Ubat itu Racun itu Ubat

Situasi 1

Doktor, saya sakit ...

Okey, saya bagi ubat ni.

Pas tu ada lak rasa macam ...

Ni lagi satu ubat untuk tu.

Kadang-kadang jadi ...

Iye? Haa... ni ubatnya.

Situasi 2

Doktor, saya sakit ...

Pas tu ada lak rasa macam ...

Kadang-kadang jadi ...

Mengikut tanda-tanda yang ada, ubat ni patut boleh legakan sakit encik/puan.

Yang lain-lain tu sekadar terbitan daripada sakit tu. Ubat tak diperlukan.

Tapi kalau encik/puan rasa ia mengganggu keselesaan, saya boleh cadangkan beberapa petua...

Situasi mana yang lebih anda ingini? Terpulang pada individu sebenarnya.

Malangnya, majoriti rakyat Malaysia telah 'diasuh' untuk mengharapkan bekalan ubat setelah berjumpa doktor dan persepsi ini amat sukar diubah.

Dan setan gondol paling besar yang merupakan musuh kepada semua healthcare providers adalah syarikat pembekal (sila baca sebagai 'penjual') ubat / peralatan medikal itu sendiri.

Layanan yang diberikan mampu membuai keikhlasan berkhidmat. Ramai yang dikaburi tanggapan bahawa apa yang dibuat itu bakal memberi manfaat kepada pesakit.

Sambil itu, diri juga mendapat manfaat seiring dengan kebaikan yang bakal dibuat. HaaAAKh-ptui!

Namun begitu, mereka tetap menjadi necessary evil kerana ada masanya ubat tetap diperlukan untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada rawatan.

Sekadar hiasan- gambar zaman muda-muda dahulu :P No, I am NOT a doctor.

To coin the phrase of a colleague, "I'm just another certified drug pusher,".

Artikel ini peringatan untuk diri sendiri dan juga kepada mana-mana healthcare provider yang terserempak dengannya.

White horse...

I was a dreamer

before you went and let me down

Now it's too late for you and your white horse

to come around

Why are you back P? What's the meaning of finding yourself attracted to my buddy whom you saw from my camera roll? What's the point of asking me if I feel jealous that you like him and would like to meet him? Unfortunately, I do still feel jealous...

...but I will set up the meeting anyway because I want you to be happy. Also because someone loves me now though I don't quite understand how it happened :P

However I am very glad and happy that that person chose me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Carved in the Stars

Yesterday turned out to be quite an eventful day...

Accompanied Ma & Pa on an errand and was rewarded with a Kenny Rogers lunch at Subang Parade :)

Then Sue the Snuze picked me up in the evening for a night of 'aurgasm' at the Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur- Yuna's Terukir di Bintang Mini Concert!

We were joined by our former Asasi classmate, Nita, and her husband, Joe.

I was wondering why the heck he looked so familiar the first time I saw him when I suddenly realised- OMG! He resembles Adi Putra, the actor!

While waiting for showtime at a very, very crowded Secret Recipe, we were joined by Naz of the Faithful Blog.

And a bit later, Sue's cousin Syuhaida turned up. Since our group's now complete, we proceeded to enter.

Will you look at that! It's been a while since I've been chopped at the entrance. Photo credit to Syuhaida- love the composition!

Here's Naz, Nita and Joe chatting and having fun while waiting for the show to start.

Well, they were chatting and having fun until I pointed the camera at them. Tiba-tiba je jadi Top Model semua :P

Syuhaida and Sue while waiting for the show to start. Same scenario as above. Strike a pose, ladies!

Finally, Dina Nazir came on stage to present Yuna. At this point I realized that a 50mm lens is not going to be sufficient for taking photos at this range.

In addition to that, Dina also informed the audience that any form of photography is a no-no because there was a recording going on and these people have 'exclusive rights'.

Like a good boy I refrained myself...

...until towards the end, at least. When I threw all caution to the wind and started snapping whatever image I could capture.

Naz told me that people were snapping photos during the show anyway :P

Yuna and her entourage.

