Silence is golden. That's what I always hear from people on the street. Yeah, they are true. Too much of yapping would only make yourself in a pithole. Worst, like Larry Winget said in his book, "People sometimes talk too much. Much often their ass cannot vouch what their mouth say." I guess this time, I bite my own ass.
Be silent (keep everything inside, as where it originally comes from).
Monday, May 29, 2006
God Must Love Me Yesterday
I.
I had a good time yesterday. Bunch of us went to Ipoh to attend our friend's wedding ceremony. Congratulation to Rush and Azlan and thank you for the awesome food you guys served us.
It some sort of reunion for some ATU 1 batch. Amy, Budi, Wady, Judd, Suzen, Jirah and Kench were there. Another friend whom I've not met for quite sometimes was there as well; Zafrul and his wife. I got to know him when I got involved with MISG program.
The meetings with old friends definitely brought some past memories up during our conversations. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without as anticipation for the future. Some of them even discussed their wedding date at the table.
Addition
I attended Irah & Faiz's wedding at Putrajaya. Met with some friends studied in Troy, NY. I thought I would meet Zaid, but he didn't show up at all.
II.
Two nights ago I got news about my mom's health. Someone whom I believed her years of expertise in medical told me that she suspected my mom's renal starts to fail to perform its function. She said, her conclusion is based on what she observed when she visited my house a few months ago. I had a long thought about it when I rode back to my house. The worst scenario could be that my mom has to have a kidney transplant. I personally do not want my mom to have haemodialisis. The process is painful for her (considering she has other illnesses as well). I would rather let her has my other kidney if she has to go through that ordeal. I'm more than convinced to buy Ling Zhi supplement for my mom now. It's expensive but my mom's health worths much more!
I.
I had a good time yesterday. Bunch of us went to Ipoh to attend our friend's wedding ceremony. Congratulation to Rush and Azlan and thank you for the awesome food you guys served us.
It some sort of reunion for some ATU 1 batch. Amy, Budi, Wady, Judd, Suzen, Jirah and Kench were there. Another friend whom I've not met for quite sometimes was there as well; Zafrul and his wife. I got to know him when I got involved with MISG program.
The meetings with old friends definitely brought some past memories up during our conversations. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without as anticipation for the future. Some of them even discussed their wedding date at the table.
Addition
I attended Irah & Faiz's wedding at Putrajaya. Met with some friends studied in Troy, NY. I thought I would meet Zaid, but he didn't show up at all.
II.
Two nights ago I got news about my mom's health. Someone whom I believed her years of expertise in medical told me that she suspected my mom's renal starts to fail to perform its function. She said, her conclusion is based on what she observed when she visited my house a few months ago. I had a long thought about it when I rode back to my house. The worst scenario could be that my mom has to have a kidney transplant. I personally do not want my mom to have haemodialisis. The process is painful for her (considering she has other illnesses as well). I would rather let her has my other kidney if she has to go through that ordeal. I'm more than convinced to buy Ling Zhi supplement for my mom now. It's expensive but my mom's health worths much more!
Friday, May 26, 2006
Mentari Terbit Lagi
Aku suka tengok matahari terbit dan matahari terbenam. Bagi aku, itu satu tanda kekuasaan tuhan di mukabumi. Sangat hebat dan sangat cantik. Tak ada lukisan yang dapat gantikan apa yang kita lihat dengan deria mata sendiri.
Aku mula-mula sekali minat dengan pemandangan matahari terbit dan terbenam masa aku bercamping di Pulau Pangkor sebelum kami berlepas ke US kira-kira 7 tahun dulu. Melepak di pantai sama-sama dengan kawan-kawan dalam batch ATU 1. Waktu tu nampak langit jingga. Orang puisi panggil langit jingga tu langit kirmizi. Aku pun tak tahu sangat apa maksud kirmizi. Mungkin dalam bahasa arab kot.
Gambar yang aku letak di sini ialah gambar semasa aku tinggal di South Hall dulu. Masa tu aku baru lepas solat subuh. Sementara nak tunggu pagi...aku halakan kamera aku ke arah Nittany Mountain. Merentasi pemandangan ialah satu pekan kecil namanya Lemont. Di situlah rumah keluarga room mate aku yang pertama, Faisal. Orang Pakistan. Masa tu aku first year dan dia dalam final year. Dia suka sejuk...aku takut sejuk. Bukan apa, masa tu tak biasa dengan sejuk kat US. Now, letak la aku kat Minnesota pun..blasah ajer! Gua takde hal (kerek nak mampos sial).
