Friday, August 26, 2005

MERDEKA

What it should mean to us...

If we continue being comfortable and tak kisah being on the receiving end -- penerima teknologi, mengkonsumsi segala yang datang dari negara maju while continue waving the jalur gemilang -- kita tak merdeka.

Kalau kita tak berani bersuara sebab takut nanti ada ancaman (sekatan dalam pelbagai bentuk embargo -- sebab we are not self-sufficient in many aspects) and still buat konsert besar-besaran celebrate merdeka -- kita tak merdeka.

Kalau anak-anak muda kita jahil sebab tak dapat menimba ilmu sebab tak pandai membaca dan membaca 'between the lines' in English -- kita lagi tak merdeka.

Kalau kita lari semula dalam gua atau tempurung kita sebab takut kepada ledakan informasi kerana tidak boleh relate to any of them -- kita bukan sahaja tak merdeka, tapi bodoh.

Kalau kita tak original, asik ambik template program reality TV show negara lain dan tak buat adaptasi sebab buta dan tak belajar intercultural communications dan anthropology -- kita adalah mangkuk yang tidak merdeka.

Kalau kita takut, malu, rendah diri dan tak mahu take calculated risks tapi masih kibar bendera dan suka konsert merdeka -- kita akan mati sebagai orang yang tak mahu memerdekakan diri.

Kita boleh pergi konsett, buat jalur gemilang paling panjang -- semua tu buatlah sampai gemilang macamana sekali pon -- tapi kalau tak paham penjajahan era baru -- kita terus tak merdeka.

Kemerdekaan = bebas menabur bakti membangunkan negara dengan ilmu dan pendekatan terbaik tanpa takut kepada ancaman dan tekanan -- paling penting bebas berfikir dan memerdekakan fikiran.

Now, am I patriotic or not?

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Weekend oh Weekend

TGIF

Tomorrow will be fun as I'll be emceeing Intan Safina and Adam Shah's wedding at Crowne Plaza Mutiara. Great collaborating with Datuk Yusof Jusof and Datin Aishah's family. Also with the one and only Pak Abu Glamour. Will also get a chance to catch up with Aishah (of the Fan Club fame)-- lama tak buat sessi sembang-sembang mak-alang.

And on Sunday -- kerja lah.. nak siapkan si Hamzah Johari and Zaini's training proposal tu... adoi... bilalah nak catch up with my beauty-and-the-beast sleep.

And highlight next week?

'Meet the Media' training for Takaful Nasional -- can see kengkawan lama.

And now... waiting for Shazwan and Ian pergi beli Whopper Burger King... Yum..

Lepas tu kaler rambut... apa lagi nak buat.

And to Cekem.. selamat jadi emcee anak mami kawin kat Penang tu.. To Mami -- mintak maap tak dapat pergi. sure miss your nasi kandak and daging masak itam tu...

Ciao

Monday, August 15, 2005

CAR FOUND!!!

Two days after it disappeared at Bukit Damansara my car re-appeared in the same area it was reported lost.

And strangely:

1. Nothing was taken from the car.
2. The tank was full. I normally would fill up petrol RM40 sahaja, seldom full tank.
3. The person who took the car drove it for about 50 kilometres.
4. The person was more interested in the documents I had in the car, because I found that the the documents were re-arranged (not in order).

What were they after?

And the Police thought I could have forgotten where I parked my car or a friend/lover/concubine/penyedap could have conveniently 'borrowed' my car.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

SOMEBODY STOLE MY CAR

Yes... I'm so stressed out.

I parked my car right in front of Plaza Damansara and 2 hours later after my meeting with Datuk Yusof Jusoh, the car's gone.

After making the report at two police stations, I penat...

Coz my car is my life -- everything in there -- berus gigi, kasut, files, baju kot.

Entah... Penat

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Nice Punk Rockers came a calling

They are Punk Rockers and they are very nice teenagers.

The Gogets, all the way from Austria came to Malaysia to makan angin and to check out our music scene.

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And because we are so inter-connected and berjaringan, the 4 nice kids are staying at Ian, Shazwan and Dicky's place.

They love nasi lemak and roti bakar.

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Tapi orang teksi kita tipu diaorang, charge mahal-mahal. Apalah Malaysia ni... memalukan.

They were at our office recently to be interviewed by Michelle of Melodi.

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I ni, tak pernah lah nak terjerumus dalam kancah Punk rock ni, tapi bila I tengok mamat-mamat ni baik-naik (they don't drink and smoke -- now hows that!) I pun naklah dengar lagu punk rock.

So I mintaklah kat ahlil-ahlil Punk Rock.

Pasanglah lagu dalam kereta..

Lepas seminit dua, I pasang balik lagu Ramlah Ram.

Bagaimanapun if they were to hold a major concert kat sini.. I'll go to support coz they are nice people...

Macamtulah baru WORLD...