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October 01 Manusia dan fikiranManusia ni kadang-kadang bercelaru fikirannya. Sesetengah orang bila tak tahu mereka bertanya; Belajar mencari-cari ilmu. Ada juga sesetengah orang malas atau memang kurang mencari ilmu, tetapi ilmu yang tak mencukupi dalam diri dianggap melebihi dari orang yang berilmu. Mereka berkata mengikut perasaan dan bukan fikiran. Apa yang didepan mata, diendahkan. Apa yang mereka miliki, dibuang – itupun atas alasan dan harapan yang tidak masuk akal. Perbuatan yang lahir tak terkawal, malu tiada bahasa yang keluar turut menjadi mangsa. Jika fikiran waras, segala ilmu dan tindak-tanduk dicurahkan dengan bukti-bukti dan fakta yang telus dan jitu, agar dapat dikongsi seterusnya membawa kepada kebaikan bersama. Paling kurang, membawa kepada keputusan dan pemilihan jalan hidup dengan yakin.
Manusia dianugerahkan Tuhan otak yang sangat cantik fungsinya, tetapi manusia membiarkan otak membeku dipenuhi darah-darah kotor dan anasir-anasir hina sehingga kepala itu sendiri menjadi bingal, keras, bandel.
But of course, this is coming from someone who is as forgetful and carefree, as he is a genius.
Manusia ni kadang-kadang bercelaru fikirannya. Lagi-lagi apabila fikirannya diselit-selit dengan falsafah, dogma luaran yang bercanggah antara satu sama lain. Oleh sebab itulah, fikiran mesti dipupuk bukan dengan manusia bertaraf fikiran yang sama, tetapi dengan guru – yang mempunyai ketinggian ilmu dan pengalaman melebihi kita.
Apa point ako? Entah, makin banyak ako tulis, makin serabut dibuatnya. Iya lah, ako pon manusia. Kadang-kadang bercelaru jugak fikiran, tak gitu? February 23 A Critical Analysis of “Karangan Terbaik UPSR 2007”, written by a C-Fu apprenticeFrom what-is-supposed-to-be-a-forwarded-email: Pagi itu pagi minggu. Cuaca cukup sejuk sehingga mencapai takat suhu beku. Sebab itu saya tidak mandi pagi sebab air kolah jadi air batu dan air paip tidak mahu keluar sebab beku di dalam batang paip. Pagi itu saya bersarapan dengan keluarga di dalam unggun api kerana tidak tahan sejuk. Selepas itu emak saya mengajak saya menemaninya ke pasar. Tetapi saya tidak mahu. Selepas emak menikam perut saya berkali-kali dengan garfu barulah saya bersetuju untuk mengikutnya. Kami berjalan sejauh 120 kilometer kerana pasar itu letaknya 128 kilometer dari rumah. Lagi 8 kilometer nak sampai pasar saya ternampak sebuah lori kontena meluru dengan laju dari arah belakang. Dia melanggar emak saya. Emak saya tercampak ke dalam gaung. Dia menjerit “Adoi!”. Lepas itu emak saya naik semula dan mengejar lori tersebut. Saya pun turut berlari di belakang emak saya kerana takut emak saya melanggar lori itu pula. Pemandu lori itu nampak kami mengejarnya. Dia pun memecut lebih laju iaitu sama dengan kelajuan cahaya. Kami pula terpaksa mengejar dengan lebih laju iaitu sama dengan dua kali ganda kelajuan cahaya. Emak saya dapat menerajang tayar depan lori itu. Lori itu terbabas dan melanggar pembahagi jalan lalu bertembung dengan sebuah feri. Feri itu terbelah dua. Penumpang feri itu yang seramai 100 orang semuanya mati. Pemandu feri itu sangat marah. Dia pun bertukar menjadi Ultraman dan memfire pemandu lori. Pemandu lori menekan butang khas di dalam lori dia..lori itu bertukar menjadi robot Transformer. Mereka bergaduh di udara. Emak saya tidak puas hati. Dia! pun terus menyewa sebuah helikopter di Genting Highlands dan terus ke tempat kemalangan. Dia melanggar pemandu feri yang telah bertukar menjadi Ultraman itu. Pemandu feri itu terkejut dan terus bertukar menjadi pemandu feri semula lalu terhempas ke jalanraya. Pemandu feri itu pecah. Pemandu lori sangat takut melihat kejadian itu. Dia meminta maaf dari emak saya. Dia menghulurkan tangan ingin bersalam. Tetapi emak saya masih marah. Dia menyendengkan helikopternya dan mengerat tangan pemandu lori itu dengan kipas helikopter. Pemandu lori itu menjerit “Adoi..!” dan jatuh ke bumi. Emak say menghantar helikopter itu ke Genting Highlands. Bila dia balik ke tempat kejadian, dia terus memukul pemandu lori itu dengan beg tangannya sambil memarahi pemandu lori itu di dalam bahasa Inggeris. Pemandu lori itu tidak dapat menjawab sebab emak saya cakap orang putih. Lalu pemandu lori itu mati. Tidak lama kemudian kereta polis pun sampai. Dia membuat lapuran ke ibu pejabatnya tentang kemalangan ngeri itu. Semua anggota polis di pejabat polis itu terperanjat lalu mati. Orang ramai mengerumuni tempat kejadian kerana ingin mengetahui apa yang telah terjadi. Polis yang bertugas cuba menyuraikan orang ramai lalu dia menjerit menggunakan pembesar suara. Orang ramai terperanjat dan semuanya mati. Selepas itu emak saya mengajak saya ke pasar untuk mengelak lebih ramai lagi yang akan mati. Di pasar, emak saya menceritakan kejadian itu kepada penjual daging. Penjual daging dan peniaga-peniaga berhampiran yang mendengar cerita itu semuanya terkejut dan mati. Saya dan emak saya terus berlari balik ke rumah. Kerana terlalu penat sebaik saja sampai di rumah kami pun mati. Itulah kemalangan yang paling ngeri yang pernah saya lihat sebelum saya mati. --------------------- After I finished laughing hysterically at the piece, suddenly it struck me.
I would’ve wrote the same exact thing when I was 12! I remembered, back then I wanted to become a PYLOT so I can swerve around the stars. I can just imagine the things that go through his head upon writing that piece – the insane amount of imagination that just keep flowing, and flowing, and flowing – and taking over your perception of reality - sans the pen, paper, and the exam table.
Oh my God, I need to find this kid! February 11 25 Schmandom Obsessions, Fixations, and Fascinations.Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)
LIFE/RAIFU/VIE/जीवन/삶/KEHIDUPANKU
1. I have a few jobs, different kinds of jobs. But it seems like I can always make room for a few more.
2. I am very, very, full of energy at everything that I do - Work, life, sports, and love.
3. I love driving. Fast. With my Kakadu Aussie Hat of course. ‘cause this is the only time when I can be alone with nobody to disturb my peace with the world. Of course, driving with the one you love is just as swell.
