~ ignorance is bliss ~

yesterday's and today's newspapers, websites, CNN channel, etc2 ada kuarkan byk cerita about Donna Summer who died at the age of 63 (of cancer). i x tau Donna Summer tu sbnrnye saper... tau la dia tu artis tp xtau pe lagu yg top hits meletup yg dia nyanyi, or whether she was an actress. pd ketika kesah kematian Donna Summer stil tgh pns, kuar la this conversation between me and lg 2 org about Donna Summer (bear in mind, i xtau lagu hits Donna Summer, plus i also do not know whether she was an actress):-

ME : donna summer tu sape? dia yg nyanyi lagu "i will survive" tu ke?
A     : ntah la. lagu tu mcm dh ada byk version je. so xtau la whthr dia ke yg nyanyi lagu tu.
ME : oooo...ok... tp, hmmm... sape yg nyanyi lagu "i will survive" tu ye? i igtkn dia yg nyanyi.
B     : P. Ramlee kot... (** jwpn dgn nada & muka selamba **)

hah????? P. Ramlee???? ada sape2 pnah dgr P. Ramlee's version of "i will survive" x?

--- at the time this entry is written, i dh tau siapa yg nyanyi lagu "i will survive". tp wpun dh cari dlm youtube & dah tau lagu pe yg Donna Summer nyanyi, i stil can't recall her songs. takpe lah. may her soul rest in peace ---

~ psnn khdmt masyarkt ~

PESANAN KHIDMAT MASYARAKAT UTK YG BERMINAT MAIN PAINTBALL

i'm still dlm mood happy mng voucher JJ rm200 as a result of mng game paintball last saturday =) *wooohooooo!!!!* utk sesetgh org, paintball mungkin dirasakn as permainan ganas dan merbahaya. yelah, kna tembak sket dh lebam. hmmm... but based on my experience last Saturday, being a 1st timer for the game, i can say that it's an extremely safe game, provided that you follow the rules. below are some points that might be useful (especially for 1st timers) as preparation before and while u r on d field.

1) buat persiapan fizikal & mental. persiapan fizikal adalah sprti warming up/stretching btul2. ini supaya tgh2 main xde la tetiba kaki cramp time nk tembak opponent. by persiapan mental lk i mean sntiasa fikir - "walaupn warm up/stretching, bersedia la yg kaki mmg akn lenguh lps game & lebam di merata anggota bdn adalah xdpt dielakkn" =) yeah, once u get hit, it does sting a lil' bit tp lma2 ilang la.

2) wear dark-coloured clothes. krg bila d paint terpercik kt baju, tak la rs cm nk meraung. cat tu insyaallah leh ilang after dh basuh bj. tp don't take d risk by wearing light-coloured clothing, lagi2 if tu adalah bj/tudung/suar kesayangan anda.

3) pki smthing comfrtble and not too tight clothing. suar yg agak tebal adalah digalakkan. jeans ok, tp don't wear jeans kesayangan. and jgn jugak pki skinny jeans, ada yg xdpt lari dgn selesa nnt, hehehe. anda mungkin perlu terbang/menggelongsor/berlutut di sebalik bunkers. kalo pki jeans (esp jeans kesayangan), terlekat tanah2 kt suar, dh rs sebak nk kna beli jeans baru lk. lg pulak kalo jeans tu terkoyak tang lutut. i wore my seluar track yg 2 lapis, not d sweat pants type. i personally feel that sweat pants kurg memberi protection, especially if anda ditembak di bhgian kaki (mcm i). kasut juga prlu selesa. long-sleeves t-shirt will protect your arm (or u can wear inner, skrg dh berlambak jual. or u can wear sarung tgn yg smpi siku yg org gna untk driving tu. yg nk protect tgn dr sinaran mntari tu. alaaa, xkn xtau kot???)

