33rd time's the charm!

2011, Birthday no 33. Looks pretty cool, but celebration is kept at bay (at least till the weekend heheh). Then again it's still 8am :P. Bercakap macam all birthdays were celebrated like Sweet16 on MTV. Hahahah. It's just like any other day I suppose.

Do you still remember all of your birthdays all these years? Where you were, what you did, what you ate, who you celebrated with, yada yada yada... I can't even remember my birthday last year. Had to look it up my own blog. Ohhh rupanya aku kat Qatar. Now I remember, I went for a shopping spree at BHS. Heheheh. So walaupun malas, I shall write something in the blog about my birthday this year... as a reminder for next year.

So what words of wisdom shall I part for my 34th year predecessor?

Well, dear future me, please remember to drink loads of water, cut your credit card spending, for heaven sake please exercise (your 32/33 old self still saying that it's too hot to go jogging outside) and please try to catch Adele and Streophonics live!

Finally I shall post this song, which I have been saying Scotty should sing on AI (which he did, with Tim M nonetheless, yipee), and not just because I think I might be a shotgun trotting, truck driving, possum eating, trailer park living, redneck in my former life (this sudden interest in country songs is a bit menakutkan); it's because I like this song for its simple yet deep lyrics.

Apa aku merepek ni syaitan?!!!

Oh and yes, Khairolinski, Happy Birthday! Sangat best ada 'twin' friend. Heheh. Here's to us working again on our Birthday :(

Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)

He said I was in my early 40's,
With a lot of life before me,
And a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
I spent most of the next days, lookin' at the x-rays,
Talkin' 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time.
Asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real end.
How's it hit ya, when you get that kind of news.
Man what ya do.
And he says,

[Chorus]

I went sky divin',
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fumanchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I gave forgiveness I've been denying,
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.

He said I was finally the husband,
That most the time I wasn't.
And I became a friend a friend would like to have.
And all the sudden goin' fishing,
Wasn't such an imposition.
And I went three times that year I lost my dad.
Well I finally read the good book,
And I took a good long hard look at what I'd do
If I could do it all again.
And then.

[Chorus]

Like tomorrow was a gift and you've got eternity
To think about what you do with it,
What could you do with it, what can
I do with with it, what would I do with it.

[Chorus]
Sky divin',
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fumanchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I watched an eagle as it was flyin'.
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.

To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'
He said I was in my early 40's,
With a lot of life before me,
And a moment came that stopped me on a dime.
I spent most of the next days, lookin' at the x-rays,
Talkin' 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time.
Asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real end.
How's it hit ya, when you get that kind of news.
Man what ya do.
And he says,

[Chorus]

I went sky divin',
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fumanchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I gave forgiveness I've been denying,
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.

He said I was finally the husband,
That most the time I wasn't.
And I became a friend a friend would like to have.
And all the sudden goin' fishing,
Wasn't such an imposition.
And I went three times that year I lost my dad.
Well I finally read the good book,
And I took a good long hard look at what I'd do
If I could do it all again.
And then.

[Chorus]

Like tomorrow was a gift and you've got eternity
To think about what you do with it,
What could you do with it, what can
I do with with it, what would I do with it.

[Chorus]
Sky divin',
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fumanchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I watched an eagle as it was flyin'.
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.

To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'.
To live like you were dyin'

Berlalulah sudah Ramadhan...

Selamat Hari Raya

Maaf Zahir & Batin

Special shout out to 1. Brader Razak from Pesta and Mak Nani Roti Jala from Bukit Pasir. Without uols, maka kebuluq la kami sekeluarga. (Bawah ni gambar Roti Jala, sepingan RM3 je!)

2. Juga tak ketingalan pada orang yang masih buat old school kuih sugee :)

3. Wishing Amirah and Anis - Happy Birthday!

Last sekali, baik-baik bila main mercun yang bosan raya ni.

