2006-11-06T17:55:00.000+08:00

Still here...

Salam and Hi again to all of you! Haha, surprise to see an entry here fellas? Well, haven't quit blogging although updating seems like another crucial issue to me lately. No excuses about it though.

A belated aidilfitri to all of my muslims brothers and sisters out there. Raya this year was quite a busy one for me compared to last year. Hani & I only did our raya shopping on the very last minute, a few days before eid. But since this Aidilfitri's balik kampung shift is now in my in law's in Pandan Indah so the last minute raya shopping was quite a just-nice-in-time thing and we also earn ourselves some really good bargains as well. Shopping at Jalan TAR on the last day before raya was a really pleasant experience. No traffic jams, unbeatable clearing prices by the makciks and pakciks selling all sorts of stuffs.

We only went back to my hometown in KB on the morning of 3rd Raya, just in time for the family gathering which was held on that night itself. The tiring 7-hours journey seems to dissapear the moment we arrived KB, being welcomed by our family and fraternal friends. Last year was less tiring since we took the AirAsia flight back home, booking 6 months in advance before the big ocassion! This year there was hardly any promotion left for us during the raya and even if there was, I don't think that it will be a good deal after all considering Danish is now already more than 2 years old and we still have to pay an adult ticket for him although he'll be sitting on Hani's lap throughout the 45 minutes flight to KB. We used to pay like RM50 for him during those days when he was little.

Well, it's nearly 6pm. I think I better hit the road before I get another aching foot in one of those ussual bad traffic. It's a monday after all. By the way, here's a photo from the gathering. Take care people!

2006-09-18T16:49:00.000+08:00

What's My Age Again?! Happy 2nd Birthday son,... Wan Danish Haiqal

Just as Siti likes it. Choc with strawberry!

2006-08-28T15:12:00.000+08:00

Merdekakah kita?

Semalam semasa menziarahi orang tua
Mereka tonton Festival Filem Malaysia
Ada satu artis muda yang menerima piala
Dia akan nampak bodoh katanya
Kalau dia bicara dalam bahasa ibunda

Bicara dia bahasa Inggeris pelat orang kita
Tak ada slang orang UK atau Amerika
Nama famili tak ada Smith atau Jaquelina
Sebaliknya macam nama Arab Nusantara

Kutanya artis itu lahir di mana
Mana tau membesar di Jerman atau Australia
Tak pula lahir di sana mungkin di Melaka
Kenapa tak mau bicara bahasa ibunda

Mungkin tak ada standard agaknya
Atau dia teringin jadi Sofea dan Deanna
Atau mungkin teringin jadi Raja Petra Kacukan Barat dan Nusantara
Mungkin dia alami krisis identiti agaknya

Tidak hairanlah dia berlakon filem Gubra
Kalau nak tau itulah artis Malaysia
Yang orang Melayu dok sanjung gila
Artis tidak lah disanjung tinggi di Singapura

Mereka lebih suka saintis berjaya sebagai idola
Di sini artis disanjung begitu mulia
Lihatlah perkahwinan disiarkan langsung di TV3
Begitu tinggi penghormatan macam perkahwinan diraja

Makcik-makcik berenti buat kerja rumah sementara
Nak tengok Siti punya cincin berlian besar mana
Inilah agenda Barat yang orang Timur laksana
Biarkan orang Melayu terhibur dan leka

Sogokkan hiburan banyak-banyak setiap masa
Terbitkan majalah lagha seperti URTV dan Mangga
Ibu bapa galakkan pula anak masuk Akademi Fantasia
Beri sokongan moral sebab anak-anak suka

Anak-anak terkinja-kinja tak mengapa
Tak lama lagi kita akan sambut merdeka
Sibuk orang kita nak buat konsert terbuka
Siapa yang ramai anda semua boleh teka

Kita tak pasti adakah ini sahaja cara
Kalau gitu lambat lagi kita merdeka!

Taken from Keris Celup 'Mat Saleh celup...lambatlah lagi kita merdeka!'

2006-08-11T15:11:00.000+08:00

HOLY CRAP! Its been ages since I've updated!!!

Hi to everyone who may be still checking this (and I would understand if you are not, considering the time since I have last updated this blog!)

Well, been a minute since I've updated this. Things been a bit chaotic on my end partly because of work, work and work that's been mounting on my table, not to mention on my head as well! These work pile must've been nudging my brains bit by bit. ( If only I can do CT scan! Haha.. ) Lately was busy with the UEM paper work for the design, construction, equipping and commissioning for IJN's new wing. Also been stuck with the Saudi Arabia hospital's work load. To hell with those now! Haha... Danish's been busy as ever these days. Pantang tengok kasut hatta dalam rumah sekalipon, mesti nak dipakai n cat walk dalam umah!

My time is also spent on this new business I'm in. Damn, it's not easy being a director after all. Last 2 weeks we spent time visiting the factory and meeting with the factory manager. We now have our newly renovated HQ in Senawang with nicely decorated training rooms and a big room for the directors as well! Lots of changing are taking place soon. Hopefully with god's help everything will work out just fine. I'm praying and I'm praying hard. Perjuangan ini untuk bangsaku, hidup melayu!

Ok, done for now, I'll try to update this regularly throughout the end of the year. That's good enough to ask for considering the time that I get to blog these days. Let's just hope I don't quit blogging though... Nah, that won't be good aite? I'll be back in 2 weeks time. On my outstation trip to East Coast to find some projects for our company so that we might, and might get our bonus after all! You people take care.

"As-solatu khairun minannaumm...

Regards, Acid

2006-07-13T17:30:00.000+08:00

A Farewell Wish For A Friend

We travelled many roads together
We always held the vision
I could always count on you
In times good and bad
Farewell my friend

With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journeys end,
Through summer sunshine, winter rain, and then?
Farewell, we shall meet again!

2006-07-04T12:18:00.000+08:00

Orang suruh smayang, dia main2. Ish, ish, ish anak sapa...??!

2006-06-23T14:29:00.000+08:00

World Cup Fever at CHICKEN & CHIP

CHICKEN & CHIP : The Place Where You Experience The Samba While You Enjoy Your Breathtaking Meal!

Attention All Soccer Fans, come and experience the excitement of World Cup 2006 with our special World Cup Combos and Supersavers! Unbelievable treats at RM1.50 per piece for take away and RM1.70 for dine-in. See ya!

"Danishhhh, teh tarik satu, milo ais satuuu!"... Skali lagi cucu tauke datang menyibuk!

Special guests for the World Cup Fever Kickoff!

2006-06-23T11:47:00.000+08:00

ANNOUNCING!!! Chicken & Chip - Ansar Golden Restaurant

Here's a free promo on behalf of my dad. Restaurant yang dimanage oleh Babah ni terletak berdekatan dengan Sutera-Inn Kota Bharu yang mula beroperasi kira2 2 bulan lps. Menyediakan makanan ala2 KFC with a Malay touch. Harga memang berpatutan. Drop by there dudes!

Kelihatan Babah sedang melakukan QC.

Does that booz your appetite or what?!!!

Mum di meja cashier

Mum and Babah in the kitchen

Cucu tauke datang menyibuk!

2006-06-23T11:44:00.000+08:00

When Danish Meets Damia

P/S : Diam tak diam, Mum & Babah dah ada 2 orang cucu...

2006-06-23T11:35:00.000+08:00

Aku dah bergelar Uncle! - Wan Nur Damia Bt Wan Mohd Fikri

Actually dah lama aku bergelar uncle especially on my wife's side. Dah ada 4 orang anak sedara dah. Tapi sebelah my own family lak title ni baru lagi aku pegang setelah adik ku Fikri dan isterinya Che Haa dianugerahkan seorang puteri, Wan Nur Damia as my previous enty. Here's some snaps.

Memang sebijik muka bapak dia!

2006-06-23T10:35:00.000+08:00

After The Long Break

Sigh, and I don't mean I was on a break for holiday and all,... blogging break is more like it. Was on my outstation since last month and wasn't able to update anything in here. Let me start by announcing some oredi basi weddings ceremony.

Selamat Pengantin Baru kepada my bro Mr Arif Che Man & Isteri. Nanti lu bagi lemak2 badan lu kat wife lu lak bro. Baru aci... heh...

A posse with pengantin baru bersama tetamu jemputan En. Imran Jelani-I'll-Be-There-Bro serta bakal isteri. FYI kengkawan, Im akan kawin 2 July ni, insya allah.

Ni plak gambar member ku sesama MML; Syukran Naim & isteri. Syukran skarang keje kat Toyota di Sek16, Shah Alam. 'Kabel' aku utk ejas adik aku Hakim praktikal kat sana. Hehe... Alhamdulillah, dah abeh dah pon.

Kepada sahabat2ku yang tak dapat ku paparazikan gambar kawin diorang, nanti antar kat gua ek, nanti gua publish kat sini. Balik KB baru ni byk sgt wedding invitations, not only from my friends but also sana saudara terdekat. Tu pasal bila smpai umah member, dah nak malam dah pon. Pengantin dah pakai baju tido! That's an advantage of having receptions in the east coast. Biasanya, start tengahari sampai malam baru abeh. Selamat Pengantin Baru kepada Dr Wan Iqbal Ibnu Nordin & Isteri, Mohd Asram Zakaria & Isteri and last but not least Faizul Hazri & Wife. Moga berkekalan hingga ke anak cucu, dan selamanya, Amin. My best regards to all of you!

2006-05-24T11:38:00.001+08:00

Alhamdulillah... thanks god for your blessings...

2006-05-23T09:54:00.000+08:00

The Living Years

First and foremost, alhamdulillah and congrats to my bro-in-law Taufik & Kak Anne on the birth of their 3rd baby, Aqilah Elmin Safiah. Congrats! Now yet again, you guys get to enjoy the involuntary adult onset insomnia for a couple of months. ;) Hahaa, that's one way of putting it...

And damn, I love the name Safiah! Tapi apo nak buek, first come first serve. Heh... Couldn't find the photo of the cute little thing in my laptop here. Must've been in the one at home then. Ahh kids, they light up your soul every time you lay eyes on them. Everything that can ruin a day is washed away with a simple hug.

Speaking about baby, my brother Pie had finally changed the thought of naming his baby Wan Nur Hafickqa to Wan Nur Damia; which I must say sounds better. Well, can't blame him munc. Giving a name for your baby can be a headache, really. One day you're like "that's it,... we will call him bla bla... " and the next thing you know you're in the middle of "lai lai li tamplung" with your wife, or to make matters ever worse; with your family members deciding on what to name your baby! I mean, during my childhood days it would be a norm to kinda "lai lai li tamplung" kalau mum or tok mek suruh pi kedai beli barang ke apa ker,... but think about it, when it comes to this?! Damn...

Some updates on my 'baby' now - Danish Haiqal! Danish is becoming more and more verbal and it's so much fun to be a part of. It seems like every day he's spouting off with more and more words in his repertoire.

Danish is at that stage where we won't think he's listening and the next thing we hear is him repeating some words that we just said. It's so much fun to see him growing and learning and trying new words despite being playful and all.

My favorite word that he says is when he says "no no no" with the finger gesture as well as the head. That was one of the way we taught him when it comes to things that he can and can't do. Of course, when he said it, it was more like " Nowww nowww nowwww..." and even that really doesn't do justice to show how cute he sounds when he talks.

Another thing that we both taught him is to put his hands on his nose and say 'ucukkk...' everytime he fart and it was like one hell of a joke to see him do that. The other day we we had this small family gathering, there was one of the family members who suddenly farted. And it comes to no surprise when Danish did his thing and everybody just laughed till tears came out their eyes. The guy just went like "Ishhh Danish ni... lain kali nak kentut kena spotcheck dulu la Danish ada ke tak... kalau tak, turun saham aku...!

One thing me & Hani try to do is, instead of telling him no and correcting him when he mispronounces a word, we just repeat the word with the correct pronunciation. Usually he will keep trying until he gets it right. That's my boy!

2006-05-19T15:50:00.000+08:00

Surat Tunjuk Sebab

Lately my mood for blogging had decreased termendously. I blame this on my laptop which a couple of days ago contracted a virus, shut down before I could fix it, and then obviously wouldn't restart Windows. Well, I don't know if it was a virus or just the hard drive malfunctioning, but whatever it was, it was bad.

Had no choice but to give it to the System Support people and let them fix the problem for me. As if I haven't learn my lesson to always and always have backup!

After a week, I've received this message in my outlook.

Dear Fahimi,

After a thorough test and best effort of trying. I would like to conclude that Fahimi's notebook C: drive is given severely error and which caused the data recovery not feasible at all.

I am soory but have to advise you to do a fresh reinstallation.

Sincerely,

IT System Support

DAMN IT!!!

p/s : Selepas peristiwa itu, hidupku tak sama lagi... heh

2006-05-05T10:23:00.000+08:00

Demam Bola Dah Mai Dahhh!

Whether this is done by some computer generated special effects or not, this is still amazing and fun to watch. And knowing Ronaldinho, it ain't possible. Hehe... Enjoy!

2006-04-26T13:03:00.000+08:00

Quick updates - New Borns!

Alhamdulillah, my brother Fikri is now a father to daughter Wan Nur Hafickqa Bt Wan Mohd Fikri. Born on 25th April, 5pm weighing 3.14kg. That is 0.02kg heavier than Danish upon birth. Congrats & be a good father bro!

Erly and Rafidah has also layed their genes to the world on 24th April 4pm. Their baby boy is given Izzul Eiman Bin Erly Azmizi as his name. Welcome to the world of parenting guys.

Till later, take care.

2006-04-24T12:07:00.000+08:00

Happenings

Yeah, I must admit that my updates sucks! But too many incidents in this few days hardly gave me time to update anything in here. Even just to drop and say hi! Kena pulak my department now is shifting to the next extended lot next to our previous office. Double hectic!

Ayah Honey dikejarkan ke A&E, HUKM khamis lepas lps beberapa kali muntah darah. Doktor suspek ada kidney damage and prone to heart problem. Lps smalaman kat A&E, Ayah dimasukkan ke HDU utk rawatan terperinci. Alhamdulillah, skrg ni dah masuk recovery ward and keadaan dah makin stabil. Mungkin nanti akan schedule untuk angiogram procedure.

Moga Ayah cepat sembuh, Amin...

2006-04-10T14:26:00.000+08:00

Buat Junjungan Tercinta, Salam Maulidur Rasul

Nothing much at work today. Most of them are on leave anyway since tomorrow is another public holiday - Maulidur Rasul. The new office is under renovation still and I'm not sure if they would be able to finish it by the end of the month. Unless it's gonna look the way it is today minus the dust and dirt for crying out loud. Pie is still expecting his baby, it's been like 3 days overdue now if I'm not mistaken. Hopefully, everything would be okay to this father-gonna-be-brother of mine, insya Allah.

Well, I always like this poem here. It always succeed in making me stop and make me wonder what have I done in life in quest of searching for myself. To all of you out there, lets make this day a special day. It aint just like any other public holiday. If we start to look at it that way, only and only then will we start to realize the more important thing in life.

BILA RASULULLAH SAW MENJENGUK KITA

Bayangkan apabila Rasulullah SAW dengan seizin Allah SWT tiba-tiba muncul mengetuk pintu rumah kita .......
Beliau datang dengan tersenyum dan muka bersih di muka pintu rumah kita,
Apa yang akan kita lakukan?

Mestinya kita akan sangat berbahagia,
Memeluk beliau erat-erat dan lantas mempersilakan beliau masuk ke ruang tamu kita
Kemudian kita tentunya akan meminta sangat agar Rasulullah SAW sudi menginap beberapa hari di rumah kita.
Beliau tentu tersenyum .....

Tapi barangkali kita meminta pula Rasulllah SAW menunggu sebentar di depan pintu karena kita teringat video CD rated R18+ yang ada di ruang tengah
dan kita tergesa-gesa memindahkan dahulu video tersebut ke dalam,
Beliau tentu tetap tersenyum ......

Atau barangkali kita teringat akan lukisan wanita setengah telanjang yang kita gantungkan di ruang tamu kita,
sehingga kita terpaksa juga memindahkannya ke belakang secara tergesa-gesa,
Barangkali kita akan memindahkan lafal Allah dan Muhammad yang ada di ruang samping dan kita meletakkannya di ruang tamu.
Beliau tentu tersenyum .....

Bagaimana bila kemudian Rasulullah SAW bersedia menginap di rumah kita?
Barangkali kita teringat bahwa anak kita lebih hafal lagu-lagu barat daripada menghapal Sholawat kepada Rasulullah SAW,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu bahwa anak-anak kita tidak mengetahui sedikitpun sejarah Rasulullah SAW kerana kita lupa dan lalai mengajari anak-anak kita.
Beliau tentu tersenyum.....

Barangkali kita menjadi malu bahwa anak kita tidak mengetahui satupun nama keluarga Rasulullah dan shahabatnya,
tetapi hafal di luar kepala mengenai anggota Power Rangers atau Ninja Turtles,
Barangkali kita terpaksa harus menyulap satu kamar menjadi ruang Shalat,
Barangkali kita teringat bahawa anak perempuan di rumah kita tidak memiliki koleksi pakaian yang pantas untuk berhadapan kepada Rasulullah SAW.
Beliau tentu tersenyum .......

Belum lagi koleksi buku-buku kita dan anak-anak kita,
Belum lagi koleksi kaset kita dan anak-anak kita,
Belum lagi koleksi karaoke kita dan anak-anak kita,
Kemana kita harus menyingkirkan semua koleksi tersebut demi menghormati junjungan kita?,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu diketahui junjungan kita bahwa kita tidak pernah ke masjid meskipun azan berbunyi,
Beliau tentu tersenyum .....

