Friday, January 19, 2007

"Hari ini hari bodoh saya, incik"



Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed... OR maybe it's just an off day for me...

But to turn into a clearly visible dead end (more of like a dead tunnel) while trying to exit the parking is just BAD....! Memang kena gelak teruk lar this morning... And that happened directly AFTER I had my morning coffee... so I can't use the excuse of not getting my caffeine fix yet for the day.

Plus I just can't focus on anything today.... arrggghhh...!

How am I suppose to teach those lil kids English later?




binx: blur sotong mode: ON

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Kids say the darnest things...



I was flipping through my cousin's daughter's journal last Saturday morning. And this was what she had written...

Me (reading aloud):

My name is Iman.
I am eight years old.
I like to go school.
I go school everyday.
I watch tv everyday.
I love sweet.
My father take me go buy sweets.
My sister love to wear Cinderella dress
I love Barbie doll.
Do you like Barbie doll diary?
I love Betty.
Betty is acat.
Betty love to eat fish.

Me (confused):

Huh?
Acat?
Acat tuh apa?
Cacat ke?

Iman:

Betty tuh kucing lar...
Isk.. takkan tuh pun tak tau baca kut!

Me:

Ooooo....
A Cat!
Ingatkan you friend Betty cacat...
Next time tulis tuh biar ada spacing...

Iman:

*hits her forehead and rolled her eyes*


(Oh yeah I found out later that Betty's actually a male cat... hahaha)


~~~~~~~~~~


Me (continued reading aloud):

Kucing hitam
Kucing oren
Kucing kelabu
Kucing tompo hitam
Kucing tompo oren
Kucing pish

Me (confused):

Kucing pish?
Kucing ke fish?

Iman:

Eiiii...
Kucing color pish laaaar
Pish......
Tau tak color pish?
*hits her forehead again*

Me:

Ooooooo....
Kucing color peach...
Ingat kan kucing fish...




binx: i want pish juice!

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Pesan orang-orang tua...



ALWAYS make sure that you wash your feet before going to bed...




You wouldn't want to be awaken from your deep slumber, countless times, just cause you had one bad dream after another... Errmmm.. maybe it wasn't so bad, but it was still just a dream... (kalau real takpe jugak *sigh* )




binx: it's 3 a.m. and i can't go back to sleep... :(

Friday, January 12, 2007

Random thoughts (120107)



...It has been a busy week. With the 'nasi lemak party' and everything else, I didn't even have time to sit down to even think about anything else. Let alone to update this blog.


...Oh yeah, am now doing some part time gig teaching English to lil' kids. They are adorable I tell you... However, I'm still new at this. Dunno if I'll find them adorable still 3 months down the line... hehehe... They might turn out to be lil' monsters kan...


...If you are bored out of your mind, and thought that it would be good to catch a movie, any movie that is.. do not, I repeat, DO NOT watch 'Seeds of Darkness'. Got 5 free passes to watch that movie last Tuesday.. and all I can say is that it was the worse way to kill 2 hours of your time. I really pity the 3 guys that I've managed to dragged to watch the show with me. I would have killed me if I were dragged to see that kind of movie.. Am lucky that they were such a good sport, though they were cracking jokes and making fun of the show the whole 2 hours.


...Had been watching Oprah for the past 2 days (yeah.. I had nothing better to do in the morning). Yesterday they were discussing about husbands that cheat on their wives. She actually interviewed a group of husbands that openly admitted that all men cheats on their spouses - it's just a matter of admitting that they cheat ke tak... The thing that got to me was how easy it was for the wives to forgive their husbands (after going through some emotional turmoil of course) after their husbands confessed. I don't think I can do the same if it were to happen to me (touchwood!). Especially not after he admitted that he had had sex on the couch in the family room.. NO WAY! Can you forgive your partner if (s)he came clean and admitted that (s)he had been 'playing doctors' behind your back?


...1 phone call and 2 meals in a day are enough to keep you dazed for the next 24 hours. *sigh*




binx: have a great weekend peeps!

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Oh, be still my heart...





And I thought, be still my heart
This could be a brand new start, with you.
And it will be clear
If I wake up and you're still here with me in the morning.

~The Postal Service - Be Still My Heart~




binx: i wonder...

Sunday, January 07, 2007

A fresh start...






A week has gone by... And so far I can feel that this year is going to be a great one (I hope I won't jinx it by saying it out loud).

There's lots of plans... lots of ideas... and lots of things to do to make those plans a reality... Insya-allah, I shall try to make it work this time.

These words written by W.E. Henley are my source of inspiration for this year...


~Invictus~

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bloodgeonings of chance
My head is bloody but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.

~William Ernest Henley~



Have a great week, people!




binx: ai ai captain...!

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Hari Raya for Bibik - Part IV



Salam hari raya aidiladha kepada semua...

Sekali lagi Bibik muncul, mungkin kali ini agak lewat dikit karna terlalu banyak peristiwa yang telah berlaku dalam beberapa hari yang sudah.

Tugas Bibik pada raya kali ini sudah bermula dari hari Jumaat lagi, di mana Biju (Bibik Junior) tiba-tiba sahaja muncul di muka pintu bilik Bibik dan meminta Bibik memasakkan 'Fettucini Carbonara' untuknya karna dia mengidam (Eh.. kok kamu ingat Bibik tidak pandai masak masakan internasional ya?). Memandangkan pada ketika itu Bibik pun juga lapar.. Bibik turuti permintaannya. Tetapi sebelum itu Biju telah meminta Bibik menolongnya menyediakan 'Fruit Trifle'. Ada-ada saja lah Biju itu... Nasib baik Bibik dibantu oleh nya.. Jika tidak memang Bibik 'go on strike'.. (waduh waduh.. Jangan main-main ya, Bibik sekarang sudah pandai speaking.. hehehe)

Habis licin 'Fettucini Carbonara' kami makan. Dan lega juga perasaan Bibik karna dapat menunaikan permintaan Biju, karna pada tengah malam itu, Biju dan pacarnya telah dilanda malapetaka yang sungguh mengerikan....

Sungguh terperanjat Bibik apabila mendapat perkabaran bahawa Biju dan pacarnya telah diserang oleh 6 orang mat rempit pada malam itu. Mereka dalam perjalanan ke mobil pacarnya dari kedai mamak di Bangsar pabila mat-mat rempit itu menyerang mereka. Pacarnya dipukul, dihentam, diterajang dan dicampak ke dalam longkang. Biju pula telah ditusuk-tusuk badannya dengan 'screwdriver' pabila dia melawan dan cuba memegang erat tas tangan nya daripada diambil oleh mat-mat rempit itu. Mat rempit yang kurang ajar itu telah menusuk bahu Biju dengan screwdriver sehingga belubang dan berdarah yang amat banyak dan terpaksa di jahit oleh doktor dengan 4 jahitan. Syukur ia tidak terkena urat saraf di leher Biju... Dan syukur kedua mereka selamat dan masih bernyawa, cuma tas tangan Biju yang berisi dompet, handphone, camera nya sahaja yang diambil.

Terus, dengan Biju yang terlantar sakit, hanya tinggal Bibik, Ibuk dan Cik Puan sahaja untuk menyediakan persiapan untuk hari raya. Syukur kami sekeluarga hanya raya dengan sederhana sahaja, maka tidak banyak yang perlu dimasak - cuma kuah kacang, sambal udang dan sambal sotong sahaja. Itu pun sudah mencukupi.

Pada hari raya (Ahad), Bibik sekali lagi tidak sempat pun mengenakan baju raya/baju kurung. Pada mulanya Bibik sibuk menyediakan makanan di pagi raya. Kemudian, selepas dipersetujui oleh semua, Bibik sibuk menyediakan daging lembu, daging kambing dan ayam yang diperap untuk diBBQ pada malamnya. Malah Biju yang masih kurang segar juga turut membantu walaupun kerap menggelar dirinya sebagai OKU (orang kurang upaya). Tetapi segala penat lelah Bibik dan keluarga amat berhasil pabila tetamu yang hadir (saudara-mara) berkumpul ramai-ramai dihalaman belakang rumah Bibik pada malam itu. Sungguh seronok sekali berkumpul dan menjamu selera begitu. Dan upacara kemuncak pada malam itu adalah pabila kami beramai-ramai menyaksikan persembahan bunga api yang menandakan kemunculan tahun baru dari pusat membeli belah berdekatan.. Sungguh asyik sekali kami semua memandang ke langit yang berwarna-warni sambil memakan ice cream yang sungguh enak sekali.. hehehe..

Begitulah kisah Bibik pada hari raya kali ini... Ada suka... Ada duka.. Tetapi Bibik bersyukur karna musibah yang melanda kami sekeluarga telah membuatkan kami lebih kuat dan rapat. Alhamdulillah...

Kini sudah pun masuk tahun 2007. Bibik harapkan tahun yang baru ini akan memberikan lembaran yang baru buat Bibik sekeluarga. Juga buat teman-teman yang membaca blog ini. Bibik juga doakan agar negara ini kembali pulih seperti dahulu. Diharapkan agar mangsa-mangsa banjir mendapat bantuan yang sepatutnya dan penyiksaan mereka akan berakhir dalam masa yang terdekat ini.

Sehingga kita ketemu lagi di raya yang akan datang. Jaga diri baik-baik ya... Jangan jadi mat rempit...

Oh ya.. dan tolong sampaikan salam Bibik kepada Ferdi dan rakan-rakan (Bawang Merah Bawang Putih) yaa.. Tolong bilang padanya, sudah-sudah laa berlakon itu sinetron karna sungguh bosan Bibik mendengar semua orang mengobrol tentang sinetron itu. :p

Daaaaa.....


Part I | Part II | Part III