32 Songs

I just was browsing, reading about random songs and checking what they actually meant, when I came upon this review about a book by Nick Hornby - 31 Songs. It's mostly about songs that have some significance in his life or just songs that he really love. I shall buy this book if I ever find it (or ada ke sesape yang nak belikan as a birthday present? ke aku dah ada buku ni :P). Looking thru his list, I only know one song - I'm Like a Bird by Nelly Furtado. The rest, apakah mereka? But it got me thinking, if I need to list down 31 songs that I like or may have some meaning that I can relate to, what would my list be?

Right... 31 songs. Well, since it's my birthday why not 32 songs. Easy? Not at all! I have so many favorites that I wanted to put in. The whole Bon Jovi albums, or Jagged Little Pill album or Alleycats song, or songs when I was in PPP or those from the old rock kapak phases.

I thot this should be fun, now sgt stress. I love songs with great lyrics - so all the songs below has a line or two or a whole verse, that if I could, I would quote. Perhaps one of these days I could write a book about them as well. Haha.. dream on.

So with great difficulty, here's my 32 songs, in no particular order what so ever.

1. Adele - Chasing Pavements
2. Semalam Yang Hangat - Wings
3. Your Winter - Sister Hazel
4. Antara Anyer dan Jakarta - Sheila Majid
5. Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
6. Warwick Avenue - Duffy
7. Good Life - Kanye West feat T-Pain
8. Senyumlah Kuala Lumpur - Alleycats
9. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
10. It's Too Late - Carole King
11. Hate Me - Blue October
12. Bukan Rayuan Gombal - Judika
13. Empire State of Mine - Alicia Keys and Jay Z
14. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
15. Murder On The Dance Floor - Sophie Ellis Baxtor
16. Janie, Don't You Take Your Love to Town - Jon Bon Jovi
17. Yellow - Coldplay
18. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
19. Heaven - Life
20. Drops of Jupiter - Train
21. Super Duper Love - Joss Stone
22. Let Me Let Go - Faith Hill
23. You Don't Know Me - Jann Arden
24. Insensitive - Jann Arden
25. Blower's Daughther - Damien Rice
26. Babylon - David Gray
27. Not The Doctor - Alanis Morissette
28. Lately More Than Ever - Hobotalk
29. Melt My Heart to Stone - Adele
30. You and I Both - Jason Mraz
31. Trouble - Ray Lamontagne
32. Come Undone - Robbie Williams

And, I have not seen anything as inspiring as this performance. Best gila.



"Come Undone" - Robbie Williams

So unimpressed, but so in awe
Such a saint, but such a whore
So self-aware, so full of shit
So indecisive, so adamant
I'm contemplating, thinkin' about thinkin'
It's overrated, just get another drink and

Watch me come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
If I ever hurt you, your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son
I come undone
I come undone

So rock 'n' roll, so corporate suit
So damn ugly, so damn cute
So well-trained, so animal
So need your love, so fuck you all
I'm not scared of dying, I just don't want to
If I stop lying, I'll just disappoint you

Come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
Come undone
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
Come undone
If I ever hurt you, your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son
I come undone

So write another ballad, mix it on a Wednesday
Sell it on a Thursday buy a yacht on Saturday
It's a love song, a love song
Do another interview, sing a bunch of lies
Tell about celebrities that I despise
And sing love songs, we sing love songs so sincere

So sincere

Come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
Come undone
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
Come undone
The young pretend you're in the clouds above the sea
I come undone
I am scum
Love your son
You've gotta love your son
Come undone
You've gotta love you son
Come undone

Love your son
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum

~K-lynn if you are reading this, pick a song that you like and consider that I dedicate it out to you. Happy Birthday! Please tell me that kau cuti hari ni ;) ~

Happy Birthday Mak

As far as I can remember, Mak only likes 3 song.

1. Masihkah Kau Ingat by Kopratasa
2. Menaruh Harapan by Zaiton Sameon (all the rumors of who the singer is singing the song for was all hard to resist)
3. Bahtera Merdeka by Aishah

In fact she (reluctantly) agreed to sing Bahtera Merdeka during one of the Hari Guru celebration at her school. She (reluctantly) practised at home. And I who was a student there,(reluctantly) went on stage to give her flower while she was singing. Hahahahahaha.

