Friday, April 26, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
When things are going your way...
You know the feeling when you know you're doing something right to the smallest detail only to discover someone changed the rules of the game last minute?
It's one of those WTF moment, especially when it's not just about you and only you.
Kinda makes you wanna go out and pijak somebody!
Anyway, life is like a piece of meat. Fresh but will turn bad if u hold on to it for too long and it must be grilled to be delicious! There's nothing like perfectly grilled beef!
BTW, I'm going home! Professional battle to the top can wait till next week!
It's one of those WTF moment, especially when it's not just about you and only you.
Kinda makes you wanna go out and pijak somebody!
Anyway, life is like a piece of meat. Fresh but will turn bad if u hold on to it for too long and it must be grilled to be delicious! There's nothing like perfectly grilled beef!
BTW, I'm going home! Professional battle to the top can wait till next week!
I've never been so happy to step on solid ground!!!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Pre-Monday Jitters
There should be a written ethics on how to live in crowded housing areas... That list however, is very elusive.
For example, if the sound of your karaoke and kompang can be heard inside of my room, disturbing my late afternoon nap, then I am automatically invited to your kenduri to help myself to your ayam masak merah, daging kurma, acar buah and nasik minyak!
But, I have more class than crashing uninvited to other peoples' kenduri like that. :)
For example, if the sound of your karaoke and kompang can be heard inside of my room, disturbing my late afternoon nap, then I am automatically invited to your kenduri to help myself to your ayam masak merah, daging kurma, acar buah and nasik minyak!
But, I have more class than crashing uninvited to other peoples' kenduri like that. :)
Here's welcoming the Monday with "an open heart"
Saturday, March 30, 2013
I should go out more, I think.
Every once in a while, you can’t escape from feeling bitter.
You’d wake up with a smile and then reality hits, you’re
living a lie and what you have isn’t really yours.
I’ve been asked countless times, what I want in life? I’d
struggle to maintain my smile and paused, looking for words and the best that I
could come up with is- I don’t know.
So what is life and how it works? Not everything is about
a seed, growing into a sapling, growing into a mighty tree, putting up flowers
and fruits and seeds and the cycle starts over.
What if life is like a cough or a sneeze? Is it crucial for
everything, every breath, every smile and tears to have a meaning? Can you tell
me what the meaning is? What if life is like an accident? There's no way that we can rationalize that.
I am so deep in layers of lies I’ve spun that I can’t even
remember what truth is.
Life in the city, many lonely souls living close together.
That's not my face. I don't know who he is.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Tourism Ministry Media Trip to Lata Lembik and the Launch of Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia Healhty Bike Ride @ Tersang 1, 2, 3, Kuala Klau and Krau
Sorry for giving up blogging for so long. Been busy. Enough about that.
Had a crazy year! As I am growing my connection here in KL, my roots up north start to get all dried up and shriveled and now I'm left in a state of confusion of not having a sense of belonging neither in KL nor up north! That sucks! But I am not complaining, as the saying goes, home is where the heart is... So that'll be my chest! Hah!
The trip started on a mundanely boring typical day at work when I was juggling 50 tasks in one go and then I received an email from Natasha of Tourism Malaysia with a very long winded title of "Tourism Ministry Media Trip to Lata Lembik and the Launch of Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia Healhty Bike Ride @ Tersang 1, 2, 3, Kuala Klau and Krau ". So I flipped through the itinerary and as the media invitation stated - TENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE BRING NECESSARY ITEMS LIKE BLANKETS AND TOWELS AND TOILETRIES and I said to myself, I'm going, because I love myself that much.
At 8am on a Saturday morning, I received a call from Tasha, we were supposed to leave at 8am and I missed my alarm- SATURDAY=NO ALARM! So I got dressed and grabbed whatever clothing items I could manage to cram inside my back together with my laptop and chargers and headphones and within 10 minutes I was standing by the roadside waiting for a cab to go to PWTC.
We left on time (45 minutes late) but thankfully I was not the one who caused the delay... Hehehe... There were 20 of us from various medias from all over the world (reads- various members of the local media and 1 travel writer/photographer from Canada- Ms. Vanda Patel).
The ride from PWTC, KL to Raub took us about 3 hours and another 30-ish kilometers into the scenic solitude of Lata Lembik (no phone coverage what so ever from Taman Teknologi, about 15 minutes away- which is heaven if you want to escape the frequent calls from the office every time you're out station some where, but a big baga when you have to do a phone-in cross-over).
The place was stunningly beautiful. Lots of huge balak trees, ice cold clear water and you know the nature sound (to be drowned with loud karaoke music and a projector movie marathon screening showing Sanctum, Avatar, Predator 3 and Apocalypto that evening).
