cerita curang

Mood rajin datang menjenguk buat seketika.

Aku tertarik dengan satu artikel di Wanista yang aku baca minggu lepas. Sebenarnya nak blog pasal artikel tu, tapi mood rajin pergi jalan-jalan. Artikel boleh baca di sini. Pergi baca. Artikel ni berkisarkan tentang seorang lelaki yang menceritakan kecurangan isterinya dalam sebuah blog. Haa... gitu.

Dah baca? Menarik tak? Bagi aku, menarik sangat. Dan oleh kerana itu, aku dengan gigihnya pergi google blog tersebut. Dan aku jumpa! Takdelah gigih mana pun sebenarnya. Taip je 'my cheating wife', tekan search, jumpalah aku akan blog tersebut. Lalu aku pun membaca setiap entry yang lelaki tu taip. Setiap satu entry. Setiap satu perkataan. Aku baca. Itu baru namanya gigih. Kalaulah bekerja atau belajar dulu pun gigih macam ni...

Tapi lelaki ni lagi gigih. Pasang software untuk spy handphone isteri dia. Siap printscreen perbualan SMS antara isteri dia dengan boyfriend isteri dia. SMS diorang... phewww. Silalah pergi sendiri ke blog tersebut untuk baca pertukaran SMS antara dua kekasih tersebut. Kalau aku bubuh semua kat sini, nanti blog aku kena censored. Gahahaha! Tak pasal-pasal blog ni kena rate 18SX. Awww... tak rela ai. Ni bukan blog nyah-nyah tayang lurah tetek ye.

Tapi...

Secara seriusnya, aku rasa sedih, marah dan kecewa bagi pihak lelaki tu. Dahlah isteri curang, anak yang selama ni dia ingat anak dia rupa-rupanya adalah anak kepada boyfriend isteri dia. Pedih betul. Tersayat hati, lebih-lebih lagi bila masuk bab anak. Tergamaknya seorang perempuan mempermainkan suami dia sampai macam tu sekali. Sebagai seorang perempuan, aku rasa malu dengan perbuatan isteri itu. Apa sebab pun tak mampu nak justifikasikan perbuatan dia sebagai seorang isteri dan seorang ibu.

Dan boyfriend itu pula ialah seorang suami. Ya, curangnya itu seorang perempuan dan seorang lelaki. Tak boleh nak tuding jari kata perempuan je jahat, atau lelaki je jahat. Dua-dua sama jahat. Orang yang curang dengan pasangan masing-masing ialah orang yang jahat. Jahat sejahat-jahatnya, bagi aku. Sebab apa? Sebab orang yang curang ni menyakiti hati orang lain, mengkhianati kepercayaan orang lain. Kalau kau bunuh orang, orang tu mati, keluarga dia mungkin boleh meneruskan kehidupan. Tapi bila kau mengkhianati pasangan hidup sendiri yang percayakan kau, luka tu akan berbekas sampai mati.

Aku tak faham kadang-kadang dengan orang yang curang ni. Kau dah kahwin dengan pasangan pilihan kau, kenapa kau masih ada hati nak tergedik-gedik dengan orang lain lagi? Tak cukup kasih sayang? Tak cukup nafkah zahir batin? Atau kau ni sememangnya manusia yang tak pernah akan puas? Sebanyak mana kasih sayang, sebanyak mana ciuman peluk kasih nak diberikan supaya kau puas? Orang tamak ni, orang tua kata, selalu akan rugi.

Bertukar-tukar ayat cinta asmaradana di Facebook, di SMS, di WhatsApp/WeChat/Skype, bukan main lagi. Kalau ada masa untuk mabuk kepayang bercurangan dengan orang lain, kenapa tak bercinta dengan yang sememangnya dah halal bagi kau? Kenapa? Sebab ada thrill? Sebab untuk suka-suka? Sebab bosan? Sebab gatal? Sebab apa sebenarnya? Musykil betul aku. Kalau ada yang kurang pada pasangan sendiri, bawalah berbincang bantal ke bantal. Kau dah pilih dia untuk hidup dengan kau, dan dia dah pilih kau untuk hidup dengan dia, kenapa perlu nak mencari juga keseronokan di luar?

Jangan. Pesan aku, jangan sakiti hati pasangan kau. Jangan khianati kepercayaan dia. Dalam sesebuah perhubungan, bila kepercayaan tu dah kau cemarkan, susah nak patah balik. Susah dah orang yang kau tipu tu nak percaya pada kau, tak kira macam mana cinta atau sayangnya dia pada kau. Syak wasangka, curiga akan timbul. Benda ni sebenarnya yang membawa kepada pertengkaran, membawa kepada perceraian. Itu pendapat jujur aku. Aku pun, sekali dah dikhianati kepercayaan aku, susah aku nak percaya pada orang tu dah. Sakit. Sakit sangat bila dikhianati.

Setengah orang, ranggi dan yakin. Yakin yang dia dok main-main belakang pasangan dia, pasangan dia takkan tahu. Kawan, jangan lupa, Allah itu Maha Kuasa. Allah itu Maha Mengetahui. Dan Allah itu juga Maha Mengasihi kepada hamba-Nya yang teraniaya. Tak hari ni, esok atau lusa, pasti aktiviti masa lapang kau tu akan terbongkar juga. Tak payah dia nak spy handphone kau ke apa, Allah akan tunjuk juga satu ketika nanti. Masa tu, memang lantak kat kaulah kalau dia sumpah kau jadi peti ais pun.

