Metallica is in town and I am at home! Darn..

The 'otai' metal band and one of my favorite band of all time, Metallica made their first ever show here in Kuala Lumpur, 21st August 2013. The organizer, Galaxy and LAMC Productions finally managed to bring the metal gods to Asia. Why am I not there? Because I will be going for the Singapore show on the 24th August. Why? Why not KL? Well, here's the story. It was first unveil at Singapore on the 24th August. So I bought the tickets and a week later, more venues were unveil.. Malaysia and Indonesia. Well, tempted to go to the KL show but the prices were too expensive. Might as well just go to either one, it will be the same setlist, I assume.. Huhuhu..

Can't wait for this Saturday.. Singapore! HERE I COME!!

Back to jogging..

My second day of jogging and it goes well. Although suffering some pains in the legs, it'll go away if I can maintain it for a few days, for the muscles to get used to it. I have been putting on weight since I quit smoking last December. Change to the e-cigarettes and somehow I feel a lot better. Hope it goes well. Need to lose a few or more kilos in order to get a good body shape.. And to wear back some of my pants which I could not wear now.. *sigh*..

Wish me luck.. :)

Aidilfitri 2013

1 Syawal, the day all Muslims all over the world celebrated Hari Raya. As such, the routine will be going to the mosque for Solat Sunat Aidilfitri, eat ketupat and rendang (all time favorite) and visiting relatives. For me, it is much the same as others, only that this year is a bit different that before. Usually, my Raya will end at 11.00 am, where family gathering, shake hands and asking for forgiveness and that's it. Off to bed.. That sums up my Raya.

But this year, it is more than that. After the family session, we all went to KL, to visit the grave of a family member, my best and closest friend, which every time I ended up in tears. Really, for me, who has been taking care of him when he was sick until his final breath, it really sticks in my memory for as long as I live. Going there with my family, since he was like a son to my my parents, recited Yassin and prayer for him is just an emotional moments for me. I miss you my dear friend, I will always come and visit you whenever I can.

After that, we went to the family's house, as both are closed. Meeting with Papa (that's what I called him) is something that I looked forward to every year during Raya. Putting all the bad things behind, I treated him with the utmost respect. Then off to Kak Ila's house in keramat AU5 for a short raya trip since we're nearby..

Now this is the best part. On the way back, since we're going in two cars, my sister, which was driving her car, text me.. "A&W PJ". Ayah wanted his dose of Root Beer Float.. Hehehe.. He didn't get it last time when we went there during his birthday.. So, detour to A&W PJ for a mug of cold, root beer.. :)

Done with the Root Beer, came back around 3.30pm, dozed off until 8pm.. Huhu.. Hungry and then off to my parents to have some more ketupat and rendang.. Sheesh... I have to start working out soon.. :)

Ok then, let see what tomorrow will brings.. Ciao.. Selamat Hari Raya.. :)

Rest in Peace Napoleon.. :(

After Hercules left us about 2 months ago, Napoleon, the second oldest cat in the family left us for good after battling illness and infection due to the fall from the 4th floor. It seems to be ok when he survived the fall, but I noticed when Hercules left us, Napoleon was more like lifeless, didn't even bother to managed or clean himself. Maybe the bonding was there between them since they were together for quite some times.. I am sorry boy that I could not offer you any help but to do what I can to help you. This morning he managed to drink some water with my help. When I was about to leave home to buka puasa, I was surprised to hear he meowed as like he don't want me to go.. Gosh.. He was gone when I came home just now.

Thank you my dear boy, I have so much fun having you around. I am glad that I have the chance to give you a better life, coming from the alley behind my parents house. I hope you have a better life In Rainbow Bridge.. Do look for Hercules and the others there.. Thank you for the great memories.. I am so sad and in tears now.. *sigh*

Salam Aidilfitri to all Muslims around the world and to all Malaysians, Happy Holidays. Be safe on the road going back to your hometown.. :)

Two years since my last post..

wow.. It's been that long since i last posted anything on my blog... Hmmm.. Just somehow i lost that blogging touch that i used to have. So many things happened these two years. Been traveling a lot, i set up my own company, lost my job, and the recent one is syahrel is in the hospital and it has been almost 6 months (by the time i write this blog). Will try to catch up again.. hopefully.. Huhuhuhu..

