Tak de Tajuk

Okeh, I am dead bored now! Can't work from home as Babeh masih tak sihat, and I am all alone kat workstation ni, sambil blogging sambil makan kanji, sambil dengo CD Lagenda Rock yang aku beli sebelom balik tu ari. Dengo lagu jiwang karat tgh-tgh hari ni mmg la cam poyo je, alahai kesian aku ni... I think Marc has left for good - back to China - that I am not sure of, but definitely out of this workstation. Sophie and Amin pon dah chaloh. Si Saifur dah lama tak nampak batang hidong tapi barang-barang dia masih ada. Eilean aku tak pernah jumpa, termasuk la si Hilna. Aihhhhh ... Chris plak cuti, and Ron tak dapat dikesan. Kalau aku tau, lagi lambat aku balik tu ari.

Kat flat skrg ni ada students baru, Shirlyn budak Taiping, but she's just going to be there for the summer break je. I like her actually, would have been great flatmates kalau dia stay terus. The other one is a Hong Kie boy - Owan nama dia. Mula-mula ingat budak Jepun, tapi dia kata dari HK. An engineering student, just turned 20. Mcm kiasu & nerd gak, suka lepak kat room dia tgk kartun and suka makan kek. Ada byk kek kat dlm fridge and bottles and bottles of drinks. Semua dia punya. But I think he needs to polish on his language. Kadang-kadang phrase yg dia guna slalu tak masuk context, so kadang-kadang orang misinterpret. To quote Lolly - tengok muka dia, terus takde mood. LOL, hahahahahahaha, I know budak-budak ni suka boys yg kiut-kiut je, haaaaa engko dapat yang toye punya mamat! Aku tak kisah, janji jgn kacau aku sudah :) tapi kadang-kadang tu buli dia ok gak. Hehehehe ...

I went to Cannington yesterday ngan Lolly, kat mana lagi kalau bukan kat Carousel tu. Seperti biasa, aku ngan Lolly memang suka gi sana as compared to Harbor Town tu, I mean everything is there under one roof. Lagi convenient, sejuk pon sejuk gak. As usual la, kalau gi sana tak sah kalau tak browse thru some of the outlets. My personal favorites? One of them is the accesories nye sections, I tell you macam-macam ada and the earrings are just simply gorgeous. But I didn't get any. I just spent on groceries and fresh foods. Aku beli banyak ikan, sotong and ketam. Bior le lebih sikit simpan lam fridge, tak yah nak asyik gi beli ikan kat Oriental shop tu or kat Coles. Jemu gak. Rasanya lain kali, aku gi beli kat sana aje la, seminggu skali ok pe, mana tau kut2 nak gi tgk wayang ke.

I talked to Shahrin gak last nite. Promised to call him the night before I left but tak sempat. So bersembang la ngan dia, what a chat. I like talking with him, he's funny. We share a lot jugak, mungkin sbb tu bleh connect kut. Talked about our studies, family, personal life, travel, etc etc and we laughed a lot too. Hehehehehe, ada-ada je yg nak gelak. Can you believe it - dia gi UK thrice last year just for short breaks, gila mamat tu.

Ok la, nak abihkan kanji ni. Takde selera makan bila balik sini ... I miss Msian food ...

Babeh Ku

"Babeh" tu my notebook. And dah 2 hari dia tak sihat. Setakat ni tak pernah lagi dia sakit, tapi kali ni macam sakit agak teruk jugak. Abis semua kena wiped out. Aku ni bila bab-bab notebook meragam, aku pun sama meragam. At this point, I can't afford to lose any of my work yang ada pada Babeh. Aku pun demam sama dibuatnya. So, my Australia Day semalam adalah hari aku tak sihat. Babeh demam, aku pun demam jugak memikirkan bagaimanakah hari-hari aku dalam seminggu dua ni.