Among the 3 songs, I think I can only stand song no 2. So, Mak, here's Menaruh Harapan for you:



Sepanjang perjalanan ini
Lembah dan lurah ku lewati
Ketenangan yang ku cari
Belum ku temui

Ku menghimpun doa bertahun
Mencari pepohon yang rimbun
Bertemu dahan yang rapuh
Tempat ku berteduh

( korus )
Dulu aku sendiri
Kini masih sendiri
Hadapi hidup ini
Susah senang diri ku
Tak bertempat mengadu
Seperti burung kepatahan sayap...
Dihati kecil ku menaruh harapan...

Selagi hidup belum sudah
Aku akan terus melangkah
Ku yakin rahmat buat ku
Di hadapan menunggu..

Happy Birthday Mak. May Allah bless you always. Al-Fatihah.

Bulan Birthday

So many birthdays this month.

To start of with, sahabat lama who celebrated her birthday on 6th Nov. We celebrated her birthday with a karaoke session and movie - Pisau Cukur. Sungguh menyeronokkan. Memandangkan gambar-gambar mungkin akan digunakan sebagai bahan bukti aku tak letak la gambar-gambar kat sini. Semuanya ala Oh My Dior! Ladies, I shall post it on FB with tight security (...that is till I figure how to do it). So aku letak la gambar K Melah to remind us what song we sang that day. (errr yes I know you all prefer gambar ek ah ek ah.. tapi gambo ni je yang aku ada dalam pc ni)

To Buk Tini, semoga panjang umur murah rezeki (agar boleh berkaraoke lagi bebila free) and semoga satu hari dapat la beli beg Dior idaman... boleh la Oh My Dior for real!

Next, is dad birthday on the 8th. He would be 72. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya. I found this old photo in which he looks ceria, gemuk and sihat walafiat. We shall always remember him this way :). Next to him is the cheeky Anees, who insisted nak pergi tengok simpool (translated swimming pool)... "Boleh tak kita nak pergi simpool. Kita nak cecah kaki kita aje"



Also celebrating on the 8th is si Cantik Tertarik Kau Memang da Bomb! And what a birthday gift - Chelsea beats Manure. (Read here). Joe Cole was featured in the match. Ok la.. he didn't score any of the goals, but he did score one over last weekend against Wolves. Yipeeee

On the 19th, it's Fares' Birthday. We got free tickets to watch Astro Boy! He also got goodie bag from Era coz it's his birthday. Hehehe.. I also found this old photo of him. Habis cool la ni. Check out the little bear on his lap. That was his pet teddy bear for a while.. he would bring it everywhere! Hahahahahah... hahahahahahahahahah.... Bro, Happy Birthday! You are officially a teenage mutant ninja boy!

19th is also my cousin's birthday. And I think 20th is someone's birthday. Perhaps my cousin as well. And I know 28th is my aunt's birthday. We might surprise her with a cake. Tapi aku belum order lagi :P

Sports update: Jensen Button will be joining McLaren next season. Am disapointed in you Button! (but for double salary I suppose I would sell my soul as well :( )

Siapa sejambak mawar merah...

...harum dikamar hatimu,
.. hingga diriku disingkirkan
- Siapa DiHatimu by Rahmat -


Well I told everybody that it's from a friend. Tak la pulak aku cakap friend tu is actually my old buddy from school si Ima. She signed the card as Tim, Saigon. Mesti mamat hantar bunga ingat aku ni ada boyfriend Mat Salleh mana dari Saigon. Merah muka akak uols ambik bunga dari lobby and jalan 3 batu to my cubicle. Gagal misi utk merahsiakan birthday from team mate. Skang boss pun sudah tau today is my Birthday.

Getting flowers, what does it mean? Kawan2 perempuan kata, jatuh la saham. Nanti orang kata dah ada boy friend. Which I agree. But my male colleague say.. "Eh apa pulak. To a guy they will say.. darn! Now got competition pulak". Ye ke? He even volutereed to carry it for me and do free advertising to those who would listen that I got flowers. Gila ke apa.

