Just one of those days

Having a brother who is doing a degree in performing arts is just fun. I am already a guitar player and I write songs from time to time. He just adds a bit more jazz and bass and sometimes even rythm to what ever I play.

Since I have kids and they have cousins, I couldn't avoid Disney's Frozen because it's everywhere. About a year ago Yusuf discovered Let It Go and he was singing it from time to time. Eventually,I came to know the song myself.

A few weeks ago,I was at my mum's just busking on the guitar. I was playing random songs and finally,I found myself singing and playing Let It Go. Then,my brother came around and decided to join in on the bass guitar.

Before we knew it,we were rockin' the song. My brother paused and laughed. Just coz it's an E chord we had to make it into a rock progression! It was unavoidable but fun.

Yusuf was just looking at us like we just made it different than what he'd usually sing. We did. We totally did :)

buka-ing puasa-ness

My folks said they were gonna come to the house for breakfast today (Saturday).I didn't think my grandma and my uncle were gonna turn up as well.Shu did invite my uncle but I didn't expect my grandma to come along.It was probably the worst flights of stairs she had ever had to climb up but she's always wanted to come to our place and now she has ^_^

Shu and I are just suckers for home cooked food.OUR home cooked food.We just want to cook no matter what.We also enjoy grocery shopping a lot.I think Shu might have been influenced by me coz I'd go crazy in a grocery store/supermarket/hypermarket/markets in general :p

Today,Shu and I prepared 4 dishes.1 of which turned out disastrous but edible nonetheless.Shu cooked salted fish Kai Lan.And then,I helped him prepare squids in soy sauce.I wanted to make crispy fried shrimps and our last minute addition to the menu was the sweet and sour fish (nuggets)<---that didn't turn out so well.Azim was the first one to complain.Haha!

Everyone prayed in the rooms.We told my mum to bring a couple of prayer mats coz we only have 2 of those.My mum and my uncle lurves the place.They said they wanna come again to just hang out (without my grandma and my dad).Maybe next time I should just throw a random tea party ;)

Azim wanted to sleep over so we told him to bring his things along.We took him out to Kampung Baru coz we do that a lot.Left the house at about 11pm and got home at about 2am.Of course,I made sure he ate so that we won't have to worry much about sahur later.He said that Kg Baru was like some downtown whereby people could get shot.Well,my brother doesn't get around very much.Anywhere hectic is a downtown to him :/

June is about 3 weeks away........

I've been too busy with a whole lot of things that I sometimes forget the day and date.

*sigh*

I've been getting remarks about how thin I've gotten in the last couple of months.I'm beginning to think that this is not something to be laughed about.I eat at least ONE proper meal a day and I'm not talking about some wheat bar.I'm talking about rice.I go running every other day.I'm just feeling a bit sick still.No idea why.

Shu thinks I should consult a doctor.One part of me says that it is PROBABLY the thing to do but I keep thinking that I'm ok or at least 85% of myself is still functioning properly.Well,I can still play the guitar and sing and go jamming and write songs and draw.That should make up pretty much MOST of my normality :/

I was at JB yesterday.Went to visit my aunties and uncles and grand aunties and cousins.A lot of them still look at me like I'm a kid.Then,I met my long lost cousin.She's one of the coolest people I've met.She's younger than I am and she's gone through a lot.I'm talking about the craziest shit anyone her age could have ever gone through.The best part is,she and I could still sit back and chat and laugh out loud the way we used to.She proposed a holiday on the first day of Eid.I am SO in!

Seriously,more than half of the population in this country would be at their respective hometowns on that day of the year and the roads would be clear.That would totally be the only time to hang around some place away from people!I'd say we throw a party as well since it's gonna be her birthday anyways.Hurmm.......my only concern is if Shu fails to take the day off.Or several days off.

*Why do I sound like I am ALWAYS on holiday?*<---at some point I may be just that.

Anyways,I'm glad I went to see her yesterday.The last time I saw her was about 2 years ago and she still forget's Azim's name.She keeps calling him Rashid.I know,I should get them all to wear a name tag to the next family gathering.

My dad went through some old albums back at his late dad's house.I saw some wicked picture of the old man in his youth.There's only ONE word to describe how he looked like back then.BELIA!I don't know if anyone else is familiar with this term but my mum and my uncle use it all the time.And of course,I came across some pictures of Eno and I when we were super little.I looked like a really happy baby!Not to mention,FAT!

