Fotowarung - abstract.

i managed to find one image from my external drive and posted it to fotowarung.
The model is my friend ed and the shot was taken during our visit to aquaria few months back.
Ed, you're a ghost! You look surreal, dude!

More time, less work.

Ohh geez, its been a hectic week. I'm mad at myself. Its been a week since i blogged my last post. Everytime i open my blog, my hands are so itchy to write and my brain is bursting out with so many things that want to pour. Its like a boiling water that spills out of the pot. I've been tied up with meetings and datelines that requires me to stay back in the office. The moment i got back is already quite late and my brain seems to stop operationing and i barely spell my own name correctly. Documentations is always a hassle and tedious thing to do. A blame is on me for procastinating it. The auditor is coming in 3 weeks time and i didn't even prepare anything yet! But a sigh of relief now, my week of struggle has almost ended. But the stories, juicy ones, hot ones has almost expired.

My heart cries each time i flip the newspaper. And I guess Mawi can atleast breath normally after the awaited news of the Malaysian pop darling Siti Nurhaliza announced her love stories and overshadowed Mawi's breakup with fiance' Diana. (geez everyones talking about it everytime everywhere.. even my inbox is full with news, surat layang, songs, pictures and jokes about siti and Dato K) I couldn't care less. And i'm not going to write any further on it. I guess this news shouldn't be on top of the priority news. There are other facts and current news that deserved to be on the front cover. But erm, publisity and controversy always sells. We are busybody community.. or concern people? d'oh.

Had a long meeting with the consultant yesterday, and the project is coming to an end. We are going LIVE next week. Another sigh of relief.. i hope no hurdle comes in between. So, we had some pre-celebration and they brought us to Hilton KL Sentral (as that is the nearest best place we could think of). I guess i had too much seafood yesterday. The International spread was good. The hors d'oeuvre and the entree' were so fine and tempting. I don't want to think how many slices of fresh pink salmon, oysters and octopus i had for appetizer before my main course lobster arrived. The satisfying look i had stopped when i tried some unidentified organ until a waiter came and said it was actually a duck's liver. Erkh.. ptuih! lets stop imagining about it.. it makes me wanna puke already.

Funny thing happened in a train yesterday. I was being naughty. Peeping other people's smses. Don't blame me. The journey seems too long, the train seems too slow, and i was squeezed in between people. Where else could i point my eyes to? Well, atleast i don't simply open someone's inbox and read their smses. Just a liiiil peep. There was one girl in tudung sending a text probably to her bf addressing herself as "ayang" and her bf as "abgsyg" (abangsayang). I almost choked to giggle but i guess a smirk did came out. I kept reading a few replies but i couldn't stand it. The words seemed can't be accepted by other people except in their own world. Well, she deserves to manja-manja with her own partner ... hehehheheh.. and i managed to peep other smses too. I was so naughty. forgive me. I guess this is my workload impact.

Ok, i'm heading for breakfast now (my tummy growls and the next cubicle could possible heard it). Regardless my busy week, i managed to upload something to persetankan. I'll try to dig my external drive for fotowarung posting themed "abstract". i hope i can find any.. voila' a photo i took few months back for persetankan.. by the way, yeah i had lil time to write but i did upload some new arty here.

Arty Saturday Night.

Saturday night, rather than watching AF or enjoying the loud music while shakin booty, I choose to visit an art gallery. A place called "Gudang" (the warehouse) where the art gallery took place. I hafta admit it looked kinda dodgy from outside, but the moment i passed few hundred meters and my perception turned into a sigh of relief. The dodgy area and a dark path was lit with candles along the pathway. Magnificent. I was so impressed and antsy to peep in to see whats inside. The moment i stepped into the barn i was so impressed to see how outstanding the paintings hung on the humble wall. I can't deny my forte for art. I'm a sucker for arty farty stuffs but i don't paint. Well, i can sketch but the moment i play with colors on a canvas it will be a total ruin. Eheheh.. i'll just stick to digital art. I wish i could share the moment but i did not bring my camera just my lousy point-and-shoot camera that betrays me everytime i shoot night scenes. (mind the blurry pics!) It thought it was too bulky to bring but i think i'd rather bring the bulky black thing rather than bearing this regret. Guess i have to choose whether to walk in style or not to miss capturing the moment. I'd rather choose the latter. Been cursing myself the whole night but anyway.. thanx amir for kidnapping me to "gudang". I had a good arty-farty time, dude! But from now and then i have to start bringing my bulky black box anywhere i go.

