Old stuff: Treasure or Junk?

Wow...it’s almost 2 months of abandonment. Well, I could have dragged longer since I don’t really have anything to talk about. Reason being, days have been passing by quite quickly; everyday almost a similar routine.

There’s been a bit of change though. If not to I, then it would have been my surroundings. With the passing on of a family member, responsibilities at home are shifted and taken upon. Old things are cleared and rearranged. Well, now I have a mini library. And it really keeps telling me, “YOU STILL HAVE SO MANY BOOKS LEFT UNTOUCHED AND WAITING TO BE READ!!”. >.< Ok ok...I’m getting there.

After all that work, it’s a wonder to know that...it’s probably only 10% of the house that got cleaned up. @@ Still got so much... T.T

Anyway, in the midst of clearing, I found really old things which most I had given away. However, there was one of my poems which I found quite amusing...the things I create during that life phase. I typed it out again...yeah, digitizing anything I can...most of it left as how it was originally written. I only edited certain words and added in the last few paragraphs that I added in...dunno when. ^^’

Hope you enjoy it. =)

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Battle of Fine Men and Barbarians

(Fine Men)

The day has come, for us men

To wield harm in one another’s face.

It would be a day, to know one’s fate.

Be it young, old or dame,

Be there a scratch on their frame,

I swear thou shall be shamed.

Guns shouldered, cannons loaded,

Straight are our men,

Ready to hold our beloved land.

But what do we find

Across the plain, it seems like pain

To know the men we fight, are beast alike.

Be still,

Let ye be thrilled.

Flee, leave and let hearts be free.

~~~~~

(Barbarians)

The day has come, for us men

To wield harm in one another’s face.

It would be a day, to know one’s fate.

Be it child, geezers or women,

Be there a strong form to fight,
They shall honour our kind.

Axes hovered, bows loaded,

Hasty are our kind,

And ready are we to behead some fine.

And here we find

Across the plain, it seems like shame

To know the men we fight, are tins alike.

Be still,

Let ye feel frilled.

Flee, leave and let hearts be hearts.

~~~~~

((Fine))

(Mother)

Look there, my child,

Look where thou lord stands

Ready to bring peace back to the lands.

(Child)

I see, Mother,

I see, My Lord,

As clear as any eagle above the clear blue sea.

(Elder)

Have hope children,

Would there be a wall, keep it still,

Pray and hope this would hold,

Oh how I dread these wars.

Come children,

Be safe; sight and sound,

The pieces would move soon as the drum starts to role.

~~~~~

((Barbarians))

(Mother)

Look there, my child,

Look where the rogues stand

Ready to bring store back to our lands.

(Child)

I see, Mother,

I see where the rogues stand,

And may they be swift,

For me tummy is rolling as fast as their beating drums.

(Elder)

Be strong children,

Be there a will, there is always a way,

Pray and hope our bodies would hold

As long as our fathers would draw breath.

Come now,

Be safe, even a line away,

The war is starting soon as the men gets edgy too.

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((Battlefield))

(Fine Soldier)

Come now, come quick,

For my dearest waits behind the door

With her sweet, sweet smile.

Her lips red as the red, red roses in the garden,

As sweet as the wine down below the cellar.

Her arms white, the silk over them as soft as waves,

Her golden locks, priceless to my eyes.

Her cooking, deliciously satisfying,

Her songs, like the birds chirping by the window sill,

Her melodious voice like a harp to my ears.

What say you?

(Barbaric Rogue)

Come now, be swift,

For my wife waits behind a wall

With a hungry child.

Her lips red as the red blood spilled this very day,

As dry as the valley beyond the hill.

Her hands rough, the rags over them as tattered as my own,

Her dark hair, worth only coal.

Her cooking, exaggeratingly grainless,

Her songs, like the old owl hooting in the night,
Her hoarse voice like a drum to my ears.

Though so, she is the only one meant for me,

But hear me now, and hear me well,

If I could turn back time,

I would have traded mine for yours.

(Fine Soldier)

Barbarians,

You know not of love.

You treat your wives as slaves,

Your land as waste.

If my grandmother was here,

She would have fluently said,

“Shame on you, boy.”

(Barbaric Rogue)
Proud,

You know not of culture.

You treat your lady as deco,

Your land as toll.

If my gramps was here,

He would have chattered,

“Bless you, my boy.”

~~~~~

(Fine Captain)

What is wrong with those men?

They quarrel like women

Then fight like men.

What is this world coming to?

