I came across this silly but absolutely fun sort of 'game' today, and since this blog is pretty much idle anyway, this will do for now. Enjoy! :-)
RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10 friends.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
Jangan Bilang Tidak - Raffi Ahmad & Ayushita
(Never say never... apparently I'm no quitter...)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Ku Merindu - Ella & Shah
(I must be missing my wife and kids... they are at my in-laws' for maternity confinement)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Bottle It Up - Sara Bareilles
(I kinda like a girl who would just bottle it up... wahahaha)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
(Haven't got lucky for almost a month now! Damn maternity confinement!)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Mantera Beradu - Malique feat. M. Nasir
(This is a cryptic question, hence a cryptic answer)
WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Bawaku Terbang - The Fabulous Cats
(Yeah right, not gonna happen anytime soon :p )
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Tak Bisa Memilihmu - Sixth Sense
(Wahahaha... I'm repulsive!)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Mahligaimu Dari Air Mataku - Lestari
(Building my life and career from my parents' sweat and tears... I love you guys)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Tanpa - Sixth Sense
(I think about nothing all the time...)
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
(Hummm... I don't know the answer. You got me. I'm yours? Hahaha)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lagu Untukmu - Meet Uncle Hussain
(How appropriate, a song for my best friend, except this is actually a breakup song...)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20
(I've come quite far indeed... a long way to go still...)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Warkah - Bau
(When I grow up I wanna write a letter... )
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Matahariku - Agnes Monica
(That person shines and brightens my day... right...)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Time Is Running Out - Muse
(Boy, I must need to get out of it fast! Hahaha)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sampai Syurga - Faizal Tahir
(Yeay, excellent song, but please guys, recite Yassin instead...)
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
How To Save A Life - The Fray
(Well, I could have been an excellent neuro-surgeon, ala McDreamy... :p )
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Situasi - Bunkface
(I fear difficult situations...)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Kembang Terhalang - Gamma
(I certainly don't think my growth is stunted in any way! Hahaha...)
WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Kiblatku - Hazami
(Great, Zohor is another hour away...)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
(I'm not gonna write you a love song, guys!)
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Suteki Da Ne - Rikki
(It's actually japanese for "Isn't It Beautiful", soundtrack for Final Fantasy X. The video for this song is my favourite. Look it up on YouTube.)
Let's see what songs are in your playlists, and please, don't cheat! IF you listen to dangdut, I won't laugh at you... Hahaha!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Westeros: Bolehland in Fiction?
I'm currently on the fourth book of A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, and I can't help but relate how the events in the land of Westeros in the books unintentionally reflect our current situation in Bolehland. For the uninitiated, the books are basically about war and the struggle for power at the south of a continent called Westeros, while a threat of ancient evil looms from the north with only a 700-feet wall ala the Great Wall of China and the people who man it called the Night's Watch stand to defend the realm. Replace the warring and scheming factions in the books with political parties in Bolehland, the global economic crisis as the ancient evil, and simple hardworking Malaysians regardless of race and religion as the men of the Night's Watch who struggle everyday to fight for the realm while those in power are too busy squabbling over who shall be king... there...
Bolehland, truly ridiculous.
The books also have many interesting and intriguing characters, but three particularly captures my attention. The first is Jon Snow, who was a bastard son of a lord at the north of Westeros. Being a bastard in a royal family, he regularly was marginalized and looked-down upon. From that humble beginning, he fought prejudice and humiliation to finally rise as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch by the third book. He proved to be a formidable leader and people willingly follow him for his leadership and capabilities, bastard or not.
The second one is Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf born to another proud royal family. Because of his looks, he was often prejudiced, humiliated and jeered despite having a cunning mind that hatched a plan which saved an entire city from utter destruction in a battle. By the third book, he was framed in the murder of his own nephew who was a King, escaped, and killed his own father in retribution for a lifetime of abuse. In his own words, his only guilt was for being an ugly dwarf and people judge him there and then.
The third one is Jaime Lannister, the brother to Tyrion and his complete opposite. While Tyrion was ugly and cunning, Jaime was handsome and knightly. In the first 3 books he was potrayed as a villain. He had an incestuous relationship with his twin, the Queen Cersei and was known across the realm as the Kingslayer for his betrayal against previous King. However it was revealed that he did that to save the kingdom from the King who was mad, yet this deed was kept as his secret. By the third book, he lost his sword hand and experienced extreme humiliation as a cripple which turned him to re-evaluate his life and became a better person.
