Monday, April 16, 2012
Finally
Wah, dah berhabuk dah blog ni. Kesian ditinggalkan oleh tuannya yang tersangat busy with a lot of things. But never fear, this time I will try to write as much as possible. And there are reasons to that. Sebab pertama, to polish up my writing skills yang dah makin tumpul. It is actually a necessity to my work as a Media Researcher (tailor-made job for me!). Selain tu, sebab kedua adalah untuk meluahkan banyak idea, pendapat, rants, isi hati yg dah lama terbuku inside my mind and also in my heart. Various events happening around me and happened towards me. So, ianya adalah satu benda yg natural to try and react to those things. And through this medium, I can at least meluahkan apa yang sepatutnya diluahkan. Dari saat ini juga, i will try to concentrate on using just one language per post, so this is the last one of this crazy dwibahasa type of blog post. Perlu dilakukan untuk improve my writing skills in English and also berpegang kepada bahasa Melayu yang memang melambangkan jati diri ini.
Now we that we get that out of the way, let's move on to some other things. Notakecil style, perhaps ?
- Working as a Media Researcher is actually fun. Really thankful to Allah sebab dapat kerja ni just after I graduated and during the time when I was going through a break-up. Memfokuskan segala tenaga ke arah kerja truly helps. Walaupun sebenarnya aku belajar broadcasting, tak semestinya aku tak enjoy doing things that I am doing now. Bezanya memang macam langit dengan bumi. Then again, this job suits me well and aku berharap dapat meneruskan langkah dalam bidang ni. Media Analyst perhaps? Only time (and effort) can tell.
- Benarlah kata orang tu, patah tumbuh hilang berganti. Now, there is someone special that is in my heart. And I am very thankful that she came into my life. I hope she will stay for a long time, perhaps sampai ke akhirnya. Jodoh kan? Harap-harapnya la. Dia memang seorang yg special. Memang dia 'si pelik' saya. I really hope that this will be the one for me, I really hope.
- The love for wrestling is better than ever. Awal bulan ni, I just purchased a PPV called Wrestlemania 28 adn watched it live fopr the first time in my life. It was worth that RM 19.99 that I paid. Satu moment yang sangat special. I also watched it with my dad, which makes it even more special. Satu special blog post akan dibuat for that, itu janji.
- Thinking about doing his masters, tapi rasanya lama lagi. Nak kumpul duit and ada kehidupan yang stabil dulu. Kadang-kadang teringin nak challenge myself to do it. Then again, dah lima tahun memerah otak. Tiba masanya untuk otak tu berehat sekejap dari academic things and more to life things, like work, personal stuffs and much more.
- 2012 is the year of politics in Malaysia. And I for once, am intrigued with it. Sebagai seorang yang atas pagar, it will be fun to see each side's stand (BN and PR) and their arguments on why they should be the one who lead our country. Aku hanya nak hidup dalam negara yang aman, damai, tiada (atau kurang) racism, harmoni dan dikelilingi media that does not always churn out political bs (maintstream media or not). Enough with all of these crazy accusations, personal attacks and whatnot. Bak kata pepatah, "a politician thinks of the next election, while a statesman thinks of the next generation."
- Been playing a lot of games lately, thanks to my PSP yang sangat portable dan memudahkan diri ini untuk bermain dari pagi sampai ke malam. It is fun getting in touch to that side of me, a gamer yang susah nak menyerah kalah dan akan habiskan game tu walau dengan apa cara sekalipun.
- So many good movies coming out. Akan cuba sedaya upaya untuk menonton all that I targeted, especially Dark Knight Rises. Itu memang wajib tonton and I will be mad at myself if I am not able to catch it when it coems out. That and of course The Hobbit too.
Well, I think that is just about it from me. Ringan sikit otak dan dada selepas meluahkan banyak perkara. More to come from me, that is for sure.
Au revoire.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
.commitment.trust.respect.patience.
Satu lagi entri menjengah ke laman blog yang tak seberapa ini. Again, being too busy with work and life at the outside of the house menghindarkan aku daripada meluahkan buah fikiran yang banyak bersarang in my head right now. Namun, I need to start blogging back seriously now. Need to brush up my writing skills. More on that dalam entri yang akan datang (itu satu janji!). This time though, I want to share something that I learnt during this course of my life. Mungkin semua dah tahu yang aku sedang berada di dalam satu relationship yang serius with my other half. It's a long distance one too, considering the fact yang dia akan berada jauh di negeri kelahirannya and I am here, in this metropolis known as Kuala Lumpur. It has been 3 months since we started and I learn several things that are essential in maintaining a relationship with the one girl that I love the most. And through constant obervation of other people's relationships that is happening in my world, it is safe to say bahawa perkara-perkara ini amat essential dalam mengukuhkan perhubungan antara si Adam dan si Hawa.
Commitment.
In a relationship, one has to be committed untuk memastikan yang ianya berpanjangan sehinggalah ke akhirnya. Dah tak pandang ke arah yang lain. In my case, I made a promise that I will stick with her for a very, very long time. Walaupun ada distraction di kiri dan kanan, si dia masih yang pertama in my eyes. Tetapi tak perlu sampai terlebih komited, sebab masih ada lagi benda lain di dalam dunia ini yang harus dicapai. Personal goals, among others juga harus diambil kira. Komitmen bukannya bererti that we are tied up to him or her, it is just a pledge that no matter what, the relationship will still be intact and strong untuk satu jangka masa yang sangat, sangat lama. It is still a long way to go for me, but I know yang komitmen aku adalah pada tahap yang tinggi. Hopefully she does, too.
Trust.
