Yasmin Ahmad's Films by Amir Muhammad

I think the book contains all the thoughts I have about the movies she's made and Amir Muhammad added extra infos on Yasmin Ahmad as herself and what he thought of her which makes me feel as though the world of awesome Malaysian film has come to an end.That's sad really.She made the whole "One Malaysia" simple and easy through her movies which is what the new generation of this current nation need.

I guess at some point,different people have different preferences so not everyone sees the positive in everything which is good at some point coz only then we can see the flaws whether it is in ourselves or in the world we live in.Still,that doesn't give anyone the right to shoot down someone else's ideas just because he/she doesn't share the same principle :/

One thing I realize is that the initial stage of my wanting to start giving Malaysian movies a chance began with Yasmin Ahmad.I may not like them completely (coz some of them really suck) but I guess some local films are cool (and funny!) ;)

bilakah semut api menjadi babi?

When they start biting you insanely like your leg is candy tower!SHIT!This is the 3rd time I got bitten by these insane devils!It turns out that they have their fort extended all the way to my house and now,I cannot stand outside without getting bitten!WTF?!

ITS FUCKING PAINFUL!!!!!

Anywho,I had a weird tiring day today.Was woken up super early by my mum.As much as my sister and I just cannot comprehend hari raya haji,we got ready anyways coz everyone was gonna go visit my grand aunt whom had just been discharged from the hospital last night.She had pneumonia and they had to pump out a whole lot of fluid from her.She's really old and she probably hasn't got any flesh on her anymore.I cannot imagine the pain she had to put up with.

I was supposed to drive my uncle coz he hasn't been so well himself.It turns out that all these years of insomnia he's been going through was caused by a backbone problem.He's been getting treatments from a chiropractor and he has recovered so much eversince the therapies started.Still,he really shouldn't over exert himself too much.

Went to get Kecik from the vet after we got home.He has to wear a cone for at least 10 days coz he can't afford to lick the stitches on his lower tummy.The vet's assistant told me that the wound was deeper than they expected so it's very crucial to take good care of him.I know that as much as I hate seeing Kecik suffer so much in that thing,I'm gonna have to work extra hard in taking good care of him till he recovers.I would feed him with my own hands and carry him around if I have to and I have to make sure he is well fed and I have to keep an eye on him for most of the time.

I'm waiting for Shu to get back.Apart from going over to SPCA,we have loads of other things to do like get the forms from JAWI and we have to figure out if we have to get married earlier in case we wanna move really far away from home.

Mak Mi was here with her brother and niece and mum came over.I was telling them all about Shu wanting to go visit Mak Mi's kampung for a fishing day trip.I also want to learn to cook a couple of dishes from Mak Mi's mum.There is this Javanese way of cooking soh-oon which is so yummilicious.Everytime I go to any kenduri's there,they'd always serve it and everytime they pack some for us to take home,I'll be the one who'd finish it all up ^_^

The thought of fishing for Siakap is awesome but at some point,it does scare me to think that those fish weighs about 5kg each.I don't know if I'm strong enough to take one down.

I had a strange conversation session with my aunties over at my grand aunt's place while the guys went off for Friday prayers.We were talking about cooking and they were asking me for recipes which was weird coz my mum and my grandma and especially my sister never thought I'd get into cooking seriously and now I am and I have learned to cook some dishes.The best part is,unlike those days,the food I cook these days would usually end up being eaten till the very last bit.

The only reason I'd ever want to cook a dish is if Shu likes the food or I like it personally.

SHITTO!

Left Kecik at the vet today.He has a hole on the lower bottom of his belly!His flesh was showing!!!!!I CANNOT ATTEND TO OPEN WOUNDS!Especially on Kecik!Kecik NEVER swallows his pills!There is no way in HELL I am ever trying to give him oral medication ANYMORE!

Getting him all stitched up is the best and only thing to do.Rashid said so.Azim said so.I just want whats best for Kecik.He super hates the vet by now.It's too often that he's there but seriously,he can't possibly blame anyone for it.We're trying to make him better and we do it because we love him.

My uncle and my aunt came today.My sister,Rashid and I sent my uncle home and we had a drink on the way before dropping him off.It's been a while since we last did that sort of thing.We had a long discussion about how worried we all are about Azim in fitting in secondary school life and we had a whole lot of things to say about my dad and his condition.

