Nothing at all...

 

Nothing to write. Not sure what I am feeling at the moment. I am not proud of myself, that's all I can say...

Looking at the pictures of natures, makes me feel a lil bit better. Sometimes I wish I don't have to do what I am doing right now. I wish I can be in the garden full of trees and flowers, smell the beautiful sweet scent of the lavenders, throw myself into the green fresh grass, with butterflies, bees, cockatoos, lorikeets, the sun, clouds, cool breeze, white sandy beaches, be together with nature, and do nothing.... nothing at all, but appreciating Allah's creations...

Kukoq kukoq nyoq

Saya membuka tirai 2010 di blog ini dengan serangkap pantun:

Kukoq kukoq nyoq,
Kukoq dalam talam,
Pungkoq oh pungkoq,
Jangan b***k malam-malam.

Mengikut petua orang dulu-dulu, kalau terasa nak membuang air tetapi keadaan tak mengizinkan, terutamanya di waktu malam, ulang rangkap pantun diatas beberapa kali untuk memujuk perut supaya dapat 'menangguhkan' hajat.

Petua ini mungkin perlu digunakan di waktu malam pada zaman dulu, sewaktu bekalan elektrik belum masuk ke kampung-kampung dan pedalaman. Kawasan kampung waktu itu kebanyakannya masih menggunakan sungai sebagai tandas. Kalau ada tandas pun ianya terletak nun jauh dari rumah ibu, terpaksa melintasi kawasan yang gelap-gelita. Jadi membuat 'pelaburan' di waktu malam merupakan sesuatu yang kalau boleh mahu dielakkan. Bagi seorang ibu, jikalau ada anak yang mahu membuang air, terpaksalah ditemani. Perlu memasang 'jamung' atau membawa pelita, singgah mengambil air di perigi, kena pula ada anak kecil atau bayi, perlu dikelek sama. Letih! Maka mungkin dari situlah terciptanya pantun di atas.

Bagi kita zaman sekarang, petik suis sahaja sudah terang benderang. Tandas pula di dalam rumah. Jadi pantun di atas sudah kurang relevan. Tapi kalau nak cuba try test keberkesanannya, silakan... hehe.

Gambar: Penghuni Zoo Taiping

Anak kucing

Waktu kecil-kecil dulu, kucing merupakan 'penduduk tetap' di belakang dapur rumah saya. Antara nama-nama yang masih saya ingat ialah Lepot, Chot, Itam, Putih dan Cicak. Maka selalu juga kami mempunyai beberapa ekor anak kucing. Tempat kegemaran untuk melahirkan anak ialah di bawah gerobok besi.

Bila anak-anak kucing mula memakan nasi dan ikan, maka mereka juga mula mengeluarkan 'hasil buangan' yang amat menyucuk hidung. Petua orang dulu-dulu supaya anak-anak kucing tidak 'membuang' merata-rata, ambil benang atau tali rafia dan ukur ekor anak kucing tersebut. Kemudian potong tali tersebut sama panjang dengan panjang ekor anak kucing tadi. Selepas itu tanam tali tadi ke dalam tanah. Menjadi juga petua ini bila dicuba. Ataupun memang sudah sampai masa anak-anak kucing tersebut pandai dan tahu sendiri di mana tandasnya.

Potty Training

"Anak saya cepak aje. Dua hari ajar doh buleh doh. Cepak dia!" kata Semah (bukan nama sebenar) kepada kawan-kawan sewaktu berbicara perihal potty training anak-anak. Baguslah, tahniah.

Lagi 4 bulan Aiman akan menyambut hari jadi yang ke-3. Setakat ini, dia hanya akan memberitahu kita 'selepas' dia selesai membuat projek. Kami sentiasa mengingatkan dia, beritahu 'sebelum' bermulanya proses perkumuhan, bukan selepas. Jawapan Aiman setiap kali diberitahu tentang itu ialah, 'OK'. Bagi saya, tak perlu tergesa-gesa memaksanya. Ikut perkembangan dan kebolehan Aiman. Untuk potty training ni saya belum jumpa petuanya. Kalau rakan-rakan ada pengalaman, bolehlah dikongsi bersama.

Bila ... ?

Soalan yang bermula dengan ‘Bila’ memerlukan jawapan berkaitan dengan masa. Ada yang mempunyai jawapan yang tak berapa kukuh. Contohnya, “Bila hang nak belanja makan ikan bakar Tg Lumpur?” Jawapannya mungkin, “Nanti bila dapat gaji boleh la” atau “Jom pi malam ni jugak!”

Mungkin juga soalan ‘Bila’ mendapat jawapan yang tidak konkrit langsung. Contohnya, “Bila hang nak berubah jadi rajin ni Mat?” Jawapannya, “Ntah”.

Ada yang mempunyai jawapan yang jelas dan spesifik. Contohnya, “Bila yang hang kahwin dengan Zizie Izette ni?” Jawapannya ada pada tuan dan puan punya badan. Hehe.

TIGA SOALAN BILA

Seolah menjadi lumrah, ada 3 soalan ‘Bila’ kebanyakan dari kita akan disoal sebaik kita memasuki usia 20an. Pertama, “Bila nak kahwin?” Jawapan saya dulu, yang tak berapa pasti, “Nanti lah dah dapat kerja esok.”  Alhamdulillah, soalan ini tak bertahan lama. Segala rancangan berjalan lancar.  Saya berkahwin dalam tahun pertama saya bekerja. Hmm, agak-agak soalan ini nak bertahan lama mana kalau tak kahwin-kahwin...

