merdeka. setiap kali menjelang tarikh keramat 31 Ogos, seluruh negara berlumba-lumba menunjukkan cara mereka menghayati erti kemerdekaan. sepanjang bulan ogos menyaksikan timbulnya semula kisah-kisah perjuangan. kisah payah getir yang dilalui oleh pejuang-pejuang kemerdekaan.
bagi seorang pemuda yang lahir di zaman yang merdeka itu disambut dengan sorakan dan persembahan bunga api, sukar dimengertikan apakah itu sebenarnya erti kemerdekaan sebenar. bukan memperkecilkan segala usaha penat lelah tokoh-tokoh terdahulu, tetapi atas dasar melihat sesuatu dari sudut pandangan yang berbeza, mungkinkah Tanah Melayu ini mengalami nasib yang berbeza sekiranya ia masih di bawah jajahan Inggeris?
rentetan laluan kemerdekaan bermula secara rasminya setelah Jepun berjaya menawan Malaya, sekaligus menyedarkan masyarakat Melayu akan Inggeris yang selama ini dianggap sebagai tidak terkalah rupa-rupanya hanyalah manusia biasa. punyai kelemahan. Tentera Nippon yang mulanya melaungkan slogan "Kesemakmuran Bersama Asia Raya" akhirnya membawa kesengsaraan lebih teruk dari pemerintahan Inggeris.
sekembalinya Inggeris ke Malaya, mereka disambut dengan rakyat Malaya yang sudah berubah dari zaman penjajahan terdahulu. Kini mereka lebih kental, mereka lebih bersemangat dan mereka sudah mendapat satu kekuatan yang baru. tanah warisan pusaka bukan hak Inggeris.
dari Malayan Union, ke Persekutuan Malaya. hinggalah hari ini.
apakah agaknya yang mungkin terjadi sekiranya Inggeris tidak membebaskan Malaya, sebaliknya memberikan kuasa autonomi? mungkinkah kita pada hari ini akan menjadi seperti Australia? ataupun akan lebih mundur akibat menjadi mangsa eksploitasi Inggeris?
apakah sebenarnya erti kemerdekaan? dan apakah cara yang sewajarnya untuk meraikan ulangtahun kemerdekaan? apakah relevannya diadakan konsert, mahupun "countdown"? dalam konteks meraikan kedatangan tahun baru, sambutan sedemikian mungkin relevan kerana ia adalah sambutan seluruh dunia. hari kemerdekaan?
setiap manusia punya pandangan dan cara yang berbeza dalam menghayati kemerdekaan. bagi saya, cukuplah dengan hanya duduk di rumah menonton televisyen sambil dihiburkan dengan persembahan bunga api dan perarakan tentera dan segala senjata-senjata yang kita ada.
merdeka itu adalah keadaan di mana kita sendiri yang menentukan hala tuju dan nasib bangsa dan negara.
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Bonfire of the brands
We are surrounded by myriad brands, flashing neon signs, billboards, labels on our heads, feet and bodies, and the objects we hold in our hands. But what happens when one man tries to live without them?
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taken from bbcnews.com
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taken from bbcnews.com
Tuesday, 29 August 2006
convocation, interviews and offer
updates:
thursday 24th August
interview session with Time Engineering for the Young Executive Scheme (YES) programme. the session was good, with me able to interact and connect with the interviewer panels. by the end of the session, i was confident that i've nailed the interview session. hehe.
went back to UTP accompanied with azren and yuyu. azren taught me the possibility of paying deposits in installments. :)
friday 25th August
early in the morning was the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Convocation Ceremony. while most of the male graduates were wearing formal attire together with blazers and everything, some of us, including me, just put on the ceremonial robe while wearing collared t-shirts and cargo pants. hehe. talk about being different from others.
later that evening, convofair committee was faced with the dreaded scenario. torrential heavy raining. the dry field turned into a big pool of water. a perfect place for kerbau untuk berkubang.
