"1 Malaysia"

I grew up as a village kid in a Malay Kampung where we have a "Pak Cik" peddling his bicycle every morning selling Nasi Lemak and Tapai later on in the evening. Every morning, my mum and I would take a slow breezy morning walk to the market right next to the mosque for our daily marketing. There, We would meet Kak Nor, and Aunty Manjit for daily banters followed by Chai session in Aunty Manjit's place.

Those were the days. 

and...

That.. is my version of a "1 Malaysia".

And before i go, I'd like to leave you with another version of my "1 Malaysia", this time a visual version of it! Its a regular Friday and the girls in office decided to play dress up and come to work in traditional clothings! It's a lovely sight and you bet we had so much fun with the Photo session as well! Ü

The Girls, all lined up, looking stunning...

Your's truly, a rare close up shot with a colleague of mine both donned in Saree.

So, what is your own version of a "1 Malaysia" ?

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Roadtrips and Photography is the best combo!

I Love Life behind my camera lenses:- They gave me a feeling of peace I never knew exists.

My grandfather was a renowned local photographer. i remember as a kid, i love following him to jungles and watched him climb trees to get his shot of a mother birdie feeding its youngins. The result of his shots, were breathtaking . Since then, I've fallen in love with Photography. I'm still an amateur, but I believe that photography is not about how long you've been taking pictures, but its about capturing the moment. The feeling. The passion.

These, I have.

I Love Roadtrips too!

My essentials for a roadtrip:

• Camera!
• Plenty of drinking water
• My sunnies
• Baseball Cap
• Good music
• my best friend, Juan (=

So, here are a few pictures I took from way back! Ü

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"This post is transported from one of my older blogs. One of my all-time favourite posts"

Slumber Weekend at Jan's

So... During my weekend slumber party at Janoah's, we decided to play dress up. I get to don on one of her Saree, and she did a really good job with it! Not to mention her superb photo taking skills ^.^

Yes Yes Jan, you do deserve your SLR! ;)

Anyways, Since I'm feeling extremely thick skinned right now, I shall post up a few photos taken. Ü

Jan called this a "Shy Girl" photo. *Laughs*

This is my personal favourite. Ala Bollywood style! :D

Okay, that's just me striking up a post.

The traditional modest chair sitting picture. Trust me, I chosed the best out of the whole lot to post on here. :P

I love the angle on this one. Jan took it while I was busy Twittering. haha! I'm a total Twitter addict!

So there you go... That's me and my best friend, up to one of our crazy stunts.

Lemme just back track a little bit to the morning of the same day. We made Durian Pudding!!!! =D One of my first experiences cooking WITH someone else ever since moving to Kuala Lumpur about a year back!

I know! I'm donning a Grandma's bun with my hair, and glasses! Cindy at her most simple! :D

p/s: Note the Flat Tummy! =D So I Lost 6KG. Toning myself back right now.

Durian Pudding in the Making. It tasted Yums too!! Right Jan? :D I loved it!

That's just me hogging the cam again. Ü I love taking pictures! Capturing every single memory.

There you go. My best friend, Janoah and I Ü

How did you spent your weekend? Ü

"Mozart of Madras"

A Living Juke-Box. That's what everybody know me as. It's Simple. I'm a Music Lover and my love includes also a variety of different cultures and languages. Although I ccame from an English Speaking family, at the same time, it is a Muhibbah Family. We have Muslims, Chinese, Indians, Filipino, Mamak, and of course Dutch culture within the family. Yet, we remain close-knitted and there exists a strong bond based on mutual respect and acceptance. Race & Religion, was never an issue within my family. For that, I am terribly glad.

Needless to say, my upbringing is what influenced my variety of tastes in music. They vary from English to Latin to Filipino to Malay to Mandarin to Hindi or Tamil. My current addiction though, hails from a music genius named Allah Rakha Rahman, or more popularly known as A.R.Rahman.

This is an extract of his biography from Wikipedia.org:-

Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரகுமான்; born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar (திலீப் குமார்) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards.[1]

Working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide,[2] and sold over 200 million cassettes,[3] making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.