4) utk yg x bertudung or jejaka2 (of course la jejaka x bertudung kn?), kalo rs diri nk lbh protected especially kt part urat merih leher, lilit good morning towel kt leher. kalo xpn, good afternoon or good night towel pn boleh... kalau jmp la =) better pki t-shirt yg ada collar.

5) once on d field, make sure u wear the goggles all the time. jgn berani2 nk tanggal goggles bila korg dh mula masuk padang. kalau la goggles rasa cm x selesa, kuar & mntk d instructor tlg betulkn. utk yg pki spectacles mcm i, goggles harusla cmfrtble & tak ketat sgt (supaya spectacles x trlalu terhimpit di bwh goggles), as well as x terlalu longgar (smpi nk lari pn kna sibuk pgg goggles).

6) main utk bergembira. ni bkn nk g berperang kt afghanistan. so, jgn la nervous sgt utk yg br 1st time nk main. ini org yg btau kt i (kesohihan cerita xdpt dipastikan)... de org tu 1st time nk main paintball. tp dia nervous giller. xtau la cmne py nervous yg amat la kn. tetiba tgh main kt padang, dia jatuh & collapse (x sure la mati or x) cz dia too nervous. so, amik ringan2 jelah. relax2 je main. just play for fun.

7) jgn melibatkn unsur2 hasad dengki ataupn dendam kesumat. mungkin masa 1st round u were shot by your bestfriend. if both teams ditakdirkn kna lwn anothr round, jgn pkir nk bls dendam lk kt bestfriend tu. or maybe, among d opponents tu ada yg korg tak suka for whatever reason. jgn la tembak org tu bertalu2, smpi dia dh kna kuar cz kna tembak by org len pn korg nk tembak gk lg. kecian dia T____T

8) tak yah sibuk nk tgk peluru de lg or dh abis msa tgh berperang kt padang, msa sume org tgh sibuk fire here & there. ini bkn cm game tembak2 dlm PC or PS yg asyik2 kna "RELOAD, RELOAD". if korg bazir tembak & peluru dh abis, then dok diam je kt blkg bunker... unless if u think u hv d confidence utk lari fr 1 bunker to another tnpa ditembak. ada berani??? ngehngehngeh...

9) tembak OPPONENTS, bkn REFEREE. dlm padang akn ada rmi referee. referee py baju mmg xsama dgn vest yg kita gna for protection. utk yg pompn2, jgn la bcz korg npk sorg referee ni hensem/macho/cool/menarik dipandang, korg aim & tembak dia just to attract attention. jgn jd attention seeker xkena tmpat weh... buat malu je. (tp kalo referee tu tetiba TERjatuh hati kt korg & both of u got married to each other & live happily ever after, tu citer lain la dh. haihhh, mcm cinderella je *blush*). utk yg jejaka2, tetiba la plak terlihat sang referee cm ala2 nk mengorat makwe korg yg bersorak kt luar padang. xyah bls dendam dlm padang & nk wt aksi tembak referee smpi referee tumbang. x macho la, bang.

kesimpulannye, enjoy d game. bye.

~ paintball time ~

in my things/activities to do/explore/try list, i hv this 1 activity yg i nk try. tp i mmg xltk this activity dlm carta atas2 cz activity ni melibatkn pasukan & i know bkn sng nk cr geng ramai2 yg suka explore this activity bersama2 (kena ramai nk join, br best). & bila i ty2 org, br i tau yg AGAK mhl sbnrnye if nk wt activity ni. d activity i'm talking about, P-A-I-N-T-B-A-L-L!!!

memandangkn ofis yg organize d game & staff yg nk main xyh byr apa2 pun, maka i decided utk join skali. waaaaah, mnda FREE sume suka, hahaha. utk yg risau kot2 gelap lps abis main cz main kt tgh padang yg terbuka di siang2 hari (lagi2 kalo game korg terkena ms tghari plak), worry not. if nk slmtkn tgn/kaki fr cedera teruk, pki long-sleeves & suar track/jeans pjg. see, tgn dan kaki anda tercover & xkn kna sunburn. muka? jgn risau, cz pki goggles adalah WAJIB once u stepped on d field. walaupn game blom start & korg br je mula melangkah to your base, goggle WAJIB pki. bila dh kna tembak & korg kna g markas utk org2 yg dh kna tembak dikumpulkn, masih WAJIB pki goggle. bila abis each round & nk kuar from d field, WAJIB pki goggle. bila masanye xpki goggle? bila dh not on d field, igt tuh.

