Jalan terus

My Warrior

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0000

MERANTAU WARRIOR

Date: 7 January 2010
Language: Indonesian
Genre: Action, Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Director: Gareth Evans
Cast: Christine Hakim, Iko Uwais.

Synopsis: This action-packed movie is the Indonesian version of acclaimed movie Ong-Bak (2003): MERANTAU WARRIOR is about a young man (Uwais) who leaves his rural hometown and adolescence for the big, bad city – this time it is Jakarta – where he saves a girl from human trafficking but then must fight for their lives in jaw-dropping action sequences.

(Source: Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.)

FINALLY!!!

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:01:00 +0000

Dah lama tak mention Along in this blog. Bukan bererti dia terabaikan, tidak...tidak sama sekali. Along tetap dihati. Eceh wah.

Tiap hari masih baca her wonderful blog about her wonderful life panjat gunung, terjun tiruk, selam lautan, mengorat pakwe, makan banyak, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

And there's this one wonderful thing she wrote about her excursion to climb Mount Batu Putih that got my attention so much, I decided to blog about it.

One tip I learnt while climbing upwards was not to look up.
Even if you have to look up, don't look straight where you are going for you'll be psyched with the trail in front of you.
Kira untuk mengelakkan saiko diri yang jalan kat depan tu cam dah tinggi 90 darjah, with your backpack, your mind says go, but your body dah kecut takut tamau naik dah -- so avoid that.
Pandang kiri kanan, or what's best, pandang belakang and see how far you went.

Konfem puas hati :')

Same thing applies in real life. If you look ahead, you'd be scared with the journey, penuh onak ranjau berduri. Ecewah.

Look behind, and see how far have you gone. And where you're at now.

Now, aren't you proud of yourself and what you've achieved?

*hinst, hinst kembang kuncup hidung*

Thanks Cik for the reminder tak sengaja! :-D

Ain't no mountain high
Ain't no vally low
Ain't no river wide enough, baby
If you need me, call me
No matter where you are
No matter how far
Just call my name
I'll be there in a hurry
You don't have to worry

Things to Aim for in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:47:00 +0000

Not necessarily in this order:

aminn, aminn, aminn.

Tapi kalau yang satu ini...

Not in the nearest future, maybe. :-)

Blind Love

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:49:00 +0000

things only a mother would say,

"tak adalah cantik tara mana minah tu, kalau banding dgn anak I, huh...no competition!"

hahahaha.

i love u, mom!

Goodbye, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:48:00 +0000

Last day of 2009.

Wow.

Cliche but, cepatnya masa berlalu! Haha. Masih merasa seperti baru berusia 17 tahun! (okay, so what if that's 10 years ago?!)

As I sit and recall the things that happened in 2009, yang manis, yang pahit, yang buruk, yang indah, hal-hal yang membuat saya sedar,

I have so much to thank Allah for.

Kadang manusia terlupa, untuk bersyukur for the simple things in life. The air we breathe, the money we take home every month, the food on our table, the smiles from strangers, the ability to walk, talk, laugh or even cry, the REAL friends around us, or even the enemies (sebab kita best baru ada enemies, kalau kita tak best maka orang tak jeles), the sounds we hear, the colors we see...

Semua itu bukan satu hak. Itu anugerah.

Alhamdulillah.

For years, I prayed to Allah for someone to love, someone who loves me just the way I am.

2009, he came into my life. Sempurna seperti segala doa yang saya panjatkan kepada Allah.

Tetapi saya, memang seorang hamba yang kadangkala lupa untuk bersyukur. Selalu saja ada yang tak kena, selalu saja ada yang salah, selalu saja nak cari pasal, selalu saja berbalah.

Dasar manusia bodoh! Dah doa sekian lama, bila dah dapat, tak pandai nak jaga!! *ketok kepala*

Azam saya untuk 2010, sederhana saja.

Semoga saya bisa menjadi hamba Allah yang selalu ingat untuk mensyukuri anugerah Allah.

Warning: People, kindly skip the next sentence supaya tak muntah-muntah darah.

To Anugerah Terindah Yang Pernah Ku Miliki, Thank you for your patience, understanding, care, sacrifices and love. May Allah give me the chance to spend the lifetime repaying what you have given to me, Amien.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

WELCOME 2010!!!

Kepadamu Kekasih...

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:56:00 +0000

1.Doa mendapatkan jodoh

"Rabbana hablana min azwaajina, wa dzurriyyatina qurrata a'yuniw, waj'alna lil muttaqiena imaamaa."

Artinya:
"Ya Tuhan kami, anugerahkanlah kepada kami jodoh [2] kami dan keturunan kami sebagai penyenang hati (kami), dan jadikanlah kami imam bagi orang2 yang bertakwa." (QS 25:74)

2.Do’a agar dimudahkan dalam mendapatkan jodoh :

“ROBBI LAA TADZARNI FARDAN WA ANTA KHOIRUL WAARITSIN”.

Artinya:
“Ya Allah janganlah engkau tinggalkan aku seorang diri dan engkau sebaik2nya dzat yang mewarisi”.

3. Doa bagi laki2 yang berharap jodoh :

“ROBBI HABLII MILLADUNKA ZAUJATAN THOYYIBAH AKHTUBUHA WA ATAZAWWAJ BIHA WATAKUNA SHOOHIBATAN LII FIDDIINI WADDUNYAA WAL AAKHIROH”.

