OUR REARVIEW MIRROR

SJAA President's Cup 2009

2009-11-03T18:36:00.002+08:00

St. John's Institution Alumni Associaton President's Cup 2009
(Inter-Batch Football Tournament)

Date : 7-8 November 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 2.00 pm
Venue : Victoria Institution Green (Preliminary - 7 Nov) & SJI (Semi-finals & Final - 8 Nov)
Admission : FREE
Group Lawrence : 88, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Group Cassian Pappu : 90, 00, 01, 02, 03, 94/09

Terry Fox Run 2009

2009-11-01T21:41:00.007+08:00

This year's Run is my 3rd outing for Terry fox Run, the first being back in 2006 and 2008 respectively. Like last year, we managed to gather quite a number of people with help from friends on Facebook to turn up for the run in Sarong.
The weather was clear and sunny and the number of supporters are definitely more than 5 thousand at least. With the huge number of people, most of us Sarong People decided early enough that we are just going to enjoy the morning stroll and have fun. It is more of a walk than a run. But everything went very smooth and they were also handing out drinking water every 1 km I think. It was a hot hot morning and perspiration was kicking in even before the 9am start.

Unlike in 2006, this year's Run was supported by mostly Malaysians. And quite a number of people noticed us last year and asked if we were the same group of people. Yes we are..hehe.

My cousin, Arif who started running recently also decided to join the event clad in Sarong :)

Here are some photos taken earlier at the event - courtesy of Haza and Abg Adli of Starbucks Malaysia.

Scan

2009-10-31T19:23:00.005+08:00

I was looking at the blog that I share with my girlfriends.

So many girlfriends are expecting. They share their first baby scan in the blog. And I can't help thinking how beautiful the tiny lil thing growing inside them.

I kept on telling him how nice to actually feel that feeling. To be sharing the photo scan with your loved ones.

Then he sweetly said "Awak pun boleh letak pe.. Letak gambar taik". :p

KNS!

Bantu lah wanita ini

2009-10-30T19:43:00.004+08:00

Please have a read on this article.

Wan Aishah cekal hadapi dugaan

The family is seeking some financial support, so please do support wherever possible. The least we can do it to extend our prayers for her and her family. Semoga mereka dapat teruskan hidup dengan tabah.

I know this lady personally as I am a friend of her daughter. It is soo sad to know about her condition and as a friend, I cannot imagine the things that she has to go through.

My brother was once a cancer patient. I can still remember how I felt when the doctor broke the news. And I can still recall those sleepless nights when I just quietly asked from God to take me instead.

But this.... this is different. It's her mother. Tempat bermanja, tempat mengadu, tempat bergurau....... I really hope that she can be strong, so her mother can be as strong as her. When there's sthrength, happiness, there are always brighter chance of getting cured. Atau sekurang-kurangnya...sakit tu tak rasa...

Permudahkan lah, Amin.

We are in the midst of collecting funds to be donated to her family. So for those who are interested to donate kindly email me at iz_iryna@yahoo.com or you can call the number shown in the article.

Kisah seorang anak

2009-10-29T10:19:00.004+08:00

It has been three weeks or so since my house helper of 16 years decided to go back to Indonesia for good. She is 50 this year. Naturally her children would want her to go home and stop working.

And it has also been 3 weeks since my mummy starts to go her head around the kitchen.
So last night, I thought of helping out a bit with dinner, since I am not working. I said I’d cook.

Ehem..ehemm.. jangan happy cepat sangat.

Three types of dishes.

Ketam sweet n sour. This is supposed to be the easiest dish, but I’ve always failed on this. So my mom had to repair it to make it more red-dish. (Initially it was very pale looking ketam..Tapi sedap! Chewah).

Kari telur. I did it differently this time. I added some ikan bilis bertumbuk and tumis together with the other bahan tumis. It’s my aunt’s recipe.

Sayur (tak tahu la apa nama dia) tumis with mushroom and oyster.