Cuba nanti, bila kau sedang enak berbicara cinta penuh berahi dengan orang yang bukan pasangan kau, kau terbalikkan situasi. Kau bayangkan yang kau ni pasangan kau yang setia tu, dan pasangan kau tu yang dok sibuk SMS berahi dengan orang ketiga? Amacam? Bayangkan. Dan cuba rasa. Sakit tak hati? Sedih? Marah? Kecewa? Kalau kau tak rasa, memang kau tak serik, kan? Heh.

Jangan mulut sahaja bicara cinta dan sayang. Biar perbuatan itu seiring dengan apa yang diucapkan. Ingat, setiap perbuatan itu ada balasannya. Kau lelaki ke, kau perempuan ke, bilamana kau curang, kau jahat. Kalau nantinya, pasangan kau yang bicara "I miss you" kepada orang lain, kau jangan melatah. Itu namanya, padan muka.

chia seed: the 'it' super food?

Yesterday, I tweeted about chia seed and I thought I'd share it here as well. 

So, what is exactly chia seed? There, I've put up the link. Go read. Don't be a lazy bum.

Here's what chia seeds look like:

A combination of brown, gray, black and white chia seeds.

Here are the 13 reasons why chia seed is awesome:

1. Chia is very high in fibre. Good dieatary supplement for those trying to shed the extra pounds.
2. It contains 20% Omega 3 ALA, making it a super food for the brain and heart. Chia has eight times more Omega 3 than salmon!
3. It boasts 20% protein. The protein is a complete protein with all 8 essential amino acids.
4. It is high in antioxidants (It has a four times higher ORAC value than blueberries).
5. Chia contains five times more calcium than milk.
6. Chia contains seven times more vitamin C than oranges.
7. It contains three times more iron than spinach. Eat your heart out, Popeye!
8. It contains twice the potassium content of banana.
9. It has a positive impact balancing blood glucose levels (making it even more awesome for diabetics).
10. Unlike flax seed, chia doesn't go rancid. Stores longer and can be eaten raw.
11. They can also help your diet by making you feel full. This is because they absorb 10 times their weight in water, forming a bulky gel.
12. They reduce food cravings by preventing some of the food that you eat from getting absorbed into your system.
13. They are also great for athletes because the "chia gel" can hydrate the body.

Take just one tablespoon of chia a day and you're good to go. As for me, I consume chia seeds because it keeps me energized and stave off my sleepiness in the morning at the office.

Of course, you have to remember to drink plenty of water after consuming chia seeds as it is very high in fibre. There are lots of other goodness of chia seed. Go google them.

In the meantime, have a great weekend.

kfc: makan esok je lah!

Di suatu hari yang tak berapa nak hening, selepas puas terkinja-kinja tak ingat dunia tengok Backstreet Boys secara live, 4 orang manusia masuk ke KFC Kepong Drive Thru 24 Hours. Aku perlu bagi nama lengkap supaya orang tahu KFC yang mana satu. Maka, dengan perut yang teramatlah lapar pada pukul 2 pagi, pergilah 4 manusia itu ke kaunter untuk memesan hidangan yang sudah terbayang-bayang di kepala otak.

"Kak, dinner plate satu. Nak spicy," begitu lebih kurang bunyinya. Aku tak tulis skrip jadi ini anggaran je dialognya.

"Spicy dah habis. Kena tunggu 30 minit kalau nak." balas cashier yang bernama Riyah.

"Makan esok je lah!" tambah Cik Riyah, mesra sekali. Bulat mata Shera pandang Cik Riyah yang terlampau mesra itu.

"Ambik OR je lah. Jangan banyak songeh," aku cuba menenangkan keadaan.

"Oklah, bagi OR, tapi nak bahagian drumstick," Shera pun mengalah. Perut lapar la katakan. Cik Riyah pun jenguk-jenguk ke bahagian yang ada beberapa ketul cuma ayam goreng.

"Drumstick tak adalah. Makan esok je lah!" Cik Riyah membalas, penuh kemesraan juga. Siap senyum meleret. Eh eh. Ni bikin panas ni. Aku pun dah mula rasa sebal dengan Cik Riyah ni.

"Ok, nak order Krusher. Nak Krusher..."

"Krusher takde!" pantas sekali Cik Riyah memotong. Amboi. Efisyen betul Cik Riyah ni. Syabas!

"Tanya dulu nak Krusher apa. Lemon punya kan ada lagi," seorang mamat di belakang yang nampak agak sibuk menegur.

"Eh, a'ah. Yang lemon punya ada lagi," tersengih-sengih Cik Riyah kita. Tu lah, potong lagi cakap pelanggan. Potong lagi, Cik Riyah. Aku dah rasa macam nak potong lidah kau tu hah.

"Lemon krusher dua," Cik Riyah pun key in pesanan.

"Chicken Wrap ada?" tanya Hubster. Tu kegemaran Hubster lah tu Golden Chicken Wrap tu.

"Takde, dah habis. Makan esok je lah!"

PUNDEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! Bebetul mengundang minah ni. Mengundang sangat. Terima kasihlah buat perangai macam tu, Cik Riyah. Maka kami pun bawak rezeki kamu ke McDonald's.

Kau kalau tak ada benda yang dipesan, minta maaf dan cakap elok-elok benda dah tak ada. Bukan cakap "MAKAN ESOK JE LAH." Itu dah macam menghalau pelanggan, paham tak? Dengan muka sengih-sengih kerang busuk, macam seronok sangat mempermainkan pelanggan. Baguslah tu. Memang aku pangkah dah KFC tu, sekali dengan Pizza Hut atas dia. Servis macam sampah.

Nah, ni tagline baru untuk KFC.