Artinya:
“Ya Robb, berikanlah kepadaku istri yang terbaik dari sisi-Mu, istri yang aku lamar dan nikahi dan istri yang menjadi sahabatku dalam urusan agama, urusan dunia dan akhirat”.

4. Doa bagi wanita yang berharap jodoh :

“ROBBI HABLII MILLADUNKA ZAUJAN THOYYIBAN WAYAKUUNA SHOOHIBAN LII FIDDIINI WADDUNYAA WAL AAKHIROH”.

Artinya:
“Ya Robb, berikanlah kepadaku suami yang terbaik dari sisi-Mu, suami yang juga menjadi sahabatku dalam urusan agama, urusan dunia & akhirat”.

5.
"ALLAAHUMMAFTAHLII HIKMATAKA WANSYUR ‘ALAYYA MIN KHOZAA INI ROHMATIKA YAA ARHAMAR-ROOHIMIIN”.

Artinya:
“Ya Allah bukakanlah bagiku hikmah-Mu dan limpahkanlah padaku keberkahan-Mu, wahai Yang Maha Pengasih dan Penyayang”.

6.

"ROBBI INNII LIMAA ANZALTA ILAYYA MIN KHOIRIN FAQIIR".

Artinya:
Ya Robb, sesungguhnya aku sangat memerlukan suatu kebaikan yang Engkau turunkan kepadaku”. (Q.S. 28 : 24)

7.

“HASBUNALLOOH WANI’MAL WAKIIL NI’MAL MAULA WANI’MAN NASHIIR”.

Artinya:
"Cukuplah Allah menjadi Penolong kami dan Allah adalah sebaik-baik Pelindung, Dia adalah sebaik-baik Pelindung dan sebaik-baik Penolong". (Q.S. 3 : 173 & 8 : 40).

8.
“ROBBANAA HABLANAA MIN AZWAAJINAA WADZURRIYYAATINAA QURROTA A’YUN WAJ ‘ALNAA LIL MUTTAQIINA IMAAMAA”.

Artinya:
“Ya Tuhan kami, anugerahkanlah kepada kami istri2 kami dan keturunan kami sebagai penyenang hati (kami) dan jadikanlah kami imam bagi orang2 yang bertakwa”. (Q.S. 25 : 74)

Makassar: Tracing My Roots

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:26:00 +0000

Setiap kali orang menyebut perkataan Makassar, pasti memcetus perbualan dengan Ibu, tentang niat to retrace my roots.

Iya, saya berdarah Bugis. On my late father's side. Atuk masih menyimpan salasilah keluarga dimana dimulai oleh nama seorang lelaki Bugis yang kedengaran amat macho, "Daeng Penalang Bugis". Wahhh , bukan main hebat namanya!

Altho I don't stay true to my Bugis blood sebab saya cepat mabok laut padahal orang Bugis terkenal sebagai seafarers unggul.

Dan saya tidak tahu banyak tentang Bugis dan Makassar, tanah asal Bugis. Kecuali apa yang saya baca melalui Good News From Indonesia dan apa yang saya tahu dari sahabat baik saya di Jakarta yang kebetulan berasal dari Makassar, I basically know nothing about my ancestors.

Tapi kekurangan pengetahuan saya bakal segera berakhir, InsyaAllah. Because...

Makassar to have Museum In Malaysia

I am sure, everyone knows that Bugis people used to travel overseas, to many nations like Malaysia, Singapore, India, Madagascar, Srilanka, South Africa, and some prefered to settle there and call the newland home. I have many Singaporean and Malaysian friends whose anchestors were Bugis people. In Singapore, Bugis Junction is one of the hottest spot for shopping.

Looks like the bond becomes better now when the Makassar city administration in South Sulawesi province, will open a museum in Malaysia in 2010, in view of the Malaysian government's plan to open a museum through the Malacca museum agency in Makassar.

They would soon carry out the plan now that discussions had already been held between the Makassar cultural and tourism office and the Malacca museum agency. Well, i think it is become clearer that friendship between Indonesia and its neighbor is unavoidable, something we need to pursue.

Welcome home, friendship :)

(Side-creator of GNFI, Farina Jamal, a Malaysian, is also a Bugisnese in blood)

Source: GNFI

Ngehehe. Ayat terakhir tu memang siap2 ada, okeh. Tidak ditokok tambah oleh yours truly. To be acknowledge as a Bugisnese is an honor, to be named as side creator of GNFI, waaaaaa! Terharu biru! Thanks Bro Arry!

And I can't wait to take my grandparents to this museum.

