Betong, Thailand

That's the biggest post box in the world..!! I kid u not..!!!! And it's in Betong, Thailand - build by the British in 1924. I had an unplanned trip to Betong today. It started off by just checking out the temporary office for our new officer to be placed in Gerik. The office is small but furnished. Thanks to the D.O. who was kind enough to lend us the space while we look for a bigger office. I thought we had some time to kill before we have to start back to Ipoh, so i asked the driver to take me to Pengkalan Hulu as i've never been to the place.

Small town, but they told me that we could check out the duty free shop near the border to Thailand. So i said okayy... It was near lunch and i said we could have our lunch there. Turns out the shop was just like a mini market really... but i bought some chocolates... hersheys... Then out of nowhere (it seems to me) some officers came by and suggested we have lunch across the border in Betong .. well.. authentic thai cuisine..? Who am i to refuse such good food?? So off we go.... and the food was really good..!! After wards, they took me around town and the biggest post box in the world!!

Some interesting place to visit too i think.. there's a communist tunnel, hot springs... maybe i'll be back for a planned trip next time.... hmmm..

Masuk paper

Masuk paper dah nama aku... Tapi wat kes orang giler jer... Well, i hope its a closure for the family of the deceased. The accused shouldn't be left to fend for himself nor relied on to take his medicine. One day he may forget again.. to the detriment of some other innocent soul.

2nd orang giler case.... in one month that i am here.... with drug trafficking, firearms and illegal assembly in between. Well, never say prosecution is boring.... tiring, crazy, confusing... yess!!... never boring....

Time to really focus on the files that never seem to shrink in size or numbers... they seem like they just added themselves on the shelf, table, coffee table... aarrghhh!!

2012 - when the world ends, melayu akan hilang dari dunia

I watch 2012 recently. Have to watch it on the big screen... the CG effect is spectacular.. u could almost feel that this may be how kiamat will happen. Tsunami, earth quakes, volcano eruptions.... wow!!!

At the end of it all, it slowly dawn on me... the President of the US shared the information only with G8 nations.... They hatched a plan to build an ark, no.. several arks with tickets sold to those who can afford it - at 1 bil. euro for each tickets... so... only the citizens of G8 countries and some rich Arabs can board the arks .. oh.. and several chinese workers.... but ..... no south indians (their brilliant scientist didn't get picked-up..), no southeast-asian citizens.. (that's u and me folks!!) and no polynesians either...

So there..!! wonder what Hang Tuah will say about that..!!

Power corrupts

Big news lately over the Kelantan MB and his SIL. Lots of denials, finger-pointing, conspiracy theory etc... Typical really.. No.., not that there would be denials or any of that sort of thing. What's typical is the effect of power over anyone.. It's a cliche.. but it's true... power does corrupt.. and depending on what type or kind of power it is, it will corrupt in different ways with different consequences..

Lets look at a child... 4/5 year old child crying and stomping his feet in the middle of a supermarket over a toy that he wants but his parents wont get for him... Its a power struggle .. if the child wins and the parents give way (embarrassed, maybe) the child would gain power. He would be corrupted in that he will try the same tricks again and again so long as he gets what he wants.

A husband.., getting what he wants by belittling his wife or putting fear or hand on her.. would gain power by that submission.. the power he gets over her will corrupt him, the family.. even her in that her willpower, dignity, self-worth will be corrupted and lost..

For people in power, or popular, or idolised... people's trust, adoration is very addictive... they gave u power when they listen and agree to everything u say.... but with that power and adoration, no one dares to say anything against u, give u a different perspective... and u would start to believe in ur own propaganda... when that happens, when u reject any other views not in line with yours ... because u know u have the power to reject those views, because of ur power, u know no one dares to contradict u... that's when u will be corrupted...

If doesn't matter what ideology or beliefs any of us hold... It doesnt matter the value of the corruption... a corrupt practice of RM1 is equally wrong as a corrupt practice worth millions. Both corrupt the soul.....

Pleasure and pain of 1st love..

I finished the 302 case in 1 1/2 day..!! We manage to complete even the Defence case and the Judge made the order to send the accused to the care of Hospital Bahagia, Tjg Rambutan where he will stay there at the pleasure of the Ruler.

