a letter from a driver

To the passenger woman sitting at the back of the black Myvi which almost hit my car at Cyberjaya whom i showed my middle finger to yesterday afternoon, I am deeply sorry!

The middle finger was a direct response/impulse reaction that I have towards bad/awful/accident-waiting-to-happen driving.

And my short-term anger was not directed to you, but to the driver of your vehicle, but i should not have shown the finger anyway. That, unfortunately, was my bad.

I wish i could apologize to u in person. Well, actually, I'd rather not. I'd rather text u or email u or something - for fear of getting the repercussions - but anywho, I sincerely and deeply apologize.

Yours truly,

A much better driver.

P/s: this is not sarcasm. i actually did show my middle finger to a makcik(kot) when she looked at my car after her car(driven by someone else, not her) almost hit my car because of clearly dumb and reckless driving(from her driver's part. not mine), and i deeply regretted it and hope to learn to control my anger/temper. especially when driving.

packing

for i am a jolly good fellow,
for i am a jolly good fellow
for i am going to singaporreeeeeeeee
and nobody can deny!

merry xmas everyone and a happy new year!
pls wish me, my friends, my friend's sister and her friends a safe journey to and fro aite!
=D



*tibe aku rasa lame gile post ni. oh well
i'm going to singapore. and ur not
muahahahahahah =P

YOUTH '10!

the dates 28 to 30th May will forever be embedded in my memory.

=D

who knew that in those 3 days,

i would have so much fun

laughed so loud

met such wonderful people

made such great friends

and did sooooo many things for the very first time!

i dont know whats gotten into me lately
but i have a sudden need to do something different in my life
just a few weeks ago, i joined the Glee KL Flash Mob
and last week i was part of the 400+ youths volunteering at the annual YouthSay Youth Festival!
and in a couple of weeks, i might be volunteering for the KL Urbanscapes Event thing. haha XD

yea yeaa..people might say stuff like "gile takde keje kau ni" and bla bla blaa
and in response, I would say something like "screw you. thank you very much" or something politer. depends on the current mood n all. =D

anywayyyy

about Youth '10, i'll just tell you the highlights from the 3 days and skip all the minor details.

remember how i mentioned earlier that i did ALOT of things for the 1st time?
well, you wont believe it, but i danced in front of a crowd.
yes, you heard(read) me right.
I. DANCED. IN. FRONT. CROWD.
hahahahahahahah XD
i was part of this flash mob thing to promote Wrigleys.
the flash mob was called Silent Disco
so what we had to do was to dance without music and then pull people onto the dance floor. lol
then the wrigleys people(my group) had like a dance battle with the public
and so the crowd made a circle around the stage and whoever wanted to dance to taunt the other team would go to the middle of the circle.

 something like this la.haha

then one malay girl from our team was pushed to center of the circle and didnt know what to do
she just stood there moving from side to side for like 10 seconds
then suddenly somebody pushed ME to the center!
impulsively, i did what Beyonce' would do! XD

check out this vid(link). what i did on the dance floor looked something like this
from the 18th to 20th second! ahahahah

i did that for like 2 seconds next to the malay girl then ran back to join the crowd! hahaha
i know...2 seconds je. but still! BIGGGG moment for me!! haha
i heard the crowd cheer while i was so called "dancing". so that must've been a good sign! ahahahaha XD

the next day

i had to do some public speaking in front of the camera for 5 minutes!

my topic was "traffic offenders are killers - yes or no"

easy topic right? but when the camera was rolling and i was holding the mic in my hands, i could only speak properly for ONE (1) minute.

then the mind went blank and i mumbled something incoherent for another minute before i remembered to stop myself and say "thank you. thats all from me"

i'm not a really good public speaker. actually i suck at it.

but still, i try to talk in front of a crowd. and fail miserably of course.

clearly, Journalism is not for me.

during the 3 days, I was in the clients team. and our objective was to make sure the clients(exhibitors and sponsors) were happy by being the middle man between them and the organizers. we had to make sure that there were ppl visiting their booths and inform the visitors of their products/competitions and stuff. basically, we were promoters laa.