Picture by: Filzah Athirah

Dekat Facebook dah komplen. Dekat website pun dah komplen. Kita tunggu dan tengok apa reaksi/balasan dari pihak KFC. Kita tunggu.

hadiah kahwin

Walaupun cuti sekolah masih lambat lagi, tak salah kalau aku katakan yang musim kenduri dah pun bermula. Aku rasalah kan, musim kenduri start awal tahun ni sebab orang takut kena tarikh pilihanraya. Aku rasalah macam tu. Tapi sudahnya, sampai sekarang Pak Jib dok main teka teki teka tekuk. Aku dengan Hubster je tiga minggu berturut-turut ada kenduri kahwin yang kami kena pi. Makan free, rejeki tu. Hujung minggu ni, majlis sambut menantu sepupu aku yang menikah bulan November tahun lepas. Haruslah semua saudara-mara berkumpul dan bikin kecoh kan.

Cakap pasal kenduri kahwin ni kan, aku sebenarnya nak bukak topik hadiah kahwin. Dulu, sebelum aku kahwin, memang aku tak kisah sangat pasal benda ni. Tapi bila aku sendiri dah kahwin, aku pikir jugakla untuk pengantin baru ni. Kebanyakan orang yang baru kahwin ni, diorang tinggal rumah sendiri. Dan bila tinggal rumah sendiri, barang keperluan tu memang wajib ada. Macam kau masuk rumah baru la, senang cerita.

Sumber: Google Image

Barang keperluan yang macam mana?

Pinggan mangkuk, set minuman, kutleri, peralatan elektrik macam periuk nasi, blender, seterika dan cerek air, tupperware, set cadar dan macam-macam benda lagi yang korang boleh pikir sendiri, yang perlu bila masuk rumah baru yang takde apa. Orang baru kahwin yang bajet banyak dah habis ke majlis macam aku ni sebenarnya rasa bersyukur sangat dapat hadiah-hadiah macam ni. Secara tak langsung, korang dah membantu pasangan-pasangan yang baru nak membina kehidupan baru ni sebenarnya. Ecewah!

Aku rasa bertuah dan teramat bersyukur sebab kebanyakan barang-barang keperluan kami tak perlu beli pun. Dapur gas pun orang yang hadiahkan. Alhamdulillah. Mungkin kadang-kadang, kita nampak benda tu macam kecik, tapi besar faedahnya kepada orang lain, siapa yang tahu kan? Walaupun orang kata it's the thought that counts, apa salahnya kita bagi sesuatu yang memang akan buat orang ingat kita sampai bila-bila pun, selagi hadiah pemberian tu digunakan?

Macam aku, bila aku nak masak, aku guna blender, aku ingat kat tukang bagi, "Ni Suria bagi ni, alhamdulillah senang nak buat kerja." Secara tak langsungnya, kita tahu kita dah berjasa pada orang lain. Pahala tu weh. Serius. Bukan susah pun, ye dak? Itupun dah layak masuk it's the thought that counts. Maksudnya, kau ada fikirkan untuk kesenangan hidup kawan atau saudara kau tu.

Kedai-kedai sekarang pun dah banyak jual barang-barang yang sesuai untuk dijadikan hadiah kahwin ni. Harga pun berpatutan. Kat Jusco berlambak kot. Nak standard sikit, boleh pi IKEA. Set kutleri yang comel pun baru harga RM 59.00. Aku taula, aku baru check tadi. Giant pun ada. Pendek katanya, kat kebanyakan supermarket memang ada. Kau boleh dapat set minuman yang cantik yang ada jag dengan enam biji gelas dengan harga tak sampai RM 50 kat Jusco. Betul ni.

Kalau nak lagi gempak dan lain daripada yang lain, korang boleh bagi ni:

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Hah. Lesung batu! Apa, ingat aku main-main ka? Hahahaha! Lantak korang nak bungkus macam mana hadiah ni. Hahaha! Boleh buat sambal belacan ni woi! Gelak pulak dia.






Tapi kalau orang tu kahwin pastu tinggal dengan family sendiri yang dah lengkap semua, hadiah apa yang paling afdhal nak diberi? Cer kome kabor sikit ke teman.

hodohnya perangai!

Minggu lepas, aku berkesempatan melawat Masjid Kristal, salah sebuah ikon pelancongan di Terengganu. Dari kejauhan, persekitarannya nampak cantik, sedap mata memandang. Tapi, semakin dekat, semakin menyakitkan mata dan hati ini.

Kenapa? Nah! Ini jawapannya.

Ini, apa ni? Tak menyakitkan mata ke? Sepanjang-panjang walkway ni ada saja sampah. Sangatlah tipikal meleis macam ni. Padahal kat belakang tu bukan takde tong sampah. Tapi inilah dia, PEMALAS! Dasar perangai meleis yang memalukan. Nak ikutkan kat Masjid Kristal tu, tempat beribadah sebetulnya. Dan seingat aku, Islam itu menyukai akan kebersihan.

Cakap tak serupa bikin, kata orang. Bersih tang mananya ni, mai habaq sat. Minum air, buang botol/cawan merata. Kenyang perut, tinggalkan saja bekas makanan. Apa ada hal, ye dak? Bukan kerja kau nak cuci semua, ye dak?

Kalau bukan kita sendiri yang nak jaga kebersihan tempat-tempat tarikan macam Masjid Kristal ni, siapa lagi yang nak jaga. Aku nampak siap ada yang sanggup sumbat botol Tropicana Twister kat celah ukiran di kaki lima lagi. Dok dang je nak ambik gambor. Takde sivik ke? Takde kesedaran? Huh. Takdelah tu. Otak letak bawah ketiak masam la tu. Cantik sangat perangai.

Inilah dia perangai orang kita. Hodoh sehodoh-hodohnya. Macam tak ada didikan yang sepatutnya. Macam ni gayanya nak memajukan industri pelancongan negara kita? Tak payahlah. Macam ni nak menunjukkan identiti kita sebagai negara Islam? Lupakan ajelah, lupakan. Benda asas macam menjaga kebersihan pun tak reti.

