Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Acar Buah Hajjah Rubiah Lubis Pre-Order

RM 8 / pack
(approx. weight: 320g)
Pic credits to Adarasa
(picture may vary)

RM 8 / pack
(approx. weight: 320g)


Choice of order:
-Acar buah
-Acar buah + limau
-Acar limau (mahal sket la ye)


Other specialties:
-Paceri Nenas (yang jenis clear, bukan kari)
-Kimchi (jeruk hidangan harian orang Korea)
-Mi Kari


Acar buah bersama limau (hard to get this).
Pre-order now for Hari Raya.
Nak order untuk sekarang pun boleh.

Bila masak, janganlah terlebih santan. Yang renyah-renyah, biarlah saya lakukan.
Haha... ceeee.... motto tahpape...


Monday, June 14, 2010

Garaa Band - Lost Live @ KL Jam Asia

Dulu sebelum kesedaran tentang Illuminati, Freemason, Zionist dan sebagainya, kitorang selalu lepak Starbucks. Almost everyday you can find me at Starbucks with Fyzal. Alasan: ada wi-fi. Hoi, time dulu memang susah nak cari tempat ada wi-fi. Starbucks saja yang ada. Kena pulak kitorang memang suka layan surfing, baca manga online, blabla..

That afternoon, Fyzal and I took half-day off and went straight to Starbucks Wangsa Maju. We'd of course bring our casual clothes and change before hanging out, just like school days. Our favourite was Hazelnut Hot Coffee. Thanks to Elly who introduced to me that drink. She said while she was in the US, she sipped hazelnut coffee on a breezy chilly day and said "sedapnyeeeeee.... panas dan sungguh sedap...". Lepas tu aku pun cuba la. Tau je la, Starbucks tu sejuk betul. And of course it was really good for chilly days. Bliss!

Fyzal and I just loafed around, reading manga, watching youtube, just totally lazing like no other people's business, when later Apek, Nan and Arab arrived. We watched this really funny Japanese comedy: Cromartie High - the Movie. It was from a manga turned movie. Sumpah lawak cerita tu. Lawak bangang tahap tak masuk akal. (Tapi aku rasa Detroit Metal City lagi kelakar la). Kitorang boleh la duduk beramai-ramai tengok skrin laptop cerita bangang tu pastu gelak sampai menangis-nangis. I tell you, zaman remaja aku telah di"extend"kan sehingga lewat 20-an. It was one of my best times. Living like nobody cares. (Drinks ordered: 2 cups, Hours spent: approx. 8 hours).

After the "movie", I saw Arab went out for a smoke. I followed him and stood next to him while he lighted his cigarrette. I turned to him; "OoooOOooo... minat kat kawan I ye...?". Tersengih dia; "Hehehe... eh minat la...". "You nak kawan ngan dia ke?", I asked shamelessly. "Kalau boleh apa salahnye...".

So, one day I picked Elly from her house, while rambling about my problems to her, I drove to Keramat to pick Fyzal and Arab. It's not that they don't have cars, but it was part of my plan. So the boys sat behind us, Fyzal was behind Elly and Arab behind me. And one thing I will remember 'til I die, Arab all of a sudden became childish, happy, jumpy, grinning away... pastu cuit-cuit lengan aku dari belakang. Cuit cuit cuit cuit cuit... I turned quietly to him and signaled; "Shhh!!!!". Tak sangkanya dia sungguh happy. Aku rasa takde siapa yang happy sebegitu bila jumpa aku! Hahaha..

Tu la dia, dia memang minat kat Elly sejak pertemuan pertamanya di rumah kawan kami di Puchong itu. Fyzal la yang bagitau aku. Bukan main happy lagi dapat keluar bersama-sama. Elly of course didn't know about my plans. But after that it was all up to Arab to make his first move. I only opened the door for him, and he did the rest. And they are still a very loving couple until now. I'm so glad they look good with each other. I believe they compliment each other very well.

Remembering those days really make me smile. Like I said, felt like my crazy days were extended. Doing silly things, skipping work, adhoc plans, hanging out til late, falling in love, meeting new people... I wish I could go back and do it all over again, not changing anything, but going through it again.