Barangkali kita menjadi malu karena pada saat maghrib keluarga kita malah sibuk di depan TV,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu karena kita menghabiskan hampir seluruh waktu kita untuk mencari kesenangan duniawi,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu karena keluarga kita tidak pernah menjalankan sholat sunnah,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu karena keluarga kita sangat jarang membaca AlQuran,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu bahwa kita tidak mengenal tetangga- tetangga kitam,
Beliau tentu tersenyum ......

Barangkali kita menjadi malu jika Rasulullah SAW menanyakan kepada kita siapa nama tukang sampah yang setiap hari lewat di depan rumah kita,
Barangkali kita menjadi malu jika Rasulullah SAW bertanya tentang nama dan alamat tukang penjaga masjid di kampung kita,
Betapa senyum beliau masih ada di situ ......

Bayangkan apabila Rasulullah SAW tiba-tiba muncul di depan pintu rumah kita...
Apa yang akan kita lakukan?
Masihkah kita memeluk junjungan kita dan mempersilakan beliau masuk dan menginap di rumah kita?
Ataukah akhirnya dengan berat hati, kita akan menolak beliau berkunjung ke rumah karena hal itu akan sangat membuat kita repot dan malu.

Maafkan kami ya Rasulullah.........
Masihkah beliau tersenyum ?
Senyum pilu, senyum sedih dan senyum getir ....
Oh betapa memalukannya kehidupan kita saat ini di mata Rasulullah ...

2006-04-04T12:16:00.000+08:00

One Finger!

This is one of Danish's latest favorite things to do - and no, it's not what you're thinking. He has discovered that grabbing my finger and pulling will entice me to follow him more or less anywhere he goes. When he first discovered this novelty, he would grab my finger and pull me around the house with no clear destination in mind. He would walk a little ways, stop, look around, turn and head back the way we had just came from. Sometimes we'd end up in the kitchen, sometimes at the tv cabinet lower drawer where the dvds are stored, and sometimes just in the middle of the room. It was all very cute and amusing. Then, one day, the game changed - in a couple of different ways. First, he always has a destination now, and it's always the same: he invariably leads me to the door not forgetting to make me get his cap as in we were going out somewhere. Sometimes he would even wave at Hani as in notifying her he's gonna hang out with daddy; leaving mummy at home!

Now everytime he wake up from bed, he would grab a finger; mummy's or daddy's (Most of the time, daddy's!). Then he would pull me and head to the kitchen. And I would know that he want me to give him some cookies kept inside the kitchen cabinet!

The other change in the routine is that he no longer holds onto my finger for the entire trip, now he just pulls long enough to know that I'm following. If I stop, he comes back, grabs my finger and pulls until I follow, then he lets go again. He's also keen into books lately. And get really tuned when there's a documentary on animals particularly on fish, cats, tigers and crocs on Discovery or Animal Planet. I guess my little boy is now making some progress indicating that he's ready for the next step - learning stage. Parenting has now excitingly moved on to another step. Bravo son!

2006-04-02T14:34:00.000+08:00

Selongkar Balik Album Lama

Macam tak caya cuti aku selama satu minggu yg aku amik minggu lps dah pon abeh. Betul la kata orang. Kalau lama sangat tak cuti, otak stress, kena amik break kasi rest kejap for maximum work performance (konon!). Tapi bila dah lama sangat cuti, nak masuk keje balik, alahaiii... semacam je. Kena plak kalau masuk keje starting on Monday. Monday blues abeh laa! Manusia, manusia...

Weekend baru ni salah sorang kawan aku masa kat Maahad dulu, Pojey ajak dinner umah dia. Walaupon aku anak beranak tak brapa sihat, tapi aku pi jugak umah dia. So terpaksa tinggal Hani & Danish kat umah sbb masing2 selsema teruk. 2 minggu sebelum tu Mat Dean yang ajak makan2 umah dia, kebetulan plak Cikgu Anas ada kat KL masa tu. Tapi masa tu aku kat KB; outstation. Masa Peli (AKA Peli Telur or Brandon Lee) ajak umah dia kat Putrajaya pon aku still kat east coast. So, tak best gak la kalau aku tak dapat gi umah Pojey. So dengan hidung tersumbat dan separa berair (haha..), aku gagahkan jugak. Kat sana jumpa kengkawan lama Mat Dean & family, Marwizi (AKA Falcon), Peli & family dan jugak tuan umah, Pojey & wife. Menu - Mee kari! Masa berkumpul tu asyik gelak pecah perut terkenangkan kenangan2 lama. Ternyata masing2 still lagi appreciate kenangan2 lama sewaktu kat MML dulu. Alhamdulillah, moga brotherhood MML berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat, insya allah.

Kusyuk abis...

Is this the next Formula 1 pit stop Engineer?

Ke F1 driver?!!! Watch out Schumacher!

2006-03-28T12:41:00.000+08:00

Soo Little Time, Sooo Much To Say

Haha, I bet those lines up there were once your 'ayat ngayat' during your jiwang days dulu! Heh...

I'm in the process of clearing my last year carried over leaves. The company's policy is to clear all carried over leaves before April. To date, I still have 4 days remaining and for god sake I am suppose to be on leave TODAY! Tapi apa nak buat kan, tetiba ada lak hal kena settle plus boss lak is in the overseas... so kena la masuk jap to make sure everything runs ok.

Alhamdulillah, my sayang Hani got herself a job in USJ. And all of a sudden we have to think of sending Danish somewhere; nursery or babysitter. Reading the headlines lately of shit happenning in nurseries or even babysitter who goes mad, brutal or psycho - both places don't seem to give compliments to one another. I guess every parents would have this sort of dilemma when it comes to this. Kena plak Danish memang tak pernah berpisah dengan kitorang since dia lahir. Insya Allah, I pray that everything would turn out just fine; which both of us want it so bad.

And yeah, I'll be on leave until April to clear out my leaves. This would also give me some time to preppare stuffs for our new schedule, new timing!

And To my wife, Yusniza Hani, all the best in your new job, love you dear!

2006-03-20T17:47:00.000+08:00

Selamat Pengantin Baru - Zaki & Faridah

Alhamdulillah, minggu ni gua tumpang seronok sebab gua punye brader Ahmad Zaki AKA Cuak dah selamat mendirikan mahligai syahdunya via akad nikah yg dilafaz secara successfulnya dgn skali lafaz sabtu lepas.

Date : 18 March 2006
Time : 10.00 AM
Venue : Seksyen 9, Kota Damansara

Kelihatan kedua2 pasangan mempelai sedang kusyuk mendengar khutbah pada pagi itu. Manakala Zaki sedang fokus bagi mengumpulkan semangatnya untuk upacara akad nikah yang akan berlangsung bila2 masa selepas khutbah tersebut.

Upacara akad nikah Zaki-Faridah diwalikan dan diakad sendiri oleh bapa pengantin perempuan. Tok kadi sedang pegang mikrofon so terlindung sket gambar ni oleh lensa kamera gua.

Date : 19 March 2006
Time : 1.00 PM
Venue : Jalan Jingga, Off Batu 3 Lama, Klang

Pasangan raja sehari masih sempat posing semasa makan beradab walaupon pengantin lelaki jelas terkilan keciwa kerana tak dapat merasa penangan 'kambing golek' yang dihidangkan kepada para jemputan.

Gambar bersama pengantin. Berdiri dari kiri : Aku, Dolohs AKA Dato, Tyco, Suri, Erly, Rafidah (Mrs. Erly), Honey & Danish, Nani (Mrs. Suri), Shila AKA Datin (Mrs. Dolohs), Hanim (Mrs. Tyco)

Gambar bersama mak Zaki, Aunty Pah ni special request dari gua sebagai mengenang kenangan penghuni-penghuni 'Rumah Bakti Fakhriah' iaitu gua dan Erly masa kitorang keje kat MEB (Muhibbah Engineering BHD) dulu. Sekarang masing2 dah berkeluarga; Erly dengan Rafidah tak lupa bakal baby yg dah 8 bulan dalam kandungan serta Aku dengan Hani & Danish Haiqal. Sorang lagi penghuni yang tidak dapat dikesan pada hari tersebut ialah Qunut yang masa tu sibuk melayan budak2 Sains Muar. Qunut menginap disitu semasa beliau praktikal di Ford, Shah Alam.

Gambar last ni gambar kenangan2 AJK Pelaksana yang menjadi pemangkin majlis tersebut; Bagong, Honey, Danish & Gua. Kelihatan di belakang Aunty Pah.

Moga2 Allah memberkati dan melimpahi kedua2 pasangan mempelai. Selamat Pengantin Baru! Semoga Berbahagia ke Anak Cucu. All the best bro!

2006-03-20T17:44:00.000+08:00

Cerekarama, Sabtu 18 Mac 2006

Gua tolong jawab la dekat anak2 abdullah tu, "Pi je kat Surada. Dia dok sana... "... heh...

Jgn mare dato...

2006-02-28T17:11:00.000+08:00

Laziness At Its Peak!

How long has it been since you were surprised by hope? As you browsed the morning newspaper, when did you last feel a sense that the world was becoming a better place? That the forces propelling the future were on the right track? That the power of imagination was serving those with healing ideals rather than those with darker agendas? Overwhelmed as we are by images of bad news, it is easy to tacitly embrace the notion that humanity's only possible trajectory is downward.

Arghhh, malas nak pikir la. Minyak naik lagi!!! Grrrrr... I'm soooo not in the mood to blog today. Need a nap, really! See u guys tomorrow.

2006-02-24T12:04:00.000+08:00

Bayar Ayam Bakar Ayam Bakar

AKHIRNYA! Berjaya gak si MatNor downloadkan gambar2 ni dari kamera dia ke computer setelah sekian lamanye. Gambar2 ni masa buat mini gathering bakar2 ayam kat PD baru ni. Sepatutnya gathering ni suppose to be Zaki punya majlis farewell sebab dah nak bertukar keje ke kerteh dan jugak time ni spatutnya dia nak passing kat kawin dia kat kengkawan yg hadir. Tapi last2 minit, kad dia kedai tu tak sempat nak siapkan & dia pon tepaksa cancel join atas sebab musabab tertentu.

Antara yg hadir :-

1.) Aku, Hani, Little Danish Haiqal & my bro, Hakim
2.) Erly & Pidah
3.) Ajang & Liza
4.) Apih, Jie & Little Adam Haikal
5.) Pengantin Baru : Suri & Nani
6.) Marshall & Najwa
7.) Mai
8.) Tetamu Jemputan : Dato AKA Lohs,

Majlis dimulakan dengan insiden glamer haram Erly dan keretanya yg mana tayarnya terpeleot ke dalam longkang umah Apih. Namun problem berjaya diselamatkan oleh krew2 pit stop yang bertugas iaitu aku, Ajang, Hakim, Mai, Apih, serta tuan keter, Erly menggunakan sejenis alat khas yg dipanggil alat bantuan jongkang bata yg kebetulan boleh didapati secara meluas dia kawasan umah Apih tu.

Kipas beb, jangan tak kipas... Dengan adanya Mai yang 10 thn pengalaman mengipaskan ayam percik pasar ramadhan di Sek9 Shah Alam, semuanya tampak mudah dong!

Para isteri sedang bergosip sakan sambil membelek2 album kawin Suri & Nani.

Adam Haikal dah tak leh handle bau ayam bakar dan terpaksa dikejar oleh maknya.

Special pose by Wan Danish Haiqal yg tampak agak jakun dengan pantai PD tu walaupon mak bapak dia dah beberapa kali bawak gi jalan2 pantai!

Dah kul 6 api tak idup2 lagi ni apa citer beb? Kang balik goreng je ayam2 ni kat dapur umah kang...

Ini dia tetamu jemputan kita, Dato yg dah lawan tauke interframe posing maut walaupon datang kejap je untuk tidak menghampakan pihak lawan. Kelihatan turut 'mengglamer-haramkan' diri, si pengantin baru, Suri.

On another note, watched the champions league clash last 2 days between Chelsea-Barca where Barca stole a vital away point with the score 2-1. It was a damn superb match to watch especially in the second half. Was impressed with Messi and as always, Ronaldhino. Henrik Larsson also played the game well. The Blues fought well though with 10 men after Asier del Horno's dismissal with a superb display by John Terry. Ole ole ole!!!

Have A Nice Weekend!

2006-02-22T11:36:00.000+08:00

saya suka pergi ke sekolah. adik saya pun suka pergi ke sekolah

Nahhh, mind the tittle. I just ran out of idea what to put up there anyway. Remind me of schoold days though. Heh...

First and foremost, I've presented my assigned task yesterday to my boss. The guy was so damn impressed with my last presentation, he has tasked me with another. Man, is that good or bad? Well, I think it is good. I am not really a strong user of power point but I can learn as I go. I'm used to flying by the seat of my pants. Anyway, I'm so keen of learning Flash lately but haven't the chance of doing so. Soon, hopefully!

I went "Damn!" when I heard the news last night. The repair cost of the MRR2 bridge which was earlier estimated at RM18 Million has gone up to an alarming RM40 Million! I guess the contractors involved should be smilling after that announcement.

Read Harian Metro during the weekend and one of the news which strike my attention read : Badi Mona Fandey. It was Mona Fandey's step-son, Mohd Hafizi who confessed that he had gone thru hell of a time after the case of the murder.

IBARAT terkena badi, anak tiri Mona Fandey, Mohd Hafizi Mohd Affandi, 22, melalui pelbagai penderitaan, termasuk empat kali dibuang kerja dan pertunangan dibatalkan. Dia adalah anak Mohd Affandi Abdul Rahman hasil perkahwinan keduanya dengan Azizah Yahaya.

"SIAPA yang ingin dilahirkan sebagai anak pembunuh? Saya tidak minta dilahirkan sebagai anak Mohd Affandi, tetapi Tuhan sudah menentukan begitu. Saya tidak pernah menyesal dilahirkan ke dunia. Sebagai seorang Islam, saya terima takdir saya".

"Yang menyedihkan ialah sikap masyarakat yang tidak faham. Mengapa saya turut dipersalahkan di atas perbuatan ayah dan ibu tiri saya? Adakah semua anak pembunuh turut menjadi pembunuh... penjahat?"

"Malah, hasrat saya untuk bertunang juga tidak kesampaian apabila keluarga kekasih saya menentang hubungan kami apabila mengetahui saya ada hubungan darah dengan Mohd Affandi dan Mona Fandey".

Read more here

It's hard to say really. I mean, don't get me wrong. I DO feel sorry for Hafizi for what he had gone through. I really do. But this is something to do with people's mindset. Coz it's not even a matter of giving people a second chance for crying out loud. (He didn't convicted the crime. His parents did, Wallahu A'lam). But if I were to be the father whose daughter is about to marry a son's killer, I'll be furious as well. I know it has nothing to do with Hafizi for I believe he's a well behaved gentleman raised by his mother who didn't want her son to know that he had a father in the first place; long before knowing that his husband was a killer. Not after Hafizi was aged 9. But it's really hard. People and their judgement. That's what people do all the time. I really can't say much since I don't want to hurt anybody's feeling by my comments but all I can say is that it is hard to be in Hafizi's shoe; being the victim of his dad's action (Again, Wallahu A'lam). I must admit, the world is cruel and discrimination seems to be playing its evil role in all parts of the world. But being a muslim, I'm sure ada rahmat di sebalik sesuatu kejadian. And god knows what's best for you. Just believe in Him.

If we can recall, perhaps one of the most sensational and unusual cases of modern times in the Far East reached its conclusion on November 2nd, 2001 when Maznah Ismail or Mona Fandey, her husband Mohd Affandi and their 31 year old helper, Juraimi, were hanged at Malaysia's Kajang Prison on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

In July 1993, an assemblyman for central Pahang state, Datuk Mazlan Idris, had approached Mona for supernatural help to boost his political career and climb the party ladder. He was persuaded by the couple to take part in a ritual in which he was to lay on the floor with his eyes closed waiting for the money to "fall from the sky." No money fell, instead it was the blade of an axe. Idris was decapitated and then dismembered and partially skinned. His body was found cut up into 18 parts and buried in a hole near Mona's home in the state of Pahang, about 130 kilometres northeast of Kuala Lumpur.

Mazlan was reported missing on July the 2nd,1993 after he had withdrawn 30,000 ringgit (then US$12,000) from a Kuala Lumpur bank. The day after the killing, Mona went on a shopping spree in Kuala Lumpur, and later bought herself a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift. When questioned, Juraimi made a statement to the police which led to the discovery of Mazlan's remains. Unsurprisingly, Mona and husband immediately became the prime suspects.

2006-02-16T10:35:00.000+08:00

Remain Thankful With What You Have

Aku yang memandang di dalam lubuk hati,
Mencari-cari zat rahsia yang katanya tersembunyi,
Aku yang melihat alam meliputi wujud menyertai,
Lalu ku pindahkan alam ke dalam mata hati,...

Aku hakiki, Aku mengerti segala yang terjadi di langit dan di bumi,
Gunanya tiada fantasi,
Pelik dan benar,
Qada' dan qadar,...

Kau berilah ku kekuatan,
Agar dapat ku hindarkan segala kesesatan,
Usah kau biar nafsuku terliur dari pandangan majazi ini,
Aku yang hodoh lagi hina amat benar merindui,
Moga cahaya lailatul tak membutakan mataku,
Semoga segala puji tak ku meninggi diri,
Moga segala janji dapat juga ku penuhi,
Moga dapatku hadapi tikaman dari belakang,...
Lidah setajam pisau,
Ku tidak akan risau dengan dugaan,
Cabaran sepanjang perjalanan
Ku pasrah ku akur,

Adapun kusembahkan syukur padamu ya Allah,
Untuk nama, harta dan keluarga yang tercinta,
Dan perjalanan yang sejauh ini tertempa,
Alhamdulillah pilihan dan kesempatan,
Yang membuat hambamu ini mengerti lebih baik makna diri,
Semua lebih bererti akan mudah dihayati,...