I can't say much.I can only say that my folks are holding me back from leaving them so far away because I cannot bring myself to doing so.I cannot abandon them and I cannot leave my mother alone in all this mess.I'm gonna wait for Shu to come back and I'm gonna see what his plans are and I wanna try working things out so that everyone can just get comfortable.

I miss Foxburr-san and I want him back ASAP!

:(

TTDI Vet.......AGAIN

My mum told me that Kecik had blood spots on him as I got into the house from shopping with my grandma late this afternoon.We both freaked out so we grabbed Kecik and got into the car and headed to vet.My mum called Dr. Clement just before we left the house to ask if he was in.

I bet he and his assistant,Ann,were laughing at the fact that my mum had been calling the vet ever so often in the past one week.

I was so afraid if Kecik had some infection or something from the surgery.I was worried sick coz right after he got out from the surgery,I left for Terengganu and haven't seen him since then.Loads could have happened eventhough my mum updated me from time to time.

It turned out that the problem wasn't as big and serious as we thought it would be.Kecik just had a boil on the lower part of his tummy.The vet said that Kecik must have got bitten or something and then the wound got infected.Our suspect:Ghost.Kecik hasn't been out so he couldn't have got bitten by some other cats.

Kecik managed to show his drama king side today.He was making noise while the vet was giving him an antibiotic shot.The vet said it wasn't even painful.Kecik wouldn't have felt it.Hahaha!Because Kecik would NEVER swallow down pills given by the vet,I suggested that the vet would give him shots instead.

If Kecik does not recover,we might have to carry on going back and forth to vet till Friday or Saturday :/

Bodo la Kecik.All my other cats do not have this many problems.

home

I'm waiting for Foxburr-san to get back ASAP so that we can go over to SPCA.We have to get that crazy tiny kitten vaccinated.I know that he's been a bit bored ever since Kecik got himself castrated.They used to wrestle with eachother all the time.Maybe Kecik is till in a bit of pain.Maybe Kecik just doesn't want to wrestle anymore.I dunno.

All I know is that Kecik and that crazy kitten are the best of friends.I really don't want them to go separate ways.

Hahaha!

I laugh everytime I think about that time when Shu and I were walking in the rain meredah banjir on the way to his house from the surau.He kept cursing at the kids who went around near us on motorbikes or bicycles coz everytime they pass by water would splash at us from their wheels.Everytime he cursed,he'd sound like a real Pak Cik.It was really funny!

flew on the ATR 72 and survived.I'm liking it ^_^

Just before the plane landed,I forgot that my destination was NOT the international airport.Haha!

The flight was good.A bit noisy coz of the propellers.(The ATR 72 does NOT run on turbine engines like a typical 737)

Spent most of my time crying during flight.Forgot about the fact that I was flying (coz I hate flying).

I am missing Shu already.I can still hear his niece's voice screaming.I can still feel the freezing cold air back in Terengganu.It's the monsoon season!All about endless rain WITHOUT lightning!I lurved it to bits!<---the rain and all.

Shu said I could return when it's all sunny and we can go to other places which were closed during the monsoon season.

I cannot believe Shu,Azura(Shu's sister) and I were making Buah Melaka in the kitchen the other night.I usually feel weird cooking in other people's homes.

I enjoyed the visits to the markets like Pasar Payang and Chabang Tiga.I met a bunch of cats there (especially at the market areas) I met 2 cats who were super fat (pregnant).

Shu squished a tiny baby frog on the steps to one of the miniature mosques.

I almost touched a Siput Babi on our way up to Bukit Puteri.

Shu's folks actually took the trouble to get me loads of homemade keropoks which cannot be found elsewhere in Terengganu.How awesome is that?!I had to bring home an extra bag just for those!Can't wait to fry them tomorrow morning ;)

My cats (and hamster) are probably glad to have me back.Maybe its coz they won't have to face my sister and her strange love hate thingy for them :/

5 days passed like a hours.I enjoyed myself a lot.

Thanks,baby!

I love you! XOXO

Taman Tamadun Islam Monumental Park

The weather today is so much better than the last couple of days.There was a wee bit of sun in the morning and a little rain and sunlight and rain in the afternoon.Shu and I decided to just go ahead and pursue our journey through TTI.We had tried a couple of times but the moment we step foot at that place,rain just starts pouring down like we're not meant to go there.Bodo betol!

Anyways,we went there today and it was so much fun ^_^ It felt like we were walking and walking and walking.We actually spent about 3 hours there.We were quite lucky coz our first attempt was a success but we had to leave after a few minutes coz we had an emergency.When we came back,we were prepared to pay for another pass but the people at the counter recognized us and let us in again FREE!

