Ouch Ow Adoi Urgh Argh Owowow!

Hello there. Do you know, or have you ever wondered what it feels like to run along at fullspeed only to crash shin-first into a fiery-red fire hydrant? Thought so. Me neither.

Until yesterday.

Yes, you read THAT right. And no, I don't usually go around crashing myself into fire hydrants, or lamp-posts for that matter. What I DO usually go around doing is play football. So here I was enjoying a game or two...or many... of late-night football, when my 2IC, LTA Glenn, sent a peach of a through ball for me. Just my favourite kind of situation, I revved up the turbo, switched on the NOS, and broke the sound barrier running after the ball. Cheh. Drama eh?

And so I chased after the ball, which was heading out of the court anyways. I spotted the fire hydrant, its red colour screaming "DANGER!" to me. But ever so confident, I knew I could slow down in time AND sidestep the dang metal sculpture to boot. But obviously I didn't factor in Murphy's Law which goes something like oh I don't know, "Shit Happens." (?) As soon as I reached the grass patch surrounding the court, alarm bells started ringing in my head, as I slipped on the slippery green surface right smack into the red *insert colurful expletives here* whatchamacallit. The resulting collision produced a crowd-pleasing 'thunk' or 'thud', although it wasn't all that pleasant for me I assure you. Cringing in pain, I bent over forwards clutching my shin in agony. Expecting blood, I was relieved to find that the superficial damage to my skin was minimal, just that my white socks were ripped as though Wolverine himself left his mark there. However,an almighty swelling was taking shape. I tried to manfully get back on my feet, which I did, albeit only for a few mins. More pain was in store for me though, as soon after I tried joining back in the game, a dribble led to me being challenged by an opponent, causing me to twist my right ankle awkwardly. So, cue damage count: Left shin swollen, right ankle mangled. What other horror lies in store for me?

My hand. After all the adrenaline and endorphins had settled down, my body began to feel the full effects of the collision. Not only were my two lower limbs screaming in pain, my left palm too feels an excruciating sharp pain whenever I try to open it. Eh that is suck uh.

Broken the sound barrier I might have, but I'm just glad I didn't break my leg too. I hope.

It's All Over =(

All together now... "Chak Pong!"

That's it then. 2 weeks has gone, and now so have my cousins from Brunei.

Rushdah, Faiq, 'Ilmah and Zharif have certainly been livin' it up in the 2 weeks they've been here. Practically everyday they've been asked out by eager families of Nek Pon. Places of interest include the Zoo, Night Safari, Jurong Birdpark, VivoCity, Downtown East...and I'm sure many other places I've not mentioned. So the day before they left Singapore for good, Beg Fan decided to bring along the 2nd-generation cousins along on a trip to the Singapore Science Centre. Besides the 4 siblings, these included my siblings, me, Shahmi, Nabilah, Raihan, Kamilah, Aqilah, Haziq and my nephew, Zulfikri.

The trip went swell, the little kids especially, enjoying the spectacular magic of lightworks and sounds, along with mathematical and optical illusions on display. It brings a warm feeling to my heart seeing my extended family enjoy such great cohesion between us, when other families don't even know each of their own cousins. After about 4 hours there, our convoy of 2 cars headed for West Coast to have lunch, where we stuffed ourselves crazy. I had planned to bring Ilmah and Rushdah along with me to Peninsula, because Ilmah wanted to get MY guitar picks while Rushdah wanted to get a a pair of matching man-woman necklaces (ahem!), but in the end, they watched a movie with Ibu Jawahir and Kak Muni who had asked them along.

When the day came for them to finally leave, I had to beg my CSM to let me go on a night's off just so I could send them off at the airport. And so I came, complete with my army uniform and beret. It was a tearful moment especially for the ladies, as they hugged and cried. For us guys, it was a time for macho abang-abangness as we coolly salam-ed each other and let wished them well. God knows when they shall return to Singapore...

Oh Golly Gee

Oh my oh dear me. It's been frightfully ages since I last updated this blog. Well what can I say, I did tell certain...people beforehand that I had only 1 (one/satu/un/wahid/ee) day left before I got busy. And busy I am!

This new post of mine has kept me desk-bound and yet simultaneously running around the shop to get things done, literally. At the same time, it's a trying test of my patience to deal with problematic recruits and recruits who have problems with communication due to the fact that they are recent PRs to this country, to the extent that I have to deal with them in a manner similar to little kids when trying to get my point across, and the whole irony of it all is that this is a mostly A-level batch, and heck, I even have a Physicist amongst them! They're not stupid that's for sure, it's just the communication problem. Maybe I should try speaking Kazakh?