Happy Birthday Mum..

Today marks my mum's 57th birthday. Plans to go back to Shah Alam to buka puasa there. Happy birthday mum..

Happy 60th Birthday Ayah..

Today (04-08-09) marks ayah's 60th birthday. Went back to Shah Alam a day before to have an early celebration, a KFC for dinner which resulted in other issues. Bought him Crocs sandal for his birthday and he likes it very much. Ayah were taken to the hospital due to swollen legs. He even had several cramps while eating.

Soon, when In were back from work, we took ayah to Hospital Ampang for check ups. I were at the hospital until 4.30am due to so many people at the hospital. The result is that ayah must go to IJN to get a proper checkup.

Anyway, I wish him health, wealth and happiness. You are my inspiration, you are my life.. I love u very much ayah.. Happy 60th Birthday..

Dia pun nak menyibuk gak...

Haaa.. Ni la dia si kay po chi.. Pantang tgk ada benda lain.. Nak gak menyibuk.. Time ni tgh duk buat keje sambil tgk game United lawan Hull kat ESPN. So letak la note book kat tepi sebab senang nak refer dan lagipun takda space nak letak. Tiba tiba datang ler si kecik ni, terus duk baring atas buku tuh. Punyalah banyak tempat nak landing, kat situ gak pilihan dia. Isk, taknak bagi buat keje la plak.. Siap bagi jelingan manja dgn posing maut tuh. So, terus la aku pun tak jadi nak buat keje. Cair wooo tgk jelingan dia.. Hahahahaha... One thing memang dia nih suka duk kat sebelah aku kalau aku duk tgk tv. Nak attention la tuh kot.. Heheheheh..

Man Utd Asia Tour 2009

After the cancellation of their last visit due to some idiot in AFC and his stupid reason, this year Manchester United finally decided to include Malaysia in one of their Asia Tour 2009 program. An event organised by Proevents, the match against Malaysia XI will take place on 18th July 2009. As for the ticket price, it ranges from RM58, RM68, Rm98 and RM308.
As for the pre sale ticket, which include the training pass, it took place from 22nd to 31st May. I went to Al-Ikhsan Biukit Bintang to purchase the ticket. As early as 9.30am, there are several people queued in fron of the shop. We (me and EZ) were somehow the 10th people in the line. Surperisingly, after the third people coming in, tickets for the RM98 were sold out!! We were pissed off, same goes for some people in the line.
So, we ended up buying the ticket priced RM68 plus the training pass. That should be ok. Looking forward for the training session and the match.. WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

Just look at the people queueing in front of Al-Ikhsan.

Something hit my eye..

Actually aku pun tak tau kenapa jadi macam nih. Dah masuk ni kali kedua kena. Tiba-tiba mata kiriku terasa seperti pedih dan membengkak. Macam ketumbit. Tapi nak kata mengintai orang mandi, takda la plak.. Hahahaha.. Until now, still macam nampak bengkak sket. Hmm.. Masa mula2 kena doctor kata ada infection bawah kelopak mata tu. Tapi letak ubat ok la. Cuma kadang kadang tuh rasa gatal dan berair.

Finally.. I OWNED it!!

Hahaha.. After so long I've been eyeing it, finally the day came when I got my Playstation 3.. And to make things even better, I've added my collection with The Guitar Hero World Tour Complete Band Set Game.. It comes with a drum set, guitar, a microphone and the game itself. Owh, ok.. Why PS3 and not Wii, or XBOX? Well, I like SONY ans PS3 has everything that I needed. One thing that I really like about Playstation (Apart from Sony Products) is that for PS3, everything is perfect. Although one major concern is to buy the game, which you have to purchased original blu-ray discs (Please la crack it quick.. Hehehehe). Other features includes stunning graphics, the functionality of the console as a Blu-Ray player, DVD player, wifi Internet and HDMI features.Talk about the game, Guitar Hero World Tour. I have been a follower of the Guitar Hero Series since it's first launched. It was truly an entertaining game. WHen Guitar Hero World Tour came out, I was kinda dissapointed to see that it works well with PS3, and I only have my PS2 that time. So, patiently waiting and I managed to bought PS3 and the game. Try it on and I was amazed with it. The drums were awesome, really feels like a real drum. Hahahaha..

