The life of MrLobaloba

2009-02-28T19:21:00.001+08:00

Funny Thai Ghost Ad.

"Go watch!"

2009-02-08T12:08:00.003+08:00

One of the Best Movies I've watched.

"A breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking and exhilarating"

Except for the title that caused much uproar in India, I had myself in the comfort of my seat (@home) watching in pure exhilaration. It is about a story of a young, uneducated man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.

But what makes it interesting is the fact that all the questions that the young man was given is a series of flashbacks documenting the particulars of his childhood. THAT is cool! Who would have thought of such plot! He knew the answers not because he is very smart but of the encounters he had as his life unfolds.

I would say: Go watch!! It was won so many awards, so it cant be wrong!

2009-02-02T18:12:00.001+08:00

Funny Saw Video I found online....

2009-01-24T21:04:00.003+08:00

A wise Muslim scholar once says

" True Muslim is like the earth; everthing foul is thrown upon it, but only what is beautiful grows from it"

May God gives me strength to go through this phase.

2009-01-21T22:50:00.002+08:00

JSPL Inter-Department Futsal at FICO SPORTS HUB

Safety Department represented by these HSE Engineers and Firemen. We qualified from group stages and then lost out at quarters to Mechanical & Electrical Department who features lots of Myanmar players.

Nonetheless, it was a good bonding activity for all and a chance to play soccer again.

2009-01-19T22:20:00.005+08:00

19th January 2009 - Sakura International @ Downtown East

I had a wonderful buffet dinner with dear's family and their cousins from Indonesia. I ordered 4 plates of chicken teppanyaki, 2 plates of beef teppanyaki, swallowed truffle cakes, cheesecake, ice creams, satay, nasi goreng and plenty of prawns and sushi!

Mas Syafiq and me...

Seriusly, I realise I had lost weight and shape! Look at that man! My shoulders are dropping and I look super slim. Sigh.... must be my strenous job... help is needed!

Mas Syafiq and his wife and son...

A fine looking couple who loves to joke around and poking fun at each other. Really blessed to know them alittle bit more. What i need is to learn how to speak Bahasa Indonesia..

2008-12-19T21:59:00.004+08:00

Licence to drive!

On my one month anniversary of my engagement day, I achieved something I never had expected.

I pass my driving on my first attempt!!

And whats makes it sweeter is the fact I took private lessons and had only 16 lessons to date. Well I thought getting my car licence at an "old" age of 25 seems odd. On that morning, I was still having problems in the circuit when I was doing my rounds with my private instructor. I kept going to the wrong lane, did not stop at the stop line, signalling late, nearly hitting the curb at the exit of the slope. And I got plenty of whiplashes from him.

Even while waiting for the TP, I was scolded for coming in late and not submitting my documents (my instructor submit it late! not me!) on time. And it turns out the TP officer who scolded me was my tester. Hah! nice one laaa...

Thought everything went downhill from there but it wasnt. I was so pleased that nothing went wrong in the circuit and the driving outside was a pretty short one. There was no U turn at all. In the end, what i need to hear is "YOU PASS...."

I am hardly this joyful ever! I came back to work the next day feeling I had achieve something else. I thought I would spend thousands just to make sure I pass my driving but as it turns out, i had everything calculated to be about 800+. That makes the whole experience even wonderful.

2008-11-25T22:50:00.000+08:00

What happens the week before my engagement....

Yup, I ran an 8km challenge organized by Chai Chee CC with Faisal with no apparent training whatsoever. Caught up with work and injuries, i had no time to train. As compared to Bay Run 10km where I had done some runnings to keep my legs fresh, this one was done just to lose some fats, get a Tshirt, run a decent timing and clock another mini-marathon under my belt.

I ran with the front pack just to make sure I didnt drop too much distance by the time I hit 5km mark at Bedok Camp.

All in all.. it was done in 45mins for me... A dreadful timing but considering we have to stop at traffic lights, I guess this one is another good run. At least I didnt stop jogging when my socks starts to get wet and my music in my mp3 starts to repeat again.

2008-11-22T21:42:00.008+08:00

Engagement day ~ 16 Nov 2008

A million thanks to those who made it happen and to friends who share the joy of this special day.

My dearest fiancee - Fakhrunnisaa.

The diamond ring

My exchange gifts to her.

Thanks guys for coming over!

Fad and Sapiya..my greatest appreciation to you guys

Nisaa's family..

my Sisters who helped me alot.. love u all!

Dear, I love you .

2008-11-07T23:30:00.003+08:00

My Sis 3rd child

Congratulations on your new addition;

A baby girl is a treasure rare;

A sweet pink angel, a little doll,

Nothing else can quite compare.

Her smiles and coos will bring you joy;

She'll fill your hearts with love and pleasure;

So cherish these special infant times,

With your little girl, your precious treasure

Little "Humairah".... smiling on her birth-day!

" She is a delightful addition to my sis children and im excited to have another niece!"

Kak, u are blessed with kids. May Allah grant you health to your family and children. Amin

2008-10-15T21:37:00.003+08:00

Salam Aidilfitri

Something big is going to happen! Watch out for this space..

2008-10-13T21:38:00.007+08:00

Life Crappy Lessons I learnt in the Working World.....

Our own people would never help their own kind. Instead they filled their guts with pure evil - taking advantage of situations and looking down on those who they think are the juniors in the workplace. Some engineers are supposed to guide me but it all ended up with me doing his 'shit' while he idles in the office, claiming he is busy.But of course there are nice colleagues who are very helpful and will render help whenever i need one.
Bootlicking is so prominent - SInce my safety department has a flat management system, just above me is the Manager. Looking at my own colleagues, they will bootlick all those higher managements so as to gain favour and be in their good books. Point to note: its not something i made up. These pple tell me they do it!
Wayang - I tot in Army i knew enough of Wayang. BUt here, wayang has taken to a new height! That engineer (who is only a few months senior than me) admitted to "wayang" in front of the big boss so as to look as if he is hardworking and contribute alot. He then blamed me for not understanding the idea of survival in the workplace. Bullshit. I work for Allah only. He just got his degree from some private Uni where you pay huge amount to get the scroll. From the looks of it, we are the only 2 malay engineers who are degree holders. Fellow colleagues told me that im a threat to his progress.
What degree u have or what honours u get is nothing when u are working. Experience matters though. People dont ask u what degree u have and what scores u have achieved but they probed alot into your past working experiences and the knowledge of the new job u just entered. Too slow and you will struggle!
Never go against your senior (unless you think you are so damn smart). This one i have nothing to explain. Period.
Always be patient and keep an open mind. Never lose your temper. I am pissed off with that engineer but i kept "istighfar" when he pushes me to the limit. I kept praying that I am given the strength to go through this and Allah will guide me since I work for Allah's cause. I told myself to be ever-so-positive and make him see my worth and that im not just a typical NUS graduate. Alhamdulillah I have seen the fruits of my positivity. Thank you Allah!

2008-09-30T20:22:00.005+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI!!!!

After a month of fasting while working at the shipyard, I find that doing both at the same time is not as tough as it seems. Alhamdullilah. When we fast for Allah, Allah will give us the strength to go through it. Although I have seen many of my muslim colleagues who aren't fasting, i realise they are just weak. not physically but mentally. Hopefully they will change.

Nevertheless, I wish everyone a Happy Selamat Hari Raya Maaf Zahir & Batin.

I seek forgiveness for all my mistakes and shortcomings and I hope to be better than last year and the year before. May everyone enjoy their public holiday just like I am and I took an extra 1 day unpaid leave to recover from the glorious eating session 2mr!!

If u want to know, I didnt get any new Baju Kurung but I just bought myself a long sleeve shirt used mainly for solat purpose and I am going to wear that for the 1st day of Hari Raya. Have to put aside the "full baju kurung look". Its more of "abang-abang" look now. hehehe

Have fun!!!!!

2008-09-22T21:13:00.003+08:00

Much has been happening in my life lately.

There are many changes: My lifestyle, work life, the people I worked with, my future goals, how I sort out my salaries, how I need to continually spend time with loved ones and friends, the burning desire to keep fit, and also the need to continue upgrading myself with courses and skills.

I took many positivity from this life-story and with it, came the strength to be a better person that I am yesterday.

A quote I read from a book recently says " When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice."
This is what I look forward.

2008-09-10T21:46:00.003+08:00

Time flies............ at work..

Now into my 4th week of work, it has been a good learning experience following different HSE engineers taking their tasks at hand onboard different types of vessels. Our responsibility is very high but it is not without great ease making sure that sub-contractors as well as fellow employees (no matter how old they are) maintain the high safety standards which had been put forward by the shipyard. Some thought the job is just that but sad to say it wasn't.

My fellow colleagues have been great. Working with them is a pleasure. They are more than willing to help out in any matters even those who are of lower 'ranks'. A good majority of my colleagues (safety firemen to project supervisors to asst engineers to engineers ....) are Malay so communication is breeze. All are abang2 types arh and its interesting to know tt most of them are engaged already. The other majority of my colleagues are Indians although most of them are not local at all. They are recruited to communicate with the Bangladeshi or Indian workers.

Chinese guys.... there are a few but out of that few, most are documentation engineers who do office related jobs. Dont ask me why.

Ohh and I had a fellow engineer who actually just resigned as Senior Prison Officer after 3 years and he eventually took up this HSE job. He told me that his previous job is fascinating and pays well but he also realises how mundane it can be and there arent many opportunities for growth. Upon hearin that, im happy I made the right choice rejecting the Senior Prison Officer offer. Fuhhhhhh..... Thank you Allah.

Fasting hasn't affect my workrate at all. Half of my working day is spent onboard the ship and it is only there that my energy level starts spiralling downwards. But during lunchtime, I lie flat in the study room sleeping throughout! Hehehe.. Alhamdulillah I even managed to do tarawih daily unaffected by the time I reached home (usually before 6pm) and I pray to Allah that He gave me strength as I look forward to every weekend and my next pay day (2 more weeks!!!)

2008-08-31T14:03:00.003+08:00

Embracing Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah the time has come for muslims like myself to embrace the month of Ramadhan. I thank Allah for giving me another year on Earth to better myself and do my part as a muslim by fasting and increasing my taqwa'.

This month of Ramadan is giving us yet one more opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves to the absolute power of the divine and refocus our lives to worshipping Him and Him alone. Each of us can develop an individual plan to benefit from and we can all do something extra to earn some additional grace from God, the Almighty.

Here are a few suggestions (taken from BETTERMUSLIM) that we can look into during Ramadhan:

1. Let us make it a habit to visit the mosque as often as possible but atlas once a day with our families.

2. Let us make it a habit to break fast with fellow Muslims in the mosque at least once a week.

3. Let us invite our non-Muslim friends and neighbors to join us in the breaking of our fasts.

4. Let us pool our efforts and resources to feeding the homeless.

5. Let us be extra-generous and donate our money to worthy causes.

6. Let us encourage our children to respect their elders and parents.

7. Let us at least try to complete reading the Quran with meaning once.

8. Let us ensure that we mend our relations with everyone regardless of the mistakes on the part of others.

9. Let us spend some time in seclusion at night praying to the Almighty.

10. Let us ensure that we will not hurt anyone and control our anger in all situations

12. Let us spend more time with our families especially in breaking the fast.

13. Let us make sure that we don’t miss our Fajr prayer and pray all the other prayers on time.

14. Let us donate at least one book on Islam to a local library.

15. Let us ensure that we offer Zakat ul Fitr ahead of Eid prayers so that the poor and the needy can make use of it in an appropriate manner.

Let us place our trust in Allah in everything that we do. May Allah accept our ibada.

2008-08-31T00:11:00.005+08:00

"The new life"

"HSE Engineer"

"Replica of a human placed by crews of an Oil Tanker Vessel at the front deck of the ship ...interesting!"

2008-08-29T21:23:00.004+08:00

Another small achievement for me.

This year, after completing a gruelling Bike Rally 2008, I looked forward to the 10km AHM & Bay Run. Alhamdulillah it doesnt disappoint either.

Together with Raihan and Fuso, we became part of 70,000 participants for this year 2008 AHM marathon which sees a marked increase as compared to last year. Being my first 10km run after NS days, I set a humble target of going below 1 hr and when I crossed the finishing line just last sunday, I clocked 1.00.59. 1 hr exactly. Alittle disappointing coz I knew I can go faster. Probably 50mins is achievable next time around.

Nevertheless, I knew that 2 weeks going to the Marathon, I didnt have time to train wf faisal and I didnt run any further than 6km so I started the 10km slow but steady. With Daud's Oakley sports sunglasses, I ran alone leaving Fuso and Raihan who came in at good timings themselves. Im satisfied that I didnt stop to walk and with thousands running in the 10km route, it gives enough motivation to keep running.