Masa pandang matahari naik perlahan-lahan dari balik gunung tu memang membuatkan aku rasa tenang. Rasa senang hati. Sama juga dengan waktu matahari terbenam. Rasa nyaman sekali. Kalau nak ulang balik saat-saat macam tu, memang tak dapat. Aku tak tahu bila lagi aku akan kembali ke State College. Aku tak tahu, bila lagi aku akan dapat bercamping di Pulau Pangkor macam dulu-dulu.
Mungkin satu hari nanti, aku dapat buat semua-semua tu dengan orang yang aku sayang kot. That would be very nice.
Aku suka tengok matahari terbit dan matahari terbenam. Bagi aku, itu satu tanda kekuasaan tuhan di mukabumi. Sangat hebat dan sangat cantik. Tak ada lukisan yang dapat gantikan apa yang kita lihat dengan deria mata sendiri.
Aku mula-mula sekali minat dengan pemandangan matahari terbit dan terbenam masa aku bercamping di Pulau Pangkor sebelum kami berlepas ke US kira-kira 7 tahun dulu. Melepak di pantai sama-sama dengan kawan-kawan dalam batch ATU 1. Waktu tu nampak langit jingga. Orang puisi panggil langit jingga tu langit kirmizi. Aku pun tak tahu sangat apa maksud kirmizi. Mungkin dalam bahasa arab kot.
Gambar yang aku letak di sini ialah gambar semasa aku tinggal di South Hall dulu. Masa tu aku baru lepas solat subuh. Sementara nak tunggu pagi...aku halakan kamera aku ke arah Nittany Mountain. Merentasi pemandangan ialah satu pekan kecil namanya Lemont. Di situlah rumah keluarga room mate aku yang pertama, Faisal. Orang Pakistan. Masa tu aku first year dan dia dalam final year. Dia suka sejuk...aku takut sejuk. Bukan apa, masa tu tak biasa dengan sejuk kat US. Now, letak la aku kat Minnesota pun..blasah ajer! Gua takde hal (kerek nak mampos sial).
Masa pandang matahari naik perlahan-lahan dari balik gunung tu memang membuatkan aku rasa tenang. Rasa senang hati. Sama juga dengan waktu matahari terbenam. Rasa nyaman sekali. Kalau nak ulang balik saat-saat macam tu, memang tak dapat. Aku tak tahu bila lagi aku akan kembali ke State College. Aku tak tahu, bila lagi aku akan dapat bercamping di Pulau Pangkor macam dulu-dulu.
Mungkin satu hari nanti, aku dapat buat semua-semua tu dengan orang yang aku sayang kot. That would be very nice.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Hmm..let's see here
Here's how it works....There are 22 questions that you have to fill out about the 1st person on your top 8. This is just to see if you know this person as well as you think!
1) Name: *************
2) Age: 21 going 22
3) Is he/she single? Yes
4) How long have you known this person? Since october last year
5) Are you related? Not at all
6) Where does this person live? KT, T'ganu.
7) How often do you kiss this person? Never.
8) When was the last time you talked to this person? A day before yesterday
9) Talked on the phone? Yes
10) Last time you saw him/her? Jan 28th, 2006.
11) How did you meet this person? Meet as in meeting in person...hmm..I first time met her in Midvalley.
12) Are you friends? Yes, and that will be for as long as we care to be friends to each other.
13) When will you see this person next? End of this year, probably.
14) One word description of this person? She is a Wonderful-and-Awesome-To-Be-With Person. Does that count as one word?
15) Greatest Memory Together? Hung out with her for 9 hours in KLIA.
16) Have you ever Dated this Person? Properly dating her? Not yet.
17) Has this person ever dated any of your friends? No.
18) Does this person make you happy? Very much indeed.
19) How tall is this person? Tall enough for me to see her as my equal.
20) Would you ever consider yourself as his/her gf/bf? That is my deepest desire.
21) What are your true feelings for this person? I care for her and I adore her very much.
22) What would you do if you ever lost him/her?
Like Sam Baldwin answered Dr Marcia Fieldstone in Sleepless in Seattle, "Well, I'm gonna get out of bed every morning... breath in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breath in and out... and, then after a while, I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while."
Here's how it works....There are 22 questions that you have to fill out about the 1st person on your top 8. This is just to see if you know this person as well as you think!
1) Name: *************
2) Age: 21 going 22
3) Is he/she single? Yes
4) How long have you known this person? Since october last year
5) Are you related? Not at all
6) Where does this person live? KT, T'ganu.