On the other hand, my 4 cousins from Brunei are finally in Singapore woohoo yeah and I've been spending most of my off/leave days with them while they're still here. Boy they have grown O_O Rushdah is so kakak-kakak now it's strange, Faiq the Ronald Weasley Doppelganger is growing still but his voice is yet to break, Ilmah is getting to be cheeky on top of being so bubbly she's practically effervescing, and lil ole Zharif is still the same ole adorably cute boy who's graduated from asking my elder bro Beg Mal "Apasal Beg Mal makan pokok?" when he's actually eating ulam, to asking me "Asal hidong dier merah?" while pointing at the Decepticon logo on my Transformers T-shirt. Haha incredible cuteness I know.

So I have spent my days spending quality time with them and the rest of the CuzzenHencemJambu Clan @ our chalet between 16-18 Dec (I only came on the 17th), escorting them to Bugis Street as the ever-watchful elder cousin, to teaching Ilmah guitar techniques while simultaneously being taught to play 'My Heart' by Irwansyah & Acha Septriasa from her (yes she's good). This, on top of our impromptu jam session @ BMC on the 2nd day of chalet (video to be posted up soon!!!).

Someone's been asking why we've gone from exchanging tagboard errr tags to Friendster comments. Haha. What's next?Urm...well... guess what? I got no idea. Haha.

And OH YEAH. SELAMAT HARI RAYA HAJI to all MUSLIMIN & MUSLIMAT!!! =)

Haiz

Well its the 1st day of the confinement period, and its been a mad rush 24 hrs for me so far. Non-stop running around settling stuffs. I never knew administrative and logistic matters could be so physically and mentally draining. And this coming from someone who's been through some hellish training!

The posting to Quebec really came at the wrong time. I had it all planned out; my recruits @Falcon would POP on 121207, and I would be clearing leave after that 'cos the company would be on lull. But Nooo, I was posted to Quebec and I have enlistment today. Which means that I would be missing out on 2 major family events: My close cuzz Kak Muni's engagement today, and the CuzzenHencemJambu Clan's chalet on the 16th-18th! =( This is suck. Sorry Kak Muni for not be able to attend your special day, and sorry me Zulhikam for not being able to treat you to a fun-filled 3 days with your cousins the CuzzenHencemJambu Clan. Maybe I'll just get the photos posted up.

=\ =( =(((

JUDGMENT DAY/D-DAY/MOMENT OF TRUTH!!!

This is it. 3 weeks of sai kang or quite literally, its crude translation 'shit work', will all culminate tomorrow and our efforts and mine, will manifest itself tomorrow.
I have been there right from the start, and the 3 weeks of hard physical labour, hours invested into setting up Quebec Company, cleaning and installing fixtures and furniture with manpower usually less than 10 men, often with 5, the results will all show tomorrow.

Because tomorrow is Enlistment Day. And I am super shagged.

Time will tell whether what we have done so far is sufficient to run the company. But hand on heart, I can honestly say that I have done my best, and so have my colleagues, in trying to ensure that enough is done to at least make the company self-sufficient and functional. What's more, tomorrow will be a trying time for me personally, as it's the first time I'm holding the appointment of Platoon Sergeant. God please let there be no cock-up, mistakes and don't let Murphy's Law come into play.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Overdue~

Kak Ana's Engagement Pic with the CuzzenHencemJambu Clan.
SELAMAT PERTUNANGAN KAK ANA

A Shot Right Through My Ego

See this advertisement? This is an advert for the new Samsung D600. But no, the focus of my topic here ain't the phone. I couldn't give 2 hoots about the phone. I'm more interested in the female model in the picture. You see, something quite jarring happened to me a few days back.
And a comment was passed which I can't quite decide if it's flattering or insulting to my male ego.

Prologue: I was sitting in front of my Platoon Commander 2LT Hairoul in his office just casually browsing through the day's edition of TODAY newspaper, when I saw this advertisement, and commented on how incredibly beautiful this woman was.
Cast: Me
Hairoul (My PC)
Travis (Clerk)

Me: Eh roul, kau tengok deni (pointing to the pic)...lawa eh... Foooh ni kalau dapat... *fantasizing dreamily*
Roul: A'ah. Tu kau ah tu.
Me: Huh? Aper yang aku?
Roul: Tu pompan muka sama macam kau. Kau tengok betul-betul.
Me: Kepala hotak kau! Aku aderlah tengah imagine dia matair aku, abeh kau boleh kata dia muka macam aku lak!
Roul: Tu Travis yang cakap. Dia yang point out pat aku, "Eh this girl would be exactly what Zulhikam would look like if he went for a sex-change!". A'ah seh, memang sama.
Me: %!$^%@$^#^&@#^!!! (Marangprapukepontenmarangscaper!!!)