 promoting the Extra Chewing Gum Photography Competition

but on saturday, i had a task of handling Adibah Noor! =D
she and Yuna are Libresse(brand pad pempuan) are the brand ambassadors. so they came to sing and have a meet-the-fans session at the Libresse booth.
i was in charged of escorting Adibah Noor from the hotel to the stage. make sure the music equipment is ready. from the stage to the booth. control the crowd. from the booth to the hotel.
like a stage manager la. sounds easy ayy?
not with hundreds of people around you at any one time!!!
it was hectic, it was stressful. but because i did it with a team of great friends.
it was FUN! =D

 serious peramah gile makcik ni! 

we did such a good job, we were told to do it again the next day - with Yuna! huhu

 hodoh gile aku dlm gamba ni..haha

btw, Adibah Noor is a very good performer and an even better human being!
she may not have as many fans as Yuna, but DAMN! she can sing! huhu

Sunday night. the last event before the curtain closes was a rave party!!
DJ lapsap was in the house and he brought his infectious music along with him!
i found myself dancing with my friends in the middle of the crowd
but that lasted for like 5 minutes until i didnt know what i was doing and sat at the outskirts and hung out with the rest of the non-partiers. hahah

but of course, not everything was sunshine and daisies...
one major side-effect of working(volunteering) at this event was that my feet is so permanently damaged, it may never be the same again. balik rumah je, terus mintak my mom tolong urutkan! seriously, my feet were hurting like hell. ye ahh, worked for 14 grueling hours kot! (8.30am - 10.30pm)

and of course that minor incident on saturday night where i almost got mugged  and stabbed and whatnot. hahahaha. (read post below for full story)

I think our team - the CLIENTS team - was the best team among the various volunteer teams (security, registration, welcoming, discovery, music, sports).
during those 3 days, we actually bonded and gotten to know each other and laughed the whole time.
*today, there was actually a reunion for our team. but unfortunately, i couldnt come cuz i had to go to a friend's sis' wedding.

dammit, we even had our very own cheer! which sounded like this

"who give susu?

we give susu!

from up and down

and all the way around!"

we have an obsession with susu(milk). dont ask me why. we just do.
XD

we gave 5000 cartons of milk for free in less than 2 hours!

till next year dear volunteers!

hope to meet you guys again next year! =D

a traumatic experience

people who are familiar with me should know that i am not one easily frightened or spooked or shocked

i dont go running kicking n screaming everytime i see a cockroach
certain things that ppl find scary, i find it amusing

so, to say that I was somewhat "traumatized" is seriously saying something dowhh

NOT.KIDDING.

this is gonna be a pretty(when i say pretty, i mean way-so-damn-freaking-gile) long.
You Have Been Warned!

so it all started like this...

9.30pm: just finished working/volunteering at YouthFest '10 at PWTC. i didnt have a ride home, so had to take public transportation (gahhh)..so the plan was to take the Ampang Line LRT from PWTC to Masjid Jamek. then walk from Masjid Jamek to Pasar Seni. its like a 700m walk. i couldve taken the Kelana Jaya Line LRT at Masjid Jamek to Pasar Seni, but that wouldve cost me RM1.20..hahaha u ppl should know what a cheapskate i am.. XD

so i decided to walk to pasar seni..but first, needed to get small change cuz all i have are rm50 and rm10 notes..and sometimes bus drivers give u hard time if u dont pay with small bills....zzzz

so i went to the 7eleven store as soon as i got out of the masjid jamek station. took a piece of bread(bun) yg harga 60cents tu and asked the 7eleven guy out loud whether they had change or not.

now thats where it all (almost) went wrong...

as i opened my wallet to check my money, i noticed the guy queuing in front of me looking at me n checking the contents of my wallet and the 2 bags that i was carrying.