4. I don't go to clubs. I hate those kinda movements at those places - they're not really dancing! You wanna dance? Then do salsa! Merengue! Bachatta!
5. I like good songs. I hate bad songs. Although I do have the tendency to divert myself towards Jazz (live, preferably) or the ever-dependable Heavy Metal. Oh and Bach if I’m tired, or Mahler for everything else. Mahler with the hammer, mind you.
6. My idea of a perfect holiday is cheap, surprising, interesting, different, and awesome. With transport, Just like Top Gear.
7. Great coffee with music or work. No sugar, expensive, no problem! Make a great coffee for me, and I’m your man for life. Not really sure why, I just love coffee. Started drinking only after I went to OZ. Swiss coffee, Italian coffee, Sumatran coffee, Arabican coffee – if you’ve tasted my gourmet coffee, then it was my honour to serve you one of the best things in my life that I want to share with the person that I love.
8. Currently I am insanely trying to collect HD movies. By collect, I mean download 7GBs of data per movie, which, with Slowmyx, takes the same amount of time as actually making one. Oh and I’ve started watching anime again, starting with Bleach. BLEAAGH.
9. Memories are a wonderful thing if you don’t have to deal with the past. I forget things easily – call it selective memory lost, or amnesia, or even ADD if you fancy. But I’d like to think that it helps me forget that I’m carrying the weight of the world, and then some.
10. Every year, there will be one significant thing that will happen to me that will mark the next destination of my life. (I wrote it this morning, and hey look; I have 8 stitches on my eyelids now!)
11. My goal is to procreate and have 11 mini C-Fus so I can be a real coach, sans the trouble of years of college education. Saves money, and you have a lot more fun that way. Can’t say the same for my statistically significant other, though.
12. Music plays a very important part of my life. From my early life listening to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with my dad when I was a little child, to Trash and Alternative when I was a hormonic teenager, to Classical and Jazz.
13. I am viewed (judged) at a distance as having a snobbish persona because of the way I act. Try to take off my mask, and you will see that I am one of the strongest friends you will ever come across in your life. And that, sir, is a statement of fact - created by the propagandists of course – those who have succumbed to my fellowship.
14. Operas, concertos, symphonies, gigs, live music, percussions, drumline – I love live music. I believe music is best experienced with a reason – and location. It adds meaning to the music, to your life. Bachianas brasileiras is especially suited to calm yourself down, Matt Monro’s On Days Like These while driving makes you feel like Rossano Brazzi and driving a Miura. How bad can your life be when there are things like these? On days like these when skies are blue and fields are green
(Matt Monro, On Days Like These)
15. I am unconditionally petrified making an effort that will ultimately achieve zilch. Be it life, job, love. Fa aina tazhabun?
103: Say: “Shall we tell you of those
who lose most in respect of their deeds? -
(Surah al-Kahf, 18) Ultimately, where am I going? Not knowing… nein, not realising the futility of the altruistic nature of self is, to me, the most bloodcurdling thought of any self-serving altruist can ever ruminate of. Rhetorical issue: Why exactly are you giving RM1 to the child beggar from Bangladesh? Would there be any good if it’s anything but as a pure act of sedekah? To follow up, would the goodness be of your measure, or God’s? Which one ultimately matters in this world?
16. Continuing the tradition of my quirkiness, umbrellas are a noteworthy art form in my book. The shape, the system, the significance, as well as the hidden poetic nature of umbrellas simply fascinate me. Or that I’m just being a cock. "Are you at ease? Now is your heart at
rest? (Ben Jonson, circa 1616)
17. Erm, I forgot. crap. Yeah, it happens quite a bit more often than what I would expect. I don't really like that, but sometimes it helps me to focus on the things that I remember, which habitually revolves around something significant and important. So if I do remember something about you, bear in mind that it takes a lot of effort for me compared to the rest of you lesser mortals.
18. Cigars are just plain superior than cigarettes. A close second is shisha. Clove, of course. And lighters, oh my God you have no idea how much I love lighters and the kind of fire that comes out of it. If I gave you mine, refer to #16. If you gave me yours, be it cheap, fake, or damaged, then you are someone very special to me, in this time or the next. Seriously.
19. Warm water. Or 100 Plus. A tastier water would be a huge plus, but unnecessary.
20. I scrupulously love to write aimlessly but with a goal in mind. Just that I don’t have the patience nor time to complete anything that I inscribed, since I would be sidetracked far too easily by something- anything that I wrote by researching and adding more side notes than what I originally had planned to begin with. This blog entry for instance, took me 7 days longer than the originally-planned 2 hours. Not to mention I still have a few more blog entries that I needed to finish by the beginning of time. Go figure.
21. I am always in control. ALWAYS. If you see me as being anything but in control, be it vulnerable, don’t know what to do, defenceless, it’s because I have a reason for doing that. Very, very hard for somebody to outdo me.
22. I am a big, big fan of the surrealism movement, dan serpihan-serpihannya di dalam dunia seni, dan segalanya yang ada kaitan dengan movement tersebut.. A huge proponent for Salvador Dali, Odd Nerdrum, Tarsem in movies, dan keluarga mereka, and I'm not really sure why. It's just that there is that... something... about the strangely twisted way they perceive the inner workings of the world.
23. I have observed and proven that there is indeed such thing as your female alter-ego in this world, in every way that matters; luckily for me, I don’t have to search around the world for one.
24. Women. Who made ‘em? God must’ve been a real genius. The hair – They say the hair is everything, you know. Have you ever buried your nose in a mountain of flowing black sea, and just wanted to go to sleep forever? Or lips? And when they touched her cheeks, yours were like that first gush of silence when you’ve reached the peak of Everest. That silence; mitigated only by the voice of the mountain. The silence between you and her. Tits! Big ones, little ones, nipples staring right out at ya, Like secret searchlights. And legs – oh, don’t get me started on the legs. I don’t care if they’re like old, wooden Malay house columns, or even bass drum mallets. What’s between ‘em – passport to heaven. And that smile- that particular smile- when she first fixed her teeth, eager to show the world, but after you, sir; that smile when in that brief moment in time she loses her armour, and lets her see you as how she actually sees you. What else is there in this world when you have that? And all these?
25. When in
doubt, FUCK (Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman). That’s why God invented marriage.
Think about it, if there are just men and women in this world, no ideals, no
rules and regulations, no religion, why would you ever formulate the model of
marriage?
