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Jan 2005
Update for the sake of update
Have to activate this blog so that danchan won't delete it.
Pheww...now I realised that my 2004 has left this blog without a single update or entry. Mannn...the time really fly.
Apr 2003
Hey! who says man don't like purple?
My company's accounting system is down today due to some back-up/maintenance to our server so basically I can't proceed with some of my works. Urgent things will have to be done manually and luckily there ain't any that concern me. Thats explained why I spent most of my time today godek this weblog template again harks!
Apr 2003
hahaha..gatal tangan laa today. This new layout I just copied from Che Tipah's blog except for some minor adjustment which you might find it a bit different from hers. Macam nak pecah lah kepala to figure out mana nak placed the codes, lucky it is does work pretty well err to me laa..heh.
Actually I wanna get rid off the chatterbox but think of it most visitor prefers to drop a line there and importantly, keep this blog alive, so I think it worth to keep it.
Maybe I'm gonna adjust the colour a bit to make this site interesting, kalau rajin laa. Mmm..bila laa nak rajin lagi agaknya!
Apr 2003
Hmm..must admit that this blog has been slowed down eversince I create amdworld, my 'malay version' blog. At first I thought I can update this weblog atleast once a week but then I realised that I don't have that much time to do it. Works always a limiting factor. Furthermore, writing entry in english is absolutely a challenging task for a person who talks, read or write in his 'mother tongue' all the time like me.
Therefore I thanked you those who still support and keep on visiting this blog.
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE
Living on Earth is expensive,
but it does include a free trip
around the sun every year.
How long a minute is
depends on what side of the
bathroom door you're on.
Birthdays are good for you;
the more you have,
the longer you live.
Happiness comes through doors you
didn't even know you left open.
Ever notice that the people who are late
are often much jollier
than the people who have to wait for them?
Most of us go to our grave
with our music still inside of us.
If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day,
how come nothing is free yet?
You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
Some mistakes are too much fun
to only make once.
Don't cry because it's over;
smile because it happened.
We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors....but
they all exist very nicely in the same box.
A truly happy person is one who
can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Have an awesome day, and
know that someone
who thinks you're great
has thought about you today!
source : forwarded email
Mar 2003
A Tribute to Rachel Corrie
Ramzy Baroud "Rachel, from the town of Olympia, in Washington State, stood before Israeli bulldozers, as they tore down a building that belongs to a 'protected person' because no one else, but Rachel and a few of her comrades dared to challenge the Israeli army .."
It is the responsibility of the High Contracting Parties to ensure Israel’s respect of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in the Time of War.
Part IV, Section I, Article 142 of the Convention states that 'representatives of religious organizations, relief societies, or any other organizations assisting the protected persons, shall receive from these Powers, for themselves or their duly accredited agents, all facilities for visiting the protected persons, for distributing relief supplies and material from any source, intended for educational, recreational or religious purposes, or for assisting them in organizing their leisure time within the places of internment.'
It’s disheartening to see how international law is being abused by those whose selectively in interpreting the law the governs our world has rendered it 'irrelevant' a long time ago.
The above references to the Fourth Geneva Convention, which remains the most important frame of reference to the conduct of war, mostly dealing with the responsibility of an occupying power, is of no concern to the United States, apparently, for the most upfront violator of such a law is the state of Israel.
Israel has violated a long list of UN Resolutions, whether Security Council or General Assembly. Even the repeated American veto throughout the years were hardly enough to safe Israel from its duty before international law. In fact, Israel’s legitimacy as a member of the international community was never obtained in the first place, since the state of Israel was a conditional member, whose membership was conditioned on the implementation of UN Resolution 181 and 194, both are nowhere near being fulfilled.
Of course, the everyday practices of the Israeli army and government are good enough reminders of the failure of the so-called international community to uphold its own principals, and good enough indications of the continuing violations of international law. But today, was a louder reminder that will most likely catch the attention of many.
Today, Sunday, March 16, Rachel Corrie, a sweet, 23 year old American activist, was run over by an Israeli army bulldozer, and then buried by the debris, in the refugee camp of Rafah, to the south of Gaza City. 
