Kal El

Kal El Returns... at a different address.

2009-06-17T01:07:00.003+08:00

Nope Kal El has not stopped blogging - the Closure message posted about a mogth ago was just a beginning to some changes I'm making in my blogging career.

In order to be in a more positive note, I have decided to change the blog address which previously has the word 'death' permanently stuck to it, to a more positive and hopefully a more hopeful sounding blog title - Kal El's Wishing Well. Please redirect to http://www.mywishwell.blogspot.com from now onwards.

I have enjoyed writing and will continue writing, reviewing and ranting about the pleasurable and not so pleasurable life of mine.

Again, thanks for visiting and may our friendship continue hereafter... Let me welcome you to Kal El's Wishing Well.

Love always,
Kal El

Closure

2009-05-20T03:22:00.000+08:00

Announcing the closure of Kal El. The blog will remain at this addreas
as long as blogger permits. Thank you for your friendship. May God
bless.

salam and regards,
Kal El

Sent from my iPhone

Scrambled Egg

2009-05-15T07:30:00.003+08:00

Ekekekek jangan takut tengok gambar-gambar ni... Makanan ni bukannya benda lain hehehehe. Ni lah scrambled egg versi Kal El. Tengok mak KN buat hari tu memang sedap so Kal El cuba la... selalu gak buat cam ni dulu tapi Kal El tak letak satu benda - kicap.

Mengikut resipi mak KN letak kicap... so telur, bawang dihiris besar-besar dan kicap. Tu je... Sebenarnya Scrambled Egg ni berbagai versi, kalau arwah mak Kal El dulu suka letak fresh milk, memang lembut lemak berkrim heheheh.

Apa yang kuning tu? Aaaa... tu ler mustard. Kal El memang suka sangat dengan mustard. Kalau boleh makan nasik ngan mustard Kal El dah buat dah... kui kui kui... jemput makan...

KL Convention Centre Food Court

2009-05-14T07:30:00.001+08:00

Popia Goreng

Kalau anda ke KL Concention Centre di KLCC, same level as Aquaria, ada sebuah food court dalam 4 - 5 gerai di situ. We were there recently on two seperate occasions - one I had an exhibition and KN picked me up from there - we decided to have dinner at the food court. The other was during a visit to Aquaria with Kangah.

Nasi Ayam Sechuan

I especially love the second last gerai on the right - there are a variety of menu to choose from ranging from local to Western food. I have tried their Chicken Pie once and thought that it was worth it.

Chicken Chop with Mashed Potato

Chicken Chop with Fries

Photos in this entry do not refer to any one particular gerai but a few taken from two of my visits there.

The Uninvited

2009-05-11T07:30:00.003+08:00

We have just watched this movie last night - a remake of the Korean The Uninvited: Tale of Two Sisters (well, I haven't watched the Korean original though), this is the kind of movies I like - with a twist at the very end that makes me think of "Oh that's why lah", "Oh no wonder lah" "Patut lah..." until the very next day. I always find writers who are able to twist the ending brilliant! One dissapointment though - I know that this is a psycho-thriller rather than horror - but I was kind of expecting earie looking ghosts or at least some gory scenes that would make me puke or at least want to puke. Well, I am satisfied with the movie - not having watched the original Korean version makes it even more thrilling (ye lah tak tau ending dia macamana kan?).

In short I like movies that make me think especially after it has ended. That way I would remember the movie till the end of my life. My favourite scene? Of course the part where Anna was in her room the night her boyfriend came and crack, his backbone broke... twisted man!

The story is basically and mainly about guilt thus the aparations and storyline. Watch it then you'll know.

Here's the synopsis from imdb.com:

Anna, a beautiful teen girl (Emily Browning) is being released from a mental hospital. A therapist advises Anna to 'finish things that she has started', implying be productive and positive going forward. We learn Anna recently has lost her invalid mother in a fire, causing her breakdown.

She returns to her New England mansion along the shoreline. Her father (David Straitharn) introduces his new girlfriend To Anna's distress it is Rachel (Elizabeth Banks), the former at-home-nurse for her sick mother. Her mother had been housed in the family boathouse, and died when it burned down. It has now been restored, distressing Anna. We meet Anna's older sister Alex, and Matt, who makes out with Anna that night. He has something to tell Anna about the fire, but is stopped by Rachel's arrival. Meanwhile Rachel continues to try to befriend the girls, as they all fake their smiles.

Anna that night has a vision (we dont see her as asleep) of the grotesque burned corpse of her mother warning her about Rachel, by pointing in her direction, with a bell around the wrist she used to summon help when she was alive. Anna tells her sister the next day about the warning. Her sister says it was not a nightmare, "you looked awake". They plan to snoop around about who Rachel really is or wants.

In town Anna has a vision of three ghostly children in a diner (appears to be another vision). She finds Matt, who agrees to tell Anna more about the fire when they are alone that night. Back home, Alex and Anna rummage through Rachel's belongings find different ID cards, call past employers, and google Rachel's name. All of this calls her identity into question. Anna confronts Rachel, implying she is an imposter. Rachel threatens she will just tell her dad she is having mental problems again. The sisters agree more evidence is needed before telling their dad, who announced Rachel is actually his fiancée.

That night in her room Matt is about to tell Anna about the fire. Instead he turns into some kind of creature with a broken back, similar to what Anna saw resembling her mother. He says her mother tried to warn him but he didnt listen. We see that it is actually daylight when Anna leaves her room. Offshore police boats dredge up Matt's body. The Sheriff says Matt broke his back in an accident while coming to see Anna, and he knows how she must feel, so he can talk to him about anything. Later Anna shows Alex claw marks on arms as they talk in front of the bathroom mirror, as proof it was not a dream. They talk in the bathroom in many scenes, presumably to avoid Rachel.

At Matt's funeral, Anna sees the same ghostly children. They lead her to their graves in the woods. She googles the names on the family plot. Their teen nanny, who fell in love with their father, stabbed them to death some years ago. Anna concludes the teen nanny is Rachel, who now repeats the pattern of murdering their mother to be with their father, and they are to die next. A photo mother who was killed by the nanny shows her pearls, like the ones Rachel wears all the time.

Anna confronts Rachel and steals the pearls as her proof of the past murders. Rachel tries to inject Anna from her nursing supplies. Before Anna escapes to town, she sees Alex is injected and sedated on the ground. She goes to the Sheriff with her story about the murdering nanny. He seems to recall the story, and asks her to wait there while he helps Alex. Only he returns with Rachel, who injects her saying "its ok Im a nurse" and she is taken back home. While being put to bed by Rachel, Anna sees Alex sneak up behind Rachel, before Anna passes out.

Anna awakens and finds Alex standing outside covered in blood with a knife, saying, "There was no other way". We see Rachel's bloody corpse in a trash bin. When her dad returns, he yells at Anna "what did you do!" Anna says it was Alex had to do it, as the sisters hold hands. Her dad says, "Anna, you know Alex is dead. She died in the fire." This is the flashpoint of the movie. We now see Anna alone covered in blood, holding the knife, not her sister's hand.

Several prior scenes now replay, but now show Anna always alone, talking to herself, implying a psychotic hallucination. This was hinted when Anna talks to her sister as they face the bathroom mirror. When people do this, it looks like they are talking to their reflection. Also, no one addressed Alex directly, but the direction is incoherent anyway.

Now by flashback we see what happened in the fire. Anna saw her dad having sex with Rachel while her mom was bedridden in the boathouse. She seemed to be carting kerosene from the boathouse to burn the main house down with her dad/Rachel inside. She accidentally spilled kerosene, killing her mom and sister instead. Then she was put in the mental ward.

As Anna is being driven away in the squad car, she looks placidly back at her dad. The sheriff mentions the name in Anna's murdering nanny story to her dad. He says it was never Rachel's name, but Rachel did change her name to avoid a stalking ex boyfriend. Neither mentions anything about a murdering nanny story.

Some time later at the mental ward, a contented looking Anna colors and tells her therapist "I did what you said. I finished what I started." We see that Anna's cellmate has the teen nanny's name and carries pearls. This implies the nanny story was also a delusion, since the Sheriff never repeated it when he asked her dad about Rachel's name change.

Sheila Majid Legenda Concert 1991 DVD

2009-05-10T07:30:00.003+08:00

Proud to announce that I am a proud owner of this amazing DVD - I have the audio CD as well and also proud to say that I was at the concert - LIVE! Huhuhuhh bestnye - another Sheila Majid in my collection - thanks KN (ahahah sapa lagi yang rajin kasi Kal El hadiah-hadiah ni kan?? Love you dear!

The Mom Song

2009-05-09T16:22:00.001+08:00

Dedicated to all Mummies on this Mother's Day hehehe... sounds familiar ha kids?

Selamat Hari Ibu Malaysia!

2009-05-09T11:44:00.005+08:00

Sempena hari ibu yang jatuh pada hari ini, Kal El ingin mengucapkan
Selamat Hari Ibu kepada semua ibu dan bakal ibu.

Bagi anak-anak yang masih mempunyai seseorang yang bergelar ibu, tunjukkanlah rasa kasih sayang yang lebih padanya pada hari ini. Kal El pasti bukan hadiah istimewa atau yang mahal yang sang ibu nantikan tapi hanyalah masa yang diluangkan untuknya pada hari ini. Bagi yang jauh, telefonlah ibu anda dan spend a little more to speak to her longer today. Kita tidak tahu bila ibu kita akan pergi meninggalkan kita buat selamanya.

image (c) Wondercliparts

Bagi yang sudah tidak beribu seperti Kal El, perbanyakkanlah doa untuknya pada hari ini terutamanya. Ingatlah setiap detik mesra dan bahagia dan juga pengorbanan ibu anda untuk anda selama ini. Tapi alhamdulillah walaupun ibu kandung Kal El telah tiada, Kal El masih punya ibu saudara yang amat Kal El sayang dan hargai yang turut telah banyak berkorban untuk Kal El dan keluarga sepanjang Kal El di muka dunia ini. Untuk Ka'ngah, Selamat Hari Ibu dan untuk Mak di Shah Alam, Kal El ucapkan Salam Sayang dan terima kasih kerana mengizinkan Kal El menumpang kasih sayang selama 7 tahun ini. Untuk Along, kakak Kal El, seorang ibu tunggal, tabahkanlah hati dan kuatkanlah semangat. Kal El doakan agar kalian bahagia dunia dan akhirat. Amin.

Happy Wesak Day Malaysia

2009-05-09T07:30:00.003+08:00

Photo (c): Eric Lai

Kal El wishes all Malaysians a Happy Wesak Day 2009. Happy holidays!

Congratulations Ijam and Safiah

2009-05-08T07:30:00.002+08:00

Another ex colleague at the Blood Sucking Sicko Company got married in December - I couldn't go to his wedding as I was in the hospital. Also got this photo from someone's facebook. Congratulations Ijam and Safiah (both were ex colleague of mine) - Moga bahagia selamanya sehingga ke anak, cucu, cicit dan seterusnya...

Congratulations Jemah

2009-05-07T14:12:00.003+08:00

An ex offie mate kat Blood Sucking Sicko Company got married sometime last year and baru sekarang dapat get hold of her wedding picture from facebook. Congratulations Jemah. Moga happy selalu!

Happy Labor Day Malaysia!

2009-05-01T07:30:00.001+08:00

"Selamat Hari Pekerja" and Happy Holidays to all...
(YEY... CUTIIIII!!!!)

NexStar Hard Drive Dock - 2.5"/3.5" SATA to USB 2.0 Hard Drive Dock

2009-04-30T07:30:00.003+08:00

I have just gotten myself a new gadget - a Hard Drive Dock! Reason for buying this gadget? Hehehe I somehow lost the Western Digital MyBook adapter (entah tertinggal kat mana entah) and needed fast access to my files. Since none of the shop sells the adapter for MyBook, the cheapest and most practical solution would be this fantastic Vantec Nextar Hard Drive Dock. Amazing! Now instead of having one external hard disks, I could have a few - wah lau wei! (Tapi kan at the expense of my WD MyBook la... takpe, jumpa adapter nanti I'll replace the HD in the poor MyBook hehehe)

Here's a description of the product from DealsDirect.com

The Vantec Nexstar® Hard Drive Dock is a complete and easy way to add or swap hard drives to your computer. It gives you the flexibility of connecting any SATA I/II hard drive to your computer via USB 2.0 connection without opening up your computer case or installing into an enclosure. Simply just insert any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA I/II hard drive into the NexStar Hard Drive Dock and you are ready to transfer, copy, or backup files. Quick and easy, the Vantec Nexstar Hard Drive Dock is the perfect solution to access your hard drive in seconds.

Features

• Install and Access Hard Drive in Seconds
• Simple to Use Design; No Need to Add Enclosure or Open Case
• Eject Button for Easy Removal of Hard Drive
• Supports 2.5"/3.5" SATA I/II Hard Drive up to 1.5TB
• Add Storage to Any System with USB
• Plug & Play
• Attractive Blue LED Power & HD Activity Light
• Transfer Rates Up to 480Mbps w/USB 2.0

Specifications

• Model: NST-D100S2
• Device Support: SATA I/II Hard Drive
• Device Size: 2.5” or 3.5” Hard Drive
• Internal Interface: SATA
• External Interface: USB 2.0
• HD Capacity: Up to 1.5TB
• Power Supply: Dual 5V/12V 2A
• Material: Plastic
• Dimension: 136x83x87 mm

System Requirements

• Intel Pentium II 350 MHz Compatible or Mac G3 Processor & Greater
• Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS 8.6 & Greater
• USB-Equipped System
• For USB 2.0 Speeds, the System Must Support USB 2.0 Specifications

Boston @ Jusco AU3

2009-04-28T07:30:00.001+08:00

Another restaurant we recently tried at Jusco Setiawangsa/Au3 was Boston. This restaurant serves mainly western food and some Asian cuisine as well. The place looked posh but it was affordable with nice ambiance and free WiFi (all of the restaurants there provides free WiFi)

Iced Tea.. or was it Iced Chocolate.. hmmm I Doubt It.

I've always liked it when restaurants serve my drinks in jar like glasses - like at Road House Grill, Boston serves their drinks in similar jars - it makes the drink look just tempting, yes? The drink above came in a lunch set that I ordered. It was Chicken Cordon Blue that came with a bowl of Musrhroom Soup, Garlic Bread and the unidentifiable drink above .

Chicken Cordon Blue, Garlic Bread and the cold and tasteless Mushroom Soup

While the Chicken Cordon Blue tasted just OK (I think Secret Recipe's better), I really despised the Mushroom Soup - it was tasteless and cold - as though it was prepared last night and they didn't even bother to reheat. Disappointing! The garlic bread was good though.

Baked Rice in Cheese

KN would always love anything with cheese on it so that's the Baked Rice in Cheese served and according to KN it did not taste good as well.

Fried Wanton with Prawn

And we ordered this fried wanton - it was nice but a no-no for me as there was a gigantic piece of prawn in each of them - I was a little furious but didn't make noise because I didn't think the description on the menu had the word 'PRAWN' in it - so since KN couldn't eat that much, it went to waste.

An American Werewolf in Paris

2009-04-27T07:30:00.005+08:00

An American Werewolf in Paris is not a sequel to the classic An American Werewolf in London movie. Although they may fall in the same An American Werewolf Series but this rather 'modern' werewolf was not well accepted by fans in general. In this movie werewolves had the choice of turning into one at any point of time with help from a serum - so there goes the trademark for werewolf movies - the moon - the full moon.

