Sempena Mco 2.0

Bila PM umum 14 hari PKP 2.0 utk beberapa negeri (6), masuk Selangor sekali, den yakin ia akan menjadi 28 hari ... Jadi, awal2, den terus clean shave ... Should last me for a while ... :)

Kita tgk bagaimana 14 hari lagi ... Stay safe semua ...

Malam Terakhir Cameron

Setiap kali malam terakhir di sini, rasa sedih mahu pulang ke realiti. But, it is a must.

Tapi, aku akan pasti kembali.

Goodnight, Cameron.

Review 2020

 Learnt a lot .... revealing ... a major turning point in the history of mankind ...

especially self... dan masa hadapan ... I dah gain wisdom I think, finally :)

Buat Je ....

 Nak buat apa2 ada satu rahsia ... buat je ... jangan fikir byk2 ... terlalu mendalam rancangan, last2 tidak ada apa2 yang berlaku ... selepas doing it, buat adjustment based on feedback from your actions 

Just Do It Nike -iklan pertama-

Top 10: Lagu Rock Kapak Balada Yang Evergreen ... Bagi Den

Ni adalah lagu rock kapak balada yang evergreen dan masih berbisa sehingga sekarang. Saya sengaja tidak memasukkan May, Search, Wings dan Lefthanded, kerana lagu-lagu mereka memang sudah legend ;)

CRK - CINTA DAN AIRMATA

lagu ni pernah feature dalam filem Bayangan Maut

JUNCTION - TAK MUNGKIN LAGI

killer song oo ... tangkap leleh ...

MASA - PATAHNYA SAYAP MALAM

Alfatihah kepada arwah Zul  , lead vokal Masa n Lan, gitar Masa

MEGA - SEKUNTUM BUNGA SAKURA DI GURUN SAHARA

klasik lagu ni ....

FOTOGRAF - DI ALAM FANA CINTAMU

AlFatihah buat arwah Shamrin - vokal -

BLOODSHED - SRIKANDI CINTAKU

Lagu ini legend .... dengar sahaja intro tahu lagu apa ...

CROSSFIRE - REALITI DAN FANTASI

Lagu ni lagu hit masa den sekolah menengah :D

SATIRA - KAU MASIH KU CINTA

Susah nak cari lagu ni mp3 nya ... :)

FEBIANS - UNTUKMU SAYANG

Video klasik tu .. main kabus kek Genting

SOFEA - BUNGA PADANG PASIR

Lagu balada ni best sgt ... sebab lawan imej brutal SYJ (Sofea dulu)  :D

Itulah dia pilihan den .... korang bagaimana?

Back To Writing ... :D

 Saya kembali menulis ... I am writing back .... see you real soon ....

Guns and Roses Logo

 

Could have been my tattoo :D

Album-album Wajib : May

May ... antara nama otai dalam arena rock kapak Malaysia. Ramai mengenali May sebab vokalis - vokalis mereka iaitu Mus dan Yantzen.

Fakta-fakta menarik

Bermula 1985, senarai ahli kumpulan consistent cuma vokalis berubah-ubah.

Drum: Man, Bass: Yus, Gitar: Abu

Vokalis: AG

Bekas Vokalis: Mus --> Yantzen --> Oney

Tiga Album Wajib

1. Dilema

Album yang memperkenalkan May. 

Lagu hit: Sketsa Sebuah Cinta

May - Dilema album

2. Hakikat

Album megahit May yang menjulang nama May ke tahap dewa :D

Lagu - lagu hit: Sendiri, Cintamu Mekar Di Hati, Cintaku Sewangi Kasihku

Rahsia

May - Sendiri

May - Cintamu Mekar di Hati

May - Cintamu Sewangi Kasihku

Hakikat Playlist

3. Rahsia 

Album hit ketiga May. Tidak se-gah Hakikat tapi masih bisa.

Lagu: Gadis Bertudung Putih

May - Gadis Bertudung Putih

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Album2 yang lain saya tidak dapat kata sebab saya tidak pernah dengar album-album tersebut. 

Kisah peribadi

Secara peribadi, saya pernah berjumpa dengan dua ahli kumpulan May di Seremban

Saya  jumpa mereka kat pusat snooker Punca Emas tahun 1988 (Mus n Yus). 

Saya ingat Mus tengah main snooker, Yus tengok sahaja ... dapat bersalam dengan depa dan dapat  autograf Mus ... beliau tulis M.U.S.A.Y ... sayang kertas dah hilang :(

Sumber 

Wikipedia kumpulan May

Wikipedia album-album May

• Dilema
• Hakikat 
• Rahsia

Selamat Tinggal Rohazlie

Seminggu ni dikejutkan dengan 2 org insan  ...

1: Rohazlie Busu

Saya dan arwah tidak rapat sangat ... kami sama tingkatan 1 di sekolah menengah Vivekananda Brickfields. 1 PP (1 Perdagangan Puteh) tahun 1986. Kenal2 begitu, tetapi tegur2 okaylah.

