Saturday, July 23, 2005

Looping in My Head is...


....The Rainbow Connection Lyrics are the property and copyright of its owners.


Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
All of us under its spell,
We know that it's probably magic......
Have you been half asleep?
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name. ...
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be...
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
Laa, da daa dee da daa daa,
La laa la la laa dee daa doo...
A dark intrepretation of this song can be found here.

Friday, July 22, 2005

Lovelorn Lamentations






To wait an Hour—is long—
If Love be just beyond—
To wait Eternity—is short—
If Love reward the end
Emily Dickinson

I keep telling myself that in this day and age, a 9-5 job is a sugarcoated fantasy. I made the decision to work from home and spend most of my time playing house, ehh... keeping house just so that Aishah would have at least one parent present most of her waking hours. And especially to keep Che Anwar's needs in check. Che Anwar on the other hand is a very busy man. My neo-Stepfordian regime to spice things up a tad is often sabotaged by last minute emergency meetings or simply by my lowered energy level immediately after Aishah's Energizer batteries run out.
But sometimes, with the help of herbal and verbal supplements that I get from the company of nocturnal friends who would listen to me ramble while waiting for the man of the manor to come back, I do stay awake long enough to earn a lil sum'in sum'in. It gets very frustrating sometimes when it is way too late, when dinner begins to disintegrate, hair gets de-coiffured, candles and moods burnt out...
Before I relive an episode of Idaman, I would just give up and sink my chakras into bed and let all the bad qi be earthed. Think happy, live strong.

Peekaboo!

Cak!

Update!



MIL has been under a lot of stress lately. So I thought she could use some timeout and brought her to the mall earlier today. Her blood pressure is tipping towards the higher side of things so she has been advised to lose 20 kilos and exercise 4 times a week. What better time to go shopping huh. With all that renovation sale, moving out and clearance sale going on almost all year everywhere, shopping is as natural as breathinglah. Her need to exercise also necessitate a major overhaul in wardrobe.
So as that designated shopping companion (the retail industry should start paying me lah), she is 3 track bottoms, 2 long sleeved t-shirt and a sports pouch richer. I even managed to hypnotize her into believing that Converse is comfortable and stylo even for a 50-something. Actually, I was really into that New Arrival 15% off X-training pair of Nikes but she would not budge from that budget of $70. She also did not agree to add one more t-shirt, which was a comfy Nautica grey and navy blue piece. Like all grandmas the world over, shopping for oneself would result in a serious case of after purchase guilt. So off we went to the kidstore and got all her grandchildren a few boxes of toys. I got Aishah a new hat and an el cheapo teach-your-child-how-to tell-the time toy clock. I also got my nephew a $5 army binoculars. The fad at the toy section is Batman merchandise. Aishah was fascinated by this dark brooding character and asked me if she could have a look at the Batman Bust bank. And then began, what sounded like a Cikgu Bedah lecture .
"Excuse me, (Bat)Man. Why Man fur-round(frown)? Don't fur-round.It's no good. Aishah say, don't fur-round ochey(ok)?"
She repeatedly nagged the same script, while Batman played deaf and mute the entire time. Last-last she got fed up and smacked Batman. Aishah said,
"Aishah haip Man. Aishah say don't fur-round,right?Notty Man!"
Whoops!My bad.
What did I get for myself? Hmm...a nice bag from Ren*ma 70% off. So what if I can't afford Marc Jacobs?
My lucky stars did not stop there. My FIL called to tell me that the MYR has been unpegged. So off went this kiasu entourage to the lone Money Changer at the mall and got ourselves crispy multicolored MYRs in preparation for our next trip up to good ol Malaysia. That's actually not quite an encouraging news for Singaporeans, they can't shop like rich people in KL anymore lah. I, on the other hand will gain more as royalties and payments I get are mostly in MYR .If MYR does appreciate,I would be able to spend my income guiltlessly in Singapore.
Oh, Tok Ghimau came down to Singapore a few days ago, and we met over Ribena and Teh Ais. Aishah took less than 15 minutes to warm up to him. She calls him Uncle Moo (short for Mohariz) and I thought that was just so cute. Meeting bloggers offline has been fun lah. BTW, sapa2 ada kawan2 single mingle, kenenkan lah dengan Tok Ghimau ni. Mamat ni nyer lawak, pecaaah!!! Bapak peh pecah!

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Decor Indecorum

Che Anwar sent this to me via email. Is he trying to tell me something?

QUESTION: Can you tell us some Fengshui(Mcdonaldization of an ancient Chinese science) Tips for the homes?

Mrs Tan asked Master Lynn Yap replies:Yes, here are some Fengshui Tips:

There should be no shoes or slippers lying around outside the main door of every house. Remove it if you can. Allow that space at the main door to be free and clear. Now, allow me to tell you why.


The chi (energy) rides with the wind and will collect all the smell of those shoes and slippers intoyour house causing sickness. These chi then travels about in your house looking for water to stay but if there are no water fountains or fish tanks then the chi will be disperse by wind.


There should be no television sets in your bedrooms: If you cannot get rid of that habit then after watching the television programmes, cover it with a plastic table cloth. Remember it has to be plastic and not simply cloth. Because the static from the television set will act upon you when you are sleeping causing to have a backache and still feeling tired after waking up.


There should be no mirrors opposite your bed or at the side of your bed. Mirrors opposite the bed can attract a third party to the relationship. Therefore, do not place mirrors anywhere you like and especially in your bedroom.

