Funkstar's Second Chapter

Anas 1st birthday party

2012-02-12T08:48:00.001+08:00

Dear anas,

On 11th february (5 days early), we did a small do at no.40 to celebrate your 1st birthday. There were balloons, sweets (lots of them!), toys, chocolates, cakes, cup cakes..and Alhamdulillah ramai yang datang!

Yang tak best, its just frustrating that i was sick the whole day, i tried to stay on and join the fun but the headache is unbearable. Parties & headaches doesn't jive at-all!

We will have another one, on your real birthdate. I guarantee 'happening' but in a small scale. Oh remember i've promised to take you guys to Carnivale after i've submitted my thesis?! InsyaAllah next saturday we'll go!

9 February 2012

2012-02-10T08:31:00.001+08:00

Semalam aku ambil half day

Nak submit thesis – 7 copies.

Aku tau bos ‘kureng’ gemar tapi nak buat macam mana? Buat bodoh je la

Bergegas lah aku pukul 12, Kulim – Penang Bridge – USM

Dengan perut kelaparannya, aku tunggu sampai pukul 2

Supervisor sampai pukul 2:30. Bagi green light untuk proceed.

Senyum ke telinga bai! (telinga aku dah lah besar!)

Langkah kegembiraan aku ke Dean’s office. – Pukul 3

Approved by Dean! Aku dah tak boleh duduk dah! Semua orang yang aku bertentang mata, aku hadiahkan senyuman

Last hurdle- submit to IPS

“dah pi scan dah?”
Scan apa ke jadah pulak ni?
Starting February 2012 semua thesis kena pi screen dulu untuk mengelakkan daripada plagiarism.

7 copy thesis yang kendong tadi mula terasa berat. Berlarilah aku ke atas untuk scan!

File aku corrupted pulak.

Berlari pulak ke student’s lounge. Semua computer rosak. Minta tolong student amoi dengan laptop. Still file corrupted. Berlari balik atas. Mujur ‘Mama’ tu baik orangnya. “takpa! Malam ni jugak saya email!!”

Settle satu.

Kendong lagi 7 batu bata tu turun untuk submit.

“dah bayar yuran submission thesis?”
“saya terbayar duit semester ni” Macam mana?
Kendong pulak aku 7 buah kayu balak tu naik ke bendahari.

Settle satu lagi.

“ isi borang penyerahan ni, cari saksi yang bukan staff IPS”
Vendor pulak call. Office pulak call pasal isu JPJ.
Jumpa vendor dekat USM. Bincang pasal design . Tak pasal-pasal dia jadi saksi untuk penyerahan thesis aku.

Settle satu lagi bahana.

Kendong balik 7 condominium tu ke IPS

Jam dah 4:20

“format ni tak betul encik. Abstrak kena letak belakang..kalau encik nak betulkan sekarang pun boleh tapi sekarang dah 4:30”

“MINTA MAAFLAH ENCIK..”

Agaknya dia perasan kekecewaan aku bila dia tengok muka aku dah melekat di kaunter dia- di tambah pulak dengan tangan aku yang tengah menggigil-tahan kekecewaan.
Aku pun pulang dengan penuh kesedihan dan kecewa.

Dalam perjalanan pulang ke kereta tu, aku melabuhkan punggung sexy aku ke bench. Tiba-tiba aku teringat yang aku bawak camera..

p/s: 10/2/2012 Sekejap lagi aku akan ke USM balik..

7 kopi

2012-02-08T04:21:00.000+08:00

Selepas feedback lambat, ink habis.. dan habis (duit pun kering beli ink je),tiba-tiba printer rosak, pinjam printer jiran, beli lagi ink untuk printer tu.. finally thesis aku siap printing 7 copies!!! yeay!! Semasa dalam kekalutan tu, timbul jugaklah penyesalan. “ yang kau cari pasal sambung belajar ni buat apa?? Haaaaa? (style nasir bilal khan) ”..tapi menyesal tu sekejap je.

Ok bagi gua rehatkan otak yang dah bermalam-malam buat OT ni.. nanti aku sambung..

To be continued..

11 Months old Anas!!

2012-02-08T00:20:00.002+08:00

More of him at http://anassharel.blogspot.com/

Hello 2012!

2012-01-02T13:04:00.000+08:00

I’ve been so busy for the past week, tak sempat nak tulis my last entry for the year 2011.. Anas’s 365 pun tak sempat nak update!..ANYWAY..semoga aku boleh type entry ni secepat mungkin, sebelum internet block Blogger kembali at 1:00 pm.

2011 has been an eventful, fruitful, beautiful and whatever positive ‘fuls’ that you can think off. 2011 also marked the end of another decade in my life.. yes, ladies and gents, “welcome to the 30s”... Ok since time is running out, let’s take a peak of what’ll come out in the next entry/ies..

Uhm..

Aku terasa poyo pulak nak tulis...bukannya orang kisah pun...in-fact, bukannya ada orang yang baca pun! (“pun, pun pun..”-echo dalam gua..)

See you in my next entry! (Addressing to myself)

Mimpi Pelik Part 2

2011-12-19T13:14:00.001+08:00

Akhir-akhir ni aku mimpi pelik-pelik la. Pagi tadi mimpi paling sedih dan impak dia masih aku rasa sampai sekarang.

Aku cuba ceritakan setakat mana yang aku ingat ye.

Ceritanya aku bercuti di JB. Walaupun takde rupa macam JB, tapi mimpi aku tu cakap, ‘JB’. Mencari hotel untuk menginap, jumpalah hotel ni, tapi perasan hotel tu penuh dengan orang tengah wallop buffet breakfast. Aku cakap” ramainya orang gomen!? Mesti hotel ni ada banyak conference room..” Aku tahu diaorang ni orang gomen berdasarkan pakaian diaorang. Shirt, slacks, gantung name tag seminar besar..
Macam mimip-mimpi biasa, tiba-tiba aku ada di scenario lain pulak. (Maybe ni lah effect of ‘blue disc not gold disc’).

Sedang berjalan dengan Umayr tiba-tiba satu letupan kuat berlaku! Sedar-sedar kawasan tu in chaos. Umayr hilang! Puaslah aku mencari, berlari sini sana mencari Umayr dalam suasana jeritan orang meraung-meraung..

*Blank

Aku jumpa Umayr. Umayr terlebih ceria dan manja dari selalu. Dalam dunia tu, hanya ada aku dengan Umayr je. Gelakkan tawa, tengok mata dia yang sepet bila gelak..macam-macam lah kami main. Geletek, lari sini sana..sukar nak describe betapa happy nya kami masa tu. Jauh di sudut hati, aku cakap, “tengok.. mana ada apa-apa berlaku!..”

Aku main kejar-kejar dengan Umayr. Terkekek-kekek dia gelak! Aku kejar dia sampai masuk satu bilik ni. Oh ada satu lagi Umayr dalam bilik tu! Waah bermain sakan lah aku dengan kedua-dua Umayr tu!!
Tiba-tiba Abang masuk bilik tu. “Abang! Tengok! Umayr sihat je!! Ada dua lagi Umayr ni..”....aku tersentak...”macam mana pulak ada dua Umayr?” Gelakkan tawa Umayr semakin pudar..badan, kaki aku lemah,Abang terus mendakap aku sebelum aku jatuh ke lantai..

aku ingat lagi sampai sekarang, in exact words aku cakap “ MasyaAllah..Umayr dah takde...Subhanallah.. “..lalu aku menangis.. abang cakap “ Umayr hidup lagi...dalam wad..”

*Terjaga

Umayr masih tidur di sebelah. Puaslah aku peluk, cium bagai.. Ya Allah..sedih gila perasaan aku masa tu..Tuhan sahajalah yang tahu macam mana perasaan aku...kalau mimpi dah sedih gila, kalau betul jadi (mintak simpang) macam mana agaknya?? Boleh jadi gila kot aku ni! Semoga Iman mampu menolong pabila kesusahan menimpa.

90s R&B

2011-12-18T09:57:00.002+08:00

Gangster jiwang (Gambar sekadar hiasan sahaja)

Hari tu mp3 player memutarkan lagu yang dah lama aku tak dengar, iaitu Hard To Say I’m sorry by Az Yet feat original singer lagu tu Peter Cetera. Tak sangka suara aku masih lunak dan merdu, kiranya kalau depa nak Feat. ‘Sharel’ untuk lagu ni, orang kata boleh lah bawak berunding..Heheh setelah berpeluh-berpeluh tarik suara lenggok R&B, aku terus mencari lagi lagu-lagu seangkatan dengannya di dalam folder Ministry of Sound aku.

R&B acts 1990’s memang cool laa. Tak payah tipu lah wei! Di sebalik piercings, spikes., tattoos, Mohawks busuk macam budak-budak punk Acheh yang kena ‘mandikan’ tempoh hari, deep down dalam hati tu ada satu kotak khas reserved untuk Boyz II Men and Shai! Eleh kalau jaki jinjang sangat pun, sekurang-kurang nya at least 1 time lu pernah tarik ala Sam Innuendo lagu Belaian Jiwa kan?! Haa anyway thanks to my Bro yang telah introduced and influenced aku dengan group-group ni masa zaman ‘rain coat-Vanilla Ice-NBA/NFL merchandise’ .

Below are my 90’s R&B heroes (in random )Di sebalik ketiadaan internet, mereka ini mampu menembus ke pengetahuan kami di Malaysia yang masih hidup di atas pokok masa tu.

Boyz II Men
Shai
Az Yet
Blackstreet
Montell Jordan
Color Me Badd
Bobby Brown
K-Ci & Jojo
All-4-One
R.Kelly
Seal
Tony Rich Project
Brian McKnight
Babyface
Usher
Malaysia punya? Innuendo pun cool juga - Umbrella, 2 By 2, A to Z tu consider R&B tak? (Heheh)

Anas is 10 months old y'all!

2011-12-17T05:13:00.003+08:00

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/2011/11/month-10.html

10 Months Old Anas masih menangis setiap hari, pantang tengok sang ibu and sudah pandai berlakon. Active, asyik berdiri namun tak nak bertateh, gigi sebatang dah tumbuh dan nampak sebelah lagi coming soon..

Happy 10 months old Anas boo boop!

Version 3.0

2011-12-15T14:00:00.001+08:00

Man.... in the next few days, i’ll hit v.3.0.. yeala officially in July but still, once the calendar flipped, semua borang dah kena isi ‘age: 30’. 30 adalah tua. Kalau dulu dengar ‘minah ni couple dengan mamat umur 30’, dalam otak fikir pergh..”layan orang tua”..there are some yang rasa 30 belum tua lagi..40 lagi tua! Ofcourse! Makin tinggi nombor, makin tua la..But one thing for sure, we’ll never get any younger. Telan lah reality itu. To me ‘tua’ is a state of mind. Yes, muka, organs semua aging but i think minda kita boleh jaga ‘kemudaannya’. Look at Tun Mahathir. He’s a iving proof. While many 80+ duduk di rumah menunggu ajal tiba, Tun still writes, attend conferences dan masih boleh menjawab soalan-soalan pedas from press. Respect. Aku pun dah start kena tukar mindset.

30 adalah umur untuk membetulkan kesalahan-kesalahan.

Macam game, Beginners level, Amateur, Pro, expert yada yada..Aku telah menggunakan umur 20 an aku untuk absorb ilmu at amateur level. Along ‘route 20s’, memang banyak problem dan kesalahan yang aku belajar. So 30an adalah masa untuk execute ilmu-ilmu kehidupan ni secara professional. Silap tu mesti ada jugak, but i’ll try to keep it down low.

Alhamdulillah so far i’m happy with my 20s. Walaupun kadang-kadang aku rasa macam terlebih tua dari umur dan ada kawan-kawan yang lagi happening hidupnya sehingga timbul sedikit envy dan jealousy, namun aku tetap happy. Ada kawan-kawan di luar sana yang tak mengecapi apa yang aku telah kecapi hari ini. Sharel, always remember this.
I’m blessed with a friend yang aku jadikan isteri dan teman hidup, with her i’m blessed with 2 handsome sons juga sebagai saham kami untuk hari esok, blessed with a house to protect isi rumah dari hujan panas, cars to drive us around, pekerjaan yang stabil dan bersyukur dengan ample ringgits, cukup untuk menjalani kehidupan yang selesa. Paling penting, bersyukur dengan kesihatan dan nyawa yang dikurniakan setiap hari.

Bersyukurlah dan sentiasa beringat kawan-kawan yang less-fortunate.

Kalau kedai tu serve nasi keras macam batu, ada kawan-kawan di luar sana nak makan batu pun tak dapat.
Kalau kedai tu bagi service macam haram, ada kawan-kawan yang tak termimpi boleh jejak kaki dalam kedai tu.
Kalau tension side mirror bengkok kena langgar mat rempit tadi, ada kawan-kawan di luar sana yang tak pernah tengok floor mat kereta pun.
Kalau tension phone asyik hang, ada yang nak beli phone pun tak mampu. Baru belajar nak dial number, phone booth pulak makin takde.

Aku pun dah start merapu jinjang dah ni. Sebelum aku off-topic lagi, baik aku akhiri dengan hadis di bawah:

Dari Abu Hurairah r.a. bahawa Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. bersabda: "Apabila seorang manusia mati, putuslah (tulisan pahala) amalan (setakat itu) Kecuali tiga perkara (yang akan berlanjutan tulisan pahalanya) iaitu
sedekah jariah atau
ilmu memberi kepada yang faedah orang lain atau
anak yang soleh yang berdoa untuknya."

(Hadith Sahih - Riwayat Imam Ahmad)

Anas's First Tooth

2011-12-13T05:36:00.000+08:00

Puisi Kerja

2011-12-10T07:00:00.000+08:00

Awal pagi drive ke kerja,

Jalan lane dua, jadi tiga.

Tiba-tiba dari tiga jatuh satu,

Sebab depa drive macam hantu.

Lepas tu ada lori treller lah pulak,

Menyumpah seranah sampai kering tekak.

punyalah lembab nak potong pun tak dapat,

dua treller pulak tu, macaaaaam dah pakat.

Namun sampai juga ke tempat kerja,

berehat tak lama, bala mai menimpa.

Meeting dah buat, minutes dah email,

Bila kena batang hidung, bos-bos buat 'sewel'.

problem datang, masing-masing menunding jari,

"pedulikan mereka, mari selamatkan diri".

politik di tempat kerja memang macam sampah,

apa yang dah agree dalam meeting tiba-tiba bertukar arah.

isunya kecil sahaja, semut jatuh dalam longkang,

email sampai ke share holder nak tunjuk dia seorang je yang menukang.

dalam meeting sembang sampai ke langit,

depan bos, "brok brak brok brak" sampai hangit,

tapi bila berkerja, bunyi "ting tong ting tong",

sebab semua orang tau mamat tu tin kosong.

tapi nak buat macam mana? itulah kerja,

selagi ada bos, kitalah yang kena.

akhirnya petang tiba, hati pun ceria,

telatah anak, mengubat luka.

Obituary-Satio

2011-12-04T11:19:00.001+08:00

Kenapa aku pula ‘chillex’ bila phone aku hilang?

“ Dude, It was meant to be..”

Why is that? (ooh Harian Metro would love this)

That morning, I woke up in the wee hours, out of the blue, takde angin melintang or whatsoever, I ‘back up’ my phone. Last back up was 2-3 months ago.
I normally back up the phone memory only but yesterday tergerak hati to back up both, phone memory and external drive memory. The process took nearly 3 hours.
My uquran software was installed together with the sound file. FYI, to search and install the software is easy but to get the sound files aren’t. Peliknya, yesterday I ‘cut’ the sound files from phone to my PC. So the sound files are saved!
I only realized the phone was not in my pocket after 20-30+ minutes. Sungguh lama
Instead of using my phone, I asked Izza to use hers to snap Umayr’s first coned Ice cream.

“ Kan?.. It was meant to be..”

I do think so too..

Anyway to the Hamba Allah who took my phone, if you use it for kebaikkan (untuk beli susu anak ke, isi perut yang lapar ke, buat derma masjid ke), AKU HALAL kan dunia akhirat.

Sa Ti Oh, thank you..you’ll be missed

Arcadia

2011-11-28T15:57:00.003+08:00

Another dream of mine is to have a games room packed with all my favourite arcade games. Oh man it would be so darn cool! After long hours of dirty office politics, balik rumah balas dendam tembak puluhan bad guys in Time Crisis! Tak pun kalau tak tahan tadi Proton Wira Lancer Ralli Art Rays Engineering potong macam haram, balik rumah layan Daytona USA potong 40 kereta at beginners course! Muahahah! Ok ok..if I have all the money in the world and just got back from Haj, donated millions to build masjids and zakat, game arcade apa yang aku nak beli untuk sumbat dalam games room tu?Hmm

Ok here goes..When I shit money, these are the 9 Arcade games/consoles to be installed in my games room.

http://download.gamezone.com/uploads/image/data/869897/daytonausaxbox_256800.png

SEGA’s DAYTONA USA

Ooh.. I’ll get 4 of those and I’ll make sure it will be a family thang! Lepas salam-salam minta ampun Aidilfitri, 4 beranak layan dulu amateur course, baru balik kampung ziarah kubur sedara mara. "Daytonaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Let's go Awaaaaaay!" Enter any arcade game centre..you'll sure hear that theme..