OMG! And the discussion around the flowers doesn't stop:

- How many stalks aaa? Got meaning or not ( oh please don't even go there)
- Do you know who it's from? (of course I do! Unlike many people I know, I do not have stalkers trailing me around)
- Real ke plastic tu? ( there's some concern around this coz there's another bouquet of dead flowers on a colleague's desk, that's attracting ants and annoys the hell out of us).

Hahahah but all in all it was a lovely surprise.

Ima aka Timmy, Thanks a Bunch (no pun intended)! They are absolutely beautiful. (hmm you might not be reading this though)

Thanks to all my friends and family for all the warm wishes.

I just want to share some funny ones that I came across today:

1. John Glenn - There is still no cure for the common birthday
2. Mary Schmich - Like many women my age, I am 28 years old.
3. Robert Frost - Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.

Finally, to K-lynn, happy birthday to you too. Hope it was a good one :) It's just that, I've a question for you: WHAT THE HECK ARE WE DOING, WORKING ON OUR BIRTHDAY?

Life begins at....

Especially for my sister, Happy 40 sen Birthday!

May a brand new age brings you loads of good things to come.

Lobes a lot from all of us at Kem Tahanan Tak Bai

Transformer turns 11

Budak-budak yang dah kelaparan, tapi didera berposing dengan kek

..and now the wacky shot

The moment that we are waiting for - unwrapping Optimus Prime and Megatron.

Happy Birthday Hamzah!

Semoga Megatron dan Optimus Prime live to see your 12th Birthday pulak

Hehehehe

p/s: ni pre-celebration last week. His real birthday is actually today 15th March

2009 so far...

16 days and counting. What's been happening so far?

1. Canopy Walk at FRIM

In the spirit of nak lebih byk bersenam, me and my friend telah pergi FRIM in Kepong. On 1 Jan 2009. What a way to celebrate new year. All the party revellers still terbongkang atas katil, kitaorg dah out and about. Sepanjang zaman sekolah dulu, tak pernah pulak aku pergi sana. Such a fascinating place. Ingatkan mcm tak mencabar la jalan kat sana. I was so wrong! The jungle tracking memang seronok sebab tak panas sangat. But the climb towards the canopy walk, mmg kalau tak fit boleh nak tergolek. Which happen to me a few times. Masa naik canopy walk tu telah ketakutan, tetiba rasa macam nak nangis. Serious kepala lutut macam nak tercabut. What the heck were we thinking? Hahahahha. Oh well, next stop - attempting Batu Caves and rafting?!

2. Another Bangkok trip

Masa tengah fighting cardiac arrest while climbing the hills at FRIM, a friend smsed me ajak temankan dia to Bangkok. Well, she said the magic word - "aku belanja", so I said "boleh saje". Setelah menshuffle timetable aku kat office, I flew off with my friend to Bangkok. The airport is back normal. And yes, this time around dapat makan tomyam sebab ada orang bring us around. They were such great hostess. We even watched LadyBoy carbaret show. Sila la google sendiri to find out what that is. We also went to a hair salon nak cuci rambut, and came out berposing maut tepi jalan sebab perasan dengan rambut sendiri.

The whole Bangkok still thinks I'm a Thai. Maybe I should learn Thai one of these days. We stayed at a hotel called Rex Hotel. The room was newly refurbished and makes it looked grand despite that the hotel still looks like a Jefferi Zain movie setting circa 1970s. Our breakfast coupon are typed using.. an old school typewriter ok! They still call the tempat makan Coffee House! Tapi itu semua tak lawan the frickin huge glass that allows you to see through to the bedroom.. from the toilet! Nasib kitaorang berdua tak pengsan dan dan tu jugak. The potter was trying to calm us down in Thai (which doesn't help) when he saw the two of us nearly macam nak kena fit bila nampak cermin tu. Things calm down when we hear the word....BLINDERRR. Oh, the world is a better place again. Nasib ada blinder nak tutup cermin tu.

3. Wayne Bridge left the Bridge

I always like Wayne Bridge. There's always time that I think he's a better player than Ashley Cole. He transfered to Man City. A good move for him I would say. Goodbye Wayne and All the best!