Started to kupas-kupas bawang at 6pm. Finished cooking at 8.50pm. O.MG. Can I justify here? I tumbuk semua bawang ok. Not justifiable enough? Ketam 8 ekor, banyak tu.. dapur sangat kecik. Masak sorang-sorang. Masa bergerak dengan pantas. Badan gemok susah nak bergerak laju-laju. Dah lama tak masak. Justifiable, No?

After finished cooking, I though happily that I can hidang the lauk already to my hungry father who didn’t have lunch.

Baru nak hidang, tetiba teringat that I didn’t cook the rice. HALAMAKKK..!!!! Sorry dad! :p

We ended up eating dinner like hungry lion (singa lapo) at 9.30pm. My dad cakap “Huh, nasib baik sedap”. :p

Happy..Nasi dan lauk semua habis licin. (Tak tahu lah sebab lapar ke sedap)

After eating, I think my dad was trying to warn me not to cook lagi sebab tak rela nak tunggu lama sangat agaknya. He said “Esok dinner kita makan chapatti beli dekat FAM”

Haihh, lebih rela makan chapatti nampaknya.

In My Life

2009-10-27T02:13:00.003+08:00

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed,
Some forever, not for better,
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments,
With lovers and friends I still can recall,
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I've loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers,
There is no one compared with you,
And these mem'ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more.
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more.
In my life I love you more.

WANTED

2009-10-20T21:27:00.003+08:00

SIAPAKAH YANG BERTANGGUNGJAWAB MELAKUKAN INI?

Akan ku jentik telinganya.

Akan ku pukul kepalanya.

Akan ku potong tangan atau kaki yang melakukannya.

Akan ku congkel biji matanya....

Tapi... tak sampai hati. Comel sangat.

Suka sangat!

2009-10-19T00:34:00.005+08:00

I am soooooooo in love with you...

You are soooo cute, and I am sooo madly deeply in love with you.

I fell in love with you when I saw Prince Ali in Alladin with Princess Jasmine and her tiger pet.

I fell in love with you, and I want to hug you, I want to kiss you. I want to tumbuk your comel face.

Just look at you.

You are soo adorable.

Well, I think you are a cub, not a kitten.

Although everybody seems to think otherwise.

Conversation semasa kanak-kanak:

Me: Ma, nak bela harimau.

Mama: Gila! Nanti dia makan kamu baru tahu

Me: Kita bela dia takkan dia nak makan kita

Mama: It's not a pet.

Me: I want! I want! I want!

Mama: Shut up! Or I'll put you in the zoo with the tigers.

Terus diam. Tahu takut.

Durian

2009-10-18T08:10:00.002+08:00

Yesterday I went out dinner with my family. Since everyone of us had good rice for lunch, we decided not to eat rice for dinner.

So we had Burger King. Then somebody suggested durian.

Uncle David's durian memang best. Dulu when I was small, D24 tu dah kira terbaik la. If we behave baik-baik, we would be able to get good durian, D24 then. Tapi now, I realised, the best is NOT D24.

Try Raja Musang or Majerin. TERBAIK. I don't know if the names are commercialised, or he just simply give the names..but they are different from others. Tengok je texture dia.

Dengan tak sedar diri, makan la dengan banyak nya. Banyak jugak la, sampai RM100 kene. My parents always amalkan pour water into the empty shell of the durian, then drink it. It is believed that it will counteract kalau rasa panas badan. But I have always condemn the action.

So balik jer, rasa tekak haus, tak sedap badan, ngantuk, lenguh kaki, rasa nak tidur jer dengan aircond on. TAK STUDY!

Orang Perak kata, liang libu dibuatnya..

Pengajaran: Jangan makan durian malam sebelum exam!

Susah jadi model

2009-10-15T21:31:00.007+08:00

Filippa Hamilton, modelling for Ralph Lauren was fired 6 months ago because they claim that she has gone overweight. O.M.G. Her initial body was as big as my thigh.

