Thank God It's Raining

Assalamualaikum and Good Evening

It's been raining these last couple of days. And i was like 'Alhamdulillah 1000x'. It is sooo relieving. Seriously man...i couldnt have asked for more :)

Wanna know why? Well, Ipoh been having these ridiculous traffic jams during fasting month. And to ipoh people, jams are an anomaly. We are so used to smooth traffic and when suddenly we have to endure this, WE ARE ANGRY!!! . And because of that, we tend to be a little bit frustrated + annoyed + ruthless. thus, we've become one of the worst drivers in the country :P

there's no such thing as compromise or tolerance. at least in KL, if you switch on your 'signals' sooner or later people will give you way. but in ipoh, you have to fight for it, really really fight for it. i kid you not man.

To make it worse, we have three schools which are located betul-betul in the heart of the city and the parents being malaysians, double park along the roadside creating bottle neck. and dont let me start on the school buses. They are IDIOTS. Sometimes, the schools remind me of BBGS near starhill, remember the jams it caused? triple that in ipoh.

So now we have abnormal traffic jams + inconsiderate drivers + hunger. Try to add hot wheather into that equation and u can imagine the horror i've been dealing during this fasting month :P

so now it's raining, and i'm smiling all the way home. i dunno la, the cold wheather somehow reduces my anger. i dont care about how other people feel about the rain, but i like it :)

so people, always remember one thing, BE COOL on the road eh. After all, it is Ramadhan, and you are suppose to tahan all the ujians rite? see ya....

No Baju Raya

Assalamualaikum & Good Day

Pose ke ? :)

Pose la hendaknya ye. Bukan lama pon. Sebulan je.

This year, i spend less time berbuka at home. So many functions to attend. Sometimes i find it irritating you know. I'm so used to berbuka at home with families, and when i had to berbuka outside it doesnt really excite me. But what to do, it's my job rite. Lucky for me my wife understands, thanks honey.

enough about work eh.

this year i will not be buying new baju raya for myself. instead i got something better, something that's been long overdue, it is in the form of : see below :)

pheewiiittttttttt....cantik tak handphone baru aku. nice eh? this is actually my second handphone. the last time i bought a handphone was in 2001 if i'm not mistaken. forgot the model oredi. but it was the same as zid's. alaa the one yg kaler oren and sporty tuh. long time ago man.

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i bought this one bcoz i got it cheap. my SIL went to langkawi and found out the price is actually cheaper by rm 400. so i cannot tahan anymore lah. initially i wanted the nokia 6110 navigator, tapi out of stock la plak. so n95 la jawabnya. eventhou it's quite expensive, i think ok la since this is the first in 6 years.

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so far i havent finished exploring yet. hard to find time lah bulan pose nih. hopefully by hari raya i'll know all the functions lah.
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so, ok lah ye. conclusion is, if u want to buy handphone, go to langkawi. have a nice day.

Reminiscing Ramadhan 1995-2000

Assalamualaikum and Good Evening
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It's ramadhan again eh. Sekejap je kan.
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The Prophet S.A.W once said : 'treat the month of ramadhan like it is your first wedding night'

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(lebih kurang la kan, i couldnt remember the exact words). Lemme elaborate a bit, it means that we have to welcome ramadhan with joy and thankfulness not welcome it with a long face. y'all feel me? i bet u do lah. korang sume clever people :)
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anyways, ramadhan sure brings a lot of memories. especially the PPP days. here are some of the things that i could remember:
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one - sleep. the most popular activity during fasting month....malam tido, lepas sahur tido, masa kelas pon tido, masa break pon tido, balik kelas pon tido....kekadang tu dah tak jadi cam fasting month dah...instead it was sleeping month :P

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two - hot spot. the surau would suddenly be one of the most visited place during class hour. dont get me wrong. it wasnt that we were more pious in ramadhan. it was just that we needed a place to sleep :P ngantok oiiii.....

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three - pasar ramadhan. eventhou we were sleepy for most of the time, but when it came to going to pasar ramadhan, perghhhhh cerah bijik mata memasing....:D bukan nak beli barang sangat, nak cuci mata je yg lebih. Plus the pasar malam would be very crowded and thus less space to move. and being boys, we love tempat yang sempit2 nih....if u know what i mean :)

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four - air kaler-kaler. one of the most hottest gerai would the gerai air. only during ramadhan we could buy odd flavoured and colored drinks. usually kazarul la yg suka beli air yg pelik2 ni. he had this tall glass and he'd fill it up untill it was full. me n the others being the opportunist would always 'pau' him. u know just to irritate him la...ehehhh....jgan marah eh Ka...alaaa tak luak pon air ko tuh...

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five - nasi lemak wak. my frens had this craving for nasi lemak sold by this one wak jawa. everyday makan nasik lemak. i oso cannot understand la. but since it was their money, i couldnt care less :)

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six - cheater. yup some people cheat during fasting month. when i say cheat, read it as tak pose la ye. one of my closest frens got kantoi during this one year. he ate maggi but forgot to throw away the wrapper...ehehehhe....plus he stole a stick of cigarette from me :) silly him. some more there was at least one eye witness who saw him with the maggi while he was heading home. eheheheh....to my fren....jgn ponteng2 lagi eh. ko tuh anak dah dua dah :)

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so that's it. actuallly got some more. but sometimes less is more ( lame reason eh ). so if u guys want to add the list. feel free to do so. to all my frens and readers, selamat berpuasa and please do take advantage of this holy month. let us all do so la eh. especially those yg ada hajat beso tuh. and dont forget, masa lepas terawih tuh doa2kan la untuk kengkawan sekalik. mana la tau, kena malam lailatul qadar. insya allah!!

