Gendang Gendut Tali Kecapi...

...Kenyang perut senang hati.

Oooh.. definitely my hati is veryy senang!

My 2 uncles came over for buka puasa today. And we had lots to eat. Not to say lots of variety (tak lah sampai level buffet kat Mandarin Oriental :P), but there are some to choose from:
- Roti kentang
- Bubur Asyura
- Nasi putih with lauk:
- Ikan Patin masak tempoyak
- Daging masak kicap
- Sayur campur
- Pencuci mulut: Pisang

Yummyyyy..!! I started with roti kentang, but by 2nd slice I'm quite full. So I skipped the porridge and went straight to rice with ikan patin. OMG, I swear it. It's SOOO heavenly!

Bubur was for late supper. Hehehe.. I couldn't resist! It was yummilicious as well.

I think there are lots more roti kentang. So I guess I'll be having that for sahur, and buka puasa tomorrow :)

Hmm, maybe we can take a drive to Cyberjaya tomorrow and send some food over to my brother.

Can't Get It Out Of My Head

I can't get this song out of my head. It's been playing again and again and again in my brain, and honestly, I don't have the energy to focus on another song instead.

It's the song Bagaikan Sakti, a duet by M.Nasir and Siti Nurhaliza. Yes yes, you got it right. The song is included in the soundtrack of Puteri Gunung Ledang: The Movie.

The chorus simply refused to leave my head:
"Jika ini hakikatnya
Aku serahkan jiwa dan ragaku
Menantimu walau sengsara
Jika ini ketentuannya

Jika ini hakikatnya
Aku serahkan jiwa dan raga
Jika ini ketentuannya
Kau kan jadi milikku jua..."

Adoi, jiwang giler.

Eh no. I'm not in love. Not now, anyway.

I just love the melody. It's... different. (Please, don't expect me to comment much on songs / melody / tune. What do I know about that stuff?)

***

On a different note, I've just thrown away some momentos from relationship with Mr Afundi. Already being readily reminded of him whenever I hear one particular song (which has been getting a lot of airplays lately, hmm..), I don't need around me things that would further remind me of him.

Sheils just forwarded to me (& the rest of The Girls) about "Feng Shui for Singles". LOLs.. One of the things to do (and I remember this vividly) is to get rid of things that remind you of your past relationships. Well, if you don't feel like throwing it away, you can just put it in a box and put the box away from your sight.

I suppose if you keep thinking about your past relationships (and continue to wonder what went wrong, or who was at fault, or what is it about yourself that your partner no longer found desireable, bla bla bla..), you just don't have the energy to venture into a new one. Much less to make another relationship work.

***

"Jika ini hakikatnya, aku serahkan jiwa dan ragaku, menantimu walau sengsara..."

Help! How to get this song out of my head?

Buka Puasa @ Putrajaya

Wanted to write more on this, but I'm being super-lazy today. I guess a short one will have to do, then.

***

I guess having buka puasa get together with The Girls is a yearly thing we have. Last year was at Tropicana Golf Club. The year before that was at Concorde Hotel. And the year before that, we even had a sleepover at Mandarin Oriental Hotel with buka puasa session at Madam Kwan's, and sahur at Kg Baru.

This year we agreed to have it near Putrajaya / Cyberjaya / Bangi. To be fair to some of us. I mean, last year it was all the way to Tropicana. Ceruk giler. Fara, Lo' & myself reached there late. And I mean LATE. So we buka puasa in the car and I couldn't enjoy the buffet very much anyway. I was initially kinda pissed off at the choice of location. Jauh giler! But I guess the main focus was to meet up, not to be able to decide what place to buka puasa at.

At first we decided to have the buka puasa at Cyberview Lodge. They're offering Ramadhan buffet at RM45.00 nett. A lot of The Girls thought it was still affordable. As long as not more than RM50.00. But, when Sheils called to make reservation, the staff there informed her that it was actually RM48.00++. Which works out to be RM55.20!

Aiyoh!! Too bloody expensive! These places are really making money off the month of Ramadhan, I tell you. I mean, honestly, how much CAN a person eat after a day fasting? Takkan lah sampai RM50.00? Of course, if you compare Cyberview Lodge's price with that of Shang, or Mandarin-Oh, yes Cyberview Lodge is cheaper.

