Definitely pissed off!

it just gets so tiring when people keep saying, "i'll see how it goes. i can't promise anything yet. but i will call you later." it's like, yeah i'll see you if i have no other plans. what am i? the last resort? so you'll see me only if i don't interfere with your other plans? so you go on making all sorts of plans with different people, and i get shoved somewhere in between your dental appointment and taking out the trash? i'm getting sick and tired of listening to "no promises" over and over again. yeah so you do show up even when you say "no promises" sometimes, but that's not the point. i hate venting about these things on my blog, especially when it's open for everyone to read, but sometimes i just feel so angry. i write and i vent. and no i don't keep a personal diary, so this is where it all comes out. i don't care what you people think. i already warned you that this blog is no cupcake filled ride through the meadows. i'm just a girl who is allowed to get upset when things bother her.

  

sure, i'll fix it.....oh but wait, let me check my schedule first and get back to you.

*#@&$&#*&#$*#^$*@&#$^*&#$^*&@#4* 

#SayaGenerasi....dah tua lah!

I'm not usually a fan of hashtags on Twitter but tonight a really cool one started trending and I decided to jump on board. So, I've decided to share my #SayaGenerasi stuff here as well. Really brings me back to the good ol' days! If you are from my generation, I'll bet some of these will put a smile on your face. Happy Reminiscing!

#SayaGenerasi iklan susu cap teko ada arwah Ismail Din tengah carving teko silver.

#SayaGenerasi Cyndi Lauper, Berlinda Carlisle.

#SayaGenerasi main ulung sampai tak reti2 nak balik rumah.

#SayaGenerasi tak dak orang gaji kat rumah.

#SayaGenerasi ada duit kertas 20 ringgit colour brown

#SayaGenerasi dimana mak justin bieber masih budak lagi.

#SayaGenerasi majalah bambino (no it wasn't porn)

#SayaGenerasi yang ada satu ja magician yang famous masuk tv, David Copperfield.

#SayaGenerasi tiap2 kali merdeka, x'mas and new year, RTM tunjuk circus pagi-pagi.

#SayaGenerasi time kak pah ada byk tahi lalat on her face.

#SayaGenerasi that was rooting for Hans Isaac to marry Deanna Yusoff.

#SayaGenerasi yang tak sangka satu hari nanti, Transformers dapat lepak dengan minah secun Megan Fox.

#SayaGenerasi yang tiap2 hari lepas balik sekolah, ada ja benda nak photostat.

#SayaGenerasi yang sampai hari ni still tak tau macam mana nak spell photostat. 

#SayaGenerasi pakai pencil box yg ada built in sharpener, magnifying lense, secret compartment, separate area for erasers etc. high-tech wooooo!

#SayaGenerasi beli rubber sekupang, yang bawah putih ataih hijau, ada gambar bendera macam-macam negara.

#SayaGenerasi pisau lipat dua kupang (it wasn't considered a weapon back then)

#SayaGenerasi ponteng kelas tak kena marah dgn cikgu sebab bukannya buat benda jahat pun.

#SayaGenerasi tengok Alam Ria Cuti Sekolah kat TV3.

#SayaGenerasi baca komik Gila-Gila.

#SayaGenerasi Barisan Nasional memang sah2 akan sapu bersih every election. (miss those good ol' days)

#SayaGenerasi pecah kaca, pecah gelas, sudah baca, harap balas.

#SayaGenerasi pen merah, pen biru, you marah, i love you.

#SayaGenerasi hantar surat kat pen-pals.

#SayaGenerasi XXRay Aziz M. Osman was like the ultimate local sci-fi flick of that time (wait, it was the only local sci-fi flick of that time!)

#SayaGenerasi sapa pakai 3rd brake light tu kira poyo lah coz it still wasnt compulsory.

#SayaGenerasi tak kesah beratur time nak pakai public phone

#SayaGenerasi gayut dengan bf kat public phone

#SayaGenerasi tak kesah walaupun KRU nyanyi live hancur, still minat setengah gila.

#SayaGenerasi VHS

#SayaGenerasi iklan rokok melambak kat tv.

#SayaGenerasi airport KL international masih di subang.

#SayaGenerasi Wan Zaleha Radzi bercinta dengan Raja Nazrin.

#SayaGenerasi tv ada intisari rancangan.

#SayaGenerasi tengok Christine Ling, Rozina Bakar, Calvin Ong baca berita.