For me It was a start. A start to many marathons to try and go for.

Hopefully I can get a better running shoe (other than given by Army) so that I wont get the same 2 huge blisters at the end of last sunday run.

TN700 GEL KAYANO XIII 9393

So now I aim to get this Asics shoe that is now selling at Asics Concept Store and many other sports shop. In the website it says "The GEL Kayano XIII continues to offer the ultimate blend of support and cushioning that the series is known for. All the fit and comfort features return as well, with the added benefit of new high-tech upper materials and an expanded GEL Cushioning System"

One word: WOW!

2008-08-19T21:21:00.011+08:00

Updates...

Looking back the last few weeks, it had been wonderful.

On 10 Aug, me, nisaa, khai, lyana, huz, jannah, zul, fuso and adi jepun gathered for graduation photo taking at Esplanade and Fullerton. Simply gerek. Since we had Adi and Fuso with their cameras, it was up to the rest to pose cukup2 at every available scenery. We went up the Roof Garden, the fountain area @ esplanade, the place facing the merlion and the CDB before stopping for dinner in which someone only ate a small piece of popiah. lol...... Also Kesian Zul takde partner to take pictures with........ Pls go and get a gf laaa zul... Nevertheless, the excitement was lingering all over and we didnt take long to continue snapping pictures after maghrib at Fullerton Hotel basement but without my Adi who left early. Check out some of the selected pics... (by Fuso)

'Chances like these didnt come too often so my Dear joined us even though she graduated 3 years ago'

"Against the Esplanade backdrop - picturesque"

"Khai and his fiancee - looking sweet"

"4 bachelors"

"muka terkejut - by Zaini"

"The graduation jump - after plenty of tries"

"One of the most beautiful picture taken on that day"

"4 OKB @ Fullerton"

OKB = Orang kaya baru

"G2000 Male Models"

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The dinner

And just last saturday, it was even better.

4 couples (Iskek, Me , Fad and Khai plus our other halves) + pey + fuso + zul met to have dinner together at Chai Chee Restaurant to celebrate what Fadly likes to say "For those who have found jobs and also for those who have graduated". Thanks Fad for organizing such wonderful "meeting".

We had fun sharing what we do, what jobs some of us had, what are our future plans, who are going to get married, who wants to have many gfs before marrying, how do we cope with our couples after marriage etc etc.. lol.. I do hope such gatherings can be done once a month or 2 months coz I believe these can help keep our friendship alive!!!! But of course only those who have jobs are told to pay.... Heheheehe..

Though it was only my first day of work when i met them, i was more than willing to fork out..

2008-08-12T23:36:00.002+08:00

Pictures of my wonderful nephew and niece!

Hamzah won 1st place in a sports run @ his Muhammadiyah Kindergarten.

Best sey menang!... so happy for him...

Nabila's Mickey Mouse slippers and Hamzah's Ben 10 slippers.

Nabila looks very beautiful now... and ever so cute too...

She now loves Power Rangers and knows how to pose in front of the camera...

She and Hamzah now calls me "Cik Awan"... which if translated becomes "Uncle Cloud". hahaa

2008-08-10T13:31:00.003+08:00

After waiting almost 2 months, finally my rezeki came. Alhamdulilah.

I knew that with my results, I will find it hard to secure a job. But alhamdulilah, dengan rahmatNya, my opportunity came all within one week. 2 weeks ago, I was deciding whether I should venture as a HSE (Health Safety Environment) engineer since chem engineers did alot of that. When opportunity came, I was utterly shocked. I send out my resume on a sunday and receive a call 2 days later who later asked me to come down for an interview the day after.

I only have one night to prepare for the interview since I came home from TTSH work at 9pm. So I search high and low on all information regarding HSE we learnt during my undergraduates days.

So the next day came and after the first interview by the HR, a Safety Manager from the Safety Department came down and wanted to have another interview with me. There, he asked various questions regarding HSE and then took 40 minutes explaining the career paths, probation period, bonuses, courses that i will have to attend next January and how many positions he wanted to fill. He kept mentioning that he wants to put me under Regulatory Department to do policy works because he found my ENGRISH powderful. Haha.

That was a good sign I hope.

When I left, I realised my chances was slim because they did mention about my honours yang kurang memuaskan. (not that impressive). So that evening I met nisaa at Tampines to chill out and suddenly received a call for that job offer. He mentions that I was the better ones out of the whole candidates and I fit the job well. Alhamdulilah.

Interestingly, they want me to put pen to paper my signature for the contract just the next morning and to go for medical check up as well. There, I sought out the salary and all other nitty gritty stuffs. So on that Friday, my career was sorted out.

I sujud syukur the moment I came home and thanked Allah for his guidance and I pray that He "murahkan rezeki" so that the next BIG step in my life can take place... kan Nisaa????

2008-08-08T17:19:00.006+08:00

A crazy moment at 7 ELEVEN - TTSH

"Story of the King of England"

Just a few days ago, after eating lunch at TTSH kopitiam, i went across to 7 Eleven to get Daud his bbq pau. I took the Newpaper as well as join the extremely long queue that snakes around the shop. Then when it was my turn, one big fat Indian guy (older than me) just cut through my queue and wanted to pay for his Gardenia bread with some cash. He seriously thought that he can get away by NOT queueing up and instead pay cash and leaves.

But hell NO WAY! So I told him...

"Sir, can u please queue up?"

He turned around and shouted so loudly "WHATS YOUR PROBLEM??!!"

I hate this stupid bloody attitude of his. But not wanting to pick up a fight, i said

"Its only fair that u queue up like everyone else." and i pointed my finger to the long queue behind me.

Feeling absurdly agitated by my comments and probably feeling xtra guilty, he shouted for the second time ""WHATS YOUR PROBLEM ahh??!!" and the whole 7 eleven stood still.

So i said nicely "i think its fair that u queue up to pay for that bread. Everyone does it"

He then exclaimed "Im paying with cash what. Whats the problem?"

Seriusly dia ingat dia besar aku takut pe!

I stood my ground and then tell him "So am i" and in my hand is a small pau and a $2 note. Hah! Amik kau..

He looked at my pau, newpaper and my cash and then shouted to the cashiers while waving his hands madly this exact words that I love to remember..

"PLEASE SERVE THIS GUY!! PLEASE SERVE HIM. HE'S THE KING OF ENGLAND!"

After he shouted that, he took his pathetic self and queue up behind the long stretch of people. Hah! There u go. A citizen of Singapore doing his job of attending to selfless people who needs guidance. Seriously, guys like him need a reality check. I have "tegur" many people when they do things wrongly and I'm not afraid of how to handle the situation. I told the cashier not to worry about him coz He's just plain stupid.

So there u go, another day to remember! How nice to hear someone call me "King of England". I rather hear the word "prince!" hahahahaha

2008-07-30T23:02:00.002+08:00

Whatever.......

Ever since I started working temporary admin staff at TTSH while giving tuitions and Mendaki tuitions too, I realise the importance of "saving money". Thrifty evolved into "lokek". You see, an MRT trip to Novena already cost me $1.50. A 2 way trip already costs $3.00. Then my lunch there costs $2.40 for a typical chicken rice for Staff. Once in a while, i try something nicer for a change. Like ayam penyet or mee.. To cut costs, I brought my own drink from the pantry.

In one day, I would spend about 6 bucks for a meal and transport. Well if i meet Nisaa after work, i increase my budget to about $10-$12 just for that day. IF not, its a strict $6 bucks and dinner has to be eaten at home! I guess this is all about making sure I dont spend aimlessly on stuffs I dont need. Also I might need the cash for future needs.

SO currently this temp job will keep me busy and expand my bank account while I search high and low for a full time job. Alhamdulillah i see this as a blessing in disguise. I become more patient. I realise that I have to fulfil the "amanah" or responsibilities of my tutees..

Today, my workplace opens up one "lobang" for temporary position because my new-found friend Khairul is leaving to study in NTU. So I gave that position to my NUS silat friend Daud who shares the same destiny as me - looking for jobs desperately. Since the job allows us to terminate when we found a perm job, I guess its worthwhile to put in some time to get some $$$ rather than staying at home and rot. Betul tak, daud?

I miss going gym in the afternoon, waking up to jog early morning at Bedok Reservoir and trying to clock a better timing everytime i run, miss waking up late, miss cycling when im bored.......

2008-07-24T21:46:00.003+08:00

Congratulations to Khairul and Lyana for their Engagement!

Doa ku panjatkan agar sampai ke jinjang pelamin dan juga sampai ke akhir hayat bersama. Amin.

2008-07-15T17:34:00.015+08:00

NUS GRADUATION CEREMONY

It has been a wonderful journey. 4 long years. But on 14 July, it marks our remarkable end to our journey. NUS COMMENCEMENT 2008 was a day worth remembering. Im going to miss my chemical engineering friends and professors and all the crazy tests and datelines and projects.

My commencement day 2008: 14 July..... pics and many pics.. enjoy!

"me with my PhD poster at the robing area"

My close Chemical Eng buddies @ the Robing area after we put on the gowns.

From left: Adeline, Hanssen, Me and Nisha.

"Me with Jinrui and Jinxian - the Chem Eng twins"

"group pic before entering the auditorium"

"a collective pose with some of the graduating batch of 2008 "

"seriously I was so bored that I brought in my camera during the ceremony and took a pic of the guys sitting on my right hand side of the row. "

"Fadzrun and Me - the only 2 malay guys in Chem Eng. Both same honours and same caps score! Lol!"

The girls sitting on my left side of the row. Full of smiles.

"Ming Hui - Valedictorian for our batch. She clinched 5 awards and 1 book prize! Needless to say, she is THE SMARTEST in Chemical Engineering '08. She gave a wonderful speech on how life in Chemical Eng is like a story of wizard of Oz..."

"Snapped a pic of the professors sitting on stage. I dont know what are the differences in those wearing blue, red or like the one on the right : yellow-red-white combination"

"Balloons waiting to fall...."

"Once the valedictorian ends her speech and the ceremony comes to an end, Commencement 08 starts its celebrations!"

Balloons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Its over!!!!.. and take one balloon each"

"A heartwarming day - thank u mum and dad!"

"Me and Virginia - She's looking very pretty on that day"

Me and Chong Yew. Only knew him in my 4th year. haha

From left: Patrick, Virginia, Me. Pat doesnt look too happy somehow.

I was pulled in to take pics wf these two lovely ladies from Bioengineering, Rubab and Linglan who were also part of my ICES buddies."

Me and michelle. Knew her since year 1 during my C programming days which I totally screwed that module.

"These guys are my idols! hahahaa. The ever cheerful Kesava in the middle and Debojyoti Hazarika on the left"

Marcus (Environmental Eng) was part of my design 2 group and it was a pleasure working with him. All the best, man.

Another group photo!!!

And another... oh the bear isnt mine, fyi.

We are forced by the girls to take a pic with PINK roses. Hehe..

Commencement is NEVER complete without taking this! I love this picture alot! Taking plenty of pics at "I WAS HERE" statues, we caught the attention of the security guard instead, who reprimanded the guys who climb the ever-so-flimsy statues. LOL.

Will never forget u peeps!!

As per normal, i got Hanssen to do the Graduation Jump with me!

"Woooohoooooo"

"Being the less creative girls, they follow into our footsteps and did theirs! Wonderful though!"

~The End~

"All the best for our future endeavours.. will miss you people"

2008-07-09T11:43:00.003+08:00

Random Ramblings.... (Warning: TOO many Singlish usage)

I didnt know finding jobs is this difficult. Really. Going through a tough chemical engineering academics is already a pain but to have the passion to keep searching for a job is alot tougher. Sigh.

"a great part time job?"

One of my tuition kids has stopped tuition (since dia dah pandai sgt) so it has opened up some more free space for myself. Void. I also rejected another tuition offer somewhere because I cannot give my commitment once i "have" a job.

I just started teaching Mendaki (skrg baru nak start!) and it has been going quite smoothly except that I really dont know what to teach everytime i come down. Wasnt given the assessment book so im left with ermm... nothing? So selamat ah budak2. I have been making my own maths questions so you guys have to think harder to do it. haha.

I wanted to get a temp job while searching for a perm but I just couldn't promise a full 3 months commitment to that temp job. What if there is a perm job that emerge during the 1st month of me working that temp job? So many things have been running through my head. Hmmm.... Now im thinking of volunteering at CCs or charity clubs or something. At least I would have some purpose in life. Am gg to ask the Chai Chee CC whether I can help out in some events or better still, work part time for them. ~~

Man, talk about "running"..... I havent been diligently going for my running aka jogging for this week yet coz malas. haha. simple excuse. Cycling is still ok. But I dont mind gym exercises because its relaxing. Boleh tgk TV (but now the TV is spoilt), chit chat and baring2 (lie down).

