superficial

well, Ramadhan is coming...
and as usual, I'm not that excited about it
for me, it's just another obligation, just another something that we had to do
and the same with Syawal...it's to celebrate how we managed to go through the fasting month successfully
(I've made kinda the same entry a year ago; old or cynical )
but really, nowadays, people just celebrate it for all the superficial reasons
they buy expensive stuff, do things to impress others...you know
birthdays, events, celebrations...
ahhh...the superficial aspects of human nature...
well, I'm not excluded...sometimes, I was like that too... >.<
you know how human is...
getting all excited doing things that they think the other party will like
or impressed by
oh, well...
without the superficial aspects, we are not human
just as long as you not letting it consume you too much
by buying too much new clothes, too much new furniture
just to celebrate that one event
it's stupid...and I'm ashamed to say, I'm stupid like that too, sometimes
now, I'm just trying to buy things for the long haul
not for that one thing, but just so I can use them over and over again, through the course of time
muahahaha!!!
oh, well...lets be a bit superficial
just not too much...and make it seldom
(^o^)v

made me think

on the way home, i spotted a sign on a car that made me think things...pretty heavy things...;

"MAN GET AND FORGET

ALLAH GIVES AND FORGIVES"

hurmmm.....

maybe im too old...or too cynical...

since the past 5-6 years (im 22 now...lolz), a lot of things doesnt seem that exciting anymore to me...

especially celebrations;.....

birthdays

independence day (well, im never really excited about this anyway)

aidilfitri

aidiladha

and all those holidays in between

i only look forward to those because they are holidays and i got to hang out and go play with my friends and cousins

the day itself, im not really feeling it...

speaking of which, aidilfitri is maybe tomorrow or the next day (i just know cause a friend told me...not paying attention to dates) and to me, its just another supposedly

hype-up-blown-out-of-proportion celebration that is done by the capitalist world of malaysia (admit it, money rule us over)

i just like it by the fact that im gonna meet my cousins and play with them

saying 'sorry' to parents and elders on that day is kinda like saying you wait for 1 whole year to say you are 'truly sorry'

just say you are sorry whenever you did something wrong...it isnt that hard, really...

and all those phony friends and families that say that to you on that day and started bitching about you again after a few days

it made you think that, 'do they really mean it?'...hurmmm...i dont think so...

well, in any way...

we should just celebrate these things moderately no matter how able we are

unless, we feed and help the poor and unfortunate on that day...then, go as crazy as you want

peace out, people

and enjoy the remaining holiday

\(^o^)v

oh, really.....

left right

up down

right wrong

moment infinity

superior inferior

woman man

saint sinner

win lose

girl boy

...perspectives...

surprise

what a surprising turn of event
but i better clarify on it soon
dont wanna get deported suddenly
hohoho
X)

vietnam overviwe

well, here are some of the stuff that i noticed about vietnam

1. it was very, very, green...that was my first impression when watching it from the plane...everything was different shades of green...
2. there were more motors than cars...heck...there were more than humans...lolz...
3. if they weren't on motor, they were in huge imported cars...like bmw, peugeot, merc and others
4. based on that, i assumed that there were no middle class people like me or you...there were only upper and lower class
5. the buildings were all rectangular, thin and long...like a block of chocolate
6. the people were petite but strong
7. they were big in the selling activities...
8. the goods were very cheap...compared to malaysian
9. and speaking of malaysian, there were a lot of them i met and even most of the vietnamese knew how to speak malay...
10. at the market, we could use ringgit, usd and domn...

well, that was all...i guess
but maybe different people have different views
this was just me...
peace out
(^.^)v

vietnam, day 3 (26052011)

and so, the last day came...it really wasnt enough...these 3 days...we couldnt stay longer coz mommy have to work on friday...boohoo... :( ...but we had a great time, all in all... X)

mommy and kak koh packing up all the new stuff that they just bought...sooo maaany!!!

the bed where i got my full body massage...it was damn great...mommy and mama karimah went along too...and it was only 10usd an hour


at saigon/ho chi minh airport...we brought 7 bags in and more than 15 bags when going out...bought a lot of stuff and a few extra bags to accommodate those stuff...tihihi...