Most of the times, trust is a huge issue in a relationship. Kepercayaan kepada your other half adalah seuatu yang sukar untuk dipupuk, apatah lagi di zaman kini, whereby thanks to social networks and such, one can easily know what his or her other half are doing at that particular time. For me, once you are committed, you need to trust your partner. Percaya yang si dia juga, sama seperti diri kamu, tidak akan membuat sesuatu that could jeopardize a relationship. I had friends that have doubts tentang perhubungan mereka, kerana mereka tidak berapa nak percaya dengan pasangan mereka. That actually means that they are not committed enough, or maybe their partners are'nt trustworthy enough, or other factors that menyebabkan berlakunya ketidakpercayaan itu. Senang cerita, kena ada kepercayaan, as the song by Ungu says, 'Percaya Padaku'.
Respect.
Hormat adalah satu lagi perkara yang sangat penting in a relationship, for me at least. Respect each other's life. Jangan terlalu mengongkong and says what you want him or her to be. Let him or her be what he or she wants to be. Sebab that was the first reason why anda berada in a relationship. Personality attracts. I still very much respect my other half dan support everything that she does. And aku tak akan cuba mengongkong dia because she is that perfect just the way she is right now. Di samping itu, respect juga bermakna yang one has to respect privasi pasangan masing-masing. It is just not about you and your partner dalam kehidupan dia atas dunia ini. Let him or her be and live their lives the way they want to, melainkan kalau ianya sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan undang-undang dunia dan undang-undang agama. Itu adalah treshold untuk tahap respect itu.
Patience.
I think this is the most important thing. One has to be very patient with his or her partner. Kena banyak bersabar sebab it is a continuing learning process in knowing each other. Frankly speaking, banyak juga perkara dan karenah yang dilalui oleh aku sepanjang bersama dengan dia. And I have to bersabar sebab masih dalam proses belajar, memahami dan mengetahui isi hatinya yang sebenar. And it gets deeper as time goes on. Patience juga perlu dalam menghadapi sesuatu situasi bersama, terutama jika seseorang itu dalam long distance relationship. Hati mana yang tak envy dengan pasangan yang selalu dapat bersama. But I know that the time will come whereby I will be with her for a long time. Just need to patient about it.
Kesemua faktor ini sebenarnya interconnected with each other. If one is committed, one will have a lot of trust and respect towards his or her loved one and also have a lot of patience in an ongoing relationship. At least that is what I can sum up. Mungkin teori ini sangat salah, sangat betul ataupun ada salah serta betul. One thing for sure though, I truly hope that this relationship that I have right now, will be as long as what my dad and my late mum had. Sampai arwah mak menutup mata buat kali terakhir. That is my hope.
Au Revoire, for now peeps !
Friday, August 12, 2011
A thing or two... (and more)
"If it's love,
And we decide that it's forever,
No one else could do it better,
If it's love,
And we're two birds of a feather,
Then the rest is just whenever"
Until then, Au Revoir.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
A Special Dedication...
Fary = muke nmpak je garang tapi kelakar owh~~
Cino = seorang yang crazy sebenarnya and always happy~~
Una = selalu bertanya especially masa nak exam, tapi that helps me as well. TQ Una~~
Aleya = Member sejak diploma lagi tapi masa degree nie baru nak kenal2 lebih sedikit~~ walaupun nampak diam tapi gila-gila jugak~~
Nik = oh lepas nie dah tak naik kereta Kelisa tue and dengar Nik kecek Klate~~
Belle = mesti rindu dgn suara 'happy' Belle yang sama happy macam orangnya~~
Fatin = Kak Long ! Dah tak dapat tengok Fatin jadi 'gila-gila'sikit dalam kelas and stress pasal kena bahan dengan Ijat~~
Tun = selalu buat lawak spontan kat dalam kelas, dah takde dah~~
Noyu = lepas nie dah takda dah tgk Noyu duduk depan2 dengar lecture and selalu happy dalam kelas~~ Kim Hyun Joong di hati !
Raiha = suka tengok Raiha yang gigih buat kerja~~ nak aje jadi gigih macam tue~~
Nora = Kakak ! Thanks sangat2 koz jadi 'kakak' yang baik~~ selalu ingatkan pasal keje and stuffs~~ and sama-sama buat assignment selalu~~ lepas nie dah tak selalu tgk Nora 'crack' lagi~~
Lea = Adik ! Lepas nie mesti rindu membahan dan dibahan oleh Lea~~ Thanks for being such a supportive and caring friend of mine~~
Cinta = Cin, maaf lah if ada terbuat benda-benda yang tak kelakar bagi you selama nie~~ You have been such a nice friend to me and I will always cherish this friendship that we have~~
Mar = Cantik ! Lepas nie dah tak tgk Mar kat kelas lagi and tanya pasal assignments and all~~ Tapi dah tau dah kat mana rumah Mar kat Putrajaya~~
Teah = ala lepas nie dah tak tunggu kat bus stand nak balik seksyen 7 lagi~~ and jarang2 jadi fellow active fesbuk member yang sejati~~
Yue = Yue ok kan ? Lepas nie jangan sakit-sakit lagi and jadilah pembaca berita paling besh luar sana~~
Anep = bonceng motor Anep nak pegi fac jumpa mama dah tak buat lagi~~ lepak rumah aku pun dah tak berkesempatan lagi~~ seorang bro yang sangat cool !
Rudi = Rudi the genius and yet lazy guy ! Thanks sebab selalu bagi tumpang kereta ke mana-mana especially to balik ke rumah~~ and also I wanna say thanks for being a damn good work partner all of this time~~
Ijat = MPP penuh dedikasi ! Lepas nie dah tak dengar Ijat selalu kecoh dalam kelas dari mula sampai habis~~ Semoga sukses selalu di dalam apa jua yang anda ceburi~~
Fizo = Sejak diploma lagi menjadi kawan yang sangat2 baik kepada aku~~ Tak tahulah macam mana nak balas jasa baik dan budi Fizo selama ini~~ Cuma Allah sahaja yang mampu membalasnya~~ Lagi satu tone down sedikit panas baran tue~~ Takut aku !