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNcsAzpsM1A/S9rJ4nWxFPI/AAAAAAAAAY0/HM5GjleI-J8/s320/1680_time-crisis-2-deluxe_std.jpg

NAMCO’s TIME CRISIS

I would not be bothered whether it’s Time Crisis 1,2,3 or 4, as long as it’s TIME CRISIS! Ooh ooh instead of ‘osom’ dengan Izza on siapa nak tukar diaper Anas, siapa mati dulu dalam TIME CRISIS, dia kena tukar! Muahaha!

http://dreamcast.ign.com/dor/objects/13962/virtua-striker-2/images/bg01.html

SEGA’s VIRTUA STRIKER

This game was popular during my school days and I suck badly in this. Anyway, nice to have for the memories..I’ll buy 2 of this and use it as Umayr and Anas’s tabung.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2986/800719-t_1226g_3__sega_saturn_screenshot_3_x_men_vs__street_fighter_doukonban_jpn.jpg

CAPCOM’s STREET FIGHTER VS XMEN

In 1998-99, I used to ‘invest’ a lot in this game. Thanks to the school being so close to Sungei Wang. Oh boy, tension-tension, bayangkan orang yang dibenci tu Akuma dengan Magneto, bagi Ryu’s ‘abugit’ dua das, switch to Wolverine, slash muka bagi ranap, triple hit combo, switch balik to Ryu, ‘uppercut’ tiga das, bye bye…

http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/649/649758/initial-d-street-stage-20050909105113221_640w.jpg

INITIAL D

Honestly, I have yet to spend my ringgits into this machine but the graphic looks cool. Nice to have as a trophy in a small little glass case.

http://blog.retrogamer.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/outrunners.jpg

SEGA’s OUTRUNNERS

This game is funny. I used to play this a lot..Alpha Angle, Sogo, Sungei Wang.. Tengok driver terlompat-lompat keluar daripada seat would help to ease tension. A must have!

http://media.nerdblerp.com/uploaded/2010/08/1281645762_R360.jpg

Flight Simulator

I forgot the name of the game, it’s a fighter jet simulator , something like Sega’s R360…ah! What the heck, no harm in having the R360 at home! Electric bill mungkin naik sikit but pedulikan!

http://www.gamejudgment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/canongamestreetfighter28092010.png

CAPCOM’s STREET FIGHTER II

I was introduced to Street Fighter II (SF) by those stupid SF sticker book. Beli sticker,tampal dalam buku, bila penuh, dapatlah Sega 16 Bit. Paling susah nak dapat sticket ‘Vega’. Bangang. Kalau aku simpan duit tu dulu, tak payah aku ambil PTPTN. From that sticker book, I advanced to the actual arcade game at GAMA, a game shop in Seri Gombak fasa 1. 20 cents per game. Pergi sekolah rendah, jadi Guile buat ‘sabit boom’ (sonic boom). Good memories..

http://arcadeplanetinfo.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dancedancerevolution-x-cabinet.jpg

KONAMI DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION

Well, since we’re stinking rich, mesti banyak makan and this game would help us sweat and keep our body in-shape. A duet with Izza would be nice..Gambate!

So what's yours?

Organ Chords - Rocketeer- Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder

2011-11-27T10:46:00.003+08:00

This is to all you organ geeks out there! My chords are a little bit rotten.. what the hell, enjoy!.. for melody, tempo and such, go figure!

Organ Chords - Rocketeer- Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder

First set

Second set

Cmaj9 Am9 Here we go, come with me
D/B Em DThere's a world out there that we should see
Cmaj9 Am9Take my hand, close your eyes
D/G Ebm/BWith you right here, I'm a rocketeer

and so on..

Why can’t we be friends?

2011-11-24T13:45:00.001+08:00

Dear Indons,

Kenapa anda semua sungguh sensitive bila kami panggil ‘Indon’? kami ambil nama ‘Indon’ dari nama negara anda =INDONesia. Sama seperti jenama anda INDO mee. Kenapa anda tidak protes pula penggunaan nama itu?

Semasa SEAGAMES 2011, kenapa anda melayan kami dengan buruk sekali? Kamu tidak menghormati langsung bendera kami, lagu negara kami, Raja, pemain, officials serta wartawan kami? Pemain bola kami terpaksa mengharungi puluh ribuan cercaan, kata-kata kesat, balingan batu dan botol. Atas dasar keselamatan, mereka terpaksa pulang menaiki kenderaan berperisai. Begitukah cara kamu melayan tetamu? Patutkah seorang tetamu yang bertandang ke rumah anda berperasaan takut? Bagaimana jikalau orang lain berbuat begitu kepada kamu? Pijak, ludah dan bakar bendera, baling najis ke kediaman duta.

Para Indon sekalian,

Sesetengah daripada kamu telah diperalatkan oleh sebilangan kecil pemimpin anda yang korup. Atas dasar sokongan politik dan keuntungan peribadi, ideologi membenci Malaysia ini telah mereka tanam kepada diri anda. Fikirlah. Apa yang kamu dapat daripada membenci kami?

Kita berjiran. Kita serumpun. Kita seagama.

DENGKI

2011-11-21T13:10:00.001+08:00

Kenapa manusia saling dengki mendengki?

Percentage kecermelangan SPM,PMR UPSR sangat bagus tahun tu – Depa kata level diturunkan sebab nak pilihanraya – Melayu yang dengki kata Najib punya kerja
Lari laju menang emas – Depa kata pakai steroid –Melayu dengki kata sapu minyak buku lali orang mati sepurnama
Bila ambil gambar cantik – Depa kata edit photoshop – Melayu dengki kata “bolehlaa pakai camera mahaaaal”
Bila kaya sedikit – Depa kata rasuah – Melayu dengki kata makan duit haram/riba/tikam nombor ekor
Periksa dapat banyak A – Depa kata tiru/pakai toyol –Melayu yang dengki kata pakai jampi penawar
Menang bola – Depa kata referee bayar – Melayu dengki kata pakai bomoh limau purut
Pangkat naik, gaji naik – Depa kata kipas kuat – Melayu dengki kata bos kena santau/scandal dengan bos
Bila Artis berubah pakai tudung – Depa kata cari publisiti murahan – Melayu dengki kata “sat ja niii”/mesti butik sponsor

Cukup-cukup lah tu... Bak kata ex-boss, Berbaik sangka lah selalu. Positive sikit..

p/s: Sharel, positive sikit..

Anas turns 9!!

2011-11-16T20:11:00.003+08:00

Today our Anas turns 9!..months!! Dia dah pandai buat suara nyaring, jerit, duduk tegak, berdiri (with support)..still menangis..everyday! tak boleh lepas dengan si mak eh..

p/s: any idea for Anas's first birthday party?

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/

Upgrade kenderaan anda dengan pelekat!

2011-11-15T13:08:00.003+08:00

Tahukah anda bahawa kereta anda boleh laju dengan hanya menampal pelekat?
Ya! Kajian mendapati dengan hanya menampal pelekat, kelajuan kenderaan anda mampu meningkat sehingga 50 peratus tanpa penambahan bahan api! Berikut adalah configuration pelekat dan tahap peningkatan kelajuan untuk panduan anda:

1.‘IT Savvy’ – upgrade to 5HP

Wujud atau tidak, tampalkan sahaja alamat sesawang pada kenderaan anda agar ia mampu menunjukkan bahawa anda pernah menggunakan internet. Kalau anda terjumpa forum forum mengenai kenderaan anda di internet, copy, paste, print dan tampalkan sahaja di kenderaan anda! Jangan lupa tampal sekali bumper sticker syarikat MLM anda. Asalkan ada ‘www.’ InsyaAllah, 5 horse power untuk kenderaan anda!!

2. ‘G’Day Mate’ - upgrade to 5HP

Tunjukkan pada dunia bahawa anda pernah sampai ke dunia kangaroo! Walaupun ia hanya pemberian rakan yang baru pulang bercuti di sana, usah bimbang. Tampal, promosikan negara itu, dan kenderaan anda akan ditambah kelajuan sebanyak 5 hp! Menarik bukan?

3.‘Nandakore Ichiban’ - upgrade to 8 hp

Buang sahaja emblem proton dan perodua itu! Kereta anda adalah 100% dari Jepun!!! Jepun menghasilkan kenderaan terbaik di dunia!! Jangan beli kereta Eropah, Korea dan Malaysia! Banggalah dengan buatan Jepun! 8 hP!!! Tunggu apa lagi!!

4.‘WRC Freak’ - upgrade to 10HP

Anda tertengok iklan WRC di ASTRO dan anda tertarik dengannya? Tunggu apa lagi! Print nama anda bersama jalur gemilang ala driver WRC! 10 hp untuk semangat patriotik!

5.‘Tune kasi cun’ - upgrade to 9HP

Pedulikan tuner apa yang ‘sepatutnya’. Tampal sahaja sticker syarikat tuner yang jiran anda pernah sebut kepada kenderaan anda! Ralliart untuk Mitsubishi sahaja? Aaah!! Mengarut! Ralliart dan TRD untuk semua!!!

6. ‘Literate biatch’ – upgrade to 2 hp

Tunjukkan pada dunia yang anda adalah graduan Universiti dan pandai. Bonus jikalau anda adalah graduan dari overseas. Tak graduan pun, sticker universiti boleh dibeli di Ebay! Pedulikan apa yang orang akan berkata! Anda pandai membaca? Sudah tentu anda dari golongan cerdik pandai! 2hp baby!

7.‘Madah Cinta Kita’ – upgrade to 20hp

Tebalkan muka dengan luahan jiwang, cinta sejati nurani dengan menempel madah dan warkah cinta pada...oh man..this is shit..20 HP for that!!

Al-Fatihah Rasfan Fine Arts

2011-11-11T08:26:00.002+08:00

We were not that close, adalah chit-chat sikit. Tak rapat sangat pun, sempatlah aku melawak dengan dia..Will always remember him as our penghulu in Semester 1. He’s tall, quite serious, has his own style of humour and talented, ooh you should see his artworks..man..respect! bolehlah jatuh dalam kategori budak baik.

My deepest sympathy and condolences to Allahyarham’s family and close friends, especially wife and his 2 months old child..

Chief, 29 is such a young age.. man...Allah knows best..

Al-Fatihah ..Thanks Rasfan

______________________________________________________________

Pensyarah, ayah ditemui mati berpelukan

Oleh Georgie Joseph
georgie@hmetro.com.my

JENAZAH... Jenazah diusung ke dalam van untuk dibawa ke tanah perkuburan.

KAJANG: Seorang pensyarah yang bercuti panjang di kampung bagi menyambut Aidiladha, ditemui mati berpelukan dengan ayahnya di dalam sebuah anak sungai berhampiran Sungai Langat di sini, petang semalam.

Rasfan, 29, serta Abu Kassim Manaf, 56, ditemui oleh seorang penduduk kampung yang datang ke sungai berkenaan untuk memancing kira-kira jam 2 petang.

Difahamkan, pada awalnya penduduk kampung terbabit mendapati sebuah penjana elektrik masih hidup di tebing sungai sedangkan tiada sesiapa di kawasan berdekatan.

Menurut penduduk yang enggan dikenali, lelaki berkenaan kemudian menutup suis penjana elektrik berkenaan sebelum kedua mayat mangsa tiba-tiba timbul dalam keadaan berpelukan.

“Berdasarkan penemuan dan keadaan mayat itu, ada kemungkinan mangsa terkena renjatan elektrik menyebabkan kedua-dua lemas. Lelaki berkenaan memaklumkan penduduk kampung sebelum menghubungi polis,” katanya.

Menurutnya, kedua-dua mangsa hanya dikeluarkan daripada sungai berkenaan kira-kira jam 5 petang.

Allahyarham Rasfan yang baru mendirikan rumah tangga pada tahun lalu, meninggalkan seorang balu serta bayi berusia dua bulan.

Penduduk itu berkata, Allahyarham bekerja sebagai pensyarah di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) cawangan Melaka dalam bidang seni reka dan sedang bercuti panjang sempena Aidiladha.

Menurutnya, Rasfan dikatakan beria-ria mengajak Abu Kassim untuk menangkap ikan di anak sungai itu kerana sehari sebelumnya, ayahnya menangkap banyak ikan menggunakan kaedah sama.

“Tidak sangka pula nyawa mereka dua beranak diragut di sungai berkenaan,” katanya.

Jenazah dua beranak itu disembahyangkan di Surau Taman Sri Indah, Balakong sebelum dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Batu 10 di sini, kira-kira jam 1 pagi tadi.

Box

2011-11-10T13:18:00.005+08:00

Last night, while I was busy rearranging my jet fighters into my new IKEA glass display cabinet, my greatest fear (at that moment) actually came true! Kantoi-ed by Umayr! from a far he went "oooh and aaaaah"(note: when dealing with precious scale models, that expression means danger..Especially when it comes from your 'terrible two'..) Thanks to my healthy count of midiclorian, with a little wave, I managed to shut the door.. and as expected, he cried and banged the glass door; wanting to get a hold on my collectibles. As my Umayr is immune to my Jedi powers, i quickly divert his attention towards the boxes lying on the floor.

Started-off by turning it into a 'fence'.."buka pintu.." and he went in..fuuuh! selamat... then the fence transformed into a "fortress"! Because the foundation for the ceiling is flimsy, it quickly transformed into a 'tall closet', gateway to Narnia!!!! woooooooo!!

I will never forget his smile, laughter, his rabbit teeth and his 'sepet'ness...Umayr, umayr..

Oooh it's a holiday

2011-10-29T08:01:00.003+08:00

Rezeki, rezeki...yesterday we were supposed to brave the rain for Unversal Studio Singapore but we end up spending our Deepavali stretch (since Wed) at KPJ Johor Specialist instead. What can i say..redha je la. USS can wait. It's Umayr, they detected signs of pneumonia.. after shots of drugs, nubes and bottles of 'drips', he's very much improved now. I hope today he's fit enough for the doctors to stamp 'discharge'. Note to self: Positive thinking helps.

When you're married and with kids, there is no such thing as getting 100% relaxed during family vacation. Izza kata kalau duduk pulau? Nanti risau Umayr/Anas lari masuk laut la, masuk bilik tak basuh kaki yang berpasir, lompat-lompat atas katil bilik, menangis nak panjat pokok kelapa la, poo poo masa mandi pool la..running around the restaurant during dinner..no lah.. it is impossible to just shut down to all that. But you could if you've the most 'un-child' kid, say you have 2 year old twins-boys lagi! tapi perangai macam robot. Suruh duduk, duduk.. makan, makaan..tidur, tiduuuur...otak tak creative dan mengharap pada arahan je..in this case, maybe bolehlah relax sikit..say 95%? No.. i don't want my kids to be like that. And i'm not saying that this is the downside of being a family man. Anggaplah macam tengah main game..ni challenge level 3. Muka big boss tu dah ganas dah, tapi bagi low-kick 2-3 kali, upper-cut sikit, mati dah..Challenge tetap challenge tapi senang settle. The key here is 'lower down your expectations'. Takpayah lah nak mengharap sangat to your fantasy holidays tu. Stick to the objectives sudah. Contohnya, saya nak holiday bersama keluarga, objective untuk spend more time playing with my boys. Stick to that. Tak payah nak fikir apsal bilik hotel ni macam sial or service restaurant ni macam hampeh, barang mahal tak boleh nak beli souvenir..
So i told Izza, my ideal holiday is lepak at home, with family and do all the stuff i love. Cukuplah hari-hari keluar rumah pagi balik malam. Aku nak chill kat rumah layan family.

RIP Marco Simoncelli

2011-10-23T17:42:00.002+08:00

What a loss to MOTOGP..no one could survive such accident..

Wouldn't want to be in Colin's nor in Rossi's shoe right now.. sorry guys..keep it strong..

Taken directly from:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2052436/Marco-Simoncelli-dead-Malaysian-MotoGP-crash.html

Italian motorcyclist Marco Simoncelli has been tragically killed in a crash during today's Malaysian Moto GP, race organisers have confirmed.

The Gresini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the second lap of the circuit in Sepang and appeared to be hit by Colin Edwards and then Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track.

The fatal incident comes just a week after British IndyCar racing driver Dan Wheldon died after crashing in Las Vegas

Agony: Marco Simoncelli's father is comforted as he waits outside a medical centre where the rider was taken following a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix

The 24-year-old's helmet came off in the collision and he was taken to the medical centre for treatment, but his injuries were too serious.

A message on the MotoGP website read: 'Marco Simoncelli succumbed to injuries sustained in Malaysia.'

Newly-crowned champion Casey Stoner admitted watching the accident made him worried for Simoncelli, who was later pronounced dead.

'As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside,' the Australian told BBC2.

Losing control: Simoncelli (No 58) crashed on the second lap of the race

'Whenever the helmet comes off that's not a good sign.'

Tony Elias, Moto2 world champion, was praying the injuries to Simoncelli were not serious before learning the devastating news.

'We just hope Marco is OK - that's my wish,' he said.

Concern: Honda team members await news of the Italian riders injuries

The organisers confirmed the race was cancelled, having halted it immediately after the fatal incident.

A bulletin from the organisers, reported on website Autosport, said: 'Race cancelled as the medical centre staff is focusing on treating Marco Simoncelli and track action cannot be resumed in the current circumstances.'

Cancelled: Rubbish covers the track after the race was abandoned early in Sepang

It was confirmed on MotoGP's official website that he died at 4.56pm local time.

The organisers cancelled the race when the extent of Simoncelli's injuries become apparent, having halted it immediately after the accident.

Tributes came in from his fellow riders.

British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow wrote on Twitter: 'RIP Marco Simoncelli ! A great rider and all round nice guy. My thoughts are with all his family & friends. I will never forget today.'

Taken directly from:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2052436/Marco-Simoncelli-dead-Malaysian-MotoGP-crash.html

Jasa Pak Lah

2011-10-19T13:25:00.002+08:00

I have nothing but praise for our Immigration Department, JPN and EPF.. in particular, Sungai Petani’s. Service terbaik! I renewed my passport and issue Anas’s in less than 2 hours! Including waiting time! At JPN, while waiting for my number to be called, Umayr pulak menangis. Agaknya nampak macam aku tengah struggle nak menenangkan dia, officer tu terus panggil and attend to my application. Nak jadi cerita, ada problem pulak dengan application aku, he asked to me leave my number and he’ll call once the problem has solved. Aku tak mengharap sangatlah because banyak lagi ID application but hey, he called yesterday! Lastly EPF pulak, my education claim masuk in just 2 days!?!

