Saturday, 17 November 2007

No Dogs In 'MY' Neighbourhood!!!

Kat rare a small pup at her rented house in Gong Badak, Kuala Terengganu. The obedient dog sits humbly inside the house compound beyond the gate.

She's chinese.


One day, a man suddenly came bombarding into her house. Grabbed the dog mercilessly, tied a rope to its neck and dragged it out of the house. The poor dog was pulled out to the street and dragged along the tar road. The man repeatedly haul and yank the stumbling dog hard. With rage and persistence, to prove to the dog owner his intention.

He's malay.


"No Dogs In 'MY' Neighbourhood!!!"


The man practically abused the dog and later came barking at the Kat doorsteps. He warned her to dispose of the dog or he shall do it himself. Adding more fire to his heated actions, he horrified my friend by threatening to hit the dog each and every single time he ever come across the pup.


Does that sound reasonable to you? What on Earth is he trying to do?? What is there to prove??


To him, dogs are filthy animals and the pup should not linger around to dirty his neighbourhood. That also goes to malays of his kind.



Well, from my understanding in Islamic beliefs right from Rasullulah;

"Dog's saliva are not hygienic and thus, people who embraces Islam should not be in contact with their SALIVA but, may look and even touch them. Those who accidentally touches their saliva should bathe in sacred mud water for 7 times along with recitation of prayers"





Yes, Terengganu is the largest state [error - 2nd largest after Pahang] in Peninsular Malaysia. So big, that they are often overwhelmed by unrightful practises of the Islamic teachings. People living in remote parts even demonstrate better religious ethics than most of those barbarians in the city! The fact that the diverted Islamic teachings have grounded their believers of many things had lead to many unspeakable wrongdoings and harsh actions towards members of the public-preferably, people of different skin. The man did not only abuse the dog, but he abuse the teachings of Islam and other citizen's right in M'sia.


Why the hatred towards people of different colours?

Where's the law when we needed it most?

What happen to the other eyes who witness the abuse??


No discussion had taken place at that time of anger. Nor a general warning was ensued. This man had taken actions of his own narrow-minded law. Abusive, vulgar and not the kind of tolerable behaviour. By right, he should be taken to the rightful authorities. But, my friend was too terrified at the time of the incident and taken aback with what the man might do to her.

Is there such a law that dogs are not allowed in malay-dominated area where there are also chinese, ethincs and indians?? This is the first time I've ever heard of it. Buddhist do not eat beef because of their sacred status and also in their beliefs. But, they don't just pulled and drag the cows across the street! Certainly this is an outrageous act in condemning certain values of the public. What is wrong in trying to live within a multi-racial community with broad-minded thinking and righteous attitude?

To disgust us more, this is not the single event where people of ind
ifferent colours suffer misconduct in M'sia.

I'm reporting, only one in a plenty.



The dog, survived... sent elsewhere where no abuse would take place....


Thursday, 15 November 2007

Re-Do [A confession just to offset my upset mind]

There are certain things in life which we cannot reverse back in time.



My error. My fault. My mistake. My........


Yes, me being absent-minded. Forgetful [not quite a good excuse actually....]. Ignorant. Blinded. Missed. Unseen. Not paying attention. Worst of all, it's right in front of my face!!!


Aarrggghhhhhh!!!!


What a stupid mistake!!! A chance proven to be an ideal idiosyncratic!
[And still, I refuse to tell the tale of my misfortune to public audience here :p. And NO, nothing can MAKE me do it!!!]
.


All I need is.....
  1. Just a simple reminder;
  2. Focused and undivided attention;
  3. Healthy and calm mind working in accordance manner.

After finishing the previous last lap, now, I'm working back on track. Trekking the same path that I took in the progress of my final year project. I assume every final year undergraduates would somehow suffer fate similar to mine [at least some of my course-mates are]. It is a compulsory criteria for students in my field to graduate upon completing this "lagging and yet stress-demanding-related" course.


To be more linear so that the phrase would be more apprehensive to our ears, I would say,

"This requirement is a thorough challenge-intriguing comprehensive tool obliged by higher education by means of constant encouragement in which the ongoing research protocols encourage the reality going-off-track modernised generation of the new era towards knowledge cum information seeking while polishing their keen interest together with individual peculiar ideas and skills embedded within oneself to en route the success of their proposed progress towards achieving the set of determined criteria"


Long huh??


Well, I AM writing on behalf of many un-uttered [what a phrase??] inner voices.


Some over-reacted and compel to oblige to many unfavourable circumstances.
Some straight-forwardly pointed out to these "graduating needs" in distress for not being able to meet up the criteria.
Some
just blind-folded themselves and let the donkey lead the way [remember how we hit the donkey just to get the treats?? Silly.].
Some
, whole-heartedly appreciate what the learned taught us while leading us the way.


Instead of barking at each step-down while going through; try endorse yourself in a way that brightens up your day [believe me, I repeatedly told this to my-stubborn-self every single minute]. Ask yourself this, "Can you actually reverse the time?"

In the end, I am back to "The Square" too. But, I'm glad that I was given a second chance.



TOOLS FOR THE GUILTY SOUL


Stop whining!

Endure all that comes along the way

Brave the obstacles

Embrace the shortcomings

Practical in mind

Build positive attitude

Enjoy the process

Sit back & relax







wOw, that wasn't so bad after all!!

I had to conduct my experiment once again, right from the start.
So, what?




Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Elixir of Love

A beautiful scene from the Elixir of Love
[2004]


I almost like every movie that Miriam Yeung starred in - Undercover Love, Sound of Colours, Hooked on You, Dry Wood Fierce Fire and My Lucky Star. I might missed some, but who cares?