*side note: i was carrying a sling bag and a free woven bag full of free stuff. both bags were quite full.

i was like "wtf?!?! why are you looking at me like that"(i didnt say this out loud laa). but of course i didnt wanna offend him. maybe he was just curious about where i came from n how i got all those stuff (i was wearing the free youthsay volunteer tshirts). so i just ignored him and paid for my 60cent bun with my rm10 note.

i got out of the shop and wanted to go right. but then i noticed that that guy(queuing in front of me) was there and was like hanging around there. i felt even more suspicious. the walkway was kinda dark and there werent alot of ppl around. a perfect setting for a horror/thriller movie.

against my better judgement and ignoring my instincts, i turned right cuz it was the faster way to go to pasar seni).

he saw me, and stopped me 5meters from the 7eleven shop. and the dialog went something like this;

org gila: wei nak mintak tlg pinjam telefon boleh x? aku nak pinjam msg kejap
me: sry dowhh..fon saya xde battery..dah kong dah
org gila: *says something to ask me to show him my hp to make sure its really kong*
maliq: *stupidly-dumbily-brainlessly pulled out his hp (nokia, which really is kong.not expensive Jet)
org gila: *takes the fon from my hands and starts examining the fon, trying to switch it on
maliq: *trying to convince him that the fon really is dead and asking him to return it
org gila: aku ade battery mcm ni. tukar battery ni jap
*insists on replacing my battery with his fon's battery.
KAU ADE PON TELEFON, KIMAKKKK! (well obviously the "i-want-to-borrow-your-fon-cuz-my-fon-is-missing story" is pure and utter crap, which i, unfortunately fell for.
maliq: *had to convince the guy that not all nokia phones use the same battery. wtf dah mcm org jual hp dah. kimak btol

then org gila guy stopped playing dumb and said "wei kalo aku nak samun ko, aku dah amik dah wallet ko, beg ko sume. ko ingat aku x bwk pisau? ko ingat aku xleh pukul ko kat sini?"

maliq: then abang nak ape? nak duit?

org gila: kalau ya, brape byk ko nk bg aku? rm50 bole?

mcm sial. nak negotiate plak. wtf!?!

then i said that i was a student laa, also didnt have money

dont remember what happened then. but i remember how it ended.

my fist connecting with his face!

kidding! duhh..

if we'd fought, i'd definitely lose

and hence, the multiple bruises on my face and body...
OUCH!!!!!!!

again, KIDDING! hahaha

this is how it really ended

i took my phone back from his hands. just like grabbed it and started walking away to the other side of the 7eleven.
while walking, i said "k bang, assalamualaikum". then he started talking again but didnt move yet.
then I said "ASSALAMUALAIKUM" loudly and with a tone of finality that ended our "conversation" and never looked back.

bile ingat balik how it ended, rase mcm Islamic gile cara2 mengelakkan diri anda daripada disamun. hahahah

i went inside a taxi 5meters away and said "pasar seni". the cab driver suggested i just walk there.
but i just went inside the cab explained to the cab driver what happened and locked the door.

heart racing, voice croaking, trembling, 70% to tearing. XD

had to use every ounce of control i had to keep calm

now, the problem with driving from masjid jamek to pasar seni is that you have to take the long way.
in other words, that "long way" cost me RM5!

*side note: i've never been in a taxicab since middle of last year cuz i think cabs overcharge like hell and i am, again, a cheapskate.cabs are for emergency purposes only. and i think this qualifies as an emergency*

just so u're clear. in wanting to save rm1.20 (LRT to pasar seni), i had to buy bread for rm0.60 (to get small change) and rm5 for taxi.
SO NOT WORTH IT!

its ironic, isnt it? how a shiny slimy Predator with sharp metal claws and cool laser guns at his face dont scare me...

..but a half-stoned late-20s' malay guy does.

trauma.trauma

Raya 2009 =D

Raya was a blast
not the best raya i've experienced in my short 19 years of life
but still, raya is raya
and the worst of rayas is the best of days
so ill take what i can get
and run like the wind! hehe

anyways, this raya - 2009 - as usual(and i hope that this trend continues),
we balik-ed kampung to my mom's side
at batu 7 1/2, kampung asahan, kuala selangor!