Our last stop before leaving the park was the indoor gallery.There were booths for customizing art pieces and we could paint a batik piece ourselves!I did that and it was so much fun!I hate painting on paper coz I just suck at it but painting on a piece of cloth batik style is so different and awesome!

I've had a blast staying here in the last couple of days.I'm trying to get a flight back home tomorrow night coz my folks want me to spend Aidil Adha at home.

*BUT THE WEATHER IS JUST GETTING BETTER!!!!!*

Nevermind.I can always come back here and teman Foxburr-san later in the future ^_^ I know that Kecik and Fei Mao have been waiting around my room for me so I'd better get home.

P.S.:I love you,baby! <3

banjir

It literally translates the word "flood".It's my first time experiencing it.Shu's home is near the river and it turns out that because of some construction happening downstream which results to narrowing down the river path,the river upstream would have some clogging up problems and that eventually results to over flow and it would coz flooding.

Shu's dad woke him up this morning to move the cars to the surau parking lot nearby coz the water level had gone up to the road.The water level was almost knee high and I think some houses were flooded.It's not a pretty sight.I cannot imagine how the owners whose houses have completed sunk under about a meter of water feel.

It's not clear,clean water that floods the area so everytime we wanna go to the cars at the surau we'd have to fold up our pants above the knees to walk through the water slowly.My mum is totally worried but I'm ok.I like water.It gets cold sometimes but the water is good.

I am a bit scared of what's gonna happen in a couple of hours time should the water starts flooding the house.Shu's dad estimates that we should start moving things upstairs at about 3am later.SO.......we just have to be prepared.

Shu's mum isn't so happy about the thought of the house getting flooded.She just did the flooring and the kitchen area.We were told that the last time this happened was back in 86.Nobody expected this to happen.Obviously,that means no one is prepared.With enough warnings,I did mentally prepare myself for this.Not that I expected or anticipated it to happen.

I hope Kecik and Fei Mao are alright at home.Mum called me up and told me that those 2 cats have been sitting at my room door and making a lot of noise even when the room door was opened.She said they expected me to come out and get them :( I will do that as soon as I get home........which is........most probably on either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.

I can't possibly get on an airplane in this weather.The planes probably wouldn't take off on time anyways.

P.S.: I love you,baby! >.<

why on earth would you wanna do that?

I spent almost an entire night talking to my sister and her friend who was assumed to have slept over but later on left at about 3am some days ago.It was funny coz our conversation started off with me trying to figure out a way to convince my folks to let me go to Terengganu with Shu for a few days.Then,other topics fell in and out as we talked through the blackout and past midnight.

My sister had always been known to be doing things behind her boyfriend's back.It's not something I am ok with but it happens ever so often that I am done trying to talk some sense into her.Her friend,on the other hand,was someone whom I thought would have been someone who'd be completely faithful to her partner but instead doing something very VERY similar to what my sister does on a regular basis.

The thing is,WHY?Why cheat when you have a completely stable partner?Why cheat when you don't wanna do the right thing (which is letting go of your current relationship) and go on with your "other" relationship.Then again,why CHEAT at all?I asked my sister and her friend if they believe in karma and if they might have just figured out that one day they might just get what they deserve and by then,it would be too late for them to have the chance to repent.

It was a very strange conversation and I usually don't discuss such things with my sister coz like I said earlier,she just won't change.

ANYWHO.........I got up early this morning.Shu told me to skip shower and just brushed my teeth and wash my face and we headed off to a place near the beach for some nasi dagang.Then,we sat by the beach with the wind blowing so strong in our faces for a bit and then we went home to take a bath.

In spite of the rain pouring every now and then,we made our way to the State Museum.Managed to jump onto the tramp for an outdoor tour before making our way into the museum itself.I had a blast but there was this one part of the museum where they kept dead animals like fishes and snakes in jars and aquariums which totally spooked me out.I would have taken photos but we weren't allowed to take our camera into the museum so we'd sometimes snap photos with my cellphone.I was really spooked out by the Oar Fish and the tiny whale-looking like a dugong thingy and what appeared to look like a dolphin.

SHIT!

I had a blast.When we were on our way back to the house,we couldn't get through the road to the house coz the strong wind blew off a tree which fell onto the electric cables blocking the road.To kill time,we turned around and headed off to Pasar Payang to do some shopping.I got this really cute tee for 8 bux!