valencia CF striker's partnership with Fernando Torres.

Interesting Facts... Indeed

Test yourself: Can you describe each words (above) by its colour (without a single pause)

Out of nowhere, I suddenly bumped on this interesting web article on 'Interesting Facts':

1. No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
2. Earthworms have five hearts
3. Fingerprints of koalas are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans
4. If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate)
5. For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality.
6. Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world.
7. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
8. Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
9. The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is "feedback."
10. Sir Isaac Newton, who invented Calculus, had trouble with names to the point where he would forget his brothers' names.
11. Coca-Cola was originally green.
12. The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
13. Between 25% to 33% of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
14. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

Now, start measuring your nose with your thumb...

Euro 2008 - Italy vs Netherlands .. (0 - 3)

First Goal



Second Goal



Third Goal

The Netherlands ended a 30-year wait for a victory over Italy in emphatic fashion as they began their Group C campaign with a rousing 3-0 win against the world champions in Berne.

Ruud van Nistelrooy side-footed the Oranje ahead in the 26th minute, a lead doubled superbly by his Real Madrid CF colleague Wesley Sneijder soon after. Edwin van der Sar, becoming only the third player to appear in four UEFA European Championships, then kept the advantage intact, leaving Giovanni van Bronckhorst to complete the scoring with a headed third in the 79th minute. The Netherlands can now look forward with confidence to Friday's meeting with France, while Italy must pick themselves up from a worst-ever EURO defeat when they face Romania.

Come on bangkit Italy, jangan la sebab Kapten tumbang korang pun tak de semangat. Remember my dream final: Portugal - Italy

I am in Reading-mode

There will be no plans for today, except one thing: reading books!!.. Nerdy-effect has taken its dominance. Books that I am currently interested in are:

1 - Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Elsevier
2 - Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Chapman and Hall

These are good books for my reading, will be spending most of my time digesting the beauty of these books.. Good luck for me!!!

Euro 2008 - Fever

Sports, and football in particular, is an important source of international prestige and national sentiment (I think... at least for majority of countries). Euro 200X, The European football/soccer championship is held every 4 years. This year, with political tensions rising in Europe, the stakes are higher than ever for Euro 2008. Will usual superpowers like France, Italy or Germany win, an outsider like Greece in 2004 (may be), or maybe Russia, which is rapidly increasing its international standing. But the interesting question is: Who will win Euro 2008?

Of course I bet in Portugal but i think that the big surprise in Euro 2008 will be Switzerland. And a final between Italy and Portugal is what I am wishing for.. Below is the timetable for Euro 2008. With the noted match that I will likely watch ( I can't watch all since its odd timing here).

7th June	Basle	Switzerland v Czech
7th June	Geneva	Portugal v Turkey
8th June	Vienna	Austria v Croatia
8th June	Klagenfurt	Germany v Poland	yeah
9th June	Zurich	Romania v France
9th June	Berne	Holland v Italy	yeah
Tue 10th June	Innsbruck	Spain v Russia	yeah
Tue 10th June	Salzburg	Greece v Sweden
Wed 11th June	Geneva	Czech Republic v Portugal	yeah
Wed 11th June	Basle	Switzerland v Turkey
Thur 12th June	Klagenfurt	Croatia v Germany
Thur 12th June	Vienna	Austria v Poland
Fri 13th June	Zurich	Italy v Romania	yeah
Fri 13th June	Berne	Holland v France	yeah
Sat 14th June	Innsbruck	Sweden v Spain
Sat 14th June	Salzburg	Greece v Russia
Sun 15th June	Basle	Switzerland v Portugal	yeah
Sun 15th June	Geneva	Turkey v Czech Republic
Mon 16th June	Klagenfurt	Poland v Croatia
Mon 16th June	Vienna	Austria v Germany
Tue 17th June	Berne	Holland v Romania
Tue 17th June	Zurich	France v Italy	yeah
Wed 18th June	Salzburg	Greece v Spain	yeah
Wed 18th June	Innsbruck	Russia v Sweden

Places to Visit before I die... Top Ten

My Niece: Alisya (daughter of Fadila and Lutfi)

Last night, I had a dream.. a rather good one. (in the dream) I went to places that I have never seen (in my life).. I wished the dream's true, but I was awakened by the subuh alarm... Fushhhhh, there goes my sweet dream..

