Whimsy 1 and 2

1
ditimbang bawang kira sekati,
...bawa balik simpan dipara,
.....campur gula dibuat jeruk;

dibilang abang senang dihati,
...bila adik jadi gembira,
.....kenapa pula abang merajuk?

2

i thrill to analyse
..other's feelings and thoughts;
but i feel it's not wise,
..so, meddle i will not.

Whimsy 3

feel sad, oh for sure,
when thine heart is distant,
and that i endure,
though thou may be hesitant,
to let the past go,
and i be forgiven,
so new memories can grow,
and all sadness forgotten.

Today is 24th November 2010 and I miss you

It saddens me when I'm not even able to tell you that I miss you

I miss your company while I drive
I miss your laughing at my silly jokes
I miss you humoring my tall tales
I miss cheering you up
I miss you feeding me stupid ideas
I miss you getting me to do crazy things
I miss getting you things you want
I miss buying you things you don't need
I miss you light up when you see me coming
I miss trying to decipher your otherwise unintelligible text messages
I miss understanding what you're trying to say when you use absolutely ridiculous words
I miss you loving me unconditionally
I miss you I miss you I miss you

24th November 2010 at 11:55pm

Senses

i feel..
the breeze gently caressing
and leaves fall slowly
making way for the serenity of a new day

i see..
the sun shining forth
when the moon will glow
and there is the coolness of the evening

i hear..
the birds busily chirping
welcoming the night
when all will be at rest

i sense..
the flow of the rhythm changing
the beats rapidly dispersing
and the emptiness set in

i long..
for the days gone by
when love, joy and laughter abound
for i may no longer share all these with you

They're THAT desperate to want to resort to this, eh? God help us from being further victimised

Forwarded to my gmail account today, for me to share with you.

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2 April 2010
Attention: Ms. Tan Poh Hong
CEO
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
5, Maxwell Road
Tower Block, MND Complex
Singapore 069110

Dear Madam

We wish to inform your goodself that for years, our consumer group as many other faithful consumers have been using “QBB” Ghee for various delicacies and religious functions without doubt, with full confidence that the said product is manufactured from the milk of dairy cows by its highly reputable manufacturer based in Queensland , Australia .

However, lately, we found that although the colour and aroma had now varied much, the taste seemed to be somewhat different.
Therefore, we investigated this matter and concluded the following matters:

• Its manufacturer Butter Producers’ Co-operative Federation Ltd (BPCF) addressed as No. 489, Kingsford Smith Drive , Hamilton , Brisbane , Australia had ceased operations in September 2006 and was no longer listed in the website of Australian trade authority being http://www.austrade/ .gov.au/. In fact the satellite picture as the website http://maps. google.com shows that the following site is vacant land.

• Printed on the tin is that the said product is manufactured from milkfat of dairy cows of Australia and in even smaller and rather unclear script, it is mentioned that its manufacturer is Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd, No. 19, Lorong Keluli 1C, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, 41050 Shah Alam, Selangor DE., Mala ysia and that the said product is manufactured under license from QBB (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore .

• QBB Pte Ltd.., Singapore was originally the sole agent for “QBB” Ghee for Mala ysia , Singapore and Brunei and it is not clear whether at the time when BPCF ceased operations in 2006, the “QBB” trademark rights were transferred from BPCF to QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore . We suspect that Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd and QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore are together carrying an act of piracy i.e. producing and selling a product whose legitimate manufacturing and sales rights were not transferred to them by its original manufacturer BPCF who was since wound up.

• The report of an analysis conducted by a reputable food technology laboratory in Australia on the contents of a 2-lb tin of this product, where the said tin was taken from Mala ysia to Australia by one of our group members, mentions the following:-
“This product constitutes of decolorized and deodorized lard (pig fat) in semi-solid state with permitted additives giving the product color, flavor and aroma similar to that of pure ghee color, flavor and aroma.” (Original report is with the sender of this letter).