Unlike in An American Werewolf in London, the Paris counterpart did not have that umph in it - the scene where werewolf lovers get their kick from - the transformation scene. I think this is because a different technology was used in making the transformation in this movie compared to the real hard work the guys had to go through in An American Werewolf in London. I do feel that computerised horror flicks or CGI created horror characters, whatever you may call it are just unrealistic and it limits the creativity of the film maker, unlike when they had to physically put make up on actors to make them look scary.

Having said all that I still enjoyed the movie (and yes, I've watched it a million times!)

The following is from Wikipedia:

An American Werewolf in Paris is a1997 horror/comedy about werewolves . It was directed by Anthony Waller and starred Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy. It follows the general concept of the1981 film An American Werewolf in London .

The title of this film has a bit of history; when production of the original London film ran into trouble with British Equity, director John Landis, having scouted locations in Paris, considered moving the production to France and changing the title of his film to An American Werewolf in Paris.

The Plot

In the opening scene, a man is seen under attack, almost managing an escape from the Parisian sewers before an unseen creature pulls him back. Meanwhile, tourist Andy McDermott is seeing the sights of Paris with his friends Brad and Chris. When Serafine Pigot leaps off the Eiffel Tower just before Andy is about to do a bungee-jump, he executes a mid-air rescue. She vanishes into the night, leaving Andy intrigued — and also unaware that she is the offspring of the couple seen 16 years ago in the earlier film.

Andy tracks her down and asks her for a date. They attend a night club called "Club de la Lune" (literally translating to "Club of the Moon"). It was called like that, because that night was a full moon in the sky. The owners of the club were actually members of a werewolves's society, which wanted to kill and eat all the guests. Serafine told Andy to run away (in that scene, Serafine is seen transforming into a werewolf). When Andy is running it is seen a werewolf chasing him and when Andy is about to escape, it bites him and Andy faints. The next day, he wakes up in Serafine's bed . When he awakens, he has toothmarks on his leg and is informed that he's making a transformation into a werewolf, confirmed by his sudden taste for raw steaks. Serafine explains that her stepfather (seen in the film's opening scene) has been working on a drug to control her werewolf transformations. The real cure lay in killing and eating the heart of the werewolf that bit him.

An American Werewolf in Paris was poorly received by most critics. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes lists the film as "rotten", with only 10% of reviews positive based on nation and worldwide ratings. Unlike An American Werewolf in London, which had Oscar-winning special make-up effects by Rick Baker, Paris relied heavily on CGI for its transformation effects and chase sequences, a common point of derision from most critics. According to box-office sales and online reviews, this sequel proved to be much less successful than the first film.

An American Werewolf in London

2009-04-26T07:30:00.003+08:00

This movie is an ultimate Werewolf classic - I've watched it a million times and I am still amazed at the technology back then. My favourite part vote goes to the transformation scene where David (the main actor) turned into a werewolf - I'd say there isn't any werewolf movies so far that could match the transformation as it was shown in An American Werewolf in London. It was so life-like that until now I wish I could turn into a werewolf myself. Silly me... See the transformation sequence in the photos below and look at David's facial expressions - it looked as if he was really in great pain - very realistic indeed! A masterpiece! (Warning - some people might get offended due to the obscene nature of some of the photos)

Err just pretend you didn't see what you think you saw - 18SX kejap!

I was in standard 1 when this movie was released and this was one of the first horror flicks that I fell in love with - of course an influence from my late mother - Thank you mummy! An American Werewolf in London is the kind of horror movie/thriller that you could watch over and over again without getting bored, believe me. After more than 20 years, I still love this movie.

The following is from Wikipedia -

An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 American-British comedy/horror film, written and directed by John Landis. It starsDavid Naughton, Griffin Dunne, and Jenny Agutter. This movie won the 1981 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and an Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup. The film was one of three high-profile werewolf films released in 1981, alongside The Howling and Wolfen . Over the years, the film has accumulated a cult following and has been referred to as a cult classic.

The film was followed by a 1997 sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, which featured a completely different cast and none of the original crew.

The Plot

Two American college students, David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne) , are backpacking across the Yorkshire moors when they are attacked by a large, unknown animal. Jack is killed, but David survives the mauling and is taken to a hospital in London. When he wakes up three weeks later, he does not remember what happened and is told of his friend's death. Things get stranger when he is visited by Jack's ghost , which takes the distressing form of a reanimated corpse, who explains that they had been attacked by a werewolf , suggesting that David himself is now a werewolf. Jack urges David to kill himself before the next full moon, not only because Jack is cursed to exist in a state of living death for as long as the bloodline of the werewolf that attacked them survives, but also to prevent David from inflicting the same fate on his eventual victims.

Upon his release from the hospital, David moves in with the pretty young nurse , Alex Price (Jenner Agutter) , who grew infatuated with him in the hospital. He then stays in Alex's London apartment. When the full moon rises, as Jack had warned, he turns into a werewolf. In this form, David prowls the street and subways of the city, and slaughters six innocent Londoners. When he wakes in the morning, he is naked on the floor of the wolf cage at th zoo , with no memory of his nocturnal lupine adventures, and not at all attacked by the resident wolves.

David eventually realizes that Jack was right about everything and that he is responsible for the murders of the night before. Despite being in an advanced stage of decay, Jack returns for another visit, this time accompanied by David's victims from the previous night. They all insist that he commit suicide before turning into a werewolf again. David fails to do so, and consequently, he turns into a werewolf again and goes on another killing spree. Following a chase through London, he is cornered in an alley by the police when Alex arrives to calm him down by telling him that she loves him. Though apparently temporarily softened, he is shot and killed when he lunges forward, returning to human form in front of a grieving Alex as he dies.

Here's a video of the transformation from YouTube - mind the French dubbing ya!

Yellow Cab Pizza Ampang

2009-04-25T07:30:00.001+08:00

Yellow Cab Pizza is a new pizzeria nearby Ampang Point. If I am not mistaken there are two Yellow Cab Pizza outlets in KL tapi not sure where's the other one located. KN bought this take away one weekend and the moment I saw the pizza box - alamak! Gelak tak hengat punya... kenapa? Sebab pizza box dia ikat ngan tali rafia! Funnee but unique!

I can't recall the name of this pizza KN bought but I kinda like the taste. What's best - banyak onion slices and olives... yummm yummm!

When it comes to pizza, i like mine with beef. I just think chicken or other flavours doesn't really go well with pizza. Tak ngam la...I wish one day KN would drive me to Yellow Cab for a dine in so that I could know what's available (heheh I haven't tried driving yet - so have to depend on KN to drive me around heheheh kesian dia jadi drebar pulak kan?

Happy Birthday Abang Amal!

2009-04-24T07:30:00.002+08:00

It's KN's elder brother's 34th birthday - hehehe sama umur ngan Kal El cuma he's older by 7 months. Happy Birthday Abang Amal, moga dipanjangkan umur dan diberi keberkatan serta kebahagiaan dunia dan akhirat. Amin...

Teppanyaki @ Signature's KLCC

2009-04-23T07:30:00.002+08:00

I seldom crave for Japanese dishes tapi one evening tu macam terngiang-ngiang Teppanyaki. Since we were planning to go to KLCC that evening, singgahlah kat Signature's Foodcourt. KN had the Beef Teppanyaki while I had the Chicken Teppanyaki. I kinda like the Teppanyaki taste, tak kira la beef or chicken tapi yang mesti ada, seperti biasa, sambalnya!

And of course, sudah semestinya setiap kali ke Signature's Foodcourt KLCC, maka Kal El tidak akan lepaskan peluang menikmati Iced Jelly Fruit Cocktail yang amat menyegarkan ekekeke.

Happy 32nd Birthday KN!

2009-04-20T07:30:00.003+08:00

Happy 32nd Birthday to the love of my life. Cherish life as if it's going to be your last day on earth. Cherish your loved one as if there isn't going to be tomorrow with him. Sayang, thanks very much for taking care of me. Thank you very much for always being here with me whenever I need you. Your love is much appreciated. I love you dearly.

Points to Ponder: People's Mentality

2009-04-18T23:12:00.005+08:00

Hmmm it's been awhile since my last rants about life. The last was when I was with the Blood Sucking Sicko Company. No don't get me wrong here, I am VERY happy at the new company. People are treating me well (like they always do) and my bosses are just great and understanding. Ye lah since I still haven't started driving so I depend on KN to drive me around for meetings and if KN is not involved in the same project, I will usually tumpang someone who drives.

My concern is with some people's mentality - mentality orang kerja kerajaan ni... hmmm bukan semua tapi most of them yang Kal El pernah deal (usually people with power) ada masalah ni. When I say orang kerja kerajaan, that includes GLCs. When I was with the previous company I worked very closely with people from this one particular Ministry. In this new company pulak I work closely with a number of GLCs.

GLC ke, pure kerajaan ke, semua mentality sama - they have no respect for people's time. Janji tu satu hal la... kata meeting starts at 9am but pukul 10 pun tak sampai lagi, or if they're already present - sigh - nak pi breakfast dulu. What the heck? Then tak sampai 30 minutes after the meeting started, nak kene berhenti minum pula. Dah la cenggitu they call for meetings tak kira masa and with such short notice. Like we're suppose to kneel infront of the King when summoned pulok.

Furthermore masa meeting mesti nak ada makan - hello! Are you attending to discuss business ke or nak makan? Tak cukup-cukup makan kat rumah or the government is paying you too little to afford good food? Please do understand that those who work in the private sector bukan hanya attach to one project at a time. It is usally multiple projects and kalau dah selalu attend meetings, workshops (ni lagi satu membazir) and each meeting makan masa sampai 6 jam - when la kerja nak siap? Talking about workshops - what the heck - can't they just have meetings and discussions at their offices? That would save travelling time and costs - ye la dah kerja buat cara kerja, you need to be in the 'working' environment to think bukan at some beach resort - itu environment untuk 'leisure', if you know what I mean.

My colleagues pun ada juga yang mentality macam tu - get over exited when they're asked to join the workshops - hey, set you priorities right - nak kerja ke nak pi jalan? One of my office mates ni pula ambil kesempatan - that would be the time he can play golf - guna ticket entertaining clients kononnya... kononnya la kan... hayooo!

I have however came across very efficient people from the government sector and GLCs and too bad these people's reputation are tarnished becaused of the few who likes to take advantage of others. To them employees of private sector are highly paid sampaikan there was one project I was involved in with one Ministry in 2003, ada ke officer tu dengan selamba minta Kal El bawakan dia Starbucks coffee and cheesecake bila Kal El datang mengadap! Ahahah takde pasal la Kal El nak buat macam tu.

Kal El bukan nak buka pekong sesiapa.. just some points for us to ponder.

Homemade Pan Cake

2009-04-14T07:30:00.002+08:00

Ok...ok... the syrup is bad for me, I know... but what the heck hehehe...sekali sekala maaa... So it was Saturday and I craved for some homemade pancake@lempeng - this is Ka'ngah's recipe and the colours? Ahahaha that's my trade mark. Saja je suka-suka untuk seronok makan.

Pancake yang Sudah Tentunya Lazat Menjilat Pinggan

Memang senang je nak buat pancake@lempeng ni... and besides, you can add onions or grated coconut - also Ka'ngah's recipe - I like 'em plain.

Kalau la teringin kan, here's how to prepare it:

Tepung gandum (suka ati ler nak banyak mana - the more the merrier)
Telo
Air
A little salt and sugar kalau mau
Colouring kalau nak dunia anda berwarna mwarni hehehe

Adunan Pancake@Lempeng

Bancuh ke semua bahan tadi (just make sure adunan tak berketul) dan masak dalam kuali - kalau ada kuali leper macam kat gerai burger tu lagi bagus. Kalau kuali biasa pun ok gak, boleh agak-agak saiz dan shape pancake anda - sesuai kalau ada tetamu hehehe. Enjoy!

Masak ni kejap je, jangan lelama nanto hangus pulak... dan kalau ada kaler brownish pun dah tak cantik kan? Penat je nanti letak colouring lawa-lawa...

Thurkah's Banana Leaf Rice Taman Melawati

2009-04-13T07:30:00.001+08:00

Another Banana Leaf Rice Restaurant we recently visited was Thurkah's at Taman Melawati. Kedai ni kat area old shoplots on the same row as Buy Sell Trade di Taman Melawati.

Seperti biasakalau makan Nasi Daun Pisang memang la meriah dengan lauk-lauk dan kuah karinye... meladung ler daun pisang Kal El dengan kari... yumm yummm! Dan seperti biasa Kal El akan order Ayam Masala dan KN pula Ayam Goreng.

One thing I don't quite like about this particular restaurant is their kedekutness with the poppadom. Punya la sikit kasi and bila minta lagi... habis pula katanya... To me, no banana leaf restaurant beats Steven's so far...

Vegetarian Samosa

Tapi kan Samosa kat sini memang sedap habis,.... nasib baik Kal El dah kenyang makan Nasi Daun Pisang so I had only 1 piece of Samosa that day... hehehe

Paddington House of Pancakes @ The Curve

2009-04-12T07:30:00.000+08:00

Logo dia lain macam kan? Macam...(cuba la imagine sendiri...)

I was craving for Pancakes recently and on our monthly visit to Pet Safari @ Ikano we dropped by Paddington House of Pancakes @ The Curve for tea.

Before this we used to go to Paddington House of Pancakes kat Hartamas and this was our second time at the Curve branch. It is located beside Bubba Gump Restaurant.

Savoury Corned Beef Pancake

I ended up not ordering any Sweet Pancakes that day but had a savory Corned Beef dish served on a thin piece of Pancake - macam pizza and it was really nice and filling.

Triple Pancake with Vanilla Ice Cream

KN had this mouth watering, very sweet dish - triple Pancake with Vanilla Ice Cream... ahahah Kal El siap jeling-jeling tapi nak mintak sikit malu pulak.... ahahaha padan muka!

Indo Mie

2009-04-11T07:30:00.001+08:00

Mee Goreng Indo Mie

Inilah makanan kami malam tadi... Kal El wanted to prepare something fast and easy so I decided to masak Indo Mie. Actually Kal El lebih suka Mi Goreng Pedas Myojo but sekarang ni dah takde in the market - that one tastes a lot better sebab pedas (tapi I guarantee KN tak makan punya la...)

Telor...Wajib

Dan telor adalah dish wajib untuk Kal El for my CAPD treatment requires me to eat a high protein diet (habis la muka jadi macam telor... kentut pun bau telor ekekekeke opps!)

My New Super Leg!

2009-04-10T07:30:00.002+08:00

Huhuhu opps ni bukan an erected nipple ek...

Alhamdulillah, it has been over a month since Kal El pakai prosthetic ni... and syukur pada Allah He has given me the chance to walk again dan proses Kal El sembuh dan belajar berjalan begitu singkat dan mudah.

Ahahah Macam Rupa Sinki pun ada gak...
Pandangan dari atas, kat sini la Kal El masukkan kaki

My Bionic Leg (as I like to call it) costs me RM7.5k and it was worth the money spent - this prosthethic memang senang nak guna - even the people at the kedai (Lee @ Taman Midah Cheras) pun very helpful and friendly. Kal El dapat kaki ni pun cepat @ dalam masa 2 minggu selepas ukur.

Since about a week after dapat kaki ni Kal El mula kerja di tempat baru, I refused to use cruthes to walk so like it or not I had to learn to walk fast - memang betul, I only had to use crutches to the new office for a couple of days and wallah lepas tu I wa swalking using my two feet again.