I guess ada jugaklah jasa Pak Lah kepada negara.. WoOOoOoooooh!! (joke drum roll)

Up up..

2011-10-18T06:02:00.003+08:00

Love this scene..

lie on grass and play with the clouds..hmmm..just beautiful..

Anas is 8!

2011-10-17T18:45:00.005+08:00

Anas, anas..

Anas's motor skills development seems to be more advanced. He sits straight with ease, mengesot and merangkak (including numbers of bed falls) and just few days ago dia berdiri on his own!

Menangis all the time (especially in the presence of the mom), he's into my organ's pedal and drums the keyboard and when he sees something he likes, ooh..he'll twist, bend..he'll do everything to get a hold of it!

Love you Anas bam bam.. salah satu nikmat dunia adalah memeluk Anas sekuat-kuatnya!..

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/

Kisah Organ

2011-10-12T13:02:00.001+08:00

Seingat aku, aku mula mengenali organ ketika umur 6 atau 7 tahun. Masih terngiang Ibu ku bertanya, “Adik nak belajar organ tak?” aku mengangguk setuju. Walaupun abang juga belajar bersama namun aku lebih serius menelaah nota dan barisan papan putih hitam kecil itu.

Bau bilik kelas yang kedap bunyi itu masih terngiang-ngiang di kepala.
Sesuai dengan umur ketika itu. pengajian bermula dalam suasana pendidikan berkonsepkan permainan dan ceria. Awalnya kami berkumpulan, kalau tidak silap, kurang dari 8 orang di dalam satu kelas dan semakin tinggi gred, semakin kurang rakan sekelas dan semakin tinggi yuran belajarnya.

Aku pernah menuntut dengan beberapa orang guru, namun guru yang segar di dalam ingatan adalah Ms. Suzy dan Mr. Timothy Ng. Ok, Ms. Suzy ni adalah jelmaan Boy George versi perempuan. Pakaian, solekkan dan rambut seakan Boy George! Kemudian setelah gred meningkat tinggi, Mr. Timothy Ng pula menjadi sifoo. Sifoo ini pula aku kategorikan di dalam kumpulan jejaka yuppy, sentiasa update pasal Italian fashion..dan mengajar aku (kononnya) the real pronouncation for Polo Ralph Lauren (which now i doubt it)..Skill? Sick! Jari dia macam terbang atas keyboard!

Level aku boleh tahan jugak tinggi masa ni. Test, competiom and shows..bolehlah dibanggakan. Namun, setelah Form 1, kami berpindah ke Damansara. Akibat beberapa permasalahan, aku berhenti belajar organ. Setelah berhenti, atas dasar minat, aku masih bermain organ namun ibubapa pula berpindah ke Bangkok, hilanglah organ dari pandangan dan tangan selama 9 tahun. Aku cuba lepaskan kerinduan aku terhadap Organ dengan membeli keyboard with ‘keyboard’ (Creative PC keyboard + musical keyboard) dan membeli pianica di kedai favourite aku dulu, Cash Convertor KJ. Tetapi masih tak sama perasaan dan feelnya. Setelah ibubapa kembali ke tanah air, organ kembali menjengah tetapi akibat kehilangannya selama beberapa tahun, kelancaran membaca nota itu sudah berkurangan, banyak chords yang telah aku lupa dan aku hanya dapat bermain menggunakan baki ilmu yang tinggal serta menggunakan nota ‘pendengaran’. Itupun dapat main sekali sekala sahaja..setiap kali aku pulang ke Seri Gombak, aku layanlah puas-puas!

Pada 2011, Alhamdulillah, terima kasih kepada Sime Darby (hehe) dan Mudah.com, organ telah kembali ke dunia ku. Kini aku telah memuatkan sebuah organ di bilik TV (bersama alatan musika lain, rhytm guitar, bass guitar, amps, pianica, mini-didgeridoo) . Selain dapat bermain range lagu dari Carpenters, Bruno Mars ke Far East Movement, kini aku mampu mendendangkan lagu untuk isteri dengan lagu-lagu pilihannya dan bermelodi bersama Umayr dengan lagu-lagu hitsnya, ABC, Twinkle Little Star, Timmy, Shaun the Sheep dan apa yang keluar di Disney Channel masa tu. Anas nampaknya mula menunjukkan minatnya ke arah muzik apabila beliau sering menekan dan menggigit-gigit pedal organ tu (heheh)

p/s: Alhamdulillah, HIT LIST no.2 tercapai!

Ayatul Kursi

2011-10-05T22:50:00.001+08:00

Feeding the soul.. Spread the love..

Al-Fatihah

2011-10-05T13:03:00.002+08:00

1968 - Malay Guinness ad

2011-10-03T09:15:00.003+08:00

Hahaha talk about jahiliah those days! Received this from Mud via email this morning.

Original message:
How it was in 1968 , Guinness ad in Malay, with Malay actors

Someone found this in the library at OhioUniversity. It is in a program booklet of KGMMB’s (Kesatuan Guru-Guru Melayu Malaysia Barat) AGM 1968, and this advertisement appeared on p.2, side by side with the message from the then Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein. How different it was in those days.

Update:

Thanks Belle.. found this, 1970 Guinness Stout tv ad from youtube. Although the ad is in Bahasa and penyanyi dia eerily sengau, i find it interesting that they portray a group of indian-looking models drinking stout in a restaurant after work. ia sungguh jujur. It's like educating those yang lepak kedai samsu in the dark..plus, nowadays tak banyak iklan showing normal-looking indians. refreshing..

oh and the "baik untuk anda" catch phrase..still ringing..damn

*Chorus
Guinness Stout, baik untuk anda, baik untuk anda

Selepas bekerja kuat seharian, tibalah masanya untuk minum Guinness Stout
Untuk mengembalikan tenaga yang hilang
Untuk menikmati kepadatan rasa dari Guinness Stout

Repeat *

Umayr is 2!

2011-09-27T12:30:00.002+08:00

Happy 2nd Birthday Umayr!

Nelly vs Malaysia

2011-09-19T22:00:00.003+08:00

Nelly just got bashed from fellow Malaysians for tweeting “50% of the crowd can’t even speak English..”

Come on..give him a break.. the fact that he spelled ‘Malaysia’ correctly is good enough. Plus, how on earth does a person like him cares to know whether we speak English, we hunt in the deep jungle for dinner and use sea shells as exchange for Nellyville?

On his accuracy of ‘50% of the crowd’, well maybe he saw half of the crowd wearing this tee-shirt:

"..it's getting hot in here.."

Working on public holiday

2011-09-16T16:23:00.003+08:00

Title: Chemical Brothers (drug-free)

Media: Wacom Intuos
Software: Sketchbook Express
Time Spent: Less than 2 hours (yang lain, all-out office work!.."serious")

7 Months Anas!

2011-09-16T10:12:00.002+08:00

Happy 7 months old Anas!
Just so you know, today we're celebrating Merdeka/Malaysia Day and for the first time ever (i think,) tahun ni je lah merdeka yang susah nak dengar Sudirman's 'Tanggal 31' song played on radio and TV. Last night our fifth PM, Najib abolished ISA and few other controversial old-school acts and most importantly....wait for it.. I'M IN THE OFFICE, WORKING!!!!! Talk about patriotism...tsk!

Daddy loves you!

p/s: how many times must i tell you, you're waaay too young for Parkour! mommy cakap tadi pagi-pagi dah face-plant..apa la!

pp/s: abang turning 2 tomorrow!!

Approaching Umayr's Year 2

2011-09-14T12:39:00.004+08:00

Dear Umayr,

Your birthday is just around the corner and believe us, we are super-excited to celebrate your year 2 with theme of your current favourite thang..uhuh...apa lagi? 'Pixar's Cars'!..

But hey..after considering a looot of factors (mostly because of the time factor-raya open houses, aqiqah at surau, etc..), we've opt for plan B, woo!...trust me, lagi happening!! lagi special!!!

..Hear this... "Carni.."pause for effect.."..Val".. CARNIVAL!!! Yeah dude! It will be just the four of us but with loads more of fun, fun and fun!!!

Can't wait! step on the gas! !!Ka-Chow!!

Invitation card yang tak sempat dihantar

Home Alone

2011-09-11T19:05:00.002+08:00

Last time I used to tease mom every time she cries when I leave Bangkok for KL.

Now after so many years and 2 sons, I finally understand how she feels.

Damnit!… missing them already…

Yah..Wife, Umayr and Anas are in KL til Tuesday.

My Hit List

2011-09-08T14:06:00.002+08:00

Thanks to my nafsu yang membuak-buak ( and Bonus around the corner), here I reveal my ‘HIT LIST’, with hope a ‘Pay it Forward’ millionaire would read this and sedekah all/some of the items to me.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 or 7.7. Sorry, Apple too mainstream for me..(using Samsung’s components pun..)
An Organ or A keyboard. Well I know nowadays organ is not the ‘in’ thang..even music schools pun dah stop teaching organs.. Nice to have one so i can teach both my sons music and serenade wife with my ‘fingers’..i mean Organ playing....music lah! Yamaha Electone DDK-7 cukuplah
A small car. Yep the Odyssey is too big for buying garam at the nearby shop. The NGV Sports car too ‘manual’ for the lady to drive..nice to have a small, Auto Transmission , low fuel consumption vehicle to run around town. The new i10 maybe?
2nd Porch, Kitchen extension with new cabinets+island, cabinets and racks for my books and collectibles..
Storm Trooper and Darth Vader helmet by EFX. Tie Fighter, Tie Interceptor, X-Wing and a dedicated glass cabinet for Star Wars diorama.
Nice to have a playhouse complete with a swing and a slide for Umayr and Anas. Lagi best the slide goes straight into the pool! Oh..
Yeah how about a pool!? Ooh i tell you my boys sure will turn out to be pool jocks with their broad shoulders and v-type body shape like the dad..seriously..swimming is the best exercise..
For the mommy,hmm. How bout a trip to US, shop designer goods at warehouses and menziarah Mickey di Disneyland..
Hawaii..damn...Maldives? oh wait wait! Check this out!....”BO”..wait for it..”RA” Bora Bora !! haaaa? Monitor five!
Just gimme the moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

Menari sehingga kiamat

2011-09-05T12:49:00.002+08:00

It looks like Britney has ‘did it again’. I’m quite disturbed with her new video clip “Till the end of time” . The video shows party goers happily dancing while the word is at the brink of kiamat. During the destruction, Britney persuades everyone to keep on dancing sampai mati.

Why this bothers me?

Might be the impact of watching 50+ episodes of The Arrivals. Freemasons and The Illuminati shits.
Looks like depa ni tak takut dengan kiamat. Nampak macam sungguh confident depa menari ke syurga.
Maybe because Britney dulu menipu kata dia virgin..bila couple dengan timberlake, malu-malu nak cakap dia dah tak virgin.
Or maybe aku dah berfikiran macam orang tua kolot.. kolot atau tidak, aku peduli apa.!. I still find ‘benda-benda’ macam ‘kiamat’ for example, tak boleh dimain-mainkan..

Syabas Britney..idola ku..

RAYA 2011

2011-09-04T03:02:00.002+08:00

Guess, how was our Raya?

Awesome!..Despite sugar high Umayr, ever-hungry Anas and his every minute tantrums, i did enjoy the long break..especially the mornings. Sungguh bahagia mengamati sang-sang cinta tidur dengan aman serta nyenyaknya..kekadang geram, ku peluk ciumnya mereka dengan penuh kasih manja..damn..if only i could do that everyday..

Selamat Hari Raya folks..
Minta ampun, zahir dan batin..

My Room

2011-08-21T10:36:00.002+08:00

Sharel sungguh emotional dan nostalgic apabila wujudnya perpisahan.

'Perpisahan' ini bukan sahaja merangkumi sesama manusia, malah dengan perkara lain juga, contohnya bilik hotel.

Apabila Sharel check-in bilik Hotel, beliau akan mengambil gambar terdahulu.

Seterusnya apabila nak check-out, beliau pasti akan menjenguk sekeliling bilik itu untuk kali yang terakhir dan berkata " Thank you room, till we meet again.."

Hari ini Sharel terasa sedikit sedih apabila mengetahui bahawa kamar tidurnya di Taman Seri Gombak akan dijadikan stor (mak cover-line cakap ia adalah "walk-in wardrobe").

"..ay you have two sons now.. mana muat bilik tu..?" - pujuk mak
" laa..you have a house already! and your rooms there are a lot bigger! " - pujuk mak lagi
mak sms pagi tadi, " Umayr will grow up asking "daddy you grew up in a store room?"

This was my room back in 2002. Banyak IKEA's stuff..the bed, wardrobe, drawer..etc. Nice design tapi tak tahan lama barang IKEA ni..

Img 1- taken from "2nd floor"..nampak that small teddy bear dekat lampu? i got that from a girl in form 3..what makes it special? aku jarang dapat hadiah dari 'gegadis'.
Img 2- Exit sign. Aku tak curi ye, beli dekat second shop di Central Square. Pintu tu cadangnya nak penuhkan with cards (ala inspired by Alice in Wonderland), tapi tak berjaya..
Img 3- Soulfly, London trip poster and lava lamp. Izza hadiahkan the lava lamp for my birthday. Sadly dah pecah..di Sungai Petani..
Img 4 - Notice board- my version of Pensieve. Tempat aku simpan memories.. situ aku tampal gambar Ferrari PX6139, Charade Aura WCK5020, poster gatecrasher, gambar hostel, ticker F1, GP. etc..cermin untuk tuannya yang vain..
Img 5 - I did Keith Haring masa part 2. "Thats one pop art shit i'm talkin about y'all!"

That room lasts till 2007 where we did a 'small' rearrangement to accommodate another Tuan to the room. Single bed, upper deck bed mana sesuai untuk orang berkahwin. So since July 2007, my room telah jadi seperti ini:

This picture was taken today, emailed by mom before the transformation to 'Store'. Tak banyak berubah dari 2007, the main arrangement still the same. Boring sikitlah, Managed to maintain some of the posters and added wall racks to display my 'treasures'. Guarded by Abang Stormtrooper and abang Fett. Tak cukup lagi? A fleet of fighter jets and combat helis. And my sea water collection. NZ, Bali, Dover etc..

Img 1- A more suitable bed. But now not enough for the 4 of us
Img 2- Maintained the Yellow Picture wall-tapi wardrobe style orang tua. PC-monitor 15", vintage
Img 3- Sharel's wall of Fame..and some shame..

Tak tau apa akan jadi dengan bilik tu lepas ni.. anyway room, Thank you so much. You've been a good room to me. Sorry tak sempat nak introduce to my youngest, Anas. I will always treasure the good times we had together!

Oh..If any of my sons asked me, "daddy you grew up in a store room?"..,

I will proudly say, "YES".The best room EVER!

6 Months old Anas

2011-08-19T01:49:00.002+08:00

Anas-anas...he should be at least 8 kgs now..Sharing same diaper size as Umayr, "talks" a lot and "loud"..(perhaps got that from my mom's gene..hehe) and ever hungry. Ooo you should see his 'peha'..daaaaaamn.."berketak-ketak"! Macam fresh from the oven croissant!

Love you Anas.. jom buka saving account!

Sharel menyambut Ramadhan

2011-08-17T13:06:00.004+08:00

Setiap kali bulan puasa datang, aku mesti teringat kenangan-kenangan silam aku ketika di bulan Ramadhan. Mari aku bekukan kenangan-kenangan tersebut di sini.

