12 Perhentian

Dpt jer duduk kat spot seat besi plg cun dlm LRT, aku kembali menjengah application Blogger v1.02 yg baru 2 ari lps aku install d hp SE P1i ku. Jarum jam tgn Guess hadiah besday pemberian my dearest wife dah menunjukkan angka 10:15pm. 'Stn Masjid Jamek', sora lunak driver bertauliah LRT Star berkumandang menyapaku. Dah 4 stn aku lalui rupanya dr stn Titiwangsa td. 8 stn lg utk tiba ke destinasiku, stn Tasik Sltn. Perjalanan yg mengambil masa kira2 25 - 35 minit nie dah jd rutin idopku g blk keja. Mudah, less risk n of coz, xde traffic jam. Cuma kena berhimpit la skit sbb mcm aku, ramai warga kota memilih public transport nie sbg kenderaan g keja. Makin ramai yg berdiri dpn aku. Ada gak yg curi intai aku yg tgh asyik masyuk menaip nie (berkerut beb). Intai aku ke... hp aku yg cun nie? *teet* 'Stn Cheras', dgr lg sora driver tu yg dah makin x lunak. 'Lg 3 stn', getus atiku. Sonoknya blogging camnie. Jgn sampai terlepas ke last stn, Sri Petaling dah la. But dat would b my next blog post then :p 'Tasik Sltn', at last. So guys, it seems dat my 2nd try-out s a mobile blogger has come 2 a success! Caiyok n cya very soon :)

Testing post from my P1i

Hopefully dis works instantaneously! Got a few dragging minutes just to type-in dis simple 'hi there' content wiz dis QWERTY keyboard. Sigh! Need to familiarise wiz dis key layout if I intend to post more from dis hp. Nevertheless, it was a thrilling xp to know dat I can now become not only s a mobile photographer but also a blogger on d move! Cya!

K-mania?

Korang kenal x si 'Tweetie Korea' nie? Kalu rasa x kenal sapa Jang Nara nie... g bukak Channel 9 lyn drama bersiri Taiwan 'The Mischievous Princess' lakonan stereotype (tp best!) beliau yg senantiasa cute2 brutal gitu... comei sgt minah nie sampai rasa nak penampar jer :p Seingat aku la, demam malaria drama Korea nie tetiba melanda seluruh rakyat jelata negara kita sjk penayangan drama tangkap lentuk+leleh 'Winter Sonata' lakonan Bao Yong Jun (antara hero plg laku di Korea) dan Choi Ji Woo... Truthfully, aku x minat langsong jln ceta fantasi nie (ala2 Bollywood gak nie... tolak tarian+nyanyian jer) walo sedar x sedar aku terlyn gak sampai ending siri nie :p Mmmg meletup abis drama tu kat sini (even di seluruh Asia Tenggara sebenarnya!). Tgk saja bagaimana Abg Hazami 'Katakanlah' melonjak namanya di carta tempatan pas nyanyi lagu 'Sonata Musim Salju'... aku dgr lagu tu ada byk versi lain... cina, tagalog pon ada! Mmg WORLD!!! Pastu dtg lak 1 lg drama perabih airmata 'Autumn in My Heart'. Dah jd trend cambest lak kasi tajuk drama cinta ikot musim nie. Heroin drama kali nie, Song Hye Kyo mmg cun abis dgn mata kuyu+innocent dia (hero dia x silap aku Ryu Si Won... well, who cares :p)... plus another melodic main theme yg menyayat jiwa... cukop utk meletakkan drama nie sbg 1 lg all-time faveret masa tu! Actually, aku mula terjerumus dlm kegilaan drama Korea nie pas tgk 'My Love Patzzi' lakonan si comel Jang Nara ngan heronya, Kim Rae Won (larian mamat nie keliling theme park menaikkan semangat aku berjogging... believe it or not!). Mmg masyuk abis aku ikot ceta nie... lagu tema dia 'Sweet Dream' pon mmg fun n cute mcm penyanyi dia gak... x caya dgr la music video yg aku attach kat atas nun :) 1 lg drama lakonan Jang Nara yg masok carta aku adalah 'Bright Girl's Success'... storyline dia ala2 ceta Beauty n d Beast... n d beast is starred by none other than Mr Jang Hyuk (mamat nie mmg faveret hero aku sbb karekter dia x lembik mcm hero2 Korea yg lain :p) Well... eventually, pas terjebak jd kipas-susah-mati... buat pertama kali gak aku tergamak g beli d whole box-set siri drama nie buat personal collection aku... waduh x2 :~ Fanatisme aku terhadap K-entertainment nie x berenti setakat dramanya sj... aku dah mula pandai survey movie blockbuster diaorg... which most of them bertemakan romantic comedy (I'm not suprised... U?). 1 of my faveret is 'My Sassy Girl' lakonan mantap Cha Tae-Hyun (hero yg kelakar abis) ngan Jeon Ji-Hyun (mmg cun+ganas minah nie... my type *teet* :p). 'Volcano High', filem adaptasi komik ala Japanese manga lakonan cool Jang Hyuk ngan Shin Min-ah (heroin yg dingin banget) turut jd pilihan aku. Faveret movie aku termasok filem South Korea yg hit international box office hingga ke Hollywood iaitu 'My Wife is a Gangster' (Jopog Manura) lakonan hebat Cha Eun-jin. Kewl! Masa aku berkhidmat di Gas Malaysia, aku mula pandai mendonlod music video K-pop yg byk mendpt pengaruh dr J-pop. Sumanya nie bermula pas aku tgk music video Kiss 'Because I'm a Girl' (check out d video below). Dr situ, aku mula mengenali penyanyi2 tersohor Korea spt BoA (minah cilik nie berjaya tembus market Korea ngan Jepun sekaligus, mantap beb!), KangTa (Anuar Zain Korea?), Lee Hyori (artis pompuan plg munggil di Korea... aka JLo Korea), Baby VOX (mcm Elite tp lg comei maa :p), Shinhwa (boy band plg digilai di Korea) dll. Mmg happening abis industri muzik kat sana... x caya g rikee sendiri!