foreseeing the situation, instead of spending the night at the convosquare, i spent the night at ipoh and lumut. :)
saturday 26th August
paintball competition is the highlight of the day. woke up early to get the feel at tapak konvo. unfortunately, the gerai-gerai was not open yet, causing me to head straight to the paintball battlefield. spent the rest of the morning walking aimlessly around the tapak konvo, before went back to have a good afternoon nap. by the way, the nasi ayam golek padang tak sedap langsung. as if the nasi tak masak. ntah la. tapi mmg tak sedap.
after a good long nap, went back to tapak konvo. had good lunch with dearie at another ayam golek's gerai. later in the evening, met old friends, and berborak-borak till 7pm.
Majlis Makan Malam Konvokesyen. it was a good night. our table was filled with sengal and crazy bunch of people. plus, our table was situated directly next to the door where the waiter and waitress used to bring in and out the dishes to be served. we had good dinner (appetizer: asparagus + mushroom soup; main course: chicken rib served with some kind of sauce; dessert: chocolate moist cake + coffee), and we enjoyed the night. we sang along the with the song sang by the singer. hahaha. basically, we all cam selamba je nyanyi part chorus. hehe. we even danced to the music. hehe. by the end of the night, we took pictures. :)
sunday 27th August
Majlis Konvokesyen Kali Ke-Enam. to be honest, i was very nervous on that day. there is no particular reason, but i believed all of my comrades felt the same thing. i can't remember much what i said to Tun Dr M, but having the opportunity to meet face-to-face with him is enough to make me speechless.
i did not bring any camera with me..
that evening, i rushed back to Subang for a futsal session. had a good game. :)
monday 28th August
went for 2nd round of interview with United Overseas Bank. by lunch hour, managed to go for the final stage. from 21 applicants for the 2nd round, only 11 of us were selected. it was sad to know that not all succeed in the 2nd round. now i know how the Malaysian Idol or One in a Million contestants felt when the results were announced. nasib baik takde bagasi ke ape ke.
2nd round: consists of group assessment, an essay, and presentation.
3rd round: final interview.
i'm not being pompous or overconfident. but i really feel that i'm gonna make it. oh please...
tuesday 29th August
received a call from HR dept of Time Engineering. i was selected and offered a place in their YES programme. reporting for duty date: 11/9.
i have not confirm with them yet. will do by tomorrow.
YES -- a 1 year training program by UEM Group, in order to give experiences to fresh graduates. more like an internship programme. allowance is rm1,200 per month.
anyway, i really hope that UOB will give me good news. please, let me be selected.
PETRONAS? ntahla..bila laa nk panggil aku kerja..kang mintak release letter kang huhu
thursday 24th August
interview session with Time Engineering for the Young Executive Scheme (YES) programme. the session was good, with me able to interact and connect with the interviewer panels. by the end of the session, i was confident that i've nailed the interview session. hehe.
went back to UTP accompanied with azren and yuyu. azren taught me the possibility of paying deposits in installments. :)
friday 25th August
early in the morning was the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Convocation Ceremony. while most of the male graduates were wearing formal attire together with blazers and everything, some of us, including me, just put on the ceremonial robe while wearing collared t-shirts and cargo pants. hehe. talk about being different from others.
later that evening, convofair committee was faced with the dreaded scenario. torrential heavy raining. the dry field turned into a big pool of water. a perfect place for kerbau untuk berkubang.
foreseeing the situation, instead of spending the night at the convosquare, i spent the night at ipoh and lumut. :)
saturday 26th August
paintball competition is the highlight of the day. woke up early to get the feel at tapak konvo. unfortunately, the gerai-gerai was not open yet, causing me to head straight to the paintball battlefield. spent the rest of the morning walking aimlessly around the tapak konvo, before went back to have a good afternoon nap. by the way, the nasi ayam golek padang tak sedap langsung. as if the nasi tak masak. ntah la. tapi mmg tak sedap.
after a good long nap, went back to tapak konvo. had good lunch with dearie at another ayam golek's gerai. later in the evening, met old friends, and berborak-borak till 7pm.
