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Cities that I LOVE :)- Part 1

2010-12-27T23:34:00.000-08:00

I could say that I've travel quite a bit. So, I've decided to dedicate a series about the cities that I've been to and what I like about 'em....

The first in this series will be a Malaysia city, Kota Kinabalu or better known to the locals as KK. KK, formerly known as Jesselton, is the caital for the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo, facing the South China Sea.

I've only been there a few times for work, so I haven't really got a chance to fully explore it. But there’s something about that city that simply charms me. It feels both old and new at the same time. Even the temperature also seems a bit colder there. And they also have a great natural attractions, be it the sparkling azure sea with its wonderful marine life, or the majestic Mt. Kinabalu that’s easily reachable from KK.

Mt Kinabalu on a clear day viewed from the sea. When I first saw it in the morning (I’ve arrived on the barge during night time), I thought, nahh…that’s not Kinabalu..doest look tall enuff.but then….

only when u see her like this will you realise how high she is ;P

I don't have a lot of pic of the city. As i mentioned earlier, I was there on a work trip. So, didn't have much time to shoot. Perhaps I'll take my family there one day for a holiday :).

today's and yesterday's news

2010-02-19T09:38:00.000-08:00

Got a call from the sales person today. Told me that the color that i chose, titanium silver or bright silver, will be difficult to obtain and will require more time to get. i decided to get the available color, black, in order to get the car by next week. let's hope that everythng will be smooth.

Yesterday, my little brother Ameer broke his bone. the little dummy was playing footbal, trying to be shay given when he broke his bone while trying to stop a shot. At first, we thought that it was nothing serious. But since he was in a lot of pain, I decided to get it checked out. I brought him to a clinic nearby, but the doctor advised to get an xray done and refered us to a hospital. We went to DSH and got an x ray done. Turns out that 2 of his bones near to the wrist on his left arm was broken and he needs to put a cast on. poor guy.....

Booked!!!

2010-01-13T23:48:00.000-08:00

There it is. I've finally committed myself to a new car. Just paid RM1,000 for the booking fee. Told the sales person that I will only take the car if I can trade in my car at the agreed price. She gave me the assurance that the price is already confirmed. So, hopefully everything will go well n myself xkena tipu la. After the bad experience that my mother in law had to endure, mmg takut la jugak nak deal dgn salesman kereta ni.

Welcome 2010!!!

2010-01-01T19:48:00.000-08:00

Another new year has come. 2009 had lots of memories for me. Some of them are really sweet and some of them are rather bitter. We have a new person in our life now, Izz Zayani and she has been a bundle of joy for us. Then there was my mother-in-law who was stricken by cancer. Alhamdulillah, she will undergo her final chemo sessions soon and all signs points to a good recovery. That's just how life goes i suppose. you need to go through it, good or bad.

Now, bring on 2010!!!

The major thing that we have in the pipeline for 2010 is to move into our own place. Tentatively, we will move in around mid of the year. So far, we have bought/ booked some stuff for the new place, namely a sofa and dining table. The last big item on my list of thing to buy before moving in is a fridge. I've set my sights on a model by Sharp and (fingers crossed)hoping there will be a good deal on that model by the time we're moving in.

Hope everything will go well this year. aminn.....

2009-08-12T01:15:00.000-07:00

It has been ages since my last post. More than 3 and a half year actually. Since then, a lot has happened in my life. Among the major changes were me getting married, changed my profession, and getting my first daughter. I've abandoned this blog as I couldn't find time to regularly update it and whenever I do have some free time, I usually don't know what to write. However, something happened recently that made me want to start the blog again. This is something that will greatly affect the people close to me. I hope everything will turn up to be alright. Insyaallah......

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2006-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wonder how a seemingly boring day would end up on such a different note. I woke up today earlier than usual, thanx to my sweet darling who gave me a wake up call for subuh.thanx girl :)...Anyway, I was rather groggy this morning. Too lazy to do much of anything.Around 11 in the morning, I went out with my family and the 1st stop was the toyoto showroom. Just checking out when I'm gonna get the new car and to sort out everything to ensure that my parents can pick it up after I'm gone. Then we had lunch at restoran vicchuda, a new Thai restaurant at the new Sunway Damansara shoplots, The food are great, but the drinks are lousy, Can't even taste my apple juice. At least the food was good, at a quite reasonable price too. Next stop was tesco and gosh, there was so many people there. Or at least i thought so since the parking lot was full. But once inside, it was not so bad. Even the que at the cashiers counter are not so long with some of the counters empty. Maybe people just parked their car at Tesco and went to the other malls around the area. You see, the parking at Tesco is free.hehe....

After we're done with the shopping, went straight home. I was feeling really, i mean REALLY sleepy. Went to get some shut eye and slept for nearly an hour. After that, I'm all fresh and ready for the date which really made my day. hehe..

Lamenyer....

2006-01-20T16:10:00.000-08:00

wah wah wah,,,it has been ages since my last entry.So, what has happened since then huh? ok la,quick updates.....