Zaman ini ketika aku di tadika atau sekolah rendah tak sure but yang confirm, celebrate raya di Bentong, Pahang. Aku baru belajar puasa. Apak cakap,” time puasa yang susah ni ..adalah masa first day, dengan yang last day..lapar dan penat tu, lebih sedikit..” So aku pun preparelah diri untuk mengharungi hari last day tu. Ok sedikit info, orang-orang masa tu tak tau nak tengok calendar/bulan macam sekarang..tak payah pengumuman pun dah tau dah bila Raya. Pengumuman raya masa tu memang sangat-sangat ditunggukan! Lagi berdebar berbanding menunggu pengumuman pelajar AF yang ditendang dari abang Aznil . Petang hari pengumuman tu, aku sibuklah main kat padang. Lompat sini, panjat sana macam budak hyper baru lepas pekena gula. Masa nak berbuka tu aku cakap dekat Apak, “ pak, hari ni last day..tak penat pun??”..haram jadah angkuh betul aku masa tu. Well my father pun senyum je lah. Senyuman dia tu sampai lah ke berbuka puasa hari esoknya, di mana aku duduk depan nasi, menangis kelaparan, marahkan jarum jam yang lambat bergerak ke nombor 7:28 minit. Moral of the story: Janganlah nak confident sangat selagi uncle tu tak umum bila tarikh raya.
Zaman sekolah rendah, aku selalu menonton waktu-waktu berbuka puasa di TV3. Selalunya petang, tak silap dalam pukul 5 kot. Masa dia tunjuk time sabah/Sarawak, aku selalu terfikir “ish kan best kalau aku duduk kat Sabah. Pukul 6 dah bukak puasa…” Lepas tu bila dia tunjuk time-time belah kedah, perlis..”ish kesiannya diaorang ni..lambat betul time berbuka..”.hehe ironinya sekarang ni aku duduk di kawasan yang “lambat” berbuka.
First time aku tak berbuka dengan family adalah masa form 1. Masa tu aku sekolah kat Hartamas.Geng-geng ajak berbuka puasa beramai-ramai di Pizza Hut Bangsar. Takdelah apa sangat hanya excited sebab rasa macam budak besar (konon).
Then it was VI hostel. Wow where should I start? You know what, I’m actually jammed here. Bila sebut pasal “hostel” je, zooooooom! Semua memory of my hostel life terus flash dalam otak, macam Chuck..terngiang bau milo 3 in 1, ice lemon tea 3 in 1..bunyi watercooler.. Ok 1 incident masa form3, my batch was called up by the senior. Diaorang tak puas hati kitaorang terawih dekat surau lain. Memanglah patut kena marah pun, tapi point dia marah tu kelakar sedikit. For info, surau yang kitaorang pergi teawih ,Surau Bab Al Jannah (telah dirobohkan dan sekarang dijadikan Masjid AlBukhary jalan Hang Tuah) kalau terawih memang dia baca lama. So senior ni marahlah kitaorang, “ Yang korang pergi surau tu buat apa, dahlah dia baca terawih panjang, kau tau tak? Aku sembahyang situ, aku boleh terbayang aku tengah main bola.ambil penalty kick…”..Haha.. abang senior, tak payahlah nak buka pekung di dada..sound pasal safety cukuplah..
Time hostel juga menjadi sejarah aku berbuka dengan benda yang paling ntah apa-apa. Masa minggu yang sepatutnya balik, aku tak balik. Sebab kalau balik pun, parents aku takde (kat Bangkok). So staylah di hostel dengan member aku,Ody. Brader kantin plak pi merempit mana ntah, so kami pun pergilah ke Flat San Peng untuk berbuka. Nak mempercepatkan cerita, makcik tu masak lambat pulak. Berpegangkan saranan Nabi (konon), “..awalkan berbuka, lewatkan sahur..”, dengan keadaan tekak yang kering, kami pun mencapai sebatang Marlboro lights dan menyalakannya. Tak ingat kalau aku ada baca doa berbuka ke tidak..buduh..buduh
Apa lagi ya?hmm yang lain, seronoknya puasa di Hostel adalah ketika mengejutkan adinda-adinda junior yang “tersayang” untuk sahur .Hahahaha kami mengejut mereka dengan penuh lemah lembut, santai dan dengan penuh cermat dan hormat. Hanya bisikan salam di telinga kanan mereka…hahahaha
UiTM. First sem aku duduk Jati. Mana lagi nak berbuka? Seksyen 2 lah! Dulu kitaorang selalu lepak Bubbles. Bancau, milo serbuk apa ntah lagi air yang karut-karut tu. Makan nasi campur lauk reheat, nasi daging merah ekonomi dan lain-lain. Lepas pindah ke seksyen 9, banyaklah pasar ramadhan aku melawat. Seksyen 6,7,9,13.. Bila ada girlfriend, dating pulak kat restoran-restoran kat sekitar shah alam, padang jawa dan klang dan sehinggalah ke port tu. Tapi aku asyik teingat masa buka puasa di pasar Ramadhan di stadium. Macam buffet, Jalan, pilih, makan. Jalan, pilih, makan.

Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa..

aku nak pi tido sat..bahasa covernya,Qailulah..hehe

The fantastic four

2011-08-07T01:42:00.003+08:00

This marvellous piece was shot by photographer extraordinaire, Jay Ismail and edited by ehem!.. me (if you find it horrible, don't blame the photographer..).

If you're wondering how's life like managing a unit of 4? study this family picture. This is only 10%.

Thanks Jay for the pics!

Update:
Received SMS from VI mate, Ody tadi. Tambah seorang lagi anak dia! Dah jadi 4 anak!! Alhamdulillah rezeki tu..dia dah in the same league as Mus. Mus pun ada 4 anak.. diaorang ni dah boleh start group avengers/x-men!
haha yang bestnya Mus semua perempuan, Ody semua lelaki!..

Ramadhan TARA-oke

2011-08-06T04:23:00.004+08:00

This is so funny that I have to wake up in the wee hours and write an entry about it. Tengah geng-geng muslim sibuk mencari keberkatan di bulan Ramadhan, radio pagi sibuklah cerita pasal keindahan Ramadhan, terawih, kebaikkan bersedekah di bulan Ramadhan, membaca Al Quran, beribadat di tengah malam dan petang tadi sentuh pasal 3 peringkat Ramadhan oleh para-para Anbiya, peningkatan keimanan setiap 10 hari di bulan Ramadhan etc..tiba-tiba aku terlihat Facebook invitation yang tertera seperti ini:

Come on man…fyi, ada orang di dunia ni yang menangis kesyukuran bila Ramadhan menjengah ke pintu dia..bersyukur gila sebab umurnya dipanjangkan sehingga dapat beribadat di bulan Ramadhan yang pahala semua main darab puluh-puluh, up sampai beribu-ribu kali ganda..

Jomlah kita try Clorox sikit hati tu...macam mana agaknya kalau kita mati esok? Masa tu menyesal pun tak guna dah beb..jomlah kita cuba..aku ni pun banyak nak kena sental ni..

Teringat pada VI mate, Fariz Rahman aka Fariz Sengau yang doctors declared brain-dead di hospital tu.. I feel so sorry for you man..stay strong, always have faith and remember that Allah works wonders.

As per my last visit, Fariz di Bed 12, Neurology Ward 5B (second floor), Neurology Department HKL (Institute Kajisaraf Tunku Abdul Rahman (IKTAR) building)

p/s: mendoakan agar hati-hati kita terbuka oleh Nya

29

2011-07-17T02:56:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah kerana memanjangkan umur saya sehingga ke hari ni. Well as you know ajal ni tak menentu, famous celebrities yang umur tak sampai umur aku sekarang cukup ramai contohnya abang Kurt Cobain (27), Jimi Hendrix (27), Heath Ledger(28) and Sid Vicious (21). And baru tadi, we were informed that our friend’s little sister (also age tak sampai 29) passed away..hmm in a ‘ freak accident’. She was travelling with her husband and friend, I think dalam kancil?, duduk kat belakang, when suddenly a lori terbalik hempap the back portion of their car, mengorbankan not only her, but also the baby inside of her..yang sedih katanya dah dekat nak due..i feel so sorry for the husband (and friend survived), and to my friend (the sister) yang baru deliver her first baby last week..mendoakan agar mereka diberi kekuatan untuk mengharungi dugaan besar dari tuhan ni. Al-Fatihah to arwah.

Alhamdulillah I’ve achieved so much at 29 (duit and harta of course tak pernah dan tidak akan cukup..); the greatest achievement? Having Izza as my best friend, wife and the two masterpieces, Umayr and Anas. At 29, family is everything. Family sake, I’ve been smoke-free since Anas (that’s about 5 months now) and I hope i won’t ever need to light it up again. I’m happy with my life right now. Although there’s a part of me yang menjerit “dude!! Apahal kau layan macam orang tua ni? Pergilah enjoy! Lu baru 29!”.Aku dah jadi orang yang bosan. ‘Bosan’ ni I refer from the “happening” life I had before hidup di Kedah. I blame orang-orang tua yang aku berkawan sekarang. Age is no more a barrier. I now mix a lot with the 30s and the 40s yang tak perlu aku panggil abang/pakcik. I am so old now that whenever I see an IC number that starts with number 9 , say 970717-**-****, mesti aku terfikir, “ hmm 97 aku form 3..aku blab la bla…”. Kalau borak, mesti pasal politics, duit, kerja…ahh boring stuff..what I need is to lepak more with the younger generation,b aru boleh balance sikit. Music, arts this and that..ni petang-petang siram pokok, rake rumput..macam orang pencen..adoi..

Ok..it’s 3 am already, since apak is going to Johor for golf comp sat lagi, tadi we had an early birthday get together dinner, banana leaf, then Swensen’s at SS2. Gemuk gemuk gemuk..tapi sungguh best duduk semeja dengan family..Apak, mak , Abang and family..my family..jarang dapat duduk semeja macam ni…sungguh best..

We’ll see how my day goes..29 and I’m proud..

update: the accident was reported in today's Harian Metro. Not Kancil, it's their Kembara. And Allahyarham tengah mengandung 8 Bulan..

Bersih 2.0

2011-07-11T03:00:00.002+08:00

Kepada yang membawa anak kecil ke perhimpunan Bersih 2.0 terutama sekali parents kepada baby umur 5 bulan tu,

seriously lu memang BODOH la..

4 years ago today

2011-07-07T03:25:00.003+08:00

4 years ago today - if at this particular time, i suppose i was still asleep
4 years ago today - woke up early and still busy updating Merak kayangan's guest list
4 years ago today - memorizing rukun nikah during shower
4 years ago today - my heart beat increased as we get nearer to the Masjid
4 years ago today - i fell in love with her

4 years after that day - if at this particular time, shes asleep with Umayr and Anas
4 years after that day - "daku asyik jatuh cinta pada mu~"

Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary Yang!..

p/s: 4 years ago today - Aqiqah Kambing was just RM450!...

Bersih 2.0

2011-07-04T12:25:00.005+08:00

image: http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.168892621.jpg

Apakah pendapat saudara mengenai perhimpunan Bersih 2.0?
Pertama sekali, perhimpunan itu bakal diadakan pada harijadi kedua-dua bapa saya dan memandangkan saya tidak patriotik serta saya dan keluarga masih hidup selesa tanpa ada perasaan tertindas, jikalau saya pulang ke KL, daripada bersesak di jalanan, adalah lebih betul dan lebih bertanggungjawab jika saya sekeluarga berada di rumah sahaja dan menggembirakan orang tua kami dengan sajian kek.

Saudara tak menjawab soalan. Apakah pendapat saudara mengenai perhimpunan Bersih 2.0?
Pendapat saya, ini adalah masa dan peluang untuk peniaga membuat wang. Memandangkan puluhan ribu akan berjalan-jalan sambil melaungkan slogan-slogan sehingga tekak kering, peniaga bolehlah mengaut keuntungan dengan menjual air di tepian jalan Makanan pun boleh dijual untuk mereka yang tak sempat sarapan atau yang tak sempat nak beli makanan tengahari. Jual baju pun InsyaAllah boleh untung. Setelah lenjun ditembak air, bolehlah mereka membeli baju yang kering dan bersih untuk dipakai atau membilas mata yang kepedihan. Topi dan payung pun sesuai juga. Mana tahu hari tu hujan atau matahari terik ke. Manila Card dan marker pun boleh di jual kepada mereka yang mahukan “pendapat” mereka lebih “didengari”.

Saudara, saudara masih tak menjawab soalan kami. Apakah pendapat saudara mengenai perhimpunan Bersih 2.0?
Lah..aku nak menjawab macam mana lagi? Tulah pendapat saya! Tanya pendapat, sukahati sayalah nak beri pendapat apa!

Baiklah. Adakah saudara fikir perhimpunan Bersih 2.0 ini perlu diadakan?
Bagi yang rasa perlu, perlulah. Bagi yang rasa tidak perlu, tidak perlu lah.

Kalau saudara? Perlu ke tidak perlu?
Kan saya dah kata, kalau saya pulang ke KL pada tarikh itu, saya akan merayakan harijadi bapa saya..

Tahulah..ish susahlah! Terima kasih sahajalah.
Sama-sama. Alang-alang encik ni sokong ke tidak Bersih 2.0 tu?

Saya sokong kerana saya mahukan Malaysia yang lebih bersih! Lihat sahaja persekitaran kita, ada sahaja sampah-sampah di tepian jalan, di taman dam di sungai! Tu belum masuk tandas awam lagi! Malah tandas berbayar dekat pasaraya pun kotor! Kadang-kala terbit rasa malu apabila melihat pelancong yang melancong di Malaysia ni. Majoriti beragama Islam, agama yang sungguh mementingkan kebersihan. Alah, mana ada agama dalam dunia ni yang menyokong kekotoran! Semua agama mementingkan kebersihan! Kenapa rakyat Malaysia tidak boleh menjaga kebersihan alam persekitaran? Susah sangat ke menjaga kebersihan alam ni??? Sebab itulah saya menyokong Bersih 2.0 ini untuk menyedarkan rakyat Malaysia betapa pentingnya kebersihan di dalam kehidupan (hidung kembang kempis..bersemangat)

Encik..Bersih 2.0 ni bukan.. takpelah..Semoga saudara berjaya lah nanti!

p/s: Pilihanraya tidak akan "bersih" selagi pembangkang tidak menang dan pabila pembangkang menjadi kerajaan, percayalah, pilihanraya akan menjadi "kotor" balik dan pembangkang yang baru ni pula akan membuat perhimpunan untuk "membersihkan" pula. This will go on and on and on... If you think that this is right and you're prepared to face the consequences, then go ahead! but please..leave the kids at home..

Jemari Juli

2011-07-03T13:11:00.001+08:00

How time flies? My favourite month is back for the 29th time! Yeepee! Hmm jom check my calendar!

First week’s happenings (1/7-3/7)
Gmut (izza’s cousin) and her Mil were in Penang for “jalan-jalan cari makan” yesterday..well we ended the “makan-makan” galore at Gurney drive but the 1 hour jam just to go out of Gurney Plaza’s parking was definitely not “jalan-jalan”.

Second week’s happenings (4/7-10/7)
Harap-harap takdelah kerja urgent this week. On the7th? Yeah..Izza and I will celebrate our Cinta! 4th wedding anniversary! Not bad huh? 4 years = 2 kids..2 beautiful handsome kids..(alamak rindu pulak kat anak ni..:( ) Tak tahulah nak celebrate macam mana …dahla whole day ada Safety training kat kulim.. on the 9th, apak’s and papa’s (izza’s dad) birthday pula! Apak will celebrate his 66th and FIL, 59th. Alhamdulillah semoga panjang umur dan kekal sihat sentiasa....

Third week’s happenings (11/7-17/7)
Nothing much this week..NOT! oi! Birthday aku weeeeeeiii!! 17th!! Bersyukur sangat-sangat if nyawa dipanjangkan ke hari itu! Cobain pun mati umur 27 tau.. umur aku dah melepasi dia 2 tahun dah..insyaAllah… InsyaAllah the family and I will be in KL from the 15th -23rd. Kerja beb..and Izza’s semester break..(KL, we’ll see ya soooooon!)

Forth week’s happenings (18/7-24/7)
Aku ada commercial vehicle survey in Klang Valley and hopefully boss bagilah cuti on 22nd so aku bolehlah lepak KL whole of that week! Lama dah tak balik kampung, jumpa ayah ibu, sedara mara…lama tak jumpa kawan-kawan di KL yang panggil orang “bro-bro” and “der-der”..(menyampah nyah..)

Fifth week’s happenings (25/7-31/7)
For sure we’ll be back in SP..mungkin hibernate di rumah since we’ve spent a lot the week before. It will be papa bear, mama bear and their two cubs chilling in their cave, getting ready for Ramadhan al-Mubarak..

July, drop it like it’s hot!

Look who's talking lagi!

2011-06-25T03:52:00.002+08:00

It's just fun to play with Anas right now..

Anas's Fun Fact #89 : At 4 months, he shares diaper with Umayr! He's a size L!

4 Months Old Anas!

2011-06-16T03:12:00.004+08:00

Bum bum is 4 months old!

He's just adorable.. dah pandai senyum, gelak bila diagah and he's now 7+ kgs!
Cuddling him sungguh menyeronokkan, senyumannya sungguh mencairkan namun tangisan dan jeritan kelaparannya masih dasyat...Abang Umayr masih tak henti-henti menciumnya..dan seperti tidak sabar menunggu adiknya membesar untuk bermain bersama.

Love you Anas..

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/2011/05/month-4.html

A tribute to Prof Dr. Muhamad Tamyez Bajuri - V2

2011-06-15T17:50:00.005+08:00

I did the first tribute when he left UiTM for Oman.

This is my second, but this time i will let his Facebook page to tell the world how great this man was.

Semoga ditempatkan bersama orang-orang yang beriman.
Al-Fatihah...
14/06/2011

Missing Umayr

2011-06-06T10:50:00.003+08:00

I maybe a little emotional on this...

But I surely miss Umayr... a lot.

Technically he’s at home and I can still see him run all over the house and hear his laughter, whine and cries...

But the year plus old boy at home….. is not my Umayr (thunder!!)

Where has he been?
He is now in a far away land…the land named AtukNenekLoveYouville!

Umayr is currently lost and spoiled by the heavy showers of tender loving care from the atuk and nenek, so indulged that it seems like he has forgotten…(sob!) me..

Well, I don’t blame them. Not every day they can spoil him with sweets, ice creams and surrender to all his demands, especially those that impossible for daddy (now the bad guy) to give in.

Daddy misses you Umayr...

A lil touch of drama

2011-05-30T23:38:00.002+08:00

Karut Supernova

2011-05-30T12:10:00.002+08:00

Kalau dulu 6:45 am aku dah keluar rumah dan sampai di office lebih kurang 7:19 am, tapi sekarang average 7:00 am baru keluar dan sampai around 7:38 – 7:45am.

Kalau dulu bangkit, bersemangat, bersiap-siap ke kerja tapi kini cukuplah liat nak mandi pagi dan bersiap ke kerja.

Adakah aku kena sindrom generasi Y? Aku tergolong dalam Gen Y dan diaorang kata Gen Ys ni suka switch jobs, cepat bosan dan suka melompat-lompat untuk kenaikkan gaji yang cepat. Yela Gen Gadgets ni bukannya boleh duduk diam tengok gadget-gadget terbaru. Go ask ‘LiNa’ Jobstreet..my guess, majority of JS account holders are Gen Ys..

Tapi this ‘Malas’ feeling is not the same as the time when I was with Modenas dulu. Lagi terasa during my rounds of morning kiss routine. Sungguh berat nak tinggalkan diaorang ni. Dan idea ni selalu bermain dalam otak aku:

Kan best kalau aku boleh duduk rumah je tapi gaji and benefits aku dapat setiap bulan? Haha dream on! Masa nilah aku terfikir benda-benda ‘kalau’ dalam otak ni;’kalaulah’ aku ni kerabat di raja, goyang kaki dapat elaun dari kerajaan..,’kalaulah’ aku ni berbinkan orang macam Warren Buffet, setiap hari duduk rumah, nak apa tunjuk je..bila bosan, jet set dengan anak-anak tengok Shrek 4D dekat universal Studio, lepas tu buat sand castles dekat Hanauma Bay, petang, kutip batu sungai dekat colombia untuk water feature depan rumah, balik dinner pula dekat padang jawa. Ish..takpun “kalaulah” aku ada time machine, intercept idea mark zuckerberg, lepas tu duduk rumah, main angry bird sambil berbantalkan kepulan-kepulan USD100s dan minum ice lemon tea beraiskan ketulan emas dan permata..