Majlis Makan Malam Konvokesyen. it was a good night. our table was filled with sengal and crazy bunch of people. plus, our table was situated directly next to the door where the waiter and waitress used to bring in and out the dishes to be served. we had good dinner (appetizer: asparagus + mushroom soup; main course: chicken rib served with some kind of sauce; dessert: chocolate moist cake + coffee), and we enjoyed the night. we sang along the with the song sang by the singer. hahaha. basically, we all cam selamba je nyanyi part chorus. hehe. we even danced to the music. hehe. by the end of the night, we took pictures. :)
sunday 27th August
Majlis Konvokesyen Kali Ke-Enam. to be honest, i was very nervous on that day. there is no particular reason, but i believed all of my comrades felt the same thing. i can't remember much what i said to Tun Dr M, but having the opportunity to meet face-to-face with him is enough to make me speechless.
i did not bring any camera with me..
that evening, i rushed back to Subang for a futsal session. had a good game. :)
monday 28th August
went for 2nd round of interview with United Overseas Bank. by lunch hour, managed to go for the final stage. from 21 applicants for the 2nd round, only 11 of us were selected. it was sad to know that not all succeed in the 2nd round. now i know how the Malaysian Idol or One in a Million contestants felt when the results were announced. nasib baik takde bagasi ke ape ke.
2nd round: consists of group assessment, an essay, and presentation.
3rd round: final interview.
i'm not being pompous or overconfident. but i really feel that i'm gonna make it. oh please...
tuesday 29th August
received a call from HR dept of Time Engineering. i was selected and offered a place in their YES programme. reporting for duty date: 11/9.
i have not confirm with them yet. will do by tomorrow.
YES -- a 1 year training program by UEM Group, in order to give experiences to fresh graduates. more like an internship programme. allowance is rm1,200 per month.
anyway, i really hope that UOB will give me good news. please, let me be selected.
PETRONAS? ntahla..bila laa nk panggil aku kerja..kang mintak release letter kang huhu
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
jom ketawa! (credits to ejat)
You might like it. This is hilarious.....even an Englishman could not construct sentences using numeric, which is exclusive only to Malaysians and Singaporeans.
Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This is what he came up with.....
for the sake of those sensitive people, this entry is just a joke. does not truly reflects either our society's command of english, or our neighbour across the strait.
Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This is what he came up with.....
1 day I go 2 climb a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so I panic and 4 down. The man rushed out and wanted to 5 with me. I ran until I fell 6 and threw up. So I go into 7-eleven and grabbed some 8 to throw at him. Then I took a 9 and try to stab at him. 10 God he run away.sekali sekala letak jokes, wont hurt kan?
10 I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7-eleven. Next day I called my boss and told him I was 6. He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also asked me to go climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand. I am so nice 2 him but I don't know what he 1.
for the sake of those sensitive people, this entry is just a joke. does not truly reflects either our society's command of english, or our neighbour across the strait.
Thursday, 17 August 2006
thank you for reminding these things to me
i hate to say "i'm sorry" via sms.
i hate to tell u that i'm sorry via e-mail.
i hate to type i'm sorry on the keyboard.
i just want to meet you, and tell you how much i longed to meet you.
of how i always wish that i could be with you always.
and,
how much i despised myself for making you went through everything all by yourself.
i forgot that one of the fundamentals being human, what we need is attention from others. especially those close to our heart.
and i thank you for reminding these things to me.
thank you.
i hate to tell u that i'm sorry via e-mail.
i hate to type i'm sorry on the keyboard.
i just want to meet you, and tell you how much i longed to meet you.
of how i always wish that i could be with you always.
and,
how much i despised myself for making you went through everything all by yourself.
i forgot that one of the fundamentals being human, what we need is attention from others. especially those close to our heart.
and i thank you for reminding these things to me.
thank you.
