Review - The Ugly Truth

Just got back from watching the movie...got recommended by a friend who went and watch it twice and still thinks that it was funny....deng...i do too....the humor is totally 18SX....and i just wondered who edited the movie (moi fairy god sista can answer me?)...

The movie started off with Katherine Heigl as a perfectionist and a control freak...deng...she totally listed out the guy's attributes that she found worth going out with on a piece of paper and had a gall to actually gave it to the guy on THE FIRST DATE!!!...that was scary...i would run at the first notice...hahaha...then quite by accident, the cat got her tuned in to Ugly Truth in the television hosted by Gerard Butler who later turns out to be hired to work in his own segment in the company where Katherine was the producer....this is where all hell break loose....

Gerard Butler somehow managed to became the girl's mentor in order for her to pursuit a guy...it was deng funny...may it comes from the phone call to the 'underwear', i laugh my head off....and i am still reeling from the headache of laughing so hard...the 'underwear' scene was totally funny and it kinda had the reminiscent of When Harry Meet Sally in a scene where Meg Ryan was trying to faking it to the guy in the restaurant while eating ice cream...you know what i'm talking about once you seen the movie...not going to blurt out the whole details...heheheh

But of course all ends well with the guy gets the girl on a hot air balloon....it was a total cliche but still the movie as a whole prove to have a breath of fresh air compared to other romantic comedies in the market at the moment....but to tell the truth, if i have someone who looks like Katherine Heigl coming for me, i would totally go blind and all deaf about her control freak attitude and all the other 'flaws' and just deal with it...i know lots of guy had done that...huahauhau

Watching the movie made me think about all those stuff that Gerard Butler's character was talking about...but yeah, it is totally a western culture where the jokes prove to be affective but then again, a good humor is a humor non the less...but i never thought that a guy can be so chauvinist in the way it was describe...but then again, if it happens in a movie, it might happen in real life...as of course sometimes the writer got the ideas from the things that is happening around us...and of course...it was deng funny...

ajie
12:50 p.m
1 October 2009
PUTRAJAYA

Another Not So Promising Day In My Life

Woke up quite early to picked up someone from the airport today...if its KLIA or LCCT it would be easy for the person to come by to my house...but its a lil bit tricky coz he took Fireflyz...so had to picked him up in Subang (as most of you might know that there are no ERL or commuter bus there and you have to take cab which will cost about RM100)...told my superior about this that i 'might' be a lil bit late...you know LDP after 8am would be hectic with people going to work...eventho the flight arrived before 8am...but i know that i wont make it before 830am...so i might be a lil bit late...i reminded my superior today via sms in case he forgotten...so it settled...

But then, the other superior called me up and kinda 'scold' me for it...huh? i was flabbergasted...i already done my work and send it via e-mail as i stay back yesterday to finished it up coz i know i cant make it to office before 830am...then dengan slambanya aku kena

dot* : apsal kalau ada benda urgent you slalu takder kat office...amik mak la, amik bapak la, adik la, pergi hospital la...
me : saya dah bagitau boss saya yang saya lambat skit pagi ni sebab tu saya dah siapkan semua benda and dah emel kat semua...and saya rasa sebelum ni saya tak pernah lari waktu ada benda urgent...even kalau saya tak bley make it, i make sure that i finished what i have to do before hand and let my superior know about this...and kalau tak boleh i bet my superior would let me know...
dot* : yess, i got the email...but i still need to discuss with you on certain things...i need to see you right away bila you dah sampai office...
me : baik... ~sambil tekan butang merah~

Deng...i was wondering...i had all done beforehand and i ALREADY let my superior know that i might be running late this morning...and i ALREADY explain to my superior about everything yesterday so that he can do his part...but then again, why i should be blame...owh yeah...i SHOULD...becoz i am a junior officer i guess...its okay...maybe IT IS MY FAULT...but still i tried my best to remain calm and just let some of my office bffs know about what happened...

Back to the office i went to see the other superior and got brushed off as the other superior have another IMPORTANT thing to do...well...should have just let me know that....god! i go back to my room and do my work....the budget projection for fourth quarter is due this weekend instead of the normal 7th of fourth quarter as it was stated in the circular...its okay...i know how to do it anyway...got some letters to send out and running through the budget and had some part rectified...

As i was going to my superior to get him to sign the letters, i was told that he took EL today...huh? owh...okay...i had been scolded because i came in a lil bit late eventho i notify the superior earlier by more than 16hours (during office hours yesterday)...and my superior took EL which might be about half an hour before 830am...TODAY!!!...but in the end i got scolded....owh THAT WAS SO RIGHT ~sarcastic tone applied~heavily~ now i am seriously irritated...deng....but it is work...and you cant escape from that...i know some of my other good friends who are having similar or worse than what i am having rite now...take a deep breath...inhale...exhale...inhale....exhale...telling myself i am fasting today...so no need to get all worked up....