And look at how she looks now.

Is this over-weight?

Mr Lauren, I think you're sick, no?

Oh, you think I am obese.

Thank you very much.

Silent Cry

2009-10-07T18:43:00.000+08:00

Silence the cry stepping back further
Escape from the mind , my mind
Twisting inside looking for shelter
Find the divide in me

Oh my god what have I done , one step now the damage is done

It's silent without you
It burns through each and everyday
it takes my breathe away
So lonely without you there's no view
Colours just fade to grey
It takes my breathe away

I was so blind I should have seen it
Noticed the life my Life
I had to climb stepping up further
To find the divide in me

Oh my god what have I done , one step now the damage is done.

It's silent without you
It burns through each and everyday
It takes my breathe away
So lonely without you there's no view
Colours just fade to grey

It takes my breathe away

They all say much of us
But then you always knew
Just want to live our lives
We know your trying to
We put our faith in you
(incomprehensible)
To find new ways to care
Until this story ends

It takes my breathe away
It's silent without you
It burns through each and everyday
It takes my breathe away

oooohhh

It takes my Breathe away

For Sale

2009-10-07T02:10:00.002+08:00

Body Glove - Earglove BlueSport Bluetooth Headset
with charger and user manual

compatible with any mobile phones with bluetooth function

Talk time - 4 hrs
Standy Time - 4.5 days

RM - 90

Rudy Project Hard Cover
With Spare Lens Compartment

RM 70

OKU

2009-10-05T21:00:00.002+08:00

Orang Kurang Upaya.

Pada namanya, kita sebagai manusia mesti ada rasa kasihan.

Tapi kenapa mesti mengeksploitasikan diri sendiri?

Mintak sedekah sana sini.

Orang kurang upaya ni, bukannya kurang segala tubuh badan. Sikit je.

Mungkin takder kaki, tapi masih ada mata, dan tangan.

Mungkin takder mata, tapi masih ada tangan dan kaki.

Mungkin takder tangan, tapi masih ada kaki.

Well, I personally know a person yang memang sejak dari lahir tak ada both hands. But he went to school like normal people, belajar macam biasa.

He writes, he eats, with his legs. Tuhan bagi flexibility to his legs, so he can do everything dengan kaki. Alhamdulillah, he managed to enroll himself as a law student in UiTM. Malah, dia masih ada kudrat untuk join MERCI ke Acheh dan memberi pulak bantuan kepada orang lain yang dikira lebih memerlukan.

Semua orang ada pendapat masing-masing.

Bagi saya, they should lead a normal life. Go to normal schools, Bergaul with normal people. Because selagi they are normal mentally, maksudnya mereka normal. But of course during exams, and their learning hours should be extended, and maybe the teachers should give some support whenever they need it. Tapi jangan sampai merendahkan diri sendiri dan minta dikasihani. Itu jalan mudah.

Tak salah kalau kita derma kepada OKU yang sedang berusaha. Jual barang, for example tissue packet. Kalau rasa nak bantu, beli lah tissue tu, kalau jual RM 1, bayar la RM 2. Takpe. Tapi yang berjalan ke hulu ke hilir bawa tong kosong dengan tongkat, kepit baby bawah ketiak mintak sedekah… itu tak patut.

Bayangkan, orang buta pun masih boleh menganyam tikar. Sebab Tuhan tu Maha Kuasa. Setiap orang ada cacat celanya, dan ada kemahiran masing-masing. Gunakan lah dengan sehabis baik. Gambar yang di atas ni, orang-orang buta sedang sailing. Sebab bagi mereka, mereka cacat penglihatan, tapi tangan dan kaki masih boleh digunakan.

God Bless.

Hari ni, ada pulak berita OKU ditangkap kerana merogol gadis bawah umur. Hmm.. bila nak mintak belas kasihan, tahu nak mengasingkan diri dari normal people, tak payah kerja sebab cacat, tak sama macam orang lain. Tapi, bila nafsu dah macam binatang, “saya hanya manusia biasa”.

