of codec packs and movie...

dear diary,

remember that about last week or so ken, a friend from l.a. recommended me to watch 'conversations with other woman'. i was so excited about it when he wanted to pass it to me via online. what's more when i finally got it this morning yea!...

so me being a so-so in this computer thingy, just waited for ken to email me the instructions of what to do. first we tried on xp codec pack. unfortunately we realized that my dell is running on vista. then he resend me a file called VistaCodec_v514.exe., from his site for me to download.

then i had to uninstall the xp first, then only download and install vista codec pack.

according to ken, the reason for all this, is because microsoft have all the needed video and audio codec files needed to see all types of video and sound files. these packs just help to fix that, including being able to watch any dvd within media player.

owkay... thank you so much to ken for helping me to get all these thingy right. if not i dunno nothing about it at all as long as i get to watch the movie! weee...

now since i have just came back from my normal weekend morning routine, i need to clear up some house chores first. besides that there are other more important responsibilities to do like sending kids to their tuition classes etc. so the best time for me to lay down and watch the movie is definitely tonight... can't wait for that! cuz by just watching its montage (for testing hah!) already make me feel so excited :~)

nuffnang turns 2!

i first knew timothy the co-founder of nuffnang at a penang bloggers meet held at e-gate' starbucks way on 25 february 2007. it has been organized by a cool dude LogicYuan. it was in fact the first bloggers meet that i have attended. even lilian chan was there, then i was like— "sooooo that's 5Xmom!"

i certainly enjoyed myself chatting and camwhoring with other bloggers mainly from penang. well i guess we camwhored more than chatting actually hehee... anyhow that's what bloggers do during a meetup and such right? correct me if i am wrong... and at times i heard they teased tim about 'nuffnang'. i was a bit puzzled though as i dunno a single thing about it yet, okay fine...

then it took me about a few days to find out about nuffnang. so i signed-up on 2 march 2007! to tell you the truth, i didn't generate much of all the years i joined nuffnang because i am just a humble blogger. when i first started this blog in january 2005, eventually it was totally meant as my online journal. i was rather curios of what would be happened if someone found my written journal. so that's basically of how this blog started. and of course a long the way i got to know more and more bloggers no matter locally or from abroad.

i could say that i am kinda tough. eventhough i didn't get much from nuffnang, but since i love what i am doing as a blogger, i try to participate myself in whatever opportunities i could that organized by nuffnang. i am more than happy! with events organized by them, i didn't enjoy them for myself only but sometimes i do shared them with my kids and like recently, i brought rizal to a premiere screening. go here to read more about nuffnang events that i have joined.

nuffnang sharing session @ the apartment downtown— i was so damn mad with this blogger who denied thoroughly when i told him/her(?) about nuffnang's history that i knew and how i knew tim. he/she(?) stressly said that nuffnang was launched sometime in october 2006... huh?!! duh!... eh halo... i know my memory is still very good occay? and that i felt like he/she(?) was trying to under discriminate me or something... blerk!

and tomorrow, without we realized it nuffnang will be turned two!

"two years later nuffnang has outstripped my wildest imagination, growing from an office in penang to have regional offices in kuala lumpur, singapore, manila and melbourne. the number of nuffnangers in the region had also grown from 75 on the first day of launch to over 80,000 as of february 2009."
—excerpts from tim's blog post on nuffnang's site. read more here.

to: timothy & ming,
no limits but the sky. may today's success be the beginning of tomorrow's achievements. congratulations!

earth hour 2009

i am so glad that i have been invited by a taiwanese to join Earth Hour 2009 全球熄燈環保行動 (8:30PM Saturday 28 March 2009 ) this morning. and did i accept the invite? of course, as this for a good cause... and after browsing here and there for some information on this, i am more glad to know that nuffnang is one of their supporting partners for earth hour malaysia. congratulations nuffnang along with other supporting partners for the effort to support earth hour 2009!

so what's earth hour?
it’s as simple as a flick of the switch.

what began as a campaign to get sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. in 2009, at 8.30pm on march 28, people around the world will turn their lights for one hour— earth hour. we’re aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming.

earth hour started in 2007 in sydney, australia with 2.2 million homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. only a year later and this event had become a global sustainability movement with up to 50 million people across 35 countries participating. global landmarks such as the golden gate bridge in san francisco, rome’s colosseum and the coca cola billboard in times square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

earth hour 2009 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. a call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. iconic buildings and landmarks from europe to the americas and malaysia(?) will stand in darkness. people across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.

over 64 countries and territories are participating in earth hour 2009. this number grows every day as people realize how such a simple act, can have such a profound result in affecting change.

earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. everyone can make a difference.

source: http://earthhour.org/about/

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topap(?)...

my oh my... i am not saying that my english is extremely good but at least it's better than nothing at all... then what about this—

"topap ada jual di sini"

kuE' note: i shot the above pic at a local mini market earlier in the afternoon ;)

mind your language? i ought that the person who wrote the sticker label above doesn't bother whether it's correct or wrong, as long as he/she wanna deliver the message right lol... in fact i do not think his/her malay is correct as well, as it should read as "top-up ada dijual di sini" instead of 'topap ada jual di sini' :P

the day we were out of ovaltine...

sometimes there would be some days where we were too busy with our daily schedule, that we intend to miss look (yes you read me, we used to be missed look, NOT forget) some of the things we required; just like the saying goes: not all human are perfecto!

so when both kiddos came down and saw a mug of lipton tea each instead of ovaltine this morning before school, they were like— "owhhhhh!!!... we got to drink tea today mama? how nice... thank you!", megat told me happily. puteri was just smiling through... wahhh... suke nye depa...