7) How often do you kiss this person? Never.
8) When was the last time you talked to this person? A day before yesterday
9) Talked on the phone? Yes
10) Last time you saw him/her? Jan 28th, 2006.
11) How did you meet this person? Meet as in meeting in person...hmm..I first time met her in Midvalley.
12) Are you friends? Yes, and that will be for as long as we care to be friends to each other.
13) When will you see this person next? End of this year, probably.
14) One word description of this person? She is a Wonderful-and-Awesome-To-Be-With Person. Does that count as one word?
15) Greatest Memory Together? Hung out with her for 9 hours in KLIA.
16) Have you ever Dated this Person? Properly dating her? Not yet.
17) Has this person ever dated any of your friends? No.
18) Does this person make you happy? Very much indeed.
19) How tall is this person? Tall enough for me to see her as my equal.
20) Would you ever consider yourself as his/her gf/bf? That is my deepest desire.
21) What are your true feelings for this person? I care for her and I adore her very much.
22) What would you do if you ever lost him/her?
Like Sam Baldwin answered Dr Marcia Fieldstone in Sleepless in Seattle, "Well, I'm gonna get out of bed every morning... breath in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breath in and out... and, then after a while, I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while."
Monday, May 22, 2006
Announcement
The SBP Wind Orchestra Competition 2006
Venue : KLCC Convention Center
Date : 19 July 2006
TIme : 8.30 pm - 11.30 pm
The final part of SBP Wind Orchestra Competition 2006 will be held during the 27th International Society For Music Education World Conference. The finalists are Sekolah Alam Shah, Sekolah Seri Puteri, Tengku Khurshiah College, Sekolah Tun Fatimah and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Rahman.
Seats are limited only to the students and their family members. Well, for Alam Shah Alumni Band, the boys will allocate seats for us. If you think you would bring your wife, spouse or significant other... please let the boys in SAS know first so they can act accordingly.
I hope we all can attend the program with full blown suit, if possible. It is a concert ceremony anyway, thus formal attire is recommended (besides, we are professional, aren't we?).
The SBP Wind Orchestra Competition 2006
Venue : KLCC Convention Center
Date : 19 July 2006
TIme : 8.30 pm - 11.30 pm
The final part of SBP Wind Orchestra Competition 2006 will be held during the 27th International Society For Music Education World Conference. The finalists are Sekolah Alam Shah, Sekolah Seri Puteri, Tengku Khurshiah College, Sekolah Tun Fatimah and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Rahman.
Seats are limited only to the students and their family members. Well, for Alam Shah Alumni Band, the boys will allocate seats for us. If you think you would bring your wife, spouse or significant other... please let the boys in SAS know first so they can act accordingly.
I hope we all can attend the program with full blown suit, if possible. It is a concert ceremony anyway, thus formal attire is recommended (besides, we are professional, aren't we?).
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Random Thoughts in my Mind (Something I had in mind while doing something)
I believe in four things in my life; hope, trust, persistence & determination
Hope can be miraculous sometimes. It also can be tormenting as well. To lead a life without hope is like to walk without aim. Everything looks dull and everything looks just the same. Never forget that Hope will be your most loyal companion when everything/everyone has deserted you and you only have yourself to carry the burden of journey. It drives your inner wants to the edge of insanity. It provides you the will power you need in order to plow the messy and ugly road in front of you. Truly I am a firm believer that in whatever we do, we should include hope eventhough we have no slightest idea of what the outcome will be due to our action.
Then, how about trust?
Well, trust is not something that you can give in overnight. There is an old saying says, “Rom is not built in one day”. True. It takes years if not decades to develop such rock-solid trust. The trust that I give to the people in my circle of trust is built after years of friendship. There were times when my trust was violated and was questioned but we managed to reconcile the issues between us in the name of friendship. It’s a two-way thing. You and me. Give-and-take. Exchanging the trust is not something easy but it’s doable. It’s doable if we give a chance to ourselves in believing someone.
Maybe I should be the one to initiate the move. A move which I am hoping can steer the relationship into a better direction for both of us.
So what is it about persistence and determination?
I shall say that both are the ingredients for a success (yeah..I know it sounds more like a cliché but it works though!). It is like building a structure - a huge and a beautiful one. Obviously it requires a solid foundation in order to withstand the harsh weather. I can imagine the civil engineers will then instruct construction workers to dig deeply into the ground in order to place the solid steel and concrete as to prepare for the unshakeable foundation. But how can we prepare the foundation of love and keeps it stand strong? Well, this is the place for persistence and determination to reside along with hope and trust.