Dino = Cool classmate yang selalu sahaja relax dalam kelas~~ Lepas nie dah tak ada lagi study group dengan Dino lagi~~
Akhir kata, as the class rep of this group, aku ingin memohon sejuta kemaafan if aku ada terkasar bahasa, tersinggung perasaan and buat korang panas dengan aku sepanjang being the class rep this semester. Nobody's perfect and I am no perfect person too. Kalau ada kata-kata and perbuatan aku yang menyusahkan korang and benda-benda seumpamanya, sekali lagi sejuta kemaafan yang aku pohon. Hopefully lepas nie kita semua still in contact especially through Fesbuking, and berjumpa di dunia luar sana time kerja. It is a small world after all.
Monday, October 18, 2010
My life so far in the second half of 2010 (Heaven turned hell)
Yes, kembali lagi aku ke laman ini to say a few words here and there about what I have been up to since the last time that I wrote here. Kali terakhir aku di sini adalah ketika meramalkan pemenang Piala Dunia. Spain winning aside and after enduring 3/4 of the semester, all I can say is that this semester is like heaven turned into hell.
Mengapa aku berkata sebegitu? Awal semester memang heaven. Dengan hanya satu kelas sehari except on Wednesday, terlalu banyak masa terluang. And I spent it with my close peeps, outing and such. Then, the hell gradualy comes into this guy's life. Sikap acuh tak acuh terhadap assignments and too much relaxin has cost him at least the weekends after the Raya break. Sampai sekarang still tak balik lagi disebabkan kerja yang melambak.
As I was typing this, there's still 15(!) things to do before aku boleh menamatkan semester ini, including Final Tests and Exams. Bilangan itu mmg agak ridiculous especially ketika sedang study week ni. Guess not so much of a study week eh? Anyhow I just say that this semester has its own challenges and I do believe that I can overcome it. Believe in oneself, in people you trust, and in Allah are the best way to go.
Ok, nak pergi berbasikal la pulak. Kalau jadilah.
Au revoir.
Notakecil:
-Next semester dah ke alam pekerjaan. By the looks of it, it is going to be a pain in the ass.
-Then again, this is what I want to do for all my life. Better take it or leave it.
-Peeps that do care about me and peeps that only take advantages of me. Tell me which side do I want to give a damn first?
-Maybe aku ni baik sangat kot. I do believe that if you do good, you get good. So, tak kisah la if anyone wants to use me. Itu hal mereka dengan Tuhan. That is all I want to say.
-Yes, I do feel that I am in love again. Then again, it is to f-in late to do anything about it. :(
-Because I know that she is going places and just like in the past, I am just a sore excuse for a lover. :(
-Then again, she will always come to my mind. Missing her so f-in badly again. Masalahnya bila teringat assignments I will remember her. The only girl that actually has the same brainwave as me. Oh Miss Independent, how I still missing you !
-WWE in PG sucks big time. There are only a few and far between in terms of bright spots. Oh how I miss the Attitude Era.
-An avid follower of the K-POP scene, a casual follower of the international music scene and a seldom follower of the local music scene.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
A geeky TV junkie’s life
25.5.2010 7.06 p.m
Dalam beberapa hari lagi, bulan 5 akan menutup tirai and hello the month of June. Signaling that there is not much time left for me to spend on doing what I love the most, sitting in front of the television and watching interesting programs that Astro has to offer through the available channels. Menonton TV memang dah jadi satu lumrah bagi aku. It is also one of the main reasons for me to pursue my studies in broadcasting. It is because there are so many interesting programs that you can do or cover. It is up to one’s creativity to do it. Sepanjang cuti ni, I got the opportunity to watch several shows that I like and follows it. Ketika semester lalu, I did not get the chance to do it, so this semester break is the only period of time that I can use untuk melihatnya.
Ada beberapa rancangan di TV that caught my eyes in certain channels yang aku sering ikuti. I am a huge follower of the Learning Channels at Astro, which are Discovery Channels, National Geographic and in certain channels yang aku sering ikuti. I am a huge follower of the Learning Channels at Astro, which are Discovery Channels, National Geographic and in certain channels yang aku sering ikuti. I am a huge follower of the Learning Channels at Astro, in particular Discovery Channel, National Geographic and the History Channel. It satisfied the inner geek in me and also kerana rancangan-rancangan yang ada sangat menarik dan ada entertainment value. I always watch documentaries or shows that gain my interest, but there are several shows that I watched a lot simply because they are awesome show dari segala aspek produksi. Some of the shows that I frequently watch on these channels are:
a) Mythbusters
Hands down, the best show that combines science and entertainment perfectly at the same time. It aired daily on the Discovery Channel. Objektif rancangan ini sangat simple, menguji myths yang ada dalam kehidupan seharian kita secara saintifik. With colorful characters such as Jamie, Adam, Tori, Grant and Kari, it adds the entertainment factor to the show. I just look forward to every episode of this show because it will showcase myths that will be tested with sometimes surprising result in store and also the humour provided by the casts.
b) Ghost Lab
It is a new show on the Discovery Channel but it is rated very high in my book. Ia banyak berkaitan dari segi aktiviti paranormal. Namun, what makes it unique is that they approach the paranormal phenomenon in a very scientific way. Tiada unsur-unsur merepek atau meraban yang digunapakai. Instead, they use science thoroughly. Each episode, mereka akan menguji satu teori berkaitan dengan alam paranormal and put it up to the test. Aku memang seorang yang gemar dengan subjek sebegini and the whole concept of the show really intrigue and excite me. Selain itu, benda-benda ghaib yang ada dalam rancangan ni memang betul. Naik meremang bulu roma juga la bila tengok cerita ni.
c) Swords: Life on the Line
Satu lagi show baru from Discovery Channel. It simply tells the story and journey of several people who literally put their life on the line swordfishing at the Grand Banks yang terletak di perairang Utara Atlantik. I sangat terkenal kerana it is one of the most treacherous waters on this planet. Melihatkan perit jerih mereka menangkap ikan untuk menampung kehidupan mereka is an inspiring thing to watch. It also reminds me that men can go to such lengths and depths in doing such extraordinary things.