-I signed on Sealand Integrity
-Sailed between Europe and the east coast of US
-puasa while on board
-braye while on board
-turned 22 while on board
-Signed off at Alegeciras
-Got back together with my loved ones
-Had a nice holiday in Penang
-Cousin Pon got married
-Celebrated ney year at Ikano
-Celebrated raya haji at home

hmmm...i think thats all la, The rest u guys dont need to know( or dont even wanna know...hehe)
Life has been quite good i guess. Gonna start working soon. Quite jittery 'bout it, this being my first time to totally shoulder all the responsibilities as an officer. Hope you guys can pray for me..hehe..I got big plans for this year.A lot of changes to my life is gonna happen.Hope everything wioll goes well and according to the plan.adios!

a sad september, a blessed october and a long november.....

2005-09-22T11:04:00.000-07:00

yeah...it's been awhile. i know...anyway, been too busy to post an entry...what have i been up to then??well, i've painted my room. it got 2 tone now, both of different shades of maroon. one of it is rather pinkish, but what the heck. i dont care..hehe

watched cinderella man a couple of days ago. TOTALLY RECOMENDED!! it's such a great movie. sooo touching, i felt like crying. but of course, to maintain the jantan macho status and all, i didn't cry laa...lol....i do want to make a review on the film, (heck, after my last film review on gol & gincu, who knows maybe russel or renee might drop a few line on my blog..hehe)....but sadly, i'm running out of time here...

the big news is, i'm gonna go back on board this weekend. my flight is on saturday night and i'm gonna heading for houston. quite jittery 'bout it since the news of hurricane rita that is predicted to hit that area...anyway, berserah lah kepada tuhan..hope u guys can pray for me too...i'm gonna be on board for 2 months. So, gonna be spending my ramadhan n syawal on board...sob...sob... :( sesape bermurah hati... hantar2 la kad raye /kuih raya /duit raye dekat aku...hehe

so,that's about it for now. i'll probably not gonna make any entry for at least 2 months..but hopefully when i return, i'm gonna have lots of stuff to tell n pictures to show..hehe....till then.selamat berpuasa,maaf zahir batin n slamat hari raya.... ciao.....

Teruja....

2005-08-15T23:56:00.000-07:00

I went to the mines last thusday with Ros and her friend, Rose (no, that didn't confused me...hehe..) Rose's phone went kaput a few days earlier and she wanted to get herself a new one. After she bought her phone, we still had a lot of time to spare. Gol & Gincu started their screening that day. We thought, what a better way to support the Malaysian film industry than to watch a local movie.hehe....So, there we were, in the cinema, armed with bottles of mineral water. But one problem thought. Rose didn't brought her glasses (control ayu la tu ;P) and seated at the 3rd row from the back made it impossible for her to see the movie. Luckily, the cinema was mostly empty. So we shifted to the seats that are nearer to the screen. With that problem sorted, we sit back and enjoy the movie.....and boy, was I teruja.....

The story goes a 'lil sumthing like this. Putri (Fazura) just got ditched by his futsal-crazy boyfriend, Eddy (Ashraf Sinclair). You see, Putri, as her name suggests, is the 'princess' type of girl. You know, the ones who are so crazy 'bout fashions and all things girlish. Eddy, being a sporty type of fella, is getting bored with Putri, saying that she is too 'dependent' and that he wants 'a striker, not a cheerleader'. And so, they broke up.

But Putri still wants Eddy back (How stupid can a girl get?? hehe), so she decided to try her hands ( and feet) at futsal. That's when she met Zie ( Rafidah of 3R fame), who later became the coach and player of 'Bukan Team Biasa'. Eddy, on the other hand, got what he wished for in the form of Shasha ( Sazzy Falak). But sometimes, what we wished for doesn't always turns out the way that we wants it to be....

I won't spoil it for those of you who haven't watched the movie yet, which is something that you all should do. It's not often that you get a chance to see a Malaysian movie that's worth the ticket price.hehe...Some bloggers have even said that this movie is better than Sepet. I don't quite agree with that, but I have to admit that this is a fun movie to watch, with issues that are close to us, the Malaysian teens. The realistic dialogues also doesn't make you cringe ( watch this movie and learn Dato' Yusuf Haslam...haha). It does get a bit poyo at the start, but after a while, it gets better.

For me, the characters that draws my attention were not the 2 leading star. (Fazura's role was quite boring and Ashraf need to improve on his acting skills.) But the co-stars simply shines...Sharifah Amani for example played the role of 15-year old jiji very convincingly, continuing her superb performace just like in Sepet. The 2 AF2 stars, Anding and Zarina were said to have been casted to draw the AF fans crowd. Well, if I haven't read that fact in the newspaper, I certainly wouldn't have noticed them. Not that it's their fault. It's just that I'm not a fan of AF. ;P ..Anyway, Zarina as dayang was quite convincing. She played the role of mat rempit type of girl ( no offence here) and she sure rawks, especially when she's playing futsal. Seems like she's a natural player to me..heh..The same can't be said for Anding though. Playing the part of an unsupportive boyfriend of Sarah (Kartini), he lacks screen time. Heck, even his face was not clearly seen in the movie. That role could have been played by anybody else and nobody would notice the difference...

