If the new & in are but getting mediocre,
then we shall refresh, bring on & bask in the Glory of Classic!
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Tick tock tick tock!
Less than 3 months to the W-day! So far our preparations have been pretty good. The groom & bride-to-be have not had any major tiff in all decision-makings & that is perhaps one of the things to keep constant as the day draws ever nearer. Alhamdulillah!
It helps that in the past few weeks, friends got married & it somehow put me in the "bridezilla" mode, tagging the groom-to-be along in the "kawin kawin" mood as well!
First was Hafi & Ros surprise July wedding. She mentioned nothin abt it but asked for addresses & the next thing i know...kena saman! I remember Hafi questioned about what people think abt starting a relationship with a man like Ros in their early days of getting together but in the end i guess, all those doesn't matter & that love conquers all. I hope they'll have an everlasting & blissful marriage together.
Then my mentel gym kaki, Yanni, got married to her Mr Smiley, Azmi. 
Am honoured to be part of the solemnisation ceremony, as I have not known her for long but it's beautiful how a friendship could sprout over the past 6 months! Well it's not exactly a BFF kinda thing but it is a special somethin between 2 mentel & splurge/spree-prone girls :)
Hope u are havin fun there in Greece awak, come back soon & stay motivated to keep fit with me(despite the many not free days we have for workout)!*LoL*
As for us, we are happily putting together clothes for our photoshoot...trashing out concepts & venues (tho it won't take place till after the wedding & honeymoon), finally decided on our rings & Oh we simply cannot wait for the epitome of all these wedding shenanigans as we've put in 110% attention to it....our honeymoon escapade! Painstaking nites & days of research & i truuuuuulllly truuuuully hope ALL our plans go well!! But first, we gotta select our wedding clothes on Monday & get our wedding witnesses ready before booking our Kadi! yeah our preps are not done in perfect A-Z order, nevertheless, i am optimistic as ever & that the order doesn't matter. But Pray i shall always, that everything to fall in place as we go with the flow..
Ok weddings aside, i'd like to extend my warmest wishes to dearest Sue & Adam...congrats on the arrival of baby Idris Tay Zhong Xian!! May he grow up handsomely & be a filial & wonderful son to u!
And to my lovely homeland...Happy 44th National Day...i look forward to 2022h! I hope many will reflect & act on what is said in our pledge from here on as we Come Together as One People, One Nation, One Singapore!!
It helps that in the past few weeks, friends got married & it somehow put me in the "bridezilla" mode, tagging the groom-to-be along in the "kawin kawin" mood as well!
First was Hafi & Ros surprise July wedding. She mentioned nothin abt it but asked for addresses & the next thing i know...kena saman! I remember Hafi questioned about what people think abt starting a relationship with a man like Ros in their early days of getting together but in the end i guess, all those doesn't matter & that love conquers all. I hope they'll have an everlasting & blissful marriage together.
Then my mentel gym kaki, Yanni, got married to her Mr Smiley, Azmi. Am honoured to be part of the solemnisation ceremony, as I have not known her for long but it's beautiful how a friendship could sprout over the past 6 months! Well it's not exactly a BFF kinda thing but it is a special somethin between 2 mentel & splurge/spree-prone girls :)Hope u are havin fun there in Greece awak, come back soon & stay motivated to keep fit with me(despite the many not free days we have for workout)!*LoL*
As for us, we are happily putting together clothes for our photoshoot...trashing out concepts & venues (tho it won't take place till after the wedding & honeymoon), finally decided on our rings & Oh we simply cannot wait for the epitome of all these wedding shenanigans as we've put in 110% attention to it....our honeymoon escapade! Painstaking nites & days of research & i truuuuuulllly truuuuully hope ALL our plans go well!! But first, we gotta select our wedding clothes on Monday & get our wedding witnesses ready before booking our Kadi! yeah our preps are not done in perfect A-Z order, nevertheless, i am optimistic as ever & that the order doesn't matter. But Pray i shall always, that everything to fall in place as we go with the flow..
Ok weddings aside, i'd like to extend my warmest wishes to dearest Sue & Adam...congrats on the arrival of baby Idris Tay Zhong Xian!! May he grow up handsomely & be a filial & wonderful son to u!
And to my lovely homeland...Happy 44th National Day...i look forward to 2022h! I hope many will reflect & act on what is said in our pledge from here on as we Come Together as One People, One Nation, One Singapore!!
Friday, 31 July 2009
Plotting the Honeymoon!!
hey mesye!
i guess i'm gonna start dumping links for accomodations & whatever-nots here!
and we can scrutinise & get things discussed here okie?
ok first up, apartments!