For those who don't understand, what's happening here is that I was admiring this fine specimen of a lady with the alabaster skin and silky soft hair and full red ruby lips and that come-hither looks, and showing it to Hairoul and telling him what would happen if she was my girl. He replied that that girl looks like me, and that Travis was the one who pointed it out to him, saying that was what I would look like if I went and cut my member, ifyouknowadimean. And he actually agreed. Whatthebug! Travis wasn't helping either, because when I confronted him, he just laughed and said, "Haha Hikam that's sick you're making love to yourself".

Definitely an insult.

Hikam? You decide.

Speaking of making love to one's self...Enjoy. Watch till the end.

Fun Times Are Coming...NOT =\

I visited my aunt Ibu Jawahir's house yesterday for a majlis doa selamat. My cuz-in-law Abang Irwan (Beg Wan for short) is going on the Hajj Pilgrimage today, and so the majlis doa selamat was held in his honour semoga dia dapat menunaikan Haji yang mabrur. And so there was the big family gathering and makan.

Speaking of family gathering. My long-unseen cuzzens 'Ainul Rushdah, Ahmad Faiq, 'Ainul Ilmah and Ahmad Zariff are finally coming back to visit us from Brunei after what, four years?I really miss them. We in Singapore only get to meet them every few years. I missed watching Rushdah going through adolescence. Now dah macam kakak². Faiq is already 15. I wonder if his voice has broken. I swear he's a Ronald Weasley Doppelganger. Ilmah I've watched her since her whale-spout baby days grow to a blooming 14 year old. And I've totally missed Zariff's childhood.

And to coincide with anak² Bik Apis's arrival, the CuzzenHensemJambu Clan is organizing a chalet on the 16-18 Dec. Its been something like 2-3 years since our last chalet and this time round there's the added bonus of our cousins from Brunei joining us. And the games that they've planned after the majlis doa selamat sounds like major fun!

Well that's all fine and dandy, but why did I bring this up?

Because....

I WON'T BE ABLE TO JOIN THEM FOR THE CHALET!!! mgnmngmngmn.

and why won't I be joining them u ask? BECAUSE... the chalet is held on the 16-18 Dec... AND MY NEW BATCH OF RECRUITS ARE ENLISTING ON THE 15th!!!! mgnmgnmngmn. AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE I'VE BEEN POSTED TO QUEBEC! If I had stayed at Falcon, the recruits would have POP-ed on the 12th, and I'll be free to attend all 3 days of the chalet. HAIZ, mgnmgnmgn grumble grumble. And with enlistment, comes a 2-week confinement period. And and, my cousins are only gonna be in Singapore for 2 weeks!!! WTPH!

~Fooosh... Smoke Out!

Yes ladies & gentlemen, I AM in camp, and I AM tasked with a job to do, but wad AM I doing right now? That's right kiddies, I'm surfing & blogging in this spacious air-conditioned room so imaginatively called the 'Permstaff rest room'. Yawnz. I got about 100 recruits outside the room now cleaning and sweeping and washing away all the dead birds/bees/bird's nests/droppings/dust throughout the entire building, and my job is to supervise them and make sure they do a good job. But no, I'm not 'smoking out' out 'cos I did give them botaks instructions and I DID supervise them...for awhile. Haha. But now I'm getting me some well-deserved rest and TLC. Now I know how Nabil feels. HAHAHA. Perangai Nabil sak. The cool rainy weather and the monotone of the air-con humming in the background and the Westlife songs playing on the computer beside me ain't helping a guy with a stomach full with lunch keep his eyes awake either....

Lived a wasted life since the day you were born
You lacked the sense to care
Time that waits for no man you just let it go by
But now its to late to care

Your time is over there's no where to run
You lived it all but left your prayers undone
You're headed for and there's no turning back
Your past life is all just painted in black

Astarghfirullahalazim. Insaflah wahai insan. Yes, YOU.

Men In Green!

The Men of Falcon Company~...

Falcon Company Platoon 4 4/07 BMT (PTP/Leadership) 15th Sept-12 Dec 2007 (Formal)

Falcon Company Platoon 4 4/07 BMT (PTP/Leadership) 15th Sept-12 Dec 2007 (Informal)

Falcon Coy Commanders (Formal)

Falcon Coy Commanders (Informal)

My Section (Platoon 4, Section 4)

Best Damn Thing!

Remember what I said about being in love with Avril Lavigne? Now THIS is why. The pouty, full red ruby lips from which flows an edgy yet girly voice( I can just close my eyes and listen to her voice all day...menyetimkan) , the porcelain flawless alabaster skin, the slender frame... those mesmerising eyes... all in a spunky, sporty yet feminine package. Ooooh! Irresistible~ Just my kinda girl! The best of both worlds. Not too tomboyish, and not too prissy either. The perfect balance between aggression and delicateness. Now why in the world do I sound like a horny awestruck-dumbstruck-lovestruck teenager?

Awww...look at that elfin face...and from what an urm angle...it's almost as if she's asking for...ummm never mind

Spunky yet feminine...shaking her shoulders all...