Frantically searching for a new venue, someone suggested the buffet at Taman Warisan, Putrajaya. Oooh, it's RM15.00. Menu changes everyday, so we weren't sure what we would be eating for buka puasa. The staff who took Mel's call was being somewhat reluctant to share the info on the Menu for the day (I wonder why..? Hmm..) Anyway, we decided to eat there.

There were 6 of us Girls - Sheils, Zuec, Mel, Fara, Rina & yours truly here. Fara even brought along Baby Yas. Rina came with hubby. Mel came with hubby too, and brought Lo' along. Zuec's sister joined us, so there were 10 at the table. The others couldn't make it for geographical or personal reasons.

Anyway, food was OK. For RM15, I thought it was value for money. Plus we get to meet. THAT is the main point! I miss this. I really do.

We left Taman Warisan at around 9.30pm, with the promise to meet up again. Perhaps after Raya, especially since a good friend of ours is coming back to Malaysia for Raya.

I'm having another buka puasa session next weekend, with my secondary schoolmates. Might be dining at Shakey's Pizza. BTW, Shakey's ada buffet for Ramadhan?

This weekend it will be with family. InsyaAllah will be hosting buka puasa at home. And inviting a few sedara-mara. Expected number of people? Erm, I think would be around 10-13 adults, and a couple children. Hmm, need to start think about what to cook, eh? We're going for local dishes of course. Any suggestions anyone? :-))

***

LOLs..! So maybe it's not so short after all. ;P

Monday should be SleepDay

Meeting 10/2004
Monday, 25-Oct-04, 8a.m. at Meeting Room, Level 2 Tower 2.

Minutes taken by: Mariam

Agenda 1.

ZzzZZZZzzzZzz...


Ooops! Meeting has started?!?!

Must stay awake. Must take minutes. Eyes, must keep open..


Sheesh.. whose bright idea is this to have a meeting at 8 o'clock MONDAY morning?!!

***

I'm not in the mood to work. At all. All I'm capable of doing right now are non-work-related things. You know.. sleep, read mails, reply mails, make plans to go back early today for buka puasa at home.

I wonder if my brain is programmed to command my body be this way, on Mondays. Yes, that must be it.

I'm imagining my bed + fluffy pillows at home. Hmmmmm... must keep eyes open. Must!

*sigH* It's only 12noon. 5 long hours before I can make a move to leave the office. Eh, since I came in early today, do you think there's a chance to negotiate for an even earlier time to go home? Hmmm.. I wonder..

(Yawns..)

Monday should really be called SleepDay.

In the mood to...

... listen to Lagu Raya
*blush* I went and bought a Raya cassette last Wednesday. Aiseh, kasi chance lah. My radio is not working. I rely on cassettes for listening pleasures in the car.

... smell cookies baking in the oven
Maybe I can walk pass by a Famous Amos stall eh? Aiyoh, and tempt myself?

... start anyam sarung ketupat
Yes, in my house, we anyam sarung ketupat ourselves. We don't buy the ready-made ones. Mak forced me to learn about 5 or 6 years ago. She said if I don't learn, menganyam sarung ketupat will be a lost art. So, twice a year insyaAllah I get to practice this. Hehhehe.. normally the first ketupat will be out of shape somehow. For both Mak and me. LOLs.. after the second or third one we'll get the hang of it and normally the sarung ketupat will turn out just fine :)

... send (and hopefully get) Raya cards
Oh well. I'm always procrastinating on this one. No wonder I rarely get Raya cards anymore. LOLs..
By the way, getting a virtual Raya card is NOT the same as getting an actual Raya card sent by post. Hehhe.. But, getting a virtual card is more and more becoming as good as getting a real one :)

... buy fresh flowers
Some to brighten the house.
And some to take to kubur - for arwah Wan (Abah's late mom), arwah Atuk (Abah's late dad) and arwah Nenek (Mak's late mom).

***

I'm just in the mood :-))

Have a great weekend everyone.

Friday. Finally.. yeayy..!!

Ahh...
I love Fridays.

It's always a great day when you have the weekends to look forward to. Nevermind that I'm working tomorrow, it will only be a half day. Hmm.. I actually don't have anything planned for the weekend.