my passport, in and out tickets...the out tix was much prettier...malaysia was trying to save by giving resit-like tix...hoho

other than the things shown above, i also bought a pair of jeans, a few key-chains, some fridge magnets, a hand-made mirror and baju kurung for raya...

we arrived at klia around 12.30 am as the flight was delayed...and i hope there are going to be many more fruitful trips in the future... 8)

vietnam, day 2 (25052011)

vietnam time was 1 hour late from malaysia...which meant, if it was 6am in vietnam, it would be 7am in malaysia...but the condition of the day was just da same...meaning that at 6am, vietnam was as bright as malaysia at 7am...and the day started early here...so, we woke up before 6am and get ready for a tour to chu chi tunnel at 7.30am...

having breakfast at the hotel...but all we could eat was bread and fruits...since the others were non-halal...but nontheless, the food was great and i simply lurve the butter...

the bus that took us around...and our tour guide was funny...he was friendly and his job really suited him...he made us tourists felt welcome and interested in the things he showed

we went to this place 1st where handicapped people made very beautiful and marvelous handicrafts...and you could see how pretty they were...even some1 as fully functional as most of us couldnt make these...

this is the entrance to go see the tunnels that existed during the vietnam war with the americans


above was the replica of the tunnel and that was the smoke hole...they made it far from the entrances so the american soldiers couldnt get to them...the tunnels had 3 levels and it was complicated with sick rooms, kitchens, fighting rooms and all...

very...very...small...

the deadly weapons they made with their own hands...cool, right...

buzy night market...i bought a lot of stuff this night...at great prices... XD

yummylicious drinks at another halal restaurant...most of the workers were malaysian and they had nice sambal belacan...tihihi

and the 2nd day ended with me falling on the bed...exhausted... (-.-)

vietnam, day 1 (24052011)

on tuesday, 24th may, i went to vietnam with 6 members of the family...ie: mommy, kak koh, anah (kak koh's daughter), suti, mama karimah and ayah chik (mama karimah' husband)...before that, we changed some money to us dollars as that was what we were going to use mostly in vietnam...

reading 'Japanese School Girl Inferno' while waiting for the plane at klia...it was a damn interesting book about japanese girls' fashion from the early 60's...i love it...it also kinda acted like a guide...telling what to buy and how to wear and where to go...it was a great book...

in the plane...just before take off...and im kinda sad that i forgot to take pictures of vietnam when the plane went above it...coz our return flight was at night...ho-hum...

arrive!!!...woohoo!!!

on the straight escalator...anah, mommy, suti and kak koh... X)

outside of the saigon airport...while waiting for the taxi/van that would bring us to our hotel in the city

the market and side walk stalls...where everything could go below half the 1st said price...oh, yeah...you heard me rite.. 8O


eating at vn.halal restaurant...it was near our hotel...we walked here...they even had a malaysian food section in the menu...except, they spell it 'malaisn'...if im not mistaken...hehe...

this was our lovely hotel...i forgot the name...tihihi...but it was gr8 since it was very near to the spas, saloons, restaurants and even the markets...aweeesooome!!!
ayah chik and mama k had their own room...so, us 5 shared a room with 2 double beds...i slept on a third mattress since not enough room...but i liked it...it was right in front of the tv...

well, that was it for a very intereting 1st day... v(^o^)/

innocence

i want to go back
to where i was before
where we were all before
before the madness started to control our minds
before the sins started to corrupt our bodies
before the capitalists started to rule our lives
back to whence
we still believed in the innocence
and the purity of mankind
i want the sweet innocence again
but we were only that when we were 7
~sigh~

theories

so much conspiracy theories
in this small world
we are living in
but as the saying goes
"we see what we want to see"
so, think about it, people...
~(*o*)~

what makes the world go around

there is a famous saying/quote
"love makes the world goes around"
a lot of people doesnt agree...but i think it is true
love does make the world goes around

love for money
love for dominance and power
love for violence

you see
because we love those things
the world goes around
and become what it is today
sweeet...