Over the Hari Raya Haji and Saturday at home, with the korban and kenduri ... even today.. i keep remembering the look of pain, helplessness and utter sadness on the face of the victim's boyfriend.... as he looked and identified the victim's pre-post-mortem photo. What misery and suffering he had to go through... looking at that photo, when in the morning before he left for work, he must have seen her wonderful, cute smiling face saying goodbye.....

And to know his 1st love, died... brutally murdered in the hands of his own deranged father....... He was 19 and she was only 17.... in the throes of first love.... It was just over a year ago... Has he moved on...?? How do u move on from something so tragic... the lost of a 1st love, would always be bittersweet... but to loose her in this way......

I hope he will heal.... time is the healer for all sadness..... most important thing, i hope he'll find peace and closure......

Musang gilerr!!

What's with me and crazy people???? My officer who collapsed in court 2 weeks ago had chest pain in court this morning. She really needs to have a full medical check-up. Bahaya betoll.... I don't want any officer getting a stroke in my watch... walaupun penyakitnya bermula sebelom aku datang..

Thing is... now i have to take over her murder case tomorrow and next day... and guess what? Crazy accused again!! mannn....!! Tak tido lagi la malam ni nak baca fail.... its been really crazy coming back with this KPI thing by the Chief Justice!! Kejar KPI sampai tak der perasaan, tak der pertimbangan langsung!!

Aku dah stress mula la... MAKAn!!!.. Balik court sempat singgah mini market carik bende nak dimakan. And this blog will be updated selalu coz i need to be SANE!!! Arrgghh!!

Terpaksa la ku pendam cita2 nak carik MC untuk balik raya ..sob...sob...

Musang rupanya..

Hari ni aku sambung kes bunuh oleh orang gila. Saksi awam... aku panggil ketua kampung. Nice man.. tapi hujung2 keterangan dia buat formal complaint against police yang katanya lambat sampai tpt kejadian sedangkan dekat jer BP tu.. Aku biar aja la... dia nak cakap apa...

Pastu panggil ayah mangsa. Mula2 steady.. okay jer. Pastu aku trpaksa tunjuk gambar mayat anak dia... wala weii.. syian... bergenang dan gugur la air matanya.. aku pun sebak.. terpaksa minta stand down jap.... It's still traumatic, its still new after all... aku cadang nak tunjuk vcd dari cctv kat dia tapi dia mintak tolong taknak tgk vcd tu.. dia tak sanggup... nasib baik lawyer bg undertaking tak akan persoalkan isu tu..

Esok nak panggil 2 lagi saksi yang sure akan nangis gak la... Ishhh... sian....

Musang!!

Ahad, n I'm back in the office. Semalam jer take some time off temankan kawan pi pasang vcd/mp3/gps/reverse video/etc.. kat keta dia. Jeles giler aku... satu jer masalahnyer.. GPS cakap cina!! tehehehe... suka ati ko la labu..!!! Tapi terang giler video reverse tu.. Nak promo kat norizan la.. senang dia nak parking belakang. All in RM1500.00!! Mak aiiii!!.. Tapi reverse camera tu RM300 jer.. Boleh la.. sebab nak beli volvo S80 sampai biler pon tak mampu kan.. ahakks!!

Tapi boys mcm tu la kan... boy's toys..!! Tak paham aku... i get the GPS (i dont i need it tho.. jarang aku sesat, kalau sesat pon.. well,.. take it in stride), i get the reverse video, tapi nak tgk movie sambil bawak keta... aku rasa bahaya to pemandu. But kalau co-pilot ko selalunyer tido..!! well this would help la.. jgn tgk blue sudah hahaha

Eiffa, know any doctor in ipoh? wa nak MC la khamis nanti.. takleh cuti..... sedeyy .. Dato' manja tu kemut byk pasal nak mintak balik awal nih... tak larat nak tgk muka kusam dan masamnyer itu..huhu..

Arggh!! banyak g fail nihhhh!! Nak tgk kes esok g... ishh....

Back again!!!