Tuesday, 15 August 2006
of interviews and holiday
the interviews on last thursday and friday were very tiring. for someone who is very eager to get a job, and spent most of his "leisure" time doing nothing at home, the experience was worth it. and at least i managed to get myself off me butt, and walked whole day long.
on thursday, went for two interviews. in the morning, it was at United Overseas Bank in KL. while waiting for my turn to be interviewed, sempat la jugak berkenalan with dua orang. one is anis, from kedah; and another is azhar, from perlis. hopefully i did well and managed to impress the interviewee to be called for the 2nd stage. azhar and anis too pls :)
later that evening, went for this fundraising consultant job in KL. well, the session was very informal, guess that the evaluator wanted to evaluate the applicants in his own way. anyway, just tried my luck there. for the sake of having experience in interview sessions :P
the next day, went to KL Convention Centre (KL ConCent) to have a look at the PC Fair. i must say that i am impressed with intel's latest processor. the dual-core. unfortunately, i am in no position or have the capability to enjoy that now. still menganggur.huhu. highlight of the exhibition: booth amoi. by the time i stepped out from the hall, my eyes are "clean" :)
petangnya pergi ke NISER (National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre), for this Security Assessment Analyst position. macam cuak jugak la, sbb it was my sister who passed my resume to them. so i basically just hantam saja lah. but i am able to answer most of the questions confidently. luckily there were no technical questions. hehe
killer question that eithe i have to endure from the interviewer OR i have to tell them before the session ends:
the great dilemma.
great, this is what i need. to make soon-to-be-employer lose interest on this fine young man. :P
saturday, sunday and monday.
location: arwana pulau perhentian, terengganu.
the long-awaited holiday trip :) there were five of us. yeen, idris, nodi, syeena and i. we drove there from pj to kuala besut. WiMP is back in action :P
perhentian is very nice. the beach, the mat salleh (hehehe), and the scenery. unfortunately, i did not bring along my camera (ala, kalo bawak pon, bukan amek gamba orang, tp amek gamba scenery je). since blom amek gamba dari kamera yang lain, maka x dptla nk post kat sini.
i must say the places where the boat-men took us for the snorkelling trip were not so best la. in fact, i've seen better than that. i longed to go to the shark point, want to see the sharks. the small one laa. but, the they bawak kami ke tempat yang kinda berombak kuat, and tak banyak coral reef yang cantik-cantik belaka. *sigh*
its ok. next time we are going for island trip, i'll make sure the snorkelling trip musti pergi ke tempat2 yang best-best belaka.
sampai rumah around 2 am pagi tadi, after dekat 8 hours in the car. miraculously, nodi and azamil, we all tidak tidur pon sepanjang journey balik. altho before naik bot from the resort jetty nak balik mainland, i was kinda sleepy. i guess when you felt the sea-wind blowing right onto your face, you cam segar bugar je. cam ikan baru kena pancing :P
am looking forward to the next holiday trip!