I can’t tell you for sure how the building will look like at the end but I can assure you that it will always be adorned with sweet and bitter memories, honesty and sincerity, ups and downs, laughter and tears.
I don’t ask for this relationship to blossom quickly. I don’t ask that we should start right away and leave everything that we have now behind. No, it’s not the way it should be. It should go slow but steady. There were couples of time that we acted spontaneously without thinking the outcome of it. It’s ok. It’s ok to do mistake as long we salvage some lesson from the mistakes.
Let this friendship blossoms and we see where shall it take us. I am maybe just another man comes into your heart, knocking for your love. Don’t think too much of what will others say about you and me. We alone know what we are doing now. We are friends and as friends, we are allowed to miss each other, to care each other and even to love each other. To give some and to take some. But to question how far that this love can go, we just let the time decides and what does the heart tell us. From there, we go forward and never look back again.
I believe in four things in my life; hope, trust, persistence & determination
Hope can be miraculous sometimes. It also can be tormenting as well. To lead a life without hope is like to walk without aim. Everything looks dull and everything looks just the same. Never forget that Hope will be your most loyal companion when everything/everyone has deserted you and you only have yourself to carry the burden of journey. It drives your inner wants to the edge of insanity. It provides you the will power you need in order to plow the messy and ugly road in front of you. Truly I am a firm believer that in whatever we do, we should include hope eventhough we have no slightest idea of what the outcome will be due to our action.
Then, how about trust?
Well, trust is not something that you can give in overnight. There is an old saying says, “Rom is not built in one day”. True. It takes years if not decades to develop such rock-solid trust. The trust that I give to the people in my circle of trust is built after years of friendship. There were times when my trust was violated and was questioned but we managed to reconcile the issues between us in the name of friendship. It’s a two-way thing. You and me. Give-and-take. Exchanging the trust is not something easy but it’s doable. It’s doable if we give a chance to ourselves in believing someone.
Maybe I should be the one to initiate the move. A move which I am hoping can steer the relationship into a better direction for both of us.
So what is it about persistence and determination?
I shall say that both are the ingredients for a success (yeah..I know it sounds more like a cliché but it works though!). It is like building a structure - a huge and a beautiful one. Obviously it requires a solid foundation in order to withstand the harsh weather. I can imagine the civil engineers will then instruct construction workers to dig deeply into the ground in order to place the solid steel and concrete as to prepare for the unshakeable foundation. But how can we prepare the foundation of love and keeps it stand strong? Well, this is the place for persistence and determination to reside along with hope and trust.
I can’t tell you for sure how the building will look like at the end but I can assure you that it will always be adorned with sweet and bitter memories, honesty and sincerity, ups and downs, laughter and tears.
I don’t ask for this relationship to blossom quickly. I don’t ask that we should start right away and leave everything that we have now behind. No, it’s not the way it should be. It should go slow but steady. There were couples of time that we acted spontaneously without thinking the outcome of it. It’s ok. It’s ok to do mistake as long we salvage some lesson from the mistakes.
Let this friendship blossoms and we see where shall it take us. I am maybe just another man comes into your heart, knocking for your love. Don’t think too much of what will others say about you and me. We alone know what we are doing now. We are friends and as friends, we are allowed to miss each other, to care each other and even to love each other. To give some and to take some. But to question how far that this love can go, we just let the time decides and what does the heart tell us. From there, we go forward and never look back again.
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Peptalk
I went to my old school today. I wasn't planning to visit the school, it so happened I passed by the area while I was driving to meet my client. I met with a few of my respected teachers. They still remember me as 'the conductor' or as 'the band member'. Yeah, I know. I was famous for that. And I'm still the famous guy who dropped his baton during the 1st SBP Band Competition 1997 in front of the Minister of Education.
Anyway, some teachers told me that our school has managed to get into the final for this year's band competition. It isn't any fancy marching band competition. It is a concert band competition. A place where you compete with the rest of the bands' community among the boarding schools for musical excellence, not for sophistication of your marching drill and formation. It is much challenging. It is much rewarding and it is much prestigious. At least for us, the band members.
So I met the band members in the band room. I remember during my time as a senior in band, we didn't have the luxury of air-conditioned room for the band. We just had a lousy and dirty room to store the instruments next to the co-op shop. We cleaned and washed the room to make it look better. We didn't complain though. At least, we had a room. Unlike the cadets! Hahahaha..