Selepas tingkatan 1, memang terpisah and tak tahu much about him lepas itu.

Namun, saya ingat masa saya sedang belajar di PPP/ITM, saya nampak dia naik bus yang sama dengan saya, di KL. There he was, sitting there, headphone di telinga. Dia tidak perasan saya, tapi saya perasan dia. Apa saya buat? Nothing. Lepas turun bus, rasa nyesal pula ... tapi ... takpe, menyedapkan hati saya, nanti maybe jumpa lagi.

Syukur, tahun 2015, memang dapat peluang berjumpa beliau. Dua kali. Majlis geng kami SM Vivekanada di Cititel dan BBQ. Dapat berborak sedikit dengan beliau. Still mcm dulu, ramah dan pendiam. Masa tu, saya cerita tentang kisah bus, dan beliau mengiyakan cerita saya. Saya minta maaf, dia kata okay2 je.

Gambar pertemuan kedua  .. arwah duduk depan sebelah kanan sekali.

FB beliau

Selepas itu, tidak tahu cerita sebab selepas reunion, saya tinggalkan group WA sekolah kami. Beberapa hari lepas, dapat khabar ... beliau telah meninggal dunia hujung tahun lepas 28/12/2019 dan dikebumikan di Shah Alam. Kebetulan, sahabat saya Zarina melawat pusara arwah abang beliau beberapa hari lepas dan terlihat batu nesan arwah sebelah kubur abang beliau. Gambar pusara dihantar kepada saya, dan ya, ianya benar, lepas saya check dengan beberapa rakan sekolah lain. :/

Terima kasih Rohazlie ... semoga awak tenang di sana. Saya tidak lupa saat di bas itu.

Album-Album Wajib: Wings

Kepada yang minat Awie, wajib mendengar lagu-lagu kumpulan yang menaikkan nama beliau sebagai vokalis utama, iaitu Wings.

Fakta yang menarik tentang Wings

• Ahli asal: Awie (vokal), Syam (gitar lead), Zul (gitar bass), Baharum (gitar ke-2), Jojet (dram)
• Ahli-ahli lain: Mel & Mus (vokal), Joe (gitar lead), Black (dram), Eddie (gitar bass)
• Ahli sekarang: Awie (vokal), Eddie (gitar bass), Black (dram)

Tiga album wajib 

1. Belenggu Irama (1987) 

• Album yang meperkenalkan Wings kepada dunia rock Malaysia.

MV: Intanku Kesepian

MV: Biarkan Ia Berlalu 

1. Hukum Karma (1988)

• Album killer kedua

Taman Rashidah Utama

Misteri Mimpi Syakila

1. Teori Domino (1990)

• Album killer ketiga, seterusnya kemuncak kreativiti dan keunggulan muzik Wings

Sejati

Sagu hati

1. Jerangkung Dalam Almari (1991)

• Wings mengorak musik keras - hard rock, thrash dan metal 

1. Bazooka Penaka (1993) 

• Wings melayan pop rock  -- Di Ambang Wati & Bernafas Dalam Lumpur

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Album-album yang lain bagi saya tidak menarik kerana selepas ini, Wings hilang bisa oleh kerana perubahan anggota dan faktor lain. Bila ada konsert, yang pasti lagu yang dimainkan adalah dari album2 lima yang pertama saya senaraikan di atas.



Sumber :

Wikipedia Kumpulan Wings

Wikipedia album Wings

• Belenggu Irama
• Hukum Karma
• Teori Domino
• Jerangkung Dalam Almari
• Bazooka Penaka

Satu Hari Manis Buat Azri dan Rimi

Pemergian rakan kolej saya di post mengingatkan saya kepada pemergian dua orang sahabat, arwah Rimi Azuan Ramidin dan Mohd Azri Salleh pada lewat 90an.

Mohd Azri Salleh asal dari Kg Changgang, Johol. Lulusan Kejuruteraan Perkapalan Politeknik Ungku Omar Ipoh. (ps/I nearly joined him). Ship engineer. Room-mate masa MRSM Jasin Tingkatan 4 dan best friend until he passed away. Banyak cerita tentang persahabatan kami, maybe I will write it later. Tapi, yg seronoknya, ialah sebelum arwah meninggal, kami menjadi mat rempit buat tour Terengganu, Kelantan dan Penang. And then he passed away. Accident dengan bas. Sempat menghadiri pengkebumian beliau di kampung walaupun mendapat berita lewat. For me, he is not gone per se, beliau cuma sedang belayar jauh :/

Rimi Azuan asal dari Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Graduan University Colorado Boulder, bidang MIS. Rakan sebilik masa PPP/ITM Shah Alam. Seorang yang memang berkarisma, kira ada aura lelaki sejati :) a funny guy and a good friend. A few good stories I remember about him, among the best, the Pangkor trip. Masa last time jumpa arwah di Ampang, teringat arwah sungguh happy masa tu. I will remember that moment. Accident motor. Really, he was gone too soon.

One sweet day, we will meet again hombres ...