Oh yeah,I also met my aunt's no longer tiny kitten who was being super playful and crazy.He almost bit through my skin and into my veins!I could have ended up with holes on my wrist!Snow Bear bit me once.......well,several times.I think he almost killed me once coz he bit way too hard that I screamed.I have this feeling that he has this lovehate feeling towards me.

Telang Usan Hotel,Kuching,Sarawak,Borneo

I cannot believe we actually spent the weekend in SARAWAK!To think that it started with Azim,Shu and I joking around on New Year's eve,we actually managed to go and it was awesome!I wish we stayed on a little longer coz seriously,despite the food being a wee bit expensive,I had a blast!

We arrived on the 8th.Got to the hotel at about 4pm-ish.It was too early to not do anything so Shu got us (Azim,Rashid and I) all together and we headed straight for town.We actually went to Waterfront since we didn't want to go too far away from the hotel.Also,we were on foot so we could only go as far as our feet (actually,Azim's) could take us.

*My brothers (especially Azim) aren't the adventurous type to go out and about and explore*

Finally,we decided to have dinner by the river.The view was awesome but the price was mad.Now we know!Scheißer!AND!..........We also did NOT know just how dangerous the place was.Well,apart from Shu's dad's warnings about people getting mugged around that area at knife point and stuff,I found out from my sister that the gangs there are the type who'd simply kill anyone if they wanted any girl.

*It's a good thing I was dressed like a Nyonya jual sayur most of the time ;)*

We did a little more walking after that and got back to the hotel at about 8:40pm-ish.It was kinda good that we were already back by then coz kit started pouring soon after we started lounging about in front of the TV.Yes,even though we got 2 rooms to ourselves,we spent most of the time having a slumber party in just one room.

Oh yeah,Cikgu Sansei called.He was asking about our plans and stuff the next day coz he wanted to come over and take us around.

*It's really3 good to see him again after ALL THESE YEARS!Shit!It must have been over 12 years since I last saw him!He was teaching in my primary school back then.Became really good friends with my dad.In fact,he used to join my dad go on bicycle rides every other afternoon.I'm not talking about the regular main road bike rides.They'd go up forest hills and stuff.Totally off-road stuff.So yeah,it was really great to see him again coz all the while,he'd only be on the phone with my dad.

Anywho,my former teacher met us at the hotel early on Saturday morning.We had some breakfast and then the whole lot of us got into his family car and he took us all the way to Serikin which was like an hour drive away.Serikin was at the borders of Kalimantan and on weekends,people from everywhere would go there to shop for cheap stuff.Mostly Indonesian made things.The atmosphere was crazy but fun.Loads of people selling loads of things.I enjoyed trying out food stuff like crackers which cannot be found in KL.I got hooked to this cracker which looks like one of those onion crackers with the stripes but instead of tasting savoury,it has this balanced sweet taste and it's in black and white instead of brownish.ME LURVES THEM LOTS!

Next,we went to Tasik Biru which is a lake where people used to dig up gold.My teacher said that there is still gold down in the lake but not much left.The place was beautiful!The view was breathtaking!I'm gonna have to upload a picture for this one to actually show how beautiful the place was.

*Yes,I'm an awesome self-proclaimed photographer.Yumi liked most the photos I took :p*

We drove to the little town of Bau to get to a Muslim restaurant called Siti Cafe & Catering for lunch.The food was good and there was this HUGE pregnant cat lying on one of the tables.It was so huge that it couldn't even get up.Hahahaha!KAWAII!

Then,we went to Joong's Crocodile farm.The people who ran the place must have been completely mad!There were shitloads of crocs crawling in several areas and the walls which were holding them back were not as high as I would imagine them to be (in order for us to feel safe) Well,let's just say that crocs have really3 strong tails so if they were to get into a fight or something,they could really break the brick walls.......or something........

Anywho,we walked around and waited by the sitting area to watch the crocs getting fed and stuff.As we were waiting,Shu,Cikgu Sansei and I were looking at the crocs slowly moving into the water submerging and swimming around and stuff.It was then that we realized that when crocs stay still in the water,they'd look like floating logs and the moment they submerge into the brownish river water,we'd never guess they're actually there.We thought about this after looking at the photos of Bujang Senang earlier and how that 19 feet long crocodile ate up a whole kid!