Dekat KL Sentral, hari tu tengah ramai-ramai orang jalan tu, ada lah satu mamat OKU ni, konon mintak sedekah, tapi bermain dengan ‘anu’ nya kat situ. Aduhai...

Tak tahu nak kata.

If I were a boy

2009-10-04T21:26:00.002+08:00

If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted
And go drink beer with the guys

And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boyI think
I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted'
Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone

I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
And you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you wish you were a better man

You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

But you're just a boy

Tackling Ops Sikap

2009-10-02T14:47:00.001+08:00

(This video contains graphic scenes. Viewer discretion is advised)

After the Harsh Anti-Smoking Campaign, we should have another harsh reminder like this for Bad Malaysian Drivers.

Change comes from within, that is the kind of change we should strive for.

Pencuri

2009-10-01T21:38:00.006+08:00

As I was lazily browsing through my facebook, ntah kenapa tergerak kat hati ni nak type perkataan ‘’Malaysia’ through the search box. And I found these.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=123322767982&ref=search&sid=709495314.375588017..1

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68311750529&ref=search&sid=709495314.375588017..1

I started typing ‘Indonesia’ to see if anyone of our own people had created such uncivilized groups.

None.

Betul ke Malaysia ni maling (pencuri). Oh, I better not use the word, nanti dituduh pencuri bahasa.

My point is, wajar ke tuduhan pencuri tu ke atas kita? Bukan ke kita ni sama-sama bangsa melayu? Malaysian malay, Indonesian Malay, Singaporean Malay and Bruneian Malay. Kita sama-sama mempunya adat dan culture yang sama. Most of our Malaysian people pun berasal dari Indonesia dan negara-negara sekeliling.

Kita berasalah dari rumpun yang sama, mungkin berbeza negara. It is how we promote our culture. It is how we go around the globe and share our culture to the world. Semua tu adalah culture ‘MELAYU’ bukan Malaysia, bukan Indonesia, bukan Singapura. So happen our Malaysian people know better in promoting our culture.

Pencuri ke tu? Kami pun melayu juga.
Apa pun, Malaysia instantly stopped the promo on dicovery channels and meminta maaf. Tapi masih tak puas agaknya.

Heran.

Dalam masalah dunia, economy crisis, H1N1, orang gaji demand lebih-lebih (kerja tak bagus mana pun), literally mencuri dan merompak physically duit dan jewelleries, deorang masih lagi nak kecoh pasal TARIAN?

I don’t even know what the hell is tarian pendet.

Sampai perang-perang jadinya.

Hari tu on raya eve, I saw on TV about the news of the death of Noordin Mat Top, the Malaysian terrorist that was successfully killed by the Indonesian authorities.

Ketua polis ke whatever his pangkat is commented on the news about the success. It went something like “Noordin perlu di hantar balik ke Malaysia dengan segera kerana dia berasal dari Malaysia bukan Indonesia, saya ulangi dia berasal dari Malaysia, BUKAN Indonesia. Perlulah dihantar dengan segera supaya tidak menganggu lagi di Indonesia”.

Mr whoever you are, I really think it was an unfair statement. For someone at the topmost authority level, keluar dalam tv news and say such thing.. is very… shall I say… uneducated? C’mon, whatever the issue is, you cannot be criticizing other countries secara terbuka. Especially kepada Negara jiran. Diplomatic la sikit kalau ye pun.

Like our PM said, terrorism is a global issue. It is unfair to say that Malaysia is the breeding ground for terrorists.

Bukan ke guru agama yang telah mengajar dan banyak meng-influence Noordin Mat Top ini adalah Abu Bakar Bashir, from Indonesia?

Benci Malaysian? Anti Malaysia?

Few of Malaysian websites telah diserang Indonesian hackers on our Independence Day.

Bendera Malaysia dibakar dan dipijak-pijak dengan rakus sekali at few locations in Indonesia.