Sunday morning, we decided to visit a friend and her newborn. Adriana Safia the name is. She was sleeping so soundly all the time except for "dairy" time. I said to azza it must be easy taking care a child who sleeps most of the time. But its tiring when she keeps active at night according to azza. But anyway, i'd like to congratulate azza and shah for the new coming member. Did i say your mom cooks excellent mee bandung?? hmm.. yummy!

I'm gonna have a loooooooong clay shower after this. ..what?? clay shower? don't ask! chow guys....

2 things to ponder..

"Seismologists around the world declared a tsunami alert after a magnitude 7.7 rocked the seafloor.. "[click here for news]

The news turned my glowing smile into frown. Last night i was laughing and enjoying my moment with lisa discussing about our next travel destination. We almost booked a flight ticket last night and today i was shocked with an sms from her about the tsunami strikes that reached approximately 7 richter scale and killed hundreds of people. The death toll is rising. A total low blow that was. We always wanted to go to bali. And this is going to be our last vacation together before she gets married. We only plan, but we can't stop the force majeure. I dare not take the risk, neither will she. Not even my parents permit me to proceed. The plan is put on hold till further notice. Lets set it aside..

On another matter, I had a dental appointment last nite. And the whole appointment left me into a bubble of contemplation. Some people are born with a perfect smile. Nice teeth to be exact. I always wanted to have a million dollar smile. Some say i look just fine with what i have. But i'm just a human being. We are born with tendency to complaint and have dissatisfactions in life. A desire. (well atleast i don't do plastic or botox!) I thought i was determined about going to brace my omnivourous teeth. But after some short conversation and interrogation between the dentist and me.. i started to think deeply.. real hard infact.

dentist : hello dear, what do you do? studying or working?
me : working.
dentist : where?
me : ^&%$#@.. (he started to insert mirrored spatula and what not inside my mouth and it made me speak in a weird language)
dentist : when are you planning to get married?
me : erm.. (blinking.. blinking) erm.. maybe next year.. maybe next 2 years.. 3 years? (in a weird pronunciation --> how should i know?????!!!!)
dentist : why haven't you come years back to put on braces?
me : (what?? am i too old for braces??) erm.. it was too expensive.
dentist : are you telling me you can afford now?
me : (wtf???? try to control my temper) yes doc.
dentist : how?
me : i'm working now.
dentist : no. you go back and think.
me : but doc....
dentist : i want you to go back and think carefully, once you are ready and willing to commit then only you come. I don't want you to come back after a month and ask me to remove it because you are geting married.
me : (what?? did i say anything about getting married?) i am ready. i want to do it.
dentist : how are you getting married next year?? smile with steel covering your teeth? now wash your mouth.
me : (again... who says about getting married????????) but doc..
dentist : you can talk to my nurse outside. Thank you (trying to act polite)
me : (left him without even smiling) what the??.... (orang tua ni taknak duit ke?)

my conversation with the nurse made me think real hard.. should i proceed or not to proceed. I know i'm not the only one who's going to wear braces.. but will it look ugly on me? no. correction. will i look ugly in it? Will i be the next malaysian's top nerdy??? Why do i get so disturbed with the statement? whats the BIG deal? its just few lines of metal covering your teeth for about 600 days. Not too bad.. and who cares??? So what if i'm ugly.