So, how much do you really know me? February 10 Diskusi perkahwinan poligini yang melalut, part duaEpisod kedua, untuk sesiapa yang sudi membaca.
Hotel Mulia said (11:49 PM): i mean.. Hotel Mulia says: feelings of the 1st wife, in d first place dia sanggup ke accept.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: tunggu la jappp ni i nak cite pasal the feelings la ni Hotel Mulia says: u noe the husband getting married again..dats wat i meant.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: tu i kate nak dengar ke tak pasal nak jadi absolute fair is never easy so now, bini 2 rase frust pasal 20k so leader nak kene buat camner nak jaga rumah tangga? u cannot increase the amount, because that wouldnt be fair bini 1 marah la pasal die dok lame2, dulu dapat 2k pastu bini 2 baru kawen dapat 20k worth of car the absolute thing u have to understand is this Hotel Mulia says: hehe [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: marriage is a concept created by God, not men think baout it kalo takde religion, takde rules regulation, and let men be men, it wouldnt be logical to stick to just one wife everybody would bang everybody, cam binatang la adik beradik kucing leh beranak given that, the only logical thing would be marriage tu ciptaan Tuhan, daripada agama and like ciptaan Tuhan yang lain, theres no other way dosa is dosa, pahala is pahala and the only fairness that counts is dimata Tuhan wife 2 ke wife 1 rasa unfair is nothing compared to Tuhan and given that, Tuhan cakap u as the leader kene jaga your family, negara, whatever that u lead theres no other way so berbalik pada isu feelings wife 1 wife 2 Hotel Mulia says: aha..ok,.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: the leader punya job, should he wants to give 100k car to the first wife, is to give HANYA bila wife 1 understands that tanggungjawab die pada Tuhan is to give 20k car to 2nd wife so kalo bini 1 marah gak pasal bini 2 dapat kete 20k memula kawen, walhal die kawen dulu kete pon takde, then the leader kene bagi compensation untuk menghalalkan dan membuang perasaan marah tu so comes the part about 7 days u imagine, 7 days a week, pastu kite leh kawen 4 so kalo 1 day for each wife, in a week akan ada wife yang kurang 1 hari so tu dah again, tak ultimate fair Hotel Mulia says: yup true [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: but, given the circumstances, the leader must know which feelings yang lebih kronik Hotel Mulia says: yea.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: wife 1 maybe tak kisah pasal wife 2 since wife 2 dapat kete buruk Hotel Mulia says: then again adri.. semua kene fair..tak penat ke?
[C-Fu] RESERVED. says: so, the guy must spend 1 extra day to the 2nd wife as compensation Hotel Mulia says: helloo..mane leh compare car ngan feelings..u nie.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: ahaaaaaaaaaaa sebab tu la i kate, only the perfect guy, the perfect leader must be able to withstand bende2 ni car is just an analogy la it could be house, makan, etc ultimately its a gift, so kalo i bagi u kek, pastu i bagi emy gula2, mesti emy terasa since both of u are friends in equal way sebab tu to be fair is very very hard nak kawen 2 sepatutnye is the hardest thing that u should do Hotel Mulia says: yup..! [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: kawen more than 1 tu ditegah oleh Allah ape unless u really2 can withstand the pressure Hotel Mulia says: tapi ramai je guys out thr yg kawin tapi tak reti jaga anak bini which pretty much disgust me [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: tu lain cite la diorang kawen bukan pasal ikut agama tu polygini stail melayu bukan stail islam tu cite lain laa sooooooooooooooooooooo berbalik pada persoalan asal i nak kawen 4 pasal if i really think that im such a perfect guy, then, should i be able to be ultimate fair insyaallah i leh tarik 4 more people with me to heaven tak termasuk anak2 lagi that is the ultimate goal for me bukan kawen 4 pasal i awesome and all that la hahahhaa tu goal kecik la Hotel Mulia says: haha [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: cam u nak buang tumor as the ultimate goal, first u kene potong tu potong ni Hotel Mulia says: gud for u if u think dat u cn be the perfect guy.. ot sure is not easy.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: of course not easy definitely tapi kalo anybody can, it will be me pasal i kecik2 lagi dah leh pikir camni mesti i hebat gile siottttttttttttttttttttttt kan kan kan Hotel Mulia says: pewasaaaan again..kan kan kan?? will see la k.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: hahaha call it what u will Hotel Mulia says: will c how u wud be in say 20yrs time k adri? i didnt say nything..kakaka [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: i think with all the pressure setahu je kot pastu masuk tanjung rambutan Hotel Mulia says: ahahahaha.. [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: but u see, its ok actually kalo camtu Hotel Mulia says: the i shall visit u thr k??kekekekeke [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: pasal kalo i dah gile otomatik masuk heaven Hotel Mulia says: kakakkaka [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: and insyaallah tuhan would understand nape i jadi gile pasal i tried to be awesome Hotel Mulia says: menyusahkan org adela!!!chait ahahahahah niat dh tak betol!!wakaka [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: call it what you..........? isi tempat kosong hahahaa Hotel Mulia says: kakakak ape?? i tak ckp papepon... [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: hahaha Hotel Mulia says: heheh [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: haa panjang tak Hotel Mulia says: u yg ckp pe bukan i,. i sambungkan jeee... *muka tak bersalah* hehe [C-Fu] RESERVED. says: hehee real logic is HARD tauuu logic by perspective yang senang Hotel Mulia says: kekeke.. obviously..wat do u expect..? tol x? Thank you very much, I appreciate your time wasted for this blog entry of mine. Seriously, I do. June 08 Mak, nak kahwin!Having a very strong sense of rectitude can kill you, as I learned today. (Note: Recent blog postings are delayed for quite a bit, as I was away from modern civilization, including internet) Today, a somewhat childhood friend (in a strictly loose meaning of the word) out of the blue invited me to her sister’s wedding ceremony somewhere close to home - at the back of my house. Nothing terribly out of the ordinary I know; except, she had never invited me to anything as big as this before (I have not seen her parents in ages I think. And now when I think about it, I really don’t know why). Oh, and not to mention the unremitting energy of my Kelate cousins to remind me that I am invited to her place for the last few days. It’s just another wedding. Or so I thought.