They speak of their wives

In the middle of a battlefield.

[added edition]

(Barbaric Leader)

Oh spare me!

My hopes, shattered,

Is there no peace from women on this land?

(Fine Captain)

Stop it, friend or foe,

This war is about to end

Under my command.

(Barbaric Leader)

Hold your tongues

Or ye wife shall be called to be mine

At this very night.

Date: 10 Aug 2004   Time 5:29pm

Terminator at Home

This actually happened yesterday evening. Everyone at home just finished dinner except me. I just started on my porridge, eating very slowly. Had my drink and watermelon waiting for me. Then my grandmother asked for the Ridsect aerosol.

INSTANT REACTION:

My mom and aunt went out to the living room to grab edible stuff in. I covered the food, grabbed my drink and plate into the computer room. Uncle turned on the huge fan. All this happened within instants of my grandmother taking the aerosol and heading out to the living room where the main victim was.

Everyone in the house scurried away faster than the mosquitoe. xD And we weren’t even at the living room where the main target was at. We were all in the dining room, all spreading out to other rooms away from contamination. xD

It was so funny, I just had to type it out. xD xD xD

When my grandmother came back in, she asked where was everyone. xD xD xD All hilang diri.

^^

Oh yes, I missed out something from the previous blog entry. I forgot to mention the results of going for that 8am-2pm trip to the park. If I pull up my sleeves now, I can see a very obvious two tone on my arms. Even my face looks tanned. ^^' Oops... =p

Flood + Photo Shoot + Japanese Exam

Fuwah!!!! Currently feeling hyper! Don't even need to drink ribena. xD Need water though... @@ *go gets some before continue typing*

Fuuh! Ok. Let's Lock N' Load! *strikes cool pose first* ;p

Just the other day...or was it yesterday? I think it was yesterday. I was studying my Japanese at home at the living room when it suddenly BOOM!! Heavy rain started pouring, wind blowing and trees swaying~~ Wah. Long time never saw such heavy rain. 

The rain was so dense and the thunder was so loud. The electricity went off twice. Then it started to flood. At first it was ok, but then as the rain started to get heavy the second time, me and my mom quickly went out to move away her car and into the porch before the flood got any higher. Lucky we went out in time too. The drain was starting to overflow. Debris came out and we had to slosh through the water. So exciting! I couldn't walk properly either. My slippers would get caught at the current and get bent under my foot but I walked on and stuff like that. 

Yeah, it's dirty water but it's still fun! I was wet and cold by the end of the ordeal. Mom shoo'ed me off to bathe but I actually wanted to stay and watch the flood rise. =p Since I took my time bathing, I missed the best parts where the flood raised up until it reach the neighbours house. >.< Though the house I'm staying in is the corner house, the flood would only reach the gate at that time as the porch slants upwards. Protects our cars.~ ^ ^ All in all, it was fun! =D

Today, more fun came along. I had a photo shoot to attend. No, not the modeling type. Hahaha xp It was for my business challenge. Similarly to the last challenge's participants photo shoot, we had to do one as well so we get to showcase ourselves. xD

My time management was a little off. I picked my clothes last minute. Put makeup on last minute (yes, you read that right). And got there last minute. But I wasn't the only one, so it's ok. xp And mom helped me out most of the way, so timing was just nice at the end. xD

At the studio, me being stiff as always (especially when I put on a working scenario to the backdrop...in my head) I had a little difficulty getting into position during the first round of formal business attire shots. My hair being short and blown by that big fan was not helping either. But I got through it with the smile "with teeth" and "no teeth". @@ Haha Susahkan you, Jen Ric (photographer). =p But thanks for being patient! 

Then we had the smart casual business wear. Mine looked formal still no matter what I wore. @@ But I looked more guyish with that attire. Mom picked. Haha I just couldn't figure out what to wear anymore at that time. Too few good clothes to play around with.

Anyway, my mood goes with my clothes I think. 'Coz once I changed my clothes, I felt more carefree and fun and just posed easily to shots. ^ ^

So yes, this was one of the fun parts of today.

Right after the photo shoot, mom rushed me to Uptown Damansara. Was going to have my Japanese exam soon and I'd not touched the right chapters. Was studying all the while in the car, at the restaurant and at the language centre before exam. I think I made it so tensioned until my mom got uncomfortable. ^ ^' Sorry.

Well, I didn't manage to finish the chapters so I just went ahead with the exam. Most questions were answered based on memory from what I heard through classes. Then during aural test...I was kinda nervous, so I couldn't really catch hold of the question structure though I knew the meaning. I had to retry my answers few rounds to get the full sentence properly phrased. 