Spunky...

Feminine...

Imagine she singing "~So come over here~" to me with her finger like that...Oh wow! The middle picture macam Saloma... Makes a guy wanna cry... O_O

Best Damn Thing indeed.

Looong...VERY looong...

Allo! Haven't been updating for a week. Well life has been going on as usual, with me enjoying a bit of peace ironically, now that my hp is gone. Bought 2 (TWO/DUA/ITHNANI/ER/DOS) phones (my pocket is burnt =\) to replace my bro-in-law's and my own. God, the Govt better start dishing out bonuses to us poor NSFs.

This week is a milestone week. I performed my last-ever COS duty and I played in probably my last football game for Falcon Coy, which unfortunately we lost 3-1 against Jaguar (more like the United Nations,with their imported players) in front of our entire company of watching recruits. Goddang recruits. For the 2nd time in a row that they watch us play, we lost. MUST be the recruits. And my left thigh is hurting something bad, no thanks to the exertion of sprinting up and down the left wing in rainy conditions. Suspect it's a pulled muscle. Someone thought I had a groin abrasion from my limping gait. Thanks ah man.

My kakak sedara got engaged today! CONGRATS KAK ANA. It seems as though only a few years ago that my cousins were having tuition at my house, and we're all making noise and fooling around with toys and making ice-cream and having fun in the park behind my old house. But now, one by one they're all either getting engaged, or married, or having babies. Haiz. Where has my childhood gone?

Picked up my parents who're coming back from a 2-week holiday in Australia at the airport. While driving there, I saw a traffic jam on the other side of the road and a really mashed-up yellow sports car. The jam happened just outside the exit of the roundabout, and so the jam that resulted stretched all the way to the carpark. Seeing that we can't even exit the carpark, we decided to makan and minum at DeliFrance. And that's when we met Sudin! Yes, THE Sudin. Sudin Bujang Lapok. Sudin Zaiton. Sudin...oh u get the idea. It was awkward 'cos we wanted to acknowledge him, and his family members noticed we were looking, but his entourage was so large that...oh forget it.

Heard a story from my sister-in-law's bro to be aware of a certain VCD from Muzika Records. There's this one Hamba Allah who bought this documentary a la ENTITY about ghosts and the supernatural. The start of the video had the usual doa's and all. However, he didn't watch it till the end before halfway falling asleep. 2-3 days later, his family started getting disturbances from makhluks and generally being harassed by supernatural beings. As it turns out, the CD had carried a warning, that for those intending to view it, they had better watch it till the end, because at the end there was a doa penutup. This Hamba Allah hadn't realized it, so he became the victim of said harrassment. Astarghfirullahalazim. So beware, ladies and gentlemen.

And to top it off, Beg Fan (Abang Irfan) told me to check out my email, a picture of a certain Cik Pon that was caught on cameraphone somewhere in the vicinity near my house. By then it was already around midnight so when I got home at 1+ am, I switched on the laptop and viewed the picture. Sure enough, there it was alright, perched on a tree. I even identified the location, within walking distance to my house. Anyone wants the pic? I can send the email. Hit me if u want it.

Hasta Luego mis lectores~

Never Walk Alone...A Call to Arms

BOLTON 1-0 MAN UTD

MOWTHEBUCKS!!! WTF?

Never would I have envisaged this scoreline. What made it worse was that Arsenal scored 2 in the last 10mins to win 2-0, and Liverpool too, picked up 3 points. That sucks arh. I'll never hear the last of it from my brother and brother-in-law, who are both Arsenal fans. Goddang double Gooners.

Lazy day for me today. Thought of calling StarHub to shutdown my line (I lost my hp for the uninitiated) and later pay a visit to the Customer Service Centre to claim a new one. Managed to do the former, but for the latter, I need my mom around 'cos my line's in her name. And my mom is in Tasmania arh! Won't be back til 1 December. So for that duration, I've got no phone. Haiz. I feel as if I've lost my member...figuratively speaking...w/o my phone. And I've even bought 2 phones to replace my bro-in-law's and one for myself uh!

I snapped my gf's (read:guitar) string by pulling on her too hard, the first one, the high-E string.
So haiz, I've got to add to my expenditure this month by buying a fresh set of strings. Pokai lo! =(

When you feel that something's wrong
I'll shelter you and keep you warm
I'll never let you walk alone
I loved you when you still hated me
I'm comin and it won't be long
Time to reap what I have sown
Never ever let you walk alone
I know your enemy it once was me

MEGADETH - Never Walk Alone...A Call to Arms

Things Are Looking Up!

Ok, so things might not have been going swimmingly for me. But why the sadness? I should be thankful to God for what I have, and who I have. Alhamdulillah.