I told the band members, winning is not everything in competition. The real lesson is, the person you become when you are reaching for the winning. We can win physically but morally, we bankrupt! We can lose sorely in the competition but we gain much insight about where we stand and how to wake up from the long overdue sleep. That's a winning for me. However, the utmost important thing we should bear in mind is the goal. Our goal is to win. Our business is to win. We aspire to win and we inspire other fellas in school to win for whatever competition they ever join.
Again and again, I keep telling them, it's not what the school can give to you. It is about what you can give back to the school. It was actually John F Kennedy's word, "It's not what the country can give you, but what you can give to your country!". I just borrowed from him.
We have gained so much from the school. Me too. The school taught me how to survive. The school has taught me the meaning of independence which I treasure very much in life. The band, in fact, taught me about character building. I told them that they may not have money to contribute. But they do have skills to contribute. They can contribute by giving their best to the school. Leave a legacy as I left mine at school. Win this competition. Make the school proud. Create a brand of Alam Shah. When people talk about Alam Shah, they will immediately think about the band. When they talk about the best concert band in nation, they will remember Alam Shah. I know for sure VI would not dare to compete with us in acoustic hall. We can easily trash them. But they surely can trash us in marching band competition. They are Titanic and we are like sampan pak Ali.
Last year we won the concert band competition. We won because we had the perfect team. I recalled the seniors hugged and shook my hands. I remembered I gave them one last pep talk before the final. I told them, "Be Do Have". Think like a winner, behave like a winner and act like a winner. The win shall be theirs. Yes they won. The fifth formers cried and they said, "Kita menang, Abang Farid! Kita menang!". Yes, they were dying to win and they were struggling to win. We won both; physically and emotionally. Perhaps, spiritually too. They were very clear about their goal and therefore, they were clear on direction to winning.
This year's team....hmm..I don't know much. They don't have much clarity in goal. The team spirit is somewhat....missing. I share with them about the secret of Alam Shah's band. I told them, we are brothers. Brothers do respect other brothers. We love our brothers and in fact, we admire our brothers. The brotherhood breaks if there is no mutual respect anymore. Then the magic will be gone. Just like the movie 'Drumline' says, "One band, One sound". One brotherhood, one strong support and one strong team. Just like a magic.
I just hope this year I will manage to see another winning episode for my school band. It means a lot to me. But it means more to them. I was personally defeated in 1997. Actually, we were defeated in 1997. However, that year served as catalyst for us to win the next year's competition. Plus they went to South Korea to represent Malaysia in a concert band performance. An excellence achievement.
I hope I don't have to come to see and preach at them again. They are tired of peptalk. Me too. I need to peptalk myself....hehehehe..I wish they could win again. Beat the rest of the SBPs. Keep the Alam Shah's flag high. Leave the legacy behind. Inspire other people to achieve what they have achieved. Set the standard and raise the standard. That's who we are. Anak-anak Alam Shah, as the first principal allahyarham Encik Halimi Haji Sharbaini had mentioned to his students during the first assembly of SAS in February 1963.
I went to my old school today. I wasn't planning to visit the school, it so happened I passed by the area while I was driving to meet my client. I met with a few of my respected teachers. They still remember me as 'the conductor' or as 'the band member'. Yeah, I know. I was famous for that. And I'm still the famous guy who dropped his baton during the 1st SBP Band Competition 1997 in front of the Minister of Education.
Anyway, some teachers told me that our school has managed to get into the final for this year's band competition. It isn't any fancy marching band competition. It is a concert band competition. A place where you compete with the rest of the bands' community among the boarding schools for musical excellence, not for sophistication of your marching drill and formation. It is much challenging. It is much rewarding and it is much prestigious. At least for us, the band members.
So I met the band members in the band room. I remember during my time as a senior in band, we didn't have the luxury of air-conditioned room for the band. We just had a lousy and dirty room to store the instruments next to the co-op shop. We cleaned and washed the room to make it look better. We didn't complain though. At least, we had a room. Unlike the cadets! Hahahaha..
I told the band members, winning is not everything in competition. The real lesson is, the person you become when you are reaching for the winning. We can win physically but morally, we bankrupt! We can lose sorely in the competition but we gain much insight about where we stand and how to wake up from the long overdue sleep. That's a winning for me. However, the utmost important thing we should bear in mind is the goal. Our goal is to win. Our business is to win. We aspire to win and we inspire other fellas in school to win for whatever competition they ever join.
Again and again, I keep telling them, it's not what the school can give to you. It is about what you can give back to the school. It was actually John F Kennedy's word, "It's not what the country can give you, but what you can give to your country!". I just borrowed from him.
