AES.

(Gambar ni ambik dari mynewshub, pasal saya banyak keje lain dari nak berenti tepi jalan untuk ambek gambar AES)

Ini adalah AES. AES ni Automatic Enforcement System. Tujuan AES ni nak saman pemandu-pemandu yang  langgar lampu merah kat traffic light, or yang speeding. Rasanya dah banyak gila dipasang all over Malaysia, dekat 800 lebih lah kot. Memang Kerajaan takde duit kot nak pasang tu semua, maybe ni pon mcm private funding initiative, of course akan bagi keuntungan kat company yang pasang mende ni on behalf Kerajaan, but concept dia sama lah dengan kebanyakkan investment kat dalam negara.

Tapi bila tengok kat Facebook, banyak lah orang tak puas hati pasal pasang mende ni. Lebih-lebih lagi yang kene saman kan. Sapa tak marah kalau asyik melayang RM300 tiap-tiap kali kene 'flash' kan.  Tapi, kenapa marah kalau sendiri yang silap? Nama dia pon enforcement, dia cuma enforce. Undang-undang tu dah ada. Takkan kita nak marah just for being caught?

Ok. Mari bayangkan jap. Kita masuk Singapore yang penuh dengan kamera sepesen ni. Punya la drive hati-hati, ikut peraturan, bawak slow ikot speed limit. Tapi bila kat Malaysia, napa nak bawak mcm Nico Rosberg drive F1? That applies to Singaporeans as well. Tu laa masalah kat Malaysia. Enforcement. Semua nak jaga hati. Yang betul, boleh jadi salah. Yang salah jadi betul. Semua pasal nak jaga jati.

And let say kalau kamera ni takde, kita gune conventional way. Polis tahan tepi jalan pasal speeding. Mesti kite cakap polis nak duit kopi kan. So anyhow, semua bende akan jadi salah. So be it. If kita dah salah, then salah lah. Napa nak marah pasal orang tangkap kita buat salah kan? 

This is a start of a good, transparent enforcement.

Rasanya lepas ni enforcement kene buat untuk orang yang buang sampah merata-rata. 

(This post tak ambik kira lagi accusation yang kata ada pertukaran or penurunan speed limit pasal nak dapatkan lebih banyak saman. Kalau betul, tu dah lari niat asal dah)

Happiness and Celebration. It's KFC.

Other than cakes, Kentucky Friend Chicken, of what we call KFC is synonym to celebration and happiness.  At least to me, it is.

It all started way back when I was studying in the university with the Pakciks. 

As I said previously, again and again, Pakciks are the people who are responsible in teaching me the moderation of life. So KFC was all a big fancy feast for us. We went there twice, the most for every semester I guess. It was during my birthday and Para's. We used to call it the annual gathering, as we do it for 3 years straight. We were students, so we don't have a lot of money. But that taught me of what is important, it's not the food, nor the place. But it's the people you are with. The togetherness.

Today, we could go to fancier restaurants, but KFC is still a place that will have a special place in my heart. I would go to any KFC whenever I got good news from people whom I loved.

When a Pakciks called me and told me he got  a job at a very well known company, I went to KFC and eat, even when I was alone. It was a celebration of good news. 

When my sister decided to get married, I went to KFC.

When I got a better job, I went to KFC.

When I moved to a new home, I went to KFC.

When I got good result, yerp, where else other than KFC.

So whenever I decided to go to KFC, that does not mean I was trying to save or anything. 

It's just that I am happy and there is something to celebrate :)

Ok. Now you can call me a weirdo.

p.s. Congratulations to Pakciks Amin! He got married last Friday to Julia :))

Imagining.

Do you imagine those words that were spoken to you? Because I do.

Tell me cats do fly. Then they did. In my mind it is. 

It is normal isn't it imagining everything that was put into your head.

But some of my friends do not think so.

I strongly believe that it would be more fun when you imagine things.

Funny moments become funnier.

And I found a close friend of mine who did so. So it is not that weird after all.

Friends Equation.

When a friend said he won't bother you anymore, as it will be a burden to you, that is similar, saying that please stop  bothering your friend, as you will be a burden to him as well.

Friends are the people other than family who would be by your side at difficult time.

But when you are no longer allowed to be at someone's difficult time, that means, you are no longer a friend.

Do you understand the equation?

I just did.

Para Is A Husband!

Para and Fatin got married last week!

Jatuh hati dengan pondok ni, rasa cool gile dok sanding bawah ni.

Anyway, congratulations to both Para and Fatin. Will write some details after the Majlis Bertandang at Para's next 2 weeks.

As for now, marilah bekerja!

A Reunion.

The Spice Girls reunited once again at the Olympics London 2012 closing ceremony, which is believed to be the last performance ever by the group. To me, the Spice Girls symbolized a friendship with different personalities and backgrounds, but happens to be a unit which complete each other.

Friends will eventually split apart, they will have their own lives, be someone different, but will get back together from time to time and be who they were used to be. They don't have to call each other every single day, they don't have to meet, don't have to text, because deep in their heart, there is still and always be a place where these friends were kept untouched as their best ones ever.

So, now, I don't mind. Because I know we're still the best of friends.

Watch the Spice Girls here.

p.s. Waiting for my own 2 reunions next week and week after next. Ehem.

Johor Premium Outlets.

Now I could sleep tight peacefully knowing that I don't have to wait for another sale season to buy clothes. Yes people! I've found the shopping paradise for all shopper maniacs!
It's Johor Premium Outlets baby!