First up, the expected backlash didn't come from my bro-in-law. I had finally decided to just be honest with him and face his wrath like a man, but the expected vortex of anger didn't arrive. Alhamdulillah.

I finally decided to heed my OC's advice and see the doctor. So now I'm feeling better after a few rounds of medication, and my voice is coming back. Alhamdulillah.

Went to collect my SGC (School Graduation Certificate) @ MI with Rasyida (Btw, Happy Birthday Syida! 19 eh.or is it 14?) 'I-dun-listen-to-BSB!' teman-ing me. Met a few familiar faces, a few teachers, a few old friends, and a certain...friend (friend?). Went to watch Beowulf, which was a remarkable movie for the effect it had on me (in particular, the monster Grendel's seductive mother, a certain nubile and near-nekkid Angelina Jolie =D). Had mindless, brain-numbing fun, and finally gotten my Megadeth's United Abominations CD. Alhamdulillah.

Reported to my new company, Quebec, and I was told by my CSM that we'll be booking out everyday for the next few weeks as he only wants to work 8-5 'office' hrs. Plus plus, I don't have to come back on Saturdays because HE doesn't want us to work on Sats! Alhamdulillah.

Maybe things are not that bad after all.

And I'm in love with Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend!
Or am I just in love with Avril Lavigne? Alhamdulillah.

Man Utd vs Bolton tonight!
Man Utd win? Alhamdulillah.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Okay the last few days have been A Series of Unfortunate Events (sorry Lemony Snicket) for me.

First up, I lost my voice, and thus had to endure laughter and ridicule by my colleagues. Geez.
Then, I fell sick. Then, my phone started giving me problems, first by rebooting itself whenever I tried to type an sms, then the screen shone weirdly with a message saying 'Test Mode'. Subsequently, it became 'Contact Service', and finally, it inevitably shut off completely, and I couldn't even switch it on! Whatthefish. So I thought, 'What's the worst that could happen?', I went home, only to find that I didn't have a spare non-camera phone. So I borrowed my brother-in-law's Nokia 6610, and all was fine and dandy.

The next day, my OC came running up to me to tell me that I'd just been posted to Quebec Company. WHATTHE...! Here I was, laughing at Nabil for getting posted to Zulu Company, 4km inland next to the jungles, and now I'm gonna be his next-door-neighbour. To make things worse, my CSM said I'm gonna be a platoon sergeant in the new company. WTF!!! I'm one of the most outspoken specs against being a platoon sergeant, and now, I'm gonna be one. That's like a slap in the face uh. And to think I've only taken half-a-batch! I'm not ready for added responsibilities. I must be the most inexperienced PLT SGT ever. Oh well,JCC, here I come.

But nooo, things didn't just end there. As I alighted the ferry to go home the next day, I realized I left my bro-in-law's phone inside the sea vessel. So I quickly backtracked back onboard, asked the RP and boatmen if they'd seen a phone, but of course, they didn't, just as I expected. Sheesh. All those times I took great pains to return lost handphones and cameras, yet I've never been on the receiving end of such kindness. And it's my bro-in-law's phone!!!

As if things couldn't get any worse, I was so exhausted from lack of sleep throughout the week, that I fell asleep on the bus back home. Which would generally be ok, except for the fact that I missed my stop and had to walk back. KAUZ.

And and...when I reached home, settled down in front of the computer with a glass of plain water, I discovered a temut (semut) drowning in my drink. KAUZ KAUZ.

A Secret Place

There's a secret place I like to go
Everyone is there but their face don't show
If you get inside you can't get out
There's no coming back, I hear them shout
Welcome to my Hideaway, my Secret Place
How I arrived I can't explain
You're welcome to, if you want to stay
But everyone just runs away

Let me in... Get me out....
Can't do more than twist and shout
Lost my soul without a trace
Found it again in my secret place
In disgrace

I hide from those that try to find me
Scary things that's right behind me
I lost myself, I must confess
I can't explain how I got this mess

I just feel for some reason, that these words aptly describe my life pertaining to my relationships with other people swimmingly.

'There's a secret place I like to go...Everyone is there but their face don't show'
This 'place' is the Zone or shell I withdraw into somewhere in my mind,when I'm thinking of people who matter to me, yet because of circumstance or incidents, I don't matter to them anymore. That really hurts.

'If you get inside you can't get out...There's no coming back, I hear them shout'
Once I'm drawn into that part of my mind, the feeling just overwhelms me. It's like an addiction. A drug. You know the feeling? It's something that I can't explain. Not with words. And there's no coming back for a 2nd chance, or even a chance to make things up to the person(s) who you care(d) for...

'Welcome to my Hideaway, my Secret Place...How I arrived I can't explain'
I share with you my place of refuge...that Secret Place inside my head which records all the emotions concerning love in my life...I don't know how it came to be, but I guess that's one of God's mysteries...in times when I'm left alone and far from my loved ones, say training in the jungle in Taiwan, freezing from being caught in the thunderstorm, hungry from not having enough food and tired from pushing myself physically and mentally...without warning my mind will transport me into that Secret Place, and I'll feel a familiar pain...