Oh after so many years, I have promised myself to take up driving. Yeah i know im like way slower than those my age but its ok. I dont have the money last time but now, i can pay alittle bit by bit lah using my savings. I envy those who dont even need to fork out the cash for that. Everything would be "oh my parents pay for me!" or "not my money what?!".. These pple just have it easy. But who cares lah. Yang penting, korang hepi.

Oklah thats all for now. My next post is going to be so weird and FUNNY. My brother-in-law found a picture of a Singaporean girl which he says looks like me! In other words, he claims its the female version of me!! Idiot! I got the pic, and i believe that malay gal is WEIRD ahh!!

2008-07-03T17:07:00.001+08:00

Kangen Band - Doy

Another Indonesian Band to hit the airwaves. The song Doy is playing right now on the right side of my messy blog.

Layankannnn~~~~

2008-07-03T11:45:00.002+08:00

WATCH THIS!!

"Recommended by Pey, Rai and Adi"

The youtube video that u guys are going to watch is one which inspires many. Titled "Where the Hell is Matt?", it features Matt Harding (now an Internet celebrity) who quitted his job as a video game developer and began travelling around the world, leading to the production of his video.

The fascinating point is that the video places MATT HARDING dancing in the centre frame at different places around the world and in 2006, he accepted sponsorship from Stride, a gum brand, and releases his third version on 20 June 2008. (see below). The 2008 version of his video shows people of the countries coming together with him and sharing the joy of making the unique video.

Well Singapore is one of the countries featured in here!

"where the Hell is Matt? (2006)

If u are wondering, the background music "Sweet Lullaby (Nature's Dancing 7" Mix)", a 1992 world music song by Deep Forest that uses lyrics from a dying Solomon Islands language.

"Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)"

My favourite part of this video is when he dances with the tribes at Papua New Guinea. ROFL!

Feeling Inspired? You sure will.

2008-06-30T23:25:00.003+08:00

A look into my 10km training schedule.

Alhamdulillah, up till now Raihan (joe kool) and Faisal (fuso) have joined forces with me to do the non-competitive 10km Bay Run 2008 organized by Safra. Its going to be my first ever run (after NS) so I hope I wont be sick or have problems getting leave/off if im working.

I went for my first full run at Bedok Reservoir for a distance of 4.3km on Sunday evening and clocked a decent 23mins 10s. Im not sure if this is too slow for novice runners so I need someone to tell me la.

"need to start jogging every morning!"

For those who also yearn to try a 10-km run, you can check out HERE.

Currently, Im using this 8 week schedule to pace my trainings and see whether I can hit a sub-50mins for my first full 10km run. If u are reading this post, I should have just started my first week of training. In between running days, I will still train at the gym to keep the upper body fit! haha.. nak gain weight pe!!

But a HUGE Thanks to Fuso who always share information on running techniques, trainings, shoes and running apparels etc. These have got me so hyped! By mid of July, I will put aside some money to get a proper running shoe.

So.......Now Im looking into Asics TN705 which is Asics MOST popular enthusiast running shoe due to it's comfort and fit features.

BTW, i just realised that my bike seat has been circumcised by some strangers who scraped part of the cushion tip after it was minimally exposed due to wear and tear from Bike Rally 2008. Sigh. Now i have to purchase another seat for my old bike. Damn!

2008-06-30T23:13:00.002+08:00

Im now a PhD Graduate!!

Saw this poster at MPSH while collecting my "free" graduation gown. Yeah thats me in that Doctoral gown!!! hehe

2008-06-26T14:01:00.006+08:00

Post-reservist life

After a wonderful 1 week in-camp training at Jurong camp for my 3rd reservist cycle, life has since changed. Being back in camp with my battalion brings back plenty of memories. Everyone has a direction in life already. Many has since married, engaged, found jobs and got themselves a girlfriend at least. Me and my fellow commanders spent hours at night during our free time recalling our tough moments back during NS days and piecing up stories of our past funny instances. Those were the days!

The 1 week ICT also puts me in a different light. I passed my IPPT with a silver after a 3 years absence! And whats sweet is the fact that I didnt train for that. Purely mind over body. Then comes the marksmanship which my section attained after we put together the highest score for the night shoot in the whole company! Thanks guys, we are just as great as ever. lol!

So, what can be more happier than getting 400 bucks just for that achievements...

But now, when reservist is over and i found myself jobless, life has turned into a struggle. Should I or should i not get a part time job? Should I or should i not get a job which is not my major? But with every effort we put in, i believe God has a path for everyone. For the time being, I guess I should just continue searching and pray that one of those I applied could fall into my hands.

But now................................

ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN ME FOR SINGAPORE BAY RUN 2008???

I want to take part in this annual run for the first time and hope to be in the non-competitive 10km run. ok i know that I havent jog any further than 2.4 km in 2 years but I believe in 1 month, I can run train to run 10km in at 1 hour or less? The semangat is there after my 2.4km IPPT during my in camp coz i didnt stop running. Fuyoo..

ANyone interested, can check out here

Its on 24 August 2008 at Esplanade Drive. And Registration before 30 June is cheaper than before 31 july so why wait... I Need buddies to run sama2 laaa...

2008-06-15T20:57:00.003+08:00

Bowling @ Downtown with Nisaa's family and Makcik..

In short, it was a lovely morning spent with Nisaa's family, her makcik from Indonesia Wak Yun and me wf my twin sisters.

Me with my Dearest!

Somehow all of them look alike!

From left: Nisaa's Mum, Wak Yun and me.

Nisaa's mum and Wak Yun played so well that I lost in the first game to Wak Yun. Amazingly, to Nisaa's mum, it was her 2nd game ever in her lifetime but she managed 100+ in her first game.

So, in the second game, i cruised to a 140 win! hehe. cannot lose...

A special bonding day with Nisaa's family. May it be a first of many!

An unforgettable moment set in stone.

2008-06-08T14:57:00.018+08:00

Final Part of Batam trip

These are the final pieces of the Batam trip. I was too lazy to upload these pictures but here it is! (Pics courtesy of ABG Z and Faisal)

Our Harris Cabana interior! (I think this is Huz's room)

A door for the balcony!

At the balcony!

A well-timed jump taken after 100 over tries! haha..

Now a symbol of our trip!

After go-carting, it was time for some watersports activities. Although parasailing was cancelled due to faulty motorboat engine, Huz Khai and me decided to try Jet ski. It was a decision that I never regretted. The view was amazing when u are out far into the sea!

Wearing the life jackets and awaiting the instructors.

Huz was the first to reach back.

The view from the edge of the coast - the start line for the jet-skis

Khai muka serius gila!

Me muka tak serius. The guy behind me is not my brother.

Huz looking all confused. Cari brake pedal ke?

Later in the evening, we took a cab down to Nagoya, a town few kilometers away from Harris REsort. And there we are all set for a huge dinner feast. The place: Pak Comot!

From Nasi goreng to Gado-gado to Nasi Liwet to Fried Prawns, it was a feast like none other. All to fill up our empty stomachs

Faisal with his newly-tried Nasi Liwet. Rice placed in a pot - served for two. Eaten by one.

Semua duduk bersila. style jepun. makanan melayu.

The day after. Breakfast.

One to a tree. At the beach behind our Cabana.

Khai and me tgh lepak2..

The last event before we left Batam was to get a foot massage. The masseurs are all men btw so it was purely a proper massage. Nonetheless, it was great fun listening to Fuso burping and Zul screaming "sakit-sakit..."

Atr 1pm, we set sail. Back to singapore. NOw at the Waterfront waiting for the ferry.

The last view of Batam waterfont.

Harris Resort - we miss you!!

2008-06-07T14:09:00.005+08:00

BIKE RALLY 2008 CONQUERED!

Today marks a week after my second attempt at NTU Bike Rally 2008, the first being last year. The distance covered is the same, at 128 km but its the preparation this time around which makes the cycling experience this year alittle different. My bike undergoes several makeovers, with the gears changed and the brake pads too. We had several night cycling and day cycling practises with faisal and huz weeks before the actualy Bike Rally. So thank God, this year's bike rally went smooth and i came in faster (at 3.30pm) this year than about 4+pm last year.

The main stretches were, West Coast, Lim Chu Kang Road, Neo Tiew, Mandai Road, Old Tampines Road, Loyang Road, Coastal Road. The journey was typically the same, with Mandai roads topping the scale for the worse road conditions. Its peaks after peaks after peaks. The lowest point in my trip lies along that stretch. Another crazy stretch would be along Hougang passing by Rivervale etc.. By the time we reach there, we would have covered abt 80 km. Leg Muscles are aching, bike feels heavy and my mp3 have repeated its cycle for the 5th time. The roads there are all straight and it sucks. Now its over, i cant seem to believe that I have done it again!

I lose 1 kg (hopefully all fats) and my body feels fresher now. I hope to do something Big again. probably join a marathon by end of the year or swim a few kilometers. If i have the opportunity to race again, I'll make sure i get a proper road bike.

2008-06-03T23:28:00.009+08:00

BATAM - Harris Resort Trip! Part 1.

It was meant to be a getaway after graduation but it ended up to be more than what we expected. A perfect break from 4 years of studying. The 2 day - 1 night getaway was packed with plenty of activities, fun, amusement and laughters. Thats what u get when you put 6 crazy, adrenalin-junkie guys together.

(the pictures below are all from Fuso, THE photographer)
"The Batam-Harris Resort main cast plus the photographer"

We met @ HarbourFront MRT at 8 in the morning with the likes of Zul and Khai getting there on time which signals a good start to the trip! Hehee.. Then our main organisers (Faisal and Huz) settle the tix while the rest starts to find a place to have our breakfast.

Abang Z @ Banquet harbourFront.

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Khai tekun makan. dah laparrr...

The nasi lemak belongs to Faisal but the Teh Tarik is mine.

Our Ferry, Batam Fast (i think!) made its journey at 930am. Thanx to Faisal, i kinda like this picture alot!

Khai muka step hensem. Huz, no comment.

The "really" good looking ones. haha

We reached Batam!

The Hotel guide brought us in a van along with some chinese couples to the Harris Resort which is actually a walking distance away from the port itself. Well, who wouldnt want a free ride anw!

Happy nampak!!!!

We reached the hotel lobby to settle our check-ins as well as "checking" out the various activities available at the resort itself. That explains why everyone is staring at the orange-folded papers. Seriously the service deserves a mention. While waiting, we are given popcorns, strawberry milk and cold face towels. Its none that we have seen before! The hotel personnels are super-friendly and this particular guy (someone help me, i forgot his name) offer to guide us to the different activities they had in the hotel vicinity and recommended several stuffs we can do after checking in. Nice!

Alhamdulillah, somehow we managed to get 3 chalet-type rooms instead of typical hotelrooms which is actually not what we are supposed to get. So we are kinda lucky. These rooms are directly facing the beach and the waters. But the setback is that these rooms are furthest away from the main building.

Before lunch, we decided on some games of bowling. Something I rarely do.

Huz, the star bowler, had a wonderful game which makes all of us believe that bowling is one of his routine dating activities!!!!

As always, gotta pose!

Look at my bowling posture. Just Like a professional bowler but with scores that is so low and full of crap, it doesnt pay to look good while bowling!

2008-05-30T11:31:00.003+08:00

Thank you!

Wanna thank Faisal (Fuso) and Huz for planning the Batam-Harris Resort Trip. ALso many thanks for Khai, Zoh and Zul for making this trip a superbly fun and entertaining ones.

From Jet-skiing to go-carting to water polo to karaoke sessions, it was well worth the experience. Hopefully the pictures will come soon from Huz, Fuso or Zul and the story of our amazing trip will be told!

2008-05-26T14:34:00.006+08:00

IN DEPTHS OF HELL ...... OR PARADISE.

(an Islamic poem)

Whatever we do, we’ll pay the price

In the depths of hell or in paradise

For the believer ,this life is just like a cage

For the unbeliever, it’s the ultimate stage

Little does he know about the awaiting reward

Which is full of luxuries, where no-one gets bored

You’ll enter the gate of paradise, if it’s in your fate

Your deeds and actions will determine by which gate

No worldly things will you ever miss

On entering the gate, you’ll be surrounded by bliss

Four rivers will be granted by the Divine
containing water and milk, honey and wine

People will live in mansions built high

Where they’ll live forever, no-one will die

It’s bricks will be made of silver and gold

The climate will be perfect, not hot and not cold

A hundred years it will take to circle a tree

Surrounded by loved ones for all eternity

There will be no calls of nature, no-one will sleep

There will be no worries, no one will weep

When people sweat, it will smell of musk

Allah SWT will be praised from dawn till dusk

Everyone will be aged 30 or 33

And they’ll stay at that age for eternity

The inhabitants will be wearing a beautiful green gown

Sitting on thrones, wearing a crown

People will be happy, there’ll be no remorse

To visit others, they’ll have a flying horse

Men will have 2 houris as their wives

Who will remain with them for the rest of their lives

On Friday there will be a dinner for people of all races

And a bazaar where people can exchange their faces!

