eclipse

I'm not a fan of those vampire movies, just a fan of the moon.

I didn't bring my old faithful Lumix last night, no, correction, I brought my old lumix sans battery, so I have to be happy with just this photo.


.

mimpi & realiti

Impian memang nak menerjah langit, bebas bak sang helang...

Realiti kaki masih terpasak di bumi, terkadang mengensot lambat di pasiran pantai macam penyu, perlu cekalkan hati meneroka lautan luas, tapi pastinya akan kembali ke pantai asal.

*Gambar hiasan taken during a hike to Pantai Kerachut in Penang National Park this morning. Hiking pagi, tapi sampai malam belum hilang penat! Nampak sangat dah tua. 


oh lupa nak wish..

HAPPY NEW YEAR HIJRAH 1433!





.

line tak clear

Suddenly I hate this silence
not that i'm not used to it
silence is the norm!

i just miss a good conversation
i just miss talking to you
i miss you... 

dang, my telepathy is not working anymore!

Obsesi terkini

lapisan nikmat... mmm..

French vanilla mille crepe

Sedap tahap serius!

.

l l . l l . l l

I'm not one of those who go crazy about numbers, I don't even care what number I get for my car registration plate... but today's date just look pretty. Heh, 6 vertical lines, separated by two dots. I'm putting this post just for that, so there.

On another note, I was glad that the sky cleared up a bit last night & I got to see my object of affection. :)

Oh,  have a great weekend beautiful people!






.

hujan

I'm praying for no rain tonight. We had rainy evening every day for the past fortnight. It rained just now but I hope we have no more tonight. Some kids already planned for an event outdoor tonight, I hope it will run smoothly. 

Berbulan lepas, pada pagi saya nak memanjat Kinabalu, saya berkumpul dengan 3 rakan yang baru saya temui sehari sebelum pendakian. Saya menyuarakan rasa risau takut-takut cuaca tak menyebelahi kami. 

"eh, tak apa, aku dah bawa doa tolak hujan, jom jom kita baca" kawan buka lipatan kertas dari saku beg. "Alamak! cannot!"

"naper?"

"Doa ni mintak dialihkan hujan ke bukit bukau gunung ganang! that's exactly where we are going!"

"hmmm, korang baca doa sendiri lah gitu, bahasa apa pun takpe, Tuhan dengar."

.

Hari ni pun... event atas bukit. Korang jangan doa mintak hujan ke bukit ya!

.

arghhh

Rasa marah dan geram apabila tak dapat nak merubah keputusan yang telah diberi. Saya kecewa apabila terpaksa membiarkan mereka yang di bawah kecewa. Mungkin kerana itulah saya perlu berusaha untuk memanjat ke atas, kerana hanya dengan cara itu sahaja kita boleh berkuasa membuat keputusan yang lebih baik. Saya tahu apa perasaan bila usaha keras disia-siakan. Jiwa saya tak tenteram kerana tak berdaya mengubah keadaan. Cubalah jangan membunuh usaha dan mimpi mereka. Mereka masih mentah, semangat masih berkobar-kobar, janganlah dihapuskan semangat itu.

Seriously, I wonder how people can sleep at night doing things the way they do.



.

we have a winner!

This was 4 years ago...

 

...and this, was last night!

Well done dear Captain!!!

.

counting hours to the final

I'm actually afraid that I'll have nothing to look forward to on weekends once the RWC2011 ends tomorrow. I had fun over the last few weekends despite having to watch matches at mcDonald's or Sigi's alone, surrounded by total strangers. The mamaks aren't rugby-friendly. McD is willing to give in to my request.The staff at mcDonald's now knows me as the kakak who asks for remote control & change to rugby channel every weekend. hehe.  

Sigi's

Mekdi

Now that the end is near.... i just wanna shout GO ALL BLACKS!

.

#456

 

 I was there.... to watch this! :)

 

Semi-Final is on today... 'ddebbor!

.

Selamat Hari Malaysia!

 bendera-bendera kecil yang ayah gantung antara pokok-pokok duku di tepi rumah

Selamat Hari Malaysia!

Awak, saya & mereka, semuanya penting untuk perubahan, kemajuan dan kesejahteraan negara ini.

Berhentilah menuding jari, bertanyalah pada diri. Kerana perubahan itu sepatutnya bermula di situ.

Semoga kau sejahtera, Malaysiaku!

Sumpah, walaupun saya masuk terowong komunis di Vietnam, saya tak mengikut atau membawa sebarang propaganda komunisme! Tatkala menjengah ke bumi orang di sana, saya resah, marah dan sedih bila melihat pameran di muzium tinggalan perang, jiwa cukup kacau. Menang atau kalah, banyaknya yang tak berdosa jadi taruhan. Murahnya nilai nyawa manusia, ke mana hilangnya kemanusiaan dalam diri? War really brings out the worst in human. No doubt. 

Berdiri sejenak di tangga muzium itu, saya tak henti-henti mengucapkan syukur dilahirkan di Malaysia.

Negaraku,
TANAH TUMPAHNYA DARAHKU.



.

the (latest) eyecandy

well, boys will be boys... and girls will be girls! they watch rugby for different reasons. *rotfl*

the season

2006, saya bersungut kerana perlawanan pusingan awal FIFA World Cup tak ada tayangan 'live' di saluran TV percuma di New Zealand. Dah masuk semi final baru nak tayang. Itu zaman NZ belum qualify masuk Fifa World Cup.