That seriously brought down my mood to below par level today...better as well i just think about what i am going to have for iftar....yeah...so...got apple, lai, then made myself ceasar salad with shreded chickens and croutons...make some chocolate jelly (maybe can be eaten by midnite)....made myself some mango juice and warm water as well as chocolate malt...and some raya cookies won't hurt...the iftar was good where i totally can take out all my stress on food...

Went to Sunway Pyramid to watch Ugly Truth (again!!!) with Zack...whine to her about my bad day...as usual...over A&W root beer...had a good laugh watchin the movie till my head hurts....but it was good...i felt better and now i just need some sleep and get it over it...with a hope that tomorrow would be better...

ajie
1:00 a.m
1st October 2009
PUTRAJAYA

Beraya Ala Beg Plastik Yang Kosong?

Okay...i might got zet's attention towards the title...yeah...as 3 days raya dengan family ajer...time aku nak raya sorang2 gi ke rumah member plak....bangun pagi ajer aku tidoq balik after subuh...then woke up again just to go around my friends house yang terdekat lah...meaning aloq setaq area and sewaktu dengannya (as long as it is still within kedah state)....

So, the first stop was to get my old school friend, Amrul from his home then off we go to another house, Hassan, picked him up and then off we go to the third house named *dot dot dot* (cannot la telling the name kan)....this guy is ala orang mewah skit la...so by the time we reached the house it was kinda packed with people (mostly his sisters' friends)....okay la...wat bodo ajer ler...redah ajer...hari raya kan...so watdahek la kan...then we enter the house.....

First stop, depan pintu rumah....ada bapak dia dengan mak dia.....you know what shocked me? both of them are wearing mask....DENGGGGGG!!!!! wadahek????? OMAIGOTTTT!!!! every single thing came out from my head (only in my head la).....then of coz la nak salam kan....then the father said :

D.Father : We have to follow Ministry of Health's advice, no salam or hug....~i was flabbergasted~
D.Mother : ~just smiled with her eyes (which was kinda fake like an empty plastic style) then let us in~

Okay lah...we are in...then they were lots of pretty gurls...then again...when you see closely...omaigottt...they are all so un-environmentalist unlike zetty who is total environmentalist supporting paperbags....they just smiled right thru you...and watch you from head to toe, then with a condensending tone saying, HI, SELAMAT HARI RAYA ~gediks tone applied~ aku rasa nak pengsan already...uahauhauha....si dot dot dot pulak lewat la turun plak...deng....three of us have to listen to the sound of empty plastic bags while sipping the ice lemon tea (yang LIPTON siap dengan machine ala RASA Alamanda itu...deng) yang sungguh best....

Then, kawan kami si dot dot dot tu pun turun....sempoi ajer and very happy to see us and of coz la we all salam and hugged each other coz dah tak jumpa....more than two years (he was pursuing MBA in UK)....dusssss!!! aku terasa cam ada orang pandang kami....turns out that his parents are looking at us with NO NO NO written on their eyes....deng.....but si dot dot dot wat dekkk ajer...then ajak kitorang kuar dari rumah....

Sebelum kuar, biasa la out of courtesy mesti la nak bersalam kan...but then again...kami bley ler terforgot plak 'nasihat' Ministry of Health....tersalam la dengan bapak dia (dengan mak dia tak sempat coz immediately mak dia terus remind the father)....much to our already surprised state, the father went and took sanitizer to clean up his hands....OMAIGOTTTTTT!!!!! deng!!! Thats it lah...kitorang pon kuar...and si dot dot dot pon mintak maap ler kat kitorang itu pun lepas mak dia insists that he wears the fesmask....but kitorang tak kecik ati pon...cuma rasa hilarious giler....deng...bulan suci bulan baik ini pon ada orang wat camni kah? seems like they are people like that....hahahaha....i bet i can found more like them in KL...paranoid betul....huahauha

Kitorang braya sakan la sampai ler tengah ari lepas antar diorang semua balik then aku pon balik ler rumah....Ayah Mie, Mak Teh, Cik Yan and some cousins are coming over to my home....great to have them at my home...ya lah....aku slalu ajer berkunjung ke rumah diorang siap gi eurotrip dengan cik yan and auntie tun, so maybe diorang ni ala wat lawatan balas....tapi watever it is, the atmosphere are always good whenever someone are coming over to our home....somehow it enlightens it....and i loikeee....hari ni tak banyak gambar, coz for once....AKU TERLUPA BAWAK KAMERA AKU!!!!!! denggg!!!!!....aduhai...takperlah...nak wat camna...but i have a great fourth day of raya....rasa cam nak wat lagi ajer..huahuahua

ajie
1:49 a.m
24 September 2009
Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Aloq Setaq - Farmer's River (again!!!) a.k.a White Father (Pak Teh la) house - City Land (Pekan Darat) - Aloq Setaq

Third day of raya 2009....destination? Sg Petani (again!!!)...this time to pak teh's house...pak teh was the only one at the house...aku plak penat so bantai tidoq saja la kat rumah pak teh....ya la...aku ni active driver...today i drove my big bro's car yang wira tu plak...okay la...manual...dah lama aku tak bawak manual...tapi kejang gak la kaki dok menunggu jem kat tol Alor Setar (S) itu....but then again....it was a beautiful route, jelapang pagi menghijau and menguning (nak ajer aku brenti tangkap gambar tapi kena bagi tumpuan pada destinasi dulu)....