b4 main, kna dgr briefing dulu. utk 1st timer cm i, kna dgr btul2. d instructor will brief d equipments & safety tips utk main. & of course yg di"remind" berkali2 adalah "2keep your goggles at all times once u r on d field". begitulah betapa pntgnye memakai goggles at all times, sehinggakan walaupn team korg diisytihar mng by d referee & tetiba de teammate korg TERtanggal goggles b4 kuar dr padang, on d spot isytihar team lwn as d winner. dats what happened during my group's 1st game. free2 je kitrg mng cz ada sorg fr team lwn ni terlupa kot & tanggal goggles b4 kuar dr pdg, WALAUPN mula2 tu mmg isytihar team dirg yg mng. serta merta referee isytihar team i as winner utk round tu. ehem...ehem...mng tnpa gaya (cz mng free).

~ safety first ~

~ briefing from instructor ~

~ vest & paintball marker (a.k.a senapang) ~

~ GOGGLES sgt penting ~

2nd round, br la team i wt strategi sket (ecewah). tp just like 1st round, tetaaaaap gk la i kna tembak. haishhh!!! cumanye, ada kemajuan sket ms 2nd round tu cz i managed to bertahan lbh lama kt ats pdg & ada gk menembak wpun xkena. (** 1st round, i antara yg terawal kuar. mbe xsmpi 1minit kot ats pdg i dh kna tmbk, cheh. dan jugak, rsnye xde menembak lgsg. sggh berwaspada skali, hahaha). sape menang? team i la (yezzzzzzaaa!!) our 3rd round, i bertahan lbh lma dr 2nd round (tetiba rs cm hbt). tp "sedap skali" bila de org tembak i & kna kt lengan T___T sape menang? haiaahhh, team i lg (yezzzzzzaaa!!!)

msa 4th game, i mmg hbt la, muahahaha...trpksa ngaku diri hbt cz i pndi menyorok & xkna tmbk (dibntu oleh teammet yg awesome sumenye) & i bjaya lari smpi opponent's base. sape menang? oooo, team i la (yezzzzaaaa!!!). penentuan sape champion, team i lwn team jiran sblh meja kt opis. harusla lbh berwspada xnk kna tmbk for d 2nd time dgn dia (ye, jiran seblh meja or not, dia tembak i ms 2nd game. haihhh!!!). i sgt berwspada ms final game tu. SANGAT SANGAT berwspada. tukg mengcvr i pn did very good job. i nyaris2 nk kna tmbk lg skali by jiran. tp 1 of my peng"cover" jd heroin i utk final game dgn menembak jiran i tu (hoyeaaaahhh!!!!). xlma lpstu, tgk2 teammate i lari smpi opponent's base. sape menang? OF COURSE la TEAM I jd CHAMPION :)

WINNING TEAM

basically i had soooo much fun (wpun letih). tu la i ckp, kna rmi nk join br best main. team i de 7 org. ada team lain de 6 org. kalo teammate rmi, lma sket la kot main cz lma nk menunggu opponents sume kna tmbk OR any 1 fr our team yg dpt lari to opponent's base. kaki sakit of course la kn cz byk kali kna squat ke kiri & kanan (i la tu). tp de teammate i ckp, kalo bdiri lg sng nk tmbk cz npk opponents. ikut la mna2 yg anda rs sng & slmt utk anda ketika itu (asalkan anda xkna tmbk). kalo kna tmbk kt area2 not covered by vest or goggles, sure bertnda lebam or merah. i de bertnda kt lengan & kaki, bukti i main paintball, hehehe. kalo kna tmbk dr jarak dkt lg sakit sbnrnye. dats y i sgt berhati2 ms final game cz my opponent menyorok kt bunker berdpn dgn bunker yg i gna utk menyorok gk ms tu. kalo la teammate i x cover i, mmg skt la kna tmbk jarak dkt. nxtime u want 2gather your friends for paintball (or your office organizes a game), boleh la g kt Padang Astaka kt PJ, dkt2 dgn Amcorp Mall. if you are doing a list of things/activities to do/explore/try, don't forget to put PAINTBALL on your list as well. cuba la. seronok!!!