It does feel funny walking with an artificial leg and of course Kal El sekarang ni limping lah but the most important thing is I can walk and enjoy life again.

Ahaks... ada EJECT button lagi...

Again, Syukur Alhamdulillah Allah permudahkan segala urusan Kal El selama ini. Amin.

Kene put on the silicon socks dulu...

Filipino Market and Pasar Ikan Masin – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

2009-04-09T07:30:00.003+08:00

Ahahah how could I accidentally left this entry out? This is a continuation from our recent trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for Valentines.

a.k.a Pasar Filipino @ Filipino Market

The hotel we stayed in was very near to the Filipino Market, Pasar Buah and Pasar Ikan Masin. That Sunday before we returned to KL there was also a Tamu there. Unfortunately since I had to control my fluid intake due to this darn renal failure I had to refrain myself from gulping the young coconut drink that was in abundance in KK. I still remember the last time I was in there in 2003, that was the only drink I took in KK.

Gamat Kering dan Ikan Kering @ Pasar Ikan Masin

This part of KK hasn't changed much. Well of course there were new buildings as well as fly overs surrounding KK City but this part of town remains the same. Filipino Market is like Chatuchak in Bangkok but this time I couldn't enter the place as I was wheelchair bound and guess what - tak muat lah! So since it was KN's first time there, I gave KN the chance to jalan-jalan and tengok-tengok inside the Filipino Market while I sat outside on the wheelchair like a peminta sedekah ahahaha... This particular area in KK, especially on a Sunday memang penuh dengan orang, crowded habis. So imaginelah the attraction I've caused to these locals.

One thing about Malaysians, they do like to stare - pantang tengok orang pelik (Ye la takde kaki kan... pelik la) masing-masing tengok-tengok tanpa segan silu dan cover-cover - macam nampak alien ke nampak hantu pulak... lantak la hehehe (emotional kejap)

We had the chance to shop at Pasar Ikan Masin - Ka'ngah and Mak kirim terubuk Sarawak and we also bought Belacan Papar which our friend Zurry recommended saying sedap gila (lepas rasa macam sama je ngan belacan Semenanjung). We also bought tit bits to be given away to family members back home. Pasar Ikan Masin memang la a heaven for Ikan Masin lovers, providing you bring the extra cash as these things can be costly! As for me yang tak makan ikan ni, huhuhu I don't at all enjoy the smell of that place, buweeekk!

Pasar Buah and Tamu

Nasi Goreng Mentega

2009-04-09T07:30:00.002+08:00

Haaaa berasap lagi dapur Kal El. Ever since takde kaki sebelah ni memang jarang Kal El dapat peluang masak. Since dah pakai prosthethic ni pun, kalau diri lelama penat dan sakit kaki so whenever Kal El rasa nak masak, maka cepat-cepat lah Kal El ke dapur.

Senang je masak Nasi Goreng Mentega ni... all you need ialah Mentega (obviously, thus the name kan), Telor, Bawang and sedikit Garam - itu je! Gorengnye seperti biasa la (but a tip though, kalau goreng nasi, scramblekan telor dulu dan asingkan, then goreng the rencah, masuk nasi, last-last baru masukkan telor yang telah di scramble tadi) Ini untuk mengelakkan nasi goreng tu jadi benyek@lembik.

P1 Wimax

2009-04-08T07:30:00.001+08:00

Ah ha we have another toy! Since Streamyx teruk sangat service depa... nah, we've registered for P1 Wimax and true enough the reception mantap! We've been wanting to register for this service lama dah but it was unavailable kat Bukit Antarabangsa until one day balik dari kerja and there was a P1 Wimax booth at the entrance to our condo - apa lagi we took the opportunity to register and instantly got the gadget - installation pun senang tak perlu tunggu orang TM yang sungguh payah nak contact dan get them to come to service. The line was activated within hours and now we're enjoying a faster Broadband Internet access - so, goodbye Streamyx!

Tata titi tutu...

Breakfast @ Restoran Nabila Corner Jalan Pantai

2009-04-07T07:30:00.001+08:00

Haa... kalau baca entry semalam Kal El ada sebut KN and I makan Nasi Lemak kat Jalan Pantai kan? Here is the place - Kal El suka tempat ni walaupun baru first time makan sini. Tempat dia bersih (kerusi siap ada sarung lagi!)

Nasi Lemak dia pun boleh tahan la... kalau teringin nak pergi, tempat ni sebelah stesen BP tak silap, before the Pantai police station and about 100 metres before Plaza Pantai.

Breakfast @ San Francisco Coffee Menara TM

2009-04-06T07:30:00.003+08:00

San Francisco Coffee Breakfast Menu

I've been wanting to try San Francisco Breakfast Set since masa kat Kota Kinabalu dulu but never had the chance until recently in KL. I had a meeting kat Menara TM in Pantai and sebabkan pagi tu hujan amat lebat the rest of the gang from office sampai lambat - ahahah biasa la Kal El dari rumah - no point pi opes then patah balik kan?

The Pancake Set - Before and After Pouring the Syrup... Siap ada Peaches...

KN dropped me off kat Menara TM - KN tak tau sebenarnya Kal El makan sini ahahah sebabnya sebelum pi Menara TM ni we've had Nasi Lemak breakfast somewhere nearby the Menara as well tapi sebabkan nak menunggu kawan-kawan opes lain sampai will take a couple of hours more (they blamed it on SMART tunnel tutup ) Kal El decided to makan lagi ahahahahah...

The Free Coffee

The Pancake Set comes with a free mug of Coffee - boleh tahan pancake dia... soft and spongy and what's better, the syrup tak berapa manis - tapi kan, syrup tetap syrup la... who am I kidding eh?

Nak tau satu cerita tak? Haaaaa kat Menara TM ni la Kal El buat scene... betul-betul pagi tu Kal El terbang macam Superman! - Jatuh tersungkur tersadung kaki sendiri dekat depan escalator berdekatan Secret Recipe... malunya! Pastu Kal El tak leh bangun pulak, maklumlah pakai kaki palsu ni kan... Nasib baik ada office mate tolong (and it happens hari tu kat situ ada flea market - heheheh takpe la... nak belajar jalan balik punya pasal, kalau tak jatuh tak sah la kan?

I Go...

2009-04-05T22:53:00.002+08:00

I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it on Talentime - this is currently my favourite. It is such a beautiful work of art that every single time I hear it or sing it, I will shed tears. I am able to relate to the lost of a mother (as in the movie) and could feel Hafiz's (the actor's) pain of losing someone he loves. Enjoy the song - a special thanks to Deenasour for the mp3 version. Kal El dengar berulang-ulang entah berapa ribu kali dah...

I Go

So long, fare thee well
The dancer and the dancing days have taken leave and fell
So turn down this bed of stone
Quench me with the deadly nightshade from the rose that you belong

The long December rain is falling now
Running down on streets to nowhere
Music is my life, you're my sweetest nightingale
But I can't hear it here no more
And I go
I go

Hush now, don't shake or break
Words have fallen silent like soldiers to the grave
No matter what they do or say
Lay me on the sleepy meadow by the tracks upon your face

- Words & Music By Pete Teo. All rights reserved 2008

Syabas Yasmin on Talentime!

2009-04-05T07:30:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday for the first time in more than 6 months KN and I pi tengok wayang - ye lah before this Kal El sakit so tak berkesempatan pi ke panggung. And we're glad that our first movie in 6 months was a Yasmin Ahmad's - memang we never miss Yasmin's movie - mesti pi panggung punya.

Kalau korang belum tengok filem ni - go! Like all other Yasmin's movie - this movie memang original, has high literature value and what's best - it relates to our everyday Malaysian life. The actors chosen by Yasmin seperti biasa - mengancam dan mantap - they were very expressive and their acting memang superb! Macam pro!

Maheesh and Melur

I love the songs in this movie (sung by Aizat and Atilia) and even the Tamil song O Re Priyaa tu pun catchy habis. The boy Maheesh walaupun takde script in his acting memang pandai with his expressions. Syabas! Melur (Pamela) was good too walaupun she's a bit pelat but this is what Yasmin's movie is all abouy - being Malaysian and tak kisah la bangsa apa sekalipun, they're able to speak Malay (and English) well. Apa yang made me proud, Syafie pun banyak English dialogue in his part this time.

I have to admit I cried many times masa tengok movie ni. I am just able to relate to this movie well, especially scenes Hafiz dengan mak dia Embun (Azean Irdawaty) - remnded me of masa arwah mummy sakit dulu. Another part air mata Kal El berjurai bila Maheesh melutut depan mak dia tu... uwaaaaaaa expressivenye dia and I was touched to the max!

To Yasmin, buat lah lagi cerita-cerita Malaysia sebegini. Your movies banyak maksud yang tersirat dan tersurat yang Kal El rasa many of us yang appreciate - bukan setakat cerita-cerita cinta basi macam yang dah selalu kita tengok di layar perak - you're different. I hope you will win more awards in the time to come and I vote you my favourite writer/movie director of all time...

Here's the synopsis from Talentime Official Website:

A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, dividing his time between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor.

It all started after Mahesh, amongst the students assigned to get the finalists to school for practice, delivered the notice of successful audition to Melur's house. His handsome looks attracted the girl. Early on of their relationship, tragedy struck Mahesh's family when his uncle Ganesh who had been the care-taker of the family since the loss of Mahesh's father, was stabbed to death on his wedding day. Melur thinking that Mahesh's silence was due to his grief over the tragedy became furious when she was continuously ignored. She regretted it however after Hafez revealed Mahesh's situation.

Syafie @ Mukhsin - An Aspiring Actor

That changed Melur's perception of Mahesh. Likewise Mahesh, who grew comfortable with the presence of the girl who often quotes beautiful poetry. Mahesh, realizing that the relationship will be opposed, kept it hidden from his mother,still grieving over the death of Ganesh. Alas, the secret was exposed and Mahesh was assaulted before Melur's very eyes. Just a day before the competition, is Melur resilient enough to sing the poetic lyrics of her song when her heart is tormented by the thoughts of Mahesh? What about Mahesh who has found his first love? On Talentime night, everything unfolds.

Fantasy Element in the Movie

Ahahah Papa Harith Iskander - Menghiburkan Seperti Biasa
(Hmmm KN suka lah tengok dia tak berbaju!)

All photos from Blog Hanz

Congrats Jiji and Hubby on the New Arrival

2009-04-05T02:39:00.005+08:00

Their wedding was featured in this blog and now they have an addition to the family - Anis Mardihah - Congratulations to Jiji and hubby. May your family be a happy one!

Dapur Ku Kembali Berasap...

2009-04-04T07:30:00.001+08:00

Daging Masak Kicap dengan Kentang

Haaa.... setelah sekian lama dapur ku malap tidak berasap, tidak berbau dek makanan yang aku masak, kali ni semua itu berubah hehehe... dapur Kal El kembali ceria!

Lauk malam ini ialah Daging Masak Kicap dengan Kentang dan juga Telor Dadar... Telor tu tak leh tinggal mesti ada sebab rawatan CAPD yang Kal El jalani sekarang ni requires me to eat at least 2 butir telor sehari - for the protein sebenarnya.

Telor Dadar

Haa... sapa tak tau masak Daging Masak Kicap ni? Senang bai.... begini (huhuh siap kasi resipi lagik ni....)

Daging (sukati la berapa banyak)
Kentang (digoreng dulu)
Bawang (potong bulat)
Lada Sulah (Pepper la tu)
Serbuk Lada Hitam (Black Pepper)
Kicap Masin
Sedikit Gula
Air & Minyak Masak

Caranya:
Tumis Bawang sehingga wangi, kemudian masukkan daging dan goreng sedikit. Masukkan air, lada sulah dan lada hitam serta gula. Kacau, kacau dan kacau, masukkan kicap dan biarkan sehingga daging empuk. Tambah air jika perlu. Last-last sekali masukkan kentang (masuk last supaya tak jadik lembik ler).

Errr... telor dadar reti buat tak?

My Super Buckle...

2009-04-03T07:30:00.009+08:00

Aha! Seronok gila dapat hadiah buckle Superman emblem ni... mana lagi aku dapat kalau tak KN kasi hadiah... kalau begini hari0hari dapat hadiah, serupa hari-hari sambut hari jadi kan? Hehehe begitu lah sayangnya KN pada aku (dan aku sayang KN jugak... huhuhu feeling lebih-lebih plak ek - jangan nyampah ek, dan jangan jeles jugak!)

Apa pun aku bersyukur tuhan kurniakan aku pasangan sebaik KN dan aku bersyukur ada insan yang sanggup berkorban apa saja untuk aku dalam apa jua keadaan; susah mahupun senang. Alhamdulillah.

Hmmm back to the Superman buckle tu... beli kat Metrojaya the Curve - since Metrojaya is the sole and official distributor of Superman items - selalu la nampaknya kami ke sana... ada masa nanti aku amik gambar uniform aku je hehehe dan seperti biasa tayang di sini.... again, jangan jeles!

Good Luck Shaz!

2009-04-02T09:47:00.003+08:00

Haaa.... tu dia awal-awal dah prektis si Shaz ni...Sawasdee kha? (heheheh...)

A very good friend of mine, Shaz had left to work in Bangkok a couple of weeks ago - glad to hear that he has settled down and is very happy there. To Shaz, be safe and I hope everything will turn out fine over there. Sawasdee krub!

Dunkin Donuts Bukit Antarabangsa Again

2009-04-02T07:30:00.002+08:00

Ha.... Dunkin Donuts Bukit Antarabangsa kembali lagi!!! Seperti biasa kalau dah tak tau nak menyumbat apa, kami akan menyumbat sandwhich set di Dunkin Donuts tapi kali ini it was for brunch...

Sangat sesuai di pagi hari hampir-hampir tengahari pekena Kopi Dunkin yang boleh tahan sedapppp hehehehe...

Chicken Mayo & Boston Creme

Dan lebih sesuai dengan Donut Boston Creme yang manis (ahaks tak sedar diri tu dah Kencing Manis kan?) bersama what else, Chicken Mayo Sandwhich duntuk diri ku

Egg Mayo & Double Choc

Dan Double Choc Donut (KN's favourite) serta Egg Mayo in crossaint untuk my darling hehehe... Maka bertambah-tambahlah calorie kami yang sememangnya sudah banyak ini... Sekian...

Krua Thai Restaurant Bukit Antarabangsa Again

2009-04-01T07:30:00.000+08:00

One of the things yang Kal El suka order kat Krua Thai Restaurant Bukit Antarabangsa ni ialah Kuey Teow Gorengnye - hmmm macamana sebenarnya ejaan benda alah ni ya? Ada yang eja Kueh Teow, Kuey Tew dan macam-macam lagi.

Kuey Teow Goreng

Haaa... Kuey Teow ni specially made for Kal El - takde sayur, takde seafood dan letak hirisan daging muahahaha sungguh baik untuk kesihatan tapi percayalah sedap sangat. Kuey Teow memang sedap kalau ada daging.

Sup Ayam

Ni pula lauk KN - Sup Ayam makan ngan Nasi Putih...

Sup Ekor

Another one of Kal EL's favourites (dan juga sangat baik untuk kesihatan Kal El ahaks - konon!) Sup Ekor - haaaa ada sejarahnya Kal El suka sup ekor ni... cinta lama masa kat uni dulu la ngajar makan ni... sampai sekarang suka... tapi arwah mak Kal El dulu marah Kal El makan ni sebab berlemak... hmmmm yang tak elok tu la yang sedap kan? Kalau Kal El order Sup Ekor mesti minta pedas berapi... si ada la cili padi berenang-renang dalam mangkuk tu.