Pierre Andre as Reza did a good job. He didn't had much screen time either, but he managed to exudes his charm and sweetness. I'm sure lots of girls out there would be crazy 'bout him after they watched this movie..hehe. Ida nerina delivers as always. Zahim Albakri (that's his name i think) also did well as the father who loved his girls a 'lil bit too much.hehe

The castings for the other roles were spot on. Using talented newcomers (I assume) such as the actresses for the roles of J and Aisyah was a great move. They acted really well and being unknown actresses, it made you identifies with their issues much more easier. It's like seeing your next doors neighbours telling you their problems. And it's nice to see a big lady who doesn't feel sorry for herself in a malaysian movie for a change.

Other aspects of the movie was also great. The shot was wonderfully done ( I do question the scene where Putri plays futsal in the dark even after she has paid for the court, but it does look good...hehe) and the soundtrack fits the movie like a glove. I wonder if the soundtrack to this movie would be available soon.. hint* hint*...hehe

The only gripes that i have about this movie is the amount of product placements. It does make the viewrs feel like they are watching one reaalllyy long advertisement. But it's quite understandable since they need all the money they can get to help fund a movie such as this is Malaysia.

So, there you got it. Another milestone for Malaysian cineme.A Malaysian movie which is both fun and entertaining. I'm sure that critics won't panned the movie and casual movie goers will come out of the cinema with a smile on their face. Well done to Bernard Chauly and Rafidah......So what are you guys waiting for??? Go out and watch this movie. I assure you that it's better than those hyped indon movies which just disappoints, namely Tentang Dia and Unggu Violet. Kiamat Sudah Dekat is a different story...hehe

2005-07-19T20:57:00.000-07:00

this picture was taken @ utm with my mates....sweet memories.....

2005-07-10T18:56:00.000-07:00

last day together.....

2005-07-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

at the OSA porch with fam n friends

the end is near.....

2005-05-11T04:28:00.000-07:00

hmmm....
finally. sume pon dah habis. x lame lagi, dah xde lagi la kehidupan ni lg.....

hehehe...relax guys. tu bukan end ape pon. just my student life dekat alam.hehe. nak grad dah aku. insyaallah bulan 7 ni la....seems like a dream to me. where did the last 4 years went to??sekejap gile dah nak habis dah..anywaym,i'm quite happy to be leaving alam soon. i'm gonna be missing my friends there, but life in alam is hardly something that i'd want to remember. There's just too much office politics going on there.....

anyway, aku akan buat aku nyer oral examination insyaallah at the end of this month or early nxt month. oral exam ni utk aku dpt aku nyer certificate of competency so that i'll be certified to be a deck officer on board a merchant vessel. exam ni tersangatlah susah since there is no syllabus or set question. dat means they can ask u anything under the sun!!!
aku pon xde la prepared sgt skarang ni.so i have to do my best la to be prepared with the little time that i have left. hope anyone reading this entry n care for me can wish me luck la n doa a bit for me. i need all the help that i can get right now. hehehe...so, take care guys..love u all!!!

a mac from mama

2005-04-06T05:38:00.000-07:00

bought a mac mini a couple of weeks back. still trying to familiarise myself with mac osX. seems simple 'nuff, but still need some practise with most of the applications. Anybody can help me with this?? heh... wish i had bought office for mac too..hehe

as for the mac mini, it's simply superb.can't believe that such a small thing can pack in so much power.and it's really cheap too if you consider that it is a mac..heh...

again, i'm keeping this entry short. i'll write more when i have the time...ciao

2005-03-07T00:50:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, can't remember whether it was before or after chinese new year, one of my lecturer said sumthing like this to the class..
"you can see now that the weather is very dry and hot. I want you to observe the weather condition after chap goh mei. according to my experience, it will start raining after that"....
and true, it did starts raining. Go figure................

thesis, exams and sepet......