Everybody has their own dream places to visit. As part of my hobby, I have travelled to many places. But there are few places that I wish to visit (or revisit) before I die (nak join travel ke next time.. ring me, we set a plan):

1 - Mekah - (obviously, the most holy place on earth)
2 - Bali - (been here 2 years ago, the place has just got its charm and beauty)
3 - Prague - (been dreaming to visit Prague ever since I watched The Mission Impossible, truly beautiful and impressive architectures)
4 - Tokyo - (I wanna be lost in translation..:))
5 - New Zealand - (the land of LOTR, simply breathtaking views and nature)
6 - Petra, Jordan - (for its majestic The Ancient CIty of Petra)
7 - Venice - (its just so ramantic, to ride on a gondola, or be in the Carnivale)
8 - Dubai - (everything is gigantic and over-the-top, I heard..)
9 - Hong Kong - (I just dont know why, but I wanna go there)
10- Alaska - (its good to be on an extreme-weathered country (to be able to appreciate what we have in Malaysia - kalau tak asyik bising je 'panaaaas, panaaaaaaas'))

Minyak.. Oil.. Petroleum.. Crises

Since the last two days, till now I could still feel the heat (eventho I am in Sydney), what else, the heat of thousands vehicles queuing up to fill up the tank: more than 40% increase in petrol price!!.. The highest ever.. Has Pak Lah's and his cabinets gone mad?? (may be he was not aware) The stumbled of his army on the PRU 2008 was not enough to weaken his popularity among us, and let alone came this SUDDEN and SHOCKING news.. again, 40% is not a small number: if I got my mathematics right: my WJV 2509 Blue WAJA would take up more than RM 160 for full-tanked fuel (as opposed to just RM 110 merely 3 months ago!!) - aduss, dengan gaji tak seberapa, mana la nak cekau duit isi minyak gi keje..

Do you guys know that, the 'lovely' Najib always 'know' how to comfort us by telling us: that our oil price is among the lowest in the region (or even the world), has he seen the figures from other countries like Iran, Venezuela, etc?, just take a look at these figures and think for yourself:

Iran — RM0.29 seliter.

UAE — RM1.19 seliter

Venezuela — RM0.16 seliter

Nigeria — RM0.32 seliter

Arab Saudi — RM0.38 seliter

Mesir — RM1.03 seliter

Kuwait — RM0.67 seliter

Brunei — RM2.03 seliter

Malaysia — RM2.70 seliter

'There are many reasons for the rise of prices, but no matter what they are, the people are the one who bear the pressure. The question is, how long could the people withstand spiralling prices? Does the government and employers have any measure to help the helpless people?

In fact, there are ways to cope with the issue but the key is to profoundly think and to effectively implement the policies. Of course, the most immediate way is to increase salary or give out “temporary living subsidies”, but at the same time, productivity must be increased as well.

The government may also consider tax reduction, including the increase in the income tax threshhold, reduce industrial tax, assessment tax and road tax to alleviate the people's pressure.

Actually, in such a situation, the people and the government will have to spend wisely but it is not the best solution to keep cutting expenditure. It is better to find revenue than keep cutting expenditure. Oh please, those people in power, please find another way to raise revenue!'

Tasmanian Rendevous II

Tasmanian pictures

Tasmanian Rendevous

Tasmania..

Tasmanian Trip Update II

Here are more pictures. Adus, nak taip letih la pulak. At this moment, I'd rather agree with the old say, 'a picture alone worth a thousand words'. Thanks to all my trip mate:
- Abg Mat (the driver),
- Kak Nani (the cook),
- Kak Mai (Datin Brutal)
- Abg Rahim (rokok buddy)
- Kak Zura (Mak Buyung)
- Aji (my best buddy)
- Zura (I wanna be'rok'-girl)

It was a wonderful experience to travelled all around Tasmania with you guys!!... Nak pergi lagi laa..

