April 1, Thursday
Got a little cranky these days. Maybe I'm just tired driving to and fro KTIM, and then staying up late until wee hours. Or maybe, maybe I just miss him. But life goes on so here are a few updates~~
Would like to announce here that my dear friend atie whom gave birth to a baby girl on 30th March 2004 at 5.59 pm weighed 2.695 kg. Congrats buddy! Promise I'll go and visit her and her baby.
My brother said that Muse has another new single- New born . The first half of the song is very catchy yet the other half,well, it's too loud for my ears. Will find the song so that you guys can hear them too. Managed to arrived home at 11.16 pm last night so I just got to watch the second half of Ju On 2~The Grudge on NTV7. But it's not scary at all coz all the scary part has been censored. bosan ah . Took two tablets of paracetamol (that's panadol lah..) coz my head started to pounding like crazy. This entry will be in last months' journal coz I'm too busy to make a new one for April. Spare me, ok.
This morning when I turned on my radio Siti's song was being played, and I thought I got the wrong station since I rarely listened to other station. But no, Hitz.fm was really playing that song! Ahaks..and after that the djs talked-in malay- and it confused me more. Then I got the answer- they all use Bahasa Melayu today because they had a special guest on board- Afdlin Shauki- talking about his latest movie Buli and was asking for listeners to call and give him any ideas for the sequence, Buli 2 . And so all callers had to speak in malay and they pretended not to understand what the callers were saying if they talked in english. Even the info center traffic, weather report and everything were in malay. Very funny though, when they tried to translate a few words into malay like 'stick around' ( which actually means 'don't go anywhere' ) but being Afdlin Shauki, that means 'melekat bersama'. I was ROTFL non stop. Crazy ppl.April 2, Friday
All alone, as usual. Send the montage I did for PPMS . Just doing my senior a favor. Hope their programme went as smooth as they have planned. Took MAX to Perodua Centre Malim Jaya for his 4th service. Nothing much- change his oil filter, engine oil, balancing, the usual check up. Charged RM93.20 - no more free coupon. Well, at least they gave me free gift. Lanun will have another sortie tomorrow. Hope he's well prepared. Too much accidents involving jet plane lately making me nervous everytime he flies. Allah's forbid. My love and prayers will be with him, of course. Finally I managed to make a new page for April's entries. Bukan susah sgt, tapi malas yg lebih =P .
April 5, Monday
Ngantuk giler. tak tau le kenapa. Monday blues, I guess?
dah 2 bulan tak jumpa dia. tak dpt tengok mata dia. tak mkn dgn dia. tak dpt minum mocha sama- sama. tak dpt senyum dgn dia. tak dpt gelak sama2. kutuk org sama2.
hope he's doing fine. just come home soon, ok?April 7, Wednesday
Tersepit jari masa tunggu adah kat rumah dia pagi tadi. Sakit sungguh. Designed flash page for KTIM portal. Lawa gak (",) aqeqe..Puji diri sendiri.. Actually the portal was online- http://www.ktim.edu.my but a new design will be up soon. Fully developed by Adah :)
April 9, Friday
Guys, check out the start / stop button at the upleft corner of my page. Just an option incase you don't like the music :) ( though I thought EVERYBODY likes the song so much! )
Lanun dear will have the final flight check for his basic course this Saturday. Wish him good luck and though I know he can make it, he said he's kinda nervous about it. Well, it's normal, I said. Maybe he felt the pressure more because it's the final test. Don't worry honey, may the force be with you! Have lotsa faith in yourself, and I trust that he will overcome anything. Said he'll be coming home soon. Can't wait!April 12, Monday
I really wanna write something here but don't really have anything to write about. Doing nothing during the weekend except accompanying my mother to a wedding ceremony ( more like drove her there). When I woke up on Sunday morning, I have a sore throat- felt like there's a frog inside my throat. Hurts so much, my mother suggested that I drank the cough syrup so I did. And the rest of the day passed by just like that- I hardly noticed anything because the medicine left me dizzy and sleepy.
