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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
  Al-Fatihah...
Salam semua,

Just to break the sad news. Lebih kurang jam 9.30 malam tadi, my paternal grandfather, Tuan Haji Mahbar b Hj Salleh, passed away. He was 95 yrs old. So, sesapa juga yang berkunjung ke sini (ke blog aku nih), harap dapat sedekahkan Al-Fatihah untuk arwah. I’ll be in my hometown tomorrow morning, so, semua, be good, ok.

Thank you very much. (T_T)

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  Wentworth ~ Bintang Air Mata ?
* MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS YO! *

Michael Scofield from Episode 10 - Rendezvous

Oh, to be the receiving end of that gaze…

Michael Scofield from Episode 12 - Disconnect

… please stop crying, Michael. I cannot tahan if you keep on crying!!!

Aku baru habih marathon episod 10 – 12 musim kedua Prison Break malam tadi. Terus terang, memang mula2 aku ingat mcm dah malas nak follow siri ni (ever since they went over the wall, mojo Wentworth aku pun agak menurun), tapi ada jugak babak2 yang kept me gripping to my seat. And yeah, Wentworth, sejak bila kau jadi bintang air mata nih? Ok, lemme check:

Masa confession – Nangis.
Masa berfikir nak selamatkan mamat yang tertembak di Bolshoi Booze – Nangis
Masa tak sengaja tertolak pakcik jaga kedai yang meminta duit handphone GPRS – Air mata dah agak bergenang.
Masa terfikir balik tentang perkara2 tak baik yang dia pernah lakukan – Nangis.
Masa jumpa Aldo Burrows (abah dia) for the first time – Nangis lagi
Masa teringat balik apa yang abah dia buat pada bapa angkat dia – Nangis lagi!
Masa abah dia mati kena tembak ngan Alex Mahone (yang ni kira logic la) - Nangis

Damn! Buckle up boy! Tengok Linc. Maintain jek! Dan, dan freakin cliffhanger!!!!! (Damn, Alex Mahone jadi bada$$ kegemaran aku sekarang, selain Bill Kim yang saiko tuh)

PS: Aku dah habih dl Heroes S1E10 dan PB S2E13, malam ni dah boleh layan!

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  Soothing The Savage Beast, Part Deux
Taknak kalah ngan Edd, ini senarai lagu2 kegemaran aku sekarang (some of them are my all-time favourite). Oh ya, yg ni versi lelaki ya.

20 lagu yang aku suka dengar berulang kali tak kira di ofis atau mp3 player. Kira, kalau boleh masuk dalam satu CD, ini le satu2nya CD yang aku rasa nak bawak ke sana ke mari:

1. Peluru Dengan Sayap Rerama – Pecahkan Buah Labu
2. Hantu Kau – Romenan Kimiaku
3. Seperti Batu – Hamba Bunyi
4. Cinta Hidupku – Santana menampilkan Dave Matthews
5. Mengambil Berat Itu Menyeramkan – The Shins (Betis? Keting?)
6. Menyelamatkan Aku – BelakangNikel
7. Suatu Hari Kita Pasti Tahu – Radikel2 Baru
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Selamatkan Malam Ini – Ceri Bermata Helang
9. Gliserin – Rimbunan
10. Ingat Nama Tuh – Kubu Kecik
11. Litium – Nirvana
12. Kau Beri Cinta Nama Yang Buruk – Bon Jovi
13. Lari – Peronda Salji
14. Ke Mana Jua Kau Pergi – Panggilan
15. Tak Sihat – Kotak Mancis Dua Puluh
16. Vindicated – Dashboard Confessional (hehe, aku tatau translate)
17. Sick Cycle Carousel – Rumah Hidup (ditto, hehe…)
18. Di Sini Tanpamu – Selang Tiga Pintu
19. Hilangkan Dirimu – Eminem
20. Menyanyi Untuk Kemaafan – Fikirkan

Antara 10 album yang aku suka dengar berulang2 kali:

1. Harapan dan Ketakutan - Keane
2. Teori Hibrid – Taman Linkin
3. Meteora – Taman Linkin
4. Koleksi Terbaik Chage & Aska
5. Dekat Sikit – Josh Groban
6. Rampage – Search
7. Koleksi Terbaik Pearl Jam
8. Dookie – Green Day
9. Smash – The Offspring
10. Supernatural - Santana

13 vokalis yang aku suka sebab kemantapan suara, tak kira lagu apa, in no particular order:

1. Mawi (kecuali lagu2 slow)
2. Asri Rabbani
3. M. Nasir
4. Chad Kroeger (Nickleback)
5. Josh Groban
6. Chris Cornell
7. Dave Matthews
8. Tam Spider
9. Eddie Vedder
10. Wentworth Miller
11. Robert Smith
12. Mamat2 skema Il Divo
13. Marshal Mathers

10 vokalis yang aku suka sebab rupa semata2 (suara pun ada gak, tapi tak sehebat yang kat atas tuh)

1. JD Fortune (INXS)
2. Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
3. John Mayer
4. Tyson Ritter (All American Rejects)
5. Adam Levine (Maroon 5)
6. Doug Rob (Hoobastank)
7. Jason Wade (Lifehouse)

8. Brandon Boyd (Incubus)
9. Alex Band (The Calling)
10. Gerard Way (MCR) Blond babe!!!

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Sunday, November 26, 2006
  Thursday Thirteen #7
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13 Things You Can Do With Chicken Eggs.