Back to the real world,. Macam mana pula kalau aku jadi house-dad? Maknanya aku duduk rumah jaga anak dan kemas-kemas apa yang patut while izza busts her butt to make ends meet? Hahah just like the penguins in Happy Feet. Husbands jaga telur, para isteri cari ikan. Haha distracted by the phrase “husbands jaga telur..”! ok ok.. bunyi macam senang je duduk rumah ni.. ramai orang kata duduk rumah pun susah juga..
Kebaikkan duduk rumah ni, less politics, less mengumpat dan kutuk boss serta complain mamat ni or minah tu tak tahu buat kerja. In-fact bukan less pun, takde langsung!

Anyway, rumusannya di sini,( lama jugak aku fikir nak rumuskan apa ni)..uhmmm ntahlah. Maybe I should find ways of bringing work back to the house so I can be around my family more. Berhenti kerja and ikut sunnah nabi, business! Actually I’ve put lot of thinking on this and even do business simulations using Diner Dash. I hope confidence aku akan meninggi setelah aku dapat melepasi level 9 nanti! Insya Allah..

100th day Anas

2011-05-28T07:02:00.004+08:00

Anas hit 100! Woohooo! Cepat sungguh.. Little bits of Anas 100 days old:

Anas is always hungry. Nenen je kerja dia. He is also on Soy milk. (i wonder why kids those days takde masalah allergic susu and diapers ??mesti opt for yang mahaaaaal je...)
Anas sungguh “bum-bum”! As per yesterday, he weighs 6.75kg!
Banyak baju Hand Me Downs (HMD) dah tak muat
Toys Anas tak sebanyak Umayr. Kebanyakannya brand HMD
Anas ni macam extra-manja. Selalu nak kena orang dukung, selalu nak kena orang duduk sebelah.
Anas cries A-LOT! Lapar, mengantuk, nak dukung, even during his sleep.
Anas has a more masculine feature.
Rasanya Anas ni akan cepat bercakap
Anas rambut sedikit. Maybe we need to skinhead-kan dia..
Anas dah mula dapat tangkap lawak bodoh daddy dia.

Rumusannya, my second child ni sungguh berlainan dengan the first one. Well, some knowledge and technical experience can still apply but unlike Umayr, Anas ni mahukan extra-care. So tak semestinya first senang, second pun lebih kurang macam tu juga.. Nilah the spice of life.. taklah “boring”..hehe

Happy 100th days Anas! “ Daddy loves you! Daddy loves you!”

More of Anas at 365 of Anas!

Look who's talking

2011-05-21T12:19:00.000+08:00

Glee

2011-05-19T12:38:00.003+08:00

Umayr and Anas, during my time, the 'L' maksudnya 'L for Love'..

Glee is one of my guilty pleasures (ranked 5th below Bierber, Teen Beats, Boyzone and Sani,Eizlan Yusof and Norman Hakim of Impression). Why love Glee? Apart from sexy chickas twirling in cheerleader outfit, i always have a soft spot for music and musical tv series jarang-jarang ada. On the technical part of producing the series (expert lah ni kononnya), bukan senang nak combine acting and singing..for acting they need to have scripts, storyline and whatsoever, then the singing part, they need to have the scores, lyrics, the sound editing, record, musicians yada yada..how bout dancing? talents, choreographing, training.. they need to rojak all that into a storyline..storyline pulak need to be edited supaya tak overcooked, cukup garing, cukup perisa within the length of 47+ minutes running time. Respect lah.

But, Yes ada butt. Aku rasa fan base Glee ni majoritinya dari lingkungan remaja dan apa yang dipertontonkan kepada golongan ini adalah sangat tidak sesuai dengan budaya kita. Iyolah..pakcik nak jadi orang tua yang tak cool sekejap. Apa yang tak cool about Glee yang tak sesuai for our kids to swallow?

Glee promotes ‘Gay is ok’, ‘Gay is cool’ and menghalalkan the culture. (latest Santana lesbo? Daym!..) this is definitely against the law of nature.. unless you’re a seahorse

Promoting sexual intercourse among school goers. Aren’t they a little bit too young to be doing that kind of stuff? Well, call me whatever you want, definitely a no no! for my kids to jump in such wagon.

Giving new ideas to bullies. Actually the slushee attack is kinda cool! Mesti ada budak-budak kita sanggup habiskan Rm1.70 at 7eleven to imitate that. Mwahahaha! (Darth vader’s evil laugh)

Cakaplah apa pun, nothing we can do to prevent glee from ‘raping’ our kids. Lagi dilarang, lagi disuka! So be it.. just like “boycott American/jew products” campaign.. apa sudah jadi? In this era, how to avoid Microsoft? Boleh ke tahan the temptation from McD’s tv ads? And etc etc..

By the way, don’t you think the counsellor, Emma Pillsbury has the biggest set of eyes in the whole wide world?

p/s: damn i've aged...

Pengajaran hidup

2011-05-14T06:45:00.003+08:00

(Gambar sekadar hiasan sahaja: http://ujie.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/buffet.jpg)

Khamis lepas aku mendapat satu pengajaran yang aku harap ia akan melekat dengan ku sampai bila-bila.

Memandangkan pekerja di kilang ni ramai, kami mempunyai 3 waktu rehat dan akan buat rotation setiap bulan. Selalunya rehat sesi akhir iaiatu pukul satu yang paling tragis. Di atas ketidakcekapan pihak kantin, mereka yang berehat di waktu itu akan disajikan dengan makanan tengah hari ala sisa-sisa peninggalan dua sesi awalannya.

Di sini masuknya keangkuhan aku. Rasional aku mudah je, Kalau kita ada guest, sanggup tak kita nak sajikan mereka dengan makanan seperti itu? And my ramblings went on and on ala ahli politik pembangkang yang sentiasa membangkang polisi kerajaan.

Semalam punya insiden yang paling tragis. Yang tinggal hanya nasi putih, 3-4 bekas tray aluminum lauk kuah sahaja, ayam sebesar ibu jari dan telur masak gulai kot. Aku pun hot lah! Dan aku bermasam muka jelah dari ambil makan “leftovers” tu sehinggalah ke saat menyuap ia ke mulut.

Member aku yang happy-go-lucky ni pulak duduk sebelah. “Hai, macam tak happy je?”. FYI aku complaint fasal kantin ni everyday dengan dia. Aku pun jawablah,” Kau tengok lah makanan apa yang diaorang ni saji kita?” Yada yada yada.. Dan dia membalas.

“Sharel (bukan nama sebenar), kau tau tak, nasi kau tu, memang dah tertulis sebagai rezeki kau di Luh Mahfuz.”

Tersentak aku beb! Astaghfirullahalazim. Masa tu aku terfikir, Ya Allah bukan main tak bersyukurnya aku. Ada lagi manusia yang lagi malang dari aku, nak dapat sesuap nasi pun susah! Nak dapat setelan air pun susah! Sungguh tak bersyukur aku dengan rezeki yang telah ditetapkan oleh Nya.

Moral of the story:
Belajarlah untuk lebih bersyukur ya. Kalau pergi mana-mana, makanan tak sedap tu, beringatlah bahawa makanan itu sudah tertulis sebagai rezeki kita. Instead of complaining, bersyukurlah kerana ramai lagi manusia di luar sana tak seuntung kita yang boleh duduk atas kerusi, makan berpinggan di atas meja dan air bergelas lengkap dengan straw.

Jangan jadi macam Sharel (bukan nama sebenar).

Apakah kebaikkan merokok?

2011-04-21T13:42:00.001+08:00

Apakah kebaikkan merokok?

Ice-breaking tool. Bila smoking di ‘smoker’s lounge’, mesti ada je yang minta pinjam lighter. Consider ice-breaking lah .
friendship pun boleh bermula dan develop dengan lighter dan sebatang rokok. Dan ini selalu terjadi pada aku.
Decision making. Pernah tengok Friends, episode yang Rachel smokes tu? Yes, decisions pun boleh buat semasa merokok. Dan banyak juga aku buat decision semasa smoking session.

Dah lama aku tak merokok. Dan aku rasa macam dah lama aku tak socialize. Kalau aku join, takut terjebak balik. Tapi bila tak join diaorang, rasa boring pulak. Dilemma. Sejujurnya aku tak rindu menghisap rokok. Aku rindu aktiviti social yang dilakukan semasa merokok. Berborak, “meeting”, lepak dengan neighbour, termenung mencari idea, main carrom..

Nak hidup lama ma..biarlah..nak buat macam mana kan? What is social hype compared to extra years of healthy living? I want to live long and see my kids bloom into handsome young men. I want to play and spoil their children with savings I’ve collected all my life and I want to grow old and love my Izza for many many many years!

P/s: My Anas sudah nak masuk 3 bulan. Sekejap je kan?

Losing End

2011-04-12T06:49:00.001+08:00

First Hotmail. Then Gmail and lastly my blog. Damn..they’re seriously all-out against me connecting to the world. FB? Dream on! IT blocks everything and leaves us with this stupid Lotus Notes. Why can’t they stick to Outlook? I hate everything about Lotus Notes. Lembab and I have to refresh every time to check for new mails. Contact searching susah..ah stupidlah Lotus Notes ni!
To those concerned, I’m proud to declare that soon I’m entering my second month of smoke-free. Cool kan?.. Last time it was cool to smoke but now it is way cooler if a smoker stops smoking.
On local issues, aku nak cadangkan agar semua pejabat kerajaan bertempat di ground floor. Kalau jatuh dari tingkap, taklah sakit sangat.
On Sex tape, I think this is a marketing gimmick by Omega. Everyone is talking about this watch brand. “Mana jam Omega? Tunjukkan jam Omega!” Now even the pakciks living deep in the jungle is aware of this brand. Promotion of Kru’s Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa pun actually boleh jadi juga. Yusry is now known as Malaysia’s video expert.
Last Sunday my hybrid sports car (petrol+natural gas) went under; inspection at puspakom. After the “Lulus” cert, I need to send the car to JPJ to revise on the GVW and the ‘Bahan api’. Then only I can get the 25% off of road tax. Nice..Anyway I did another endurance test last week; with RM10 (full tank) the car can go up to 239 km! That’s like Sungai Petani to Tapah (google map-233km)! So now kalau pakai NGV to KL, RM20 = gas, RM50 = toll. RM140 pergi balik. Odyssey kena convert jugak ni..hehe
Balik KL this weekend. Attending Wawa’s wedding. Then kena lari to Cheras to attend my officer’s wedding. On May 1st I have to attend another wedding, Mak Ija’s. Yang ni penting. Dah lah haritu tak boleh nak attend 2 of my cousin’s wedding. So banyaklah trip kami ke KL ni. Bagus jugaklah. Bagi exposure city life ke Umayr. Last trip kesian dia, macam budak jakun!..excited tengok high rise buildings..terkejut tengok banyak kereta..kesian..apalah kampung sangat anak aku ni..
Hows life with 2 sons under my belt? Honestly, I think para-para Ibu lagi sesuai untuk menjawab soalan ini especially those yang masih breast feed. Looking at Izza, plus seminggu ni seorang-seorang dia je jaga 2 babies at home, letih jugak beb. Dengan perangai Umayr semakin menjadi, Anas pulak manja lebih, asyik nak berpegang, nak fresh milk je..Penat..Tak tahulah tetapi para lelaki macam aku akan terfikir, terisau pasal duit je. Kalau groc shopping, susu umayr je 3 tin, mamy poko jumbo,pet pet jumbo, Anas still on Bm tapi tengah cuba bagi formula sebab nanti Izza nak pergi kerja ..but soon 2-3 tin susu, Pet Pet 66s. Susu je RM39 x 6, Mamypoko, pet pets? Dan itu tak masuk groceries lagi! But you know what, dulu masa kita kecil our parents pun melalui perkara yang sama. Kita tak nampak ni dulu. Nak toys, dapat. Tunjuk je. “Nak! Nak!”Bila dah ada anak ni barulah kita appreciate pengorbanan ibu bapa kita dulu. Ish kepada mereka yang masih ada parents, termasuk aku, marilah kita cuba buat yang terbaik untuk mereka. Ayoh!

Quicky

2011-03-31T13:22:00.001+08:00

OK this will be a fast one.

Very happy that Izza and the boys are currently on the way back! Yahooo!
Happy that i’ve not inhale unwanted smoke into my lungs for nearly a week now. My last tobacco was last month and my last vaporized smoke (e-ciggs) was last week.
Happy that i’m able to save a lot on petrol since the sports car is breathing most of the time on NGV.

Before: I have to spend RM300 per month on petrol only. (60 km per day X 22 working days + few extra KMs pergi kedai and such). Estimated 1 day = RM13.60 of petrol.
Now: Full tank of NGV = RM10.00 (actually 9.80+). That RM10 can travel up to 220 km! (based on my personal endurance test). Meaning, 60km per day X 22 working days = 1320 km per month. 1320 km divide by 220km = 6 times refuelling. So 6 times RM10 = RM60.00 per month!! From RM300 per month, i managed to reduce my petrol expenses to RM60!! OKlah.. the car still needs petrol (to ignite engine in the mornings), hmmm..maybe a solid RM30 should be enough for 2 months! So RM60 of NGV + RM15 of Petrol = RM75!!!! Cool kan?

Skew the nonsense

2011-03-22T03:22:00.004+08:00

Ok this is funny.

Datuk T (Mr.T!) invited reporters to the great Carcosa Negara to watch porn!! According to Mr.T, the pornstar resembles a top Opposition leader, a Datuk Seri, a parliament member and his wife is also active in politics (obvious lagi boleh?). Upon grabbing the complimentary popcorn, all members of the media were searched and had their mobile phone taken away; this is to make sure that there are no ‘pirate’ activity going on. Meaning no replication and the show was exclusively for the eyes of the selected few.

Few minutes after that, PKR communications director tweeted, saying that the video was doctored, sama macam kes gambar E*ry and L*nda R*far "cuddling" , Nab*l, Raja Lawak’s smooch-fest and anak Pontianak, Z*rina An-Jul*e’s.“Superimposed” by some super-expert ‘photovideo’ doctor.

"..Look at me abs! Globo Gym Purple Cobra! Hsssss.."

Few hours after that, DSAI denied in a press conference that the star was not him. Stressed out that during the “imposter” was “getting jiggy with it” with the east asian prostitute, he was at home with PKR staff, his wife, children, grandchildren and kebetulan tweeting. He then showed his firm abs and pointed that the man in the video looked very much like him except his stomach was bigger. But then he said, "Saya masih belum lihat video itu dan tindakan susulan akan dilakukan selepas mendapat bukti-bukti yang diperlukan,”. Hmm..ok maybe one of his reporter friend attended the show and cerita balik the whole 22 minutes of porno actions perfectly to him (kita kena bersangka baik..).

DSAI’s camp in unison voiced that the video was doctored, another effort by the government to “kill” AI and a desperate tactic to win Sarawak polls.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clearly this issue is very politically motivated.

Involves high profile politician, hidden cctv ?
Video surfaced ahead of Sarawak polls.

From my opinion, sungguh bodoh dan bengaplah government if they're involved in this (accusation from opps.). Why?

Sarawak is BN’s strong hold; they have no problem winning their hearts. PKR in Sarawak is like a pinch of salt from the small fry.
If the plan is to smear AI’s name, tak cukupkah dengan kes liwat tu? Nowadays our papers dah macam gay sex novel. Super Ewwww!! The reports were very detail,’rectum’ here, ‘anal there’…ish!..imagine kalau ada budak kecil yang baru nak belajar baca surat khabar..”ayah-ayah, ‘liwat’ tu apa?” jenuh nak jawab..
‘Serahkan DNA Movement’ from numbers of NGO tu pun can consider kuat dah.
Many PKR founders, leaders and members have openly expressed their disappointments over him and some have jumped, switched and even setup a new party.

Why the need to ‘create’ another drama? Cukuplaaaah…

Looking at this scenario, if I’m in his position, I’ll plant the video myself. Hire a lookalike, record them doing their thang, wait for the right moment, order the ‘masked magician’ to reveal the masterpiece to the press. Deny everything, accuse the government for the setup and amplify that this is one of their efforts to bring me down. Then I’ll go on a road show to gain sympathy, gain new and stronger support from the public. I believe this strategy would help clean some of the anti-virus that has been clinging on for quite some time now. Ini kalau aku lah kan…

Anyway the truth will prevail and I hope that it’ll be a speedy one. Meluat dah baca surat khabar pasal seks ini dan seks itu…

Dari Mu’adz bin Jabal RA bahawasanya Rasulullah SAW bersabda.

“Ertinya : Takutlah kepada doa orang-orang yang teraniaya, sebab tidak ada hijab antaranya dengan Allah (untuk mengabulkan)”. (Shahih Muslim, kitab Iman 1/37-38)

Stupid politics…dua-dua bengap..

Project Anas - 1 month old

2011-03-20T08:27:00.003+08:00

Title - Anas 1 Month
Date - March 20th 2011 (started -13/3/2011)
Media - Poster colour on Canvas

My two boys, 'hanging' out..

Link: Project Umayr

Daddy misses you

2011-03-19T09:23:00.002+08:00

Despite all my macho-ness, this broke me down in tears.. "man-tears"..

Miss you lah.. All of you.. :(

KL Lurve

2011-03-10T15:06:00.002+08:00

Things to do when I’m back in KL tomorrow.
We’ll start off sesudah Subuh, so most probably sampai before 12 pm.