Finally...an entry

Assalamualaikum and Good Day

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Hello all. It's been quite some time eh? Nearly three months since my last post. I've been busy adjusting myself at the new office plus my pc is sooo stooopid. The IE needs to be reinstalled but until now the people from the IT division haven't shown their face yet.

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Anyways, this post is like lepaskan-geram-session for me lah. I've got plenty to write but i guess if i write everything this post is going to be a boring one. So i'll give u guys a synopsis of everything eh.

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The new job is taking alot of my time. Imagine this, i can only read the papers after i got home, i only switch my pc on after office hours (itu pon kalo sempat) and my project kurus is crumbling before my very eyes. I hardly run nowadays mostly because i got home late.

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Everyday after flashing in (no more punch card bebeh) i got into my room and a stack of papers oredi awaits me. While signing and reading the papers, the public will come in and out as they please. Pouring down their problems to me and hoping that i could solve them.

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I oso have to attend all the meetings which i really like coz i could escape from entertaining the public. It's not that i hate them, i just need a break once in a while. It's very stressful to be a good listener and most importantly ensuring that the people left my room with a smile.

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When the boss is out to attend a function, i'll follow him. Penat oii. Luckily all the cars in SUK are Perdana. Comfy la sket compared to the busted old pajero in my previous office :) Oh ye...i've been to the istana twice oredi in a space of two months. Cool eh :)

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Dunno about u guys. But I'm a commoner, so when i got the chance to go to the istana i got a bit excited lah. Especially when the Raja Puan Besar Tuanku Zara is there :)

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ok lah. Cukup la for now. oh ye...a bit on merdeka. I really hope that u guys do appreciate the freedom that we currently enjoy. It's not easy to come this far and it is sure not easy to go further ahead. I'm really happy to celebrate Malaysia's 50th birthday, but we oso have to remember that we were ruled by foreign powers for 446 years. So we have to work hard to recover from the four and a half decades that we've lost. Most importantly we have to show our patriotism. Not by joining the army but at least show that u care by at least knowing what the government is doing. That's all it takes. I know all the stuffs i said sound corny, but u gotta start somewhere rite :)

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SO HAPPY MERDEKA DAY U GUYS!!!

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' Saya bukanlah orang yang penting

bagi negara ini,

tetapi apa penting ialah

apa sumbangan saya kepada negara ini '

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~ Tun Hussein Onn ~

Impulse

Assalamualaikum & Goodday

Most of the time, decisions are formulated based on the info we have in front of us. Usually it is in the form of document. But sometimes the documented info is just not there.

In this case, you then, have to rely on explanation given to you by another person. So, your decision is basically driven by your own instinct. In dealing with people, like my job now, this is usually the case.

Just now, while i was minding my own business struggling to finish my work. There was a knock on my door "Encik Azrul, ada makcik ni nak jumpa encik" - "ok"

The makcik came in, her first question was "Sibuk ke?"

"Biasala cik, ada le sket2" "Ada apa hal makcik?"

"Saya ni ada masalah peribadi?"

"ok, apa dia tu?" (apa pulak la ni)

"saya putus duit, suami saya outstation, dia keje bawak lori, minggu depan baru gaji dia masuk, jadi boleh ke bagi makcik RM50, sampai minggu depan je, nanti bagi la balik"..... "Kalo tak caya tengok buku bank ni"

Aku blur kejap. I reached for the bank book, opened it, and stared. Then i realized that i didnt understand my own action. What on earth was i doing?

"Err....saya tak paham la cik, apa makcik cakap tadi?"

She went to explain the same thing again.

"Mmmm....makcik dah pegi ke pejabat YB ADUN ke?"

"Dah banyak kali dah!!!" she replied in disgust. Not sure whether with me or the YB.

I decided to size her up further. "Bila makcik pegi ye?"

"Dah banyak kali dah!!!" same tone same expression

"Bila tu cik, hari nih ade pegi?"

"Takde"

"Minggu ni ada pegi?" i pressed on

"Takde lagi le" now she seemed a little bit worried.

I know why. She was lying to me. She couldnt even look me in the eyes.

At this point, my instinct tells me that she was lying . She didnt seem to be so desparate. She didnt even have the courtesy to introduce herself to me. I was puzzled.

At last i decided that she couldnt be trusted. So aku pon taichi la lebih kurang. Bersilat jugak la. I told her that the office takde peruntukan untuk bagi pada orang ramai (which is true, pejabat daerah mana la ada duit) . Suggested that she would be better off if she went to see the YB.

Last-last dia pon mengalah la. Dia kata pastu dia nak pegi pejabat YB plak.

I dunno la. I hope it was the right decision. Aku sebnarnya tau dia nak pinjam duit aku. Tapi aku memang betul-betul confident dia tipu. Anyways, she's a stranger. And i didnt want to set a precedent. Kalo takde duit pg mintak kat pejabat daerah. Mati ooiiii....

