Assalamualaikum guys.. As you may be aware, I just returned from my “Balik Kampung” trip to Kedah. My bus was scheduled to arrive at 12.00 am. So, as always the mrs and I came a bit earlier at around 11.45pm. When I approached the counter, the attendant told me that there may be a bit delay to the bus arrival as the bus just arrived in Alor Setar. I fully understand that. It’s very hard to organize such dynamic arrangements. So I asked her when would the bus arrived here. She told me very convincingly that by 12.45am, the bus will arrive. “That’s fair” I thought to myself, so both of us help ourself with late supper and chat to kill the time.

By 1am, the bus was still no where to be seen. I again approached the counter and asked the whereabout. To my surprise, the girl just smile and said “Biasalah, janji melayu.. katanya tak jalan lagi dari alor setar” I was really shocked. My wife was so furious she claim want to kick the poor flower vase at the place. (which I doubt will break and will only hurt her leg heheh)

So what is this “Janji Melayu”? Yes, I’m familiar with the term. It is when we promise to do something at a specific time but almost very sure will not follow the time.

Why do “Melayu” associated with this type of attitude? Are we proud having this attitude? Where nobody will take our words seriously..Where our words actually is worthless.

For those who read this, Malay or Non-Malay, can I assume that you are at least have some interest in improving yourself? We need to change this term “Janji Melayu”. Forget about everyone else. We are the one who must first change. When we promise something… Let us make sure that the promise is well kept.

If we say, tomorrow at 7am, we will wait at someplace, let the other person know that, that WILL SURELY HAPPEN. To change a culture is not an easy thing to do. But we can surely change our attitude. Once that changed, show other people the importance of that change. Don’t aim to change the attitude of the whole company or university just yet. Aim small. Maybe with your friends.

It is my believe that we are given “akal” to guide the rest of our organs (~hands, leg, eye, and especially mouth) to do good. If our mouth utter words that is worthless. What’s the difference between us and those without “akal”

————— Personal Note ————————–
Do excuse today’s entry which is a bit personal and emotional. Can you blame me? I fully understand that sometime the unexpected happens. And sometime, we can plan all we want but it is always up to Him in the end. I’m just very frustrated when promise now doesn’t carry any value at all and they expect me to accept that. Oh ya, the bus arrived at 2.00 am

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Just now I watched “Heroes” the tv series in Star World. For the benefit of those not watching, “Heroes” is a new series very much like X-man where human were said to evolve to the point that they have super power.

Don’t worry, even though I’m a big fan, I’m not going to detail the story for you. In fact, I’m going to attempt giving reasons as to why it is always better not to have super power.

1) Immortality

• The character Claire just simply cannot die as long her brain is attached. She will just heal whenever sustain injury, minor or fatal.
• My reason – Do you think if we are immortal we will value our life. Sooner or later, we will see other human’s life is just as meaningless. “People die.. so what? I cannot die”

2) Ability to walk through wall

• The character DL, is able to make any part of his body pass through objects. He can even take someone else with him
• My reason – If he can go through object. I think during his first attempt, he will sunk straight to the earth core. There’s no ladder to climb up. Died at first attempt hehe

3) Invisibility

• There is this British guy, I forget his name. who is invisible.
• My reason – Master Peeping Tom. No argument there

4) Hearing other people’s thought

• The ex-policeman can actually hear people’s thought.
• My reason – People usually not so nice inside. He or she may be smiling, but inside they cursed and wildly annoying if heard. The ex-policeman will only end up not having any friends and hate mankind as a whole if craziness didn’t get to him first

5) Ability to manipulate nuclear energy

• The character Ted, produce nuclear energy
• My reason – Self explanatory…

6) Super Strength

• The character Jessica, is super strong. She was seen tearing people apart like they were paper.
• My reason – Will be permanently work as low level worker. There’s not much work in the management level that require super strength

7) Ability to talk to machine

• The character Micah, sons of DL and Jessica has the ability to control and manipulate machine. He once rigged the poll and also taking out money from ATM just by touching.
• My reason – In the end, He will find it super boring to have conversation with them machine and end up still using IRC to chat with people hehe

8) Ability to absorb other’s super power

• Both the character Peter and Sylar is able to absorb. One naturally, another by killing others and studied them.
• My reason – All the above ehehe

There’s a reason for everything. Reason as to why we have limits. By having limits, we actually know what to aim for, and the happiness that come with the satisfaction once the aim achieved will keep us going. Imagine.. those who cannot die, What will be the purpose of his life? work? no need as he doesn’t need food. family? he will only see them dying one by one. In time.. he will give it up entirely. knowledge? praying? nah!

However.. no harm wishing for the super power. But I think what we have right now is so much better and satisfying

• Self healing – consume more Vitamin K

• Walk through wall – use door

• Invisibility – People are so self absorbed they hardly notice other people anyway

• Hearing people thought – wait until he “ngigau” hehe

• Manipulate nuclear energy – use tnb and pay up end of the month. we are not using that much also

• Super strength – use machine

• Ability to talk to machine – take up programming course

• Absorb other super power – study hard.. be the top management .. boss people around (it’s technically like you own their skill also right)

————— Personal Note ————————–
Dear friends, today the mrs and I will be going back to Kedah. I’ll be back only Tuesday next week. I however will continue posting daily if the my DIGI line is available there. Hehe I have to admit, I’m already a bit addicted to posting an entry a day. So if you guys have extra time, do visit me here and drop some “hi” in my chat box. It’s always the high of my day replying to comments and chat so I’d really appreciate that. Till then.. pray for my safe journey ya

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First of all, let me welcome you to my blog. Credit given to the original designer enirtep. Believe it or not, it took me 7 straight hours to change the skin. I know that for you guys, it may only take minutes to do it, but for a complete beginner to the whole web programming and photoshop. believe me 7 hours went by so fast. So today, again I apologize since I’m now too tired to write a new entry. Let me just introduce you to my new house instead 🙂

The main objective is basically to widen my chat box since that is the major problem with the previous skin. So hopefully all my friends visitting me can say hi without the need to find their spectacle in the process 🙂

I also moved my menu to the right handside to make the loading of the content way much faster. Well for me, It IS relatively faster since I’m just a 5KB/s user. This is because I noticed that previous skin had force the browser to load all the script before the content.

Learning from previous mistakes, I also took the liberty of downloading Firefox to check the compatibility. So far, I think it’s acceptable. Firefox sure is fast ya?

All being said, I really appreciate if fellow friends can give me feedback on the new design, any bug or compatibility issues.

It’s true what people said – The more you learned, the more you don’t know. (i.e. There are so much things we found out that we don’t know)

Hey.. there’s a lesson in this post after alll. 🙂 So it’s now an official entry to my blog then hehe.

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Last wednesday was my wife’s birthday and I have to admit I am clueless about choosing a gift for woman. I just can’t make up head or tails on what they (in this specific case, my wife) like or dislike. So here what I did, last week, one week earlier from her birthday, I told her I cannot make it to her birthday, and brought her shopping. Knowing her, she just window shopping with me not buying anything. But the main purpose for me to bring her is just to know what she likes and dislikes. So the other day when I was planning for her surprise party, I went back to the shopping mall, and bought the handbag which I noticed she like so much, but don’t want to tell me. I am telling you, if I buy the handbag by my own preference, the handbag will so ugly she may cry on the spot.

Anybody else agree on this, that man will not be able to comprehend what woman would prefer and not prefer in term of shoes and handbag? Or do you guys know any man who did understand exactly how to buy those sacred items. 🙂 Is man’s mind and woman’s were really just that different?

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