We were told by the Camp Commandant that we basically had the afternoon to ourselves and the whole area was dedicated just for us for 2 days and that we could choose to sleep in either the tents, the dormitory, the jungle huts or the challets or the hammocks (there were 3 hammocks versus 20 of us, so none of us opened our mouths and gave a nasty poisonous stare at any one of the members of the media who ever dared to touch them comfy, lovely hammocks).
After lunch (the best nasik putih, ayam tomato, I don't know but the media friends all lapped up the Masak lemak tempoyak ikan patin- I eat no fish!) I was taken to the nearest place with phone coverage (15 minutes away) to do my 3 minutes phone cross-over and then another 15 minutes back to the camp site.
We started our activity of the day and I was tricked into giving up the weekend and into trying the short 30 meters flying fox
The sweet guide sweet-talked me into trying a walk across the rapids on a log, followed by a "short" skywalk (the part visible from the start of the circuit was really short but the hidden part was almost 1 kilometer winding among the tress).
The sky walk was interrupted by 3 sky obstacle courses and then we were persuaded into hiking up a hill with a promise of a can of cold Red Bull only to be dangled across the valley over river rapids and rocks for 200 meters.
As the group went over the final stretch of flying fox we observed that some made it across and some stopped about 30 feet from the platform- the guide told us that the trick is to stretch them legs to slow down and keep them together and tight to go fast- ending with yours truly almost crashing into a towering meranti tree.
I cannot swim and I am afraid of height!!! Dangling 50 meters up the rocky rapids is not my cup of tea. Hahaha.... The afternoons' activity ended with us finally being hoisted down from a height of 30 meters from the tree top and I would like to remind you that this is just the first of 9 phase planned for the the project!
In short, the trip was bloody AWESOME!
p/s: part 2 is coming soon with pix- the author needs to do his own laundry as he is a very happy, single and confused 30-ish but boyish looking Malay male. *smirks
I've got this song stuck inside of my head!!! Gah!!!!
Had a crazy year! As I am growing my connection here in KL, my roots up north start to get all dried up and shriveled and now I'm left in a state of confusion of not having a sense of belonging neither in KL nor up north! That sucks! But I am not complaining, as the saying goes, home is where the heart is... So that'll be my chest! Hah!
The trip started on a mundanely boring typical day at work when I was juggling 50 tasks in one go and then I received an email from Natasha of Tourism Malaysia with a very long winded title of "Tourism Ministry Media Trip to Lata Lembik and the Launch of Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia Healhty Bike Ride @ Tersang 1, 2, 3, Kuala Klau and Krau ". So I flipped through the itinerary and as the media invitation stated - TENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE BRING NECESSARY ITEMS LIKE BLANKETS AND TOWELS AND TOILETRIES and I said to myself, I'm going, because I love myself that much.
At 8am on a Saturday morning, I received a call from Tasha, we were supposed to leave at 8am and I missed my alarm- SATURDAY=NO ALARM! So I got dressed and grabbed whatever clothing items I could manage to cram inside my back together with my laptop and chargers and headphones and within 10 minutes I was standing by the roadside waiting for a cab to go to PWTC.
We left on time (45 minutes late) but thankfully I was not the one who caused the delay... Hehehe... There were 20 of us from various medias from all over the world (reads- various members of the local media and 1 travel writer/photographer from Canada- Ms. Vanda Patel).
The ride from PWTC, KL to Raub took us about 3 hours and another 30-ish kilometers into the scenic solitude of Lata Lembik (no phone coverage what so ever from Taman Teknologi, about 15 minutes away- which is heaven if you want to escape the frequent calls from the office every time you're out station some where, but a big baga when you have to do a phone-in cross-over).
The place was stunningly beautiful. Lots of huge balak trees, ice cold clear water and you know the nature sound (to be drowned with loud karaoke music and a projector movie marathon screening showing Sanctum, Avatar, Predator 3 and Apocalypto that evening).
We were told by the Camp Commandant that we basically had the afternoon to ourselves and the whole area was dedicated just for us for 2 days and that we could choose to sleep in either the tents, the dormitory, the jungle huts or the challets or the hammocks (there were 3 hammocks versus 20 of us, so none of us opened our mouths and gave a nasty poisonous stare at any one of the members of the media who ever dared to touch them comfy, lovely hammocks).
After lunch (the best nasik putih, ayam tomato, I don't know but the media friends all lapped up the Masak lemak tempoyak ikan patin- I eat no fish!) I was taken to the nearest place with phone coverage (15 minutes away) to do my 3 minutes phone cross-over and then another 15 minutes back to the camp site.