The next day, went out to buy another game.. This time I bought The Street Fighter 4 game. The highly anticipated classic fighting game with simply superb graphic! i never really fancy Street Fighter, but this one really poisoned me kaw2... The reason I bought it? Well, another features on PS3, you can play online with almost anybody. Try it on Street Fighter and it really kicks my brain out! Hahahahah.. Awesome...

Next target, Burnout Paradise... Hahahaha..

Airasia vs MAS

This is absolutely crazy! I was eagerly waiting for this to come. Finally.. When the seats are open for public at 0800, 10Feb 2009, without delay I browse through the site and look for a place to visit. What else you could ask for from what Airasia offered. RM0.00 + No Fuel Surcharge!

However, I still browse through MAS website to compare the prices between these two airlines. I found out that the price MAS offered were slightly higher than Airasia. After spending the whole day on Airasia website (well, of course the site is congested and people are flocking to book the tickets), I add in more travel plan for this year and next year. I wonder how I can budget my financial for these trips. Here's the planned trip for this year and next year.

February 2009 - Kota Kinabalu
April 2009 - Makassar
November 2009 - Medan
January 2010 - Siam Reap

Well, Medan were actually a trip for the family as mom and dad wants me to look for a place to visit. So, this is a bonus for them as I always wanted to take them for a holiday. Now I have to prevent myself from browsing through Airasia so that I won't add in another trip this year.. Hahahaha..

Takda keje nih..

Hmm.. Lama betul tak pegang camera nih.. So, satu hari tuh.. Dah takleh nak handle.. Start belek2 camera.. Tapi since dalam rumah.. Apa jer nak shoot. So, apa lagi.. Kucing2 menjadi mangsa la.. Hahahaha..




More on my flickr.. Adios..

2008 - Recap

Well, I always thought of creating a post on what happened in 2008, but since I was kinda stuck with my hectic work stuffs, it is always delayed. Now, I'm slowly entering the things that happened in 2008. Well, sort of what I can remember..

January 2008 - The yearly holiday trip planned for this year and we choose Indonesia (well, it's a big country and there are so many places to visit plus the currency factor.. Hahahah) and the destination were Solo and Jogja. For me, I still find Indonesia interesting. The scenery, people, shopping and especially the foods. Well, Syah likes the foods a lot. Also many that you don't ever heard of are there in Indonesia.

February 2008 - I got myself a DSLR. My first DSLR, a Sony a200. Why Sony? I have always trusted Sony. No offence to other brands but I like to be different. To explore other brands. have the influece from my colleagues to buy Canon instead, but I choose Sony. And, until now, I am still happy with it..

May 2008 - I quit my job at BESSAR, well for several reasons. One, got another offer and better pay from a company, which were located in TPM also, but different area. The other one, someone is unhappy that I'm there and the project that we were doing are finally completed.

August 2008 - Alhamdulillah, me and Syah finally get the chance to perform Umrah. It was a fantastic unforgettable experience. So many things we explore, meeting so many people throughout the journey. InsyaAllah, maybe Hajj will come next.. Oh, and congratulations to my best friend, EZ who tied the knot with Zizi after 10 years of relationship.

October 2008 - After coming back from Umrah, Syah were admitted to Ampang Hospital. And the worse part is to see him with a tube in his neck because he has to do dialysis. Hari Raya were not really that good this year.