Erks! I forgot! Mak has already booked me since Monday. Err.. to do "spring cleaning". Adoi..

OK, I admit it. I'm not the tidiest person to have around. I'm just sooooo lazy to kemas-kemas. I can live in a mess, but it has to be MY mess. If I'm surrounded by other people's scattered things, I get all flustered and uncomfortable and I get this need to escape to another place. Preferably to a place with mess of my own making :Þ

I guess that's what I'll be doing this weekend. Cleaning my room. And my almari baju. And the book cabinet. And the storage area at the back of my house. And maybe the garden as well.

Hmm, so that's the plan for the weekend? Hmmmmmm....

***

Oh yes, did I mention I have a meeting this coming Monday?

At 8-bloody-a.m.


Let's hope I get to stay awake during the meeting.

Dizzy spells...

Oit! No lah. I'm not pregnant. No husband yet :Þ
Hmm.. what I'm experiencing is called Hypoglycemia.

I'm sure any doctor will be able to tell you what that is.
But since this is my blog, allow me to explain :)

Normal blood glucose (or blood sugar) is between 3.8 – 6.0 m/mol. Consisten reading higher than that range would mean a person's having hyperglycemia (or senang cakap lah: diabetic). Lower than 3.8 m/mol would cause hypoglycemia.

Yesterday at around 4pm I was feeling drowsy and slightly dizzy. At first I told myself that it must be because of the fasting month – feeling sleepy in the afternoon sounds rather normal, don’t you think?

Somehow, "tergerak hati" to go down to the clinic at the basement. Just to check my sugar level.

It was 2.6.

The doctor panicked!
She frantically asked her nurses to make a cup of glucose drink. They were out of Glucosa, so a cup of Milo it was. She said that I have to go to Gleneagles – and be admitted! Apparently I needed IV drip or something (Naj, correct me if I'm wrong).

While busy preparing the referral letter, she asked me if someone could take me to the hospital. I kept quiet.
Asked further: "How did you come to work today?"
Me: I drove.
Doc: (shouting) NO!! You tengah hypoglycemia you cannot drive! Who can you call?
Me: I guess my brother.
Doc: Call him now. Call.
Me: I don't have my handphone with me. And I don’t remember his number lah. I'll call when I go back to my desk.
(Actually I vaguely recall Kai's number, but I didn’t want to call him with the Doc's panicky voice in the background. Worse still, imagine if she decided to take the phone receiver from me and instruct my brother to fetch me from work and drive me to Gleneagles.)

Went up to the office and Jikin gave me an egg sandwich (which I finished) and some fried meehoon (which I ate about a third only). Deciding that I was feeling better, I drove myself to the hospital (OK, before you start shouting at me, yes I did realise it was dangerous. But honest, I was feeling better by that time). I left the parking lot at 5.35pm and reached Gleneagles Intan at 6.25pm (unbelievable buka-puasa traffic!). Oh yes, I had one piece of Hudson’s sweet on my way there.

No no. I wasn't admitted, alhamdulillah.

The doctor there checked my glucose level and it went up to 14! (Thanks to the Milo + sandwich + fried meehoon + one piece of sweets..)

The doctor did ask me though if I wanted to be warded for the night. Of course I told him no. Hmm.. actually, if I recall correctly, what I told him was: "Not this week, I have too much work. If next week OK"
(LOLs..!! I can't believe I said that to the doctor! ;Þ )

Murn emailed and told me that her hubby (who is a doctor) said that I can try fasting alternate days. And to eat a lot of buah kurma during breaking fast and sahur time – to provide the body with sugar. Thanks Murn :))

InsyaAllah I will be able to fast. Perhaps not as many days as I would like (read: whole month lah if possible), but if dapat a few days I'm gonna count my blessings. I promise you that I am taking care of myself :)

Working this weekend

A vendor for our system will be flying in from Melbourne, arriving in KL tonight. Since she has given up her weekend to be working for the Bank, it's only fair that someone from the Bank comes in to work over the weekend.

Fair eh? Apparently I'm the chosen one. I get to work over the weekend. Hurray for me... NOT!