if you are so particular in letting your kids to drink tea like me, do go here to learn of how tea could be a better options for your family.

of staying in a place called home...

i am sure most of you people knows shaolin tiger! i first met him at the nuffnang friso family day out. he is a very nice guy. i hope that i will have the chance to meet him again *winks* shaolin in fact has known my sister way much earlier cuz they are both in to none other than photography.

this was one of the pic i snapped at nuffnang friso family day out, with shaolin in front of me, trying to take a good shot of the limbo rock game too ;)

to tell you the truth, i don't normally read his blog, only onccceeeeeeeeee in a blue moon i tell you. thus i stumbled in to his february 16th post just now about his 5th years in malaysia. so for someone from welsh, who likes our country more than his actual home, it was such an awesome post indeed. the post should be forwarded to all those malaysians who kept on thinking of migrating elsewhere and think that malaysia sucks so much XD

5 Years in Malaysia - Come and Gone

of working on a sunday...

it’s a sunday. some people on my facebook list told the whole world (via status) that they were tired because of piles of work they have to complete. why are they complaining? i ought that they can’t finish it during the work days that they have to work extra hours or days. i do not think it’s that bad as most of them were sitting happily in air-conditioned rooms while doing their work— i have been there, done that, so i know.

what about mr. postman on motorcycles that i saw this morning. i assumed that they have to work on a sunday as well since there were lots of mails to be sent out. besides that they still have to work under the hot sun no matter what. so what’s up with that?

dolphin blowing bubbles

you have to watch as this dolphin blows bubbles then swims to them and… well, i won’t tell you what he is doing— you’ll just have to watch the following video to see for yourself!

so what do you think... isn't it amazing people?

SeaWorld Manta Mania 3 Contest!

Would you like to go to SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida? Check this out! This is your chance to win an exciting trip to SeaWorld and join the Manta Mania 3*. There are three methods for you to enter the contest and these are discussed in detail by Ted Murphy. So better check out his site the soonest that you can.

By the way, the winner will get airfare, hotel accommodations and two full days at the park and priority access to ride Manta Mania 3.

Good luck!

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of typing your blog post' title right

actually i came across this many times already. i realized that besides writing good blog topics or issues, your blog post' titles and contents are important as well. out of a sudden i could see my blog' traffic shoot up. sad to say that the wowzio.com widget didn't do much help. i found out about this from my sitemeter instead.

for an example, my recent blog post on "blogging & law" that i posted this morning must have made nuffnang decided to place eLaywer's leaderboard about the conference on my blog. thank you so much nuffnang mwahhh!!!...

eventually, not long before that i got some infos from my sitemeter that most of the traffic came from google.com! and by the search words of 'elawyer law conference 2009' wohoo... how kewl is that huh?!! what's more when my related blog post' link was on the first page ;)

kuE' current status: smiling from ear to ear

p/s please bear me for the existence of the cny' scrolling marquee. the 'floating widget' has been longed gone. i took it out on the day after chap goh meh. unfortunately i didn't manage to take out the scrolling marquee' html code, as i seems can't find it liao... wargghhh!!!... how come one ler... i searched for it for so many times already. anyone there of any help?

"blogging & law"

this will be a very quick post. i have just did some house chores, more after fetch megat from his mandarin tuition at 10 am. earlier in the morning of course i went out for my usual weekend activity of strolling by the tepi sungei (read about it here). this won't distract me at all eventhough kid's schedule are kinda tough. the most important thing is for us to manage the time well.

please click on the above image for more details

alright people especially to all you bloggers out there, actually i wanna let you all know that law society of university malaya will be co-organizing an eLawyer law conference 2009, themed “blogging and law”. nuffnang will be one of their online media partners. way to go nuffnang! details of the upcoming conference are as follow;

theme: blogging and law
date: 14 march 2009
time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
fees: FOC
venue: auditorium tun mohd suffian, um law faculty


some of the topics that will be discussed are:

• is it against the law when i link to other blogs?


• what should I do if someone claims that i have infringed his or her copyrights?


• do i have rights to ask someone to remove the link to my blog?


• can i use pictures found in other websites or google images?


• if i found out others have defamed me in their blogs, what should i do?

if you are interested in attending the above conference, you are required to R.S.V.P. by sending your details (name, tel, email, occupation and organization) to forum@elawyer.com.my on or before 10 march 2009. registration: the admission to this conference is FREE.

the day i have been recommended to watch "conversations with other women"

an online friend of (+/-) 3+ years or so, ken, from l.a. (as in lebuh ampang? hehee... nah!) recommended me to watch "conversations with other women". it seems that the meetup with rizal recently really reminds him of that movie... hah! unfortunately too bad that its an explicit movies i do not think it can be released here. furthermore its actually of a 2005' production, and it has been released in cinemas in november 2006 anyway hmm... unless if ken can find a way to send me a copy of the dvd ;)

conversations with other women

synopsis

an encounter between two people with a shared past and conflicting futures is played out on a split-image screen in this offbeat drama. an unnamed man (aaron eckhart) and woman (helena bonham carter) are enjoying drinks and cigarettes in a hotel room after attending the wedding of a mutual friend. at first, the two seem to be playing a flirtatious game, as he cheerfully but confidently advances toward her, and she seems at once attracted and put off by his bravado. their pas de deux is shot and edited in split screen, with his image appearing in one half of the divided frame and hers appearing in the other. as time wears on, the man and woman begin crossing their appointed boundaries, and in some sequences one half of the frame represents the present while the other shows us events in the past. we learn that the man and woman had a tempestuous affair when they were in their late teens, and both are now committed to other people i.e. she has a husband, while he has a steady girl. how will the experiences of their past affect their present, and are they willing to betray their lovers for an evening's pleasure? 'conversations with other women' was the first feature film from director hans canosa. ~ mark deming, all movie guide

conversations with other women official site

masjid & makam dato' panglima kinta

i was in ipoh yesterday morning to bring my mother to meet her brother. at the same time she mentioned that she wished to visit pom's (my late grandmother, who was also mama's mother) makam (grave). pom died on 15 august 1983. i was about 11 years old then. the last time mother went there was so many years ago before she flied to makkah for haj.