Alhamdulillah, syukur...

2006-02-08T14:36:00.000+08:00

Dua Budak Nakal Main Tepi Kolam... Laa Laa Laa...

Ladies and gentlemen,... INTRODUCING, Nik Adam making his debut in rainyacid.com! Anak kepada pasangan bahagia The Nickies : Nik Azni (Kak Tet)and Nik Razif. Kak Tet ni kakak gua. Muka Adam ni pon lagi banyak cam muka mak dia kot compared to his dad. Dah besar dah budak kecik ni. Dah pandai main dengan kucing dah pon. Anyway, take care of Adam elok2 aaa sis. Leh tag team ngan Danish nanti. We'll make sure they go to the same school nanti! Or perhaps, the same motivation course for that matter! Hehe... "Daun Hijau" remember?!

Ni pulak gambar si Danish Haiqal yg dengan bangganya memaperkan gigi2 nya dengan gaya ala2 model colgate. So far dah ada 7 gigi susu. 4 gigi kat atas (2 gigi kapak!), and 3 kat bawah. Tapi ada la yang lain yang nampak cam nak tumbuh. Try gak nak zoom kat dia punye gigi tapi susah sangat la. Asyik lari je mamat ni kalau nak amik gambar gigi dia! Dah la kalau dia gigit, sikit punye kuat. So, me better not take that risk, heh. We have finally cleared up his room so that he can have a space of his own now. More space to menyepah2 kan mainan2 dia also! To date, Danish dah makin nakal. He imitates almost anything that me & Honey would do, a very vital stage of development that is. Would jump in joy when he's happy and cry or protest when he's amused. A healthy sign that he's expressing his feeling in every way that he can. And hey, parenting has just moved on to the next stage making life even more challenging, stimulating and exciting; all at the same time. Wish me luck people!

p/s : This entry is epecially dedicated to Kak Tet dgn ucapan, bila nak jumpa nih?!!!

2006-02-07T17:27:00.001+08:00

Singa Masuk Opis

Pagi tadi tengah aku dok sibuk check email kat opis ni tetiba kecoh kat depan reception nuhhh... Siap bunyi bising riuh rendah dan diikuti opismate2 smua blari rushing gi tengok. Nengokkan huru hara camtu aku pon bangun gi check jugak la. Dibuatnya bangunan runtuh ke terbakar ke, tinggal aku sekor2 rentung kat sini. Rupa2nya ada singa sesat masuk opis!

Singa? Actuallynya, ari ni opis aku under CTMRC organize Lion Dance sempena dengan sambutan CNY. Here's some description that Tiara wrote in the CTMRC announcement email. "At one point during the performance the Lion will inevitable come across the Choy Chang, also known as greens, which is usually a lettuce attached to a Hong Bau (Lucky Red Packet). The Lion will make a show of approaching the green, maybe backing off a few times, and will eventually eat the Choy Chang, taking the Hong Bau and spitting the greens at the audience. Being hit by the greens is very lucky".

Here are the guys belakang tabir hitting the gongs and gendangs. Was quite impressed on how fast their hand moved when they played the instruments. Telinga aku pon dah hampir pekak dok dengar diorang dok ketuk!

I was a bit dissapointed though coz wasn't able to see the lion doing those moves cam dalam citer Jackie Chan or Jet Li tuh, melayang sana, melayang sini. Nak buat camne, bumbung opis aku ni pon rendah sangat. Nak melayang apenya...

Our director En. Amin being 'blessed' by the Lion!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!

2006-02-06T09:33:00.000+08:00

After The Long Break, Sigh...

Wow! A long break for everyone. One week long. AND I must say, we all needed the long break, badly. I mean, that doesn't happen too often eh? Make us feel like we are having one of those semester breaks or something. Damn, I miss school. Especially the holidays!

The CNY break was great. Spent the first 5 days at my hometown back in KB. Attended lots of wedding invitations and family gatherings. Talking about wedding, Selamat Pengantin Baru once again kepada Shamsuri & Nur Hanani. (Jgn lupa fwd gambar nanti yek?) Gi sana ngan long time friend, Komeng-si-betis-tebal! And Danish pretty much stole the spotlight masa pengantin pompuan nak amik gambar dengan a group of kids before pengantin laki sampai. Ada satu masa tu tgh org nak ready dok posing and say cheese, tetiba Danish lari ke depan and all of them terpaksa tunggu Danish masuk group balik utk amik gambar! Pengantin pompuan pon dah berpeluh dah masa tu. And this boy actually made the raja pompuan sehari waited for him! Haha, that's really something. I think it must have to do something with those motivation quotes Honey always read during her pregnancy. "Always, always make your presence felt". There you have it!

One more proud announcement, Korie si hero Seberang Takir had also tied the knot on 30th Jan. Same akad nikah day with Suri. The reception on the other hand will be held somewhere in May. Selamat Pengantin Baru gak kepada hero ku ini. Hero? Haha, long story...

On a sadder note, which I forgot to update due to the China trip time contrain, Zaki's future mother-in-law; Faridah's mother passed away on 16th Jan after a long time battle with cancer. She undergo an operation 5 years ago after going for chimo twice and lived an excellent 5 years. However, she was having some breathing problems during ramadhan last year and was hospitalized ever since. The doctor suspected that her heart was having mulfunction due to the effect from the chimos she had earlier. I was having a kue-tiau with Zaki at Kelana Jaya before we got the news. Al-fatihah.

2006-01-26T13:36:00.000+08:00

MPC-ERS Asia Pacific Distributor Meeting 2006, Hainan, China

Rasulullah, beliau pernah berpesan, "Menuntut ilmu biar sampai ke negeri cina". Well, al least I've fulfilled that already. Skang aku dah takyah sibuk2 nak sambung master ke phD ke. Aku dah sampai ke cina! Hehe... Was there for the MPC-ERS Meeting. We have partnership with MPC for the last 26 years old. Even got an award for that, really. Some recognition eh? And annually they will have this Asia Pacific distributor meeting for in-house training and award presentations. And this year's meeting was held in Sanya, China which was also where they held last year's Miss World! (I'm thrilled!).

I must say that Guangzhou International is the most busiest airport I've ever been. This is like the gateway to all of the parts in China where you have to get connecting flights to Beijing, Hong Kong, Hainan and all. Imagine China's population for crying out loud!

There's even an electric carts handy for those people chasing for their late check-ins, those with excessive luggages, old people and those who don't mind spending RMB20 for a ride. About RM10 here in Malaysia. That's not too bad eh?

The temperature was 22 degrees centigrade when I arrived. But when I left it was a freezing degrees centigrade due to the heavy snow in Beijing and all. And it's even chillier with the wind. Some abrupt temperature changes you have here in China.

This is one of the shop in Guangzhou International which caught my eyes. Reminds me how my dudes back home during my study time would pronounce 'bengong', as in idiot. AND there's a shop right here in the airport selling fruits and chocs called by that name. Let's have a closer look...

There!

Here is one of the photos I took at a place called Border Of Heaven, End Of the Sky, forgot how they pronounce it in chinese though. They say that this place is where heaven would be after the hereafter.

And here is the rock which they believe is the great pillar of the sky which holds the sky all this while. Nice scenaries here I must say.

Aside from Hainan Chicken (which apparently was my daily menu there, being a muslim. NO MORE NASI AYAM FOR ME!) Hainan and even China as a whole is well known for their pearls and crystals especially in Sanya which is pretty much sold there as souvenirs.

You can find a lot of local muslims here selling stuffs. There's almost 80% of the women and ladies in the bazaar itself wearing scarfs. But a word of caution about those bazaar women. They will follow you from the entry of the bazaar, promoting their pearls, crystals or anything until you walk out of the bazaar. Some would even follow you up to your bus! And I guess Steve was one of their victim that day.

Sanya not being the right place to buy many made-in-Chinas, is also well known for its green tea and damn hot pepper! Pedas gila wa cakap lu. Berasapppp...

Overall, the meeting went on fine with lots of new innovations and latest technology for solution provider and all. The schedule was a bit tight though considering you have to get up at least 7.30am for breakfast and then rush to get ready to be seated in the meeting by 8.30 until 6.00pm. Then, go up to your room, take a shower and wait at the lobby before 7pm for dinner. In China, Maghrib prayer is at 6.10pm. The first day of the meeting lps lunch ingat nak naik bilik jap smayang jamak zohor-asar. Tapi since perut dah boyot sangat, rasa maleh la plak. Karang lps smayang karang, 'selamat' terus kang. So tunggu la smpai meeting habis at 6, minum jap baru naik atas. Masa tu dah 6.30 smtg. So konfiden je masuk bilik and then amik air smayang. Tetiba handphone bunyik, ada msg masuk. Mesti dari EASY ACCESS ni. Dari tghari tadi aku request utk waktu solat kat china ni. Skang baru nak dapat. Skali tengok2, dah ponn masuk Maghrib! So, kira burn je la. Instead I prayed jamak for maghrib-asar. Abeh citer. Kul 6 lebih kat sana dah cam nak masuk senja kalau tempat kita.

The last night was the award presentations. Our office got an award for sales & service for Malaysia's distributor. Other countries who got the awards as well includes representatives from Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Filipina, Singapore, Manila and China itself.

Damn, these guys really make me look short man!

On the last night after dinner we went to one of the China shop in town to get some ole-ole to take back home. There were this two chinese girls who are very keen on knowing which country am I from. Consulting a chinese friend, it happen that those two girls are willing to change their money for our RM. Since there was hardly any big RM cash in my wallet, I could only find two RM1 notes. And they like it very, very much as I handed over those notes to them.

Just see the photo here. Cool eh? I must say, I have made Malaysia very proud!
Cheers!

2006-01-25T11:17:00.000+08:00

Kau Ingat Kau Dah Kuat?

Yeah, can't wait to see this upcoming movie by our dude Afdlin. Well, Baik Punya Cilok was great. Gelak guling aku & Zaki dalam GSC tu sampai terpaksa ke WC skali tu. Memang tak tahan especially part yg mamat kelate tu cakap omputeh. Hampeh Afdlin, terasa den. But yeah, I can see how Riezman did at his acting, been given a more appealing and strong character. Aku dapat tengok how well brader Afdlin did at polishing these peoples' acting gift that they always had inside but wasn't been given the opportunity to show it all this while walaupon dah bertahun2 dok berlakon. Pity them. Apapon, aku tak sabar nak tunggu VCD BPC and Buli Balik so that I can share some pecah perut laughter with my wife at home. I don't think they would allow Danish to go in the cinema and steal the show, so Honey couldn't join to watch the movie although she's dying to. So, me had to be selfish and go with Zaki instead; being an old time BIG AFDLIN FAN! Mana tahan beb nak tunggu kuar VCD baru nak tengok! Sorry dear. Kerna Terpaksa...

I just bought myself an MP3 transmitter for my car. Now I can hear any songs that I like, lots of em too! And I don't have to give a damn about burning those songs in cds anymore! Download everything in my 1 gig pendrive and I'll have a damn long playlist and turn it on whenever I like. Cool eh?

Man, I'm really looking for the CNY break this weekend. Plan nak balik kampung and jumpa my mum yg baru balik haji last 2 days. And yeah, I almost forgot. I promised Suri that I'll give him a free add for his wedding announcement on my blog yesterday or so-called publisiti murahan! ( Nak lagi publisiti, email over gambar ek cik nani?! Free, takde charge! ) Hehe, kengkawan punye pasal tarak hal. The long awaited wedding. Finally, our dude Suri akan mendirikan masjid terapung dua tingat beliau dengan anak pak azami. Majlis Shamsuri & Hanani ni pada ari selasa 31hb Januari bersempena dengar Awal Muharam. Harapnya akan berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat, Amin.

Anyway, the trip to China was great though I must say that I was damn exhausted due to the jam-packed training schedule. I'll be uploading some photos in here later. Till then, asta la vista!

2006-01-12T12:27:00.000+08:00

IT'S 2006! BUT HEY YOU ALL MUST'VE REALIZE THAT EARLIER SINCE TODAY IS ALREADY JAN 12TH...

Hi again people! Long time no see. I must admit that it's not a nice thing to do to have people reading to your daily rumbling (ye ker pon?) and all of a sudden, you just lost in the air and stopped; having people out there cursing you for not updating. It's not that people are THAT excited to read your blog or those kinda poyo stuffs but it just helps them getting rid of their boredoom during those pain-in-the-neck office hours. And yeah, it can get really amusing, really.

DON'T BOTHER WITH EXCUSES, I know. So, I'm not. Well, I AM and WILL actually. Depends on how you see it. My trusty laptop has failed me misserably since the last day I updated my blog. This one day I was browsing through the net when suddenly Danish came and pulled the AC power cable from the laptop. The battery was already kong so, the laptop just went off. BLANK! Frustrated but at the same time not wanting to be mean with the little kid, I just amik my laptop and simpan. Tetiba the next day I received an sms from my boss.

"WAN(my officemates call me by my first name), FWD ME UR MPC PRESENTATION, NEED TO COMPILE IT BY TONITE! URGENT."

So, I just ON my laptop and waited. Not wanting to wait for it to load, I went to the kitchen and made myself a nice, hot Milo. BUT the moment I came back, the screen was still blank although the laptop was running alright. Damn! So, I waited and waited. Suddenly I've realized that the screen was out of order as if the fuse is burnt or something as all I could see everything blur and blank. I glanced at the clock on the wall. Big boss need it tonight huh? This is great... boy, this is gonna be a long night...

The next day I sent the laptop to JM. She said that she has to sent it back to HP to check the problem. After a couple of days, HP sent her an email with a quotation to fix the matter - a cruel RM2890.00 to replace the screen!!! The battery is also RM500 plus. (Shit, there goes my pay for the month!) JM called me one fine morning and told me that she will take back the laptop from HP since the cost was too expensive and will give me another laptop while waiting for mine. She said maybe HP is finding the easy way out and gave full charge to replace the screen instead of fixing the problem. I dunno. The next thing I know, JM had sent it to a freelancer; dealing with faulty PC and notebooks and guess what, the guy has asked for an RM580 to get the screen fixed! Can you believe that? Wowww...

And yeah, we celebrated raya haji yesterday. Selamat Hari Raya Haji! Didn't went back to Kelantan for raya since I got to attend the Kickoff Meeting on Friday. Got to preppare and get ready for the China trip as well for the MPC Distributor Meeting next week. So I guess Chinese New Year break baru balik kot since mum pon should be home from haji during that time, Insya Allah. Hakim also has just started his industrial training and won't be back to celebrate raya as well. And yeah, the news in Mekah the other day really left us at home shivering. Apparently, the building involved in the sad incident is the hostel that accommodate orang2 India dan Zimbabwe yg bersebelahan dgn penempatan rakyat2 Malaysia. Harap2nya, bonda selamat pergi dan selamat kembali, insya Allah. And yeah, it's Kickoff tomorrow. Wish me luck!

2005-12-20T10:16:00.000+08:00

1 Life, 5 Gifts

Read the paper today, a segment which really caught my attention. Last thursday night, doctors certified a 21-year-old as brain dead. Hours later, his organs (heart, lung, two kidneys and liver) were transplated into five recipients, giving them a new lease on life.

No. 1 : HEART
To student Muhammad Fikri, 15, who has been using a mechanical heart for six months

No. 2 : LUNG
To 55-year-old man diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis since 1999. By yesterday, patient starts to breathe on his own.

No. 3 & 4 : KIDNEYS
To a 35-year-old man whose donor organ was rejected and has been on dialysis for 12 years. To a patient in the 20s who has been on dialysis for eight years. Both recipients are doing well.

No. 5 : LIVER
To a six-year-old boy. Patient doing well.

And not to forget, these historic multi-organ transplants involving the heart, a lung, liver and two kidneys from a single donor was carried out simultaneously at IJN, Hospital Selayang and HKL. Though the multiple-organ transfer was not the first, it involved the removal of an artificial heart and insertion of a real heart, as well as the transplant of a lung. Walla, welcome to the wonderful world of medical; ... with god's consent, that is! May god bless the donor, whoever he may be. Al-Fatihah.

2005-12-14T17:09:00.000+08:00

Got a lot to update today but kinda tight up for that though. Anyways, just enjoy this clip by Fort Minor - Petrified. I'll talk to you guys later. Chow!

2005-12-13T16:52:00.000+08:00

DATE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN - Important Things in Life - (Must Read! It's a Perfect Story)

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. "I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you", I responded.

"Just the two of us?" She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting".

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed.

"How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice, much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.

Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time."

p/s : Mak gua ada kat mekah, pi haji... Uwaaaa....

2005-12-10T13:27:00.000+08:00

Arif Che Man is now an engaged man!

Yup, you heard me right. Alhamdulillah, our dude is now officially engaged on December 10th, sabtu baru ni. So, perkembangan terbaru ni nampaknya menambahkan sorang lagi ex-housemate gua yang dah bertukar status. Tapi tukar status pon, blum 'lesen besar' lagi tu Rip. Haaa, tu jangan lupa. Nak lesen besar kalu, kena ngadap tok kadi lor. Bila Arip nak kawin gua tak dapat pastikan plak. Even if I know, I don't think I'm in the position to spoil the surprise here eh? Tak silap gua, somewhere in June kot. Anyways, let him be the one announcing his big day soon lor bila2 pon.