Haha, telur? Korang mungkin fikir, hah, boleh buat apa ngan telur? Here are some ideas for ya! (Feel free to add more! Sama2 la kita kongsi ya dudes!)

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1. Made into egg banjo, dan di letak dengan pelbagai sos (eg Worchesterchire sauce, kicap, black pepper) sebelum diletakkan di atas bun yang panas2 !


2. ¾ masak (bukan setengah masak). Aku suka yolk-nya yang agak2 dah nak keras. Letak pepper dan kicap, but not too much, dan makan dengan roti.

3. Telur goreng masak sweet and sour/ or masak tomato, dengan bawang besar yang banyak.

4. Scrambled, dan makan dengan kentang goreng garing yang dihiris nipis dan sos masam manis, macam masa aku kat ITM dulu (di kolej Cempaka). Salah satu menu sarapan yang aku tunggu2.

5. Digoreng, tapi dengan yolk yang agak runny, sedap dimakan dengan nasi lemak panas.

6. Direbus dan dilecek, tambah sedikit pepper dan letak sebagai inti sandwich.

7. Telur rebus, campur ngan sambal tumis ikan bilis (taruk udang kering skit) juga sedap dimakan ngan nasi lemak panas2.

8. Telur rebus yang disalut dengan daging kisar yang ditambah dengan tepung kastad, telur dan lada sulah, dan digoreng! (Kinda like stuffed beefballs). Makan ngan sos cili. Yum!

9. Omelet biasa, dengan bawang besar dan cili merah. Dulu aku suka makan lauk sardin ngan telur dadar tapi la ni dan close to 6 months aku tak makan sardin, sejak dapat email tentang, y’know, citer sardin tin yang ditambah siput babi. I mean, kadang2 aku malas nak percaya semua email2 ni, tapi mcm rasa geli la pulak.

10. Oh ya, lupa nak mention. Telur ayam kampung. Masa dah dekat2 nak bersalin dulu, ayah aku ada bekalkan telur ayam kampong untuk aku. Pesan ayah aku, agak2 dah dekat nak due tu, pecahkan aje sebijik telur tu dalam air milo panas, dan telan aje. Insya Allah, masa bersalin nanti baby laju jek kuar. (Alhamdulillah, menjadi jugak petua ayah aku).

11. Sup telur. Kira paling senang la ni. Rebus air, bila dah agak2 dah nak mendidih tu, pecahkan telur perlahan2 (jangan sampai pecah hancur). Season to taste and garnish dengan daun sup. (Resepi dr mak mertua aku)

12. Di dadar nipis dan ditabur atas meehoon goreng.

13. Buat baling stand up comics yang tak kelakar atau peserta2 program reality yang cam bangang jek.

PS: Citer pasal telur ni, teringat aku kat satu lawak bodo masa kat ITM dulu. Citernya lebih kurang gini. Ada la satu kuiz pagi di radio nih…

DJ: Ok, maam, the question is, what is the common name for Sodium Chloride?’
Caller : (nyonya yang agak blur2) Aiyoh, can you give me any clues?
DJ : Ok, what do you put on your husband’s eggs every morning (jawapan dia kitchen salt la)
Caller: Uhm, ah, TALCUM POWDER ?

I rest my case.

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  Thursday Thirteen #6
O twisted one, how do I love thee ?
Let me count the ways… (with pictures, yo!)

13 Things That I Love About Dexter.

1. The way he makes waking up every morning seems so…great…!




2. The way he masks the monster underneath, like, treating his colleagues to doughnuts… hell I wish he’s my co-worker!


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3. Read, research and revise…

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4. …and practice makes perfect!

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5. Preparation is vital. No details should be overlooked.

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6. He knew how to get along with kids! (And they loved him too!)

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7. And, turning his work into works of art. Damn cool cubicle deco, man!

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8. And, did I mentioned that he’s an organized person? How he carefully arrange those slides with the blood of his victims…

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9. ..and how he helped his sister in her career. And yeah, he's got a hot looking sister, gentlemen! (That's Emily Rose, people!)

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10. And how he feels so vulnerable when his gf feels insecure.

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11. I can tell that he really enjoys his work! My father once said, if work is a duty, life is slavery.

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12. He always answer the phone. Even if he's in the middle of an important ‘project’. You’ll make the caller feels special (especially if he’s your insecure-single-mother-with-two-kids-cum-ex-victim-of-domestic-violence girlfriend)

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13. And did I mentioned that he’s really, really charming? (In a twisted way la…)

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Dexter adalah siri terbaru yang aku suka. Mengisahkan tentang Dexter Morgan, siang jadi polis (pengkhususan dalam bidang percikan darah) dan malam jadi vigilante tak bertauliah, mencari dan membunuh penjenayah2 yang terlepas drp hukuman undang2. Berdasarkan novel2 tulisan Jeff Lindsay - Darkly Dreaming Dexter dan Dearly Devoted Dexter.