4. Chelsea is down in the tong sampah

The last 5 matches were a load of rubbish. No imagination whatsoever. On top of that Joe Cole might be sidelined for a long time. I say do away with the coach and buy a few wingers. Though I temporarily declare myself teamless (football wise), I'm super happy that a friend bought me a Chelsea polo t-shirt from her recent trip to UK. I like!

5. Managed to catch up with friends.

This week managed to meet up with school mates and college mates. One of my friend from school celebrated her , ahem - 25th Birthday. Happy Birthday Kak! May this year be the year. Birthday celebration at Victoria Station. We discovered that the seatings slightly different and the waiter/waiteress are super attentive to the point of annoyance. They are short of feeding the food into your mouth.

Then the next day off to Sunway Michealanglo for italian. The food and price not bad, cuma sometimes.. ada yang masin. Lepas tu sempat plak minum hot chocolate at Tony Romas which cost RM0.50 aje! Ye, 50 sen. Hahahah member aku siap order satu lagi tu. Memang gila.

6. Jason Mraz n Rihanna n PGL

Yippeeeee! I've secured tickets to all the shows. Sanggup tadi nak beratur kat Sg Wang for early bird discounts for Jason Mraz. Tak sabar gila nak pergi tengok. Hopefully tiada aral melintang (oh so the rock melayu bunyinya). Cuti semua dah arranged dah :)

So skang nak pi hafal lagu :)

p/s: Eh esok Juara Lagu, banyak lagu best.

Where's the Love? It's not enough...

Remember Hanson? From the Mmmmbop fame? Heheheh. Maybe most remember them for being 3 young brothers, with the cute one on the drums. Well I remember them for this song - Where's the Love. It's has this teenage lollipop kinda of sound. It's a real pick me upper song.

It was a big hit when I was in Uni. One semester it was played on the air every morning while we were getting ready for class.

I'm dedicating this to a friend who's celebrating her 30th Birthday today! Here's to you Kak Non. Semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki dan tak cirit birit di Siam Paragon! Hahahahhaha

Something has been going on and I don't know what it is
You don't mind the taking girl, but you don't know how to give
You drove me crazy but I don't know baby
You're thinking that it's me you're fooling
Where's the right in, all of our fighting?
Look at what you're doing
Where's the love
It's not enough
It makes the world go 'round and 'round and...
Where's the love
Just give it up
It makes the world go 'round and 'round and 'round
Can you tell me what you see whenever you look around?
We're tripping all over ourselves and pulling each other down
We're separating, consciousness is fading
Are you thinking that it's me you're fooling?
Where's the right in, all of our fighting?
Look at, look at, look at what we're doing

(Repeat Chorus)

Dark clouds all around, lightning, rain pouring down
Waiting for the bright light to break through
Face down on the ground
Pick us up at the lost and found
We've got to change our point of view, if we want the sky blue
We're segregating, consciences are fading
You're thinking that it's me you're fooling
Where's the right in, all of our fighting
Look at what we're doing

(Repeat Chorus)

Won't you, won't you give it up

Presenting: Miss Snotty-SmellyBottom

July was Snotty Smelly Bottom's birthday. Tak sempat jugak nak buat post. Here's a look at Snotty-Smelly Bottom's bottom (literally, hyuk!). Bottom's Up!

This is what I look like if I'm not upside down

Spot the real doll! (ark, apasal abang aku kena pegang teddy bear?)

I'm so snotty I must be chauffeured anywhere I go. "Home, James!"....

...but that was till I got my own driving license!Move over Rempits!

New Age Yoga - Ikealatis

Wahai Cok An, Happy Birthday!

3 ekor arnab

This is what mum use to call the 3 of us girls. 3 ekor arnab. Not that we are arnab size anyway. More like 3 ekor beruang. Hahahahhahah

Dalam kesibukan kota, aku tak sempat nak buat entry wishing the 3 ekor arnab junior Happy Birthday. They celebrated their birthday in August and September.

Check out arnab yang kecik sekali tu. More like a dragon. Cita-cita diaorg nak jadi Totally Spies!