Maybe I should start a Good News From Malaysia blog pula. Should I? *mikir*

Life is Like A Wheel

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:20:00 +0000

cewek 1: aku tgh pk, about life in general la...hahaha...dgn kamu juga lah sbg subject matter
cewek 1: klo tgh diatas, berturut2 lucky. klo tgh dirundum duka, berturut2 juga
cewek 1: cumanya time dirundum duka tu org jarang ah look back at times when they were happy and lucky
cewek 2: begitulah hidup huhuhu
cewek 1: hahaha. so actually...klo scr graft, dan dibuat garis linear
cewek 1: purata naik turun hidup
cewek 1: life is, actually...equal to everyone
cewek 2: cuma masa gembira dan sedihnya berbeza
cewek 1: yup, exactly. klo org yg lucky gile babi...kaya gila babi...
cewek 1: saat drop nya pun, gila babi juga
cewek 2: mudah2an kita sentiasa di dalam kesederhaan dan dugaan juga datang secara sederhana
cewek 2: huhuhuhu
cewek 1: aminnn
cewek 1: and
cewek 1: mudah2an kita gak iri melihat keberuntungan org lain dan syukur dgn keberuntungan diri
cewek 1: hahahah
cewek 2: benerrrr
cewek 1: sekian tazkirah hari ini
cewek 2: bersyukurlah dengan apa yang ada
cewek 2: wahaha ko baru balik kuliah agama kat surau kah? hahahah
cewek 1: aku baru TIDOR kat surau! hahahaha
cewek 2: mwkakakaka. dapet mimpi kali yaa? ahahaha :p

Ketidaksempurnaan Padaku

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Pernah tidak, kamu terfikir...

Cinta itu boleh tercetus atas hal-hal yang tidak sempurna, hal-hal kecil malah, yang kadang dipandang enteng. Terlanggar bahu, termiss call, terbaling kacang, terjeling, termesej di laman sosial, termesej di mIRC dengan ucapan hi, asl pls?

Pencetusnya bisa apa aja. Tapi hasilnya sama. Sebuah ketidaksempurnaan yang berbuah sempurna.

And you call it fate.

Tapi bagaimana saat cinta harus terlucut? Rasa tidak rela bukan, melepas cinta yang terbina sekian lama atas alasan yang kecil andai dilihat dari sudut makro? Rasa tidak sudi kan andai kata cinta menggebu-gebu, yang dikukuhkan dengan ucapan sayang tak kunjung jemu saban hari itu, goyah dengan tiupan angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa?

Alasannya boleh apa saja...

Tak pandai buat sambal belacan.

Lupa nak bagi salam masa letak telefon.

Kena marah dengan makwe sebab ingatkan dia ingat anda usha awek tu pakai
skirt pendek, padahal tengok blackberry awek tu.

Pakai baju hijau, pakwe anda paling anti warna hijau.

Bulu hidung panjang.
Ada jerawat gedabak atas batang hidung.

Kentut busuk.

dan lagi dan lagi dan lagi.

Sebuah hakikat. Tidak ada manusia yang sempurna.

Dan kalau ketidaksempurnaan itu bisa membawa cinta itu kepangkuan kita, sejauh mana pula penerimaan kita terhadap ketidaksempurnaan lainnya?

Dan bakalkah ketidaksempurnaan itu malah menambah kasih, atau membunuh rasa?

Sejauh mana kita sanggup berbagi, bertolak ansur dengan ketidaksempurnaan yang ada?

Semoga saja kita selalu bisa melihat ketidaksempurnaan, sebagai hal yang menyempurnakan.

Haruskah kuulangi lagi
Kata cintaku padamu
Yakinkan dirimu

Masihkah terlintas didada
Keraguanmu itu
Susahkan hatimu

Tak akan ada cinta yang lain
Pastikan cintaku hanya untukmu
Pernahkah terbersit olehmu
Akupun takut kehilangan... Dirimu

Ingatkah satu bait kenangan
Cerita cinta kita
Tak mungkin terlupa

Buang semua angan mulukmu itu
Percaya takdir kita
Aku cinta padamu

Akankah nanti
Terulang lagi
Jalinan cinta semu
Dengar bisikku
Bukalah mata hatimu

Setiap kau berkata ingin sendiri, bisa jadi kau membiarkan cinta berlalu begitu saja...

Bukannya Aku Takut

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:51:00 +0000

ku tak peduli
bila ku benar-benar cinta mati
ku tak peduli

ku memang begini
bila ku benar-benar cinta mati
ku tak peduli
apa saja yang ku inginkan kamu rela

bukannya aku takut akan kehilangan dirimu
tapi aku takut kehilangan cintamu
mungkin saja saat itu kau mempermainkan aku
seakan kau bisa membalas cintaku

kau takkan mengerti
yang selama ini aku rasakan, pasti
kau tak peduli
bila saja yang ku inginkan kamu rela

Bermimpilah, kerana Tuhan memeluk mimpi-mimpimu...

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:33:00 +0000

I watched Sang Pemimpi last week! On the day it open in the Indonesian cinemas!

HURRAH!

Dalam Sang Pemimpi, Andrea Hirata bercerita tentang kehidupan ketika SMA (high school). Tiga tokoh utamanya adalah Ikal, Arai dan Jimbron. Ikal- alter egonya Andrea Hirata. Arai-saudara jauh yang yatim piatu yang di sebut simpai keramat karena anggota keluarga terakhir yang masih hidup dan akhirnya menjadi saudara angkat dan Jimbron-seorang yatim piatu yang terobsesi dengan kuda dan gagap bila sedang antusias terhadap sesuatu atau ketika gugup.

Dan saya amat suka lakonan adik ini, Rendy Ahmad who played Arai Remaja.

He's the shiznit!