Mau lebih info? Klik sini --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_(TV_series)

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
  The Unauthorised Mattress Tester
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Di Carrefour Jalan Peel, last weekend.

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  RIP, My Favourite Weekend Companion...:-(

Masuk ni, genap la 2 minggu aku tak baca Weekend Mail. Sebabnya?
Keluaran 4-5 November 2006 nih…

Ze Front Page
The controversial issue on sex.

Ze Sport Page (FOOTBALLESTS?!?!?!!? Wtf is that?)
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Seperti juga Galaxie, aku dah baca Weekend Mail sejak awal 90-an lagi. Masa tu namanya Malay Mail / Sunday Mail masing2 untuk hari Sabtu dan Ahad. Tak pernah miss, sebab it’s kinda like a tabloid. Even kalau aku balik kampung pun, ayah aku tetap akan belikan aku senaskhah sebab dia tahu, aku suka baca paper ni. Sejak imejnya bertukar menjadi Weekend Mail ni, aku rasa ia lebih seronok dibaca dengan kertas yang lebih berkualiti, tapi pada harga yang sama (kinda like reading someone’s blog, i.e Amir Hafizi, Fly Guy & Fabes, etc), cuma aku kurang senang dengan feature terbarunya iaitu Campus Babe (awek2 student yang seksi2). I dunno why they kept pushing the envelope by publishing the said issue on sex (you’re asking for it, man!); you have to admit, media Malaysia tak sesuai untuk benda2 mcm ni.

Tapi ada sesuatu yg buat aku mcm tak puas hati, iaitu komen TPM tentang Weekend Mail, something in the line of “Diorang tak sepatutnya siarkan artikel2 macam tu. Sekarang ni, apa yang orang tak tau pun dah jadi tau.”

I beg your pardon Sir, tapi bukankah ITU matlamat education? Memberitahu kepada yang tak tahu?

My fave feature in that issue ~ elaborate terms about sex, siap dengan maknanya sekali. You learn something new every day!

I’m definitely gonna keep this paper as a memento.

R.I.P, my beloved weekend companion, at least for now. I’ll miss you. :(

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
  Soalan Haneem Tentang Buku2 Trivia

Haneem, salah seorang sahabat dari Friendster ada bertanya tentang buku2 reference yang aku baca masa nak masuk KK hari tuh. (sori la Haneem, lama gila akak peram soalan awak nih).

Alhamdulillah, aku dibesarkan oleh seorang ayah yang sangat cintakan buku (ayah aku kata, masa aku tiga tahun, aku dah boleh hafal nama presiden US of A masa tu, Jimmy Carter gamaknya). Bermacam2 buku ayah aku beli, dengan karya2 sastera Inggeris daripada Robinson Crusoe, Kidnapped hinggalah ke Alice In Wonderland, semuanya ada. Sayangnya kami 9 beradik ni bukan setakat baca, tapi juga (literally) loved them to death! Habih hancur semua. Mungkin ayah aku tahu, buku2 memang untuk dibaca, bukan untuk di pamer dalam kabinet.

Berbalik kepada soalan Haneem, ini antara buku2 yang boleh dijadikan rujukan untuk pertandingan2 kuiz mcm WWTBAM, Kunci Khazanah, Jeopardy, etc. Walaubagaimana pun, info trivia tentang Malaysia amat kurang sekali. Aku ternampak Akmal (agen yang menang Kia Spektra musim kedua KK tu) ada membaca satu buku terbitan tempatan ni sebelum bertanding, tapi aku tak berapa ingat tajuknya. Anyway, here goes…

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(dari bawah ke atas)

The Showbiz Fact & Quiz Book by Paul Drew (Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2002)
Setebal 672 mukasurat, buku ini purely on entertainment seperti trivia pelakon2 La La Land, siri2 TV (Dallas, Dynasty, soap2 opera, dan kebanyakannya yang tak sampai ke Malaysia seperti Coronation Street, Brookside, Hollyoaks) serta pemenang2 anugerah 1973 – 2000 (Emmy, Academy & Grammy). Aku beli dengan harga cuma RM8 aje, di Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL tahun lepas.

The Biggest Trivia Quiz Book in the World (Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2000)
Berharga RM29.90, aku beli di MPH KLCC pada 1/6/2001 (ye, aku tulis tarikh beli di buku2 yang aku beli, tapi kekadang terlupa gak). Rasanya masa tu aku baru aje dapat elaun overtime masa kerja kat audit firm dulu. Tebalnya 697 muka surat, mengandungi lebih 14,000 soalan2 trivia mengenai pengetahuan am, sukan dan hiburan.