2005-03-02T01:12:00.000-08:00

Have been real busy lately chasing the dateline for the submission of my thesis. Got only 3 weeks to go and tons of stuff to do. Guess that's how things go when you do it at the last minute....next week are gonna be my last week of classes, before the study week began. The finals are gonna start on the 21st march. I'm a nervous wreck right now. But at the same time, I'm damn excited that I'm gonna leave this so-called higher learning institution soon...hehe

Besides my tight schedule, I still managed to watch Sepet last week. My partner were busy, so I had to watch it on my own. Haven't done that for awhile now, watching movie by myself.hehe...And boy, I sure didn't regret it. It was worth every cent of the ticket price. It's so damn good. Really!!! Go see it yourself if you don't belive me. It's so touching, so real. When it's funny, it's not funny in a "haha.why the hell did he do that" sort of way. It's more like "hey, i do that too" kinda funny. Get me??hehe...anyway, I might write about the movie later, after i watched it for the 2nd time...hehehe

laaazzzyyyyyyy

2005-02-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

Ok, i admit it.I'm a lazy blogger. I haven't updated my site for a couple of months now and the last updates were all pics..hehe...yeah, I'm lazy, so sue me..hehehe

So, what's new eh?? For me, it's mostly the same old story. Busy with studies and project work. Finals coming up at the end of next month. I'll be going back to KL today for the Chinese New Year leave. I think this is gonna be my last chance to relax a bit. After this, I'll have no break until after graduation which is in June.Even that depends on whether I can pass the oral exam in 1 shot or not and that is not an easy task. The last time the orals were held, only 3 candidates out of 24 passed. That's a really scary thought for me....

Can't believe that it is already February 2005. Time sure flies huh. January was a good one. I had lots of fun outings and , at the same time, didn't flunk a single test. Hehe. Sure,the results were not great (I didn't get a single A), but it was still good, at least for another deans' list. Not sure if it is enough to help me qualify for the 1st class degree though. Personally, I don't think I can get it because my last sem's pointer quite bad and it drags my cgpa down (that's my punishment for being such a lazy f***er last semester..hehe). But my friends are pushing me for it. So, I'm trying, eventhough I know I'm still not giving my 100% for it. What can I say, I'm just so damn lazy. Someone kick me in the butt please....hehe... I guess I don't have those high achievers attitude that Kimah mentioned in her blog. That's not good, isn't it???

2004-12-10T18:26:00.001-08:00

with friends at Bukit Gantang

2004-12-10T18:26:00.000-08:00

Morning view from my room.

2004-11-25T20:10:00.000-08:00

From left to right: Aida, Fareez, Zubir, me, Abah,and Hafiz

2004-11-25T20:09:00.000-08:00

Bosnia??

2004-11-25T20:07:00.001-08:00

cousins united

2004-11-25T20:07:00.000-08:00

the clan

2004-11-25T20:05:00.000-08:00

Raya '04 with fam...

Hari Raya 2004

2004-11-25T16:45:00.000-08:00

After all the kuih raya,lemang, ketupat, rendang and all the other stuff which made my mid section grew horizontally, and the last minute rush of preparing the thesis proposal (just completed it last night, hope Faisal will remember to print and submit it to Capt. Manni), I'm finally writing a new entry.

The Journey
Me and the guys (Abu, Qam, Munir and Pali) starts to head north in my Unser in the early morning of Thursday, sometime around 1 a.m. Actually we went out the house at exactly midnight, but after a short stop at section 6's 7-E and burger stall, which took ages to be prepared considering we only ordered 5 burgers, we were somewhat delayed. But after that, it was al smooth. We entered the PPLUS hiway from Kota Damansara and starts to head North. I had some reservation early on about driving long distance at night, considering the fact that my eyesight aren't as good as I'd like them to be at night and that I've never done it before. However, having the guys as company did help tremendously and I must say that Abu is a great 'co-driver'. ;P
We made our first stop at Sg. perak so that i can fill some gas for the car. After that, we continued the journey before stopping again at Bukit Gantang 'coz i need to take a leak. Along the way, traffic we smooth and there was not much problem for me except for a few cars which irritates me by having their lights on high beams. But the sheer volume of people at the rest stops along the was quite unbelievable. All the major rest area are full and so does the rest of the smaller rest stops.
We finally arrived at penang around 4.30 a.m and decided to drop Qam at the Island and also to have sahur there. We went to Pelita Nasi Kandar restaurant at Sg. Dua at waited while Qam's family came to fetch him. They arrived some time after 5 a.m. and soon we were back on the mainland. Abu's House was the next stop after that.

Continuing the journey, I was beginning to feel sleepy. Maybe it was because of the heavy sahur which makes me feel like I want to mengular..lol..Munir kept me company after that while Pali took a nap. We exited at Sg. Petani's north exit and drop Munir at his house.After that, it was only me and Pali. We got back to the highway at Gurun and by that time, the sun was already rising. The scene were really beautiful, seeing those low lying clouds, the fog, and the picteresque view of paddy fields. Too bad I couldn't stop to take some pictures.
We arrived at Alor Setar at about 8 a.m and went straight to Shahab Perdana as Pali wanted to buy the ticket to goback to ALAM. Pali cam to tok's house after that to get some rest while waiting for 10 o'clock (Pali wanted to go to Pekan Rabu for some 'business'..hehehe). Finally, I sent Pali to Kuala Kedah jetty.