Located exactly at the Senai toll exit, you could never get lost. It has many branded & designers stores from DKNY, Guess, Gap, Coach, Ralf Lauren and G2000! Yes, I know G2000 is not as "royalty" as the others, but it suits me best. The fabric, cutting and color... my all time favorite. And just so you know, the price here is less than half of what you found at normal shopping complex. Ok, sekarang semua complex dah jadi normal since I found this JPO. Pergh.

Other than that, the rest branded items ie. watches, bags, wallets, shoes, heels are all at lower price, some are not that much, but some are really breathtaking. Giler menggigil tengok sampai nak guling-guling. Please save your money before you get there, or else you will end up crying at the end of the trip here. Also, if you're a guy, with a wife, or daughter, try your best to get them away, far far away from here as this place might be evil to your wallet causing it to torn apart without any tiny sympathy. 

I would suggest you to get there early and save some time as you might want to spend minutes to hours at every store like there are evil spirits calling you in. Those with kids, leave them at your in laws as these place are no friends with children. Playground is small at open air, it's hot. 

But other than that, I've just fall in love with this place. Two thumbs up! ^^

http://www.premiumoutlets.com.my

Ramadan & Eid Mubarak.

Ok. I've been posting this post since the first week of Ramadan, but kemalasan melanda untuk menekan post and I have to re-write again this time. And this is the first week of Syawal. Ramadan and Syawal are the two months in the Muslim calendar which have obviously significant reasons why everyone in Malaysia is celebrating it. And here are my TOP5:-

1. Bazaar Ramadan

Yerp. It's like having an everyday Pasar Malam. Ramai-ramai orang pun sanggup tolak-tolak sambil tarik rambut pasal nak beli nasik tomato RM3.50. Beli kueh, beli air, beli murtabak, beli nasik, beli mee, beli puding. Pastu bila buka, makan 3 kurma, minum air, then kata kenyang. Ikut sunnah katanya. *tiada kaitan antara hidup dan yang dah mati*

2. Raya Advertisement

Kalau dulu macam-macam advertisement pasal raya keluar TV bila dah start puasa, but this year macam tak ada. Pasal jarang tengok tv, cuma tau ada advertisement ni je pasal raya. Ni yang jadi macam phenomenon, sampai popular 2 budak ni keluar HotFM. Tapi serious sedih kan, even budak-budak tu takde pon nangis-nangis. Macam mana laa budak-budak anak yatim ni raya kan... *insaf* Iklan raya ni adalah daripada BERNAS ye, even lori yang budak-budak ni naik bukan lori beras, tapi masih BERNAS.

3. Traffic Jam

Betul, jem stroberi lah paling sedap kalau letak kat roti. Tapi jem kat highway adalah sangat tak sedap hokey. But if highway tak jem, maknanye tak raya laa tu. Biasa highway ni jem kat area towards selatan or towards utara bila sebelum raya, tapi bila dah habis raya, arah lawan laa pulak. Dulu orang kata bertolak awal-awal pagi subuh, tapi skrang ni subuh pun dah jem pe citer.... 

4. Terawikh

Ok. Napa ko letak terawikh no4? Ok. Tak sengaja ye. Huhu. Tapi sembahyang terawikh adalah something yang menjadi satu routine for the Muslims to perform during Ramadan. Terawikh ni adalah solat sunat bulan puasa yang dilakukan secara minimum 8 rakaat, nak lebih boleh. Biasa terawikh ni awal-awal penuh laa masjid, tapi lama-lama menuju ke raya, shopping complex yang penuh pasal ada diskaun baju raya 80%. *ehem, macam terkena pulak kat diri sendiri, ehem ehem*

5. Open houses!

Open house is a must during Syawal. It will dragged till the end of the month. Jadi, memandangkan kau dah tutup dapur masa bulan puasa pasal tiap-tiap hari pegi bazar ramadan, saya suggest kau teruskan lah usaha menutup dapur tu pasal bulan puasa mesti penuh open house. Hehehe.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri everybody!

Maaf Zahir Batin.

Semoga kita berjumpa lagi Ramadan seterusnya, ameen.

It's OK. We're still proud of you.

Tonight must be an emotional night to every Malaysians. 

Our badminton hero, Dato' Lee Chong Wei lost his gold medal to Lin Dan of China, and earn a Silver Medal instead. He then posted an apology on twitter. Imagine all the burden that all 28millions of Malaysians put on this guy. Anyhow, silver is good enough, he did his best and we're all proud of him! :)

London Olympic 2012.

Please tell me you watch the opening of London Olympic 2012.

Because it is simply awesome!

I am sure most of us know the history of Great Britain, especially those Commonwealth countries, but the opening ceremony was an event reminding us all the transitions that they have gone through, their glorious years and people.

The stadium was transformed from a country view of farming and hilly place to an industrial age of Europe. That was superb. They have performances reminding the world of whom they were, what they are proud of, musics that they loved, casts that were legendary (James Bond, Mr. Bean and Mary Poppins!). Even the Queen took part in the gimmick, 'jumping of the helicopter'.

Every Olympic opening ceremony is remarkable at its own and waiting for another 4 years after Beijing to watch this is just remarkable. But I know it would, London has been prepared even since last year when I had a visit there. The stadium was all ready!

Good luck to all Malaysian athletes!

Do you best and make us proud.