Rachel, from the town of Olympia, in Washington State, stood before Israeli bulldozers, as they tore down a building that belongs to a 'protected person' because no one else, but Rachel and a few of her comrades dared to challenge the Israeli army. There is a bittersweet irony in her tragic death.
Rachel should not have been in Palestine, she should have been at home, studying for her exams. The United Nations should have been blocking Israeli bulldozers, since they were the institution designated to provide protection to the refugees. Rachel’s death does not only reflect the depth of her humanity, but it also reflects the tremendous failure of the United Nations, or perhaps their indifference, to this crucial task.
I don’t think that Rachel was thinking of Geneva Conventions or had a particular UN resolution in mind when she laid down before the Israeli bulldozer, and before the Israeli driver buried her under the sand and then ran over her, despite the pleas of people to stop. But I can imagine the rage that went through the young woman’s head as she decided to use her body to stand between the army bulldozer and the Palestinian refugees. 
"Rachel was alone in front of the house as we were trying to get them to stop," Greg Schnabel, 28, from Chicago told the Associated Press. "She waved for bulldozer to stop and waved. She fell down and the bulldozer kept going. We yelled 'stop, stop', and the bulldozer didn't stop at all. It had completely run over her and then it reversed and ran back over her," he said.
I recall my interview with Um Jamal Al-Shalabi, of Jenin, as she narrated her own story with the bulldozers that also refused to stop and demolished the house over her paralyzed son, Jamal. "We have a schedule to keep," Um Jamal was told by the bulldozer driver, who along with his colleague demolished entire neighborhoods, and on many occasions, did so while people were still inside. >[? Although tragic, nothing is out of the ordinary as far as Israeli conduct in the occupied territories is concerned. Just recently an Israeli sniper in Jenin shot and killed Ian Hook, a United Nations coordinator who was dispatched to help the refugees put their lives back together after the historic invasion of the camp in April of 2002. Israel claimed that it appeared as if Hook had a gun in his hand, not a cell phone. But they failed to explain why they left the British worker to bleed to death, as his Palestinian colleagues tried to save his life. I wonder how Israel plans to explain to media the death of Rachel, did her frail body pose a threat to the safety of the Israeli army? Or was it just another 'honest mistake'?
While well over 200,000 American and nearly 50,000 British soldiers are ready to invade Iraq, regardless of how such an invasion is interpreted under international law, people like us, students, mothers and fathers from all over the world are flooding the Occupied Territories to provide some sort of protection to the Palestinian people. Like Rachel, their bodies are their only ammunition before the mammoth Israeli Merchava tanks and D-9 bulldozers. They’re angry, like many of us, because of this untold hypocrisy of the United States government, and the failure of the 'High Contracting Parties,' to live up the law they drafted and to the resolutions for which they voted.
A great deal is told about the brutality of any army that doesn’t mind running over a young woman for simply protesting the demolishing of a house in Rafah or a paralyzed man in Jenin. But also stories of courage are told, not only by the Palestinian people, but also by those amazing individuals who literary sacrifice their lives to stand by another people, forgotten by the international community and deemed irrelevant when laws are implemented.
I am sorry, Rachel, that you had to die such a death; your screams on al-Jazeera broke my heart, as they broke the hearts of many. But it’s not the bulldozer driver, a war criminal under every law, that I am angry at, but the US government that supplied Israel with the weapons and political cover to kill you and thousands of other innocents.
Today, Rachel our blood is united; you stood and fell defending what is just and honorable. Maybe we will not be able to give you the honor and gratitude that you deserve, but Rachel, I promise you, that every Palestinian, but every human being of conscience is paying tribute to you. Rest in peace.
(Taken from Palestinechronicle)
Source : harakahdaily.net
Another Death in Palestine
Mar 2003
The Handphone Anecdote
The good things about buying an underwater handphone is its water resistant feature. Nope, thats not what I think. And yep! I didn’t buy it from the brand authorised dealer.