The Celebration
The house was recently renovated and it made it much more confortable to live in, considering the number of people that is had to accommodate. Since Kak Suhaina had her wedding on the 4th of raya, most of my relatives came back to Alor Setar to celebrate Hari Raya. The 1st day was like usual. I had shower and put on my black baju melayu with sampin and went for sembahyang raya. After that, we took turns to take family photos. As usual, abah was the photographer on duty. I only took a few pic since I know that dad love the job so much. We also did all the usual thing like minta maaf among each other,hand out duit raya and eat! And Boy did I eat a lot. Seems like all the flab that have went away a bit during the fasting month came back that morning.hehe....After that, we did the usual relatives houses tour to beraya.
The 2nd day of Raya was the most special for me I guess.It's the first time that I'm celebrating raya with some one important to me....Besides that, I also paid a visit to Abu's house. Met Qam there to give him the bag that he left in the car.
3rd Day. Today is the day for Kak Suhaina's nikah ceremony. I went with the other relatives to see the ceremony at the mosque near sultanah asma seconday school (can't remember the name of the mosque). Anyway, it was quite entertaining to see how that guy didn't even managed to say a word for the first akad...He stumbles for a few more times before the kadi told him to relax a bit and take a breather....I was grinning from ear to ear by then,seeing how funny the situation was. That is until Boy turned to me and says that the same thing could happen to me latter. That managed to put things into perspective for me..lol...Anyway, after a change of place, being a bit further from the crowd especially the females, that guy managed to say his akad perfectly and Kak Suhaina is officially married.
4th day of raya was the bersanding ceremony at the brides house.

Coming Back
Iwan, Shafeeq and me went back to KL on thursday, the 5th day of raya. I knew something was wrong that day, but couldn't really figured what it was. I found out about the first thing as I was just about to get into the Highway. I realised that the car was low on gas and was nearly empty. I had to exit at the Alor Setar's south exit and look for a gas station. Thank god that the car had enough gas to reach there.

After that, we continued the journey. Made a quick stop at Abbas's house in Sg. Petani 'coz the boys wanted to pick upsome BMX parts.

The next stop was Sg. Dua, Penang. Ros's House :)
It was also a very brief stop. Just for me to pick up some of her stuff that she wants to bring to KL. But shortly after I left her house, she called and told me to turn back 'coz I forgot to take the chocolate cake. I don't know why, but at the same time, I also suddenly realized that I left my file containing materials that I needed for the thesis proposal at Alor Setar. Anyway, I turn around, got the cake, say good bye to Ros for the second time and called mom to remind her to bring the file when they are coming back.
We made a stopped at Mak Su's House in Tronoh to beraya and spend the night there. The next morning, we,together with Mak su's family, continued our journey to Kl. When we reached KL, we directly went to Cheras to see Atok. Haven't seen her for quite sometime since she went for umrah for the whole of Ramadhan and only came back to Malaysia a day before.

Balik Kampung

2004-11-09T23:48:00.000-08:00

I got back from ALAM yesterday. Tonight, Pali, Abu, Munir, Qam and myself will head north for balik kampung. I will be driving the Unser and we're planning to depart sometime after midnight to avoid the traffic. Hope everything will go well. I will be dropping Abu and Qam @ Penang, Munir @ Sungai Petani and Pali in Alor Setar.

I don't know whether I'm gonna be able to go online or not when I'm at Alor Setar. So,just in case I don't, I wish each and every one of you out there Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin. If you happens to be in the around (Alor Setar or kl after next friday), feel free to drop by at my house. Give me a call if you need directions. Meh la beraya woi!!!!

2004-11-06T10:08:00.000-08:00

@ Starbucks KLCC

2004-11-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

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2004-11-06T09:36:00.000-08:00

Me with my boo.......

Flash flood woes....

2004-11-05T13:57:00.000-08:00

Just got back fromUTM yesterday. Finished with the last paper at about 12. Got back, packed my stuff and headed to KL at about 2.30 pm. Had Bawang as my co-driver. Stopped at machap rest area for awhile where I met with the DCN08 bikers convoy. After that, I continue with the journey. Started raining at Tangkak if I'm not mistaken and after that, it was wet all the day. Sometimes it rained so hard that I can't see shit. BTW, I hate those drivers who switched on their hazard light when its raining while their car is still moving, especially when they switch lanes..makes me damned confused.

reached Sg. Besi toll plaza around 6 and straight away, there was a massive traffic crawl heding to kl. Took me nearly 45 minutes to get to the junction going to the mines race track. Usually, it doest even took 5 minutes. Can you imagine how bad it was? Even then, there was a pool of water at that junction and a lot of ppl changed their mind about going there. But I was damn tensed that I couldn't care less. I decided to go straight to it. Only then do I realized how deep it was. My heart skipped a beat and I prayed hard that the car wouldn't stall.... It didn't, thank god. From there, I head on straight for USJ. Passed by a fallen tree, a couple of accidents and a minor mud slide. Talking 'bout mudslides, it really gives me the creeps nowadays when i drive by a hill side during rainy days. Sheesh...