45mins later pon sampailah ke rumah Pak Teh in Taman Orkid Sg. Petani...dok sana sampai la maghrib...dok tunggu mak teh yang last last tak sampai gak....coz we have another place to go after that...so maleh dah ler nak tunggu and aku pun dah pueh ati tidoq....memang masuk rumah layan diri as if your own home la...konsep terbaik ponya....ya la...we are family anyway....toksah malu malu...

Off we go to City Land a.k.a Pekan Darat (Penang)...tempat kelahiran bapak aku....okay dont get confused...my father was born in pekan darat and was raised in Balik Pulau...clear??okay....we were going to Tok Su's house or my father call her Ucu ajer...masuk ajer rumah tu semua tetiba blank....aku nampak la familiar face...but then again aku takut ler silap sebab dia cam tak kenal aku....but the wife does recognised me...Pak Lang and Mak Lang....deng....pak lang dengan selambadak ajer cakap....owh you look different and i see you put on weight....dusssssss! rasa cam batu jatuh atas pala aku wat mata kuar burung ting tong ting tong....ya la, the last time aku jumpa pak lang waktu time aku baru ajer abis kursus 6 bulan itu...of cos la lepas setahun aku put on a 'little bit' weight....sengal la pak lang aku ini....(aku boleh membayangkan zet & cher terkekeh kekeh ketawa baca setetment ini)....

Back then during my eurotrip, pak lang and family pon pi gak...tapi different date lah....but then again we have lots to talk about and one thing lead to another then the whole house was filled with chats and laughter...and OMAIGOTTTTT, dia punya char koey teow tarbaikkkkk dowh....aku makan lebih dari sepinggan (takmo bagitau brapa banyak)....but then again...aku sangat kenyang and aku sangat happy.....

Another fruitful hari raya day in 2009....memang concept terbaru yang diadapt oleh family aku untuk tahun ini sangat best....BERAYA DI RUMAH ORANG LAIN...huahauhauha.....kitorang the whole family tutup rumah and sign 'CLOSED' unlike KFC yang OPEN 365 hari setahun....deng....i love it....and i hope that next year punya raya can lawan this year's punya raya...hahahaha

ajie
1:09 a.m
23 September 2009
Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Aloq Setaq - Farmer's River - Penang - Aloq Setaq

Today i drove more than 300km...almost (i say almost lah) equivalent if i am going back to KL which is about 460km++ from Alor Setar....ryo supposed wanted to come to my house but sadly i wont be at home...as we  took off quite early to Sungai Petani at Mak Ngah & Tok Chaq's house....my interest are more on the photography side...thats why you'll notice soon enough the unconventional raya photos (other than the family photos) of me or any of my siblings around the perimetre of the house....

First, pi rumah mak ngah...sebelah rumah mak ngah ada sungai kecik which have lots of plants and also a small bridge that could pass as a natural forest...so apa lagi...aku dengan mimie pon tergedik-gediks la nak pi amik gambaq....yeah yeah yeah...the outcome was great....i seriously have to get that D80 (i found one in Alor Setar with lens cost RM1888, but second hand la used by the photo shop) and i think i might kot...ntah la....

Then, pi rumah tok chaq also in Sg Petani...one thing that i notice up front at rumah tok chaq was the bamboo...so aku tangkap la...and aku sangat suka dengan outcome...memang nampak cam bamboo forest ala HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS....cewah....so gediks la di situ....

After that, cross the bridge oversea to Penang...hahaha...straight to queensbay mall....sebab sebelah laut...so ingat nak tangkap gambaq skit la sebelum pi balik pulau...then sebab abang aku lapaq sangat, we all singgah la kat Seagate yang mana we had problems with the food...when i said problems...it was problems....it is the problem with an s....lots of it....tapi semua pon regarding semut....takper...i take in charge and make sure that they change it all....total i had to pay RM115 for 9 orang makan (termasuk siakap masam manis, bawal blackpepper, tomyam dua, kailan ikan masin dua, kangkung blacan satu, telur dadar tiga, nasi sepoloh dan air)it was okay la the price...not overcharge...but i have to think twice before going to that particular stall again....