believe it or not people, that was in fact my first time going there. i didn't even know of where is pom's makam before this... how bad. its located besides masjid dato' panglima kinta, near sungai (river) kinta of course. masjid dato' panglima kinta is located at jalan (road) masjid. the easiest way to get there is to travel along jalan sultan iskandar and head towards old town. just before crossing the bridge over sungai kinta, turn left and you will see the mosque. the nearest landmark is ipoh water front (formerly people’s park) across the river. according to the man who look after the place, the mosque has just been repainted last week. look at that people, isn't it beautiful, just like buttercream! hehee... so i guess i was lucky enough and didn't let go the chance to take quite a number of pics.

"this mosque was the first in ipoh and was built in 1898 by dato' panglima kinta mohamed yusof in memory of his first wife who passed away in the same year. the most unique feature of the mosque is its original architecture. behind the mosque is the madrassah kamaliah, the first arabic islamic religious school in ipoh."

and as usual, yours truly never let go the chance to camwhore hehee... pic taken by mama. bear me for not wearing any hijab as the trip was unplanned. by the way the mosque is listed on the heritage map like most other establishments along the kinta river.

makam dato' panglima kinta's family

that's where my late pom's remains has been buried

my late pom's makam

kuE's note:
when we were on the way back, suddenly i thought that the mosque will be a great project for puteri. i remember she told me that she has to write an assignment about a heritage building in the country that is more than 100 years old hmm... at least there's something other than koleq ;) if she is okay with my suggestion, maybe i will be back there very soon insya Allah...

butterfly laptop sleeve

the laptop sleeve that i ordered from dzaliqa, a simple but stylish sleeve specially for my dell inspiron 1420 has finally arrived this morning! owh... how i lurve it so much. i chose the fab myself, a black and white butterfly (my fav!) print fabs by ikea that i found out from DNAS here... lovely!

for those who dunno, i lurveeeee butterfly so much, that's why. check-out more of my favourite butterfly stuff here.

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of raising a teenage girl

i dropped off puteri at yut loy at 4 pm yesterday, to meet her boy friend aman a budak koleq, the same guy that went jalan-jalan with her and megat on the new year's eve. eventually aman and puteri are just friends, nothing serious. they fetched megat (the school is located just a few steps away from yut loy) at 5 pm then went back to yut loy while waited for me to come over.

it's not true if i say that i am not worried of puteri knowing or going out with boys. teenage girls all want freedom. having once been a teenage girl and now having my own teenage daughter, i can honestly say that nothing could be more true. i can also proudly say that my teenage daughter consider me their best friend and i am touched with such an honor. teenage daughters want privacy and life without restrictions. we as parents must be able to reason with them. no i am not saying give them what they want. just enough to let them understand we are listening. i believe that teenage girls should have male phone calls at 14 years of age without the dates. at the age of 15 they should be able to go on dates as long as we drop them off and pick them up. preferably the movies, bowling or skating. at age 16 they can go to parties as long as there is a parent present.

it is not easy raising a teenage daughter. young ladies have so many emotions and worries along with puberty and hormone issues. you must listen too there needs in life as well as advise them to become respectable young adults. teenage girls worry about if a boys are going to like them or if that pimple going to get any bigger. we as parents must remember that we were once teenagers as well. so we must put that into prospective when it comes to raising a teenage girl.

most teenage girls are not looking for a friend in a parent. this is the time that our attention is needed the most. we as parents need to be able to understand their mood swings. there is always a situation that needs to be resolved, and it is easily expressed by a sudden unexpected mood swing that teenage girls face. they have so many peer pressures that they face on almost a daily basis.

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of heading a healthy lifestyle in kuale...

despite the havoc in kuale last week, i decided to still go for my normal mornings routine on that weekend, but just a lil' bit late around 7.30 am. i would normally reached 'bukit residen' (resident's hill) by 6.45 am, accompanied by megat. i could see the truth kuale people heading their healthy lifestyle as usual. we did this from the first weekends of 2009 until to-date.

so for this week, i only went this morning because megat has to go to school yesterday to replace the cny holidays. i didn't bring my oly this time. all the pics here are part of the pics that i have taken on a saturday, last two weeks instead. there's not much difference with last saturday's scenario though. so enjoy...

we started our first round walking up and down the 'bukit residen' as early as 6:55 am. we saw my auntie yan, walking so fast than anyone else...

some of the scenery that we could see along our way is my beloved high school, the one of ever famous among kuale schools other than mckk and clifford *big grin*

see how wonderful my weekend mornings routines from the following pics—

the first pic above showed the view on my 6th rounds. normally i took about an hour to complete the 6 rounds of walking up and down the hill of bukit residen. but today, i managed to made a self record of 55 minutes! then down to the 'tepi sungei' (river side) we went... can you see the poles on the third pic? that's one of the games people played during 'sukan ayor' (water sports) on the sultan's birthday every year. you could also see the sayong bridge on forth and fifth pic. on the last pic above, there's an area at the tepi sungei called 'laman budaya' where you could see a group of woman folks of kuale doing line dance, and on the left under the gazebo was another group of people doing falun dafa (falun gong).