So, here's our last song, I managed to finish it in one day, melody and lyrics. We rushed for this last piece because we were about to perform not long after that. I remember writing the lyrics in a foodcourt at Low Yat. Because Apek named the song "Lost", I tried to just hover over the title. It represents all my girlfriends who were going through tough times in their love life at the time. Tough times are gone now. Lagu ni sebenarnya tak siap, macam tajuk dia jugak la, lost. Hehe.. Hope you enjoy this last number.




Lost
Song: Apek, Dibitz, Fyzal, Arab, Nan
Lyrics: Dibitz

Touch my soul tonight
Help me heal this pain
In the rain
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna sink myself
With this chain

Trapped in yearning
Free but I'm crying

Hold me close tonight
I wanna feel you close
And remain
Reach me hold me tight
Free me from this coldness
I am chained

Trapped in yearning
Free but I'm crying

Calling for your love
Lost in silence
I'm alone
Wasted, shattered dreams
So cold

Calling for your love
Lost in silence
I'm all alone
Wasted memories
They're all gone



Sayonara people!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Brainwashing

"Brainwashing is a system of befogging the brain so a person can be seduced into acceptance of what otherwise would be abhorrent to him. He loses touch with reality. Facts and fancy whirl round and change places.... However, in order to prevent people from recognizing the inherent evils in brainwashing, the Reds pretend that it is only another name for something already very familiar and of unquestioned respect, such as education or reform." Edward Hunter, Brainwashing (New York: Pyramid Books, 1956), pages 185-186)


When I think about it, it is true mostly what we learned in school (especially Unifarksity), WE DON'T REALLY USE THEM! The true reason we go to school, colleges and university, is because we were taught to. More than half of my life is/was spent with other than my family!

Money, Power, Fame, Respect. These were the goals. These were my goals.

What do I get now? None of them. Such a waste of time. If I didn't got to that extent in school, I'd just end up at the same place I am now. Unless of course you're the bread of those special boys club fraternity shit.


Should I send my children to school then? Sigh... Sekolah pondok boleh?


Surroundings falling like withered flowers... one by one, we all fall... If not physically, it's always emotionally... Always attacking our soul... always...


Expectations, we must throw this away. We don't expect, we don't hope, and we won't be failed.


I am not afraid of you.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

GAMBAR TRIBUTE TO ROCK KANGKANG 2010




Gua janji tak pernah mungkir ya... nah gambar-gambar...

Gambar-gambar yang aku sempat ambil adalah Candy, Sons of Adam, Junction dan Rockers sahaja. Tapi gambar-gambar Candy and Sons of Adam tak cantik, maka ini saja la yang boleh lepas QC. Enjoy!

Hatta (Junction)


Junction performing.
Look at all the cameras around me. Made mine really looked like from the 90's.


Hatta (Junction) on the speakers where we stood. Boleh capai dengan tangan.


BJ (Rockers)
A true guitar hero.


Joe (Rockers)
Rockstar habis gaya dia.
"Berapa banyak lagu daa... sikit-sikit sudah la. Ko bukan tau umur aku masih mudaaa..."
Cracks me up everytime!


Irman (Rockers) & I
Ni la gambar yang aku rasa disabotajkan. Next time aku belikan dia cekak, suruh pakai sebelum bergambar. No kompromi. Irman you owe me another picture.
Irman, my drum hero. Kalau setakat Malaysia & Singapura, Irman memang no. 1, bagi aku la...


Me, Arab, Hatta (Junction) & his girl.


Elly, Arab (lagi? tak aci), Hatta (Junction) & his girl, Fyzal

**click pics to enlarge**

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Going back to the 90's was really fun. I was really impressed some dressed the way it was then.

Tapi jangan la harap setiap gig Rock Kangkang aku pergi. Memang tak laa.. Ini pun pasal dorang ni aje.

Additional:
Oh ya.. after reading my comments, I must mention that the crowd that night were really great. And the rockstars were very friendly. I guess the years built them. :)

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

TRIBUTE TO ROCK KANGKANG 2010

Yup, gua dah cakap gua pergi, lu apasal tak pergi?