Selain daripada shows di atas, I also watch several specials on these channels. What makes me want to watch it is because these shows have evolved from the old days of boring documentaries with boring commentaries to a much more engaging products yang memenuhi taste viewers and also open their eyes to a lot of things in this amazing world that they live in. Aku ingin sekali produce products or shows seumpama ini because banyak benda yang boleh ditonjolkan yang ada dalam negara ni. Cuma the way it supposed to be showed should be more creative and appeal to the masses, bukan sekadar syok sendiri sahaja.
Au Revoir for now.
A Thing or Two to be said tentang ‘The Special One’ dan AF8, among other things..
23.5.2010 10.43 a.m.
Time does flies that very fast and now I am back at home where I truly belong sooner than expected. Pengembaraan dan penimbaan pengalaman itu was short-lived disebabkan atas beberapa factor yang tak dapat dielakkan. Namun aku percaya when it comes to blessing in disguise, kerana dapat juga melepaskan rindu terhadap my three angels and do what I had not done for a very long time; rest, rest and more rest. This is the time to recharge my battery of life dalam preparation for the upcoming semester yang sudah semestinya much tougher than before.
Entry kali ini agak random kerana aku ingin meluahkan a few things on my mind. First up, the UEFA Champions League yang berlangsung last night. It was a tactical victory for Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan side against Van Gaal’s Bayern Munich. Perlawanan semalam sangat taktikal baik dari segi attack mahupun defense. In the end though, two goals by the Argentinian maestro, Diego Milito sealed the deal and Inter won a historic treble. Bagi aku, ini telah membuktikan lagi my perception that Mourinho is the best football manager in the world right now. He took this above average side of Inter and made them into a very formidable side in Europe. Strategi yang baik meletakkan two defensive midfielders as a cover in Cambiasso and Zanetti menyebabkan Bayern had no real ideas to attack, relying heavily upon Robben yang dikawal ketat sepanjang perlawanan. On the other hand, Sneijder was influential for Inter, creating attacks and opportunities at any given time during the period of that final match.
Mourinho memang seorang yang special. Baik dari segi taktikal dan man management he is the best. He picked the right type of player to play within his system of football. Case and point Diego Milito. In my opinion, he is an Italian style Argentinian striker. Finshing dan presence in attack dia mengingatkan aku kepada Hernan Crespo dan Cannigia. Namun, at that final aku sangat kagum dengan kemampuan dia to fend off challenges and his ability untuk retain possession ever so strongly. If I was Maradona, I would pick him as the central figure in Argentina’s attacking setup ketika World Cup nanti and make Leo Messi play off him. As for Mourinho, cabaran seterusnya adalah Real Madrid dan the quest for that illusive tenth UCL triumph. Dengan talents yang ada di sana and with several decent signings, I believe Mourinho will deliver the goods for the Madrid side. Hopefully after that he will return to England and manage Manchester United. Face it people, it is truly fated.
Semalam juga aku berkesempatan melihat final AF yang kelapan. In my opinion, the simplest final that one can come up with. Baik dari segi stage, production value dan segalanya sangat simple and dwarfed in comparison to the previous AF finals. Dari segi quality of the show and contestants, it was the most well-prepared in the history of AF. Kesemua finalis member persembahan yang flawless, especially apabila performing their won singles. Astro struck gold when they cooperate with KRU because KRU provides the right type of platform for all of the contestants to step up. They all get their chance with a single each. These singles will make or break them. It is up to the people of Malaysia to decide. There is an advantage with the Final 7 contestants because they each have their own music videos from KRU, which is one of the best in this country.
Life does go on. Masa yang ada ini will be used to just rest at home, helping dad whenever I am needed and looking after my sisters. Oh ya, and also lots and lots of writing. I need to express it in the best possible way so that it can be shared with the world. Just one small step in my quest to become somebody in this world.
Au revoir for now, mon ami.
Notakecil:
- KBSWorld is my favorite TV channel now, so much variety show showcasing my beloved K-POP stars. I am also following ‘Cinderella Stepsister’s’, a very intriguing Korean drama.
- Riding a bike is hard. Planning to do so as a way to exercise and also a mean of transport. One has to preserve the environment, right?
- Ada beberapa lagu dari finalis AF8 yang menarik perhatian. Definitely digging ‘RSVP’ by Maulana. Somehow it relates with my current situation.
- World Cup can’t come soon enough. The best in the world compete for the richest and prestigious prize in the world of football. What more can you ask for?
- Daniel Bryan beating up Michael Cole is the most satisfying thing I saw from WWE for a long time. He deserved it.
- Another project of recollecting stuffs from the lost hard disk is another thing that I am doing throughout this semester break.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Perihal cuti and hari kiamat tahun 2012
6.04 p.m 20.11.2009
8 days removed from a hectic semester and also after long lay off, finally aku bernafsu semula untuk menulis. Semester yang penuh dengan kerja dan such and bagi aku sangat justified to just sit back and relax back at home untuk 8 hari. The downside of it is now aku terasa bosan semula. Just like during break yang dulu sebelum degree. And still there are more days to go before the dawn of the new semester. Sigh. I even don’t register the subject. Thanks to UiTM yang mana aku gagal mengakses laman student portal sehari sebelum tarikh tutup registration. Terima kasih sangat2.