I think i will proceed with it. Yes, i'm going to do it. Doc, my teeth is under your responsibility now.

the temple of dawn - Wat Arun

Pics taken during my recent trip to Bangkok. The view was spectacular. I bet the temple will look even more breath-taking during dawn. The moment i stepped on the steep stairs it was already drizzling. I'd have shot more angles if it didn't rain :( Anyway, these are the shots that i manage to shoot .. enjoy!

[click on thumnails for larger version]

the land of "tom yam"

Bangkok that was. I didn't set any expectation beforehand. I just need a place away from home that i don't have to think about work and selfish people. The flight was an early morning flight that i had to gather at KLIA as early as 6am. I didn't have enough sleep lately and i slept kinda late the night before for a last minute packing. The airport looked kinda empty and quiet. I was hungry and we were supposed to depart at 8:30am but due to some tchnical faulty (i hope it was not that serious even though i'm safely reached home now), we were about half an hour late. I took the chance to take a nap.

The time in Bangkok is 1 hour behind Malaysian time. Still in my sleepy lazy mode, we were welcomed by the age nt that brought us and i saw a sweet thai grl in a thai costume holding a banner welcoming us in warm smile. The guys in my team showed some excitement after one and half hour boring journey. I guess a good cross culture breaking session. I'm used to backpacking and this arranged protocol made me feel a bit weird. Ahhahaha.. the pic makes me look like a school girl going for an official school excursion! Sawasdee krup....

i wonder whether Thai schoolkids are allowed to wear fancy shoes

the muslim restaurant where we had our lunch.
Seafood Tomyam in Thailand mixed with coconut milk.
Something different from what we have in Malaysia.
Sweet & Sour Garoupa.. perfecto! I'm drooling already!

This whole stretch of alley is occupied by a muslim community.
By the way, it's Ali Selatan in case you read it as ALI SETAN! hehehe..

friday prayer at the mosque along the muslim alley.


some friendly villager striked a pose with a DIY baby-stroller!
Something that you don't see in KL.


aren't they adorable kids? a good mingler i might add.
.. the trip will be in silence without 'em.


it was a rainy season. Pic taken at Wat Arun.
A nice boat used to transfer Shangri-La hotel patrons.
We thought we are going to embark this.. but..


not even this..

here it comes...


me.. and bunch of guys enjoying the scenery of
chao phraya river in a "not-so-luxury" boat.


click on the thumbnail. I INSIST.

arm-sized fish. they don't catch them for food, they feed them.
Its a sacred beings protected by the temple.


"ratu" lebah.


more tom yam gung.. and a sweet sour garoupa. yummy!


Yes, i went to the famous chatuchak market by train.. TWICE! It is a 10x football field sized weekend market selling anything-you-name-it! It has 36 gates with 100s of markets in each section. Bring extra cash as they only accept cash term. I bought some crafts and home decor. It was extremely hot and that thin mini T dries that sweat off!


from home deco.. to pets!


the famous suan lum night bazaar. It was the night of worldcup and they have a big screen for live wordcup telecast. Massive people booking the seats and some even sits on the floor.


I had a great time in bangkok, the only place that i didn't get the chance to visit was the floating market. I bet its such a good scene to shoot photos. A tiring day was closed with a good retreat for my body... a Thai massage specially delivered to my door step. Never had a full body massage before, it was ticklish at first but it felt good after all..

i'm gonna miss Thailand and of course some "experience" i had in Bangkok which i don't blog here. And thanx to my new thai friend, ken. the tops are awesome. Thanx for being a good company even for a short period of time.

-The End-


erm.. did i mention i went to some "animal" show? period.

Sawasdee krup!!

Guess this is what i need.. Been overworked for the past 2 weeks. I need to be off my office suit. I'll be boarding the early morning flight tomorrow.. See ya once i'm back..

I got phished and I'm pissed!

I always doomed with negative energy on Monday. If you refer to my previous Monday blogs there's not much fortunate and nice things happened on that day.