Sedih.

you don't play-play with the first lady of malaysia

Say... what???

I saw the news today in MSN Malaysia's website. And I couldn't believe my eyes at first. I went "Whaaa...?" and "Huh???"

ROSMAH GETS HER OWN iOS GAME!

The headline screams. Whoa! Really? I mean, really? Seriously? This is serious, my friends. This is very, very serious. I kid you not.

 

Source of pictures here

The description reads:

This tongue in cheek game takes Malaysian First Lady Rosmah Mansor's claim that she saved the money it took for a RM24.4 million diamond ring and turns it on it's head. As a somewhat familiar female figure, save as much money as it takes to gain an arsenal of Birkin bags, and ultimately, the holy grail of all rings.

It almost got me rolling on the floor in a bout of laughter. Almost. Whoever came up with this game, my hats off to you.

But, of course, it's not for free, yo! This is Bik Mama we're talking about, remember? No money, no talk la!

Lucky all you Apple users out there, I must say. *insert troll face here*

isu halal/haram subway

Semalam lagi dah kecoh pasal Subway yang takde sijil halal dari JAKIM, hasil laporan 999 di TV3. Dekat Twitter, macam-macam fatwa yang timbul pasal isu ni. Aku sebenarnya malas nak komen banyak-banyak tapi sebab aku kena sound kat Twitter, maka aku rasa terpanggil nak komen dengan panjang lebar kat blog sendiri.

Ceritanya, aku terbaca satu komen di page FB Subway Malaysia. Lalu aku tweet pasal benda tu macam ni:

Dan demikian, bila naik tweet tu, ada orang pulak yang reply:

Aku terkedu sekejap bila baca. Sebab apa? Sebab tiba-tiba masuk bab akidah. Tak terlintas pulak di kepala hotak aku nak buat main-main pasal akidah. 'Abang' tu main taram je kata aku buat main pasal akidah. Belum apa-apa lagi. Bukan aku tak boleh ditegur, cuma bila ditembak mengejut macam tu, terkedu jugakla, 'Abang'.

Aku pun cakap aku bukan buat main. And here's the reply:

Okey, aku agak lost di sini. Bahagian mana yang aku kutuk JAKIM? Habaq mai sat. Walaupun aku tak sekolah agama, aku pun tahu mencari yang halal itu adalah wajib. Tak payah nak copy paste ayat Quran/sunah/hadis pun aku tahu mencari yang halal tu satu ibadah. Ye, aku tau la aku tak sekolah agama, tapi bab agama, aku tak bergurau. Makanya, ini adalah reply aku yang tak berapa nak panjang lebar:

Aku rasa, tweet aku dah nyatakan pandangan aku dalam hal ni. 'Abang', jangan cepat sangat patronize sebelum usul periksa statement tu. Kalau pergi laman FB yang ada komen tu, ada komen yang penuh. Menuduh saya bwt main pasal akidah sebelum apa-apa, tak cool la, brader. Tanya dulu, atau minta pendapat sepenuhnya. Ni dak, main 'tembak' aje. Kutuk JAKIM pun saya tak buat, malahan tak terniat langsung.

JAKIM sajakah badan yang boleh mengesahkan status halal sesuatu produk itu? Yang lain-lain takde kelayakan? Macam aku kata, look at the bigger picture. Jangan nak patronize orang sangat. Jangan nak melatah sangat. Aku takde target JAKIM pun.

'Adik' bukan nak kutuk JAKIM pun, 'Abang'. Cuma tertanya-tanya je, kalau takde sijil JAKIM je, haram? IFRC takleh pakai la gitu?

Apa-apa pun, kalau was-was, jangan makan. Tak susah pun, ye dak? Sekarang cuba bagitau, kupon Subway yang dapat dari kalendar tu, nak buat apa?

life-saving facts

A new SMS/message/e-mail has gone viral in Malaysia last week. The message sounds more or less like this:

"For the next few days, please do not drink any product from Pepsi, Tropicana Juice, Sprite, 7Up, Coca Cola etc. A worker from the company has added his blood contaminated with HIV into the drinks. As seen on NTV7. Please forward this message bla bla bla bla bla..."

My, my. Such serious message. My ass shivered when I read that message. Let's get the facts straight, shall we?

Fact #1

The message said any product from Pepsi bla bla bla Coca-Cola. Now wait a minute here. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are two different products from two different companies. That should tip you off straight away that this message is a hoax. It can't be that the worker is working for two different companies, no? Pepsi is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo while Coca Cola is produced  by The Coca-Cola Company. Go google it. Now.

Fact #2

HIV does not live long outside the body. Even if small amounts of HIV-infected blood or semen was consumed, exposure to the air, heat from cooking, and stomach acid would destroy the virus. Therefore, there is no risk of contracting HIV from eating food, or in this case, from drinking Pepsi or Coke or Tropicana Juice or Sprite or even Barbican. 

Fact #3

The message is originated from India. The original message is full of grammar mistakes that I cringed reading it. Here's the message:

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See how ridiculous the message is? Whoever started this must be hanged to death. Seriously. And when the message comes to Malaysia, ND TV becomes NTV7. Nice, very nice.

Fact #4

Those drinks mentioned in the message are loaded with sugar. It's not good for you. So don't even drink it in the first place. I don't need to remind you that, do I? Meh. Like you're going to even listen to me. Big Mac + Fries + Coke = WIN, right? Riiiiiight.

Fact #5

Those who believe this message and forward it to other people? They are called IDIOTS.

hear the roar?