Then off to Balik Pulau...my father's hometown...my cousins were there and it was crazzzzyyyyy...and i loikeeeee......had fun chatting around with my cousins...and these are the closest cousins among all of my cousins (especially Nas since he is one year older, and already married whereas i was the best man during his marriage, and now have a daughter name Nelly)...then surprisingly for the first time ever....we didnt stay overnite in Balik Pulau....we drove back to aloq setaq...and i rather agree with that coz i want to sleep in my home...its been a year since i last came back to aloq setaq and i want to make the full use of it....and now i am home.....home sweet home....tomorrow is another day...and my father already enlisted me about it....well...SAYA YANG MENURUT PERINTAH....Berkhidmat Untuk Ibu Bapa....hehehehe

ajie
3:50 a.m
22 September 2009
Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Aidilfitri

Finished with the first day of raya....abis ronda satu aloq setaq pi rumah sedara mara....and aisyah as usual would thrilled about it....yeah la, asal masuk dalam keta terus suka la dia...then again...i feel good at being home with my siblings....its been quite a while since we all lepak together...since aisyah's kenduri in July....

First off to rumah tok long...then followed by rumah tok chaq and finally to rumah mak chaq....aduhai...5kg that i lost during ramadhan had been neutralised in just one day....mana taknya...rumah tok long ada nasi tomato and rendang segala mak nenek....rumah tok chaq ada sate....and finally kat rumah mak chaq yang meriah tu....there was tok cik, cik yan and sons and also all the cousins (mak chaq's children) with their children....it was havoc...rumah mak chaq plak melantak makan nasi lagi...aduhai...its like a never ending eating time....and at home my mom made laksa (my favorite dish in the whole wide world)....deng...i am full...

As for tomorrow, we all will be going tu Sungai Petani then off to Penang....deng....i love Penang...its been a while since i last set foot there....it going to bring back all the nostalgic feeling....to all....Selamat Hari Raya (again!!!) and may you have a blast during this holy month....coz i know i am.....

ajie

11:45 p.m
20 September 2009
Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Satu Pagi Di Pagi Raya....

Owh yess....somebody might be wondering why the heck i log on to the internet so fast in the early morning of hari raya....its just simple...i just feel like it....anyway....i woke up this morning with the sore around my eyes....godeng....and i have already tried my best to look my machoest despite of it...hahahah

Semayang raya at the nearby masjid...memula memang ingat nak gi Al Bukhary, but then again my grandparents' grave are at the masjid nearby....so finished with semayang raya aku dengan abang aku and adik aku no 6 teruih la pi kubur....i felt my eyes was swimming with tears while i was reciting yassin as i still cant believe that it already have been 4 years since my grandmother departed to the after life....i never met my grandfather but i bet i would love him just as the same if i manage to meet him....

On our way back, biasa la, kena beli ais....deng....RM2 sebungkus....chaitttt....sengal tul this pekedai trying to take advantage...but whatever it is kena beli gak so no room for complains here....huhuhuhuh....

Balik ajer rumah, we manage to come across my father who were riding a motorbike....abah memang camtu, sebab kitorang dok pi lambat so he is one of those yang akan bentang sejadah kat masjid....AJK masjid lah katakan...huahuaha....if i am not mistaken he was once the pengerusi of the masjid....deng.....

Now home at last....waiting for people to come to my home...this year we have new addition...Siti Nur Aisyah....so Aisyah dah wat pak ngah bengkrap tahun ni.....so pak ngah taknak bagi duit raya kat orang lain sudah....huahuahau....giler kejam....but whatever it is....this year's raya plays a significant role into shaping our family....as this year we have a grandchild in the family of Abdul Wahab.....deng...i heard my 5th sis and 6th bro are having a fight downstairs...already? yeah...thats my family...wassalam


ajie
11:23 a.m
20 September 2009
Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Kampungku Traffic Jam Once A Year

This only happens once in a year...and it happens on Hari Raya Aidilfitri sahaja...jem giler...tak hengat nyer...it took me more than 8 hours to reach alor setar (usual my standard driving would be only 5 hours)...and i was driving up north alone about 495km (according to my car's mileage)...anyway...i arrived safe and sound....cuma mata kiri aku ler bengkak plak...aduhai...every single Hari Raya mesti ada ajer tak kena...jerawat besar but this year it comes in form of bengkak kat mata....sakit dowh!!!

And as usual, i would go out to town (Pekan Rabu area) for just 'sightseeing' as i already bought my baju melayu in Jalan TAR...i drove up into the town...giler tak hengat jem....everybody are back from the big cities...it somehow left me wondering, apsal semua orang kalau utara ajer mesti anggap kampung...ceszzz...tapi okay la, at least aku ada gak ler kampung...yang memang suasana kampung and when i celebrate hari raya, i feel the atmosphere instead of braya kat KL yang jadi ala Jakarta/ Bangalore/ Dhaka watever lah....