The Second Empire Movie Miscellany (108 Years of Movie Trivia in 108 Pages) ~ compiled by Kim Newman and Ian Freer.
Sambungan kepada Empire’s First Movie Almanac, buku ni diberi percuma dengan pembelian majalah filem kegemaran aku - Empire (aku tak ingat isu yang ke berapa). Biasanya aku akan beli Empire bila dah masuk bargain bin (lewat 2-3 bulan), di mana harganya cuma RM10, berbanding keluaran terbaru yang berharga RM25-RM28 senaskhah, depending where you buy them.

The Trivia Quiz Bible (Indispensable Facts for the Perplexed Puzzler and the Struggling Scholar) ~ compiled by Market House Books Ltd. (Oxford University Press, 1999)
Yang ni banyak menolong aku masa masuk Kunci Khazanah dulu, sampaikan ada fellow contestant yang pinjam buku ni untuk difotostat! Kalau rajin cari, aku nampak ada lagi buku ni di Pay Less Book Ampang Point, berharga cuma RM10.00, iaitu sangat murah kalau nak dibandingkan dengan isinya yang padat dan sangat informative!

General Knowledge Quiz Book and Quizmaster’s Guide by Jace (Elliot Right Way Book, MCMLXXXVI ~ ntah, aku malas nak cari nombor Arabiknya) serta The Family Fun Quiz Book by Angela M Cockerill (Elliot Right Way Book, MCMLXXXV ~ ditto)
Masing2 mengandungi 1,000++ soalan pengetahuan am tentang sejarah, literature, politik, sports, geography, dan bermacam2 lagi, beserta dengan jawapan di bahagian belakang. Regenya RM2 satu, aku jumpa dalam bargain bin kat Berita Book Store, Kompleks PKNS Shah Alam (ada sesapa yang masih ingat lagi kedai ni?). Masa tu aku masih lagi buat diploma di ITM (circa 1994-1995) dan kedai tu sekarang dah takde dah. Aku pun tak tau diganti dengan kedai apa. Aku suka baca buku ni dalam toilet sebab ia kecik dan handy untuk dibawa.
Contoh soalan : 757. (Music) What is another name for the character Figaro? (Answer: The Barber of Seville)

Trivia Mania ~ Television
Mengandungi 1,099 soalan tentang siri2 TV sebelum tahun 1984 (M*A*S*H, Kung Fu, I Love Lucy, Bewitched, Get Smart, Dragnet, you get the idea), aku beli/ sewa di satu kedai India di Central Market (kira buat harta la ni, sebab cuma RM7.00 aje).

PS: Oh ya, buku yang kat atas sekali tu, aku beli di Pay Less Book juga ~ 169 Ways To Score Points With Your Boss by Alan R. Schonberg. Agak mahal bagi aku (dalam RM28.90; hard-cover) tapi berbaloi beb! ;)

PS: Selain daripada buku2, internet juga merupakan satu sumber yang sangat kaya dengan info. Everything is available online, as long as you know how and what to Google! Good luck!

PPS: Kekadang jadi so-called ensaiklopedia bergerak ni tak le best sangat. Kekadang seronok juga rasanya kalau ada sesapa yang nak tau sesatu maklumat (contohnya untuk Treasure Hunt) kekadang member2 yang dah lama tak contact aku pun siap call hujung2 minggu masa aku tengah relaks2 kat rumah sebab nak tau jawapan soalan treasure hunt tuh. Tapi most of the time, aku ni kira mcm Man Laksa la. Pulun la dok explain kalau ada orang tanya, sedar2 orang yang bertanya dah takde atau dah tukar topik :P

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Monday, November 20, 2006
  Heroes – My Favourite Moments So Far
Yay! Aku dah tau download guna torrent! Dan last weekend I spent my time watching episodes 4-8 of Heroes, and 1-3 of Dexter (kisah polis/ serial killer yang membuatkan ritual bangun tidur nampak seksi, yo). Heroes, pada aku adalah satu siri yang best. I mean, gorgeous guys and girls with superpowers. Comic books. Space and time continuum. What more could I ask for? So far, ini babak2 kegemaran aku… (ada lagi, tapi aku tak sempat nak letak semua).

~ MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS, YO ~

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Anak dan ayah yang masing2 mempunyai rahsia besar.
Claire Bennet, tukang sorak yang mempunyai kuasa ala2 Wolverine (rapid healing). I liked the fact that Claire, walaupun seorang blonde, berbadan agak berisi, yang mana mungkin membawa mesej anti anorexia untuk para remaja, sementara femme fatales seperti Nikki dan Eden adalah kurus kering. Therefore, meaty = good, stick-thin = bad. Selama ini, Claire hanya tahu yang bapa angkatnya bekerja di sebuah kilang kertas, tanpa mengetahui yang dia salah seorang yang bertanggungjawab di atas kematian manusia2 istimewa di seluruh dunia.

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Hiro Nakamura secara tak sengaja ternampak Nathan Petrelli mendarat di luar diner.
Phoar! Such a feel good feeling! I mean, Hiro memang tercari2 manusia2 istimewa sepertinya (Hiro juga keseorangan kerana tidak berapa fasih berbahasa Inggeris setelah ditinggalkan rakan baiknya Ando), dan voila! muncul Nathan Petrelli (who’s currently running, er, no, (literally) flying for Congress). Siapa kata Superman nampak cool dengan spender di luar, well, Nathan flew with only his pajama pants. Hawt!