I was actually taken by the bassist's performance (he's 4th from left). He had this cute and quirky way of pushing his tongue against the inside of his upper lip when he's really enjoying the moment.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience: beautiful vocal performance, cool musical arrangement.

Above is post 'aurgasm' snapshot- 5 out of 6 satisfied faces.

After the show, we joined this horrendously long queue with the aim of buying the album. Fortunately we figured out that this queue was for meeting Yuna so we shifted to a very much shorter queue to purchase the album.

Apparently most of the fans have bought the album before the show began in order to get in line faster for the long queue mentioned above.

Gambar merepek sebagai selingan.

Then we headed for Restoran Vichuda Tomyam in Damansara Utama for supper. It was my first time there and I found the atmosphere to my liking.

I love this photo! Not Sue's best pose but if you're a lips man, look no further guys! Here's your girl!!!

As usual, at any new tomyam restaurant, I will order ladna with mixed tomyam or chicken soup (depending on my mood). These are my benchmarks for good southern Thai food.

And this place hits the mark very well! I will be back! Hehe...

Nita was saying that if you see someone snapping a photo of food, the person's most likely a blogger! Haha!

After giving it a good thought, I guess it's quite true. We bloggers do so love to share our food experience with our readers, don't we? :P

Anyway, it was really so much fun hanging out with old friends again :) Oh, and new friends as well!

Thank you all for such a great time!

Cerita-ceriti: Kisah penghujung tahun

Ini malam ada mood mau tulis. Please ignore my 'five'head as well as my assymetrical ears and just enjoy the 7 stories, thank you :P

Cerita 1: eqbalzack.com Writing Contest [3]

Itu ini, begitu begini, tak sedar lak dah lepas pantang dan boleh post entry ini.

Begini hikayatnya...

What does this photo mean to me?

The image it often brings to my mind is of a dog, delicately sniffing at it, then raising one hind leg and...

This is the general fate of the fire hydrant.

It gets pissed on, dirtied and even vandalized at times.

Cars park right by it, blocking access.

Mostly, it is invisible.

It is almost totally disregarded.

However, when the need emerges, when a fire breaks out, it is the first thing the rescuers look out for.

It suddenly becomes the centre of attention, a lifeline, a source of hope.

Then just as suddenly it ends.

And the humble fire hydrant fades into the background once more.

But it is ever present, waiting resignedly for the time when it may be needed once again.

Do you know someone like that?

It could be that you have encountered that someone before?

Perhaps even used that someone?

I hope one day, it will suddenly dawn on you and any other person, that these people are special, that they are to be appreciated, because once they are gone, there is no use for regrets.

Cerita 2: Dari Times Square ke Kampung Baru

Mulanya Wan ajak tengok Songlap.

Plan asal untuk 'dating' kat 1 Utama aje. Tapi lepas aku kata 'Jom lepak sampai malam', terus dia cadangkan Times Square.

Dari situ, tuju lak ke Kampung Baru untuk makan malam- sebab aku ngidam bubur berlauk dia.

Tapi punya le sesak dan takde tempat parking!

Pusing, pusing, pusing...

Akhirnya kitorang tawakkal makan kat satu restoran Arab ni- Marakesh.

Kriteria utama pemilihan- atmosfera shisha dia jauh lebih nipis daripada kat restoran lagi satu :P

Surprisingly, the food was enjoyable! AlhamduliLlah...

Ko tengok camne panjang beras dia, Cik Jah! Amatlah enak nasi itu, especially lepas letak butter!

Dan lauk bakar-bakar dia (kami memasing try ayam dan ikan) memang cukup berasa rempah ratus dan still juicy.

Aku pasti akan ambil peluang untuk melawat lagi insyaAllah...

Cerita 3: DCIM 2011

Sebenarnya, aku tak sure DCIM tu singkatan untuk apa :P huhu...

Tapi acara ni dianjurkan oleh majalah Digital Camera (majalah 'mampu beli' paling informatif di Malaysia) dan diadakan di Mid Valley.

Sempat mendengar ceramah AbZahri tentang teknik-teknik mengambil foto lanskap yang baik.

Disebabkan aku pergi semasa suasana Krismas, of course aku akan amik gambar pokok krismas kan?