Fresh Orang Gelas Giant

Dan jeng jeng jeng.... dah datang gila Kal El... walaupun tak boleh minum banyak entah kenapa nafsu ini melonjak ahahahah untuk minum Fresh Orang Giant Glass dia Krua Thai... sedap!

The Death of Superman DVD

2009-03-31T07:30:00.000+08:00

Haaaa.... akhirnya jumpa juga DVD ni - di mana? Di Buy Sell Trade dengan harga yang sungguh murah ekekeke... huhuhu gembiranya hati!

Here's a synopsis by dmtisdale_jr from imdb.com (malas nak tulis sendirik la ni... heheh)

In Metropolis, Lois Lane tries to sell editor Perry White on a story exposing Lex Luthor's phony charity scam. Perry will have none of it and tells Lois to let it go, then urges Clark Kent to be careful on his foreign correspondent assignment--and to try to remember to write the occasional story. Clark bids Lois and Jimmy Olsen goodbye.

Later, at his Fortress of Solitude, Superman agonizes over the fact that even with all his amazing powers he cannot come up with a cure for cancer, lamenting that he wants to be more than Earth's resident strongman. Lois asks Superman why he insists on bringing her to the Fortress so they can be alone, then accuses him of hiding his greatest secret from her--his true identity, which she claims she all but knows for certain already. Superman claims that he's doing so to keep her protected, but she insists he's doing it because he's afraid to commit.

Elsewhere, outside of Metropolis, scientists working for Luthor unocover an alien spaceship. They accidentally open the ship, releasing a monster who kills them all and begins a destructive and murderous rampage towards the city. At the Fortress, Superman's robot alerts him to the trouble, identifying the monster as a genetically engineered Doomsday weapon designed to destroy anything in its path. Superman flies Lois to Metropolis, then engages the monster in a terrific battle. The battle rages across the city until Superman flies Doomsday up into the stratosphere and brings the monster hurling down again, smashing a crater into the city of Metropolis. Doomsday is defeated, but Superman falls lifeless to the ground and dies in Lois's arms.

Lois, Perry, and Jimmy are among the thousands at Superman's funeral. Lois sees an elderly woman whom she recognizes from a photo on Clark's desk as his mother. Even Luthor arrives to apparently pay his respects. Later, when Perry urges Lois to take some time off, she journeys to Smallville and visits Martha Kent, saying that she (Lois) and Martha's son (as Superman) had been intimate for several months, and that Martha was the only other person who could understand how Lois felt in the aftermath of Superman's death. Martha invites Lois in for a cup of coffee.

With the loss of its greatest protector, the city of Metropolis is overrun by criminal activity. When the Toyman holds a schoolbus filled with children hostage atop a tall building, Lois attempts a rescue. She manages to free most of the children, but the Toyman throws the bus from the roof with Lois inside it. The bus plummets to the ground, but is caught at the last minute--by Superman, who has miraculously returned from the grave! Superman flies Lois to her apartment, where they say goodbye. Lois is concerned that Superman doesn't seem quite himself, but he passes that off as lingering effects from his near death experience. Superman makes his way to Lexcorp towers, where he finds Luthor in a room lit by red sunlight and brandishing a pair of kryptonite-studded gloves. Luthor beats Superman mercilessly, accusing him of leaving before his time. Luthor compliments the unconscious Superman for doing a very good job convincing the world that the Man of Steel had returned, then goes to a private lab where the body of the real Superman hangs in a suspension tank.

Later, at the Fortress of Solitude, Superman awakens on medical bed, attended by his robot. The robot explains that Superman's body had all but shut down following his battle with Doomsday, and that it took the robot some time to locate its master after Luthor stole the body. The robot tells Superman that Luthor had created a clone which was passing itself off as the real deal. Superman instructs the robot to do everything possibe to help him get back to full strength. Luthor discovers that Superman's body is missing from his lab.

Meanwhile, in Metropolis, the clone Superman hears that the Toyman had escaped prison and killed a little girl. Enraged, the clone grabs the Toyman and flies him high into the air, throwing him back to the ground. He explains to a shocked public that an example needed to be set, to prevent other criminals from similar actions. The dark clone then receives an assignment from Luthor--investigate Lexcorp competition and find Superman's body.

Lois visits Luthor, seemingly grieving, but knocks him out with a sedative and, with Jimmy's help, uncovers Luthor's secret lab, where he has grown hundreds of Superman clones to serve as his personal army. The dark Superman arrives and destroys the lab. Luthor hides in his red sunlight room, but the clone locks him in there, tears the room out of the building, and hurls it to the ground.

The real Superman has been receiving direct sunlight exposure and undergoing massive physical therapy to bring himself back up to full strength. Although he still has recovery to do, he realizes he has to face his dark clone and flies to Metropolis. His robot gives him a kryptonite gun as a way of evening the odds.

The army confronts the dark Superman, insisting that he must answer for his recent actions. Superman destroys their tanks and jets with his heat vision just before the real Superman arrives. The dark Superman claims that he is doing what is best for the people of Metropolis, but the real Superman says that the killing has to stop. Dark Superman easily disarms the real deal of the kryptonite gun, sending it miles away. The two fight in a massive battle, but the real Superman is poorly matched against his full strength doppleganger. Lois and Jimmy drive to the other side of town and retrieve the kryptonite gun.

In the final confrontation at the Superman memorial, Superman again gives all he has to defeat his enemy. Just as it looks like this fight will end as tragically as his last one, Lois arrives with the kryptonite gun. After a lucky shot, however, Dark Superman destroys the weapon. In the scuffle, the kryptonite charge gets wedged into Dark Superman's costume, and Superman detonates it with a blast of heat vision. With his dying breath, Dark Superman begs Superman to protect the people of the Earth, and Superman affirms that that's why he is here.

Superman convinces Lois that he really has returned this time, and agrees that they should have no more secrets--confirming that he is, in fact, Clark Kent. From his office in Lexcorp, Lex Luthor vows that one day, he will destroy Superman.

And here's the trailer for you to enjoy...

Over with Heamodialysis

2009-03-30T07:30:00.003+08:00

Ahahah dream on! Nope, my kidneys did not miraculously heal! I opted for CAPD - Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis which no longer requires me to go to the dialysis center three times a week and sit for four hours each time.

Alhamdulillah I've got this option where I can peacefully work and feel great at the same time. I had a tube inserted into the peritoneal lining on February 3rd 2009 - yup before KN and I went to Kota Kinabalu and upon our return on the 16th of the same month, I started my CAPD training at HKL.

It has been over a month now and whatever people say about undergoing CAPD treatment isn't true. I was constantly reminded by fellow friends at the dialysis center before the operation that CAPD is risky - you risk of contracting peritonitis - but after learning the correct technique and following exactly the way I was taught to handle the tank off (the tube on my belly) and carrying out exchange the correct way, I find CAPD is safe.

Of course it will be troublesome after this for me to travel, yup I would have to carry over 60Kgs of dextrose solution for our trip to Makassar in April tapi sama saja kepayahan mencari tempat cuci darah if I were to undergo heamodylisis still. In contrast to Heamodylasis, CAPD is done every 4 - 6 hours daily and the exchanges has to be carried out in an extremely clean and dustless condition. This way there is no chance for patients to contract peritonitis.

Restoran Sakura Kristal @ Jusco AU2

2009-03-30T07:30:00.001+08:00

Ever since the new Jusco at AU3 Keramat opened its doors, we've been trying all sorts of eateries yang memang berlambak-lambak kat sana. They have one whole side of the shopping complex dedicated to food - a heaven for food lovers like me hehehe.

One of the first places we tried was Sakura Kristal - they have a first outlet in Taman Melawati but we never tried the place before.

Pasta in Cheese

I ordered pasta in cheese while KN ordered Spaghetti Carbonara. Both tasted good. One nice thing about this restaurant is that it serves not just western but also asian food. And the price is really unbelievably affordable.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Honey Calamansi Drink

Restoran Getaran Jiwa, Kota Kinabalu Sabah

2009-03-29T07:30:00.003+08:00

Ha... sambung lagi pasal our trip to KK... hehehe sorry lah ek lompat-lompat entries dalam blog ni dah, kejap pasal KK kejap pasal itu kejap pasal ini and back to KK - ahahah macam ada orang baca pun kan blog ni...

On our last day in KK before pi airport, my best buddies Zurry and Mahid brought us to this restaurant dekat depan Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Sebenarnya masing-masing dah tak tau nak makan apa for lunch and everyone was hungry after Zurry drove us around KK showing this and that, nak pergi ke 1 Borneo dah tak sempat sebab flight kul 4 lebih and we had to back at the hotel for our scheduled airport transfer.

According to Zurry, this restaurant baru je bukak and he had tried this place a couple of days ago... hentam aja la Zurry, janji makan. Taste wise... hmmm boleh la, so-so nothing extravagant and special except for the gerai Goreng Pisang and Popia just outside the restaurant - makan cicah dengan sos cili padi Sabah.... sedap woooooo...

Popia (very nice), Sos Cili Padi Sabah (superb!) n Pisang Goreng

I had the Sweet and Sour Chicken (which according to my own taste buds, was not bad at all) with white rice and telur dadar.

Sweet Sour Chicken

Zurry had the Ayam Masak Merah with Nasi Goreng.

Ayam Masak Merah

While Mahid had Nasi Ayam (just to note - the ayam was eerie looking and tasted as eerie as well according to my dear Mahid) with some curry tofu dish.

Nasi Ayam

While my love KN, apa lagi kalau bukan Tom Yam campur, Nasi Putih and Telur Dadar... hehehe

Tom Yam Campur

Steven's Corner Banana Leaf Restaurant, Pandan Indah Bersama Sapit

2009-03-29T07:30:00.002+08:00

I went to this restaurant last year (yup this is a back dated post) with my brother Sapit before my heamodialysis session at Hospital Ampang. Ahahah sebelum cuci darah mesti makan busat dulu!

I've been eying this place for a very long time - each time lalu pergi hospital, tiap kali la Kal El berangan makan sini. KN and I have been here once tapi tak kesampaian makan nasi daun pisangnya sebab it is only served between noon to 3pm daily. We came a little later than 3pm and tak dapat la makan masa tu. InsyaAllah satu hari nanti Kal El ajak KN makan sini.

Kalau nak compare Steven's Banana Leaf Rice dengan Kanna Curry House di PJ or di Kepong, I think Steven's serve a more authenthic and tastier banana leaf rice.

We both ordered warm barley. The rice came with four instead of the usual three types of vegetables at other places, two types of sambal whichi I do not know what they're called, rasem and tairu (given without being asked) and the other usual condiments like the dried chilli and pappadom.

That is Sapit (pic above) waiting for his rice. Sapit ordered fried chicken to go with his banana leaf rice and I as usual ordered the Masala Chicken.

It was indeed a complete Nasi Daun Pisang set and I could tell Sapit enjoyed it very much because dia tambah nasi dua kali. Of course the best way to have this type of meal is by indulging with lots of curries on your rice - that was what exactly I did. Try la this place... sedap woo!

Rasem and Tairu

Oh yeah, Steven's Banana Leaf Restaurant is at Pandan Indah - take the junction to Hospital Ampang in Pandan Mewah, it's on the left side of the road - you'll never miss it.

Syabas AF7! - Posted via iPhone (Poyo lah ni!)

2009-03-28T23:08:00.001+08:00

Ahahahani entry yang sangat poyo... posted via iPhone (ni yang poyo ni...) - btw this is not am AF blog - so this will be the only posting on this tv programme.

I used to be a fan of Akademi Fantasia (and tak sangka plak I'll be writing about AF in here) and gave up on the contestants, the programme sejak after Mawi won... the AF after that cuma ada one or two really good and outstanding ones and come AF6 - it all cam crumbling down - I decided not to even bother watching. Sampailah hari ni bila 'ter' tengok AF7 and knowing that Acis is now the music director - terus terpegun. All I could say is Syabas AF for the vast improvement - good music especially (teringat concert-concert Sheila yang sentiasa gempak dengan bunyi musik berkualiti dari Acis and team) and the contestants too are so much better this time. Sesuai dengan konsep 'transformasi' yang dicanng-canagkan - it's about time if Astro didn't want to hilang audience.

This is what a singing contest should be - contestants mesti dah pandai nyanyi bukannya budak-budak baru nak belajar macam season lepas-lepas. I enjoyed their show walaupun ada la sorang dua yang sumbang but considering the programme baru bermula, I should say the students this time dah ada personality, gaya dan showmanship tersendiri. The cameraman this time pun different, in summary, I am hooked and will watch this show every week. Yang pasal perangai-perangai contestants kat diari AF or whatever they call it now - it lantaklah, I just want good entertainment - even the judges comments this time pun I think better compared to some old lady's babbling some time ago, if you know what I mean.

Syabas AF!

Here Comes... iPhone 3G!

2009-03-28T07:30:00.003+08:00

After eying Mahid's iPhone several times and dok beranganing owning one for myself hehehe I finally got to own this awesome gadget - thanks to my beloved, who else, KN lah! Yup it was a gift - no particular occasion just a token a love I guess... thank you hon!

So ever since I got this magnificent piece of technology ahahaha asyik-asyik install itu ini on the phone - that's my kinda thing. I love the games! Download-able games - even the free ones are superb. Kal El memang tak berapa gemar main game but with this iPhone i've become a game freak pulak - especially love the bowling and tapping game...seronok I tell you!

Since this is my first non-Nokia communications gadget I do find it troublesome to get use to the navigation - memang Nokia lah paling senang and user friendly I think. There are some features on Nokia which are not available on iPhone yang kadangkala pisses me off. Tapi apa pun I enjoy this iPhone very much! Nokia tu... bawak la jugak ke hulu ke hilir guna untuk snap-snap pics hehehe - I still love the 5MP camera with flash on my N95!

Congratulations Rock and Wife

2009-03-27T14:17:00.003+08:00

To an ex colleague, Rock @ Hasrul, congratulations on the new arrival - Sofea Zara... May Sofea be the sweetest girl in the world ever...

Imperial Boutec Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

2009-03-21T07:30:00.006+08:00

The Complimentary Chocolate in the Room

We wanted to earlier stay at a posh hotel like Sutera Harbor but we came across this special hotel in the Internet and fell in love with it. It is located at Warisan Square just a walking distance from the Filipino Market, Pasar Buah and Pasar Ikan Masin. On Sundays there is a Tamu selling all sorts of things from second hand clothing to foodstuff and household items.
Imperial Boutec is on the same row as Imperial International Hotel and not many people know this hotel exists even locals. Boutec is a coined term from the words Boutique and Technology. All rooms come with broadband Internet.

Imperial Boutec Lobby

The See-thru Bathroom

Since we took the Valentine’s Package, the room came with chocolates and dinner for two at Imperial International. It was a 4 course dinner; garlic prawn and salad with garlic bread, double boiled chicken stock with wantan and bun, a choice of medallion steak with mushroom sauce or grilled chicken with mushroom sauce, chocolate truffle, swiss chocolate and coffee or tea. The only setback with the dinner was it was held one floor above the 10th floor – and guess what, you’d have to go up a flight of stairs to eat and yes, you guessed right, the hotel staff had to carry me one floor up!

