My Forgetful Moments.

Ok, it is 2.30 am and here I am! Still awake, or is it, just awake.

Padan muka, sapa suruh tidur lepas buke pose. Ambek kau. Bush Dish Dish. [lempang diri sendiri]

As most of my friends are aware of, I am a hopeless forgetful person.

I used to have many spare keys for my room and my car during my study time and let my friends kept them since I seldom forget where did I kept mine. And this forgetful thing is becoming worse everyday since I started working. Maybe there's is just too much to think of.

1. Masa 2nd year of my study, it was this weekend when ada aktiviti kat kampus, but at the same time ada my sister's punya convocation. I managed to get a midnight bus to KL and right after the event, I got back to Penang the next evening. Masa dalam bus nak balik kampus, tertido laa kejap kan. Tibe-tibe bus berhenti kat RnR and I woke up dalam keadaan yang sangat blur blur... "Ape aku buat atas bus ni?????"

2. It was somewhere during my 3rd year study as I was going back to my campus from my hometown. Lepas salam salam, muah muah, kiss kiss dengan parents, so I drove back to Penang, which took me around 2 hours drive. But halfway after, I look back, *damn*, I forgot to take my beg along. Selambe kau je lenggang balik kampus.

3. I was at my faculty, maybe the same year as previous case. And I was walking back to my room. Jauh jalan ni, took me about 15 minutes walk. Bila sampai je kat desasiswa, baru perasan... "Aku rasa aku drive pegi fakulti tadi, asal aku jalan kaki balik ni..."

4. I've started working already and it was Saturday. I was planning to go back to my sister's house in Seri Kembangan, instead, I drove to my work place tanpa rasa serba salah dan segan silu dan terus bekerja tanpa tujuan. Bila dah lunch hour, baru ingat... "Rasanya tadi taknak pegi keje, macam nak balik rumah Kak Ita, asal aku kat sini ni...."

Ok. Sebenarnye banyak lagi, tapi saya kan forgetful, macam mana nak ingat semua kan.

So I found some these tips to stop forgetfulness. Maybe we can all try.

1. Do not self-diagnose your lack of memory skills as disease or as something that will lead to Alzheimer.

2. Make lists.

3. Challenge yourself even with a list on your hand.

4. Studies show that we remember the most insane, ridiculous things. The more ridiculous the scenario, the easier for you to remember.

5. Use mnemonics by acronyms to remember things.

6. If you are alone, talk to yourself as you perform each task that you must remember doing.

7. Play memory games on your computer.

8. Make a song out of your list.

9. Eat protein-rich food, such as meat or fish.

10. Drink a lot of water.

There you go. Jom kita cuba...

Ramadhan Season.

Alhamdulillah, once again, Ramadhan season is back.

As mentioned last year, and previous years' post, Ramadhan is a very special month for Muslims. And as for Malaysians, Ramadhan is very much like a pre-festive season when almost everyone changes their lifestyle for 1 month.

For myself, I have the chance earlier this fasting season, which is simply awesome since I get to go back to my hometown, about 1 hour drive from Ipoh. Going to Bazaar Ramadhan, 'Iftar'ing and performing Tarawikh with family is just the best way to spend my time during this holy month.

This time around, you would realize that there are many Bazaar Ramadhan here in Manjung. And it is never weird to see these places are always crowded, not only with Muslims, but non-Muslims too. A place where you can find all types of food, my favorite place. But this year, my lust on food has a whopping reduction, as I feel 'bigger' lately, so I need to control my diet. Boo-yah!. (Banyak terpengaruh dengan Biggest Loser)

Pushing off to work after Subuh prayer and spend 2 hours in the car travelling everyday usually cost me some time during night time, but I'll try my best to perform Tarawikh. 8 rakaat is enough for me (even last night during Tazkirah in between the 8 rakaat, I got the chance to have a 50 minutes of sleep. Whoaaa. Sorry Ustaz, ngantok...) But who knows this Ramadhan will be my last, so it is better for us to take this opportunity to perform the most this month with 'amalan'.

Anyhow, Happy Fasting to all Muslims!

Salam Ramadhan.

365 days after.