Ceramah terakhir yang sempat diikuti disampaikan oleh wedding photographer Malaysia yang paling banyak menang international awards: Keda-Z.

Halus je orangnye, nak kata budak Form 5 pun layak lagi lah! Tapi gambar dia amik... pergh! Marbeles!

Aku puas hati dengan serba sedikit ilmu yang aku dapat korek. Wish I could have visited on all 3 exhibition days...

Cerita 4: Pulang

Setelah 5 tahun lebih mengumpul rezki di Malaysia, bumi bertuah, kawan saya Juritno akhirnya pulang ke tanah Temanggung yang tercinta.

Tapi sebelum tu, sempat pulak Ma meminta jasa baik beliau untuk mengetut pokok rambutan yang ada di laman rumah kami.

Dari seorang tukang sapu jalanan, dia akhirnya bergelar supervisor lanskap.

Ju sekeluarga,

Moga terus berjaya, sihat, selamat dan sejahtera sepanjang hayat di dunia hingga ke akhirat- aamiin...

Cerita 5: It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday...

Ulangtahun pemergiannya kian menghampiri...

Gambar ini, yang terpamer pada magnetic board di kamarku, adalah hasil tangannya dan ia makin hari makin pudar.

Ini buatkan aku menyesal kerana tidak meminta uncle kedai gambar untuk menghasilkan file gambar tersebut semasa berpeluang dahulu.

Maklumlah, zaman itu zaman filem. Untuk mendapatkan gambar dalam bentuk soft copy agak mahal dan tiada thumb drive pula untuk menyimpannya.

My dear readers, always keep in mind that the time that has gone and the chances not taken are priceless and can never be replaced...

So go on then, seize the day!

Cerita 6: Memang bunga apilah..!

Berkobar-kobar untuk bereksperimen dengan low light photography, aku dan Wan memilih Putrajaya sebagai mangsa terjahan kami pada malam tahun baru! Hehe...

Sekarang ni dia la sifu aku. Sebab dia rajin cuba-cuba dan belajar. Tahap pengetahuan dan kemahiran dia sekarang jarak sejauh mata memandang berbanding aku.

Sementara menunggu detik 12.00 malam, Wan ajar aku cara nak amik gambar night landscape yang fantastic camni! Ini semua prelude kepada target kami malam tu- pertunjukkan bunga api tahun baru Putrajaya!

Masalahnya, kami tak dapat info yang tepat tentang lokasi bunga api tu nanti. Untuk selamat, Wan cadangkan kami set up awal di Monumen Milenium.

Perhatikan gambar di atas- kami dah prepare scene baeekkk punya.

Apabila tiba kiraan masa- Tiga..! Dua..! SATU!!! terdengarlah bunyi letupan yang agak meriah tapi bila pandang ke atas, sekelopak bunga pun tak nampak, apatah lagi sekuntum bunga.

Pas tu, toleh belakang nampak...

...bunga api! Memang betul-betul 'bunga' apilah! Dari tempat kami tengok, saiz pun comel macam bunga.

Perhatikan bangunan sebelah kanan tu ye- pancutan bunga api tu tak lepas bumbung dia, I tell you!!! Some people can pancut farther than that, if you know what I mean...

Eh, ter'18sx' lak :P Nyata sangat blom sudah lagi bengkerk nyer kan?

Aku usaha le jugak pusingkan kamera cuba dapatkan apa-apa imej yang boleh ditangkap. Wan langsung tak hirau kamera dah, pandang show tu dengan hampa dan, yang pastinya, dengan seribu makian di hati :P

Sori la ye, Wan. It was a bad call. Nanti kita usaha lagi ek?

Cerita 7: Hadiah tahun baru...

...untuk aku!!! Muahaha!

Akhirnya disahkan memang tepon lama aku tu yang dah uzur, bukannya line problem Maxis.

Gigih ni! Pepagi buta dah keluar tangkap tren nak beli tepon! Nampak tingkap tren tu? Basah embun lagi!

Huhu, takdelah... Air-cond coach tu sejuk giler sampai air condense kat badan tren.

So what phone did I get?

Lets just say that it's totally compatible with my desktop computer. And I bet some of you should be able to guess... ;)