Oh, and before I forget, for some weird reason I brought two baju melayu when I planned to go to one. If, I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it on my youth (Jamie Cullum, Blame It On My Youth)
So I went. Since it’s a wedding, me being a good sport quickly went back, shower and don the other baju melayu, et al. Unsurprisingly, they were flabbergasted of course, my cousins and tok. “Hooooo… pakai smart gitumo…” Roughly translated as “You’re such a dashing, handsome young man with a bright future” yada yada Surprisingly, they were flabbergasted-ly happy. “… mace tok saba2 doh nok gi jupo mertuo deh?” Generally interpreted as, “can’t wait to see the in-laws, eh? Don’t worry! You’re such a dashing, handsome young man with a bright future, they’re gonna love ya mate!” Okay, something’s definitely up. See me and this “friend” has had a few, brief, moments together, but nothing entering anything serious. We’re neighbor, childhood friends, family friends, and me being me is always being associated with someone. So when everybody grows up, and being close and all, at times things do get a little… zesty. But nothing every really happened at the end, and everything resets come the next Eid. Anyways. So even if it’s just a walk away, I still need to be proper, right?
Oh, I forgot. Nobody ever dresses up in Kelate-land. So everybody was staring at me, some Hang Tuah from KL trying to take the crown from the pengantin lelaki. Much to my surprise, the parents didn’t mind at all. In fact, they actually welcomed me with open arms somemore, aiyo! Me, again, being a good sport, mingle around like I belong flawlessly. So for them, the intention from me was clear. But that’s not the best part.
Best part is, it was all still oblivious to me.
Suddenly she seemed ultra happy after I’ve spoken to her parents and brothers. Then it hit me, when the topic about marriage pops in from the father. Ugh. “Bilo lagi ni?” (So when is your turn?) “Aih, lambat lagi ah!” (Still a long way to go) “Kahwin la denge ore KB. Sene sikit nok gi. Jauh tu kalu keno gi KL.” (Find a Kota Bahru chick. Easier to go to your wedding later) “Hmm.” (I erased this dialog from my mind because it freaked me out, but it’s something along the lines of she being a perfect candidate for me) “Tok pikir pung lagi. Kijo banyok lagi nih.” (Haven’t really thought of it yet OMG OMG OMG NOW I GET IT)
To cut it short, when I went back home later in the evening, Tok ako pulak tanya. “Gi doh rumoh dio? Jupo doh ko mok pok dio?” (Went to her place yet? Seen her parents?) “Iyo. Bakponyo? (Yeah, why?) “Tanyo jah. Mano dio? Tadik tubik denge dio kan?” (Just asking. Didn’t you just went out with her?) “Mano tau! Tanyo dio ah!” (Ask her yourself! How’d I know where she was?) -> I lied.
On the upside, I pride myself knowing that deep down in my heart I don’t overanalyse and judge people’s intentions and actions. Eh, scratch that. I was just so damn blur, that’s all. Oh crap. I need to go back!
Addendum: It has come to realization that this particular girl is a bit of a gold digger herself, so please make up your own mind. I did. June 02 Apa Ada Pada Nama?Manusia mati meninggalkan nama. Kadang2 lebih dari satu pula. Often times we read tales of peoples of the yesteryear adopting a different name in tandem with them adopting a clan, or a family. Memang biasa untuk re-label sesorang manusia kepada label yang lain apabila dia memasuki sesuatu kelompok manusia. Justeru, it’s quite common to see people having multiple names given to them in their past lives (not literally, of course). Names are, one of the highest forms of acknowledgement and pride given to a person to show acceptance to a select group of people. Blood relation is seen as unimportant, and it is, as it’s always blue.
Ako sendiri amat bertuah kerana berpeluang untuk merasakan adat yang cukup istimewa ini, to a certain extent. Ako dikenali dengan pelbagai nama oleh kelompok2 di pelbagai tempat. Mungkin kerana sifatku yang mudah mesra menyebabkan mudah untukku diterima oleh pelbagai pelusuk famili2 dan kelompok2 kenalan kot?
“Siapa dia?”
Blood is unimportant to me. Tough concept to grasp, I suppose. But it shouldn’t be! Although I have to admit, the different ideologies and philosophies in me has led me into loads of avoidable poppycock. One of which has led me to my hometown, to detach myself of a family and thus, a name.
As I write here in the tranquil sounds of Tok Bali, on a red plastic chair in the middle of the seashore (really, one of the best blogging experiences anybody could have), I am days away from ending it. I can’t say that I’m going to be in high spirits doing this, but I sincerely believe it’s a long time coming.
It’s a long time, long time coming (Anthrax, Gridlock) Of Kuaci and Friends“My wife absolutely loves them, the seeds…” he said. Apparently the Samoans go nuts over kuacis, pretty much like our atuks and moviegoers in the 80s. That’s what Jake told me, who’s a kiwi happily married to a kuaci-addict Samoan.
“Oh, I love those terrible rugby players mate,” I quipped. “We see them all the time in our Rugby Sevens you know.”
And so a friendship is born, for a few days. Over sunflower seeds. Tatkala menulis rentetan hidup ini, I realized that many, many of us tend to bring issues of our lives into our interactions with our surroundings. Sayang, sayang.
Tell me all your
hopes and fears (Yuna, Deeper Conversation)
Ako seringkali kaget dan pelik, kenapa manusia terlalu cepat untuk mentafsir apa sahaja yang berlaku di sekitar . Why is it that people forget that people, you and me, are inherently good, and in need of interaction with each other?
“Dari mula lagi ako tengok dia tu, ako dah tak suka la. Dia tu macam perasan bagus je. Poyo lah mamat tu!”
Maybe the idealistic, philosophical nature of me can’t accept that kind of thinking. Or maybe because it doesn’t affect me, so I just couldn’t care less? This should be the way, I reckon. Unfortunately this is not shared by a lot of people, which is sad.
“Thanks a bunch for being a good host mate. Drop by Christchurch sometime, we’d love to have ya around!” I know I’d love Christchurch, whenever I’ve the chance to be there! Shouldn’t life be this easy for you too? December 24 2006: Blessed by the Bees, Busy as I can beBees are such wonderful creatures, they really are. They've been prominently featured throughout the eras and civilisations of us humans, and yet there are still tons of things that we don't know about them. They've been associated with anything but bees - bee balm, hornets, yellowjackets, I could go on, but google is down at the moment. But I digress.
And some even say that the bees existed around the same time as flowering plants, as such relation between these two entities makes the world go round.
Oh, the dances!
Oh, the tens of millions of foraging trips just for a pound of fresh honey!
Oh, the healing powers!
Oh, the first true governmental system in the world!
Oh, the stupid little theory of honeys coming from the flowers (thank you Aristotle!) that is still incorrectly used in cartoons and kids' books!
"Aik, baru sampai dah kena pergi Jakarta?"
Me, on the 2nd day after I came back from Australia.
"So, what's my plan for tomorrow? Where do I have to go?"
Me, on the 7th day before my birthday.