#SayaGenerasi kalau miss satu episod mana2 tv series, mmg kira miss lah sbb time tu torrent tak wujud lagi.

#SayaGenerasi baca novel ahadiat akashah (why, why??)

#SayaGenerasi Darlie was called Darkie

#SayaGenerasi paksa mak beli sustagen sbb nak jadi sustagen kids walaupun sustagen tu tak sedap langsung.

#SayaGenerasi kena kejar satu rumah bila mak nak suap scotts emulsion sbb masa tu belum ada flavour orange.

#SayaGenerasi dimana juri profesional utk pertandingan nyanyi kat TV cuma bagi markah diam2 dan tak bagi apa2 komen.

#SayaGenerasi Pilihan Bersama Radio Muzik punya song selections for the night akan keluar paper tiap2 hari.

#SayaGenerasi yang tak jemu2 tengok wile e coyote kejar road runner eventhough he never managed to tangkap burung tu.

#SayaGenerasi gary thanesan host game show Lingo kat RTM2.

#SayaGenerasi Wordstar 6.0 and Lotus 3.0

#SayaGenerasi shopping kat Hankyu Jaya

#SayaGenerasi when The Mall was the coolest shopping place in KL

#SayaGenerasi Deanna Yusof mempopularkan phrase "mereka dan keluarga mereka"

#SayaGenerasi yang ingat Professor Serba Tau tu memang tau everything.

#SayaGenerasi tiap2 hari sabtu tengok RTM1 rancangan Hiburan Minggu Ini

#SayaGenerasi masa @afdlinshauki artis RAP

#SayaGenerasi di mana Azwan Ali masih lelaki normal, tiap2 minggu host muzik2 on tv3

#SayaGenerasi yang siap boleh hafal semua lagu-lagu hit KRU.

#SayaGenerasi art class kat sekolah kena bawak ubi and water color, pas tu cop atas kertas lukisan.

#SayaGenerasi yg tiap2 minggu kat sekolah kena bawak kertas warna, manila kad, etc.

#SayaGenerasi tengok kak yong on tv.

#SayaGenerasi pergi sekolah mak bapak hantar sampai dalam kawasan sekolah.

#SayaGenerasi my name is Sam, S-U-E, Sam!

#SayaGenerasi yang takut nak masuk bilik mandi lepas tengok Freddie Krueger.

#SayaGenerasi berjaga tengah malam tengok Golden Girls.

#SayaGenerasi beli jeans brand LadyLike

#SayaGenerasi Grandy's, White Castle, McDota

#SayaGenerasi yang bercita-cita nak jadi one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles.

#SayaGenerasi boleh hafal every word to Fresh Prince of Bel Air's theme rap song.

#SayaGenerasi dirasuah dengan Care Bears bila kena suruh makan ubat.

#SayaGenerasi ALF

Now everyone can fly....

It used to be that going on overseas vacations were a luxurious matter, something only the well-to-do could afford. But since Air Asia came along, they brought along a new tagline, "Now everyone can fly." Indeed this is a good thing. Budget airlines are now thriving all over the world. Going on vacations these days are getting more and more affordable. 

It is also important to note that budget airlines are not only for vacations. You can also utilize it to get your sorry ass out of this country. To those who enjoy complaining, criticizing endlessly and whining about how this country is doing you grave injustice, kindly pack your bags, make sure your passport is in order, otherwise just visit this website: www.imi.gov.my

After your passport is in order, the next thing you must do is visit another website. I'm sure most of you are already frequent visitors to this site, so you definitely won't be facing any problems navigating around the website. If this is your first-time visit, don''t worry, the website is very user-friendly: www.airasia.com.my

And there you go, now you are ready to get your whiny little derriere out of this country. Air Asia is a good Malaysian product. Make full use of it. Stop whining about this country and move already.

Now everyone can fly what!!!!!!!

  

Call me Jon

I am not kidding. I have decided (for now, at least) to bring my new friend, Garfield inside the house, and adopting it for awhile. Even my mom found it hard to believe that I've developed an attachment to this cat. My own boyfriend smiles in amazement whenever I talk about the cat. He said that he knew the moment I started putting a makeshift box outside the house for the cat to sleep in, that I was sold. Hook, line and sinker.