Walopon kini minat aku terhadap industri hiburan Korea nie dah kian pudar... tp terbukti hingga kini drama bersiri dr negara jiran Jepun nie masih menjd pilihan ramai di negara kita! P/S: Best x drama 'Full House' (Pul Hawooseu) lakonan Young-jae (Bi) ngan Song Hye Kyo? Korang lyn kan...? :p

ZUXUE... my pinky pet :)

"A pet or companion animal is an animal that is kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, rather than for economic reasons. The most popular are noted for their loyal or playful characteristics or their beautiful appearance or song."

"A digital pet, also known as a virtual pet, is a type of artificial human companion: a simple computer designed to simulate a pet. The computer is usually housed in a small, egg-shaped plastic container, and the image of the "pet" is displayed on a simple black and white screen. Three or four buttons allow the user to perform different tasks, such as feed the pet, play games with it, or wash it. When the pet is unsatisfied, it beeps."

Today, I just adopted a pinky feline n named her 'Zuxue' :) Dis fun-n-simple-to-use 'virtual pet catalog' was given by Xue who earlier adopted a penguin named 'Biengu'?! Hmm... dat pet of urs does remind me of Pingu dear :p Cousins?

U might need to click on Zuxue to start playing with her. Have fun! :)

adopt your own virtual pet!

P/S: Tingat masa kemaruk bela Neopets dulu... mmg kewl abis 'virtual pets' kat situ! Ramon ngan Erol... korang mesti ingat lg hobi lama kita nie kan? 'Bapa2 org' nie masih bela Neopets lg ka? I wonder... :p

Helsing

"A secret war is brewing in the night. A war in which humanity is only a pawn. The mysterious Hellsing Organization deploys in the shadows to protect ordinary mortals from the undead legions who would prey upon them. Now, artificially spawned ghouls and vampires are appearing, stretching the Hellsing soldiers to their limits ­ forcing them to call in their ultimate weapon;­ the rogue vampire, Alucard! After saving young Seras Victoria, a Hellsing operative, from death by transforming her into a vampire, Alucard must work with her to fight the artificial undead army­ as well as her own newfound hungers!"

