Thursday, April 30, 2009

HEARTS OUT


It was good having books around. It even started me to write again.


i pray
may Allah give me the strength

i'm scared
i'm sad


i pray
May Allah give me patience

i'm in a hurry
i'm far away catching up


i pray
may Allah give me direction

i'm walking in a circle
i'm avoiding being lost


i pray
may Allah give me peace

i've love too much
i worried too much


i pray
may Allah give me sanity

i'm all cried out
i've drained out

i pray
may Allah grant me mercy and forgiveness

i've forgotten
i've ingnored

















Monday, April 27, 2009

HAVE YOU EVER


I just bought this song from itunes recently. My favourite song 10 yrs ago, and remain my favourite till now. Click HERE if you wanna listen to the song.


My sister just got herself a camera, and was experimenting on every subject crossing her mind. Clearly I was not in the mood for shots. These was the most decent shots. The rest of the shots was embarrassingly ugly photos of us.












Saturday, April 25, 2009

worming the books





I went to PWTC yesterday with a fren i met way back in 1986. We took the same bus to school though we were not from the same school. We did contact via greetings card and letters over the years when I was in JB. We did managed to stay in touch till 1997. I bumped into her at Giant 2 months ago. I was glad i agreed to join her. I was glad i finally got out.




Tuesday, April 21, 2009

PEARLS OF RAIN



Couldn't really sleep, i watched a programme on channel 733 (Discovery Home & Health). Then, I heard random drops of rain from the back of the kitchen. Must've been from the awning extension. The TV reception was getting worse and so I switched it off. I reached for a coffee table sort-of-book that i had recently. It was a pictorial history of Malaysia from 1400-2004. The author, Wan Kadijah Moore was an Australian born, but has spent much of the 20 years of living in and writting about Malaysia. I reckon she married a local.

I've fairly gone thru the pictures in the book several times before... while watching tv or in between tiding up the table. But today i did managed to read it. It was indeed a good book! Haven't got to finish it coz the rain got heavier and i heard the wind whistled thru the sliding door.



And yes that kinda creeps me out... moreover, the wind chime from my neighbour's balcony jingled in crescendo!







I ended up curling in my bed with a torchlight by the bedside and Hubby's t-shirt on, hoping to be hypnotised to sleep by the sounds of the raindrops from the balcony.

My eyes were still blinking an hour later.

Friday, April 17, 2009

FROM A DISTANCE


Being a far, it was never easy for me, yet tolerable. I really miss him.








Sunday, April 12, 2009

SIREH DIJUNJUNG

Tepak sireh pembuka kata,
disuara hasrat keluarga jejaka,
cincin di beri mengikat tanda,
besar hati pinangan diterima







Menyusun kata












mendulang hantaran













tumpang gumbira













mengiring rombongan













terpancar harapan


Tuesday, April 7, 2009

PIECES OF JOY

Yeay I'm back! Owh , it was so much fun!

I had fun:
=> island hopping and snorkeling ( the sceneries was AWESOME)
=> food (especially somtam) from the local village market, and the kakak yala at National park
=> the hot spring
=> the best massage i ever had (giggles)

I'll go into the details of the trip when I have the time. Mean time I'm gonna be busy entertaining in-laws in preparing for my Bro in-laws's engagement. Here are some photos taken...










Ao Nang Beach







Massage parlour nearby the hotel


Bamboo Island





Hin Klang



Lok Samah Bay






Maya Beach



Hot Spring




Emerald Pool





Leaving Krabi

Friday, April 3, 2009

NEW PRIME MINISTER, new wings?


Well,.. I didn't really watch the perhimpunan "agong". But during the Earth Hour, I did turned on the TV to watch the news for a bit, to see how other people responded to Earth Hour...(ngelat sikit) There was a few slots on the perhimpunan. I saw Tun M entering the hall. He's back y'all! hihihihi...

Najib's speech was lil bit cynical, perhaps towards orang yang lantang or "nasehat" pada orang yg nak pergi supaya jangan nak melantang... I never wud understand politics. Najib mentioned, kita harus lar bersatu menangani segala isu.Dan jangan lar kita mengkritik secara terbuka, sebaliknyer berfikir secara dalam together ker gitu lar lebih kurang.

Did you noticed when Tun went up to the stage and every body was shaking his hand and welcoming him? Pak Lah even tried to gim him a hug. And it was so obvious Tun reluctant. Well,.. i can't blame him either... Apa ke halnyer KJ still there. Sah-sah terbukti bersalah. Maybe UMNO lil bit kecut to have KJ out of UMNO. He might form his own party. Hahahahahha!

Rafidah was in denial all this while. Ingat orang still suka dia. Konfidensi sangat! Tapi bila result announced terus hilang tak nampak batang hidung or cermin mata dia!

Yet to see how Najib leads. Six ministries will be merged to three. Here are more details about Najib's cabinet. Banyak sangat kementerian pun tak banyak improvement....


Photographers covering the 2nd day of the general assembly briefly stopped work in protest after they were told off for sitting in the aisles of Merdeka Hall where the debates were going on. The photographers, who has positioned themselves there to get a better view of the UMNO leaders on stage, were later allowed to remain sitting on condition that they did not block the delegate's view - ikhsan The Star








ESCAPADE



I'm packing for the trip tomorrow... Really looking forward for some fun in the sun... Krabi, here I come!!!!
Here is where i'm gonna be staying... Looks cozy enuff to me.


Thursday, April 2, 2009

REMINISCE



It was a "tradition" in my family to had a photo taken when me and my siblings were 6yrs old, in our kindergarten wear. Mine was, of course..in black and white. Mom had it printed enlarged and framed, and hanged on the wall in sequence,...the eldest to the youngest respectively. The frames are not the same. You can guess what year/erra was the photo taken by looking at the frames. Mine was obviously the most ancient!

I recently took it all down from the wall and had sent it for reshoot, edited and printed. It was all printed in black and white.

I still remember the day I took the photo shoot, way back in 1981. Taman Melawati had no photo studio at that time. Even the rubber plantation was still around at certain areas. The school transported us to Taman Bunga Raya by a chatered school bus. We had to take turns for the shoot. But I had a problem. They couldnt find a graduation hat that fits me. I then learned that my head is...BIG! (laughing out loud)

After several attemps, finally,.. a hat that's quite fits my "slightly" big head was successfully forced onto. My bestfriend, Miza was just the opposite. She has small oval head. The teachers couldn't stop giggling looking at both of us.

I was in the 2nd row, most left. Miza was in the front row 5th from left.