Got on to LDP where i faced with another traffic jam. By the time we reached that 'penang bridge', it was already time for buka puasa. Just great. There we were, stuck in a traffic jam with my stomachs grumbling so hard, demanding to be filled. Of all day, why did I had to wake up late and didn't have my sahur today?? The traffic only become bearable after passing uptown.

Stopped at OU after that to get something to eat. Got myself a double BBQ cheeseburger set at burger king and finished the whole thing in less than 5mins. Break fasting never felt so good.nikmat...hehehe.

walked around OU after that. While we were at the perfume section of UParkson, we stopped by to sample a few perfume. There was one bapuk promoter named Amy Abadi. Some name huh??hehehe (No, I didn't asked her/his name, I just read it from his/her tag). He/she was promoting this J.lo perfume at bawang and at the same time, dropping suggestive hints at bawang. What's with the body gesture and suggestive/double meaning remark. I was dying trying not to laugh...heh.....bawang was cursing like hell. You should have seen his face.lol

After that,we head back. Made a short stop at petronas where bawang bought something from A&W. Dropped Bawang at his home and then head back to mine...what a long day.

older, but wiser?????

2004-10-29T20:42:00.000-07:00

Last monday was my birthday. It was okay, better than last year's and totally great compared to 2002's. since i'm at utm right now, i just celebrated it with my friends. bought a few tubs of ice cream, snacks and drinks and had a small party...hehe...quite dissapointed that i didn't have the oppurtunity to celebrate it with my family and that certain someone ;), but it's ok. i love my friends too...feeling older now....21...reminds me of that cranberries song...hehehe

ok, gotta run. got tons of work to do and so little time. i'll write more updates later. maybe after i got back from utm...ciao

Ramadhan sudah tiba

2004-10-13T23:52:00.000-07:00

Haven't been writing anything for few weeks now. Since i got some time to kill, might as well write something right now.

Tomorrow, insyaallah will be the start of Ramadhan;the fasting month for muslims. Can't believe that it has actually been nearly a year since I left Sealand Freedom. Had my first experience of fasting on board a ship there. It was 'hell'!. With so much work to do and the ship trading only in the gulf area, there was no way that we can fast as we normally did back home. There was the weird working schedule to deal with, what more with the ship calling a port almost everyday. Then there was also the heat. But we were quite lucky that during that time, it was almost 'winter' season in the gulf. So it weren't as bad as the heat during may to august. The biggest challenge was from the fellow crew. With only the 2 of us (Helmi and me) being muslim, we did face some 'issues'. However, that were sorted out, no harm being done. Alhamdulillah, we managed to fast for the whole 2 weeks of Ramadhan on board that ship before signing off and coming back to malaysia. It sure was a big relief for us to be able to continue fasting at home, with our families.

anyway, the reason I'm writing this is to remind my fellow friends out there, jangan tuang pose!!senang jer nak pose dkt malaysia nih....hehehehe...bersyukurlah......ciao

2004-10-07T12:49:00.000-07:00

my bro took this pic...i think it's quite good

Mengelat.....

2004-09-22T20:57:00.000-07:00

Too lazy to write an entry.here are some pic from my collection which i randomly picked

2004-09-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

View from my cabin on board princess

2004-09-22T20:48:00.000-07:00

the fatter version of me just before joining princess

2004-09-22T20:47:00.001-07:00

the lovely vietnam air stewardess...she even blushes when we ask her to pose for the pic..haha..cute!

2004-09-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

2004-09-22T20:46:00.001-07:00

Birds eye view of Ho Chi Minh city

2004-09-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

pokok @ kashima

2004-09-22T20:45:00.000-07:00

basikal jepun @ kashima

2004-09-22T20:43:00.001-07:00

pakcik-pakcik bersama anak sedare mereka.....man i feel old

2004-09-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

second ship that i served

twice bitten, forever smitten??????

2004-09-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

just completed my 3rd paper which was Electronic Navigational Aids II. gotta admit that this is one of the subject which i hate. I never paid atttention to the lecturer in the class, never really put an effort to study it, and thought that it's nothing but some mumbo jumbo which is impossible for me to comprehend. What makes me hate it even more now is that i've just realised YESTERDAY that it is not that hard at all. And this is the exactly the same mistake that i did with chemistry, back in sdar...I gave up too easily without even trying.only during the last minute, with all the pressure of exams on me, and so little time left, do i push my self to really read and understand the subject...imagine when i found out that it wasn't hard at all!!..guess some bad habits are hard to break...hope i won't do the same mistake for the third time....as for the xm, lets just say that i would be really lucky just to pass the subject......

sem yg gagal....

2004-09-09T02:20:00.000-07:00

I think I've failed the last 2 test that I did. One was today, and the other yasterday. urggghh, this is by far the worst sem for me, academically. I could never get my CGPA to above 3.7.
Heck, i might even miss the dean's list this time around. owh, wutever.....just gotta hope i'll pass all the paper and do better next sem.

anyway, forgot to write the update about the football tourney (not that anyone actually gives a damn). It has already ended and my class lost the final 1-2 to the mates n masters. too bad.well, at least helmi was the top scorer and the windbreaker that the champs won was hideous. talk 'bout low grade imitation stuff....eeeeyuuccckkk!!!!!

