That family glaze of common references, jokes, events, calamities-that sense of a family being like a kitchen midden: layer upon layer of the things daily life is made of. The edifice that lovers build is by comparison delicate and one-dimensional…
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Generation Discrepancy
Posted in Chicken soup for the soul, Uncategorized on January 3, 2009 by FaizlyI suppose being on the edge of both old and young, it’s a bit easier to understand why old and young think the way they do.
Old people seem to think that young people are quite senseless, what with the loud music, atrocious fashion, confounding attitudes and worst of all poor social choices. Namely, Hoobastank, Quiksilver, lepaking, and stoner friends; reasons being “wanna go deaf, broke, stupid and addict ar?”
On the other side of the same coin, young people wonder the same things about the same issues. For example: Simon and Garfunkel, Pagoda brand-singlets, looking at family photos, and all the uppity society; because “wahliaoz, not boring meh?”
Of course, there are more serious things, like the recent questioning of why 4 million Malaysians, and mostly young ones at that, are not registering to vote. And the counter target of why the local universities, run mostly by senior members of society, have fallen off the charts. Personally, and seeing from the ‘persecuted’ party’s point of view, we don’t register because we don’t see a need to (mostly because nothing really spectacular or interesting has happened in Malaysian politics to warrant us being excited by it); and because the generally lacklustre performance all around in the universities (which are mostly young people anyway).
“So how?”
Possibly the best answer I can give to that is we will at one point or another be young and then at another old. We all have our own problems to deal with along our own timeliness. The only differentiating thing is not our age (we can’t really choose that), but our actions in response to those problems (which, interestingly enough, we CAN control).
There is a quote in one of the last books of the Chronicles of Narnia. It goes somewhere along the line of “the silliest of children are the most childish, and the silliest of adults are the most grown up”. Guess that says it all.
Happy 47th Birthday Ma…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2008 by FaizlyToday my beautiful Mama turns 47. Today my Mama is even more darling to me than yesterday. Today I want to tell you what an exalted Mama I have.Words cannot express what Mama means to me. There is so much to tell about how amazing she is, who she delineates on her is who she really is. That is the best thing about her. She is true. You won’t be inveigled by anything she says. She is so firmly grounded in her faith, family, and love. I am so thankful and proud to say Ahmoi bte Tee Kim Kiat@Naimah is my Mama.
I look forward to everyday because everyday we grow closer. I am looking forward to being a father right next to you to learn and glean from. I am so thankful that I have a Mama who I can share hugs and tears with.I am so privileged to have you for a best friend. You are truly the best friend anyone could ever ask for.
Her children really are the joy of her life. Her plethora of loves for her children cascade and it is such an exquisite site to see. She is such a beautiful example of a Mama. She is loving, affectionate, selfless, giving, and so much more!
I am so mirthful I can come to you with anything and you will give me what I need to hear or help find out.With such an example as she has given to me for so many things, I hope I can live up to her and everything she has done.
I love you more than you know and more than I could ever show! I am so contented that you are my Mama and no one else because no one could ever replace you! I hope I can just live to be the son you deserve!
Mama, I hope today on your birthday you feel loved more than ever. I hope you have a wonderful birthday as we celebrate your life and you. I am so looking forward to the next 47 years with you as my Mama! You are more than anyone could ever ask from a Mama and I am so happy you are mine.
HAPPY 47th BIRTHDAY MAMA.
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I bought a wristwatch whearas abg bought her a BONIA leather handbag.I know she’s going to beam from ear to ear again because abang told me that watch cost RM600~RM1000,more or less in Malaysia.Oh well,kasih sayang and pengorbanan seorang Ibu tidak ternilai harganya jika dibandingkan dengan pemberian barang anak-anaknya,betul tak?So,just spend a bit your money because it makes no harm.
Apolagise…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2008 by FaizlyI know you’ve been eagerly waiting for the-doom-day-has-just-come entry.Please apolagise me for I have to idle the update in the meantime.Another 4 days all-out for a momentous event and I hope that this piling-up work doesn’t collapse me somewhere in the middle.But,promise is still a promise.I will come back to you again once all my work has completely accomplished!
The doom day has just come…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 24, 2008 by FaizlyRemember this entry (click here)?But,in the meantime,enjoy some piccies uploaded below.I’m still updating for a complete story.I think it would be my another read-at-your-own-peril entry!But I will try to make anecdotes about it.Also one of the reasons why I cut short my hair!



















Million Thanks
Posted in Bbq, food, Saitama, Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 by FaizlyEspecially dedicated to my beloved mummy in Saitama:
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Thank you for the invitation…
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Thank you for picking us up from the station…
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Thank you for the stove,pan and oil(perlu ke disebut?)…
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Thank you for the Mrs Corn-cheezie Pizza(Nyummy!)…
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Thank you for the gigantic pulut panggang(sangat macam pisang tanduk!Baling kat kucing pon sah2 kucing tu pengsan!)…
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Thank you for the drinks…
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Thank you for the scrumptious barbeque chicken,beef & prawn…
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Thank you for the futomaki(tak sedap kena maki)…
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Thank you for the daikon+kimuchi jeruk kindly made by mummy’s next-door neighbour(rasa macam tongcai masam-masam manis dalam filem P.Ramlee)…
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Thank you for the lovely hug (Takder Paparazzi kan,Kak Azra?)…
To Kak Azra:
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Thank you for the agar-agar pandan(agar-agar pandan Jepun warna merah tau,tuan-tuan & puan-puan)…
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Thank you for the pictures…
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Thank you for the compliment(walaupun popia goreng hancur-berkecai,die telan dengan gumbiranya jugak)
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Thank you for tapau-ing for your hubby terchenta(seronok die makan walaupun tak datang)..