When walking along there’ll be many meetings

With prophets and angels, exchanging greetings

Such is the ecstasy that will then prevail

When Allah SWT removes His veil

There will be no kings, there will be no peasants

And everyone will see the Divine Allah’s presence

There are 100 levels to paradise and we should pray

That Al Firdaus, the highest will be where we stay

Allah SWT has showered us with His grace

And we have to be worthy to show our face

Whatever we do, we’ll pay the price

In the depths of hell or in paradise

"found @ Islamic poems"

2008-05-21T22:10:00.003+08:00

My dream destination

"French polynesian"

It will be a dream come true if I ever got to be there at the beautiful beach above. The crystal clear water, white sandy beaches and the tropical huts amidst the towering coconut trees would be a perfect getaway for a graduation trip... or a honeymoon destination...

Some day, I would be there.....

2008-05-16T23:31:00.003+08:00

Ayat Ayat Cinta

After watching this movie (my dear force me to watch in the cinema although i have the dvd at home), i realised my 6 bucks is worthwhile and I came out of the cinema with so much that I learn. ABout life, Islam, marriages, trust and love.

Masya-Allah, I was taken aback by the sheer wonders of the production of the movie and how the story unfolds. I dont want to write what it is about coz for that u can check out reviews from movie websites. Sounds of makcik2 and girls and probably some guys crying in the cinema fills the air almost throughout the show.

My dear uses up 2 packets of tissue and man, she really cries alot. hehe sorry awak!

I love this scene the most. Conveys how strong the first wife is in going through adversities in her marriage.

For those who have not watch it, i strongly recommend this Indonesian movie because to me, it is THE BEST Movie ever watched in 2008. Gosh, the song keeps ringing in my head everytime i see the posters of the movie. Guess thats it!

Go watch if u havent. and tell me if u cry!

2008-05-16T23:15:00.003+08:00

Miss Indonesia 2008

On Tuesday 13th May, Sandra Angelia representing Jawa Timur was crowned Miss Indonesia 2008. Congrats!

Looking at the 33 different contestants, I was amazed at the beauty of the Miss Indonesia contestants. Seriously they look way gorgeous as compared to our local Miss Singapore Universe. Time to look to Indonesia, guys! haha..

"Being a christian did not stop her taking the crown. Anw she won the Miss Favourit too."

2008-05-08T22:03:00.003+08:00

At last the NUS journey has ended!

The moment has arrived and after 4 years of hard work, endless toiling, mind-boggling, project datelines and submissions, cut-and-paste-and-edit essays, lab reports, countless journal researches and the dreadful examination stresses, it HAS TO COME TO AN END!

No one could agree more that this is the beginning of the end. Looking back to the good old days, being in NUS has been a wonderful journey. My million thanks to all the friends I made there and to the NUS Silat club for being such a splendid CCA club that has really helped to nurture my confidence and help me train up. There are so many things to recall such as the chemical engineering peers who had been my close friends during the last year of NUS.

WHen this final semester's exam ended, I was in a daze. It was so unbelievable. 4 long years in NUS. WHo could have thought i would survive it. Lagi2 in chem engine. Urgh! But i did (though i didnt do that well).

Now the door to the future has opened!

Welcome to the Dog-Eat-Dog World. First, find a job through the newspapers. Second, get an interview. Third, survive that interview. Fourth, Clinch the deal and Fifth, U are flying off to a new world of Independence. Sixth - Find a woman/man and get married. Seven - thats another door to open later.

Of course as of now, Im JOBLESS. Not like many of my friends who are left with choosing which job offers to take, i will go on a proper job-hunt starting this week. Gotta scourge through the newspapers, websites etc.

And when the right interview came knocking on our door, like above, we all gotta beg for that position because it is so easy to become jobless for months! In any way, i wish everyone the BEST for their future! We will never know what the future holds.

2008-04-29T13:14:00.000+08:00

A JOKE: "This is your last warning!"

Three guys are in a doctor's office. One is a drunk, another's a smoker and the third's a gay guy.

The doctor tells each of them that, if they induldge in their bad habit one more time, they will die.Outside they pass a bar. The drunk says, "I don't care if I die, I need a drink." The drunk goes into the bar takes a drink and, sure enough, he drops dead.

Meanwhile the smoker and the gay guy are walking along. Then the smoker spots a lit cigarette on the sidewalk.

The gay guy looks over and says, "If you bend down to pick that up, we're both dead."

2008-04-24T20:58:00.002+08:00

If you are reading this, the song from this blog should have been played.