sampai kampung kul 7.25
nasib baik dah prepare the necessary air and biskut2 utk berbuka dlm kete
pastu masing2 xtau frequency stesen radio ikim ke jakim ke apentah
soooo mcm bajet2 dah gelap tu, buke! ahaha

sampaaaaai je kampung, makan, mandi, smayang
jgn harap laaa nak lepak2 tgk astro(ye, kampung aku ade astro, sbb nenek aku suke tgk wrestling! woot woott)
terus gi bekerje

ok menyimpang sat,
every raya, nenek aku akan mengerahkan anak2 nye, cucu2 nye, tetapi bukan menantu2 nye
utk membuat kerja2 mengemas rumah, memasak, mengecat, mengangkat barang, membuang sampah, membaja kelapa sawit dan segala2 yg terpikir olehnya
last year, pada malam raya, saya mengecat umah kampung tu dr isyak saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaampaaaaaai laa kul 12.30AM
itupon sbb hujan
saya pasti, kalau tidak hujan, confirm akan sambung sampai ke pagi raya
tp sila jgn salah faham
nenek saya x kejam, cume mode "CANTIKKAN RUMAH" die tersgt amat bangat extreme
ahaha tp apepon, kami segala buruh2 beliau amat menyayangi beliau! =D

ok back to the future,
antara kerja2 yg dilakukan adelah spt membuat ketupat, palas, lepat, rendang ayam dan daging
tp 1 thing laa, kalau bwat kerja ramai2
sume menyemak dlm dapur
sumpah SERONOK!
lg2 kalau ade mulut2 banjar yg x mkn saman mcm acik, mak andak, alang, bondaku (mak long) dan wani
ntah sape2 laa yg diorg kutuk semlm
tp sumpah seronok mendgr! hahah
if u think i have a bad mouth, u havent met my aunts!!!
ngahahahaha

walaupon mulut kitorg bergerak dok ngutuk org
tgn2 kitorg pon bergerak gak melipat daun palas, membalut lepat, nyumbat pulut, menggaul rendang, melayukan daun pisang
and juz so u know, we made
220 ketupats
ntah brapa byk lepat dan palas
1 kawah rendang ayam
1 kawah rendang daging
XD
because nenek punye mode "BAGI MAKAN KAT CUCU" pon extreme gak
she loves to feed us! ngeee =D




anddd we have a new addition to the family!
nur farisha airina bt ucu(ok x ingat name ucu, ingat pangkat je)
she just celebrated her 1st raya! =D
she's cucu number 35 or 34..ntah

adik dan abang

after all the hard work
bout 2am, cari parking! n tidoooooooooooooooo

dan bangun agak lambat
beratur utk gune toilet
ade 2 toilet, 6 families! u do the math! haha
rushing bukan main sampai terlupe mandi sunat aidilfitri
damn. xpe2, tahun depan bwat. pasang alarm awal2
hahaha
had breakfast(NOT break fast)
ate rendang daging! SEDAPPPPP! lepat pon sedap
ketupat agak keras, palas terlalu padat
rendang ayam liat nak mati sbb pakai ayam pencen..hahahah

gi surau smayang sunat aidilfitri
x dgr sgt khutbah tahun ni
tahun lepas nye best, imam siap nangis2 lg
tahun ni isi kandungan khutbah kurang menarik perhatian
lol mati aku kalo jakim nmpk ape aku tulis ni! ahahah

lepas smayang, aktiviti kemuncak hari raya!
the HIGLIGHT of the year

the FORGIVENESS part
our family tradition is we have nenek sitting first at the front,
then the pak and mak longs will ask forgiveness from nenek and from each other, then sit next to nenek
followed by the ngahs, udas, tehs, andaks, itams, anjangs, alangs, aciks, ucus, 1st cucu till the smallest cucu capable of walking
hahah
sume org beratur according to pangkat and age..huhu
sumpah i LOVE this tradition we've maintained
effect die perghhhh..makan dalam!..haha
during this asking-of-forgiveness session, u'll see bermcm2 emotion displayed
ppl crying asking for forgiveness, the cucus arguing and laughing because theyre stepping on other ppls' kains(we kneel while we ask for forgiveness) dll

immediately after that, mereka2 yg sudah bekerja akan distribute DUIT RAYA!!
=D


then, we had the family photo session!
we took photos with all of us together
then company by company(ikut family)
tp this year lupe bwat tema "anak2", "menantu2!" dan "cucu2!"
time ni plak, mmg hiruk pikuk kecoh habis sampai 1 kampung bole dgr
ahahaha

