In the midst of rectifying things

Well, more specifically, this blog layout.

Some of you might have noticed that the blog went haywire sometime last week. Had to re-install template - so, everything I've customized previously all went down the drain (uwaaaaaaaaa!! Tension tau! Penat je selama ni fikir apa nak letak kat sidebar)

*sigh*

It's OK. Will work on it again.

So, be patience if the layout seems weird for the next few weeks - I'm working on things :-))

Let's hope I can finish things up a.s.a.p.
Personally, even I sometimes don't feel like this blog is mine.
*sigh*

OK OK, all the more reasons I should speed correcting things, eh?

Still on the subject of Love

Last Monday, Mak had her Arabic class at Masjid Negara. The class is at night, from 8.30pm to 10.30pm, so she drove. I expected Mak to reach home around 11pm at most.

By 10.45pm or so, Abah was already waiting at the gate - one moment just standing at the gate, the next moment I can see him just walking around in the garage, the next time I looked out the window he was back at the garage, staring outside.

Abah didn't mention it, but I thought he was a bit worried. And that got him waiting anxiously at the gate for Mak.

And that, my friends, is love.

***

I was talking to Mak yesterday, while watching "Salina". So I told her about Abah waiting for her at the gate that Monday night.

And I could see Mak smiling away happily. I mean, if Mak were a bulb, I'd say she was shining the brightest at that particular moment.

Awww... my parents are sooo adorable!

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Movie Outing.. Finally!

I finally had my outing with the cousins – Iyin and Lene.
We watched Gangster last Saturday. (Yes, the one where Rosyam Nor plays 3 characters.)

LOLs! Yeah, it was an unlikely choice, but I enjoyed the movie. Hmm, that has GOT to be those fast cars.

(OK, confession: I just love fast cars. Probably goes hand in hand with my obsession of roller coasters! I think some of my friends don't quite get it: This girl - who's at most a quiet, soft spoken girl - is soooo into rides involving high speed, gravity-defying loops and dropping from ridiculously high altitudes. Well, what can I say? How do you explain what are your likes and dislikes? You just can't.)

The movie ended at around 1.15pm. Iyin said she had to go off. Since Lene would only start work at 6pm, she and I decided to watch another movie. We decided to go for "Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason" after getting a quick lunch.

Damn, she's hilarious, that Bridget Jones. (I'm thinking, how DID Ms Zellweger manage to gain AND lose that much weight?!)

And that Daniel Cleaver, well, cute as he may be, I thought he was a total jerk. (Hugh Grant is a funny man! Having an adorable face is definitely a plus ;-)))

Mark Darcy. Now, there's a man. I can't believe the things he did to rescue Bridget. Not to mention the actor playing the part being Colin Firth. (((sigh))) He's absolutely yummy. (((sigh again)))

So there I was immersed in one of the scenes when I though I heard something like someone sniffling, like trying to hold back tears or something.
Turns out that someone is Lene! Adoi cousin aku ni! You're ruining my concentration, woman!

Forcing my attention back to the movie, I then realised why Lene's "kilang air mata" was working overtime.
Err, in fact, I almost cried too at the end of that scene. Uwaaa! Why did they have to split up? And I refuse to believe that Mark Darcy could act that way. No way! He loves Bridget.
Right? Right?!?

Hmm, both Lene and I shed a few tears again at the end of the movie. (((sigh)))

***

Watching "Bridget Jones' Diary" probably wasn't the most brilliant ideas we both had. It served its purpose to remind us both of our state of "singleness". Me being unmarried, and Lene being a single mother of 2 boys.

But, I guess it also served its purpose to remind us that love doesn't care how old / how young you are.
Or how successful / unsuccessful your career is, or how much / how little you weigh. Neither does it care how beautiful or handsome a person is. (BTW, didn't you know that beauty is highly subjective?)

Love can happen to anyone, absolutely anyone.

***

So to everyone reading, my wish for you:
May your days are filled with the most sincere of love.

And, to many more great movie outings with your loved ones!

Something from me to you.. a letter (!! A letter?!!)

Dear all, (OK, seeing this salutation, I can imagine some people out there having this pained expression on their faces! Sorry sorry! Just read on, OK?)

Please excuse my absence.
Too many reasons - well, all could be read as excuses.

Will definitely write, definitely. Very soon, in fact.

Patience, they say, is a virtue one should have.
I pray YOU have it too! :-)))


Love,
Yam

I think...

...
I

need

a

vacation.



mm hmm..

***

OK, 15 seconds' break is over.
Back to work.

*sigh*

Hmm.. 3 days into 2005

And I already feel I'm failing at one of my aims: To be a better friend.

I'm not gonna go into anything specifics here. I think some readers might figure out who I'm talking about :P so let's keep the people nameless and faceless.

I've been upset with someone lately. Say for the past few months. And I realise that maybe it's me being paranoid with something that this person (let's name the person, ABC) unintentionally committed. Probably I have been a little too sensitive with ABC, and hence I'm analysing every single thing ABC has been doing. The thing is, I would always come to the conclusion that ABC is slowly, but surely, trying to exclude me from.. from everything!

Recently, things have been good for ABC. Very good.

And yours truly here, being one of the many people ABC calls friends, is not able to be truly and sincerely excited for ABC.

*sigh*

Shame on you, Yam. You call yourself a friend?!?!

***

I promise, from this moment, I'll try to put aside negative thoughts about ABC, or anyone for the matter. Will think positive, will stay positive.
Will visit ABC soon. Probably not for a confrontation - more like to be around ABC, and hopefully to be able to rekindle some of the old cosy atmosphere we used to share.

To ABC, and any dear friends I've been thinking negatively of, please accept my most sincere apologies.

You see, I'm still learning to be a good friend.