Anyway, we reached there kinda early. Like, after lunch? Awal nak mampos, konon-konon nak terserempak la dengan Irman Rockers. Haha... bertuah le. Dapat tau dorang main lepas Maghrib. Lepas Maghrib??? Adeh. Mesti habis kul 11pm. Humairah kena duduk lama la kat rumah tok-tok dia. Sorry dear. And sorry papa and mama. :p

Of course I was not interested with the other bands, so hubby and I went strolling at Pertama. Mengenang kembali zaman kanak-kanak, kitorang berdua bantai main game kat sana. Haha.. Game apa lagi, game ol-skool la. Street Fighter II and Raiden II. Sah kitorang dah tua, round ke-2 dah senget-senget badan elak peluru sambil jerit-jerit. Dulu boleh main sambil berborak gelak-gelak lagi... cehh dulu siap tau kat mana takkan kena peluru, duduk setempat patu jeling-jeling keliling, muka control la apalagi. Walau bagaimana pun.... nama kita tetap ranking 1 and 2 okay.... hehe mana tak nye, mana ada orang main game tu dah, hahaha... raking 3 nama dia AAA... (default).

Lepas ArabElly sampai, kitorang pun bergerak ke 1Cafe tu. Ternampak Hatta Junction kat sana. Pergh dah nak pergi salam dah, nak ambil gambar sama-sama. (Rupa-rupanya bukan! Hahaha... seb baik tak bikin malu). Dari jauh muka sama ok. He won the best dress award later on. Kalau korang pergi, mesti korang tau siapa. Maybe it was just us who thinks he looks like Hatta. 20 tahun la mana orang nak cam dah.

Anyway, we went in when Candy was performing. I think they look prettier than before. Of course their final song "Akan Ku Tunggu" was a major craze. There's this one guy who jumped up on stage and sang from verse 2 until the end. Potong betul. Weh mahal tau tiket ni, kesian la kat peminat Candy. Apa-apapun, Candy tetap rock.

Lepas tu, rehat untuk Solat Maghrib. Dalam pukul 8pm, Sons of Adam pulak perform. Seriously I have never listened to them before. Aku masih muda kot. Otai tetap otai. Dorang main memang sapu habis la artis muda kita sekarang. Aku suka bassist dia, tapi aku rasa dia bukan line-up original. Sessionist je kot. Tapi aku suka lah. Suka suka suka. Pastu boleh la pulak orang jerit "Itu blues! Bukan rock.." Eh eh... boleh pulak kamu ye...

Junction pula naik pentas. Time ni la kitorang dapat tau kitorang salah "Hatta" awal-awal tadi. We chanted Hatta's name until he noticed our group and came straight to shake our hands. Lu memang cool la bro. When they started, he even jumped on the monitors, like exactly above me and sang. To my notice, everyone beneath him was in awe. I quickly snapped pictures (to be uploaded) with my goddamn old fashioned camera. I should get a new one. Memang teruk la kalau ambil gambar dalam dewan. Apa-apa pun tak nampak. Nampak habuk je lebih. Of course they played the old time favourite song "Akan Ku Kenang" in a much lower key. But Hatta sure still can pull his vocals. Scream Hatta Scream! I enjoyed every bit of their perfomance.

And then Revenge came up on stage. (bunyi cengkerik)
Pemotong mood.

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The most awaited band finally came up on stage, Rockers! By this time, I totally lost my voice. I could not sing along. Sad sad sad. To me, I was happy when they played Harakah. One of my favourite song. I just could not take my eyes off Irman, the drummer. To be honest, I started listening to Rockers just a couple of years ago. Thanks to hubby, it's all worth the listening. When I first heard them, I was amazed by the music. The drumming especially, Irman sure does not play like any local/malay rock bands. And I bet, some international drummers can't play like him either. So, our mission was to experience first hand on his drumming skills. Okay, memang melampau. All their songs were improvised that night. Sigh. BJ the guitar hero, and the original vocalist (what's his name) was on bass. Kitorang sempat la bergambar dengan Irman. Tapi gambar hubby je yang lawa, gambar aku cam ... Rasa macam Irman dan hubby ada perasaan dengki kat aku kot. Boleh tak time bergambar dengan aku kipas tiup kat rambut Irman lalu tertutup la muka dia. Hubby pulak tak check balik gambar! eeeeeeeee...... aku buat rambut khas untuk saat itu tau!

Takpe, gambar aku bersama Hatta lawa...

Datang la lagi ye Rockers. We love you!

p/s: Pasal sound system, no comment. Aku duduk betul-betul kat speaker.