The Real Problem

My problem is not forgetfulness, it is I don't forget.

Masalah aku bukan lupa ingatan, tetapi kuat mengingat.

Memories make us what us human ...

Kebenaran dan Realiti

The truth hurts, katanya ... Tetapi yang lebih menyakitkan kalau tidak menerima kebenaran itu sebagai realiti kita.

Bila kita terima realiti, baru jalan depan akan lebih cerah ...

Kyoto, I miss you ...

Don't Know What You Want Tapi Sudah Tidak Boleh Bagi Lagi Dah

Memberi lebih baik daripada menerima, tetapi berjaga-jaga bila memberi, dan berpada-padalah.

Keikhlasan hati itu penting bila memberi dan hanya anda tahu tentang hati anda ..

Minat dan Komitmen

Bebberapa hari lepas berceramah dengan Zara mengenai apa yg beliau mahu buat. Saya kata dengan beliau... Nak buat apa2 mesti minat Dan Komited untuk melakukannya. Sebab, kalau tidak kena penyakit hangat2 tahi ayam sahaja.

Truth to be told, ini nasihat yg i needed to hear years ago. Oh well, you learn from your mistakes

The last post is related to this as well.

Fokus

What you focus, expands. Buat apa yang perlu dan mahu dibuat.

Yes, sir!

2016 In Review - A Simple Summary

2016 In Memory

Personal

Most Significant No 1 - The Ismail Bros Reunited
Most Significant No 2 - Amirul Harith was born

MRSM Jasin memory - closure ...in a way ....

Work

Same old, same old .... :P though that co-op thing is getting to me ...

Business

Clarity in what to pursue in financial markets & IM

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Bring on 2017 ... a few changes in store...

The Force Is With Me, I Am One With The Force ....

Life Is Rolling By ...

Life is rolling by and sometimes me thinks am missing key moments ..... must focus now and future, not the big lumps of the past.

2017 is coming, 2016 is leaving ..... *sigh* .... macam2 belum buat atau capai .... salah ku juga ....

An all-time favorite video of mine - What Have I Done To Deserve This?

loved the song for ages ... my favorite song by them ....

Muddy Road

A Zen koan called "Muddy Road":

" Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling.
 Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.
 "Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.
 Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple.
Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females," he told Tanzan, "especially not young and lovely ones. It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"
 "I left the girl there," said Tanzan. "Why are you still carrying her?"

It's a lesson about not dwelling on the decisions of others, the trading style of another person, our own mistakes, or our trading victories. We do what we do and then we move onward.

Got it from an email from Rob Booker ...

An answer to a few past questions in my head today ..

Boys Like You - Who Is Fancy Featuring Meghan Trainor and Arianna Grande -

This song is so playing in my head .. I could watch the videos below repeatedly.

The first video is their live performance in Dancing With The Stars around 2015.



The second video is the official video. It is an animation.




Who is Fancy? hahaha ... figure it out yourself la ....

The lyrics to the song ...

"Boys Like You"
(feat. Ariana Grande & Meghan Trainor)

[Who Is Fancy:]
I'm in the deep end, cannonball jump
Thinkin' of your love
And my heart beats like a drum
Not feeling guilty
'Cause the water's just right
Oh, it might be wrong, might be the time of your life

So jump on in with me
Let me set you free
I'll make you feel like you're dreaming

Try, try, try to follow the rules
I break everyone of them with boys like you
My, oh, my, doing what I always do
Yeah, I'm crossing every line to get to boys like you

Boys like you, you
Tripping, freaking, falling over boys like you

[Meghan Trainor:]
It's getting hot out under that summer sun
I'm not playing games
I'm just a girl having fun
I need to cool down
'Cause I know we're just friends
But one look from you baby then I'm falling back in

What's a girl to do?
I got it mad for you
You make me feel like I'm dreaming

Try, try, try to follow the rules
I break everyone of them with boys like you
My, oh, my, doing what I always do
Yeah, I'm crossing every line to get to boys like you

Boys like you, you
Tripping, freaking, falling over boys like you

[Ariana Grande:]
I get a feeling
Looking you in the eye
Know you wanna take a bite of my cherry pie
Get so excited
Boy, you're making me blush
Let's just take our time now, there ain't no need to rush, no

Why don't you make a move?
You got nothing else to lose
Just make me feel like I'm dreaming