Anyways, life must go on. Now that my sisters just finished their school season, I have to content with them for the rest of the holidays. Walaupun ini bermakna tiada peluang untuk menonton rancangan kegemaran di TV (adik2 aku pasti conquer TV cuti ni), at least dapat la melayan kerenah mereka. Something yang dah lama aku tak buat sejak degree ni. They are my lease of life. Tak tau la aku nak buat apa kalau my sisters tiada. Will not live anymore without them, I guess.
Lupa nak cerita, hari tu right after menamatkan paper terakhir, yakni paper management, I went to the movies to watch 2012. Yes, the new movie from the masters of disaster movies, Roland Emmerich. Thanks to Segat kerana sudi mengajak aku layan movie ni and apologies kepada members yang belum tengok lagi movie tu. Movies hasil karyanya yang pernah aku tengok were Independence Day and Day After Tomorrow. Aku gemar melihat visual effects movie2 beliau because it takes that one step beyond our imagination. Ni poster movie 2012.
Tengok trailer and movie posternya pun dah buat aku teruja tengok movie ni. It did not dissapoint. Simply put, the visual effects was awesome. Kalau tak percaya, cuba tengok scene masa kemusnahan Los Angeles. Tahap detail scene tersebut adalah sangat tinggi. Kalau tengok betul2 boleh nampak people jumping out of the buildings. The effects really made me always on the edge of my seat. Scene2 lain yang sangat hebat effectnya was the volcano eruption at Yellowstone dan juga saat Washington ditelan tsunami. Hebat sungguh effectnya. Rasanya kalau nak tunggu ada kesan khas macam tu dalam movies Malaysia, kena tunggu 20 ke 30 tahun lagi.
Story wise, it was a typical disaster movie plot though. People trying to runaway from the disaster. Even the ending pun typical Noah’s Ark ending. Walaupun plot crita kurang dinamik sebab sangat tipikal, ia membuatkan penonton to not think a lot about the storyline. Memang cerita ni intends to take the viewers to have a ride and watch a visual spectacle throughout the movie. Walaupun begitu, the question of humanity banyak dimainkan sepanjang cerita ni. It does reflects the today’s world. And bagi penonton yang peka, they will get the message. Aku sangat recommend cerita ni untuk ditengok, especially to those who likes disaster movies. The visuals in this movie will not dissapoint. Trust me. I’ve seen it and it blew me away.
Nampaknya cuti ni aku akan spend banyak masa with families and also watching movies. Next movie yang aku nak tengok is of course New Moon. I admit that I am also under the spell of Twilight. There’s something about fangs, blood and love that sangat menarik perhatian aku. I don’t know. Maybe just the sentimental part of me that is taking over.
Au revoir.
Notakecil:
-Melayan game Smackdown vs Raw 2010 dan PES 2010 sepanjang cuti ni. It was worth the wait, let me tell you.
- Hopefully by next month dah dapat cari rumah. Kalau tak dapat cari, buntu aku.
- Can’t wait for the World Cup next year. With all the nations lining up, expect some surprises next year.
- Have a lot of thoughts regarding wrestling. Will express it in the coming entries, Insya Allah.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Talking about a thing called unity
Tommorow is the day. The start of 3 final paper yang perlu dihadapi sebelum I can call it a day for this semester. Agak menguntungkan bagi student broadcasting berbanding students sequence lain yang ada more than 3 final papers. Good luck to them too. Kali ini, untuk menghilangkan perasaan bosan studying untuk subjek Hubungan Etnik (gabungan between Pendidikan Islam, Sejarah dan Pendidikan Moral zaman sekolah menegah dulu, trust me it is tiring studying these facts), aku ingin sekali berbicara tentang unity.
Unity or perpaduan, a core thing dalam konsep 1Malaysia yang dicanangkan oleh PM kita. Something yang bagi aku dah lama ada di dalam negara ni. Kalau tak, masakan kita mendapat kemerdekaan dari British tanpa perpaduan. Anyways, aku ingin sekali berkongsi pandangan dari segi unity antara student Mass Comm kat UiTM Shah Alam. From the first glance, aku tengok unity between part memang kurang. Susah nak tengok student part 2 mingle dengan part 3, part 4 dengan part 1 dan selanjutnya. Masing-masing dengan student part yang sama. Maybe tahap kesibukan menghalang. But for me, at least wujudkanlah perasaan sense of respect antara part. Kalau tak macam mana nak maju. Kita kan under one roof.
But one thing for sure, unity among students batch diploma Melaka memang kuat and strong. Aku rasa kalau dulu masa diploma tak unite sangat disebabkan mentaliti ‘kelas aku, kelas kau’, tapi di sini atas pemecahan mengikut sequence, maka toleransi pun berlaku. Then, faktor sama-sama mengharungi perit jerih masa diploma dulu pun should be counted too. Aku akui, ada juga orang from batch Melaka yang aku tak pernah nampak or kenal masa di Melaka, but baru tersedar masa di sini. Guess that Degree do show the true colors of people yang dahulunya agak reserved masa diploma dulu. And banyak contoh yang membuktikan yang walaupun sekarang mereka berada di sequence berlainan, semangat unity di kalangan batch Melaka ada.
Sebagai contoh, masa event animation hari tu, ramai member sequence lain yang datang memberi support masa event berlangsung. Rasa bangga juga la masa tu tengok member advertising, public relations dan yang lain-lain datang tengok hasil animasi member broadcasting. Then, masa event Hari Ini dalam Sejarah. Masa member broadcasting agak desperate sebab tiada sambutan untuk event, ada member sequence lain yang datang memeriahkan acara. Mereka boleh sahaja skip the event and went back home, but no they did not. Thanks kepada mereka yang ada on that night. Insya Allah, kami dari broadcasting akan fully support event2 anjuran member2 sequence lain. Satu janji yang aku rasa harus dikotakan.