I still managed to smile last week. But today, i think i have a strong reason to be pissed. It started when i tried logging in to my YM this morning but my attempt failed for the zillion times! I requsted for id verification from the "forgot password and id" section (even though i'm solidly sure about my password). It was a jawdropping moment when it stated that the ID does not exist!! What the..????

I'm not going to write lengthy stories over that matter but my Yahoo account got phished. Wanna know what fish with a "ph" is? refer here. Whoever phisher out there who phished my account, something embarassing will happen to you today.. tomorrow.. or the day after tomorrow. What about... you are going to pee your pants in front of the most gorgeous woman/man today!! Or your dog humiliates you in front of the public.. or you accidentally wear undergarments outside due to your dreams over superman last night. Thats a curse i make today for giving me so much hassle and depressions today!!

My email is so important to me, i treasure those precious friends in my address book, the important email on my employment and some official matters. And ALL GONE. Farewell. I'm not talking today. period.

Survey for shorter lads and taller lass.

Guys, would you date taller lasses and why?

Girls, would you date shorter lads and why?

My Temper button

I gazed up to the bluish hue of the sourmilk sky and smile. Exhaling the fresh cool morning breeze deeply into my lungs. Its unlike the blue i always had on Mondays.. I feel good this morning. For the married couple, its like having an afterglow after a good pleasurable moment. No, didn't have sex (d'oh). I'm just trying not to think too much about life now, yeah atleast this beautiful morning.

Put on my new shoes. To women, shoes are their next bestfriend. Women and shoes has some chemistry that only certain women can describe. Albeit i'm not fetishly connected to shoes but i can imagine how its like to walk in confidence when you wear shoes you like. So, new shoes that is for today. New shoes give you confidence only if you are comfortable in it. I tried it at the shoe store and i thought it was comfortable enough. I have to admit its a lil bit the higher than my normal shoes/sandals. I'm totally not a sucker for high heels. Usually go for flat ones or sneekers. But i think a change would do me good. Will this shoes betray me like some other shoes i had (which are now in my store room)? Yes it did! Ku sangka kan panas sampai ke petang, tup tup hujan plak beb! (ceh!!). I reached the office in style but with few blisters on my soles! dayum!

Forget about the shoes. I hoped the day will treat me fairly today. But the moment i switched on my PC i noticed the machine was running extremely slower than it used to. It took me about a minute just to let the Start menu to appear. I have tonnes of work piled up. Few SAP queries to be done and this old engined taxi is not what i need when i'm already late to the airport!!! geez.

I have my sore and blistered feet stretched and this lousy machine flickering infront of me. My beautiful morning totally ruined. It was a disaster! I took a long deep breath. Try to smile and remember 'always take problems a day at a time'. (this scene reminds me to Bree Van deKamp in Desperate Housewive, the looks she always put on her face when major problems arises) Applied some cream on my feet, left it bare, pulled up my sleeves and this machine needs a serious surgery. It took me one slow day to backup, format and get everything back into it.

Its either i burst my temper out or smile and think positively and everyones happy with me. I hold the remote to my temper. I chose to OFF my temper button.

There goes my Monday.. and still managed to smile..

Presenting Furbol .. Betty Furbol

Lisa came to my house few nights ago with a lil pleasant surprise. A lil company that chased my blues away the moment i saw her. She found her peeping underneath her car. Ouh this tiny kitten was covered in dust and smoke. Poor kitten. She's too small to be left alone on the street. The mommy was not there and lisa decided to bring her home. Bought a kitten food and a milk and furbol was happy playing around like no one's business.

Furbol has short legs, big tummy and very puffy! She's probly a month old. I took some shots of Furbol in action. And i have to tell you she does know how to strike a pose. Enjoy the shots..


ouh.. i know i'm cute..

i'm striking a pose here


i lost my balance.. whats wrong with the gravity?


hey! be gentle okay! i'm a kitten here..


still getting to know


classic enough??


the teddy isn't that small anyway..


not me.. i didn't do it.. (ouh... this reminds me of the cat in shrek)


who says kitten doesn't have sex-say lips!! mwahh..

not a loser yet a winner..