6pm, 18 Mac 2006... Captain's log :p Kuar dr bilik kuliah, aku tarik nafas kurniaan Ilahi dlm2. Lega. Persekitaran UiTM Shah Alam yg berbumbungkan langit biru awan kumulus serta bertiangkan pohon2 yg menghijau menyambut sahutan jiwa aku yg tenang bak aliran Sg Kuala Muda. Indah betul alam flora fauna ciptaan Allah swt nie :)

Alhamdulillah, syukran ya Allah... 3 minggu lamanya aku bergelumang dlm proses pengekstrakan otak... jiwa aku kacau... tertekan beb :( Wut should be my RESEARCH TITLE? Do I have a RESEARCH QUESTION?! Well... if I do have one... is it really a problem (d right problem?!) or... am I assuming things? Err... Where exactly is my RESEARCH AREA? Do I really have d muscle to conduct d RESEARCH METHOD?! Erkk... I'm really clueless here. Arghh... Help me out here! CRASH BOOM BANG! KADA-BOOM!!! Kapla aku yg sjk-2-menjak nie berasap pon akhirnya meletup daa :p Masa diploma ngan degree dulu, aku dilatih utk conduct final projek which actually involved a bit of research work and consume more of product development processes (R&D). I'm fine wiz how d terminology goes cause I myself fond in doing software/system development. Tp lain plak citernya skrg.

Now... it's all abt d relevance n d rigor of my research exercise. Forget abt product development... no more R&D dis time... u got d big 'R' to mangle wiz! Opss sori dude... pjg lak aku melalut kan? :p To cut it short... I finally managed to submit my proposed research title plus d presentation on d dateline given. Thx to Dr Norlaila n Dr Mardziah for their dedicated guidance (plus my journal-reading-campaign for d past 3 weeks) dat I finally grab (I think so) d whole concept on doing a research. Seeking n appreciate knowledge... d truth is really out there. "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible." [Albert Einstein]

Berbalik kpd Helsing... anime terbitan 2001 nie aku pilih buat pelepas dendam 3 minggu yg hectic td. Mcm excitement lyn citer box-office kat cineplex... aku dah beli segala bekalan mkn-minom (plus sekotak 14 Sampoerna 'hijau') bg memeriahkan lg aktiviti menghabiskan d whole 13 episodes of Helsing in 1 day-1 nite. Perintah berkurung pon bermula... :p

X mcm anime2 lain yg aku dah khatam... Helsing yg lebih gory ( n jokeless) bertemakan conflict between human n undead (vampires n ghouls to be exact). 2ndly, to my surprise... d story evolves around d dull-England... d queen's land... n it happens dat all d main characters are English as well... non-Japanese included! D central focus would be d kewl Lord Alucard (yes everybody... spelled backword n he is d blood-sucking DRACULA!), Sir Integral Wingates Hellsing (descendant of Dr Van Helsing... not Hugh Jackman k :p) and Ceras Victoria (dis English babe still potrays d cute manga chick dat everybody luv to see on-screen... thx goodness! :*). Helsing refers to an organisation, a special unit that eliminates rogue vampires (more like a SWAT team to me). There are of course lots of gun-fight scenes... even d kewl Alucard who has tremendous awesome powers (such as entering people's dreams, teleportation, regeneration n turning into a 'Hellhound' or swarm of bats) wears a pair of guns... d 454 Casull n d 13mm Jackal. The Jackal's bullets are mercury charged explosive rounds dat have been blessed while d Casull's bullets are from Lanchester Cathedral cross that was melted into alloy. Ok... so dis is where I'm starting to feel out-of-place... :(

Frankly, I never get d idea of vampires fighting with guns n people hunting vampires like they are some sort of terrorists. Dats why big-budget movies such as Underworld (I only watch it to catch luscious black-leathered Kate Beckinsale doing her pose) or Blade (I do admit d fighting chorography n gadgets used are way kewl) never did intrigue me. Rather I would straight away jump into a more tone down blood-sucking shows like From Dust Till Dawn (freaking kewl!) or Fright Night (u got neighbourhood vampires n Planet of d Apes star, Roddy McDowall in here) which able to deliver me shivers n enjoyment at d same time.

Exaggerating ideological conflict between d secret branch of the Vatican aka Iscariot Organization with Helsing does cripple d story even more. We have swordfighting Catholic priest in here... wutever! N wut wiz dis claim dat England is a Protestant country n d Vatican has no authority there? I dun care n I dun wanna know...