Apapon Arif & Zue, gua mewakili kengkawan smua doakan lu bahagia. Hope you have a wonderful life together. Remember the good times and learn from the bad times. Moga sentiasa dalam keberkatan Ilahi, Insya Allah.

2005-11-28T08:05:00.000+08:00

The Boy With 5 Tooth

2005-11-27T13:52:00.000+08:00

Sepupu Ku Ke Jinjang Pelamin

Date : 27th Nov, 2005
Time : 10 pagi
Venue : Seksyen 9, Shah Alam

Gambar ni diambil sebelum majlis kenduri di mana pengantin lelaki tampak bergaya menggayakan keris tamingsari walaupon panahan mentari rakus membakari rambut2 yang tidak ditutupi tengkolok. Peluh belakang citer laaa... heh...

Selamat Pengantin Baru kepada Wan Isham & pasangannya Sharifah Hana. Semoga Berkekalan Ke Anak Cucu. Amin.

2005-11-23T13:19:00.000+08:00

Is There Such Thing As A "Belated Open House", People?

Salam Aidilfitri! Still very much in the raya mood eh? Yeah, I guess so. With loads and clashing open houses' invitations to fulfill plus packets of angpows to fill in too, for that matter; raya is still very much in the air. It's alive, it's alive!

Ramai gak kengkawan & officemate yang tanya bila nak buat open house bla bla. Looking at the calendar, it's almost impossible to squeeze in anything in this one-month celebrated ocassion. With friends' & families' open houses invitations, weddings,... I much doubt it, really.

1st Raya Weekend (5th - 6th Nov) - Flew back to KL from KB, raya belah Hani plak. Visited some relatives and close friends
2nd Raya Weekend (12th - 13th Nov) - Punk kawin. Flew back to KB with Zaki & Thina. Open houses GONE for Hani & Danish. Left my wife and son at my in-laws'
3rd Raya Weekend (19th - 20th Nov) - The 1st time we are attending open houses invitations, loads of em', you bet! Too many that we had to actually narrow down and sadly, cancel a few houses according to time and road loop. (Sorry!) Bukan tak sudi tapi coz of time constraint & traffic jem due to the heavy rain. Nak kena jaga jugak Danish punye tido and all kalau ye nak jalan pon or else I'll come to the office tomorrow morning with those big sacks under my eyes!
4th Raya Weekend (26th - 27th Nov) - Family dari KB datang berkampung kat my crib due to my cousin's wedding in Shah Alam, Zaki's Open house
Last Raya Weekend (3rd - 4th Dec) - Ayoi; ex-housemate kawin kat PD, Adik Zura kawin kat Jln Kebun, Abun; ex-schoolmate kawin kat Keramat, Open houses invitations...
6th December - Annivesary!

8th December - Mum gi haji.

Fuhhh, memang tak sempat nak buat any open house during those weekends. Tapi memang nak ajak jugak kengkawan datang umah. Bukan open house la kot, just a simple makan2 invitation. Kalau nak tunggu weekend, by the time I'll be able to gather all my friends and officemates, raya pon dah basi dah. Maybe kena buat a different day for different friend groups. My house pon ciput jer nak ajak smua datang skali. Serius cakap!

Anyway, tengok la camne. To all my friends, jangan risau gua akan panggil gak mai umah nanti, insya allah. Apa2hal, I'll keep you updated! Take care.

2005-11-21T12:27:00.000+08:00

Four Fathers & Their Sons

Damn, Mondays just don't get any better! The bad traffic, the sleeping sensation you get especially when you wake up and you see your wife and son terbongkang next to you! Kena plak Si Danish tu tgh aksi gaya bebas. Mamat tu kalu tido, memang macam2 gaya. Space orang pon abeh nak diconquernya... Isk, isk isk... Don't feel much like blogging today. Here's something I got from my email. Check this out...

Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who remained talked about their kids.

The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company".

"He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."

The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company,where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."

The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."

The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"

One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons... What about your son?"

The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."

The three friends said: "What a shame...what a disappointment. "The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed".

"He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either".

"His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."

Haha, that's quite something isn't it? Don't know la camne lak my pride and joy nanti? Hopefully, he'll be a good person, Insya Allah.

Well, well. Was too busy to update my blog even during the raya. Even an important event such as the raya eve. If we the grown-ups are busy in the fitting room trying on every baju raya we've just swipped with our mastercard, or busy helping mummy and daddy prepparing juadah raya in the kitchen, or tengah filling up those angpows with duit raya or even yang tengah queue up kat masjid sebab last minit baru terhegeh2 nak bayar zakat. Let's see what this two children are up to during that very same moment.

Elman Hakim, Danish's cousin...

and the boy himself, Danish Haiqal...

Takyah sibuk2 pening kepala nak bayar zakat la, pening kepala nak cari baju raya sebelum supermarket tutup la, pening kepala pikir nak balik KL dengan apa sebab tiket bas dah abeh la... and the list goes on. It's nice to be kids again aite? Haha, dream on people! I'm outta here!!!

2005-11-11T14:47:00.000+08:00

THE PUNK WHO GOT HITCHED

NOPE! This is not just any ordinary punk. This is the punk-not-dead Punk, The I-know what-I-want-and-I'm-gonna-go-for-it-whether-you-like-it-or-not kinda Punk : Zaki's and my ex-room mate which turned out to be Thina's, Suri's and Wan Zul's ex-hommies as well. Shared lots of laughters and tears... Tears? Hmphh... let me think again and rephrase that. Ok, ok... perhaps not tears (air liur basi can la kot!heh,...)... but lots of ups and downs, I bet. Tul tak Kie? During our kopak IUPUI-UNITEN study years, we went thru heck of a time and plenty of those hard times together till there was once where we had to makan nasik dalam plastik bag? Yeah people, those red or blue plastics you get when you buy your stuffs or groceries and never cared much about; that most of you would just dump it in the garbish bin! The one that orang kelate panggil 'Supek', or 'Supek Rok-rak'. Mummy's serunding, and frozen sambal ikan bilis were our only hope for survival. (Sadis abes!)We also had the chance to eat nasi bungkus dalam polystrene having the polystrene tu cut into two where one would take the upper part and one would take the lower... washed it with soap, rinsed it and let it dry for us to use it again for our next meal or dinner; having no plate whatsoever due to our 'kekopakan' yg teramat dasyat. Sampaikan Suri's girlfriend, Nani who heard about it couldn't help it but felt sorry for us and bought us a plate each. Uwaaaaaa! ( Thank you Nani, if you're reading this! )

That's just to citer a few of those times. I think if you've gone thru such kinda moments with a friend, or even with a girlfriend for that matter, then the bond just gets stronger day by day. Well, yeah... he's a very close friend of ours, indeed. So close that we have to save our budget for raya to pay AirAsia a couple of bucks to get a flight on the day of his wedding, and the next day's night flight home. Plus for me, I had to leave Hani and Danish at my in-law's to board the first flight to KB with Zaki and Thina. And not to forget Thina; being the early one to reach KLIA, boarding the evening flight from KB, ( Biasa la AirAsia... ) got home using the ERL, took a commuter at KL Central to Klang, reached home and after a few hours drove back to KLIA to come and fetch us! Yayyyy... That's how close.

Kepada Mohd Azkari Munif & Nurul Ezah,
Selamat Pengantin Baru dari kami semua dan Selamat Meninggalkan Alam Gersang! Aku rasa aku tau who's next on the list! Hahaha, no surprise there. Tapi takpe, gua sokong. Sesungguhnya bila orang Islam itu berkahwin maka dia telah melengkapkan separuh dari agamanya, Amin.

And yeah Punk, too bad,... wife lu bukan dentist, tp doktor kat surgery, kalu tak she might be a help to your horror teeth-cracking-sound at night! Hahaha... Jadi suami yg baek and make sure you don't ever, ever bagi bini lu and anak2 lu makan dalam 'supek lagi, ever! Just let those memories be a motivation and inspiration to our genes eh?

p/s:

Pernah Saidina Abbas r.a menghimpunkan anak-anak lelakinya yang masing-masing telah remaja, lalu beliau berkata kepada anak-anak remajanya itu:

"Wahai anak-anakku, jika kamu semua telah mempunyai keinginan untuk berkahwin, maka beritahulah kepada ku, Insya Allah aku akan berusaha untuk mengahwinkan kamu., Kerana apabila seseorang manusia telah melakukan zina maka ketika itu Allah SWT cabut iman mereka dari hatinya."

2005-11-03T13:54:00.000+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI & MAAF ZAHIR BATIN. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .TULUS IKHLAS DARI FAHIMI, HANI & WAN DANISH HAIQAL

2005-10-25T13:35:00.000+08:00

A Tribute To Asmadi Hamzah, AL-FATIHAH

Our good friend plus officemate, Asmadi passed away last night. He was suffering from lung cancer, struggling with the disease for the past two years or so.

He went for a few chemotherapy treatment at UH and critically the company decided to give him his no-pay leave after he had to stay in the hospital undergoing theraphy up and forth for the treatment. He knew that chemotherapy was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage, and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones with his family and all his friends giving him their best support ever. Unfortunately in the end, he was not. Though his fight of survival would be remembered by many especially those fighting cancers and he will be truly and greatly missed by a lot of people.

Before being diognised with cancer and during his earlier chemotheraphy treatment he was a cheerful guy, friendly to everyone around him and devoted to his family and loved ones. We shared a couple of games on the futsal turf and the company trip to Pangkor which has brought us much closer to him.

The last time I saw him was about 2 months ago when I was rushing from the office to an appointment in KL. His hair was bold during that time; indicating the effect of the treatment he was going under, losing a couple of grams in the proccess. His face was also a bit pale and less energetic as he always used to be.

We're all gonna miss you dude, from fellow Cybronians... Liza, Lin, Pakya, Zahid, Cik Lina, Ayzan, Azam, Kak Kimah & etc plus the exs' Zul, Yan, Q, Kak Ian, June, Cikin, Idris & Zaidi. Moga Allah tempatkan beliau di kalangan hamba-hambanya yang beriman, Amin.
Al-Fatihah.

2005-10-20T10:30:00.000+08:00

AL-FATHAH : Datin Seri Endon Mahmood passes (1940-2005)

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Endon Mahmood passed away at 7.55 am Thursday at the Prime Minister's official residence Seri Perdana Putrajaya, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told Bernama.

Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood is one of the twin daughters born to Dato Mahmood Ambak and Datin Mariam Abdullah on 24 December 1940. She spent her early education years at St. Mary Secondary Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur and was attached to the civil service until she retired in 1976.

Datin Paduka Seri Endon and Dato Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi are blessed with 2 children, Kamaludin and Nori and four grandchildren.

UPDATES: A little bird mentions "breast cancer". Another little bird mentions the positives: a death during Ramadhan.

My condolences to Pak Lah and his family for the lost of their most beloved wife, mother and grandmother... May Allah Bless her soul, Al-Fatihah.

2005-10-11T12:07:00.000+08:00

Salam Syawal Dari Perantauan

DARIPADA : Ahmad Zaki Zainuddin di Jungfraujoch, Switzerland.

UCAPAN : Salam Aidilfitri untuk keluarga di Bukit Raja, Klang. Buat Mama, Ayu dan Fahmi juga buat sanak-saudara dan teman-teman yang mengenali. Tak lupa juga buat Abang Aji, Haji Sani, Mat Rap dan Ali Ji.

Kepada sahabatku Bagong, Qunut, Jibam, Dolohs, Kudup dan Erly di Putrajaya dan tak lupa buat Fahimi, Hani & Danish,... akan ku kirim baju raya dan duit raya dari Switzerland buat kalian semua. Korang lah sahabatku yang sejati. Walaupun jauh di mata tetapi dekat di hati.

Untuk tunang tersayang, abang tak balik beraya tahun ni. Sesungguhnya lagu Allahyarham Sudirman, DARI JAUH KU POHON MAAF membuatkan abang takleh handle nak balik beraya bersama. Selamat Hari Raya dan bersabarlah menanti kepulangan abang.

Kelersss! Haksss...

2005-10-05T15:39:00.000+08:00

Ramadhan Mubarak : Selamat Berpuasa!

Lahirnya manusia disambut dengan azan,
Matinya manusia disambut dengan solat,
Antara azan dan solat,...
Alangkah singkatnya hidup ini.

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan Mubarak. Semoga keberkatan Ramadhan pada kali ini digunakan sebaik2nya oleh kita serta semoga Ramadhan merapatkan lagi silaturrahim antara kita semua, Amin...

Salam ramadhan,
Fahimi, Hani & Wan Danish Haiqal

2005-09-25T15:46:00.000+08:00

Daddy's BACK!

Couldn't find the words to simply blog this one out. To those out there who knows me well, you guys will understand. I guess that what matters most.

Sign, Acid

2005-09-17T15:44:00.000+08:00

To My Son Danish, on His First Birthday

Dear Son,

Today, I celebrate your first year of life on earth. One year ago today, I saw you enter this world with squinty eyes and tiny screams. You lay on a little table under bright lights, naked and cold. As I took your picture, I whispered in relief, "Alhamdulillah, he's so perfect." A few minutes later, when you were bundled up, I got to hold you for the first time. And as I whispered the Azan in your tiny ears, I think that a special bond happened that day. I know, much is said about the mother-baby bond, but I can tell you that there is a father-son bond that is unique and magical.

As I look back on this past year, I have some great memories. I remember how I used to swaddle you so snugly. I remember getting you to do pull-ups with my fingers during your very first week. I remember taking you up near the windows every morning, fearing you might catch jaundice. I remember our little exercise routine that we would do. It helped calm you down when you were having your gas pains the first few months. I remember never wanting to lay you down when you were sleeping; always wanting to hold you, and never wanting to give you to anyone else. I remember the first time I changed your diapers. I remember your first little smiles, and how we could get you to smile by clapping and saying, "Papapa!!!!". I remember how you seemed to like the cold air from the air conditioner and how easily you would sleep in a room equipped with one or in the car. I remember how great you always were about being passed from family relatives to friends - who love you so much. I remember watching Monster Inc. and Sesame Street, with you on my lap. It took a couple weeks, since you could only really watch about 10 minutes at a time. I remember that you were always as active as your little body would let you be. I will always remember how you would jump as long as we would hold you up, way before you were even ready to stand.

I remember, though I'd like to forget, how you cried when you accidentally felt and knocked the back of your head in the mini gym inflated-toy that I bought for you and how I wish I could take away the pain for you. I remember, how you jumped in your little walker until the joint cracked and broke and till now I couldn't find the part to replace it. Sorry, buddy. I remember the cakkk-aaa game we always played with you, using your napkin, and I remember how you loved to start the game by covering your own face. I'm convinced you have an advanced sense of humor. I remember that your way of laughing was to cough, and when I genuinely had to cough, you thought it was funny. I remember how my handphone motivated you to crawl and walk, and the beaming look on your face when you heard one of my ring tones. I remember that every time I went into the bathroom/store, which was the only room forbidden to you, I'd hear the little "smack smack" of your hands as you crawled furiously toward me. You would get to within two feet of me, stand up on your knees and throw yourself forward, knowing I would catch you, sweep you up and give you a brief tour of the so-called forbidden area. (Note : The so-called store was suppose to be your room actually but mum and dad had to squeeze all your belongings and those stuffs you used from the time you were a baby till now fearing that you might get hurt with the steel-cradle, bouncer, pram and stuffs. Don't worry, mum and dad will get you back your room one day for sure.)

I remember how fearlessly you dove off of the couch or off of the edge of the bed, knowing that your mom or I would catch you. I remember how cute you murmured while listening to the Azan Maghrib on RTM as mum and dad would turn it out loud everytime it comes on air. I also remember how much you love teasing and joking with mum. I remember your first word, "Kakaka," and how you called me that as well (you still do sometimes). I remember watching you take your first steps, and how proud I was as you got more and more brave about walking. I remember how fast you learned to say "Mamam mamam", and how you'd say it after each bite of food. I remember how you'd pick up a telephone, handphone or remote control (and even your little green piano toy), put it to your ear and say, "Hello!". And I remember, just this week, how you would throw yourself on one of our big pillows with a big grin on your face, waiting for us throw the other on you to make a "Junior Sandwich."

Above all, I remember a baby who became a boy. To my boy Danish, don't forget you're my best friend, and you will always be... and I love you very much. Happy 1st Birthday!

Love,
Dad

2005-09-14T14:28:00.000+08:00

selambakodok

You can say that again! Call me katak bawah tempurung! Memang dah lama aku ketinggalan zaman mende2 kat internet ni pon. Memang aku pon ngaku. Apapon, thanx to fashah for his info. Sad but true. Sedih gila aku baca sebab mamat ni sememangnya penghibur yg aku minat. Even kalu diberi pilihan antara Mr. Bean dan Saiful Apek skalipon, sure aku akan pilih mamat ni. Not just because of his acting, comedy or his jokes... but he is such an inspiration, and he'll always be. Tapi berita yang aku dapat lately is that, mamat ni dah hilang akal. Memang sedih tak tau nak cakap la. Sapa tak kenal comedian yg popular menerusi Soal Hati dan Buli. Tak lain tak bukan, Afdlin Shauki. Arghhhh, aku takleh terima!!!

Kalu korang nk details, click sini
Afdlin Shauki Hilang Akal?

2005-09-14T11:27:00.000+08:00

THE SALTY COFFEE

[Somehow I finally found this story! This is a love story you will never forget. Aku tak sure bila citer ni start kluar tapi rasa2nya masa tu aku still study lagi kot. Yang aku sure nanti ada member gua sorang tu kena blanja aku pizza bila mamat tu dah balik sini. (Pssst, ada nak bagi citer ni kat sapa2 ke geng? Fullawei, ngayat power tuuu...) Anyway spidey dude, as requested by you; this one's for you. Enjoy! - ACID]

He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end ofthe party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but due to being polite, she promised.