He captured the exact essence of Arai, seperti mana yang digambarkan dalam buku, dan seperti mana yang saya bayangkan dalam angan-angan. Nakal, pintar, penuh idea, tidak kacak tapi penuh karisma. I loike!

Banyak yang bertanya, how's Ariel in Sang Pemimpi? Well, pendapat saya, dia tidaklah mengecewakan. I find it hard at first to adapt to seeing him wearing baju kampung, selekeh...but after a while he is believable. But to compete with Randy who played the younger version of Arai is not an easy task, not even for an accomplish actor, apatah lagi a beginner like Ariel. Rendy is sooooo damn good ok! Good try tho, Ariel. Now I am more looking forward to 'Edensor', since that will be the story about Arai dan Ikal serta kehidupan mereka di Paris. Hahaha...so dari awal sampaiiiii habis, ada Ariel. Yeayyy!

I cried at some parts, despite having read the book before, much to Encik Pacar's amusement. Sedih siot! For me, scenes dengan Ayah Ikal memang buat air mata tak mahu berhenti. Kalau tengok sendiri mesti dah pause layan nangis puas-puas baru sambung balik.

I so miss my dad :-(

And again I cried when Jimbron bid farewell to his 2 bestfriends, giving them tabungan kuda to support their life in Jakarta. Touching!

Maudy Ayunda who played Zakiah Nurmala. Memang dia cantik!

And this, was sang by Rendy Ahmad himself, to woo the love of his life, Zakiah Nurmala. I can't help but swoon. *sigh*

Fatwa Pujangga

T'lah kuterima suratmu nan lalu
Penuh sanjungan kata merayu
Syair dan pantun tersusun indah, sayang
Bagaikan madah fatwa pujangga

Kan kusimpan suratmu nan itu
Bak pusaka yang amat bermutu
Walau kita tak lagi bersua, sayang
Cukup sudah cintamu setia

Tapi sayang sayang sayang
Seribu kali sayang
Ke manakah risalahku
Nak kualamatkan

Terimalah jawapanku ini
Hanyalah doa restu Ilahi
Moga lah Dik kau tak putus asa, sayang
Pasti kelak kita kan bersua

My verdict: MUST WATCH!

The One

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:25:00 +0000

Take a second out to think about this:

In your life you search and search for the right person for you. Every time you break up with someone you get one step closer to that person. You should look at moving on as getting closer to meeting the one.

Ian Philpot

Tegarlah Sang Pemimpi!

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Saat semua orang bercerita tentang New Moon, the 2nd installation of the Twilight saga, saya tak sabar menunggu Sang Pemimpi, buku kedua dalam tetralogi Laskar Pelangi yang difilemkan!

Cover buku nukilan Andrea Hirata

Poster Filem

Sang Pemimpi adalah kesinambungan cerita Laskar Pelangi, mengisahkan kisah hidup Ikal di waktu SMA (high school). My favourite among all 4 books, I simply adore the story of friendship, love and hope dripping from every pages.

It is also in this book, that my favourite character got introduced, seorang anak tunggal yang kematian ayah dan ibu di umur 9 tahun, namun tak pernah dia mengutuk nasib mahupun takut mengejar mimpi, tak pernah dia berfikir seorang anak miskin yang terpaksa bekerja sebagai kuli di pasar ikan semata-mata untuk membayar yuran sekolah tidak bisa melangkah mencari ilmu sampai ke Sorbonne, Perancis.

Tak pernah juga dia berpaling dari mengejar cinta hatinya.

Dan itulah Arai, and he will be played by Ariel Peterpan!

*swoon*

This star studded movie will begin showing in Indonesian theaters on 17th December!

Tak sabar!!!

A reader of this blog, Mbak Ira, kindly shared stories about the beauty of Pulau Belitung, where the movie is set. And I quote her words, "it's the best place for a honeymoon!"

*hint, hint*

One of 1000 places I must go before I die.

Bersyukurlah pada Yang Maha Kuasa,
Hargailah orang2 yang menyayangimu
Dan selalu ada setia disisimu.
Siapapun jangan kau pernah sakiti,
Dalam pencarian jati dirimu dan semua yang kau impikan...

Tegarlah sang pemimpi!

LDR

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:35:00 +0000

First of all...

LDR = Long Distance Relationship.

Not Long Dick Reduction.

And this book titled, 'The Long Distance Relationship Guide', my mom bought for me.

My mom.

Thanks Mak, for the book...

And for the approval. :-D

Love you lah Mak!

Sejarah

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:13:00 +0000

Aku selalu memikirkannya
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Gadis kau puja hingga kecewa
Kini kau tak menyatakan

Aku pun jua sering tertanya
Siapa dia sebelum daku
Pria kau puja hingga merana
Kau merahsiakan dariku

Sejak kau wujud dalam hidupku
Semuanya telah terpadam
Bak bayangan yang indah
Di malam purnama
Di telan mentari pagi

Apa disentuh sejarah dulu
Hanya menyakit hati sendiri
Telah ditemukan kita berdua
Engkaulah sinar hidupku

Engkaulah sinar...
Engkaulah pelita...
Engkaulah sinar...hidupku

Day 5: Enjoy Jakarta

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:49:00 +0000

Day 5: The Day We Played with Babies!