Friday

Sampai KL, drop stuffs at 40. Lepak sekejap, to VSP.
Dinner with family

Saturday

To Pertama Complex/ Campbell to buy Dr. Marten’s boots! Tiba-tiba teringin nak pakai balik..but as work shoes la, more practical..
To Ikea to buy that darn projector bulb! Menyesal..Next time kena consider type of bulb masa beli lampu di Ikea. Or tukar the whole thing and buy a new set?hmmmm..
To Kak Linda’s for tahlil arwah abang mat’s 100 days. Not sure Taman Tun ke Sg Penchala..anyway dekat Ikea lah tu.. In the same time boleh jumpa family..banyak family gathering tak join hari tu..
I think Izza tak join tahlil kot.. she’ll stay in VSP

So Saturday ni nampaknya quite packed.

Sunday

Family day. The whole crew will be left in KL for a month plus (kot?) so i need to spend most of the time with them.
Send them to 40.
Back to SP before sundown

KL, anak jati mu kan pulang ke pangkuan esok!!

No Cow Sense

2011-03-09T13:45:00.001+08:00

As a normal human being, we must accept that some people are born with no cow sense. Please cut them some slack. They’re not stupid, it’s in their blood; blood line, inherit, passed down from generations to generations. There’s nothing we can do to fix this. They live as if they’re the only soul in this world. Their scope of ‘common sense’ is only between the 2 to 3. So if you ever stumble upon them, just smile and be thankful that the sun is still shining, the moon still shines bright in a dark sky and the birds are still chirping happily under the oak trees.

To all born & raised no cow sense (NCS) people out there, i salute!

Parked your Kancil in 2 parking spaces? No problem! Next time try side parking, maybe your Kancil can fit in 3 parking spaces!
Driving on a 3 lane highway and you’re maintaining 70km/h on fast lane? Great!!! Safety first!
Double parking? Triple parking also not a problem! Next time, please...block the road! The parking is still far from the restaurant? Just park it IN the restaurant! By the cashier! This is what we call ‘Drive-in’!!
Why switch on the light during heavy rain? Why waste your battery like that? As long as you can see the road, good enough!
Don’t want to dirty your hands by pressing the flush handle? Wonderful! Just walk-off and leave your ‘stash of gold’ in there for everyone to admire! Remember, you’ve already paid 20 cents entry fee?
Never heard of the word “thank you/please”? No worries. Ignore it. It’s meaningless. Silence is a virtue
Cutting queue? Go ahead. You’re old, weak and the white light is upon you. No hard feelings. It’s just an hour queue..
Surprise visit to our house at midnight? That’s a classic! We have already prepared boxes of maggi mees to entertain ad-hoc visitors.
Please call back during prayer times and dinner. Why waste on sms?
To my muslim NCS brothers out there, please pray exactly at the main entrance or at the back most saf. No need to feel guilty, we can wait and walk across after you’ve finished your prayers. Even if you’re reciting the as-Sajadah or al-Baqarah.

p/s: aku rasa banyak kali dah aku sebut pasal ni...

8 Random

2011-03-07T00:27:00.002+08:00

The first phase of my ‘non-smoking day’ was a success! Next phase should be easier because last week Izza spent a few zeros on E-Cigarette. Surprisingly this ‘thing’ works! Fully recommended..please include determination ya.
KRU’s Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa macam lazat. Cinema? Not sure yet.
Hantu, hantu, hantu. Bila satu movie hantu untung, semua orang buat cerita hantu. Ni kalau merong mahawangsa berjaya, sibuklah semua penulis movie pergi library kaji sejarah pulak buat another ‘epic’ movie of the year, pecah panggung, 28 juta! Cubalah berani buat kelainan sikit..
Kim Kardashian is mile hotter without those heavy make up. Au naturel Kim,..au naturel..
Kepada sesiapa yang tidak tahu, (ehem) saya telah dilantik sebagai Bendahari (penaja) persatuan penduduk di sini dan Alhamdulillah kami telah berjaya mengumandangkan azan dan menyediakan tempat penduduk setempat untuk bersolat. So kepada sesiapa yang nak invest untuk akhirat, “call me!”
Aku ada cita-cita baru. Umur single digit dulu, sebab masa mandi aku suka mix shampoo & shaving cream, cita-cita: “Scientist”. Setelah dunia aku luas sedikit, tangan aku macam mudah je menconteng-conteng, cita-cita: “designer”. Sedang mengharungi dunia manis & pahit ‘designer’, ada seorang jiran yang cukup ringan memberikan gumpalan duit dari poket dia untuk keperluan surau. Cita-cita: nak mempunyai gumpalan-gumpalan duit itu…..dan ringan menderma seperti dia.
Parents will never win against Grandparents. Why? Because parents are the disciplinarians and Grandparents are the ‘spoilers’.
Jumaat ni, kesemua isi hati aku akan menetap di KL lebih dari sebulan. Damn..bos, semoga terbukalah hati kau untuk approve cuti aku … Dan jiwa ku kan kosong untuk hari-hari berikutnya..Terus teringat lagu Dewa.

Tubuhku ada di sini
Tetapi tidak jiwaku
Kosong yang hanya kurasakan
Kau telah tinggal di hatiku

The Sharel's

2011-02-27T00:57:00.002+08:00

Not easy to get the all of us in a frame especially with "camera-shy" Umayr. Anyway this picture was taken by Wan, UitM. Her setting was ISO3200, tu yang banyak noise sikit. Ah! 'noisy' ke tidak, dah besar rahmat dah dapat ni. Thanks Wan!

Day 6

2011-02-23T01:12:00.002+08:00

My babies on day 6

D&C

2011-02-22T09:18:00.003+08:00

February 22nd, 8:50 am

Anas didakapan sambil mendendangkan nukilan Butterfly dari Jason Mraz. Terbeliak je mata dia!

Good morning world!

No, aku ambil half day hari ni, Sekejap lagi nak kena hantar Anas ke ASC. Semalam jaundice naik to 253. Doc kata boleh balik lagi, teruskan breast feed, and see how it goes. Harap-harap semua ok lah.. Oh reminder to self, level demam kuning adalah seperti berikut:

130 below – cantik!
250 above – kuning (kalau government hospital, kalau cecah 250 je kena terus bagi cahaya ‘keimanan’ (uv Ray).

So far Umayr has been a very very good boy! Bila jumpa Anas je, dengan penuh berhati-hati dan slow-mo dia kiss sang adik. Tak larat dah daddy nak ambil gambar moment tu. Anyway the pic below ni gambar first dia jumpa Anas di rumah. Priceless.. Kekalkan macam ni ye Umayr..

Having 2 children under my belt makes me feel so old. I know I shouldn’t feel like that but man..tak tahu lah..Since the birth of Anas also, I somehow have lost the feel nak “ber-handsome-handsome-an” ni. For example, the other day I clad only in an over-sized tee and a sarong ke warung untuk yamcha. Sungguh tak menarik..Anyway I hope all this are temporary..(*mengenggam erat sambil menunding jari ke langit )Semoga aku kembali menjadi hero remaja!!! (*echo 2X)

Ok..nak pergi hospital dah..semoga kuranglah kuning kau Anas…

p/s: 365 of ANAS Sharel is up & running!! - enjoy the pictures!

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/

Cara saya mencuci uri

2011-02-17T08:12:00.004+08:00

Ini adalah cara saya mencuci uri Anas. Atas guidance Encik Rassul, jiran yang baru mendapat anak ketiganya, Ali awal 2 minggu lepas.

1. Air diisi di dalam besen

2. Garam ditaburkan ke dalam besen; secukup rasa

3. Asam keping sepeket dimasukkan untuk nyah bau dan hanyir

4. Bagi yang tidak pernah melihat uri, inilah dia..Fresh from the farm. Alhamdulillah 'adik' Anas ni still intact, kulit halus tak koyak, so taklah bloody sangat. Rendam dan cuci uri secara manja sehingga ia jadi putih bersih. Dalam masa mencuci tu, berselawatlah, kalau nak berdoa, bacalah doa apa yang patut..masa membersikan tu beringatlah betapa hebatnya ciptaan Tuhan.

5. Setelah yakin bersih, balut kan ia bersama kain putih.

6. Sebelum ditanam, kita perlu korekkan lubangnya dahulu yaa..tips di sini, gunakanlah cangkul, seeloknya kalau tengah musim panas macam semalam, carilah sesiapa untuk memayungi pencangkul.

Masa ni berniat dan bacalah apa yang patut. Aku baca al-Fatihah, Selawat dll..masa ni feeling dia macam di liang lahad.

7. Sadaqallahulazim..

The Arrival 2

2011-02-16T02:34:00.008+08:00

15/2/2011
9:06 pm - Izza's back pain worsen, off to Amanjaya Specialist. Detour to Starbucks to get her blendeds and i ran to Tesco to buy air Zam Zam(RM12!!!) - kurma je tak dapat lagi . Sempat curi-curi ambil gambar family last bertiga...

10:00 pm - still 4 cm (since Sunday!)heartbeat ok, contraction every 20-30 min..
- checked in room 11

11:30 pm - mom & dad bawa balik Umayr.

16/2/2011
midnight-ish - layan The Showdown 2010 on 8TV..not bad lah our dancers..

2:30 am - izza tidur

*update
6:20 am - nurses came, checked bp and stuff..

7:10 am - breakfast(milo and bread).. labour room at 8

*update

8:00 am - as planned, Izza entered the labour room. induced.

8:15 am - still ok, gelak-gelak lagi. nurse increased the number on the IV machine..not sure how it works but supposedly to make izza sakit...well in a good way..that is why they call it 'induce'..

8:30 am - increased to 30, and few nurses seems to be amazed that Izza has yet to feel the pain..

9:00 am - Nurse Mega increased the number again and asked me to go and have breakfast. Looking at izza's condition, she said labour time should be around 11 not more than 12. Reluctant, but she managed to make me leave the room. So i took a quick bath and went downstairs to have nasi lemak and teh tarik.

9:30 am - Izza called.
izza: "where are you?"
me: " tengah makan..time dah ke?"
izza: "uhuh?!.."

"kak, tolong kira kak..cepat sikit ye, orang rumah nak bersalin dah tu...!"

9:40 am - Izza dah sakit. It seems that the contractions started as soon as i left the room tadi..
tangan pun dah mula genggam kuat dah..

9:45 am - air mata aku dah mula berat ..tapi aku tahan jugak.."istighfar yang, istighfar yang.." kesakitan yang Izza alami masa tu hanya dia dan Allah je yang tahu. "yaaang, sakiiit..." again i felt useless..guilty.."Ya Allah..kenapalah aku tak pakai protection??" serious dude..aku dah sampai ke situ dah

9:53 am - " Call in the doctor..!" And the nurses took out all the 'gadgets' from under the bed, in a second katil dah jadi setengah. Doc Tan came in with a syringe, isi syringe tu dengan ubat..aku tengok pun dah seram! so i turned to Izza and whispered " Astagafirullah al azim al lazi lailahailla huwal hayyul qayyummu wa atuh bu ilaik..banyak-banyak kali..

10:03 am - "push!!..puuuuuuuush!.." Izza mengerang kesakitan..berjujuran air mata dia sambil meneran..aku hanya mampu membiarkan tangan kanan digenggam kuat sambil tangan kiri membelai rambut.."sedikit lagi yang..sedikit lagi.."

"Come on girl! Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush!.."

10:09 am, February 16th,2011- Ihm@ Anas Bin Sharel was born.

4 CM

2011-02-14T17:22:00.001+08:00

1 cm - Why do they measure in CM? We normally use MM for drawings, at times, architects/cabinet makers use Inch/feet..Why CM?

2 cm -How do they measure and ruled out with an exact measurement? How accurate is the reading? Did they stick a ruler in it?

3 cm - Yesterday, We paid a visit to the Doc and he said, “history has repeated itself...4 cm! But you can go home, pick a date..” huh? Yes, the door has opened! 4cm wide! But we’re still at home, taking things at easy breezy mode…

4cm – Realized that I just shared my wife’s VJJ (the 4 cm story) to the whole world! Started yesterday with both our parents ( I assume they must’ve spread the word to the other families), then we shared with our neighbours and today at Maybank while waiting for my number to be called, I shared the news to an unknown kakak.. and she was like “uhuh~..” Come to think about it, the feeling is like a wife telling neighbours the size of her husband’s Coney Dog.. W-e-i-r-d..

Anyway, like today’s FB status, I’m Super Excited!

5

2011-02-11T21:13:00.003+08:00

Umayr will be 1 year 5 next Thursday. Coincidently, gigi dia pun baru tumbuh 5!

Does anyone have tips on how to get his tooth brushed?

How many hours do we spend on family time?

2011-02-10T12:52:00.003+08:00

(gambar hiasan - ini lah salah satu makhluk yang menunggu untuk menjamah mayat kita esok...)

Awal pagi tadi, sedang aku merungut dan bertanyakan diri “kenapa aku kena pergi kerja? ..“,satu lagi persoalan timbul. Dalam hidup ini, adakah kita meluangkan masa yang lebih di tempat kerja berbanding masa bersama keluarga di rumah? Mari kita buat sedikit kira-kira. Aku ambil contoh kehidupan monotonous En. Sharel (bukan nama sebenar)

6:00 am– Bangun pagi (anak tidur lagi)
6:45 am– Ke tempat kerja
7:20 am– Sampai di tempat kerja
5:30 pm– Bunyi siren habis kerja
6:15 pm– Selalunya baru bertolak balik
7:00 pm– Sampai rumah. Bermulanya masa untuk keluarga
10:00-11:00 pm – Masa untuk anak tidur (budak-budak kena tidur awal)
12:00 am – Wife pula tidur (if not on a “let’s get it on” night hehe)

Technically, on a workday, Mr. Sharel can only spend 3-4 hours of ‘family time’! 3,4 jam je!? Sedihkan? So kalau kata dia sibuk buat dissertation pulak, berapa jam je dia dapat layan family?

Ok..Let’s do more calculations! Let’s stick to family time=4 hours.

Monday to Friday (working days) (4 hours family time x 5 days) = 20 hours
Saturday (Holiday for both of them –rough calculation of waking hours) = 12 hours
Sunday (Workday for wife, Son to baby sitter, Mr. Sharel at home writing dissertation) = 6 hours
In a week (168 hours), ‘Family Time’ for Mr. Sharel is only 38 hours!?! ( 1 day + 14 hours!)
In a month? 152 hours only ( 6 days + 8 hours).

And they say, ‘Family comes first, Work comes second’..how is that so? Yes, as a provider, one has to work to provide necessities for the family tapi kalau sekadar provide kebendaan, tapi tak boleh nak provide masa untuk family, tak jalan jugak beb. Keluarga mewah, bilik tidur sebesar rumah, road tax kereta sama harga dengan superbike tapi tegur sapa dengan anak, sebulan sekali. Tu pun pakai sms.

Bahagiakah kehidupan begini?

How many hours do you spend on family time?

Belaian Jiwa

2011-02-07T03:19:00.003+08:00

Tengah thesis sibuk di dalam otak pukul 3 pagi ni, lagu di media player main lagu Belaian Jiwa by Innuendo. Lama sangat tak dengar lagu Boyz II Men wannabes ni. Anyway, wannabes or not, their rendition of Carefree’s Belaian Jiwa memang cun. The song brought me back to 1998 where I attended an Environmental Awareness Camp hosted by Kementrian Alam Sekitar at Fraser’s Hill. Kami berempat digabungkan dengan reps from other KL schools, seingat aku CBN, Agama KL, Cochrane and Kepong (kot). It was a mixed crowd, malay, Chinese and tak silap ada jugaklah awek & amoi yang cute masa tu but as usual lah, you know me..tetap berpegang teguh dengan prinsip ‘masa sekolah bukan masa untuk bercinta’ (uhuk uhuk!..haha) Ok back to Belaian Jiwa, there was this one time, masa rehat, a friend (from Cochrane kot) main guitar, and suddenly one of the Chinese dude from Kepong came to us and asked him to play Belaian Jiwa. Walaupun adalah sedikit pelat buku text BM tapi that dude tarik baik punya ala Sam Innuendo! I was quite amazed that the song managed to reach this Chinese dude from kepong. And as the years go by, I realized that many of my non-malay friends love that song. Big achievement ni because I bet masa tu mesti diaorang target for malay listeners je. Bukan senang nak aim satu tin di fun fair tapi kena tiga sekali!

So if you ask me, lagu apa yang melambangkan lagu 1 Malaysia (kan sekarang ni semua 1..1…1)? Belaian Jiwa specifically by Innuendo.

Jom menyanyi buat suara sexy ala Innuendo!

Seindah tiada lagi kau ku ingatkan
Sayang kau hilang
Menanti biar sampai akhir hayat ku di dunia ini

Kau tahu bertapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa

Oh angin, sampaikan lagu ku padanya
yang sedih pilu
Terimalah lagu ku jadi teman hidup mu
Untuk selamanya

Kau tahu bertapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir
Menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa

Ada apa dengan basin?

2011-02-05T04:20:00.002+08:00

Aku masih tak dapat nak bayangkan Umayr akan jadi 'abang'. Lebih tepat, aku masih tak dapat nak bayangkan bagaimana hati ku yang penuh dengan Umayr terpaksa dibelahkan. Kadang-kadang terutama sekali apabila aku mengamati Umayr tengah tidur, terbit rasa kesian. Kasihan kenapa? Tak tahulah. Semasa mengumumkan Izza mengandung lagi dahulu, ramai yang cakap, terutama sekali para nenek dan makcik, "kesian Umayr..".

Yang membuatkan aku lagi terasa, Umayr sekarang tersangatlah manja..aduh..kenapa aku rasa bersalah ni?

Perlukah?

McSharel welcomes the year of the Rabbit

2011-02-03T15:13:00.002+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year!! Kung Hei Fatt Choy!!