Merdeka 2004

2004-09-05T18:20:00.000-07:00

Merdeka celebration this year sucks big time!!!!! I didn't celebrate Merdeka last year as I was sailing at that time. Because of that, I was really looking forward to this year's celebration. Since there was no news of any worthy concert happening at Bukit bintang, I decided to go to IKANO Power Centre at Mutiara Damansara instead. Ok, to give them some credit, it wasn't THAT bad.. But I can't help comparing it to the 2002 celebration at Bukit bintang which was really awesome. The atmospehere in 2002 was really different. The concert line up were great, and even when we're having fun at the concert, there was still a feeling of pride and patriotism. I really felt great for being a malaysian that night. How can you forget Gerhana Ska Cinta performing that Sudirman's number with a ska flavour (Tanggal 31 if im not mistaken) and Love Me Butch playing the national's anthem. Padi was the main attraction that night and they surely didn't disapoint their fans who turned out that night. Even non-fans were converted that night.heh...The crowd was also great. People couldn't stop waving their flag through out the concert, shouting Merdeka!! In fact, I can say that it was the best out door concert that i have attended in Malaysia. And it was FOC!!.....Fast forward to last merdeka eve, the performers were good, there were games, hot air balloon ride, and stuff like that. The venue was a bit cramped though.But the important thing is, it didn't soar to the same great heights which was achieved back in 2002. It feels just like an empty celebration. I felt neither proud nor patriotic. It was just all flash and seems to be of no substance. Just an empty and pointless celebration for fun in the name of Merdeka. A lame excuse for a party. Heck, even the countdown was late by at least 2 minutes. How I miss MerdekaTone and MerdekaWow. Too bad the magazine and radio station is not around anymore. It is a big loss to the Malaysian music scene.

However, putting the celebration aside, that night is still personally special to me.I love that night, just hate the celebration. hehehe.......

2004-08-24T00:58:00.000-07:00

Fariz and me @ Starbucks KLCC

Ceritalah.....

2004-08-24T00:55:00.000-07:00

Updates on the class football team....after winning our first match (1-0 I think) and getting a draw on our second game (1-1), we managed to get second place in the group and are through to the quarter-final. The match will be held today, 1645 hours and we will be playing against team T-Rah (whatever that means). Wish us luck kay!!!hehe....

Last weekend was interesting. A good friend of mine had her graduation day on Friday. Congratulation to her. And thanks also for the pic. You look gorgeous lah! Sorry I couldn't be there with a bouquet of sunflowers that I know you love so much. Hope I can somehow make it up to you later. ..
Saturday was really special, but i won't write about it here. Not just yet... ;P
Finally, after god knows how long, I get to meet up with one of my best buddy, Fariz. Heck, this guy was so difficult for me to meet even when he was still studying in KMYS. I didn't even met him when I came to KMYS for that rugby tourney. But it's okay 'coz now I understand how it feels to have other commitments.hehe...anyway, I had a good chat with him, reminiscing old memories and updating ourselves with what's new and stuff. Too bad i can't stay long with him as i had to get back to ALAM that afternoon. I was literally running to catch the bus!!....
God, i miss all you guys laa, my fellow 96'ers. And you guys should read taleq's latest entry for his blog (http://imcp.blogspot.com). It's hillarious!! can't believe somebody actually remember all those stuff....hehehe

I've just surfed Damn Dirty Apes website just now. Looks like the new album is finally ready and will be out soon. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Their last album, 'Valve State dreams' was awesome. I can't never imagine getting so high on music 'til i listened to it. If you guys haven't heard their music yet, you better check it out, especially to all those rock heads out there..

2004-08-24T00:44:00.000-07:00

Here's one of my recent pic. It's me with Helmi, shortly after a class football match. of course, I didn't play. just act as a photographer and cameraman. our class won the match. Forgot the score though...

Standing in the eyes of the world.....without anybody noticing

2004-08-18T21:56:00.000-07:00

And so here comes another editions of the olympics.Sadly, I don't see any medal prospects in the malaysian contingent. Even Badminton team, the only sport which have brought medals to Malaysia before, have faltered. What went wrong? It's not for me to say because i'm not a sport expert, but right now I feel a bit sad to be a Malaysian. What more, with this month being the Independance month, an Olympic gold medal, or any other color for that matter, would have surely boosted the malaysian pride and sense of patriotism. L:et's just hope that the remaining Malaysian athletes can pull out a surprise or two (and that would have to be a REALLY BIG surprise).....