Last day for Naem and Im, jadi sepagian dihabiskan sambil packing barang mereka dan nonton infotainment. Mom has become an infotainment addict, sampai rindu2 semenjak balik KL. How will she follow the gossips about KD and Anang? How?! HOW???!!

So anyway. Their last day in Jakarta, and baru Ael sudi digendong. Haha...selalu begitu dia! All the time we were there, sangatlah sombong Si Pipi Bakpao itu! Tak pernah mau digendong, nak sentuh dia pun kena berlari keliling rumah mengejar dia, not unlike scene rogol filem 80an.

Kasihan Kak Im yang since the night before, tak berapa sihat. Mengikut pemerhatian kami yang KONON bijak pandai, sakit rindu, sepertinya. Eh eh eh. :-D

Miniature of Brian. Gila, mirip banget! (ya iyalah, emang anaknya kaliiiiii...)

"Ael nak ikut!!!"

Damn, I miss this lil guy

Beautiful Neysa, Ael's cousin

Leaving Aie's place, we head to Dytha's house in Slipi.

Dytha married a friend of ours, Philos, a year ago. Co-incidentally I was in Jakarta when their reception was held last year, so I accompanied Aie there. That was the first time I met Dytha.

Setahun kemudian, they welcome a new addition to their family, Ahmad Khansa Naufa.

Ihhhh...comel comel *geram geram*

Mom immediately hit it off with Dytha's mom, Tante Rani. Alkisahnya, Tante Rani yang minat Sheilaon7, dan anaknya Dytha yang kadang terpaksa menemani kalau sang ibu nak tengok konsert. Dan dari situ lah Dytha berkenalan dengan Philos, who, at that time, was working with Sheila Management.

Tante Rani adalah seorang yang sangat cool, Mak langsung jadi BFF with her sampai kitorang pergi airport hantar Im dan Naem pun Mak tak nak ikut, nak stay di rumah Tante Rani. Ternyata right after we left, mereka langsung bergegas ke kedai peralatan buat kuih! Cheh. Patutlah tak nak ikut. I guess Mom is bored asyik bertemankan remaja (eceh, remaja konon) seperti kami, dapat geng rakan sebaya terus happy.

After sending off Im and Naem to the airport, we went back to Dytha's place to play with Khansa. Lihatlah betapa nyenyaknya Khansa tidur di atas 'tilam Vono' yang empuk! Hehehe.

Mak kata, ini petanda buat saya bahawa saya dah boleh secepatnya make babies. Coz my lil sis can take care of them. Hahaha. Bagus, jimat duit bayar gaji bibik

Then, we all went for lunch @ Hoka Hoka Bento, Mal Taman Anggerek. 1st time Khansa ke mal, dan sedikit pun tak rewel! Am so proud of you, Khansa!

Lepas ni boleh la selalu-selalu temankan Bunda ke mal ya...hihihihihihi.

Setelah bersalam-salaman dan berjanji-janjian dengan Tante Rani to meet up the day after for some serious shopping session in Tanah Abang, kami pamit.

Malamnya kami berbeza rencana, Mak dan Dila asked Andre, our supir, to take them on 'Jakarta Undercover Tour'. Mak nak tengok banci (read: pondan). Berkali-kali Andre urut dada dan beristighfar. Hahaha. Gile lawak ingat ekspresi dia masa tuh!

While I went to Grand Indonesia and had coffee with a couple friends.

Naem dan Im pulang pasti sudah sampai di rumah, kecapekan.

End of day 5...end of nice pics courtesy of Naem. Expect not so nice pics in the upcoming entries!

To be continued...

Makeup Magic

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:27:00 +0000

Ada yang minta sample of a make up job I did,

here's one waktu di kelas with Nurul Shukor.

Before

After

These photos must be like from...2 years ago tho. Hehehe.

So yes, I do make up for engagements, wedding, events and such.

Do call me if you need my service, thanks!

Pengapit=Kahwin Lambat?

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Saya bertambah suka mendengar HotFM semenjak dua menjak ini.

Semenjak dua menjak Azhar Sulaiman jadi host sementara menggantikan Fara Fauzana yang sedang cuti sakit.

Semenjak dua menjak suara dia yang pernah menghiasi mimpi-mimpi di tahun 1992 (kantoi sangat gedik, umur 10 dah pandai nak mimpi2 kan orang!) mula mengisi ruang radio setiap pagi.

And he's quite good at it!

Tapi pagi tadi dia bilang,
"Biasanya orang yang menyanyi kat kenduri kahwin, kahwin lambat. Macam pengapit, biasanya kahwin lambat. So jangan selalu-selalu jadi pengapit, kang kahwin lambat haaa..."

GULP.

Walaupun mungkin tujuan untuk perli Fara Fauzana, tapi...

Saya yang dah berapa banyak kali jadi pengapit pengantin ini terasa woi woi!!

Hahahahahahaha.

Mudah-mudahan tak masin lah mulut Azhar.

nota: he's good tho. wish hotfm would make him permanent.

Gambar hiasan: Sewaktu saya menjadi pengapit

Pantang Larang Orang Tua2 untuk Si Anak Dara:

1. Anak dara yg belum berkahwin tak boleh jadi pengapit atas pelamin lebih dari 3 kali nanti dia lambat kahwin.
--->kantoi dah. I konpem dah lebih dari itu.