The 'homies' of Sharel celebrating the year of the Rabbit at home. "Happening"! Wife and Kid asleep in the bedroom while the man of house tengah sibuk finishing up his thesis writing. "Coolness.."..

Talk about the Chinese calendar, it looks like the household of Sharel belongs to a family of farm animals.

Mom & Dad - Year of the Dog.
Umayr - Year of the Ox.
Ihm - Year of the Rabbit.

For fun sake, let's take a look into the meanings of the animals in McSharel's Farm.

THE DOG —
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
This is the honest, friendly and sincere sign of the zodiac. People born under the Dog always seem to be ready for action and this quality brings respect from others around them. They can be brave and courageous and rarely withdraw from a commitment or betray a confidence. Their inner power and physical vigour makes them good people to have on a team. They are very loyal and reliable and in relationships settle with someone who supports them. They are devoted to the welfare of others and are often wonderful listeners. They can be very faithful to their partners and to others around them. The careers that they approach include teaching, social work, counselling, medicine, research, public campaigning and law.

THE OX —
1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
They are steady, honest, gentle and reliable. The Ox builds plans and ideas on firm ground. Patience and hard work bring success to the Ox. They need peace and quiet to work through their ideas and are best left alone to work as they can become hotheaded, inflexible and stubborn when pushed. They are logical and find it hard to forgive if deceived. They prefer a truthful, loyal and committed partner. They work well in careers to do with the earth, visual arts, farming, estate management, cooking, religion and medicine. They are often very skilled with their hands.

THE RABBIT —
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Are usually generous, friendly and tranquil by nature. Rabbits like everything to be low key and even tempered and are anxious if forced to take risks. They enjoy paying attention to detail to create an ambience in their lives. Rabbits most often prefer the easy road. There ideal partner is loving and kind hearted and always fulfills their partner's desires. Rabbits are suited to careers in literature, art, design, public relations, counselling, advisory occupations and law. They also make good secretaries.

Excerpts from here

Miss the 'makan' besar this year.. :(

Nganga Series

2011-02-02T05:27:00.002+08:00

"Pak Hamiiid..tutup mulut tu..nanti masuk lalaaaat.."
Teringat aku kat Pak Hamid dalam Pendekar Bujang Lapok..

DSLR trend

2011-02-01T04:36:00.002+08:00

You know what? I don’t know why, tapi aku agak geli with this new dslr trend. Actually it’s not that new, I’ve been observing this for the past 2 years now.. and aku pun terikut-ikut juga, namun selepas tersedar, aku pun put a full stop and tukar plan.

The trend goes something like this (only applicable to new photographers)

of course one must own a dslr. NIKON or CANON (no problem with this because those are good brands..why buy Sony? Uhuk!..)
Upon owning a DSLR, must learn Photoshop (banyak gambar gelap dan blur)
Lepas belajar Brightness Contrast, Crop, Text, Glow, buat logo. Semua pictures kena letak nama/logo SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY / LENSA SHAREL ke. (bukan nama sebenar…)yang creative sikit tu letaklah logo bentuk simplified shutter..
Lepas tu buat business card, SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY, Juru foto perkahwinan anda… perkhidmatan mengambil dan mencuci gambar- RM350.00 sahaja….(syabas)
5. Gambar edit sampai muka tok wan yang 84 tahun tu lagi licin dari kulit pengantin..brightness contrast sampai muka penuh dengan noise..tak boleh jadi ni, Abang Lan Foto (admin+creator) D’FotoKahwinz forum kata kena beli flash gun. Lalu beli flash gun. Barulah teraaaang sikit dahi tu!
Tengok gambar ShutterBoy87, cun gilaaaa di ambil gambar si Tompok, kucing jiran dia.. dia kata dia pakai 50mm1.2..BELI..
LENSE-KillaPhotography’ ambil gambar wide angle masjid pulak..lepas tu ambil long shot background padi field menghijau….pergh…tak boleh jadi ni..BELI
Dengar pulak Jutawan Gambar Kahwin Ipol Mang buka kedai kat New Zealand, “SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY, Juru foto perkahwinan anda… perkhidmatan mengambil dan mencuci gambar- RM1500.00 sahaja….(up sikit lah)
Kenapa gambar tak secantik gambar OTAI-FOTO78? Mungkin sebab dia pakai Hasselblad kot? BELI! Baru cantik angle dan colour-colour tu nanti….

Rumusannya, trend dia sekarang, kalau beli DSLR je, mesti kena ambil upah ambil gambar kahwin.
Gambar tak cantik adalah di atas faktor lens dan camera.

Nothing wrong…tak salah pun depa tu…a paid hobby..cool apa? Tapi la ni banyak sangat dah orang ambil gambar kahwin ni..dan menganggu market. Ntahla?..geli lah mak...

Ihm-Around the Corner

2011-01-31T04:31:00.003+08:00

Ihm's due date is around the corner! Izza's next doctor's appointment in on the 7th, that's like..NEXT WEEK! Ihm pun dah mula mengganas, strecthing, kicking..eager to pop out from the oven!

The Wall taken from : here

Izza cakap semalam, "nampaknya kita berjaya ada dua anak before we hit 30.." hahaha..InsyaAllah.. Oklah, 34 when Umayr hit the white and blues, 36 Ihm pulak, by that time, Umayr dah standard 3, adalah geng di sekolah. When we hit the 4 series, Umayr baru start pakai green pants. 2 years later, Ihm pulak. At 45, Umayr akan sibuk isi borang UPU, Ihm anxiously waiting for February, for his sweet 16 Ferrari (yeah right!). By the time Ihm simpan rambut panjang (standard- lepas SPM je, kena simpan rambut panjang..freedomlah konon), this 2 old folks dan berumur 47 years old.

47 years old - Kalau umur panjang, dan anak hanya Umayr and Ihm, kembalilah kami ke zaman dating seperti 28 tahun yang lepas. Masa tu bolehlah jalan-jalan, lepak by the park, kalau ada duit, travel the world..

Hmmm..Basically that's life folks..it's a fact. We can't runaway from age, time..and death. The difference between one's life and another depends on how they colour it. Sunny? gloomy?stormy? There's still time..but do it fast.. Let me quote Jay Kay,

"Time won't wait for you, So do all the things you wanted to
Better hurry up, take it in your stride, And use your resolution which you've been supplied.."

I've wandered too far..anyway...Ihm, see you soon!!! Can't wait to hold you in my arms! (especially mom!..kesian dia..)

Nabi yang cool

2011-01-30T07:54:00.002+08:00

Jumaat lepas, Khatib sentuh pasal ajaran sesat. Dan aku terfikir.

Kalaulah kita ni hidup pada zaman Rasullullah, adakah kita akan convert dan menjadi pengikut Rasulullah? Atau kita join group Abu Jahal, menentang Islam?

Katakanlah kita ni dari masyarakat Arab jahiliah, kita dilahirkan di dalam agama dan kepercayaan tuk nenek moyang kita dan jiran sebelah, jiran setaman, member sekolah, semua sembah berhala dan pada mereka kalau nak cool lagi, sembah matahari, tapi tu kena buat pengamatan tingkat keempat lah. Main karom sambil tengok jiran sebelah tanam anak perempuan dia hidup-hidup, Tengah pelan nak sambar SUV baru hasil jualan emak dan adik perempuan..Anyway, tiba-tiba satu hari, adalah seorang mamat ni, dia kata apa yang kita buat selama ni (especially yang sedap-sedap tu) adalah salah, 48 ‘tuhan’ yang ‘mereka dan keluarga mereka’ sembah dari zaman nenek moyang tu adalah karut, lepas tu suruh kita ikut dia, peluk agama ‘baru’, yang Tuhan nya hanya adalah satu. “Sat u je? Mana cukup beb...mengarutlah mamat tu!” Kata rakan sejahiliah. Lepas tu dia kata pulak arak tu haram.“Pantang datuk nenek orang kata arak itu haram! Dari baby lagi gua dah mabuk dah!!” kata ketua kampung Taman Jahiliah Sejahtera Utama.

Agak-agaknya lah kan, senang-senang je ke kita nak ambil kata dari ‘mamat’ yang menolak segala amalan yang telah menjadi darah daging kita tu lepas tu convert ke agama ‘baru’ iaitu agama tuhan yang satu? Katakanlah kita yakin, apa kata keluarga tercinta? Sure kena buang keluarga, Member? Sahla depa belasah kita dulu! Masyarakat setempat pula? Jangan harap nak dapat cucur kodok lagi lah tahun ni! Kena buang ke padang pasir, adalah!

Dua benda yang aku dapat.

Yang pertama, Subhanallah..cuba bayangkan betapa peritnya nabi junjungan kita, Nabi Muhammad SAW menyebarkan agama Islam masa tu? Dihina, dicerca, diludahi, dilempar dengan najis, ugutan bunuh ..MasyaAllah...ish...Kita ni, kalau orang potong que di supermarket pun dah panas, nasi lemak kurang seekor ikan bilis pun kita boikot gerai tu, Rasulullah kena tempek najis, cool je...? Kalau lu tak respect lagi ‘Mamat’ ni, aku tak tahulah... Aung San Suu Kyi yang ‘terseksa’ 20 tahun dikurung di rumah pun ramai yang respect, .tu baru memperjuangkan demokrasi Burma je..

Dan yang kedua, bersyukurlah..bersyukurlah dan aku nak sentiasa cuba bersyukur kerana dilahirkan muslim. Bayangkan kalau kita hidup di zaman tu, cukup susah nak mendapat nur, sekarang ni kita lahir-lahir je dah automatic dalam IC kata kita Islam. Mudah kan? Ok, Islam, Check! Sekarang ni hanya tinggal 3 perkara je yang kita kena buat. Iaitu:

Akui Maha Pencipta kita Allah dan Nabi Muhammad itu Rasulullah
Menuruti segala perintah Allah
Tinggal segala larangan Allah

Tu je. Jomlah kita kembali menjadi muslim yang hebat.

Utmost respect & love to Nabi Muhammad SAW..
Maulidur Rassul – 14th February 2011

90's - Back To School

2011-01-26T12:46:00.001+08:00

Hari tu tengah menyembang dengan member, terpacul nama “Alien Workshop”. Lepas tu dia cakap “ish lama aku tak dengar nama tu..” Dan seterusnya terhasillah nukilan ini.

Thank god i was a school prefect! Takde urge nak berfesyen like the others, tangkap orang berfesyen adalah! To those yang tak tahu, VI ni very strict dengan undang-undangnya especially on school attire. Semua kena ikut school standard, baju tak boleh ada pleats, labels from top to bottom dilarang sama sekali, (contohnya kalau nak legally pakai kasut pallas jazz, label tepi tu kenalah potong dulu!) pockets, cuttings, banyak kena monitor prefects ni dulu. Why? Victorians ni datang dari mix backgrounds. Yang kaya, kaya sangat. Yang miskin sangat tak tahu lah pulak. Golongan pertengahan yang duduk rumah, hostel , lepas tu ada student yayasan Selangor, Sabah, Felda lagi..so bermacam-macam background. Labels ni selain menunjukkan brand, ia menunjukkan status-( branded, mahal, status = anak orang kaya). In order to eliminate status consciousness among Victorians, the prefects came out with the ruling, NO LABELS ALLOWED! Dah berkurun dan undang-undang ni, so kami ikut je.

Anyway, the reason aku buat entry ni ialah untuk aku simpan dan tunjukkan pada Umayr dan Ihm betapa hodohnya fashion kawan-kawan daddy masa sekolah dulu (haha). But seriously, no offence, memang huduh lah beb. Sebagai law enforcer masa sekolah, ni adalah beberapa “fashion” yang aku ingat. Kalau ada yang lain, please inform.Sorry ini lelaki sahaja, awek sekolah aku form 6 je..tapi semua skema.

1. Rambut mesti centre parting, slope tepi, sehelai rambut panjang bagi sampai masuk mulut. ala-boy band. Ada jugak yang botak-kalau ikut machine tu no.1,2.. Masa tu juga Raihan tengah top, so adalah few yang layan pakai kopiah hitam ala Raihan.

2. Baju kena Cantona 7 beli di Sungei Wang. Dah tuck dalam seluar, kena gelebehkan bahagian belakang bagi nampak prints of Cantona 7. Size kena lebih 2 from original badan. So bagi yang berbadan kurus tu, nampak lah macam berisi sedikit.

3. Tali pinggang Alien Workshop. Jangan potong length dia, kalau depa jual 5 metre, bantai lah pakai 5 metre, lilitlah berapa kali pun. Lepas lines, lepaskan lilitan, bagi ia berjuntai sambil menunjukkan logo Alien Workshop yang colourful itu.

4. Seluar. Seluar adalah item yang paling penting. Jun-Saito dan Cantona 7 mendominasi pada masa itu. Bukannya murah..mahal jugak kot!..Bagi mereka yang nakal, seluar mereka datang dengan secret pockets. Di pinggang belah kanan, di bahagian dalam terdapat pocket khas sebesar kotak rokok 7’s. Mudah untuk menyimpan “ticket bus, & ticket LRT” atau “resit lepasan derma” (hehe). Di bahagian sisi berdekatan lutut pula ada satu lagi pocket khas sebesar 2-3 batang rokok. Ini untuk pelajar menyimpan “pen” dan “pembaris” (hehe). Pocket belakang ada banyak fesyen. Fesyen petak,Marlboro, ada yang buat ala jeans pun! Cutting, Straight-cut, bawah mesti 20 ke atas. Mana yang betis keting kurus tu, nampaklah macam berisi sedikit. Label kena bubuh tepi, belakang..tapi kalau my school, sorrrylah..mesti jadi mangsa Prefect’s scissors yang kami asapkan setiap pagi khamis..hehe

5. Kasut. Generally yang paling popular masa tu adalah Pallas Jazz (sebab aku jenuh suruh offenders potong sendiri label tu). Member yang grunge tu, layan lah Kasut Panda dengan North Star sebab dia ala Converse All Star..Geng Skate, hip hop yang baru nak naik, carilah kasut skate yang putih. Banyak kat Sungei Wang. Kasut Penguin pun ada yang pakai jugak! Tapi tulah, undang-undang sekolah kata kena pakai kasut yang bertali. Even strap-on pun tak boleh. So geng rebel ni jenuhlah menganyam tali kasut. Kantoi jugak dengan Prefect. Hehe. “Ikat betul2!”

Tapi tak semua lah yang pakai fesyen ala ni. Yang baik tu, baiklah. Yang rebel tu, depends on pengaruh rakan sebaya. Rakan lebih kearah music, convertlah uniform sekolah ala fesyen music tu..grunge ke, skin ska, west side, east side..rakan gangster, fesyen pun ikutlah ala Hong Nam ke Sang Kai dalam Young & Dangerous, pengaruh geng Vatos Locos, ikutlah ke-VL-lannya.

Whatever it is, school Rocks.. Kalaulah ada Delorean...

Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins

2011-01-23T01:51:00.002+08:00

Damn i'm stuck with the 90's..This is a tribute to another 90's hero - Smashing Pumpkins. Miss them..Few of my favourites (mostly from Mellon Chollie:

1979

Zero

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Tonight, Tonight

Stand Inside Your Love

Today

Tudung Sanggul yang Cool dan Cun!

2011-01-19T10:01:00.001+08:00

I find the fashion of tudung sanggul irritating. Seriously.aku pun tak tau kenapa. ‘Hump’ tu rasa macam nak picit-picit ala stress ball.. Lepas tu bila pemakai berjalan, kain lebihan tudung tu swing ke kiri, ke kanan macam ekor kuda..ish..by design pula, sungguh tidak proportion. Dia buat kepala sesorang tu tampak besar dan tinggi, tidak seimbang dengan badan. aku pun tak tahu kenapa aku ambil kisah pasal ni..

Anyway, ada hukum pasal pemakaian tudung ni, pergilah search..katanya tidak boleh..

Familia Year

2011-01-17T13:30:00.004+08:00

Alhamdulillah syukur.. Many thanks to Allah Who has blessed us with all the goodies, rezeki and health. Kuatkanlah Iman kami supaya kami tidak leka memenuhi tanggunjawab kami kepada Mu..Ameeen..

Although I’ve posted 2 entries before, let’s assume that this is my first post for 2011.
Here it goes..

1. This is a little personal, but hey, no harm in letting it out once in a while. I dedicate this to my girlfriend. Gibbs brothers mode, ON! (To get in the mood..hehe)

Yang, you know what? I’ve just realized for this past ten years, I’ve been repeating the same phrase to you every single day without fail. If I say it once a day, meaning, for the last 10 years of my life, I’ve said 3650 times already. But you know I say it more than once a day rite? Anyway girlfriend, just to let you know that this Bee Gees song have been repeatedly played many times on my playlist and I’m still struggling to be as romantic as Awie from Sembilu. Back to my objective, for the many thousandth time, this time I want the whole world to know that Yang, I LOVE YOU…. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! ….You, complete me…(thanks Maguire..teehee)

2. Umayr, I only know you for 2 years..hmmm so..hmmm…what the heck, I love you too!! Heheh Umayr, Umayr, Umayr..why do you always have to make my heart melt?? Ohh..Do you know that your 8 days hospitalized drama last week crushed our heart? Please don’t do that again..we were sick worried! Both Atuks and Neneks drove all the way from KL just to see you tau! Oh Boy, you’re gonna have a lil’ bro soon,! i hope you understand that in the next few months, our attention will be slightly off to your lil’ bro especially mommy. But you have me buddy! We will play together from dawn until you ask for your ‘Sus’!! No matter what and how, just remember that we love you ya?..good boy..

By the way, today Umayr is 1 Year and 4 months old...Happy 1 year 4th!

2011 is all about familia ése..February Love...

11111

2011-01-11T23:27:00.004+08:00

Takkan kita jumpa lagi tarikh 11111...