Giler fascinating Pekan Rabu jadinya...it has the Bazaar ala Jalan TAR (not as big but big enough) with people screaming from every corner....and omaigotttt, dia punya manusia punya sesak mengalahkan Jalan TAR....don't believe me? seriously dude...ini kalau sorang kena selsema menatang pink itu, kebarangkalian orang lain kena adalah 100% memandangkan korang memang kena berhimpit la...so no 1 metre distance okay....

Aku dah lama tak makan kat Alor Setar and i was keen on trying the meehon soup again....and yeah it kinda give me all the nostalgia of me living here back then during my growing up years....not a single soup can beat how it taste like in alor setar....and the laksam...yeah the one and only place ada kat malaysia ini...adik aku makan soup sampai ala klimaks gitu....hahahaahha

Then it comes down to the time whereas tomorrow dah nak raya...and i still can feel the vibe whenever i come back to alor setar....the city itself have its own characteristic that makes it so nostalgic as a place to come back to....it is the hometown....my village as you may call it...but it is home....home sweet home....

And dikesempatan ini aku nak ucapkan selamat hari raya and maaf zahir batin...i kinda wondering why everytime they would include the batin after zahir? hahahahah...nobody can answer me...but truth to be told...when you already grew up listening to it, then it is kinda weird not to have it....and once again

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

ajie

20 September 2009

2:00 a.m

Aloq Setaq Kedah Darul Aman

Best Friends, Birthday, Jalan TAR, RM100

Yeayyyy....at last, the annual event (since 2007) of going off to Jalan TAR just to hang out (and beli ler aper2 yang nak beli kan..) berjaya juga dilakukan semalam...there were the original faces (Zaimee, Arip, Niha, Me), the ones who missed last year's but back again this year (Cher & Emmy Jo) and totally new in the list (Zet, Leenz, Tina (of coz la) & Pija)...this year is also in conjunction with arip's birthday on the 16th Sept which marks he is older by another year to the big 26....

This year's outing comes with a new gadget...D80 courtesy of Ms Zet...so guess what, we were snapping pictures away like nobody's business la...deng...it was fun like heaven...and everybody is an officially a camwhore (as if they weren't before)...but the photographers are only me, zet & leen...and sometimes cher try to take on action...and i am waiting ler bilakah masanya gambar-gambar itu akan dipublishkan ~sarcastic tone applied~...tengs zetty dah upload pics kat fesbuk...itu sebab cayang sama kamu ini...xoxo....hauhauhau

Me, i just budgeted for only RM100...this include baju melayu and samping songket...lots of people were flabbergasted by the figure...yer la, diorang nie semua ala-ala shopaholic yang high fashion la kot...but truth to be told, i make use the RM100 really well...i got what i was eyeing for, and for a good price and good quality items...and i am happy with it...tapi seyes kalau orang tanya baju melayu aku tu kaler aper, aku tak reti nak bagitau kaler dia tu kaler per...tapi samping aku purple...tarbaikkk...and i still can't forget la cher berlakon ala jadi minah akak penjual samping...hillarious okay....memang ada gaya...so cher, if you ever wanted to do a part time job, then you know you can do JALAN TAR....ntah2 next year punya raya semua pon gi melepak kat kedai cher...huahauhau...

Even with the H1N1 a.k.a menatang pink flu frenzy, that doesn't really deter us from having fun....aku memang ler ada bawak fesmask, tapi after a few minutes i am better off without it....and alhamdulillah, no fever...tengod....and boleh tak ramai ajer makcik/ pakcik/ abang/ kakak penjual kat Jalan TAR tu ingat aku foreigner....wadahek? asal aku gi kedai depa ajer cakap omputeh dengan aku....aku memula heran la gak...then...hurmm...wadever...aku still end up dengan baju mlayu dan samping okay....and i am happy....bling bling bling....

One thing i like about bazaar Ramadhan @ Jalan TAR/ Jalan Masjid India ini is becoz of the character...it very hard to actually describe it...it is like describing why i love London...its expensive but i feel the city's character....same goes to Jalan TAR...it just got character lah...susah sangat la nak explain...anyway...macam biasa la....there's alot you have to do to really stand out...bayangkan la brapa ghatus khemah dowh...so something had to be done, from shouting out loud, mempergunakan aweks cun melecun untuk menjual biskut raya, memperagakan baju yang dijual, lelaki memperagakan baju kurung and tudung dilengkapi cermin mata hitam lalat sambil berjoget joget (deng, that was disturbingly funny)...huahahau...

Thruout the nite, while walking down the street...aku tak tau la brapa hengget kropok lekor lesap ke dalam perut sudah, brapa gelen ayaq tebu, soya dan dot dot dot sudah nak terkeluar balik (bukan aku sorang ajer okay)....tapi cam biasa la...memang best arrr....aku sangat suka hang out dengan kawan-kawan ini...kitorang menjarah from khemah to khemah and then for the final straw makan la ala stimbot itu dekat tepi jalan...then dok mencangkung kat tepi kedai pintu besi hijau itu sambil mengigit aneka ala stimbot itu...deng....then lastly semua pon balik rumah zet to pick up our cars en route back to Seri Kembangan Mekdi untuk sahur....tapi sebelum tu kena amik gambaq grup poto dulu...deng...it was deng gojes men....