'You're welcome to, if you want to stay...But everyone just runs away'
I wish that sometimes, the people that matter could step in my shoes for once and feel what I feel. That they would get transported into my Secret Place where I'll gladly welcome them. But if only they knew what I felt, they would be scared off by it...and just run away from it, leaving time to do the dirty work instead of just settling it in an amicable manner.

'Let me in... Get me out....Can't do more than twist and shout'
I desire to get into that Zone, if only to glimpse or re-live those moments with those persons who matter...yet, it is pure mental and emotional torture to go running through those moments in your mind and knowing that it's never gonna happen again...

'Lost my soul without a trace...Found it again in my secret place...In disgrace'
I've been guilty of some bad things in my life.Where I've forgotten myself completely and gotten involved in things I shouldn't be getting involved in.In short, I've lost my soul. In moments of love and emotion, adrenaline and testosterone pumps. I should have held a tight rein on it. In the end, I found myself...disgraced.

'I hide from those that try to find me...Scary things that's right behind me'
There are those, who up till this day, still have unfinished business with me. They try to find me and they rape my privacy, depriving me of my right to keep my counsel to myself. Although it would be nice if everything was in perfect black and white, sometimes things just take a shade of gray, and somethings should be left to be covered up by the passage of time...please don't pursue what is not meant to be.

'I lost myself, I must confess...I can't explain how I got this mess'
The wonder of relationships is that sometimes when I'm lonely,there's no one to keep me company. But when I'm not looking for it, multiple people come into my life, seeking to establish a union with me, getting me entangled in a web of false hopes and broken hearts. For both me and the multiple people.

Goodbye 1000 times goodbye
The thought never crossed my mind
That this would be my last goodbye
Let me put pennies on your eyes
And kiss your lips one last goodbye
My love 1000 times goodbye

Tpiderman!

Sometimes I wonder why children, young boys in particular, fantasize about being Superheroes. Is it a condition exclusive only to young boys? Or do little girls suffer (suffer?) from it too? Fantasize about becoming Barbie perhaps? Help me out here please. My puzzlement stems from observing my nephew Zulfikri's fantastic (yes, fantastic) obsession with Spiderman...or as he pronounces it, Tpiderman. The boy's obsessed with our friendly neighbourhood overgrown red-and-blue arachnid. And often he refers to Tpiderman BLACK (which I can only assume is Venom), Tpiderman BROWN, Tpiderman GREEN, Tpiderman WHITE, Tpiderman PINK (geez!)...God knows what all these are. He has a Spiderman towel, Spiderman suit, Spiderman bag, Spiderman underwear... and everything Spidey where you wouldn't normally want a spider! So what aroused this thought-provoking question you ask? Well, it all arises from the dialogue between Zulfikri and his grandad, my father, Mr. Zullkefle (that's Tok Ayah to him)...

Fikri: Tok Ayah pakaikan nie baju nie! (takes out SpideySuit from his drawer)
Tok Ayah: Eh Fikri takmo pakai tu, kiter masih nak pergi jalan², nak gi jalan mana bole pakai baju Spiderman!
Fikri: Pichi (Fikri...he pelat lah) nak pakai nie la Tok Ayah...Pichi (Fikri) nak pakai nie! Tpiderman trong(strong)!
Tok Ayah: Tak bole pakai tu la, tu Spiderman, Spiderman strong, nanti orang takut, nanti tak bole masok rumah orang!
Fikri: Tpiderman trong(strong), nanti Tpiderman bole tumbuk pintu nanti kiter bole matok (masok) !
Tok Ayah: *Lost for words*

Kids nowadays. Hero-worshipping the wusses.
Me, I was always RoboCop.
"I'm your friendly neighborhood Spider Man!" "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"

Kids Say The Darndest Things

Kids really DO say the darndest things.

Scene: I was lying prone face-down on the sofa with my rascal of a nephew climbing all over my head and body while pinching and scratching me here, there, and everywhere.

Excerpt from our dialogue:

Me: Fikri takmo laaa, Uncle Ikam nak sleeppp...
Fikri: Uncle Ikam bangunnn, Uncle Ikam takleh tleep(sleep)...
Me: Fikri takmo cubit la, Uncle Ikam nak sleep, nanti Uncle Ikam nak gi work...
Fikri: Uncle Ikam nak gi work nak tembak orang jahat eh?
Me: A'ah...nak tembak orang jahat
Fikri: Uncle Ikam nak tembak orang jahat patal(pasal) tak mandi eh?
Me: Mppfft...(holding back laughter)

I swear he's the epitome of darn cuteness.