falun gong (法輪功) is a spiritual discipline founded in china by li hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992. it has five sets of meditation exercises and teaches the principles truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance (真，善，忍), as set out in the main books falun gong and zhuan falun (轉法輪). the teachings deal with issues such as "cultivation of virtue and character", "moral standards for different levels", and "salvation of all sentient beings." the books, lectures, and exercise materials have been translated into over 40 languages and are available on the internet free of charge.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong

here in kuale, you can join falun gong free-of-charge on every saturday morning from 7 to 9am. the teacher who teach falun gong in kuale, is also a teacher in smjk(c) tsung wah.

for the line dance group, they meet on saturday mornings as well. they dance to many types of tunes from cha-cha, joget, chinese songs, pocho-pocho and many more.

by the way there was another group of old folks doing an exercise (refer third pic above). but i am not sure of what is it called. they carried a small stick each. is there any of you people who can help me here?

and as usual, bloggers are ain't called bloggers if we didn't cam whore right? hehee... so here's some pics of me (trying hard to do yoga pose') —

and look who i met during my usual morning walks last two weeks— mrs wong who taught us english. she is now 70+, staying with her husband in talang. it seems her son asked mrs wong to stay with them in penang. but mrs wong and husband prefer to stay in this peaceful kuale... so her son just make do to come and visit her once in a while :)

so what do you think people? ain't life in kuale good enough? i wonder of where else you can get this type of a healthy lifestyle with very nice people around you.

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the day my hair getting more shorter! *glurp*

"ma... you cut your hair again?", megat asked, when i was there at his school to deliver his lunch.

i think it was just yesterday that i wrote about my new hair for 2009, and look what i have done to it this morning—

to tell you the truth i guess i got all excited for a more shorter hair after i met my aunt mazian last tuesday, not forgetting pinky as well at nuffnang premiere screening punisher: war zone.

it happened this morning, after i met puteri during her recess time to hand over something that she forgot to bring to school. while i was driving down the bukit residen (resident's hill), suddenly i thought to myself of what if i cut my hair more shorter than the previous one, just like aunt mazian and pinky. so i turned to the 9 o'clock turning at the jam besor (big clock tower) roundabout instead of just going straight back home. then i headed to the saloon... voila!

if you are my blog readers, i am sure you could see the transformations of my hair from this, this and finally... this one ;)

of making it short!

when i first saw my aunt mazian, as she arrived at TCB&TL in kl sentral last monday, i thought that her new appearance was really good and most importantly she even looks much younger than her age in one glance. while she was surprised too to see me who had cut my hair short as well. she complimented me for the new look, and that she knew that people would be surprised to know of my real age hehee...

well eventually like i mentioned here, i decided to cut my hair in december last year after thinking about it for quite some time. it has been about 2+ years since i last cut my hair then. so i thought to have some changes to it. i bumped in to rizal end of last year. he totally agreed when i asked for his opinion. besides that, he was the one who suggested me to re-colour my hair to my original colour. thanks to him that i feel more wonderful with this new hairstyle for 2009.

in fact i saw pinky at the recent nuffnang premiere screening of punisher: war zone, who eventually just got her haircut short also. you look gorgeous girl! i tell you what... even nicholas can't really recognize me. its because of my new hair i think. he told me that he thought of met me somewhere before but he can't seems to remember. wa lau ley... he was the one who handed me my RM100 mph voucher prize at nuffnang friso family day out! my hair was still long that time hehee...

from my research on this topic, the best part of a hairstyle 2009 is that it fits into the lifestyle of a modern stylish man and woman. as people nowadays does not have enough time to spare to style up their hot hairstyles for 2009 would be the best option. hairstyle for 2009 is very simple styles and most celebrities today go for it. one of these is the cute and stunning pixie haircut. the pixie cut is for those who want to focus on their face and features and gives a sweet girlie effect.

try out some hottest hairstyles of 2009 like bob with brow length bangs. the basics are that most of these hairstyles are inspired from celebrity’s hairstyles. so go ahead and experiment with the hairstyles for 2009. if you have longer hair and you do not want to go for a major hairstyle change, then go for the all time favorite ponytail hairstyle. this hairstyle is easy, casual and elegant at the same time.

one of the top trends of 2009 hairstyles is the razor cut bob where the hair drops to the shoulders. side parts and zigzag effects compliment this hairstyle. enhance it further with glittery hair picks and beaded accessories.

the vintage retro curls is one of those 2009 hairstyle that is making the rounds, so is the bed head that is quite suitable for thinner faces. for covering the face, the medium shag is the best bet. if you prefer the layered cut then you can either choose the choppy and defined cut or the multi-layer cut.

the 2009 hairstyle guide include the blunt bangs hairstyle that is just perfect for round and square faces. it gives your high cheekbones that toned down look. feel modern and sophisticated with this hairstyle.

the short shag from hairstyle 2009 would be fine for women who want to look amazing. this hairstyle works with most hair types and styling is easy too. the wavy shag hairstyle is also one of the hottest hairstyles of 2009 for women with curly hair. it gives you a sexy look provided your hair is not too thin.