There were also some other creatures at the farm like otters and bear cats and barking deers.......

After a long walk around the park,we headed over to Satok where there's this weekend market happening.I lurve that place!You can buy anything (just like Serikin) but with more food stuff.Rashid wanted a tee so much so we were hopping from one stall to another trying to bargain for a good price.We had drink and ate a little at the food out front.Shu finally got to try the Laksa Sarawak.I was drinking shitloads of H2O coz I was beginning to dehydrate.

*Actually,just before Satok,we were actually back in Kuching but most of the museums we wanted to go to were closed so we made some quick stops at places nearby like the fish museum and the memorial park*

Satok was our last stop for the day.Cikgu Sansei drove us back to the hotel and by the time we got there it was 7pm-ish.That was ONE LONG DAY!We got up at 7:30am and we've been walking all day long.Still,that wasn't our last outing for the day.Shu wanted to have seafood and we did see this place at the top of a multi-storey parking lot called Top Spot.The food was awesome!We walked there coz it was within walking distance and then we were done eating at about 10pm-ish.The walk and the climb up the stairs got us really hungry.

I was totally knocked out not long after we got back to the hotel.Usually,I wouldn't be able to sleep at least after about 3 hours of the last meal but that night,I just couldn't keep my eyes opened anymore.

We were rushing the next morning trying to get to the museums which were closed the day before ON FOOT!Then,we also wanted to get on the little boats to get across to Fort Margherita and be back at the hotel in time to check out.We got to the airport super early coz I needed to confirm my brothers' flight since they were both on stand by.So yeah,my brothers were practically cursing for making them run up hill and up the stairs to the fort IN THE HOT noon!Hahaha!

When we were about to check out at the hotel front desk,Cikgu Sansei called to ask if we could hang around a little while coz he and his family were coming from Satok and he got my folks some stuff.We waited and he came and we finally got to meet his wife and kids.They must have been married for about 6 years already and only now we got to meet the family.They are really nice people and they wanted my folks to go over to the their place once their house is ready.

They have an awesome single storey house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with land area on the side.My former teacher said that his house wouldn't be so far from the school he teaches at or the school his wife teaches at and it's not far from Kuching or the airport.

*Mind you,it took him 3 hours to get to our hotel from the place he's currently living at!*

I had a blast.Our flight home was funny too.In fact,the 4 of us had been making fun of quite a number of people in the plane but I'm just gonna save that for another entry ;)

I am super tired and in need of sleep...........

"IN YOUR FACE!"

That was exactly what OU's fireworks were saying to The Curve's.It was so bright and beautiful and huge and there were loads of 'em.SHITLOADS!

Spent the last hour of 2009 with Azim and Shu.We were drinking and laughing and ate some stuff while my mum was at the other table with Farah,Aunty Intan,Uncle Hasbullah and his family.Aunty Amy came but she and her family sat at a different table.

I has got to be extra careful with them words when hanging out in public.I admit it.I was a little high.On sugar.High on sugar.Yes.

I really wanna leave town.

out and about

Had one of those late night lepak session at the mamak with my sister my 3 brothers.It was fun.Haven't done that in a long while.I was telling a story about a movie and after I was about 80% done,Rashid asked me if I had seen the movie.Aiyo!

We had a hard time laughing out loud in the car coz we were talking about horrible subtitles in English movies and surprisingly,Azim and Qarim came out with some of the worst I have ever heard.

Oh yeah!Qarim so came clean about his new girlfriend.Nevermind the fact that she looks like a goodie two shoes (in the picture on his cellphone),I was more worried if she was one of those freakos like that girl he liked before back in his school.Well,from what he's told us,the girl ain't that type of person.That's good.Coz I'd be worried if she can't lay back and hang with us.AND......she's a Scorpio.Haha!

My sister just realized that she's become this boring person from all the books she's been reading.Like right now,she's reading a book about the Russian cold war.WTF?!I have a strange feeling that all her years of debating has something to do with it.Oh well........

While Azim is busy shuffling with jumpstarts and stuff,Rashid just got himself a white shirt today coz he said his band is going for a mafia image and he's gotta wear a white shirt with suspenders!I actually picked up this nice one for him but he insisted on getting a black one :/

Yes,we all agree that Snow Bear is somewhat human :p

waking up to nothingness

It feels gooooooooooood!

