down with the flu

i didn't update this blog for two days, it's because of the flu. i was down with it, and now, i'm still recovering. but i'll try to give more sentences than this post in the next post. hopefully.

Pindaan Ilham Bermusim

kutatap renungan sinar dakapannya
dalam kucupan seribu kenangan
hidup berpenghujung sebuah penantian
dibiar terkulai lesu dalam hangat pengalaman.

berjalanlah satu iltizam
memuncak sirna yang sendeng
saat detik itu menjadi pegun
langkah terasa jauh tanpa keterpanjangan

walau ke mana geruhmu terasa
aku tetap memecut dalam suara mereka
sekali laluan ribut beralih arah
maka mereka dan aku akan jua ke sana

dengarkan satu pandangan olehnya
kegusaran sebuah pertentangan
ke depan dan ke belakang tidak kesampaian
menjadi bekas tapak satu kegemilangan

menulis sebuah ritma dari ilham
terasa diriku mendekati benteng
walaupun berlambak mereka yang berterbangan
dalam keterusan sebuah kekosongan

kau dan aku hanya satu titik dalam masa
percayalah dengan adanya syurga dan neraka
biar putih di hati yang merah
jangan sesekali disesali setelah tiba di sana.

KHALID REDZA RAMLAN
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GELANG PATAH


p/s: success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts...
- Winston Churchill

lack of sleep cause no mood... can you believe that?

today, i don't really had the fire burning in my inner furnace to write long and pondering on things that i had not probably meddled with in the first place. so, I'm giving you one of my old poem back in my university days.

The Hourglass

People come and goes

Accordingly, definitively

Passionate of endurance

Burning to the maximum

How can that happen?

The truth is there

For us to find it.

But not all question

Had the appropriate answer.

Sometimes…

You just have to let it be…

And let it go unanswered.

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P/s: pondering questions -

Just how important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

passive business

since September 2010, I've joined a few programme that promotes passive income. i know, some of the readers may think that these programmes were nothing more than scams. truthfully, some of them were scams, such sweet promises in the beginning, twist and turns in the middle, and in the end, "we're facing a non-returnable loss that's so colossal, you can kiss your investment money goodbye". funny? not really.

but as far as I'm concern, there's still a few good, honest and reliable programmes that can be joined; which I'm currently putting my good worthy money in, into them.

as long as you or any reader, who wanted to join, remembers the mantra, J.A.Y.O.R. or Join At Your Own Risk, you've been forewarned enough of its consequences.

these are some programmes that I've put my shares into them:

1. 2kali.com - lot pengiklanan
   
2. bisnes pasif bersama bro PoziAbb - lot pengiklanan + bisnes emas
3. ClubAsteria - jana pendapatan pasif (ultimate passive = 400usd per week)
   
4. bisnes pasif bersama bro AbeKun - pengiklanan + profit sharing
   
5. AgroMulty Trading - keli organik + profit sharing
6. VGMC - gold bisnes (online forex + offline)
7. bisnes pasif bersama bro EmanBiz - pengiklanan + blog + profit sharing
   

there's a lot more of these kind of programmes that can be chose by readers that caters their own personal motives when joining. for me, these are just some programmes that can help me to generate extra incomes when no one else can help you, especially, in the middle of the month.

i am, in no way, promoting these business to those who wants to get a lot of money in the shortest span of time. these are not get-rich-quick-scheme. if you want it that way, it's up to you. i'm just sharing the few programmes that i trust. that's all.

P/s: Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen.

a poetic post

The Road Not Taken




Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost


when i took this picture, this poem came right into my mind. although the road wasn't diverged in a yellow wood, the mood that came from this picture, really expressed itself in a way that i longed for the time of my life where i was a university student. oh, the choices that we had back then.

P/s: You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

simulacrum paronymous

simulacrum

n. (pl. -ra) image; semblance; vague likeness; sham. simulacral, a.

*biskut campuran - got ISO approval, no wonder it's good...

paronym

n. word having same derivation as another, or formed from foreign word, or having same form as cognate foreign word. paronymic, paronymous, a.


so much depends
upon
where you put
the
line breaks

full of sig
-nificance

surrounded by
white

space.