2006 reflects a familiar shimmering light and colour for me; although that might have been only because of the cultivation of honey that's finally paying off, I suppose. Idioms aside, I have been blessed by having great, superb, awesome bees and bee-like things around me. Oh, the japanese life that I experienced! Oh, the travels that I did! Oh, the lores that I mastered! Oh, the pain that I suffered! Oh, the wealth that I amassed! Hey, I've been doing well detracting the merops apiaster from me and my fellow Apoideas Do first, think later. I've been keeping this... pact... with myself and my environment for like, ever, and I am glad that everything has started to pay off. It's almost as if everything that I did, and didn't do, nor decide, has come to shed its skin right at this brisk moment in time. You're a natural. How'd you know even that? I can depend on you. I trust you know the best course for us. It still amazes me what was once a routine, boring, normal thing for me to say and learn and act and react is somewhat a gift for the people and things around you. A Midas Touch if you will. How could you do a $7000 job in a week? Learn in 2 days, do it in 3 days, and finalise in the last 2 days. Come to think of it, most people would find it hard if not downright mind-body-boggling to do something - to create a work, without your normal dosage of uni/college course(s), a dash of experience, and a hint of luck. How silly it is for these paper and pen - degree and experience - holders when competing against you. But in actual truth, how silly you must look like when you start demanding and asking for something, for someone that is not you. That can never be you. That can never adapt, learn, and rise as fast as you. Good people are nowhere to be found these days. The same old prose that shadows the achievents of mister 2006. Workers. Colleagues. Entrepreneurs. Venture Capitalists. Politicians. And friends. But lucky bee lucky mee, friends are aplenty since during the yesteryears of my life, so there's no need to add new ones. Although, in this respect I do have to mention that I've been quite a lucky bastard when it comes to having new, interesting and great friends this year.
And since I am in a very nonsensical mood this morning... My Apoidea subtype: Sugar-bag Bee My nectar: The Oil & Gas Industry My pollen: The Film & Entertainment World My larvae: The New Media & Interaction Design Company My pollinators: The mentors, The euphemista, The Queens, The Fathers My dance teacher: The mentors My eusociallites: The other Apoideas My Cleptoparasitics: The Queens, The euphemista My hives: The cell-holder, The nectar-processor My bole:The pollen-storer Bees are such wonderful creatures... It's almost 6, in the wee morning of Christmas Eve. Merry Chrismas for you. Happy Eid Adha for me. And a very good day for everybody December 03 Reminiscing...
I wonder where might she be right at this moment, oh Miss Krim-Altea... tu me manques tellement... November 23 Palm Treo 650, Black TieThis handsome unit has single-handedly upped me a notch to C-Fu v2.75! Getting there.
Watch out for me in TheStar's InTech soon!
November 20 A life story. Sort of.It's in Bahasa. So sorry.
ko lagi hebat C-FU, ko datang malaysia zero jer (kot ko study tinggi kat oversea), tapi LIM GOH TONG yg buta kayu tu modal US dolah 2 jer. Tu zero la tu. the whole US2 bukannye untuk modal bisnes die. ade sikit untuk hidup, ade sikit untuk rumah, ade sikit untuk bende2 lain. tapi TIDAK boleh dikatakan yang die bermodalkan dengan US$2. die probably start dengan capital yang close to zero, which is in practicalily sense, zero capital. same cam ako. ako takleh kate bile mendarat dari ostolia, duit call orang, duit teksi, tu semua adalah modal bisnes. ako gak takleh kate ako beli spender tahan busuk pasal takde duit untuk beli spender banyak2, sebagai capital untuk ako pegi start bisnes dan pegi jumpe orang untuk carik bisnes. ako honestly tak suke untuk cite kisah ako kat putera. mainly because mamat2 putera are pricks yang tak reti berterimakasih dan takde otak bile "berdiskusi," hanya marah bile orang sebut bodo, tapi buat bodo bile orang mencaci tanpa perkataan tu. tapi since ko request sangat2, ako bagi cite simple la. the thing about entrepreneurs berbanding dengan orang yang keje atau run big corporations adalah entrepreneurs bijak dan cepat untuk nampak lubang2 dimana niche bisnes boleh diwujudkan. sebagai contoh, owner fandango.com rase frust bile die kene beratur panjang untuk beli tiket wayang. so die buat site tu, dan buat partnership dengan wayang untuk bagi orang beli tiket wayang secara online, dan terus print tiket tu dari rumah. so orang takyah nak beratur dah, terus je beli online, dan print tiket dari rumah. ni hanya satu example je. pada ako, mase ako kat ostolia, ako beli skuter 50cc pasal ako malas nak jalan pegi skolah (ni bukan CAPITAL, take note). pastu ako takde duit, so ako kene carik cara untuk dapatkan duit la. ako kire sume orang tau yang ako tau banyak bende pasal spyware, virus, xp, etc.? so why not ako bukak kedai untuk repair pc? susah, pasal ako kene ade collateral besa, register kompeni, etc. so, ako kene fikir cara terbaik untuk gune/leverage skillset DAN asset yang ako ada untuk tukarkan skill tersebut kepada duit. so the next best thing of a kedai repair pc, adalah..... ...... kedai repair pc mobile. instead of orang pegi bawak pc die ke kedai, why not ako gune skuter untuk gi terus ke rumah orang dan repair pc diorang dari rumah diorang? take note, the first step adalah - market study. ako study market sekarang (kedai repair pc), dan ako fikir advantage (dan disadvantage) yang ako ada compared to diorang. then ako buat keputusan samada pros die lebih tinggi dari cons atau tidak. kalo ye, disitu ako ade peluang. so ako start bisnes repair pc orang. tapi kalo ako cakap ako leh fix pc orang, maka ako takde beze ngan orang lain. so the next step adalah - market yourself. since semua orang boleh repair pc, apa bezenye ako ngan orang lain? so ako kene carik ayat2 yang membuatkan ako ni lain, tapi secara asasnya tetap sama. so ako label diri ako sebagai mamat pakar dalam virus, spyware dan "productivity enabler". still not good enough. so ako tambah, "tanpa membuang data yang sedia ada". because semua orang leh format. tapi tak semua orang boleh update. semua orang boleh buang spyware, tapi tak semua orang boleh halang dari spyware datang balik. semua orang boleh cakap pakai software ni software tu, tapi tak ramai orang leh cakap kalo pc slow, ada alternatif ni. kalo nak tengok movie, ade vlc. kalo nak rip dvd, camni cara. ni semua adalah advantage