My handphone went ‘underwater’ last Saturday when I was in the office toilet. I was wearing baju melayu at that time [I wonder why it must has a big pocket, who design Baju Melayu anyway?]. It happened pretty fast. When I bend down to raise the toilet seat, the handphone suddenly dropped out of my pocket and straight down to the toilet drain [not the bowl okay..and please do not try to imagine how it happened too, its not what you think of]. I quickly picked the handphone but it was already soaking wet. Water was in its LCD screen. Its still wet even after I dried it with tissue. Had no choice but to rush to the nearest handphone shop in Taman Tun. They said that the cost of drying up the internal part is sixty ringgit which is not inclusive of faulty part replacement. Went back to the shop yesterday. Now they said the battery has gone kaput which mean I had to fork out more money on it. Worst still, the LCD screen still blank…..arghhh! Life without handphone is terrible and unbearable. Learn my lesson well
Latest…just comeback from the handphone shop. Its fixed yay! The battery is still working but they replaced the LCD. Altogether it cost me hunded twenty ringgit…okay laa!
Still wondering what the hell did I bring the phone inside there….stupid.
Moral of the story : Don’t bring along your hp when you go there or you’ll suffer the same fate
Feb 2003
Jokes of the day
George W. Bush is visiting a school in America. Enters the classroom surrounded by his regular 'secret service' protectors and lecture the students about America, the proud country, its mission to liberate the world guided by the hand of God. Then he asks "does anyone have any doubts about it?"
In the back of room a little boy gets up and says "I do sir. My name is Jimmy and I would like to ask 3 questions. First: why did you falsify the elections results? Second: why didn't you prevent Sept. 11 from happening? Thirdly: why are you declaring war against Iraq?"
TTTTRRRRRIIIIIIIMMMMM!....the bell sounds and all the kids go out to recess to play. After they return to class and settle at their desks, President George W. Bush continues: "So, does anybody have any doubts about this?"
"I do sir, says another kid way in the back. My name is Tommy and I would like to ask 5 questions" First: why did you falsify the elections results? Second: why didn't you prevent Sept. 11 from happening? Thirdly: why are you declaring war against Iraq? Fourth: why did the bell ring 20 minutes ahead of time? Fifth: where is Jimmy?
source : forwarded e-mail
Moral of the story : we can always insult the kid's intelligent with bluff but not all the times. Trust me!
Feb 2003
If I were a painter
If I were a painter
I would paint my reverie
If that's the only way for you to be with me
We'd be there together
Just like we used to be
Undertneath the swirling skies for all to see
And I'm dreaming of a place
Where I could see your face
And I think my brush would tak eme there
But only...
If I were a painter
And could paint a memory
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
I'd climb inside the skies to be with you
* I had been wondering who is the singer of this song for quite sometimes and finally know her name, Norah Jones when I watched the Grammy Awards in tv today, apa daa... This newpopcomer won five awards in this year's Grammy Awards 2003, siti pun kalah...perghh! Check this out.
* I've been painting my house interior for a months, belum habis lagi. Well its not that difficult to do it but a bit tedious maybe. Always do it during weekend when I'm free or when I'm not in a 'lazy' mood. I probably not a good painter but I sure satisfied with the result, yep!
Feb 2003
"Time is one of your biggest enemy". If you wait for it to pass over, you'll feel like waiting forever. If you're not, it will pass you by like a wind, you'll feel it but just like nothing...empty! You will know that time won't wait for you when.....you wake up the next day.
You know what I mean? Me neither...hiks!
"Even if you are in a right track, you'll be run over if you just sit there"
Jan 2003
+ Hari tangan ada gatal banyak, so terpaksa garuk kan sini . Adjust sket template utk make sure skill menggodeh aku tak berkarat [as if aku pandai sangat buat all this thing hahaha!]
+ Background? Bukan curik laa..pinjam aje. Yang aku guna ni okay but then, kalau guna sendiri punya lagi puas hati, kan? Ikut plan asal sebenarnya nak guna gambar bunga helicornia tapi gambar tu kena adjust sket dulu dan aku pun tengah blur lagi nak tumpangkan file jpg tu kat mana, any idea?
+Try this test, how color reflects your personality. Don't think it is true pun...tak tahu laa korang percaya
http://www.chinapaint.com/eng/games/colorandi.asp