There should not be a dining table opposite your altar table. Some people are still not aware of this concept and still have that in their dining room. Shift the dining table. If you have a fish tank in your house, be very careful. A fish tank placed correctly can bring about greater fortune as you will tap on the "Divine Water Dragon's Den". But if you tap wrongly, it can cause you to have lawsuits, bankruptcy, work pressure, troubles and problems. If you noticed any of these after placing the fish tank for approximately four months, shift your fish tank to another location.

For more details, buy my 101 Fengshui Book. <---sempat tuh!


In your kitchen, ensure that opposite your stove there is no refrigerator, washing machine, wash basin and toilet. The fire and water crash causing family members to have disagreements. The fengshui solution? Remove one of them. If you can't then use wood to break between the fire and the water.

Try not to allow children to sleep on mattresses on the floor. Yes, this allows young children not to fall off beds but it also causes young children to fall sick frequently. The reason is: chi is not able to flow underneath the bed. Ideally, chi should circulate around the mattress where our children sleeps to allow them to be healthy.

For young children, try to have their back to the wall when they write. It is important there should be a solid wall behind a children's writing table. This allows the child to have support so that he can sit there and study longer rather than for only half an hour and then they tend to move about because there is no solid wall behind their back. Adjust your writing table. Do not allow children to sleep on double decker beds even if it means saving space. The child sleeping underneath the double decker bed will not have "fresh chi" and so his health might be weak. But if due to space constraints, then monitor your child's health if not add in a 6 metal rods windchime to break up the "stale chi" around his bed.

Your bed should always have a solid wall behind you. This is important if you wish to have a good rest. A solid wall simply means that you can go into deeper sleep and therefore enabling you to have good rest so that when you wake up in the morning, you will feel fresh and well rested.


This also allows you to be able to concentrate on your work better. There should be no beam on top of your bed, your stove, your sofa sets or the altar table. The beam above causes chi to be pressured thus enabling you to have pressures in life. Therefore, don't place furniture underneath it or alternatively level the beam. But make sure if you choose the latter,it is important that you have enough height for that space.

If you have a lot of work pressure, maybe it's the marble table that you have in your dining room that causes you to have those problems. Remove that marble table and change to a wooden one or alternatively live with that work pressure !

If your child usually falls sick in that bedroom: Then either change them to another bedroom or simply hang a six rod metal windchime as the metal element will break all the earth energies in that room. After hanging, if the wind could not do the job for you then you will have to "chime" it yourself and then watch for the good results.

Do not use a red sofa set: The colour red represent the element of fire. And for fengshui, some places simply cannot have the colour red in that sector. For example : the wealth area or some other sectors which without a fengshui check would be unable to tell you where it is. A red sofa set gives rise to heavy work pressure, troubles and obstacles. Most people simply accept that life is like that without realising that THAT is caused by the bad fengshui of that red sofa ! Fengshui Solution ? Change the colour of your sofa. Always open your bedroom windows at least once 20 minutes a day to allow fresh chi to come in - Why should we do it ? We do this so that it allows fresh new chi from outside to come into your bedroom, if not you will be sleeping with stale chi every night. And if that happens, then how can you expect your life to bring in more good fortune to come to you ? So open that window and never mind if dusts comes in ! The great good fortune that you can have will far exceeds the time you take to clean off the dust ! Trust me.
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Pusaka Rimba




Tiada kedinginan embun
melingkari ayunan daun di sini
Mentari bersembunyi
kabut mengaburi
rentak dunia berlari
Kota berdiri megah diselimuti
cita menjauhi bumi
Suara berlagu
merintih nasibku
lemah dayaku
merindu...
Kemanakan kubawa sisa
kehijauan
semakin kerdil dibayang
kemewahan
Manusia menyahut
panggilan kemajuan
mereka lupa pusaka rimba
Semakin ku cuba menghampiri
bahagia
ribut meruntuhi cinta
harapan yang agung
mengubati sendu
pusaka rimba
duniaku
Lagu/Lirik : Maknye Dak Esah
Like Kak Tenah, I have also learned to put songs on my blog on my own, with the help of Nana's idiot-proof manual. If I can do it, so can you! Thanks Si Budak Nana Jambu.
P.S. Lanun yang namanya Ayu tu...siap kau! Kalau kau rompak aku lagi aku akan letupkan almari assam ko dan mee segera kau tu!

Instanteous Comic

I would like to invite you to pop over to Wanzu's blog. Very lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek. Tarbiyya berhikmah secara lawak. I think that about sums it.

Psst..psst...doakan supaya dia jadi sepupu ipar saya. Ahaks.

On Friendship

"and a youth said, speak to us of friendship.and he answered, saying:

your friend is your needs answered.
he is your field which you sow with love
and reap with thanksgiving.
and he is your board and your fireside.
for you come to him with your hunger,and you seek him for peace.
when your friend speaks his mind you
fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor
do you withhold the "ay."
and when he is silent your heart ceases
not to listen to his heart;
for without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born
and shared,
with joy that is unacclaimed.
when you part from your friend,you grieve not;
for that which you love most in him maybe clearer in his absence,
as the mountain
to the climber is clearer from the plain.
and let there be no purpose in friendship
save the deepening of spirit.
for love that seeks aught but the disclosure
of its own mystery is not love but
a net cast forth:
and only the unprofitable
is caught.
and let your best be for your friend.
if he must know the ebb of your tide,let him know its flood also.
for what is your friend that you should
seek him with hours to kill?
seek him always with hours to live.
for it is his to fill your need, but not
your emptiness.
and in the sweetness of friendship
let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
for in the dew of little things the heart
finds its morning and is refreshed.


(exerpted from: kahlil gibran, *the prophet*)