Lagipon watpe nak tolong orang kalo tak ikhlas ye dak. Tak dapat apa pon. Dah la tak ikhlas, silap2 kena tipu lagi. So daripada aku menyesal baik la aku tak bagi duit tuh.

I always believe that I should myself first before helping others...hehh...macam dalam kapalterbang plak eh. So i have no regrets. Sori la makcik. Better luck next time.

Rilek Jap

Assalamualaikum & Goodday

Ekceli I was preparing a working paper (ke paper work?). Tapi suddenly I ran out of idea and tak cukup info. So rather than pening2kan kepala, i decided to add a new post :)

To succeed in something, you have to take risks (actually, calculated risk would be the proper word eh?). The trick is, knowing when to stop pushing it.

I've decided to take a break from my running program a.k.a Projek Kurus. Now both of my shins are aching. Yang left one tuh dah ok dah sket. But suddenly the right one plak ada rase2 cam nak kena. So i guess it's time to rest la. Dalam seminggu la rasanya nak lepak.

Petang Jumaat ari tuh hujan. So because of that, i decided to run after marghrib. Konon-kononnya nak really follow the program la.

I was supposed to do 2 x 12 minutes & 2 x 8 minutes with 5 minutes rest between sessions.

The 12 minutes went well, rasa cam terbang je. Ye la malam kan, sejuk je. Orang pon tak ramai kat Padang Polo tuh.

The next 12 minutes tuh aku stop at 10 min++. Sakit siot kaki aku. I tot i could just bulldoze jer. tp tak tahan ah.

Got home sambil jalan terdengkot-dengkot. My wife greeted me with a smile that said i-told-u-so-but-u-so-degil-one. ehehehh....she's been complaining that she had to urut me more eventhough she is actually the pregnant one :)

So, for the whole week, aku nak lepak la. Best gak takde buat apa2 petang nih. Bleh tgk 'Friends' and 'Transformers'. Lagi best kalo dapat swim eh. But i'm not a good swimmer lah. I want to, but dont know where to go for help.

So ok lah, i think i should get back to my paper work. tata titi tutu

Berita Gempak?

Assalamualaikum & Goodday

Gempak eh the title. But before we go to that, we digress to something else first ok.

Did you know that the right way to run is that you must not touch your heels to the ground. If you allow that to happen, you are actually wasting your energy and time.

Did you know that the toes must always point forward and never downward whenever the feet lands. If the toes are pointed downward, you are actually mimicking breakings and thus wasting precious energy and time.

If you are jogging, it is as good as you are walking. So stop wasting your time jogging. You are better off brisk walking.

How do you know whether you are jogging or running? If you run at 9.66 km/hour then it is considered as running. Slower than that is consider jogging. Assuming that you are running at a consistent pace. You are to cover 1 km in 6 m 12 s :)

Kesimpulannya ladies & gentlemen, no wonder la aku cepat pancit, salah teknik rupanya. eheheh...always find something to blame eh. But at least i'm not jogging la, i'm RUNNING :))

ok enuf of running.

Actually i dont really consider this as gempak la. Just that i couldnt find a proper word for it. well here goes....

Remember that i once said that my career is about to hit another milestone. It is happening now. Just got the black & white yesterday.

The letter states that i can no longer be an ADO....
The letter states that i will be posted out of district administration....

jeng...jeng...jeng...suspen tak :)

So my new office isssss (drumrolllllll)

THE MB'S OFFICE AS HIS SPECIAL OFFICER or kalo dalam BM tuh Pegawai Khas la.

I dont actually know how to react la. A part of me says that it's a good thing. A part of me says '...why me?'. But the only thing that i really like is that i dont have to commute 75 km a day anymore. The office is in Ipoh, so sep la sket minyak aku.

Actually, aku risau gak nih. Aku rasa pegawai khas tak banyak benda yang bleh aku blajo. Tp member2 aku kata ok tempat tuh. Diorang pon kalo dapat offer nak gak jadi pegawai khas nih. So skang nih, sedap sket la hati aku.

Anyways, I'll commence on the 18/06. So next week will be my last week in district. Bye-bye district. Hello Ipoh!

I'm a Magistrate

Assalamualaikum & Goodday

I received a phone call just now. It was from the local police. The conversation went like this:

Police : A'kum Tuan, saya Inspektor Zulham dari IPD Sg. Siput Tuan
Me : W'salam, ada apa inspektor? (Aku ada kena saman ke eh?)
Police : Nak mintak tolong sket la tuan, Majistret takde hari ini
Me : Ok..... (So?)
Police : Jadi kami nak mintak tolong tuan sain untuk tahan reman la tuan
Me : Oooo...ok. Datang la. (what?!!!!)
Police : Tima kasih tuan, saya datang dalam 1/2 jam lagi. A'kum
Me : W'salam

Finally, i was able to exercise my power as a Magistrate. FYI, an ADO is gazetted as Magistrate Class II. So, today, the local magistrate is not in. So the only other person who could sign the remand order is me.

I suddenly realized that i didnt know what to do. Mula la gelabah. Call sana call sini. ehehhehe...

So when the police came, i was 90% ready. The accused was a frail looking old chinese guy. I dont have to discuss lah what he did eh.