I managed though to finished up d series after falling asleep a few times. Watching Helsing is like watching Mission Impossible (UK remake) wiz Tom Cruise as the lead vampire. Nope... dis is certainly not my kind of anime! :(

Permata yg hilang...

"Kami tidak menjadikan hidup abadi bagi seorang manusia pun sebelum kamu (Muhammad), maka jikalau kamu mati apakah mereka akan kekal? Tiap-tiap yang berjiwa akan merasai mati. Kami akan menguji kamu dengan keburukan dan kebaikan sebagai cubaan (yang sebenar-benarnya). Dan hanya kepada Kamilah kamu dikembalikan."
[Surah al-Anbiyaa 21:34-35]

Detik 1 pg... tik-tok-tik-tok... permulaan 1 ari baru... Aku lak baru je tiba ke perkarangan umah setelah seharian suntuk di opis... mmg aku lesu abis. Tiap2 ari dr Isnin ke Jumaat merupakan rutin aku bergerak ulang-alik dr Kg Melayu Subang ke Bdr Baru Bangi... 'selg x tutup mata, keje x3'. 'Salin dan tido teros!!!', getus atiku. Baru je 2 butang baju keja aku bukak, tetiba Nokia 6600 di sisi pinggang aku mendendangkan ringtone 'Rasa Sayang' tanda panggilan dr seorg rakan... Man teman sebilik aku rupanya... 'Akum bang. Haa... apa hal Man?'

'Wslm. Wan... aku nak kasi tau ko berita En Bakar... En Bakar dah meninggal dunia... kol 1230 td di HKL.'

Aku tergamam seketika. Lesuku td tiba2 lenyap begitu je. En Bakar dah meninggal?! Sejenak itu, secara automatis fikiran aku mula melayang... mengimbas 1 persatu rentetan peristiwa hitam-putih bersama bekas majikan aku, En Abu Bakar Husin. Arwah merupakan majikan pertama aku... org yg byk skali berjasa kpd aku yg ketika itu masih bergelar 'graduan mentah' dr UTM Skudai... Taun 1996, aku menemui mentorku. Jari aku mula menaip SMS berita kematiannya kpd suma kenalan yg mengenali arwah. Inna lillah wa inna 'ilayhi raji'un... sesungguhnya kami ini milik Allah dan kepada-Nya jua kami kembali.

8hb Mac 2006... Dlm usia 52 taun, arwah menghembuskan nafas terakhir setelah 4 ari berada di wad HKL. Terngiang2 lg isi perbualan aku bersama adik aku, Yu sehari sebelum En Bakar meninggalkan kami utk selamanya... Ntah kenapa, mlm tu tetiba aku terasa sgt nak bercerita kisah aku dan En Bakar... dan Yu secara kebetulan berada di situ sbg pendengar setia Era... sori Yu... sabar jela dgn monolog abgmu nie :p Aku mula mendpt panggilan dr member2 yg aku SMS td...

Perkenalan kami bertitik tolak seawal waktu aku menjalani industrial practical lg di mana arwah mengambil aku sbg trainee. Taun 1996 menjd catatan pertama aku bekerja di sebuah syarikat swasta dgn elaun bulanan berjumlah RM500 (byk tu utk trainee masa tu) dan langkah pertama aku menjejakkan kaki ke bumi Wangsa Maju-Sri Rampai... wut a glorious place to be! Mlm tu aku bergayut pjg ngan member2 aku perihal arwah.