ako, yakni mamat "productivity enabler" yang orang leh call dan tanya kalo diorang nak buat tu buat ni, apa yang patut diorang install. and ako akan datang, tolong install, dan tolong ajar. so, that said, ako kene carik resources2 ako. 1st resource - google. untuk carik software2 free dan search camner nak buang virus tu virus ni. kirenye, walaupon orang2 boleh google je untuk atasi masalah diorang, diorang tak semestinya faham ape masalah diorang tu, atau tau camner nak google. btw kalo ade orang nak tanye nape cakap camni, tapi ako marah lak bile orang putera tak google dulu problem diorang, adalah kerana pada ako, aussies tu bodo. and ako tanak orang sini, especially budak2 skolah kat sini jadi bodo cam aussies. FREE. 2nd resource - putera, dan forum2 lain. teknologi spyware makin power, jadi skillset ko jugak kene makin power. jadi ko sebagai entrepreneur, kene carik jalan untuk memperkembangkan skillset ko secara murah dan mudah. ape lagi kalo bukan putera dengan mamat2 yang punyela banyak kerenah dan prob2 mengarut? 3rd resource - skrudriver, dll untuk fix pc. ako pinjam je landlord ako punye dulu, pastu bile dah dapat duit baru la beli ako nye snirik. so modal? tetap 0. FREE. 4th resource - iklan. start ngan buah mulut. part ni, ko kene muke tebal. bagitau kat member2 ko yang ko tengah nak carik duit, and ko ade offer servis ni servis tu. mintak tolong diorang bagitau kat member2 diorang. tapi, takde orang nak buat keje for free. jangan jadi melayu, kedekut. so ako cakap in return ako leh tolong fix dan lajukan dan tolong rekomen n install n ajar software2 for free kepada diorang. because, word-of-mouth hanya berkesan jika mulut itu sendiri bercakap mengikut pengalaman sendiri. kerana kita, sebagai entrepreneur, amat bergantung kepada our evangelists, yakni manusia2 yang berani dan sanggup mempromosi produk dan servis kita kerana mereka pernah senang hidup kerana kita, dan mereka mahukan member2 mereka juga senang hidup. so you need to embrace them, bagi preferential treatment kepada mereka ni semua. kirenye, jangan lupe daratan kepada manusia2 FREE. still 0 modal. so, bisnes ako...... lain dari yang lain. +1 ada cara untuk market dan networking power secara murah/free. +1 memaksimumkan penggunaan aset2 yang sedia ada - bil internet, google, skuter. +1 panjang lagi cite. cam bisnes plan ako, strategi ako, camner ako jadi mamat yang boleh recover file assignment yang dah terdelete (tak susah nak recover kan? tapi cube marketkan diri sebagai "boleh recover assignment yang terdelete" bukan "reti gune recovery software untuk scan dan recover data" mane lagi menarik hati?) dll. tapi ako malas nak cite. ako absolutely sure ramai kat putera akan perlekehkan "bisnes ni", kerana asasnye hanyalah keje repair pc orang. tapi, kalo nak jadi entrepreneur, ko kene buang suara2 "melayu" ni yang hanya tau perlekehkan ko. ko jugak kene buang suara2 big boss GLC dll kerana diorang takleh nak nampak minda entrepreneur. tapi nak dipendekkan la kan, kat ostolia ni die lebih kepada service economy. mekanik pon caj ikut jam. so kedai repair pc caj dalam purata AU$70 sejam. memang patut, since modal, liability diorang besar. ako? tarak. so ako caj AU$40 sejam. flat rate. kalo tak dapat nak repair, ako nak air kosong je (serius). and purata pc yang ako repair bile ako takde keje skolah adalah (lepas ako dah boleh automate banyak step2 macam hijackthis/spybot/avg/defrag/chkdsk/dll) adalah 2 pc sehari. walaupon ako leh fix 2 pc sekaligus, tapi die tetap dikira satu pc sejam. dan ako repair2 ni dalam purata (hari biase campo hari buat assignment campo hari cuti) 4 hari seminggu. AU$40 x 2pc sejam x 4hari seminggu x 4minggu sebulan x 3 ringgit se-AU$ (untuk convert ke RM). ini purata kasar. tapi selalunye lebeh. ako berani mengaku yang ako pernah dapat gaji lebih banyak dari mana2 mamat kat putera ni mase ako masih kat sekolah, dengan keje beberapa jam sehari je. pastu fikir betul2 ape modal yang ako kene keluarkan hari2. pastu fikirkan berapa lama dan berapa susah ako kene keje untuk dapat "duit haram" ni (pasal senang sangat hehehe). pastu fikirkan modal yang ako betul2 kene keluarkan, khas untuk bende2 ni sahaja. ni pasal ako tak panggil mende ni sebagai repair2 biase. ni pasal ako tak penah kisah orang komplen, orang kutuk ako "asyik2 hijackthis", because ako percaya ni hak ako, untuk bagi servis > AU$40 sejam secara free, ikut je la cakap ako! kalo tak ikut memang ako bantai open2 je, because memang takkan dapat servis camni secara free nye! takde sekor pon kat mesia yang boleh just tengok je log hijackthis and tunjuk line mane spyware, line mane norton punye, and line mane yang kene virus. ni nasihat terakhir ako. no matter camner mulut cabuk melayu akan kutuk ko macam2. sorry to say, tapi dalam pengalaman ako, dan SEMUA entrepreneur2 yang ako pernah jumpe, mulut melayulah yang paling kuat mengutuk, mencaci, menghina ko hanya kerana mereka tak tau ape yang ko tau. tanye la any serious and/or real entrepreneur, ako gerenti diorang akan cakap mende yang sama kat ko. but ko kene berasa bangga dan berani cakap apa yang ko pandai buat. bukan takbur/sombong (sombong tu hanya persepsi orang cetek dalam bisnes), tapi kalo ko pandai hijackthis, then ko kene dengan muke toye konfiden cakap ape skil yang ko memang expert. pasal tu ako tak penah takut untuk "lepas mulut" untuk cakap bende2 buruk pasal melayu, kerana ako tau ape yang ako cakapkan itu benar. dan ako sedar mustahil orang2 yang bukan bisnesman macam orang2 kat sini yang ingat ako "ostolia sesat" akan faham. but ko kene tegas, otak ko kene kuat, dan hati ko kene tabah dan anggap semua problem dalam bisnes adalah bukan personal. its just bisnes. September 04 A conversation