Isks, I do not want to come into the office tomorrow. It's gonna be a full day Saturday and maybe 4 hours on Sunday morning. That's already taking away my weekend!! It's not like the Bank is paying me good to work weekends, you know. (Talking about pay, I've just got my increment letter. Oh, it's nothing to shout about. I might as well forget I did get an increment – yes, that's how sikit it is. But I guess I should be counting my blessing, eh? :D)

This weekend I planned to catch up on my sleep. And clean my room. And sort out old clothes in my almari baju (to be given away). And, together with Mak, cook for buka puasa.

Now that I have to work this Saturday AND Sunday, I don’t think so my list of accomplishment over this weekend will be impressive. *sigh* If I get to cook on Saturday now that would be good already.

It's first day of Ramadhan and let's hope I do get to buka puasa at home today. As it is with Jalan Tun Razak, the massive traffic might just cause me to buka puasa in the car. Adoi! Hmm, I think I'll buy some bread and air kotak, you know, just in case.

Selamat berpuasa & selamat berbuka everybody! :-))

Remembering a not-too-distant Ramadhan

Today is the eve of Ramadhan (InsyaAllah). This afternoon the sighting for the new moon of Ramadhan is taking place all across the country.
Almost everybody is quite certain that Ramadhan starts tomorrow, a blessed Friday it will definitely be.

I'm remembering my first Ramadhan away from home. And by "away", I mean Newcastle UK. A bunch of us, 9 girls & 1 guy, under JPA scholarship (I should really say loan :Þ) flew to cold, misty Newcastle in September 1997. And Ramadhan that year was in December / January.

Of course, I was really excited being in Newcastle. Everything was new and strange, and everything felt like an adventure. Can you imagine buka puasa at 4.30pm? Hehhehe..

That Ramadhan, my housemates (Rina & Sheils) and I, and the next door neighbours (Darls, Sha, Mel & Lia) decided to take turns hosting buka puasa. Why?
1. Variety of food
2. More people = more "ceria"
3. It would feel like having meals with family

The first day of puasa, and it was hectic at our house. Can't exactly recall the menu, but I think I cooked a last minute-dish, Sambal Telur. Hehe.. All 7 were there, plus 3 juniors from NU. Sheils decided to bring her Mini system (eh betul ke it was a Mini System?) to the lounge and blasted away lagu raya. Oh goodness, we were all really in Raya mood already!

To this day, every time I somehow manage to talk to one of the juniors from NU who came to that buka puasa, he would always ask me: "Kak Yam, bila nak masak untuk saya sambal telur lagi? Teringat lah.."
One day, Dik. Just make sure you come back to this homeland first.

And of course I can clearly picture the last day of that first Ramadhan in Newcastle. It was at the neighbours' place. Also, a mini system was placed in the lounge (Sha punya eh? Or was it Lia's or Mel's?). After the doa berbuka, someone played the cassette which was already inside the player.

It was the takbir raya.

OMG. The air was thick with choked emotions. I had tears in my eyes, remembering that this raya I would be away from my family and relatives. Sha too was crying – she got up and said: "Dah lah, aku tak tahan ni." I think everybody went through that day in a blur. Either you’re in the kitchen preparing food for the next day, or you were on the phone crying, calling the family back in Malaysia.

That moment, I decided that I was definitely gonna book a flight home to KL for summer holidays. I was seriously homesick and just couldn't wait 2 years to see my family again. And I didn't care if no one else was going back to KL during the coming summer of '98. (Of course, Sha too decided to go back to KL. Same case with me: Tak tahan lah... Homesick!)

Oh yes, Sha was with me all the way. Checking for exam timetables (to see when is the earliest we can leave Newcastle), going together to the travel agent at the Uni to ask about flights back to KL, asking around for the cheapest fares. We were two busy-bees, weren't we Sha?

I'm glad to be back in KL. Definitely. Among loved ones. Who wouldn't?

But I must admit, after 5 years, I miss the life in Newcastle. I miss being answerable to me and me alone :P (OK OK. Sheils and Rina and myself looked out for one another. Hehe.. I can’t exactly say I did as I please all the time lah ;-)). I miss Kedai Haji and his famous samosa. I miss walking through the fields on my way to the university, seeing the cows lazying around. I miss Netto and Safeway and MetroCentre and Eldon Square and Warner Village.