Masa terus berlalu meninggalkan kita... 22hb Mac 2006. 'Ko perasan x our fellowship actually start wiz En Bakar?', soal Man. Mmg benar... kebanyakan teman2 rpt yg aku kenali dan masih berhubungan hingga kini (Man, Ramon, Isma, Jiman, Dhan, Syamsul, Erol, Sudin, Ery, Burn, Izzat, Sab) actually berasal dr syarikat urusan beliau, SSM Advanced Technology Sdn Bhd (SSMAT). Zaman bersama arwah di SSMAT nie kitaorg refer as 'the golden years'. Arwah yg amat gemar memancing bukan sekadar seorg majikan malah beliau berjaya menyatukan kami yg berlainan root dan bidang nie dlm sebuah unit 'kekeluargaan' yg berkhidmat atas dasar organisasi yg sama dan jelas. Hebat kan? Hubungan mesra yg dipupuk oleh En Bakar among his staffs amat kuat hinggakan pekerjaan yg dilaksanakan oleh kami disulami dgn komitmen 'maju bersama'... penoh motivasi! Aku masih ingat lg bagaimana En Bakar penah mengarahkan kami 'tutup kedai' sejurus selepas mendpt berita kematian bapa kpd rakan sejawat kami... bukannya utk berkabung tp kesempatan buat kami 'turun pdg' bersama2 menguruskan pengkebumian jenazah... begitu erat skali ikatan ini!

Semmgnya 'golden years'... ukhwah seistimewa ini tidak lg aku kecapi walo dah 3 kali bertukar keja... from small enterprise to medium company to big organisation... lompat si katak lompat... aku teros melompat :p Kini matlamat organisasi yg diterapkan pd aku lebih berupa segmentation... d organizational direction is being cascade down for formality purposes only... worst, wiz all d missing ingredients... n alignment to organisation goal (to me) is merely fabricated! We work in partition n dats how we reflect each other. Up until now, aku sendiri sbg seorg pekerja 'mahir' *teet* menghadapi kesukaran menghayati sepenuhnya my organisational vision n missions... how abt u guys?

An idealistic person... arwah semmgnya bersikap suka memberi tunjur-ajar kpd anak buahnya tanpa rasa jemu (which sometime take a very-very long session... hehehehe). Dgn berbekalkan sepucuk rokok Benson n Hedges di tgn (dr sini aku mula meminati brand 'Golden Dream' nie... arwah semmgnya ada style), setiap kata beliau diucapkan dgn sepenoh ati... from life to career building... u name it... u just have to sit n listen. Byk kita leh blaja drpd pengalaman dan perspektif arwah... aku beruntung ketemu dgnnya."Bekerjalah (berniaga) kamu seakan-akan kamu hidup selama-lamanya, dan beribadahlah kamu, seakan-akan kamu akan mati besok" [Hadits Rasulullah saw]

Mati itu suatu pengakhiran yg pasti. Moga pemergian insan yg ku hormati ini memberi peringatan dan ikhtibar kpdku agar x lalai dlm melaksanakan tugas yg dipertanggungjwbkan di dunia maupon di akhirat. Semoga rohmu dicucuri rahmat Allah swt. Last but not least, dr lubuk ati yg tulus ikhlas... TERIMA KASIH EN BAKAR!

Food for Happiness

"Liu Mao-Hsing, or Mao to his friends, is a young boy from the Szechuan region of China whose amazing tongue, indomitable spirit, and sense of creativity enables him to be a great chef. His late mother, Pai, serves as constant inspiration to this child prodigy, and her memory often serves to assist him in his many cooking battles. Mei Li, the daughter of Super Chef Chouyu, serves as fan service and a love interest for Mao, and Shirou serves as comic relief. His constant quest is to improve and to bring happiness to the people through food."

Siri Cooking Master Boy (CMB) yg juga dikenali di Jepun sbg 'Chuuka Ichiban!' (China's Best) berjumlah 52 episod kesemuanya telah tamat tayangannya sjk ia mula disiarkan pd taun 2002 (terbitan manga - '97). 4 taun telah berlalu dan akhirnya anime ala2 'Iron Chef' nie telah jatuh ke tgn aku sbg santapan jiwa di kala idle... mmg kewl! Inilah hadiah teristimewa dr member kamcing aku, Ramon (abg kpd housemate aku, Jai dan raja anime kami!) pas aku berjaya settlekan kesemua 171 episod Naruto yg dia kasi dulu... expect more to come! :)

My 1st impression after I finished watching d 1st couple episodes would be... hmm... weell... CMB is not at all entertaining as Naruto-kun n I really dun like d way it exaggerates d cooking style n delicacy... d whole idea just dun get to me... sori Ramon :( But then... as d story progresses onward, I've come to realize how brilliantly CMB began to surface me out from Naruto over-shadowing as another gud story-telling anime... dattebayo! Dis story embraces every aspect of food making (which impressively includes detail theory behind it... wow!) n of course... d enjoyment u get from it. Tq Ramon!