Back then...

when i was in kindergarten, how many stars i got from the teacher counts. I'll be thrilled in joy.. bragging and start comparing with my fellow friends.. (kids). Stars.. as a sign of recognition and reward. Even kids appreciate that.

when i was in high school, no more braggings. Exam results will be kept silently to myself. Its either i got good results compared to my fellow friends and don't want them to feel bad, or too shy to share my pathetic scores.. but still recognition and reward are the source of motivation.. why i studied hard? for one reason. To get a good placement in a uni.

when i was in uni, everyone strived for GPAs, CGPAs (whatever alphabetics you might call). From the very 1st year i was already hoping i could end it up the soonest. Can't wait to see myself in an executive suit, driving my own luxury wheels, own a house and to be respected and rewarded for my skills and expertise. Dream as high as the sky. How i wished i didn't have to attend classes and read thick books with just text and no models in it. (I still have problems finishing a book) In spite of complains and hardwork and sometimes failures.. i still made it through on time.

The moment i stepped into working life, i started to turn back my head and say.. how i wished i were a student now. Used to make a big fuss of going to lectures, chasing datelines and studying for exams albeit it was all sponsored. How ungrateful. I was not aware how hard to earn and sponsor yourself with your own sweat and 4 bones. Only if i knew i would have studied harder and less complains. But i'm beginning to doubt excellent scores guarantees you all that. I have a friend whose excelled with dean's lists almost every semester but now end up being a fulltime housewife. (maybe thats what she wants or maybe there's no need to work because she's married to a filthy rich bloke).

Well, some people are just lucky to have good positions with handsome digits after graduating. Or even been sponsored a luxurious wheels by their parents when they are still studying and allocated lands, properties and houses as a wedding presents. But for me, my luxurious bubbles i had during my academic years are still my day/night time dreams. In a way, it is still stranded somewhere in heaven. But i do believe, rezeki ada di mana-mana and God is impartial. I believe in karma. Everything in this world is balanced. Its like bearing an opportunity cost. We won't get EVERYTHING our heart desires.

.. i will still strive to buy my own house, land, properties.. get a position i want in an organization with handsome pay.. to be respected and recognized for my capabilities and expertise. Again.. me with my high as sky dreams..

breaking the silence..

.. i said i needed to defrag.. and i think i did. How are you guys doing? I have to admit there was a major thing in my life that made me sit and think real hard about my life. There's no need to dig the reasons for my actions. But i'd like to share with ya few things that knocked me real hard on my head. Somethings that made me think and ponder..

Scenario 1 :
I was in the IT store lookin for a wireless router for my home wifi. My sis has been complaining about getting online and i can't keep myself away from the bandwidth. Since the ADSL is in my room, i get the connection on my own. How stingy.. We used to have a wifi but due to heavy storm few months ago in Subang, it striked my ADSL, wireless router and my network card. It is on the bottom of my list and we've been procrastinating to get a new router. Last 2 weeks we decided to get one. When we were eyeing and bargaining for the router, i came across one article posted in the store. "Research in Japan shows that spending more than 9 hours in front of the screen everyday can cause sudden blind. " WTF?????!!!! Calculating the number of years working and owning wifi at home : 3 years. Number of hours spend in the office : 8 hours. Number of hours spend at home : atleast 3 hours. That gives me a solid average of 11 hours daily. Multiply by 365 days = i don't want to know. I can sense my eyesight quality is degrading year by year. Imagining myself having a sudden blackout the next morning. NOO! thats why i cut down wi-fiing.

