pesoalan (berbaur politikas) of the day

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pesoalan bulan remdan of the day

sekirenye kite tidak cuci tinge kite selame sebulan,
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untuk mengorek segale taik tinge yang tekumpol?

sekiantimekaseh.

mane laaa nak letak muke aku nih.

hello! it's your favourite buddy avoch! 

every now and then i tell a joke
that backfires so badly i feel i wanna
just run away in embarrassment

went off to the counter to order food,
then the counter girl asks me politely,

"...order ni, makan ke bang?..."

and i said, "...makan la kan,

takkan untuk saye tengok je kot.

kelako le plak kan heheheh..."

...i was the only one laughing.

#OhPleaseDearGodPleaseSendMeATimeMachine

OrABigPaperBagForMeToCoverMyFaceOkBai

two, three, four, four hundred.

people like to say two wrongs don't make a right,
that the end doesn't justify the means,
and that matlamat tak menghalalkan cara

i disagree.

i say two wrong does make it right.
hell, why stop at two? make it three,
four, four hundred even

the end DOES justify the means.
i don't care if i have to go left,
right, upwards or even upside down

and i think cara halal as long as matlamat capai.
if things don't work when niceness goes,
why go for niceness in the first place?

but only if the end result makes things better for others.
and only, ONLY if the consequence affects me
and me alone. noone else. NOONE.

no exceptions. no tolerance. regardless.

i'll bear the wrongs as long as it makes it alright,
i'll take the heat as long as the means fit a good end,
and i'll carry it asalkan matlamat dan niat baik tercapai

i don't mind, you see. it's what i do.

U.F.O = Unidentified Fucking Object

right.

did anyone else find the whole youtube sensation
about the UFO sighting somewhere at sunway
to be a taaaaaaaaad hilarious?

let's see, i quote;

"juruvideo, john tan melihat cahaya bintang yang sangat terang 

dan berseri serta kelipan cahaya lampu berwarna warni ketika 

dia sedang menikmati makan malam di sini dua minggu lalu"

"dengan peralatan ditangan dia terus merakamkan insiden tersebut 

dengan disertakan komentar lucu daripada rakan-rakan 

yang turut serta dalam makan malam bersamanya"

"adalah mustahil jika ia satu permainan kerana mana ada 

bateri normal dapat bertahan lama seperti itu"

"ketika dihubungi, agensi angkasa negara (angkasa) 

berkata memberitahu masih terlalu awal untuk menyatakan 

layang-layang terlibat dalam fenomena tersebut"

"orang tidak akan bermain layang-layang pada waktu malam kerana 

tidak ada angin," kata ketua pengarah, dr mustafa din subari"

"sementara itu, angkasawan negara, datuk dr sheikh muszaphar

berkata pasti ada satu penjelasan logik mengenai apa yang berlaku"

"satu daripada alasan kami pergi ke angkasa adalah untuk melihat 

sama ada terdapat bentuk hidupan lain di luar sana. 

makhluk asing atau tidak, tidak ada bukti lagi 

dan kami masih mencarinya"

mesians. you just gotta love em.

1R

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

 

noun, plural re·spon·si·bil·i·ties.

 

1. the state or fact of being responsible.

2. a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible.

3. a person or thing for which one is responsible.

4. reliability or dependability, in meeting debts or payment.

if we explain responsibility to people, they would understand.
they understand the word, they understand the term,
and they would understand what it means

but do they? do people REALLY understand what it means?

do they really understand the significance behind the term?
do they really grasp the effort that it takes to uphold it?
do they really can fathom all the sacrifice you make because of it?

if they understand, are they willing to express it to us?
if they grasp it, are they willing to lend a helping hand?
if they can fathom it, are they willing to pray to grant us strength?

responsibility. all people understand it,
most people don't WANT to,
but there are some who live by it.

...make sure you're one of them.

tips bulan remdan of the day

now, after my little debacle of the murtabak
i bought over at my local bazaar remdan today,
here's a useful tip for you boys and girls;

do not easily trust and go for food stalls
that have loads of people clammering around
and have loads of people queuing up for their food

do NOT believe all that hype it generates.
it might just mean that there are plenty of people
out there with reeeaaaally bad taste in food ok.

sekianterimekaseh.

life of mi

life of pi. a decent story? perhaps.

there are times when certain things catches my eye

like the time i saw the trailer for "cast away".
how does one survive at sea and how does one
find the strength to live alone on an island?

like the time i saw the trailer for "slumdog millionaire".
how does one find the will to survive such hardship
and how that ties in to love, and hope.

and now i saw the trailer for "life of pi".
how does one keep on hoping and keep on living
when stranded on a boat. with a bengali tiger.