Ke sini lagi aku.. 16 November 2009.. back in Ipoh. The place seems a little different, lebih sempit, wow... what a candidate for 5S hahaha... i'm going to seriously consider it. It has lots of positive value, after u get past all the tadika creativity that they asked u to do.. heheh..

anyway.., 1st day in and... next day its murder!!!... I had to stay up all nite reading the case, have to get the story inside my head so i could examine witnesses even without preparing questions.. Tragic case too. A life too young, cut short by a brutal hand of an insane person.. dying in front of her sister who frantically tried to help ... but fail...

Fortunately i only have time to call 4 formal witnesses. The judge was understanding enough to let me have another date so i could handle a part heard drug case. The officer who was supposed to handle it collapsed in court last week and still recovering... Ever heard of a magistrate or judge collapsing in court out of exhaustion? Naaah... easy job.... perintah orang jer.. and kejar KPI yang unrealistic. I dont think they've heard of "Justice hurried is justice buried".

So not enough sleep again yesterday and last night.... reading up the drug case, turned out its a s.27 info too... trial within a trial... long drawn out... and i'm not even sure the info is going to be admissible. Well... have to try anyway... Good thing the IO is good, experienced, know how to tackle a question without much prodding from me..

File dalam bilik dah stacking up already.. Lambat balik la nampaknya... I have to change the system... I DONT WANT OSMANG's life!!!!! I have a life okay!!!!

Pening dah ni tak cukup tido.....

Tapi apapun.. aku tgk muka2 staff happy la aku balik... COZ' I'M NOT OSMANG!!!! ;)

Sorang jer muke kelat gilerr.... sapa lagi kalau bukan Dato' Manja tu..!! Aku dengar masa farewell OSmang yang dibuat begitu cepat!! (bengang la aku punyer farewell tangguh punya la lama n aku tak dpt datang pon!!) siap sebak Dato' Manja tuhhh... wa cakap lu... menghargai Osmang yang 'no nonsense' katanya.. (Abis aku nih full of nonsense la yerrrr???)..

Takper, takper, nasib baik ko tak hensem Dato'.. aku sikit tak kisah.. aku pn tak berapa nak suker kat ko k.... adiosss!!

AHHHhhh!!!!! 4 hari amik ubat, gula turun more than 2 points. 10 hari amik ubat naik pulak 4 points!!!! Confirm tension punyer pasal!! No, its not work.... it's me..... and my pathethic needy self....

I dont really like me right now...... In denial for so long.... repeating the cycle of self-abuse, self-delusions, desperation......

Oprah is right! U can't loose weight unless u can fix you... the inner you..... N0w i appreciate why God let me be single for so long.. maybe forever.... I am such a great candidate for an abused wife... with the classic characteristics of a counselor - kuman seberang laut nampak, gajah depan mata tak nampak...

I gotta help me!!...!!

Takkan nak tukar amik insulin pulak kot....

Eid Mubarak

Syawal is coming again..... and i am sleepyyyyy....... Later.....

Al-fatihah

Yasmin Ahmad had passed on. At the peak of her life. When her work and passion is accepted, admired and celebrated all over the world. May she rest in peace.

I love her work. I may not agree with everything she had to say, but i understand her perspective. As a story teller she did it humbly, she connects with hearts and minds. Her petronas ads were wonderful. She is sooo young.

Her death brought a rude awakening to my own vulnerability. I suffer a slow, silent killer... only occasionally showing itself and shocking me to realisation. The bisul episode..., other than the obvious embarassment, is a knock to the head. How fast it progresses, how slow it heals, the risks i faced if things go wrong.

Death can come calling at any time. I only hope God will let me repent and let my death and burial be in dignity to protect my loved ones.. amin...

Daripada Dia kita datang, kepadaNya kita kembali

Ibu kawan baik ku kembali ke rahmatullah sekejap tadi. No warning... mak dia muntah, sesak nafas, dibawa ke hospital dan menghembuskan nafas terakhir. Yesterday, a relative met his Maker. Just a few days ago, adik ku kehilangan janin yang dikandungnya selama 5 bulan, setelah 2 bulan terpaksa tinggal di hospital. About a week earlier, one of my officer's father passed away. Before that two of my staff lost a parent. Not forgetting the recent death of Michael Jackson.

Al-fatihah untuk semua yang kembali kepada Nya. Death comes without warning..... But it is a warning for us...., who should listen....