Just your monthly dosage of deep-thought, mind-stimulus conversation. Tick, tock. Tick, tock. "So," she said. "How is the center of your wellbeing?" Tick, tick. Tick, tick. “ひさしぶりだね。“ Long time no see. I mean, how else would you answer such question? "Well," I replied, "the thief, she left it behind - her moon at my window - for me to watch, and dream of what I can't have." That should do it. Tick, tock. Tock. "Ever heard of that song, Promiscuous Girl? It's great." Tick, tock. Tick, tock. "Nope, don't dig those things anymore. Just trying oh so very hard to be single, that's all. Sorry to burst your bubble. But yeah someone introduced me to that song. Pretty good, although I'd personally prefer Maneater." Tick. "Ah, I see. Time to settle down?" "I suppose so. But the thief's just getting started." Tick. "A master in the making, hm. So it'll be like kissing your own self then. Now that would be funny." "Still have absolutely no complaints so far in that department. Wanna bet?" "Oh no thanks. And besides it'll never work out, you and I." Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Tick, tock. I muttered, "being a spectator once in a while sure feels nice eh." When you have nothing else to do than just sit back and ponder, it's funny how much drama can you make out of the people walking by. There's the new couple who started to hold hands. Then there's the businessmen who pretends they are the upper-class. "Oh. That bad. So what's stopping you from making your own Ally McBeal, again?" "Malaysia hasn't grow up yet." "Right," she snickered. Back to the topic. "Well you know what? Fantasies are always nice. Because you never have to think about the boring stuff, like discovering that you snore, you pick your nose one too many times too often, you..." "Thank you for pointing that out dear." "What I'm saying is, if the thief is really capable of leaving her moon behind, she will definitely come back. Thieves - they always come back to the scene of crime. " "Just make sure you always have a look out at the moon from your window, never to let it fall. It might work out. If it doesn't, well, there are tons of fishes in your Koi pond right?" See, that's the thing about women, guys. They always know if you've fallen in love with someone. They even know it way before you do yourself. Some would see that as a wonderful thing. Some even would use that to their advantage. Some even wouldn't know what to do about it, so they would just do nothing. And some, they engage you with very soulful questions that begs more question than answers. If a picture can convey a thousand words, what would a very slow, deep tete-a-tete convey? A million thoughts? Tick. Tock. "Nice hair though. Share market is rising a lot these days I reckon." "It'll be prime in 5 years. Then I guess I'll be ready. But thanks, it's her idea." With me able to engarde myself, we parted ways. Thanks, whoever and wherever you are. August 05 So long, farewell, I hate to say goodbye[Bebeh]
So long, farewell, selamat tinggal, goodbye
[C-Fu]
I hate to go and leave her pretty sight
[Bebeh]
So long, farewell, selamat tinggal, adieu
[C-Fu]
Adieu, adieu, to us and me and yieu
[Bebeh]
So long, farewell, selamat tinggal, au revoir
[C-Fu]
I'd like to stay and taste her yummy bubor
[Bebeh]
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
[Bebeh tuu]
I leave, I heave, a sigh and say good bye - Good ye!
[C-Fu]
Don't let, her go, I cannot tell a lie
[Bebeh tuu]
I twirl, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
[C-Fu]
The skies are clear, and blue and so am I
[All]
So long, farewell, selamat tinggal, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
[Bright]
Goodbye!
So long my dear. August 03 Desafinado. Uhum.Look at the skies! Can you see what I see?!
![]() IN KL! How often can that happen? Pretty out of tune for KL actually. Clear, blue, skies. Me, on a bike. Just like old times eh?
![]() Everything's been
But I digress. Keep digressing. My entrepreneurial blood is aching; It's almost as if it is reminded by this painful throat-ache that I've been having. Perhaps, the coughing stops when i finally step out of the corporate world, and move into the entrepreneurship life.
Still, I digress. These few months have been very challenging to me. And every single time I have stood against the challenge. I'd like to think so anyway. Words lie, but numbers certainly don't.
And that person came just at the right moment. I would've been crushed, stomped to the ground if it weren't for her. But now I have to shower, 'cause she'll be wearing baju kurung. Yeah, I'm hopeless like that
C-Fu 2.0: I'm soaring! July 17 Desafinado. Ahem.Out of tune. My voice has taken its toll, succumbing to the very forces of nature. My nature. The middle-of-the-year nature (?). Yeah, I have this thing about the middle of each year where I am at my most vulnerable. Strong, weak, pain, relief... sensations. Love, hate, sad, happy... feelings. Well at least it's not so bad, compared to the things that happened in the yesteryears, so I guess I can't complain. Although I do wonder when will the coughing actually stop...
Eat your meds! Eat your meds! Yes Ira. sheesh. How lovingly annoying.
Oh where o' where can I find my Mrs. Postman?
It's almost as if I can feel something is sticking out in my throat. Tried to get it out, but it just won't keep bugging me. Cough as I may, it has made me realise about the other things that had been stuck in me for so long.
When a gigolo and a gigalette meet each other, who will win the June 27 5 years, 5 hours, and 5 paragraphsYou suddenly realise that years have flown by when you receive that hugs and kisses from someone so dear of you ages ago. You suddenly realise the last time you saw her is when she's wearing that infamous white-green baju kurung waving bye bye as if she knows that that will be the last time till we meet again, which have been five years. And as hard as I was trying to compress the myriad of events that happened for five years into five straight hours, here I am, trying to tell it all in five paragraphs.
When it comes down to it, life is quite a breeze isn't it? Take out bits and pieces of here and there, and you wind up with just something that's not really worth telling about really. And when she does the same, that's when you start to wonder about that bits and pieces that actually tells the big picture of her past five years of life, love, and sadness.
We talked about how we have (not) changed. And blurbed about past relationships, lies and tribulations. And quipped about our friends who are married, or getting to. And life, business, work. And then realised that we actually have changed. Changed in a way that we used to be able to talk nonsense for ages.
But then again, we just did I suppose. Never really did talk about the one thing that really mattered.
So what's the outcome? Cufflinks. I think I'm in love with them. It's just a natural occurence if you will. Think of it as a reward for progression towards achieving a higher status amongst men. And finally she's the Toadstool behind Bowser. May 10 Wata Time Wata F**K!!!Sorry for the profanity but this Wata Time shop really pissed me off. Who are they to shove it to my arse about not daring to replace my X-33's battery BECAUSE MINE IS FAKE.
"Sorry (no sir), we don't dare to open the case because your watch is fake."
That fucking salesgirl straight away came back with my watch and blatantly told that straight to my face, looking like "WTF is this guy doing in my (as if) expensive watch store (as if) with his fake watch?"