Garlic Prawn, Salad and Garlic Bread

Double Boiled Chicken Stock with Wantan and bun (Below)

The room was gorgeous, with a see through toilet, plasma tv, mini fridge and very stylish furnishings. Our room had the sea view and yes, we enjoyed our stay there and would definitely come back if we return to KK in the future.

Medallion Steak with Mushroom Sauce

Chocolate Truffle n Swiss Chocolate for Dessert

Breakfast at Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kundasang Sabah

2009-03-20T07:30:00.003+08:00

We had a real early breakfast on our second day at the foot of Mount Kinabalu. Since it was difficult for me to go to the restaurant, we had our breakfast sent to the room where we had the American set breakfast at the balcony dalam sejuk-sejuk pagi angin Gunung Kinabalu... brrrrr sejukkkknyaaa!

Lunch at Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kundasang Sabah

2009-03-19T07:30:00.004+08:00

The menu at Kinabalu Pine Resort was limited but we had a real sumptuous meal there on our first day there. Here's what we had that day.

Chicken in Cashew Nuts

Omelet

Seafood Tomyam

Chinese Tea

Coffee

Al-Fatihah buat Allahyarhamah Norfazwany

2009-03-18T17:43:00.003+08:00

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Al-Fatihah buat Allahyarhamah Wany - an ex colleague back at the old office. My deepest condolences to her hubby Akashah who was also an ex colleague of mine. This is surely a devastating news as the couple just got married two months ago. Itu lah yang dikatakan ajal maut ditangan Tuhan. Kal El yang sakit ni alhamdulillah umur masih panjang tapi yang sihat pula tiba-tiba meninggalkan kita. I cannot imagine Akashah's feelings - I wouldn't be able to accept the fact if this ever happens to me.

Al-Fatihah buat Allahyarhamah, semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat dan diletakkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.

Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kundasang, Sabah

2009-03-12T22:37:00.007+08:00

If I had another chance to go to KK again, I would definitely want to spend another night here. Especially when I already have my bionic legs so that I can jalan-jalan up and downhill. Enjoy the beautiful swiss-like scenery, the pine trees. Since I was handicapped this time so I couldn't really enjoy the stay there. I missed going down to the orchid farm, just below the resort's restaurant especially. I didn't want to trouble KN pushing me up and downhill on the wheelchair so I spent most of the 2 days 1 night indoor or rather at the balcony of our room - even that was satisfying enough for me.

I just love the resort; its tranquil surrounding, beautiful scenery, fresh air and the marvelous Mount Kinabalu backdrop giving guests a beautiful view each time they open their room door. All rooms here are facing the mountain so one does not really need to leave the room to enjoy the breathtaking view of Mount Kinabalu.

Sun rises rather early here compared to in Kuala Lumpur. It's usually already bright come 6 am and no way should you miss the sunrise (or even the sunset) while you're here. Unfortunately the sun does not rise nor it sets anywhere near the mountain but a little off to the side. It was however a beautiful sight not to be missed!

You may also want to try the special steamboat buffet - a specialty dish here at Kinabalu Pine Resort. The restaurant menu however is very limited. If you do not have transport coming here, better bring food supplies like instant noodles for your vacation. Otherwise there are aplenty restaurants in Kundasang town selling all sorts of local dishes.

Nabalu Town and Kundasang Town, Sabah

2009-03-12T21:44:00.006+08:00

Due to my being on wheelchair for this trip we didn’t go to many places. We visited the essentials and only to those places KN wanted to go as a first timer – so what else, we went shopping for souvenirs lah! Nabalu Town, unlike 6 years ago when I was last there, there were only a row of souvenir stalls. Now there is a complex selling all sorts of souvenirs from Sabah but I think they were a little bit pricey (As a matter of fact we had the same price offered to us for a Mount Kinabalu Tee at Warisan Square in Kota Kinabalu the next day – lucky we didn’t but any t-shirts on our visit to Nabalu town. Instead we bought tokens for office mates.

Like many other places in Malaysia, the Nabalu town souvenir complex was not Handicap friendly. The tour driver had to carry me over 3 flight of stairs in order for me to spend money there.To note people there were very friendly, the shopkeepers and locals alike were always smiling and welcoming us.

Kundasang town too had changed from the last time I was there – the stalls selling fruits were now on the opposite side of the road and the roads were better and wider. We bought a fruit named buah Tarap; a jack fruit and mangoesteen like fruit. I kinda like the sweet taste and smell of the fruit.

Inilah dia buah Tarap - Macam dyrian pun ada

Kota Kinabalu Day 1 - February 13, 2009

2009-03-01T07:30:00.003+08:00

Dalam keadaan kaki sebelah Kal El dan KN teruskan juga percutian ke Kota Kinabalu yang telah dirancang sejak bulan Oktober tahun lalu. This trip, a 6^th anniversary gift from me to KN was really a memorable one. We spent a night at Kundasang and a night in Kota Kinabalu City. Namun, percutian kali ini memang amat memenatkan buat KN dan Kal El kerana banyak melibatkan fizikal, ahahah bukannya kami pi panjat gunung tapi keadaan Kal El yang berkaki sebelah ini, terpaksalah kami bekerja keras; for me to move and for KN to help me move.

We left Bukit Antarabangsa 30 minutes past 4am. As usual my brother Sapit was the one who sent us to the airport. He was nearly an hour late and we arrived LCCT just with enough time to check in, arrange for assistance to get me up on the plane and board the Airbus. We have indeed made arrangement for assistance more than a month ago in anticipation of the trip and I’ve reconfirmed with Air Asia’s Booking Centre a couple of days prior to the flight and was told that everything will be in place on the 13^th. Unfortunately nothing was done and fresh arrangements had to be made before our flight – ahahaha because of that, no ambulift was available for me and the airport staff had to carry me onto the plane – kesian la 73kgs tu! (Cheh sempat lagi brag about my weight tu… hehehe).

We were fortunate that Air Asia ground staff and the stewardess were helpful. We arrived at Terminal 2 of KK International Airport at approximately 9:30am, greeted by KK Tours driver who would be taking us to Kinabalu Pine Resort in Kundasang from the Airport. We paid RM450 for the return transport from KK Airport to Kundasang and to KK City the next day and back to the airport the next day. We had a quick stop at Nabalu town to shop for souvenirs and made our way to the hotel. All in all a two and half hours journey on the hilly roads.

Kinabalu Pine Resort was a beautiful place but definitely not for the handicapped. They had beautiful Swiss styled chalets but unfortunately there were staircases to each of the chalet. If they had ground level units, KN had to push me up and down very steep slopes every time we wanted to go out. The day was spent with a Chinese meal lunch at the hotel’s restaurant and we spent a couple of hours enjoying the great Mountain View. Lucky for us the day was bright and clear.

There were nothing much to do at night, partly because my handicap , but to enjoy each other’s company – moreover it was a Valentine’s trip, how more could we have spent time other than being close to each other. We slept early as KN planned to shoot photos of the Mountainous sunrise – a first for my darling.

Hui Masakan CIna Muslim, Bukit Antarabangsa

2009-02-28T07:30:00.003+08:00

There are many posters and buntings promoting this new eatery in Bukit Antarabangsa near Atheneum Condo. Kalau hari-hari lalu nampak advertisement yang sama, who wouldn't want to try their food lah? The adverts read: Hui Masakan Cina Islam - wah Chinese food and halal some more!

Vietnamese Beef Rice

KN ordered the Vietnamese Beef Rice - err Vietnamese? I thought it's Chinese food... sama ke? And dissapointingly the menu was very limited. Agaknya dia ni baru nak belajar masak and most of the lauk available was beancurd and stew. Hmmmm...

Lemon Chicken and Sunny Side Up

So, I ended up ordering telur mata kerbau and lemon chicken (cut into fillets and it was dry, macam takde lemon pun)

Beancurd and White Rice

I also orderded Bean Curd (which looked more like scrambled egg), all of them to b eaten with white rice - honestly, the food was tasteless, nasib baik ada semangkuk cili padi and kicap that saved the day. Ada la rasa akhirnya.

KN's Watermelon Juice and My Lime Juice

Well, I think this restaurant needs to do more research on the menu and the cook definitely needs to do some food tasting session - he or she tastes it first la before selling to the public. Even the drinks were tasteless... KN had watermelon juice (lebih air, watermelon seinci aja agaknya) and mine, limau ais which tasted like plain water with lime.. aiyooo yo, teruk la cenggini. ..

Vegetable Stew

2009-02-27T07:30:00.001+08:00

Tetiba Kal El terigin nak makan stew dengan nasi... jeng..jeng..jeng... kaki dah takde pun nak masak lagi ni.. heheheh bantai saja la, bukannya susah nak buat pun. I preferer vegetable stew yang penuh dengan kentang, carrot and onion di makan bersama nasi putih dengan a little kicap masin dan chlli sauce on it... perghhhh sedappppp wooo!

Nasi dengan stew tadi sedap di makan dengan teh o ais. This time I prepared Ahmad Tea -Peach & Passion Fruit with lots of ice cubes!

Happy Birthday Ka'Ngah!

2009-02-26T07:30:00.001+08:00

Wishing a dear aunty a 75th Birthday - May Allah bless you. Ka'ngah. thank you for all the love and tender loving care you've given us these past 34 years. You sacrifice means a lot to us. You're forever the best!

Kerang Bakar Kampung Baru

2009-02-25T07:30:00.002+08:00

One of the best kerang bakar stall is in Kampung Baru (opposite Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa). I love the sambal cicah and usually 2 - 3 mangkuk la Kal El mintak sambal tu sampai jeling-jeling tokei kedai hehehe

Medan Indonesia, Here We Come!

2009-02-16T07:30:00.002+08:00

Ahahaha dah gila membeli tiket kapal terbang la plak, since it's free seats offer with Air Asia kan - and this will be our final trip to Indonesia - we want to go elsewhere. Oh yes, and we have also paid for a Cairo Vacation soon! I would love to go to Hong Kong or maybe India. New Zealand (ni semua sebab Catz punya gambar-gambar yang menarik on her recent trip to NZ), London, Paris and Amsterdam are still in planning - hopefully they can materialize soon. Wahhh tahun ni banyak plak jalannye... dulu plan setahun sekali overseas (ahahah SEA je) but this year with Cairo coming soon, 2 trips to Indonesia (Makassar and Medan at the end of the year, on my birthday) and Siem Reap early next year... phew... ni nak korek2 kalau ada duit nak amik la the flight to Hong Kong for next year. Tengok tadi RM189 one way for 2 pax... hmmm mengancam!

What's best about this coming Medan trip is one, it's to celebrate my birthday and two, we'll be going there with KN's Mak, Ayah and youngest brother Alim. Well, there's a first time for everything... Hmmm now kene plan to bring Ka'Ngah la jalan-jalan...I just hope I am fit to go on these planned vacation - dah takmo masuk-masuk spital lagi dah ye...

Restoran D'Templer, Taman Melati Utama

2009-02-15T07:30:00.001+08:00

Ok KN and I went to this restaurant serving Chinese cuisine in Taman Melati Utama - a few doors to the left from Satay Kajang Haji Samuri. This happened last year before I fell really ill to blog. So kira ni entry hutang la ni ya.

Overall the food there was nice - sedap but a little expensive. The place didn't look posh at all but the price tag phew... but what the heck we went there to eat and furthermore the food was commendable.

I can't remember the name of dish dish but it was something like the sweet and sour chicken dish I use to prepare at home. Sedap.

The above is something like Telur Bungkus but instead of just veges there were beef and it tasted a lot better than most Telur Bungkus I've ordered before. That itself costs RM9 if I remember right.

Mixed Tomyam for two - yup for 2 pax and it was a real big serving. I didn't like the Tom Yam so much as it had seafood in it - so I could enjoy the soup and since I am on dialysis I couldn't sip too much of water.

I had Chinese Tea, kononnya baik la tu hehehe. I like this place and hope to come back now we know the price tag we'll come ready next time.

Happy Valentine's to All

2009-02-14T07:30:00.001+08:00

Lets spread and celebrate some Super Love this Valentine's Day no matter who you are - Happy Valentine's Day to all. KN and I will be away in KK on a short break from 13th Feb and will return insyaAllah on the 15th.

To KN, thank you very much for these 7 wonderful years. May we be happy always and together forever. Thanks for the ring dear! Heheheh dapat hadiah awal ni...

Siam Reap Cambodia, Here We Come!

2009-02-13T07:30:00.002+08:00

OK, enough with the sulking on losing a limb. Soon I'll be walking again and our lives would have to go on as usual. We'll be going to Kota Kinabalu for 3 days and 2 nights - yes I'll be on my sporty wheelchair for Valentines and we'll be off to Makassar (Ujung Padang in Sulawesi) in April for KN's birthday. In October/November this year it will be to Medan with KN's Mak and Ayah and January next year we're off to Siem Reap to start off the year. All these thanks to Air Asia free seats promotion and once I get my OKU (handicapped) person's card from the Welfare Departments I'll be enjoying more perks like 50% off MAS domestic tickets. Woohoo!

One Foot in the Grave

2009-02-12T07:30:00.001+08:00

Have you heard the English proverb ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE meaning someone is dying - my case, one of my foot is really in the grave! Alhamdulillah sebelah kaki ku telah selamat dikebumikan disisi tempat bersemadinya Allahyarhamah ibuku di Tanah Perkuburan Klang Gates Baru Kuala Lumpur pada hari Jumaat 2 Januari 2009.

The amputated leg was treated like any dead body would, with honour and respect only sermons were not read and thank god the slot beside my late mother's grave was available - it was a wish came true. No wonder when I was very sick in Nov due to the renal failure I had often being reminded of my mother's grave. I thought I was going to die and burried beside her, indeed it came true - but of me died and had to be returned to Allah the Almighty. Thank you dear God for lending me this limb.

Al-Fatihah.

Hey That's My Leg! So Long Farewell....

2009-02-10T19:30:00.002+08:00

Warning: This entry is very graphical in nature, not for the weak at heart - Kal El is showing these photos hoping that those who read this blog would learn a lesson on the consequences of diabetes. So do take care of your health.

I thank well wishers. As strong as I am deep inside it hurts but I was left with no choice either this or it'll get worse. Alhamdulillah God still has mercy on me, insyaAllah I'll be on my feet again soon - I'll brag about it when the bionic leg is ready in two weeks time, just on time for me to start work at the new place. InsyaAllah.

The amputated leg was sent to the forensic department or mortuary to be exact - ahahah forensic macam bunyi CSI sket kan? My brother Sapit claimed it on the morning of 2nd January 2009 - about days after amputation - look at the yellow packaging, it reminds me of daging lembu sold on Hari Raya Qurban... the next time you buy meat like this, do be reminded of my amputated leg hehehe.

The forensics department had wrapped my dear leg like a Christmas present and according to Sapit there were many layers of 'gift wrappers' wrapping my leg and it was frozen stiff. As a Muslim, the amputated part of the body needed to be cleaned and later on sent to the grave. Just to note the toes that were earlier removed were given the same treatment.

Another layer and another layer and another. I didn't see all these of course as I was at the hospital. Seeing the leg made me feel awkward, that leg looks familiar and it was once attached to me - it was like losing a part of you (literally) and what's funnier, my leg has its own Permit Menggali Kubur given with my name on it. So next time when I die it would be the second permit issued under my name - huh I could die twice!

This was how what's left of my foot looked like. Scary huh? *(Below) - Look at the blackened toe, each and every finger turned black except the large toe but they all had to go, sadly.

GoodBye Leggy!

