Tribute to A Great Friendship....

Ok... Reminiscing time... haha.... I just had a short chat with a good friend.... Its been so long since I last chat with him... All that chatting had made me rethink of the times I used to spent with him back then in the schooling days... Come to think of it, it was thanks to our teacher that we came to know each other... Thanks to Pn. Bhajan that arranged our seating ( not usual in Anderson ) ... So onto to updates... He's going to Olympia College to pursue his future in hotel management... Though he's been bragging about opening his own cafe' one day, i guess this is one of the possible routes that he can take to achieve that goal... Anyways, best of luck dude... Always have high dreams and you will achieve what you hoped for and more... So the short chat session ended there...

WAIT!!!! Don't close this page yet... hehe... Not done yet... Ok, after that I've came to thought the purpose of blogging... And the answer was totally unexpected... I thought that since blog is a writing that portrays your personalities, identity and style, the style friends and families are familiar with it would somehow reconnects the memories ( relations ) even though we are not seeing each other anymore... It somehow will give you the feeling that " Ok, this is the Hakimi I know, this is definitely him "... Something like that.... And I was like, yeah.... haha... In a shot, all those updates will assure all your assumptions about how they are and stuff without the need to ask...

Man, talking to you really makes me sad thinking about the last ( best ) two years of school... I hate you man... But this is the kind of friendship that we have... Friendship tied without plan... It just happened... Lee Kar Fai... Keep your head up, aim high, respect and be respected and you will succeed....

~chow~

special tribute to a friend...

Stalker....

Ok... This will be a short post... Have you ever been in a situation where someone stalks you regardless of place??? Violating your privacy???!!!! Well, i have... Actually been a while now... Not going to elaborate on that... But first, what is stalking??? For those who know what stalking is but just don't know w\how to point it in words, here it is...Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted attention by individuals (and sometimes groups of people) to others. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation. The word "stalking" is used, with some differing meanings, in psychology and psychiatry and also in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offence. It may also be used to refer to criminal offences or civil wrongs that include conduct which some people consider to be stalking, such as those described in law as "harassment" or similar terms (Wikipedia). But I want to clear the air and state that people do not reveal everything about themselves and certainly do not need someone else to do the job for them... Come on, be reasonable.... What people do does not affect you... They do it for fun, why are you being so persistent in following people's trail all the time?? You have a good future ahead and I suggest you focus on that... Not on others affair... If you're reading this, I hope you find the strength to move on and stop this nonsensical act... 

~chow~

5/4/10

HAHA.... Great day it was today... This afternoon I went to school in pursuit of my certificates and also the highly anticipated-hard cover-special-school magazine... haha... Sadly the teacher in charge of handling the magazines were in class teaching so forget that... So I straight away go on a search to find all the teachers to collect the remaining certificates... Sadly, most of them are still in class.... What??!!! haha... You might be asking what's so great about that and probably leaving this page since its a seemingly boring post, so my answer is : stick around and read more.... haha..

So after all that frustration I went to jusco to meet up with old friends... So good so finally gather round and just chat... Been two years since we did that... Anyway, since we're in jusco we went ahead and watch a movie... The original plan was to watch ' Clash of the Titans ' but unfortunately it was a full house... Sad... So we watched this great animation movie called ' How to Train Your Dragon '... Awesome movie.... No, i won't be spilling any storyline just so that I won't have that 'spoiler' sign on my head.... haha... But I will be posting few pictures from the net just to notify some blur people that there is such movie showing currently ( trust me, there are such people )...

So now some info about this movie... It is actually a novel adaptation movie and the book is authored by Cressida Cowell.... The main character is dubbed by Jay Baruchel and the so called heroine is by America Ferrera... Stoick ( Hiccup's father ) is by the ever popular Gerard Butler... This movie is directed by Christoper Sander and the co-director is Dean leBlois...

So what is the final verdict??? In my opinion the popular casts shortage does not and should not affect a movie like this since we don't even see their faces... Based on story line and the graphic I'll say  it should score a promising  8/10... Sadly no two thumbs up since there won't be a second timer for me... Still, a good movie and I suggest everyone to go and watch this movie...

Wow, first movie review by yours truly... haha... Got a feeling I'll be doing this again in the near future... haha... Been an entertaining day, and now I just wanna sit back and watch tv... Till next post...

~chow~

zzzzz

SIGH.... A very deep sigh stating my frustration and anger on how pessimistic and shallow some people can be... It all happened when i received a phone call from a guy representing a university college... Asked what was my SPM result and what course do I want to pursue... After I told him those, he immediately said " You CAN'T "... I mean, who in the world are you to determine what i can and can't do???!! Are you God??!! Are you my parents??? You don't know what's best for me and I bet you don't even know what to do since you're stranded in that unknown U... I really pity you that I could cry... Having a narrow, short and primitive thinking... Now I know why you were there at that U and why you want me there, well let me tell you brother and mark my words I AM NEVER GOING TO THAT UNIVERSITY WHERE NEANDERTHALS LIKE YOU ARE RESIDING!!!! YOU CAN BET ON THAT!!!  Off with your so called best 50 candidates... HEH!!!

English...

Let me start by stating this is a tribute to a friend that has taken the initiative to embrace and engulf himself into the ever increasing importance of English language... That aside, we all know that English is dubbed the official global language... Certainly with that in mind its a vital chance to master this language... But first of all let us briefly look back on how this language came about and what are its key components... The English language came from two main sources - Old French and Anglo-Saxon... So its a hybrid and not original... That was less than brief but lets not mingle anymore... History's boring anyway...

My dear friend first asked me and i quote and translated, " How is it that your english is very good?" he asked... Well, of course i replied to him ever so humbly and not answering the question, " you can be good at it too "... So I told him everything that I think improved my english over the years in detailed in 6 steps... Here goes :

1) Be in the right atmosphere
- this being said that you need to be in a condition where english is being used in daily lives... Hang out with the people that use english as their main language in their daily matters...