Serangan terhadap Kedutaan Malaysia di Indonesia.

Intention untuk menghalau our medical students from their country.

Malaysia masih berdiam diri.

Bukan pengecut.

Tapi educated, civilized, democracy.

Bila berlaku bencana alam seperti gempa bumi di sana…

Malaysia masih lagi menghantar bantuan. Atas nama perikemanusiaan.

Entah kenapa bila tengok dalam news, kanak-kanak menangis, orang menjerit-jerit, dalam kekecohan itu, sikit pun tak terusik hati aku.

Perikemanusiaan

2009-09-30T20:48:00.000+08:00

She was in the car with her parents and siblings.

Traffic light turned red, and they stopped.

She saw a young man squatting under the tree by the roadside on a broad daylight. He looked weak, and lost.

She just made a simple remark.

“Kesian orang tu. Duduk kat luar panas-panas ni”. When she said that, she really meant it.

One of the people in the car made a stupid remark.

“Ha ah la.. kesian.. Eleh tapi cina, tak payah kesian!”

WTH?

Bukan ke perikemanusiaan itu tak kenal bangsa?

Ambition

2009-09-25T19:43:00.000+08:00

Funny that she didn’t shed a tear.
Funny that she thought it all sounded normal to her.

After all these years, she was the one who built him up.
Gave him the desire to continue with life.
Provided shelter when it rains.
Spread her wings when the world turns its back against him.

She recollected.

She is just a simple girl from a small family, growing up in a big town. She was not a bright student, but she sure has clear ambition. She always wanted to start her life big. She wanted to have big family, she has always wanted to obtain big qualification, possess big position, and hold a big career path. She has always wanted to study abroad, get married to an engineer or a lawyer and work as professionals.

She fantasizes living in a hectic life in a big city like London and speak French fluently. She dreams of having a big home in Kensington, hire a chauffeur to drive her kids to school, have a big holiday mansion in Spain, and be someone prominent in the society she lives in.

But life is not perfect. Nothing is perfect.

Disregarding her dreams, but holding on to her ambition..

She could live without the mansion in Spain, without a chauffeur to drive her kids to school, and she could just live in a small 2-bedroom home in Shah Alam, settles with only Malay and English as her daily language, living in the chaotic and unruly Kuala Lumpur.

But she cannot just work as clerk and get married to an office boy and just be thankful that she is still earning. She had set that goal, and she will live every minute of her life en route for the ambition. She will get up if she fails; she will fight, and will not be defeated. She can forgo her beautiful dreams, but not her ambitions.

She will not be overpowered. Not even by love.

She realized now that she can’t control the surroundings to accommodate for her goal. She has got to go out and look for the right surroundings for the same goal.

Raya 20092009

2009-09-25T14:40:00.009+08:00

Raya would normally be the same throughout the years.

Same old bunga api.

Same old kuih raya, rendang, lemang and ketupat.

Same old small family pictures.

Same old big family pictures.

Same old scene everytime, everywhere. Hehehe..

Distinctively this raya, we did not stay in kampong that long like we used to do to celebrate raya, instead all of my family flew to Kelantan to be with my mak long who just got to know that she has got a 3.5cm tumor at the head of her pancreas.

While the result of her CT scan has yet to be released from the specialist, the M.Os and other doctors had pretty much hinted that the tumor is cancerous. Although we do not want to accept the indications, it didn’t deter us from fearing the risk of a poor prognosis.

I can’t doubtlessly imagine how calm she was when she broke the news. When everybody was crying, she could still give the best smile to everyone.

Dear God, please don’t let it be cancerous. Let the tumor be operable and removable. Please make us strong for her to be stronger.

The official result will be released in two weeks time. I know there is still hope. I know God loves someone like her. Nice, pleasant, amiable are not adequate enough to describe a person like her. She is just wonderful in her own way.

