Floor Plan

It has been 7 years already since I moved here

How do I maximise space?  Been impressed with how the French utilise and maximise their space. 

Still loving and playing this game

My thots at this moment

Felt life is getting too routine.
My mind is not 'challenged' that I feel bored.
Now I know why older people are boring.
Hik, I'm turning into them: boring, routine, safe.
The higher you climb, the harder it is to fall, so the more careful you become.

I need 'challenge'.

Taken by iskandarjr1972

My living & dining lomography

Looks darker than it is

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Luv it.

But before watching the movie, there are 3 scenes that I really really look forward to:

1. Snape's true intention memory scene - Kinda expected the scene to be sadder

2. The fight between Molly Weasley and Bellatrix - Kinda expected the scene to start from Bella dueling the 3 girls, then Molly came in and suddenly showed her skill and blew Bella to oblivion

3. The final fight between Voldemort and Harry - I was like, err.. that's it?!

Helena Bonham Carter was brilliant! Luv the part when she played Hermione playing Bella.

I heard that Maggie Smith was battling cancer when she was filming the movie, and she's fun, and appeared to have more fun than in previous films.

I hate endings, now I don't have anything to look for in the fantasy genre. It's sad, indeed.

I need to watch it again.

p/s: Severus Snape is a sad misunderstood character. Unconditional love brings pain and suffering. I can relate to that.

Budget kitchen cabinet and wardrobe, halfway done

Before
After
Before
After
Mess at living room

Preparing kitchen for budget installation

Slight renovation

Tender

tendered yesterday. gotta serve two-month notice starting today.

gonna start at new place end february.

excited and scared at the same time. i guess becoz maintaining status quo is kinda my thing. though i get easily bored with the same routine. go figure.

i am better than this
i am better than yesterday

rise phoniex.

yeah. whatever.

2011 Resolutions

same as previous years'.

1. Healthier
2. Richer
3. Happier

How?

Belasungkawa untuk Rakan Sekolah

Aku di Starbucks East Coast Mall, Kuantan tadi tengah browse facebook. Tiba-tiba saja nak tengok status update kawan-kawan lama zaman-zaman sekolah.

Page dia penuh dengan ucapan takziah. Aku ingat mula-mula ucapan takziah pada keluarga dia mungkin sebab aku teringat pernah terbaca ayah/ibu mertuanya sakit dan kembali ke rahmatullah. Tapi bahasanya macam tujukan pada isteri dan keluarga dia. Makin aku baca makin aku rasa tak sedap hati.

Aku google nama dia dan jumpa keratan berita. Ya Allah!

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Pokok reput penyebab ajal

Oleh ADHAM SHADAN
adham.shadan@kosmo.com.my

ISTERI Mohd. Helmi melihat mayat suaminya yang mati dihempap batang pokok reput di Jalan Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur semalam.

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KUALA LUMPUR – Seorang wanita hanya mampu menangis apabila suaminya yang baru sahaja menghantarnya ke tempat kerja maut dihempap sebatang pokok reput di Jalan Bukit Nanas di sini semalam.

Kejadian pukul 8.30 pagi itu menyebabkan seorang kakitangan bank, Mohd. Helmi Husain, 37, (gambar kecil) mati selepas mengalami cedera parah di kepala dihempap pokok setinggi lima meter yang terletak di kiri jalan itu ketika hendak ke tempat kerjanya di Jalan Ampang.

Isterinya juga seorang kakitangan bank dan bekerja di Jalan Pudu. Dia yang menerima khabar itu beberapa minit kemudian bergegas ke lokasi kejadian dan hanya mampu menangis.

Sebaik sampai, dia melihat mayat suaminya masih lagi ditimpa batang pokok tersebut sebelum ia dialihkan oleh kakitangan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

Difahamkan, setiap hari, bapa kepada lapan anak itu akan menghantar isterinya ke tempat kerja sebelum dia akan ke pejabatnya pula.

Pegawai Turus Siasatan dan Perundangan Trafik Kuala Lumpur, Deputi Supritendan Abdullah Roning berkata, pokok tersebut tiba-tiba tumbang sebaik mangsa melalui kawasan tersebut.

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He was my best friend when I was in secondary school. We hanged out together a lot. And yeah, we kicked ass when we play video games together. Our nicks would fill the screen when we played, his was MIE, I used MAC (because I used to worship MacGyver). His forte was mostly shoot-em-ups like 1942 and 1943. I was more into platform games. We were both prefects in school. He was an avid sport player, I was more into chess and quizzes.

We went our separate ways after SPM. He went to ITM Arau. I went to KPP. We exchanged correspondence quite a few times, and then suddenly stopped after he moved.

We met again on facebook 2 years ago, after a long hiatus for like 16 years. Saw his profile and I sent a short message “are you who I think you are?” He was happily married, with 8 kids. I was like “Wow!” But we’ve never met, only chat on facebook.

