40 Working Dayz To Go!

Macam aku cerita dalam entry 7 Disember 2005 dulu -
Sekarang ni masa aku untuk Deena hanya:-

• 20 jam dalam 5 hari bekerja (tak sampai sehari)
  
• 68 jam dalam seminggu termasuk Sabtu & Ahad (lebih kurang 2 hari)
  
• 272 jam dalam sebulan (lebih kurang 11 hari)
  
• 3,264 jam setahun

Dalam setahun ada 8,760 jam. Maknanya aku hilang lebih kurang 60% 'quality time' aku untuk Deena. Tapi, takpe. Semuanya akan berubah tak lama lagi. Tinggal 40 hari. Harapnya aku tak akan rasa bersalah lagi. Insya-Allah. ;-)

Psychopath

"Husband comes first, prayer, second." - Person A.

"The 5 fundamentals are not important. Other things outside them, yes. What's the point of praying if you still cheat?" - Person B.

Masya-Allah. I'm surrounded by psychos!...Lariii..!

Gitaris Lefthanded

"Nak main gitar ni kena feel, wa cakap luu.."

"Eh, apsal gitar wa takde string nih?!"

"Posing pun kena ada stailll, brader! Sket lagi rambut ni sure jadik macam Slash.
Lu tengok la nanti."

"Haa..ni skill 'mari mengokak fret'..Malmsteen tengok kalu, tangkap nangisss!"

Rock never die! Yeahh!

(All pix by: Bapak budak lefthanded ni..)

Makan Busat Kat Hulu Langat

Aku, Yatt & Deena tak balik kampung cuti CNY hari tu (lagipun kitorang baru balik). Terfikir pasal amoi Ipoh mali yang nak balik, Penang mali lagi..bla..bla..Iskk..isk..Tu belum kira yang bukan amoi, leng lui dan leng chai lagi! And as expected la, sure jem gile babas. Mama & Babah gerak dari KL petang kot, sampai Ipoh nak dekat tengah malam. Kak Wira & Abg. Azahari gerak pukul 5.30 pagi dari Shah Alam, sampai Batu Gajah dekat tengahari. Huii. Kronik!
Anyway, kitorang tiga beranak dok bersantai kat Agrotek Garden & Chalet Resort, Batu 14, Hulu Langat. Dekat je ngan rumah kitorang sebenarnya. Lebih kurang 30-45 minit perjalanan.

Kitorang stay kat chalet yang bentuknya macam rumah kayu miniature. Kiut je. Pastu feel best. Bila pijak lantai, bergegar satu macam, bunyi berkriuk sana sini, tak kira la macam mana pelan pun kita pijak. Tu yang best tu. Teringat rumah arwah Opah aku dulu. Air kolah dalam bilik air dia pulak, fuhhh...sejuk macam air dari peti ais. Agak mencabar la untuk orang-orang yang mandi pagi kena ambik 'feel' dulu macam geng Bujang Lapuk (macam aku la..hehe).

Ni antara kolam ikan yang ada kat situ. Tapi aku tak amik pot sangat sebab aku tak minat mancing. Tapi environment sini memang nyaman. Memang boleh release tension la. Selain mancing, sesapa yang teringin nak buat flying fox atau jungle-trekking pun boleh jugak. Kalau masa muda rumaja dulu, aku nak la. Skang ni, iskk..tak pasal pulak tali flying fox tu putus! Haha.

Ah ha! Semut species ni memang banyak kat sini. Semut ni jugak la modal aku & Yatt nak suruh Deena berenti mandi sungai kat sini. Pot makan (lebih kurang macam restoran la) kat tepi sungai jugak (boring makan kalu, boleh terus terjun dalam sungai..haha..). Makanan kat situ memang sedap-sedap. Terasa-rasa je udang yang masih fresh & manis & sizzling Japanese tofu...Yummy! Kalau tak nak stay overnite, saja-saja lepak situ & makan-makan pun worait gak.

Mr. Krueger & side-kick?!...Hehe..

(Pix by: Yatt & Nana)

Peace. Love. Empathy.

Kalau hidup lagi, dah 40 umur dia.

Anyway, "happy" belated birthday, Kurt.

-It's better to burn out than to fade away-

P/s: Dulu aku ada sunglasses trendy tak ingat macam dia pakai tu. Dia pakai cun la, aku ni? Hidung kurang mancung macam dia. Hehe. Tapi tak kisah. Janji sama macam Kurt (ni sebelum kegilaan aku beralih arah ke Eddie Vedder). Janji look grunge. Tu belum kira faded flannel shirts yang aku dok kumpul sampaikan Mama bising kenapa la aku suka sangat pakai baju lusuh & buruk. Haha. Well, the same reason as why you wore bell-bottoms & platforms..;-)

Headed North

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye..

(Leavin' On A Jetplane - John Denver, 1967)

After nearly 13 years surviving the hustle and bustle of the so-called 'Paradise City', it's time to hijrah again. We'll be leaving for North. For good, Insya-Allah. Details will follow, later. ;-) (kasi saspen sket lah..hehe).