We finished everything in a little more than an hour. Then our class teacher took our papers to mark! She was going to hand us the results by the end of the hour. Oh dear...this was the first time we get our marks and certificates immediately after exams. So we waited... The boys were looking around for hints of marks and they announced each classmates' marks if they could get hold of it. 

Most of us did well. Oddly enough, most of us scored full marks in aural including me. I was scratching my head. Really odd... but I guess I'll have to learn to accept those wonderful marks with grace. =) Sensei, domo arigatou gozaimasu (Thank you very much, teacher).

A satisfactory day. Just had to go home and deal with removing makeup. Ugh... I'll get over it. xp Cheers!

Ahhh~ and Ugh!

Hahaha I wonder how much worse can my post titles get. xD We'll see, we'll see. =p

Anyway, I'd been on a spending spree (I won't say shopping spree) lately. >.< Very painful to bear but probably necessary...at least the major expenses are. >.> Here's a list of things I bought the past few days:

• Dell Inspiron Mini 10" netbook. Hopefully it'll help me to earn some income on the go.
• Netbook bag. The netbook was a heavy investment, so better get something to protect it. >.< Makes it easier to carry too.
• External DVD Burner. Well...netbooks don't come with a CD driver. So this sure helps with software installations...to some extend.
• Business jacket. Something that would serious come in handy. Now I don't have to keep looking for jackets to borrow. >.< Took me few hours to decide between two jackets. >.>
• BOOKS. (Yes, I bought another one!) No matter what...it was these purchases that made me the happiest. <.<>.> ^^

Other than buying stuff, last night I was contemplating whether to study EARLY in the morning or go for Kendo in the evening. Heheheh.... I ended up doing neither. >.> I just spent my whole day at Mid Valley.

The Jobstreet's 9th Malaysia Training and Career Fair was crazy!! So crowded!! There was trouble finding parking too! >.< (But me and mom have our little ways. >p) This was the other place I spent hours at other than shopping. It was great. =) I got to see how the industries were and the people in them. 

Ok, apart from horrid long hours of walking in boots. Out of Mid Valley, I found my favourite coffee place! San Francisco Coffee at The Sphere, Bangsar South!! Now I can find my favourite tea and sandwiches at any time. ^^v Oh yeah, The Sphere itself has a fantastic atmosphere and utmost fantastic architectural designs. (I probably haven't dig deep enough. =p)

Tomorrow is time to study and work. >.< Rawr~!

A Short Dose of Happiness

^^ Ahhh....I feel so refreshed (although I'm actually physically very tired). Why? For very small reasons really. Haha

• I settled a very much delayed matter. Whee~
• I studied!! *sobs* T.T Now I just need to continue doing it. >.<
• I had vegetarian lunch! (After all the weeks of rather meaty or unhealthy goodness. >.<)
• ..coughIgotaminipayrisefrommybosscough.. *grins*
• I had a nice dinner with a friend at Chawan, Bangsar. ^^ (a little unhealthy though... - - But tasty. <.<>.> =p)
• I listened to a gentle speaker at Live & Inspire 2. Nice. ^^ Of course, I was there to show support for my friend as well who was facilitating the show too.
• I got FREE STUFF!! xD Starbucks mug, Starbucks tea, a dose of really bitter coffee and a free ticket to Ramli Ibrahim's performance. Woot~!
• Finally, I BOUGHT A BOOK!!! xD xD xD I'd been itching to buy a book for weeks... = = Now I got it!! Yay!!! xD

Happiness! Happiness! ^^ More happiness to come tomorrow too, I hope. =p Heheheh >) 

Oh Me Oh My~

Whatever am I putting myself through?? A Japanese Karaoke contest?! One that would be shown live on Japanese Television Channel if I get to the finals too. Seriously now...what more can I put myself through. Madness...

Stage fright comes so easy. Just turn off the singer's voice and don't sing with me. I'll shut up right there and then, in fear to hear my own croaking tune. (Now how come I don't have that problem while singing English songs... - -) Anyway, no point complaining any more now. Audition is this Sunday. At least I know, I won't be alone? (Got 40 candidates in total. xD)

Here's the song I'll be trying my best at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4deFSfPNso 

Wish me luck? >.< But it's a nice song. Have to thank Kar Yee. xD Arigatou gozaimasu! *go practice*

Some Memories of Puchong

When I was young, I remember living in SS2 for a short while and shifted to Bandar Puchong Jaya just before I started any form of formal education (starting with kindergarten). Then I stayed in Puchong until mid-college years. In between those years, I did shift again from one house to another house just nearby within the same community. Reason being...(or excuse)...that me and my sister are both growing in many ways. Hahahahaha

So my family often frequent this little square of shops. Here we'll have our usual night outs for mamak, lunch at the coffee shop just beside it (my mom even pack the chicken rice from it for me every day), and certain dinner nights at another two shops.