Overheard:
Miya: "Aku la Clover, kau Alex, kakak Sam"
Anees aka Dragon Girl: "Aku la Clover, kakak Sam, kau Alex"
Kakak: "Hai, suka hati korang la"
Sampai sudah, aku pun tak tau siapa Clover, siapa Alex, siapa Sam. Lepas tu ada jugak cita-cita nak jadi Charlie's Angel.

Overheard:
Miya: "Aku Natalie, kau Alex, kakak Dylan"
Anees aka Dragon Girl: "Aku Dylan ke Alex? Ha? Aku Dylan ke Alex?"
Kakak: "Eh Anees, kau la Dylan. Miya kenapa pulak kau Natalie?"
Aunty Jun: "Aku perempuan gila!"

To quote them: "Whateve va! I donts cares! Semua orang macam tudu!" Hahahhahahahah

3 ekor arnab junior, Happy Birthday!

Gemini Girl yang Gila

If I'm a superhero, I'd probably wear this on the outside of my outfit

!!!!Tu dia!!!

And this would probably be my super power. Phwoar!


It's 2nd of June, and its my birthday! Happy Birthday diri sendiri.

Here's my birthday wish. Hyuk!

Special shoutout to another superhero who's celebrating her birthday today. She too own that underwear, coz I gave one to her! Semoga panjang umur and murah rezeki :)

Who's your pick?

This was yesterday. While tgh merempit along Putrajaya Highway (I was suppose to be in the office 30 minutes ago), I was listening to the news. Ryan Reynolds was engaged to perempuan bosan Scarlett JOhansen (dun care if this is spelled wrongly)! W.T.F. why la he and Alanis ever broke off. There goes the morning.

Anyhoo... one fine day in the office, while pretending we were in serious discussion in the office, someone pop a question. Who's your Hollywood Favorite star? Ever. The face that makes you cut them out from magazines and paste it all over your buku latihan? My first thought, was - Hah. Easy. Then, alamak.. blank. Celaka, the guys was a way ahead coz I keep on hearing Jolie.. Alba.. Alba.. Jolie. Sheehh.. till the end of the day, I couldn't think of a name. Suddenly while driving back, it struck me.. ah yes, I used to like Christian Slater. A lot. This was back during the Robin Hood fame, ok. But of course, in today's context LAME O SUPREMO. Apakejad, kejadhar if I can say so.

Still, apa ke kaitannya dgn Ryan Reynolds? Well, I just saw him in Definitely, Maybe. Absolutely lobes it. The story was sweet.. tapi tak la wrist-slitting sappy. I never thought that he could play the role. Then, it hit me. Hey... he's my favorite star. I even downloaded his photos to my mobile. Nak jadi screen saver ok. I kid you NOT. MUHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. mcm 13 year old.

I was hooked to Michael 'Berg' Leslie Bergen in Two Guys, A girl and A Pizza Place. I wonder if Berg ever end up with the biatch Ashley.

And here he is as Van Wilder with assistant Taj. Heheheheh

He also starred in Waiting. Pictured here with Justin Long. A movie that everyone should watch when it's on HBO. Serious lawak. Never ever go to a restaurant near closing time.

And this is what he looks like these days. Ulalala..

So, who's your pick?

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Special shoutouts to all my friends who's celebrating their birthday this month.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ladies!

Many happy return.

Summer of '69... well almost

I was born on April 25th 1969. It's almost summer. Here I am 4 months and clueless. I thot I was a swimming champion

..... but as I grew older, I worry a lot

.... who wouldn't? Especially if your parents photographed you naked on the front lawn. I couldn't believe them!

... not only I worry, I'm a sceptic too. They told me, this is a McLaren stroller. Tipu lah!


... I especially don't trust my big brother who likes to make faces while taking pictures. Look at his hand... it's been itching for something mischevious


.. Oh well, we eventually become best friends. Here I am beside him, supporting the liberation army of Jalan Masjid, Batu Pahat.

..and boy, do we have style!

..... that was of course, till Miss Snotty-SmellyBottom came along


.... and of course, I still worry sometimes. Especially when Miss Snotty-SmellyBottom is nearby. Can't really trust her.