Terima kasih Buat Fizah

It took her passing to wake me up and remind me of the obvious truth of the people around me ...

Satu perkara tentang saya suka tentang arwah ialah semasa di zaman Shah Alam 91-93, she always saw me as a person and treated me as a person. Dan judging by her passing, she carried those qualities throughout her life.

Terima kasih kerana mengingatkan.

I will see you when I get there, my friend, ... InsyaAllah.

Dua Garis Biru Review ( Non-spoiler)

Aku suka banget cerita. Pergi menonton malam tadi kerana dengar khabar ia filem kedua terlaris di bioskop Indonesia 2019 so far. Mengapa?

• Jalan cerita yang tidak meromantiskan hamil remaja luar nikah.
• Dialog yang bersahaja dan tidak membodohkan penonton.
• Tidak bersyarah moral yang melebih - melebih, menunjukkan kemanusiaan watak-watak filem ini.
• Dua watak utama bagus2 aja, namun watak-watak penyokong yang menguatkan cerita ini.
• Last but not least, berkesan di hati :)

Rating: 9/10 .. AADC masih 10/10

Selepas Kisah Masa Lepas

Nota Malam

Malam ini, saya mahu bicara ringkas tentang kisah masa lepas.

Masa lepas adalah apa yang telah berlaku. Tidak ada apa yang boleh mengubah masa lepas. Kita boleh belajar, ingat pelajaran masa lepas tetapi ia tetap sama.

Dahulu, saya kerap megeluh tentang apa yang berlaku di masa lepas. If I did this, kalaulah aku buat macam tu, tidaklah aku begini, dan perkara sewaktu dengannya. Saya telah membaca tulisan2 yang berkata kata-kata hikmat ...

Let go and move on

Forgive and forget

Lupakan kenangan lalu

Dan sewaktu dengannya ...

Tetapi, mengapa hati ini masih sakit? Mengapa masih terbuai2 kenangan lama lagi?

Dan awal bulan lepas, saya jumpa jawapannya.

Jawapan = Maaf

Maafkan masa lepas anda terutama mereka yang menyakiti anda. Memaafkan bukan maksud melupakan, cuma anda melepaskan beban yang ditanggung dalam jiwa dan pemikiran.

Saya buat begitu dan syukur2, hati lebih tenang sedikit sekarang. Saya mesej mereka minta maaf dan saya maafkan mereka. Ada yang terkejut, tak sangka perkara itu wujud.

Juga, saya tinggalkan sejauh mana mungkin kumpulan/individu negatif yg toksik. Siapa sekitar kita memang mempengaruhi kita sedar atau tidak.

Do I still remember the past and the pain? Sure.

Tapi, tidak seteruk dulu. Saya fokus kepada sekarang kerana sekarang akan mempengaruhi masa hadapan.

Forgiven not forgotten, jalan terus!



FB 1/10 ... 2330 ....

Nota Ringkas akhir Sept 2019

Setakat tahun ini, banyak signal sudah diberikan oleh badan ini yang minta 'Ubah'.

Dan hari ini adalah salah satunya. Cuti MC kerja, namun kita bekerja juga menyiapkan kerja secara online. Amanah harus diteruskan.

Ketika menunggu doktor pagi tadi, teringat pesan ahli perubatan tradisional Cina yang saya temu minggu lepas di hari Health Day INTI KL. Dia kata, jantung saya baik2 sahaja, cuma kekurangan tenaga saya ialah sebab jantung saya kecil untuk badan saya. Bak kata, orang kereta, saya ini underpowered, big frame, small engine. Sambil tersenyum, beliau berkata, "Kurangkan sikit itu frame ya .."

Health is Wealth. It is now a must, not a should.

-"Underpowered Man'-

motivation

Kisah Tentang Nawaitu

Pada sekitar Julai 2007, saya meninggalkan dunia korporat dan masuk dunia akademik sebagai pensyarah. Ramai ucapkan terima kasih dan ada yang nakal kata, " Nanti jadi lecturer, ada can cari pucuk muda .."

Saya hanya mampu tergelak dan senyum sahaja bila dengar komen2 sebegini.

Jadi untuk menyenangkan hati dan menyediakan jawapan untuk masa hadapan, pada hari pertama kerja di MMU, Saya setkan my Nawaitu (niat), bahawa pelajar-pelajar saya adalah tanggungjawab saya, anak didik saya, no more and no less!

Syukur sehingga ini, tiada insiden :) angau ada, tetapi sekejap2 aja :)

Ini adalah contoh pentingnya niat dalam apa yang kita lakukan. Jika niat itu spesifik dan betul, akan menjadi apa yang dilakukan.

Azmir @bookxcess, Tamarind Square
1026, 29 September 2019

The Current Malay Mind

I wrote about my thoughts on the Malay mind here. And I still stand by it.

Wow, long time no write ...

Prince

Sejak ada Apple Music, pelbagai artis dan album sudah saya download. Dalam proses mendengar apa yang ada.