We have gained so much from the school. Me too. The school taught me how to survive. The school has taught me the meaning of independence which I treasure very much in life. The band, in fact, taught me about character building. I told them that they may not have money to contribute. But they do have skills to contribute. They can contribute by giving their best to the school. Leave a legacy as I left mine at school. Win this competition. Make the school proud. Create a brand of Alam Shah. When people talk about Alam Shah, they will immediately think about the band. When they talk about the best concert band in nation, they will remember Alam Shah. I know for sure VI would not dare to compete with us in acoustic hall. We can easily trash them. But they surely can trash us in marching band competition. They are Titanic and we are like sampan pak Ali.
Last year we won the concert band competition. We won because we had the perfect team. I recalled the seniors hugged and shook my hands. I remembered I gave them one last pep talk before the final. I told them, "Be Do Have". Think like a winner, behave like a winner and act like a winner. The win shall be theirs. Yes they won. The fifth formers cried and they said, "Kita menang, Abang Farid! Kita menang!". Yes, they were dying to win and they were struggling to win. We won both; physically and emotionally. Perhaps, spiritually too. They were very clear about their goal and therefore, they were clear on direction to winning.
This year's team....hmm..I don't know much. They don't have much clarity in goal. The team spirit is somewhat....missing. I share with them about the secret of Alam Shah's band. I told them, we are brothers. Brothers do respect other brothers. We love our brothers and in fact, we admire our brothers. The brotherhood breaks if there is no mutual respect anymore. Then the magic will be gone. Just like the movie 'Drumline' says, "One band, One sound". One brotherhood, one strong support and one strong team. Just like a magic.
I just hope this year I will manage to see another winning episode for my school band. It means a lot to me. But it means more to them. I was personally defeated in 1997. Actually, we were defeated in 1997. However, that year served as catalyst for us to win the next year's competition. Plus they went to South Korea to represent Malaysia in a concert band performance. An excellence achievement.
I hope I don't have to come to see and preach at them again. They are tired of peptalk. Me too. I need to peptalk myself....hehehehe..I wish they could win again. Beat the rest of the SBPs. Keep the Alam Shah's flag high. Leave the legacy behind. Inspire other people to achieve what they have achieved. Set the standard and raise the standard. That's who we are. Anak-anak Alam Shah, as the first principal allahyarham Encik Halimi Haji Sharbaini had mentioned to his students during the first assembly of SAS in February 1963.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Congratulation Mahirah!
After 4 years busting her ass, she finally graduates in Bachelor of Science (Chemistry). Eh, mahi ade Honors tak?
Welcome to the real world of working...start waking up from your college dream, ok?
p/s: still remember I copy her homework during our class Inorganic Chemistry (I couldn't understand a thing of that shit!!)
After 4 years busting her ass, she finally graduates in Bachelor of Science (Chemistry). Eh, mahi ade Honors tak?
Welcome to the real world of working...start waking up from your college dream, ok?
p/s: still remember I copy her homework during our class Inorganic Chemistry (I couldn't understand a thing of that shit!!)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Bisakah engkau ku agungkan
Sesuci dan secantik sang rembulan
Mampukah engkau menahan godaan
Dari seribu rayu manis yang datang
Jangan pernah merasa gelap
Di antara sinar-sinar yang terang
Jangan pernah merasa sepi
Bila engkau di tengah keramaian
Biarlah hitam menjadi putih
Tetaplah kau jadi milikku
Jangan merasa dirimu masih sendiri
Tetaplah engkau di sisiku
Jujur saja wahai kekasih
Saat ini aku tak bisa jauh
Apalagi harus melupakanmu
Sedetik pun kini aku tak mampu
Kadang-kadang orang merasa takut dengan kejujuran. Kadang-kadang orang merasa senang dengan kejujuran. Semuanya bergantung kepada penerimaan diri sendiri. Tapi aku percaya dengan kenyataan ini, "honesty will set you free!".
Nothing in the world can beat the feeling of relief when the truth is exposed and the honesty is prevailed. Some will smile, others will smirk and the rest will be sour-pussed. Hey, that's life. Take it or leave it.
Sesuci dan secantik sang rembulan
Mampukah engkau menahan godaan
Dari seribu rayu manis yang datang
Jangan pernah merasa gelap
Di antara sinar-sinar yang terang
Jangan pernah merasa sepi
Bila engkau di tengah keramaian
Biarlah hitam menjadi putih
Tetaplah kau jadi milikku
Jangan merasa dirimu masih sendiri
Tetaplah engkau di sisiku
Jujur saja wahai kekasih
Saat ini aku tak bisa jauh
Apalagi harus melupakanmu
Sedetik pun kini aku tak mampu
Kadang-kadang orang merasa takut dengan kejujuran. Kadang-kadang orang merasa senang dengan kejujuran. Semuanya bergantung kepada penerimaan diri sendiri. Tapi aku percaya dengan kenyataan ini, "honesty will set you free!".