~ tnpa training, i trus main =) ~

~ healthy lifestyle program ~

it started with a phone converstn btwn my cousin&i:-

cousin: tau x ktne de gym kt bangi tu?

me: xtau sgt. tp lh la tlg2 tykn. knp?

cousin: xde la, igt cm nk g gym.

me: aikkk??? knp cm beriye nk cr gym? xkn makin comel berisi lps kawen ni?

cousin: bkn la sbb itu. nk jg kesihatan. kt hspital ni evryday tgk org muda2 lg dh sakit2. de yg diabetic, kna drh tinggi, skt jntg. so, xnk la jd cmtu.

me: wowww!!! menakutkn je bunyinye.

cousin: a'ah, sbb tu la nk cari gym, nk bersenam.

well, i've been wanting to join a gym for quite some time. tp alasan yg sll dlm kpale would be "kul brp nk g gym? blk kerja, smpi umh dh dkt kul8. dh pnt. dh xlarat. nk mkn lg. nk rehat. nk itu. nk ini. blablablabla". maka, angan2 nk g gym secara otomatis terkubur begitu shj T____T

every year, "amalan gaya hidup sihat" would be in d list of the new year's resolutions. thn ni tukar sket statement, "shed 3 kg" (don't ask brp berat i ms i list down d resolution cz i pn xtau, hahahaha).

berpandukan kpd keinginan kuat cousin i utk cari gym la, i dpt kesedaran diri utk amalkn gaya hidup sihat. this time for real punya (ecehcehceh). & hrp2nye xla separuh jln je. memndgkn ada gym kt ofis, FREE lk tu, apa la kata kita gnakn kemudahan yg dh tersedia utk jd lbh sihat. xyh nk lma pn, 20 minit for each session pn dh cukup.

so, sejak lasweek i g gym kt ofis. gym tu xbesar. ada 2 threadmill & 3 basikal & prkakasan len yg i xtau cmne nk guna. setakat ni br 4X la i bersenam & i akn pilih time2 yg odd so that i'll x bump into anyone else yg nk gna gym gk. 1st time, i bersenam start dkt2 kul4. 2nd time, msa org tgh break smyg jumaat. 3rd time, msa lunch hour. 4th, pagi2 (right aftr i smpi ofis). hasilnye??? berpeluh sakan & bdn rs segar. & oh ya, as a result of dh terrrrrrlalu lma xbersenam, free2 je dpt betis skt aftr my 1st gym session... a few days suffer nk turun tangga cz otot tlh dikerjakan, huhuhuhu.

tp i dh dinshtkn supaya cntinue gk bersenam wpn betis skt. if i want 2hv a rest, then 1day would be enuf. jgn rest lma2 sgt cz once bila start blk smula, nt skt blk betis. i folo nsht okeh. skt2 betis pn g gk 2nd time... lari kt threadmill & basikal. tabiat plg xleh tahan, sebok nk tgk brp byk kalori dh burn after say 20minit of running, ngehehehe (it seems like more calories are burnt when using the bicycle, as compared to running on threadmill). ada hari lk i sebok nk tgk brp distance i dh lari. lps gym session, mndi2, then masuk ofis blk. i won't take d session smpi setgh jam cz nk tgg bdn sejuk lg, then nk mndi & siap2 masuk ofis again. basically, bljr time management gk tuh.