LDN
http://www.open-mind.org/details/2/13-11-2009/19-11-2009/17809.en.html
Paris
http://www.myapartmentparis.com/rent/meuble-paris/02.html
i guess i'm gonna start dumping links for accomodations & whatever-nots here!
and we can scrutinise & get things discussed here okie?
ok first up, apartments!
LDN
http://www.open-mind.org/details/2/13-11-2009/19-11-2009/17809.en.html
Paris
http://www.myapartmentparis.com/rent/meuble-paris/02.html
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Seeing it her way....
I was told that Yasmin Ahmad had passed away. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un
She was such a beautiful commercial director and film-maker...I tear watching her ad "Family" and also her controversial film, "Muallaf".
I'm sure many Singapore citizens remember her "Funeral" ad that was meant for encouraging Marriage in our society, yes that beautifully imperfect ad...and I've heard of how nice her other works too but simply watching these 2 works were enough to make me rethink life & refine my perspective, towards family as well as towards religious & racial harmony.
She reminds me of good ol times with my late father in "Family"...how i used to spend time with him during school holidays when my mum was at work. Well i ain't such a spoilt brat like the girl in the ad, but yeah it reminds me of how i was loved....
In "Muallaf", despite being banned or labeled as blasphemous because a couple of cast were Muslims & they were being seen citing from other religious books & one of them were even shaven bald(which is not lawful for a muslim woman), the essence of the movie was so so deep & moving. Knowledge, forgiveness & more importantly, not judging others & learning of truths were some things that hit me right smack in the chord.
Took tis off her blog page:
Some Singaporeans on facebook have been discussing "Muallaf" and the numbers Rohana cited, every time the poor girl got a little upset. This, to me, is exciting beyond belief.
Just a month ago, a lovely Japanese young lady named Sawaka watched "Muallaf" in Tokyo. Soon after, she emailed me and said, "I myself am a pseudo Catholic, but watching the movie made me want to read the Koran." I told her to look up quranexplorer.com and she thanked me for the website address.
Much as I would prefer that viewers who are curious about Rohani's numbers would actually pick up a copy of the Holy Quran with translations to find out what the verses were saying, I do realise that it is hard to remember the numbers and the scenes they appeared in.
So here then are two scenes where Rohani cited some numbers, which chapters those numbers came from, and the verses themselves translated into English.
After Mrs. Siva's caning episode, Brian drove Rohana home. Along the way, he said to Rohana, “You won’t have to worry about Mrs. Siva for a while. I think she’ll probably get suspended. And if your sister decides to press charges, she’ll be out for good.” To which Rohana replied, “One hundred and eight, three.”
In the Holy Quran, chapter 108 is entitled “Al-Kauthar”, and line 3 translates to “For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off from future hope.”
In the scene where Brian and Brother Anthony visited the girls in their hideout home, Brian confronted the girls by saying, “Don’t worry, we won’t let on, but you girls ran away from home, didn’t you?” To which Rohani replied, “I wouldn’t call it running away… just running to safety.” Then, Rohana interrupted the conversation by muttering “Sixteen, Forty-one” under her breath.
Chapter 16 is entitled “An-Nahl”, and verse 41 reads, “To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression, We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world: but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only knew!”
For those who have plans to watch the film soon, it might be fun to bring along a little note book, or maybe even just a pen and a piece of paper, on which to jot down Rohani's mysterious numbers. Then when you get home, you can look up their meaning at quranexplorer.com to check their relevance to the scenes in which they appeared.
One movie reviewer in Singapore told me that after watching "Muallaf", he went home to his mother, gave her a hug, and asked her to forgive him for all the times he had hurt her feelings. I remember thinking to myself, "Even if the whole world now hates this film, I shall be eternally grateful, just for that one act of love and reconciliation."
How perfect God is.
I was hoping for more films from her...but i guess, she's another soul gone too soon....
For bringin such warm fuzzy feelings, for remindin us the values of Unconditional Love, Forgiveness & that religion is something that could actually bridge people instead of sowing discords, i pray...may she rest in Peace...
Pardon my emo mood, but truly...cherish ur family & especially those who love u like u r their family too...
She was such a beautiful commercial director and film-maker...I tear watching her ad "Family" and also her controversial film, "Muallaf".
I'm sure many Singapore citizens remember her "Funeral" ad that was meant for encouraging Marriage in our society, yes that beautifully imperfect ad...and I've heard of how nice her other works too but simply watching these 2 works were enough to make me rethink life & refine my perspective, towards family as well as towards religious & racial harmony.
She reminds me of good ol times with my late father in "Family"...how i used to spend time with him during school holidays when my mum was at work. Well i ain't such a spoilt brat like the girl in the ad, but yeah it reminds me of how i was loved....