Nothing in the world can beat the feeling of relief when the truth is exposed and the honesty is prevailed. Some will smile, others will smirk and the rest will be sour-pussed. Hey, that's life. Take it or leave it.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Looking at their photo always remind me when they first arrived in Penn State in fall 2002. Hmm..did they? I picked them at Philadelphia's airport all the way from Troy, New York because someone in Civil Service Department was stupid enough to send these innocent young students to the wrong airport!
I remember when they came to my room in Nicholas Tower in summer 2003. I think they were just turn into sophomore at that time. They came to my apartment and helped me packing my stuffs, folding my clothes (including the underwear..woww!!) and not to mention, toying with my Powerbook and my digital camera.
Look what they have become??! Gorgeous ladies with genius brains! Hehhhh...am I proud to be their senior? You bet! :P
sophomore = second year student
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:37:33 AM)
SUP FARID
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:37:38 AM)
yo bro!
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:37:49 AM)
What is goin on buddy?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:11 AM)
where have you been?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:17 AM)
nothing much here
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:18 AM)
still in Malay?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:22 AM)
busy running my company
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:24 AM)
yeah..still in msia
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:31 AM)
Kewl
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:37 AM)
you have your own company?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:59 AM)
yup..partner with my friend
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:03 AM)
running an IT solutions company
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:06 AM)
cool cool
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:12 AM)
that is really cool
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:20 AM)
I am still doing engineering for Aramco
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:32 AM)
got admission at CMU.....i might leave to there next year
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:39 AM)
yeah..that's reallllly cool
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:43 AM)
CMU as in Pittsburgh?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:56 AM)
yea
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:07 AM)
damnnn..u're coming back to states huh
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:07 AM)
not sure if this is the right school yet
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:07 AM)
hahahaha...
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:17 AM)
I am thinking about other options too
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:18 AM)
well, i heard Ch E in CMU is one of the best though
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:40 AM)
yea...but you know....Grad study depends on research/interest
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:51 AM)
yuppp
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:56 AM)
what's ur interest? other than coke n rum, :P
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:58 AM)
the two other options are Austin and MIT.....not sure if I will get a seat at MIT though
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:10 AM)
LOL
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:19 AM)
what is going on with the coke and rum????
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:21 AM)
ahh..c'mon..i'm pretty sure people in MIT will love u
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:33 AM)
like what u had when u were in psu? :P
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:48 AM)
looool.....you ever tried that shit?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:53 AM)
na ahhhhh
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:00 AM)
i was a nerd kid back then
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:06 AM)
good for you....it just hits you like crazy.....
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:06 AM)
unlike y'all
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:14 AM)
i was a nerd too......
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:20 AM)
yeah rightttt....tell me about it
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:22 AM)
actually i was the NerDEST
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:45 AM)
I never had fun, never had girlfriend,
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:56 AM)
i studied so hard...graduated with highest grades
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:00 AM)
why u didnt tackle maryam?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:03 AM)
maryam attawiya
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:07 AM)
loooool
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:08 AM)
she's sweet
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:13 AM)
did not tackle her
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:22 AM)
oh man...such a big loss
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:30 AM)
i think she's the sweetest sister in MSA
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:34 AM)
loool....i am into white gurls
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:49 AM)
hahahaa...so that u can get one night stand huh?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:15 AM)
enough said about women.............i am getting married in JULY
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:34 AM)
are u serious?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:40 AM)
yea,,,,,
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:43 AM)
i am serious
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:44 AM)
damnnnn...i never thought u would get married this soon though
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:47 AM)
what's up man!!
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:55 AM)
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:45:11 AM)
it has been two years since i have graduated
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:45:15 AM)
yeah right...love eh? hmm..can't get enough of that
Rami is my Arab friend back when I was in Chemical Engineering Department in Penn State. We usually hang out together at the Fenske Lab's lounge and copy each other's homework. ERrr..I copied his most of the time..hahahaha..Anyway, he's a good guy, despite the fact that he drinks liquor and woo white girls.
Congratulations Rami on your wedding!
SUP FARID
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:37:38 AM)
yo bro!