2. Anak dara jangan menyanyi di dapur, nanti kahwin dengan orang tua.
--->Siti Nurhaliza pernah buat kot?

3. Jangan carik kutu kat tangga nanti kahwin dengan orang tua…
--->ye lah, perangai sangat makcik2 nanti pakcik2 lah yang berkenan.

4. Jangan cucuk jarum waktu malam,nanti nasib jadi sial…
--->kalau jari dah tercucuk jarum, memang sial

5. Jangan lah korang tengok cermin retak,nanti korang punya muka pucat pada malam pertama…
--->cermin retak tu bahaya. cuba bayangkan, tengah2 belek muka, pecah...kena tangan, luka...darah banyak keluar...memang lah pucat muka tu

6. Pantang anak dara bangun lambat…nanti lambat dapat jodoh…
--->kena cop pemalas, orang takut la masuk meminang. hahahahaha...

7. Jangan makan bertindih/double pinggan…nanti korang akan bermadu.
--->orang dulu-dulu tak cukup pinggan, dah tu amik lak sorang 2 pinggan, macam mana orang lain nak makan? Jangan tamak, geng

8. Jangan angkat kaki masa meniarap nanti emak mati.
--->yang iyanya, tak senonoh. meniarap, angkat-angkat kaki plak. nampak betis peha poen apa semua, mak tengok pun boleh sakit dada.

9. Makan pisang kembar, nanti beranak kembar.
--->erk??

10. Tidur lepas makan nanti perut buncit.
--->this is true. tapi tetapppp gak aku selalu tidur lepas makan. patutlah amat buncit. hahahahah

11. Dilarang bersiul dalam rumah nanti ular masuk.
--->err. saya tak tau nak komen apa. nasib baik saya tak reti bersiul.

12. Tak boleh tunjuk pelangi nanti jari kudung.
---> langsung teringat Laskar Pelangi.

Akhir kata, terserah lah diri sendiri, mahu percaya atau tidak. Ketentuan tetap di tangan Tuhan.

Di mana dia...

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:00 +0000

Hey good friends,

Am just doing a stock count of my stuffs, don't worry am not recalling them all back...

Just wanna know if you have any of my dvds/books/cds in your safekeeping?

Alkisah, saya ini orangnya pelupa banget maka saje je nak keep track, so that I remember where they are, what I have and not go out and buy the same thing again :-D

Kalau masih ada kepunyaan saya dalam jagaan anda, just drop me a comment here, boleh ya?

Oh last but not least, Hope those stuffs would give you as much pleasure and knowledge as they did to me.

Take your time and please, ENJOY!

nota: menjawab soalan ini,

"aku x sure
samade latest blog ko ni being sarcastic
ironic atau just plain ikhlas"

Jawapan: Saya ikhlas. Saya betul-betul tak ingat dimana barang2 saya berada. Hahaha. Tolongggggg!!!

Kaya Diri = Kaya Bahasa

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:00 +0000

How Wealthy Are The People Who Speak Malay?
BruDirect.com, by Mabola, Sunday, 22 November 2009

Pic: Upin & Ipin, doing a good job promoting Malay language to the world

In response to the poster 'Good Grief' on 'Malay Is Decomposing And English Gaining', if you notice, the Brunei government has done a lot trying to promote Malay, either language or culture, such examples are like in the school textbooks, in its travel website & tourism, or in sending representatives to international events or expedition, Brunei is careful to choose Malay representatives in contrast with Malaysia and Singapore who promote using different races of people. So why Malay is still 'decomposing' as you stated?

First, as claimed by many, is economy. Overall the total Malay economy is $746 billion. This take into account Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia together total 250+ million people. However, we need to be reminded that Indonesia is not really Malay. I spoke to my Indonesian friends and they said they are Javanese not Malay. Many people mixed them up. Malay constitutes only 3.4% in Indonesia while the Javanese 42% and the Sundanese 15%, though they are language and cultural cousin.

Despite that though, only slightly more than half of the Indonesians speak Malay. They have over 300 ethnic groups and the rural ones have their own languages. Now, we also need to stress that a $746 billion economy is not actually big, for instance, the Netherlands, a country with 16.5 million people, has an economy of $877 billion. Internationally, the Dutch economy is $885 billion. In other word, with everything being equal, people will find it more economically favorable to learn Dutch than Malay. Someone last mentioned that Japanese and German are spoken in so small parts in the world yet people queuing to learn them. Indeed, because the total Japanese economy is $4,910 billion and the total German economy is $3,673 billion. These figures are huge. The global Chinese economy is $5,142 billion, while the Hispanic (Spanish world) economy is $4,300 billion not taking into account 10% of people in US speak Spanish, and the Francophone (French world) economy is $3,094 billion, the Arabic economy is $1,798 billion. And the English global economy? $21,264 billion.

The next factor we have to consider is the wealth. How wealthy are the people who speak Malay? Switzerland and UAE, though small, attract people to learn about their languages and way of life. Why is that? Because there are a lot of rich people there. These people invested around the world and certainly there are a lot of other people and businesses wanting their money. To have more chance of getting their investment, these people would tend to adapt to their culture and languages.