So pagi ni, pagi-pagi lagi aku dah call the Service Centre and they put me on line with I don't know voicebox mana entah. Jenuh aku menunggu sampai lah nak masuk lagu no. 5. Pas tu tak bleh jadi. Aku mandi, called for the cab, terus pack Babeh masuk beg and left for Balcatta. Bukan tak nak naik bas, tapi tak tau tempat tu kat mana. Dorang dah pindah dari Osborne Park to Balcatta. Tak jauh sgt, dlm 30 min. Balcatta tu industrial area, macam ala-ala Shah Alam gitu. Pas tu, aku suruh pakcik taxi tu datang balik after 30 mins. Abih duit aku dok dalam taxi tu, tapi aku puas hati, yang penting Babeh. Ingatkan Babeh bleh balik sama ngan aku, tapi Babeh kena dok sana - 5 ari cam tu - huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu ... mcm mana la keadaan Babeh, dia mana pernah berpisah ngan aku :( ... ohhhh Babeh ...

5 Days 2 Go

I have a lot to write about actually - about my holidays here, my Raya Haji, about T. Intan, about Penang, about Seremban, about people that I met, about the many trips to KL, about the time spent in Ancasa Hotel, KL, about Petaling Street, about Central Market, about the food (pulut uban, masak tempoyak, masak asam pedas, gulai lemak pucuk paku, gulai tauchu, sambal terung, etc) that my mom cooked for me, etc. But I am just not in the mood. Why? Just another 5 days to go ... pas tu kena balik ke Perth ... huhuhuhuhuhuhu ... tak mo balik sana ... :(

Ku di Halaman Rindu

For Jake, someone from the yesteryears

KU DI HALAMAN RINDU

Di tengah kepekatan malam

Berdiri aku di halaman rindu

Dihembus kenangan lalu

Menjelmalah seraut wajah

Sekuntum bunga yang pernah ku puja

Tapi layu akhirnya

Ingin ku tembus tembok silam

Dan membaiki kesilapan kita

Yang tiada kita rasa

Dahulu maaf tak bererti

Darah muda menguasai diri

Begitu mudah membenci

Ku di halaman rindu

Hanya berteman

Bunga yang layu

Ku di halaman rindu

Tiada harum

Tiada madu

Oh kesalku membeku di kalbu ( 2X )

Oh kasihku hanyalah untukmu

Oh sayangku penawar rinduku

~Lefthanded~

December 2005

Yo yo yooo my prennn ... this is me blogging from my dad's PC. Yup, I am back Malaysia since mid Dec. It has been really really great to be back home. I miss Msia so much, my parents, my family in T.Intan and my friends in Melaka. I left Perth for Brunei Darussalam for a conference. Despite having fever kat sana for 2 days, it was an unforgettable trip simply because that was the first time I am travelling alone. I met some old friends from Manila, made many new friends too, took a trip to Bandar Seri Begawan, shopped at the Brunei capital, ate the palatable delicacies of the Bruneians (like the Nasi Ambuyat & the Udang Goreng Mentega), and attended a dinner at Li Gong Restaurant, Empire Hotel and Country Club. Just wonderful ...

