Thursday, May 26, 2005

::e.v.e.n.f.l.o.w::

one of my favorite eating places in denver is the isle of singapore. it's located close to denver university, a private college around a rather upscale neighborhood. it's the place i'd go for nasi goreng ikan masin, kangkung belacan, sambal belacan, durian smoothie, air lychee, satay, lamb curry, etc. ... a slice of heaven from home in obscure denver.
so, i took the whole day off today... so that i could, a) sleep in, b) watch the french open on tv, c) tidy up an eye-sore, that is my room, d) finally watch star wars at the 11.40am show in westminster, e) have lunch at the isle of singapore, f) do some grocery shoppings in denver, g) play in an indoor soccer match in boulder, h) update this blog on THIS day, and i) to hopefully get to bed early tonight.
i made a wish last night for today... i guess not all wishes come true. nonetheless, all the well wishes that you've sent me mean a lot more than you think. thank you, thank you, thank you. may you be blessed with good fortune and good health too :) take care!

Saturday, May 21, 2005

high and dry

arrgghhh!! the agony of being a manchester united fan... united lost in the 2004/05 FA cup final on penalties (the first of its kind ever) after being the better (and dominant) team through the 90-min regulation and 30-min extra-time. that includes having struck the woodwork twice and having 9-10 more shots on goal. everybody was on-fire and played well (except maybe for roy carroll in goal... he had one shot to save all game). and i must say ruud van nistelrooy was rusty, he could've buried at least 2 chances, blindfolded! aihh such is the nature of the game. on this evident though, united could surely look forward to the new season with renewed enthusiasm and challenge for honors again. i'm particularly keen to see united lift the european champions' league again.. in my lifetime. a club with such rich history and massive potential could and should be european kings more than twice. a changing of guard may be in order to mold the likes of wayne rooney, christiano ronaldo, and darren fletcher to greater heights. but hey, what do i know right? another season of high expectations and underachievements has passed us by. and it'll surely be game on come august for the new season. come on reds!!
i feel sick now. and bored.
oh, i had the privilege to read some fine writings in darthside.blogspot.com. this dude, the owner of the site, is absolutely brilliant. can't say enough good things about his writings. as you would've suspected, the blog's about the dark lord himself, darth vader. it gives an insight to the inner workings and thoughts of the sith warrior. from being a slave to his master, darth sidious, to dealings with the rebellious imperial enemies, and how much he enjoys the pleasure of 'crushing' one's 'trachea', the blog reveals a surprisingly brutal honesty of a 'monster' who once was human. great writing!
i'm currently listening to sheila-on-7 ('30 hari mencari cinta' soundtrack, methinks). it's a decent album. kinda refreshing, a break from guns-n-roses and stp.
i'm suppose to finish up with a failure analysis on this one drive. problem is, the thing is not failing anymore. how am i suppose to do my job? i have to creative today. it'll fail again.
okeh-kokeh.. hope the weekend's been grand and you're in superb health! take care. ciao!

Monday, May 16, 2005

morning bell

hello! hope you're doing well and in high spirits:) i'm absolutely feeling good. getting enough sleep can sure do wonders to your health and well-being. today (may 17th.) is my brother's birthday. so happens to be my roomie's birthday as well. so, happy birthday guys! may the year be blessed and be full of happiness. err, what? presents? sabar k! i'll think of something hehe.. and my dear sister (who's stuck in plymouth) reminded me about 'hari guru' yesterday (may 16th.). how could i possibly forget about that? ok. i didn't know about it even. my bad. she just said,"abe tokse wish wu, apih, ma, and pa selamat hari guru ko?" in which i did to her. heh come to think about it, and if i remember right, no-one us adik beradik wanted to be teachers and follow in the footsteps of our parents. now we have two! the irony of it all :) i'm proud of all my adik2 regardless of what they decided to do with their lives. they're truly my heart and soul. okeh-kokeh, do stay safe and here wishing you a brilliant tuesday. ciao!

Friday, May 13, 2005

19-2000

"get the cool.. get the cool shoeshine"

i think i run funny. i run in small steps with a very minimal arm movement and my body slightly slouching.. macam anak ayam lah pulak. can you imagine it? don't ask me why because i don't know. i think i'm trying to minimize and/or to alleviate the pain of shin-splints that i'm currently (and excruciatingly) experiencing. i think i'd take up swimming and/or cycling. oh, i also think that i have a very weird, unassuming voice. i can't stand hearing my own voice over the tape or the voice mail. for some reason, i'm embarassed by it. now, there's a fine line between 'not-being-comfortable' and 'hating', and i don't hate being what i am now. pening sekejap. well, hope you're well, and wishing you a great weekend! stay safe:)

slow country

just for laughs ok! these are entries to a Washington Post poetry competition, asking for rhyme with the MOST romantic first line, but the LEAST romantic second line. The submissions are brutal! and guaranteed to put a little smile on your face.


Love may be beautiful, love may be bliss
But I only slept with you because I was pissed.

I thought that I could love no other
Until, that is, I met your brother.

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl's empty and so is your head.

Of loving beauty you float with grace
If only you could hide your face.

Kind, intelligent, loving and hot;
This describes everything you are not.

I want to feel your sweet embrace
But don't take that paper bag off of your face.

I love your smile, your face, and your eyes
Damn, I'm good at telling lies!

My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:
Marrying you screwed up my life.

I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.

My love, you take my breath away.
What have you stepped in to smell this way.