The Reason

2004-08-10T01:55:00.000-07:00

The past 2 weeks has been great for me. The reunion was enjoyable. I wouldn't really say that it was a huge success based on the attendance. Only about 40 ppl came and that is not even half of the batch. Nevertheless, I had great fun. Get to meet up with lots of long 'lost' friends like Fly (and he is studying right here in uitm,SA!), yus (with the new and improved bod ...lol!!), canteen (can't see much change in you mate), atong (what have you been eating man??), and many others. Hopefully we'll have similar meet again.

I've been going out with someone lately. Boy, does this makes me feel weird.lol! Anyway, hoping this will be a start of something great. Right now, I'm enjoying this new experience. ;p

Got the prints of the pic that i took during LAMAN '04. Like I've predicted, most of it weren't great (alright, I'll say it...they were BAD!!). But a few pic were okay i think. Anyway, I need to learn more 'bout the art. Still got a long way to go. I got to be progressive, right?

ALAM is having a football tourney next week and my class seems to be dead serious about it. I'm not sure about our chances of winning the tourney, but based on the training, I think we should be able to mount a serious challenge to the other teams. I'm not gonna play in the tourney for various reasons. 1- I ain't gonna risk having my knee ligaments torn again 2- I don't have football boots and I am too stingy to buy one (hehe!) and the final reason and most important reason- aku kaki bangku laa ;p But anyway, this is another chance for me to practise sports photography. Too bad I don't have those zoom lenses. Any sponsors out there? hehe....

2004-07-30T18:36:00.000-07:00

This pic was taken when I was serving my first ship. It's me with the Philipino and Thai crews.

no tears in my eyes.....

2004-07-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

Been ages since the last entry....lots of stuff happened since then. Firstly, my moyang(great grandmother) passed away recently. I went to ziarah her at Kg. Banjar, Teluk Intan and that night she passed away. Well, at least I get to see her for one last time. To me, it was a great loss. Feels like a generation is suddenly gone just like that. I was sad, no doubt about it. But I didn't shed a single tear. Same thing happened when my grandfather passed away. And I felt so bad coz of that. Does it mean I didn't love em bad enough??.....

On to the brighter side of things, I've finally managed to complete my Bachelor project proposal. It is titled 'Preparing malaysia for the Implementation of The International convention of Ballast Water Management system'. How's that eh??For a last minute work, it was okay I guess. But I am too happy about it 'coz I don't think that the issued I've mentioned are focused enough. Felt like it was just a collection of rough ideas. Anyway, just hoping that it won't get rejected. i'll improve on it later.

Looking forward to the weekend. Got everything pretty much lined up. There's the 96ers reunion to look forward to. It has been ages since I've met most of these guys. Also heading to the PC Fair at PWTC. Urrkkhhh...rambang mata lagi la. Too bad that my wallet is kinda 'light' now since I've just bought that camera last week. hehe....

Talking 'bout the camera, I brought it to the LAMAN '04 show last weekend to try it out. Lesson no.1: dont bring your kid bro along when you want to shoot outdoors. They can bring all sorts of trouble.lol. Just got the film processed yesterday and have yet to see the result. But I can say that I still have a loooonnnggg way to go before becoming a proper photographer...hehe..but at least I'm trying and that's what important, aight?

2004-07-13T02:40:00.000-07:00

Groovy

You've got groovy Justin's fashion style. You don't need a lot of effort to pull of a look that's original. You've got a natural sense of fashion and you realise that simplicity is the way to go. Who needs shiny suits when you can pull on a pair of jeans and still turn a few heads? Many girls love guys with effortless style - and that's you!

errr i got this answer from the questionaire in xfresh.com....dont particularly think that this is true.....I'm a slob, really...see the last pic I posted if u dont believe me ;P

2004-07-13T02:20:00.000-07:00

going home from nha trang, vietnam....sad to leave nha trang but happy to go home......

How Do You Do This?

2004-06-15T05:42:00.000-07:00

It has been my intention for the longest time to start my own blog. The only thing which has been holding me back was my lack of ideas and issues to write about. My life is not as exciting as I would like it to be. It revolves around my home, the Academy and KL;studying or just lazying around...but most of the time, just lazying around. I do get to travel around a bit when i was doing my industrial training for the past one year, but that is another story altogether. I'll write about it later.

I'm also not a man with great ideas who can write about the hottest current issues, economics, politics, etc. If you read my testimonial from IMCP in friendster.com, he said that i was one of his batchmate whom he can speak of intellectual matters with. Well, I guess it might have been true back then. But now, I don't think i have it anymore. I've lost it somewhere along the way. Or is it just that I'm progresing at a much slower pace than before? Whatever the case, I'm not happy with myself anymore.

I want to have all this thing back. Writing used to be something that I love to do. Not that I was good or anything, but at least I enjoyed it. Now I hardly write anything else other than my assignments reports and those are just me jotting down some facts.

Finally, I made a decisions. It's either now or never. I better start writing again before it becomes too late. The standard of my english has also been going down hill since i left SDAR. I also haven't been reading as much as I used to. So for those few guys who's reading my blog, i truly apologise. You have been warned. IT IS BORING!!!