blank stares on blank pages

I love these songs. Both. I hope you'll like 'em too.

This blog will be on hold.

Not sure when I'll be back.


Ubi: head under water & trying to breathe

kataku padamu

Kau katakan pada hati.. "I've moved on"
Kau percaya dan rasakan memang begitu
Tapi ada masanya, hatimu tidak sekuat itu, kau tau?
Adalah lebih baik seseorang yang pernah melukai hati itu kau buang jauh-jauh
(Alangkah baiknya kalau dia boleh kau ikat dan campak ke lautan Pasifik. Tapi kau tak boleh lakukan itu, kan?)
Kekal berkawan itu langkah yang silap
Kerana seberapa pemaaf pun kamu
Walau beribu kali pun kau katakan pada dirimu bahawa dia tidak penting
Akan tiba masa,
Hatimu diguris lagi
Hindarilah dia.


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It is hard to take care of other person's heart when you are the one who bleed silently.


Please, I need to stay sane to finish off this episode of my life.


I don't need another drama.


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E.A.R.T.H H.O.U.R 2008

The first Earth Hour was held last year in Sydney as a campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This year it became a global movement. Joining other 25 major cities around the world (none from Malaysia yet), Christchurch will be the first New Zealand city to switch off the lights for climate change. The Garden City will be in darkness for one hour starting 8.00pm.

Earth Hour 2008 will be tonight, March 29, 2008, at 8.00pm.

I have signed up to do my best to reduce energy use but I will not be at home @ 8.00pm. Will be having dinner out with my mates. I just found out that the restaurant we booked will also turn their lights off at that time (woweeee, romantika candlelit dinner? or just eat in the dark?). Will make sure that we turn everything off before we leave home.

Will you?

bahu untuk kau menangis di atasnya*

Orang kata...

kawan semasa ketawa mudah dicari,
kawan ketika bersedih, payah.

Tapi aku sedih juga kalau aku hanya kau cari ketika kau bersedih.
Masa ketawa dilupakan. Aku pun nak ketawa juga, kau tahu?


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Pengakuan ikhlas terbuka (yang akan membuatkan 4 orang manusia kembang) :

Aku sayang teman-teman serumahku.


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Entah kenapa, kebelakangan ini, aku suka berbahasa ibunda (walaupun tatabahasaku tunggang langgang, tak kira dalam bahasa apa pun kutulis).


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*terjemahan yang poyo

O my beloved state

I spoke to my twin nieces on the phone the other day. As usual, I would be asking them for updates from their kindergarten. Usually they would sing me the latest nursery rhymes or short nasyid they learnt but this time, when I asked what they wanted to sing for me, they chose songs that I did not expect they would choose. Afiqah sang Negaraku and Adibah sang Selamat Sultan! Little DikYa was also in the background humming along to her sister singing but with rather 'dok bbuttir' lyrics. Those patriotic young souls!!

What struck me was, the Selamat Sultan was different from the one that I remember by heart. I googled and found out that they've changed the lyrics since 1990!! Oh my... I don't even know the new lyrics! I was in a school that sang "Berkatlah Yang Dipertuan Besar di Negeri Sembilan" when they changed the Terengganu state song.

Here's Selamat Sultan, as how I remember it:

Allah peliharakan Raja kami
Memerintah Terengganu Negeri
Allah peliharakan Raja kami
Sejahtera suami isteri
Allah perliharakan Raja kami
Sentosa rakyat negeri

The new one, that Adibah sang for me yesterday:

Allah daulatkan Tuanku Sultan
Terengganu Darul Iman
Allah peliharakan Tuanku Sultan
Sejahtera sepanjang zaman
Allah rahmatkan Tuanku Sultan
Memerintah rakyat aman

Now, in the song, the Ganus wish that Allah rahmatkan Tuanku Sultan in order to memerintah rakyat aman. I pray for that too. I've been following news/blogsposts and everything I can get my eyes on about the state where my heart lies. I seriously have no idea who's good and who's bad.. who will do the job well and who will not, or who will make a better leader for the people. I reckoned those in the Palace have their valid reasons to appoint the new ''chosen one".

When I heard the name of the chosen one, I asked a friend, who's this guy, how does he look like? (the papers have not put up his photo at that point in time). What is he like?
So a friend pointed me to a video on youtube that made me go;

HUH???

OMG.

Apsal dia cakap macam samseng? 'Gong' je bbunyi.

And what's that name calling, using that bab* word to call others in a State Council meeting?

What is that??

That was my FIRST impression.
It wouldn't be fair if I judge him just by that single videoclip I saw but I expect leaders to lead by example.
If he is to be the one, I hope he'll be a wiser and use better words when he speaks, even when he's provoked.

I really hope things will be solved, soonest.

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