I have never had a pet. 30 years of being on this planet and I never so much as owned a goldfish. But there was something about this little kitten. I'm still finding it hard to adjust to the excretion part, but I think I'll manage. At least, until I can find a better home for it. 

Although I am not letting it roam free inside the house (due to my allergies and asthma), the cat is now placed in my dry kitchen/laundry area. I've put a box for it to sleep in, and prepared a little kitty litter with sand and soil for it to do its "business" in. Earlier tonight, the cat got its first bath. He didn't seem to mind much. The freshness did him good I suppose, coz right after the bath, the little darling took a 2-hour nap! 

So right now, Garfield is adjusting to his new environment. Roaming about the laundry area, playing with a string I left there for his amusement, and exploring the brooms, mops and other stuff I keep back there. 

It feels kinda interesting to have another breathing being living in this house with me. I actually find myself talking to the little darling. Like he was a person. Call me crazy but I believe the little thing is beginning to understand my commands. Makan. Duk diam-diam. Jangan masuk dalam rumah. Stay. 

Sure beats talking to the wall.

There's a new cat in town....

Meet my new friend, Garfield. I've never been much of a cat person, only liked them from a distance, but this cute little kitten kept showing up outside my door. So one night I decided to give it some milk and nestum. The next day, it was still there. Wonder what happened to the mommy, coz this little darling is still a kitten, very tame and manja. I decided to partially adopt it, can't really keep it in the house, what with my allergies and asthma, and plus the fact that I can't stand any form of animal excretion. 

So yesterday, abang bought cat food for my new friend. Dia kata present for Garfield. :-) Alhamdulillah, Garfield loved the ProDiet cat food. So now Garfield lives outside my apartment door, in a little makeshift box I made for him, lined with a fluffy towel for comfort. He does go walking about, but he has managed to establish the box as his new home, and will return late at night.  

Perhaps I should find a nice home for Garfield. Anybody wanna adopt a cute little kitty? :-) 

Rest in peace....

My uncle passed away yesterday. My dad's younger brother.

To his family, know that destiny has its reasons.

My uncle, Akbar Shah, may Allah place you among the righteous and may your soul rest in peace. Amin. 

Debu Di Hati....

Today I decided to make a video for Debu Di Hati. For those of you who lived through the 80s in Malaysia, chances are you would have come across this song. It was part of the soundtrack for the movie Ali Setan. 

A little snippet on Ali Setan:

Year:

1986

Director: 

Tan Sri Jins Shamsuddin

Actors:

Azmil Mustapha, Ogy Ahmad Daud, Ebby Saiful, Shah Rezza, Liza Abdullah, Allahyarham Izi Yahya, Tan Sri Jins, Sheila Majid, etc.

Ali and Asmidar

Two songs came out from this movie to become huge hits. The first is Wajah Rahsia Hati, sung by Ogy Ahmad Daud, composed by Bob Khalil, lyrics by Habsah Hassan. The second is Debu Di Hati, composed by Azmi Abdul Rahman, also known as Cahaya Pena, lyrics also by Habsah Hassan.

Now who can forget that scene by the paddy fields? Where Ali sat with his guitar, singing Debu Di Hati (singing voice: Ebby Saiful). Although Wajah Rahsia Hati shared a bigger portion of the limelight, Debu Di Hati became somewhat of a cult hit. I for one was really in love with this song. I can't remember exactly when I first saw Ali Setan, but my guess would be somewhere in the late 80s. I must've been about 8 or 9 years old. And later on as I grew up, I would revisit the movie once in a while, and I remember really enjoying Debu Di Hati, perhaps even more so than Wajah Rahsia Hati. 

me circa 1986

Debu Di Hati was the first song by Azmi Abdul Rahman to get published. He started out writing as Azmi, but later on as he flourished more and more as a songwriter, he decided on a pen-name, from the late 80s onwards, Azmi was better known as Cahaya Pena. (For more on Cahaya Pena, visit http://cahayapena143.blogspot.com) A young man, new to the music industry at that time, he must not have expected Debu Di Hati to develop the kind of following it has today. But throughout the years, the song grew and grew, touching lives and staying in the hearts of its fans. 

I for one, never imagined that one fine day I would chance upon this man as I journey through life. And yet, our path crossed and as destiny would have it, we fell in love. 

Now, everytime i hear Debu Di Hati, or whenever I come across it on the internet, I get filled with a sense of pride. I'm proud of you Abang, always and forever....