Saturday, January 31, 2009

Happy Food



I learned the tricks of cooking while studying in college. Sharing a flat with two other flatmates, we literally cooked every dinner ourselves.

Being Asians from Malaysia and Indonesia respectively, our favorite dish naturally came to something spicy, the Curry.

The curry powder was bought from the local supermarket,not very spicy, more to sweet as I recall. Coconut milk was replaced with rich creamy dairy milk. Onions,garlics and potatoes were the main ingredients.

There was no curry leaf or lemon grass being sold in the supermarket, couldn't bother to look for it even if there was(Chinese grocery maybe).

Every dinner was curry, curry and still curry, the only difference was the variety of meat- chicken, fish, mutton and beef.

Once I brought the only dish I had confident in to a 'potluck' party (bring your food and share with others), guess what, it was finished within seconds by my Hong Kong coursemates, they couldn't take spicy stuff yet they loved it.

Winter was the best time to savour curry, with the cold and freezing temperature outside, having curry with piping hot rice in the small cozy dining hall, while sipping fine wines(wines were cheap there),was simply a luxurious indulgence.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Sempurna



Kau begitu sempurna
Dimataku kau begitu indah
Kau membuat diriku akan slalu memujamu

Disetiap langkahku
Kukan slalu memikirkan dirimu
Tak bisa kubayangkan hidupku tanpa cintamu

Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidupku
Lengkapi diriku
Oh sayangku, kau begitu
Sempurna... Sempurna...

Kau genggam tanganku
Saat diriku lemah dan terjatuh
Kau bisikkan kata dan hapus semua sesalku

Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidupku
Lengkapi diriku
Oh sayangku, kau begitu
Sempurna... Sempurna...

Kau genggam tanganku
Saat diriku lemah dan terjatuh
Kau bisikkan kata dan hapus semua sesalku

The Royal Town


















Scenic pictures around Perak River, Kuala Kangsar.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Love will find its way home



A handsome well built Keanu Reeves lookalike man in his 30's , on his trembling knees, begging a widow(with a daughter from her previous marriage)for her hand. His wife died a year ago, left him with four wailing kids ranging from two to six years old.

She was not surprised with the proposal, having helped him taking care of his kids for a year, she was already a necessity to the family.

For her, helping out was an insignificant generous charitable act, but marriage was a huge decision.

She could walk away or accept the challenge, she looked into the man's pleading eyes, tears were holding backed by him in a macho manner, she understood well tears were unspoken words from the heart.

She gently reached out to him, holding his hands and accepted the marriage proposal.

Together they had a rebellious daughter and an obedient son. That made it to four daughters and three sons.

I am the once rebellious daughter. This is the story of my parents.

It is an indeed a normal love tale without plots and excitements. The hidden secret is they were separated by parental disapproval(same surname)in their teenage years.

Love seemed to have found its way home and brought them back together.

I am a rather rational type, I view it as "Love had paid its dues eventually".

Saturday, January 24, 2009

A Great Smile



The first line I got from an old classmate in an email was " I still clearly remember your smile and the way you sprinted on the field after decades."

I must have left that cheerful personalities and a great smile imprinted in her mind after all these years.

It brought me to a smile I profoundly recall, my mother's.

She used to have a set of sparkling teeth showing off when she smiled, so infectious that it would brighten anyone's day.

The charming gorgeous smile however, was replaced with melancholy and gloomy look the day my father passed away.

It took her years again to be able to smile the way she used to be, but then some of the teeth were not there anymore.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Define



At this age, nothing defines me anymore, not even men nor food. I am totally at ease with myself, be it physically or mentally.

Being a semi vegetarian(just fish) changes my personalities tremendously, anxiety, nervous, depression, agitation, anger, over reaction, these emotions are obviously bad for my overall well being.

But the negative emotions seem to stay away when I refrain myself from meat.

At time I am even amazed how the way I stay calm, patient,and never start any argument under some unavoidable situation.

Absolutely love the way I am right now.

But there is still one thing that definitely defines me, looking my best, I admit I am vain but who is not?

Freedom



I feel totally free at this moment, getting certain emotions out of the system is surprising rewarding. Although it may take enormous amount of courage and energy to achieve the task.

During the hectic corporate life, I hardly had time to examine my past, certainly there were wrongdoings, unintentionally mostly.

Wish list?

I wish to rekindle friendship and meet old friends before everyone is too old to be recognized.

Next week is again, a same old CNY. Nevertheless, I have something to look forward to, cycling in the rain and swimming in the early morning. This time round,I plan to take some breathtaking scenic pictures and put them on this shameless blog.

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