I envied his good life. He was happy, he got everything. I was the best student in my school, supposed to further my studies in the States, but didn’t make it. I had to start again from the bottom of the food chain. I avoided meeting old friends, because it reminded me of my failure, because I’ve never failed before. Blame my ego. Now I feel like crap because I didn’t go to see him to catch up on old times.

The way he left was so directly stark, made me rethink He can give or take anything He wants, and that’d only be part of an equation. Freak accident, that is, more apparent in Final Destination movies and we are in no position to judge or define the act itself without understanding the equation.

For the family, be strong, he was a very good person.

I'm so sorry for everything. May your soul be placed amongst the martyrs of Islam. Al-Fatihah.

HP7-1

saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 last Wednesday at Alamanda, Putrajaya.

Loved the movie, though a lil bit slow, but I guess they're building it up for a grand finale. And I cant wait to see Molly fights Bellatrix and also the scene where Snape passes his memory to Harry Potter.

After trailers about Harry Potter started showing, I can't help but trying to be my usual self and step into the characters' shoes. And I can't help feeling related to the character Severus Snape, or if you like, want to think I am.



Sad sad character. Loner. Sarcastic. Grudges. Brilliant. Ahahahah... yea, make that I want to think I am.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Got myself this camera last night, when me and friends went out to hang out. I've been reading reviews about this camera for months, and this is the only one I can afford that's within my budget, compared to its other rivals (Canon G11/G12, Canon S90/95, Panasonic Lumix LX5).

Shutterbug has hit me!

I do see the craze these days when the price of DSLRs getting cheaper. But I don't plan to chug 2kg of camera around me.

Already budgeted for this camera to be used in NY, unfortunately my visa wasn't approved. And still isn't. What the hell took them that long to check me out? And I don't see any 'men in black' following me around too.

This is to be used next month, when I plan to do my traveling.

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so many things to achieve, so little time.

thank you for the wishes, you know who you are.

Oct 1, 2010

Nothing to write, so this will be very spontaneous.

Am at work, taking a break from doing my claims. Lots of open houses to go to this weekend. Today noon, my dept's open house, later my ex-company's open house. Tomorrow noon, my ex-colleague's open house, a colleague's open house and a wedding, while at night a friend's open house and also another colleague's. Sunday, my brother's open house. Am so going to add back 3kg that I lost.

Other notes, I presented the findings during our department's meeting about the workshop we had last week in Alor Star. Interesting to note that there're still kids, who happen to live close to a major town, haven't touched a computer all their lives. And the look on their faces when they were shown what the computer can do was simply priceless.

I see things from their eyes, and the idea of the new found knowledge is beautiful. I remember again why I like to learn and observe.

Guess I always wanted to be an agent of change. Guess I am quite lucky I get to do that.

Quote - ANTM

"sometimes, not being in control is the most beautiful thing in the world"
- Tyra Banks, ANTM Cycle 11

Prayers

Life's a little bit more bearable since I have other living things at home. I was told plants and pets pray for you if you take good care of them. I want to believe that.

Maybe it's time for me to further my studies. Yes, it is.

I'm in Alor Star now, via Firefly. My first time on a propeller airplane. Excited and scared at the same time. I'm always paranoid when I'm put in position where I don't have control. Yea, trust issues...

The flight was delayed by 40mins because of the bad weather.

Arrived Alor Star close to 10pm, instead of at 9.25pm. Then got an SMS from a government officer asking whether I'm going to the launch, and if so, she wanted to reserve a seat for me, on stage. Yeah, rite! Like hell I'm gonna seat on stage! Told her my flight was delayed, and I don't have proper attire. But it felt good being considered tho.

Thank you my plants and pets for your prayers. Hahahaha...

Aquascaping - evolution in 8 months

Taken on 8 Dec 2009

Taken on 11 Dec 2009 - After spending some cash buying plants.

Taken on 2 January 2010
- Included a pair of guppies and 12 neon tetras

Taken on 8 January 2010 - Bought some hairgrass plants, which died a few weeks later. Pissed, so i changed the whole top cover to include actual full spectrum light.

Taken on 10 February 2010 - Added few plants, and killed lots more. Neon tetras getting smaller in size, guppies starting to spawn. But full spectrum light starting to spur growth of plant. But I need to maintain the CO2 and temperature.

Taken 1 July 2010 - Java fern moss covered whole driftwood. Guppies spawned like there's no tomorrow. Fifi, the female albino guppy in the centre, is now gone. She left quite a number of offsprings, some of which retain her albino color. The original guppies which I bought are now gone, and all in the aquarium, about 50+ of em, are the pioneers' offspring.

I am tired...

... of all the travelings.

One week, Kedah. The next week, Kelantan. The next week, Pahang. Then maybe it'll be Perlis next. Then the cycle repeats again.

Please Allah give me strength to withstand these travels so that I can pay back my debts, and eat exotic food whatever I want, and travel wherever I want.

Amin...