Yesterday I had breakfast at the mamak. Remembered eating roti pisang, good tasty naan and tandoori chicken. Then there would be that television for people to watch soccer. Cats would prowl around for food and dad would throw some scraps for them. It was nice.

So mom asked me if I had a chance, would I return to eat at the coffee shop next door? I said yes. I'll like to see if the chicken rice has the same taste (I had so much that I remembered it's taste literally). Just so happens that we were around today as well. So we decided to have lunch there. Hahahahahah What coincidence.

We just walked up the steps and we were already greeted by the drinks guy. Me and my mom were laughing. I wondered if he would get that cup of chinese tea ready at our table for us like he use to. Of course he didn't or else me and my mom would be laughing our heads off. He did look a little rounder. Mom said he's getting older. So I suppose that justifies the rounder belly? Hahahahah

Most of the old workers were all there. Even the old stalls were there and its owners. The only thing different was the chicken rice stall. The owner looked different. You can almost see the sadness within his eyes. We manage to get news from the drinks guy discreetly. It happens that the chicken rice stall owner's wife passed away not too long after we shifted out of Puchong. =( Feel sorry... She was nice. Always remembered how I like my chicken rice. And she was young. Sigh..

But it was nice, to see everything as it was besides the small changes. =) Wonder if it'll still be the same the next time I visit. Whenever that would be...

Oh yes, the chicken rice did taste more or less the same. =)

Depressing Days

I do believe that it ain't too good to write too much bad stuff on one's blog but hey...here's just one spot for me to get some of these stuff of my chest and not bother who reads it.

Recent events such as church bombings yesterday was a sad sad story. But I believe I'm more depressed to see the reactions of the people in general. Much debate and heated arguments...so much anger in this world. Sigh... Fortunately I manage to share this with an interesting friend during late hours in the night. It was definitely good conversation and worth my efforts for staying up late. Thank you, dear friend. =)

Apart from that, today there were few depressing things too. First, I knocked a flying bird on the car's windscreen. =( I pray it's alright. This makes me rethink my driving really. Then again, I'd been having dilemmas about my driving lately. Since it's a new car, most of my family members (those who drive) tries to make the engine work a lot so it has enough horsepower. But it makes the engine sound odd and sometimes...I feel heartache listening to the engine. Also, since it's a manual car, I need to control my speed as well. Now you see like two conflicting matters here? To decrease speed = less usage of engine power. Less usage of engine power seems to lead to bad maintenance of engine. Gah!! Darn cars!! >O

Right...next. In Kendo, I got stabbed with the shinai (bamboo sword) at my neck thrice. So it left me rather stunned and somehow...fearing for my life a bit there. Makes me rethink of how I play the game and to be grateful of my life.

Hm...what else? Oh..another car issue. Since it was raining, I couldn't see the road well and I probably ran over a pothole. It was really deep and the car bumped into it rather hard. The sound....ugh....really hurts.... Luckily nothing wrong with the tires and manage to go home safely.

Now after all this, I'm really wondering if I'm looking for an excuse to be depressed... Mood swings.... = =

Randomness At Its Peak (Work Stress?)

[Warning: Do not continue if you have not been going for regular checkups.

Because

1) Your entertainer does not remember when was the last time she went for one.  Therefore you get results such as this post. Voila!

2) Her sense of humour can be tad disasterous.

3) Your entertainer for this ___(insert the time of day you're reading this)____ just cares for your mental wellbeing.....she thinks. Hahahaha!]

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*cackles* Time for a little amusement. *stirs pot*

Ok, lately I'd been using the witchypoo scenes when I'm...a little off, normally in the head. Hahahah! Looks like this place can definitely do with an update if not more. *looks around* I seriously should do up this little space. *looks at other people's blogs* How do they make it so nice? T.T Me = No blog deco savvy + no patience to do it + no time (for now). But I like that globe...that's the only thing I like currently. Hahahah

Right, this makes me wonder....I'm ranting...or so I think....at least the first paragraph is (no no, you see my finger pointing at the group of words there? Not the one liner). *silent* .... Anyway, what's the point of a blog? (Yes, I'd asked before) I see people ranting (mostly), updating their live stories (the gungho ones), and selling things (the smart ones..that is IF anything does sell). Great....now what?