2009-02-09T07:30:00.007+08:00

Warning: This entry is very graphical in nature, not for the weak at heart - Kal El is showing these photos hoping that those who read this blog would learn a lesson on the consequences of diabetes. So do take care of your health.

The sequence of events:

04 December 2008 - This blister has been there for a month. I've been doing home dressing twice a day.

13 December 2008 - the blister had turned bad and foul smelling. The last toe had turned gangrenous.

15 December 2008 - The last toe and the blister affected part were removed.

25 December 2008 - A couple of days after the fourt and third toe were removed. Half of my foot were gone too. The second toe started to blackened.

29 December 2008 - Moments before the Below Knee Amputation - the previous week's wound was not healing well. The foot has died, the bone turned black and there was no way to save it. I had to say goodbye to it.

01 January 2009 - The amputated leg on New Years Day - an unforgettable new year...

06 January 2009 - The wound started to heal. Alhamdulillah.

11 January 2009 - The open wound trimmed and stitched after the doctors were sure it was clean and healed.

17 January 2009 - At the clinic for daily dressing. Healing beautifully.

04 February 2009 - Stitches off. Healed but skin a little dry - now I've just have to wait for the stump to mature in order to use a prosthetic leg.

06 February 2009 - 1 month and 38 kg lesser later - at the prosthetic leg maker. I'll be walking again in about 3 weeks time. Yeay! Urghhh forking out 7.5k for the plastic leg but it's going to be worth it.

Challenged but Definitely NOT Defeated

2009-02-08T18:49:00.005+08:00

Yes, whenever I am away for very long something bad must have happened. This time it is a real challenging experience that changes my life forever; nothing beats this, not even having to go for dialysis 3 times a week. This is far worse but again, I am Superman - always challenged but never defeated.

I have been around after being 'jailed' @ Ampang Hospital for a month but couldn't find the slightest interest to blog. As usual I would have everything within reach even the Internet. I tell you being on MC for 3 months is really boring. Before that, woohoo, I got that new job I was telling you guys about many months ago - finally the offer came and I gladly tendered my resignation at the current company. A week after the offer came - this offer from God came and I had no choice but to accept it. So I am currently serving my 3 months notice on medical leave - thank goodness! See, there's always a silver lining behind bad things that happens. Whatever it is, Alhamdulillah for what Allah has given me, whether good or bad.

After the landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa in December I fell terribly ill, I couldn't walk for most of the week after Adiladha after a real bad fall in the toilet at my dad's place in Melawati. I laid on the recliner for a week and a blister on my rright foot turned gangrenous on the weekend after Aidiladha. The blister has been there for about a month and I've been doing home dressing twice a day for that period but ever since I came back from Umrah I have been caughing none stop and the week before the landslide the caught just got worse. I turned to Ubat Batuk Cap Ibu dan Anak which has honey ( a real NO NO for diabetics) and swallowed 2 big bottles of it. On the day the blister turned gangrenous and foul smelling my suger reading was at 33 mmol.

I decided to go to the Ampang emergecy on Monday morning 15 Dec 2008 and as I expected I had to be admitted and the gangrenous part had to eb removed - the little toe had to go as it was right above the blister. I was okay and accepted my fate. The surgery to remove the little toe and part of my right foot was done the next day.

My New 'Super' Vehicle - Cost Me RM800

A week after that, as the doctors had suspected and continuously warned me during their rounds every morning that my wound wasn't healing well (partly because of the renal failure I was suffering from that the healing process couldn't take place) the fourth toe had turned black and must be removed. I readily accepted my fate and signed the consent letter. During surgery the doctor told that the third had to be removed too and I agreed. Again, the doctors kept reminding me that they had no confident my foot will heal and advised for a BKA (below knee amputation) - I disagree and told them that as long as my toe and the second toe are okay, I wouldn;t let them do anymore surgery on me.

And true enough a week later the second toe had turned black - I had to finally succumb to my worst fears of losing a leg. my right leg was amputation below knee on 29th Dec 2008, a mere few days before the new year came. I had lost hope and was devastated but I kept telling myself at least God had given me time to think and if I were in a motor accident for instance, I may just lose a leg and would have no time to even sign a consent letter.

About a month had passed. I am hoepful that life would turn better for me especially with the new jpb coming - thank God they are ever willing to accept me even after the amputation and my current company, no matter how bad it is, the bosses have been very unnderstanding and helpful. I owe big time to KN for taking care of me while I was in the hospital. Also to my borther who took care of me on weekends at the hospital and the most important thing about all these is the realisation of the love of a dear father. Papa came everyday without fail and whenever I had to go into the OT he would be there for me.

I thank Allah for what had happened, even though it was painful but good things turned out from it. Do pray for me guys.

Happy Federal Territory Day

2009-02-01T07:30:00.004+08:00

Bendera Rasmi Wilayah Persekutuan

Kal El wishes all Malaysian living in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lu

mpur, Putrajaya and Labuan a happy holiday!

Some info on the FT from Pandapedia:

Wilayah Persekutuan ialah wilayah yang ditadbir secara langsung oleh kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia dan ditadbir di bawah perundangan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan. Tidak seperti negeri-negeri lain bagi Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan tidak diperintah oleh kerajaan negeri, sebaliknya terletak di bawah pentadbiran Persekutuan dan diperintah oleh Yang di Pertuan Agong. Terdapat tiga bahagian dalam Wilayah Persekutuan, iaitu Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya. Daripada ketiga-tiga bahagian ini, Kuala Lumpur merupakan ibu kota Persekutuan, Labuan merupakan Pusat Perniagaan dan Kewangan Antarabangsa (IBFC) manakala Putrajaya merupakan pusat pentadbiran Persekutuan.

Sejarah

Kuala Lumpur ditubuhkan sebagai Wilayah Persekutuan pada 1 Februari 1974, lalu menjadi Ibu Negara Malaysia. Pentadbiran Kuala Lumpur diletakkan di bawah Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). Kuala Lumpur merupakan pusat perundangan dan menempatkan Bangunan Parlimen. Pada 16 April 1984, Labuan yang dahulunya sebahagian daripada pentadbiran Sabah dibawa masuk kedalam Wilayah Persekutuan dan diletakkan di bawah pentadbiran Perbadanan Labuan. Pada 1 Februari 2001, Putrajaya ditubuhkan sebagai Wilayah Persekutuan ketiga dan diletakkan di bawah pentadbiran Perbadanan Putrajaya.Putrajaya kemudiannya menjadi pusat pentadbiran yang baru bagi Malaysia.

Pembentukan Kabinet baru pada 27 Mac 2004 oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi telah membawa kepada penubuhan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan (KWP). Tugas kementerian ini ialah memberi tumpuan khusus terhadap kemajuan Wilayah Persekutuan. Semasa Sukan Malaysia di Kedah pada tahun 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya telah disatukan ke dalam kontinjen tunggal Wilayah Persekutuan.

Bendera

Wilayah Persekutuan memiliki bendera rasminya yang sendiri. Bendera ini telah mula digunakan pada 23 Mei 2006. Sungguhpun begitu, bendera-bendera milik setiap wilayah masih dipakai guna.

Bendera Kuala Lumpur

Bendera Putrajaya

Bendera Labuan

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T07:30:00.002+08:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T07:30:00.001+08:00

Kal El would like to wish all Malaysians and Christians worldwide a Merry Christmas. May this Christmas brings you joy and happiness.

Yoshinoya, KLCC SIgnatures Food Court

2008-12-14T07:30:00.003+08:00

Fried Dumpling

Another nice eating place kat Signature Food Court in KLCC is Yoshinoya Stall. I haven't tried the main dishes here (Serving Japanese Food duh!) but I've tries the Fried Dumpling (kalau tak silap namanya). Gerainya berhampiran Nasi Lemak Adik dan bersebelahan dengan Kyros Kebab dan Western Food di Signatures Food Court KLCC (Going up the excalator, it's on your right). Boleh tahan, Kal El sukakan rasanya - considering that I am not really into Japanese Food kan- kira boleh lah!

Nasi Tomato @ Bukit Antarabangsa Stall

2008-12-12T07:30:00.004+08:00

Nasi Tomato dengan Acar Pencak

Salah satu yang menarik kat puncak Bukit Antarabangsa ialah Nasi Tomato ini yang dijual di sebelah malam berdekatan dengan 7 Eleven. Dia bukan di kedai tetapi sebuah gerai bersebelahan gerai burger di kanan 7E dan kedai elektrik/lampu di Bukit Antarabangsa.

Kal El suka akan rasa Nasi Tomato ini, sedap lauk ayamnya dan acar pencak memang padan dengan rasa Nasi dan lauknya. Di gerai tersebut ada juga menjual Nasi Lemak tapi Kal El lebih gemarkan Nasi Tomato ni. Cubalah!

Nasi Lemak Adik, KLCC SIgnatures Food Court

2008-12-11T07:30:00.002+08:00

Voted the MOST Expensive Nasi Lemak in the World!

Inilah dia rupa nasi lemak paling mahal pernah Kal EL makan. Percaya atau tidak it costs me RM12.60 for this plate of nasi lemak. Lauknya daging rendang, sambal tumis, telur rebus sebiji, bergedel dan kentang goreng. Walaupun begitu rasanya tidaklah setanding harganya. Lebih berbaloi kalau ke Nasi Lemak Boss di Ampang atau Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa di Kampung Baru.
Susun atur lauknya yang pelbagai memang menarik perhatian (dan juga duit dalam wallet anda) tapi cubalah dulu baru dan nilaikan sendiri. Mungkin ianya hebat bagi anda tapi tidak bagi Kal EL.

Kisah Penyucian Jiwa Tertangguh Lagi

2008-12-10T11:02:00.003+08:00

Assalamu'alaikum. Masih berkesempatan Kal El mengucapkan Salam Aidiladha di hari ke tiga ini. Aidil Adha Kal El yang semamangnya lain sejak 4 tahun lalu dengan ketiadaan ibu, tahun lepas dengan serangan strok dan tahun ini dengan renal failure dan yang paling hampir trajedi di Bukit Antarabangsa. Kal El telah tinggal di sebelah atas tempat kejadian sejak 5 tahun lalu.

Kal El demam sejak beberapa malam sebelum kejadian dan pada malam kejadian Kal El telah tidur begitu lena sejak lepas Maghrib hinggalah tersedar kerana terasa bahang panas jam 5 pagi. Elektrik pun dah putus. Tak mahu kejutkan KN sebab dia kelihatan begitu lena. At the same time along pun sms tanya black out ke? Oleh kerana she was asking the obvious and it was 5 in the morning I chose to answer her sms so much later which I did at 6+ Kal El duduk lah terkebil2 tak tau nak buat ada sambil sekali-sekali terkulai tertido. Sekali-sekalai juga dapat kedengaran bunyi siren pihak berkuasa dan helikopter mundar mandir.

Kami di atas bukit tersebut yang dipisahkan oleh tempat kejadian, seperti di sebuah pulau yang terputus komunikasi. Tak tau apa yang terjadi. Fikir Kal El mungkin ada accident sebab tu banyak siren kedengaran dan elektrik terputus. Kal El tertidur semula.

Jam 7:15 pagi kawan Kal El dari Kedah, Wan call kata ada kejadian rumah runtuh dan seorang maut dan Kal El mula la put pieces together. So Kal El call papa to check kalau-kalau dia tahu apa-apa, rupa-rupanya dia masih di masjid and have not heard anything. He said to wait he'll check. About an hour later he called, katanya ada tanah runtuh berdekatan masjid. 3 buah terlibat. So we both thought ok sekejap je and the roads will be cleared in no time.

KN woke and jumped into action gear to snap photos of the scenes (pasang telinga rupanya hehehe) and wenr to shoot some really valuable pictures. Papa came with Sapit to send us some food supply if we're out of food and was shocked to see it was actually 14 bungalows involved damanging nearly 3 rows of bugalows, in which two was across a two lane road and a monsoon drain.

Only the mosque at the starting of the row and 3 more bungalows at the end of the row were untouched. Seeing this papa began to panic and started asking around how could I be taken out from the hill as I have a dialysis due at 3pm the same day. He finally sneaked behind the rescue teams and walked up hill to my place. KN picked him and Sapit up from there.

I got to know he shocking news from friends who had already called. Along too had dropped by to leave breakfast and told me what happened. She saod that we had to be evacuated. Luckily Sapit and Papa was there to help as I couldn't do much. With the 7 kids we refused to leave (because we do not know how long we had to leave the house). So, in a hurry Kal El masuk saja apa yang sempat dan bergegas bersama papa ke padang permainan Bukit Utama. I was checked by the attending doctor and put on board the hellicopter to HKL. I did a round of dialysis and went home to papa's house.

I don't know what to feel

I feel sad but I couldn't cry

If there were tears it was long dry

I don't really know what to feel

The future's becoming more uncertain

It looks rather bleak and murky

May have to let go the only thing I treasure,

I care most

I burnt the midnight candle so that I enjoy what I have

and make the place a home sweet home for us

To create beautiful memories of a family

All I can do now is keep praying and hoping

For us to return there safely and be merry again

Please pray with us.

Thank you.

Ini Pun Nak Jadi Berita?

2008-12-10T09:27:00.002+08:00

Heran la what is so pelik about babi hutan tetiba muncul dari hutan? Bukan ke belakang bukit Mewah. Tepi Impian Selatahan tu sume hutan? Bukan setakat babi hutan, rimau pun silap-silap ada. Kalau dah takde berita sangat nak siar don't la siarkan berita-berita tak bermakna ni.

So what kalau ada babi hutan? Apa maksud dan kaitannya dengan kejadian tanah runtuh tu? Tak silap Kal El siap ada dipasang papan amaran diantara Impian Selatan dan Kyoto Gardens disebelah dikiri jalan agar berhati-hati dengan adanya babi hutan... dah habitat dia...

myMetro » Setempat

Sari Pati: Babi hutan muncul

HULU KLANG: Gempar apabila kawasan perumahan mewah Bukit Antarabangsa berhampiran kawasan bencana tanah runtuh di sini, ‘diserang' sekumpulan babi hutan yang muncul secara tiba-tiba bersebelahan sebuah rumah banglo dua tingkat di sini.

Dalam kejadian jam 2.30 petang semalam, babi hutan berwarna coklat gelap berkenaan didapati muncul berhampiran tapak pembuangan sampah yang terletak hanya 300 meter dari lokasi kejadian tanah runtuh di sini.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha

2008-12-08T07:30:00.005+08:00

Photo (c) e-Zakat.com.my

Salam Aidiladha buat semua umat Islam di seluruh dunia. Alangkah rindu rasanya Kal El pada ka'abah, entah bila lah agaknya boleh Kal El dan KN kembali ke sana. InsyaAllah.

Penyucian Jiwa di Tanah Suci - Masjid Nabawi

2008-12-05T07:30:00.004+08:00

Sempena kedatangan Aidil Adha 8hb nanti Kal El ingin menyambung semula cerita perjalanan Kal El ke Tanah Suci bulan August lepas yang terhenti atas sebab-sebab teknikal.

Masjid Nabawi adalag peninggallan Rasulullah SAW yang amat indah. Memang Masjid ini telah ditambah baik dan dibesarkan. Maksud Kal El 'indah' di sini adalah keajabian yang Masjid Nabawi tinggalkan dihati sanubari pengunjungnya. InsyaAllah.