Baru habis mendengar 2 album studio pertama Prince - For You dan Prince. Not bad, not bad at all. Yang menariknya dalam 2 album ini, beliau memainkan semua alat muzik.

Dengan adanya Apple Music, saya dapat mengembara dunia muzik sepuas-puasnya. Sangat-sangat saya rekomen, jika anda peminar muzik tegar.

Lagu ni track pertama, album kedua beliau 'Prince'.

Your music lives on, sir :)

So much H...

So much hate and anger ...   Funny, the more connected we are, the more divided we are .... :(

Cameron dan Jinan

Aku rindu Cameron. Baru tamat reunion Ismail bros di sana last weekend, 9 to 11 November. The fresh air and cool environment. Menyegarkan.
Aku rindu Jinan. Baru setahun sejak ke sana. Rindu the solitude, the cold and the surroundings.
Memang benar jiwa aku seorang traveller.

Terang

Bila realiti tidak boleh dinafikan lagi, segalanya menjadi terang.
Persoalannya, mahu terima atau terus berillusi? Jawapannya, nak ke tak nak.

Cold November Rain

Nothing last forever ... Even cold November rain ....

Syukur2 for all my blessings..

To speak is a ....

To speak is a sin ... Tapi, kalau tak berkata, ia akan diam dan tidak apa yang akan berlaku.
But, must know what and when to speak.

Ingat!

Keep on moving

Setelah 20+ tahun mendengar nasihat beliau, baru sekarang ia bermakna. Joel Boyd menasihati saya to keep on living, keep on moving.
Now it makes sense, after all this while.

Thank you, sir.

Keep on grinding

Apa2 yang kita usahakan, kejayaan tidak akan menjadi dengan sekelip mata.
Percaya dengan proses, teruskan usaha anda, hasilnya akan tiba. Beri perhatian kepada maklumbalas, untuk sampai ke destinasi.

Free your mind

Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset. Now I understand. Guilty. Me bad.
To infinity and beyond!

Cha Cha Cha

Cha Cha Cha by Finzi Contini



Alway gets me dancing ... and reminds me of my sekolah menengah days. :)

142 kilos n counting

The title of this post says it all...

Forty Five Is Moir

So I have turned forty five. Dah empat puluh lima. Halfway there.

Peace. :)

Beyond infinite affections

Things are going alright. But, still have to be wary and watch out.

Grateful for everything and looking forward to more.

What U Gotta Do n Peace

Insight or revelation does exist. It only shows itself when it is time. Like Coolio says it, I'll see you when you get there... And surprise2, I have found my escapade  .. to destress and to decompress.

It is the highlands we go . 

S.l.e.e.p

I need sleep. In order to get more sleep, I need to be more ruthless.

Ruthless and focused. Right on :)

Standing on the shoulder of giants

You gotta roll with it, so don't look back in anger. In the champagne supernova, you will find the wonderwall that will tell you what's the story, morning glory?
Columbia will make you feel supersonic like a rock and roll star, urging you to live forever.
Really, do you know what I mean? So, don't go away, be here now.

The Music In Me

In me

Air Supply + Pet Shop Boys + Def Leppard + Guns n Roses + Oasis + Stone Roses + Linkin Park... You mix that up and you will get me ... Love + Despair + Hate + Anger + Hope ...

I am a boyband + man band kind of guy :)

Only the truth will set you ...

Memang benar ... Hanya kebenaran membebaskan diri  .. kebenaran menghadapi realiti. Tidak menipu diri sendiri.
Focus on what you can work on, and work on your focus.

A break

Maybe I need a break from everything. Just be alone with the thoughts.
Or, maybe I am just complicating things. Oh well. 

Peace

The most important thing is to find peace within yourself. How to achieve it is another story.

It begins with gratitude .. an often overlooked angle ...

Kisah Cinta Mus dan Nadia

Malam tadi, sebelum tidur, terdetik dalam fikiran, kisah contact sepupu saya, Musfirah, dan adik ipar, Nadia.
Kebetulan, mereka berdua mendirikan rumahtangga dengan jejaka yang boleh dikatakan baru dikenali.
Berdua, mereka pernah berada dalam hubungan jangka masa panjang yang today berkekalan.
Dengan jejaka kedua2, mereka nyatakan mereka tidak mahu main2, mahu serius dalam perhubungan. Suami Mus dikenali melalui rakan di Facebook, manakala Nadia, rakan SRK, yang muncul kembali.
Pendapat saya, mereka memilih model cinta selepas kahwin, dengan suami2 mereka.
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Will it work? All I can say that's more than one way of marriage and I pray for their everlasting happiness.

"Banyak2 sabar ye"

The dark feelings

The dark feelings have made a visit these past few days. They tend to do it when things are doing well ... In it, the major emotion is regret, very2 much regret ... All the emo ...
Ignore it.. it gets more power .. acknowledge it and the ride.. after all it is a part of me somewhat...

".. and now you've become a part of me ..." Figure 09, Linkin Park

Post nikah n wedding Nadia

Syukur majlis nikah dan wedding Nadia telah selesai pada 3/3/2018 lepas.