They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home... suddenly he asked the waiter: "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee."

Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously: "Why you have this hobby?". He replied: "When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there."

While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married the prince, then they were living the happy life. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said:

"My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you - the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything... Now I'm dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again."

Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her: "What's the taste of salty coffee?" "It's sweet" She replied.

There we have it guys! LOVE is not to forget - but to forgive, LOVE is not to see - but to understand, LOVE is not to hear - but to listen, LOVE is not to let go - but HOLD ON !!!!

2005-09-13T11:56:00.000+08:00

Selamat Bertunang! : Zaki & Faridah

Di saat berjuta-juta rakyat Malaysia ni dok sibuk2 menghayati erti kemerdekaan, dok menghafal lagu negaraku, dok sibuk gantung jalur gemilang dan sebagainya untuk menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia 31 Ogos yg lalu,... ada plak yang memilih hari kebanggaan seluruh rakyat Malaysia ni sebagai majlis pertunangan mereka!

Damn, I'm late in updating this good news! If it wasn't for my outstation, I'll get this news on the net much, much sooner... trust me. Not because this is just like any engagement event, but because Zaki has always been a close friend to me. We we're roomies during our study times during the IKATAN-IUPUI years, and also during the UNITEN days; I stayed at his house during my working days with MEB with his mum, Aunty Pah which was always a sport, Ayu; his happy-go-lucky sister and Fahmi; the youngest brother. A cool family which has always been very kind to me; which I often regards as my own.

So dude, it's not too late for a wish aite? Well, two people are about to bind together to create a love that is everlasting and true, there's nothing better in the world than finding that one person that you want to spend the rest of your life with, and trust me, I'm glad you two found each other. Feel so happy for you man!... Hope you have a beautiful life together, Insya allah.

Sign,
Bad Boys For Life

P/S : Buat kengkawanku Qunut & Qudup, Selamat Pengantin Baru. Moga Berkekalan Hingga Ke Anak Cucu!

2005-09-02T17:22:00.000+08:00

Slow Updates

I'll be on my outstation trip from 030905 till 120905. Updating my blog within that time frame - doubtful. Anyway, I'll be back after that, I promise. Take care people and Happy Merdeka!

Regards, Acid

2005-08-26T16:40:00.000+08:00

Scrubs!

OVERVIEW : RECELL

ReCell is an innovative device that enables a surgeon to apply skin cells, collected from a small sample of the patient's own skin, to an area that needs new cells to ensure appropriate healing, skin texture and skin colour.

ReCell produces a 'Spray on Skin' that contains all of the cells necessary to promote healthy skin growth. The spray has cells to promote healing (keratinocytes) and cells that reintroduce colour in scars or areas of excess whiteness (melanocytes).

ReCell cells are able to rapidly proliferate and migrate within the wound bed to provide an even confluent cell cover across the wound bed that improves healing time.

Replacing 'like with like' tissue ensures optimised outcomes. In an analysis of 29 cases, the use of site matched C3 suspensions in glabrous skin injuries mitigated contractures, fissures and hyperkeratosis. Tissue has a smoother contour, preserved pigmentation and minimised mesh pattern (if applied in combination with mesh skin grafts).

And hey, we get to prove all those resarches and theories in one major, important operation in Pantai Bangsar Medical Centre under an operation that will be lead by Dr. Kuladeva.

Finally, the big day came. This is a major day where the future of our surgical product Clinical Cell Culture - C3 highly depends on. Success means, this is gonna bomb in the market soon. Failure, then we're gonna dig shit!

Venue : Pantai Bangsar Medical Centre's Operation Theatre
Time : 12pm
Case : A chinese-guy with 70% mixed electrical and flame injury mixed partial-thickness and full-thickness injury on the face with swelling left hand.

Thank god, after the long 2-hours operation which seemed like forever, we managed to get things under control. Yeah, I bet you it was gross! Make me feel like I'm in the SCRUBS tv series or something. Must have something to do with my prayer and wishes during my teenagers time. Being so into Doogie Howser MD during those times! (right spidey?) Overall, alhamdulillah. The only complication we had was separating the dermis and epidermis since it was a thick 2x2 biopsy. Apart from that, things kinda went on smoothly. Results will be in one week time. Putting my fingers cross and hoping for superb outcomes! Insya Allah.

2005-08-20T11:19:00.000+08:00

Selamat Pengantin Baru Yan & Mod!

Haha, this is touchy; happy campur terharu. Sorang lagi member aku dah kawin. Kena plak masa tengok the slides presentation masa kat dewan malam tuh. Hmphhh, Butterfly Kisses, yanz? Damn good choice! And to Mod, you treat her right dude. All the best to both of you. Anyway, Semoga Berbahagia Hingga Ke Anak Cucu... and may happiness be with you till the end, amin.

2005-08-15T17:13:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday, Dear!

Sometimes I get to wondering,
In moments of my life,
How I could get so lucky,
As to have you for my wife.

A woman who is all the things I have been dreaming of,
Who fills my days with laughter,
And fills my live with love ...
A woman who is my dearest friend,
My closest confidante,
A woman who is everything a man could ever want.

So now that it's your special day,
The thing I'd like to do,
Is let you know my greatest joy on earth is loving you.

It's August 15th. To my beloved wife, Honey... Moga Allah Panjangkan Umur & Murahkan Rezeki. Love you with all my heart and soul. Happy Birthday!

2005-08-11T12:28:00.000+08:00

"Dad, Can We Go To The Park?" "No Son, Not Now"...

The haze is getting really, really bad. It's worse for us who don't have air-conditioner at home. Hani couldn't do the laundry because it's really bad that everyone can smell the smoke. In time like this, it's easy to get sick. Some would have itchy sensation in the throat, coughing, nose block, red and watery eyes etc. Even if you have a little cough, you'll go like...

"Damn, this is coz of the haze"...

... although when you experience the same during those days, you won't even notice. As I write, I can just feel that polluted air running through my lungs. You'll feel one kind if you're walking down the streets nowadays that you'll start wiping your face and eyes as if there's dust on it or something. Then, you'll get curious and ask youself, is that really dust or my tahi mata for god sake!...

Alhamdulillah, Danish is okay. The only thing is we have to set our fan to the max and close all windows plus the sliding door. We also spent most of the time indoors although I was like dying, craving for pizza when I passed by Pizza Hut yesterday evening from my meeting at Mandarin Oriental. The haze at KLCC was really bad yesterday. So bad that I couldn't see the twin towers. And I was just at Mandarin; next to KLCC! Man, can you imagine that?

Blame the Sumatera again! Damn, it's the same old story every year. Seems to me that Malaysians never learn. The authorities really should do something. All this while we know that Sumatera is the culprit behind all those forest fires. Then there should be like a special arrangement with Indonesia to ensure next year forest fires are handled differently and stuffs.

I've read somewhere that in the US especially California suffers from forest fires every summer. But unlike here, the US Department of Forest and the Fire department are equipped with air tankers aircrafts and helicopters to fight the fires. The forest fires in California burn thousands of acres of brush for crying out loud! But hey, there is no widespread haze over California. The government should make a study trip to California or something, really. Well, yeah... there's nothing we can do to stop the wind. But Asian countries could at least work things out to help the Indonesians to find a new way of farming. Hellooo, this haze thing is becoming an annual event for god sake!

Here's some tips :
Close all windows and doors to your bedroom. Boil a kettle (electric) of water in the room and allow the steam to fill the room. Allow 10 - 15 minutes for the fine water vapor (steam) to collect the pollutants / particles in the air and settle down. After this the room should contain healthier air.

Hmpphhh... any chance of our office to declare public holiday? Hehe...

2005-08-02T16:38:00.000+08:00

WORLD!!! : Fenomena Baru?

I was triggered from Mat Dean's previous entry to comment on this so-called phenomena. I agree, a debateable issue it is. We can go on and on about this and to tell you the truth, I won't offense any Mawi fans with my comments since my wife is also a fan of his. But here are some stuffs that I've read across a few days ago.

Kini hati rakyat terubat dengan manusia yang 'dilahirkan' dan 'dibesarkan' daripada alam hiburan. Seorang yang ada nilai agama terpacul dengan gaya yang tersendiri.

Syabas. Bagus. Tahniah. Hebat. Cemerlang. Terbilang. Gemilang. Extravanganza. Penuh aura. Karisma. Ada 'x-factor'. Pakej yang lengkap! Ada mesej dakwah!

Tiada siapa menafikan kehadiran dan kehebatannya.

Sehingga terdengar dicuping telinga. Seorang pendidik menasihati anak muridnya "Jadilah seperti Mawi. Mengaji boleh, menyanyi pun boleh. Ini yang kita hendak. Contohilah dia."

Berdakwah dari dalam...

Begitulah komentar yang dikumpulkan serta dikoleksikan secara berguni dan bergantang-gantang.

Akan tetapi... Sedih betapa tipisnya iman kita. Izinkan dibariskan kilasan pandangan tak seberapa untuk tatapan semua.

Pandangan Pertama

Dahulu Mawi; Seorang qari yang pernah melunakkan bacaan al-Quran. Antara petikan surah yang pernah dibaca dan dilalui sepanjang hidupnya: "Katakanlah kepada orang laki-laki yang beriman; hendaklah mereka menahan (merendahkan) pandangannya dan memelihara kemaluannya; yang demikian itu adalah lebih suci bagi mereka, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang mereka perbuat" (Surah An-Nur ayat 30).

Dan mengakhiri surah-surah yang dibaca sambil duduk bersila penuh tertib dan adabnya.

Kini Mawi Qari yang sama memerdukan dan menyaringkan nyanyian Antara petikan lagu dendangannya: "siapa bilang gadis Melayu tak menawan, tak menarik hati tiada memikat...Aduhaiiiiiiiii...lemah lembut gayanya..." (lagu penyanyi lama)

Dan mengakhiri lagunya sambil menari lantas memandang tepat ke arah wanita yang berdiri di sisinya.

Pandangan Kedua

Dahulu Mawi seorang bilal yang pernah melaung azan sambil berdiri tegak Antara terjemahannya membawa erti "...menuju kejayaan"

Kini Mawi Bilal yang sama menyanyi lagu tema rancangan sambil menari rancak Antara alunannya berbunyi "...menuju puncak".

Pandangan Ketiga

Memetik kata Mawi " ....dia mesti bertudung..."

Dengan petikan itu maka :-
1. Tudung Mawi diberi nama dan laku diniagakan
2. Seorang peserta bukan Islam memakai tudung secara bergurau lantas mengejar Mawi
3. Seorang juri wanita Islam yang tidak bertudung tidak semena-mena memakai tudung berbentuk selendang di kepala seraya berkata "saya kalau nak komen Mawi mesti pakai tudung..."

Lantas disambut gelak hilai, sorakan, teriakan dan jeritan penonton menyambung gurauan dan perbuatan main-main ke atas tudung ini.

Main-main dengan hukum Allah.

Pandangan Terakhir

Di Astro@15, fanatik, penyokong dan penonton Islam Mawi akan mempertahankan Mawi habis-habisan apabila dimaki tetapi apabila Nabi dan agama Islam sendiri dicaci, di mana kalian 'bersembunyi' selama ini?

Comments anyone?

2005-08-01T14:59:00.000+08:00

Kucai Jr.!

Alhamdulillah.

Congrats to Kucai & Jiji for their newborn! Adam Harris; born on 15 June 2005 @ 11.38pm in Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital.

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! May with your new family addition, you guys have soooo much more to enjoy! Welcome to parenting world...

2005-07-19T08:35:00.000+08:00

Lucky Guy

When I went back home last night I gave my wife a big hug and a kiss and thanked her for the wonderful birthday surprise. Danish was there as usual, always waiting impatiently for daddy to come home, screaming in his most overjoyed voice.

Hani asked, "Camne bang, lawa tak bunga Hani bagi?". I smiled, "Huishhh, mesti la lawa yang... abg hampir2 nak nangih-muka-jebik ala2 Adnan Abu Hasan AF dah tadi! Sib baek je ada Ayzan & budak2 opis ni, kalau tak, abeh la..." She smiled.

Danish datang dengan walker dia, sungguh2 cuba nak capai & tarik bunga tu dari tangan aku. "Haaa, tengok ni Danish, lawa tak? Ibu bagi bunga utk besday ayah tau. Anak ayah bucuk ni nak bagi ape?"

After a while, he looked at me puzzled, his face looked as if he was trying to understand what I was saying. Tiba2, he gave this...

I guess, that's all my boy can afford to give right now - HIS BEST SMILE!

Damn, I'm a lucky guy. Thanks god.

2005-07-18T23:45:00.000+08:00

Ouchh, I'm 27... !

Today, I came to the office at nearly 2 pm, having to settle some stuffs at HUKM earlier in the morning. Just as I entered the door, there was Ayzan sitting in front of the PC, scanning something perhaps. Upon seeing me, tetiba dia sengih2, and said "Jommm...". followed by LWC, and then Mimi. I was like, apahal plak minah2 ni. Nak pedajai aku ke? I just walked, not knowing what they were up to. As I reached my place, suddenly I saw something on my table - A FLOWER!!! My heart was beating fast, suspense. There was a small card sticked to it. And it didnt take me long to recognize the handwriting on the card.

It was a surprise gift from Hani, my beloved wife. Boy, this is touchy. Although I'm not much of a 'flower guy', but what she just did really meant a lot. The thoughts and the efforts both have infinite meaningful values that I couldn't ask for more. To the most wonderful wife a husband could ever had, thanks for the gift dear. With you by my side, it doesn't matter how old I'm gonna get as birthdays come and go year by year. May god be with us always. Really appreciate this, you're the greatest! Love you.

Who says guys can't have flowers?

p/s : Photos courtesy of Ayzan. Thenkiu!

2005-07-12T12:09:00.000+08:00

CSI : Place Of Incident

2005-07-08T17:12:00.000+08:00

Friday Weirdo

This morning after driving my car into the office's parking lot, another car drove in next to mine, and a middle-aged chinese woman got out of the car smilling while I was tying my tie. She went out with a mineral water bottle and a fancy-looking umbrella under her arm and was busy lifting some stacks of old newspapers from her front seat to the back. After a while, she approached my car.

"Waaa, our car same oooo... Nice car lohhh... save petrol some more!..."

I was blank and clueless, not knowing what's next is this aunty gonna babble about. I responded with a warm smile.

Then out of a sudden when I was about to walk, the aunty went, "U mau masuk amway kaaa? Kalau u mau, I can sponsor one u know!!!... can lorrr"

Haaaa, what the...???!!! I just left her there speechless. As I walked, I started thinking, man... how desperate can people get. After a while I looked back. She was still there, ...and still smilling though.

Sigh.

2005-06-28T13:49:00.000+08:00

Racing Adrenalins!

22 JUN 2005 - Balik2 dari opis, aku melayan karenah Danish yg geram nak cakar2 muka aku. Thanks god my mother in-law had his nails clipped yesterday! Kalau tak, abeh la muka bapak dia ni. Hilang la pekej! Heheh... Hani plak tengah unpack barang & beg kitorang yg bawak masa balik kampung hari tu masa kawin Pie. Tetiba handphone aku atas fridge berbunyi. It was a call from my uncle whom I called 'Abah'.

"Mie, something awful happened. Salman felt down the stairs, knocked the back of his head on the staircase and is now half unconscious. He's now in the emergency ward at Hospital Kota Bharu. My son, he kept on asking for you".

Jantung aku cam nak berhenti bila dengar those words. Hani sensed the changes in my face and burst into tears when I told her what happened. I dialled my mum, but her handphone was left unanswered. Called my sis but couldn't really talk to her since she was sobbing. The only thing I heard from her is that "... Abang... Man sebut nama abang... " and the line got cut. I was left at the end of the line, trying to digest this dreadful thing; yet the shivers got the best of me.

I remembered two accidents when my youngest brother Faqih felt twice when he was small. Once down the kitchen stairs with his walker and another through the window of our 16 feet high house that my late granpa had to fix a couple of crossbars to the windows to avoid the same thing from happening. Fortunately, both incidents were not serious and Little Faqih was safe and sound. Nevertheless, everytime I hear the awful thud of someone's head, my breath catches for a moment...

Concussion = A brief, temporary loss of consciousness following a blow to the head. The signs of a head injury can occur immediately or develop slowly over several hours. Even if the skull is not fractured, the brain can bang against the inside of the skull and be bruised. The head may look fine, but complications could result from bleeding inside the skull.

I was left blank, expecting what's the worst can happen. Thankfully my wife was there for me. She made me sit down and got me back to my senses. I went to my room and had my prayers. After my prayers, I went to get Hani in the living room and said, "That's it dear, start packing... we're going back!"

We arrived in KB at 8 o'clock in the morning. Masuk2 bilik, Man tengah baring atas katil, with his hands on the back of his head. I touched his head, searched for any cuts or injuries but thanks god, there were none. Noticing my presence, he whispered slowly, "Sakit bang..." My mum was sitting next to him. "The doctor said that his head had a strong bonk and the x-ray didn't show anything serious. But they say if he vomit or anything, then we have to get him back to the hospital."

That whole day Man was having difficulties to find the right balance to stand so we had to escort him everytime he wanted to go to the washroom and stuffs. The giddiness he was suffering also didn't show any signs of depriving. Every second seems like forever; waiting for god's miracle to happen; waiting for him to get back on his feet again. We prayed, and we prayed hard. That evening we brought him to see a tukang urut in a nearby kampung. Thanks god, he's beginning to show some positive improvement.