(aiyaa..kena mula simpan duit from now. nanti takde duit nk gi berfoya-foya hohoho)
on thursday, went for two interviews. in the morning, it was at United Overseas Bank in KL. while waiting for my turn to be interviewed, sempat la jugak berkenalan with dua orang. one is anis, from kedah; and another is azhar, from perlis. hopefully i did well and managed to impress the interviewee to be called for the 2nd stage. azhar and anis too pls :)
later that evening, went for this fundraising consultant job in KL. well, the session was very informal, guess that the evaluator wanted to evaluate the applicants in his own way. anyway, just tried my luck there. for the sake of having experience in interview sessions :P
the next day, went to KL Convention Centre (KL ConCent) to have a look at the PC Fair. i must say that i am impressed with intel's latest processor. the dual-core. unfortunately, i am in no position or have the capability to enjoy that now. still menganggur.huhu. highlight of the exhibition: booth amoi. by the time i stepped out from the hall, my eyes are "clean" :)
petangnya pergi ke NISER (National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre), for this Security Assessment Analyst position. macam cuak jugak la, sbb it was my sister who passed my resume to them. so i basically just hantam saja lah. but i am able to answer most of the questions confidently. luckily there were no technical questions. hehe
killer question that eithe i have to endure from the interviewer OR i have to tell them before the session ends:
"you are bonded with PETRONAS, right?"followed by:
"then if we are to employ you, then PETRONAS call you and offer you work, the you'll have to work with PETRONAS right?"i hate to go through this moment. its like during this part, the interviewer might decided not to recommend me for the next phase. i mean, who in the right mind would employ person who might jump ships anytime?
the great dilemma.
great, this is what i need. to make soon-to-be-employer lose interest on this fine young man. :P
saturday, sunday and monday.
location: arwana pulau perhentian, terengganu.
the long-awaited holiday trip :) there were five of us. yeen, idris, nodi, syeena and i. we drove there from pj to kuala besut. WiMP is back in action :P
perhentian is very nice. the beach, the mat salleh (hehehe), and the scenery. unfortunately, i did not bring along my camera (ala, kalo bawak pon, bukan amek gamba orang, tp amek gamba scenery je). since blom amek gamba dari kamera yang lain, maka x dptla nk post kat sini.
i must say the places where the boat-men took us for the snorkelling trip were not so best la. in fact, i've seen better than that. i longed to go to the shark point, want to see the sharks. the small one laa. but, the they bawak kami ke tempat yang kinda berombak kuat, and tak banyak coral reef yang cantik-cantik belaka. *sigh*
its ok. next time we are going for island trip, i'll make sure the snorkelling trip musti pergi ke tempat2 yang best-best belaka.
sampai rumah around 2 am pagi tadi, after dekat 8 hours in the car. miraculously, nodi and azamil, we all tidak tidur pon sepanjang journey balik. altho before naik bot from the resort jetty nak balik mainland, i was kinda sleepy. i guess when you felt the sea-wind blowing right onto your face, you cam segar bugar je. cam ikan baru kena pancing :P
am looking forward to the next holiday trip!
(aiyaa..kena mula simpan duit from now. nanti takde duit nk gi berfoya-foya hohoho)
Thursday, 10 August 2006
Wednesday, 9 August 2006
Bersemuka Perdana Menteri
this post is to help dear friends who did not watch the interview, or those who is currently still have not registered to youtube.com :P
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
not when you left your position.
i used to argue about his policy, his methods, his views, his visions, his outspoken policies, with my father.
i used to admire his bravery, his nobelity, his attitude.
he used to be the one i looked up. his contribution to the nation was countless. he helped to put malaysia on the world map.
he aspired mega projects. he aspired in making malaysia a modern country.
he championed the malay rights. he championed malaysia rights. he still championing them.
for all your contributions to malaysia during your past tenure as the prime minister of malaysia, i thank you. for providing equal opportunities for all malaysian, i am grateful for your actions. for aspiring malaysian to achieve the unthinkable, i am awed by your spirit. for giving hope that we are indeed capable of competing on the same level with industrialised nation, i thank you million thanks. for your outspoken in saying whatever it is in your mind, you inspired me to be brave and bold in making stands.
but Tun,
to publicly attack current government, people who you groomed to replace you when the time is ripe, slowly diminishing your place as the one whom i admired.
we never questioned your decisions in creating the path to year 2020. we never questioned your authority. in fact, we stood behind your back, gave all of our support you needed during 1997 asean economic crisis. your methods are unorthodox, but we have faith in you. you encouraged us to spend when our neighbours in asean faced with economic problems seemed way too outrageous. but we believed in you. we spent. and Alhamdulillah, your measures proven to be successful.