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nuffnang premiere screening, punisher: war zone

first of all, thank you so much to nuffnang that i managed to secure a pair of tickets to nuffnang premiere screening of punisher: war zone. i was one of the lucky 50 nuffnangers who won this by writing a slogan “If I’m the punisher, I’ll punish… those people who damaged Gaza!” hehee... simple as that, huh?!!

so like before, i didn't just go to kl for the premiere screening. of course i got some other errands to do, so i did everything all together in one shot hence my one night kl trip this time was truly packed with quite a number of agendas. what a co-incidence that rizal was there too for work matters. so i took the chance to invite him along.

we were from the city. we had to drop by any of the stations along our way, cuz he has to do some work reports. since its gonna take a while, i just waited in the car. besides it was raining outside. the weather was rather good when we were reaching damansara area. earlier when rizal asked me of "how many tolls", i thought he was asking of how much is the toll charges. when were about to reach the toll near phileo damansara, i told him that the toll is about RM1. so tell me whether i was 'jakun' or not, when i saw him showed a receipt to the cashier. then i thought to myself, "oh no wonder ler... probably earlier he wanna prepare the receipts to get free tolls heheee..." but of course i didn't ask him, cuz i was acting to be smart lol...

and there's another incident at the cineleisure's car park when we reached there around 8.30 pm— rizal thought of just leaving his small bag in the car boot and asked me whether was it safe for him to leave it there. when asked, he told me that the contents were guns.

then i was like... "wheyyy... you better bring that with you ler!" *phew*

and walking with him especially when i knew that he carried guns, really make my heart beats faster like hell! i tell you...

so we went straight to the outpost cafe near the cineleisure to get the tickets. i saw quite a number of bloggers there. unfortunately i do not think i knew any of them. i was told by robb that bloggers were entitled to get 50% off on drinks there. i went back to rizal, who waited for me outside the cafe. he suggested that we went for dinner somewhere. we walked to little penang kafe at the curve. rizal ate char koay teow. while i had assam laksa, but rizal wallup it all since i can't finish it hmm... that just reminds me of our good 'ol days together weee... sorry guys... but being with an 'undercover' that night, i guess that he just ought to keep himself in disguise :) but he's already in his casual appearance... i dunno... we bumped in to timothy after dinner though, right in front of the little penang kafe.

anyhow i did snap some pics when we went back to the outpost cafe, but not as many as usual. rizal waited for me somewhere outside (again).

here's me with robb, taken by pinky

and pinky with me, taken by robb ;)

there were two SDU to secure the surrounded area from the punisher
p/s my friend rizal carried real guns that night you know? ;)

the punisher: war zone picks up 6 years into the punisher storyline. frank Castle (ray stevenson), a.k.a. the punisher, continues to enforce his vigilante style of justice on mobster families in order to get the bad guys that always find a way to beat the system. during an attack on a mob party, the punisher unknowingly murders an undercover fbi informant and later in the same attack, he severley disfigures the face of one of the leading mafia gangsters - billy "the beaut" russoti. this facial mutilation leads the gangster to proclaim his new villain name, jigsaw. these two events set up the plot of the film as the punisher learns of his wrongful kill and his ensuing remorse leads him to want to leave the punishing business, but he can't because the monstrous looking mobster jigsaw is alive and seeks revenge on the fbi informant's wife and child and revenge on the punisher for being the cause of his disfigurement. predictably, the dead fbi informant's wife and child get kidnapped by jigsaw and in order to save them a huge war-like battle ensues between the punisher and jigsaw's army of mobsters, gang-bangers, and thugs.

this film falls under the marvel knights brand which is basically the grittier and darker division of marvel comics. marvel knights products are intended for a maturer 15 years or older audience so that the stories and characters may be re-envisioned without the limitations on explicit content that are in place with the regular marvel brand. the punisher: war zone definitely exercised pulp style violence and gore to the point of gratuitousness. perhaps the excessive and gratuitous violence will create box office interest because overall the story was predictable, the script and acting was painful at times, and the film was 20 minutes too long. i would recommend this film if you are in the mood for a mindless shoot 'em up massacre, otherwise wait for the dvd so that you have the options of fast forward or doing something else while you watch it.

punisher: war zone official site

*go and visit these related links for more great pics:
punisher 2: war zone screening
photo updated for yesterday event
movie premiere with nuffnangers @ cineleisure

of blogging from TCB&TL

my oh my... i dunno what's wrong every time i wanna get online at TCB&TL. i always got problem with their wifi service. i dunno whether its my dell or TCB&TL' itself. i entered the username and password correctly but it still cannot be done ler... blerk! :P

there were a few incidence previously on last christmas eve, i had to 'kidnap' the wifi from nearby starbucks at the curve instead of TCB&TL'. and another at BSC, i had to do the same i.e. 'kidnapping' la bodega's wifi.

anyway i am right now blogging live from TCB&TL outlet in kl sentral, waiting for my aunt mazian. i have an appointment with her at 11am. my train back to kuale is at 2.23 pm. i had something on yesterday afternoon. then at night, i attended nuffnang premiere screening of punisher: war zone 2. i will write more about it when i am back. so to get an online access from here, i had to 'kidnap' wifi access from others also; this time via MRCB(?) :(

an open letter from a true kuale residence

to all people of the world,

what happened and what you saw on tv about kuale yesterday really make us ashamed. where else kuale people in reality are not like that. go here to read some of my blog postings on "people of kuale". in fact there are more to come. kuale people are so bond with each other like family, no matter who we are and where we live i.e. kota lama, bukit chandan, jalan baru, talang etc.

like my junior in school' parents said, bukit chandan people stayed and locked themselves at home. same with other places. i had to go out just because of the kids' activities. other than that, i was not interested to go out at all. even megat was so scared to see so many people in town, especially at the 'jam beso' (big clock tower) area :(

i just wanna say one thing: please do not disturb kuale. let us live in peace... tq. amin.