Semuga Allah menempatkan mereka semua bersama orang-orang yang diredhaiNya.

The Eyes

Looks like the one up there? Hehe.. That's the state of the eyes after one week. The good doctor gave me another 2 days mc. But i want to be in ofice this monday.. Too much to do.. and too much left behind already.. I hope it'll get better tomorrow...

The accident!!!

Here's the photos...

"Bloggers Have No Privacy" - Ooopss!!!

No privacy for anonymous bloggers in London here. Hmm.. wonder when that ruling would be followed by the courts here...

Heyy no worry, I'm just small fish.....

Perak saga replayed in New York - Malaysia bolehh!!

Wow!!! Malaysia is First in the world!! Even the USA is second to us if this news in the Star is any indication. Republicans seized control of the New York Senate from the Democrates just like what BN did in Perak. How? its the numbers beb... when the majority is slim, any defections will swing the power to the other side. It seems 2 democrats decided to join the Republican side - deja-vu.... heheh...

Are the Americans going to dissolve their Senate? Lets see how things played out in New York..

When the 'gods' has spoken....

I was really disturbed today. Just when i was finishing up some work and looking through today's mail, i saw a memo from one of the 'gods' 'advising' me to hurry up and settle a long standing matter, just so others might see it as a caring gesture. Bengang.... macam aku tak buat keje... Bagi draf ntahhape, business plan sekeping kertas, proposal pon ntah kemana!! Hampeh betolll laaaaa!!!

Dah la fail warisan... wahyu lagi.... Macam mana boleh lulus ntah.... (actually i know very well why it got through) He thinks its easy to make sense out of rubbish!!!!! Its hard to have a conscience and having to say this is okay, when you know its not.....

Mana nak carik duit selambak so i can leave them to their devices and keep my sanity...... Unfortunately, i got debts all over the place (even someone else's debt that i have to pay)...

Cuti-cuti Malaysia?

Not really.... conference...., then seminar. 2 different places, too much sweat, too tired..!!! Or yea...!! too much air liur dibazirkan ketika menggoreng di kedua-dua event.. ahakkss!! Sapa soh aku bercakap kan... pantang dapat mike, mana reti stop.

Tapi, 2 things in Pangkor stayed in my mind. The kids at SK Pangkor (Ben 10!!) and laksa mi! (yummy). The kids will b taking UPSR later in the year. Most of the kids in Ben 10 group were from the weaker class. Sad to see that they don't really have ambition beyond finishing school. 2 of the boys's favourite TV program is on 'mat rempit'. I asked whether he already knows how to do a 'willie'? And he said, only on the bicycle, but he can drive a motorcycle already!!!!! What do u say to that?? Well.... i told him that if he really needed to ride the motorcycle, don't forget his helmet... haha!! Kalau eksiden terus mati takpe dik, kalau patah riuk, menyusahkan orang..!!

The laksa mi was served during tea break :). The last time i had it was almost 20 years ago (which is about the last time i set foot on Pangkor too). But i still remember the taste. And it still taste as good as it did the last time. What is it u might ask? Fish soup noodle :).

Interlude - AKIM AF7

Hmmm.. aku tak follow sangat AF7 ni. I mean, kalau aku ada di rumah jam 9 malam depan TV cenel 104, aku akan tengok Konsert AF7. Malam ni final and juara is Hafiz from Sarawak. No doubt he has the voice, always consistent in his delivery, he deserved to win.

Its just that... kalau tengok tag line AF musim ni - "transformasi" - aku rasa ada pelajar lain yang patut menang and that person is Akim!!! He is the most transformed in my opinion. Edrie Hashim was right, we found a raw talent in Akim. The second song he sang was fantastic in terms of his performance, voice control, feel..., fiery - such a charismatic performance. His stage presence can be felt even from my couch!!

I'm curious to see his progress after this. He could catch up to Faizal Tahir in no time if he stay the course. Looking forward to hearing your songs Akim, all the best...