Try, try, try to follow the rules
I break everyone of them with boys like you
My, oh, my, doing what I always do
Yeah, I'm crossing every line to get to boys like you

Boys like you, you
Tripping, freaking, falling over boys like you

I got that something I know you can't resist
I'm gonna make you feel it when I blow you that kiss

Sudah 10 Tahun Kami Bersama

14 July 2016 .. sudah 10 tahun kami bersama ....

In that honor, a few posts on our pre-marriage relationship :P

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/found-it.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/so-much-2-say-yet.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/rock-witcha.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/angel-of-gue.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/baby-saya-awak-punya.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/secret-recipe-witness.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/listen-lah.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/srk.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/stuff-suddenly.html

http://ome20.blogspot.my/2005/12/2005-2006-post.html

Acat, Cookie, Inn, My sister Julia, Rafthah .. terima kasih :)

Khusus kepada Khai, terima kasih kerana menemukan kami ;-)

Dan penganjur, U Aida dan Dj Azura, kalian pemangkinnya :)

Sudah 3 Hari Syawal

Sudah 3 hari Syawal ... how do I feel? happy. Tetapi, yang menarik, ini adalah Syawal yang paling sempoi, tetapi hatiku senang kerana keluarga happy. Fokus kepada kebahagiaan mereka, InsyaAllah, things will be alright ...

Malam ke 28 Ramadhan

Malam terakhir Ramadhan , malam aku dapat tidur dengan nyenyak, kerana aku tahu apa yang perlu buat. InsyaAllah, terima kasih Ramadhan. Jumpa lagi tahun depan.

Malam ke 25, 26 dan 27 Ramadhan

Dapat saya rasakan Ramadhan kali ini  menolong membersihkan minda tentang apa yang perlu dibuat untuk sekarang dan masa hadapan. Yang lepas itu lepas, lepaslah ia ...

Paradigma baru dan tindakan baru penting bagi mencapai matlamat masa hadapan ....

Malam ke 23 dan 24 Ramadhan

Tahun ini rasanya persiapan paling minima bagi diri ini, sejak mendirikan rumahtangga. Bila isteri dan anak-anak seronok dengan persiapan mereka :) Kita adjust apa yang kita ada .... ok what :D

Malam ke 22 Ramadhan

Ingat lagi masa awal2 zaman kerja, persiapan untuk Hari Raya sebagai orang yang dah bekerja. Esp, berkira duit raya untuk sepupu2 yang masih bersekolah dan belum bekerja lagi. Boleh tahan juga belanjanya :P .. pada masa itu la.. Masa itu bujang, most of the time thinking short term and irrelevant things ...
Now dah bekeluarga ni, anak2 didahulukan ... daddy's sempoi je OK :)

Malam ke 20 dan 21 Ramadhan

Bulan Ramadhan kata dengan kenangan cinta, esp Zaman sekolah dahulu. Kirim salam Raya, kirim kad Raya dengan kata-kata puitis kpd si dara adalah lumrah.
Antara diingat kad Raya manis masa form 1 yg dihantar kpd suhaliza, zuraina dan zarina. ;) kad murah je Tp it's the thought that counts.

Malam ke 19 Ramadhan

Sebelum muncul SMS kemudian WhatsApp dan Telegram, orang hantar kad raya. Macam-macam jenis  ada, sesuai untuk keadaan. Yang ringkas, kelakar, ibu bapa. Romantis, dll.
Seronok menerima, best hantar..

Malam ke 18 Ramadhan

Anda akan tahu raya sudah dekat apabila  stesen radio memainkan lagu raya. Sudah 2/3 Ramadhan berjalan, so Syawal  ia hovering. Lagu M.Nasir tetap evergreen :) satu hari di hari raya...

Malam ke 16 dan 17 Ramadhan

Berpuasa di luar negara, especially di mana anda adalah minoriti, amat berlainan feelnya. Semasa berpuasa di America, sekitar awal 90an, pengalaman berpuasa ketika orang sekeliling hidup (makan minum) seperti biasa, was a challenge. Lama - lama, baru biasa. Semasa saya di sana, Washington DC, imsak sekitar pukul 5 am, dan Subuh was soon after. Berbuka pula sekitar lewat pukul 5 pm, sebelum pukul 6 pm. Juadah berbuka, apa yang ada ketika itu. Sangat sempoi kerana tidak ada bazar Ramadhan.