As we speak, Man is now recovering. And hopefully, he'll be back on his feet again real soon and starts hitting those nets for goals again! Our prayers are with you always, my brother. Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin...

2005-06-27T12:36:00.000+08:00

Majlis Perkahwinan Wan Mohd Fikri & Noorharwani - 9 & 11 JUN 2005

Never have I thought of having a pantun in my blog, until it came across my mind to dedicate ( read : cut & copy! )one for my brother Pie especially for his wedding. May your marriage brings happiness and joy throughout your entire life, Insya Allah. Or on another note, u finally nailed her down bro, phew!! Haha...

Cincin di jari manis sekali
Mrs Fikri sudahnya kini
Moga bahagia terus ditakhluki
Hati yang satu bertakhta kini

Mawar merah mekarlah sudah
Cinta kasih tersulam indah
Doa kami tertunai sudah
Moga bahagia tiada nokhtah!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So since I'm sooo into this hectic plus tight schedule in the office right now, I'll let the photos do the talking eh? I'll comment on the photos as soon as I'll get things in hand. Hope I will... sigh... Before I stop, I wanna convey my greatest congratulations to my brother Pie for his wedding to his school time sweetheart, Ehha. Selamat Pengantin Baru & Semoga Berkekalan Hingga Ke Ahkirnya, Amin.

2005-06-01T11:43:00.000+08:00

Sunway Lagoon, We'll Be Back!

Our company organized an outting at Sunway Lagoon last Saturday. The last time I went there (first and last that is!) was when I was waiting for my UPSR results in 1990! Yeah, the lagoon existed alrite during the 90s. So since the company was sponsoring the ticket for the staffs and all, and you only have to pay for ur spouse and kids, then why not? I do take my family out during the weekends anyway. Besides, Danish's was FOC; age factors that is! GREAT!!!

Danish slept late the night before so when we arrived at the ticketing counter he was still asleep. The moment we got out of the car, he woke up. Muka pon muka bantal lagi! Tak puas tido kot... Then we met a few friends ( just-resigned-Kak Ian, Dana, Za8 & family, Sharil & family to name a few) there who was waiting for the rest of the guys to get there. Masa tu Danish still bad mood sebab baru bangun tido. Muka pon masam jer. Masa pegi Dry Park ponn still dia tengok buat muka dekk jer. NOT until we got to the Wet Park. Skali dah smpai sana, mak aihhh... terus happy tak sedar diri!

He paddled his two little feet in the water macam nak berenang and laughed heartily. Since we have to catch a friend's wedding in Banting, we had to leave early. Masa tu Danish nangih protes, frustrated sebab tak puas main. I promised him that we'll come back here after we come back from KB for Ayah Pie's wedding.

I'm gonna be off from 4th to 12th June. My brother's wedding plus my outstation trip. Gotta help my mum and brother preppare for the big day. I'll be back to work maybe after a one or two days off with my wife and kid after the wedding. Hope I'll dig some inspiration to write in my blog after the break. To all those bakal2 pengantins out there, moga smuanya selamat and Selamat Pengantin Baru. To my friends Tyco, Erly & Fidah, Marshall, Gendut & Wawa, Ciken, Nuar... Tahniah n Moga berbahagia ke akhirnya, Amin.

2005-05-23T11:57:00.000+08:00

TOUGH SELL

Nothing happens in business unless and until someone sells something. I learned how to sell at the Regal Thai Restaurant in Bangi. Working my way through college as a waiter, I became really good at adapting my style to the different personalities of my customers.

The best salespeople see things through their customers' eyes, modify their styles to their customers' chemistry, and pull together their offering to meet their customers' needs. Ten years ago, our customers were focused on technology. Today, technology performance has to be translated into improving patient outcomes, enhancing quality, and reducing costs. It's a more subtle conversation. So the biggest challenge for salespeoples is to get quality time in front of their customers.

But being in front of the customer doesn't help if you do all the talking. My father used to say, "Many a sale was lost from the jawbone of an ass."

What Dad said then applies today...

"When I build something for somebody, I always add $50 million or $60 million onto the price. My guys come in, they say it's going to cost $75 million. I say it's going to cost $125 million, and I build it for $100 million. Basically, I did a lousy job. But they think I did a great job"
-Donald Trump

2005-05-18T12:23:00.000+08:00

WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE APPRENTICE

YOU'RE FIRED! With the finale of season three this month, three people who've heard that signature Trumpism share what they learned about image, experience, role models, decision making, and leveraging free publicity from being on The Donald's hit show. And - surprise! - Trump himself had little to teach.

1. Fame Is a Double-edged Sword

Pamela Day
Managing director, Crimson Holdings LLC
Los Angeles, California

It's really tough to strike a balance about when to use my Apprentice fame and when to distance myself from it. I don't want to be on the calendar of the "Ladies of Reality-TV Stars." But if you're not making money, what's the use of all the publicity?

I didn't do this show because I needed to be on television. I did this as a calculated maneuver to increase the reach of my business. I told the producers that if I won, I was going to decline the job. My main goal was to show the world who I was and how I do business. As long as I behaved myself, I figured it would all be worth it in the long run. Frankly, the jury's still out on whether this was a risk worth taking. The benefit has been that it has raised my profile among potential investors in my venture fund. The other benefit is that now I get paid to write and speak about a lot of topics that I normally pontificate on anyway.

Apprentice fame has its downsides, though. I have to choose my words carefully to avoid sounding arrogant, but when you put yourself in with this group of folks, some of whom are extremely young and inexperienced, some of whom are just plain crazy, you get lumped together with them. I've actually spent a lot of time trying to separate myself from the show. I feel the need to tell people, "Hey, wait, I'm a little different." I've got a bit of a chip on my shoulder about that.

Pamela Day, 33, appeared in season two. She has founded two businesses: Blazent, a software startup that has since grown to 100 people, and Crimson Holdings, a private-equity firm. She holds a bachelor's in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and received her MBA from Harvard Business School.

2. Don't Be a "Yes" Woman

Kristen Kirchner
Real-estate agent
Los Angeles, California

If Donald Trump wasn't a real-estate tycoon, I wouldn't have wanted to do the show. I thought there was something I could learn from him. Quite honestly, I didn't learn anything.

Donald Trump isn't going to hire the most successful entrepreneur on his show. He's going to hire the person who can take direction, a person who's used to working for other people. If you're a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word, you will not become the next Apprentice.

I was made to look like an idiot on national television because Trump decided he wanted to fire me. I'm very upset about that because I was one of the best workers on that show. I think Trump just doesn't like strong women. Carolyn? Sure, she's feisty, but she's by no means an entrepreneur. When Mr. Trump says, "I want to fire this person," George and Carolyn say, "I agree." Someone like me would say, "I disagree." He doesn't want someone who's going to disagree with him.

The person I learned the most from turned out to be [Apprentice creator and executive producer] Mark Burnett. He's seen the rough side of life. Like him, I started at the bottom. I lived with plastic crates and a box spring for a couch. I remember emptying out my piggy bank just to be able to have enough money to go to McDonald's to get a burger. Burnett's taken risks. And then to single-handedly change the entertainment industry like he's done, that's a far more impressive feat than being born with a silver spoon in your mouth. He's the true rags-to-riches story.

Kristen Kirchner, 32, was fired in the fourth episode of the current season. She's currently opening her own real-estate investment firm, Xanthus Enterprises.

3. Perception Trumps Reality

Troy McClain
Mortgage broker
Boise, Idaho

Back east I get accused of being stupid or being some country bumpkin. And yeah, I allow people to run with that perception. Perception can be reality for some people - Mr. Trump taught me that. When I get behind closed doors and into a negotiation with someone who underestimates me because I don't have a college degree and have a bit of a drawl, they're always like, "You seemed so charming - what happened?" And I tell them, "Hey, that was your own perception."

I was disappointed when Mr. Trump fired me for a lack of education. A few weeks after the show, Mr. Trump was on Larry King Live and offered to pay for me to go to college. The next day, Wharton, Harvard, Columbia, Yale, they all got in touch with me - I'll show you the letters! It was amazing. But I can't move to Boston. I'm an Idaho kid who loves to hunt and fish and be with his family. So I registered at Boise State University. And sure, I could have taken a $50,000-a-year college degree and had Mr. Trump pay for it, but a degree is a degree and it's what you make of it. I'm going to start part-time in the fall while I continue to run my mortgage business.

Being on TV can warp your perspective, but I haven't changed my values. I still eat at IHOP and I still go to Wal-Mart. If I happen to drink fine wine with a billionaire, a guy like Trump, well, I can still drink my cheap Boone's as well.

Troy McClain, 34, appeared in season one. In addition to running his real-estate and mortgage-brokerage business, McClain now does motivational speaking and has engagements booked through mid-2006.

2005-05-06T11:42:00.000+08:00

Guys, Blame It on the MBA's!

A bunch of MBA's thought that people could get rich by some new magical method that did not involve hard work, creativity, and dedication. A group of people had a mindset that they were smarter and better than the rest of the world because they could create PowerPoints and drone on and on about the plainly obvious. All for a high fee, of course.

When history looks back upon these people, they will not be regarded highly, no matter how much money they made for themselves or how many stock options they got. In the short term, those types all feel they are important and special, but 100 years from now - if we all survive the mess these greedy, selfish people created - they will be considered a low point in the evolution of mankind: intelligent beings who wasted a chance to make a positive contribution to society and mankind.

Think about it!

p/s : A great idea will only take a venture so far. Ultimately, success depends on having the right people in the right positions and executing, executing,... executing!

2005-05-01T14:20:00.000+08:00

HAPPY LABOUR DAY!

Hi people, Danish here! And yeah, that's my new hat, cap or whatever you may call it! And hey, it's public holiday tomorrow. The first one since May, I think. Since it falls on Sunday, Monday is gonna be a public holiday as well! And did I mention that ayah is on leave on Friday; which gives him a 4-days break. GREAT! This means that I have ayah and ibu; just the 3 of us, at home, yayyy!!! Psssttt,... anyway, I heard ayah discussing with ibu while I was 'sleeping' in the craddle (At least, that was what they thought!), that they were planning to go to MidValley and get me a toy!!! I wonder what I'll get. Gosh, can't wait... Gotta run y'all... Have a nice break!

Sign, Danish Haiqal.

Heh, no posts this weekend... go play with the cat instead!
Happy Labour Day!

2005-04-26T17:03:00.000+08:00

Bad Traffic

Lately I realized that the traffic would get really bad everytime I go and come back from work. At least, not like it used to be a few months back. To reach the office at 8.30am, I used to leave my house at 8.00am or 8.05am, speed thru the LDP and take the Tmn Bahagia path to 222 and I'll be at my office in no time. But NOW, for crying out loud, if I leave at the same time, I would reach the office at 8.50am, no matter how hard I push the accelerator and how many you-don't-wanna-know swearings would come out of my mouth! The traffic at Persiaran Surian and in front of Pelangi Damansara's alone would crawl like nobody's bussiness; taking about half of that time, leaving me furious and overheated in my car although the newly fixed aircond is blowing and freezing everything in the car to its max. Is it just me or is the traffic getting really bad? Or perhaps, I might have to be patient a bit and go with the flow?

The more I look at it the more I realized that I would be better off if Honey & Danish are in the car with me. At least, that would help a lot during the long crawl or even when there's a bad traffic caused by the typical-malaysian-driver-attitude-when-they-see-an-accident crawl! Going through the crawl with a little talk-about-nothing with my wife plus teasing little Danish in the car won't feel so bad. And so I thought...

This is what it would look like on the road when it rains and the traffic would get really bad.

And this is what it would look like in my car, when the traffic outside gets really bad! Haha,...

2005-04-20T13:26:00.000+08:00

Gambar Budak Nakal!

Yeah, I got my hp fixed already and I can get all those pictures coming in again and paste them in my blog. At least, that would do it if I don't have any idea on what to write! Danish has been growing so fast. He has just turned 7-months last Sunday! Can you believe that? And everyday he's starting to show the typical-naughty boy's character and stuffs... I mean, in a good way that is. It doesn't seem like he sleeps much anymore. and even when he does, he'll be like this hyper-active rolly-polly. His little butt ends up sticking up in the air as he rolls around the bed. Yeah, he wants to crawl so badly. Not 100% there yet but who cares when he's there! It's coming.... soon.

He protests too, like when you take her teat away from him (i.e. to wash it). Last night, when i came home, he was peacefully having a bottle with Opah but when he saw me, he started giggling. I left the room so I wouldn't distract him from eating, but then, more protesting. It actually felt kind of good, knowing that now he knows when I'm around. Everyday when he's in his walker, he would vroom to mummy and daddy and try to grab hold of mummy's kain, or daddy's sarung! He got more proficient at scooting himself around, and had started a new babble sound ("pa-pa-pa!"), and he just got, well, more grown-up.

It is so nice to finally get him back in my arms each time I come back from the office - and when I did, I could have sworn that he've grown! Not having my useful hp camera around is like missing his stages of development. It's not that it makes any different seeing him growing up in real life right in front of our eyes, but maybe Honey and I got so used to taking photos of him every week and when we were unable to do so, we just felt lost. And all this while, I must say that my wife has been doing a great job growing my child. Thanks sayang!

Maybe it was the exhaustion and how much I wanted to see him during my working hours, but I figured something out. There are no firsts. there's no way to define the "first time" Danish did something, because he's really just constantly progressing. I mean, even the "first time" he rolled over, it could have been a fluke - I could have been making the mattress lean in one direction, I mean, it did take him another half a month to roll over again. So, there aren't really any milestones for me to miss out while I was at work. It may even be a blessing in disguise because being away from him makes you see *all* of the changes he's going through. and a healthy dose of self-preservation-induced-logic.

My mum is coming tomorrow to see her one and only grandson! And I will be on leave on Friday which gives me a 4 days long Maulidur Rasul break to spend with my family. Hope you all with have a nice break to rest those lazy asses oso! Haha... Till later ya?

Now, that's what I call blogging!

2005-04-13T13:18:00.000+08:00

In the delivery room... To be, or not to be...

"It is getting tight in here. I used to be able to somersault, but for the last few weeks I've been curled up tight, knees up to my chin with my head down, wedged in a circle of bone. I can hear muffled sounds. Sofe light filters through mum's belly."

"I have been feeling gentle tightenings around me for some time, and now they are increasing. I am being squeezed gently downwards, towards an expanding circle-this must be the way out. The space closes up behind me. I can't move. MY oxygen supply cord is stretching and the supply is getting weaker. Suddently there is a pop and the lovely watery world I have been wallowing in starts to flow away. MY head slips down further and rhythmic contractions intensify."
"The circle is widening. Every muscle pushes forcefully downwards. It stops for a few moments then starts again. My head is squeezed through the opening and down a narrow passage. There is a sudden rush, and a release of pressure: and now my head is out. A moment later my whole body is out in the wide world. Hands lift me up and I am dazzled by bright lights and sharp noises. A cold wind rushes over me. I open my mouth and the air fills my lungs. A scream comes out of me. I have arrived."

How was that? That may likely be the description on how a baby may feel about birth, I guess. Might ask Danish how was his experience when he starts to speak soon! Coz I couldn't recall mine! Haha... By the way this entry is for the reading pleasure of Kuc and GG who are expecting their child come June. Suprised to see your pic here guys? haha... Well, moga semuanya selamat, Insya Allah.

To be, or not to be ...in the delivery room, is the question for today's fathers. In the old days (i.e. the 1960s), there was no such delivery room issue for men, whose sole purpose in the birthing process was to smoke and pace nervously in the hospital waiting room. But all that began to change during a strange and frightening time (i.e. the 1970s) when Paul Anka released the song "You're Having My Baby." Since that seminal moment, men have appeared with increasing frequency in delivery rooms. And today, while fathers are not officially mandated to be in delivery rooms, they generally are expected by wives and mothers-in-law to "choose" to witness their children's births. Scary eh?!

As more and more men make this choice, the father's role in the delivery room is a matter that requires clarification. During the past 6 months, I have chosen to be in the delivery when my wife gave birth to our beloved son, Danish Haiqal. Beyond staying out of everyone else's way, I discerned nothing in particular that a man in a delivery room is expected to do. I did, however, discover several things that he absolutely should not do. Hopefully, my experiences can provide some guidance to other fathers who choose to enter the delivery room.

Delivery Room DON'Ts

You may have heard that a man can help in the delivery room by holding a hand or massaging a foot or whispering words of encouragement into an ear. This may very well be true, but DO NOT DO THESE THINGS TO THE DOCTOR. Based on my experience, the doctor will initially respond to such efforts with a wide-eyed look of surprise, immediately followed by a more ambiguous look of either gratitude or disgust, followed by the command, "Sir! Could you please shut the **ck up, move away and sit in the chair! I'm trying to save your baby here for god sake!!!"

As you sit in the chair, absolutely do not eat beef jerky and garlic flavored chips. Apparently, a woman's senses of smell and hearing are heightened while giving birth. Consequently, both the odors and noises coming from your mouth can be somewhat off-putting to her. (On a side note, my wife has assured me that the jerky-and-chip-eating man should not take it personally when the woman points a finger at him and yells, "Get that crap out of here!")

If you are still in the delivery room at this point, you will see the doctor check how far dilated the woman's cervix is. Men, this is not the time to tell a joke. Specifically, as the doctor prepares to check, do not tell your wife, "Say 'aaahhh.'" It's true that in many contexts this is an amusing comment, but, alas,... this is not one of them! In fact, the use of this comment in this situation will subject you to the withering glares of your wife, her mother and hospital personnel. You will then be consumed by an overwhelming shame for even having thought such a horrid thing.