Suka tengok kesungguhan Bukhari yang ikhlas mahu Nadia menjadi suri hidup. Nadia dirisik October 2017 lepas.

Den jadi wakil keluarga dan saksi nikah. Jadi saksi ok, jadi wakil aiyoo ... Tak cukup prep :p .. pantun pun tak menjadi :D ...

Meeting the relatives was cool and my parents came. That was good

Overall, semua org had a good time :)

Okaylah, semoga Bukhari dan Nadia happy forever as hubby and wife.

PS/ tgk kawan2 Nadia, Bu kumpul2, was a flashback to my life in the 20s. Weddings was the time we had our reunions ...

Keep the focus and effort

One thing I am reminding myself is to keep the focus and work, as small bits of success are appearing. Steve Jobs says it best, stay hungry, stay foolish .. never be content ... Keep on grinding.

Netflix Pulok

Baru daftar sebulan percuma guna Netflix. Wow, macam2 ada ... :D goodbye, Astro?!

Mortality Calls

You are in your mid 40s. You feel your mortality now. Signs are aplenty.

Secangkir Teh untuk Yang Letih

Something I read yesterday was really good in interpreting the lessons of life. According to Ustaz Hasrizal, what happen to us is not as important as what hapoen in us.
Basically, what is the learnt lesson and how will affect us going forward. If you keep doing the same thing expecting different results, that is insanity!
Also know your big WHY.

So long 96

Saw the mtv show that played 90s videos .. some of my fav videos are from 95/96. Omg.
Wonderwall
Wannabe

Dang, I feel old! . But still sounds good though ... ;)

Ingatan2 Arwah Pak Tam Harun

Assalamualaikum.

Pada 14 hb February, arwah Pak Tam Harun, suami Mak Tam adik Mama, meninggal dunia di Kuala Terengganu.

Memang beliau tidak berapa sihat sejak setahun dua kebelakangan ini. Memang lama tak jumpa beliau, even I can't remember when the last time I met him.

Ada niat mahu pergi lawat beliau tahun lepas, tetapi tangguh sebab kekurangan bajet. Oh well...

Ingatan tentang Pak Tam

Warna kuning - warna pakaian pengantin beliau Dan Mak Tam semasa majlis perkahwinan mereka di junjong dahulu.

Gaya sideburn panjang beliau, soft spoken-jarang dengar dia naikkan suara, senyum, Pak Tam ni byk senyum, tak byk cakap sgt ..

Juadah Nasi Kerabu - nak makan nasi kerabu mesti ingat gerai kt simpang masuk rumah mereka di Bukit Paying. He took me there a few times.

Seberang Takir - beberapa kali saya melawat rumah family beliau di Seberang Takir.. memang dekat tebing Sg Terengganu .. pernah sekali join beliau n his kids mandi sungai, masa kecik2 la ... :)

Jangan kahwin orang Kelantan - dia pernah pesan kepada saya tentang perkara ini. 'takut awak tak balik seremban krg, asyik ke sana je' ... Hehe, takpe la, Pak Tam, Ome kahwin dengan org setengah Kelantan je ..

Dia seorang yang baik, bapa kepada lima org anak, and a good uncle.

Alfatihah kepada arwah Pak Tam Harun. You will be missed.

Familia para siempre...

Little Lies exposes

The camera never lies ... Also the weighing scales as well .. reality2 ..

Today's The Greatest Day

The more you know yourself, the clearer it gets ... Look forward, look forward! What you do today affects your future . 

Kerja Gila

Insanity is doing the same shit and expecting different results.

Do you want it?

Life in the Lo Fi

Most of the time, it becomes clearer when you take it one step at a time. One step will lead to multiple steps, then you'll get it done.

Sleep

I need more sleep. Work smart needed. Kapisch?

Everybody Else is doing it, so why don't we? No need to Argue

The blog post title is a tribute to the passing of the lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan, of the Cranberries.
When I arrived in the states around August 1993, the band had just arrived with Linger, which became one of the anthem songs for me of my college years in the USA.
Thank you for the lovely songs of Linger and Ode to my family.

Buat Skrip Baru

In this head, old scripts keep playing. I am tired. Need to discard old scripts and buat new scripts.

Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different outcome each time.

No insanity, no more.

Just Do It

Just do it. In the mind, it's beautiful, but it is an illusion. Make it real.

In Da Club

Are you in da club? Yes or no ... It does not matter, we are all in da club, da club of life!

How to dance in da club, is up to you, following the beat ..  feel the life, feel the beat ...

Later

Post Brad's Status

I finished watching the movie and the movie works in a subliminal level. There are so many things to interpret, but here are a few things about the movie

It is all in the head.
Be humble and accept what you have
It is not always about what people think of you, it is about what you think of you.
Be happy and grateful with what you have.

I think the movie is one of Ben Stiller's best work.

For the record, Ben Stiller always reminds me of Reality Bites ;) 1993 Washington DC, GeeDub

The Blues ... Again?!