Faktor Facebook pun aku rasa juga membantu pengukuhan talian di antara mereka. Kalau member meluahkan masalah, ramai yang bagi nasihat. Ada juga usik-mengusik dan sebagainya. That’s why I say bullshit to those yang pandang negatif terhadap laman-laman sosial seumpama ini. Aku rasa this feeling of unity among mereka tak akan pudar. Kita kan under one roof.
Ah, time to get back to studying. Damn can’t wait for this semester to end.
Au revoir.
Notakecil:
- Seriously contemplating to move out from my currnt house in Klang to rumah yang berdekatan dengan UiTM. Faktor accessibility dan kerja mempengaruhi decision ini.
- Aktiviti masa cuti of course getting my car license back, fixing the damn car, finding the right house, working with my dad and merelease tension dengan pergi bercuti. Lots of things to do for a one and a half month worth of semester break.
- Next semester, for sure aku akn lebih berbelanja dengan berhemah. Hujung semester ni memang sakit dari segi kewangan.
- Just formatted my laptop twice in the last 24 hours. Nampak sangat kena beli laptop baru. Macbook Pro sangat diidami.
- That’s it. No more searching for girls here. I will always wait for my Miss Independent. Even if it means having no one else till the end. Missing her badly, it bleeds.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Of Graduation, Birthday and Degree
25.10.2009 10.24 p.m
Finally, Mr Fairus has come back to blogging!! Damn how time flies so fast. The last time I wrote was back in the middle of September. Sekarang dah akhir bulan Oktober. Nampak sangat tahap kesibukan yang terlalu hebat yang telah dialami sepanjang masa itu. Now, akhirnya aku rasa lega selepas berakhirnya semester 3 aku di sini. Baru tempoh study, belum lagi final. Arkh.. Things kept coming my way, and it is getting tiring.
Well, aside from menghabiskan masa study, buat assignment dan perkara-perkara lain, last week I had my diploma graduation. A very special occasion to all of us, terutama para graduate from the pioneer batch Mass Communication UiTM Melaka. Terasa bangga juga la di hati on that day. After three years of enduring countless obstacles di sana, segulung diploma berjay juga digenggam. My dad and my sisters were very very proud on that day. Nampak wajah bangga dan gembira terpapar pada my dad. I wish my mom was there too, tapi nak buat macam mana ;(. Anyways, it is still a proud achievement for me so far in this life.
aku dan bapa ku yang bangga...
Another significant day yang telah berlaku was my birthday. 22nd October was the date where I turned 21. The big 2-1. Bagi ramai orang, a significant age whereby one goes from being teenagers to become and adult. Tapi bagi aku, it is just a damn transition of numbers whereby we get older. Yang penting sebenarnya is the way we matured with age. Kalau umur 21 tapi still tak berfikir secara rasional, bijak dan matang pun tak guna jugak. Yang lagi penting, bak kata Ustazah subjek CTU aku, semakin meningkat umur, semakin dekat kita dengan mati. So, think about it. Thanks to semua yang wish aku pada hari tersebut. From as close as housemates, to classmates, to coursemates, to facebook friends, thanks a lot for the wishes. Azam sempena kenaikan umur ini, for me is to be more matured in thinking and become the man that I want to, taking one step close to become somebody in this world.
Degree oh degree. Damn it was a tough semester. Aku akui, I was shocked with the loads of work yang ada. Imagine, until now, I still have a couple of assignments left to done, walaupun pada musim final exams. Kalau masa diploma dulu, conditionnya agak relax dan santai. Tapi, sekarang sangat busy dan hectic. Peredaran suasana yang sangat drastic. Aku tak hairan dengan ramai member2 yang stress meluahkan perasaan di Facebook. Tak kurang juga yang extend dan to such an extend, quit dari degree. Memang degree is not for the weak and pussies. Cuma yang tabah, strong dan yang ada tahap kesabaran yang tinggi sahaja yang mampu survive. Patutla aku tengok bilangan yang graduate degree lebih sedikit dari bilangan yang enrolled.
Well, that is jus about it for this post. More post wil come, after tahap kesibukan ini berkurangan. Watch out for some catch up edition dalam blog ni.
Au revoir.. (dah nama ambil kelas French, kena la tukar gaya sikit.. Hehe)
Notakecil:
-She came during graduation. That alone made my day on that day. Now, I cannot get her out of my head at all. Seriously I can’t. Now she is THE source of inspiration for me.
- Sangat, sangat obsess dengan SNSD sekarang. Dan masih lagi tak bosan tengok MV SNSD walaupun dah tiga bulan exposed dengan benda macam ni. Fighting!!
- Dengar cerita kalau grad first class, loan PT jadi biasiswa masa degree ni. Double the effort, I say. And kenapa benda ni tak diapply untuk diploma juga? Kalau benda tu berlaku tak perlulah akurisau dengan hutang2 macam ni.
-Aku syorkan layan cerita 500 Days of Summer. Not your typical romantic comedy.
- One thing for sure, next semester there will be many and huge changes in my life at degree.
- Sekarang ada Lite Facebook, satu lagi cara nak divert dari kena block oleh wireless UiTM.
- Baru perasan yang aku still tak tengok banyak movie yang ada dalm collection aku. Cuti nanti aku tengok.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Kisah clearance dan kejutan penuh transformasi...
Semalam, I went back to Malacca. Ke tempat di mana aku telah Berjaya menggengam diploma, yakni UiTM Melaka. Bersama rakan-rakan aku, Segat, Azim and Malin, I went there bukan saja2, but to buat clearance and mendapatakan surat pengesahan tamat belajar as required untuk degree. Gerak pukul 10 dari rumah and sampai sana around tengahari. Dalam perjalanan, agak risau juga. Who knows maybe ter ‘ada’ hutang piutang ke. Nak bayar pakai apa? Money pun cukup2 for perjalanan dan makan.