Tasmanian Trip Update

I just got back from Tasmania!!. Departed from Hobart Airport at 6 44 am and arrived Sydney around 8 30 am.

It was exhausting. But it was worth it. Tasmania is more interesting that what I expected. Updated above are some pictures taken. Well, combined pictures taken were more than 1000 pictures. Because all of us just loooove to show our butt off...

We are Going to Tasmania

We need a break once in a while. Break from anti-communism, break from rebellious acts, break from suicidal missions :), break from mind-boggling jobs and assignments (those are never-ending).. Break is good. Still remember, when I was in primary school, having a break or recess was never on my list of things to look forward to everyday, not because I was a nerd and craved for knowledge, but simply because the canteen did not sell halal foods (or they did, but I rather doubt it). So, whenever bell rings for recess, I was not as happy as other kids.. but I didn't mind back then... But when we get older, we seriously need a break every now and then.

Talking about 'break', we are going to Tasmania this weekend (Saturday to Tuesday). We (Abg Mat, Kak Nani, A Rahim, Kak Zura, Aji, Auntie Mi, Azura and myself) will be heading to the airport (Sydney Airport) early in the morning tomorrow (7 am?) since the flight (Jetstar) will depart at 9 am.

We will spend 4 days there. What to do? There are many things on the list which include fishing, horseback riding, sauna, spa, barBQ, movies, etc.. Sempat ke nak buat semua tu oiii..

Argh, can't wait for tomorrow to come.... Reminder to myself: To bring along journals to Tasmania (in case).. hehehe

Remember Tasmanian Devil? (ala binatang yang makan semua benda tuh - dlam kartun). Hmm I wish to see one when we are there..

~The Dapur Melayu~ Kitchen Corner

Last two weeks, (out of the blue) we discussed a plan (a simple plan) to start our own business called 'The Dapur Melayu'. Abg Rahim, Aji, Kak Zura and Myself the 4 CEOs of the company. Initial target is simple: To sell and introduce Malaysian foods to Sydney chums. We do not aim high at the beginning, low gear pleaseee, by selling an average of 50 - 100 meals per day for AUD 5 per meal. If the market and demand are high enough for us to increase the supply, we will go ahead at high speed (maximum gear).

Few menus are listed out: Nasi Tomato, Nasi Minyak, Nasi Ayam, Nasi Berlauk, Nasi Goreng Ayam, and few others.

Well, we shopped for the raw materials for our first menu, Nasi Tomato. Will be on the shelf this week on Friday (supposedly). However, few more items and permissions from the authority has yet to be approved. So we defer the plan til next week.

Here we come 'The Dapur Melayu'...

Adios

KepadaMu Kekasih.. M Nasir

Last Night I spend another 5 minutes to sing the M Nasir's beautiful number, 'Kepadamu Kekasih'... The lyrics make me wonder of how big God is to us..

"Kepadamu Kekasih, Aku Bertanya, Apakah Kau Akan Menerimaku Kembali, Atau Harus Menghitung Lagi Segala Jasa Dan Bakti, Atau Harus Mencampakku Kesisi Tanpa Harga Diri.."

Hmm

In Some CircumstanCes.. You tend to be DEpRessed

Everyone gets the blues now and then, but when there is only little joy or pleasure after visiting with friends or after seeing a good movie, there may be a more serious problem. A depressed mood that stays around for a while, without letting up, can change the way a person thinks or feels. My brother (whom I called The Great Psychiatrist - He is, indeed. To be honest..) called this “clinical depression.”