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Thank you for the cute faces in every picture…
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Thank you for muddling us up…
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Thank you for being a nice tukang sapu…
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Thank you for being a committed tukang kipas…
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Thank you for the nice gabfest in the car…
P/s: Click here for more pictures…
Kasumigaura Garden & JAXA(Part 1)
Posted in kasumigaura, Spring, Tsuchiura, Tsukuba, Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 by FaizlyDear gentle readers,
A couple went hoga2(Part 3) will be postponed in the meantime as I’m going to relish two recapitulations that would summon up fond memories of this year spring’s season in Japan besides bringing you along with me to some serenely beautiful panoramic view of Kasumigaura Garden in Tsukuba.Pictures below are courtesy of Kak Liya who seems to have creative spark in photoshopping pictures besides her cooking forte that thoroughly blew us away! (I will tell you why later).
The lure of gardens has always been a sight for sore eyes among the foreigners and the Japanese themselves, though the typical image of Japanese gardens is more centered on shape and form than raw colour.Talking about the styles,they might fall into one of these features:
- Strolling gardens,for viewing from a path
- Sitting gardens, for contemplating from one place
Just like the Otani Hotel Garden,with its 400 years of history, this Japanese Garden is one of the most renowned gardens in Tokyo. The vast ten-acre ground, surrounded by the outer moat of the historic Edo Castle, houses numerous kinds of trees, flowers and foliage. Stone gardens and lanterns, carp ponds and waterfalls offer a taste of Japanese tradition and culture.

This garden also features dry-landscape style – no water, but typically evoke a feeling of water using pebbles and meticulously raked gravel or sand.Rocks chosen for their intriguing shapes and patterns, mosses, and low shrubs typify the dry-landscape style as i earlier aptly mentioned.

Unlike Kasumigaura Garden,on the south shores of Lake Kasumigaura featuring tulips that bloom from mid to late April.This garden is about 1 km from the junction of route 125 and the road leading south from the Tsuchiura station. As you can see the first picture above,this garden is totally an impostor in terms of landscapping.A flick through the picture,with the Dutch style windmill would enough to tell you that it looks so Holland!Gorgeous colours of tulips planted in orderly rows gently swaying in the lake breeze,a very long wooden path built facing to the lake that wanders along through the dense undergrowth for a breath-of-air strolling are more than enough for the visitors to kick up their heels in their own time.There’s no denying that this garden would be a very apt spot for jovial-sweet-romantic couples to forge better ties together as well.(Please don’t disregard the couples embracing together tightly on the bench,my gentle readers)