According to the German news website Spiegel.de and the report from British bank Barclays Financial, Singapore is no.1 in millionaires per capita - with 8.5% of Singaporeans are millionaires. This is followed by Switzerland 6.6%. Hong Kong is 5.3%, Kuwait 5.1% and the United Arab Emirates 4.5%, while US millionaires per capita is only 3.5%, they invest around the world and certainly a number of people would like to adapt to their culture and language for their money.

In the Malay world, even Bruneians aren't that rich, maybe the VIPs but not the ordinary people like you and me. Moreover, the rich here aren't that rich like over $100mln, $500mln or $1bln like others stated above. For Malaysia and Indonesia, a huge bunch are low income people. By that, can you really expect people to look up to the language or culture?

If we want to prop up something like language, we must show achievements. Otherwise I don't think we are capable to challenge the social and economic forces, especially the youth.

From: Akhyari GNFI. Thanks for sharing, bro!

Day 4: Enjoying Jakarta

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000

Day 4, 27th October 2009

Puncak is the popular name for the area surrounding the peak of Mt.Gede-Pangrango, located in the Bogor-Cianjur-Sukabumi regencies, in the province of West Java, Indonesia. The name literally means peak in Indonesian.

This area is a popular holiday area for the residents of Jakarta, the capital city, and its satellite cities. It has fresh air and mountain scenery. The area is about two hours drive from Jakarta.

Aksi on the way ke Puncak, dengan mekap yang masih utuh
1st stop, Taman Bunga Nusantara.

Sesuai sangat lokasi ini dengan minah2 bunga seperti kami

Was dead tired and sleepy due to lack of sleep (Naem dan Kak Im, syhhh!) so I took the chance to lie down and even took a nap under the shade of a tree. Nyamannyaaa!!

Sementara Kak Im dan Naem bergantian beraksi Kajol di tepi bunga-bunga mekar mewangi.
Sayang Shah Rukh Khan couldn't make it.
Props yang dipegang mereka adalah payung Air Asia yang sudah lama saya idamkan maka saya beli sewaktu perjalanan ke Jakarta. Namun, payung itu menghilang entah kemana, yang tinggal hanyalah sarungnya sahaja.

Aneh.

"Tum pase aye...yum mus ku raye...tum nena jane kya...sapne dhe kaaayeee..."

Aksi compare size dihadapan batu perasmian Taman Bunga Nusantara. Hahaha. Perhatikan cara tas diletakkan, seperti tidak sengaja berada disitu padahal fungsinya adalah demi mengaburi mata dan menutupi perut dan bontot yang power.

Naik keretapi comel berkeliling taman.

Family photo

Makannnnnn...

Lunch di Rindu Alam. We had nasi padang yang tak sempat difoto langsung habis. I had mango juice yang yummeh, Im and Naem had es alpokat.

Oh, perhatikan Hp di tangan saya yang sudah di 'bling-bling' kan. Yes, Paris Hilton is my bff. Very the gedik

The view from the Restaurant. Subhanallah, beautiful.

A stop at Masjid Atta'awun for solat. I couldn't go it, but according to Mom and Naem who did, it's beautiful inside. They have glass walls all around, so u are surrounded by keindahan alam ciptaan Allah. A must stop if you come to Puncak.

Next, Off to Bogor!!
Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor) is a city in West Java with a population of approximately 800,000 people in the CBD area and 2,000,000 in suburban area, bringing a total of 3 million population. It was the capital of Indonesia during the British occupation under Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the Dutch during the dry season, then known as Buitenzorg (possibly meaning "beyond worry", but it could also refer to "country side" (buiten) and "care" (zorg), like in "buitenhuis", meaning country house).

Kata Encik Pacar, Roti Unyil is a must-eat kalau ke Bogor. Dah catit, tapi lupa nak tanya Roti Unyil tu menatang apa? Sampai dikedainya, tercangak-cangak. Yang mana satu yang namanya unyil???

Rupanya Roti Unyil itu adalah roti yang kecil dan comel-lote dan isinya bervariasi, bisa dessert, bisa savoury. Harganya Rp1,150 satu (about 50sen).

Satu lagi makanan unik yang kami rasa di Bogor. Kata Andre, supir kami, namanya kuih cubit. Kata Aie, namanya...

Kuih Tetek.

*krik, krik, krik*

Si Cantik Dari Daerah Tropis. Hmm. Well said.

Kebun Raya Bogor

The Bogor Botanical Gardens (Indonesian: Kebun Raya) are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia. The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace). The gardens cover more than 80 hectares and was build by Java's Dutch Governor-General Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff who was governor of Java at the time.
The extensive grounds of the presidential palace were converted into the gardens by the German-born Dutch botanist, Professor Casper George Carl Reinwardt. The gardens officially opened in 1817 as 's Lands Plantentuin ('National Botanical Garden') and were used to research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago for cultivation during the 19th century. This is a tradition that continues today and contributes to the garden's reputation as a major center for botanical research.

Today the garden contains more than 15,000 species of trees and plants located among streams and lotus ponds. There are 400 types of exceptional palms to be found along the extensive lawns and avenues, helping the gardens create a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and for groups of bats roosting high in the trees. The bats can be easily detected by the noise they make while competing for space under the canopies. The orchid houses contain some 3000 varieties. In 1862, the Cibodas Botanical Gardens were founded as an extension of the Bogor garden at Cibodas, approximately 45 kilometers to the southeast of Bogor.