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Hiro dari masa depan (lengkap dengan ponytail, pedang dan boleh berbahasa Inggeris dengan fasih!) memberitahu Peter Petrelli tentang si tukang sorak, ergo ~ Save the Cheerleader, Save the World. (I prefer the present Hiro though. Naïve, innocent, nerdy (member Star Wars/ Star Trek geek!) dan sangat kawaii!

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Dalam satu majlis bonfire di sekolahnya, Claire hampir dirogol oleh si quarterback (ntah, aku lupa nama mamat ni), dan telah maut apabila sebatang kayu tercucuk di kepalanya. Ketika berada di rumah mayat, Claire ‘tersedar’ daripada maut di atas meja autopsy (apabila si koroner mencabut kayu tersebut drp kepalanya dan beredar untuk menjawab satu panggilan telefon) dan mendapati dadanya telah dibelah (siap dah nampak tulang rusuk, yo). Gila! Dengan selambanya Claire ‘menutup’ kembali dadanya, grab something to wear dan balik rumah macam takde benda berlaku.

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Woah! Apa yang lebih best daripada Nikki Sanders si internet stripper MILF ni? Well, her superhuman alter ego, Jessica! Aku tak sabar nak tengok macam mana minah ni bila jadi Jessica (based on the people that she had murdered ~ macam slasher flick material!)

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Nathan dan Peter Petrelli, dua beradik terhensem di TV setakat ini, selepas Michael Scofield/ Lincoln Burrows dan Dean/ Sam Winchester. Any Nathan/Peter moment is a good moment, hehe…

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Mohinder Suresh, pulang ke India untuk melepaskan abu mayat ayahnya ke laut. Dia berasa serba salah sama ada mahu atau tidak meneruskan usaha bapanya dalam mengkaji genetic manusia2 istimewa ni. Aku suka pemandangan dalam scene ni, sebab nampak macam satu babak daripada filem Hindi.

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Isaac Mendez. Just Isaac. (Berkebolehan ‘melukis’ masa depan ketika high dengan heroin). Aku suka dengar Hiro panggil Isaac ~ “Mr. Ee-suck! Mr. Ee-suck!”

More later, dudes! And something about Dexter too!

More on Heroes here >>
http://www.heroes-tv.com/modules/news/
http://www.heroestv.com/

Screencaps made and uploaded by ahem, Yours Truly. :) Aisey, photobucket resize untuk website jadik kecik sangat pulak (sebab aku maleh nak resize manually). Leceh tul!

PS: Sometimes I wish I had Hiro’s ability, y’know. Aku akan stop time, write all these entries I’ve been postponing, ah well.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
  My So-Called Mental Notes For Today
Aku memang busy these few days, tapi ada macam2 benda nak citer. Nak blog from home, PC dah di conquer dek anak aku, but anyhow, these are a few mental notes that I’ve made recently that have GOT to be put into writing here.

Bikin Malu, Dong!

Ah, it’s that time of the year again. Masa di mana ramai umat2 Melayu berkumpul di satu dewan yang besar sambil y’know, bla bla bla yadda yadda yadda. I mean, I don’t get politics. I can never will. Especially bila muncul kes2 macam that unauthorized mansion and some other shits that I don’t bother to know. (Kau jawab la kat akhirat, mo-fos!)

Anyway, pagi ni, di stesen LRT, ada la sekumpulan jejaka2 kacak lengkap bersamping songket, berbaju Melayu dan bersongkok, serta memakai tag delegate untuk perhimpunan tu lah. Bila tren sampai, aku nampak dua drp diorang terus duduk di seat kosong tanpa menghiraukan ada sorang nyonya tua berbangsa Cina yang membawa cucu2nya ke sekolah (ada la dalam 4 orang). Aku tunggu jugak bila la mamat dua orang ni nak bangun ke, bagi seat to the old lady tu ke (I mean, just a gesture), tapi hampeh. Nil. Zilch. Nada. Takde, selamba je duduk macam takde apa2 yang patut dirisaukan. Mana dia unsur2 budi bahasa yang kau sibuk2 canangkan tu? Mana? Pray tell me, guys, sebab I just can’t see it.

I mean, kalaulah, KALAULAH kau bagi tempat duduk kepada yang memerlukan (ianya common sense, yo), I could’ve smiled at you approvingly. Heck, you could’ve restored my faith in politics. Or even, I coulda took your photograph and praise you charming Malay men, for displaying such courtesy, tanpa mengambil kira the racial card (aku ternampak headline ni kat The Star tadi). Hmm… to think that orang2 ni juga yang shamelessly bashed Puan Yasmin Ahmad’s ad on courtesy. Practice what you preach, suckers. Shame on you.

Fun fact yang memalukan : Walaupun dah berusia 30 tahun, MamaIkmal tidak pernah sekali pun mengundi dalam pilihanraya umum, sebab dia tak pernah percaya dengan undi. Walaupun undian sms.