Soalan kedua, selepas berkahwin, “Bila nak dapat anak?” Kena pula isteri saya anak sulung, seolah-olah satu ‘tuntutan’ untuk memberikan cucu sulung juga. Soalan ini sering ‘keudara’ selama 2 tahun. Dalam tawa ada duka. Hanya mereka yang melalui episod ini dalam kehidupan mereka yang boleh berkongsi rasa. Kalaulah soalan ini boleh dijawab dengan jawapan yang pasti seperti, “Esok jugak kami beranak!” atau “Nanti sat, nak pi beli kat market”, bukankah senang. Tapi ini kerja Tuhan. Anak tidak boleh dibeli dengan duit ringgit, atau umpama menjolok cempedak di luar pagar. Ianya suatu anugerah, suatu amanah. Yang penting terus berusaha dan berdoa. 

Soalan ketiga, selepas dah beranak satu, “Bila nak tambah lagi?” Nak dapat ke Aiman pun jenuh. Dalam hati sering mengucap syukur, kalau ada lagi, Alhamdulillah.  Ikutkan rancangan, mahu penuhkan sebuah MPV!


Di suatu petang beberapa hari yang lalu, sedang saya melayan
Aiman di depan televisyen, isteri saya tiba-tiba menghulurkan 'benda' di dalam gambar di bawah. Saya tergamam seketika, otak laju berfikir, menganalisis maklumat yang dilihat. Kejap! Err... YEAAHHAA!!

Gambar: Pregnancy Test Kit

Nota: Allah Maha Kaya. Ingatan pada abah yang baru pergi menemuiNya masih belum sembuh. Namun Dia gantikan bukan dengan satu, tetapi dua zuriat keturunan abah. InsyaAllah tahun depan abah dan mama akan mendapat dua cucu, satu daripada abang saya dan juga saya. Doakan semuanya selamat.

Happy New Year 1431H and 2010M

We have just celebrated Awal Muharram, means the starting of a new Hijri year, 1431H. It is also nearly the end of 2009. 2010 is just around the corner. For most of us, we will be having a long holiday from Christmas until New Year. However, this is not applicable for me for this year...No cuti-cuti!

Come new year, most of us probably will come up with a new resolution. My resolution is to continue this year's resolution until next year, as it has not been resolved yet, huhuuu...

If you still don't have a specific one, I am sharing with you guys a good guide for what you should target to improve your life in the coming years...

Picture: Taiping Lake Garden at dusk.

 

HANDBOOK 2010

 

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy

5. Make time for prayer

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. Sleep for 7 hours

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

 

Personality:

 

11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about

12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

13. Don't over do. Keep your limits

14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does

15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16. Dream more while you are awake

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.   Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23. Smile and laugh more.

24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

 

25. Call your family often.

26. Each day give something good to others.

27. Forgive everyone for everything.

28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

 

Life:

32.  Do the right thing!

33.  Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful

34.  GOD heals everything.

35.  However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

36.  No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37.  The best is yet to come.

38.  When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39.  Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:

40.  Please Forward this to everyone you care about.

"Tiga" is three

We've heard about this 'kayu harimau' a lot lately. It is not a new discovered species of plant, comparable to tongkat ali or something. It is also not a type of 'mystical' wood like kayu koka. It is just a direct translation of the infamous golf player from English into Malay language.. hehe..

Picture: Me, trying to handle the huge kite, not trying to impress the bikini babes nearby.

I've read somewhere that he has been associated with up to thirteen women other then his wife, and some of these women have stepped forward and confessed their affairs. Why bother? It is like this is new to them, everybody is loyal to their one and only wife, and never happened before in their culture. He has money, he is a millionaire, he can practically gets whatever he wants. And he is also tall, dark and handsome (isn't that the criteria they always looked for?). Of course all ladies will come after him. Sekali petik, sepuluh yang datang tauuu...

It is like having a tsunami or volcanic eruption huh. Following the disaster, one after another victims will be discovered and the number will continue to grow. Same situation here. After the first scandal was exposed, one by one, the affairs have gone public. Huh, what an earthquake! The different is, everybody is alive.

For those men out there, think twice, maybe ten times, before you try to have an affair. If you really need to have 'another one', do it lawfully, as polygamy is allowed for Muslim.

But before that, go on and read the following joke, got it from my mailing list...

Al-kisah seorang suami sedang mencari-cari helah untuk membolehkan dia berkahwin lagi..

Suami : Lelaki kawin 3 baru lah sah

Isteri : Kenapa pula?

Suami : Cuba terjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Inggeris, “satu” is one, “dua” is two, “tiga” Isteri (is three). Baru betul dan sah!.

Isteri : Tapi abang kena faham Bahasa Inggeris, terutama tentang
“singular” dan “plural”

Suami : Berkenaan apa tu?

Isteri : Satu tu “Singular“; dua atau lebih “Plural”

Suami : Contohnya?

Isteri : 'One car' sebagai singular, 'two cars' sebagai plural. Apa bezanya?

Suami : Ohhh… tambah huruf “s” untuk yang plural

Isteri : Betul tu. Sama juga la untuk abang

Suami : Macam mana pula boleh sama?

Isteri : Satu isteri abang MAMPU, jika dua isteri dah jadi plural, maka
abang MAMPUS, tambah “s” je, kan ?

Lepas daripada tu, si suami tidak pernah lagi berceritakan hasratnya untuk berkahwin lagi.

P/S: This is my lucky 100th posting, hope the blog will continue to thrive...