I've been waking up superlate.On Thursday,Shu and I got up and thought we ought to do something which we did but I just can't remember what it was we did.........oh yeah,my appointment with the dentist!Then,on Friday,Rashid,Shu and I drove Qarim back to his campus in Perak.We left home at about 5pm-ish and got home at about 9pm-ish.......or was it,10pm :/

Yesterday,Shu took me out for a movie treat.We watched The Fourth Kind.It was pretty freaky but it was a cool movie.We were walking around,in and out of shops.Last night,Shu took Azim and I to Uptown Kota Damansara.All of us got ourselves a t-shirt each.I wanted that Japanese band Loudness tee for the longest time and I finally got it!Shu's tee was a skull faced Statue of Liberty.Azim got a tee called The Killers with Adolf Hitler on the drums and Bush on the guitar.I don't think my sister would like that very much :/

Shu woke me up early yesterday morning to give Kecik a wash.We managed to scrub him which didn't make him very happy but not long before the day was over,he was all dirty again.Nowadays,we'd find Ghost chasing Kecik all around the house.It's so funny coz he's really tiny and Kecik is really big and he'd be jumping onto Kecik's head and all.It's pretty entertaining.

Bedah and Fei Mao has immunity in the house so those little kiddies can't hurt them ^_^

karaoke-ing with Shu and Azim

Hahaha!While Qarim and Rashid and my mum were out for a movie which Azim is underage for,Shu and I were assigned to take him out to the game arcade but since we told Azim about our karaoke craze every now and again,he's been wanting to go but has no clue how to get about doing it so today,Shu and I took him and we sang 8 songs!He had fun and I am glad we took him out coz I know that we haven't been spending time with Azim much these days.

BTW,his friend-Hamizan- fell into the drain along the front of my house.He said he was trying to avoid a car as he was walking to the mosque for Friday prayers but he missed a step and fell right in.Luckily,he did not break anything.His legs were just covered with scars and probably some minor bruising.I was so afraid if he'd bump his head or something.So,my dad jumped into the car with Shu and got him and then mum took him to the clinic nearby.

In the meantime,Shu and I are really3 doing our best at getting Kecik to STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!He has made it into Rashid's black list since he peed on the dude's guitar bag earlier today.Rashid calls him BODOH everytime he sees Kecik around the house.My contingency plan is to keep all room doors closed upstairs so that he won't be able to get in and pee where ever.

*sigh*

after a long drive on the highway.......

We are finally home.Safe and sound.

Shu,Azim and I went to send Qarim back to his campus in Perak.We left at about 4pm.Got there within about 1 and a half hours time.Our drive home took us HOURS!At one point,we were only going at about 40km per hour!Azim went crazy for a bit.He was singing out loud Psychosocial.......growling out the lyrics is more like it.

Haha!Another funny thing to add to our silly story would be us bringing home the toll ticket.Here's what actually happened.We've already taken a ticket when we exited Gopeng.Then,halfway through the heavy traffic and all,Shu decided to top up the touch 'n' go card at a petrol station since there were so many cars on the road forgetting that we already have a ticket.We got to the Damansara toll and Shu was wondering why the screen said the card is not recognized.No amount was deducted either.I quickly checked the overhead sun screen and took out the toll ticket.All of us looked at eachother for a bit and then laughed our heads off.When we got home,the first thing I showed my folks was the toll ticket.

throbbing

Mum left with Azim and Qarim at about 6:30 this morning.They probably had just arrived in Stockholm (I think).They're on their way to Michigan to see Eno-san.After all the problems Qarim went through in getting his VISA,he's finally on his wy there already.His SPM results is coming out tomorrow (I think).

In the meantime,I am stuck with classes (still).Will be at home with my dad and Shu till they (mum,Q &A) come back.My grandma will be around the house in the afternoons till about 10pm.Kak Yah comes in the morning and leaves at about 5pm like she always does.My sister and Rashid will be home during the weekends.

I have a band meeting on Saturday at about 4pm over at Ayie's workplace.No idea if there'll be any jamming sessions.

Anywho,my head had been throbbing since morning.I think its migraine.I usually don't get migraines.Maybe its coz I got up superearly this morning (5:30am-ish) and I haven't been able to sleep since my mum left.Managed to get myself to class on time this morning but because my head's been throbbing off and on,I just couldn't go on with classes.Shu is also sick.He's been sick for a few days now.