The procedings went well. The interpretor read the pertuduhan to the accused. I then asked him whether he understood or not? He said yes. Then asked for his plea. He said "saya mengaku bersalah tuan".

Then i asked him if he has anything else to say. He asked for bail. I looked at the policeman, he nodded and said "RM 2,000.00 tuan" I then jot down some notes on the remand sheet and signed it and stamped it. Selesai. phewww

Honestly, i was excited+nervous+scared.

Excited because it is new experience. Hey not any tom, dick & harry can send a man into prison ok :)

Nervous, because it is a first time and i didnt want to do any mistake. No play-play ok. This is the law we're talking about.

Scared kalo2 the accused would blame me for remanding him. Mana la tau kan. Orang2 camnih bukannya bleh percaya. But Insyaallah. I was just doing my job.

Weekend Update

Assalamualaikum & Goodday
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Projek Kurus
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Went to Padang Polo on Saturday. According to my running program, i was supposed to do easy run for 15 minutes. I added my personal agenda :) I wanted to cover 3 km in 15 minutes. The result, i managed to run the 15 minutes (offcourse la kan, 15 minutes je beb) but failed miserably to cover the 3 km. Only managed to cover 2.6km. Me sucks at running eh. Better stick to hockey lah :)
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There was this otai who i guess is around 45++, he ran so fast i could only follow him for 5 minutes. tu pon dah rasa cam nak pecah dah dada. Damn you old man. takpe...gimme till end of the year. then we'll race eh. Racing against an old man? How pathetic eh :)
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My left shin didnt give me any trouble during the run. Only after the run it started to hurt a little bit. Mebbe bcoz i was careful with the running lest i aggravate the injury. Oh yea...now i know what it's called. Thanks to Ironman Wawa. It's called shin splint. He told me that's common among beginners (yup i'm a rookie) and i have to stretch more to avoid it. I did exactly that and i worked. Thanks wa.
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Shrek 3

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It was Alif's first ever trip to the movies. He was soooo excited. My wife & i were excited too.

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I was afraid that he couldn't stand the 90 minutes and we have to leave half way. But Alip did me proud. He survived the 90 minutes. There were whinings here and there but on the overall it was ok. Next time bleh pegi lagi la camnih.

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The movie itself was great. Funny lah from the beginning till the end. Camner la orang tak respect hollywood nih eh. Power siot technology diorang.
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Tanggungjawab Sosial
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School Holidays = Kenduris.

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Ehehehhe....Over the weekend, i had to go to 4 makan2 punya functions. A.D.O la katakan. Nanti kalo tak pegi orang kata sombong pulak. It's not like i hate going to these functions, it's just that i hate that i have to eat a lot. Tak makan nanti orang kata sombong jugak :)
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So kesimpulannya, my weekend was like this:

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4 x (nasi nasi minyak + rendang + kari + ayam masak merah + daily meals) + pop corn + sodas
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20 minutes worth of brisk walking & easy running
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ahahahha.....camne la nak fit camnih......sabar azrul sabar :)

To Run or Not To Run?

Assalamualaikum & Goodday
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My left shin is killing me. It hurts when i run. And i dunno why. There are no bruises and it doesnt swell either. Only when i run it hurts. I'm so sure i didnt knock on anything recently. Or did I?
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What pisses me off the most is that it throws a monkey wrench into my running program. Everytime i run, i couldnt finish it or the timing is way out of my target. I think my shin conked out oredi la.
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Do i need to go to the doctor? Not ready yet. I think i'll let it be for a while. If this aching is not gone after a month, i'll go. Malu lah eh, baru lari sket-sket dah nak pg jumpa doctor.
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Oh yea....i've been following this running program by Nike. So far so good lah. It helps to build up my stamina. The drawback is that i have to restart what i've started earlier. I had to start with a very short distance and gradually increasing the distance.
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Consequently, i'm gaining weight again :( Apparently the low milage is hampering the fat burning process. But i'm not that worried lah. It's just temporary. Once i hit my normal mileage back, i think i'll be able to shed some fat. Amin....
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There are indications that my career my will hit another milestone. I oso dunno whether it's a good thing or a bad one. It's not confirmed yet. But the news was conveyed to me directly by the Civil Servants' Don of Perak. But i think i shall keep it to myself until the black & white arrives. So tunggu eh.

I'm Back

Assalamualaikum & Good Day

I'm back.

After 3 weeks of 'vacationing', turning up to office was something that I hate :) But since i got 15% increament, i guess i shouldnt complain much. Berkhidmat Untuk Negara bebeh!!

What to rant eh?...i got a lot to write actually but dunno where to start. Let's see....

The Course

The title of the course - Kursus Asas Perundangan dan Pentadbiran Tanah. Heheheh....dah keje kat district nih, kene la tau pasal tanah kan.

Best gak la course nih. I met some of my PTD Batchmate. Shaqul, Sepul, Tanti & Paksu Mang.

Something that i learnt during the course. Working as ADO is very risky lah. Anytime you could be locked in jail. You really need to understand the law before you decide on something. takuttttt.....


Alif

He fell 2 weeks ago and needed 3 stitches on the forehead. No one's fault actually. He tripped on his own leg and hit the bed curb. I saw the wound and I nearly cried. I felt helpless & guilty, oso i tot i failed as a father.