All in all, my childhood was a great one. That's how I roll.

..so here's to another birthday. Blowing candles and hope that wishes come true!

Special shoutout to my sistah, CokNa - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We lobes you always and FOREVAH! - from Juned and Miss Snotty-Smelly-Bottom.

Happy 10th Birthday Hamstead!

Biodata Diri

Nama Penuh : Amer Hamzah Amirudean

Nama Panggilan: Hamzah, Hamstead, Mejoh (bergantung pada keadaan)

Tarikh Lahir: 15 March 1998

Makanan Kegemaran: Tosai, Maggie Goreng tak nak sayur, tak pedas, segala mala junk food - the more colorful the better

Minuman Kegemaran: Assortment of carbonated drinks, Milo Ais and Air Soya

Hobi: Bermain PS2, berlawan dgn abang

Komik Kegemaran: Doraemon, dan tah apa lagi katun jepun yg tidak di kenali, Kreko

Kata-kata kegemaran: " Saya kan pantang dicabar!" dan "Saya kan mata keranjang"

Ingin tahu mengenai: Berapakah harga sepucuk senapang dan dimanakah nak beli asid?

Lagu Kegemaran Masakini: Lagu Fiq (yg tak tahu tajuk), Laguku Untukmu - Meet Uncle Hussain

Filem Kegemaran: Transformers dan Alien vs Predator

Pendapat saya: Bintang atau alien membunuh manusia boleh diterima, tapi manusia membunuh sesama manusia adalah sangat ganas dan tidak boleh diterima

Sangat suka: Apa saja binatang. Kalau boleh tinggal di zoo lagi best.

Cita-cita: Polis atau askar

Pekerjaan: Pelajar dan PS2 game tester utk aunty saya.

Yang membuat saya marah: Bila abang saya ejek saya

Sesuatu yang org tidak tahu mengenai saya: "Saya suka Kalis Rindu - Elyana"!

Bro - Happy Birthday! Jangan nak menakal aje! Especially for you - Kalis Rindu!!!

February 11th

Mom would be 70 today. Birthdays are big deal to her. She bought our birthday cards a year in advance, ok. So today's entry is all about Mak.

Mak oo Mak... or Mamious (my sister liked to call her that, and her usual remark is "kau jgn nak mengada eh"). Never can we call anyone that ever again. Sad.

Ok happy thoughts.

Mak took her personal space and personal belongings very personally. Do not stand near (near meaning 3 meter radius from where she is) her when she's reading the morning paper (let alone reading over her shoulders, a huge NO NO), you would be blocking the 1)light, 2) fan 3) oxigen or 3) chi energy flowing her way (heheheh, kidding). Do not share her things especially at the dining table. She has her own napkin that is not to be touched by anyone else. My sister always choose eating time to play game, "who can sneakily use the napkin without her noticing", which usually end up with one of us having to get her a new one :P

Mak was the Guru Besar at my primary school. Phowar! Hey, I was actually in a different school from standard 1 to 3. Unfortunately, due to my mum's utter dislike of sharing, my school (which was sharing the same building as her school), was made to move a few kilometers away to a new building. A few kilometers which is not meant for walking. The school was behind my house, just 10 minutes (if you takes tiny, tiny steps) away. I was in standard 4 and just made a prefect, when she told me, "Esok kau pergi sekolah dengan aku. Senang". Huh?Huuh?? I was allowed 5 minutes of silent tears. Anyway, the years to come was kind of fun. You would think I would be a spoilt brat ruling the school, eh? Not if you have a mother like mine. I spent the 3 years at the school as rakyat biasa. It did teach me a lot about politics when I ponder back those days. The teachers were crawling over one another to get into my mum's good book....thru me. I was in everything I could possible be. Chess competition (which I totally suck!), hockey, choir (yes, CHOIR!), nasyid, persembahan hari guru dan pelbagai mak nenek acara yg lain. Little that they know, my mother is not to be bought. The only time I ever exercised my "aku-anak-guru-besar" card was when I'm late to school.
"Kenapa lambat?" asked prissy Miss Prefect
"Tanya belakang" would be my usual answer, pointing smugly to my mother who's sauntering behind. Can't you see, that I'm ascorting the Queen-bee herself? That's why I'm late, darn it! Duh!
I was never made a prefect, I get called by the discipline teacher as well, and yes, I have to pick up the school mail everyday (at the school's PO box, at the local post office) because my mum don't really trust her peon. Special treatment? I don't think so.