We spent an hour more or less soaking up the atmosphere while the photographers seemed barely putting off their stride to capture at all angles.Children were getting hyped up upon seeing such a wide garden for them to chase one another hither and yon.
Everyone seemed to get rid of every hurramph of frustration and agony for the time being even though they knew that their stomach was rumbling on and on for that scrumptious carrot cake,fried bihun,sandwiches and roasted chicken ala Kenny Rogers-kak Azra.Betulkan Kak Liya,Kak Azra?
Next,off we went to JAXA.
Wait for my next coming entry.I’m still updating despite my limited time.
The “Kunyah-Kunyah” Time Brings Back Lots of Sweet Memories
Posted in Feelings, Uncategorized, upset on September 18, 2007 by FaizlySo tonight, after the ‘Terawih’, off we went to the Milimewah Superstore to do our small shopping – bought a detergent, canned food, 2 bottles of mineral water for my mum and some cooking oil.By the time my mum wanted to do the payment, suddenly my mouth felt like chewing something.Not to indulge myself with a double-mint chewing gum before going to bed nor the reason for staying up late, but just to get something salty stuff.Don’t eat too much of salty food if you want to evade high-blood pressure or keep the doctors away.Just be a moderate in everything.But food has always been stranding the people with no way.When the lust for food dominates their mind, as a justification they end up trapping themselves into it with no excuses at all!It’s just RM2.80 for 1 packet of party nuts!It’s just a short glimpse while searching for my mum in the superstore but the sinful stuff kept on urging me to take it away!So,aha!the “kunyah-kunyah” stuff finally snared me!*Growling*
You might ask me why did i label it as a “kunyah-kunyah” instead of a snack.Not the texture resembles the gum, but just experience yourself: when your hand is holding a packet of nuts, how would your mouth react?You know the answer!Pardon me if you don’t get what i meant here or else i would say that you are not really into nuts!Everything was sweet-sister-of-mine’s thoughts that i couldn’t rebut-When i tried , i got the solution myself and found out it doesn’t go beyond the logical!So,we named it “Kunyah-kunyah”!But this time, the “kunyah-kunyah” session was without her beside me to enjoy the nuts with.Suddenly, i was overwhelmed by feelings of loss.
Me:Kalau dulu,rajin ni aa si eza membali untuk kunyah-kunyah malam sama aku.Mun di Tokyo hari tu pun,pantang teliat Tokyu Store di depan rumah ku atu.Ada tah tu kan dibalinya.
Mum:Au,adimu rajin ni ya membali barang2 ani.
So,it brings back a lot of sweet reminiscences while i was crunching on the nuts.Counting the days, it’s been like awhile since she left us for Egypt.26th August 2007 was a date to be remembered, when on that day my self-esteem suddenly broke down.I felt like a tonne of rock struck me and my feet were getting so feeble to walk any further.Seeing my mum’s face had gone red, with her salty tears trickling down her cheecks ,i felt like something started chocking my breath!I felt like i have lost something precious in my life.The sphere of downhearted made me even worse.People cried while hugging each other, shacking their hands just for a finale loved-touch. My big brother was on the phone with her.As I could see her face was embossed with smile,I knew she was just being mocked by my brother over the phone.She even made several calls for her acquitances while I was pushing her luggage to the check-in counter.I was in the state of bewilderment as she told me my aunt Zainun was sobering on the phone.So,she managed to coax her and we laughed as she echoed my aunt’s crying voice vividly.But it was just like a reflection incured her back.10 minutes before her leaving,on the spur of the moment,her face started to show a sign.Just like fluffy cumulous clouds suddenly enshrouded by the overcast sky.That’s how the sign i could see.With no rumble of the thunder,a light crystal-clear of light drizzle started to fall and sip by the ground.She finally burst into tears as she hugged my mum,embraced her tightly as if it’s really a very mournful leaving.But i was still under control,talking with my brother over the phone.
Abang:Ui,nangis tah durang?
Me:Nangis tu banar!sampai merah mua atu!
I set off a leisurely pace,moving towards my sister.I use to be very bashful but this time i wasn’t.My self-esteem had no longer reigned my mind!I gave her a big hug and the scent smells of her sweet perfume which drenched the whole her i could sense it strongly.
Me:Jangan sadih2 eh.Ingat,Bb(Me) pun jauh jua.
My sister:%%##$$@@&&(Sobering)….Ada masa nanti Bb online k.Kita chat la…
Yeah..We often keep in touch till now but i sometimes found out kinda quirky within me.May be because of we are distance away from each other.No more morning-calls for my brother(She used to wake my brother up in the morning),no more places for me to exchange every single story because she used to be a good listener and no more jeering.The utmost:No more “kunyah-kunyah” session for us.
All the best to you there,my lovely sister.May all your dreams come true.Don’t be too anxious about mum coz she still has us to take care her of as long as an abundace of Doa are along our pathway and by the grace of Allah,InshaAllah everything will be occay.Cheer up!
Just a remind for all guys out there.I’m just quoted this advise from my previous late Ustaz Ibrahim:”Hilang girlfirend dapat dicari,hilang atau perginya ibu tiada pengganti“.Think about it!
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Breakfast with my sister
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A snap before her departure
The sweet & sour of Life
Posted in happy, loving, thankful, Uncategorized on September 9, 2007 by FaizlyPeople always say: screeching, giggling, screaming unabashedly, wailing as if you play silly buggers, nerve yourself in asking or trying something brand new, have always been a conservative mindset of them; something that is very common and not even boggles their mind in accepting that such impulse stimulating and hyperventilation has become an ordinary habit among the offspring and very rare or no room for them to maneuver.
Yet, realize it or not, indulging yourself into such excessive behavior even though you have already known that you are utterly out of the 6~12 age group, somehow eliminates the belief: Man should be more matured, well-oriented in speaking, being brilliant in conducting obstacles or at least stroll along the road with good appearances, good sanctity. You are as vapid as ditchwater. Yes! You are!
There he is! Suddenly, something pop-out from his mind! Luckily the day was a fine day; no heavy downpour, no gusty winds blowing. So, wouldn’t it nice for brotherly outing? Another kiddy plan was just nice to fulfill his alacrity. His intention didn’t bring up to wrangling because he knew his brother would accept it without demur after recurrence of pleading. He was grinning amiably and so his sister. For him, it’s the time to reminiscing the past and becoming a second childhood could trigger off a rejoicing in him, which he always tends to do.
So, just let the pictures talk for themselves.Apolagy if you find out the pictures don’t look really good.

Then, they played water-basketball games.
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Full of concentrations but still a looser coz his sister managed to defeat him!*sigh*
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Tayshaun was a photogenic but as a justification, he was the one who had to treat his brother & sister pizzas.He was totally a looser!
A day that was full of cheerful sphere,
A day for just a short break,
Laughed, laughed and laughed…
Don’t be gloomy coz it will definitely kill you!
Be a laughter!
You won’t regret coz you have found the best medicine!
To be continued…
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