There. Finally I wrote something =PApril 13, Tuesday
Tengok Feel 100% semalam kat Channel 9. My bro suka baca komik dan manga so tau la sket2 pasal cerita ni. unfotch cerita ni start pukul 7 pm, which means I still have half an hour of Secreto de Amor (NTV7). Dapat tengok 1/2 jam pun ok lah.. Best gak cerita dia, I haven't read the manga so tak dapatlah nak compare dengan tv version ni.
Secreto de Amor has been aired on NTV7 since last year ( I think ) and I can't wait to know the ending. Pity Maria Clara, always had bad luck from the start.
balik, tak balik. balik, tak balik. balik, tak balik. balik, tak balik. balik, tak balik.
Guess I just have to wait and see..April 14, Wednesday
I got an email from a friend of mine, sending a story I thought I wanna share it with all of you.
Here is the story of an elementary school teacher: Her name is Mrs. Noriah. As she stood in front of her primary five class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.But that was impossible, because there in the front row,slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Aziz Sulaiman.
Mrs. Noriah had watched Aziz the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Aziz could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Noriah would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Noriah taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Aziz' s off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. Aziz's primary one teacher wrote, "Aziz is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners....he is a joy to be around."
His primary two teacher wrote, "Aziz is an excellent student, well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle." His primary three teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken." Aziz's primary four teacher wrote, "Aziz is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Noriah realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Teachers' Day presents wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Aziz's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Noriah took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stone missing, and a bottle that was one quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Aziz Sulaiman stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Noriah, today you smelled just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour.
On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Noriah paid particular attention to Aziz. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Aziz had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lies that she would love all the children the same, Aziz became one of her "Teacher's Pets."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Aziz, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years went by before she got another note from Aziz. He then wrote that he had finished sixth form third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been rough at times, he'd stayed in school, stuck with it, and would soon graduate from university with highest of honors. He assured Mrs.Noriah that she was still the best and favorite teacher he'd ever had in his whole life. Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he'd ever had. But now his name was a little longer- the letter was signed, Aziz Sulaiman, MD.
The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that year. Aziz said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years earlier and he was wondering if Mrs. Noriah might agree to sit in the place at the wedding which was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs.Noriah did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Aziz remembered his mother wearing on their last moments together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Aziz whispered in Mrs. Noriah's ear. Thank you, Mrs. Noriah for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.
Mrs. Noriah, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, "Aziz, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
Please remember that wherever you go, and whatever you do, you will have the opportunity to touch and/or change a person's outlook. It is you. Please try to do it in a positive way.April 16, Friday
Just the two of us today- Siti and myself. En Irwan didn't come as his brother was sick and he must be needed there with his family. Finishing the job I got from a friend of mine - A file corporat ( is there such a word? ) since En Irwan hasn't get the deal from the Petronas person about a simple presentation using Flash, I was pretty much left with a lot of time at my hand. Therefore I accept my friend's offer. Hope they like it.
Still guessing if lanun dear will come home this weekend. Don't wanna pester him or pushing him about it - if he can make it then hope I'll see him. It's been so long- 2 months and 2 weeks. At least he can visit his parents, which I know is more important and if he can spare me some of his precious time, of course I'll be delighted but otherwise I'll be just as happy to know that he's doing well no matter where he is. Never ask too much or you'll end up getting nothing.
3.37 pm: Just got an sms from En Irwan. His brother has passed away. Innalillahiwa inna ilaihirojiun.. May Allah bless his soul. Al Fatihah..April 19, Monday
Slept at 11.30 pm last night after watching Mutant-X.
Had a very, very good weekend. So many things to do, so many words to say yet so little time. But then again, there'll never be enough time for us :) And yes, he came back for the weekend =P but so sad he had to leave again. The story of our love.. but hope I'll see him again next two weeks. Our office seems a little quiet this morning. En Irwan hasn't talk too much. Still mourning over his brother's death last Friday, I guess. We all do.April 20, Tuesday
I never know that my site was listed in the sifoo.com among other great sites until one of them called me yesterday and said he found my site's address from sifoo.com. Thanks to the person who submitted my address and hope what I put here will inspired those who visited me here, one way or another. Too busy today. Had to submit 3 jobs. Hope I'll make it. Sorry for those who tried to chat with me via YM or MSN messenger- can't waste any time right now.