All in all...i had a great time and great nite with my dear frenz...wondering how its going to be like next year? can't wait to find out...xoxo

ajie
3:19 p.m
17 September 2009
PUTRAJAYA

Raya Commercial Ads

Aku tak tau ler apsal this year there's lack of Raya ads...looking back in the early millenium (Gong Xi Raya), there's lot of seriously great commercials...one of the most memorable was Malboro (which went on to win some ad award internationally)...korang ingat lagi tak iklan mana yang aku maksudkan? ala, the one yang dengan two big dragon boat with the malays playing rebana ubi & the chinese playing gong cina pastu kat tepi pantai bley bersilat dengan berkungfu la plak...if you dont remember that, well then nothing else i can say lah....

Anyway, this year so far i only seen one ad...and that is the TM ad...omaigotttt...i think somehow the onemalaysia concept are a lil bit overdone in every single ads la (say the heart donation ad, and any ads by finas?)...i like the way Allahyarhamah Yasmin Ahmad done it with her ads...you can notice the onemalaysia concept but you dont feel as if it was force upon the ad as if something being imposed upon...but rather as one of the essential element of the ad whereas the ad would lose its feel & appeal if that element were to be taken out....

But my fave of all Yasmin's Raya ad would be the 'Penarik Beca'...omaigottt...it really strikes a chord on me as the message was clear cut....and you dont have to go deep to understand the whole message...

Well in case most of you forgotten the ad la kan, its like this :

*Mamat (yang gumuk mengalahkan aku) ni baru ajer sampai naik ferry ke Penang...then pakcik penarik beca ni pon amik la dia jadi passenger walaupun mamat ni a lil bit doubtful about the pakcik boleh bawak dia yang gumuk itu (yeah, gumuk dowh)...then waktu sampai kat lereng bukit, the pakcik gagah gak bawak mamat tu sampaikan dah tak terlarat...then mamat tu take pity on the pakcik (after all those...aperkahhhh???) then wanted to help the pakcik only to notice that the pakcik is actually his friend's father....so aper lagi, mamat tu pulak yang jadi penarik beca usung pakcik tu guna beca pakcik itu ke rumah and also asked whether the son will be back for hari raya or not...then the pakcik just said *nanti nanti balik ler tu* (zupppppp~berderau darah aku dengar~sedey beb)....then after taking a rest and all, the mamat just asked the pakcik again :
*Bila dot dot dot (aku tak ingat nama dia) balik raya*
#Nanti-nanti tu baliklah#
Then listening to an old radio that plays incoherently (sekejap ada bunyi kejap tak)
#Nanti-nanti baiklah tu# - refering to the radio sound but in it also contain a deep underneath meaning towards the situation...
Then the mamat just let the pakcik be and walk out of the house with regret clouding his mind*

Tersentap gak ler aku tengok iklan itu...coz it was deep...and sayu...and i could never imagine doing something like that to my parents (eventho i was raised by my late grandma)...i think that is one Raya ads that gave me an impact...and of coz there's lot more great Raya ads...but none of it had really gave me a deep impact as this one...

ajie
5:18 p.m
16 September 2009
PUTRAJAYA

Beg Plastik Kosong?

As usual...dah nak dekat hari raya ni lagi ramai orang cuti and aku buat kerja lagi pantas...so aku berjaya menyiapkan surat untuk satu kementerian itu, siapkan waran peruntukan, sediakan baucar bayaran...update cuti semua staff bawah aku yang aku kena luluskan cuti, update laporan perbelanjaan & siapkan minit mesyuarat....update aku punya working schedule skali lah...done...

Pastu aku dok pikiaq about one my friend's blog entry....she said something about someone bringing empty plastic bag...aku macam speechless... *What's Wrong With Plastic Bag?*since when lah plak she became an environmentalist? going for paper bag pulak? or dah bli one of the TESCO/ C4/ Giant shopping bag of anti-plastic (but TESCO already came out with the plastic yang bley hancur dek tanah~deng)....pastu fikiran kembali ke alam nyata....terpikir-pikir sapa yang bawah plastik bag ~sambil kedengaran burung berkicauan dalam minda~ ???...then aku teringat citer Mean Girls...then aku paham....deng....hahahahahahaha....aku gelak sorang-sorang macam nak mati....rumet opis aku pon heran...tapi wat da heck....apsal la aku ini lembab sangat...huahahuauaauh....