P/s: Nampaknya macam aku kena tuko je nama blog & lirik lagu "Sesat Di Kuala Lumpur" yang aku taruk kat blog ni. Hehehe...

BLAST FROM THE PAST - It's been ten years...

Entry ni terlambat sikit. Terkial-kial dengan Paint la. Belajo takde guru, haha. Anyway, 10 Februari hari tu genap le 10 tahun aku bercintan-cintun lagi berjiwang karat ngan Yatt. Still very much IN FLAMES (??..hehehe..*hanya kepala metal yang mengerti*)...

..."We've got to hold on to what've we got
Cuz it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's alright for love
We'll give it a shot"...

Cornel Quits Audioslave

Chris Cornell quits Audioslave amid conflicts
Dean Goodman, Feb 15 2007
Reuters

Audioslave singer Chris Cornell has quit the short-lived "supergroup," citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences," he said on Thursday.

Cornell, 42, who rose to fame with defunct Seattle rock group Soundgarden, will reignite his solo career with the May 1 release of "Carry On," his second solo album.

"Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors," the part-time Paris restaurateur said in a statement.

The Audioslave split was not unexpected. His colleagues, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, have reunited with singer Zack de la Rocha to resurrect their former band Rage Against the Machine, which will play its first show in seven years at California's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29. Rage's plans beyond this show are unknown.

Audioslave formed in 2001, a year after Rage broke up, and recorded three studio albums. In May 2005, it became the first American band to play an outdoor show in Cuba.

Its most recent album, "Revelations," has sold a disappointing 409,000 copies in the United States since its September 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its self-titled 2002 debut sold 3.1 million copies, and the 2005 follow-up "Out of Exile" 1.1 million.

Amid rumors last August that Audioslave had broken up, Cornell told Reuters that the band was like a sociology experiment because of the various members' complex relationships with each other. He indicated that a solo existence could be a less stressful option.

"I think the biggest problem with people surviving in a band and getting along and appreciating each other is just the fact that for the most part musicians aren't the kind of people who concentrate or worry about what the other guy thinks," he said.

"Carry On," produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones), marks Cornell's first solo release since 1999's "Euphoria Morning," which came out two years after Soundgarden broke up.

The Interscope Records release will include "You Know My Name," Cornell's main title song for the latest James Bond film "Casino Royale," as well as a cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Among the brand new tunes are "No Such Thing" and "Poison Eye," both described in the statement as having a "harder edge," and the "redemptive" song "Your Soul Today."

The statement also described Cornell as "acrimonious," which a publicist said was the intended term.

**Tak kisah lah sayangku, Cornell (haha). Gonna buy your album, anyway. Can't wait.
And RATM reunited? Yeay! Gonna check on you guys too, bebeh. ;-)

Thy Mighty Serpent

Hanya suka-suka.
Nasib si Ular di tahun si hidung dompok, apa ceritanya?
Tak salah kalau baca.
Tapi salah kalau percaya.

THE SNAKE

• The snake has to plan carefully where work or projects are concerned. Be wary of being swindled. Don't be greedy. You may have a chance to travel. A good year to dabble in beverage and entertainment ventures.

• Don't make any major move in your job, shift house or engage in any renovations works. You are stressed out and don't like to settle down. You think about travelling. Be wary of obstacles and sickness.

• Your career path and love life may not run smoothly this year. Frequent travels may exhaust you and cause you to neglect your partner. Not a good year healthwise; you may prone to injuries.

Hmm. Hope that the chu long yap sui that I bought is useful. Haha. Ye la tu.
Btw, I am a Fire Snake - sama macam Edward Furlong, Fiona Apple, Buffon, Raul Gonzalez, James Blunt, Liv Tyler dan Gandhi.

Tattooed Everything...

Eternite

"Lovers of Valdaro"
(pix: Reuters)
The remains of a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago -
Their arms still wrapped around each other in an enduring embrace.

Yang dah 10 tahun bakal teruji. Call me a pathetic jiwang karat or whatsoeva, but I am sure that I may have a hard time to face this. Eventhough it's for a good reason, I know I just can't...Huwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....:-(

Stairway Somewhere...

"And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll..."

Polka Dot Merah

It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today...

Yellow polka dot bikini?..Haha..Last week, badan aku ada 'polka dot' gak, tapi merah-merah & agak beso. Kat tepi kepala aku pun ada. Sekali pandang, dah rupa species alien je. Ni semua bekam punya pasal lah ni. Hey, hey, not bad lah dia punya efek! Tapi, aku tak tengok la darah yang keluar. Seram. Nanti aku pitam pulak. Heh..Countess Bathory kunun..Kuikuikuiiii...

Of Hugs & Almonds

ONE
Read The Star just now. A Taiwanese feng shui master said:
"Married men, take note. Your wife is your 'Prosperity God' and the more you hug her, the more prosperous you will get... But for it to work, wives have to cooperate. Do not turn down the loving hugs."
Peluk manyak ong lor..Heheh..

TWO
Read an article on almonds in NST yesterday.
Colette, A French novelist said:
"Don't eat too many almonds; they add weight to the breasts."
Like that, meh?...