I still remember promising to myself that i would take a great care of alif. But somehow God showed me His power. It was fated.

But Alif was brave. He cried but not because of the pain, he was scared of the doctor (he saw the doctor holding a syringe) at first he was struggling, but mama managed to calm him down. Mama had to baring next to him and sang his favorite song 'Seroja'.

After that, while still sobbing, he said to the doctor 'tenku dotter' (thank you doctor). he paused for a while and then he said 'alip nak sweet tuh bley tak?' (there was a bucket of sweets on the doctor's table). ehehehhe....upanya masa tgh kena jahit tuh, sempat lagi dia usyar sweet yang ada atas meja tuh.

So now the cut is fully healed oredi. Scar? Ada gak, tapi tak obvious la. Luckily dia kena kat tepi dahi tuh, so tak menjejaskan kehenseman la :)


15 % increament

Pheww....a long awaited news. It's been 15 years since our last increament. Good timing la. This is the second good news of the year la. The first one offcourse when i got the promotion, and now this. Not bad after years with the gomen huh?

I calculated my new salary. Hmm...better than what i made in the private. Kalo manager kat tempat lama aku tgk gaji aku skang mesti dia nangis nih...ehehhehe....anyways...ni suma rezeki tuhan. Alhamdulillah syukur.


To Err is Human but To Arr is Pirate

I love Pirates of the Carrabean. Good movie lah. Eventhough the ticket is priced at RM10 instead of the usual RM9, but it was worth it la.

I really wanted for Liz Swann to fall for Captain Sparrow, last-last kawen dgn Will Turner jugak. The first time i saw Kiera Knightly masa Part One, my first impression was 'lawa siot minah nih', but in this episode, dia nampak cam comot-comot sket la. Mebbe to suit her as a pirate kot. Not just any pirate tau, King of Pirate.

I reckon there will a Part 4, if not takkan la the director reveal about the Fountain of Youth masa ending tuh. Betul tak? Cuma aku heran eh, why la Lord Beckot didnt return fire masa tgh lawan tuh eh? What was the deal made between him and Jack? Kena beli DVD la nih.

ehehehehh

yeah...yeah i know i said that the last post would be my last for the month. but the boss is not in and i've delegated my work to my staffs

Layer One: On the Outside
Name: Azrul Sani bin Ibrahim, one it'll be Tan Sri Azrul Sani (rhyme kan nama aku)
Birthdate: Boxing Day 1977
Current status: I'm handsome :) so go figure lah :)
Eye color: not sure lah. probably brown
Hair Color: Jetblack
Righty or Lefty: Righty

Layer Two: On the Inside
My heritage: Adam & Hawa
My fears: Early death
My Weaknesses: Mama & Alif Hafi
My perfect pizza: The free ones, offcourse

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
My thoughts first thing when I wake up: Frankly, Dulu : Cepatnyeee terang. Sekarang : Alhamdulillahil lazi ahyana ba'dama amatana wa ilaihin nusyur
My bedtime: The earliest midnite
My most missed memory: 403/11, Section 18, PPP S. Alam

Layer Four: My picks
Pepsi or Coke: Vanilla Coke
Mc Donald's or Burger King: No BK in Ipoh, so no choice la
Single or Group Dates: Single la beb
Adidas or Nike: Nike
Tea or Nestea: Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Coklat
Cappucino or Coffee: Kopi cap Kapal Api

Layer Five: Do I
Smoke: Hell yeah
Curse: on my way driving to the office
Take a shower: my shower conked oredi, so it's gayung lah
Have a crush: nope...kidding....offcourse lah
Think I've Been In love: always
Go to school: SMAPIANS class of 94
Want to get married: been there done that
Believe in myself: yup...i really do
Think I'm a health freak: trying to be

Layer Six: In the past month
Drank alcohol: hell no or else i'll be in hell
Gone to the mall: c'mon lah, ipoh is not that hulu
Been on stage: dah muak dah
Eaten Sushi: never
Dyed your hair: like i said b4, i'm handsome :) so no need la this dye-dye thingy

Layer Seven: Have I ever
Played a stripping game: ahahahahahahahahh
Changed who I am to fit in: offcourse...everybody does...we dont change in principal lah, just change for a while b4 we can maneuver things better

Layer Eight: Age
I am hoping to be married: hish....balik2 soklan nih

Layer Nine: What was I doing
1 min ago: are u kidding me
1 hour ago: switching on my laptop
4.5 hours ago: buat keje la beb
1 month ago: buat keje jugak
1 year ago: still in ipoh doing the job that i love

Layer Ten: Finish The Sentence
I love: when my son scream my name when i got home
I feel: happy
I hate: waiting
I hide: when mama is looking for me because i forgot to buy something that i promised i wont forget and i told her she didnt need to remind me so many times :)
I need: to get to my old agency & my old job. districts suck :P

so there you go. enjoy eh. have a good weekend

Hit & Run

Assalamualaikum & Good Day

Finally an entry :)

Got back from Jakarta & Bandung last week. Nothing new though. Only this time i flew with KLM Airlines (Royal Dutch Airline) instead of Air Asia. Bad Service lah. Compared to MAS macam langit & bumi. Dah la tak lawa. suma tua2 tau. ada satu steward siap dah botak lagik. tapi english power ah. american slang. i was suprised lah, i tot dutch would speak like malaysians. anyways Hidup MAS.