Today marked the anniversary of my leaving from Toshiba.

It seems like it was only yesterday where I got myself to the factory, wear my whitey overall and cap, get going to production line meeting with all good people.

Toshiba, or we call it TEM, is my first workplace.

This is the place where I got to know the real world.

Honestly, working there is not that fun, but having a caring family of colleagues make me fall in love with this place, and it was terribly difficult for me to leave even only after 2 years plus of experience there.

There is just too much for me to remember, and to mention it all here.

But I still miss everything.

Rasa tensyen, keje macam orang gila tanpa henti, siang malam, sabtu dan ahad.

Lepak kat surau dengan fuad, sembang2 pasal life, pasal keje, pasal everything.

Tag team dengan Kak Lina, tackle semua obstacles yang ada.

Fuad, Rima, even bukan keje diorang pun akan setia menolong bila susah.

Excited tunggu pukul 12.15 pasal nak keluar makan dengan budak-budak lain.

Lepak dengan kakak2 operator makan, makan makanan diorang. Haha.

Hari khamis, ada kelas agama, pegi dengar even dalam kepala serabut pasal keje.

"Write off" "Write off" Ayat faveret dalam bilik holded room dengan Fuad.

"Schedule? Schedule?" Cakap ni sambil tunjuk gigi.

Pagi2 dengar ex-boss panggil sorang2 punya nama.

Sembunyik belakang mesin supaya bos tak nampak kite kat mana.

Ingat lagi bila bos cakap "The line loves you". Terus kembang sampai meletop.

Malam2 bila ada masa, tunggu je sms dari Daus yang ada je plan dia nak p mana.

dan banyak lagi...

It would be awesome if I could turn back time even for a day :)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone once again for giving me a superb memorable time at TEM, and I hope you peeps now are as happy as I was back then...

Dear you.

I have mixed blood.

But I usually introduced myself as part of you, because I was proud to be one.

You were someone who was rich with culture and customs.

You were the majority and you have the say.

As time goes by. You changed.

You forget about the custom. You forget about the culture.

Judging what is right and what is not is all that you do.

Dear you,

Please look around. Where are you right now?

You need some sort of 'quota' or an institution that belongs to you for you to earn a scroll of degree or diploma.

You need 'special' discount to own a house.

Many 'helps' have been given.

Yet, you don't have any control on the economy.

You're not the boss of private institution.

You're not the master of education or knowledge.

And still, what you do is judging what is right and wrong.

Come on, you, wake up.

Stop whining, start working.

I want to be proud again, proud to be you.

"Kau memang mudah lupa..."

Nisfu Syaaban.

Nisfu Syaaban falls on the 15th of Syaaban. Nisfu means half. That is 15 in a month.

We, Muslims believe on this day, all the practice, good and bad, Pahala and Dosa, will be taken up by the angels, and new sheet will be taken out for the year after.

Some Muslims will fast on this day, read the Quran, perform Qiamulail, so that the first thing recorded on the new sheet of practice is a good one.

So, that is a very brief introduction for Nisfu Syaaban, which will happen this Saturday.

"Selamat beramal"

Is it Bersih after all?

Bersih 2.0 is planning for a street demonstration this Saturday, 9 July 2011. Their purpose is to submit a memorandum to the DYMM Seri Paduka Yang diPertuan Agong.

Ok, I get it. E-mail, Pos laju is not that reliable to them, so they decided to gather, make a 'little' noise here and there, and go directly to Istana Negara. As I've been told, these so-called leaders also never try to raise this issue to the Parliament, not even once. Duh~

However, after a meeting with DYMM Seri Paduka Yang diPertuan Agong, they were adviced to gather in a stadium, and surprisingly they accepted it. Now that is how you get it done. Go to the stadium, make the most noise you can till you lose your voice and leave the street alone. We're not Indonesian or Thais. That is not how we, Malaysian do it.

Our country is still clean for all these nonsense of demonstration. You are not gaining anything from it, instead we're going to lose trust from the investors and outsiders. Think for the sake of the country, for us, for everyone of us, not to only yourself and for whatever your agenda is.

Breakfast!