MEGADETH! MEGADETH! MEGADETH !!!

MEGADETH RIPPED INTO TOWN!!!

The pioneering founders of thrash metal FINALLY made their first-ever appearance in Singapore on Friday 261007 at Fort Canning Park, after approximately 20 years of existence, and boy did they rip! They did their reputation no harm and proved why they're still around after so many years after a headbanging show that pleased the crowd, and justified my belief that technically and musically they're streets ahead of arch-rivals METALLICA... it's worth taking an off-day and paying 120 bucks to get to watch Dave Mustaine & Gang... I thought that since the tour is called the United Abominations Tour of Duty in support of their latest effort, that they would be playing all-new songs...but my hunch was that since it's their first time in Singapore, surely they would play some of the old favourites at least, and I was proven right, with a setlist that included 'A Tout Le Monde', 'Hangar 18', 'Holy Wars...The Punishment Due', 'In My Darkest Hour', 'Mechanix', 'She-Wolf (Dave claimed its a bonus track for Singapore which those in Thailand and Indonesia didn't get!)', 'Skin O' My Teeth', 'Symphony of Destruction'(extended version!), 'Tornado of Souls', 'Trust'... and they even did a special medley for 'Holy Wars' and 'Mechanix', starting the song with 'Holy Wars', only to interrupt it mid-way to play the entire 'Mechanix' track, before seamlessly flowing through the remainder of 'Holy Wars'... so all together now, 1...2...3...

MEGADETH MEGADETH MEGADAVE!!!

DAVE F****N' MUSTAINE!THANK YOU MEGADETH

Beg Mal, my fellow Megadeth-head El Mano Cornuta!

JB Raya Pics

As promised~

Lack of Self-Awareness

Went out for another round of raya-ing with my maternal family, this time to JB. And boy! I would be kicking myself for not realising that I had such pretty 2nd cousins =D I definitely need to be more aware of my family members. To think that I could have missed it had I not swapped my duty today for next Sat. And NO Nabil, I'm not gonna intro you to any of them understand? haha. Not to mention the 2 absolutely-hot girls we drove past by that literally turned my bro's head and mine. Very nice! I like! The downside though, is that I had to endure the endless ribbing from literally everyone about my 17-year-old aunt. Every year without fail I'll hear of it. Now it seems everyone knows about it,even the new birds in the family. Whatthe...

These are some of the photos from last week's round of visits.Today's photos to be posted up soon.

Saturday 131007 1st Day


Sunday 141007 2nd Day

Wad quiz?

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is high. You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person. And in return, you expect the same from who you love. Any sign of straying, and you'll end things. Experience Level: Your experience level is medium. You probably have had a couple significant loves. And you may have even had your heart broken. But you haven't really dated a wide variety of people. Dominance: Your dominance is medium. You tend to be the one with more power. You aren't a total control freak in relationships.. But of course you don't mind getting you way! Cynicism: Your cynicism is medium. You'd like to believe in true and everlasting love... But you've definitely been burned enough to know better. You're still an optimist, but you also are a realist. Independence: Your independence is medium. In relationships, you need both "me time" and "we time." You usually find it easy to be part of a couple. But occasionally you start to feel a little smothered.

The Five Variable Love Test

You Have A Type A- Personality

You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - incorporating the best of both worlds

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

Wikkid!!! That's bang on the money~

Hari Raya Day Deux (TWO/DUA/ITHNANI/ER/DOS)

Second Day Raya is as always, spent visiting my mom's side. Arguably the closer-knit group of the cousins I have on either side. And it was fun I tell you! FUN! This time around we had a convoy of 5 cars (My family's, My bro's, Kak Syai's, Pak Long's and a rented car) so u can well imagine the big group travelling, especially since 2 of them cars are MPVs. A debut Hari Raya appearance this time round for Abang Hisyam and Abang Herman, both of whom got hitched to my sis and Kak Syai respectively this year, so WELCOME TO THE FAMILY and most importantly, to Nek Pon's CuzzenHencemJambu group.

First up we visited Nek Engku's super elegant landed property (Cik Farid gave us bomb packets of check this...50 dollars EACH!), then subsequently, Tok Teh's house, Cik Usop's residence, Cik Eton's nest, Cik Ros's place, Cik Zain's apartment, Nek Anjang's dwelling and finally Cik Massba's masjid. As my family car's passengers consisted almost entirely of licensed drivers, we took turns driving to each house, tailing the other cars in a convoy.

It's great going to visit my relatives whom otherwise I almost never get to meet. I realize I have some really pretty 2nd cousins (^_^), while my immediate cousins are also growing up and maturing/blossoming into fine young men and women. Reading this, Farhanis? ahakz.

