Jailbird

Okay so here goes the story of five friends who made it for dinner on a cool Wednesday night at The Pink Sage in Solaris Dutamas. For a start, everyone was late due to: 1) unbelievably absurd traffic congestion in Ampang 2) one who decided to leave a bit later 3) an extra hour of exercise time to make room for a heavy meal, and 4) work commitment allowing her to leave only at around 2000 hour (note the military style timing). We were supposed to meet at around 8.15 ish but everyone turned up after 9pm J The usual Malaysian timing I guess except for miss #catty1 who is always on time J

After a few minutes hanging at the curb trying to decide where to eat, we decided to head up to The Pink Sage. The pancake was comfortingly awesome. Its beef tacos, spagetti and quasadellas were very tasty and the crust of its Banoffee pie is interestingly yummy. After an hour and plus of gossiping on bloggers, eating all the food, commenting on Katy Perry’s Peacock song and laughing our head off, we decided to have a drink at the nearby mamak for a bit.

As the clock hits 11pm we decided to call it a night and went on to find our respective cars parked by the side of the road for convenience purposes. Mind you the cars were not obstructing traffic at all but it was all parked on the yellow line. To my horror, my car, which would be the easiest one to spot, was nowhere to be found! I was like ‘ hey I parked it here! I did! I remember!’ Another friend of mine, lets just call her #catty2 for now, was about to go to her car when she realized that her car was not there anymore as well. She was parked a few cars in front of mine. And then another friend, #catty3, called from the other end and her car was gone as well. It all dawned upon us that it cannot be stolen it must have been towed! True enough after frantically browsing on the Blackberry for DBKL number and a few rounds of getting the wrong department ( we got Flood department as well ok ) we got the car depot number in Jinjang Utara.

Since one of us parked inside that night, her car was the only one saved. So miss #catty4 drove to the depot since #catty3 needed to get some important stuff from her car for work the next day. So here’s the pic for our cars…in jail! We had to wait for the next day to bail them out because the abang said ‘counter dah tutup pukul 10’… but they towed our cars at around 10pm!!! Talk about DBKL and tow trucks trying to make money.

So in conclusion,

Dinner at the pink sage : rm25 ++

Quality dinner time w gfs: priceless

Visit car jail: superbbb priceless

Bailout money: rm210……..after discount…….DBKL sucks..

I think we’ve all learnt our lesson not to park illegally anymore, anywhere and anytime. You will never know when the DBKL will come towing..haha. So guys, please be mindful when you want to park by the side of the road even for just a while..

* Please not that all my friends will be called catty to conceal their identity, hence the blurred faces since the Cat would like to remain an enigma for nowJ

breaking the silence

Andddd here I am entering the world of bloggers again and breaking the silence thanks to my dear friend who suggested that i should have done this a long time ago..If you have a twitter account then breaking the silence would mean that your picture is no longer an egg :)

Okay now lets get started on this one. I'm not actually a virgin at blogging but i have only use my friendster blog a while ago. I shall start with a dramatic new post of Jailbird...haha as it is  the most recent adventure that we had and then i am going to figure out how to export my old posts in friendster onto this one..sounds like a lot of work for me haha

well, enjoy reading! :)

ginormica

I have just watched the movie Monster Vs Alien recently and I find a very interesting correlation between the message of the movie and the women out there. It is simply not just a kiddies movie. In the movie, Susan Murphy a.k.a Ginormica is the epitome of a modern woman. Hence it’s no coincidence that Reese Weetherspoon is the voice behind Ginormica after her box office success of Legally Blonde which took women empowerment to a new height, albeit in pink. Not every woman is a dumb blonde even if she is naturally born with blonde hair and Reese Weetherspoon is one example of a smart and tough cookie.

 
Back to our Ginormica, when she was just Susan, she is the ever typical woman who would give everything for love. Nothing is more important than Derek, the husband-to-be, even foregoing her dream of going for honeymoon in Paris, just so Derek could settle for his dream job in Fresno.   When she turned into Ginormica after being hit by a meteor, she still dreams of her life together with Derek. Derek on the other hand, could not handle the fact that Susan will gain most of the spotlight after Ginormica’s heroic act of saving people on the bridge that was being attacked by a giant robot and leaving him in the dark. Oh by the way, Derek is a spotlight hogging anchorman and weatherman who loves to check himself out in the mirror all the time, hence it’s not a wonder why he loves being in the spotlight. Susan was devastated. She desperately wanted to return to her normal size and return to her normal life.

