malay letter writing

have you ever noticed of how the malays are especially super crtical of other peoples work but yet very cross if their work are crticised. malays are very good at pointing out that the dots, crosses and comas are out of place, but ask them to write something??, it would be faster to reach the moon.

2nd cardiff gathering

it was a great day yesterday when a lot of the cardiff alumis of the 70's descended on our premises and many a long separated acquantance were renewed, a great mix, datuks and man freak and mat kent., food was superb and the crowning glory, the inimitable dancers from the pulau meranti school we could yet and are very much encouraged to turn this gathering into an annual event perhaps growing old together with lyanne batik

2ND CARDIFF GATHERING

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO TODAY, IT'S THE SECOND GATHERING OF ALL OF US WHO WERE STUDYING IN CARDIFF IN THE LATE 70'S. THIS TIME AROUND, FROM THE LISTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE CONFIRMED, IT LOOKS LIKE MORE KUTUS ARE CRAWLING OUT OF THE WOODWORK, VERY SUCCESSFUL KUTUS, MIND YOU. KUTUS WHO ARE NOW DATUKS!!!. IT WOULD BE A GREAT DAY I AM SURE AS THIS YEAR WE WOULD BE ENTERTAINED BY THE DANCERS FROM THE SCHOOL OPPOSITE, WHO ARE THE NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONS. THESE KIDS WOULD BE GOING TO LONDON LATER IN THE YEAR TO PERFORM. MAKING THAT TRIP WHICH ALL OF US DID MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO.MEMORIES ARE FLOODING BACK,!! WHAT A JOURNEY??? .THIS GATHERING COULD GERMINATE INTO A MASSIVE FESTIVAL TEN YEARS FROM NOW, WHO KNOWS??. I ALREADY PROMISED MAZITA OUR CARDIFF PIN-UP GIRL, THAT IN THE TENTH YEAR OF THIS GATHERING, OUR GUEST OF HONOUR WOULD BE PINK FLOYD??, IF THEY ARE STILL AROUND.

MY WALKING

ALHAMDULILLAH, EVERY DAY THERE HAS BEEN SOME MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT IN MY WALKING ATTEMPTS. I AM POSITIVE THAT AT THIS RATE, WALKING RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE, INSHALLAH. IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF TIME, WHEN ????. I AM COMFORTABLE WITH MY CURRENT REGIME OF. KEEPING MYSELF BUSY BY WORKING ON THE COMPUTER, REGULAR SUPPLICATIONS TO ALLAH, WALKING AROUND THE HOUSE ONCE IN THE MORNING AND ANOTHER ROUND IN THE AFTERNOON, READING LOTS OF BOOKS AND CONTROLLING MY DIET.KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES.

the malay malaise

ever since my attempts to get back on track, around 1 year ago, never have the malaise of the malays been more pronouncedly brought to my attention. there were times when i call a government office to 9am or e-mail to a civil servant when i wouldn't receive any response for quite some times. the lACK OF THIS SIMPLE COURTESY TO JUST RESPONSE INITIALLY BEWILDERS ME, IT MAKES ME FEEL AS IF i had left this PLANET for awhile and then came back to a strange planet. forget the malay dilemna, imalaysia, melayu baru , malaysia boleh, or any of such like, the backwardness of the malays is down to 1 simple reason, lack of discipline!!!, thats it,that is what makes malaysia a rich ground for the mon-malays to prosper. by just adhering to some simple discipline, just like giving prompt response, keeping to schedules and tackling any issue head-on , the non-malays easily moves forward at lightning speed whilst the malays were still trying to figure what it is all aBOUT?btw, it's never malaysia boleh, if you study things carefeully, it had been mamak boleh! all the time. when will it ever be melayu boleh???., perhaps when the NEP IS TOTALLY ABOLOISHED??, OR WHEN THE BRITISH OR JAPANESE COMES BACK???, UNLIKELY, MOST LIKELY IF AND WHEN UMNO DISINTEGRATES???.NOT IN MY LIFETIME BTW, PERHAPS IN MY CICITS LIFETIME HOPEFULLY .INSHAALLAH. LIFE GOES ON.

turning 53 and still waiting

i turned 53 last week and was hopeful of some sort of present from god as i have dutifully followed and performed his exhortations. in this present world of instant everything, even gratification, this desire for some sort of magic is , i supposed, inbuilt in every one. alas, although, alhamdulillah, there was everyday some sort of improvements, a major swing was lacking, patience, thats the lesson for the moment, for me anyway. maybe at 55??????. inshaallah, never giveup, keep trying. surely god knows of my travails and perhaps timing is just not yet right. it makes me wonder, what else is it that i am not doing right?

malay sandiwara???

went to a hari raya gathering for the people of this constituency last sunday and came away feeling truly sorry for the malay community. nothing has changed!!!! it is the same old shit:-

1. even though starting time was supposed to be 8pm.. guess what???, invaraiably the so-called vips, unmno politicians of course!!! were 1 hour late!!! and when they arrive, it was with the inevitable fat wife and an entourage of bodyguardswannabes, whats new??, all balding. thank god they were not wearuing sunglasses. sunglasses at night??, that would have been the pits. there was , of course the rela ushers, all happily strutting about and thinking of when they will receive their stipends.
2. there was the inevitable lineups of locals kaypohchee who weremall lined up to offer their handshakes, hoping to shake the hands of these umno demigods!!!, fawning, luckily no ass was licked in sight of everyone.
3. the food was of course predictable, fried turd,no fried cakes fried that , and noodles and too sweet drinks..it is no wonder that the malay population are plagued by highblood pressure and diabetes
4. speeches were long, boring and of no substance.
this scenario, i bet, replicates itself all over malaysia in the last 3 weeks.
why was i there???. good question!, between you ansd me, it was to feel the hearbeat of the community. truthfully?, i was also hoping to catch the eye of one of these earthly demigods, to ask a favour from -lah!!!
no thank you, i can live without these shits.

mia - raya and busy

been a while since my last posting, what can you say??. it is the raya period and i have been busy working on a proposal to raise financing for the batik business. i am determined to do the proposal myself with a target of submitting to 5 financial institutions by 31st. dec2009.the more i delved deeper into the matter, the more i am convinced of it's viability. requires lots of hard work. but then, what doesn't??