eid mubarak to all, albeit belated.

here's a list of FAQs or Frequently Answered Questions i gave about my raya (a lot of questions were frequently asked but i didn't bother to answer).

q: where did you spend your raya?
a: south. go figure.

q: when did you leave kl?
a: thursday 11.30 pm from kl. the traffic was light and i could drive 130 - 140 km/h under the cover of darkness.

q: how was the raya?
a: it was fun. i got to see the incredibles!

q: how's the movie?
a: it's fun. it's my movie of the year. i recommend you go see it. it's a feel good movie. it's fast paced, has got good story line and fantastic animation. by the way, at the end the family lives happily. and jack jack, the youngest in the family, has superpower too. he can metamorph. did i spoil it for you? i'm sorry *snigger snigger*

q: when did you get back in kl?
a: tuesday 12.30 noon. the traffic was still smooth when i was on the road. the drive was boring as i could do only 110 km/h.

q: when did you start working?
a: i work all the time. i was in the office from wednesday.

q: you started work early. have you run out of your leave days?
a: no. i have plenty more. i'm gonna use them in december.

q: where are you going for your leave?
a: either phuket, medan, or borneo. haven't decided. weather-wise, phuket is the best bet.

q: oh ... that's nice.
a: any other questions? no? ok. selamat hari raya to you then. maaf zahir batin.

my all-time favourite song came out on the air the other day. i've been admiring this song ever since i knew how to listen to songs. here goes ...

Alangkah sedihnya hati ku
Duka meliputi kalbu ku
Kekasih di hati sudah jemu pada ku
Tapi tetap ku tunggu

Kekasih yang lain di temu
Hati ku berdarah dan pilu
Namun tetap ku merayu pada mu kasih ku
Kembalilah pada ku

Duhai kekasih ku rindu pada mu
Jangan kau niaya aku
Cinta ku kasihanlah

Tapi tak mengapa ku derita
Nanti tiba masa kan kau rasa
Betapa hebatnya hati luka kecewa
Gagal dalam bercinta ...

~ Tak Mengapa by A Rahman Hassan

friday nite 11.30 pm i started driving up north. driving at that time, off-festivities, was a bliss. cars were sparse. the weather was great - no rain that nite.

stopped by a rest area by the river to have mee rebus for 30 minutes. doing 130 - 140 km/h, i arrived at my parents' 4.15am saturday.

mom and her maid was busy preparing sahur. dad looked ok. i was glad to see that he's doing much better. saw some medications on the kitchen cabinet which looked like the ones i'm taking.

like father, like son.

*yawn* we're at mid-point of ramadhan.

on the average i've been sleeping at 2am every night (morning?), wake up to eat at 4 or 5 am, and then nap again till 6.30am.

i'm a bit slow physically; but i'm not weak. i've walked miles in ramadhan which i don't do off-ramadhan.

i yawn now and then; but my mind is as sharp as, if not sharper than, any other month.

fasting, if done as prescribed by God, is amazing.

tonite i'm driving up north to spend fasting over the weekend with my parents.

yes i'm alive. i'm feeling great because of ramadhan. and this ramadhan my conscience is as clear as the sea around perhentian island.

the notion of working in a corporation is losing its luster real fast. past few weeks my mind has been toying with the idea of getting into farming. it's getting serious as i'm drawing up a business plan for it. i bounced the idea with some friends and surprisingly either they are directly involved with it, or their relatives are. we're not talking about the hoe-and-rake kind of farming here. we're talking high-tech and highly-mechanised farming.

let's see how far i get into this.

this morning heard a song Gadis Melayu by Othman Hamzah on the way to the office. my oh my ... it really teleported me back to my teenage time, when we were getting ourselves familiar with courting girls ... heheheheh ...

here's a snippet of that song ...

Siapa bilang gadis melayu tak menawan
Tak menarik hati, tiada memikat
Kalaulah memang tak mungkin aku tertarik
Kalaulah sungguh tak mungkin aku kan jatuh

wooo hooo!