Malam ni plak aku dah scheduled untuk iftar dengan pengantin baru incik wan & puan yaya....kat bowling alamanda....pikiaq pikiaq balik...tahun lepas pon ada gak...tapi tahun lepas depa dok kapel lagi...but this year dah kawin dah....alhamdulillah...next year depa angkut anak plak skali....hurmmm....aku dah start rasa cam LOSER la plak...huhuhuhu....

Sekarang ni waktu rehat tengah hari...biasa la aku...padam lampu, then tutup pintu and just proceed to get some nap and then gi semayang then buka pintu, buka lampu, sambung kerja balik....dah abis dah updet....satgi la plak...

ajie
1:31p.m
16 September 2009
PUTRAJAYA

One Day In Ramadhan

Okay la....today everything seems to go all wrong....first of all...kitorang dah plan another round of iftar...but last minute there's a lot of people bail out....*sedey*....second of all...i forgot to bring along my camera....*dummm*.....thirdly, i noticed that fesbuk is blocked again!....*deng*.....

But it hasn't come to worse part yet....

Tina's car got into trouble in Kajang....so i picked up Zaimee from his office then send him to Tina and they settle it out with the mechanics and i went back to the office to resume with my work.....then got a call after another that they couldn't make it....hurmmm....okay la...it is something that can't be escaped upon...then Zetty called me that she doesn't feel like going cozzzz???? let it be a secret between me and her....but i kinda 'force' her to join....now i am feeling guilty coz it was obviously not a good idea....then Zaimee & Tina came and picked me up from the office, terus balik rumah diorang for Tina to freshen up and then we were on our way to Bangi Ayam Penyet Wong Solor....obviously it was not up to the expectation.....but we'll come back to that...

Right after Hospital Serdang, the car stop functioning....deng....it broke down again....so this is the first time ever i have to iftar by the side of the road while waiting for the mechanic....hahah...totally new experience for me...and that deserve to be in my things to remember forever in Ramadhan....so we (Zaimee, Tina & I) iftar with plain water (luckily Tina have it in the car) and the sliced up sarawak layer cake...yummy.....and then biasa la...berasap kejap....the rest semua dah ada dah kat bangi....deng...

We arrived a lil bit late...and everyone was done with the meals....then we started with ours....somehow i feel it is not as at ease as it used to be in PADI....maybe coz there's lack of our circle who were there and it might be becoz of other elements....but it was not a good experience...but i try to get over it....and go on with the meals and then just off we go....and Zetty was overcharged for their meals....deng....and i dont think i am going to rekomen the place to other people....as i had a bad experience having my first time ayam penyet....zet, fara & leen told me that next time they'll recommend a better place....owh deng...

Then we parted ways...but Tina wants to shop some of her Raya tudung....okay la...so zaimee & I went over to Old Town Kopitiam and we bumped into Leen & Fara....then we just chatted....then Zet was also there with her bf....but they are with another group....but all in all we just chatting around and it felt better....i dont know why.....

But not all the things that happened today went all bad....after all the coffee, we went back to Putrajaya...Zaimee & Tina & of course me lah, are not ready to go back just yet....so we went for a round of bowling...and i met my room mate during my uni years there....i was invited to join them for iftar in PICC....but i had to passed coz of the ayam penyet already been in the schedule before they invited me....but then again, yom (my ex room mate) manage to meet me up in Alamanda and we played 6 rounds of bowling whereas i won all 6 games...huahauhuah....

Then i had to send yom all the way back to Pandan Jaya and came back to my flat....done my ramadhan duties and now i just try to update my blog and fesbuk....arghhhh....i had a bad ramadhan day....but it doesn't end with bad note....and i just feel kinda guilty for certain things and i hope i can sleep on it and hope for a better day tomorrow....owh yeah...its arif's birthday today...as well as fidie's.....happy birthday to both of you....

ajie
16 September 2009
3:30 a.m
PUTRAJAYA

Ramadhan Office Blues

Aku sangat la bosan dok kat opis...for one thing...kerja aku dah siap (well actually not 100% but you know beaureucracy stuff whereas you have to wait for you boss's approval before going on further)...yeah thats rite...so aku pon dok la membuat aku punya report and at the same time aku dok baca la blog sesapa ajer....then i came across this particular entry by one of my batchmates (whom i never spoken to during DPA) about amah indonesia...omaigotttt...it was deng hillarious man!!!...i got teary eyed from laughing so much with my room mate (officemate la sebab aku ada kat opis lagi kan)...i never would have known that he have this serious maddenin' sense of humor in his skin....deng funny....agnes monica...deng...i can't never see agnes monica the same way again....huahuahau

Hari ni setting up nak buka posa dengan close friends aku kat Ayam Nyetnyet kat Bangi (its actually ayam penyet but i think nyetnyet sounds cute)....then small prob....kawan aku geng USM pon nak suh gak buka posa dengan depa....deng...i still haven't replied Book's sms coz i worry he might freak out and i end up on a platter....deng...maybe aku boleh aje kot suh dia buka posa dulu then rasailah semayang terawih in Masjid Besi itu, then went on for the late nite supper after terawih...that would be more diberkati Allah....huahuahuahau...