"Ungu - Cinta dalam Hati"

~~~~Layankan~~~~~

Mungkin ini memang jalan takdirku

Mengagumi tanpa dicintai

Tak mengapa bagiku asal kau pun bahagia

Dengan hidupmu, dalam hidupmu

Telah lama ku pendam perasaan itu

Menunggu hatimu menyambut diriku

Tak mengapa bagiku cintaimu pun adalah

Bahagia untukku, bahagia untukku

[Reff:]

Ku ingin kau tahu diriku di sini menanti dirimu

Meski ku tunggu hingga hujung waktuku

Dan berharap rasa ini kan abadi untuk selamanya

Dan izinkan aku memeluk dirimu kali ini saja

Tuk ucapkan selamat tinggal untuk selamanya

Dan biarkan rasa ini bahagia untuk sekejap saja

2008-04-19T23:28:00.004+08:00

Update!

NUS school term is finally over. So does 5 projects that was given this semester. Did i mention OVER??? 4 years of misery and survival in Chemical Engineering has finally come to a complete halt. Though i might take Masters in the future, but university days being over is something i yearn to happen. And when it does, I dont feel anything.

Is it more sad than joyful? Or more happiness than solemness?

Looking back to the time when i was a fresh undergraduate and looking at where I am now, i guess time flies really fast. Im glad I made plenty of good friends in NUS..Some has been annoying and some has been really helpful. This is one journey I will never forget. Memories of the 4 years will stay with me forever.

NOW TO MY CURRENT STATE!

I yearn and want to have Will Smith's body in I am Legend. Not too bulky and not too thin. Perfect muscle tones at the right places. Damn!

Since i only had the exams to worry, I made a promise to myself that I will train full time to achieve this! hahahaa... so for a start, i have gone jogging (to compensate my failure in IPPT recently). hehe.. Im a long way to being a fit guy!

2008-04-01T21:43:00.011+08:00

My birthday celebration

Dear Old Me...I have turned 25 years old as of 31 March. It is hard to swallow the fact that im now a quarter of a century old. Life has been a long and winding road but looking back, it seems time flies so fast.

I had one of the most wonderful getaway for my birthday as Dear treated me to a whole day of activities at Sentosa. It was a simple yet memorable time spent.

The day started by going to Vivocity after my tuition.
After praying Zuhur, we took the new skytrain to Sentosa.

Little did I know, Sentosa has so many exiciting sceneries!

Standing beautifully beside the bird statues.

A short distance away from "Images of Singapore", we took pictures aplenty. Passed your driving license already dear?

For the first time, I realise there is a thing called Luge in Sentosa. So we tried the Luge and the Skyride combo package.

Luge functions like a go-cart but no wheels. The ride lasts less than 10minutes as we maneouvered our way downhill across bends and humps.

My dear took her own sweet time to finish the go cart though we started together. Lol!

Next stop: Skyride!! This one really is very scary. Somehow I thought it is a normal ride to the top of the hill until i feel as if im dangling precariously on these seats.

As the seats climbed higher, we took many pictures of ourselves and the sceneries. My camera could have dropped 100 over feet while taking these pictures!

"It was so high at one point, we can actually see this beach!"

"Even the angmoh and his son wore a helmet! hehe.."

One of my favourite picture taken as a couple.

Soon after, Dear treated me to experience CineBlast - a cool 4D roller coaster ride which is alittle costly.

Indeed it was a sweet celebration. May i stay awesome! Lol!!

2008-03-29T12:20:00.006+08:00

Another wedding invite..

Alittle late in uploading these due to my workload in school which has been piling up. However, this wedding invitation from one of dear's classmate is memorable to say the least. Held at a grand ballroom in Singapore Swimming Club, it was an all-Indian affair.

So many women with saris and men with coats! You can expect the "aroma" that fills the air.

A view from our table shared with Nisaa's classmates who attended the wedding.

Her gal-classmates

Oh Irsyad came wit his wife. Romantic sey!

The bride and groom are very compatible. She is so beautiful and the guy is good looking as well.

In restrospect

Hopefully our turn comes soon...

2008-03-21T16:22:00.007+08:00

NUS FYP poster Presentation

Once again, NUS Chemical Engineering Department had its annual Poster Presentation, a 3 day event, to showcase FYP projects from all of their 4th year ChBe students including my less-than-impressive poster (look below). As always, we are the only engineering department having such FYP presentation on A1 size posters and bringing 2gr people from the industries to "idolize" and inquire about the projects.

Each projects are graded upon the presentation to moderators and other professors.

"My poster"
(the background looks impressive but the FYP project design isnt)

However, it was an exciting but painful journey to be on that fateful friday for the poster presentation day. Countless nights are done preparing scripts and memorizing them with sheer determination that I do not falter when presenting to other Professors. Though I had a small mistake on my poster in which the number 100 is mistakenly inserted as 0, the presentation went well enough that I can heaved a huge sigh of relief.

On that Friday itself, it was more of a photo-taking sessions with your chemical engineering buddies whom you have known throughout the years. I have made only a few so I did not bother taking group photos, sadly.

Charles won an award for Best FYP project under the "Modelling and Simulation" category.
Congratulations!

The 3 makciks!! One indian, one malay and one chinese. How apt!

As expected, Hanssen won the Best FYP project under the Chemical something something laa..

Congratulations to him!!

Jamal (a Pakistani) ... He didnot win anything.

The guys whom I went to make the all-expensive 30 dollars poster! We got cheated, dudes.

For me, it is one step closer towards commencement; a step closer towards ending my 4 year misery in Chemical Engineering where everyone seems smarter than you. Not only do I feel like a small fish in the huge ocean, I guess I am the smallest fish of the small fishes there. hehe!

Nevertheless, it is a memorable journey to look back after graduation.

2008-03-13T22:29:00.002+08:00

Check this one out!!

He uses acoustic guitar to mimic a Spanish guitar tune. And the music is wonderful to hear..

2008-03-09T13:36:00.005+08:00

Congratulations!

A warm congrats to my previous 2 Jc tuition kids who just obtained their results. Though one didnot do well in some subjects which caught me by surprise, another did well enough to equal my JC A level results. Nonetheless, it was a happy moment for me knowing they did well.

I wish you all the best in the coming future. Consider carefully which university to be in and what course to take. If not, it will be a huge burden to carry in the years in Uni.

2008-03-05T17:31:00.005+08:00

Arsenal!!!!!!

A memorable win against defending champions at San Siro in Italy.. games like these are those I can never forget.

Thank you Fabregas..

Thank you Adebayor..

Thank you Flamini..

Thank you Hleb...

And thank you all the other players who keep Kaka shut the whole match and gain so many possessions during the match that it has signaled the end of the "old-age" of Milan. Time to get some young blood to replace the players, milan!

We are the first English team that won against AC Milan in their home ground!

Bravo guys...

May we become EPL champions and Champions League Champions for this season!

2008-03-01T01:16:00.008+08:00

Visit to the Crystal Mosque, Terrenganu

A picture paints a thousand words. I have alot here so that correlates to a few thousands words behind these pictures. A visit to the crystal mosque on its opening day was indeed eye opening. Everyone (including women and children) is allowed to gather, sit around, take pictures and ogle at the splendor of the architecture of the mosque.

Since the mosque is yet to be fully functional on its opening day, the musollah is open for all sexes to come and view the musollah and its kubah. It is proposed by the Terrenganu state that the crystal mosque is to be situated in a zone where they would wanna call it "Tamadun Islam" or Islamic Civilization park.

Aside from the main attraction of the Crystal Mosque, miniatures of other grand Islamic icons from countries as far as Africa are being built nearby.

The mosque sits on Pulau Wan Man, Terrenganu.

Visitors packed the entrance to the mosque. Oh and there are even chinese families coming in to view.

Here on, you will delightfully see the beautiful interior design of the Crystal Mosque.

Even the door is made translucent and "glassy"

This centerpiece Chandeliers light up the main dewan musollah.

"Sungguh lawa sekali"

Beautifully designed..

"so like any other posts, it has to end with my picture with the Crystal Mosque!"
post maut babe..

2008-02-25T20:24:00.004+08:00

Have a Speedy Recovery Eduardo!!!

Today is this guy's 25th birthday

It was a sad moment to find out that one of my favourite Arsenal player broke his foot due to a Birmingham chap late tackle. That culprit (you all know who) must be punished. Why risk a late tackle knowing you are a slow defender?

Anyway, let bygone be bygone...

Maybe now its time to wait for Van Persie to recover fully and lead the attack with Adebayor again. And with that, maybe we can win the title for everyone and for Eduardo!

2008-02-21T22:51:00.005+08:00

Part 2 of Round Malaysia trip

Im supposed to send this post up a few days ago but I got caught up with datelines and reports to be submitted before recess week which happens next week.

So continuing from where I had left....... our next destination was the in the heart of KL. The coach brought us to EYE on Malaysia. Similar to what Singapore has except that it is almost half as tall, Eye on Malaysia has more interesting stuffs around them. Standing at 60m above sea level, Eye on Malaysia gives a different perspective of landscape in KL. Cheaper rates are a bonus (RM15) and the inclusion of live performances nearby gives this destination a thumbs up from me!

It has become a common trait in most countries to have this ferris wheel as part of their attraction.

Abit blurred because I tried to use nightvision mode and it failed on me. "shaky hands"

Live performances by a foreign artist group which showcased their acts on flexible poles!

By the time we left this place, it was already 10+ pm and the journey towards kelantan continues. Our night was spend in the bus. The bus arrives close to 5am at Kelantan and this is where we had Subuh and washed up before having b'fast. Language in Kelantan has always been a hindrance to us, Singaporeans. I had so much difficulties trying to communicate using their "accent" because I dont want to be known as a Singaporean or orang Johor laah.

In some provinces, the accents are thicker and you really cannot understand unless you listen slowly. Letter A is changed to O and they really have no imbuhan in their Malay. Try speaking Kelantan and you will know. Try these below!!!

Tohok = buang
rhukah = panjat
Ghohok = susah, payah
hungga = lari
cuwoh = curah
getek/etek = juga
tepoh = langgar
tubik = keluar
SIAK DUK GGOBAR = Jangan risau.. Don't worry, be happy!!!
IDAK KO = cuma
WAK GGOGHI = Bagi memulakan sesuatu.. to start with

In Kelantan at abt 6am.

The morning dew covers the whole area!

A view of one of Kelantan river while on the way to our hotel!

A family picture taken outside Hotel Perdana. There, we meet A. Samad Said, a sasterawan negara Malaysia dining with us for breakfast! That night we met Nik Aziz (PAS boss) near our hotel because of a street celebration held there..

MAcam biasa, must have a picture of myself in the Hotel!! ahhaa...

2008-02-14T08:05:00.012+08:00

Part 1 of the Round Malaysia Trip

The 4 days in Malaysia during the CNY period are definitely one of the best trips i had (in Malaysia). My family went with our family friends and colleagues in a tour bus organised by one of them. It was full of splendor and exciting memories as the bus journey is never short of games, karaoke contests, lucky draws, family challenges and late night horror movies.

The main difference between this coach and commercial ones is that this coach brings us to places i never before visit in Malaysia such as the new Crystal Mosque, the keropok factory in Terengganu, Kelantan's cultural celebration in the streets and many more.

The departure time was just after 7am and a busload of tour-junkies have arrived..

"trying out some moving pictures effect"

Since this is an organized trip, we are given lots of goodies (b'fast meals, snacks and drinks) upon sitting on the coach.

I pay tribute to this family who organized the entire trip putting together a wonderful journey across every states in Malaysia. The coach would bring us to places in Malaysia that we hardly can reach by public transport.

We had b'fast here in Johor where the eating place resembles a kampung landscape. Nice food though!

After travelling for 4 hours, the coach brings us to Shah Alam where we pray Zuhur at Sultan Salahuddin Mosque. To me, this is one of the highlights of this trip. Arguably the largest mosque in SEA, this mosque can fit 15,000 jemaah at its maximum capacity and the only thing i remember about this mosque is that, one of Raihan (the Nasyid group) movie had its setting here.

The minaret stands at 400+ feet (more than 100m tall) and was the tallest in the world when it was built back then. Now its the 2nd highest in the world..

Im not sure what this is but there seems to be a large circular architectural design just outside the mosque front door.

After prayers, I realise that the carpet for this mosque stands out from all other mosques. Splendid design and comfort which really wants to make you sleep on.

This is weird. Never had i seen such design where the fan doesnt hang from the ceiling anymore but straddles atop a pillar. I guess those who are tall enough can reach it?

After prayers, the coach headed for this war memorial which is famous for its statues of Malaysian war martyrs. This war memorial is one which i remembered visiting when I was so small back then. The whole place had been currently renovated and its now strewn with foreigners and locals.

A view taken from the back of the statues of Malaysian soldiers.

A beautiful garden was developed side by side with the war memorial.
Like a stroll to a different realm.

2008-02-03T22:18:00.000+08:00

At last a break!

So far school has been so boring. Design 2 is yet to go full swing and im still at gear 1, slowly trotting down the research and plans on what to be done. Still, this module on chemical plant design and mechanisms, reactions and product specifications is not a wonderful journey to start. A final year chemical engineer worst nightmare!

That aside, Financial accounting module that I took is like being in another realm. It took me so long to accept accounting terms because Im so used to engineering lingo. But I just realize how important it is to learn basic accounting and how to be able to decipher financial reports. It hasnt been dead boring if not for the lecturer who loves to use powerpoint slides with sounds and music for every click of the mouse. And then theres Abg Z. haha.. "baik!"

But Im ssoooooooooo looking forward to this coming thursday. NOT CNY! But the plans my family had. To go Kelantan and KL. WOooohoooooo.. This I cant wait. Another shopping frenzy plus a good break before my last semester kicks off in full throttle. The 4 days there would definitely be a nice getaway. And Dear, I wont leave you for any minah kelantan. But maybe minah KL!!!!! heheehehhe...

2008-01-26T13:29:00.000+08:00

Recent favourites

LETTO

I have always looked up at Indonesian genre of music as an inspiration to write and composed songs. Letto 2nd album - Dont make me sad was released end 2007 and the song - Sebelum Cahaya is now my current favourite alongside 11 Januari by GIGI.

Sometimes I wonder how they are able to map the lyrics so well with the tune that they created and somehow it doesnt sound awkward. Maybe they have a huge databases of professionally written lyrics waiting to be shaped into hit favourites.