- William Carlos Williams
from William Carlos Williams Explains His Craft (Sesame Street Books 1986)

(copied from http://www.barbelith.com/topic/19150)

My Nokia X3-02

*WARNING! PICTURE HEAVY POST!*

yesterday, i bought a phone for my sister as she said her phone was already showing distressed signs due to her phone was using the ribbon type. a Nokia-what-model-I'm-not-sure, but a sliding phone. so, i asked around in the shop, and they showed me quite a few phone as she specifically wanted a phone that can do 3G call, support MMS, WiFi capabilities and most importantly, a bar phone. she had learn her lesson from a sliding phone, i guess.

there were 5 major contenders:

1. Nokia X3-02



2. i-Mobile 3G 5512



3. SonyEricsson Elm



4. Nokia N79



5. Nokia E72



now, she's not a choosy person, as long as it does specifically what she had in mind, she couldn't care less. but, the options verdicts were like this:

1. this is phone is brand new, but grey set, i.e, shop warranty only.

2. i-Mobile phone, only have silver colour, no other colours were available

3. this SE phone, it still using the FastPort as its main charging port and also for data transfer. trouble would be lurking if one forgot to pack up their own charger! stay clear of the danger!

4. this phone really captured my attention when it came out in the market, it's a good phone and have a lot under its sleeves, but unfortunately, the phone was secondhand, but i didn't have any qualms on secondhand, but, unfortunately, it was in a bad condition, scratches on the body, charging port needed some care and attention. frankly, it's not worth the day.

5. i like this phone actually, been wanting this phone for myself, but i just couldn't justify my needs with the phone. the features are good, the battery life is quite okay, but my sis rejected this model as she hated QWERTY phones. oh well...

so, after an hour and a half at the shop, i've decided to take the Nokia X3-02 home. imagine my surprise when she came home with a new phone!

NOKIA C6!


guess she didn't really learn her lesson well. so, right now, I'm stuck with this Nokia X3-02. rather than not using it, let's try it for a couple of days, let's see how well i can adapt to the keypad positioning.


P/s: Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?

going to the gym

after battling with my inner self, I've finally succumb to the need of going to a proper gymnasium, instead of thinking of going. I've registered myself to a nearby gym which I swore in God's name, I haven't had the slightest clue of its existence until a few days ago when pointed out by a fellow colleague.

the reason is simple, I want to build back my stamina as I've realised that, climbing a flight of stairs is robbing me of my breath. not so much breath, mind you, but it did pushed my heart and lungs to work harder, which probably caused by the fat that clotted my blood circulation vessel, the artery system. i didn't want to end up to have a heart attack just climbing stairs to go to classes to teach, seriously, i prayed to God that's not the case.

another reason would be, i want to get some shape back for my body. yes, i know the "round IS a shape" joke, but this time, it's not a laughing matter. i found out the hard way, that, it's getting harder and harder just to get some decent sized pants.

yeap, that's it, exercising in the gymnasium to get the necessary stamina, do some workout routines to develop the proper body mass, muscle and fat ratios to get some nice size for myself and burned off the unwanted fat by using diet plans.


P/s: A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."

aphilophrenia

aphilophrenia

n. - a feeling that one is unloved or unwanted

hello? who's there?

how should i know, I'm here, not there...

*look at this picture, out of hundreds of pictures that i took, this is the only one picture that features me, the photographer... story of my life...

P/s: Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

ablutomania

ablutomania
n. - a mania for washing oneself

a shizal ma nizal

a shizal ma nizal

- To mellow out.

e.g., You need to a shizal ma nizal.

(taken from http://www.pseudodictionary.com/search.php?letter=a )


today, I'm feeling exactly like what I've put up in the first three lines, I'm mellowing myself today for no apparent reason at all. maybe it's the knowledge that I've still tons of works to be finished, yet i just didn't have the energy to do all of them. i just managed to finish three major tasks, and a few miscellaneous items that dues tomorrow.

i think, I'll watch the rerun of Top Chef S4 on AXN, maybe when i got to see Padma Lakshmi, my mood would return to me, albeit gradually.

P/s: Lois: Brian, you're home early. What happened with your date?
Brian: The same thing that always happens, she was an idiot.