Poring Hot Springs and Canopy Walk

We asked J'nal to take a detour to Poring Hot Springs, about half an hour ride from Kundasang. Beautiful place, lots of people taking advantage of the various pool of hot sulfuric water for its health benefits. We decided to take a more adventurous trip up the canopy walk!!! Truth is, we didnt have towels with us, and didnt want to buy new towels, so up the hill we go!!! The walk up the hill to the start of the canopy walk itself is an adventure!!! Kak imot n I were sweating buckets and panting our way to the top. Man!! my legs feel as heavy as a tree trunk!! I really need to start working out man, serious!!!

Kelakar jugak tengok kak imot berjaya doing the canopy walk in her heels n carrying her handbag heheh. But the view from the top is worth all the sweat and aching bones.. Beautiful....

Morning at the Pines

2nd day in Kundasang. Kak imot got up at her body clock, which unfortunately is at 4 am!!!! By 5.45 am she was bathed and ready for breakfast. Me and eda are still curled up in bed. In my sis's defence, it was already bright outside. Sun up is really early here. Bercinta rasanya nak mandi, sejuk gilerrr. Bilik takde aircond, tapi angin yang bertiup sepoi-sepoi bahasa tu pun dah lebih sejuk dari aircond. Nasib baik ada air panas. While on the way to breakfast, we were snapping pics all over the place. After breakfast too!! Its such a nice place, built following the contour of the land, its environment friendly. J'nal will be picking us up at 11 am, while waiting, we'll just lepak around the place enjoying the scenery.

More pics at Kundasang

Kota Kinabalu trip

I'm posting from Kota Kinabalu today. Arrived here yesterday with my sis and niece. A friend of my niece - dauz- picked us up from the airport and took us to lunch at tanjung aru. He arranged for a taxi to take us up to Kundasang. the driver - j'nal turns out to be a nice young man, friendly and made the 2 ++ hour trip really nice. We stop a few times along the way to snap pics of the gunung kinabalu. Magnificent mountain - God's wonderful creation, pasak bumi bertuah Sabah.

J'nal brought us to The Pines Resort at Kundasang. Its beautiful in its simplicity, with pine trees all around and English-cottage designed rooms. Sampai agak lewat, lepas check-in dan mandi, we decided to walk down to the small town to get some stuff and fruits, my sis got some problem passing motion (heheh). It turned out to be NOT such a good idea after all.. it seems we're the only ones doing it.. ahakks!! The road leading to town is the main road to other places such as Ranau, Telipod, Sandakan etc.. So lotsa traffic, the buses were swishing by it seems at the speed of light!!! There were no street lights either!!!! Mak aii... makan abuk jer kitorang malam tu, sampai ke resort, kene mendaki jalan yang agak curam... I was moving as fast as a tortoise!!!! Shows just how 'fit' I am..!! I really need to work out..serious!!!! And the wind blowing was sooooo cold.....!!!


We decided to eat dinner terus, rather than balik bilik and having to trek down again later. At least 4 big round tables were occupied, having steam boat!!! Yummy!.. but we decided to have a proper nasi and lauk meal instead. I must say, the food is not bad at all.. Berbaloi la dengan harga yang kitorang bayar. After dinner, a short trek to the room and after a hot bath, everybody's ready to sleep off the day...

Babies

Such wonderful, cute (adorable but ugly heheh), little things!!!! They r sooooo wonderful and fun when they're dry, sweet talcum-smelling, smiling, gurgling tots...!! Gerammm giler, rasa nak picit-picit baby nihhh.. Ni baby arfa datang bertandang ke rumah...

Update:
Baby arfa jatuh katil malam tadi..!! Siannyer diaa...!!! hopefully she's okay.... Mak dia nak letak dalam baby cot dia tak suka, nak tido dgn mak... ish..

Blue monday

What's with me and cars nowadays?

Baru ni eksiden, tadi nak g keje keta kawan aku kong tengah2 jalan masa que trafik lite nak masuk Jalan Semarak. So close..!! Kalau la sempat sampai kat ofis, senang citer. Nasib baik polis trafik tu tolong tolak keta aku ke tepi jalan. Siap kene marah g dgn dia sebab tekan brek masa dia tolak.. teheheheh... Adoii.... apsal la jadi macam ni...

Bateri tukar, alternator and ntah apa ntah - RM718. Pastu betulkan wiring aircond - RM135. Ala-ala sekelip mata habis RM800 ++. Sian kawan aku, aku faham dia tgh sesak jugak.. Nasib baik claim dah masuk tadi, dapat cover the cost.