Miriam Yeung


I enjoy fantasizing the girl she always portray. Simple, happy-go-lucky, fun, easy, carefree, idiotic but has a charming side. Often, she has a adorable persona that keeps me glued on to my couch.
Though she might laugh her head off at very simple things and act her way out with her own cheerful charm, she's a sober too. She can cry real quick. In emotional flicks, her acting skills can make you sob with her too! [paiseh, maybe just me...].


To elaborate more, her movies are actually my comforter in those dreadful days... Yes, I can keep watching the same DVD again and again just to laugh and feel better. Even chocolate doesn't de-stress me that much! Geng leh!!! She don't hide her personality even on tv(s)/movie screen (s) - so, why must we?? She's an absolute natural actress with a way on her own.


My way of stress relieving. Just to stay happy and keep those hurtful things out of sight.


It works!!!


Wanna give it a try???


p/s : NO, I don't join any fan's club. And No, I don't keep her pix underneath my pillow.


Wednesday, 7 November 2007

It is okay



To friends of UMT...

We have prayers deep in our hearts.


-teng-



A dedication



Ro,

Life's challenge is on its constant rotation.
Be strong & pull it through.

-teng-


Menstrual cycle


This is the basic component taking place inside of women's body in 28 days.
And, guys still think that it's just a few days time!

www.maybebaby.com.au/_fertility_timing.php




The basic thing that makes any normal woman special.

Not lengthy fully-treated hair, not long and curvy eye lashes, not plenty of make-ups, not sexy delicious curves, not hairless features, not sleek satin white milky skin, not fake breasts, not deep cleavage, and certainly not just a beautiful face.


Consider this,

A chance to give birth to a child.


Aren’t we, women are born to bear the seeds of love? Most of you would not agree to what I’m saying here. Particularly, those trapped in modernisation. You would say that women are not destined to be servants of man’s desire. That, we are not ‘convicted’ to bear their child for 9 months.


A diagram just to refresh your mind of what you've learnt in high school.

Learn more about yourself!

www.uspharmacist.com/.../3165/default.htm


Ladies, please be proud that you have this special advantage where none male (by record) possess. It is really special. Feel blessed that you have God given ability to be feminine. Don’t sit there and moan when you are aching from menstrual discharge. Why not find something enjoyable to do and be pleased that you don’t have complications when some other women have?

And then, you’ll start questioning, why men would not get swollen belly for more than half a year and go into labour? Suffer the most agonising pain in an entire women’s life? Even bet their lives to give life to the most precious thing that had been living within them for the past 9 months? [YES people, pregnant mother do face life and death situation while giving birth. One of my cousins passed away while giving life to her daughter…sad.].


[Guys would surely keep quiet by now].


Well people, I’m not here to scare you. I just want to let you guys know, how important it is to have a good healthy body. Eat well, exercise, keep yourself fit and strong, rest well, do check-ups regularly, maintain good mental health and stay happy. You might consider that you are still young, and anything you do now would not have any effect towards later life. You are SO wrong. Your menstrual cycle tells a lot about your body – whether you are healthy, are you having enough of sleep, eating balance meals, indicative of the medicines/supplements you are taking and etc. Learn more about your body – it is your choice to understand what your body needs and what your body rejects. Don’t depend on others, you are the key to your own life.

Start grading yourself today!



Ladies, consider this too,

A chance to drama keeling when we are having PMS!


Guys, oh please! Don’t give us that pathetic look. Menstrual pain is nothing nice to deal with. Imagine having your lil’ bro having cramps not because of excitement but of pain! Some idiotic guys just can never understand. They would make jokes bout ladies having PMS and laugh out their lungs. [On behalf of the girls - @#$%&*]. No, we don’t like it.

Most of us in the hectic world today suffer a lot of period pain. Why? Stress and pressure make up to most of it. Furthermore, junks and improper diet, skipping meals and lack of nutrients [sounds familiar huh??!!]. And then, we claim that time is never enough.

Well, excuses!


The thing is, we are working too hard. So hard on ourselves, that we neglect this important ‘SELF’ concept. Ladies, we ought to take good care of ourselves because this part of our inner health is really not as simple as you think.

Gain time for yourself. To do whatever you need to do to protect your health.


Maintain an active lifestyle. How?


  • Chart your menstrual cycle!!!
  • A brisk walk in the morning.
  • Make salad and juices.
  • Tune your stressors to cooking instead! [Hey, even guys do that, ok! MK is just the perfect ideal guy for this example].
  • Groove in some of your fav oldies / Simply jam in new R & B songs. [Whatever you prefer].
  • Aromatheraphy would be something new!
  • Warm shower and massage [Don’t pay, do it yourself!].
  • Adopt a pet from SPCA. [Don’t if you don’t have time or space for them].
  • Go shopping! [Pasar malam is a good idea too].
  • Spend some time with your loved ones – family, friends.
  • Organise a party (Slumber party? Gathering? Just for fun?)
  • Take pictures – environment, scenes, people, yourself…
  • Read up [WWW is so accessible now, don’t be lazy, ok!]. Some prefer hanging on to a book.
  • Pick up a hobby to do whenever you are bored.
  • Write – diary, blog, letters…
  • Set aside work and personal agenda.
  • Charity is a MUST!
  • Go on an exercise regime – make up a routine.
  • Hanging out with ji muis!!!


Game to know more?

Here's a few URL to browse through. You can download a chart to record your monthly cycle. Or learn more about women's health in any of these. I'm sure, you can find better stuff than me.

http://www.mymonthlycycles.com/mmcsitemap.html

http://www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk/leaflets/cycle/cyclechart.html

http://www.menstruation.com.au/periodpages/chartingcycles.html


Of course, there should be more than all these. This is just some simple guidelines on living a good life. Just remember that every woman is beautiful in their own ways.


To me, every women is beautiful – it is just a matter of being in or out.