One day I'll be back. Oh it won't be the same, for I'm a student no more. But at least I'll get to see the places that had once been a part of my life.
No, correction. I'll get to see the places that had once been my entire existence.

The mind is a fickle thing

I was talking to someone online, a guy I've known for a few years already.

And then I switched the TV to Channel 15. And a familiar song was being played.
A song from the past.

A song that reminded me to someone who matters (or rather, someone who did matter to me once upon a time).
A song that was once dedicated to me.
A song that, at one point of time, I refused to listen to, for it brought back a lot of memories and way too much pain.

And for a moment I forgot about the friend I was chatting with. (Aiseh, sorry ler..)

I could've sworn I wasn't gonna think about that guy any longer. But I guess the mind is a fickle thing. Or is it the heart?

Mr Afundi, wherever you are, I wish you well.

***

Switched on Hitz.tv, and that same song is playing again. Hmmm...

Please don't tell me this is a sign.

Someone told me I'm too nice...

Oh, wait there's more. Apparently I'm also too soft-spoken, and too sweet. AND I've also lost sooo much weight that I was half the size I was when I first met this person.

Aiseh... Too much compliments in one day. I almost pengsan when I heard all these. About me!

No lah, I was NOT fishing for compliment from this person. I was reversing my car out of the garage, to make my way out to the hospital when she told me all these things.

While it was nice to hear (and NO, I did NOT blush demurely, so get that picture out of your head, okay? :P), I thought it sounded hmm.. weird. A bit creepy, even. It made me think: "OK, what does she want from me now?"... Sorry, I can't help but to get suspicious! I mean, if she had only stopped at "too soft-spoken" I would've believed her. But she said all those things in ONE breathe! It's like... errr, too made-up to be true.

Anyway, on my way to the hospital I thought about the compliments I received from that person. And I've reached this conclusion:

She did want something (only I can't figure out what) from me. Perhaps not now. Hmm.. if you get good graces when you compliment a person, does that good graces get accumulated for future uses? (I'm just wondering)

OMG, I sound paranoid! (Almost) Gone case lah this girl.

Why can't I just accept the compliments simply as compliments? And not search for hidden agendas?

Happy Birthday Abah :-)

9th October. 54 years ago my dad was born.

Today, we had dinner and celebrated Abah's 54th birthday. A first night out for dinner for Abah and Mak eversince Abah had the mild stroke. All 5 of us were there at the table (something that's fast becoming a rare thing, I must admit).

I swear it, Victoria Station serves the best Crispy Potato Skin. Yummyyyy..!!

***

This day brought along a chance to reflect the recent happenings in our life. In Abah's life. Knowing him, I know he's reminiscing. Who would have thought that he would be celebrating another birthday almost fresh out of the Operating Theatre.

That certainly felt like you've been doused with a bucket of cold water.

A wake-up call. That's what I call the events that have happened in the past couple of months.
For us all to live better, live healthier.
To appreciate your loved ones more.
To show your love to the people who matter.
To take some time to relax, and not be a slave to work for a big chunk of your life.
To see & learn new things while you still have the chance.

But most of all, to live life. To celebrate life.

Simply because, it's a gift.

Can you hate someone without reason?

I had an online conversation with a former-colleague-turned-sort-of-friend, Mr. Nun, last night. Something he said got me thinking about the above.

He read my posting about the singer I didn't think highly of. And he concluded that this singer is someone I love to hate. Well well, how about that? That's the first time someone pointed out such thing to me.
Mr. Nun, you go watch Casa Impian, and my ramblings about her being decorative will make sense :Þ Despite my trying to convince him to watch that show, he insisted that it doesn't matter how good (or bad) that singer's voice is, I would STILL hate her.

Hmm... let's just leave that at that.

But seriously, do you think it's possible to hate someone without reason? No matter what that person does, he / she still irritates the hell out of you. Without even trying! Is there someone in your life with whom you have a low boiling point?

Now that I think about it, I do have someone who fits the description. An old friend. (gasp!) Hehe... she IS a friend lah. I've known her since my college years. I love her, but sometimes I find that I easily get irritated with her. She's just so... exasperating! At one time, it only took her laughter to tick me off. No no, before you jump to conclusion, she did NOT get a bashing from me. Hehe.. Before she could annoy me any further, I simply walked away from her, and into the kitchen – pretending to be busy with something. Hehe... that's the only think I could think of at the time.