Masjid Nabawi dari perkarangan Hotel Hilton

Kalau di Saudi mapabila masuk ke Masjid, terutama Masjid Nabawi dan Masjidil Haram, kadangkala akan ada pemeriksaan beg pengunjung dan kamera akan dirampas. Tapi guards Arab ni ikut mood. Kalau mereka rajin habisla semua beg pun dia check, kalau tiba time depa malas ambil gambar bersahaja depan Ka'abah pun tak ada masalah. So Kal El dan KN bawa camera ke Masjid ini pada waktu Subuh hari terakhir kami di Madinah.

Pintu masuk ke Masjid Nabawi

Seperti yang Kal El pernah katakan dulu, kunjungan ke Madinah ini memang menenangkan hati, menyejukkan jiwa. Tergambar betapa sejuknya hati Rasulullah kita dan pembawakannya sampai ke hari ini.

Kalau Solat Jumaat Maka Akan Terdapat Jemaah
Bersembahyang Hingga ke Pintu Pagar ini

Minaret Masjid Nabawi ini sangat tinggi, dan oleh kerana tidak banyak bangunan tinggi di sekitar Madinah maka minaret ini mula kelihat kepada para jemaah sejam sebelum tiba di perkarangan Masjid. Manakan tidak, kami tiba di waktu malam dan cahaya indah Masjid Nabawi terpancar dengan kemegahan minaretnya yang kelihatan dari jauh. Sejam sebelum tiba dihotel yang berdekatan dengan Masjid Nabi ini Kal El sudah tidak dapat mempalingkan muka dari arah tingkap bas. Seronok tak terhingga rasanya akan dapat menjejekkan kaki ke situ.

Pandangan Sisi

Di dalam Masjid Nabawi inilah terletaknya makan Nabi Muhammad SAW dan Raudhah, iaitu tempat mustajab untuk berdoa. Alhamdulillah, Kal El dan KN dapat bersembahyang dan memanjatkan doa di situ dan kedatangan kami menjenguk Rasulullah amat licin sekali. Terdapat beberapa tiang yang bersejarah lagi mustajab tempat untuk berdoa di dalam Masjid ini.

Lagi Pandangan Sisi

Di perkarangan Masjid Nabawi adalah Tanah Perkuburan Baqi. Di sinilah mereka yang terpilih disemadikan. Bukan calang-calang orang yang diizinkan Allah mati di Tanah Haram Madinah mahupun Mekah. Alangkah bertuahnya mereka yang diambil nyawa di sana.

Bilakah Kal El Dapat Ke sana Lagi? Rindunya...

Lihatlah keindahan Masjid Nabawi. Memang akan tersentuh sejahat-jahat mana manusia pun (Kal El la tu) tatkala melihatnya. Rasa seperti mahu tersungkur kerana terdapat aura yang tak dapat Kal El gambarkan di sini. Aura keinsafan dan kebanggaan dengan peninggalan Rasul terakhir kira untuk umat-umatnya. Apabila di sini terasa Rasulullah itu amat dekat dan pada sesiapa yang bakal mengunjungi Masjid Nabawi di Madinah ini, sampaikanlah salam Kal El pada Rasul kita dan jangan lupa memberi salam setiap kali padanya. InsyaAllah.

Tom Yam Ayam & Sayur

2008-12-04T07:30:00.003+08:00

Tom Yam Sayur & Ayam - Makan Bersama Nasi Putih

Kal El masak lagi! Kali ni resipi yang amat simple (dan mengelat) sebab pakai sos/rempah tomyam segera adabi. Sebenarnya bagi pesakit renal failure macam Kal El ni, tak digalakkan makan makanan bersup tapi Kal El teringin la... bukan teringin tomyam yang beli kat kedai tapi tom yam yang Kal El masak sendiri. Boleh ke teringin kat masakan sendiri? Heheheh tak pernah dibuat orang kan?

Sayur Mesti Banyak Baru Best.

Dulu masa mummy, papa dan ka'ngah ke mekah menunaikan haji Kal El selalu la masak tom yam begini untuk Sapit. Zaman-zaman bujang dulu ler, tahun 90an. Senang je, Kal El suka rempah Tom Yam Adabi (yang dalam botol) di campur dengan kiub Tom Yam Knorr. Masukkan bawang satu labu (dipotong besar2) kentang dan carrot (lebihkan carrot) dan potongan ayam boneless. Kalau nak masuk sayur lain pun boleh, ikut suka lah tapi Kal El memang suka carrot kentang dan bawang. Ayam pun sebenarnya Kal El tak minat letak dalam Tom Yam tapi itu untuk KN. Biar mendidih Tom Yam tu dan makan dengan nasi putih... hmmmmm meleleh plak air lior ni... huhuhuh.

Delifrance @ Alpha Angle Wanga Maju

2008-12-03T07:30:00.002+08:00

Suatu hari sewaktu kami berjalan-jalan di Alpha Angle Wangsa Maju kami singgah di Delifrance untuk menikmati makan tengahari. We ordered the lunch set menu which comprised of a bowl of soup of the day and a small piece of garlic bread (to my liking) and the main dish.

Bowl of Mushroom Soup and Garlic Bread

The soup that day was Mushroom soup and the garlic bread was superb but it was indeed too small - size is everything you know!

Creole Chicken Baked Rice

KN had the Creole chicken Baked Rice. I know I wouldn't like this dish as it is cheese filled and rice? Eurrrgh can't imagine the taste of cheese with rice, just not the right combination for this Malaysian Superman.

Beef Lasagna

While I ordered the beef lasagna - Superbly prepared! This is more my type of food - yummy!

I kinda like the new array of menu Delifrance has. I've tried their Old Style Chicken Pie and it was delicious! They have burgers and beef ribs now. I'd like to one day try their other menus. Check their website for a list of new stuff there!

Susuk

2008-12-02T07:30:00.001+08:00

Filem susuk tahun 2006 akhirnya masuk panggung pada 7 Ogos 2008 namun Kal El dan KN tak berkesempatan menonton sebab kami sedang sibuk bersiap untuk menunaikan ibadah umrah. Sebenarnya kami tak perasan pun cerita ini yang agak dinantikan oleh Kal El ditayangkan di pawagam, mungkin kerana publisiti yang sedikit atau mungkin ketidakperihatinan Kal El sendiri.

KN terjumpa DVD Susuk ini (original tau) di Ampang Park semasa kami menikmati dinner di Cozy Corner. Tertulis dicover DVD tersebut bahawa filem ini meraih box office RM2.6 juta namun setelah menontonnya ternyata Kal El tak mengerti betapa ramainya umat manusia di Malaysia ini yang mungkin sama rasa tertipu dengan filem yang mempunyai tajuk yang sungguh menarik dan unik ini.

Tidak pernah Kal El tertidur dikala menonton filem bergenre seram tapi berlaku apabila Kal El menonton filem ini. It was just plain boring dan para pelakonnya walaupun nama-nama mereka gah dan popular, alamak... kesian lah! They were stiff and lifeless. Sorry to say this to a Malaysian movie but things could've been better. I suppose banyak yang telah diubah suai menjadikan filem ini tidak menarik langsung untuk Kal El tonton.

Namun begitu, tontonlah sendiri dan nilailaj sendiri filem Susuk ini. Jangan hanya percaya pada penilaian Kal El yang mungkin berat sebelah tapi ini adalah pandangan ikhlas dari Kal El sebagai penonton.

Sinopsis from Glamstarz!

Pengarah: Amir Muhammad, Naeim Ghalili

Pelakon: Ida Nerina, Adlin Aman Ramlie, Diana Rafar, Sofea Jane, Hairie Othman, Noorkhiriah, Aleeza Kassim, Anne Abdullah.

Setiap yang gemilang pasti ada harganya. Soraya ialah seorang pelatih jururawat yang mula resah dengan kehidupannya yang rutin. Dia ingin mengejar cita-citanya untuk menjadi bintang.

Usahanya menghadapi jalan buntu, hingga dia diperkenalkan kepada amalan susuk yang mungkin dapat meningkatkan serinya. Dia harus membuat keputusan samada terus begini atau melintasi garisan ke alam lain.

Sementara itu Suzana ialah seorang diva yang penuh misteri. Dia telah lama mengamalkan ilmu hitam akibat penggunaan susuk keramat yang amat merbahaya. Setiap kali Suzana melanggar pantang, korban manusia diperlukan.

Kita ikuti hidup cemas kedua-dua wanita ini hingga tersingkap rahsia sebenar amalan terlarang itu.

My First Nasi Lemak - Nasi Lemak Superman

2008-12-01T07:30:00.003+08:00

Haaa dah 3 hari ni Kal El tayang hasil masakan 'My First' series - percubaan kali pertama memasak berbagai masakan yang Kal El amat teringin sekali nak makan. Memang boleh beli tapi kalau boleh nak makan resipi Ka'ngah dan hasil masakan air tangan dia sendiri. Tapi sebab dia pun tak sihat kan, maka Kal El belajar-belajar la masak sendiri.

Pau Goreng Sambal Superman

Setelah berjaya buat sambal tumis dan pau goreng sambal, makan Kal El melangkah setapak lagi dengan mencuba masak Nasi Lemak. Bagi sesetengah orang Nasi Lemak ni dia masak tiap-tiap minggu, ada yang hari-hari tapi ini adalah kejayaan bagi Kal El yang pertama kali memasaknya. Heheheh buat malu je. Tapi ok la kan, lelaki yang masak... opsss terbocor rahsia jantina Kal EL muahhahaahha rahsia ke?

Nasi Lemak Superman

Clockwise: Serunding Daging, Timun, Ikan Bilis Goreng dan Kacang Goreng Superman

Err...err... malu la... Telur (Rebus) Superman?

Ayam Goreng Superman

Sambal Tumis Superman

So gambar-gambar di atas tu ialah lauk-pauk untuk hari tu, Kal El buat banyak sebab ajak Ka'ngah dan keluarga terdekat untuk merasa masakan lelaki Super ini. Heheheh Ka'ngah kata sedap (kembang kempis la hidung Kal El) Tapi betul la orang kata kalau sendiri masak memang tak lalu nak makan. Penat agaknya. Mana tak, dari malam sebelumnya Kal El sibuk memotong bagai dan paling memenatkan ialah membuang biji cili kering untuk buat sambal tu. Sekarang baru la Kal El tau penat rupanya memasak ni. Selama ni asik oder-oder je Ka'ngah masak itu ini... kalau teringin cakap je pasti Ka'ngah buat untuk anak sedara kesayangannya ini.

Tadaaa! Sepinggan Nasi Lemak Superman!

So lauk hari tu ialah telur rebus, ayam goreng, timun, kacang (terhangus sket), serunding daging dan ikan bilis goreng. Kal El turut hidangkan Pau Goreng Sambal Superman yang telah di frozenkan 2 hari lepas dan juga Ubi Rebus... tapi Ubi Rebus ni kata papa dah masuk air masa belum dicabut dari tanah... huhuh mana la Kal El tau, main beli je kat Jusco tu.

Ubi Rebus Superman Gak

Yang Kal El bangga, Along dan Saput siap bungkus nasi tu bawak balik untuk dinner katanya. Sambal tumis Kal El masak 2 kali dan Nasi Lemak pun 2 kali. Laku la tu hehehehe. Ka'ngah kata Pau Goreng Sambal tu sedap wahhhhh lagi la kembang kempis hidung ni hehehehe.

Nasi Lemak ni memang senang je nak buat:

Here's How:

Sukatan santan (perah sendiri jangan pakai yang instant tak sedap) mengikut jumlah sukatan beras. Kalau 3 pot beras, maka 3 pot santan digunakan. Santan tu plak dipanaskan di periuk berasigan sebelum dicampur ke dalam beras.

Bawang Merah (bukan bombay), Bawang Putih dan Halia (lebihkan semuanya terutama halia supaya bau wangi) di kisar dan dicampurkan sekali.

Masukan garam secukup rasa

Ikatkan daun pandan dan titikkan serai dan sumbat semua dalam rice cooker.

Beres...

Haaa yang lain-lain tu takkan tak reti kan nak buat? Nak kene ajar macamana nak rebus telur gak ke?

My First Pau Goreng Sambal - Pau Goreng Sambal Superman

2008-11-30T07:30:00.009+08:00

Haaa kalau nak tau, ni la dia pau goreng sambal yang Kal El buat tapi shhhh! ada rahsia... pau ni tak jadi hehehe sebabnye? Kal El tengok resipi kat Internet dan Kal El tak tau yang adunan ni tak boleh di simpan dalam fridge. So penat la Kal El menggentel pau sambal ni semalaman dari pukul 8 sampaila pukul 11:30 malam. Bila nak digoreng keesokkan harinya semuanya melekat dan rasanya huk ala.... buruk gila. Yang herannya resipi ni suruh campur minyak, macam buat roti canai plak. Akhirnya... masuk ke tong sampah semuanya!

Pau Goreng Sambal Versi 1 yang Tak Jadi - Kesilapan Teknikal

Tapi Kal El tak putus asa. Beberapa hari lepas tu Ka'Ngah datang rumah dan Kal El minta resipi dari dia. Dah lama Ka'ngah tak buat Pau Goreng Sambal ni. Yang Kal El suka adalah Pau Goreng Sambal yang dijual di kampung Papa di Pontian... Masa kecik-kecik dulu la... dah berkurun lamanya Kal El tak balik sana sebab dah takde sapa pun sana.

Pau Goreng Sambal Versi 2 yang Menjadi -

Happynye! Di Goreng Sedikit dan Sedia untuk Di Frozenkan

Resipi Ka'ngah seperti biasa menjadi dan amat sedap sekali. Rupa-rupanya kalau nak simpan dalam fridge/freezer buat jadi frozen food kene la di goreng sedikit dulu... kalau tak, alamatnya dalam tong sampah la perginya... melekat dan adunan pau tu pun rosak.

Sambalnya Kal El guna yang Kal El masak sehari sebelumnya (lihat entry sebelum ni). Macamana nak buat adunan pau? Senang bangat!

Keratan Rentas Pau Goreng Sambal yang Siap Di Goreng... Yum! Yum!

Here's how:
Campurkan serbuk roti Mauripan ke dalam cawan dengan air (paip yang difilter pun ok. Jangan pakai air sejuk nanti lambat naik) lalu kacau dan biarkan ia naik.
Setelah campuran tadi naik, curahkan pada 500g tepung gandum campur gula dan garam secukup rasa. (see, gula mesti ada hehehe) kemudian gaulkan....
Tambah sedikit air kalau perlu.
Dah sebati bulat-bulatkan adunan tadi. This is the hard part sebab akan melekat-lekat. Sediakan tepung gandum dan sapu pada tapak tangan supaya adunan tak melekat.
Leperkan adunan yang dibulat-bulatkan tadi, letak sambal di tengahnya dan pujutkan serta jadikannya bulat semula.
Goreng sedikit dan bolehlah disimpan dalam freezer untuk dijadikan frozen food. Nak makan terus goreng la sampai masak... jangan hangus plak ek.

Huhuhuhu terlapar plak tengok masakan sendiri!

My First Sambal Tumis - Sambal Tumis Superman

2008-11-29T07:30:00.006+08:00

Salah satu masakan Ka'ngah yang Kal El teringin sangat ialah sambal tumis. Ka'ngah tahu cara masakan yang Kal El suka... pekat dan berapi! Kal El tak suka kalau sambal tumis cair apatah lagi kalau tak pedas. Dah menjadi tradisi keluarge belah mummy kalau masak pasti letak gula (bukan, kami bukan orang Kelantan tapi asal dari Kukup, Pontian), so sambal tumis ni pedas-pedas manis. (Patut la ada Kencing Manis ek?)