Aku nak kena drive sorang diri balik aloq setaq tahun nie...i am still trying to get that simple fact into my brain...bella and anne already bought their bus ticket to aloq setaq since i would be back a lil bit late....say...a day before raya....wahhhh.....teringat aku kat iklan telekom tahun ni (starring fatimah ahmad & the innocent-angelic-faking-it-facial-expression-with-the-mama's-boy-type pierre andre)..i have nothing aginst pierre...it is just that he seems so stereotypical with that kind of characters....

Okay la...already got back my report...but still haven't checked by my boss...or he already checked but he didn't know what he supposed to check?hurmmm...i think i might have to explain to my boss....so till the next entry...chow chin chau....xoxo

ajie
15 September 2009
3:16 p.m
PUTRAJAYA

Iftar @ Gardens Hotel & Residence..AGAIN???

Well..i got another voucher coz another person doesn't want to go...happy...huahuaha....supposed aku gi dengan best friend aku si Mie-G, but he have to cancel last minute coz he has to send his student to airport and buka posa dengan diorang....okay...so aku dah run out of option...sapa yang aku nak ajak gi ni...its not cheap...coz i have only one voucher and of coz most of the friends that i know would gone berserk at the prospect of spending RM98 for food...but i be fair...split the bills....so its about RM50 per person...aku dah gi dengan zaimee and tina...and sebab ada satu voucher ajer tak bley ajak diorang lagi dah...its not fair....then niha plak ada program, tapi dia terliur ler at the prospect of eating lobster and all and just paid RM50, Ina - totally not interested sebab tak makan banyak....then aku pikiaq sapa la lagi yang sanggup erk...yeahhhhh....kirah....so aku kol kirah (yang baru bangun tido at 3.45pm)...dia cakap bagi 5 mins dia nak pikiaq sat....

okey then...i got a call back...and she's in....one problem settle...kalau tak terpaksa la aku gi sorang...tak baik membazir a good voucher beb....biasa la...aku reserved tempat untuk dua orang....and unlike Marriott KL & PJ Hilton yang penuh dengan manusia....Gardens is a lil bit breezier...maybe due to not a lot of promotion....to be fair...memang ler dia punya buffet spread not that big...tapi the choices will make you drool man!!!!....there's Japanese section, Indian Section, Noodles bar, Grilled, Dessert and biasa la Malaysian cuisine....

Sampai ajer kat sana terus la dok tepi tiang, then aku mintak the waiter to give up the seat next to the windows instead....and they gave in...coz takder orang okay....i think it is less than 100 people around...which is good coz tak payah berebut cam kat Marriott KL....

Apa lagi...kirah dah excited giler tengok dia punya food spread...may it comes from lobsters to salmons...everything was great....makan memang tak hengat nyer....kirah sampai paksa diri makan, sama la aku kan....hehehe....we end up takin 2 lobsters, grilled salmons, grilled squid (yang best tahap gaban) and all the grilled items to start out our meal course...hehehe....tapi aku heran betul la apsal la si kirah amik nyonya kuih???? HELLO....~flabbergasted~...tapi takper...kitorang paksa diri gak sumbat makan...

One thing that i notice about their spread is that it is cost-efficient...why did i say that....like japanese cuisine la kan...kebanyakan semua nyer benda mentah yang totally came out of the fridge...then grilled stuff...they top-up when there is a need....malay cuisine diorang wat secukup rasa, and bila abis diorang wat lagi...and the western....you order the fetuccini, spaghetti and whatever and the cook will cooked it in front of you...it is served hot and according to your taste (taknak garlic ka, nak extra shrimp ka and so on)...as for dessert....memang diorang tak top up pon ciskek yang they display...what they did was they replace it with another flavor every time they ran out of cake...and also the ice cream....house-made...it was superb...i love the chocolates...and also the butterscotch (they dont have the butterscotch the first time i went there)....satay dia memang superb beb....giler arrr....kecundang aku dengan dia punya spread...huahuahau.....kirah plak sampai jadi stress...hahuahauhuahua

Tapi this time around we were there until 9.45pm....and we were almost the last table to leave...and i was thinking that the manager was thinking ~this guy again kah????~...huahuahau....after all those delicious iftar...i am thinking that i have enough with hotel food for the time being...no more iftar in any hotels....i need to keep my weight in check ~ owh i heard the sounds of yeah rite WTH??? at the back of my head ~.....but all in all...i had wonderful time with the Gardens....and guys/gals that gave me the voucher...i can't thank you enough...i had a happy Ramadhan....i pray hard that i will be able to see the next Ramadhan....not becoz of the buffet okay...it is just..because i love Ramadhan month....

ajie
1:32 a.m.
15 September 2009
PUTRAJAYA