I was actually suprised when told that we were going to fly with KLM. Usually it is a must to use MAS in any gomen trip overseas. Dunno la why. Nevermindlah as long as it's free eh....

This time around, i was able to observe more. Last time i was busy taking care of my family. So this time i had time of my own. but nothing new actually. only some minor things that need no further discussion :P

a first i was determine to shop. but when i was there. there were nothing for me to shop. i wanted to buy some shirts and jeans. but takde yang berkenan yang plak. yang untungnya my wife and son la.

mama got two long sleeves tshirt (she requested these actually). one esprit and the other forgot the brand lah. alip got 1 tommy hilfiger, 1 oshkosh and 1 ecko.

me? i only manage to buy some DVDs. very cheap ah. Dalam rm2 ++ a piece. i bought 8 :) 6 of them are HEROES season 1. best ah.

enuf of indon.

touch down in KLIA and i straight away shot to wangsa maju where my frens were oredi waiting. we did the usuals chatting, eating, drinking, kutuking adn laughing.

some updates. wakrin decided to reject the offer from google. suprisingly, nik & i didnt object or say anything. we respected his decision lah actually. he's a grown man. he should know what's best for him.

kazrul is expecting a new baby. that makes all of us except for wakrin lah offcourse. achik is expecting his second just like me and kazarul and nik is expecting his third child. dah tua ek kitorang. anak masing2 dah nak masuk 2 dah :) rezeki tuhan....

apa lagi nak update eh. oh ye...the title hit & run. the title is like that bcoz this would my first and last entry in May 2007. next week onwards i wont be in the office. kursus lagiiii....lama plak tu. 3 minggu...

so ok lah. got some work to do. have a nice weekend!!!!!!!!!!


LIVERPOOL ROCKKKSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Bestnya cutiiiiii

Assalamualaikum & Good Day,

Bestnya cutiiiiiiiii.....

Yesterday was DYMM Sultan Perak's Birthday. So cuti lah....best betulll....

In the morning went to Padang Polo for easy jog.

Balik umah je immediately tolong opah redecorate her furnitures.

Then went dating with mama. Lama siot kitorang tak dating cenggituh. We left alif with the bibik and also bribed him dgn Power Rangers punya VCD. It worked beautifully :P We left while he was watching the vcd. Sempat jugak cakap "Abah dgn Mama pg dulu ye, Alip jd good boy ok". Tak amik pot pon. Power Rangers Ruless!!!

We went to Jaya Jusco. Mannnn....i learned my lesson - never go to JJ during public holiday. I spent 20 minutes looking for parking space. Finally i decided the car needed some polish work. So anto kat tempat polish tuh and VOILA solved my parking problem.

In the JJ, orang cam semut. Ramainyeeee.

So we decided to tengok wayang. Went to TGV to watch Wild Hogs. Hillarious. Jon Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, Willian H. Macy & Marisa Tomei. All are great actors/actresses. Worth it la if you are a comedy punya fan.

After movie, pg kat VCD punya section. I promised Alip to buy him another Power Rangers vcd. After that jalan-jalan kejap and terus balik.

Malam tuh, pg umah parents aku for dinner. Mak masak nasik minyak, ayam kurma, rendang daging, rojak and one meal yg aku tatau nama dia. alaa yg ada timun, nenas cket, apa tah nama dia.

Huu...memang cannot tahan la. I had two full plates. Then ratah the ayam. Pastu ada air oren la plak. What Projek Kurus? Never heard of it......

We went back home rite after Diari AF. So tu la aktiviti aku yesterday. Bestnyeee.....

Oh ye, from sunday to wednesday next week aku kena pg Jakarta/Bandung. Again? yup..yup. But this time sponsored la. Nanti once aku balik aku ceriter ye. Have a nice weekend y'alll!!!!

Maturity

Assalamualaikum & Good Day,

"Define maturity?", was the question.

I realized that i dont even know how to answer that. Offcourse you can always look into a dictionary. But is it relevant? Dont think so lah. The dictionary defines things literally. In real life, we cant really rely on meanings defined by dictionary, betul tak? Or else you'll get confused.

Some people say that you are matured when you reach puberty age. Ye ke? A little bit lah kan. Puberty is just a stage where you are sexually matured. Meaning you can kawen oredi. But are you really matured?. Dont think so....

Some people say, maturity is when you are able to think 'out of the box'. Ye ke? Maybe. But the ability to think out of the box could also mean that you are an intelligent or maybe creative person. Could an intelligent & creative person be considered matured? Not necessarily...

Some people say, career wise, you are matured when you aim for a job that offers the highest satisfaction instead of highest salary. True also lah. Money means nothing if you are not happy with your job. I learned this 3 years ago when i switched from private to government. Then i was earning around 3k when i realized that my job SUCK. It was fun, but at the same time SUCK.

Joining the government was a gamble. I had to face a 1k pay cut. Risau jugak lah masa tuh. But after 3 years, i have no regrets, i'm happy with the gomen. Gaji ciput but hati happy :P

Whatever it is, to me, you are considered matured when you are able to taper off your selfishness. To me, this could be achieved in marriage. Marriage is about sharing and caring. You need to have these two traits in order to succeed in marriage. So if your marriage is rock solid, then you are considered matured.