Takut Tengok Minyak Meladung? Boleh Buang...Jangan Risau...

Kal El plan nak buat Pau Sambal Goreng menggunakan sambal tumis ni. Nak buat? Rupa-rupanya senang je buat sambal tumis. Tidak ler Kal El tau selama ni. Kalau tau senang macam ni dah lama Kal El cuba. Thank you Ka'ngah for the recipe. Macam-macam lagi nak cuba ni. Ok la boleh la tahan sedap (huhu puji diri sendiri... ye la KN tak makan pedas so dia tak dapat ler rasa dan memuji makanan Superman dia ni kan heheeh)

Dengan Lighting yang Betul -
Beginilah Warna Sambal Tumis Superman yang dah Masak

Here's how to cook this sambal tumis.
Cili kering (buang biji, sikit sikit ada takpe - takut perut bocor nanti kalau tak buang tapi kalau dah dasar pemalas, tak dapek Kal El nak tolong) - kemudian rebuskan cili kering tu untuk bersihkannya. Tos.
Bawang merah - jangan guna bawang bombay ek
Bawang putih
Blendkan Cili kering, bawang merah dan bawang putih.
Gula - Kal El letak dalam 10 sudu besar untuk 1 paket kecik sambal - dapat la satu tupperware tu
Garam sket

Caranya:
Panaskan minyak (Tips: letak banyak cepat masak, dah masak nanti bolh buang sket minyak dia)- make sure betul-betul panas dan masukkan kisaran cili dan bawang tadi
Masukkan juga gula dan garam (rasa-rasa la masa masak tu nanti, tak cukup tambah lagi)
Goreng dengan sangat lama dengan api yang perlahan sambil kacau-kacau sambal tu supaya tak hangus. Kalau kaler dia dah agak gelap dari asalnya (bukan gelap hangus ek) maka dah masak ler... make sure masak betul kang sakit perut kang!

Siap! makan dengan roti pun sodap... buat sambal nasi lemak lagi sodap... buat pau goreng sambal pun lagi sodap... makan dengan nasi letak telur rebus pun sodap.....

p/s kalau tertanya-tanya kenapa tak letak ikan bilis... 1. Kal El tak makan ikan 2. sambal tumis ni memang kosong intentionally...

Ok la... Kal EL namakan sambal tumis ni Sambal Tumis Superman... boleh simpan dalam freezer buat dimakan lain kali... heheh untuk orang bujang especially! Selamat mencuba! Ada berani?

Happy Birthday Sapit!

2008-11-29T07:00:00.002+08:00

Image (c) imageg.com

To my dearest brother who turns 22 today, Happy Birthday dear bro. Even though our age gap is tremendous, we rock together. Thanks for everything. Thanks for the love and care. Allah bless you always.

Image (c) 123greetings.com

Nandos KLCC Bersama Intan

2008-11-28T07:30:00.001+08:00

KN and I ngan my sister in law Intan were at Nandos KLCC for dinner one day. I love going to Nandos for their tasty Peri-peri sauce - of course yang paling sedap is their Garlic Sauce and the Hot Flaming Sauce.

Per-peri Sausage

Since Intan was on diet, she ordered the Peri-peri Sausage - not bad tasting and filling too (according to her lah, my tummy don't think so).

1/4 Chicken with Coleslaw and Fries

I of course ordered the Falimg Hot 1/4 Chicken with Fries and Coleslaw as the side dishes - memang every time datang sini ini lah yang Kal El akan order plus dashes of their yummy Peri-peri sauce. Nasib baik lah dorang letak sebotol kat situ (one time they sorta kedekut with the sauce and I ended up not going to Nando's anymore tapi now dah ok dah) Usually I would order Rice as the sideline tapi hari tu entah kenapa teringin makan fries plak, takmo makan nasi kot - diet la konon. This dish came in a set; a bowl of Mushroom soup and a glass of carbonated (from the fountain, refillable) drink. Tapi kan cakap pasal refillable drinks kat Nando's ni, mana-mana Nando's Kal El pegi memang susah gila nak mintak refil air dia.

CHicken Kebab with Rice and Potato Salad

KN on the other hand had the Chicken Kebab with 2 Sidelines. Here KN ordered Rice and Potato Salad as the sidelines. Forgot to ask KN whether it was nice or otherwise.

Here's a photo of the Peri-peri sauce I love so much... siap beli bawak balik tu tapi tak tau nak makan ngan apa pulak.. hehehe.

The Mirrors

2008-11-27T07:30:00.000+08:00

The tagline - There is Evil on the Other Side attracted KN and I to download this movie; The Mirrors by Kiefer Sutherland- yet to be released in Malaysia. A Horror/thriller aimed at increasing the testosterone level of the viewers but I think failed to do so (in my case) - I just couldn't find anything good enough to scare my wits off off me anymore.

Only towards the end the movie became more interesting otherwise dull and boring but we kept watching as some scenes were worth watching - the gory ways some of the characters had been killed by the evil mirror - a rather nice concept but the storyline was a little slow and dragging.

One of my Favorite Scenes - Love the Goriness not the Naked Body

The plot goes around an ex-cop who was targeted by the evil mirrors in an old posh departmental store that was burnt down - this ex cop was the night shift guard at this torn down place and soon became obsessed with the mirrors in the store (which had not been destroyed somehow in the fire - dah namanya evil kan)

The Korean Sister - Geoul Sokeuro

I rate the movie Good but it could have been better. Mirrors is actually the U.S. remake of 2003 Korean horror movie Geoul Sokeuro, which was better and scarier (from what I read in the Internet - haven't seen the original yet).

Here's the trailer:

Home Town Yong Tau Foo @ Wangsa Maju

2008-11-26T07:30:00.002+08:00

This Yong Tau Foo isn;t like what KN and I used to have kat Pasar Malam - so far the best Yong Tau Foo kat pasar malam Melawati - ada sorang abang dekat ngan gerai popia - he's been there since I was a kid and kuah dia... perghhh sedap gila babas.

Home Town Yong Tau Foo ni serves a more Chinese variety - banyak dalam menunya yang memang style Chinese. Walaupun begitu, knowing the Chinese memang selalu suka makan pelik gak bila menu dia agak limited. We were so used to having certain dishes masa makan Yong Tau Foo dan bila takde pelik lak rasanya.

What I like most is the sambal - again, kalau tak kedekut (Maksudnya letak la semangkuk ke, sebotol ke) maka Kal El akan memuji lah. I like the brown sauce - memang sedap - pure Chinese styled. This brown sauce, campur sket ngan Chilli sauce Yong Tau Foo ni sebenarnya amat sedap dimakan dengan nasi - try it and you'll agree. Takde yang peliknya makan ngan nasi macam Kal El makan satay ngan nasi, sedap wooo!

You can order your fish cakes and what not kat sini samada bergoreng atau basah (dengan sup). We had both types plus airnya order lah Chinese Tea - memang murah dan good for your health (look who's talking lah). Whatever it is, with the simple Chinese restaurant setting at Home Town Yong Tau Foo, don't be fooled because the bill could be tremendously surprising (depending on what and how many pieces you ordered la kan - maka tepuk la perut tanya la selera - perut sendiri jangan perut orang lain plak - dan jangan lupa check la waller tu dulu...)

Soul's Code

2008-11-25T07:30:00.008+08:00

Since Kal El is on long MC maka banyak lah movies yang Kal El dan KN tengok lately ni. Dan apa lagi Kal El's favourite cerita hantu/seram/thriller. One of those yang Kal El sempat tengok was Thai's Souls's Code. This 2007 movie is showing soon kat Malaysian cinemas I think - nampak gazzette dia shown kat TGV KLCC recently.

The Soul's Code is about a call girl being murdered by her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend. Even though I could guess who the murderer was from the middle of the movie, Soul's Code was fun to watch. Unfortunately the focus was not really on the ghost but more on the CSI like investigation. The ghost (Ning - huhuh bukan Ning Baizura ha...a.k.a the call girl) was trying to help the Hero, a DSI (Department of Special Investigation Thailand to solve the case, leading him from one answer to another sampailah tertangkapnya the actual killer. Hantu dia boleh la tahan menakutkan ropanya tapi like I said dia tak banyak buat appearance. So sad but that's the truth.

The movie wasn't so directly pointing towards the murderer but Prae (the current girlfriend to singer Cee had framed Cee and he got killed (by Prae also) in the end. I wish the movie was a little more scarry (as the trailer focused on the ghost) but the storyline wasn't at all that bad. Having bought a pirated copy (again heheheh) the Malay subtitles was just intolerable but fortunately the English subtitle was comprehendable. Not perfect but goog enough to understand.

The hero (Detective Khan) like KN said was cacat looking - perhaps because of his small, macam tak boleh bukak punya mata huhuh I don't know why he was called the Thai Brad Pitt here. Definitely not for his looks la hehehe jahatnya Kal El ni kan?

Here's the trailer:

Old Town White Coffee @ Ampang Park

2008-11-24T07:30:00.001+08:00

We were at Old Town White Coffee Ampang Park recently. After having tried their Nasi Lemak kat Alpha Angle Wangsa Maju, I wanted to try more - ahahaha makan je kan? This time we had dinner at their open air seats on a drizzling evening - sejuk but very pleasant, what more with their delicious Hazelnut Coffee!

French Toast

Garlic Bread

For starters we had the French Toast and Garlic Bread - not bad tapi French Toast dia after awhile muak la pulak sebab inside ada sekaya... hmm or was ir peanut butter... lupa plak buat delicious la. Garlic bread dia nice looking but I think it was too fluffy - I personally like my garlic bread crispy on a French loaf.

Spring/NIssin Noodle with Chicken Ham and Egg

Spring/Nissin Noodle with Sausage and Egg

For mains KN had the Spring/Nissin Noodles with Chicken Ham and Egg while I had the Spring/Nissin Noodles with Sausage and Egg. Hmmm boleh tahan but it tasted like Chicken flavoured Maggie Mee je heheh.

Iced Cham

Hazelnut Coffee

What I enjoyed most was the Hazelnut Coffee - memang superb I tell you. KN what else, kalau pi kopitiam mesti order Iced Cham dia tu... dia just refuse to try anything else. The next time I come here I want to try their Nanyang Memorably Coffee and perhaps their Chicken Curry rice. Looks yummy on the menu.

More Dunkin Donuts @ Bukit Antarabangsa

2008-11-23T07:30:00.002+08:00

Egg and Bacon in Croissant

Our of idea again on what to have for dinner so we headed to Dunkin Donuts at Petronas Bukit Antarabangsa for our usual sandwich set. This time KN had the Egg and Bacon in Croissant while I had the Sliced Chicken also in Crossant.

Sliced Chicken in Croissant

The Delicious Cup of Coffee

Of course the sandwich comes with donut and a delicious cup of coffee. Yummy - always a life saver!

Tali Pocong Perawan

2008-11-22T07:30:00.006+08:00

Another movie KN and I watched recently was Tali Pocong Perawan. We bought this DVD quite a while ago but did not watch it until I was feeling a little better last Friday night. Overall storyline boleh la tahan. A little simple throughout and confusing towards the end but all questions answered at the end scene.

I personally think that the movie got its focus on the wrong things - macam citer porn pun ada. With a perverted main character the concept of Tali Pocong Perawan however is rather interesting and original. I wonder if it is true. To me the actors and actreses in the movie aren't strong enough to leave a mark or an after effect a ghot movie should have on its viewers. The actors and actresses were weak perhaps beacause the script was weak too.

What I like is the appearances of the pocong at unexpected places as part of the props. She appeared indirectly as part of a background and I liked that. There were some points in the movie that left me giggling funny - maybe it was intentional of the movie makers to make viewers laugh?

From a site on the Internet, an actual ghostly appearance was seen in one of the behind the scene photos - huhuh scary! ANother part I like is the flying Pocong - that's something new and different as Pocong is always known to be jumping around not fly!

What I don't understand and can't relate are the other ghosts that the character saw in the movie - how do these other ghosts relate to the event of Tali Pocong Perawan and why does the character see them too? A scare once in a while is always good for a healthy adrenalin rush but this movie just failed to give me that. Another disapointment indeed.

The supposedly ghostly figure in behind the scene photo

Nasi Ayam On The Run

2008-11-21T07:30:00.001+08:00

Sayangnye Mereka KEDEKUT Sambal

Esso on the Run serves surprisingly delicious Nasi Ayam on our last visit there. Unfortunately when we came back the week after the chicken didn't taste as good. Basically it's all about qulity control. The second time we came ayam dia macam dah berhari rasanya. Keras whereby the first time we tried it tasted fresh and juicy - mesti masa tu baru prepare.

Shown here with Black Pepper Chicken

But like any nasi ayam, for me the deliciousnes lies on the sambal. Memang sedap sambal kat On the Run Cafe ni tapi masalahnya you cannot ask for extra and will have to pay kalau nak. For take aways a small tub besar Coleslaw KFC yang kecil tu harga dia 90 sen. Apa kebendanya la itu pun nak jual dan berkira? Tapi sedap punya pasal and because one will never be enouh for Kal El bila makan nasi ayam, mesti la beli.

The Set come with Ice Cream

Di On the Run Cafe Esso Station ni ada berbagai set - bukan nasi ayam aja. Ada set nasi lemak, sandwhiches dan macam-macam lagi. Another worth trying is their nasi lemak bungkus (Esso MRR2 kat junction nak naik BUkit Antarabangsa tu) sambal dia boleh tahan and their hot dog is nice.
This nasi ayam set we had was for two. Murah, dalam belas-belas ringgit, RM12+ I think dapat 2 set nasi, 2 medium sized orange juice dan 2 ice cream. Complete meal. Selalu kalau Kal El dan KN tak tau nak makan apa, ni la one of the places kami akan pi. Atau masa-masa poket kemarau nasi lemak kat sini la jadi mangsa. Makan 2 ke 3 pun still affordable. Hehehehe...

Someone has Another New Toy!

2008-11-20T07:30:00.001+08:00

Ada orang tu beli PDA phone baru. Well not la so new sebenarnya dah bermingu gak tapi Kal El baru je dapat peluang tayang kat sini. No not me, bukan Kal El tapi KN yang beli. Kal El masih setia dengan Nokia N95 ni. Hehehe nanti-nanti la nak tukar pun bukan sekarang sebab N95 Kal El ni elok lagi. I am eyeing on iPhone kot tapi tunggu Maxis bawak masuk la agaknya. Tu pun tak pasti nak beli ke idak, banyak factor nak kene consider especially now kan. KN memang happy gila la dapat PDA ni. Memang dia nak phone. KN earlier on wanted the diamond punya (yang camera dia segi-segi - rasanya macam yang Dr Shah beli) tapi Kal El tak suka dengan shape dia. Furthermore this one slides up and down bising betul phone yang ni. Bukak sket bunyi, tutup pun bunyi hehehe. Kalau Kal El memang suka la bunyi-bunyi ni alangkan jam tangan pun dulu guna yang ada 6 alaram dan boleh compose alarm dia - Casio Baby G Mummy Kal El belikan for my birthday - ada lagi Kal El simpan and still works well.
I kinda like this new phone yang KN beli ni perhaps sebab it runs on Windows and rasa sesuai la untuk KN tapi yang Kal El tak berapa kenan is that kene pakai 2 tangan nak menjawab sms sebab kene guna keyboard QWERTY tu. Sungguh dangerous masa driving. Apa-apa pun sayang, hati-hati la ya? Muahs!