i haven't read the book nor watched the movie just yet,
but the theme and the questions from it intrigued me.
so let's think about something for a short while;

who would you pick to get stranded on a boat with?

would you pick your ultimate fantasy gal?
think about it, what better than to be stranded
with the celebrity crush of your dreams!

she'd be basking in the sun wearing a bikini,
you'd be rockin' the boat all day *wink wink*
it would be the perfect scenario!

but then again, would it?

would it be nice for a while and then reality sinks in?
would she end up being bitchy and annoying?
would you end up wishing she wasn't even there?

in the end, perhaps we'd pick someone we can trust,
someone who we can talk to about anything,
someone who we can rely on, and who relies on us,
someone who can make us laugh when times are grim,
someone who helps us cry when our fears are there,
someone who reminds us about faith and prayer,
someone who complements our weakness,
and at the same time builds our strengths

someone who we see as a beginning and an end

perhaps that's what true bond and trust is,
perhaps that's the ultimate level of friendship
perhaps in a big way, is what marriage is

and perhaps my story isn't really finished yet either

...life of mi. i wonder who i get to share it with.

open your eyes

you know the brightness is there.
even if everyone else doesn't.

it's sad to see a friend go off the rails

people say that it can't be helped.
people view it as a laughing matter.
people think i shouldn't even bother

in most cases i would agree,
in most cases i'd turn a blind eye to it,
in most cases i'd just let it be

...but this isn't most cases.

it's your friend that used to be sunny,
it's your friend that used to be positive,
it's your friend that has lost her way

it pains me to see how far she's gone,
how everything in her life seems horrible,
how small issues become magnified,
how her blessings are seen as curses,
how meaningless she views her life now

it just. hurts to see that.

because you know your friend more,
you know the person that she used to be,
and you know the potential person she can become

so i've had enough of this negativity.
i'm going to do something about it.
i don't know how, but i sure as hell will try

i want to bring back the sunny in her,
i want her to be positive about things again,
and i want her to see that her life is blessed

so please help me, dear god.

to re-establish a friend's well-being,
a friend's level of humanity,
and a friend's sense of self-respect

i think that's worth fighting for.

mekaseh la ye

i haven't met my old neighbours in 2 weeks

yup, 14 whole days. 2 weeks.
and what happens once i meet them earlier today?
they asked me this;

"...eh lame tak nampok! balek kampong kawen ke?..."

yup. that's right.
i show up after 2 whole weeks
and THAT is what sprung in their minds.

let's see, in 2 weeks i could've been abducted by aliens,
or i could've been drafted by the army or something,
or i could've went off to do drugs and jadi mat rempit kan?

but nooo...the first thing they think is

"...the boy has gone missing for a while now.

he must've finally gotten his ass hitched..."

terimekaseh la ye for the concern. hmmmph.

jawapan munasabah of the day

ektiviti guling guling

overheard this one. by a bunch of skoolkids.

kid A : what is debate?
kid B : it's that thing people use to catch the fish.

i swear to god aku rase nak guling2 gelak dalam lif tu ok

tolerate me.

ecah mentioned that i have a high tolerance level

i guess what she means is, when it comes to work,
i'm always able to find common ground with people,
and i have high tolerance when dealing with others

i actually don't.

lemme put it this way; say you have a brother,
and your brother is such a massive slob,
and he spends all day slouching around

and you're not like that.

sure, you'd feel very agitated,
sure you feel frustated and angry,
and mesti rase nak membebel je kan?

...but for some reason you don't.

because you care about your brother.
because you want to find common ground,
and despite everything, you want things to be ok

that's how my tolerance level is at work.

if i don't give a crap about you, i will dismiss you.
i have no problems criticizing what you do,
and i certainly enjoy burning you just to prove a point

but if i think you're worthy, i will respect you.
i have no problems accommodating your ideas,
and i certainly enjoy working hard just to get things done

i'm tolerant towards those who i wish to be tolerant to.

...everyone else can go kiss my tolerant ass.

splitser

glass half empty, glass half full 

i'd like you to think about the magnitude of a half

you know, split in two, 50 percent, half.
just take a few seconds to envision it,
and think of the magnitude of that half

think of all the people in the world.
then imagine half of them are men,
and the other half are women

think of all kids in the country.
then imagine half of them are playing,
and the other half having a soundless sleep

think of all the traffic in the city.
then imagine one half stuck in a jam,
and the other half rolling along smoothly

now, think of your very own lifetime.
all the stuff you've been through,
all the stuff you've learnt,
all the pain you've felt,
all the joy you've been bestowed

then imagine going through all of that
having someone to trust and have laughs with
and someone to help you out and vice versa.

and that someone is around for about half your life

so, to amir. it's been 15 years and counting.
it has been an honour to be your friend.
here's to the next 15 and beyond.

insyaAllah.