6 families! 4 families missing

mengajar nenek aku the peace sign... peace yawww

lepas tu, kitorg cousin2 beramai2 gi JAMBATAN!!
kampung aku ade sungai! kampung ko, bile lg? =P
minah2 tu sume bercamwhore di sanun

antara gamba fav aku..comel gile adam pukul buntut wani..hahaha





haha comel je asha tengking adam




adam: "got MILK?" hahah XD

then balik dan MAKAN! lepas makan, majoriti tidurrrr!
dan majoriti itu of course akan termasok tuan hamba
tertido sampai kul 6
bangun2, cari makan lg
ahahaha XD
any free time dlm 2 mlm dok kat kampung adelah diisikan dgn aktiviti MAKAN!! =D

nak balik the next day, mmg berat bontot
syg gilebabidowhh kampung ku kuala sgor! =D
dan nenek ku Alimah, the Superwoman! =D
mak sedara dan bapak sedara segala!
cousin2 kecoh semua
dan suasana hari raya
=D

byk lagi nak dicito ekk
tp dah terlanjut sudaa
will update more! =D
more pics on fb!

and oh yea
SELAMAT HARI RAYA
MAAF ZAHIR BATIN TO ALL
have a great one aite
=D

almost perfect.

ALMOST PERFECT!

yeap, that'd be how i'd describe my 19th birthday experience!
if it wasnt for a couple of ppl missing (u know who u r), it'd be absolutely perfect
but since u cant control everything and everyone, i'd take almost perfect and run with it!

this is gonna be a pretty long post with lotsa pictures
i have no intention in summarizing it or cutting short my invaluable bday experience, so bear with me
mampus ah, bday aku, bukan bday kau.haha =P

it all started on the 15th of July, when i was told(and totally believed it) that today's picnic was for the occasion of pia's farewell gathering-ke-ape-ntah...so mcm ikut je laa..

kul 3 lebih, gathered at annis' house. damn, tergoda nak suruh annis on-kan guitar hero. tp since azzy dah sampai, pendam perasaan yg membuak2 tu..hahaha
ingatkan nak naik kete azzy je, tp jaja n azzy bg alasan x muat ke apentah, ckp aku gemok laa, byk brg dlm kete laa...agak bengang di situ sbb x pernah naik satria merah..zzzz

so, gerak 2 kete. i drove my car to tasik shah alam (tempat yg ade kayak) n azzy gi beli air ke apentah..agak lame ahh kitorg tunggu azzy n jaja "beli air"..byk gak kutuk diorg(annis n pia kutuk, aku tgh main Snake kat hp buruk aku).. n kwangajak gile, annis kutuk fon 3310 aku..hahahaha XD

lepas diorg dah sampai, kitorg gi cari the picnic location terbaik! jumpe 1 pulau ni yg accessible by jambatan and ade gazebo! tp gazebo tu ade bbrp org tgh membuta. so kitorg gi ke "bukit" di atas pulau tu dan bentangkan tikar.

ni pulau kitorg

makan makan makan. borak borak borak. gelak gelak gelak. gambar gambar gambar. dan selitkan aksi2 horny di antara aktiviti2 yg disebutkan....hahah XD

pastu tibe2 diorg nyanyi "Happy Birthday" and keluarkan sebijik cake!
bukan sebijik, i mean se-slice.....

*global recession dowh, xleh bwat ape
ahahahahah XD jk2

really appreciate the effort in planning out the whole thing
and i was really surprised (x sempat practice pon muke terkejut)
the cake was chocolicious
sharing is caring
annis sgt horny pade hari itu
pia pandai penipu
jaja maknyah economy class
azzy pakai necklace haritu (kot..ntah)

in that short 3 hours time, in doing an ordinary thing like having a picnic, in spending a small amount of money for food, we had a pretty-freaking-awesome-helluva time!
all that matters is who you're with.

and here u go the pics on that day 15/7/2009





moving on to 17/7/2009

thanx for all the wishes thru fb, verbal communication, sms, myspace or any other medium of communication! appreciate it LOADS! =D

lepas solat jumaat, terus gerak ke subang. bukak baju melayu, campak kat backseat..haha
picked hanis up at her hse around 2.30 then headed to pyramid! met up with an old friend, amir aiman at TGV! serious dah lame x jumpe amir, 2 tahun kot x jumpe..huhu. bought the tix to watch Harry Potter.
pastu terserempak dgn hanif at the concession stand..huhu
masing2 tgh lapar, so the 3 of us jalan2 cari makan.
pastu terserempak dgn jay mee and dilian plak..haha

we (i mean, i) decided to have lunch at Pizza Hut sbb ingatkan dpt 30% off if i paid with my maybankard....