Jujur, sebetulnya saya yang teringin ke sini, sebab nak melihat sendiri Bunga Bangkai or Titan Arum, atau nama saintifiknya Amorphophallus titanum, from Ancient Greek which can be loosely translated to "giant mis-shapen penis". Seriously!

Titan Arum is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. . The titan arum's inflorescence can reach over 3 metres (10 ft) in circumference. Bunga yang indigeous to Sumatera but cultivated in Kebun Raya Bogor ini, adalah cantik gila namun berbau, well...you guessed it, bangkai.

Sayang seribu kali sayang, hanya pucuk bunga bangkai yang kami temui. Sob sob.

In bloom, this is what it looks like

Mengobati kekecewaan tidak melihat bunga bangkai dengan beraksi narsis didepan Istana Bogor.

Kata Encik Pacar, di Kebun Raya Bogor ada pohon yang ditanam sendiri oleh Prabu Siliwangi (raja kerajaan Pajajaran) hampir 500 tahun dahulu. Saya bayangkan, pohonnya pasti udah segede ini.

Senyum Ceria di dalam Gundah. Saya sebenarnya gayat dan takut jambatan gantung ini tak larat menampung tubuh saya terus menghumbankan saya kedalam sungai dibawah.
Ngeri.

Aksi wajib ini sebagai penutup

Pulang ke Jakartaaaaaa!

To be continued...

Kampung Boy Flies!

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:23:00 +0000

Check out Dato LAT's famous "Kampung Boy" Comics illustrated on AirAsia Craft! How cool is this!?

The Kampung Boy (Malay: Budak Kampung) is a critically acclaimed autobiographic graphic novel by Malaysian cartoonist Mohammad Nor Khalid, known also as Lat. The book, and its sequel, Town Boy, has been reprinted numerous times in Malaysia and abroad, and an animated series based partially on Kampung Boy was created during the late 1990s.

The Kampung Boy and Town Boy are two of Lat's earliest works detailing his life story. Lat's autobiographical strips subsequently became a common product of Lat's career as a cartoonist, continuing to retell portions of his life, past and present, in both the New Straits Times (which he works for) and compilation books.

The Kampung Boy is an autobiography of Lat centering on his childhood in a Kinta Valley kampung (village) in Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia) during the 1950s and early 1960s, including accounts of rural and family life, traditional family functions, Lat's early education and outdoor activities with the "Meor brothers", whom Lat befriends at a religious school. The book concludes with Lat's eventual departure from his village for a boarding school in Ipoh.

First published in Malaysia in 1979, the book has been reprinted 14 times as of 2008, with an American edition released by First Second Books in 2007, and also reprinted in Japanese. Interestingly, the American edition differs slightly from the original: a critical moment in the latter occurs when the protagonist is struck by his father in a moment of anger, the sequence is redrawn and toned down in the American version with the violence implied rather than shown.

Source: Wikipedia

Billboard Model

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Kilang gula had a Corporate Social Responsibility event last weekend that I couldn't attend.

Well, I did attend.

Just not in the flesh...

Coz they used my pic on the banner! Hahahhahaha.

Muka I masuk banner terasa cam pelakon filem Yusof Haslam maupun Prof A Razak Mohaideen!

Nampak tak??

Siaran ulangan bagi yang tak nampak.

THERE.

Primadona filem melayu. Eh eh.

*kempas kempis hidung*

Big boobs = Big brain?

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:50:00 +0000

Women with bigger breasts found to be smarter
Compiled by WINNIE YEOH, NURBAITI HAMDAN AND A.RAMAN
Source: The Star Online

A STUDY conducted in the United States showed that women with big breasts are not necessarily less intelligent than those who are less endowed.

Quoting a Singapore newspaper article, Sin Chew Daily said women with bigger breasts were found to be smarter instead.

It said the study was conducted in Chicago to find out whether the size of a woman’s bust affected her brain power.

The study, involving 1,200 women, was conducted by a female researcher. The subjects were divided into five groups, from extra small to extra big.

The report said it was possible such women were smarter due to the higher level of female hormones that could result in better development in the brain.

Day 3: Enjoying Jakarta

noreply@blogger.com (f a r i n a) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Day 3, 26th October 2009

Spent the 1st half of the day shopping at Thamrin JCC.

Then off to Plaza Semanggi. Lunch alias dinner at The Buffet.

*mwahahahahahhaha*

Silakan menjamu mata.

The choc ice cream is super sedap here, and I wish we took photo of the cute lil burger. Suka!

Harga buffet di sini at normal hours is Rp60rb++, which is about RM20, dah campur air and service charge prolly will reach Rp90rb, about RM30.

Tapi we went at Crazy Hours, only Rp40rb++, campur tolak bahagi comes to about Rp60rb seorang, dalam RM20 je! And the arrays of food are amazing, ada Western food, Japanese food, Indonesian food...macam-macam dan semua sedap-sedap!!

*air liur meleleh*

Beautiful tuan rumah, Aie

Aie and I then left the rest of the gang shopping at Plaza Semanggi, pulang ke rumah untuk aturcara selanjutnya.

Aturcara apa?

*uhuk uhuk*

Rahsia. :-D