Managed to get Brad's Status .. and what the main character is going through is so me ... Problem is he has it for the movie's two hours .. I had mine since this early millennium ...
Dang! I am in a funk again .. emo wise ...

2017 Recap + 2018 Allo

2017 in one sentence - The good, the bad, and not so ugly. Learnt a lot. Left UCSI.
2018 Allo - onwards to the here and now ..

The signals keep coming

Andrew Matthews menulis dalam buku beliau, hidup akan sentiasa memberi tanda  apabila hidup kita mula melencong. Mula2 kecik, jika diendahkan, diberi tanda besar yg lebih perit. Hari ini saya diberi tanda kecil, yang meyakinkan keputusan besar yang telah saya ambil.

Remember, you control your choices ...

Lessons from Wonder Boys

The truth is real. Face it.
When you need to, improvise.
Too much improvisation can distract you from the truth.
Know what you want, say it and do it.
You always need people to succeed in life.

Change is Coming

After much deliberation, am going to change locations soon.
If you don't change and move on, you will be changed ...
A lot of changes coming up soon ..

Change is Doing

Do you want to change? Yes, to change, you must DO it. Wishing, berharap, tidak akan merubah apa2 ...

Sorang sahabat berkata, jangan menyalahkan takdir atas apa yang berlaku. Kita harus redha and learn from it, kerana ia telah berlaku, and nothing will change it. That shook me like a thunderbolt.

Present and future is all we have ...

Clarity when it is clear

When you know what you want, you know what you want. At the very least, you know what you need to do.
I don't I will ever give up on sports stuff, but I must take care of my team first. :)

Writing Is...

Writing is something I know I can be good at ... Am I committed though? Good question for this Friday morning...

A few LP related links

Kerrang interview with LP  

Spin 2003 cover story

Spin review of Hybrid Theory 

Chester of Linkin Park Is Dead

I posted this note below on my Facebook upon hearing Chester's suicide

If you google his name right now, there are probably tributes on how he gave a voice to a lot of angry people. I am one of them.

When Hybrid Theory came out, I didn't pay much attention to it at first, as I was not that into 'One Step Closer'. But, had to admit that the music has a nice feel to it. 'Crawling' was alright, but what got me was 'Papercut'. Oh man, the lyrics were so speaking to me, about that point of time of my life. All the anger I had and felt really came out. So, bought the CD and the rest was history. I became a fan.

When Meteora came out, a few of the songs were even better, as it reflected again, the torment and anger inside. 'Somewhere To Belong' was wanting to be a part of something, 'Lying Away from You' and 'Don't Stay' was for all the m**ers who pissed me off all my life, 'Figure 09' was about my angry demons, 'Numb' was being angry and numb with oneself and the demons inside...

There were times I could listen to both albums repeated for a while ...

However, my interest in LP waned after these two albums, as their musical direction became a bit alien. I guess all bands evolve at one point and they did. When One More Light came out, I liked the new song 'Heavy' as it reminded me of the early two albums. I'll probably check it out later.

Suicide is never cool, and I wished he got help before he did it. To anyone who feels suicidal, do get help.

Thank you Chester for giving me a voice during those years ...

Goodbye, Chester.

You Only Live Twice

Yep, you only live for yourself and your dreams ...

"You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra (007 You Only Live Twice)

You only live twice or so it seems
One life for yourself and one for your dreams
You drift through the years and life seems tame
Till one dream appears and love is it's name

And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone

This dream is for you, so pay the price
Make one dream come true, you only live twice

And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone

This dream is for you, so pay the price
Make one dream come true, you only live twice

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Opening and Closing Credits of 007 You Only Live Twice

Amacam Raya?

Raya is what you want it yo be. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri :) maaf zahir batin ...

I am 44

Happy birthday to me ...:) the years are really beginning to roll by ....

Rizalman Life Inspired Episode 2 dan 3 Review

Sudah ku tonton episode 2 dan 3.

Lokasinya di Paris, France. Yang discover adalah shooting Rizalman dan aktiviti shopping and sightseeing beliau. Menarik juga menonton apa yang beliau minat dan lakukan.

Beberapa pengamatan

• Shooting sejuk ketika itu. Nampak usaha beliau dan pasukan untuk menjayakan penggambaran dalam semua keadaan yg muncul.
• Rizalman minat dengan antik. Sangat minat ok. He knows what his furniture taste which lies between royalty and aristocracy. Woo....
• His support team is very important to him to assist him in running his personal and business life. Admittedly, he is a control freak.
• Pelanggan Rizalman percaya dengan pilihan dan karya beliau mengikut apa yang mereka mahu. Sebab itu, mereka adalah pelanggan setia. Pelanggan yang muncul adalah Ifah dan Deborah Henry, Ms Universe Malaysia, di mana Rizalman siapkan baju perkahwinan beliau.
• Selain fesyen, beliau ada juga bisnes reka dalaman. Interior design merupakan bidang pilihan beliau dahulu sebelum terpaksa memilih fesyen di UiTM.