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:37:49 AM)
What is goin on buddy?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:11 AM)
where have you been?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:17 AM)
nothing much here
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:18 AM)
still in Malay?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:22 AM)
busy running my company
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:24 AM)
yeah..still in msia
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:31 AM)
Kewl
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:38:37 AM)
you have your own company?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:38:59 AM)
yup..partner with my friend
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:03 AM)
running an IT solutions company
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:06 AM)
cool cool
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:12 AM)
that is really cool
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:20 AM)
I am still doing engineering for Aramco
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:32 AM)
got admission at CMU.....i might leave to there next year
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:39 AM)
yeah..that's reallllly cool
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:39:43 AM)
CMU as in Pittsburgh?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:39:56 AM)
yea
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:07 AM)
damnnn..u're coming back to states huh
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:07 AM)
not sure if this is the right school yet
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:07 AM)
hahahaha...
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:17 AM)
I am thinking about other options too
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:18 AM)
well, i heard Ch E in CMU is one of the best though
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:40 AM)
yea...but you know....Grad study depends on research/interest
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:51 AM)
yuppp
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:40:56 AM)
what's ur interest? other than coke n rum, :P
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:40:58 AM)
the two other options are Austin and MIT.....not sure if I will get a seat at MIT though
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:10 AM)
LOL
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:19 AM)
what is going on with the coke and rum????
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:21 AM)
ahh..c'mon..i'm pretty sure people in MIT will love u
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:33 AM)
like what u had when u were in psu? :P
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:41:48 AM)
looool.....you ever tried that shit?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:41:53 AM)
na ahhhhh
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:00 AM)
i was a nerd kid back then
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:06 AM)
good for you....it just hits you like crazy.....
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:06 AM)
unlike y'all
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:14 AM)
i was a nerd too......
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:42:20 AM)
yeah rightttt....tell me about it
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:22 AM)
actually i was the NerDEST
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:45 AM)
I never had fun, never had girlfriend,
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:42:56 AM)
i studied so hard...graduated with highest grades
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:00 AM)
why u didnt tackle maryam?
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:03 AM)
maryam attawiya
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:07 AM)
loooool
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:08 AM)
she's sweet
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:13 AM)
did not tackle her
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:22 AM)
oh man...such a big loss
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:30 AM)
i think she's the sweetest sister in MSA
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:43:34 AM)
loool....i am into white gurls
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:43:49 AM)
hahahaa...so that u can get one night stand huh?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:15 AM)
enough said about women.............i am getting married in JULY
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:34 AM)
are u serious?
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:40 AM)
yea,,,,,
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:43 AM)
i am serious
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:44 AM)
damnnnn...i never thought u would get married this soon though
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:44:47 AM)
what's up man!!
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:44:55 AM)
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Rami (I Love Her Smile) says: (1:45:11 AM)
it has been two years since i have graduated
F*rid [Bumiputera Enterpreneur] says: (1:45:15 AM)
yeah right...love eh? hmm..can't get enough of that
Rami is my Arab friend back when I was in Chemical Engineering Department in Penn State. We usually hang out together at the Fenske Lab's lounge and copy each other's homework. ERrr..I copied his most of the time..hahahaha..Anyway, he's a good guy, despite the fact that he drinks liquor and woo white girls.
Congratulations Rami on your wedding!
Monday, May 01, 2006
Make A Difference
I heed to Arlia's advice. I went to Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Tunku Budriah and volunteered to teach tuition for Form 5 and Form 3 students for free. Well, I don't know what is their response yet because I need to go through some red tapes (sigh....nak tolong pun kena lalui karenah birokrasi).
Feeling a bit anxious though. Just got information that the Form 5 students have not gotten any tuition lessons since early this year. Plus, I don't know that this facility is for ladies only. Sekolah kat SAS 5 tahun, ulang-alik depan rumah kebajikan ni...tak tahu pun ini untuk perempuan saja!
Be a giver...be a giver...be a giver and I will receive later.
I heed to Arlia's advice. I went to Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Tunku Budriah and volunteered to teach tuition for Form 5 and Form 3 students for free. Well, I don't know what is their response yet because I need to go through some red tapes (sigh....nak tolong pun kena lalui karenah birokrasi).
Feeling a bit anxious though. Just got information that the Form 5 students have not gotten any tuition lessons since early this year. Plus, I don't know that this facility is for ladies only. Sekolah kat SAS 5 tahun, ulang-alik depan rumah kebajikan ni...tak tahu pun ini untuk perempuan saja!
Be a giver...be a giver...be a giver and I will receive later.