Lagu untuk Nonie

Cik Nonie!!!.. this song is for you!!!!!


Munajat Cinta

Malam Ini Kusendiri
Tak Ada Yang Menemani
Seperti Malam Malam
Yang Sudah Sudah

Hati Ini Selalu Sepi
Tak Ada Yang Menghiasi
Seperti Cinta Ini
Yang Slalu Pupus

Tuhan Kirimkanlah Aku
Kekasih Yang Baik Hati
Yang Mencintai Aku
Apa Adanya...

Mawar Ini Semakin Layu
Tak Ada Yang Memiliki
Seperti Aku Ini
Semakin Pupus...

wee... di kala ini.. you are sleeping.. hugging ur garfield.. if only ade camera... saye amek buat blackmail.. wahahahaha

London Trip~ (short karangan la plak)

Last weekend ayu, alep and myself went to london for the Legasi Tun Razak Seminar held by Kelab UMNO London. Instead of departing on friday evening like what any normal person who lives 4 hours drive away from london would do, the three of us decided to bangun damn awal and bertolak on saturday morning instead... Arina set alarm for 4.30 tapi PM.. Alep.. huh.. tayah cakap la kan... kalau dah at 2 o'clock baru nak sleep because of watching some korean doctor series... tadek makne nak rely on him to kejut.. Luckily we had our miss Azlina Ideris a.k.a cik ayu who came a-knockin on my door at 5 am..

"arinaaaaaa... are we going to this thing or not?!?!?!...."

and arina replied groggily...

"pegi.. pegi..."

pusing2 kasi selimut for a better coverage. it seemed to me as though ayu counted to 5 before telling me to 'bangun laaaaa' and go shower since we have a long drive ahead of us. with my eyes partly closed and bumping into anything and everything that stands in between myself and the toilet.. i finally managed to bersiap2 and kejut alep to get ready... gegas sane gegas sini tegolek golek rushing.. we finally managed to leave the house at 5.30-ish... alep.. being alep.. did not fill up the gas tank the night before.. so we had to stop by a station for petrol.. after godek2-king the tom-tom (gps navigation thingamajiggy) we were set on our way to the capital of England.. just one problem.. THE TOM TOM WAS LEADING US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.. Little did we know this was an early preview of more sakit ati-ness to come..

After finally getting on the highway... Alep and Ayu started to drift off to sleep while yours truly was the one driving the car.. upon reaching a very confusing exit i had to wake up alep and notify ayu that i did not understand what the tom-tom was telling me... the lady voice was telling me to turn but the picture is telling me to go straight.. after a rapid 5 second consultation with alep, we decided to go straight ahead.. but alas.. it was the wrong way to go.. the route was recalculated and an extra 30 mins was added to our travel time.. baka saru!!! Alep and Ayu stayed awake untill we got on the 'right road' and alep dozed back off to sleep with the last words " ko follow je exit gi Birm south.. nanti pastu nampak ar signboard to london.. okey?.. krohhhhh "

okay i exaggerated the krohhh part.. hehe.. it was smooth sailing after that... untill we hit london traffic... oh my god.. london drivers should be locked up and never be allowed to see the light of day ever again.. first and last experience driving in london.. i will not do it again no sireee... after a few more misleading turns, we arrived at London School of Economics where the seminar was held.. found parking, which was exorbitantly expensive (4 effin pounds per hour), and walked to what we thought was the location of the East Building.. we were shoo-ed inside as the event was about to start..

the event began with a speach from Dzariman as head of Kelab UMNO London and the floor was later then given to Tun Musa Hitam who was the keynote (and only) speaker of the day.. there were 2 other speakers who were supposed to attend but due to unforeseen circumstances (election.. unforeseen la sangatttt) were in the end unable to. they sent their regards instead..

It was my first time listening to Tun and i would have to say.. he's good okey?!?!?! he answers any question from the floor with ease and with enough humour to lighten the mood.. but if one listens carefully.. behind those answers and anecdotes lies the mind of a genius.. and he is owh so knowledgable..

towards the end of the seminar i already made plans to meet up with my london (+ 1 egham) friends from KTJ time.. hehe.. i just love phone texting dont you?.. so ayu, suhana alia (who was my roomate back in 2005 was at the event as well) drove towards marble arch to look for parking near edgeware road since we were planning to lepak in the oxford street area.. we met up with farah ann (furry wurry!!!) and looked for a place to sit and have drinks...

since starbucks was full with so many people yg tatau datang dari mane... farah brought us to st. christopher's square.. at least i think it was st. christopher's square.. it was near selfridges anyways... to sit at this cafe called either carluggios or garluccios.. we were joined later by alep and even later by qing hong.. after all the ' i haven't seen you in AGES ' and gossiping.. it was time for the three mancunians to head home.. we parted ways and me, ayu n alep started on hour journey back to manchester...

suddenly, alep :

" wei nak balik terus ker?!?!... "

so we decided to singgah2 places instead... first destination.. Arsenal Stadium.. dont ask why.. ade la reason.. pastu d moment kitorang sampai...