As of now, pey and me has started composing songs with a touch of Indonesian feel...

Nonetheless, enjoy this song. Always keep me humming (helmi, its not pumping)....

"Letto - Sebelum Cahaya"

2008-01-23T00:51:00.000+08:00

A weird finding..

I was browsing through a particular job search website for a position of a chemical engineer when I came across this particular job descriptions which totally blew my mind!

Im not shocked by the amount of job you have to do but what the job offers. Mind you, its an engineering job. And probably an inclination towards sex?? Dont believe. Check this out..

The Security Engineer will require the following skill profile, where:

Experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
Reverse Engineering experience.
Cross-site scripting (XSS)
SQL injection
Strong in coding
Enjoying performing Penetration Testing
Good communication skill and interpersonal skill needed.

Im not trying to be funny but c'mon, "enjoy performing penetration testing" got me laughing so bad.. Its so sexual in nature but professional in its PROPER engineering terms. Words like "reverse", "penetration", "enjoys", "injection" kinda reinforced the hidden sexual nature of that job. Is it really a security engineer position?? or a position for you to be in if u get that job?

Well of course it doesnt meant that way but it's all worth knowing..

2008-01-17T23:30:00.000+08:00

A beautiful piece of art..

I have always wanted to get this done during the fasting month period at Geylang Bazaar but I just couldnt wait so long for my turn to arrive. But finally we have it done over last weekend during Pameran Pengantin at Expo. Exquisite calligraphy transforming into acrylic-carving art is a skill that i myself would wanna learn but these guys really do it well. ERmmm....except getting the name right. Sorry dear. Your name has an extra S.. Nonetheless, it has become one of the many keychains that hang onto my bunch of keys.

Oh this is really late but im feeling the effect so much NOW..

Just because the writers guild stage a protest last year in November, I am getting so little dosage of my daily US dramas like Chuck, Heroes, Prison Break, How i met your mother, Eureka, 4400 and many more.. My after-school treat of watching newer episodes has all but gone down the drain. Some dramas are left hanging and it sucks!

But thankfully prison break is back!! episode 9 packs alot of punches....

2008-01-12T12:59:00.001+08:00

My nephew 1st day at preschool Muhammadiyah...

Hamzah turns 3 years old this year and that makes him eligible for the same preschool which I was sent to when I was young. Like any other preschoolers, he cried terribly even before the van picked him up from his home and was only seen smiling when he left the school on the way back home.

A step towards a long education path.

Hamzah and his daddy...

2008-01-07T16:13:00.001+08:00

Our Soccer Team Jersey - 1st ever!

very comfortable and gorgeous indeed!!

Thanks Asahari for helping out in getting this..

2008-01-06T10:49:00.000+08:00

What lies ahead

With the completion of 60% of the FYP where another 40% lies in Poster Design in March, im currently left with 6 heavy modules to survive this semester.

God knows how interesting my last semester in NUS can be.

Im not worried about ending my undergraduate life with how low or high my CAPS score is but im rather peculiar about venturing in the job market. Preparing a resume yesterday made me realize how difficult it could be without a job. Honestly speaking, I want to earn a place in the dog-eat-dog world before i even get my graduate certificate. It may look like a hard fact to swallow.

Currently, I have to fight places with hundreds of chemical engineers from NTU and NUS and it sucks. So my current thought: WORK ABROAD.

Never am I going to work as a teacher or end up taking Army or Police permanent duties (sign on). That is definite! Since my resume has so many customer related services experiences, i feel I would want to do some engineering jobs which probably dwells on marketing and customer related stuffs. As they say, all Singaporean undergraduates can talk well.

So why not, right...

I heard numerous stories about undergraduates still struggling to get a job right after graduation and have to live with their savings. Kinda freak me out.

2008-01-02T20:09:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!!

May this new year be a rewarding and fulfilling journey for all of us!

So had any new year resolutions??

2007-12-30T13:21:00.000+08:00

ARSENAL IS BACK ON TOP!!

What a way to end my 2007... Arsenal back to the top of EPL with a 4-1 win while "lacklustre sworn-enemy merepek" Manchester United lost to a West Ham team who played exceptionally well..

It is a start to a dream end for my ARSENAL team.. way to go guys!

"Adebayor punishes Tim Howard with a walk-in-the-park goal"

"Now i know why we bought this Croatian forward"

In other matches, I feel that the scoreline is getting crazier. Just last week Chelsea drew 4-4 at home which is weird but a 6-4 scoreline yesterday just shows how unpredictable EPL is. Who would have guessed a home team can score so much and concedes alot too.. Pls Berbatov, dont leave tottenham and go to the "merepek" Manchester U (MMU)

"Berbatov scores 4!"

2007-12-27T12:34:00.000+08:00

How fast time flies..................

Soon it will be the end of the year. Now its already 29 December......

(and my days in IMRE IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I can vividly remember how special 2007 is.

The Industrial Attachment at Jurong Island where i met numerous friends and colleagues from NUS and NTU. Working under a Korean professor really opens up my way of looking at things and perceiving my studies in a different light. There, it was also my first time i celebrated my birthday with colleagues and friends (thank u guys), did birthday surprises to others too and strengthen ties with fellow chemical engine undergrads who I have never met before.

2007 is the year i started jamming again with great friends who share similar interests in music. thanks Pey and Helmi for all the efforts to pursue music with me. All the jamming sessions, making music, writing songs, exploring new genres have been superb. I hope to keep this interest alive.

2007 is also the year which Fadli and ISkandar get engaged. Not mentioning the girls here...Being the first among my friends to take that big step up, they clearly leads the way. All the BEST!! Hope to follow in your shoes soon... ermm dont ask me when...

The TRIP to KL in JUNE 2007 has always been etched in my mind. It was pure fun, entertaining and lots of nonsensical trips down some dark lanes in Malaysia just so we can get good food and bargains in the bazaar areas. Then the swimming craze at Sunway Lagoon was indeed memorable as well as late night makan at Chow Kit Road.. thanks guyss...

Who could forget the longest cycling attempt across Singapore from East Coast to NTU to Lim Chu Kang, Yishun, Pasir RIs and back to East Coast?? That Butt-aching 140++km bike rally with Huz, Fad, Zul, Feso and my 2 Mauritius friends was well worth the (painful) experience!!

AREA-51? ROSWEL? Ahh these guys are indeed a source for releasing plenty of stresses. The soccer games with the guys at Pey court and the CAGE is also one of the nicest things to look forward to after a long and hard week of studying. CAge is definitely the best coz thats the closest we guys can get with a real soccer pitch (padang). K-T.A.G??? heh..

Ever since fadli got engaged, it has been a tradition for the 5 of us to have at least a monthly makan session and catching up time where we let loose our stress and make the best out of that time together. It is in this moments we share our little problems and check the wedding preparations for fadli and sapiya. hehe..

And of course the year 2007 marks the 5th year me and nisaa got together. She had been there...through the Ups and down, the poor times when giving tuition is not enough to foot my bills and school expenditures, the time when I had to make progress for my broken hand, the patience, understanding and care...the time when we just want to spend little moments together and cherish the love we had.. Thanks DEAR!!

Now with 2008 looming near (my fyp dateline is nearer), we ask ourselves whether the year 2007 has been a fruitful journey.. and how well we have treasure those moments.. there may be many, but theres some where it will always be remembered... for me, i treasure all those moments. It may not be reflected here but it will stay with me always..

chowzz.. mrlobaloba..

2007-12-20T00:29:00.000+08:00

The evening i had with dear yesterday was a sure way of welcoming her back from 2 straight holidays that she went.

We had simple ice cream treats at Haagen Daaz getting chocolate cookie crunch and monte carlo coffee chocolate that had enormously filled our empty stomachs. It was also a day that we unexpectedly wore something of the same colours. For me, i wore the tshirt that she bought me during her KL trips wf lyana, izah and yanti.

The Cookie Choc

"me with the new Tshirt i got"

"Dear with a beautiful smile on her face"

" A day to remember"

After praying maghrib, we proceed to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks which turns out to be well worth our 7 bucks. Depicted straight from cartoon characters, this movie turns out to be cute, funny and entertaining. And the lead character is someone im so familiar with. The guy from MY name is Earl. Hah!

"From left: Simon, Alvin and Theodore"

Sure way to kickstart the december mood (forget FYP)...

2007-12-16T11:51:00.000+08:00

Cant believe that my body is still aching alittle after 2 hard
days of exercising.

One was a 30+ km cycle from east coast to Changi and back home to Bedok which happens on Thursday night with the 7 other guys.

That one is excruciatingly muscle-aching, butt-sore cycling trip which only has the makan session as the main highlight. We tried using the new track that was built alongside Changi Airport and boy, it was dark and boring sometimes. But with 7 other friends, it wasnt that quiet so that is a plus point.

Came home at 3am in the morning and had only 3 hours of sleep before i should make my way to send dear to the malaysia bus station. But I accidentally woke up late and with all the muscles in my body begging for more rest, i can barely open my eyes at 6am.

Sadly FYP in school still requires me to be there at 9am and that sucks...

---------------------------------------------------

I love playing at the Cage in Kallang, especially when there are a huge number of people playing and making this soccer outing becoming a mini competition.

And this happens just last friday, a day after the hard night of cycling.

My body still has injuries from 3 hours of play, with the ankles sore and the knees kinda wobbly. No one spared each other from the mean tackles and fierce shots all around the court.

Entertainment value: 10/10

2007-12-07T16:13:00.000+08:00

Akon

"Aliaune Damala Dakha Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam"

Was listening to his guy songs when i came upon his real name...yes, thats his full name.

Nice. In the exams he might need two long lines just to pen down his full name. Stuffs like application forms can be a hassle for guys having names like that.

Anw, we love your songs Akon...

2007-12-06T16:30:00.000+08:00

Today marks a sad day for me. My dear is not in Singapore coz she went back to indonesia to visit her aunties and uncles for a week together with her family.

Felt so lonely yet so many things to do in December. I was so happy for my World Religion paper coz i prepared answers by looking at past year questions and alhamdulilah some questions did "re-appear" which makes my "incredibly atrocious essay writing" looks better than expected.

This year exams preparations are bad. I was down with a severe headache and fever which lasts during the last 2 days of my exams and then back with a sore throat due to the "PANAS DALAM".

So now, recovered and ready to roll.......

I madee my promise and here it is. Bought myself some nutritional supplements which boost energy and muscle mass, recovery time (in minutes) and promise an increased gain in strength. It came in pills so its a first. GNC peeps told me that this is one of their best selling products and had many good reviews from their customers.

A fast check at some health website confirms the "miracle". This costly product from GNC is a first step to me keeping fit from now on.

So much mental and physiological tiredness from NUS, i realise i had to give my body a good workout.

MIND AND BODY, babe! So, its daily gym exercises, weekly swimming and 3 times a week jogging or cycling.

2007-11-28T21:32:00.000+08:00

BeoWulf

Watched it yesterday with dear...
My take: Simply one ofThe BEST MOVIE this year.

Go watch if u have not. Period

2007-11-23T23:43:00.001+08:00

Updates

Lately stuffs happen.. and i kinda like them all somehow.

Cousin Wedding

My cousin (who live 1 floor above me) got married over the weekend on the 18th Nov to a teacher. The wedding went well and has full of malay traditional flairs and cultures with a live nasyid group entertaining the guests. Best part of all is the kompang guys who isnt just your normal 12 guys hitting the kompangs and ends there. But it was so different. They wore traditional Javanese clothes, had 2 guys with huge drums as a base, a mobile 'canang-man", kids holding some weird looking umbrella-shaped poles, rests with normal kompang,

"selamat Pengantin Baru - Sarifuddin and Wendy"

Oh my Second Great news: England LOST.

This is by far one of my happiest soccer moments ever. It really feels nice knowing how a bunch of players who earn SO huge a salary that their total annual income can feed a population of poor kids in some 3rd world country for years. I mean its kinda expected. Even against Macedonia, they drew.

Dont even start blaming foreign influx of players in EPL!! They are supposed to make these Englishmen better footballers but sadly, they still suck.. From the way they play, everyone can tell that they take so much for granted, looks lazy to chase the balls and let fly open spaces for croatian players to run ragged.

Thank you Croatia!

"the pictures tell the fate of these players"

3rd Moment of Joy

Congrats to Natasha Nabila Muhammad Nasir for obtaining the top PSLE score this year. Im utterly pleased that not only do we see a Malay scoring top but she also broke a record that is held for 17 years. Alhamdulillah. An aggregate score of 294! How did she do it? Thats like nearly full marks for all papers. Knowing that PSLE maths this year is tough though..

Also, congrats for my tuition kid, Daniel for doing much better than i expected. Hope u make it to St Pats. (hate that school somehow)

And Nisaa sister, Ainina for getting 250! Wow.. Looking at that, mine is a far cry.
But its okay. Still get into Uni but still struggling. haha..

2007-11-21T12:54:00.000+08:00

IF you love soccer, u must watch this!!!!

Comedy Football...

Dont say i dont warn you. U might suffocate from laughing..

Love the song that comes with it too..

Hilarious.

2007-11-17T01:27:00.000+08:00

Looking beyond the exams

Yes it is.. the EXAMS are so near, i am shivering right now. This is my second last semester and hence my second last hurdle to progressing to the next stage of life which i mean the "working world". I have been told of many stories and depictions of the suffering of waking up early constantly and dragging one's feet to the workplace having already in mind on what to do when one get back from work.

Well its not time to worry much about that. Que sera sera. For now, gotta enjoy waking up any time i feel like its time to go to campus and having the luxury of a 2hr lunch break if i deemed necessarily hungry beyond my wildest desires.

For me this year, EXAMS = STUDY SMART + EXERCISES.

Study will tire your brain and exercises relaxes ur brain (and tire your muscles!)

Amidst Studying, i managed to come across interesting stuffs.

Remember SPICE GIRLS?

Im aint a fan at all (except during the sec 1 days) but.....