I will be having another presentation this Friday. In 2 months, what can I produce? PhD PhD - permanent Head Damage haha.. I am taking this slowly: one at a time. As a result, as its getting nearer to the presentation day.. I get jitters.. To calm myself down, I had a 'conversation' with my alter-ego 'Argh don't worry lah bro, things will be over soon without you notice it, then we can have the time of our life, going for a vacation, they don't know what you will be talking about anyway, so I am sure there will be no single question from them, go to hell with them lol!!'. for a moment, I almost felt it was like another Smeagol-Gollum remake..

Hey, i better share with you these things ya, you may or may not know that you might have the so called clinical-depression. No harm to go through this list, manalah tau kan:

* a persistent sad, “empty” mood
* sleeping too little or too much
* reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain
* loss of interest or lack of pleasure in activities once enjoyed, including sex
* restlessness or irritability
* difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions
* fatigue or loss of energy
* feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless

Last but not least, for those who read this post, doakan leee aku lepas presentation tu dgn jayanya!!

Lawak Hampeh... Hehe Kelakar.. Nak Terkeluar Kentut aku..

Malaysian Hall Open Day 2008 Pictures

Its Malaysian Hall Open Day 2008..... The story will come...

Sunday Night Fever

Its a beautiful Monday Morning. I was late to bed last nite. It wasn't a long night, but we (me, abg rahim, aji and kak zura) had such a good time karaoke-ing the whole nite, only to discover that we already missed half of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on SBS..

Karaoke First - We sang few (hmm many..) songs on our list of songs, Lagenda Rock Klasik (hehe don't laugh), Jamal Abdillah, Kembara M Nasir, Spring. Kak Zura with her beautiful rendition of Sharifah Aini (she could be SA, only if she adds tiga dagu under her chin), and Abg Rahim with his Stings songs.. They said I have a good tone of voice (acheeehhhhh!!), however the control of high notes are still under average aahaha.. Well I ain't born to be a singer, but I guess I can be a good singer with a proper guidance and mentoring.

Then we switched off the karaoke set and on the TV (SBS), the Eurovision Song COntest 2008 was up (and its already half way, arghh). Lucky for us, we still managed to watch few countries performed (and they were awesome): Greece, Serbia, Turkey, Russia.. And it ain't a surprise that RUssia bagged the top honor. But I still loved the Serbia's performance and Greece's, I guess either should win the contest. Hmmm when it comes to phone-voting competition, many factors can affect the result, most of all political and historical factors (in this case)...

Here is the Winner... Russia.. The performance was tip top but not the song and the singer..



But salute to Russia and Greece (Top and Runner Up) and my personal choice still Serbia's... They are awesome!!

Cinema Cinema Cinema.. Movies Wish-List

The last movie that I really enjoyed most was The Spiderwick's Chronicle over at Hoyts Cinema Eastgarden Mall. Apart from that other movies were simply lackluster. Here is the movie-list that I am dying to watch (forgive me since I have not been to cinema that often now):

1 - The Iron Man
2 - Congkak
3- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
4 - Mongol
5 - GI Joe
6 - Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
7 - The Incredible Hulk
8 - Hellboy II

What about Sex and The City: The Movie and Indiana Jones? Hmm yeah yeahh with all the hype.. I will buy the ticket if somebody dragged me to the cinema...

Dr Seuss: Horton Hears a Who? Best ke?

Its Been A While..

Hmm Its been a while since my last post on this blog. Where was I.. Time is just ain't enough for me (at least to sit down quietly and start writing on this humble blog of mine). Even If its 48 hours a day, I still do not think it is enough.. But being a human meself, anything can never be enough for me. I always want more more and more. When I was a kid, my mom bought me a Superman T-Shirt (orange color), but the next day, I forcefully pulled her dress and demanded a Spiderman T-Shirt, and the list kept on going til one day my mom said: 'Please be grateful of what you have already had, for things will just be taken away from you if you don't'... Hmm that has kept me on my ground (for almost an hour before I turned back to the usual demanding-me.. :)). Sorry Mom.. But you are the greatest Mom in this whole world!!