Tigers pounce. Unsuspectingly. 

I bet last night hundreds, maybe even thousands, young Malaysian across the country are aspired to be a footballer. Just like Baddrol Bakhtiar. Just like Khairul Fahmi Che Mat. Or Mohd Muslim Ahmad. Or Gurusamy Kandasamy. These are the Malaysian heroes. The heroes that silenced Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. The heroes that, despite all the taunts, insults, threats and boos came out triumphant in front of the people who preferred to call all Malaysians as "Maling".

Well, seems like us malings stole the medal right under your nose. People may or may not remember the amount of medals you took (either fairly or otherwise), but people, especially us malings will always, always remember the day our Harimau pounced on Garuda.

Congratulations to the Harimau Muda squad. And thank you for silencing the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. You guys made them weep, yo! Priceless.

And Mr. F put it ever so aptly at the end of the match.

"Ambik upah tak hormat lagu kebangsaan orang."

KTM: the never-ending story

Look, I've been using KTM Komuter for as long as I can remember. And as long as I can remember, the word 'delay' is rather synonym with KTM Komuter. Seriously. How many of us KL-ites have experienced KTM's 'efficiency' in terms of the on-time performance? On Fridays, especially, the service goes from worst to horrifying. You don't even wanna know what happen when it rains. You'll spit in disgust, believe me. What are they doing, I have no idea, since the service never improved since... I don't know... forever?

And then, come the news. They're replacing the old coaches with new ones. The SCS (six-car set) is said to make its debut this December. 38 sets for six coaches. Here's a sneak peek at the SCS:

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Honestly, I don't have any complaints about the current coaches they're using. Most of the time, they're decent and comfortable. Yes, sometimes the air-conditioner doesn't work but that is, to me, minor problem. The issue here, the main point is, the constant delay. Constant as in every single day. Yes. Every. Single. Day. Even on the weekends, early morning, when people are not working and the crowd is considerably lesser than that of weekdays. Why is that? It is simply unacceptable.

Don't talk about the new coaches. Let's talk about your efficiency, or lack of it, KTM. Just how many people are late to work and just how many people got home after dinner because of your constant delay? Your service is an utter embarrassment to the people of Malaysia. Seriously. And don't go saying that if we don't like your service, we can take our asses to other mode of transportation or buy our own car. Some of us do not have the option or the luxury to do so.

And you, the users, be considerate, will ya? Other people queued up at the right line for hours and some of you brainless morons just come and stand in the middle of the line like a fucking boss. For example, this lady:

This kind of attitude pissed me off more than KTM's delay. People queued up for hours, along the correct line and you just come up, with your fucking innocent face and just stood there in the middle? Be thankful I didn't shove your ass off the platform, lady. Now all you people do not do this. Yes, I understand we're all trying to get somewhere as soon as possible, but this kind of attitude is a big NO-NO. Like I say, be considerate.

And should you're able to avoid using KTM Komuter, avoid it all cost. Honestly.

the facebook hoax

Hoax (hōks)

Noun - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Bahasa Melayu - bang bang boom, kau dah kena tipu!

I bet that most of you now are aware of the news that has been going around for the last few days that Facebook is going to shut down on March 15th. Honestly, just how many of you went "Noooooo! This cannot be happening!"? Come on now, raise your hand up, lemme see it. Okay, fine, you're too cool to admit it.


But I know that deep down inside, you're panicking like hell.

Alamak, macam mane dengan Farmville aku?
Alamak, nanti kat ofis takde ape nak buat dah la!
Alamak, takleh la aku stalk mamat kacak pakai Ray Ban tu dah!
Alamak, takleh la nak buat untung beribu-ribu RM login Facebook dah!

TIDAAAAAKKKKK!!!

But do you even stop for a while to T.H.I.N.K? Facebook is a multi-billion dollar business. Do you think they will ever shut down as long as they're generating billions of dollars? It's like saying Microsoft will stop producing more OS! Gasp! Unthinkable! Gilo ko apo?

Use your God-given brain, people. And stop posting ridiculous statuses and tweets regarding Facebook's closure. Facebook is not closing down. I repeat, Facebook WILL.NOT.CLOSE.DOWN. Not on March 15th, not anytime soon. Okay? Cheer up. You won't lose your cows.


To all you Malaysian, please, don't be so fukken gullible, can? You guys believe just about anything people posted on the net. You can only trust 90% of what's being circulated in the Internet, don't you know about that? Smarten up a bit la. And do some research before you go around telling people that Malay people is of genius descendant Facebook will pull its plug. Get it from genuine resource, okay?

Now excuse me while I go cook up a storm in World Cafe.

save the sharks

Recently, I saw a documentary regarding shark finning on National Geographic. The documentary is titled Sharkwater. And it's an eye-opener. Seriously. The images are disturbing and at the same time, heartbreaking. One particular footage showed some fishermen gleefully hacking up the fins of a shark and after harvesting the fins, they kicked the shark back into the water. Animal cruelty at its best.

Do you know that an estimated 200 million sharks die every year due to being hunted, caught and finning activities? An estimated 100 million sharks are killed for their fins only. That means about 250,000 sharks die a day.

Finning, my friends, is the practice of hacking off the shark's fins using hot metal blade and throwing it back into the sea, alive. Now without the fins, sharks cannot move, thus resulting in death due to starvation, been eaten alive by other fish or they will drown (if they are not in constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water).

The finning is practiced due to high demand for the fins (obviously) for the shark fin soup which has been touted as the most impressive and exotic delicacy, especially in Asia. Ironically, the fins itself do not add any flavor to the soup (the broth is usually made from chicken stock) and they certainly do not have any added nutritional value. The fins only add texture to the soup. Such barbaric and inhumane way just to fill up the tummy and to show off class. Aren't we selfish?