kuale today—

i ain't a fan of politics thingy, but as a blogger who reside here, i do not wanna miss to present you people my lovely readers views of kuale from my very own eyes:

i have just fetched puteri at that time around 12:22 pm. here we were from up the hill of bukit residen (resident's hill) towards town. the traffic was not like this except for public holidays and sort. earlier i arrived at the school via the back road from jalan baru (jalan sultan iskandar shah), because i knew that the main road to/from bukit chandan has been blocked.

this is a closer look at 12:25 pm. there was not much difference from earlier pic, although it was only about 3 minutes away.

this has been taken by puteri at 2:38 pm. we could see police traffics stand-by at almost every junctions, especially at this 'jam beso' (big clock tower) roundabout. that was why we were delay in fetching megat :(

this has been taken around 4:26 pm, when i wanted to send megat for his sports practice in school. as you could see, the 12 o'clock road to bukit chandan has been blocked by police trucks and fru. besides all the craps, we could also hear the sound of helicopter flying around on top of us every now and then... guarding kuale from the top.

"what happened mama?", megat asked. he was kinda scared to see so many people in town. pic taken along jalan kangsar at 4:27 pm.

find out more about what has been happening here:
bernama
nst
the star
the malaysian insider
msn news

of coping with our kids' schedule...

megat has quite a number of homeworks to do yesterday. ya... he goes to a chinese school, so what would you expect right. he even already got homeworks on his first day of school. at the same time his yesterday's schedule was kinda tough as well.

megat came back from school at 2.25 pm. but i tell you what... by the time we reached home around 2.50 pm, he was still hungry! he ate rather a lot as soon as he reached home. everyone were kinda surprised, cuz its not that i didn't bring him his lunch earlier. end up we found out that he shared his pack lunch with some of his friends. well actually we were not that surprised also though.

the same thing happened from last year. actually megat already started to attend extra class in school then. but that time it was once a week only. we knew that megat's friends were not lucky enough like him. their parents didn't send them any food during lunch break, in between their extra class. they just make do with extra monies that their parents gave, and they have to survive themselves. so i as a concerned mother, packed lunch in two plastic containers instead i.e. one for megat, and another for his friends to be shared among them. the idea was for megat to have enough lunch. since the extra classes this year are from monday to friday, megat has been warned of not to share his pack lunch. its the matter of economics as well you see... but megat, being a noble boy i guess, still shared his lunch that i packed for him. oh boy!...

i wonder whether his friends' parents aware of what has been happening. or they just make dunno about it. in fact i wanted to buy a loaf of bread at a nearby mamak restaurant yesterday morning after dropped megat at his school, when i bumped into megat's senior noraini and a chinese girl. when asked, she told me that she was buying a roti canai and wanted to eat before the school hours start. oh dear... poor noraini. looks like she didn't eat her breakfast at home. when i gave this a thought, i know that my kids are lucky enough to have a proper breakfast at home before going to school. alhamdulillah... but on another thought, if i can wake up as early as 5am to start my day, why can't other parents do the same... argghhh!!!... this is all actually the matter of wanting to give the best for our youth.

so after megat had his extra lunch at home yesterday, he watched the tv for a while while relaxing. then he started to do his homeworks. he took a break for a while in between because he was too tired. while from 8 to 9.30 pm, i had to send him for his taekwondo class. he has his dinner after the class. he tried to complete his homework then after. but he was already too tired after quite some time. so i had a deal with him to let him sleep first, and he has to wake up early this morning to finish-up his homework.

pity megat. but what to do. if we as the parents don't lead him on doing things in the right path, how is he going to cope with his schedules well. anyhow, i did help megat to do some colouring while he was doing his other written homeworks early this morning hehee...

"ma... please make sure that you put back the colour pencils at the right place", once megat told me.

wahhh... banyak songeh plak dia since i already helped him *big grin*

so as for today, i told megat that he can get a quick nap after he comes back from the extra class at 2.25 pm. then he has to go back to the school about two hours later for a sports practise *phew*

congratulations to the winner of a sony 32″ lcd tv!...

nuffnang has already announced the winning entry for the best post event blog post on nuffnang friso family day out (go here to read my blog post).

and the winner is... *drum roll*

RED MUMMY!!!

congratulations again! let me be the first blogger to congratulate you for winning this hmm... now i realized that i still owe a blog post for the event potluck with redmummy ler... duh!... *glurp* btw you people can read her winning entry here.

*links related to this post: pelangi khamis

of packing a healthy and cheap lunch

today is only 4th of february.
megat is only in year four this year.
upsr exam is only two years away from now.

no matter what the circumstances are, megat and his batch (year four) have already started to attend extra classes after school hours with effective today, organized by the school' PTA. take note that megat is schooling in a local chinese school. so as for now he will be going home only at 2.55pm from monday to wednesday, while on thursday and friday is at 2.25pm. parents are allowed to deliver their kids lunch during their second break i.e. when the normal school hours end (1.35pm for monday to wednesday and 1.05pm for thursday and friday).

so as for me it's not a problem at all to bring megat's packed lunch to him at those hours. normally it would be like that anyway, where i would fetch puteri right after megat anyway. so it's definitely fine for me. and the best thing is we do not have to be worried for food poisoning, as the food is home-made. home-made food are more healthy i tell you. if not why on earth we could see quite a number of chinese mothers do the same. in fact one of them who always chatted with me when we bumped in to each other in school, told me that even she do not trust canteen food. she prefer to cook her kids' packed meal herself. besides that, we can teach our kids to save their pocket money since they already bring packed meals/lunch from home.