Shows how rude a Malay (okay, a Malaysian) can be. I would really love to play the fuckingly rude rank game with her (which I am very, very good at)
"Excuse me? Why the fuck would I dare to come in here with a fake watch, huh? How sure are you that this watch is fake? Do you even know how fuckingly famous this model really is? Well shut up and listen. Have you ever heard about X-33? THE X-33? THE INFAMOUS ONE AND ONLY NASA-APPROVED WATCH FOR SPACE MISSIONS? Well then have a look at one, because I won't let you off so easily. I HAVE ONE. THE SON OF SULTAN OF SELANGOR HAS ONE (I think, maybe one of the Royal family members, who the fuck cares). Do you have one? Hinanya Melayu macam ko ni. Mana pergi adab? Bukan nak tanya ako TAHUKAH MODEL INI APA KERANA AKO TAK TAU KE, ADA WARRANTY CARD KE. Ini tidak, terus label ako sebagai faker. Apa, ko ingat ko tu bagus sangat? Ako bayar nak dekat RM** for this, and you dare to say that it's FAKE? Siapa ko, hah? Nak pakai satu jam kat dalam kedai ini pon tak dapat, berani nak cakap what I have and what I have not? Bodoh punya Melayu. Call your manager right now, you think I'm gonna let you off this easy? I'm gonna let you pay for your big ugly face. And mouth. CALL YOUR MANAGER."
But I was too pissed off, so I just left. Oh God, if it weren't because my little sister was with me, I would have made a big fucking fuss out of that. (like the time when some highschool girl didn't want to budge and just want to storm through into the LRT when the door opened; lucky her, I was in front of the door, trying to get out. But this story is for another day, heheh)
To the salesbitch: You were very, very lucky today. I would've make sure your arse got whupped so bad you'll be crying EVERYBODY DOESN'T LIKE ME ANYMORE. But to Wata Time: You just lost a a potentially profitable customer. Gimme a free watch and I might reconsider.
To you guys: Am I over-reacting? Well let me put it this way: This is THE perfect watch for driving. Even better than any Tag or even the Schuey's Omega. I'd love to get my hands on the Tag's Monaco edition, but that's for show. Not for driving. Or flying, if you are a pilot. Everything just makes sense. Big, curvy digital readout for fast, precise reading. And it curves at just the right place as well. Especially important when you're driving at almost 300kph, and counting. Zulu time? Check. Great countdown timer? Check. Green/blue backlight that doesn't hinder readings? Check. Really loud alarm when you need it? Check. This watch is made for aviators. For speed. For me. This is how much this watch means to me. Not the price, not the brand, not whatever.
Sure, it is not the best looking, but man it is so damn sweet, everything just... works. Ever used some MP3 player, and then tried the iPod? Same thing here folks. May 01 Real People vs. Internet PeopleAdakah adab dapat diajar oleh ibu bapa, atau lahir secara nurani? Inilah antara persoalan yang ako sering mainkan difikiranku hampir tiap2 hari, kerana hampir tiap2 hari jugalah datangnya manusia2 yang kurang ajar yang samada mahu ako mengajarnya, atau yang mahu mengajar ako (kononnya lah).
Entahlah, mungkin ako yang salah kot. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
Mesej "?" itu adalah mesej terawal Apa yang susah sangat, sampai sekarang ako pon tak tahu.
Memang diluar kapasiti imaginasi ako untuk membayangkan betapa perempuannya nickname lonelydermork itu.
Ini mesej daripada seorang mamat yang terlalu rajin untuk register di forum untuk mesej ako, tetapi terlalu malas untuk mengubah mesej dia supaya dia betul2 meminta pertolongan dari ako, bukan dari "semua orang". Patutkah ako ignore sahaja perkara ini dan menolongnya yang malas?
Kenapa tanya samada boleh tolong atau tidak jika tidak mahu menunggu jawapan ako? Assume ako akan jawab ya?
Inilah the internet people. Tiada tempat dan masa untuk adab. And yet, mereka inilah antara manusia yang cukup bengang denganku kerana mulutku yang memang kurang adab ini. Ibu ketam mengajar anak ketam berjalan; jadi siapakah ibu ketam disini - ako atau mereka? I'd like to think that it's me who is the ibu ketam; After all, mereka yang berniat untuk bertanya kepadaku, bukan ako.
Nintendo, baru2 ini sudah memberi satu nama yang amat merepek untuk konsol terbaru mereka - Wii. Jika tidak tahu apa itu konsol, konsol itu macam PlayStation 2 dan Xbox lah. Wii adalah generasi selepas generasi PlayStation 2 dan Xbox. Dan nama Wii itu memang dihentam puas2 oleh seluruh warga internet dunia, kerana bunyinya - wee adalah air kencing dalam BI (Come play with my Wii later!), dan oui adalah yes dalam Bahasa Perancis (Oui? Wee. Wee? Oui. Oui? Yes). Cuma pada warga nyata, ini adalah nama yang membawa paling bagus business sensenya. Nama yang langsung tiada kaitan dengan nama sebuah konsol, selaras dengan matlamat Nintendo untuk menjauhkan diri dari persepsi videogame dan mendekati persepsi mesin yang fun untuk seisi keluarga. And it's funny, bukan mengarut. As Wired so eloquently put it,
Di sini kita boleh lihat perbezaan zahir yang ketara antara warga internet dan warga nyata, sungguhpun dua2 datang dari rumpun dan badan yang sama. Macam rakyat Malaysia yang berjalan kaki memang berbudi bahasa berbanding dengan rakyat Malaysia di dalam kereta lah. Inilah antara sebab2 kenapa ako langsung tidak pedulikan kebusukkan hati manusia terhadapku di internet ini, kerana memang mudah untuk kita mengkritik dan mengutuk di belakang keyboard dan mouse. Kerana bilangan yang berterimakasih kepadaku di dunia nyata dan maya terlalu ramai untuk ako ingat dan copy paste chatlog dan email mereka di sini.
"Abang, tumpang tanya sikit, tangki minyak trak ni berapa banyak boleh isi?"
"Oh, ada la sampai 800 ringgit."
"Uish gile! Boleh pergi jauh mane ni?"
"Boleh la sampai ke utara pastu balik sini balik."
"Oh ok. Terima kasih, jumpe lagi bang. Bawak trak elok2."
Kerana semua manusia adalah sebenar2nya sama rata di internet. Identiti yang bolehpakai hanyalah nama. Manusia2 sebeginilah yang perlu kita didik, kerana kekurangan kuasa "veto" yang lacking di dunia nyatalah yang membuatkan mereka menjadi sebegini.
Ako sudahi dengan seseorang daripada geng anti-C-Fu, dari mula hingga akhir perbualan kami hingga kini. Selamat membaca!
Adakah mereka di dunia nyata beraksi sebegini pabila berjumpa dengan rakan yang baru sahaja mereka kenal? Mungkin. Donald Trump pun pernah berkata yang beliau percaya tingkahlaku dan adab seseorang terhadap waiters lah yang sebenarnya menjadi topeng sebenar yang seseorang itu pakai.
Selamat Hari Pekerja everybody. Waiter kedai mamak dan cashier supermarket juga manusia, tidaklah salah dan susah untuk kita senyum dan ucap terima kasih kepada mereka pabila kita nak bayar kan? |
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