Ramadhan 2009 review

2009-09-18T08:55:00.009+08:00

Cita-cita untuk aku melaksanakan sesuatu dalam bulan Ramadhan.

1. Pergi terawikh lebih banyak dari tahun lepas – Alhamdulillah..
2. Menderma pada masjid setiap kali menunaikan terawikh, walaupun se sen – Alhamdulillah..
3. Pakai baju kurung hari-hari – Kecuali satu hari yang malas nak gosok baju kurung
4. Turun kan berat badan walaupun satu kg – Literally 1 kg
5. Try to make a point untuk berbuka puasa dengan all set of friends sepanjang Ramadhan – tak kesampaian
6. Kurangkan menyebut ‘Ba Alif Ba Ya’ kepada pemandu-pemandu yang tidak sopan di jalan raya – Kecundang
7. Berbuka puasa di rumah lebih kerap – Alhamdulillah..
8. Menunaikan 5 waktu solat penuh setiap hari – Ada jugak off
9. Involve in at least one charity work - Alhamdulillah
10. Balik kerja awal – ALHAMDULILLAH..

Alhamdulliah.. banyak yang aku hajat, telah tercapai dalam bulan ramadhan ini.

Jangan la pulak hanya di lakukan pada bulan puasa.. contohnya balik rumah awal from work. Perlu dilakukan setiap hari. Hehe..

Few pix of Ramadhan dinner

With Ali's friends from school. "The Apartment", The Curve.
Food was ok. But limited. Suggest to eat first before solat. Because by the time you come back from solat, you can only see desserts.

With my dear friends. "Seoul Garden", PJ. Food was fantastic. Tapi tempat dia ramai sangat orang. Lanta melekit-lekit. Hati-hati..nanti jatuh. Suggest to try in the one at One Utama. You will not regret.

Just the two of us. "Tony Romas", Sunway Pyramid. OUHHHH THE Bomb! Food was damn good. Service is superb. I made a reservation on the day itself some time at 4pm to come in at 6.45pm. Pre-ordered our food (Chilli's definitely won't allow this). We got our food at 7.10 pm. Was not dissapointing at all.

First raya at my house with my family members. All my aunties and uncles had dinner with us. Of course la it was all good. hehe..

With my highskool sweeties. "San Fransisco Steakhouse", Mid Valley. The buffet spread was good. Price Rm 58 is all worth it. You got a taste of Japanese, Malay and western. Suggest to book a week in advance because it will be full everyday.

Going back to kampung in about 1 hour and 45 minutes from now. And I have not packed a thing.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Ramadhan 2009 visit

2009-09-13T22:51:00.016+08:00

Visit to the KK3 ward at the pediatric HKL is an annual event for my family. It all started when my brother was released from that ward 10 years ago.

My brother was diagnosed of a lymphoma cancer when he was 13. We were at my kampong in Ipoh when he started to moan that he couldn’t move a muscle.

He started to complaint that he couldn’t ‘buang air besar’ and his stomach was in pain months before that. My parents took him to a couple of GPs, but they failed to identify the symptoms.

Until when whatever that’s inside his stomach burst, and he couldn’t move at all, that we rushed him to the nearest hospital. He had undergone an emergency operation. There was a growth in his big intestine that had spurt and the surgeon cut the intestine to throw the tumor. Potong sejauh mana yang boleh dilihat dengan mata kasar. So his intestine now becomes very short.

A week later, he was transferred to the pediatric KK3 ward in HKL for further treatment. He did chemotherapy and other treatments necessary in that ward. He had spent the whole of his 14 year old life in that hospital with my mother by his side. My mom almost resigned from work as she couldn’t commit to her job but luckily she has got a very understanding boss. She was given the flexibility to come to work whenever she thinks she can, and no cut in her salary. Semoga Allah memberkati rezeki Dato’ Harun Bin Ali.

So my mother was practically living in that ward and she had undergone a different kind experience that one could never get elsewhere. In that ward, there was no difference in races or wealth. Everybody had a cancer kid to look after, and everybody go through the same hardship and sacrifices. And they go through it all together. Every other day, they witnessed death; they witnessed other kids getting released from the ward, everything is like a normal scene to them.

Alhamdulillah, after 10 years, my brother now is a healthy guy. Terlebih sihat orang kata. Semua atas berkat kesabaran dan pengorbanan both my parents, doa family and friends, help from the hospital staff and doctors.

And for that reason, this visit is like an annual event for my family in the beginning and later joint by some other friends who are interested to contribute in terms of money and assistance. Thank You.

During the times when I was in the UK, my best friend Zetty had been the one assisting my mother in buying presents and accompanied her to the hospital. Thank You, babe.

Presents for the kids are from Toys ‘R’ Us, and duit raya to the kids are from accumulation from various contribution by individuals. Extra money held will be used later for jamuan hari raya with the cancer patients.

Here are some photos taken during the visit. In the pictures are my mother, and my friends, Zetty and Nurul.

Thank you, doctors and sisters for having us there.

Till we meet again.

My favourite fish

2009-09-12T04:21:00.007+08:00

I am not a fish eater. But this fish.........

I love McD.

It is sinful, I know.

But I love Fillet-O-Fish.

Irresistible, I know.

Never crossed my mind the type of fish that they'd use to make this. Maybe I've always had the impression that they'd use Dory fish.

The kind that I'd order whenever I go to Manhattan Fish Market.

Cantik, bukan? Nak makan pun senang hati..

Never thought that it's from this ugly creature from the sunless depths of Pacific Ocean.

Hoki Fish for you, found in fillet-o-fish.

It's just very tasty.

What The F

2009-09-11T04:56:00.004+08:00

What The FAT?!?!??!!

http://www.fatburgr.com/ provides us the nutritional information about the top and delicious fast food chain and restaurants.

Most of them are shockingly fattening. The amount of fat and calories are off the charts!!! A whole day meal of Breakfast at McDonalds, Lunch at Carl's Jr and Dinner at Chillis for example will provide you the same amount of energy for almost 2 days! Madness!!!!

I know for the fact that these foods are indeed insanely good albeit could be a little bit disgusting. But you can't help feeling terrible looking at a sight of a 400lb man eating away those burritos or burgers and downing them with triple milkshake without feeling worried about his 'health'. For all we know he is pissing it out of the window if his diet is made up of those food.

Eating healthy is a matter of preference and discipline. But what is more important is to have a balanced diet and lifestyle. Its OK to once in a while 'enjoy' those crazy burgers and sandwiches but make sure we have it sparingly and not develope cravings for these sinful meals.

We only have ourselves to blame if we do not take good care of our health and physical condition. Americans are the fattest nation in the world but I think Malaysia is catching up. It is true since we are having the Biggest Loser Show soon in this region.

That show will have a tough time finding participants in Africa compared to Malaysia. Even the National Heart Institute is expanding, parallel with the waistline of general Malaysians. We at times take healthy diet for granted. This must be avoided and if possible stop gradually.

Just look at how Malaysians feast on food during Ramadhan, it may not come as a surprised that those new clothes for Eid may not even fit come the end of Ramadhan. In future people will not ask how much weight you lost by fasting, instead they will ask how much you gained.

Lost

2009-09-11T00:35:00.000+08:00

She looks weak.

Yes.

That’s just in your eyes.

She may have grumbled a lot.

Yes.

But she learns to accept.

She appears to be strong in the outside.

Yes.

She breaks in the inside.

Has anybody ever tried to understand her?

She sat down thinking.

Why is everything turning their backs on her?

Why does everything just refuses to be her companion?

She believes in karma.

But no matter how hard she tries to mend the bad karma.

She keeps on failing.

She started to lose faith.

But when she wake up from her sleep,

She thanked God that she is still alive.

That she wasn’t taken out of faith.

15 Malaysia

2009-09-09T22:21:00.002+08:00