As usual, whenever the CuzzenHencemJambu group gets together we have crazy fun, and maturity goes out the window as the elder ones fool around just as childishly as the the younger 'uns. Throw in 5 young nephews ranging from a baby to toddlers, and you can quite imagine the havoc...and headache...we wreak. Muahahahaha!

And Kak Syai, I shalt tuntut ur promise of baking me (and ONLY me) more macaroons, no matter if its nt crunchy. Macaroons, I like =D

Pics to be posted up soon. Watch this space.

Di Pinggiran Aidilfitri

SELAMAT HARI RAYA ALL, AND MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN TO ALL WHOM I KNOW.

Alhamdulillah. Allah has granted me blessings of longevity such that once again I am able to complete Ramadhan and meet Syawal. May I get to meet many more Ramadhans and Syawals in my lifetime. Amin.

Raya is different this time around, with two new additions to the family; Sis' hubby Abang Hisyam and Zulfikri's younger brother, baby Zulhilmi. My family started our raya-ing rather late today, we left home for Pak Long's (Nenek resides there currently) at around 2+pm. But for some strange reason, it seems so did everybody else. My family was the first to reach there. After which, we left for Teban Gardens to visit Yayi, and we were abt 1-2 hrs later than we normally would have been there. As a result we visited very few houses, with visits to Nyayi Ketupat's house, Nyayi Abang-Ikmal-Tido-There's house, Yayi Potato Chips's house, and the traditional finale, Yayi Golf/Nyayi Rendang's house, for obvious reasons. The rendang feast. Oh I'm sorry if all these don't make much sense, I'm afraid it's a family joke that only my family and cousins would understand. Heh.

I don't know if I'm finally starting to look like an adult, or its the curse of the NS status once again, but Raya this time round isn't as errr...economically productive for me as in seasons past. Yes it's well shallow of me, I know, but everyone needs a financial boost of some sort every now and then don't they? Relatives come asking me in a casual manner what I'm doing nowadays (I suspect this is an old trick to find out whether I've started working yet), and when I answer I'm serving NS, they nod and talk as per normal. Like so:

Relative: So, which school are you studying in now?
Me: Urm, I'm in Tekong now actually.
Relative: Tekong? The 3 months BMT?
Me: Urm no. That period's over. I'm posted back there as a commander.
Relative: I see.

And that's that. Subsequently I didn't get duit raya! =(
Err hey man, NS isn't = working a full-time job.
Well, it IS a full-time job, but we aren't paid a salary, we're paid an allowance. And allowance is exactly what I got as a student! Sheesh. But hey, Hari Raya is all about celebrating victory over temptation, so I'm not complaining =) well, maybe not so much.

Saw eFinZ on TV on Danielle. Finally! I knew he's been acting quite abit, but it's still weird to see one of your bestest buddies appear on TV after all the time and things you've been through together, the adventures and err...misadventures. Called him up, had a little catch-up session, only to receive an sms frm Annisa as soon as I put down the phone :

"Ipin's on TV!!!"

Wow.My buddy's famous now.

Tomorrow is all about visiting relatives on my mom's side, just as today it was all my dad's. And so I leave u guys with one of my favourite Hari Raya songs, Dikir Temasek's "Di Pinggiran Aidilfitri"...

Pics to be posted up soon. Watch this space.

Mempertahankan Puasa

2 x Football matches were cancelled =(
Mon- vs Jaguar
Tue - vs Cougar
And to think I actually brought my boots in to camp!

What a waste of time, energy and effort.

Wow the fasting month has really been a challenge for me. So far,so good, my record is still clean, I haven't missed a single day's fasting yet. But there was one time, after speed training, we had a mini-race between the Specialists, Officers and recruits, a 4x400m sprint.

THAT nearly took me out. Being the last runner, I had to give my full burst to recover ground lost, and that took the wind out of me.I doubled over, head feeling tizzy, and stomach threatening to vomit out the contents of that morning's sahur. And it wasn't just me alone. My colleagues that took part all looked sick too. It doesn't help that 400m was never my event. I wonder how the recruits can take the training, yet still remain fasting...

Respect.

I HATE NS! 3 weekends in a row burnt cos of some NS-related duty or other. 2 weekends confinement, 1 COS duty last Sunday... and just when I thought I'm finally free to spend some time with my family (and and...u know), Godfreaking stufide new CSM of ours inserted me last-minute not just to do Guard duty, but to become Guard Commander this Sunday...mowthebucks!!! I had PLANS this weekend. PLANS. That's 4 weekends burnt in a row uh!

Anyhoo, I'm finally gettin some taste of soccer action later. Gonna be heading over to NTU to take part in a futsal tournament organized by NTUMS, along with 4 other Clan members. After which I have to rush all the way back home to pack my stuffs, ready to catch the 11pm ferry back to the island.Haiz. Wish me all the best luck!

Man Utd vs Wigan tonight!
Rip 'em up like wild dogs~...