Today's report in the newspaper claimed that 30% of Malaysian students do not take their breakfast. Not a surprise huh? Well, as for me, during my previous years, breakfast is not a routine until I changed my job to this current one as I have a 'bit' time to spend.

Breakfast is the most important meal. Even in Islam, during Ramadan (fasting month), we are all reminded every time that Sahur, which refers to the meal before sunrise is important and a blessing to benefit.

“Bersahurlah, sesungguhnya pada sahur itu ada keberkatan”. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

So do we all know why breakfast is that important? Breakfast is like the fuel and energy to our body. By having meal early in the morning, our metabolic rate increases and reminding us what to expect for the rest of the day. Without it, our next meal would not be processed as quickly and tries to hold onto those nutrients. Instead of burning lunch right away, our body will try to hold to it as long as possible.

With that, enjoying breakfast does a positive effect on your mood, weight and energy level.

So, jom breakfast!

Fade Away.

I dreamt of my 'Lisa Surihani' the other day.

Fuh, there's a lot talk about and it feels like the chat has no end.

Even it was only a dream, it felt good though. I've been keeping a lot to myself lately.

Anyhow, as I think about it again, I realize that I couldn't recognize her face anymore.

She's fading away, and from there I know... I've moved on.

And I'm okay.

Foreign Workers.

Sometimes, people tend to think negative about foreign workers.

"They caused high criminal rate. They are lazy. They are problem maker. They took advantage of their employers, and bla bla bla..."

That is what 'some' people thought. And yes, some of them might be true. But some might be not.
They sacrificed their time for the families and do not have direct contact with any of them. They work days and nights without any leave. They need to learn the new cultures of ours.
Yet, it's a pity that some of us just do not know how to appreciate.

See them as a human being. Who has feeling and pain.
Imagine that it was you. Far from families and loved ones and never got to see them for years.
How would you feel?

Will it be okay for you to leave your little ones for weeks, without any knowing what happen to them?
Will it be okay for you to celebrate 'Raya' or 'Chinese New Year' or Christmas with your boss, not your family?

Just leave it that with the two reasons that I bet you'll never survive a day for doing so.
So please, treat them well.
They earn respect.

p.s. Watch the Filipino film 'Anak'. You'll be touched for what these people actually sacrificed for the sake of their loved ones.

Saving Electricity.

The tariff of electricity in Malaysia will be increased this month, but this doesn't exactly mean Mr Nazul dan Mr Nine will get extra bonus this year, instead this is a move by the government to reduce its burden on subsidy every year. Instead having you all whining about it, why don't you be a little bit considerate and start to save power and electricity?

Ok, here is what you can do at home.

Computer: More often than not, we do not flip off our monitors even after we have closed our pcs. Keep the monitor and the computer switched off when you are not using them. Start doing this even when at work.

Light bulbs: You must have heard compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs being advertised all the time. You must have even used them at times. As a power-saving measure, begin using the compactfluorescent light bulbs as often as you can. If you are conceiving they are more pricey than the standard bulbs, the gains of the CFL bulbs will prove lots more economic in the long turn by the amount of power they will save.

Air Conditioning: Put the temperature at the minimum or maximum strongest you are comfortable with. Try not to put it at too high or too low temperatures. Setting the air conditioner at fair temperatures helps oneself preserve lots of power.

Washers: Minimize the amount of washings by cleaning a full load of garments every time.

Television: Unplug the power plug of your television set when not using it. This may not sound like a big deal but this little step will help oneself save power. This includes your astro decoder. When there is no updating done by astro, it is better to switch off the decoder as having it in standby mode still cost almost 90% of its normal power usage.

Water Heater: Keep the geyser thermostat at the minimal heat. You do not need to heat the water at a very high temperature or for overly long.

Refrigerator: Bring cooked food to room temperatures before placing it into the refrigerator. You can also spare power by bringing cold or frozen food out of the icebox a great deal ahead of the mealtime, thereby conserving energy in heating it.

So, there you go. I know every one of us like being pampered and have all our life supported with subsidy without having to try enough, as all that important tasks of searching for financial support and make the world green is solely the government's job, but... please try. You can actually make a difference without knowing it.