We're still friends, she and I, even up to the minute I'm writing this post. Occasionally, she still manages to test my patience. Hmm, my guess is that she’s doing it unconsciously. Di luar sedar, eh? ;-) Despite her "endearing" qualities, we somehow still manage to remain on talking terms.

And no, I don't hate her. Hate is such a strong word, don't you think? I only get irritated with her. Frequently. And VERY easily, too. :Þ

Pray tell, how DO you handle friends like this?

Being single deserves a pitying look?

I suddenly recall an incident (or rather conversation) quite some time ago.

I was at the surau at the office. I've seen this particular lady around, although we've never been properly introduced. Neither do we know much about each other, other than our (first) names.

Anyway, I guess I had a little spare time. So we got to talking a little. She asked me how old I was, and so I answered. Turned out she was just a year older than me.

Next question?
"Dah kawin?"

I told her: "Belum"

She then gave me this look filled with pity, and told me:
"Takper lah. Belum masa lagi kan? Tak apa. Jangan risau. Dulu awak belajar tinggi eh?"

Stupefied and speechless, I just nodded (a reaction I'll regret forever).
She said: "Saya dulu tak belajar tinggi. Lepas SPM dah kahwin. Ni (pointing to her tummy - she's pregnant apparently) nombor 5."

Eh, HELLO?! Did I ask to be pitied? And what the hell has my education level got to do with when I get married? Are you suggesting that I made a mistake when I pursued my studies?

Look, I know people out there who feels GLORIFIED that they've tied the knot. And they feel that those poor souls out there who hasn't found "The One" deserve to be looked upon with pity.

I'm not denying that I might be missing out things because I'm not married. But the way I see it, you married people might be missing out a few things as well. Hmm, I guess your nose is too high up in the air to notice wonderful things here at ground level. Being married is NOT everything. Being single doesn't always mean you're worse-off.

I am not ruling out marriage. Honestly I'm not. I believe if you're meant to get married, then one day you will. It doesn't have to be at the age of 24, you know.

An akad being performed when you're 30 still holds true. So does an akad at the age of 55. It shouldn't matter at what age you tie the knot.

However, we live in a society that sometimes look down on unmarried women above the age of 25. And members of society talk, and give their views and advice. Welcomed or otherwise.

To those married people (especially the women), the next time you feel like pitying an unmarried friend, don't. 'Cause you'll never know that maybe one day, that same friend might be the one looking at you with the look of pity in their eyes.
Why, you ask? I don't know. Only Allah knows. What goes around comes around, remember?

And I believe that Allah is fair and all-knowing. He might give you one thing, and He might bestow a different gift to me.

So don't pity me. I don't need it. Thanks anyway.

KL at a standstill (well.. almost)

One of the things I've noticed about driving in KL is the unpredictable traffic situation. Well, sometimes. I mean if it's raining, I can safely say that there would be a horrible, torturous crawl of vehicles; no matter where you're heading.

Back to unpredictability, KL was almost at a standstill today. I left the parking lot near the Bank at 6.45pm, and guess what time I reached the traffic light near ampang park? 7.30pm!! Bloody hell!

A simple 5-minute drive turned into a 45-minute crawl! Isks..

I imagine this would be the case during Ramadhan as well. When everybody will be leaving the office at relatively the same time. And hence the horrid traffic jam. *sigH*

***

On a different note, I've got my bonus letter today. You see, as a normal red-blooded employee, part of my motivation would be getting paid the yearly bonus. Alhamdulillah so far in the 4 years I've been here, I've been getting my share of the annual special pay :))

This year our Dept is under a different Division. I honestly didn't know what to expect. Moreover, the Boss is a new Dept Head, so we all don't know what to expect of her.

Turned out to be something of a surprise.
Admittedly, in terms of number of months, it's definitely lower than last year's. Hmm, maybe the lowest ever.

But it was a surprise when I read in the letter that I got an additional RM1K on top of the bonus payment.