And that old-time-say 'Grass is Always Greener on the other side' almost applicable to me on every single event that had happened to me. Til now.. Am I an ungrateful son-of-a-gun? (what the hell is this really means, but its simply kewl' to hear those american actors say it), No!! Certainly not, since my mom has thought me well in that 'department'. But I guess as I am counting my linearly rising age, nearing 30: life is just to short to enjoy everything....

Been reading few articles over Malaysia Today, and its very interesting to observe (from a different point of view) what Malaysia's political environment has gone through since the day of PRU (it was one day before my flight to Sydney - oooh I could (still) feel the excitement when they announced Mr Samy Bullu lost his seat): with Anwar's army is getting stronger by day, our former PM retracted himself from UMNO (in which he was the pioneer - New UMNO), with that 'bloody' Karpal Singh who think that he is superior beyond political and religions, with PAS who pusposedly forgetting the promises they made during PRU, with Pak Lah's (the flip flop) credibility going down the drain, and that Najib's brother debut on the Rich List.....

What is happening to our country????? Are we forgetting the day when Pak Ungku proudly brought our country its MERDEKA!!..

Hmm pening pening bila fikir pasal nih... But 1 thing for sure, I am still proud to be Malaysian!!!!

Padil, Your personality type

Padil, Your personality type:

Practical, traditional and organized. Likely to be athletic. Not interested in theory or abstraction unless they see the practical application. Have clear visions of the way things should be. Loyal and hard-working. Like to be in charge. Exceptionally capable in organizing and running activities. 'Good citizens' who value security and peaceful living.

Careers that could fit you includes:

Military, business administrators, managers, police/detective work, judges, financial officers, teachers, sales representatives, government workers, insurance agents, underwriters, nursing administrators, trade and technical teachers, (mafia dons).

Me in 5 words..

1 - Sepet
2 - Muka Bulat
3 - Sin-Chan Eye brow
4 - Gebu
5 - Crooked smile with funny teeth :)

Wonders of the World

It has always been on my list of 'Things to Do Before I Die': .. to visit The Great Pyramid of Giza.. and other wonders of the world. God works in miraculous way. In January (this year), UTP has selected me to be part of UTP Egypt Delegations. It was a breathtaking moment, when I touched the pyramid with my bare hand, 'How on earth these guys built the pyramids' - it was truly majestic. Haaa.. The countdown of my Wonders of The World checklist has begun: 3 down (Pyramids and Colloseum plus Christ the Redeemer) 5 to go!!! Next stop: Great Wall of China?

The New 7 wonders of the World:

In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, the Taj Mahal, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate. The results were announced on July 7, 2007and are:

Wonder	Date of construction	Location
Great Wall of China	5th century BCE – 16th century CE	China
Petra	6th century BCE	Jordan
Christ the Redeemer (statue)	Opened 12 October 1931	Brazil
Machu Picchu	c.1450	Peru
Chichen Itza	c.600	Mexico
Colosseum	Completed 80 CE	Italy
Taj Mahal	Completed c.1648	India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)	Completed c.2560 BCE	Egypt

BDay Jamuan: Nana and A Rahim kat Rumah Kak Nany

Last 2 weeks ada jamuan birthday kat rumah Kak Nany, utk birthday Nana (yang pakai baju pink tuh) and A Rahim. Sedap jugak la makan kat situ.. Makan kari kepala ikan (kot) dengan satay ayam.. with lots of dessert.

Gambar di La Perouse Bay, NSW

Pergi La Perouse hujung minggu lalu. Dapat keta pinjam courtesy of Abg Mat. :)

Thank you Abg Mat.

Mypsa (Persatuan Pasca Siswazah NSW) Family Day!

The event was held last Saturday. With the theme of Red and Glory.. Few pictures, sempat di tangkap.. Best la jugak .. Our team: TEAM 5, won a second place for overall team events. We should have won a First Place, tapi aku rasa organizer tuh tak nak kitorang menang kot.. kontroversi punya team.. hahaha