Take me for instance, i'm a KFC junkie. Dolu-dolu when i was single and still in KL, i will stop by at KFC KLCC every friday after prayer just to makan KFC (patut la gemok!!).

But now, everytime i have that want-to-eat-KFC feeling, the mature side of me will say, "kalo aku makan sorang-sorang kesian mama & alip tak merasa, takpe lah tunggu weekend la"

or whenever i had that rasa-cam-nak-minum-ice blendedlah feeling, the mature side of me will say. "daripada aku beli air nih, baik la aku beli susu alip"

or during Hari Raya when people are buying baju raya like crazy, I'd say, "aku takyah beli lah, baik belikan untuk mama & alip". my wife had to paksa me to beli baru la aku beli. It's not that i dont have money. I just feel that my needs are not as important as it used to be. I feel that when my family is happy i'm happy. And that's enough for me.

so ladies and gentlemen, that is MY definition of maturity. Korang punya tatau la. Terpulang lah. Whatever that makes u happy :)

Assorted Post

Assalamualaikum & Good Day

I'm currently annoyed with Blogspot. Everytime I click on the New Post page, the message is usually 'Done, with error'. It means that i can still post, but with limited functions. For example, i cant use the font color & font size options. This really annoys me lah. I dunno who's fault is it. Me or the host. Just wish that it could be rectified ASAP.

I did some blog hopping yesterday, and found out that Live Journal offers coooooleerr templates. Kalo tak caya go to http://www.livejournal.com/ ( see, i cant even use the "link" function )

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This week was an uninteresting one.

On monday the office had a budget screening in Penang. Good meeting that was. Most of our 'one-off' requests were approved. After the meeting went to chowrasta to buy some buah pala and jeruk. Then, went for a Nasi Kandar Penang session. Got back to Ipoh by 12 midnite.

The rest of the week was boring. Some of the work had to be delayed or cancel due to some meddling by the politicians ( i soooo hate politicians). Some completed way ahead of time which left me with too many time to kill. Aku ni efficient sangat ke eh? Hopefully lah....

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Just now i had a crave for roti canai. ekceli i've been having this craving since Monday. So tadi cannot tahan anymore. So i went out to the nearest kedai mamak just to indulge mamak tuh punya roti canai.

But now i have another crave ( macam orang mengandung la plak ). I so want Kopi Bin's Ice Blended. Been soooo long since i last drank that overpriced ABC. I think since i moved to ipoh, i have never been to the Kopi Bin outlet. Dunno why.

When i was still in KL, at least once a week mesti pg lepak kat kopi bin. Usually with kazarul & zid. We were like orang kaya who didnt know how to spend our money :) We usually lepak at kopi bin near Ampang Point. Why? Because it was near to zid's office. That woman kalo jauh2 memang la dia maleh nak join. Sori Zid....eheheh...

But it was fun ya know. Eventho we knew that the drinks were drilling holes in our pockets, but we didnt care. Bujang oiii masa tuh....we dont care shit. We enjoyed pretending to be yuppies :)
But that was then, now we matured oredi ( eh yeke? )

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It's funny how TV could tailor our principle eh...take Grey's Anatomy for example. The only time u can see women approve a married man having an affair. I guess Derek is a very lucky guy. Women adore him eventho he's a cheater. How could he cheats when he oredi has a hot wife ( yeah i think Addison is YUMMY ). and i hate Meredith, i think she's sooo weak lah.

But then i guess love could melt the strongest man/woman init? Life's like that la. Have a nice weekend!!

Projek Kurus & Damai Laut

Assalamualaikum & Good Day


I'm soooo hungry. Famished actually. And lunch is 3 hours away. huhuhuhu.

Anyways, my weekend ponya activity


PROJEK KURUS

Bad news lah. I have brain problem. Last week i didnt finish one single run (it's jog actually). Dunno why. The legs werent tired, stamina was ok. Only mental not ok. I always kalah to the slightest obstacle i.e. ada anjing kat depan la, orang bakar sampah la, tali kasut terlerai la....

I missed the days when i was strong mentally. I used to represent my school in 4 x 400m and cross country tau. and hockey too. center half position lagi. for those non hockey fan, center half is the most penat position in hockey....:P

Yup, people believe it or not. CROSS COUNTRY tu beb. So now i know that i do (or is it I DID) have the ability to do this. but why now cannot eh?

I think it's because of the excessive lemak around my belly lah. i'm heavy now. or maybe it's just one of those days lah when u just feel lazy & helpless :P

hmm....this week i'll make sure that i'll finish even if i have to crawl...eheheh


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FAMILY DAY

went to Damai Laut in Lumut during the weekend. Ipoh's lawyers ponya family day. best gak la. dapat gak jalan2 and rilex. here are the pics

Special Agent Mama & Special Agent Hafi. Masa ni on our way to sukaneka. tgh tunggu lif. punya la lembab. so amik gambor dulu la.