2011, saya bersungut lagi kerana TV Malaysia yang free tak ada tayang Rugby World Cup live! *sigh*

Ya, saya tau astro supersports ada, tapi membazir pasang astro kalau tv tu pasang sejam dua aje sehari. Bila pulak rugbi Malaysia nak masuk world cup ya?

 Stand in Black!

.

time flies!

Orang dah sibuk nak balik beraya. I'm not yet in raya mood. Esok nak balik, belum packing satu apa pun. I'm sad that Ramadhan is going to end soon, I am one of those yang lalai & leka...tak mengambil kesempatan mengaut hikmah Ramadhan sebaiknya. Rugi sangat sangat SANGAT!

Kepada yang balik kampung, semoga selamat diperjalanan. Berhati-hati di jalan raya.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, 

Maaf Zahir & Batin.

.

duhhh!

It is funny what hormone imbalance can do to you.
You start to miss those who don't matter in your life anymore.
You start to miss your past.
You changed the TV channels, and Paycheck was on, and you remember, that was one of the movies you watched with him long long time ago. The one that made him roll his eyes because you were head over heels with Ben Affleck, yet he patiently accompanied you to all Ben Affleck movies you wanted to see.
You went to Penang road to get the customary jeruk to bring home. You had your hands full, they were heavy &  you have to quickly find your way back to the parking, hundreds of metres away.
You paused & remember that you didn't have to carry those back then. You didn't even have to walk back to the car, for he would go get the car and pick you.
You start to miss every single thing about him.
You play with your food at iftar, you missed the conversation, you missed not having to deshell the shrimps. (ah sweet lah sangat kononnya kopekkan udang, duhhh!)

...and when it all balanced, you get back to normal.

Budus, kau takde kerja eh nak recall semua tu?





.

mencari cinta di Bali

Ketut Liyer of Eat Pray Love fame says everyone finds love in Bali. So I went there!

 

 life is not easy, even in a paradise island.

 

 

...at last, I found Cinta in Bali!

derrr... takkan lu ingat wa jumpa cinta betul kot. 

.

i miss you

bulan takkan selalunya penuh

hidup pun takkan ceria sepanjang masa

i have no story to tell.
i just miss this blog.
i miss you.
so there.



.

sometimes

Sometimes you do something because you know it is just the right thing to do,
even when your heart begs you to do otherwise.

Sometimes you do something that you think will make most number of people happy,
even when you know you will not be happy with it.

You receive news that shred your heart to pieces & you wish that you could just breakdown and cry,
instead, you fake a smiley face & say 'oh I'm so happy for you!'.

Happy? WHO?


Oh, yeah, you're made of a stronger material. Remember that. *snigger*
You'll be ok. Like always.

OK.

Life's good. Isn't it?
It is.
Just believe it.
GOOD.
Yes.


.

Niat

Mei 2010, setahun yang lalu, saya berkelana seorang diri ke Negeri di Bawah Bayu tanpa perancangan jelas walaupun tiket sudah dibeli berbulan-bulan sebelumnya. Mungkin kerana agak kecewa bila mengetahui saya perlu ke sana seorang diri. Teman yang merancang untuk pergi bersama terpaksa mengundur diri kerana ada komitmen yang lebih penting. Sendiri, seorang diri, bukanlah sesuatu yang baru buat saya, tapi untuk sebuah percutian, saya sebenarnya mengharapkan diri ditemani gelak tawa rakan-rakan.

Saya hanya berjalan mengikut gerak hati. Seronok juga meronda bandar KK dan 'snorkel' di Manukan, Sapi dan Mamutik. Pada dinding bilik hotel dan pada risalah pelancongan tergambar jelas gunung tetinggi di pulau Borneo ini. Hati berkata saya tidak boleh pulang tanpa melihat sendiri ikon utama negeri Sabah. Saya cari kereta sewa dan pandu mengikut peta ringkas pada brosur yang membawa saya ke Kundasang, ke resort yang menjanjikan pemandangan gunung yang terbaik (itu yang dikatakan dalam laman sesawangnya). Nasib kurang baik kerana hari mendung dan berkabus, hampir sepetang saya duduk membaca di beranda, namun puncaknya masih tidak kelihatan dari situ.

puncaknya tersembunyi

Esoknya saya pandu masuk ke Kinabalu Park hingga Timpohon Gate. Terlihat mat-mat saleh yang mengangkut beg sandang melangkah keluar dari Timpohon. Hati bersungut, 'Mat saleh ni entah datang dari mana, tapi dia dah naik ke Kinabalu. Aku? Gunung dalam negara sendiri pun belum pernah kutawan!'

dapat juga mengintai puncak apabila kabus bersurai seketika

Sebelum meninggalkan Kinabalu Park hari itu, saya membuat suatu janji pada diri - I'LL BE BACK!

.

Aki Nabalu

 

 

 After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb - Nelson Mandela

 

 

*maaf, masih belum sempat mengarang kisah Kinabalu. 

.

 

Sneak peek of the peak

 

Tengok jauh-jauh dulu ya. 

I have more on this later, now, where's my minyak panas? My legs are hurting.Ouchhh...

.