When I reached KLIA, my mum & dad were there to pick me up. Missed them much, my dad looks pretty much the same but my mum is keeping her hair long. Hehehehe, I was just glad to be back. A day after that, we headed for Teluk Intan to attend Mijah's wedding. My homecoming was greeted by the gerimis ... all the way from KL sampai la malam tu. Met nearly all my relatives - dari my immediate family members sampai la ke Pakcik Rajak, Macik Nora, Dr. Saleh & family, Pak Yeop, Opah Tuyah, Opah Cu, Alang's family, Wa Tina & Shahril, etc etc. - semua happy to see each other again, except for Mahizan's mum kut. Entah la, maybe I was being sensitive or what, but I sensed that dia macam tak happy je bila jumpa aku. Not as chatty and friendly as before, but what the heck. I just didn't let that spoil my day. Dia memang kurang senang with me sometimes just because I was offered a place in the uni. as compared to her daughter, yg memang lagi pandai daripada yours truly ni. Apa nak buat, orang nak pandang rendah kat kita, kita terima aje la... kan kan kan ... afterall she's insignificant to my life pon. But Mahizan and I will always remain as best buddies. Dgn aku senang je, be nice to those who are nice to you. I met Acai's wife too - Fidah nama dia. I like her instantly jika nak dibandingkan dengan Farah dulu - there's some air of friendliness and simplicity in her that make us easy to connect, though si Acai masih made a "stupid" joke of my "obese" weight kannnn. What a stereotypical remark, just because I am not married (yet). Maleh nak layan, masuk telinga kanan, kuar telinga kiri. Lantak ko le, bukannya aku ni mintak makan kat sesape :P. Mijah's wedding macam anak alang yang lain2 tu, memang la glamer with the pelamin and the bilik pengantin. We had several family shoots taken and certainly a great get-together. And as usual, tak bleh nak lari dari soklan cepu emas - bila plak giliran ko, cheeeyyyyy. Buhsan tul, soklan Mak Nyah ku lagi best - Kamu ni ada ke teman istemewa? - hehehehehe, macam sedap je bunyinya soklan tu, tapi tak dapek nak menjawabnya sbb mmg takde jawapan yg dorang nak dgr. Ntahlah, at this point malas nak pikir semua tu. I am happy as I am now. So, what else, pergi ke kubor jugak, I miss my Opah so much. And I went to Fajar gak, just to jalan-jalan.

We just came back from Melaka semalam, was there for 2 days. Jumpa my buddies in Melaka la apa lagi. I met K. Sephia, K. Zill, K. Dev, Ah Sui and Anis. Waaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, me felt so seronokkkkk ... so gembira to meet them all again. K. Dev dah jadik blondie, simpan rambut panjang. K. Zill is a lot happier now and dah berkaler2 eye-shadownya. Ah Sui seperti biasa masih mcm dulu. Anis jugak masih maintain vogue like before. And K. Sephia mcm dah lost weight sikit. Walaupun we gossiped a lot, hehehehehehehe mcm dedulu, but it just felt at home when you are back together. I do miss them a lot. Jumpa the org2 opis jugak, PM Suad yg ngos tu, K. Noorliah, Hanissah (yg kata aku dah hitam :P), Noor, K. Su, Ain, Fauziah, Ali, Haizal, En. Rahman, dll. But tak jumpa K.Yana & si Ngos,or K. Noorli even. Dunno why but I just didnt have the anticipated feelings of meeting the 2 of them and the others but my circle of friends kat wing lama tu. Met the gang twice - one for teh tarik @ Subaidah, then lunch @ Bibik. Lepas gian kat Nur Ridzuan, Bibik pun nampak semakin prosperous, hahahahaha and teh tarik masih kawa cam dedulu. Hmmmm, apa lagi yek, ohhh... I went to Jonker Walk with K. Zill, malam tu balik at 3am, after having asam pedas kat Straits Meridien, then teh tarik kat Subaidah. Skrg ni dah ada byk cafes kat Jonker Walk tu, ada satu that I must go the next time I am there - Limau Limau Cafe - the ambience is sooo cool. Macam tak cukup je the 2-day visit tu. And I met a group of my kids dulu. Tak sangka dorang ingat lagi kat aku ... how I miss the good old days in Melaka.

That was a memorable end to my 2005. In retro, I have had a very colorful 2005, with several big decisions that have changed my life - decisions that required me to extend beyond what I could never have thought that I'd do. But I am glad with all that I have decided for I would never realise what I have to take on the journey. I have never been as independent as I am now, and I also know that it has made a better me. I don't have any resolutions for the new year though. I pray that 2006 will bring many many many happy memories and great health to all of us. Just that.