2) Find an interesting yet simple to understand book
- reading plays a vital role in improving oneself in terms of language... By reading our vocabulary and grammar can improve significantly whether we realise it or not... It is important to keep your interest at high so a simple book is recommended for beginners...

3) Get a travelers booklet
- i know, you might not be going anywhere but trust me on this... By reading this you can know the structure of the phrase that you will use in your daily life... Its a good short cut... :)

4) Watch movie or shows
- now who said watching tv is bad??? haha... ok, the idea here is to watch and learn... The phrase 'killing two birds with one stone' applies really well here... By listening to what the actors are spouting, you can get a better idea on how a certain word is pronounced...

5) Find a TEACHER
- this is the most crucial step... You have got to find a teacher... Remember that all the books that you have can never compare to a guidance a teacher can provide... You are going to learn about everything english from a teacher from nouns, verbs, adjectives, grammar and much more...

6) Practice it
- lastly, after all that there is but one thing to do... Practice it... Use it, after all whats the use of learning if you don't foster it into your life? Practice and practice and soon enough you'll be speaking english like you have for years...

So there you go... My way of improving in english... Though these tips can be used to master any kind of language... Lastly, this works on me, but i can never guarantee that its gonna have the same effect on others... So friend, good luck and never give up..

Link for idioms.... (update : 9/4/10)
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

~ chow ~

Forgettable Unforgettable Memories...

It's been a full month of seclusion for me... Not going anywhere and just staying at home... Under this circumstance it's almost inevitable that I would reminisce about my days of schooling and hanging out with friends... I remembered as my school days were at it's end I felt this huge feeling of waste... Wasted time doing unimportant things... So i thought... Those feelings weren't the feeling of regret... It was in fact the feeling of grieve... Sadness... Loneliness... So many things that were routine few months ago are now as elusive as it can be... Friends scatter around here and there managing their own life... Preparing for the future... Their own life...

Sometimes It came to thought, what were the aftermath of my actions during my schooldays... Making joke of myself and friends for our own amusement, doing this and that for the school, enrolling in events in every single levels... What were the effects? I'm not sure and i probably will never know... Getting in and out of friendship, relations and people's feelings... Puzzles that have no solution...

Few weeks back, i received an e-mail from a very good friend of mine... Its about a person that saves a friend from possibly catastrophic end and turn it around into as promising future ever... This e-mail really touched my heart and made me think of my doings be it right or wrong... It makes me realize that even a simple 'hi' can bring a significant change in our life...

Out of sight out of mind... There is a certain degree of reality in this saying... Certainly when u don't see a certain someone for a long period of time you will forget something about that person... Its true that our mind can be forgetful sometimes regardless of who you are... Our everyday lives after all are categories in short term memory list... Add everyday lives and hectic schedule its almost impossible to remember what happened few years back... But i also believe that your heart ( figurative speaking ) can remember better than your brain... Its plays a vital part of reminiscing... Bringing back that exact emotion together with the beautiful but brain-forgotten memories...

This is a very special post for me with its own significance... Though not many people will be reading this its alright... Perfectly fine... I know one day my brain will start to forget all the beautiful memories i experienced during my schooling days... The time where I can meet my friends everyday and just chill out... Despite all that i am not worried... I'm sure that my heart will make me remember all those memories as they are already engraved in my heart... The forgettable unforgettable memories...

Choices...

We are humans... Weak and in constant pursuit of eternal glory and hearts contentment... To reach that somehow impossible destination in life, we tend or should i say will sooner or later stumble upon a road block that will halt and restrict any further progress in the journey to cloud nine... A road block so terrifying, frustrating and unpleasing in any way possible... And then there is God and faith... The very thing that is very close to ourselves... if a comparison is to be made, God is so close to us that even if we see straight we couldn't see Him... That's what my dad used to say to me... And still, we constantly feels all alone... With no one to have their eyes on us... Supervising our every move... And so, faith kicks in... We become more brave and bold in our doings knowing that there is the ultimate guardian next to us, the ever Almighty God to protect us from harm might it be visible to everyone or exclusively to those special few... Danger is all around us and yet we become so brave... Faith makes us believe that everything will be alright when all the odds are against us... It has all been set since the very beginning of time... And yet there are still things that can be altered to personal liking, with a little bit of hard work and some elbow grease... The sweetness of faith is nothing like anything in this world... It's over worldly...

Choices are everywhere... Some available to everyone and some are an exclusive to certain people... It's a matter of searching for it... Some are discovered and some are destined to be found in the '4th World'... It's all about how determined we are and how strong our faith is... Have all these traits and we will be finding our destiny soon enough... Sometimes we desperately seek for more choices... Most of the times are as escape routes from daily issues... Things like family affairs, politics, academics and etc... Happiness or Loneliness?? Awkward silence or Deafening cheers?? Nostalgic and Soothing melodies or Dark and Low-keyed arrangement?? Seems like an obvious choice for a person with a hectic lifestyle... But lets sit back and rethink... Try to differentiate between the things that we NEED and we Want... Once we made the right choice we often come to surprise and astound by the choice we make and even more shocked by the aftermath of that very understanding...

We are humans and I am just a young youth looking to fill his cup... Constantly in pursuit total happiness and contentment... My ideology sells cheap to the world... And yet I can't fathom why I always end up sitting in front of the computer screen and start typing what i feels currently... Peer pressure?? Oppression of lifestyle??? I'm not sure myself but again, I'm seeking that glimmer of stars... I might find it... I might not... Either way, its a struggle... Constant striving and yielding-never-motto will carry me on...

~God Foresees All~