so as you could see from the above pic, that is the school' side entrance gate. that is where i usually waited for megat. and the missing grill are meant for us parents to pass anything to our kids, vise versa. kewl huh?!!...

i tell you what... isn't it good for you people to adapt this packed lunch ideas for work., no matter whether you are single or married. lunch is the meal where most people end up scarfing down whatever fatty, greasy food they can find. but it only takes a little pre-planning to create a healthy, energy-boosting meal, at little cost to you or your long-term health.

step 1
create a healthy shopping list, with easy-to-pack, nutritious foods in mind. opt for low-fat granola, dried fruit, nuts, low-fat meat slices, whole wheat bread, fresh fruit and deli tray-sized bits of fresh carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and sweet baby carrots, eggs (you can hard boil or create egg salad sandwiches with vegan mayonnaise or olive oil mayonnaise), and peanut, soy, or sunflower butter.

step 2
strategize the night before. it's best to pack more than you think you'll eat. that way you won't run out of the food you need to keep your energy up throughout the afternoon. plus, you'll have a little extra for mid-morning and even a quick breakfast on the run or during the commute.

step 3
include three components to make a meal: a main, snack and side. a salad, sandwich or whole grain wrap is a good choice for a main. throw in homemade trail mix (see #4) or granola for your snack. add in a salad with your sandwich, a container full of bite-sized veggies, or cubes of various fruits and honey for your side.

step 4
make your own trail mix. homemade trail mix can be customized to suit your taste, and can be created as a low-fat alternative to the store brands. mix together some sesame sticks, soy nuts, sunflower seeds, a few dark chocolate chips, dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries and almonds. the result is a snack that's tasty, low-fat and packed with protein and antioxidants.

step 5
try new variations on old standbys. there are hundreds of variations just on a whole wheat wrap. try a garlic or basil flavored flatbread or tortilla. brush on vinaigrette dressing instead of plain old mustard. add almonds for a protein boost, or just switch up your standard wheat sandwich bread with a whole grain roll. that way you'll never get bored and be inclined to stray from your healthy DIY route.

step 6
pack your items in reusable containers. bags formerly containing your snack mixes, veggies and sandwiches have only one place to go after you use them: the landfill. do this for the environment, while you revamp your lunch routine for yourself.

step 7
eat with co-workers in moderation. don't completely cut off lunches with colleagues. these are good morale-boosting sessions (or venting sessions, whatever the case may be). be a team player. you may be overdoing it when your lunches out really start to show up on your account balance and your thighs.

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on another note, kay came over to my place yesterday evening, for us to visit the late kak fairoz' mother. i think probably that time her (kak fairoz) brother was already on the way back to kuale from klia, to bring back her remains. read more about her in today's news here, here, here and here.

"may she rest in peace"... amin.

what to wear to a wedding

we have been honoured with an invitation to attend the wedding of the daughter of pakcik (uncle) dorai. this was a great opportunity to “dress up” indian style and i am not one to let an opportunity slip by.

so after much thinking of whether i wanna wear saree or just a baju kurung, end up i decided to don a lehnga and megat had a duty to fit in at my side — hence he wore a red kurta set, with matching pants. the rest of them just make do with our malay traditional clothes, baju kurung.

the end result was that i appeared in a purple and white lehnga with a black high-heels, but never the less the skirt is still a bit long for me as i am only stand at about 5'2" tall ;)

proper guest attire for an indian wedding normally consists of brightly colored finery; the brighter the better. actually there are no major restrictions. if it is a religious place then nothing revealing, otherwise, same as all weddings. grander for grander places, more casual for afternoon etc. you need NOT wear any indian costumes. but it doesn't mean that you freely can wear jeans, t-shirts, slippers and sorts. its strictly NO-NO! i hate seeing people wearing those at other cultures' wedding they attended. wedding is a sanctimonious affair and one needs to dress appropriately for the event. it can be a formal or an informal affair, but whatever is the nature, your dress should gel with the theme of the party.

in the following lines from my many online sources, i have provided some tips to help you in dressing up for a marriage.

1. for her:
   
   
   
   • if the wedding is during daytime and an informal one, a short dress or suit would be perfect.
   • for malay, chinese or indian weddings, traditional clothes are perfect for the respective weddings.
     
   • cocktail dress is best suited for an evening wedding, which is informal in nature.
     
   • if the wedding is a formal affair and is in the evening, long or dressy short cocktail dress, with beading, glam accessories or wrap, would do the trick.
     
   • it is generally advised to avoid wearing white, as the bride will be wearing it too. choose from the gamut of colors and select the one that best suits your personality.
     
   • if the party is during the day, black or sequins dress should be avoided.
     
   • if you are wearing the same color as the bridesmaids or mothers, don't bother. you may add to the unknowingly formed color theme.
     
   • wear something that enhances your personality. since wedding is a sanctimonious affair, club wear or overtly sexy clothing is a big No-No.
     
   • your dress should match your gloves and the rest of the accessories. however, do not go out to wear opera-length gloves, with sleeveless or strapless gowns.
     
   • if the nature of the wedding is not mentioned in the invite, choose a dress which would suit the mood of the wedding. a pastel dress or a floral print dress is best suited for daytime and a black dress for the evening.
     
   
   
   
2. for him:
   
   
   
   • if the wedding is during daytime and an informal affair, shirt and pant are the best suited for the affair. i understand sometimes here in our country people likes to wear batik shirts.
     