Some photos from my GF1

Girl Friend 1

the title was quite catchy, for me, i think, because i don't have a girlfriend. i had a few runs with girlfriends before, way before, but all of them, were in my past, and there's no need for me to bring it up again.

but this Girl Friend 1?

heck, i just got myself the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1... yeap, the girl friend 1.. hehe...

(this photo is from panasonic.com.my)

i've looked around, asked lots of questions, compared this model to various other models, and when finally, i made the conclusion of getting it on my hands. after surveying offline and online, i bought the camera from CameraZone in Jusco Bukit Indah.

the price? well, i couldn't tell you, because it differs from one shop to another. the price that i got, might be lower than a current owner of the GF1 got when they bought it, but, then again, the price that i got, might be higher than what i would've strive for as a bargain. so, it's pretty much to one's individual taste. basic and simple.

all of my photography shots from now will be solely from this camera alone. no dSLR or handphone camera.

I'll have some shots i've taken since the last few hours i had it, in the next post. currently, celcom broadband at its lowest signal reception, and they dare to advertise it as well covered...

P/s: You are a mere burp in the great buffet of life.

Pan-Grilled Dory with Lobster Sauce

i just came back from Jusco Bukit Indah, buying some stuff for my room improvement project, when i realized that i hadn't had my lunch yet. so, off i went strolling at restaurant street in Jusco, when i stopped at Secret Recipe.

"Hmmm... How about that? It's been a long time since I last dine at Secret Recipe..."

so, off i went into the restaurant. usual secret recipe restaurant ambient, 2,3 charming waitresses, smiling for their customers, one of them showed me to an available seating. she handed to me two menu, one for the foods and the other for the beverages.

these were what i had ordered:

1. mushroom soup - marvelous, full of chunks of mushrooms which i liked so much...

2. vanilla milkshake - believe it or not, i had never tasted a milkshake before, so, wow, the taste was just, refreshing!

3. pan-grilled dory with lobster sauce - i didn't know what was dory, so i ordered it, turned out to be a fish dish, but turned out to be a lot better than your average-day-to-day fish and chips!!


P/s: A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip

James McGee & Markus Heitz

(all photos are credited to fantasticfiction.co.uk)

another post, another day had passed me by. i didn't go for work today, got a bad case of stomachache. probably due to the new diet juice i just started to drink. why diet juice? well, just an extra effort to burn down some of that extra calories. oh well, since i couldn't work, might as well spent the time reading books.

the first three books, i had finished reading them for how many times, i couldn't remember. i got the hard-copy and i got also the e-book copy. how i got the e-book copy? Google.

the fourth book, i haven't had the chance of starting, but the fifth book, The Dwarves, I'm currently at somewhere between 40% - 50% of the book. i couldn't really tell you what's going on, since i always reserved my views before i finished reading a book.

P/s: Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up

Pasar Karat - Segget

This is my first post on photography. How should I describe it? It's a melting pot for sellers, visitors, buyers and tourists alike. You can get anything or something in this place. But bear in mind, not everything comes with a warranty!

P/s: War does not determine who is right - only who is left

my new project

after seeing various blogs with various subjects, I've decided to put up a new blog with these subjects:

1. photography

2. language and literature

3. music

4. passive income

the first subject, i wanted to follow some blogger's who put photos with quotes or words for everyday. this is indeed a challenge for me who kind of, like to procrastinate somewhere along the way. but this is a definite challenge for me personally, to evoke the sense of discipline and diligence again from within myself.

the second subject would deal with what I've read, what I've been reading, books that i love, authors that invoke awe in my mind and stuff like that. within this subject also. I'd hope to resurrect my writings, either in poetry, or short stories or pieces of my novel(s).

for music, well, some readers (if any) would probably disappointed with my future posts, for what i have in mind for this subject, might be rendered as tasteless, or outdated but still, if anyone enjoys them, well, good for them.

the last subject touches on some businesses that I've joined that had helped me to generate passive income for me. now bear in mind for readers, i am in no way, promoting the business without clearly explaining them first. if you're attracted to any of them, just remember this simple principle, J.A.Y.O.R. or, Join At Your Own Risk!

alright, my next post would have a picture i had taken with my hand-phone, i-mobile dc5210, quite reliable phone, so far.

P/s: Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss