Malay Drama

Aku tak selalu tengok drama Melayu. Bukan aku look down on drama Melayu, tapi setengah drama Melayu ni memang teruk. Kalau drama ni aku cuma tengok malam Sabtu kat TV3. Semalam drama 'Tak Serupa Tapi Sama' (lebih kurang macam tu ler tajuk nye). Cerita pasal dua family yang somehow related, satu very westernized dan satu lagi very the religious. Walaupun dua family ni are at the extreme end, dia orang ni sama, sama in the sense that they are not good Muslims. Yang very western tu mak bapak very liberal sampai anak boleh bawak boyfriend masuk bilik. Anak perempuan plak ada tatu kat kaki. Satu keluarga kuat minuum. Tapi dia orang very loving and kuat buat charity. Yang religious plak tak pernah buat charity dan family tak loving except for the mom. Yang si bapak suka marah and panggil the mom bodoh all the time. Dia suka tuduh orang macam2, suka buat fitnah. Asyik nak marah orang je. Anak lelaki bongsu selalu kata nak ke masjid tapi sebenor nya pi isap gam ke apa ke?Anak lelaki sulung kuat pi masjid tapi kurang ajar da buta keje sungguh2.

Apa pun drama ni a breath of fresh air sebab it touches on a common phenomenon. Aku ada kawan Cina yang hati nya memang baik. Selalu tolong dan concern pasal orang. Sayang dia bukan Islam dan akan masuk neraka. Yang Islam pun tak tentu masuk syurga, macam aku ni. Orang suka kata aku baik, tapi aku bukan ler baik sangat. Memang aku tak mencuri, menyebar fitnah, menganayia orang, coba tak tinggal sembahyang, tapi aku ni tak lurus. Kadang2 hati aku ni ada perasaan hasad dengki tapi aku cepat2 sedarkan diri aku dan cuba merationalize things. Kadang2 aku menyampah kat orang yang aku tak kenal dan aku cuba singkir perasaan itu. Pokok nya kalau aku betul2 baik aku tak patut ada perasaan itu. Tapi itu semua Tuhan saja yang boleh judge.

Viva La Vida

This is the song I currently like very much

Viva La Vida - Coldplay


Coldplay - Viva La Vida

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Chat with Morons

Few days back I chatted briefly for the first time with this particular moron. This was how part of the chat went:

Moron : Dah kahwin?

Me : Blom? U?

Moron : Blom gak

Moron : Umur brapa?

Me : 45

Moron : Itu bukan blom kawen, itu dah terlajak

What makes me called him a moron is because you don't say such thing to a person you chat for the first time. The reason why I say 'blom' is though I have no intention at all in getting married, but who knows one day for some reason I just might.

Few years back I chatted also with another moron. This was how part of the chat went:

Me : Tinggi brapa?

Moron : 5' 8", u plak?

Me : 5' 5"

Moron : Ohh, you kat bahu I jer.

Me : Oh ok, so kepala u 3 inci tinggi jer ler

Moron : (senyap)

Bali

From Monday to Thursday BB and I took a trip to Bali, Indonesia. It was mine and BB's 1st trip to Bali and Indonesia. The trip was a really good and a deserving one for the both of us. Some people especially the Whites go there for the beach. We went mainly for the places in Bali and the experience. We went to several places and they were beautiful. I have now more respect for the Indonesians. Perhaps from looking at the Indon workers here, the news, documentaries etc and of course my own ignorance my perception of the Indonesians was more negative than positive. Denpasar was not what I had imagined before. I thought it was slightly backwards but it was not at all. The city is big with many shops, beautiful houses and a lot more modern, hip and happening than some cities here in Malaysia like Kuala Terengganu or Kota Bahru (Sorry NK hehehe). The people especially the men are smoking hot. Anyways we know that Indonesians are artistically more advance and better than Malaysians. In fine arts, craftsmanship, music, films, interior and exterior design, fashion they rise above us. In corruption and in crime hmmm I'm not sure.

Surat Khabar Lama

A few minutes ago I sold a short stack of old newspaper to a surat khabar lama man. There are a few surat khabar lama men in my area. Though the voice yelling 'paper lama and old newspaper' through the speaker sounds like a Chinese the surat khabar lama man can actually be an Indian. Today's paper lama man told me that the stack I'm selling would fetch RM5 a few weeks back, but today it costs only RM3. He told me that its the effect of the global economic crises, of course. According to him orders for old papers by box manufacturing companies are declining because many other companies are closing down or are also facing diminishing orders. What surprised me a bit was that the prices of iron and steel have also gone down. What use to be like RM5 per kilo (I think) has gone down to only 30 sen. He then went on to say that USA is to be blamed. The Americans have set up a plan to ensure that the Beijing Olympics is a failure as they know that China is economically getting strong, and so is India. Thus USA has made efforts to bring down China's economy including other Asian countries. Nevertheless, their plans backfired and now they are in a financial slump. Though this man deals with old newspapers he knows that it is pertinent for him to know to state of the world's economy because it will affect his. I'm impressed.

Vacation

Next week I'll be going on a trip with BB to an island people say is like heaven...well may be more of a paradise (anyways what's the difference). Thank you Air Asia and the Internet for making booking for holidays easy. Been wanting to go there a long time ever since I started working and that would be 20 years. Hope it would be a fabulous trip

Post

My menstrual cycle is back after 4 years. I've been given back my post which I left 4 years ago. Thus, I'll be grumpy again, that's how one of my colleagues describes me. Nevertheless, I'll try not to be grumpy but will just fake my smile even when dealing with cognitively and emotionally challenged young adults. The thing that will probably help me fake my smile is that now I will be paid.