Sharks are mighty predators, they are at the top of the underwater food chain. That does not make sharks our enemy at all. In fact, sharks are very important for our very own survival. You see, God does not create something for no reason at all. So how are sharks important to human beings survival?

• Being at the top of the food chain, sharks play an important role in the ecosystem by maintaining the species below them in the food chain and serving as an indicator for ocean health. They help remove the weak and the sick as well as keeping the balance with competitors helping to ensure species diversity. (Source)
  
  
• As predators, they shift their prey’s spatial habitat, which alters the feeding strategy and diets of other species. Through the spatial controls and abundance, sharks indirectly maintain the seagrass and coral reef habitats. The loss of sharks has led to the decline in coral reefs, seagrass beds and the loss of commercial fisheries. (Source)
  
  
• By taking sharks out of the coral reef ecosystem, the larger predatory fish, such as groupers, increase in abundance and feed on the herbivores. With less herbivores, macroalgae expands and coral can no longer compete, shifting the ecosystem to one of algae dominance, affecting the survival of the reef system. (Source)
  
  
• Now, do you know that 70% of the oxygen in our atmosphere is produced by phytoplankton? Sharks actually prevent the the overconsumption of the plankton by other fish, thereby moderating global warming. (Source)

Those mentioned above are just few of many reasons why sharks are important to us. Can you imagine what will happen if sharks are wiped off from the face of the earth? What will happen to the ecosystem? What will happen to US?

For so long we've been 'forced' into believing that sharks are dangerous to human. They've been portrayed as having some sort of vendetta against the human race. Movies like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea incorporate that beliefs, which eventually lead us to believe that killing sharks is okay. It is not, I assure you.

The extinction of sharks will be the beginning of the end for us. The population of sharks decreased for over 90% for the last few years. This mass killing of sharks has got to be stopped pronto or we will face ecology imbalance which will harm the earth and will eventually harm the human race.

Before I end, here are some of the pictures of the gruesome 'murder':




There is no justification in killing this magnificent creature. None at all. Let's stop this ruthless killing once and for all. Stop eating/ordering/demanding the shark fin soup. Remember, one bowl of soup is just another step to our very own extinction, not just the sharks.



Further information:

• Shark Project
• Shark Trust

salam ramadhan

The holy month is here yet again. And I feel like I can take a very deep breath now that Ramadhan is here. Why? I don't know. I just feel... relieved. And I wish for an uneventful Ramadhan this year.

To all of you, my Muslim friends, I wish you

Salam Ramadhan Al-Mubarak
"May this Ramadhan be a blessed one for all of us."

And Suria's family will be in KL on the first Ramadhan. It's a very nice way to start Ramadhan; with family.

Now I can seriously focus on my diet. Err. I think.

oh ye of little faith!

I got this one from today's The Star.

And I chuckled to myself. I just thought that the results are just so freaking predictable. Really. And kudos to The Star's team. You'd thought that putting the boring ole "Yes" and "No" is enough, but they stretch it a bit by putting the "They are beyond rehabilitation" option. And naturally, that third option is by far, the most popular one.

The poll, in my honest opinion, reflects just how much us Malaysians detest Mat Rempit. And how little faith we have to change or rehabilitate them. Personally, I can't comment much about the Mat Rempits but I do think that a number of them do went out of their way to break the law. It's like they found joy in doing so. There is a fine line between being rebellious and downright juvenile/criminal.

Now I'm not saying that all the Mat Rempit are bad, neither am I saying that all the crimes are caused by Mat Rempit but Mat Rempit does not exactly have rosy image either. Mention the word Mat Rempit and hundreds of negative words will come to mind. Drugs, free/random sex, the infamous bohjan and bohsia, illegal racing and not to mention snatch theft. And the saddest part of all is the fact that most of the Mat Rempits are Malay.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe. I admit, I have very little faith in Mat Rempit. I don't believe they will turn over a new leaf unless tragedy strikes. Yeah, like in the stupid Malaysian movies where Mat Rempit is considered a hero. More so when his friend died and he repent. Talk about cliche.

Oh, and before you ask which one I voted for, know this: Every vote is confidential. Hehehe!

orang malaysia kena cakap (bahasa) melayu

I am a Malaysian. A proud one at that, if I may add. But as I'm writing this entry entirely in English, does that make me a lesser Malaysian than others? What, if I may ask, is the essence of a true Malaysian? That he/she speaks only Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu (the term keeps changing from time to time that I've lost track of the correct term)? So let's say, hypothetically, that I was born in Malaysia, but raised in Russia. My Malay vocabulary is limited to 'Terima kasih', 'Ya' and 'Tak'. Does that mean I'm not a Malaysian? Even if I have a myKad?

Wait. Does that mean UiTM is un-Malaysia(n)? Because as far as I know, all the subjects in UiTM (except CTU) are taught in English. How so very un-Malaysia(n) this UiTM. All those Malay/Bumiputra students, and English is the main language? Boycott UiTM students! Boo! Tak orang Malaysia la budak-budak UiTM ni! Buat malu je mengaku orang Melayu! Bangga sangat cakap bahasa penjajah. Oops. Did I just write in Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu? Orang Malaysia kena cakap Bahasa Melayu.

Even a certain minister once made a statement that speaking English in the workplace is "weird" and harmful to the nation's culture and identity. Oh wow. I guess I should just converse with my Russian boss in Malay. Who cares if he understand or not? The main point is I don't want to be accused of being a weirdo and polluting the nation's culture and identity. Polluting. Yeah. Big word there, ladies and gentlemen. Petronas should stop polluting the nation's culture and identity. MAS should do the same. And Air Asia, too. And all the 5-star hotels. Weirdos all of them. Boo!