Next - 111111 & 121212..

So long 11.01.11..

2011

2011-01-01T03:50:00.002+08:00

Damn! i missed the countdown!. tertidur pulak!...

that shows how tua i've become..

2010 was a blast..will do some recaps on that later..

2011..Welcome! Please be our friend.. i'll add you in my facebook ya..
(bonus, i'll tag 'like' if you approve my 'friend request')

Ihm - 31 weeks

2010-12-29T11:42:00.002+08:00

Izza kata hidung Ihm macam hidung dia..
7-8 weeks to go!!Rock steady Ihm!

p/s: I think we've found Ihm's name..Izza wanted that name so much and to be fair, since i came up with 'Umayr', i'll leave the executive decision to her. Personally it's a nice name, simple yet meaningful. It'll suit him..InsyaAllah..

Musim Lori Hantu

2010-12-26T06:20:00.000+08:00

Seperti yang kita tahu, kes-kes jenayah di Malaysia ni bermusim. Bila musim rompak ATM, semua nak rompak ATM.. bila musim kes rogol bunuh, semua nak rogol bunuh..apa kejadahlah semua ni?! Sama pula ceritanya dengan kes kemalangan. Musim putus jari main mercun, ramai yang nak join mamat tu putus jari pasal mercun..musim kemalangan maut kereta dengan motor, ramai pemandu kereta tak nak ketinggalan, berlumba nak hantam motosikal.

kemalangan paling dasyat di Malaysia
Source: Harian Metro

Dua minggu ni sahaja, tidak termasuk kes kemalangan paling dasyat di Malaysia, sudah tiga kemalangan maut yang dilaporkan akbar mengenai kemalangan yang melibatkan 'Lori Hantu'. 'Lori Hantu' atau 'Lori Pasir' tergolong di dalam keluarga lori jenis 'lori berat' (6 gandar=7.5 tonnage - 50 tonnage).

source: http://www.atn.co.za/images/asset/DSC05880.JPG

1. 13 Disember 2010, KUALA LUMPUR: Niat murni seorang anak gadis untuk membelikan kereta kepada ibunya tidak kesampaian apabila dia terbunuh dalam keadaan mengerikan akibat digilis sebuah lori hingga separuh tubuhnya hancur.
utusan Sarawak

2. 18 Disember 2010, JITRA: “Saya terdengar jeritan remaja itu memanggil ‘mak’ sebaik terhumban daripada motosikalnya sebelum meninggal dunia digilis lori membawa muatan batu dari arah bertentangan.
Harian Metro

3. 24 Disember 2010, KOTA BHARU: Kegembiraan seorang pelajar memperoleh 4A dalam Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) berakhir dalam suasana menyayat hati apabila dia dan ibunya maut selepas dirempuh lori pasir yang terbalik ketika dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah, semalam.
Berita Harian

So watch out people..Musim Lori Hantu telah tiba...Ingat tak iklan 90's dulu? "Berhati-hati, di jalan raya..."

Parti Buih Umayr!

2010-12-24T05:54:00.002+08:00

Umayr di kala petang..

Zikir Radhitu Billah

2010-12-24T05:41:00.004+08:00

A gentle reminder,

Raditu Billahi Rabba

(I am pleased with Allah as my Lord,
aku rela Allah SWT sebagai Tuhanku, )

wabil Islami Dina

(with Islam as my Religion,
aku rela Islam sebagai agamaku)

wabi Muhammadin Nabiyya wa Rasula

(and with Muhammad (SAW) as the Prophet and Messenger of Allah.
dan aku rela Muhammad (SAW) sebagai rasul)

3 Days get 11

2010-12-22T05:57:00.004+08:00

I assume this is for KLites only

Apply 3 days leave and get 11 days off at a stretch ! Daym!

no	Date	Day	Remarks
1	29-Jan-11	Saturday	Weekend
2	30-Jan-11	Sunday	Weekend
3	31-Jan-11	Monday	Working Day- APPLY LEAVE
4	1-Feb-11	Tuesday	PH: Federal Day
5	2-Feb-11	Wednesday	Working Day- APPLY LEAVE
6	3-Feb-11	Thursday	PH: Chinese New Year
7	4-Feb-11	Friday	PH: Chinese New Year
8	5-Feb-11	Saturday	Weekend
9	6-Feb-11	Sunday	Weekend
10	7-Feb-11	Monday	Working Day- APPLY LEAVE
*11	~~8-Feb-11~~	~~Tuesday~~	~~PH: Thaipusam~~

source: Email by Ramdhan..

*UPDATE:11:32am
Thaipusam : 20 January 2010 ..so actually only 2 days leave, 9 days flat..
Fahaman mana pulak yang nak buat Thaipusam 8 Feb ni..hmmm..
Thanks Anonymous.

40-an Gatal

2010-12-21T13:12:00.001+08:00

Aku bersembang dengan seorang member hari tu. Hasil perbincangan itu mengukuhkan siri pengamatan dan hipotesis aku. Hipotesis berbunyi sebegini:

Lelaki terlebih ‘itchy’ (gatal) pabila umur mencecah 40 tahun.

Hipotesis ini bermula apabila seorang rakan yang berumur 40-an memecah kesepian dengan mengeluarkan kenyataan “ aku nak ‘pucuk muda’ la”. Dan ajaibnya, ayat yang maksudnya sama seperti itu kerap juga terdengar dan diluahkan daripada rakan-rakan yang tergolong di dalam kumpulan umur tersebut. Mungkin sekadar melawak, tetapi sumber kenyataan tersebut mesti timbul dari perasaan dan untuk meluahkannya mesti atas dasar pemikiran itu telah lama terpendam.

Ini diperkukuhkan dengan bilangan tinggi kes-kes jenayah seksual negara yang melibatkan pesalah yang berumur 40 –an (nak statistik, cari sendiri!), seperti contoh ‘segmen’ haruan makan anak, haruan makan anak tiri dan haruan makan anak jiran dan seterusnya. Kelab dangdut terkenal sebagai tempat jejaka berumur berpeleseran dengan gadis genit. Bagaimana dengan mereka yang berkahwin dua? Masuk je 40 lebih, kahwin dengan awek umur 20. Member aku setuju sebab ayah dia pun tergolong macam tu juga. Lepas tu tengok jelah di ofis anda . Amati betul-betul. Bagaimana mereka layan geng ‘pucuk muda bergetah’ tu? Menggedik lebih..

Bagaimana ini boleh terjadi dan siapa yang perlu disalahkan? Ada yang kata kena salahkan sang isteri sebab tidak tahu nak menjaga badan. Yela anak dah berinak pinak, pantang pun main langgar je, bila badan dah lari bentuk, hanya berpenat nak berazam je setiap tahun. Tapi tak laksanakan apa pun. Bila suami nak bermanja, asyik cakap “sibuk” je memanjang. Bila nak “itchy” sedikit, kena marah pula kata tak padan dengan usia.

Tetapi sama sekali tidak adil untuk salahkan sang isteri sahaja. Masa berbincang haritu, teori aku adalah, Lelaki Tua yang Buas, adalah lelaki yang pada masa mudanya, ‘Belia’. ‘Belia’ ni kalau siapa kurang faham adalah lelaki yang baik, mengikut peraturan dan undang-undang, pakai songokok, berbaju kemas terseluk rapi di dalam seluar,rumusannya budak baik lah! Bila mereka ini baik di kala hormone tengah mengganas, tenaga tersebut terpendam dan apabila dah tua, kunci pendaman tersebut terbuka dan keluarlah segala sifat kenakalan remaja. Oleh yang sedemikian, di kala umur muda remaja ini, buaskanlah diri anda! Hahaha!(gelak jahat)

Yang aku pelik ni, kenapalah gadis-gadis bergetah ni boleh cair di tangan mereka? Ada yang cakap, mereka ni lebih tahu menghargai wanita (yelah, kalau yang skandal, bawa masuk bilik tu kira menghargai lah tu?) , lebih ‘berpengalaman’, disebalik misai yang beruban itu, kewangan mereka ni kukuh dan sering memanjakan pasangan dengan harta dunia. Hmm..tetapi jangan alpa. Sedikit nasihat kepada kamu yang ‘bermain’ dengan jejaka berumur yang sudah berkeluarga. Tidak salah untuk bercinta, lagi-lagi mereka yang mengukuhkan hubungan tersebut dengan ayat “kalau sudah jodoh/sudah ditakdirkan”..beringatlah dan selalu berfikir mengenai keharmonian keluarga yang akan bakal/telah kamu hancurkan. Bagaimana perasaan sang isteri? Anak-anak terutama sekali yang dah matang remaja. Sanggupkah kamu melihat kehancuran tersebut? Letakkan diri kamu di tempat mereka.

Masa perbincangan itu juga tertanya. Adakah aku bila umur 40 akan jadi begitu? Pada masa ini memang lah aku terus terang menolaknya. Tapi kita tidak akan tahu apa yang akan terjadi di masa hadapan. Ahli ibadah yang kuat beribadat pun boleh mati dalam keadaan kufur atas tipu daya Iblis. Minta simpang banyak-banyak, sentiasa berdoa agar tidak berlaku kepada aku sekeluarga. Jikalau terjadi juga esok ni yang, ingatlah itu semua bukan atas kehendak ku. Banyak bersabar, dan bawalah aku pulang.

Walaupun “kajian” aku ni macam “baseless”, aku percaya anda juga pernah menghadapi golongan 40-an yang itchy. Mestilah tidak semua umur 40-an ni macam tu. Segelintir sahaja. Berhati-hatilah. Belilah ubat gatal cepat-cepat.

Nama Ihm

2010-12-19T15:19:00.007+08:00

kami dah sort-of decided on Ihm's name. But few weeks ago, a friend dah nama kan anak dia yang tu. Tiba-tiba kami dapati another friend juga dah namakan anak dia itu pula. Dan diberitahu ada saudara punya pupu punya anak pun dinamakan nama itu juga.

Dilemma.

Kalau nak ikutkan, "biaq pi laaah..." yang penting maknanya ok, dan pedulilah depa..la ni anak aku..

Masalahnya, 'aku'.

Ni lah susahnya jadi designer. Everything must be unique. Kerusi garden dan meja tv tak beli-beli lagi sebab tak jumpa yang unique.

'Typical' is our no.1 enemy.

Stupid.

Yes some may think that this is stupid..in fact part of me is with the crowd..

but the larger part of me is strongly against it..why?why?why?

ok..since we've got roughly 2 months before Ihm pops out from the 'oven', we'll keep on searching, in the same time we'll also wait and look out for signs from the MAN above.

Kalau Ihm dah ditakdirkan namanya yang 'itu', who am I to go against it?.

p/s: Ada ustazah yang lecture bahasa Arab beritahu Izza and friends. Dia kata berjaga-jaga bila pilih nama anak dari internet ni. kadang-kadang ada nama yang kononnya ada maksud, tapi sebenarnya tidak ada. Katanya ni salah satu kesan dari perang salib, dan merupakan salah satu taktik depa untuk memesongkan kita. Contoh nama yang diberi adalah Batrisya. Memang sedap bunyinya tapi katanya dalam bahasa Arab memang takde. Batrisya=Patricia? Wallahu'alam bi Shawab..do correct me if i'm wrong..if you're particular in naming your child, just be extra careful ya..

One Year 3

2010-12-19T07:44:00.000+08:00

Merapu Kerapu

2010-12-16T13:13:00.003+08:00

Fuuh! Fuuh! (tiup sawang)
Apa di atas?(what’s up?) Macam-macam berlaku dan macam-macam nak bercerita.

Reunited.. Yes..the family is finally back at home! Yeay! Perjalanan kami sungguh jauh sekali! Kebetulan aku dihantar ke KL for KLIMS 2010 dan survey (seremban & Melaka) last week.. ‘adventure’ aku bermula begini:

Jumaat 3/12 – Selepas kerja, bertolak ke KL dengan Ard & family . Aku turun di layby Simpang Pulai, 30 minutes, Izza, Umayr and PIL jemput aku ke Pusat Latihan UitM Kg. Gajah..tempat depa bermastautin dah dekat 2 minggu tu..masa tu dah near midnight..so Umayr ku tidur di dakapan..

Sabtu 4/12 – Izza sambung kursus, kami ke bandaraya Teluk Intan sebab ada mamat ni tak pernah tengok menara condong. “Happening” jugak lah Teluk Intan tu..ada giant, the store..hmm..and menara condong..diaorang cukup bangga dengan construction blunder tu..

Sunday 5/12 – Selepas training Izza selesai, kami bertolak balik ke KL. Layan 150-160..sat je sampai KL..hehe

Monday 6/12 – Mulanya ‘kerja’ di KLIMS 2010. Overall, compared to previous KLIMS (06),KLIMS 2010 tak menarik langsung! Maybe because DRB tak participate, ke mana main player 2 roda, Yamaha, Honda dan Suzuki?? Nasib baik ada Proton and Perodua yang macam bersungguh-sungguh nak display their Styling might. Aku cukup tertarik dengan exhibition Proton, bukan 5 pahlawan tu (well styling is a subjective matter..ada orang suka, ada yang tidak..as for me, erm..nothing to shout about, good effort though). Proton punya layout dan details di showcase menunjukkan yang mereka ni berpengalaman dalam motor show..tak sia-sia Proton melaburkan duit kepada staff dia ‘jalan-jalan’ satu dunia. On “concept” vehicle, hmmmm..berat ke Perodua’s Bezza la beb. On Styling, bagi aku yang ada pengalaman sedikit ‘berjalan-jalan’ jugak ni, aku rasa kalau diletakkan bersebelahan dengan concept cars lain.. Bezza dalam kategori normal..biasa-biasa je..ni bukan negative comment, like I said earlier, Styling ni subjective.. perlu dipuji akan kesungguhan team Perodua dan finishing nampaknya macam mantap! However , Alza oren concept yang belakang tu, finishing dia out! Nampak sangat macam bukan hasil kerja team yang sama. Anyway, all this is a healthy trend for our local automotive industry. Baby baru lahir mana boleh terus berlari atau meng-Parkour..kena merangkak dulu.. pedulikan apa kata rakyat-rakyat yang tak pernah jemu mengutuk produk sendiri..teruskan penggunaan budget-budget syarikat atas nama research & design..semoga kami di sini, di beri peluang sebegitu juga..

Tuesday 7/12 till Thursday 9/12 – aku di KL, Seremban & Melaka. Sepatutnya kena pi JB jugak..nasib baik tak jadi..this is part of my ‘Semenanjung Tour’ in the name of research..maybe next week kena pergi east-coast pulak..(hopefully tak kena la..)

Friday 10/12 – Balik ke SP with PIL, Eni (Izza’s sis), Afrina and the 3 months old Alif Danish. Singgah Ipoh for a wedding. Arrived home around 5pm.

Saturday 11/12 – Hatyai baby!! Note to self: Never enter Hatyai on a Saturday, “bonus”, during school holidays! Stuck 2 hours lining up at the Thai immigration..dah la dimestikan bayar rasuah 10 baht per passport..kalau systematic takpelah jugak!! Passport control kaunter lain, vehicle kaunter lain..bengap betul.. line panjang berbelit-belit ada pulak kutu yang tak pandai nak beratur! Boleh gaduh kalau main potong-potong line ni! Pukul 3, baru bertolak ke Hatyai. Despite the immigration officer cakap hotel di Hatyai penuh, Alhamdulillah we managed to get 2 rooms in the heart of Hatyai. Budget hotel, Laem Thong hotel. Good enough for me. Our room only cost us RM47, theirs, RM80+, besar sikit, double bed. Why splurge on a room yang kita pakai sekejap je? Location..penting…malls, market and muslim restaurant within beberapa langkah je..sungguh convenient.

Sunday 11/12 - Lepas breakfast, atuk and nenek spoiled Umayr with a battery powered mini bike. Lepas tu check-out, and drove to Big C. Big C is a hypermarket, something like Tesco. Tapi yang bestnya Big C di Hatyai ni, muslim ramai. Even signage dia pun ada tulisan jawi tapi bahasa melayu. Senang nak makan. Around 3 pm (thai), bertolak ke border. Another 2 hours spent at the stupid immigration. Kali ni, tak nak bayar rasuah sebab service macam celake. Tapi at the end of the stampings, dia yang mintak pulak! Apa punya corrupt lah officer depa ni! Masuk ikut padang besar,even passport control in Bangkok takde pun mintak duit..Sampai rumah around 9, selepas melantak dinner macam orang yang 2 tahun survive on ubi kayu je.The in-laws are still here, balik probably on Saturday. Menunggu kereta yang kena top overhaul di Balu.

This Friday kena ambil cuti. Ada masters presentation. Dah berapa malam memberatkan eye bag. Seriously kalau ada rezeki, aku nak masuk treatment menghilangkan eye bag seperti mana Khir Toyo buat dulu. Terus tampak muda mamat tu..

Managed to catch the whole 2nd half of Malaysia vs. Vietnam. Players kita memang teruk in handling bola. Receiving, attacking, passing..fail! Vietnam played better, but luckily their finishing out! The 2 balls advantage might help, jangan Vietnam buat magic, belasah Malaysia kaw kaw sudah!

Rumusannya Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, dengan kembalinya family di sisi, hidup ku kembali normal. Keluar 6:45am, balik 6pm+. Pulang melayan Umayr dengan telatah nakal dan comelnya serta Izza yang sentiasa di sisi, sentiasa sabar melayan kepala otak aku yang tak betul ni - sebagai sandaran untuk aku membuang topeng macho singa yang berjam-jam dipakai untuk kembali menjadi semanja anak kucing. Hahahaha

Cukuplah merapu kerapu aku untuk hari ini..kembali ke kerja..

Ihm 29 weeks

2010-12-16T10:39:00.001+08:00

Ihm-25W

2010-12-16T10:37:00.000+08:00

Missing Him

2010-11-27T20:54:00.000+08:00