CMB membawa 1 pengertian mendalam yg dah lama aku tahu tanpa sedar... Makanan kegemaran kita sebenarnya adalah ungkapan unik bg makanan yg boleh menimbulkan keghairahan dan kegembiraan dlm diri kita... betul x kwn2?! Bergantung pd setiap individu, ciri pd makanan tu mungkin berbeza2... ada yg gemar pd makanan 'pedas kaw' sampai meleleh air idong, ada gak yg terdorong pd makanan yg mahal2 dan exclusive gitu... even ada org dlm dunia nie yg sanggup telan menda2 pelik (cacing, lipan, tapir, beruk, Bush... opss :p) asalkan dpt khasiat yg kononnya baik utk kesihatan diaorg... mcm2 ada beb!
Drpd pengertian kritis nie *teet* :p aku mula phm dan leh relate secara x langsong pd permasalahan dalaman yg aku alami skrg... kurang selera mkn :( Nak kata x sihat... alhamdulillah, setakat nie kesihatan aku masih lg di tahap memuaskan (syukran ya Allah) dan aku still maintain suma daily-routine exercise (jgn x caya beb!)... hmm... x byk choice tempat mkn ker? Well... umah sewa aku skrg kat Kg Melayu Subang... dan kat sana tu, tempat mkn mmg bercambah mcm cendawan tumbuh... Adding more to it, most of them are Malay outlets... so I should have no problem finding gud food... does it?!A common understanding yg aku pasti korang suma pon agreed ialah kebanyakan kedai2 mkn kat luar tu (Malay outlet yg sebaris pjg tp jual d same food menu... sigh!) hanya jual makanan yg mempunyai standard quality 'janji jual'... x caya ckp aku nnt cuba korang order nasi daging paprik ngan nasi daging masak merah... well, apa yg korang akan dpt nnt adalah 2 hidangan yg tiada keunikan rasa langsong disbbkan adunan yg bercampur-gaul dr kuali yg sama.. try it! Customer service xyah ceta la kan... well... aku pon x kisah sgt beb... janji makanan yg aku byr dgn pitis aku tu meets my expectation sudah la! Dats why masa aku menetap di Wangsa Maju (once a glorious settlement), aku slalu cari 'nikmat mkn' nie kat kedai2 mamak yg provide better spices flavor compared to d Malay's... I should know cause gud curry excites me! Tp masalahnya skrg... kedai2 mamak yg berniaga kat Kg Melayu Subang nie pon x best langsong... all dis mamak hanya tau buat kari yg serba x jd... which eventually downgrade d whole nasi kandar ingredients... huhuhu... cian kan kat aku?!

Aku pastinya xkan melupakan tempat2 yg berjaya beri saat keseronokan ketika menyental nie. Restoran Zam-zam, Subri, Bismillah, Hj Tapah (Melawati), Nasi Antarabangsa (Sri Rampai), Sate Kajang, Alladin Cafe dan byk lg food outlets yg aku x ingat nama dia... aku pasti kembali jika ada kesempatan... n dats a promise... insyaAllah!

Ikatan 2 hati...

25 Disember 2005.... 2 minggu sebelum tu, kita digemparkan ngan berita negeri2 di utara dilanda banjir kilat. Mmg aku terkejut tgk melalui buletin utama bagaimana kawasan sepjg Jitra-Arau bertukar jd sebuah sungai besar akibat ditenggelami 'air kotor' yg mengalir dr selatan Thailand. Mmg besar ujian Allah swt kali nie... Aku tingat lg taun 2004 bln yg sama... tsunami... 1 lg bencana alam bersifat air menghentam perantauan kita... lg terok dugaanNya di Acheh.