Therefore, our consumer group had to boycott the use of this product as:-

a) Our muslim members cannot use this product as it is haram by religion
b) Our Hindu and Sikh members cannot use this product for burning of ghee lamps, religious functions or for preparing sweetmeats as places of worship which forbid the use of any animal oil/animal fat.
c) Our vegetarian friends who only consume vegetarian diet cannot consume the said product.

We believe that the “QBB Ghee” sold in Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei ever since BPCF closed down, is a product which is violating the related laws on the principle of “misrepresentation of label”. Therefore we hope that your goodself will take the appropriate action to stop the sale of this product.

Thanking you.
Letter signed by Mohd Kadir bin Mohd Karim (I/C No. 601223-10-6157)
Secretary of Kumpulan Konsumer Satu Malaysia (KKSM)

Note: Copy of this letter and analysis report sent to
YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd. Khalid bin Ibrahim, Menteri Besar Selangor DE.

procrastination for posterity or just plain denial ?

i now know why i hardly write now. well the workload is one good excuse obviously - busy with office work on the weekdays and the running around on weekends for all the routine chores etc. but i think i know the real reason why.

i wanted to post a link from one of my past entries, for a friend of mine to read. i am always in the habit of reading it first. and this entry that i was going to send him was written when i was feeling very, very sad. as i read it again, thinking that i already knew every word and that i had done this countless times before, my tears still fell rapidly. and of course i had to put on the mac eyeliner today - so here i am, still at the workplace, forlornly sitting at the table with streaked eyes. no, no howling today, managed to check that in time, and now thinking of how to move on to the next pace quickly as i still have a ton to do for monday. i now need a quick change of mood in order to be able to finish my required submission. *sigh* there goes my non-weekend. i guess i will have to bring work back home and force myself to do it.

so maybe i'll be able to resist reading my previous entries again the next time. but maybe i won't, because that is the precious bit of memory that helps me release all my longing, remind me of all my beautiful moments with them. i will never see them again, but they are always in my heart. i owe myself another immediate entry - writing about trust. it has been going around in my head for almost 6 months now, and yet i am resisting the urge to write about it. the longer i resist, the more incidents and scenarios about this i encounter. maybe i should get that over and done with as quickly as possible so that i have a clearer mind on what to do when faced with another similar occassion!

so there we go. and there i go. packing up the materials for me to take home, so i may continue my work at home. tonight. before tomorrow's mad rush of lessons, driver-ing to, driver-ing from.... i do so want to go hit some (golf) balls at the sunway extreme park to help get the stress out! join me?

Mapping !

Haha after so long not writing, here I am posting about Maps! No, actually more of the specific locations :) You should begin to realise by now that I have just discovered wikimapia :) Hooray!!!! So here are some very familiar spots to me. Others may (or may not!) be added later. Have fun exploring the places!!

1. Our home in Isfahan, Iran - although not for much longer

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=32.64494&lon=51.6482493&z=19&l=0&m=b

2. NEAR Our home here :) (Of course I won't post the EXACT location LOL)

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.1049225&lon=101.6046792&z=18&l=0&m=b

3. Mama's office

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.1626805&lon=101.7122626&z=18&l=0&m=b

4. Abang's NEW Skool (not yet labeled)

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.0615229&lon=101.6156763&z=18&l=0&m=b

5. KakDa's Skool

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.1224757&lon=101.6148502&z=18&l=0&m=b

6. Atief's and Arief's Skool (was also Abang's)

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.151818&lon=101.6567516&z=17&l=0&m=b

7. Tok's place

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=4.8659704&lon=100.7260895&z=18&l=0&m=b

8. Wan's place

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=4.8646608&lon=100.7252204&z=18&l=0&m=b

9. Tah's place

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=4.8607322&lon=100.7187295&z=18&l=0&m=b

10. Nyah's place

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.0239124&lon=101.5847397&z=15&l=0&m=b

11. Nyah's Brood

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=3.0605587&lon=101.5777123&z=18&l=0&m=b

12a. Atam's place - Kampung CitaCita on the Tanjung

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=4.9836748&lon=100.9477097&z=18&l=0&m=b

12b. Atam's place - SukaSuka on the Pulau

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=4.9663649&lon=100.95272&z=18&l=0&m=b