The Spice Girls stage their first performance since reforming earlier this year at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in Los Angeles yesterday. The gig was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood - the home of the Oscars. So, at last these bunch of old women are back together (some still looks HOT) and trying to defy the critics. Well so sorry to say this but i bet only a few appreciate them coming 2gr again.

Cmon, u girls have reached your prime. Seriously i prefer them as separate entities.

2007-11-14T12:18:00.000+08:00

If u watched Chelsea and Everton match last weekend..

You would see this:

Tim Cahill's bicycle kick!

Out of so many beautiful shots, the bicycle kick is my favourite especially when you managed to kick it at the sweet spot of the ball and it went nicely into the net. Such wonders!

The history of the love for bicycle kick came way back when our ex-National player, Sundram scored one in 1993. That perfected cross and the execution of that mid-air kick is one not to forget.

2007-11-12T11:05:00.000+08:00

ASIAN IDOL!!

this ASian IDol Is taking Asia by storm..

It features idol winners from countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Phillipines competing to crown THE ASIAN IDOL.

Though im not such a huge fan of Idol series but i think this is good portrayal of national pride in the form of our second Singapore Idol, Hady Mirza competing against the best from other countries.

Set to be held on December 15 to 16, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The contestants confirmed:

Singapore

India Idol - Abhijeet Sawant

Phillipines Idol - Mau Marcelo

Malaysian Idol - Jaclyn Victor

Vietnam Idol - Phuong Vy

Lastly, Indonesia Idol.....To be confirmed....

2007-11-10T20:56:00.000+08:00

Leopard OS!!!

The newest Mac OS was launched just weeks ago and i had the chance to play around with this impressive new OS that really really make my Panther (2 versions older) looks like scrap. Went to Funan IT mall with dear to look around for laptops and browse through many offers they have.

I came across one retail shop there that was one of the sole distributor for mac and after having a go at the interface-browsing, i am really fascinated. it was sofa king good.

Damn, this Mac creators are so creative.. oh and the new features really make vista looks boring. Let me share what i find interesting.

1. DESKTOP

Leopard has a new deal: they use stack to put together all minimised folders or files and what-have-u and rather than having it piled horizontally, they stack them up. You can create as many stacks as you wish simply by dragging folders to the right side of your Dock. Pretty neat. Impressive!

This one above is somewhat cool. your menu bar will showcase the files and it has a design theme placed at each window. They even display the content of the file u have with cool icons.

2. Finder

Now you can actually see your files in the Finder — not just as icons, but as they really look. Using Cover Flow, you can flip through your documents as easily as you flip through album art in iTunes. Cover Flow displays each file as a large preview of its first page, and you can click through multi-page documents or play movies.

"files displayed exactly like album artwork in iTunes."

I love Mac!

2007-11-05T20:53:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Yeah its true.. i am lazy to update, lest going to my own blog anyway.

Things have been abit busy here.

4th year in Chem Engine.

Last Hurdle.

Big obstacles.

The end is near though.

Must..... Push.... Hard!!!

oh btw i just came across this cool birthday calculator. Super COOL.

CLICK HERE

2007-10-31T22:29:00.000+08:00

Aidilfitri 2007 - Gempaq..

well not quite.. but we all had fun. Lots of them...

However with major players like Horis, Talib (went missing) and foi not there, the rest of 10 guys still had a superb raya.

Thanx Zul for the pictures... since im so lazy to upload, i will show only some of them.

"bedok-ians"

"huz domain"

"fadly's place"

"empat budak hitam"

"ghaz - pirate-king house"

Gosh, it had been so long since i get my fingers typing into this blog which has been 1 year and a few days old. Congrats lah wan!

School has been superbly packed. Projects, FYP, presentation, tests and tutorials filled up 80% of my time this semester.

BUt amidst the nonsenses, i managed to sign up gym membership at Kg Chai Chee CC which cost me a neat $160 for a year long period. Pey pun join. The equipments are new and it has just enough space to do everything as compared to MAJOR gyms outside.

1 YEAR: Enough time for me to gain mass, muscles and be fit again. Hopefully it is all worth it. Better be!

So now, its time to get back in shape and make sure my left hand is much stronger as before it was broken..

2007-10-26T16:33:00.000+08:00

Interesting Videos to Watch and Ponder..

"The Unfilial child"

" Seriously dont ask me if its fake or real.. i dont know but it looks real isnt it? According to sources, its retribution from God.

Forgive me if its too scary.

Below is real. definitely. And i think alot of u people have seen this. But its worth watching and ponder about "kebesaran Tuhan"

" i think u all knew the stories so i dont need to share it here"

2007-10-23T21:17:00.000+08:00

"hari Raya random pics"

"arrival of my sister and her family"

"family picture!"

"my house Kuih RAYA"

"me and my beautiful niece"

"one of my auntie's house has this!"

"another day of Visiting"

" at dear's house"

"all time favourite nephew"

2007-10-12T23:11:00.000+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

To All

Muslims

Best Wishes and Have A GREAT WEEKEND!!

May we share this joyous moments with your loved ones

With love,
Mrlobaloba

2007-10-06T22:07:00.000+08:00

ONE WEEK MORE TO RAYA..

Well it's really surprising that when i come to terms with the dates, IdilFitri is like a week away. However the seasonal looking-forward-to-mood is no longer in existence. Being already like 24yrs old and experiencing many Raya during the younger years made this year just the SAME as previous years.

Well many share the same feelings with me on this one. I blamed it on being old (absence of getting any green packets) and the fact that being at this age makes us wanna treasure Ramadhan more than the CElebration that comes after that holy month.

Also, being caught up with school work, projects, FYP and what-have-you is another that my finger is pointing blame to.

But i think the MAIN contribution is the lack of mood that my family is putting in everytime Hari Raya comes. My parents dont usually look forward to the celebration actually. This can be seen in their eyes. Sigh. Thats y we hardly get anything new comes Raya or even bake kuih or sit down and plan what needs to change this year.

Nonetheless, its up to me whether i wanna embrace the mood for Raya. I hardly care nowadays but i think already cleaning my messy room is a first step.

Me have yet to buy a new kurung top for raya.
Hardly had any time to spare this week!
OH no..

My plans after ramadhan are plenty.

One of them is to start (not resume) my fitness. I couldn't explain why i always feel so tired after a few minutes of soccer. It really is a scary thought. So i have set aside some money to get a gym membership at some CC, going to go for a swim twice weekly again (with helmi.. amcam?) and maybe go jogging with dear or just myself.

Aim: to take IPPT this december with Fadli.

BUt actually i dont know whether i should be exempted from IPPT due to my broken hand. Urgh.... Well.. its not something to worry coz im more worried the month of Ramadhan is ending and asked myself if i have taken advantage of the blessings that this holy month brings to increase my taqwa to Allah.

have a Good day!

2007-10-01T13:56:00.000+08:00

Updates!!!

The month of September has been great!

Especially towards the end of September.

For TV series lovers like me, all of them knew what is in store..

The evolution of NEW seasons and the ending of some!!

But nonetheless, i have been waiting yet so long and the time has come. Sweeett..

Firstly, one of my favourite comedy series is back with season 3

I love this dumb-nonsense-crappy comedy which evolves around Karma.

I wont spoil it but its great to see the new season starts with a new environment in prison for Earl. Wont miss it for the world..

2nd: The Avatar

This cartoon (i called it english anime) has gotten excellent reviews ever since the 1st season is out... NOw back with Book 3 (or season 3), it should be the last and final journey for our young Avatar. A good cartoon to watch and very light hearted. Another September release!

This one needs no Introduction.

Yes HEROES season 2 is out and also in September!!

Picture taken courtesy of i-dont-know-who but this series started well on path (i watched it just today) and explores new Characters with amazing abilities and keeps u at the edge of the seat with twists and turns behind all motives. U know when u watch the 1st ep. go watch!!

And Lastly, Singaporean favourite TV series is back with season 3. In short, its another prison and its another breakout. Fine acting by the casts, this one never fails to deliver. Still good as previous season..

Also, the end of season 1 ( i hope) of Claymore anime is yet in September. A superb anime with so many Yoma and Claymore dying towards the end. WEll thats does it..

"claymore anime series"

2007-09-26T11:05:00.000+08:00

Sanity...

The time of Ramadhan has alot of its challenges..

well im referring to myself...

There seems to be endless projects thrown to me, thanx to the electives and design 1 projects as well as World Religion modules that im taking currently. But worst of all is this "superb" computer simulated program called HYSYS which is able to simulate any process that can undergo in a chemical plant.

"just an overview"

Superb is not what i would wanna label it but incessantly IRRITATING.. As part of BEING a future chemical engineer, there is so much that we need to master. Design project has histories of past UnderGrads staying overnight in school and trying to make this simulation that we construct to be "working". WEll this is the FRUSTRATING PART.

To date, i have put 15 over hours of my time to converge (make it work properly) the simulation. Numerous datas were input, parameters changed, strategies laid down and countless staring at the computer... This is madness..

Sometimes my patience was tested and since this is Ramadhan, i guess its a good focal point to make sure my sanity stays intact. urgh!!!!!

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Silat

Oh recently the NUS silat comm organize an iftar ramai2 this coming sunday i guess but as usual i dont go to this kinda stuffs although the i read that nearly 40 people are attending: past and present silateers. Sigh i guess im no longer part of this silat family. I dont attend silat anymore and i dont like the silat structures in NUS now. Sorry to say this. Too many political nonsenses.

But i might attend 1 or 2 trainings to test my fitness and basically thats it. IF i come often, i might end up paying the whole semester fees for silat though i only come for so few trainings.

HAHA.. wan.. puasa wan...

thats for now.. have a good ramadhan to myself and all muslims too..

2007-09-18T11:20:00.000+08:00

Thanx to my previous employer from National Library (CLL)..

im now short of $215. haha.. well practically it wasnot mine in the first place. But they accidentally transferred that amount to my POSB at the end of August and unknowingly, i wondered why i had a substantiate sum of money at that time.

I dont update my POSB book anymore so it didn't hit me that the "money" wasnot mine.

When they realise that the money was supposed to be transfered to Zaki (oh my he is still working at CLL???), i had to returned it to the admin staff. So i purposefully arranged her to meet me at the BEdok InterChange rather than me having to go to CLL.

Now im poorer by that amount and my POSB account had little to spare. Sigh. Sometimes u wish some technical glitch from somewhere would add like thousands into your account and nobody claimed it. hehe...

Then again, money is not a function of happiness. But sometimes u can be happy with more money. hah!

2007-09-16T10:42:00.000+08:00

It has been very itchy for me..

Had this burning desire to get a bike quick but i had to restrain myself and keep reminding the financial plans that i have yet to lay out and also the school busy schedules which kept my desire at bay.

After browsing through a few bike shops with pey and soon with helmi and my incessant clicking on singapore bikes website, i had this queer feeling that i would end up with phantom. The bike that i had in mind before taking the bike license.

WEll for once its cheap and its a cruiser so it kinda looks cool too..

Nonetheless, i wont burden myself with having to keep up with instalments and what not. So i guess i have to wait and be patient until i have considered all possibilities.

Right now, its project and exam week for me.

2007-09-11T14:35:00.000+08:00

Ramadhan is JUst a day away..

It has arrived faster than i actually expected ( like DUH.. we live in singapore)..

Praise be to Allah for making me embrace ramadhan this year in a healthy state. Tomorrow night will be the start of Tarawikh (prayers in mosque after breaking fast) and Thursday would then be the start of our fasting.

Firstly (thanx to Helmi), i would like to seek apologies from family, friends, colleagues and those who knew me if by any chance, i have be sinful to you all. especially making crude jokes.. hehe..

Nonetheless, i hope to start this ramadhan is a better position and may we get lots of "pahala", wash away our sins, start anew and build a better "us". Fasting helps instil patience, initiate reading of Quran and donating to mosques or charities.

The first ten days of Ramadhan is:Rahmat: which means mercy of God.

Second would be Maghfirat which means forgiveness of God.

and the last ten days is Nijat which means salvation or going to heaven

I have listed down a few aims for me for this year ramadhan just like any other year. But this year, i believe i can actually complete it.

Finish reading the Quran before Hari Raya

Go Tarawikh as often as possible

Read the Translated Quran (been left at the cupboard)

And of course complete the fasting and adhere to its abstinence.

2007-09-09T20:28:00.001+08:00

Preferred Bike 2:

Phantom ta200

A common bike among University Undergraduates, this cruiser is my second choice.

Rating: 8/10.

oh and the price of this bike isnt that expensive too so that makes it campus-famous in NUS.If i got one of this, i will get it spray paint to dark red in colour..

2007-09-05T23:22:00.001+08:00

Preferred BIKE no. 1

2006 Gilera Runner VXR 200

How beautiful.. Just staring at the mere design of this makes me drool..

2007-09-02T23:57:00.001+08:00

A teacher's Day gift cum Anniversary Gift to Nisaa...

It was a surprise gift to her. Got this bouquet sent over (by the flowering company) to Changkat Changi on Friday 31 August when the school is celebrating Teachers' Day. 3 lillies, 6 pink roses and a beautiful wrap was all i ordered and thank God, it turned out even better than i expected.

My best wishes for Nisaa for her future endeavor in CCSS and may it be a wonderful journey there!!

2007-09-01T22:19:00.001+08:00

Wishing Irshad and Adillah a Blissful Marriage!!!

Getting married means you'll have
Someone's hand to hold,
Even when you're feeling sick,
Even when you're old.

It means when you sit down to eat,
Someone will be there,
So you won't have to tell your day
To an empty chair.

It means that you can have some kids
Just like a mom and dad,
And play with them all afternoon,
Except when they are bad.

It means that when you need some help,
Someone will help out,
Someone always near to you
So you won't have to shout.

But best of all is when it's time
To turn out all the lights:
You won't have to be alone
Those long and scary nights.

So even though you don't have toys,
You don't have to care:
Once you're married you can be
Each other's teddy bear!

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1 September 2007..

Went to Irshad and Adillah wedding Invite with Nisaa..

Met Syamira, Hazliana, and many more whom i dont recall anymore..