Mujur the process of clearance went smoothly tanpa apa-apa hassle pun. Masa buat clearance tu, bangunan akademik lama sedang under renovation. Terfikir sejenak aku. Masa aku keluar barulah ada pembaharuan dan pembangunan infrastruktur di sini. Then again, peduli apa aku. Dah tak belajar lagi di situ, buat apa nak bother. Habis sahaja clearance, pergi mengisi perut pula di tempat makan ‘bawah pokok’ di Alor Gajah. One of the cheapest place to makan. Aku rasa kalau tempat macam ni wujud di tengah-tengah KL, for sure tak menang tangan makcik tu melayan pelanggan. Can you imagine lauk banyak pun paling koman pun di ‘charge’ under RM 5. Tempat yang sering menjadi penyelamat students yang kesempitan dari segi kewangan.
Memandangkan masih banyak lagi masa yang boleh dibuang, so we decided untuk gerak ke Dataran Pahlawan. Around petang macam tu sampai di sana. Niat di hati ingat nak tengok movie apa yang ada hari tu. Kononnya nak warm up sebelum layan movie besar yang keluar weekend ni. Tiba-tiba…

Keluar pula cerita Transformers:Revenge of The Fallen, SEHARI SEBELUM official release date di Malaysia, iaitu 24.6.2009. Mula-mula aku and friends memang tak percaya. Tapi, memandangkan peruntukan hall yang sangat banyak untu movie tu, dan abang di kaunter menunjukkan tanda ‘peace’, simbol movie Transformers tu adalah yang kedua, tanpe berlengah lagi pembelian tiket pun dijalankan.
Nah, bukti pembelian tiket telah ditunjukkan melalui gambar di atas. Nampak tarikh dan masa tayangan. Ia menjadikan aku dan rakan-rakan antara yang pertama di Malaysia yang dapat menyaksikan movie ni. Sebelum tayangan, aku agak risau juga. Risau yang the movie tak memenuhi expectation dan justified the hype yang telah diterima sepanjang bulan ni. Banyak tie in dari segi merchandise dan promotion yang movie ni dapat. Dari stesen minyak sampailah ke restoram makanan segera. Memang hype gilalah senang cakap.
But it did not disappoint at all.
The movie was awesome. Hanya satu perkataan itu sahaja yang dapat summarize experience aku melayan movie ni. It was action-packed from start to finish. Tak bosan langsung. Susah aku nak merasa ngantuk sepanjang perjalanan movie ni because it was so darn cool. Bagi aku, filem ni was beteer than the first one by a mile.
Dari segi grafik, I was in awe. Robot-robot dalam cerita ni memang sangat gempak dari segi visual and also dari segi movements. Betul-betul meletakkan standard yang sangat tinggi dari segi CGI technology. Ternganga mulut aku bila melihat fighting scene antara robots dalam movie ni. It was so detailed dan tak nampak messy langsung. Tapi, ada juga la some scenes yang menampakkan sedikit flaw dari segi grafik. Still boleh dimaafkan though.
Storyline wise, memang sangat best. Senang nak faham and pretty straightforward. In this movie, banyak juga la funny moments yang memang kelakar. Tergelak satu panggung. Dari segi cast, semua pelakon was superb. Shia Lebouf was solid as the lead. Lebih banyak emosi ditunjukkan berbanding dengan first movie. Megan Fox was so damn hot in this movie. Bagi aku, kalau lelaki tu tak minat Megan Fox, dia adalah sama ada perempuan atau tak ada nafsu. She was definitely the hottest chick atas planet Bumi masa kini. Aside from that, cast lain memaikan peranan dengan solid. Tapi aku sangat suka masa part ada kemunculan mamat Oompa Loompa cerita ‘Charlie and Chocolate Factory’ versi Johnny Depp. Memang kelakar.
All in all, movie yang worth the hype yang telah diterima. Simply the best summer movie this year. Sangat best dan aku harus menengoknya lagi. Aku expect yang movie ni akan pecah banyak rekod tayangan di Malaysia disebabkan oleh the amount of hype yang diterima. Senang cerita, kalau tak layan movie ni, memang tak true movie-goers la orang tu.
Until then, back to real life dan persiapan ke degree.
Nak cari rumah. Nak cari rumah.
Ciao.
Notakecil:
-Maaf kepada yang terkilan sebab tak tengok wayang dengan aku. Sorry sebab movie tu dah terkeluar awal. Nak buat macam mana? I will make up for it though.
- Sekarang akau nak cari hand stokings yang macam Jeff Hardy tu. Mana nak cari?
- Perborakan dengan rakan-rakan semalam membuatkan aku terikir yang the next two years will be tough as hell. That is for damn sure.
-Again, ucapan thanks kasih kepada sesiapa yang baca blog yang tak seberapa ni. Usaha untuk mempromosikannya adalah sangat dihargai.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
My Take on Today’s Malaysian Politics
“Kenapa diorang gaduh?”. Persoalan yang telah ditimbulkan oleh adik aku yang paling kecil tatkala news about the Parliament keluar di TV semalam. A question that is so hard for me to answer. Then again, it was provocative enough to me to do this particular entry. Ever since I became a bit aware about situasi politik Malaysia, aku menjadi seorang yang sangat intrigue tentang politics. The catalyst for this was perhaps the event that occured a decade ago, apabila Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim dipecat dari jawatannya sebagai Timbalan Perdana Menteri, hence memulakan pergerakan Reformasi (still have the ‘reformasi’ badge up until now). Peristiwa itu was menjadi pencetus that made me think that politics is an interesting thing.