 
However, things took a turn when she realizes her power of being Ginormica. As she puts it ‘There is not a jar in the world that I can’t open now’. Susan realizes how strong she can be and how she is able to do things herself. She does not need to be normal.  And there you go, the modern woman realize that life will not stop just because of a selfish man. That anything is possible and even if you are just a woman, you can save the world!  

 
In a way, the movie can be sort of like an eye opener to all the women out there to think about themselves and their capability to survive rather than being dependant on men. I am not saying that women should be completely independent of men (of course we need them) but women sometimes forget their self worth and their own strength when they are blinded by love. Some of these women are pretty and intelligent but they slave themselves to the notion that life’s success is to settle down with the ‘right’ man hence catering to the man’s every need, forgetting their own. Personally, I feel that partners should complement each other. It’s a balance between ying and yang rather than overshadowing or controlling the other.

 
At the end of the day, Derek the pesky limelight hogger was flicked into the air and swallowed by the blue alien blob and spit out in mucus in front of everyone. Oh what a humiliation. I so love the ending :)

Pudar tanpa dia

Hari hari ku sepi tanpa dia

Meskipun tidak lagi ternanti nanti

Kata kata ku berselirat penuh makna

Fikiranku penuh dengan luahan

Masih terpalit rasa rindu

Masih terlihat igauan

Perlukah aku bertanya

Mengapa bertemu untuk berpisah?

Dalam senyuman ada samar kesepian

Masih bersinar meski warna kian pudar

Bukan kesedihan yang hendak digambarkan

Bukan kelukaan yang hendak disampaikan

Tetapi satu perasaan yang perlu disimpan

Kerana waktu dan jarak tidak berjalan seiringan

Contrary niceties

And then there is this girl who likes to delve into the sea of emotions and intuitions. Her thoughts flow straight to her fingers effortlessly. She stands by the notion that writing is a struggle against silence. She understands perfectly the power of words. Even a simple act of offering a kind word can have the power to change lives in positive and profound ways. Her dreams tell her to wake up and see the truth behind the rose tinted glasses. A déjà vu that sweeps just like the wind.

She met a boy once who is everything that she is and has a positive effect on her. But he is far across the ocean, across the sea and on the other side of the world. She wonders why he is still on her mind and why she just cannot shake it off. It is sticking like a cobweb in her head. She hates this part right here. Anata to no kyori ga tooku naru hodoni.

And about this girl, she has a humongous personality and very adventurous. An absolute Aries with a dash of Taurus, sprinkled with crazyness, a bubbly personality and sometimes bi-polar. Add some little miss giggle and a boyish persona. Voila! A perfect description of her in a cupcake. Oh and she absolutely loves to eat and wears her heart on her sleeves.

Her life is full with friends and family. There is never a day that she ever felt like she is ever alone. And wherever she goes, there will always be one good friend by her side. A beautiful gift from God, she must agree. A friend to guide her through and learn life lessons together.

Her passion lies in writing, martial arts and squash. She does kickboxing, plays the drum, loves cats, learnt Japanese, likes to go to the batting cage and absolutely loves the sun, the sand and the sea. She is also a double jointed freak and can bend her thumb upside down. She loves music and she loves singing. She is the kind of person who wants to do everything in the world. Her next mission is to take up diving. Her next travel mission is to visit all the temples in Asia starting with Angkor Wat next year. To her, life should be full and should always move with time. Love however would always remain timeless.

At the present moment as we speak, she lights her coloured cigarette (it's the yellow one today and the pink one was yesterday) and ponders upon her thoughts and her actions. She is always waiting and waiting. Only time will tell, she is thinking. As she sat on the stairs puffing her cigarette like she always does every day, she stares into the blank spaces.

Her mind is running but she is numb. She is not unhappy but she is not entirely happy. Neither is she depressed nor down. She cannot be bothered to recall her mystified memories. She is just as blank as a white canvass. It is like she is living in an auto pilot mode every day. Every morning, every night, every day, every hour and every second matters to her. She realizes that she is not the same person as she was before. In an entirely good way, though. Usually it was just easy to shut down from the world and put on her half mask of life.

Armed with a pocket full of sunshine and a sunny disposition, she decided to face the world head on. She wants to live her life with integrity now. Not because of somebody or anybody but because she believes that God would only present the situation in life to a person because He knows that the person is strong enough to go through it. She also understands the power of the mind. The secret of life as she unfolds is that your thoughts and feelings create your reality. She has learnt to smile in adversity.

A contrary niceties is what she is writing today.