it's been a testing few weeks for the atanmayas.  it seems that 2007 and the year of the pig is starting not as best it could.  there was the dubai trio, which was excellent.  bar the indicients with the camel and quadbike.  but marisa's injury is not healing as it should and she's schedule to go under the knife on moday to put things right.  she told me yesterday, that without the surgery, her hand would permanently look like spock's' live-long-and-prosper sign. 

and bless her soul, even with her main hand out of action, she's still busying herself around the house trying to do housework. i tried to stop her, but she still insist on doing her wifely duties.  bless her.  she's been so strong coping with her injury, if it was me, i'll be moaning alot i think, being the moaning baby that i am.  but not her.  the other day i came back from work, and dinner was redied!!  my beloved, if there's a superwoman in this world, it would be you.  period.

talking bout superwoman, heroes is now available on uk satelite.  thanks to mas for her recommendation, and the huge advertising campaign si-fi cahnnel undertook, we were glued to the box for the first two episodes, and are now fans of the series.  the missus even likened me to one of the characters in the show.  the japanese hero called hiro, with powers to bend the time and space continuum.  he can transport/teleport through space i.e from his desk to the ladies room.  and through time as well.  bloody cool power.  and now i have the need to watch the pilot again, cos they brought into play the space time continuum shit, i just got confused with the timeline.  much watch again tonite... maybe tomorrow.

yes... i'm a geek when it comes to space time continuum.  so what do u think?  think he looks lke me?

can people be that dumb?

bapak punya bodoh laa orang2 yang duduk kat tingkat2 atas rumah aku nih.  apa dia pikir aku ni babu diorang ke?  tukang buang sampah siorang?  sedap kahak dia je duk lempar barang kat perkarangan rumah aku.  kalau emas ke, permata ke, ok gak.  ini tidak.  sampah.  mana dengan bungkusan makanan ringan, bola pancit, puntung rokok.  siap ada sekali tu, cadar buruk pon aku jumpa.  hampas tul.

some people just dont think do they?  i mean what if it was their home.  their room.  say i go walk past their houses and drop a burning ciggy butt in their mail box/slit.  now that wouldnt impress them  much now would it?  tak de kesedaran sivik langsung.  rumah tinggi2.. tapi gelagat cam duduk atas pokok.  tara baca punya orang.

right now i do have a little bit of extra time on my hands.  with an hours lunch, it sure feels like a loooooong time.  i get to blog. ehehe.  problem is, as always, the ideas to write tend to surface when i'm travelling on the tube, when i'm thinking in the john, when i'm daydreaming.  not much comes to mind when i'm actually sat here in front on the machine trying to put a few words together.  sometimes, finding the words are a problem.  not to mention the flow of thoughts that keep jumping from one subject to another.

oh, this guy from mit invented a working cable reeling machine the likes of batman's utility belt.  and how much are they planning to sell them.  about £3k???  just reaffirms the prerequisition of becoming a caped crusader.  you have to be a billionnaire.

that's one carrier move out of the window.

am now menyanyah already.  better stop.

oh.. to all yous lovers out there, selamat menyambut hari kekasih (belated).  eeeiiiii... key gee dot siout.  hope you guys had a good time spending with your valentines.  do love each other.

adios

back in the uk, back at work.

dubai was great.  enjoyed ourselves very much.  although we did suffer some setbacks.  i had an acident on a quadbike while the missus fell of a camel and broke her hand.  happened on tuesday, our third day in dubai, and it was agony.  for both of us.  my torso was stiff and bruised.  biebie couldn't do much cos she's one hand short.  luckily leelwan understands the situation.  that her daddy and mummy are OWW (her word for pain) and she kept out of the way for most of the time.

it was good seeing shahril and curly and baldy again.  and their hospitality, cannot ever be repaid.  thanks guys for the wonderful time, and especially curly for helping us a lot especially after the accidents.  you guys spoil us, and i promise that you will be spoilt when it's ur turn to visit london.

i was really surprised by my reaction to both dubai and abu dhabi.  it's a beautiful country.  very decent.  and booming.  so much so that there were thoughts of moving to dubai.  but it's too big of a change to consider rigiht now.  will see how things develop first.  at least i have an option than just going home.  which in all honesty, i dont feel that i'm ready yet.

changed my working time starting today.  at least for the next few weeks.  since biebie's hurt, she cant send azmarea to her nursery.  so it's now my job to ready her and send her off.  we're leaving the picking up to biebie.  hopefully it won't be too much for her.  she does need to rest as much  as she can to help the bones heal quickly.  luckily we have soome frinds, student friends, living just around the corner from us, and hopefully they can assist in picking leelwan.  today's the first day, so we'll see how it goes.

back to work now.

woke up this morning in the freezing cold.  even with the heating full blast wasnt helping.  dragged my lump out of bed, quick wash and out the door.

surprise surprise!! it snowed last night!

first snow in london this season.  wasnt too much.  but tnough for it to settle on trees and cars and a lttle bit on the pavement.  as i was one of the first few to leave the estate in the morning, the pavement was still pretty much covered with snow.  and the walk to work was geisha walk all the way.  my calves were burning when i reached the office.  that'll teach me to were shoes with no grip.

i heard leewan enjoyed the snow as well.  she woke her mummy up shouting "No! No!"  She was referring to the snow out on the verandah.  they had a blast playing in the cold snow.

anyways, gotta go back to work   

i dont normally repost mass mails, but this one caught my attention.

Malays Rather Have Pleasure Than Pressure?

Di mana boleh cari ramai Melayu
Pastinya di Kelantan dan Trengganu
Dan juga di pasar malam dan pasar minggu
Di Akademi Fantasia dan Pesta Lagu
Di Jom Heboh orang Melayu berpusu-pusu
Di Sungai Buloh dan sebelum ini di Pudu
Dan di jalan, lumba haram tak buka lampu
Dan di selekoh duit rasuah depa sapu
Di pusat serenti akibat ketagih dadah dan candu
Di malam kemerdekaan dan malam tahun baru
Terkinja-kinja best giler menari macam hantu
Apa hobi orang Melayu
Terkenal dengan budaya malas dan lesu
Berlepak buang masa tak jemu-jemu
Atau baca majalah Mastika cerita hantu
Tengok telenovela dari Filipina dan Peru
Sambil makan junk food kacang dan muruku
Mana tak gendut berpenyakit selalu
Kalau nak berlagak melayu nombor satu
Asal bergaya sanggup makan nasi dan toyu
Boleh tak jumpa mereka dikedai buku
Atau di perpustakaan dan majlis ilmu
Atau ambil kelas kemahiran di hujung minggu
Ada tapi kurang sangat ke situ
Kenapa Melayu jadi begitu
Nak salahkan sapa ibubapa atau guru
Pemimpin negara atau raja dulu-dulu
Ayat lazim di mulut ialah malas selalu
Nak harap kerajaan saja bantu
Terutama sekali kontraktor kelas satu
Tak habis-habis gaduh nak jatuh sapa dulu
Dan suka sangat dengan budaya mengampu
Sampai bila kita nak tunggu
Bangsa Melayu jadi bangsa termaju
Boleh, dengan beberapa syarat tertentu
Pertama dengan banyak menguasai ilmu
Kata nabi ikutlah al Quran dan sunnah ku
AlQuran yang diturunkan 1400 tahun dulu
tapi apakah yang kita tahu,cuma baca nak halau hantu

especially enjoyed the last line

So, masih nak meLAYU?