At this point, you may try to avoid confronting your shame by watching the television in the labor and delivery room. But this is critical: Once the woman is in active labor, do not turn on the TV. Even after her labor is over (i.e. the baby is actually born), you should suppress your urge to see what's on TV. And if the doctor is holding your newborn and asks you to cut the umbilical cord, it is particularly unacceptable to tell him to hold on a minute while you check to see if the Champions League quarter-finals clashes between Chelsea and Bayern Munich is being shown again on ESPN!

Finally, do not attempt to be the World's Funniest Man by making what you think are amusing comments about medical matters involving the baby. For instance, if your baby boy is yellow and has to be taken to lie under those anti-yellowing lights in the nursery, do not say to your wife, "Maybe we should call him Elton Jaundice." (In the case of a baby girl, do not suggest naming her Olivia Newton Jaundice.)

Of course, you won't have to worry about all the things not to do in the delivery room if you decide to stay in the waiting room until the baby is born. Ultimately, to be or not to be in the delivery room is a decision that each father must make for himself. And the only way to make it is to determine whether it is nobler in the mind-numbing waiting room to suffer the slings and arrows of an outraged wife and mother-in-law, or to take arms against a sea of delivery room troubles, and by entering probably offend them anyway!

The very best of luck!

2005-04-07T13:11:00.000+08:00

Embarrassing Moments

Hey guys. This is a very touching story. Just can't help but put this in my entry here. Read on....

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. "How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age." Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others.

Someone said, "Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment."

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. "I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home."

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

Frank's voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ''No, Dad''. It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face." I said, "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss. I'm too old for any kind of kiss."

"My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield."

"You're right," he said. "You are a big boy....a man. I won't kiss you anymore."

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. "It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale and was trying to save the nets and the floats."

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. "Guys, you don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek... to feel his rough old face... to smell the ocean on him... to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss."

I don't know about the rest of the guys, but I wanted more than anything to put my arms around my Dad let him know just how special he was to me.

It is so easy to forget to tell people how important they are to us, especially our parents. If you are lucky enough to still have your dad around, then go and see him. Tell him how much you love and appreciate him. And if you can, put your arms around him, give him kiss on the cheek, and let him know that he is the most important man in your life.

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

And hey, life is short. As a matter of fact, you're never too old for anything!

2005-03-31T15:07:00.000+08:00

It's Time For My Shower Dad!

Honey thought this picture was cute and asked me to put it in here. The pic was taken during our holiday in Kuantan few months back. Since my handphone is out, I won't be updating any new photo of Danish unless I get myself a new handphone or perhaps, a digital camera which I doubt of buying so soon before my brother's wedding coming June.

Better get moving. I'm off to Penang today till Sunday for the MAPEX ASM/ASM 2005. Till then, Adios!

2005-03-30T13:34:00.000+08:00

Romeo, Romeo Where Art Thou... Romeo? (or should it be Sin Chan for that matter?!Heh...)

Long time no see!

And no, it's not lack of time, it's not lack of inspiration and it's not lack of desire. Somehow in between my busy yet hectic life in this past few days, idea seems to be pouring out A LOT. The things is, I'm always on the road so didn't even have time to draft those promising entries in my laptop although I must say that I DO as a matter of fact get the urge to write when I'm hitting the roads. The more I travel the more things I feel like writting. But each time the urge come, I was in a middle of something and will put aside the enthusiasm till I get the right time to do the latter. At the end of the day, I am in front of my half loading laptop, scratching my head, trying to remember what all those ideas were and then was where I turned blank. Pissed, I went like 'the heck with it', ignore the whole thing, leaving my blog remain unchanged. Sucker! Man, better get myself a PDA!

I promised a friend that I will write about what happenned to the house I was renting all this while but till now couldnt get the time right. I guess I'll write on that later (And god knows, when will that be!) since now I'm prepparing some specs and documents for my 3-days Penang outstation tomorrow. Yeah, yeah, I seem to be travelling a lot lately. (I guess that explains why I am so into Channel 11 these days!) Last week I was in Melaka, yesterday on a one day return flight to JB and tomorrow, I'm driving to Penang. I'm trying my best to adapt to this vast changing in my workplace plus all those new responsibilities I'm about to shoulder with new guys joining my department and all. Hope I'll do fine.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger eh! See ya!

2005-03-14T16:32:00.000+08:00

As Good As It Gets

I guess it's obvious. I've lost the urge to blog. Work has been exteremely rediculous, stuck between office politics which I was never a part of, peers' resignations and a whole damn, great pile of work which seems to be mounting each day. I HATE office politics! But, since you have to play them, ... well... Is it true that the enemy of my enemy is my friend? For the past few years, I've seen far too many people stabbed in the back in one way or the other. Damn, I don't think people should have to put up with this crap!

Well, I think I'll save those thoughts for my next entry. Wouldn't know how to start anyway. Coz I'm really not in the right frame of mind. Gonna make myself a cup of coffee and let the thoughts off my mind.

Till later!

2005-03-02T10:02:00.000+08:00

Ouchhhh!!!

Quick tip here. If your baby has bouts of intense crying and pulls his knees up to his chest, he's trying to tell you something : he may have gas! Just like a grown-up, a baby can feel bloated, full and have sharp abdominal discomfort.

Ideas to try

Try exercising baby's legs. Lay him on his back and pump his legs up and down as if he were riding a bike. Many mothers have found that this helps to stretch the stomach and relieve some of the cramping.

A 5- to 10-minute massage can help release trapped gas by encouraging baby's gastrointestinal system to do its job.

Breastfeed. Breastfed babies swallow less air than bottle-fed babies, so there are fewer bubbles in baby's tummy. (Just be aware of the foods you eat, because some foods like cabbage and broccoli can give your baby gas.)

Be patient. Your baby's digestive system is still developing, so it may take a few weeks before he gets used to eating. So if the gas is making him fussy, hold him or carry him in a sling.

Always check with your pediatrician if you're unsure about your baby's discomfort.

I'm off to Kota Bharu tomorrow until March 8th. So, I guess I won't be updating this till then. (Who knows I will? Hehe... Nah, better don't put too much hope). Till then, take care people. See ya!

2005-02-28T09:26:00.000+08:00

All About A Boy

Cis, Chelsea menang lagi! Hmphhh, Sabtu baru ni aku baru balik dari Ipoh. Yeah, you guessed right... outstation! Ada seminar kat Hotel Seri Malaysia from Thurs to Sat.

YM with atok just now. Is it just me or what? Korang perasan tak. Biasanye kalau Jumaat, hari panas semacam je. Memang dari dulu lagi aku prasan. Tak tau la korang pulak. Mungkin ujian tuhan ke atas mamat2 yg nak pi smayang jumaat, kasi goyang sket! Ntah laa.

Khamis depan outstation KB lak 4,5 hari. Balik kampung yaayyyy! It would be a good thing since semenjak dua menjak ni my mum asyik call cakap terbayang2 n terpandang2 muka cucu dia yang sorang tu! Tambah pulak adik aku tengah sibuk nak planning persiapan2 kawin this coming June. He could use some advice from his big brother aite? Memang aku ingat nak balik pon bulan 3 ni bila mummy asyik sebut pasal Danish je manjang. Tetiba masa kat Ipoh tu dapat call dari people kat USM. Diorang nak buat workshop kat New Pacific Hotel and nak aku jadik instuctor in one of the session there. Hmphhh, I guess god heard my prayers and made my balik kampung trip this time a fully sponsored one! Molek benar laa tu adik kakok wehhh...

Got to settle something, leave you with some posses of the boy which made my mum lovesick. Sudah lawan tauke anak aku nih. Hehe, enjoy!

2005-02-23T09:30:00.000+08:00

"I'm a Gerber boy!"

Yeah fellas, you read that right. And that was no typo error... Gerber, and not Berger. In case you're wondering and starting to go nuts about what the heck is this Gerber thing,... so, let me just paste this thing out and save my time for explanation eh?

There...

Now you know! Yeah, he's 5 months plus now and our parents suggested that this may be a good time to slowly add some solid foods to his diet as his daily appetite is increasing more and more. Honey was the one who suggested that we try Gerber and see if Danish would love it. I was like, "Ger what dear?". So we went to TESCO and checked it out. Frankly, in times like this, I'm thankul that Honey seems to handle this like a pro. She just knows what is best, even when it comes to something as simple as a teat. It helped me look like a pro myself although we are both dealing with our first child with me being blur and clueless most of the time. I guess, her self interest and love for kids especially her experience handling her two nieces and nephew before we had our own baby had come in handy after all. Mothers know best eh? So, we searched the shelves and once again my wife had impressed me. She pointed to one of the Gerber boxes on one of the top shelf, gesturing me to take it for her. I asked, "Out of all these Gerber stuffs up here, why this one?". She replied shortly, "Single-ingredient cereals make a perfect introduction... plus veggie for a healthier diet!" (Note that most babies tolerate rice cereal the best. Funny I knew that eh? Nah, don't start!) Loooove you dear!

Oooo, this is good stuff mom and dad! Want some Aunty Yan?

And thanks god, he loved it! At first he blurted it out. Maybe the taste seems funny to him since he hasn't tasted anything aside from milk and air suam. After a while his face turned into a real confused one and Honey gave him one more tablespoon. Then walla, he just got excited. Once he got the hang of it, he opened his mouth wide for the spoon. Now everytime we fed him, he starts moving the food backward with his tongue, showing off his sucking skills and even putting his hands in his mouth while he eats to help learn to swallow. Haha, looks like Danish is starting to explore a whole new world of taste sensations for the first time. And we're so glad that he loved it!

I want some moreeee!!!

Some tips on how do you know if your baby is ready?

Let him tell you. The right time isn't based solely on your baby's age. It's based on the following physical and developmental signs of readiness. Discuss with your doctor when your baby is ready. He may be ready to begin solids when he can do all of the following:

-Sits with support and has good head control,
-Has doubled birth weight and weighs at least 13 pounds, and...
-continues to be hungry after 8 to 10 breast feedings or drinks 32 ounces of formula a day.

Pssssttt,... do you know? Babies are born knowing how much they need to eat to grow and thrive?

2005-02-18T13:55:00.000+08:00

Extremely Hectic

SAMARINDA MUSIM BARU FEAT. WAN DANISH HAIQAL! Haha, Danish with Uncle Hisham during last raya!

Just posted up that pic just for the benefit of having a photo somewhere up in my entry. Well, the title explains it all. I've been really busy and things have been hectic lately.

I don't really remember everything that's been going on lately. But I've been doing okay overall I guess. I've been feeling better lately, I was sorta down and under pressure a few weeks ago. The long CNY break had kinda helped to balance things a little bit. I guess I did a lot of thinking about the future and my life in general. There are areas of good potential but it's just that, potential. Who knows what will come of anything nowadays?

Haven't really seen many of my friends lately as they've been busy as well. I can also tell from their blogs and slowness to post they must be living hectic lives as well. Only was able to see Yan with her new braces... and not forgetting her so-called bubur nasi! Damn, I can't believe she ate that!!! Haha...

I love Friday! Happy weekend people...

2005-02-14T14:11:00.000+08:00

Danish and Aunty Ha

Still can't believe that my one and only sister is now Aunty Ha! After the long CNY break, she is back in UPM for her studies. Having said that, I remember the other day my sister told me that lots of her friends; mostly her coursemates are using Danish's photos as their PC's wallpaper, screensaver and some even for their presentations!

On another note, aku & Honey nak ucap Selamat Pengantin Baru and our best wishes to our ex-schoolmates, Lyana & Komeng. Satu lagi pasangan jenan yang berjaya melangkah ke jinjang pelamin. Alhamdulillah. ( Correct me if I'm wrong, but takat ni aku rasa dah masuk 3 pasang high school sweethearts yang dah ke jinjang pelamin. A fact which somehow denies the cinta monyet theory whatsoever... ) Sori banyak2 sebab tak dapat attend majlis kenduri korang. Outstation. Walaucamne pon, doa kitorg bersama korang. Tu yang penting.

Apapon, moga kebahagiaan di antara korang berdua berkekalan hingga ke anak cucu, Amin.

p/s : Feb 14th. But we don't need a date to tell and show our loved ones how much we really love them, how much we really care. Why wait for Feb 14th when we can show it EVERY SINGLE DAY! Anyway, thanx for the advice Yan. I owe you one! Haha...

2005-02-13T11:00:00.000+08:00

The Father Thing

Life as a Dad entails a few things that you need to be prepared for.

You don't find them listed in the parenting books often but they do seem to take on a peculiar importance in your life, often strangely and totally out of sync with their actual importance...

If you are a Dad be prepared to spend a significant part of your waking hours playing and mastering fiendishly complex games with obscure and difficult rules and many, many tiny pieces that never quite fit the way they do on the boxtop.

If you are a Dad be prepared to learn far more then you ever cared to about cartoons, cartoon characters, Japanese anime stylings, obscure cartoon villains and the bizarre universes they inhabit.

If you are a Dad be prepared for having the above two points intersect far more often then you would ever think possible(i.e. Sinchan, Doraemon and more....).

If you are a Dad be prepared to spend most holidays assembling intricate, highly complex toys that require the use of specialty screwdriver tips dug out the bowels of your toolbox. Said toys once assembled also will a) not work, b) not work long, or c) will not interest the boy for more than 8 seconds.

If you are a Dad be prepared for inflatable toys. You are expected to blow them up...again and again and again. I don't know if you've ever had to huff away at a slippery plastic valve, head pounding with the effort after 5 five minutes or so, a task rendered even more Sisyphian by the boy constantly leaping on the other end of the inflatable, making it leap like a gaffed fish and jet out huge quantities of air.... My best advice to new fathers - go buy a pump. Now.

If you are a Dad be prepared to watch your favorite foods vanish from your plate when your back is turned...sometimes even without your back being turned.

If you are a Dad be prepared that when THINGS GO WRONG, whatever they might be, it is, inevitably, your fault.

If you are a Dad be prepared to lose your favorite pillow and your position on the bed.

If you are a Dad be prepared to have your shaving cream regularly used for non-shaving purposes.

If you are a Dad be prepared to have more fun then you have ever had, more laughs, more tears, more anger and more emotional depths then you have ever experienced before.

In the end, being a Dad...is worth more then I can possibly tell.

To all new dads out there, all the best and have fun being one!

2005-02-07T16:15:00.000+08:00

Random Ramble

Ahhhh!

Huh, I finally decided to come to work today despite realizing that most of the staffs would be on leave; having our office closed tomorrow for the CNY break. Sent an sms to Dana asking who'll be working on Monday. A reply from her read :

"Guess what dude? Only 6 people will be working on Mon. Are you coming in?"

Damn, 6 people in the office? What the heck. I'd rather save my leave and use it somewhere else. So, here I am,... in the office, in front of this PC wondering, what had happened to my blogging. I must say that I'm running out of idea on what to blog. Damn, it has been so incredibly hesitant to blog lately. There's really no logical explanation. So far I succeeded in putting the blame on the heavy load of burden at work which had someway, somehow kept me away from the net as to deny me from posting in here. But as I write, I'm really uncertain of that, if it can be called as an excuse. I've been reading other people's blogs like crazy though, and I've found a whole stack of new ones that drew me in and got me hooked. But yet, I can't decide on what to write in my own baby. Yan introduced me to blogging, I got some friends hooked up to it and they are know blogging like crazy... and now I'm the one pulling back?

Well, I found this somewhere while surfing the net...

"I quit smoking, but I can't quit blogging. If someone succeeds in quitting, don't tell my wife.
Posted by Carl on June 10, 2003 at 9:07 PM

and,

I've been blogging for more than a year. There are times that I think I spend too much time doing it. Times I think I should be doing other things. Times my wife bitches about it. Times I just don't feel like doing it. Times I get tired of the hate mail. Times I get tired of the stupid people who pose stupid arguments and then call me an idiot.

But before I can even form a coherent thought about quiting, I realize, I'll always have something to say and I'll want a place to say it, though I may not feel that way everyday, why deprive myself of my place to say it? It's not like I get paid for this, so I can take a break any time I like. I don't even worry about the traffic any more (I used to fret that if I didn't post every day, my audience would whither away ... I just don't worry about that anymore ... if people read my shit, great ... if not, I'm OK with that).
Posted by Howard Owens on June 11, 2003 at 11:16 PM

and this one by Trinity,

Hmm, been blogging for a year and a half. There were times I thought about quitting. One time, Dean posted a comment and said that I wouldn't do it if I didn't like it. He was right. I DO like it! And, dammit, I can't get away from it, even when I want to. Blogging gets in your blood, man. And those bloggers who do stay around for a year or more are the ones that have a lot to say...and will probably always have a lot of shit to say. We're blogaholics.
Posted by Trinity on June 12, 2003 at 10:37 PM

I guess all I need is a break!
See ya peeps! Enjoy your holiday!!!

2005-01-28T17:18:00.000+08:00

Again and Again...

Nampaknye blog aku tak update lagi la next week. I'll be in Kuantan for 3-4 days for my outstation trip. Mungkin akan bring up to one week jugak kat sana. Aku pon tak pasti. Depending on work. Minggu lps tu pulak dah cuti raya cina. I'll be off for about a week. The company granted all of us a leave on Tuesday. So, I'll just need one day of my expiring carried over leave to make it a long one week horray! Thumbs up to those with 5-days a week working days. Jangan mare Yan!

Selamat Menyambut Awal Muharam & Happy Chinese New Year!

Have A Nice Break!

Regards,
Acid

2005-01-28T15:31:00.000+08:00

The Boy Who Gave Birth to His Own Twin

THURSDAY isn't always my favourite day of the week. But in TV terms it was the best this time.