Met Fadli and Sapiya who also got invited.. The environment wasnt as crazy as i expected. Things were kinda quiet. The food served was superb but thats kinda all.

But it was great knowing that Irshad had his 'akad nikah' by Nisaa's dad. Cool..

Oh and sadly the groom had a cast over his left leg due to a motorcycle accident last week but that didn't put his spirit down to get the wedding reception done smoothly.

If u notice, Adillah is wearing an Indian-styled wedding costume, which really makes her look different but pretty..

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The Outing

Nonetheless, after the wedding reception, me nisaa and the ENGAGED COUPLE went out to catch up with old times.

Set out to watch Ratatouille but was sold out at Cathay Centre so we end up watching Evan Almighty which is funny but i couldnot agree with how it should be produced. (read: RE-enacting Noah's Ark story poorly)

But it was great fun chatting over expensive mocha at starbucks, discussing about their marriage plans and then laughing when i share with them my thoughts of migrating. haha!

"my new hairtyle ala van Persie!!"

"step Anugerah Finalis"

2007-08-31T10:17:00.000+08:00

I PASS!!!!!!

Passed on my 2nd try and superbly delighted that it has come tru!!

TO those who doubted that i could take a bike license, sorry peeps!!

Have passed and will get a bike soon..

hahahahaha..

2007-08-28T10:35:00.000+08:00

Today is Nisfu Syaaban - 28 August 2007

Being a muslim, i will share the 'keberkatan' for this day.. So sorry its in Malay..

May we muslims remember Nisfu Syaaban as a special day

Taken from an article:

Nisfu dlm bahasa arab beerti setengah. Nisfu Syaaban beerti setengah bulan Syaaban. Malam Nisfu Syaaban adalah malam lima-belas Syaaban iaitu siangnya empat-belas haribulan Syaaban.Malam Nisfu Syaaban merupakan malam yang penuh berkat dan rahmat selepas malam Lailatul qadr.

Saiyidatina Aisyah r.a. meriwayatkan bahawa Nabi saw tidak tidur pada malam itu sebagaimana yg tersebut dalam sebuah hadis yg diriwayatkan oleh Iman Al-Baihaqi r.a:

Rasulullah saw telah bangun pada malam (Nisfu Syaaban) dan bersembahyang dah sungguh lama sujudnya sehingga aku fikir beliau telah wafat. Apabila aku melihat demikian aku mencuit ibu jari kaki Baginda saw dan bergerak. Kemudian aku kembali dan aku dengar Baginda saw berkata dlm sujudnya, "Ya Allah aku pohonkan kemaafanMu daripada apa yg akan diturunkan dan aku pohonkan keredhaanMu daripada kemurkaanMu dan aku berlindung kpdMu daripadaMu. Aku tidak dpt menghitung pujian terhadapMu seperti kamu memuji diriMu sendiri."

Setelah Baginda saw selesai sembahyang, Baginda berkata kpd Saiyidatina Aisyah r.a. "Malam ini adalan malam Nisfu syaaban. Sesunguhnya Allah Azzawajjal telah dtg kpd hambanya pada malam Nisfu syaaban dan memberi keampunan kpd mereka yg beristighfar, memberi rahmat ke atas mereka yg memberi rahmat dan melambatkan rahmat dan keampunan terhadap org2 yg dengki."

Hari nisfu sya'aban adalah hari dimana buku catatan amalan kita selama setahun diangkat ke langit dan diganti dengan buku catatan yang baru.

Catatan pertama yang akan dicatatkan dibuku yang baru akan bermula sebaik sahaja masuk waktu maghrib, (15 Sya'aban bermula pada 14 hb sya'aban sebaik sahaja masuk maghrib)

Berikut adalah antara amal ibadah di hari Nisfu Sya'aban:

Solat sunat nisfu sya'aban - terdapat dua cara mengerjakan solat sunat ini

Sembahyang 100 rakaat dengan memberi salaam selepas setiap 2 rakaat. Surah Al-Ikhlas dibaca sebanyak 11 kali setelah setiap rakaat setelah membaca surah al-Fatihah
Sembahyang 10 rakaat dengan memberi salaam selepas setiap 2 rakaat. Surah Al-Ikhlas dibaca sebanyak 100 kali setelah setiap rakaat setelah membaca surah al-Fatihah
Membaca Yasin 3x selepas solat Maghribnya

i) Yasin pertama : mohon dipanjangkan umur untuk beribadat kepada Allah

ii) Yasin kedua : mohon rezeki yang halal untuk beribadat kepada Allah

iii) Yasin ketiga : mohon ditetapkan iman dan Islam & mati di dalam iman

4. Berpuasa pada siangnya (mulai pagi esoknya-15 Syaaban)

Disusun dengan bantuan Ustaz Abdul Kareem As-Saquofi

Arkib dari Risalah Surau Malabar Hidayatul Islam

2007-08-26T20:43:00.000+08:00

SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU

to

Md Ismail and Nuridah!!!

So here it is, 26 August 2007, the time when one of my CRT (recce team) men got married with his long lasting gf (now wife). Came down with nisaa at 2.15pm only to be greeted by loud kompang and kuda-kepang music.. I was on time..

The wedding couple. so sweeeeeeeet laaaa..

Them with his parents..

Saw some of my Charlie coy commanders who arrived there earlier and we have the opportunity to take our pictures early before the couple are swarmed by makciks-pakciks-members.

"Alias kadir as the DJ.. super funny guy who kept saying that these couple are actually husband and wife and they dont look like gf-bfs anymore.. hint: couple looked young". Oh when it rained he had the chance to sing a lame version of Rihanna -Umbrella. hahaha..

time to leave...

nisaa : looking sweet always

me!!!!

2007-08-23T16:21:00.000+08:00

Thank God..

Just yesterday i received a letter from LBKM concerning the approval to receive bursary this year.. Its at SP this saturday..

Alhamdulillah..

This money will be saved "extensively" for many purposes in the future..

Furthermore, with the tuition money that will come in this weekend, i guess my 'rezeki' is good this month.. Syukran..

Marriage Invitations

Oh, for the record.. i received another wedding invitation this sunday and next saturday!!!

This weekend will be one of my Army CRT men, Ismail.. and next week will be Irsyad and Adillah.

Both of them are my juniors in TPJC. How cool..

They are getting married even before they are working. My blessings to them!!

Will see them there and put the pics here too...

2007-08-22T08:45:00.000+08:00

A sudden shock!

Yesterday I went to NUS in the morning only to realise that i dont recall bringing back my 2GB thumbdrive home after Hysys ( chem engine worstnightmarish computer program) lesson on monday.

So i rushed to E2 computer cluster and dang, it wasnot there. The computers at E2 has its problems.. Using Dell, there is an outer cover beneath which, there are the slots for earphone and thumdrive input. This means that if u insert your pretty little thumdrive there, it will be covered totally by that huge outer casing and soon u realised that u left that place without your thumbdrive.

So basically thats what happens..

But lucky me.. I logged in to the same pc and checked out the log in details of all users who used the pc after me and i email them.

One myanmar/vietnam guy (speaks good english) called and said that he was holding on to it in good faith. Even wrote a note on the whiteboard to indicate him being the finder (but not the keepers like some jerks).

So i met him after my experiment at IMRE and collected it personally. Nice guy. Such rarity in NUS. However,the data was not deleted.

Im glad that my FYP, IA stuffs, year 4 materials, KL pictures, videos, jamming songs and games was all there.. fuyyoooo....

FUYOOO... (picture taken during Kl trip)

2007-08-17T11:13:00.000+08:00

Today is FYP day...

Friday

and i have classes from 6pm to 9pm..

membrane engineering..

the only reason i took this is because of my FYP project..

sad..

both of my electives i took are scheduled from 6-9pm..

no choice also..

Right now im at IMRE..

free printing of notes,

tuition papers and even binding of notes..

sweet....

i can save alot this semester..

My FYP hasnt been going on well..

my first construction of a membrane for fuel cell

doesnt show promising results so me and the PG student has devised

another methods..

Well it took me many research papers to know

what i need to do here..

its all in the name of getting honours!

I cant wait for the weekend.

Hoping to play soccer.. cmon lah somenone organise..

Then watch plenty of EPL this weekend too..

with the likes of liverpool versus Chelsea..

Well im putting my guess on a chelsea 1-0 win..

ok i gtg lunch now.. then make my way for Friday prayers..

so long...

2007-08-15T22:02:00.000+08:00

Rush Hour 3 - Really worth every penny to watch it..

Who would have thought that after rush hour 2 (2001) and 6 years on, rush hour 3 would come back with a punch. With the likes of jackie Chan (less action from him coz of his old age) and a more mature looked by Chris Tucker (still the crappy character), Rush Hour 3 is worth every penny to watch. My bet: u gonna like it.. Recently it even topped the movie charts.

This action flicked-comedy movie really catch you laughing so hard, your stomach will surely get cramped... Then if u listen hard enough, there are snipets of lame conversations coming from both of the main characters, u would laugh incessantly.

Three years after the end of Rush Hour 2, Carter (Tucker)is no longer a detective, but a traffic guard on the streets of Los Angeles. Lee (jackie Chan) is now the bodyguard for his friend Ambassador Han, the former Consul from the first film. As for the rest of the synopsis, well i dont bother to type it here. Go check out the movie!!!!

Chris Tucker dancing while doing his traffic police job

As for one of the FUNNIEST SCENE...it happens when both of them visits a wushu class led by an old man called Dojo Master.

this is what the conversation goes like.. and it gets me laughing so loud, the couples in front of me turned around...

Dojo Master: May I Help You?

Detective James Carter: I'll be asking the questions old man. Who are you?

Dojo Master: Yu.

Detective James Carter: No not me you!

Dojo Master: Yes I'm Yu!

Detective James Carter: Are you deaf?

Dojo Master: No Yu is blind!

Detective James Carter: I'm not blind, you blind

Dojo Master: That is what I just said.

Detective James Carter:You just said what?

Dojo Master: I did not say what, I said Yu.

Detective James Carter:That's what I'm asking you!

Dojo Master: And Yu is answering.

Detective James Carter: Shutup!

Detective James Carter:You!

Dojo Master: Yes?

Detective James Carter: Not You, Him! What's Your name?

Dojo Student: Mi.

Detective James Carter: Yes You!

Dojo Student: I'm Mi.

Dojo Master: He's Mi and I'm Yu.

Detective James Carter: And I'm about to whoop your old ass man because I am sick of playing games!

If u havent watch this one.. u are missing on all the slapsticks.. But then again, dont expect the slick moves by Jackie coz it aint much.... FYI, This movie is SUPPOSED to be acted by Tony Jaa the guy who starred in Ong Bak coz of his martial arts skills but he turned it down due to filming clashed with Ong Bak 2!!

there's an ONG BAK 2!! will wait for that to come out...

2007-08-14T13:02:00.000+08:00

MUSLIM FOOD STALL REVOLUTION AT NUS

Why must i wait 3 long years just to see the western stall Indonesian Panggang at Faulty of Engine becomes halal... Situated right beside the muslim stall, you can see large illuminated pictures of the chicken and the western flavors they offer. Previously, true muslims wont dare to queue up to eat those food though it 'might' look like halal.

But now there is light at the end of the tunnel. Theres the halal sign right there and now there are more choices at ENGIN..

at last. if not, its the same boring rice plus fried chicken, vegetables etc..

Even better is the newly renovated Arts Canteen. The layout looks similar to Bedok Corner-East Coast Hawker Centre theme which is not so splendid except that its not so warm and there are plenty more seats. The second floor of that canteen turns out to be an airconditioned centre which serves Burger King and some restaurant selling thai food.

2007-08-12T23:57:00.000+08:00

Odex Issue.

Everyone heard of this company.. surely u do.. and its not something good, isnt it?

For a start, its scary to if you are one of those who got caught by them.. The amount you are FORCED to pay is not small especially for students like me..

"this picture has no issue with ODEX"

Indeed im pissed knowing how Odex has openly threaten legal actions on local anime downloaders through torrents etc...

It is stated in the letter that the recipient is given a period of time to contact Odex for an out-of-court settlement, and if Odex is not contacted within the deadline, legal proceedings will be issued. Odex can obtain personal information of people that they suspect of downloading anime fansubs using BitTorrent programs like BitComet from service providers like SingNet via IP addresses.

Here is what the letter looks like.. odex letter

The response on anime-related online communities and forums has largely been negative, ranging from sharp criticisms of Odex's video quality and business model, to impassioned outcries for a boycott of Odex or of the anime market.

If u get this by mail, then all the best.

well i dont intend to babble about this issue coz its in every anime forum u can find on the Net. Its just a good reminder for me that its time to convert to YOUTUBE or VEOH....

or..

go get from friends who have already 'daolnwod' it... and thats what im doing too..

2007-08-09T22:32:00.000+08:00

Kite flying on National day 2007

Sadly im not one of the 150,000 who were either at the Marina Bay or at the floating stadium itself to capture the 42nd National Day. I cannot imagine the trip back home right after that event anw. The jammed packed roads, buses and the mrts and also not forgetting the throngs of people who came to watch the fireworks across the river, have persuaded me enough to forgo this year ndp celebration.

Well, all is not lost coz me and nisaa went out for kite flying!

NO we are not using the National flag to fly here...

It was really one of the first times i had my hands on this. The last one was way back in secondary school.

posing witha colouful kite!

when the wind starts blowing, the kite starts to soar

in the midst of action.. pls dun attempt to fly a kite without a pair of sunglasses.. might blind the eyes..

higher and higher it flies...

looks like a lone sperm with a sharp front..

nisaa having her hands on kite flying..

winding it down..

nisaa and the kite

a shadow of our kite when its airborne about 80 feet above ground..

The life of MrLobaloba

IN DEPTHS OF HELL ...... OR PARADISE.

Whatever we do, we’ll pay the price

In the depths of hell or in paradise

For the believer ,this life is just like a cage

For the unbeliever, it’s the ultimate stage

Little does he know about the awaiting reward

Which is full of luxuries, where no-one gets bored

You’ll enter the gate of paradise, if it’s in your fate

Your deeds and actions will determine by which gate

No worldly things will you ever miss

On entering the gate, you’ll be surrounded by bliss

Four rivers will be granted by the Divinecontaining water and milk, honey and wine

People will live in mansions built high

Where they’ll live forever, no-one will die

It’s bricks will be made of silver and gold

The climate will be perfect, not hot and not cold

A hundred years it will take to circle a tree

Surrounded by loved ones for all eternity

There will be no calls of nature, no-one will sleep

There will be no worries, no one will weep

When people sweat, it will smell of musk

Allah SWT will be praised from dawn till dusk

Everyone will be aged 30 or 33

And they’ll stay at that age for eternity

The inhabitants will be wearing a beautiful green gown

Sitting on thrones, wearing a crown

People will be happy, there’ll be no remorse

To visit others, they’ll have a flying horse

Men will have 2 houris as their wives

Who will remain with them for the rest of their lives

On Friday there will be a dinner for people of all races

And a bazaar where people can exchange their faces!

When walking along there’ll be many meetings

With prophets and angels, exchanging greetings

Such is the ecstasy that will then prevail

When Allah SWT removes His veil

There will be no kings, there will be no peasants

And everyone will see the Divine Allah’s presence

There are 100 levels to paradise and we should pray

That Al Firdaus, the highest will be where we stay

Allah SWT has showered us with His grace

And we have to be worthy to show our face

Whatever we do, we’ll pay the price

In the depths of hell or in paradise

2006 Gilera Runner VXR 200

Four rivers will be granted by the Divine
containing water and milk, honey and wine