Yang pasti, personaliti beliau terserlah di rancangan ini.

Can't wait for episode 4!

The signal

In the alchemist, there is a passage where the alchemist tells the boy, Santiago, of his possible future ..

In summary 

The alchemist says Fatima understands that Santiago needs to complete his Personal Legend. Santiago asks the alchemist what would happen if he stayed in Al-Fayoum. The alchemist explains that Santiago would have enough money to buy many sheep and camels, and that he would marry Fatima. Santiago and Fatima would be happy for one year, but that during the second year Santiago would start to think about the treasure again. He would not be able to ignore the omens. During the third year, Santiago would become increasingly obsessed with his Personal Legend, and Fatima would feel bad for interrupting Santiago’s quest. Santiago and Fatima would still love each other, but by the fourth year, the omens of treasure would disappear. The tribal chieftains would dismiss Santiago as their counselor, and Santiago would live the rest of his life in regret. 

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I think I had one of the strongest signals today, and I really have to pay heed this time. I have done enough regretting.

Rizalman di Life Inspired

Sudah selesai menonton episode pertama Rizalman, rancangan documentary belakang tabir pereka terkenal Rizalman.

5 pendedahan episode pertama

1. The big why Rizalman pada permulaan kerjaya beliau adalah untuk menjaga ibubapanya supaya mereka hidup senang.
2. Mula-mula beliau mahu belajar Interior Design, tetapi tidak dapat, lalu masuk jurusan fesyen di UiTM.
3. Beliau ada personal aide bernama Umie dan a butler bernama Ary. Mereka penting untuk menolong beliau dalam urusan harian, bisnes dan peribadi.
4. Dengan pelanggan-pelanggan beliau, beliau involve 100% dengan penampilan mereka dengan rekaan beliau. Contoh, Datin Sophea dan Dayang NurFaizah.
5. Dalam bisnes dan peribadi, Rizalman mementing ketelusan, usaha dan kerja keras.

Kesimpulan, untuk episode pertama ini, memang menarik sudut Rizalman yang dipaparkan.

Okay, on ke episode ke 2 di Paris!

Tonton Rizalman di channel 728 Life Inspired di Astro.

wohoo ... LITV upload episode 1 di laman youtube mereka :) update 29/6/17


Bonus: Artikel Intrend mengenai beliau di sini.

Day 3 of Ramadhan

Selamat menyambut Ramadhan kepada semua rakan Muslim :)

Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim readers.

Peace.

Kisah 21 May 2012

Pakcik Linda, abang ibunya meninggal dunia pada 2330, 20 May 2017 di rumah beliau, Binjai, Kelantan.

21 May, pukul 6 am, kami bertolak dari BBBangi ke sana. Sampai pukul 1330. Selesai urusan, sekitar 1630, kami bertolak ke BBBangi, sampai pukul 0115, 22 May.

Jumlah km - 950 km

A few words
AlFatihah kepada arwah
Wow ... Pi balik in one day to up there..
If it can be done, it can be done...

Family is important ...

Fahamkan Causality

Dalam siri The Matrix, Merovingian, salah satu watak berkata, hanya satu perkara yang benar-sebenarnya, iaitu causality, ..action reaction.. Cause and effect. For everything that happens, there must be a reason, a cause. Therefore, doing anything without a reason, cause, is pretty much useless.

True no.. Hmmm...m

Break The Pattern

In order to change the behavior, you have to change the pattern. Make new ones to replace the discarded ones.

Value of Sleep

After all these years, I learnt the value of sleep. Sleep reboots the brain and keeps it sharp. Macam2 dalam kepala anda? Anda cukup tidur?
Setiap orang berbeza keperluannya .. Find one that fits you ...

The Law of Nature

When you go against the laws of nature, you get the results you did not expect, good or bad, more bad than good.

Berbanding dengan apa yang kawan S n kawan J going through, ..  Mine is trivial. When bling is your goal, you tend to lose focus ....

Focus on natural growth and the process for the future ...

Ini Saatnya

The moment has arrived ... What is the judgment?

My twisted ankle

About a week ago, I badly twisted my ankle in front of a Shell station. Thought about the weekend, didn't watch my step and boom, "p***mak" came out. Got some painful foot therapy shortly. Spent Friday work leave rnr at home, hobbling around in the weekend, rehabbing. It's getting better now, and the pain reminds me of the need to focus on what you are doing at the moment.

Be In The Moment, ya dig?

How to Follow Advice

Bila orang bagi nasihat pada kita, lihat sama ada mereka buat apa yang mereka kata.
Lesson of the day- Do as I do, not as I say ...

Semuanya OK

No matter how bad it was, it's okay now. Focus on today for the future.
The past is past...

Gratitude is so so def... ;)

Undang2 Alam

One lesson that I have learnt the hard way in the past, is that laws of nature does apply when it come to life. Simply, you reap what you sow. Especially, when it comes to regrets. Action and consequences, like the Merongivian says in The Matrix Trilogy.