My feelings for you no words can tell,
Except for maybe, "Go to hell."

What inspired this amorous rhyme?
Two parts vodka, one part lime.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

optimistic

so, it's been raining here in longmont since yesterday evening. an uncommon scenery for me since i moved here about four years ago. it's practically dry here almost all of the time. kinda reminds of home. ok, granted it's a little bit chilly than home. maybe it reminds me of dublin then. yes, dublin.. those were beautiful days. oh, and how i felt the brunt of a hail storm yesterday! hail droplets as big as golf balls dropping from the sky like rain drops. believe it or not, and to my utter astonishment, they have a 'hail season' here in colorado! (don't know when's that exactly though hehe). i got a little carried away, excited even, at first til i heard some people talking about insurance coverage for the car and what-have-yous. that instance i realized the horror of not having paid my car insurance yet! i swear i felt my heart skipped a beat. the hail storm lasted for about 10 minutes. the program director called off the meeting we were in at that moment. to my great relief, my wrx survived the storm with minor dings all over the hood and roof. no shattered windshields and such (alhamdulillah). i'd probably need to send it in for repair, but, at least, the damages were less severe then what i've anticipated. i overestimated the damage.. which is always good. in dealing with most predicaments, i always wanna look at the bright side and hope for the best and brace myself for the worst. can't say that this always works because my heart still cringes when bad things happened, but it alleviates the bitter feeling afterwards. anyways, that was one heck of a storm. watching the news later on that night, it was revealed that the storm only hit this part of town where my workplace is located at. hmm must be a sign from above(?!).. *note to self: dude, please jangan tinggal sembahyang anymore for whatever reasons k!

currently...
listening to: 'kid a' - radiohead
reading: 'the endgame' - star trek: voyager
craving: laksam
wishing: a vacation.. isk2 tired gilo nih!!

Friday, May 06, 2005

i could die for you

ahh it's may (dey, it's the sixth day of may already-lah!) . and may has always been a rather pleasant month for me. hmm wonder why? keep that thought there k.. . anyways, it feels good to write something meaningful (jibberish) after a 'hiatus' (hah, i've finally got to use that word in a sentence, mission accomplish!). ok, i don't really know what length of time that would qualify as a 'hiatus', but i don't really care. honestly i don't have anything meaningful and/or interesting to write, except that i'm officially acting on behalf of my manager for the next 3 weeks. albeit in a limited capacity that is (no.. i can't give myself a ridiculously huge pay raise, as much as i wanted to). and i don't have the executive power to fire people too *sigh*. after one full day, i have to say that i kinda fancy the job. well, i didn't do anything different from what i've been doing in the last 4 months, but i did give myself a 'break' hehe. i tuang work for a couple of hours to catch kingdom of heaven. well worth the effort i might add. i like it and i don't give a rat's ass to what the reviews say. a part of the history of the 200 years of crusade was predictably hollywood-ized, princess sibylla (eva green) was smoking hot like nobody's business, legolas, urm, balian of ibelin (orlando bloom) was somewhat lame and couldn't really carry the character (or it was purposely designed as such?!), salahudin al-ayubbi was strong and not easily shaken, and the war scenes were quite believeable. go and watch it, then we'll talk:D after such abuse of power, and an acai (ah-sigh-ee) smoothie later, i'm back at work though (dedication). hopefully i'll get some work done here before it's too late. it sucks staying late at work, but doubly more so if it's a friday night. oh, i'll write something up about the stag (bachelor's party) i went to 3 weekends ago in colorado springs. i can't recall most of the details from that night but i'll make them up anyways hehe.. like you'd know what had happened. and before i forget (and i almost always will), a good friend of mine from high school is currently in sudan, drilling oil rigs. cool, huh?! this may not strike some people as being out-of-this world, but to me, it is. i believe he's got a degree totally not related at all. then again, i never asked (duh!). we kinda keep missing each other on the yM because of the time difference (alamak ter'forgot' lak) until a few days back. that's when i got to know that he's in sudan. and to answer a message from another close friend of mine from high school on our yG's message board, yes, there is someone in africa! wow-wie! currently we have about 150++ people registered at our school's yG (that's out of approx. 350 people from the class of '93 batch). quite an amazing feat considering that most of us 'went our separate ways' after graduation. small groups, among others, went to mara colleges for their matriculation and a few overseas preparatory programs (american assiciate degree, japan, german-malaysia institute), ppp/itm (american degree program, a-level, tesl, australian matriculation), dublin business school, flew straight overseas, etc. etc. now imagine how our 10-year high school reunion turned out last year?! crazy fun! and i didn't go tsk2. i did attend our inaugural reunion in pulau pangkor in 2000, and a berbuka puasa event in kl in 2003 (i was in temasek on one of the many business trips then). and they've been on-going activities. the group is now linked to the official mrsm alumni association (or ansara) established at the mara HQ. i think they've held a major ansara gathering last year. again, i didn't attend that for obvious reasons. so feeling kinda left out but happy nonetheless that my friends aren't doing too shabby for themselves. hey, back then, i'd never imagined that i could turn to my home-roommate for legal advice, or try get tickets to the petronas philharmonic symphony from another (that's you cap-G), or get some medical tips from an ex-flame. me? i can probably bs on and on about hard drives, and you'll probably fall asleep in exactly 67 1/2 seconds. and i probably can't answer most linear, time-invariant systems and signals questions, but we can talk. perhaps that's just what you needed:) till then, be happy and stay safe ya!