In "Muallaf", despite being banned or labeled as blasphemous because a couple of cast were Muslims & they were being seen citing from other religious books & one of them were even shaven bald(which is not lawful for a muslim woman), the essence of the movie was so so deep & moving. Knowledge, forgiveness & more importantly, not judging others & learning of truths were some things that hit me right smack in the chord.
Took tis off her blog page:
Some Singaporeans on facebook have been discussing "Muallaf" and the numbers Rohana cited, every time the poor girl got a little upset. This, to me, is exciting beyond belief.
Just a month ago, a lovely Japanese young lady named Sawaka watched "Muallaf" in Tokyo. Soon after, she emailed me and said, "I myself am a pseudo Catholic, but watching the movie made me want to read the Koran." I told her to look up quranexplorer.com and she thanked me for the website address.
Much as I would prefer that viewers who are curious about Rohani's numbers would actually pick up a copy of the Holy Quran with translations to find out what the verses were saying, I do realise that it is hard to remember the numbers and the scenes they appeared in.
So here then are two scenes where Rohani cited some numbers, which chapters those numbers came from, and the verses themselves translated into English.
After Mrs. Siva's caning episode, Brian drove Rohana home. Along the way, he said to Rohana, “You won’t have to worry about Mrs. Siva for a while. I think she’ll probably get suspended. And if your sister decides to press charges, she’ll be out for good.” To which Rohana replied, “One hundred and eight, three.”
In the Holy Quran, chapter 108 is entitled “Al-Kauthar”, and line 3 translates to “For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off from future hope.”
In the scene where Brian and Brother Anthony visited the girls in their hideout home, Brian confronted the girls by saying, “Don’t worry, we won’t let on, but you girls ran away from home, didn’t you?” To which Rohani replied, “I wouldn’t call it running away… just running to safety.” Then, Rohana interrupted the conversation by muttering “Sixteen, Forty-one” under her breath.
Chapter 16 is entitled “An-Nahl”, and verse 41 reads, “To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression, We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world: but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only knew!”
For those who have plans to watch the film soon, it might be fun to bring along a little note book, or maybe even just a pen and a piece of paper, on which to jot down Rohani's mysterious numbers. Then when you get home, you can look up their meaning at quranexplorer.com to check their relevance to the scenes in which they appeared.
One movie reviewer in Singapore told me that after watching "Muallaf", he went home to his mother, gave her a hug, and asked her to forgive him for all the times he had hurt her feelings. I remember thinking to myself, "Even if the whole world now hates this film, I shall be eternally grateful, just for that one act of love and reconciliation."
How perfect God is.
I was hoping for more films from her...but i guess, she's another soul gone too soon....
For bringin such warm fuzzy feelings, for remindin us the values of Unconditional Love, Forgiveness & that religion is something that could actually bridge people instead of sowing discords, i pray...may she rest in Peace...
Pardon my emo mood, but truly...cherish ur family & especially those who love u like u r their family too...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Wow that's new news!
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21, 2009 (AFP) - - A religious court in Malaysia has sentenced a tearful Singaporean Muslim model to six strokes of the cane after she drank beer in a nightclub, reports said Tuesday.
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, pleaded guilty to consuming alcohol at a hotel nightclub in the eastern state of Pahang last year, the New Straits Times newspaper reported.
"We feel the sentence is fair after going through the prosecution's argument and since the rotan (cane) is provided for in the law," Pahang Sharia High Court judge Abdul Rahman Yunus said, according to the paper.
"The rotan is aimed at making the accused repent and serves as a lesson to Muslims," he added, also fining Kartika 5,000 ringgit (1,412 dollars).
The model, who cried when the judgement was delivered, said she would appeal.
State religious officials could not be reached for comment on the case.
Malaysia, which has large Indian and Chinese minorities freely enjoying alcohol, has a two-track legal system. Civil courts operate alongside state-based sharia courts, which can try Muslims for religious offences.
Monday, 20 July 2009
So girl!
Monday, 13 July 2009
P.S. Iyuan...I love you
Fell sick yesterday, late book out, a slight upset for an early celebration cos he was hungry for proper food & the dumb place sells only desserts & drinks, had to rush for early book in...and now, stuck in camp...Not the best birthday one could ask for.
Save for these lovely company, things ain't really goin well for my love.
Save for these lovely company, things ain't really goin well for my love.
Wish it wasn't so but yeah it hasn't been very sunny...nevertheless, i hope he will persevere on facin whatever shit life throws his way & may he always walk with chin up...knowin that he is loved & blessed & that i always pray for lil rays of light to shine his way & brighten up grey & stormy days...
Happy 28th my dearest Ganteng Platoon Sergeant....
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