Time magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal (Tamil: இசைப் புயல்; English: Music Storm).[4] In 2009, the magazine placed Rahman in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'.[5]

I first learnt of this Musical genius from the Oscar winning film of Slumdog Millionaire. Well, Who would not love the ever popular song entitled "Jai Ho" which is then later popularised even more by the sexy girl group- Pussycat Dolls? I was totally hooked! Even more so, when someone extremely close to me is a huge huge A.R Rahman fan! He influenced me even more when he revealed that A.R Rahman actually do compose and sung several English songs as well. Boy, I've been trying to get my hands on A.R Rahman's songs ever since then. I have to admit, I was about to support Piracy by trying to download them off the net. To my dismay, I no longer can do that. So here I am, with the aid of MixPod and YouTube, I'm feeding my A.R Rahman addiction online! Ü

Just so my blog readers can have a taste of a little bit from A.R Rahman, I've included three of my favourite song from him on my blog playlist! Enjoy.

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G.I.V.E

Lisa Nichols in The Secret compiled by Rhonda Byrne said this:


"You are the designer of your own destiny. You are the author. You write the story. The pen is in your hand, and the outcome is whatever you choose"


and this as well (A certain special someone Loves this quote and used to tell it to me all the time. Now I know why..)


"You were born to add something, to add value to this world. To simply be something, bigger and better than you were yesterday"

Every single thing you've been through, every single moment that you've come through, were to all prepare you for this moment right now.


To me, adding value to another person's life is simple. It comprises of only four alphabets.


G.I.V.E


So my dear special someone, you, are a giver. Never doubt it. Thank you for giving. Remembrance of me Everlasting.






Shmily Ü

11.09.09

11.30PM - 11/09/09

I had my closure.
It is indeed, our last goodbye.
Thank you for the memories you gave me. They'd last me a lifetime.
For every smile you have on your face - Remember me this way.

Mahal Kita. Ikaw ang umangkin ng Puso ko.

Shmily.

Baby Steps to Happiness.

Ever looked back into your life and smile at all the memories you had?

I looked back into mine and realised:

"Golly! I'm Alive!"

Bahhhh... You may thought of this as another one of my random-momentary-loss-of-self-appreciation-mode. I know for a fact, its not.

I have been feeling a little bit nostalgic as of late. wondering What Could've Been [*Rolls eyes* i know, again!] . This time though, i pretty much snapped. I took a long walk in the rain, reminisce once again on the past. This time, its with the intention of letting go. It Is Time.

Until I go all emotional once again, I am Happy Ü

I learnt that when you learn not to care that much, you're a much happier person. Ehh... this is contradicting to my motto of being born to love. i'm still a very passionate and fierce lover of all kind . Just keeping the Good vibes in.

Quoting from an old acquiantance - Martin Bukunawa:- Good vibes. Good vibes.

I now have colours in what used to be my colourless world

I Found my glimmer of H.O.P.E , Finally :) and it is Green! ^^

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"Like Romeo and Juliet; Fate Divides us"

I've always loved that quote. Little did I know, it reflects the tragedy i had faced. My life have always been pretty perfect. I was born into a loving family, I have awesome friends, and most of all, I have JJ. Grewing up with JJ, I've always fantasized that some day, when I'm old enough, he would be the one I'd marry. From our hide and seek sessions, Power Ranger scenes re-enactment sessions to dating each other all the way through high school, he was The One.

Being 3 years elder than me, he so- called "watched me grow up", as he liked to put it. Always protecting me, and taking care of me. We never fought. One month right before my 18th birthday, we had our first quarrel, after 4 years of relationship. I never forgave myself ever since.

He passed away, in a hit and run accident, while on his way to pacify me.

Thinking back on what happened years ago, gave me goosebumps. He reminded me before, that I was to not go before him. He lost his dad, and his mom. I was all he had.

I never got the chance to tell him; he was what I was living for. The day he died, he took my soul with him. I know, i can never be whole again.

In Loving Memory - Jesse Josh