What bad karma... i'm sure there r blessings in disguise tho...

Klinik Ortopedik, Hospital Kajang

I took leave today to take my father to the Orthopedic Clinic at Kajang Hospital. Got there 10 minutes before the appointment at 9.00 am. Waited more than 1 hour to get a number.... Another 45 minutes to see the doctor. My poor 85 year old father almost gave up!! So many people waiting....

But the doctors were nice (when we finally get to see them), whats more important is my father is also well enough, considering his circumstances. There were no fractures or compressed bones, but his vertebra is a bit crooked where he always complained of pain. They believe it was caused by his fall from a gaban tree when he was a young father of 2. My father said he fell standing up, i imagine the impact of that fall caused his vertebra to bend. Of course, he did not go the hospital, went to the sing seh instead, but he recovered with their concoction of herbs. So, lots of calcium and vitamins, some painkillers when it start to hurts and another appointment in 6 months.

I felt such relief that my father's well. I'm also again awed by his life experiences. He lived a full life and continue to watch the world go by, not missing a beat. Allah limpahkan rahmat Mu ke atasnya, ibuku dan kaum keluargaku yang telah menemuimu ya Allah. Amin.........

Eksiden yang entah ke berapa kali

Hmmph... Eksiden lagi. Dont get me wrong, bukan la setiap bulan aku eksiden. Tapi ala-ala macam setiap tahun ade jer eksiden, tak kira kecik atau besar. Tahun lepas waja aku kene sondol dengan ganasnyer oleh keta wira yang tak reti bawak pelan di lebuh raya yang under construction. Seminggu gak aku terpaksa pinjam keta kawan.

Tahun ni, pakai keta lain, ingatkan okay la... Tapi mungkin ada betulnya kata orang tua, nak jual keta jangan cakap dalam keta tu!! Nak komplen pasal keta jgn cakap dalam keta tu!! dan yang paling penting, dalam keta, jalan malam, jangan banyak cakap!! apatah lagi cakap pasal eksiden!!

Ek eleh... kebetulan atau suratan.... Itu la yang aku buat the last few months (nak jual keta, dan bila itu tak jadi, nak make-up keta) dan malam kelam itu, aku dan kawan aku bercerita pasal eksiden yang pernah orang lain dan kami alami. And BAMM!!! aku eksiden!!! Di Karak highway, km75 selepas tol Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur, hala ke KL. Perdana yang aku bawak lost control di selekoh tajam dalam keadaan jalan basah, walaupun aku tak bawak laju.... Suspen siot!!! Aku dah tau aku akan langgar something, cuma tak tau apa n how bad it will be. Sempat bagitau kawan aku soh be carefull, and just wait for the end..........

Alhamdulillah, aku n kawan aku okay, sakit2 badan je terhentak sana-sini. nasib baik keta tu besar, cabin okay, tapi luar keliling keta remuk, cermin pecah etc... keta aku tersadai dalam parit selepas merempuh tebing. Nasib baik tak laju, kalau tidak impaknyer tentu lebih kuat dan kerosakan lebih teruk, silap haribulan kerosakan orangnyer pun lagi teruk..

Aku rasa as if time expand masa kejadian tu... split second, tapi my mind was so clear... I think its true that your whole life could flash before your eyes dalam keadaan seperti itu.... Dah 2 minggu aku terpaksa pinjam keta kawan aku... Dan rasanya mungkin 2 minggu lagi baru boleh dapat keta tu balik... I will appreciate u more my darling keta bucuk.... No more talk of selling you off... maybe we'll even grow old together...

Earth Hour

Okay... solidarity in showing support for the earth - switch off the lights for one hour on 28 March 2009. Nice, laudable etc etc. Seen the advertisements, checked-out the website.....

I dont want to be a party-pooper k... but...... I don't feel good about the campaign. Cuak gilerrr....

Why?

Switch off the lights for ONE HOUR at 8.30 pm!!!

Hmm.. you guys know how long it takes to break into a house, cars, stole a motorcycle, create mayhem????