Scenario 2:
I was in the car with my dad one morning. My hand will automatically turn the radio on when i hop in my dad's car. Why? just to break the silence... and of course to avoid naggings or kuliah subuh or whatnot. My dad is a very music conservative person. He only listens to old Malay songs by Jamal or Francesca Peter and the only International artist he loves are Julio Iglesias and Mayumi Itsuwa. He even dislike loud music. So, i turned the radio to a medium volume tried to be considerate anough. It was "My Hips Don't Lie" by shakira on air at that time. I love this song undeniably for the fact that i love the way she moves her ass. But my dad's action gave me another knock on my head. He turned the volume louder and started to enjoy the song.

My dad : Ni Shakirakan? Penyanyi latino tu kan?
Me : Erm.. a ah. (puzzle)
My dad : Lagu ni dah berapa minggu dah first on the chart utk American Top Hits.
Me : Aik, camne papa tau? (surprised)
My dad : Dia ada version football jugakkan?
Me : (scratching my unitchy head.. hmm.. aku pun tak tau!)

Yup, i didn't even know it is one of the featured song for the Worldcup. How pathetic is that? Then i started to realize, i started to become a music conservative now and that old folk knows more than i do. Where was i all this while? I used to be very expert in Whats On what Hot and Whats in and whats out. Used to be one couch potato that holds a remote control for herself over MTVs. I watch less tv now. Almost don't watch tv sometimes. Look at how it effects my life? thats why i cut down wi-fiing.

Scenario 3 :
My mom (whose not very up-to-date in fashion) once complained about how i look nowadays. She says i really do need a new hair cut. Its getting too long and ungroomed. "Macam orang kampung je. Taknak gunting rambutke?". Imagine that words being uttered from a conservative mom to a daughter whose used to take care of her personal style. That shows how neglective i am now. "Macam orang kampung?" Oh, thats hard to swallow. Do i look that bad?? (i have nothing against orang kampung.. but i know what my mom meant) Ahahaha.. I guess its time have a new hair cut. Skin? Afro? Mohawk? Any suggestions? Hehhehe.. No i don't think i need an extreme hairstyle. I guess less wi-fi and more beauty therapy is what i need. Its time to get pampered.

Conclusions i get...

More tv, friends and socializing, get pampered and less wi-fi.

System Defragmentation.

Dear blog/bloggers/friends/Dato'/Datin/tan Sri/Puan Sri..

I don't think dato'/datin reads my blog.. ahaha.. i know it has been quite a long silence here. Yup, i'm still alive.. But i'm taking a break from my routine bloggings. There are so many things to write, to ramble and i will be back with more juicy/sad/funny stories.. but time has to be spent on something else which is more important at the moment. In a mean time.. feel free to browse here. Take care and have a great day, people.

A chocolate cake & my boring weekend

A friend told me i had brownie issue. And now, chocolate cake. Tell me how do i resist this moist mouth-watering chocolate cake. And the sad thing is, i have bad sore throat. I couldn't care less, this cake is too good to resist. This weekend is not a good weekend for me as i'm not feeling well. It got worsen after i took doc's prescriptions. It was not that bad before. It must be the chemical reactions. The pills make me so drowsy and lethargy as i had to lock my butt on my bed all the time. And it makes it worse as i'm not really a sleeper. Excessive of sleep gives me headache. So, whatelse to do at home and my mom wants me to stay at home instead of hanging out. Indoor photography sounds fair. So, these are the shots that i took to occupy my boring hour..

Faces of Medan.

I know this blog is a bit outdated. It was taken during my trip to medan weeks ago. Not much to shout about just some pics of people i took on the street.

This was where we stayed. Yeah.. Peterpan, Kris Dayanti, and a whole lot bunch of Indonesian artist used to be here.. ehehehh.. Not bad for a 3 star hotel

This money changer givs a lot cheaper rate than malaysia. So the next time you're visiting indonesia you might want to consider changing your money there.

You never know this dark alley in between construction buldings have food stalls

People at streets

Is it worth risking life like the beggar above?

The mobile salesman

folks in medan

Transportation

cheaper alternative to hop around towns