Tak main la dgn local people. Instead of playing with his frens, dia lebih minat dgn group budak2 mat salleh nih. americans & canadians. budak2 tu pon tak kisah. suka la alip


Group photos with the budak2 mat sallehs. baguih eh anak aku punya PR. btw, nama alif hafi nih literally means 'a noble best friend'. so i guess the names reflects the personality eh

Pertandingan sapa amik paling gula-gula dia menang. hadiahnya...gula-gula yg diorang amik tu je la :) mama tgh tolong alip masukkan gula2 tuh dalam seluar

sambil lepak sambail makan gula2 yang dia menang tadi. sambil-sambil tuh usyar belon2 yang ada kat beg urusetia


lari sambil bawak cokodok dalam sudu. mama was the secretariat so kena tunjuk rajin la distributing the cokodoks


tiup belon sampai pecah. alip pakar dalam meletupkan belon nih. tapi dia takleh join sebab untuk 6 years and above only. next time la alip


carik gula2 dalam tepung. as always adee je mak bapak yg jadi coach. ehehehhe. seronok tgk anak deme nih aktif :)


Bapak dugong dan anaknya yang sedang tido dengan nyenyaknya. Kenyang + Penat


Special Agent Abah & Special Agent Alif Hafi. hmm..... kalo mama focus ke kiri sket dah bleh nampak laut dah. rugi....rugi


mama in action. volleyball nih memang makanan mama la. they won. dapat la tuppaware sorang satu


Special Agent Alif Hafi on his Black Underwater Ops. Tak nak kluar tuuuu. Puas aku pujuk


Tercengang....aku pon tak sure apa yg dia tengok. i think he was like 'fuiyooooo.....besonya lobang hidung uncle nih...' :)


Alip menang bola. Dia memang dah lama aim bola tuh. dapat jugak akhirnya. tapi sayang bola tuh dah kempis.

6 weird things about me

Assalamualaikum & Good Day


BORING....
I almost have nothing to do today. Today is one of those all-meetings-cancelled-until-further-notice days. so to kill the time, i read my frens' blogs. then i remembered that i was 'tagged' by zid the rambutan. so here goes,

not sure whether these are weird or not, i am not really a weirdo :)

1. i cant eat cold rice/cold meal. it doesnt matter whether the lauks are the same (lunch=dinner) the most important thing is that it has to be hot/warm. kalo aku tak puas makan.

2. i cant do the dishes. i get this nauseous feeling whenever i do the dishes. my wife did force me once, after 1 1/2 plate i almost vomitted. then she knew that i wasnt actually making any excuses. oh yeah...btw i can ONLY do own dishes, others punya sori ah....

3. when i was small, i will only eat one lauk at a time. for example, if there were chicken and fish. i would eat the chicken first, then went to the kitchen to wash my plate, went back to the table to refill, and then only i eat the fish. then, the idea of mixing the 'lauks' didnt bring any logic to me and oso gave me the nauseous feeling lah. but now since aku dah beso, it's getting better lah.

4. i am afraid of frogs and lizards. geli-geleman aku. jangan kata suruh pegang, suruh aku berdiri tepi aku tak nak. usually if there is a dead lizard in my room, i'll get my 'bibik' to remove it since my wife pon takut jugak. Bibik tu pon selamba jek pegang dengan tangan. yucks. fortunately, she doesnt cook for us :)

5. i like to be in the dark. usually when i got home, i will close the curtain so that the sunray cannot panetrate. i dunno why, darkness calms me down. my wife on the other hand hates darkness. she wants the room to be 'terang-benderang'.

6. when it's cold, i shiver. but not shiver, shiver. how to explain eh?...haa...it's like when u get electrocuted, that shocking feeling plus shivering. it only happens when it is cold and it'll last for a second. still dont get it? nevermind lah. i think my nz gang should know la this shocking + shivering thing. kazarul slalu menyirap kalo aku kena bende nih. usually he'll say 'bodoh la ko ni' and my reply will always be 'sejuk la bodoh'.


hehhh...ok tak. ok la tu....

Reds

yea....yea....
yea....yea....

PSV Eindhoven 0 Liverpool 3

yes people....i'm a liverpudlian.


YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

Warisan

Assalamualaikum & Good Day

this song was in AF5 concert last week. it brings out memories lah.


Disini lahirnya sebuah cinta
Yang murni abadi sejati
Disini tersemai cita cita
Bercambah menjadi warisan

( korus )
Andai ku terbuang tak diterima
Andai aku disingkirkan
Kemana harusku bawakan
Kemana harusku semaikan cinta ini

Betapa
Dibumi ini ku melangkah
Keutara selatan timur dan barat
Ku jejaki

Aku
Bukanlah seorang perwira
Gagah menjunjung senjata
Namun hati rela berjuang
Walau dengan cara sendiri
Demi cinta ini

( ulang korus )

Ku ingin kotakan seribu janji
Sepanjang kedewasaan ini
Ku ingin sampaikan pesanan
Aku lah penyambung warisan



To others, this song may not have any meanings. But to the men and women of PTD Batch 1/2004, this song means alot. This is our batch's song. This song reminds us of our purpose in the government.

so kalo ade member2 batch aku yg terbaca blog aku nih. aku nak dedicate lagu nih kat korang. gila jiwang ah lagu nih. aku kekadang kalo terdengar lagu nih jadi semangat nak kerja + sebak cikit :P

p/s: there's no shame in being patriotic