" ni HIGHBURY!!!!!!.. tom-tom ni tak update ker?? AGHHHHH "

kitorang pon terpacak tgk stadium lame yg sedang di dismantled.. tensi nye pasal.. we headed straight home.. sampai2 terus tido tegolek... got a full nights rest for a sunday yang penuh dengan pembacaan...

London traffic on a Saturday morning

the LR6 gang!! together again

me n my penguin!! comeyh comeyh

mancunians

~Listening~

The calling for a true 'good listener' :

1. Capable to withhold problems and secrets without having to tell another person about it. this extends to self problems and secrets as well. this rule does not cover gossips. feel free to gossip about.

2. have the attention span of a saint in order to be able to listen, understand, and engage in the conversation at hand. staring into space while somebody is pouring their hearts out is a definite no-no

3. be emotionally strong enough if any attempts to finally fess up to somebody other than one's self, gets rejected by the simple notion that the other person thinks their problems are bigger than yours.

4. to some extend feel like nobody else is interested in listening to you other than when you are commenting about them. and when you do comment be prepared for less than positive responses.

5. be disciplined enough to stick to it. if one allows one's self to be dubbed the 'listener'.. then be prepared for more updates of the subject in the future.. allocate enough time to continue being a listener unless if the other person blabs to anyone and everyone who actually understands the language they are using. if and only if this occur then the aforementioned rule is considered void.

6. have patience..

of Tumbuk-Tumbuk and Uli-Uli

It's funny how your everyday routine can sometimes bring a smile to somebody else.. Am not talking about the jokes u make if you are the class clown.. or the antics you get yourself into by being the world's most accident prone person... This is me talking about mundane, boring and unnoticeable everyday stuff...

Today it has come across to my attention, that the fact that i call a lesung batu a 'tumbuk-tumbuk' might bring about a fit of giggles from other people.. Doesn't matter to me whether they are laughing out of disbelief or in a not so nice manner.. Fact of the matter is.. It brought a smile to their face.. And I would have to say.. it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside.. It just shows that it is so easy to make other people happy and forget the world for a while.. That one word.. One that i take for granted everytime i dwell in the realm of pots and pans... Made somebody's life more bearable.. Though you might say.. It's not much.. But hey... It's definitely something.. Right?....

Ooohh.. I just thought of something... maybe this is somehow connected to my facebook horoscope thingy (previous post)... Let me go check... yay!! it is!!.. so people... DO pay attention to the things you already have... Life would be a better place when something so simple as a Tumbuk-Tumbuk could make another human being go to bed a wee bit happier... It will be good for you yourself to know that in your own way... you helped...


p/s : me using different names for cooking utensils is not a testament on my cooking ability.. or my Bahasa Melayu for that matter... HuMphhHH!!

Here Goes Nothing

Having extracted my being from the world of blogging, i found myself once again typing away at my laptop, which at the moment is comfortably resting on my lap as its name truly implies, stringing together a list of words for the eyes of the cyber world to see. It has been almost 2 years since i last submitted a post bearing my thoughts, feelings, worries, wishes, etc etc... to be judged by other people, some of which i might not even know personally. So, here goes nothing.....

There's a very good reason why i am suddenly once again interested in becoming a blogger. The reason presented itself in the form of a conversation with a very lovable,sengal but garang-macam-singa person... That person who is very dear to me told me (very harshly i might add) that i need to open up to other people if not to them... After some considerable time thinking about it.. owh about 10 minutes to be exact... i decided... what the heck.. lets give it a try and come up with an outlet... a way for me to tell people what is playing on my mind without actually telling them... and so with the help of cik ayu pointing me in the direction i need to go to... Silent Blah Blah is born.. my sanctuary.. a mean by which i can express my inner most darkest secret... well okay not THAT deep nor dark.. have to take it slow.. Chillax a bit (my favouritest word at the moment)... maybe not now but definitely someday..

I actually wanted to comment on my facebook horoscope:

Instead of focusing on what you're lacking today, look around and notice all the amazing things you do have in your life.

but unfortunately my brain is protesting and refuses to deal anymore with words... i think the guilt of not doing the new feed calculation for my lab project is somehow forcing it to realign its thinking mechanism to focus on numbers instead.. plus i already forgot what i wanted to say in the first place.. haha.. old age.. inevitable... so i guess i'll save my 'words of wisdom' for some other day.. get ready people.. the new 'out there' arina is on the rise... see ya!