New Kid On The Block

Oh ya, SIL aku dah bersalin anak kedua petang semalam. Baby boy, 3.34 kgs. Aku? Yeah, seperti biasa si drama queen akan melalak sepuas2nya di kubikel while stuffing herself with the third round of fried beehoon and chicken rendang (aku ada jamuan hari raya semalam). Well, of course I drowned the sobbing with some Pearl Jam, Nickleback and The Shins. Life sucks big time, man. Ugh, I feel so suicidal these days (Nauzubillahiminzaalik…)

Current TV bf’s

And just because I’m feeling a bit under the weather today…my current TV bf’s. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, the two spookster brothers from Supernatural (yang baru aje muncul di free TV last weekend). Ok, ok, so aku memang ketinggalan sikit sebab takde Astro.

The Ackles…
Dean...

and The Padaleckin’ Good!
and Sam Winchester.

Images from provocateuse dot com.

Aku tengah layan Season 1 of Supernatural on DVD. Nothing new, I guess, just some recycled materials from The X-Files, some slasher and horror flicks, tapi dirempahkan dengan dua beradik yang kacak gila. (To paraphrase my sister yang baru bersalin tu – Jensen Ackles tu hensem nak mampus!) And yeah, I’m laying off Wentworth for now. FOR NOW.

Download yo.

Apa lagi yek. Oh ya, my brother baru jek installkan Torrent dalam PC aku, tapi aku masih lagi blur sotong on how to use it. Harap2 by this week ok kot, sebab aku dah tak sabar nak tengok siri Heroes dan Dexter.

Waiting…
Gambar copyright aku dapat melalui e-mail Oh baby, where art thou?

And since (Insya Allah) aku nak dapat anak kedua dalam next year, I’m starting my folate (folic acid) intake, y’know, just to make sure semua ok. Pergh, dah lama gila tak pregnant, it feels like my first one! Dulu masa pregnant with Ikmal, aku suka buat research dalam internet tentang all things about pregnancy, birth, all the medical gobbledygook (Apgar score? Braxton Hicks contraction?), hell, breathing exercise pun aku belajar ikut buku (which, Alhamdulillah, paid off juga sebab my gynae kata “Hey, you’re a good pusher!”, sebelum stitching THAT area. And no, aku tak ambik epidural walaupun the contraction hurts like hell!

PS: Aku belum pregnant, ok. It's just that women planning on pregnancy shd take folic acid at least 3 months before conceiving. (Don't worry, Constant Readers. You'll be the first ones to know if there's a bun in me oven)

Later yo.
Work work work. :)

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Saturday, November 04, 2006
  Man Oh Man :: MamaIkmal's 2 Sen


Galaxie magazine, issue dated 1 November 2006 listed these 10 guys as the Hottest Hunk On TV. The list, in no particular order, is as below:

1. The Sensitive Scientist ~ Det. Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) of CSI:NY
2. The Unbreakable Genius ~ Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) of Prison Break
3. The Sharp Surgeon ~ Dr Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) of Grey’s Anatomy
4. The Foxy Forest Ranger ~ Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian) of Invasion
5. The Irresistible Investigator ~ Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly) of NCIS
6. The Awesome Attorney ~ Kevin Hill (Taye Diggs) of Kevin Hill
7. The Good Doctor ~ Dr Henry Kim (Daniel Henney) in My Lovely Samsoon
8. The Bodyguard ~ Danny McCoy (Josh Duhamel) of Las Vegas
9. The Mesmerising Motivator ~ Dr. Fazley Yaakob of Akademi Fantasia 4 and
10.The Super Spookster ~ Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) of Supernatural

TV boyfriends. Yup. That’s the new term coined for these beautiful people. They kept you glued in front of the telly, they made you fork out your hard earned dosh for the (pirated) box-sets (so you can watch them over and over again, on slow motion or just pausing at those favourite moments). And no, you’re not obliged to make them meet your parents. Heck. They didn’t even know you existed!

Here’s my own list in no particular order (well, ok, Michael Scofield is still at the first place), and the pros and cons IF they become my ACTUAL bf in real world. (Hey, I can dream, can’t I ?) And do click on the pics to know more about the characters.

And for the record, my selection is just like Sara Tancredi’s ~ “I don't tend to go for the nice guys. I like the ones with the deep-seated emotional issues I can internalize and make my own.”

The Smartest Romeo In Joliet
The tattoos, the intense gaze and the brain. Phoar!
Michael Scofield as played by Wentworth Miller from Prison Break
On-screen love interest: Dr Sara Tancredi
Pros: He’s loyal, highly articulate, intelligent and extremely sexay!
Cons: He’s an escaped convict! And considering the conspiracy surrounding his brother, you might just end up like Laetitia Barris or Veronica Donovan.

Lost In Your Smile
The bad boy charm, the southern drawl and that smile…
James 'Sawyer’ Ford as played by Josh Holloway from Lost
On-screen love interest: Kate Austen
Pros & Cons: Haven’t watched enough Lost episodes to know this.