skrg rsnye dh get used 2 d routine (wpn br 2nd week). betis no more tegang & dh x ssh nk turun tangga. now my pergelangan kaki jelah pulak yg lenguh2. but it's x as painful  as d pain i tahan lasweek cz betis tegang. skrg when any of my friends at work ty how much weight i've lost sejak g gym, i can just say that it's not about losing weight anymore. if i DO shed some kilos, i'm gonna think of it as a bonus. my main motivation now is to keep myself fit & melatih pernafasan =) i might just cancel off d original 2012's goal from shed 3 kg to

run 2km in 20minutes (semakin rajin i g gym, hrpnye semakin jauh distance i dpt cover in my 20minutes session).

have a super great day everyone :)

~ buKu + ActoR ~

KL International Book Fair ended last Sunday. i went there on a public holiday, makanye org terlbh la ramai. bought 5 books (oh nooooo!!!), walaupun sedar diri yg i still have other titles that i have yet to read kt dlm almari *sigh* kesimpulannye i xleh masuk kedai buku or apa2 tmpt/ruangan/bilik kecil yg ada jual buku la. nk beli stationery pn kna g kedai Pos jelah kot (do u know that ada kedai Pos kt LRT Ampang Park jual stationery. hebaaaaattt!!!), or might just as well g kedai runcit/pasar mini je cz kt kedai runcit/pasar mini xde jual buku citer. if x, masuk bookshop utk beli file/refill pen akn melencong g section buku. lpstu file/refill pen ntah ke mana, buku lk yg i g beli. parah ni!

by d way, just want 2share a book yg i dh completed bc. wah wah waaaaaahhh... xsgka la ada artis pn bc d same story book =) lpstu, artis korea lk tu. hepppp, not that i'm a die-hard fan of this particular actor ok. neither am i a fanatic when it comes to korean movies/drama. i bedal je tgk apa2 citer korea yg best. tp sllnye drama/movie diorg mmg best. so, sll la i tgk drama/movie korea mknanye, kn? hahaha... i created my own persamaan kuadratik ;) now tgh folo citer "Love Rain". i sbnrnye nk btau buku yg i dh completed bc&d same book is a favourite title by a korean actor, kn? cmne lk leh jauh divert smpi dh terbagitau drama korea pe i tgh folo skrg?!!

sebabnye, d actor who gets inspired by the same book that i've read blakon dlm citer "Love Rain" tu la... yeayyyy!!! (apa motif nk kna yeayyyy bagai?). d book i'm talking about is "Norwegian Wood", translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin, original work written by Haruki Murakami. i consider his work as bahan bacaan berat, tp best. Norwegian Wood is written berlatarbelakangkn zmn 1960's. i really can imagine the situation during that time when i read it (walaupun i xpnah tau zmn 60's tu mcmne ghupa gayanye). tp, i asalkn bc buku citer mmg suka imagine d background yg di"explain" by d author. ibaratnye sprti kalo bc buku Lord of The Ring, dlm kpale mmg pkir hutan aman damai tenteram & kalo bc buku2 psl azab kubur lk mmg rasa meremang la cz dlm kpale berimaginasi dlm kubur ada binatang lilit2 sbb byk buat dosa... begitu la diibaratkn ;)