now, you directly attacking pak lah, questioning his capabilities, his motives and his methods.
yes, you were upset with the fact that most of mega projects that is to be executed under your tenureship was cancelled by pak lah's administration.
but there are reasons. not because pak lah wanted to give the projects to his cronies, nor that he wanted to destroy your capabilities. as pak lah pointed out, the government was facing high deficit, and malaysia had to solve that problem first.
now, almost rm15 billion is to be spent for projects in malaysia.
you alleged him for practising cronisme. do you still remember tun, when people questioned the cronisme and nespotism being allegedly practiced in umno? in fact, they even questioned your children's business activities?
if attention is all what you want, fine. we will give attention. we will even put you in the spotlight. you will be the media darling.
but please tun. we know that you have the knowledge of everytday's activities and happenings inside prime minister's office, having spending 2 decades in power. we understand that you need to express your concerns, your objections, and your disappointment. but please, never try to discredit pak lah's credibility and capability to rule the nation.
you stand side by side with tengku mahaleel on the proton's issue. that's fine. everybody knows that mahaleel is one of your prodigy. you are indeed angry when proton decided to sell augusta mv at the price of one euro per share. we understand your concerns. and we gained more understanding on this issue when current proton management issued press statement on why they sold augusta mv. and it seems fair to us. why should we even bother to continue investing in a company that is making losses year by year?
you mentioned that petronas is one of the culprit in ensuring us dollar is the main choice of currency, because they trade in us dollar. and yet you are the adviser.
you were my idol, tun. i respect you for what you have contributed to the nation, to the bangsa.
but now. ashamed? that word is too harsh.
let just say that i will only remember you for all your contribution when you were in power. not when you left your position.
i used to admire his bravery, his nobelity, his attitude.
he used to be the one i looked up. his contribution to the nation was countless. he helped to put malaysia on the world map.
he aspired mega projects. he aspired in making malaysia a modern country.
he championed the malay rights. he championed malaysia rights. he still championing them.
for all your contributions to malaysia during your past tenure as the prime minister of malaysia, i thank you. for providing equal opportunities for all malaysian, i am grateful for your actions. for aspiring malaysian to achieve the unthinkable, i am awed by your spirit. for giving hope that we are indeed capable of competing on the same level with industrialised nation, i thank you million thanks. for your outspoken in saying whatever it is in your mind, you inspired me to be brave and bold in making stands.
but Tun,
to publicly attack current government, people who you groomed to replace you when the time is ripe, slowly diminishing your place as the one whom i admired.
we never questioned your decisions in creating the path to year 2020. we never questioned your authority. in fact, we stood behind your back, gave all of our support you needed during 1997 asean economic crisis. your methods are unorthodox, but we have faith in you. you encouraged us to spend when our neighbours in asean faced with economic problems seemed way too outrageous. but we believed in you. we spent. and Alhamdulillah, your measures proven to be successful.
now, you directly attacking pak lah, questioning his capabilities, his motives and his methods.
yes, you were upset with the fact that most of mega projects that is to be executed under your tenureship was cancelled by pak lah's administration.
but there are reasons. not because pak lah wanted to give the projects to his cronies, nor that he wanted to destroy your capabilities. as pak lah pointed out, the government was facing high deficit, and malaysia had to solve that problem first.
now, almost rm15 billion is to be spent for projects in malaysia.
you alleged him for practising cronisme. do you still remember tun, when people questioned the cronisme and nespotism being allegedly practiced in umno? in fact, they even questioned your children's business activities?
if attention is all what you want, fine. we will give attention. we will even put you in the spotlight. you will be the media darling.
but please tun. we know that you have the knowledge of everytday's activities and happenings inside prime minister's office, having spending 2 decades in power. we understand that you need to express your concerns, your objections, and your disappointment. but please, never try to discredit pak lah's credibility and capability to rule the nation.