When I told Mumue a.k.a The Boss about it, she smiled. Looking genuinely happy, she said that's good, that's very good. I told her I've never seen this before, and how did I get this additional anyway? So Mumue said: "It's because of me" (I guess she did fight her way with the Division Head on the extra compensation for the Dept).

It was a surprise indeed. I didn't expect The Boss to be that way.

Mumue, you're not so bad after all. And I don't mean about the bonus alone, in so many other areas too.

Royally pissed off

I'm royally pissed off at someone.

OK fine. I may be not close to your heart, as compared to some other people, but am I not still a friend?

What? You think you're THAT good, is it? Well think again, coz I've definitely met others who are way better than you are. You can go and shine elsewhere, coz I'm not so hard-up for your company anyway.

And I don't even care if you're reading this.

Bugger off. You don't impress me at all.

To the rest of the world, don't ask me who this person is. Just don't.

A singer I do NOT think highly of

I planned to buy a cassette. For my car. Err.. kereta punya radio not funtioning (wiring problem I presume), more than a couple of years dah pun hehehe... Never get around to fixing it. Hence, I turn to cassettes for source of "halwa telinga" inside the car.

The last cassette I bought (Oh yeah, I buy cassette because I don't have a CD player in the car. Thank goodness! Otherwise, my pocket koyakkk laa have to buy CDs!) was a compilation - err.. Indonesia's hit songs. The main reason I bought that cassette was because of the song Semusim (by Marcell). I fell in love with that song when I heard Zahid sang it in AF Konsert 7 (if I'm not mistaken). Hehehe.. itulah, Zahid punya pasal, terus gi cari kaset yg ada lagu Semusim..

Of course I was looking for a compilation, I'm expecting more than 1 or 2 nice songs to listen to.

So there I was browsing the cassettes section kat Alpha Angle. Picked up AIM 2004, tak jadi coz ada lagu duet Anuar Zain & Camelia. Picked up another, pun tak jadi coz ada Camelia again. Sheeshh. No way am I buying anything with her song included.

I'm sorry. I just don't think Camelia can sing. I think I read in one newspaper a long time ago, just after Camelia's album was launched. The article mentioned something about some singers wanting to collaborate with Camelia for a duet or something; the article went on to say that shows that Camelia is being demanded (probably for her voice or something, that's why other singers want to work with her).

Excuse me, but I think it's the other way around. She CAN'T sing, and that's why she needs to have collaboration with other singers. Otherwise who would buy her album. There would be TWO reasons why I might consider listening to the song "Bebas" (or is it "Kini Bebas"?):
1. It was written by Azlan Abu Hassan
2. I get to listen to Anuar Zain's beautiful voice.

Another thing, I love watching Casa Impian. Who knows what tips I can pick up from that show, eh? I just don't think Camelia serves any purpose being there. What does she do in that show again? Being decorative, is it?

Sorry lah if there's any Camelia fans out there. No offense. You have a right to like her, and I have a right not to.

Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat...

...akhirnya jatuh ke tanah jua.

Well, that's one of the many famous Malay sayings (do we call it proverbs? I dunno lah).

Anyway, remember Icky Guy a.k.a Parrot? Apparently The Boss had some chit-chat session with Jikin. Guess what The Boss told Jikin? (This is real gold, man)

The Boss: I noticed that Icky Guy would normally repeat whatever I say
Jikin: You baru notice? I dah lama nampak. That's why everytime dia cakap, I will ketuk-ketuk meja like this (she ketuk meja to the tune of "Burung Kakaktua")
The Boss: That's the song "Burung Kakaktua"!
Jikin: Yeah lah. He's like a kakaktua what, just repeating what you say.
(Can you believe she actually said that! And to The Boss!)

And, it seems like The Boss is determined to hentam Icky Guy every chance available. I was told that The Boss went to sit at Icky Guy's place, and asked Icky to do something for her on the computer. Hihihihh... Icky Guy went gelabah, and suddenly he doesn't quite know how to use the computer. Imagine that.

I admit that any staff would be a bit jittery if his/her boss is looking over the shoulder at how work is being done. I would too. But after the initial few minutes, I'm quite sure most people would be OK again.
Obviously NOT the case with Icky Guy. He was so gelabah that I don't think he managed to get anything done while The Boss was looking :P

Well well, looks like Icky Guy's true colour is becoming more and more apparent by the day.