April 21, Wednesday
I visited sifoo.com myself today to (ehmm) saw my own website listed on the 'Inspired Web' page (refer to my previous entry). And guess what, I couldn't find it. Why? because it wasn't there! I was a little annoyed to that person who told me that. I mean, if he really honest to befriend with me, why not telling me the truth to a very simple question that I asked him. But I'm sure that he has a good explanation to that.
And today I read a msg from Zeal who asked if I got a lot of money in this business. Sadly, the answer is no. Maybe because I'm just a beginner, and I don't get too many freelance job, just one or two in a month and sometimes none. And mostly it was more than a favor for a friend or senior and I don't charge too high. But since I like doing what I do right now, so the money doesn't bother me too much. But I didn't mean to discourage anybody- if you are serious and you are really that good, then you can make a lot of money out of your talents and skills. Nowadays everybody wants to have their own website, and someone definitely was looking for a designer to make a banner to promote their products and a lot more possibilities. Just make sure you meet the dateline (",)April 22, Thursday
Am going to attend a seminar this morning- 10 am. How exciting :(
April 26, Monday
So how's your weekend? Last Saturday was my parents' 32nd wedding anniversary so I made some ice cream pudding for them. 32 years and counting! :) They may be an old couple but seeing the way my father look, treat and talk to my mother I'm sure the feelings they once had years ago has never change. May their love lasted till forever..
Can't wait for May to come coz if you guys still didn't know about this- we are gonna have 4 days off!! BESTNYE..!! Gotta plan something to do during the holiday, but hopefully lanun will come home too.
Anyway, happy Monday to all of you!April 27, Tuesday
Saw that my counter has counted 1008 visitors since February 04. Actually this site has been up since August last year but due to geocities counter's failure, so I made a new counter provided by Bravenet. Thank you guys, I know there's still a lot to be done to improve this website so any new ideas are highly appreciated :)
April 30, Friday
Haven't wrote anything for 3 days and this site's already collecting some dusts! :) sorry guys, kinda swamped with lotsa job right now ( well, who doesn't?) Anyway will try to tell you guys what I've been up to lately ~~
Finally finished the file corporate design of a company complete with all the details inside and an A4 size booklet, 4 pages brochure for an upcoming event which will be held at MITC. Went to this printing company only to be told that they can only accept files in Mac ( I used Pc ). I knew that Mac produce better graphic quality but hey, most of computer users in Malaysia prefers Pc, am I right or right? Plus the price was a bit expensive- RM20 for A4 size. So he suggested that I went for digital printing- cheaper coz they only use inkjet ( this company use toner ) and he even gave me the direction to get to a shop that offers digital printing at Peringgit Jaya. aisey..jauh plak.. So I decided to give the cd (that contains the design) to my friend and let him do the job.
Lanun dear has started his 2nd part of his course - low level flying. Fly to Kuantan yesterday. The weather was pretty bad- raining very heavily here in Melaka but I hope he's doing ok. He's coming home this weekend ;) ehmm..expecting something exciting? I don't know, because I can't see him on Saturday or Sunday because my next door cousin will get married on the Sunday. Kena rewang lah.. (",) So guess I'll see him when I see him, right?
Bosan aa..dok sorg2 dalam office ni..En wan pun khusyuk buat keje dia..isk..forgot to bring my handset today. blimey! Nak gi Kotamas during lunch hour, looking for new cds (pirated, of course). Let's see..hmm.. Van Helsing, 13 going to 30, Cheaper by the dozens, Buli, Shrek 2, isk byknye nak beli...lama dah tak nengok cerita baru ni..I've been getting a lot of weird emails from unknown addresses getting into my Bulk Folder (Yahoo), and the titles always be either "Hey, it's me","Bad Gateway", "You'll never expected this!" or "Here's your file" and the size is always 57k or 58k. And of course I never opened them coz they might be a virus or something like that. Sometimes it even goes up to 80-100 emails perday. Wonder how am I going to get rid of them.