order order. makan makan. bukak cite kisah2 zaman persekolahan..hahaha..damn those were the good ol days..byk keluar cite psl time2 we were in form 1 and 2..haha.. best2..

seronok punye borak and kenyang punye makan, we lost track of time. it was 4.30pm already..so gi kat cashier, handed the guy my maybankard, and i asked "dpt 30% off kan?"..he replied "umm tak, sbb x order the mediterranean crap apentah"... i was like, "fook!"..pastu tarik balik the debit card and ckp "nk byr CASH!", pastu immediately pandang amir and hanis..hahahhaahahahahaha sgt kesian diorg dowhh...rm70 kot bill! lol XD paling kesian tgk amir ahh, dah ah lame gile x jumpe, pastu die cover mkn rm40..hahaha kesian gile dowhh..malang btol kwn2 aku.. XD

anywhooo, we then headed to the cinema, where the movie had already started. dont think we missed much though...*not going to talk bout the movie

after the movie, went to the surau. after maghrib, sent amir to his hse at wangsa baiduri(it was the least i could do for him belanja-ing me..haha) and picked up batch at her hse and then returned back to pyramid to watch jaja perform at Gloria Jeans Coffee

parked at the rooftop. keluar lift je terus jumpe nina n mimi. nina bg hadiah!! a cool funny t-shirt and a cooler-than-me hat!..haha. thanx nina! =D then went to Starbucks cuz batch ade voucher buy 1 free 1. dah cukup excited dah ni sbb nk dpt free ice blended. siap gadoh dgn nina n mimi psl nak order ape. lepastu org starbucks tu ckp the voucher cant be used at that branch. amik kau. agak kecewe di situ. hahaha


then we went to Carls Jr sbb batch lapar sgt2. lepas lepak kejap kat carls jr, headed back to Gloria Jeans' sbb Polstra Ungu dah start perform. met azzy, hairi, zairul, naadira, jaja and the rest of the bandmates! =D

Polstra Ungu (from left - Shafique, Jaja, Aiman, Amir, Izhar)

tepuk2

after the band performed, we headed inside the coffee shop and lepak-ed. i noticed a cake at the counter and immediately practiced my "shocked" face..wakakakakakakkaka

i pretended that i didnt notice the cake until tibe2 they started singing "Happy Birthday"! Izhar Azmil on guitar and jaja lead vocalist.hahaha

muke terkejut aku...

lepas tu plak, azzy n hairi gave me a cupcake! yg ni btol2 terkejut..ahaha thanx jijah and bulu!! =D
then lepak-ed at the coffee shop while eating cake, nasi lemak canggih, took photos, drank other ppl's ice blended drinks! hehehe =D
it was fun! but it was already 11 sumthing and i had to send hanis home
so we left pyramid and sent hanis
batch plak jenis yg x reti duduk rumah ajak aku lepak dgn die
aku pon iyakan je laa (sbb die sanggup sponsor minyak)
ekekekekek =P
we called a lot of ppl who we thought can hang out this late at night.
pastu pija agreed to lepak with us!
gi amik pija kat uitm
bwat cite dongeng utk hiburan pak guard
kutip pija
lepak di pak li. (ok xtau mane lg nak lepak kat shalam...) haha
borak2 sampai kul 2 lebihhh
ahahahahaha

hantar mereka pulang. and i headed home.
sampai umah kul 3am!!! but it was all fun and definitely worth it! =D
its already 5.30 am as i'm writing this, and its still not finished
and i'm not tired cuz im too freaking jumping for joy to go to sleep..
hehe

thanx everyone! especially to the surprise-party planners and goers!
i know i may not express my appreciation out loud and end up being an ass most of the time, but please believe that i GREATLY appreciate all that u've done for me!
seriously, i dont deserve u guys
but u still stick with me
thank you. =D

right now, i'm thinking how u guys are gonna top this off next year.
hahaha =D