Dalam family aku, memang selalu berbicara pasal politik. My dad was a huge Anwar supporter at that time and sampai sekarang still support pembangkang, in contrast dengan my grandfather yang merupakan ahli UMNO seumur hidup. Bagi aku, I do not support either the ruling government ataupun the opposition, cuma tertarik dengan cerita-cerita politik serta pemikiran politicians negara ini. Cerita pasal nepotisme, kronisme, rasuah, skandal, backstabbing, lompat parti, kemelut dalaman parti dan macam2 lagi. It really shows us yang Malaysian politics memang lain dari yang lain because of our culture yang terdiri dari berbilang kaum. So, there will be a lot of mash up between beliefs and determining what is right and wrong.
8 Mac 2008. Tarikh yang mengubah segala-galanya. Pilihanraya Umum yang meyaksikan BN lost its two/third majority of parliament dan menyaksikan tumbangnya 5 negeri ke tangan pembangkang. The landscape of Malaysian politics berubah sepenuhnya. Bermulalah pelbagai cerita politik yang terpampang di dada media massa sehinggalah ke hari ini. Each sides refusing to go down and accusing each other. Bagi aku, telah terdedah the ugly faces of Malaysian politics. Each side ada motifnya tersendiri. Bagi BN, they just cannot accept the fact that they lose. So, menggunakan mainstream media yang mereka pegang, pelbagai asakan dilakukan to make the Opposition looks bad.
Bagi pihak pembangkang pula, they just being too power hungry and acting a bit too uncivilized. Daripada perarakan, perhimpunan sampailah kepada persidangan bawah pokok dan mengamuk di Parlimen, they will do anything to gain power. Malah, kedua-dua sides sanggup melibatkan Sultan dalam urusan politik mereka. A bit too much if you ask me. Institusi diraja tidak sepatutnya dilibatkan di dalm permainan politik mereka. The situation in Perak was the perfect example of manipulating by both sides. Sampai sekarang that turmoil bagaikan tiada kesudahan.
For me, selain daripada pihak yang telah disebut, the media is at fault too. Mainstream media dipegang oleh the ruling government. Jadi, menjadi tugas mereka untuk merendahkan pihak pembangkang. Walupun ada ruang diberi untuk pihak pembangkang, tetapi ia hanya to make them look bad. Alternatif media pula terlalu bias terhadap pihak pembangkang pula disebabkan ia dikuasai oleh mereka. So, kita sebgai rakyat tiada pilihan dari segi media yang 100% tidak bias dan hanya menumpukan kepada laporan berita sahaja tanpa memihak kepada sesiapa.
Now, aku rasa politik di Malaysia is a joke dan kemelutnya takkan berakhir selagi tiada tolak ansur dari kedua-dua pihak dan media are constraint in their reporting. These things only makes us look bad in the eyes of the world. Sepatutnya, as a leading third world country, we supposed to set a good example on democracy and such. That is why sekarang aku hanya membelek kisah-kisah tempatan, entertainment, and sports apabila membaca akhbar. Selagi tiada perubahan dalam politik semasa, memang tiada gunanya bagi aku untuk mengundi eventhough I will be eligible to vote this year.
Until then. Hopefully no more gibberish on politics from now on, eh?
Ciao.
Notakecil:
-The waiting for Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen is unbearable. Let’s hope that it will be as god as it looks in trailer.
-Nak masuk degree. Nak masuk degree. Enough of this stalling life. Just can’t take it anymore.
-Tiba-tiba ada idea untuk local Malaysian games with local flavor. Nantikan entrinya.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Kisah SkyNet dan John Connor
Hari ni memang panas. Macam hari-hari sebelum ni. Tahap kepanasannya sampai aku tak boleh tahan. Almost everyday aku terasa heatwave yang melampaui limit badan aku. Ni pun baru sahaja lepas sembuh from batuk kering and strep throat. Guess the heat is just too much for me. Anyways, kali ni aku nak share view aku about satu lagi summer movie yang aku dah tengok. Selepas watch cerita Angels and Demons, aku ikuti cerita ni pula.

Terminator: Salvation. Tajuknya sahaja membuatkan aku sangat excited untuk mengikutinya. I am a fan of this particular fictional saga. Semua movie Terminator aku dah layan, from the first one, sampaila Rise of The Machines. Tidak lupa juga Sarah Connor Cronicles, siri TV yang ada di AXN channel 701 Astro. Cerita tentang the Connors up against the SkyNet memang sesuatu yang intriguing. Ini kerana ia berkisar tentang takdir or fate, serta a simple matter of man against the machines. The first two was a breakthrough in terms of teknologi grafik. The third one was fun. So, I was expecting a lot from this one. Dengan cast yang boleh tahan (John Connor was played by Christian Bale a.k.a Dark Knight) aku mengharapkan cerita yang menarik.
Lepas sahaja habis melihat cerita ni, tepat jam 2.15 p.m (aku tengok tayangan yang pukul 12.30 p.m) I was in a mixed reaction, so to speak. Action packed, memang. Tapi macam tak cukup la bilangan Terminator yang ada. Gagal memenuhi keinginan aku. Tapi jalan cerita memang solid la. Aku tak nak cakpa banyak pasal ceritanya, but it has Kyle Reese (bapak John Connor yang ada masa Terminator 1) dan sedikit glimpse about SkyNet yang sebenar. Nampak sangat ada sekuel nanti cerita ni sebab bnyak lagi persoalan yang perlu dijawab lagi.
In terms of graphics, there’s not much to be said. Kadang2, wasteland dalam cerita ni mengingatkan aku dengan cerita Resident Evil: Extinction. Entahla, bagi aku, kalau sesipa yang nak memang follow cerita Terminator, this is a must see movie. Tapi kalau yang baru nak kenal pun boleh tengok juga. But don’t put too much expectation on it. Rasa macam tak cukup kalau lepas tengok nanti.
Until then, banyak lagi summer movie aku nak tengok ni. Next, Insya Allah cerita Tarnsformers pula. That one, I cannot wait.
Ciao.