Dr Cane (and very Able)
The sarcasm aka House-ism, that skills and the motorbike!
Dr Gregory House as played by Hugh Laurie from House M.D
On-screen love interest: Stacy Warner and some fling with one of his duckling, Dr Allison Cameron.
Pros: Ah, to have a ride on that motorbike…
Cons: Look at what he did to Stacy.

The S'Mulder’ing Special Agent
That brooding look, the handsome face and penchant for paranormal stuffs
Agent Fox Mulder as played by David Duchovny from The X-Files
On-screen love interest: Too preoccupied in finding his sister to get involved in any relationships, or maybe some platonic relationship with his partner, Agent Dana Scully.
Pros & Cons: I don’t think there’s any. This dude is far too busy dealing with his demons.

The Cutest Doctor. Ever.

Dr Robert Chase as played by Jesse Spencer from House M.D
On-screen love interest: Uhm, not known at this moment (up to end of Season 2 anyway). One brief encounter with colleague Dr Allison Cameron.
Pros: Cute, young doctor. Who can resist that?
Cons: Ahem, you might hurt yourself, considering he (allegedly) used to be into BDSM.

The Troy Boy Surgeon
Sexay! Just sexay…
Dr Christian Troy as played by Julian McMahon from nip/tuck.
On-screen love interest: Hmm… let me check, Kimber Henry, Julia McNamara (his partner’s wife!) and almost a new babe in every episode.
Pros: Free lipo!
Cons: He might just trade you in for a Porsche! Plus, you can’t possibly handle his sexual addiction. Especially if you’re fugly.

Fallin Into You
The always serious face, the troubled past and the suit.
Nick Fallin as played by Simon Baker from The Guardian
On-screen love interest: Louisa ‘Lulu’ Archer
Pros & Cons: Sigh… haven’t watched enough episodes to know this too.


Heavenly Vamp
Sexy, suave blood sucker. Need I say more?
Angel/ Angelus as played by David Boreanaz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer/ Angel
On-screen love interest: Buffy Summers
Pros & Cons: I dunno. I just have this thing for vampires.

A Ross In Any Other Name…
That bad boy charm, the smile and, sigh… just being Clooney.
Dr Doug Ross as played by George Clooney from ER
On-screen love interest: Nurse Carol Hathaway
Pros: He’s great with kids!
Cons: A womaniser, duh.

The Rogue-ish Captain Tightpants
Smart-ass, loyal and oh-so-charming
Captain Malcolm Reynolds as played by Nathan Fillion from Firefly
On-screen love interest: Ship Companion, Inara Serra
Pros: He takes you to places you’ve never been before. Plus, if he’s in the mood, he’d buy you some frilly dress and take you to a ball!
Cons: The Alliance. Gorramnit!

Honorable mentions:
Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) of Supernatural
Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) of Smallville
Fendi (Zed Zaidi) of Sembilu (Kasih)
Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) of Dexter
Dr John Dorian (Zach Braff) of Scrubs
Agent Davis Lee (Ian Anthony Dale) of Surface

PS: Oh yeah, from Sarah D. Bunting, co-author of Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) About TV (Quirk Books, $15.95), what does your TV boyfriend says about you:

Wentworth Miller, "Prison Break"
His real-world girlfriend "likes a smart guy. And [she] likes them a little bit rock 'n' roll, because he's covered in tattoos for the show. Likes a crafty guy with a plan. And she likes an element of danger."

And for those fans of Dr. McDreamy..
"The woman who likes McDreamy is kind of a masochist. He can't make up his mind. Maybe she needs to look past the skin-deep part and realize this is a toxic relationship and stand up for herself and her needs. Run away."


:-) So. Who's YOUR TV bf? (or gf for that matter)

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  Lebih kurang 50% aje beb...


^^ Using my 'serious' face. And this one, with me, grinning...

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Friday, November 03, 2006
  Motivate Yourself, Yo.
S.O.S :: Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem. ~ David D. Burns

CHEER UP! :: Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies ~ Mother Teresa

READ :: I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. ~ Jorge Luis Borges


Make your own here, comrades!


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  Lyric of the Day
Ask Me How I Am – Snow Patrol

Has nobody asked you how you are?

You look like you might not last the day
I wouldn't have made it very far
So we'd make a good team right away
I've not made amends for yesterday
My lip won't get me out of it
Waking up dreading hearing tales
Of all my nightmares being true
I take a breath and grab the phone
Secretly hoping you're not home
I'd leave a message - I was out
Out of my mind on drink (a) and drugs (b)

From the album When It’s All Over We Still Have To Clear Up (2001)

Exhibit (a)~ Image from coffeeinventions.com

As for Exhibit (b), ahem, you know who you are, you suave mo-fo!

Fun fact: MamaIkmal’s fave Snow Patrol song is ‘Run’.

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Thursday, November 02, 2006
  Lucky To be The First One, hehe...
I got this via email today (thanks a lot, Kak Elly!), and I think it’s friggin’ hilarious!

THE BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN

This is quite an old joke but each time I read it, it never fails to put a smile on my face. And some of you out there have more than 3 kids!

Your Clothes:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.

The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress -- a whimper, a frown – you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Ini mungkin anak ketiga. Gambar hiasan jek

Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.

Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.

Swallowing Coins (a favorite):
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!

Ahhh… the joy of motherhood… :)

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  Thursday Thirteen #5
Holy Guacamole!

* Spoilers ahoy! *

Walaupun aku bukanlah shipper MiSa yang kronik, tapi these screencaps from the upcoming Episode (0210) Rendezvous, really gives me the shivers. It’s like ‘The Key’ all over again.

Sara : *looks left and right* Ok nobody’s here. Now bend over!

Sara : (thinking) Man, those babies are HUGE! (I’m talking about the toes, you sickos!)

C’mon Michael, show me some more skin. Pretty please. I missed those tattoos…Damnit! We're not in Fox River anymore!

Pics from imafuzzball [dot] livejournal [dot] com. Thanks, babe.

So far, aku baru tonton sampai Ep. 7 - Unearthed. At this juncture, two of the Fox River 8 dah mati ~ John Abruzzi, dalam satu ambush yang sangat dramatik (“I kneel only to God”) I mean, wtf, dah escape tu, just go away as far as possible. Take your wife and kids and scram! But no, dia masih dengan obsesinya pada Fibonacci. Oh ya, David ‘Tweener’ Apolskis pun dah RIP, no thanks to Agent Mahone. (But not before expressing his admiration to Debra Jean Belle, awek kolej yang menolongnya suatu ketika dulu) ;( Aight, yo. RIP. Satu lagi watak utama yang dah RIP is Sara’s dad- Governor Frank Tancredi, yang allegedly hanged himself setelah mendapat tau yang Lance (kawan baru Sara) sebenarnya ialah Kellerman in disguise. Hell. I can’t wait.

At this moment, aku masih lagi menanti keluarnya Galaxie 1 November. Setiap hari (sejak 29/10/06) aku jenguk kedai2 majalah yang aku jumpa, tapi masih lum ada. * sigh…* Sampai termimpi2 nak buka Galaxie dan nampak my Went inside…(serious shit, man. Betul. Aku tak tipu).

And just because it's Thursday.

Classy classic.

13 Reasons Why I Admired Wentworth Earl Miller iii

1. The rich background ("A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into another's face and seeing yourself reflected back, but a sense of security and support.")
2. The voice (Liquid Honey)
3. The brain
4. The eyes (Blue Steel on Steroids)
5. The long, lithe fingers
6. The homely nerd ("I go to the library, I do a lot of reading, I eat at Subway. When I need some boxers I go to the Gap.")
7. The struggle to the top ("... I value the experience I did have behind that desk because to make it in this business, you need the soul of an artist but the pulse of a bureaucrat. If you're waiting tables, waiting for your break, and you're not willing to come home every night after a long shift at the restaurant and stuff your head-shots and resumes into envelopes to send out to agents and managers, you're not going to make it. It's not going to happen for you.")
8. The mystery (about, ahem, his sexual orientation)
9. The passion for literature (His undergraduate thesis is ‘Doubling and the Identity Construct in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre’ ("I wrote on the idea of doubling and the gender identity construct in Jane Eyre and The Wide Sargasso Sea – which is about identifying yourself; perceiving yourself through the eyes of the dominant white male hierarchy.") Oh my.
10. The appearance in Ms. Mariah’s videos (made me loved Ms Carey again. Seriously.)
11. The character Michael Scofield ("All [Michael Scofield] has is his wits. He's not a superhero. He doesn't have any Jackie Chan martial-arts moves, ... And every episode, his planning and preparation and cleverness run smack into the wall of fate, chance, accident, human nature – things you can't predict or prepare for.")
12. The mole on his left temple (affectionately referred to as ‘The Kennys’) and...
13. The humble one ("I don't feel any particular pressure to be the cute one. That's Dominic's territory.")


* just another long, loud sigh *

NB: Went quotes courtesy of fcowm.com

Update as at 1.51pm:

Arrrhhggghhghg!!!! Aku dah beli Galaxie!!!!! (the title is – Hunk Alert! Men we love on TV) Shit, man. Aku rasa mesti orang heran tengok naper aku dok senyum jek jalan laju dari Sg Wang ke ofis aku. Sampai ke telinga, man!!!! Woweeee!!! I’m so freakin’ ecstatic right now!!! (siapa lagi jadi mangsa, kalau bukan si Smiley Morning, hehe, sorry beb.)

Wentworth’s best features (according to Galaxie)
- Gaunt killer cheekbones (check)
- Quizzical brows (check)
- Intense look and…(check)
- Super high IQ. (oh my)

But, why, why, why, pretty please, Galaxie, why the heck did ya use the same shirtless *drool*, tattoed *drool some more* picture of Went? Are you trying to give me some cardiac arrest??? Haha! Just kidding. Thank you vvvv much for putting my fave celeb on the cover! Love you guys, muahs!!!!

PS : To the magazine seller, great, just great. Aku baru jek perasan. Dalam banyak2 tempat nak letak price tag RM3 tu, ko lekatkan kat kepala Wentworth ye. Kurang asam gelugoq!!!

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