Tell me again, between a Malay-only-speaking Malaysian graduate and Malay-and-English-speaking Malaysian graduate, who will you choose to work in your company? Right. The Star, New Straits Time and The Sun should be barred from publishing their newspapers. They are harmful to the nation's culture and identity. Orang Malaysia kena cakap Bahasa Melayu. Eh. Wait. I'm doing it right now. I'm polluting and harming the nation's culture and identity! Gasp. It's a blasphemy! Right, right.

Jadi bila saya berbicara dan menulis/menaip dalam Bahasa Melayu barulah saya dikatakan orang Malaysia? Hanya dengan berbahasa kebangsaan saya tidak akan mencemarkan dan merosakkan identiti dan budaya Malaysia? Maafkan saya tetapi pada pendapat saya, itu adalah tahi lembu semata-mata! Bahasa Inggeris adalah satu bahasa yang universal, bahasa di mana ilmu berpaksi. Keluarlah dari bawah tempurung anda itu. Buka minda luas-luas. Jangan kerana kalian tidak boleh berbahasa Inggeris, kalian harus memperlekehkan bahasa itu. 'Bahasa penjajah' kononnya. Yang terkinja-kinja "Under my umbrella ella ella ella" tu tak pula dikatakan bahasa penjajah ya?

We're not the third world country. It's time we stop thinking like one. Or acting like one. Stop embarrassing yourself with idiotic statements like that. I'm a Malaysian. A proud Malaysian. I can speak Malay. A damn good one at that, too. I was born and raised in Malaysia by Malaysian parents and relatives. I'm so freaking Malaysian that a lawyer will die first before proving it otherwise. And speaking English does not make me a lesser Malaysian. And I certainly am not doing any pollution or harm to the nation's culture and identity. Maybe the minister should start coming up with less idiotic statements from now on.



I got both of those comments from PM's facebook. That triggered this entry. Those are your typical bahasa-Inggeris-bahasa-penjajah Malaysian. I bet they don't speak English at their workplace. And I bet their facebook's default language is Bahasa Melayu. And I bet they are not UiTM students. And I bet that no one else is as proud to be Malaysian as they are.

i didn't say it's your fault, i said i was blaming you

I'm trying to keep my head out of some things, so I've taken to hopping from one news to another. And some of it are just so interesting. Like this one:

Read more about it here.

I'd say she's a smart woman. Atta girl! Not every women have the same courage to expose their own husbands' wrongdoings but this woman just make the world a bit more safer to the children and teenagers. But yet, one person doesn't seem to agree...


I think that he/she is brain-dead. What if his/her daughter is the victim to the husband? Would he/she be willing enough to "approach and discuss the issue"? I don't think so. No wonder the comment got her 633 red arrows. What a moronic comment. Seriously.







Moving on, I then saw this picture...

More pictures and story here.

Can someone please tell me what in the world is Kristen Stewart wearing? She looks... words fail me, ladies and gentlemen. I am simply horrified with her outfit.

And Robert Pattinson looks like a drunk-and-10-days-without-showering version of Wolverine. As Edward Cullen he is stunning, but as himself? Bleargh. Get a shave, Rob. That scruffy I'm-a-bad-boy look does not work on you.

Yeah, it's meaningless but then again I don't feel up to anything at the moment. I just want to rant. And I think Nicole's going to be the winner of the Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.

it ain't broken, ain't it?

Look, I understand that we all need to keep ourselves updated from time to time. We need to evolve, to develop. And what's the reason for that? To make ourselves BETTER. But I guess this one does not applicable to facebook.

It can be so frigging frustrating to use facebook nowadays after their so-called update. Soon after the update was revealed, I had difficulties to sign into my account. I can't read message and I can't approve friend requests. And the most annoying part of it? The 'Live Feed' thingy. Seriously, do I need to know who my friends be friend with? Or which artist/organization they become fan of? Or which event they'll be attending? Do I really need to keep tab of their every single activity on facebook? No, morons! It's cluttering up the feed, you bozos!

The old facebook worked just fine for me. I was happy with it. It was simple. It was easy, breezy and beautiful (okay, too much ANTM there for me). Do we really need to add more clutter and complications to our lives? Come on, be practical. Yes, I know there are tutorials and manuals to manage the new facebook but do you really think that all the facebook-ers will read it? Don't bet your ass they will.

Even if I set my facebook accordingly, but my friends don't, what's the use? I'll still see the messy feed. I'll still see that 'Jane is now friends with Tom, Dick and Harry'. Do you have any idea at all how annoying can that be? It gives me the headache!

facebook was never broken in the first place. Then why oh why in the world should you go and fix it? You're not even fixing it. You're ruining facebook! I truly hate the new facebook. Now, it is broken. Fix it!

taking it up a notch higher

After the Balinese Pendet dance furor, the Indonesians, especially the media have been kept busy digging the stuff of the past. Now, apparently, we, the Malaysians, even stole the NegaraKu song from them! This is fast becoming another episode from one of their sinetrons, really.

Here's a brief history about our national anthem I quoted directly from Wikipedia:

"Negaraku" (My Country) is the national anthem of Malaysia. "Negaraku" was selected as a national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from Britain in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak, which was adopted from a popular French melody composed by the lyricist Pierre-Jean de Béranger.

Notice any mention of Indonesia? I don't. The lyricist was born and died in Paris, France. Any Indonesian relations? Nope. None at all.