How long does it take to steal a car? Keta yang tak canggih mcm proton wira ke iswara ke tak sampai 5 minit!!! Keta canggih giler pun boleh dicuri dalam tempoh 20 minit jerrrr

Watching the adverts and reading about it in the papers.... i did not see or come across any mention of the organiser's cooperation with the police or TNB relating to security, while the lights are out for ONE HOUR that night!!

I will not be switching off the lights. My house don't have street lights, its far from other houses, when its dark, its pitch black. And there's lots of undesirable elements around the area.

My house will have it's light on. But i will reduce the number of lights switch-on that night.

I'm feeling it.............!!!!

The age factor that is... The body is telling me in no uncertain terms that it is tired!!! well i'm not as young as i use to be. That's a fact. Long journeys are taking its toll quicker than before... But then again, i don't think many people drive to Kota Baru, Kelantan friday and come back to KL sunday, just to attend a wedding.. okay, okay, add a little bit of shopping there as well. My fren that is... i'm broke!!

Pinggang aku sakit siutt... Mana nak carik tukang urut yang tak kenal aku, tak ngumpat ngan orang lain pasal org yang d urutnya, urut mcm professional tapi charge ciput atau ikut ikhlas hati jer.... heheh

Mak aii.... nasib baik esok cuti.

Kuih Karas Pekan Rabu

I was in Alor Star 11th February for a meeting. After lunch i stopped by Pekan Rabu looking for stuffs to get for my staff back at the office. There's all manner of things there, cookies, ikan pekasam, asam gelugor, pulut hitam, emping etc etc. So many things to choose from, too little moolah!! Haha

As i was checking out the stalls, i came across this lady who was cooking something in a wok. Interesting. She was cooking kuih karas!! A traditional cookie made from wheat and corn flour and sugar and deep fried. Its delicious!! Here's how its done.

Creative jugak makcik ni. Dia gantung dawai untuk memudahkan memasukkan tepung dari acuan ke dalam kuali, tak la penat tangan. Tapi fresh giler kuih ni. Dah masak, makcik tu toskan minyak and bila sejuk baru pack dalam plastik. Akhirnya aku beli kuih karas ni untuk seme staff aku

Or u can check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJzjF-k7c3M

AC dimana?

I have to get this off my chest.. AC is a very talented artist, a plus to the local entertainment industry. I just wish he would get his lawyer's advice before opening his mouth and talking about his children's maintenance issues.

His so-called defence and explanations sounds hollow (as shown on melodi last sunday). Doesn't his lawyers explain that there is no fixed amount for nafkah? That an ex-wife who has custody of the children can claim for more as the children grow up and expenses increased? And that you have to pay tunggakan nafkah as ordered by the court and if you failed to pay you are liable to face enforcement proceedings including imprisonment?

Just pay up will you AC!! Somewhere in the interview, it became clear why he was reluctant to pay.... because it has to be paid to the 'Plaintiff' - his x-wife!! Come on, dont let your hatred for your x affect the well beings of your children. Of course the money will go to her as the parent who has custody of the kids!!! You should have asked and fought for custody if you dont want her to get her hands on the money!!

I pity the kids.... You and your x are on national TV la beb.. I wonder how devastated would your children feel after watching the program. Enough already.., if you're not sure where you're at.. don't speak.

A really new beginning

Wow!! little that i know when i wrote my last post on the eve of the New Year that 2009 would be an actual new beginning!!

I was on leave on the 2nd of January 2009. Got a call from the office and walla!!! I was transferred back to KL and have to report for duty at the new place on the 5th of January 2009!! Whoa..!! This is really out of the blue, not a hint or a scent of the transfer, its really amazing especially when i found out later that i was identified for the post way back in October!!

From the 5th it was a roller coaster ride of meetings, discussions, documents, getting to know the mechanics and workings of the new place. I've got quite a lot on my plate and have been busy. Good? Hmm.. I'm reserving my judgment for the moment.. just enjoying the ride and learning and relearning new and old stuffs. I get to go abroad on the first month there (hehehe) and got a chance to ride in a Black Hawk!! How cool is that??

Talking about cool.. i really like the new picture for the blog. Credits to National Geographic, got it from emails that's making the rounds.

I hope i can update more often. There's a lot i want to say, just not enough time to say it....