We started our activity of the day and I was tricked into giving up the weekend and into trying the short 30 meters flying fox
The sweet guide sweet-talked me into trying a walk across the rapids on a log, followed by a "short" skywalk (the part visible from the start of the circuit was really short but the hidden part was almost 1 kilometer winding among the tress).
The sky walk was interrupted by 3 sky obstacle courses and then we were persuaded into hiking up a hill with a promise of a can of cold Red Bull only to be dangled across the valley over river rapids and rocks for 200 meters.
As the group went over the final stretch of flying fox we observed that some made it across and some stopped about 30 feet from the platform- the guide told us that the trick is to stretch them legs to slow down and keep them together and tight to go fast- ending with yours truly almost crashing into a towering meranti tree.
I cannot swim and I am afraid of height!!! Dangling 50 meters up the rocky rapids is not my cup of tea. Hahaha.... The afternoons' activity ended with us finally being hoisted down from a height of 30 meters from the tree top and I would like to remind you that this is just the first of 9 phase planned for the the project!
In short, the trip was bloody AWESOME!
Tourism Minister, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Encik Lisham and part of the 9,000 visitors at the event!
Even media people know what it's like to be tired, regardless what the public say!
p/s: part 2 is coming soon with pix- the author needs to do his own laundry as he is a very happy, single and confused 30-ish but boyish looking Malay male. *smirks
I've got this song stuck inside of my head!!! Gah!!!!
Monday, April 16, 2012
I'm Halfway There d!
I'm bored... ;)
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| Showing off the rantai and my taik lalat besi... |
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| Showing off my baju... |
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| Office Photoshoot |
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| Office Photoshoot |
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| Office Photoshoot- I kinda sorta looked like my father when he was younger... |
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| Office Photoshoot |
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| Office Photoshoot |
That's it... Good night... Thanks for watching... ;)
Sunday, April 15, 2012
I'm Missing Langkawi...
I'm missing my apartment where I "can be myself" :) ,
my bed,
my spacious bathroom,
my fridge,
my KITCHEN,
my big bright apple-green mug,
my balcony,
my two-seater sofa,
my incredibly dark bedroom,
my bantai peluk kabu,
my shower yang ayaqnya pancut kuat giler,
my fish, myfish, my fish, my fish and my fish,
my high-speed unrestricted internet,
my car,
merapu + makan2 session my friends,
my role as the AJK Keceriaan (lantikan sendiri) for the birthday parties,
that damn nice fermented chicken+sticky rice bbqed on a sticky thingy, KFC-like fried chicken gizzard, Yam and Honey-dew pearl-bubble tea at Pasaq Malam Ayaq Hangat every Friday,
Tau Fu Fuah and warm soya milk with palm sugar syrup, Donut besaq, megi goreng and apam balik extra everything in Pasaq Malam Kuah every Saturday and Wednesday,
Dim Sum with my friends, with the chicken loh bak, coconut jelly/pudding/jell-o thingy, teh ais Morris and
the bloody nice choc tart in The Bayview Hotel,
Everything meaty and cheesey at the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet at Sheraton Langkawi,
Uncle Rafis' sambal belacan, green curry, daging goreng kunyit and taugeh goreng, Ollie Red Tomatos' Pesto penne and berry-berry milkshake,
Unkaizans' spicy California Roll + that beef with soya sauce rice set + egg custard that none of my other friends liked and the bloody damn nice Matcha ice cream with red beans,
Fakhrees' Hot chocolate with his crazy hot-choc art,
the long night drive to Teriang with Tun Sarimah for ayam goreng kunyit and gulai panas,
anything cooked by Kak Nina- her mee rebus tulang rusuk, pulut kunin+gulai dagin+kacang panjang, Tempeyek adik-beradik Kak Miza,
Auntie Zais' Bistro punya tapai ice cream and her pan-fried chicken chop with that fried daun sop topping,
Makam Mahsuri punya Coq Peneram Panas,
Bihun sop + Cendol kat Hujung Penarak, mee rebus dia pun best!
Nasik goreng + sambal tumis teloq kat DJ Sue punya kakak punya kedai,
Laksa belakang Kamdar,
Laksa Cable Car + cabai melaka kaler kunin,
Moi sop in Bella Vista with fried boneless chicken thigh,
skinny dipping at night,
menyuluh ikan/fishing in Taman Nilam, Pekan Kuah, Pantai Beringin, Lubuk Semilang, Pantai Pasir Tengkorak, Durian Perangin and Jetty Kilim,
Watching the clouds lalu atas gunung raya at 4am,
crab catching + kenduri crab with friends,
Lontong +rendang daging + sambal bugis Kak CT,
Amandas' agaq2 cendoi,
Masak lemak ketam Mama Aizzat,
Nasik Goreng at Naga Mas & Weng Fung,
Everything kat Wonderland,
Strawberry +peanut butter waffles kat Parade,
Mee Curry + Longan Juice kat Taman Langkawi,
Satay + kerang bakaq with Piena at Tasik Dataran Lang,
Masak lemak kunin siput sedut kat Restoran Nelayan,
Black pepper udang kat Shrimp Farm...