   • if the party is at the evening and is informal in nature, a suit would best complement the nature of the party.
     
   • tuxedo or dark suits work best in case of a wedding that is held in the evening and is formal in nature. remember, even if the wedding event is in the daytime and is formal, a tuxedo would still seem out of place.
     
   • a dark suit would gel with the wedding party which is in the evening.
     
   • if nothing is mentioned in the invitation card, choose attire that is versatile. a dark suit and conservative tie is just the right deal for any event.
     

p/s if the green room in the above pic looks familiar to you, then make sure to watch 'estet' in your nearest cinema very soon... insya allah ;)

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the death of A Fairos Ahmad Sulaiman

the death of A Fairos Ahmad Sulaiman, 37, from kampung temong hilir enggor, really saddened many people. it was so tragic. you can read more about it here as i do not have the guts to type it.

when i first knew it from one of uncle hashim's daughter' fb page, tears dropped from my eyes. although i was not very sure of who she (late Fairos) was, the news really makes me sad. i am sad of the way she passed away. ranong police only found the deceased after about a year she died. and the way she died is too hard to be accepted :(

so when i received a sms from my cousin juju (wan sayang's son) this morning, asking whether i have read the news about, "kawan kite FEROZ SULAIMAN mati dibunuh di Thailand!", that make me shocked! juju said 'kawan kite'. so i was trying hard to recall of who actually the friend of ours, while preparing for my kids' breakfast. my mind went hay-wire, what when thinking it was the most worst way of death argghhh!!!... it was so hard for me. suddenly i thought of kak feroz/fairuz(?) who was one of the pioneers at a local fast food restaurant here in kuale, together with us, including juju and i; about 20 years ago. kak feroz was working as a cashier. she was very helpful. she would helped her other colleagues if she was not busy with her work. she was a happy-go-lucky gal. i guess our team was the best of all. we worked happily together, with the rest like abang sham, hairi (rizal's big bro, now a teacher in ipoh), abang sani (now a chef if i'm not mistaken), kak lah, ramesh and also kay, to name a few. anyhow i replied juju to reconfirm about it. unfortunately he still didn't reply me yet to-date. he must be working or something now, that he's busy. i also sms rizal immediately and asked him to inquire more about this with his bro hairi and kak lah (rizal has their contacts).

gosh! i feel that my body is sooooo damn cold right now, thinking about this. maybe i shall update more on this when i received any news from any of the above people i know *peace*

updates:

• 10:17am; kay sms me just now. she asked whether i knew about kak fairoz's death. ya allah... that means she was really the kak fairoz i knew.
  
• 5:41pm; rizal called all the way from jb, to reconfirm that deceased was the same kak fairoz that we knew :(

to kak fairoz,
may the blessings of love be upon you,
may its peace abide with you,
may its essence illuminate your heart,
now and forever more,
blessing... amin.

puspawathy & sivanesan's wedding

we had the good fortune to attend a reputably magnificent indian wedding at a chinese hall nearby this morning. we are so deeply grateful that we did because it offered us a view of indian cultures and wedding traditions that were both amazing and completely unlike anything we had seen so far, or expected to see. especially for both my kids because it was their first time to see such event with full indian wedding traditions. it was a wedding of our family friend's daughter. our family knows each other from long time ago. when we arrived for the wedding, we were welcomed with open arms. we arrived about 10 minutes before the “start time” according to the invitation and were worried that we were late when we realised a lot of guests were already there.

we were however at ease when we were greeted and thanked for coming ‘early’. we had great seats in the front row.

i was also lucky enough to be invited by siva (pakcik (uncle) dore's another daughter) to join them on the stage to see the wedding ceremony with my very own eyes closer. megat didn't want to join me because the live indian cultural music, tabla i think was loud enough to be listened from the hall' floor. so i snapped lotsa pics maybe more than 60 of them. it's not that i have never been to an indian wedding before, but i guess i should just take the chance since i was already right in front of them!

just take a look at the above pic. it's of course a part of the indian wedding ceremonies. the pic shows the bride's mom standing on a tray. then the bride has to clean both her (mother) feet with milk to get her blessings. before that, the groom did the same to his mother.

i am going to be honest, that i don’t fully understand all the proceeding and ceremonies involved in an indian wedding. if you do, and you notice that i’ve made a factual error, please do not hesitate to correct me. hindus, sikhs and muslims all have unique traditions, although those of the hindus and sikhs are similar. we were in for a treat. the hindu wedding is a series of events staged to introduce the groom’s family to the bride’s, and bless both families.

the indian family is a very closely-knit and proud institution. families take each other, and their respect for each other seriously. the bad blood that day will be recycled, but will clear with time and effort. they are family, after all.

the above pic shows both bride and groom smiled through while bersanding after finally completed all the wedding ceremonies. this literally means the "sitting together of the bride and groom on the bridal couch". known as the pelamin, this couch is the centrepiece of the whole ceremony. more about the indian wedding ceremony can be read here. nonetheless you can jusk ask ms google, as there are many links about this that are available online.

to puspawathy & sivanesan,

the journey has just begun. the road ahead might be uncertain, but one thing is for sure… married life will be full of love and laughter after all.

and lastly, the above pic is of me with my junior in both primary and secondary school, selvambigai. she was so happy seeing me in lehnga. "you look gorgeous!", she told me. while i was so shy, smiling away... hehee... one thing for sure, the skirt is still a bit long for me although i was wearing high heels. i am just about 5'2" okay?!! you could see the difference clearly in the pic. see how tall selvambigai is!