Why are they significant to me? These three characters represent some of the strongest values that I believe in and try to live by.
First, people change and nothing stays the same. Some people may say the more things change the more they stay the same, but change is inevitable, for better or for worse.
Second, prejudice is a social cancer. A man's worth should not be determined by his birth, his race, or anything that he has no control of.
The third is redemption. There are no wrongs in this world that is beyond redemption, and even if man's law condemns a person to obscurity, only Allah can offer divine forgiveness to those who care to seek Him.
Now let's see if I can finish off the fourth book before New Year...
Bolehland, truly ridiculous.
The books also have many interesting and intriguing characters, but three particularly captures my attention. The first is Jon Snow, who was a bastard son of a lord at the north of Westeros. Being a bastard in a royal family, he regularly was marginalized and looked-down upon. From that humble beginning, he fought prejudice and humiliation to finally rise as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch by the third book. He proved to be a formidable leader and people willingly follow him for his leadership and capabilities, bastard or not.
The second one is Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf born to another proud royal family. Because of his looks, he was often prejudiced, humiliated and jeered despite having a cunning mind that hatched a plan which saved an entire city from utter destruction in a battle. By the third book, he was framed in the murder of his own nephew who was a King, escaped, and killed his own father in retribution for a lifetime of abuse. In his own words, his only guilt was for being an ugly dwarf and people judge him there and then.
The third one is Jaime Lannister, the brother to Tyrion and his complete opposite. While Tyrion was ugly and cunning, Jaime was handsome and knightly. In the first 3 books he was potrayed as a villain. He had an incestuous relationship with his twin, the Queen Cersei and was known across the realm as the Kingslayer for his betrayal against previous King. However it was revealed that he did that to save the kingdom from the King who was mad, yet this deed was kept as his secret. By the third book, he lost his sword hand and experienced extreme humiliation as a cripple which turned him to re-evaluate his life and became a better person.
Why are they significant to me? These three characters represent some of the strongest values that I believe in and try to live by.
First, people change and nothing stays the same. Some people may say the more things change the more they stay the same, but change is inevitable, for better or for worse.
Second, prejudice is a social cancer. A man's worth should not be determined by his birth, his race, or anything that he has no control of.
The third is redemption. There are no wrongs in this world that is beyond redemption, and even if man's law condemns a person to obscurity, only Allah can offer divine forgiveness to those who care to seek Him.
Now let's see if I can finish off the fourth book before New Year...
Sunday, December 07, 2008
HTC Touch HD: A Tragic Love Story
I was walking alone yesterday at Queensbay Mall's Digital Bay section, minding my own business while my wife busied herself at Jusco's Babies department. There I was, window shopping from shop to shop, looking at the latest and greatest in computers, communications and consumer electronics (3C), marveling at how fast it is for technology to advance and prices to drop.
Suddenly there she was... in glass display of this particular shop, looking magnificent and sexy in all its glory... a HTC Touch HD.
It was love at first sight.
She was a surprise; not because I haven't read all about her, but because I didn't expect her to be here so soon and how she looked more gorgeous in real life than she is in website reviews. You can read all about her here: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_hd-review-300.php .
The display unit was actually a dummy set, but she was definitely in stock. As I held the unit in my hands, I couldn't help but ask how much she's worth.
"RM3399"
... and my heart broke...
QUOTE:
"If you love someone, let her go; if she comes back she's yours, if not then it's never meant to be..."
Suddenly there she was... in glass display of this particular shop, looking magnificent and sexy in all its glory... a HTC Touch HD.
It was love at first sight.
She was a surprise; not because I haven't read all about her, but because I didn't expect her to be here so soon and how she looked more gorgeous in real life than she is in website reviews. You can read all about her here: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_hd-review-300.php .
The display unit was actually a dummy set, but she was definitely in stock. As I held the unit in my hands, I couldn't help but ask how much she's worth.
"RM3399"
... and my heart broke...
QUOTE:
"If you love someone, let her go; if she comes back she's yours, if not then it's never meant to be..."
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