The anthem was also recorded in c. 1936 by Conductor Paul Lambard (also known as Paul LOMBARD and His Orchestra), and sung by Joan Wilton (in English) duet with Geotti Brooke (in Malay) released by Columbia Records (Magic Notes series) in New South Wales, Australia; Carrying the song number (CT2763); Columbia Catalogue Reference D0-3460. The song runs 2:50. This record was found to be earlier than the recording of Felix Mendholsson's version of Mamula Moon as in the late 40's most songs are themed and modified to the Hawaiian tune and mainly was done by most famous orchestra conductors such as Victor Sylvester and Mantovani.

The significance of this piece of recording where it is only playable on gramophones running at speed 78 rpm is that the background music conducted so similarly to the Malayan style of music background, setting the originality and authentic Malayan atmosphere to the tune. The song was performed by non-natives (Australians) singing in both English and Malay. The lyrics present a love story setting between the two lovers. The song is titled as 'Malayan Moon' and the other side of the record is the song 'Planting Rice' also performed by Paul Lambard accompanied by Vocal Chorus by Joan Wilton. This piece of record was a copyright under Southern Music Co. of Sydney.

Again, I don't see any reference to Indonesia. So where the hell does this song-stealing allegation came from? As far as I'm concerned, both Indonesia and Malaysia plagiarized the song. What makes the Indonesians think that it is okay for them to do it but not us? And what, may I ask, is the actual agenda for the media in Indonesia to accuse us of such thing?

Here's a quote from The Jakarta Globe regarding the national anthem debacle:

An executive of Lokananta, a state recording company based in Solo has drawn attention to Malaysia’s national anthem, “Negaraku,” claiming that it is suspiciously similar in tune to “Terang Bulan,” a song written by the Bandung Ensemble and first recorded by Lokananta in March 1956 — a year before Malaysia’s independence was announced on Aug. 31, 1957.

Well, hello, look up the freaking facts, you morons! The freaking "Terang Bulan" song was A.D.A.P.T.E.D from the song that was written by the Frenchman! Speaking of originality, where in the world could yours be?

And to top it all of, a bunch of idiots Indonesian hackers on Monday claimed to have attacked scores of Malaysian Web sites. Monday. On our very own National Day. A statement from the hackers themselves:

Today, Aug. 31, 2009, an uncreative country, a country who likes to steal Indonesian culture, a country whose citizen is the mastermind of bombings in Indonesia, a country who has tortured many of our sisters — the migrant workers who worked there, a country who abused our national anthem, a country who harassed Indonesia on the Internet, a country that has stolen Sipadan and Ligitan islands, a country which has trespassed our water illegally, a country which received their independence from Britain, is celebrating its anniversary.

As good Indonesian citizens, we will celebrate their independence in our own way. We are celebrating by undertaking a mass attack on the country’s Web sites.

So very grown up, eh? Good citizens, eh? Maybe you people should just ask your so-called good citizens here in Malaysia to go back to your country. At least we Malaysians will feel a bit safer. Don't pretend like you don't know what I'm trying to say. Look into the mirror first before you start pointing out the ugliness of others.

yours, mine or ours?

These past few days, the office's inbox is bombarded (another one, right after the MATTA AGM fiasco) with various e-mails from both the players in the tourism industry from Malaysia and Indonesia. The Indonesians with their so-called 'nationalism' and us Malaysians trying to defend what we call 'culture'.

First of all, let me clarify here that I do not know this 'pendet' dance at all. Yes, call me ignorant but since it's not part of our culture, why the hell should I care? I'm not nationalist enough, though, to actually search every freaking traditional dance there are in our country. I just only heard the word 'pendet' recently. It seems that Discovery TV network made a big mess with their telly commercial entitled "Enigmatic Malaysia". The commercial featured Balinese Pendet dance clip which caused the ruckus and uproar. Big mistake, Discovery.

The Indonesians are frothing over their mouth with the commercial and they run amok on Twitter, bashing the entire Malaysia nation. And of course, the Indonesian media had had a field day with this issue. This issue, I believe, is blown out of proportion. The Tourism Ministry denied any participation in the 30-seconds ad and scrambled to clarify things immediately. Discovery TV network admitted their mistake and send an official apology letter to the ministry. But the damage has been done, I'm afraid.

For long the Indonesians had been accusing us of stealing their 'culture'. We steal their batik. We steal their wayang. We steal their 'Rasa Sayang' song. Some Indonesians even claim Rafflesia arnoldi, the biggest flower species in the world, as belongings of Indonesia because it only lives in Sumatra province! However, according to the Singapore Library Board, the flower also lives in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. We are thieves. Horror of all horrors. Right. What could be next, I wonder? Maybe Obefiend has better ideas.

I'm not even going to explain about batik or wayang or whatever else that Indonesians are claiming theirs. But they do kick up a lot of fuss about it, just like the Manohara issue. Boy, do they live up to their sinetron standard! And Discovery, better check your sources next time. By the way, I thought Riyadi Suparno summed it up pretty well in The Jakarta Post but being the cynic that I am, I do detect bits and pieces of sarcasm. And maybe; just maybe; he's poking fun at our tourism authorities/board/ministry. Who knows?

here, in my home

Woman run over after snatch thieves cause her to fall from motorcycle (7th May, 2009)

Pregnant woman dies after thieves pull her off motorcycle (6th May, 2009)

5-year old raped by 3 teenagers (7th May, 2009)

Reading the newspapers nowadays gives me headache the size of Pahang really. And it makes me wonder just how many monsters are roaming freely out there, ready to pounce on just about anyone?

You people out there be careful all right? Keep your eyes open and your senses alert. And the same goes to me as well. Sometimes I can get so lost in my own world that I never really took notice of anything around me. This will serve as a reminder to me, and hopefully to you people.

*Given the chance to come face to face with the the snatch thieves, I will kick their groin really hard until they beg for their lives. What will you do?*

Until then, stay safe!