December 2008 - Landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa, it was horrible. Could never had imagine it would happened. Syah were still not in good condition. He were taken by a helicopter on the landslide day to HKL for his dialysis treatment. We have to evacuate our house and stayed for a week at Taman Melawati. The cats were taken along and were kept in the toilet, yes, seven of them and I couldn't stand it. After one and a half week, we managed to go babk to our home at Bukit Antarabangsa. However, Syah has to be admitted to Hospital Ampang as his conditions were getting worse. There were a small blister on his right foot. Finally, more of my close friends tied the knot. Congratulations to Syed & Kak Nor and Niza & Adly.

Hopefully 2009 will be a good year.. Goodbye 2008..

Constantine... A FEMALE??

Ok, setelah sekian lama delay nak hantar si Constantine sunat, finally last Saturday, me and Syah went to DBKL Vet kat Setapak. Setelah semalaman dikurung dalam bilik reading, si Constantine nih mesti pelik tetiba kena bawak keluar. Tak pernah keluar rumah la katakan.. Setibanya di vet tuh, kitorang drop Constantine dan pergi breakfast kat Jusco.

Dalam pukul 12.00, we went back to the vet to pick up si kecik nih. Tiba2, the doctor tuh bagitau yang si Constantine nih rupanya female.. Hehehehe.. Terkejut kejap. Mana taknya, amik masa kecik tak nampak apa2 pun lagik, then bila dia besar sket, dah penuh bulu tutup satu badan. Tapi takpa, Constantine tetap menjadi antara kucing kesayangan kami. So, bila dah bawak balik, since dia kena bius, masa utk amik gambo la.. Hehehehehe...

This doesn't comes together... Hahahaha..

Well, as for what can be seen here, this was originally a fruit basket given to Syah on his birthday. an dsoon, with the intelligence of our beautiful Gabrielle maskes full use of the spaces available to convert the basket (and yes, there were still some fruits left) to her bed.. Hahahaha..

Pet's Lover Magazine Photoshoot

Hmm.. Tgh tak tau nak update apa kat blog nih, asyik citer pasal keje jer bosan gak.. So, duk browse gambar-gambar kat dalam PC. So, ternampak lah folder gambar-gambar kucing. Ni masa shooting untuk magazine Pet's Lover Magazine, by Miss Pua. Syok tgk gambar-gambar nih.. Masing-masing dengan perangai tersendiri..

No DSLR at the moment..

Yesterday, I went to the Sony Service Center at Midvalley to have my a200 sent for cleaning and servicing. This includes the original kitlens which have some problem with the motor mechanism. Since it is under warranty, I sent both items for repair and maintenance. I met Pikiez at Midvalley, who also sent his a100 for cleaning, because he wants to sell it to his colleague to buy the Sigma 10-20mm Super Ultra Wide Lens. Gosh, it feels weird not having my DSLR around. Hopefully the new 'cleaned' a200 will be better.. Hehehehe..

Sheila Majid in Action

Finally, the day has come. Went to RTM to watch the recordings of Sheila Majid - Zoom In @ RTM. The recording were done in Auditorium Perdana. As expected, the rain aused some difficulties in reaching there by 8.00pm. I took off from the office 15 minutes to 6.00pm and the rain has stopped. Halfway to Jalan Yap Kwan Seng to pick up Syah, it started to rain again. Managed to reach there by 8.00pm, just in time to enter the Auditorium. Around 9.15pm, the recording starts with Sheila, as her usual style comes in with Jatuh Cinta. A few rarely performed songs followed as she wants to do something different.

But, she never left out her hits like Lagenda, Aku Cinta Padamu and a special duet performance of Ikhlas Tapi Jauh with Zainal Abidin, who that night performed two songs as he was the guest artist. What can I say.. She is truly a great performer. Can't wait to watch the recording on TV soon.. Heheheheh..

Why not much photos? Because the STUPID RTM Guards did not allow people to take photos. They almost rampas my camera after seeing me snap a few shots. What's wrong with these people la.. Macam la takut sangat kita nak sabotage Studio RTM tu.. But at least I got a few good shots! Hahahaha..