you stand side by side with tengku mahaleel on the proton's issue. that's fine. everybody knows that mahaleel is one of your prodigy. you are indeed angry when proton decided to sell augusta mv at the price of one euro per share. we understand your concerns. and we gained more understanding on this issue when current proton management issued press statement on why they sold augusta mv. and it seems fair to us. why should we even bother to continue investing in a company that is making losses year by year?
you mentioned that petronas is one of the culprit in ensuring us dollar is the main choice of currency, because they trade in us dollar. and yet you are the adviser.
you were my idol, tun. i respect you for what you have contributed to the nation, to the bangsa.
but now. ashamed? that word is too harsh.
let just say that i will only remember you for all your contribution when you were in power. not when you left your position.
another entry on the middle east crisis
got this from wafarooy.
this video should be distributed and be seen by the whole world.
pay attention to the last minutes of the video.
this video should be distributed and be seen by the whole world.
pay attention to the last minutes of the video.
for i will not be disappointed again.... and again..
the long awaited news finally arrived. for someone who was very eager to be part of the news, to share the joy it brings, the tell the whole world of how fun it will be, this was never expected.
for i have failed.
the planned and charted course throughout the year went down the drain, smoothly. the gasps and oh's and ah's did not help in helping the man to cope with his disappointment.
for the man himself has failed.
but yet,
opportunities might come in future days.
but for today,
the man learned one of the most important thing.
to be able to enjoy the moment, one has to carefully plan and execute it.
for plan without executing it, as worthless as planning to fail.
there will be next time.
and when the opportunity comes knocking on fate's door,
he has learned,
to quickly seize the moment. take advantage of the moment.
Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical, i might not be able to buy tickets for the show this time around,
but hear me,
for the next time the troupe is performing,
i'll make sure that i will be prepared.
i will ensure that i will have enough money to buy the tickets.
for i will not be disappointed again.... and again..
for i have failed.
the planned and charted course throughout the year went down the drain, smoothly. the gasps and oh's and ah's did not help in helping the man to cope with his disappointment.
for the man himself has failed.
but yet,
opportunities might come in future days.
but for today,
the man learned one of the most important thing.
to be able to enjoy the moment, one has to carefully plan and execute it.
for plan without executing it, as worthless as planning to fail.
there will be next time.
and when the opportunity comes knocking on fate's door,
he has learned,
to quickly seize the moment. take advantage of the moment.
Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical, i might not be able to buy tickets for the show this time around,
but hear me,
for the next time the troupe is performing,
i'll make sure that i will be prepared.
i will ensure that i will have enough money to buy the tickets.
for i will not be disappointed again.... and again..
Monday, 7 August 2006
but who knows?
i tried my best to avoid reading newspaper, watching news or surfing online news website.
i tried to not to read the international section.
but somehow, i accidentally pressed number 9 followed by number 0 on the astro remote control, and i saw things that i hated so much.
the one-sided reporting of world's crisis, covered-up stories, lies constructed as if it is the reality, and more lies.
i came across one of viewers' comment on bbc news. it was very interesting. the viewer pointed out that it is indeed the civilians who would be the highest casualities. it happens in every war.
in modern war philosophy and strategy, it is a foolish act for the army and the general to conduct bloodshed in a gentlemen manner. two sides gathered at the end of the corner, then the generals would meet up at the centre of the battlefield, exchanging peace offers and threats, before initiating the bloody festival and gathering.
now? press buttons, launched rockets, and claimed it was all pre-emptive strikes.
in this latest aggression between israel and lebanon, the main players are the israeli army and hezbollah. uncle sam gave the zionist missiles as gifts to uphold the law and justice. its ok. no problem. but when there are rumours of iran supplying weapons to hezbollah, seems like the whole world condemning it.
what can both sides benefitted from this war?
