re-LAX-ing

LAX Los Angeles

For the last 3 hours I was with one guy speaking Malay at this Tom Bradley Airport. Good to have some company. Nak solat pun senang. My next flight to Houston will be in 3 hours time.

Meanwhile, Starbucks is the place to dwell.

Leaving on a Jet Plane Part 2 (a.k.a. Rindu di Musim Dingin)

Life is a journey, through time and space. Every day of your life is a page of your history. According to an Arab saying, all of us are divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move. I don’t know what that really means,but here I am again, on the move.

“... all my bags are packed, I’m ready to go ...”

I’m flying to Houston, for some deepwater oil (nope, not the minyak urut) business. The journey will be a long and arduous one. It will be a 20 odd hours of either sleeping, watching all-not-yet-shown-in-AXN House episodes, playing In-Flight Trivia, chatting with the kebaya-clad stewardess, but mostly sleeping.

I have a couple of non-business days in Houston and LA. Donno who I’m gonna meet this time. Hope everything will go well. Lemme share a secret, before entering to a new place, or a premise, or a city, make it a practice to recite the ‘Doa Masuk Bandar’. God willing, people will love you, and all your dealings, will be smoother than silk.

Sudah terasa rindu padaku?

Why don’t you grab the GLAM Magazine February 2008 issue. Hayati goresan tintaku. Rindumu pasti terubat. Or worst case, maybe getting shoddier.

“... tentang rindu yang hilang di suatu musim dingin ...”

Animal Face-Off

What if hypothetically two animals could assume the same identity? 

"Bro, hang tau tak sekarang ni kancil dah jadi babi."

Said a colleague to me one day. 

What the heck is he trying to imply. Being a proud owner of a non-fussy, very low maintenance, good mileage second national car, his statement would obviously made me upset.

Kancil is a very robust no nonsense car which you could bring it hassle free to any pasar malam, Kg. Lindungan, Taman Medan, Taman Datuk Harun, to a packed Carrefour car park etc. I have no frail, I have no comment on my multi purpose Kancil.

The other day, I went with my SO to OneU during the weekend. We took the other car (the family 7-seater). Somehow, after minutes of looking and searching, highs and lows, for an empty parking lot, it was fruitless. There were occasions where I was (as if) racing with another car to rush for a potential empty space, and eventually lost.

"Abang, quick, further right, at that corner, there’s an empty parking lot." 

Said my SO with much enthusiasm, after almost quarter an hour looking and searching hopelessly.

Almost like a WRC driver, I step on the clutch, put on to the first gear and sped off. I was about to make a turn to the seemingly empty parking lot when, without realising I uttered ...

"Babi betul, ada Kancil la."

There you go. My colleague was right after all.

Kancil

Babi

The Year That Was 2007

Bandar Sunway

Tomorrow is a new year. May all that is good will be, and what’s evil will be cast aside. May the Almighty shower His blessings and guidance to all of us, to our families as well as friends throughout the year two thousand and eight.

Banyak yang berlaku di tahun 2007. Banyak yang manis-manis. Yang pahit telah aku letak jauh jauh.

Anyway to recap, here goes the highlight:

Jan: Strategies, art of war, positioning, it’s all in the mind.

Feb: Newbie on the blog, so many things to say (mostly ciphered) and share.

Mar: At the cross-road of life. The virtual experience seems so real.

Apr: Every April is without doubt the month of love.

May: Mothers, Teachers and a nice poetry.

Jun: A cool dad, just ask my kids.

Jul: Melayu sesat di Belanda.

Aug: A dinner which satisfy more that the tummy.

Sep: Welcome O Holy Month of Ramadhan, to me who is not ready ...

Oct: ... with this heavy tribulation.

Nov: Victory (in life and cricket) comes for those who are focused, patience and ...

Dec: ... steadfast.

Obviously there’re the endless Lion City trips, LIMA photo shoot-outs, cricket, Tennis Titans, T20s, cacing business, movies, Brick Lane, Golden Jubilee, more strategies, GLAM write ups, F&S, kids, cats, Harmoni, HP, etc.