The Illusion of Free Will

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Biar sampai ke pangkal lengan ^_^

Tergelak terkekek-kekek aku tgk video klip ni. Hehe.. der must b an underlying message sumwer in here. Regardless, it's stil one of my favorites from d guy.

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Classic Van Damme

I'd bet a million dollars dat 9 out of 10 of my friends have seen tis movie wen they were little.

Scene: Final Fight (Frank Dux VS Chong Li)

Hehe.. brings back memories. In 1988, I was wat? 5? Hehe.. but I remember watching tis for d first time in Standard 3. Abg Tam rented d video from a store in Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju.

I also remember buying d VCD at Tower Records some time after college. Dh hilang. Hehe.. nnt cari lg la ^_^

Sape nk FLV scene ni ade kat aku. Or korg leh paste URL video ni ke: http://keepvid.com/ and ble download as MP4 or FLV. Haha..

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The hog flu

H1N1.

I remember an ustaz who was giving a tazkirah before Friday prayer at Asy-Syakirin said something about d name. He said dat in order to shake people and let them know how serious tis current pandemic is, we shud call d disease by its other name. Selsema babi or swine flu.

"Kalau sebut H1N1 orang x takut or jijik. Sebut selsema babi. Aa.. baru orang takut. "

It was intended as a joke. But in my opinion, it's not a bad idea at all. It is a serious matter. People from all over the world hav been dying because of tis disease.

Of cos, if detected earlier, it won't hav to come to that.

Nearly everyone who had been infected hav had these symptoms:

Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, chills and fatigue (like regular flu).
Diarrhea and vomiting

It is strongly suggested dat u go 4 a checkup shud u experience any 1 of these. Duh!

CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends taking these steps for prevention:

Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Or, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner if soap and water are not available.
Avoid close contact -- that is, being within six feet -- with people who have flu-like symptoms.
Avoid touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. That's not easy to do, so keep those hands clean.
If you have flu-like symptoms -- fever plus at least cough or sore throat or other flu symptoms -- stay home for seven days after symptoms begin or until you've been symptom-free for 24 hours -- whichever is longer.
The CDC does not recommend using a face mask or respirator in community or home settings. However, the CDC says that people at increased risk of severe flu illness may consider wearing a N-95 respirator or face mask in crowded settings in communities where swine flu is circulating or when taking care of a person with flu-like illness. It's not known whether face masks actually protect against flu transmission.
People who have or are suspected of having swine flu should wear a face mask, if available and tolerable, when sharing common spaces with other household members, when outside the home, or when breastfeeding.

Read more here: Web MD: Swine Flu FAQ

What we need to do nw is to spread d word. Create a higher level of awareness so dat we can prevent further damage. To keep it away from unaffected areas.

As of now, my 1 way of prevention is to avoid crowded areas with bad air circulation. So I guess I'm gonna stay away from cinemas for d time being. Hehe.. I can see my gf wearing her wicked smirk. ^_^

Damn.

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Monday, July 06, 2009

Great!

Not a very good interviewee is he? Perhaps he was tired. Perhaps he didn't really care. Haha...

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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Redundancy

Ape maksudnye kalau seseorang tu terlanggar crack kat jalan and hampir terjatuh, pastu baru je nak berdiri betul-betul and cover macho, tibe2 jatuh plak dahan pokok atas bahu die?

Nasib baik x kena muka or mate. Nasib baik dahan kecik je. Kalau x teruk gak. Hehe.. peristiwa ni jadi betul2 kat depan aku kat pintu masuk Masjid Jamek Jumaat lepas. Kesian plak aku tgk pakcik tu. Nasib baik x cedera.

Perhaps d redundancy was a sign 4 me. Sometimes u can learn stuff from things dat happen to other people. Obstacles are a big part of life. U go thru them evryday. N u can bet dat lotsa of em r waiting 4 u out der. Some of em, out of nowhere. It's jus a matter of surviving.

I hope I survive those cracks n those falling branches coming my way.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Gong Impian

from the album Saudagar Mimpi

Terlena kau dikelambu mimpi

Dialun irama gong impian

Khayalan seribu satu malam

Namun senja tak berlabuh

Kenapa dipilih aku

Memukul gong impianmu

Mencipta mimpi-mimpimu

Ini bukan pintaku

Tahukah kau mana garis pemisah

Realiti dan impian

Tahukah kau…

Terdayakah kau mewarnakan

Watak yang ku ciptakan

Terdayakah kau melafazkan

Baris puisi yang ku tuliskan

Tahukah kau di mana

Realiti dan impian

Apa sebenarnya yang kau mahu

Ini impian cuma sementara

Irama paluan gong impian

Pasti pudar ditelan masa

Cermin diri sendiri

Tanyalah diri sendiri

Kau mahu itu kau mahu ini

Kesampaiankah engkau

Kesampaiankah nada suaramu

Mendendang melodi yang ku ciptakan

Gagahkah langkahmu mengorak

Tarian bersama paluan..

Paluan gong…paluan gong impian

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Gifts and wonderful things ^_^

For the past several days, my life's been about wonderful gifts. Hehe.. I must say I find that to be delightful. On the weekends, I took my gf and her sister (via an elusive "shortcut" hehe..) to find a badminton bag for Uncle Rahman. Father's Day gift.

Pilihan No 1 dunia. Hehe..

OP at Sogo. Wow!

When we were done going around Pertama Complex and Sogo, we decided to head for Pavillion, a mall which I'm happy to say that finally, I know a shortcut to now. There, unintentionally, we found gifts as well.

Nak menangis aku tgk beg ni.

Sgt selesa membawanya ke sana ke mari compared to "the briefcase".

Hehe.. thanks dear!

Shoes for the lady. Hehe.. berkilat2. I hope u like em dear.

Monday came and we found ourselves celebrating something more wonderful than gifts. Our 3rd anniversary. Hehe.. our gift to each other that day was our time. As an extra, we also got to have a nice dinner at a cool restaurant in Ampang. It's called Intai-Intai. I tell you, the food was good. Yum yum!

Nice name for a restaurant. Logo tu mcm kenal je.

Mcm nVidia nye logo.

The pond sets the mood.

You guys've watched Baik Punya Cilok right?

This is wer they filmed it.

Drinks came first.

N then the food.

Tom Kha Gai. It's Chicken Tom Yum with Coconut Milk.

Pandan Chicken. It takes a lil effort to get the pandan leaf off the chicken.

Kerabu mangga. Tis one's a lil hot cos of the cili api.

Kangkung belacan yg superb.

Me and my gift.

I can't believe it's been 3 years dear. We've been thru a lot. A lot. And you've always been patient with me. Hehe.. now more than ever, I'm glad I gathered the courage to ask u out that very first time. You're my best friend, my best advisor and my best critic. Thank you for always being there for me. I love ya, girl. Ur a gift. One I am n shall always treasure indeed.

23rd then came with a revenge. Of The Fallen. This one I consider a gift to myself. Hehe.. seriously, TF fans shud definitely go check tis one out. More screentime for the robots, and more action! Hehe.. it's like Michael Bay's trying to go for the record of most explosions ever to be filmed in an action movie. I think some time in the future, the Academy Awards are gonna come up with something like that.

{Okay, I'm gonna give you guys a tiny spoiler. Hehe.. Optimus Prime does something he would always do in his previous incarnations. Seriously. It's like he's not Optimus if he doesn't d... and then come back from the d... }

Gifts and wonderful things. Those two can't always be the same thing. But I'm happy that at least this time, they are. ^_^

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Nearing revelations

This is a sign that I need therapy.

^_^

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