Seminggu menjelang Krismas... kali nie aku lak tergamam sorang2 bila Satria yg aku pandu ngan relaxnya di MRR2 kol 7 pagi tetiba terbabas menghentam divider konkrit akibat tyr depan yg pecah! Aduss... bukan bdn yg sakit beb tp kapla otak aku... mmg kalut jdnya tgh2 xder duit nie... Nasib baik la member2 aku, si Isma ngan si Mike came to d rescue... tima kasih byk2 sahabatku... I owe u one! Mmg 1 lg dugaan Allah swt buat hambaNya yg byk berdosa... *sob*sob*

25 Disember 2005.... dlm suma kemelut yg menimpa, aku tetap bersyukur dan bahagia kerna dgn izinNya pd tarikh tersebut hajat hatiku meminang Xue akhirnya kesampaian... alhamdulillah syukran... sumanya berjln lancar. Perjalanan pihak rombongan seramai lebih kurang 30 org (ramai tu beb bwk bala tentera... 3 keta, 2 mpv!) dr Alor Setar ke Kuala Perlis x terganggu dek kawasan banjir yg berlaku... dan alhamdulillah tiba di perkarangan umah Xue pon tepat spt yg dijanjikan... kol 3 ptg.Berbekalkan 7 dulang hantaran pinangan... sumanya nie hasil kerja tgn kreatif bonda ngan adik2 pompuan aku termasuk 2 dulang dr jiran2 (tima kacih x terhingga buat Kak Nabila, Kak Roy ngan Auntie Norma) majlis pertunangan pon dimulakan. Majlis kat umah Xue meriah walopon ringkas tp apakan daya aku terpaksa duduk diam jer dlm keta menantikan selesainya majlis.
The Boss himself takes d lead... Ayah aku mmg sjk 4-5 taun nie slalu jd faveret keluarga aku sbg jurucakap dlm istiadat2 camnie... n its my greatest pleasure to see him do it for me... thx alot pop! Keluarga Xue pon turut diwakili oleh org kuat depa... x lain dan x bukan datuk dia sendiri... juga merangkap kadi kat situ... wow... mmg otai abis! Pertemuan umpama Undertaker vs The Rock gitu... :p
Selesai sj majlis tersebut, aku tetiba dipanggil pulak masok mengadap ke bwh duli... alamak... kena kuar dr tempat persembunyian ke? Yg nie cek segan silu nie... Mmg kalu la ada title jejaka plg popular masa tu... rasanya senang2 jer aku sandang drpd reaksi suma org2 kat situ. Aku sempat gak kerling Xue yg mmg cantek abis aritu... serba kuning emas you! Rupa2nya aku pon kena disarungkan cincin tunang... mak ai... pecah rekod beb. Ayah Xue sendiri berbesar ati sarungkan cincin tu kat jari aku... 1 kenangan manis buat sorang bakal menantu :)Kepulangan kami kemudiannya dibalas ngan 9 dulang 'emas' yg most of it hasil keja tgn Xue sendiri! Boleh thn gak bakat terpendam Cik Zuraida nie ek... mmg aku sendiri pon x sangka. Pas nie leh la partnership ngan mama n sis corp buat home-made business... mesti masyuknyer dear!25 Disember 2005... Satu hari yg indah dan bahagia buat kami berdua. Moga ikatan ati nie membawa kami ke jinjang pelamin... insyaAllah. Maka dgn ini, aku secara rasminya dah jd TUNANG ORG! Tahniah Wan dan Xue.... ;)

Naruto

"The Naruto series centers itself around The Hidden Leaf Villages number one abnoxious ninja, Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto has high goals in life, his dream is to become the Villages Hokage, which is the number one Ninja in the village. However, this will not be an easy goal for Naruto as he is ostracized by the village because of an Evil Demon Fox sealed inside of him that once terrorized the village and killed many people before it was sealed inside of him by the 4th Hokage."

Inilah dia penyakit kronik yg baru aku hidapi... NARUTO-mania!!! Suma 'Tragedi Januari' nie bermula pas aku decide x jd blk kpg masa cuti pjg Gong Xi Fa Cai lepas... keterpaksaan keterlanjuran nie disbbkan oleh term-paper Master aku yg lom aku sentuh dan kena lak submit by 1st week of Feb... last minute call... me n my bad habit.

Mmg sedey dan boring tahap cipan dok umah sewa tu sowang2... suma adek2 aku blk Kedah... even my dearest Xue pon dah blk Perlis... huhuhu... the irony is by d 3rd day aku still x buat assignment aku spt yg aku vision2kan... aku jd numb lazybones... is it because of d loneliness? Ntah laa... Dah x larat tdo, bgn, tgk dinding ngan garu kapla... aku pon g la belek2 simpanan DVD housemate aku, Jai... hmm... 6 siri DVD koleksi Naruto 1-120... menarik gak nie buat peneman idop!

