Main api

I first sang this song 23 years ago, remember this song? 
It shocked me that I didn't shed any tears singing this today (I would normally).

Maybe penat sudah, or maybe 1Malaysia, hahah.

Let's see if this touches your heart,
Sing along :

Anak kecil main api
Terbakar hatinya yang sepi
Airmata darah bercampur keringat
Bumi dipijak milik orang


Nenek moyang kaya raya
Tergadai seluruh harta benda
Akibat sengketa sesama kita
Cinta lenyap di arus zaman

Indahnya bumi kita ini
Warisan berkurun lamanya
Hasil mengalir ke tangan yang lain
Pribumi merintis sendiri

Masa depan sungguh kelam
Kan lenyap peristiwa semalam
Tertutup hati terkunci mati
Maruah peribadi dah hilang

Kini kita cuma tinggal kuasa
Yang akan menentukan bangsa
Bersatulah hati bersama berbakti
Pulih kembali harga diri

Kita sudah tiada masa
Majulah dengan maha perkasa
Janganlah terlalai teruskan usaha
Melayu kan gagah di Nusantara

Lyrics from Multiply

Jasminum Sambac A.K.A Melor

Well, we were there during Hari Raya. Melor is my husband's hometown, around 15KM from Kota Bharu. But it's not the town that excites me to write something about Melor.

Melor (Jasmine/Melati) is a white flower, commonly found here in Malaysia. I do not like the smell, and it's irritating when dear husband bought a Jasmine scented car perfume for us.

He doesn't like it either.

But his excuse is, it reminds him of his grandmother, or fondly known as Mok Muji (and her birth cert/IC spells her name as Mek Muji). She loves the smell of jasmine, it sorts of rhymed her life, loving Melor and staying in Melor.
Our Dear Mok Muji is about 2-3 years to reach 100 years of age. She can't walk, since 9 years ago after she fell in bathroom. A very nice lady, fair complexion, petite and skinny, with heavy Kelantanese accent. But what amaze me is her ability to remember things, almost everything.

I told her that we stayed in an apartment, 6th floor like 5 years ago, and then when we moved to 11th floor 4 years ago, my MIL came to Penang to help. So indirectly she needs to inform her mother that she'll not be around (my MIL takes care of her).

So each time I went to her house (which is a 5 meter neighbour of my in law's) she'll ask whether we still live in Sungai Ara, and specifically mentioning 11th floor.

Tell her anything, and she'll remember it; even my siblings, and their whereabouts, how much does it cost for an airplane ticket 50 years ago compared to now, detail of our auntie's old house in Balik Pulau (color, how many rooms, type of trees); I bet my MIL doesn't remember that.

Her secret? Hah, I don't know.

Only that she has never skipped her Solat, even with her condition (tak boleh jalan and all), always do puasa sunat every Monday and Thursday (not to mention she started her puasa 6 on the 2nd day of raya and on the 8th day, baru sambung raya balik), Solat malam, baca quran, berzikir, and tak mengumpat.

I am 29 years old, and puasa tahun lepas pun belum habis ganti, berfidyah bagai.

So, kalau nak hati terang, good memories, tak nyanyok, u guys know what to do rite?

Semoga kita berjumpa lagi dihari mulia ini

Salam aidilfitri. Same old wishes, Maaf Zahir & Batin, for any of my wrong doings, intentionally or not.

We're in Kelantan, still celebrating hari raya, i.e consuming anything we consider delicious, sigh, double sigh.

Inilah moodnya kalau raya kat Kelantan. Cuba kalau raya kat kampung aku.. hahah

Aleatoria

A lot has been playing in my mind, randomness mostly.

Originally drawn by yours truly

1. Life has been stagnant and unlively. These days, people search for challenge, and avoid dullness in life. Avoiding dullness has also been a challenge to some. And at some point, some people find bored days as comfortable, and going away from comfortness is so unattractive. Ironic; finding challenge yet attracted to comfortness.
   
   
2. And again the copying issue. No elaboration. Just that, I refuse to force my daughter to fast on the first few weeks of Ramadhan, just to make sure me and her do not just follow the crowd or for showing off. Funny, that I didn't notice fasting is requested by God. So she did yesterday, congrats!
   
   
3. When one marry a man, she married the whole family. So, when one hate his husband, she'll hate the whole family? Sounds silly and emotional, right? But she must have good reasons for that. Her man is raised by his family, he has their traits physically, mentally and emotionally. Hating him, means hating his traits, means hating his family. Worry not, this is not me, and might not be a she.
   
   
4. Ip Man is such a movie. Ah, the movies. Why am I so bothered over movies and TV? Maybe this is some planned move by some organization to zombie us : la televisión los atonta.
   
   
5. I've start to believe that food is created to make us relax, lazying and think of nothing. Especially delicious ones, where we could easily find them in Penang. Please, the government should consider banning stalls that will trigger our yummy olfactory nerves?
   
   
6. A scientist should seriously planning on building a tool to measure a person's capability. That way, we do not have to wonder if this is the best for us. If I am rated as low, I'd be happy when I touch my ceiling. A tiger can't fly, so don't dream of flying.

I think I'm just tired.

Hajjah Wan Chik

Pic from Zimbio

She said in her radio interview this morning (hot fm) :

Dia suami saya dunia dan akhirat

He's my husband for life and afterlife - referring to M.Rajoli.

Wonder how many of us could honestly say that nowadays.

Loop

I'm scared that I'm not scared anymore these days.

Image from : iStock Photo

The people's foe

John Dillinger that is. Watched that people?

Come on, there's Depp and Bale.

Image from Fandango

especially Depp, who has always charm us.
And it's so 30s. Kudos to the producer.

Lagha lagik, haisshh. But seriously, what is it with pretty girls and a criminal? Mmg bagai aur dgn tebing eh? The crime itself attracts and  pretty girls just couldn't resist.

Pernah korang nampak not-so pretty girls dengan mamat criminal?
Tak ada kan?
Apsal eh?

Nasib baik your partner is a criminal too.
He steals your heart and rob your love.

That explains, kan?