Aksi Amanda makan buah kelubi,
Kak Shar ngan her favorutie "P" word and "R for Renda",
Kak Nina and her often shocking response dalam senyap,
Kak Miza with her cerita-cerita lu.... cu...
Piena latah macam ayam piru,
Fakhress singing that patriotic song ngan suara ala2 ROY,
Halina with her "tsk, tsk tsk... don't be funny, ok?"
Cukup! Cukup! Tabule tahan d!
Uwaaaa nak balik Langkawi! Tak nak dah duduk sini!
Layan lagu kejap sebelum tido... YES! Tido!
my bed,
my spacious bathroom,
my fridge,
my KITCHEN,
my big bright apple-green mug,
my balcony,
my two-seater sofa,
my incredibly dark bedroom,
my bantai peluk kabu,
my shower yang ayaqnya pancut kuat giler,
my fish, myfish, my fish, my fish and my fish,
my high-speed unrestricted internet,
my car,
merapu + makan2 session my friends,
my role as the AJK Keceriaan (lantikan sendiri) for the birthday parties,
that damn nice fermented chicken+sticky rice bbqed on a sticky thingy, KFC-like fried chicken gizzard, Yam and Honey-dew pearl-bubble tea at Pasaq Malam Ayaq Hangat every Friday,
Tau Fu Fuah and warm soya milk with palm sugar syrup, Donut besaq, megi goreng and apam balik extra everything in Pasaq Malam Kuah every Saturday and Wednesday,
Dim Sum with my friends, with the chicken loh bak, coconut jelly/pudding/jell-o thingy, teh ais Morris and
the bloody nice choc tart in The Bayview Hotel,
Everything meaty and cheesey at the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet at Sheraton Langkawi,
Uncle Rafis' sambal belacan, green curry, daging goreng kunyit and taugeh goreng, Ollie Red Tomatos' Pesto penne and berry-berry milkshake,
Unkaizans' spicy California Roll + that beef with soya sauce rice set + egg custard that none of my other friends liked and the bloody damn nice Matcha ice cream with red beans,
Fakhrees' Hot chocolate with his crazy hot-choc art,
the long night drive to Teriang with Tun Sarimah for ayam goreng kunyit and gulai panas,
anything cooked by Kak Nina- her mee rebus tulang rusuk, pulut kunin+gulai dagin+kacang panjang, Tempeyek adik-beradik Kak Miza,
Auntie Zais' Bistro punya tapai ice cream and her pan-fried chicken chop with that fried daun sop topping,
Makam Mahsuri punya Coq Peneram Panas,
Bihun sop + Cendol kat Hujung Penarak, mee rebus dia pun best!
Nasik goreng + sambal tumis teloq kat DJ Sue punya kakak punya kedai,
Laksa belakang Kamdar,
Laksa Cable Car + cabai melaka kaler kunin,
Moi sop in Bella Vista with fried boneless chicken thigh,
skinny dipping at night,
menyuluh ikan/fishing in Taman Nilam, Pekan Kuah, Pantai Beringin, Lubuk Semilang, Pantai Pasir Tengkorak, Durian Perangin and Jetty Kilim,
Watching the clouds lalu atas gunung raya at 4am,
crab catching + kenduri crab with friends,
Lontong +rendang daging + sambal bugis Kak CT,
Amandas' agaq2 cendoi,
Masak lemak ketam Mama Aizzat,
Nasik Goreng at Naga Mas & Weng Fung,
Everything kat Wonderland,
Strawberry +peanut butter waffles kat Parade,
Mee Curry + Longan Juice kat Taman Langkawi,
Satay + kerang bakaq with Piena at Tasik Dataran Lang,
Masak lemak kunin siput sedut kat Restoran Nelayan,
Black pepper udang kat Shrimp Farm...
Aksi Amanda makan buah kelubi,
Kak Shar ngan her favorutie "P" word and "R for Renda",
Kak Nina and her often shocking response dalam senyap,
Kak Miza with her cerita-cerita lu.... cu...
Piena latah macam ayam piru,
Fakhress singing that patriotic song ngan suara ala2 ROY,
Halina with her "tsk, tsk tsk... don't be funny, ok?"
Cukup! Cukup! Tabule tahan d!
Uwaaaa nak balik Langkawi! Tak nak dah duduk sini!
Layan lagu kejap sebelum tido... YES! Tido!
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