I HOPE parents-to-be weren't watching Discovery Channel last night. Because if I was, I'll be damn freak out! Serius cakap...

There was this documentary called The Boy Who Gave Birth To His Twin. Alamjan Nematilaev, a seven-year-old boy from Kazakhstan, was the star of the show. For seven years the little boy had a large stomach, like a pregnant woman.

Finally his mother took him to the doctors and surgeons removed what they thought was a huge cyst.

On closer inspection they found hair and limbs inside the sac. Doctors found that growing inside Alamjan was his own twin, a condition known as foetus in fetu, literally meaning 'a baby inside a baby'. It showed the foetus in detail, which was uncomfortable but compelling viewing.

For seven years a deformed foetus was growing and acting like a parasite in the boy's body.

The Kazakhstani doctors were baffled and an American pathologist was flown over to decide if it was a cancerous tumour which however unlikely, could grow hair and teeth.

Alamjan was healthy - and it was no tumour but Alamjan's twin inside the sac. Early in his mother's pregnancy the twin had not developed properly. It had no heart or brain, just stunted arms, legs, a barely formed face and masses of hair. It had become entangled in Alamjan when he was a developing foetus and attached itself to his blood supply, living as a parasite.

It was technically a baby, but could not survive outside its host.

GOSH! It must be quite something to discover you've been walking around all your life with your twin inside you. A strange feeling no doubt. Can we really think of Alamjan's twin as just that, a twin? Technically the answer is yes. A foetus in foetu, or baby within a baby, is a developmental hiccup that happens very rarely to identical twins. But the mistake comes so early in development that the twin inside never really had any chance of being a real live twin. Here we take a look at the pitfalls of embryonic development and reveal just what a rocky road it can be.

Another outstanding documentary by CH50 whose programmes just continue to get better and better. Well, not advisable tea time viewing, but a fascinating take on human science. Anyone catched the documentary on Ladan & Laleh Bijani in Dying To Be Apart?

Sob, sob...

2005-01-26T16:34:00.000+08:00

He's OK!

That smile kinda explains everything aite? Haha...

Gosh, that draft took damn long to publish. That was suppose to be published on Jan 12th. I'm losing grip of blogging man... Just couldn't find the right time to do so, and even if I did, half way blogging and there's always something to stop me and get in the way; say meetings, appointments and whatever! If that's not enough how about laziness - a whole lot of it! At the end of the day, there's always pile of half-written drafts saved over and over again. I'm stressed out!!!

Man, my blogging sucks!

2005-01-10T15:55:00.000+08:00

Turning 4

One more week and Danish is turning 4 months old. Which means, he's in schedule for his shots, AGAIN! Our doctor was so happy to see us! She even asked us if we were showing up late for Danish's check up, which apparently showed how much she missed us for that matter. Ahhhh sooo cute. (Come on... admit it doc!) Alhamdulillah, the check up went on fine with everything turned out to be okay. Danish's growth progress is also looking good. The guy is 6.3kg now! That comes to no surprise judging on how much he drinks everyday. After the check up, she talked about about parenting, family planning together with her own experience as a parent which was really interesting. Some where hillarious too! Man, either she like us very much, or she was just feeling bored with the lack of patients in her clinic! Either way, I told Honey if one day we are rich enough, we'll gonna take her and her husband as our family's personal doctor. That would be nice eh?

As for Danish, yeah... the poor guy is suffering fever again resulting from the shots. So after the check up, we stopped by Guardian to get him the Cool Fever Patch - a hydrogel-based non-pharmaceutical product designed for temporary fever relief which provides a continuing and anti-febrile effect. Yeah, the one you stick on your head! And that night, Danish did get a fever after all. But that ain't stop this boy from smillin' aite?

2005-01-07T23:16:00.000+08:00

I know, I know,...!

Haha, Ayzan & Yan ckp aku dah break aku punye new year resolution siang siang lagi! Work has been so damn busy that kinda prevent me from upholding my new year resolution. After my two colleagues resigned, I've to fulfill their shit here and there. I've to meet a number of people and drive here and there and continue on whatever they have left to keep the company on track while awaiting for new staffs to fill in their seats. On another note, I ate well last night - Honey preppared an excellent dinner, got hiccups while driving to work, discovered a new way to tie my tie, got in touch with lots of people and discovered the date of another friend's wedding.

Last weekend, Honey's sister, Kak Hanim and family came over. Saje drop by since raya ari tu diorang tak sempat nak datang (neither did we!); having their raya spent at their kampung in Parit Buntar. Kak Hanim said that Little Aisyah missed Danish so much that nampak je mana2 budak kat kampung, she will call out Danish's name. Haha, kids... so cute! Danish plak masa Aisyah datang asyik dok belek2 tangan dia je. A new hobby which will keep him kusyuk that both of us found him so keen of doing a day or two before last year ended.

Danish is starting to be more playful now and dah start marah2 kalau takde orang nak layan dia main. The little chap is starting to learn to grovel but haven't really succeed in doing so on his own; which make him so pissed that he would cry after he got tired trying. And wallaaa, that is suppose to be an I'm-pissed-and-I-wanna-go-to-sleep-now signal to mum and dad!

Today was just another busy day at work. Lots of hours hours on the road and several hours in the office. I was tired already on the way home - so was a bit over the top. I'm overloaded and needed, and dizzy and unsure. My task list is ticked but there's always more. I want coffee, a soft pillow, nice dreams and a long retreat. My eyelids are dropping. I'm desperately waiting for next week to come since I'll be on a one week leave, fly to my mom's and be there till raya haji! Headache, headache!

Ooo boy, I'd like a hug! ;)

2005-01-03T17:08:00.000+08:00

New Year Resolution : Blog more

Happy New Year! I know, I know... everybody has been tellin me that I have been blogging less in the past couple of weeks. Kinda on and off sort of thing. Huh, like I didn't know that :-P
So, I am posting this for a number of reasons. First, it is a placeholder for some real content, so that my blog isn't empty when we turn to 2005 ;)

Next, it is like a commitment. if I say that I will blog about what I have been doing while not blogging, I will probably be obligated to do so ;)

Again, this is sort of like a new year's resolution to blog more. Fine, I don't really do those resolution, but I also promise to blog why is that, only later ;)

And at the end, happy new year to all of you that believe in all that crap! (I know I don't ;) Here's some new year's pose to start the new year...

So long,... happpy new year peeps! I'm outta here!!!

Take care!

2004-12-30T11:39:00.000+08:00

Sunday Killer

The government has finally cancelled all new year celebrations out of respect as the nation mourns to the millions victims of the tsunami disaster. Hopefully this kind of sensitivity will continue to bloom in each and everyone of us as we strive for a better nation. God knows how much those fireworks alone will cost ya! Big bucks man...

Undeniably, at this stage the fireworks have already been purchased, stored and transported, people are contracted to set them off, etc. The money has already been spent. However, if we don't use the fireworks this year, they can be stored for a future event or even for next year's NYE event. So, that way, the money saved for the future event (which equals the money spent for the currently planned event) can go to aid. However, I doubt that they will cancel it completely though! Might be rescheduled or postponed whatever. Huh, knowing em!

For those whose gonna 100% cancel it, well, look of it this way. Everyone is impacted by this event one way or another and we do need to focus on the future, rather than the past. We lose some, we win some. Savvy?

God, I can't even bear the look of the sufferings. Berat Mata Memandang, Berat Lagi Bahu Memikul. Tough as it may seem but let's pray that those facing hardship following this aftermath will have the fortitude to overcome their great losses. Amin.

2004-12-27T14:18:00.000+08:00

To The Best Mummy In The World

MOGA DIPANJANGKAN UMUR & DIMURAHKAN REZEKI, AMIN YA RABBAL ALAMIN...

Yesterday was the birthday of one of the greatest people I have in this world. Blessed with 5 sons and a daughter, she gave us everything we need in this life and sacrified a lot of things to raise us ...and for that, we are thankful. For, having her as our mum, is all we can ever ask for. Thanks god.

Yesterday was mummy's 49th birthday.

All through the years even though I'm now grown,
I've always been sure that I wasn't alone,
And when I was low as low could be,
You never once abandoned me,
But through your generous love and help,
Restored and helped me help myself.

I guess, Mum, what I'm trying to say,
Here on this very special day,
Is "THANKS" for your love plus everything,
"THANKS" for being my Mother,...
and "THANKS" for being my friend.

Happy birthday mum! I know you won't be reading this, but I love you anyway. So, happy birthday, I love you and... I, Honey & Danish will see you this raya! Insya allah...

Hugs and kisses from all of us,

~Wan Mohd Fahimi~
~Yusniza Hani~
~Wan Danish Haiqal~
~Wan Mohd Fikri~
~Wan Farahah~
~Wan Mohd Hakim~
~Wan Mohd Salman~
~Wan Mohd Faqih~

2004-12-23T23:44:00.000+08:00

Runnaway BrideGROOM!

Your say?

2004-12-17T08:38:00.000+08:00

Say Cheese!

Hari ni genap 3 bulan umur Danish Haiqal. Cepat kan masa berlalu! Ramai yg tanya, 3 bulan dah? Dah leh meniarap ker? Merangkak? Berjalan?!!!... FYI, blum lagi smua tu. Ada cubaan nak meniarap tapi unsuccessful attempts lor. We'll see in the next couple of days aite?

God, so many work to do. For the past 2 days I was hardly in the office pon. Masuk pon just to sign some stuffs, took smtg and out again! Better get back to work. I guess I'll sign off for the weekend; leaving the latest photos of my 3-months old here. Till then, catch ya guys later!

Hello Danish...

Tengok sini...

Cheese...

There, that's my boy!

2004-12-15T09:33:00.000+08:00

Banjir KB Beransur Pulih

2004-12-14T15:33:00.000+08:00

Ayzan's Wedding and He's MYKiD orite!

Weekend baru ni bersamaan dengan 12 Disember berlangsung sudah majlis perkahwinan office mate aku n our fellow blogger, Ayzan dengan suaminya, Amie bertempat di Taman Desa Raya, Hulu Langat. Selamat Pengantin Baru Ayzan & Amie! Semoga berbahagia hingga ke anak cucu.

Seri Pengantin Baru?

Aku, Hani & Sleeping Danish sempat merakam gambar bersama pengantin baru.

Pengantin Baru bersama Liza, Dana & Lin. Budak kecik dlm gambar tak dapat dikenalpasti siapa.

On another note, below is Danish's MYKid which I kept on forgetting to scan and upload in here. Cool eh? He's only 1 month when he got his IC humber! I mean, I only got mine when I was 12! With it black and white some more... Looks like I can start make Little Danish memorize his own IC number from now on!

2004-12-11T16:06:00.000+08:00

The List

I got home last night and Danish was in a foul mood. He was fussy and crying and didn't want to be comforted. Obviously after his shot, the boy has not been sleeping well of late. Either he doesn't feel well, he's getting very hungry every couple of hours or he's having bad dreams. Trouble is, he can't talk yet to tell us his demands, so he just cries. Maybe it was the shot after all. I tried giving him his teat which both of us at first planned on not giving; fearing it might become a habbit. I even put him in his last night's sleeping position. Five minutes later he was fast asleep. He slept for a couple of hours. We woke him up to change his diaper and so that Hani could feed him a little. Then she put on his night clothes and put him to bed. He slept another 10 hours at least, with one short time of wakefulness around 6:30 this morning when he woke up long enough to tell us he was hungry and for Hani to feed him. Hani told me he's been in a pretty good mood all day. I would be too if I got to sleep 16 out of 24 hours!

This morning I asked Hani if I could make a list of things that Danish does that I have a problem with, then when he's older and can understand, show him the list and give him a well-deserved spanking. She laughed. It was very early and it was dark and I was groggy, so I'm not sure if it was a 'my-gosh-you're-brilliant' laugh, or more of a 'good-heavens-you're-an-idiot' laugh. Either way I'm starting the list, just in case. Then she says I'll never spank him, that I'll chicken out,... that I just love our son so much and wouldn't hurt him. Uh huh. What did I say? Nothing, I just laughed. Let her figure out what it meant.

Sleep tight, baby!

2004-12-09T13:28:00.000+08:00

Triple Shots!

Danish had his triple antigen shot last Tuesday. In case you're wondering, triple antigen (DTP) is a 3 in one vaccine against Diptheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough. The doctor told us that the shot would make him feel uncomfortable for a day or two and usually after the shot, babies might experience fever. That night Hani noticed that Danish's temperature was a bit high so she took a wet towel and put it on the little guy's forehead.

He was sort of enjoying it at first; with his round eyes starring at us with a confused face. 7 minutes later he was starting to feel uncomfortable and started crying. His two, little hands was trying to reach the towel which is out from his reach. Failling to do so, he cried even louder as if he was trying to tell us, "Pleasssse get it off me mum, please get it off me dad... I promise I'll be goodddd..."

We finally took off the towel from his head and his cry chilled down and turned into little sobs which took kinda long to settle down. His eyes were trying to tell us how uncomfortable it felt with a how-could-you-do-this-to-me kinda look on his little face. Poor guy! Half past three and still the little one couldn't sleep. We tried putting him is his favourite cradle and even his bouncer which he always love sleeping on but to no avail, still fails. Hani was tired so I told her to go to bed first while I took Danish to the living room and carried him in my arms till my two legs were tired. I woke up at 5 only to realize that we were both lying on the sofa. I was too exhausted to notice what time and how he slept. Was just glad he did!

Daddy's Little Boy!
(Took the previous photo down coz Yanz thought it was too sexy!)

2004-12-07T11:08:00.000+08:00

Happy Anniversary (Part II) - History Revisited

Since I didn't really wrote any entry or anything regarding my wedding last year except for the hantaran photos, ( I didn't give a damn about blogging back then anyway! Blogger what?! )... and since this is the so-called musim mengawan, as my friend, MatNor would address it; with lots of people getting hitched and all; plus in conjunction to my anniversary, let's have a visit to the past shall we? After all, that's what this blog is all about anyway. MY story : Past, Present & Future.

Date : 6th December, 2003
Venue : Masjid Al-Azim, Pandan Indah
Time : 17.25

They say a picture speaks more than a thousand words. So, let these photos speak while I'll think of something to write in between em', aite?

Majlis akad nikah. FYI, aku akad nikah dgn bakal ayah mertua aku sendiri cum ayah Hani who happen to be Bilal II Masjid Pandan Indah, Haji Ahmad. Mau tak saspen beb! Tuhan je la tahu. Bak kata Kidrock, 'Only God Knows Why'... Good for me, was able to cover the nerve with a smile though! Dgn skali lafaz,... kami dah pon bergelar suami isteri yg sah - Alhamdulillah.

Selepas dah selamat akad nikah, next we move on ke upacara membatalkan air smayang plak; menyarungkan cincin ke jari pengantin pompuan. I didn't really remember how long I was pausing and 'frozen' in that kinda pose since that's the best part of the wedding where the cameramen love to snap over and over again!

Gambar ni diambil masa keesokan harinya time majlis kenduri kat Masjid Al-Azim, Pandan Indah. Masa ni rombongan pengantin berhenti seketika di lobby masjid sebelum mencemar duli ke meja makan untuk majlis makan beradab.

Bismillah, langkah kaki kanan dan jalan! Sambil melangkah, selawat bersama2 dinyanyikan.

Bersama Bonda and my brothers, Faqih, Hakim & Salman semasa upacara potong kek and bukak hadiah pada sebelah malamnya.

Majlis Kenduri di Kota Bharu pada 11 Disember 2003.

To all of you who are planning to tie the knob real soon or even engaged, I'm sure you must be wondering how my hantarans would look like? Well, my pleasure! In fact I did kinda touch on that earlier. So, to view photos of the barang2 hantaran, click and check out my previous post

I must say thanx to mod for all those "That 70s Show" kinda picture effect. Or else I would go thru all the trouble installing or downloading Photoshop and all; which really get on my nerve and amuse me with all those winzip stuffs and all. Thanx man! To all of you out there,.. May everything goes your way... & Selamat Pengantin Baru!

2004-12-06T10:17:00.000+08:00

Happy Anniversary

Today is my first wedding anniversary.

No, nothing incredible is planned. Just had the chance to preppare her breakfast this morning while she was in bed with Little Danish, with a short HAPPY ANNIVERSARY note under the plate before I kiss her forehead and drove for work. She stayed up late last night, did the laundries and ironed my one week 5-days work shirt and slacks ( Thanks dear! ). So, I didn't care of waking her up before I left. We've been married for a year, together for nine, and we have a son aged 2 months plus. There isn't really a great chance for romance here. *chuckles*

May Allah shower all His love, protect and be with us till the end... Amin.

"Happy Anniversary"

A celebration of a year past. That some were not sure of would last,
Trials and tribulations, Sometimes makes it hard. And makes marriage seem like a task,
We have been through it all but our love for each other together as one...
made the bad times past and the good times last...
A life time two people shared as one, that can be like heaven in the sun,
When it is good, it is very good,
When it is bad, sometimes it can be very bad,
But we made it through the good times and the bad,
That sometimes made us happy, and sometimes made us sad...
I needed you to know that I still, and will always love you so,
Sometimes even more then you will ever know,
For where ever I was, you were right there by my side,
And for that I will be grateful for the rest of my life,
I will always be thankful that we were man and wife...
You are my sunshine, you are my medicine for all my pain,
You are my umbrella for when ever I'm standing in the rain,
You are my passion that I still hold for you,
You are my blanket, that helps me sleep the whole night through...
You are everything to me, and I thank God that he gave you to me,
Having you become a part of me, I will be thankful for eternity,
For your loving me enough to still want to be with me,...
Makes this the best of all anniversaries...

Hani dear, I Love You
Happy Anniversary!