So Sad

Tell me why I feel so sad ... So sad ...

Terima kasih Google atas Doodle P. Ramlee

Terima kasih Google .. thank you Google :)

F is the word

Focus is the F word that should be permanently ingrained in the head.

Focus and Gratitude ... Yep, sounds about right.

Just another page

Focus on what is in front of you ... The past is past ....

Making peace with the past is hard but must be done in order to move on ...

Just a page  in history..

Written while listening to Nobody's Diary by Yazoo ...

Lump Size Head Of Regret

Untuk beberapa hari ini, kepala penuh dengan penyesalan masa2 lepas. Masa berlalu terlalu cepat dan anda masih rindukan zaman2 90an dahulu...
Bila ini berlaku, terus sabar dan fikirkan kesyukuran.. Be grateful but be not satisfied ...
And remember that details lead to action .. 

Tommy Page Is Gone

Beberapa hari lepas, keluar berita penyanyi Tommy Page mati disyakki bunuh diri. Benar atau tidak, tak pasti, tapi lagu-lagunya popular buat generasi 90an.

A shoulder to cry on, dan I'll be your everything masih kekal dalam ingatan ini. Lagu A shoulder to cry on pasti mengingatkan diri ini pada satu ketika yang segar dalam memori Jasin. Nanti saya updatekan ceritanya.

Kata-kata dari album ke 2 beliau Paintings in my mind.. "A picture is moment captured in the memory, while a painting can be anything imagined by the mind ... Soon, all these pictures will become paintings ..."

Benerkan?

And the hits keep on coming ..

Baik atau buruk, anda boleh mengeluh atau bertindak. Saya pilih untuk bertindak walaupun mengeluh kadangkala lebih senang .. 

Semua ini cobaan ....

February 2017 Dalam Kenangan

February 2017 mengajar aku mengenai apa yang benar dan apa yang maya. Bila sudah terpaksa buat, baru sedar sebenarnya boleh buat. Aduh! Dan apa yang ingat boleh buat, rupanya impossible.
Benar kata Einstein mengenai perkara gila .... You are condemned to repeat the lesson as long as you don't learn And apply it!

Perkara Gila

Mempercayai si  penipu berulang kali dan mengharap hasil yang berbeza setiap kali adalah perkara gila.

Jika anda lupa pelajaran ini, anda akan dihukum mengulanginya berulang kali...

Sampai Kapan

Sampai kapan gue harus menunggumu,, bila rindu ini milikmu. Penantian sekian lama tanpa bayang rupa. Atau selama ini aku mengejar bayang ..    ?

Dapatkah aku memanggilmu sayang .....

Dengarlah jeritan hatiku untukmu ..

Soul survivor

When you keep things simple, simple solutions will appear. And simple solutions work way better than complex solutions. :)
I am a soul survivor .. Yeaaahhh.....

Rancang Dan Buat

Sebenarnya kita tidak pernah berhenti merancang, dalam apa pun bidang yg kita ceburi. Macam2, tapi tinggal rancangan saja, kerana tiada tindakan

Jadi, buatlah tindakan ye..

Music is my soul

To deny something that is a part of you is useless, and music is a part of me.
The journey in music began for me in early childhood, assisted by my father, who kept playing Air Supply in the car where ever he's going anywhere.
I listen to most songs, importantly the melody. If I dig, it's on my playlist.

That's why I have boybands, girl band, hair metal, and others.

Gotta feel your soul, right? :)

You know what when you know this

Secara ringkas, bila anda tahu apa yang anda mahukan, anda tahu apa apa yang anda mahukan. Anda akan merangka strategi and rancang tindakan yang anda akan lakukan.
When it is simple, it is clear ....

You can have everything, when you know what your everything is ...

Simplicity In Focus From Wisdom

When wisdom hits you, you become wiser. The only problem with wisdom is that the road to get there usually is painful, nauseating and excruciating.
Watching 'Becoming Warren Buffet', I am struck by his simplicity of his success. Of course, it involved hard work and determination, but what I really liked was Warren knew what he wanted and worked his butt off. And he was happy doing it,
And he focused on the financial markets, and stuff related to it. Singular post.
As I am in my early 40s, it struck me home, made me realized that was the key to my failures. Focus n knowing what you want, and planning it. Step by step

Thanks , Warren.

Plan A dan Plan B

Satu perkara yang saya pelajari beberapa hari lepas, ialah perlunya kita meringkaskan perkara2/benda untuk membuat keputusan. Choose A or B, no C.
It is not limiting your choice, it's about simplifying. Choose two best options and decide. Make the choice and move on.
Minimalism in practice? Hmmm ....

Syukur Itu Indah

One thing about social media is that it allows people to post things they are doing. During the last few weeks, I have seen posts of my friends travelling all over the world. It made me realize that I loved travelling (still do), and I miss it.

So, instead of being envious of them, I chose to be grateful and happy for them that they are enjoying their travels.

I know my time with la familia will come eventually.