So lyn 1-20... wow... kewl art, plot citer bagus, character building pon cantek... alamak... dia g sambung kat DVD 21-40 plak... hmm... aah... lyn jela... bukannya ada apa nak buat pon... sedar2 aku x tdo langsong aritu... dan d whole holiday season tu aku perabih suma koleksi Naruto yg ada... puas ati! Inilah dia effect hebat Naruto buat jejaka berumur 31 yg kesunyian... heheheh!!!

Mcm suma manga2 Jepun lain yg penah aku lyn sebelum nie... Samurai X, Slamdunk, Dragonball, Jojo, Yugi-oh etc... resepi kisah Naruto adalah kegigihan dan determination watak beliau yg x kunjung abis dlm merealisasi cita2nya... dats drives my whole spirit to watch dis cartoon series... Dis story beautifully potrays d reason being for a person to become a winner or just a damn straight loser... its not just fate... its ur EFFORT dude! Mengingatkan aku pd firman Allah yg berbunyi "Aku xkan mengubah nasib sesuatu kaum itu selg mereka x mengubahnya"... mmg tepat skali! Somehow, sepjg aku melyn anime Naruto nie, terbit satu perasaan yg kuat dlm diri... motivasi utk melakukan yg terbaik dlm jln idop yg aku pilih... n without no doubt dats why those Japanese can rise to where they are stand-out now... ee sodes!

Gen-2 R3

Pd 7hb Julai 2005, pasukan R3 (Race Rally Research) buat aku (yg hanya mampu pakai keta Proton *sob*sob*) terliur kejap pas diaorg secara rasminya expose prototype keta baru diaorg pas model mantap Satria R3 kat Dreamcars Asia Motorshow... namely Gen-2 R3. Dan selama 6 bln nie, aku masih tertunggu2 announcement biler keta nie nak dipasarkan... n of course bpr harga on-d-road dia?!“Our project team was tremendously satisfied with the Satria R3, but we realised that as capable as the Satria is, it’s not really a practical everyday family car. We wanted to have a car for people like ourselves: young, executive-types that are married with a kid or two, but who enjoy enthusiastic driving and track days. The project brief we finalised was Track Day Family Car. The Gen.2 R3 redefine the rules of a family car by being a capable track day car for true driving purists that is equally at home being driven to the corner store for some groceries.” said R3’s Head of Special Projects Adian Yein Khalid.
Well said... truthfully I can really relate to dis statement 'cause I myself own a Satria... Dlm diri yg berjiwa belia nie masih tingin nak memandu keta yg sporty habis... enjin berkuasa kuda thp maksimas... wiz all d nice bodykits n rims strap onto it... doing sum agresive driving... langgar suma speed limit along d way (tp kalu polis kejar aku brenti la:p)... dlm keta lak lengkap ngan ICE (in-car entertainment)... a mobile music box... living to d edge! But at d same time, aku tingin nak bwk family aku jln2... relax2 g picnic ker, g pasar tani ngan mak aku beli ikan ngan sayur, blk kpg ramai2 ngan adik beradik aku, angkut brg2 shopping my dearest Xue blablabla... hmm... sad to say, semmgnya Satria maroon aku xleh nak penuhi d 2nd part of d story... I know my mom hates my rumbling-exhaust car... :( (Xue pon dah mula bg daily hint on why I should change my car... tau la dear!)Dgn saiz dimensi yg lebih besar (pjg 4310mm, lebar 1725mm dan ketinggian 1425mm), kuasa penggerak enjin in-line 4 cylinder 16 valve DOHC transverse mounted PROTON S4PH 1597cc yg mampu menjana 135hp (0–100km/h 9.7secs, top speed 215km/h), bodywork yg cun abis (R3 bodykits, cat X28 Incognito Black with R3 Blood Stripe, stereng full-leather Momo, Recaro SR4 seats etc) dan 17" rim Advanti wiz Yokohama tyres, Gen-2 R3 diharap mampu memenuhi impian aku secara total!!! Insyaallah...