d actor, d KOREAN actor, who happens to read d same book (Norwegian Wood) & rs yg buku ni best is JKS, or Mr. Jang Keun Suk. i'm sure die-hard fans of korean movies/drama know him. dia py die-hard fans laaaaagi la sure tau dia ni sape, kn? kalo x tau, mmg xleh ckp diri tu die-hard fan la, ngehngehngeh. as i said, i'm not one of his die-hard fans. i've watched movies yg dia berlakon & i can say that he's a talented actor. sprti biasa, bila blakon jd hero sure la hero KENA & WAJIB buat penonton2 yg pompn2 ni (termasuk makcik2) cair/jatuh hati. semestinye, Mr. JKS berjaya buat i cair/jatuh hati dlm "Beethoven Virus" (sebab dia botak, muahahaha)... dan juga "Marry me, Mary" (sbb dia cool)... dan juga "He's Beautiful" (sbb dia cool lg). tp i xtgk Hwangjini... so i xtau la whether dia wt pompn2 (termasuk makcik2) yg tgk Hwangjini cair/jatuh hati or tidak. lps pompn2 (termasuk makcik2) yg tgk Mr. JKS berlakon jd cair/jatuh hati, akn jd la pulak patah hati cz "alamaaaaakkk, knp in real life xjmp laki cool/hensem/macho/bergaya/romantik/giller2/funny (fill up la sndiri, jenuh nk completekn kata sifat lelaki idaman) mcm dia ni eh?" trus patah hati, kn? leh la nyanyi lagu Sudirman - "patah hatiku, membawa derita, merajuklah diri, merajuk diri, tak tentu haluan" =)

bukti Mr. JKS shares the same idea as mine that "Norwegian Wood" is a good work and is inspired by it can be read here. b4 i end, let me just share something that's written in "Norwegian Wood", a moving story about love, hope, struggle and life...

"But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a lifetime, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives." Haruki Murakami - Norwegian Wood.

 .bye.

~ colourful + thursday ~

utk kali kedua dlm minggu ni, i was at Sasana Kijang BNM. last Monday for our public lecture. ystrday i was there for another event, jointly organized by another 4 institutions. d event ystrday was held in d same hall where i had lunch on monday :)

~ ystrdy i jd among gadis2 on d stage ~

we had talk on "managing knowledge loss" followed by an MoU signing ceremony btween 5 institutions right aftr that. each institution was represented by d top management for d signing. i ni escort my CEO & he's a mat saleh. sll i anta newspapr pagi2 kt ofis bos ni, sure msa tu dia tgh duduk wt keja kt PC. xde la rs sgt diri i kerdil. tp semalam... mmg ku rasa diri ni kalo pki heels 8inci pn lom tntu sma tinggi berdiri sblh bos. "duduk sma rndah, brdiri sma tinggi" xlh diapply dlm kes ni. kita kna create peribahasa br - "duduk sma tinggi dgn org yg berdiri"- yg duduk adalah bos, yg brdiri adalah i =) or to make it more confusing, mgkn gk lh jd "berdiri sma rndh dgn org yg duduk". pening? sila mkn panadol actifast, hahaha...motip???

lps dh settle MoU signing, kira event pn dh tamat, br la wt operasi memilih souvenir bag yg ada extra2 tu utk dibawa blk. wt operasi nk cari souvenir bag yg bes aje, cheh!!! kalo on monday i like d idea of getting polaroid photo as souvenir, for ystrday's event i like d idea that d organizing committee is generous enough to give away this souvenir...

~ case/bag for ipad ~

trjmp la plak cik nina alona, my ex-colleague, during d rgstratn b4 d event. what a nice surprise!!! x sgka akn jmp kt this same event. trima kacih cik nik cz tlg anta to LRT station lps abis event. lpsni lh join progrm len sma2 lg.

to summarize my week: terlebih-sgt-aktiviti-bersosial-dan-kurg-produktiviti-kerja2-kt-ofis-menimbun.

enjoy your weekend.

~ monday + blues ~

while some of u might b on holiday/blk kmpg yesterday, i was attending this program:-

i was among the committee members who were to b on duty at Sasana Kijang. d event actually started with d tour to our campus at PJ. at d same time, d committee members who were on duty at Sasana Kijang were also busy with the final touch up for the whole event. we were expecting d guests to arrive at 10 a.m but some were already there since 9 a.m.

all in all, we consider this event as another success story for us. it's not an event as big as d convocation, but no event should be taken lightly. i like d idea of having this kind of memorablia...

~ polaroid photo ~

there r other crazy photos that i took with d other crews. but let's not buat malu diri sndiri, hahaha.