Mum loves to write. She wrote in her diary every day. She loved writing letters. If she would ever embrace the technology, she'll be the queen of emails. Heck, she might even have her own blog. She's been in touch with a pen pal in UK for almost 50 years. Imagine that. She even managed to meet her when she was in UK on holiday trip. Below letter was the last letter from her pen pal , Brenda.

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Mum hates that if we wake up late. 7am is late. Her philoshopy, by 7.30am "orang dah boleh sampai London, kau tido lagi". But it's utterly ok to sleep again at 11 am, because it's her nap time. And well, if 7.30 you can reach London.. I fiigure by 11am you would have completed the city tour, so of course, you can go back to sleep. Hah!

Mum hates if we buat pekak when she called us to bring her 1) sudu, 2) garpu 3) senduk 4) mangkuk (yg kecik la bodoh) 5) piring 6) (salah) pinggan 7) tutup periuk 8) garam or anything else imaginable, while she's cooking. When she call, you are expected to be front and center - ASAP. If not, here comes the "Cina depan rumah pun dengar aku panggil kau" lecture. The rule of thumb is always, when she's in motion, you must be in motion too. "Jangan berdiri mcm Stanfort Raffles!". So if she's cooking, you should be either 1)sweeping 2) pretend to be sweeping my sister's favorite) or 3) just go around and around the house pretending that you are looking for something (my favorite). I came to know about the 'pretend sweeping' from my sister eons later. She would just hold the broom and just do a lazy *swish* swish* if my mother is looking. Hampeh! No wonder I'm always stuck with the chores! Well, I figure any 7 year old are easily manipulated anyway.

Mum never hits. But goodness, her kata-kata are killer! Favorite threat " aku sterika muka kau!". Again, 7 year olds are easily threaten as well. Don't worry, the laundry are always piling up (imagine a small mountain), she can never find the iron anyway. If any of us ever gets bad marks, I think the roof would actually collapse. I would personally prefer to run away from home than face her.

Mum loves visiting people at the hospital. I think I have been to almost all of the hospitals in KL. At least the old ones. She spents so much time in the hospitals and only her can understand how much visitor meant to sick people.

Mum must always look good. "Nampak tak uban aku?" I on the other hand, love to dress slopily just to spite her. Heheheheh.

Mum loves the song Bahtera Merdeka. Even sang it once at school during teachers day. Phoawar!

Mum loves kuih tart nenas. Seedless grape. Quacker oats. What else? Anything sweet. I think I inherited her sweet tooth.

Mum loves shopping. Or is it she loves buying things for people. I think I inhertited that from her as well. Favorite shopping place is Globe Silk Store in Jalan Tar. There were frequent excursions to CK Tangs in Singapore too.. but I was too young to remember. Going shopping with her meant that you have to be her personal assistant ie 1) check the price tag 2) look for the items in different color (that is obviously not there) and 3) carry her stuff. I always gave up and come up with "nak muntah" scheme. My brother simply throw tantrums and lie down on any couch or open space he can find and my sisters sulk, sulk, sulk. Ooii happy days!

But despite all, we love you so much, Mak. Beneath the cool exterior, we know you love us too. We missed your phone calls and missed your letters. It's not the same without you.

Here's to you Mak. Happy Birthday!

Al-Fathihah.

This was taken on her 65th birthday

Shout out: To my friends who have lost a parent or both, I dedicate this entry to you. Memories is all we have. Treasure them. Those who still have their parents, enjoy every moment that you can still call someone Mak or Ayah. To ngantukalways, who survived Aquarius parents, here's to us! Happy Birthday to both your mom and dad.