israel -- the chance to show the arab world of what it is capable of doing so. they are unafraid to perform military strikes (airstrikes, missiles barrage, artillery barrage), they can mobilized their reserves in fast response time, their commandoes are well trained, and they have big-powers support for whatever they are doing. in conclusion, they can show the arabs, of who's the boss.
hezbollah -- in this critical time, they gave people hope. they gave ways for fellow arabs to vent the displeasure with israel. they gave reasons for why israel should be destroyed. they gave reasons of why hezbollah is the one to be followed. whatever the outcome of this war, one thing is assured. the hezbollah is already cemented its position in lebanon's people. they are the saviour. the people of lebanon will fight for their cause, whatever it is.
lebanon -- whatever the outcome of this war would be, the lebanon government is already an affirmative sore loser. too much pride, perhaps, that stopped the government from allying itself with hezbollah. what the president did? sent video message, cringing for help that will come too late. most of the citizens have lost their faith in the government.
maybe in the future, not too distance, when the war is over, and basically israel won it (by looking at current conditions), lebanon have to compensate by giving the land once occupied by israel. the excuse? well, the israel could say they want to control that land as if to eliminate all hezbollah threat. who knows?
and then, automatically, lebanon will fall under the great american influences, politically and socially. for they need lots of money to reconstruct back the nation.
and the arabs? well, they'll be holding special meeting, residing in OIC, even produce declaration from the Arab League promising they will help lebanon in the re-construction process.
but who knows?
i tried to not to read the international section.
but somehow, i accidentally pressed number 9 followed by number 0 on the astro remote control, and i saw things that i hated so much.
the one-sided reporting of world's crisis, covered-up stories, lies constructed as if it is the reality, and more lies.
i came across one of viewers' comment on bbc news. it was very interesting. the viewer pointed out that it is indeed the civilians who would be the highest casualities. it happens in every war.
in modern war philosophy and strategy, it is a foolish act for the army and the general to conduct bloodshed in a gentlemen manner. two sides gathered at the end of the corner, then the generals would meet up at the centre of the battlefield, exchanging peace offers and threats, before initiating the bloody festival and gathering.
now? press buttons, launched rockets, and claimed it was all pre-emptive strikes.
in this latest aggression between israel and lebanon, the main players are the israeli army and hezbollah. uncle sam gave the zionist missiles as gifts to uphold the law and justice. its ok. no problem. but when there are rumours of iran supplying weapons to hezbollah, seems like the whole world condemning it.
what can both sides benefitted from this war?
israel -- the chance to show the arab world of what it is capable of doing so. they are unafraid to perform military strikes (airstrikes, missiles barrage, artillery barrage), they can mobilized their reserves in fast response time, their commandoes are well trained, and they have big-powers support for whatever they are doing. in conclusion, they can show the arabs, of who's the boss.
hezbollah -- in this critical time, they gave people hope. they gave ways for fellow arabs to vent the displeasure with israel. they gave reasons for why israel should be destroyed. they gave reasons of why hezbollah is the one to be followed. whatever the outcome of this war, one thing is assured. the hezbollah is already cemented its position in lebanon's people. they are the saviour. the people of lebanon will fight for their cause, whatever it is.
lebanon -- whatever the outcome of this war would be, the lebanon government is already an affirmative sore loser. too much pride, perhaps, that stopped the government from allying itself with hezbollah. what the president did? sent video message, cringing for help that will come too late. most of the citizens have lost their faith in the government.
maybe in the future, not too distance, when the war is over, and basically israel won it (by looking at current conditions), lebanon have to compensate by giving the land once occupied by israel. the excuse? well, the israel could say they want to control that land as if to eliminate all hezbollah threat. who knows?
and then, automatically, lebanon will fall under the great american influences, politically and socially. for they need lots of money to reconstruct back the nation.
and the arabs? well, they'll be holding special meeting, residing in OIC, even produce declaration from the Arab League promising they will help lebanon in the re-construction process.
but who knows?
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