*pauses* .....

Just in case you are clueless with what I'd been up to (of course you are), I'd been ___(insert ALL of the following given options here)____:

1. To an interesting entreprenuer dinner party. (Yeah, that's why you see some photos of me in a rare get up on facebook)

2. Having exams. (3months slaving to study 2 subjects...time will tell the end. It better be good!)

3. Going back to work. (Just restarted this week and I wish I may resign already. = = I suppose I get bored fairly quickly. Then again I'd been working for my employer on a flexible basis for....2.5years at least? Anything that goes beyond 2.5years means it'll stay. This theory is possibly applicable to anything.)

4. Kendo tournament and normal trainings. (Certain days just makes it....feel healthy no matter how painful it gets. Hahahah Sadist.)

And I will be ____(insert....really now..you just don't have a choice)____:

1. Going for a leadership camp the next 2 days in Port Dickson. (With a bus of strangers. I'm serious.)

2. Returning to full time studies next month. (I wasn't? Hahahaha)

3. Participating in some entrepreneur challenge. (Hm....what more can I get myself into? Hahahah)

*looks back up at title* Ah yes....wondering why did I refer to work stress. Because.....it's accounts people's peak period. See that PEAK and this PEAK? xD Sorry, I just come from a family that loves to play with words. Probably the pros and cons of knowing so many languages:

1. You play with them.

2. You mix 3 languages at least into one sentence and pray the other knows what you're talking about. If they give you the blank look, just try the other 3 languages together.

3. It sounds funny when it means so-and-so in Language A but gives a totally different meaning in Language B. Better still if the meaning makes it silly to process.

*another pause* ......

*does a shudder dance: shudders to the left, shudders to the right* Now you know perfectly why you won't find me in discos or any nightclubs. I dance funeny. xD

*thought of a car going round and round at the roundabout because the passenger just can't tell which way to go* Yeah...something like that happened before. xD

*pause* ....

*yawns, mood dying down* Phew....a load of random rubbish that was. I'm probably lacking lots of sleep. = = *shudders to bed*

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Conclusion: Monkey mind.

'Bob'ed

Hm...I'd been fussing about my hair for a bit. So I decided to go for 'snip snip' this afternoon. Hairdresser asked how I wanted my hair, I gave my opinion...but...the result was not as expected.

I wanted something like what he did for me previously. A very anime'ish look. The *cough* bishie sort. (For non-Japanese comic/animation people, bishie is just our term of a good (if not HOT~) looking guy and his sexual preference is of no matter to us at all. xD) Somewhere between the lines of, 'long front, short back'. But somehow I figured what got in to Hairdresser's head was a totally different idea. I suppose any hairdresser living on Earth at this precise moment would assume what I wanted was a 'bob' cut.

Anyway, I would not mess with the Hairdresser. His moods can effect the way he curves the blade~ Definitely not a good idea to mess with him, and not when my hair is at stake! So today I would deem his mood...good. I think he even had fun with the electronic razor. But...at one point, it felt like he had an 'oops' period although he didn't say anything. Such professionalism...

End product, it's a bob with a steep decline at the back. My front and sides are...untouched, so still long and suppose to cover my ears but it's so hot!! Grr.. Eh...my mom liked it. Everyone at home likes it? (Although my aunt asked why didn't I get rid of the front too) I'll...get use to it. In any case, it'll grow back. xp

Well, the razor cut parts are definitely nice to play with. @@ Some girls in Kendo even played with it after training. Oh yes, Kendo. Here's the thing, I wear this helmet thing with a cloth that covers my head. So the only part of my scalp left to see if actually the razor cut area. A training mate, Aimi, actually thought I was a guy since she couldn't see the rest of my hairstyle with all that getup on. xD Other fellas also commented on how short it was at the back. ^^'

Well...now it feels like all I have to wash and comb is the front. xD Kidding. Of course I wash the whole scalp. = ='ll Unfortunately I have no skill or jelly-arms that allows me to take a picture of the back of my head, so I'd decided to put up a "special picture". (especially for Kendo people)

MKA's beloved Mr Yap and his cute sport shoes~ xD

Sorry if the picture's blurred. I took it with my handphone camera in a hurry. =p  Hope you enjoyed it. xD