Dying tree.

some people say that as people age, they get more mature.

but this is not true as

Sheldon and Kesser have proven in their book that,

"While it has been shown that older persons are generally more mature,

psychological maturity is not determined by one's age."

so basically,

if a person age does not go parallel with a persons maturity,

does it mean that it depends on the mental age?

this is also a no.

it is generally believed that the process of maturing is

learned rather than instinctive,

and is not determined by one's age.

u learn to become mature.

u dont inherit maturity,

and maturity does not come to u in a dream, ok people.

*tsk*

it comes from living and learning from life.

i guess the problem lies when a person thinks he/she is mature

and to have live life enough that

he does not see that the cycle of maturing never ends.

i dont think somebody ever stops learning how to act and be mature.

but the thing is being a mature individual is so hard!

it is much easier to retort to things and being an ass.

i usually hate it when people treat me like i dont know stuff

and as if its my first time doing it.

i usually tell people if its my first time.

so people can have a rough idea of the product that

i would produce. so if i dont say that its my first time,

it means that i have done it before and u can keep your

stupid sarcastic comments to yourself.

thats the deal with malays i guess.

not generally saying everybody...

*sapa makan cili dia terasa pedas*

that we think highly of ourselves.

and we like to make ourselves look or seem superior.

especially in the working environment.

(ok, i get it. when u work,

u want to put ur best foot forward. bla bla bla)

but one should not resort to lame comments

and being sarcastic to collegues...

i dont think its right to assume that u noe everything...

as a matter of fact i think its stupid when u do..

so, on a personal note,

i dont care to try and get close to people who i do not generally care for.

so i usually act in a generally perky and happy me and

try to restraint myself from making any comments

of what not that would make me seem as i would care at all.

i would also like people to do the same to me.

i dont want people to act like they are buddies with me.

i dont want people to make comments like they noe what i like or do not like.

i find annoying and i hate it.

so. all in all,

i just like to have people to start thinking

of what they are saying, or sms-ing or commenting or what not..

its not hard.

a second to think about it would solve hours of conflict later.

so.

i try to be optimistic and believe that everybody has a good side.

but that good side will also have shadows.

what is that shadow signifying to you?

is it immaturity like me?

or is it somtin worse?

let me noe in the comments below

and have a good day.

:)

toodles.

namaskaar

hye peeps.

ive always loved the indian culture.

the colours, the dance, the music, the life..

and it is only natural that i dream to go there sometime soon.

so, my bestbuds and i gathered one day and talked about it.

and the result being that

shaqyl, vini, hazey and i are planning to

go backpacking next march to india!

YIPPEE!!!

im like uber excited and ive been bugging

hazey so much about the tickets. *sorry haze

but yeah,

we'll be spending a month there goin proli from

Kerala *the South of india

to Kashmir *which is the north

so as any one would be,

im like super excited.

and the plan would be that the trip is gonna be like

rm5000 each so i thought that i would be needing a job by atleast

July in order to successfully collect that amount of money.

so yeah.

need to find a job.

one that is not so permanent.

so that i could quit to take that 1 month long trip.

so far,

seeing that i not doing anything at the moment.

i actually thot of working partime somewhere.

but who in the right mind would hire someone whos only looking

for work for like 3 weeks?

so i passed the idea.

now, im stuck at home,

trying not to waste to much of money

*i wouldnt even go to the store to buy my facial wash*

so yeah.

im cheap.

and im planning to go to india.

??

so tell me,

whats the one country u would love to go

if u have the chance.

and plz dont say the United States.

i will find you and hit u hard in the face.

tell me in the comments below.

:)

toodles.

ps.

a big plus if u can identify wat pic is that

that ive put in the post up above.

sunflowers

to those who didnt noe,

i started playing gamelan for an up and coming

Malaysian artist Amirah Ali for a few months now.

it was a long process before i finally did join and performed

together as during the end of last year, i was kinda busy with

other stuff.

so eventually at the start of the new year, when i decided to

stop dancing for awhile to make way for other stuff that

i had the opportunity to do this.

and its such a great decision.

Amirah Ali is an Internationally recognized singer/songwriter

if u havent heard any of her songs,

ill post a link later down below.

so,

its her vision to have pop music be incorporated with

world & traditional music elements.

so thats where we came in.

in the band, apart from the normal guitar, drums, and keyboards,

we have the bansuri (bamboo flute) and also the gamelan.

i also heard that Amirah is looking to introduce the Sape

into the mix. so keep an eye for that..

ive always enjoyed playing music.

(ive been playing music for 15 years.)

i also enjoy the roots and tradition of cultural music,

so this was very awesome for me to be able to be part of.

the band consist of such fun and awesome characters.

every single person is friendly and the first

day of rehearsal didnt feel awkward at all!

thanks kak Amirah for the inviting me as apart of

Asuhan Seni Gamelan Group to perform with the band.

:D

this is Amirah Ali's fb Page.

check out the song Katakanlah and Alone Again.

my fave 2 songs of hers.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/amirahalimusic

toodles.

ps.

we have a Korean noona in the band! :)

teardrops

hye peeps..

havent seen u in a while have i?

ive been really bz the last few months and its kinda

nice to come back and see that a few people missed reading

my blog.

so i promise to write more.

and also i promise to write more interesting post.

u noe wat??

ever since i gotten really active on twitter,

i really dont see the use of blogs anymore coz

i write everything that i want on it..

but the thing about twitter is that u have to keep it short.

hahaha. so in the i would post like 3, 4 posts on twitter..

its like the some thing like a blog post la kan?

haih~ wat the heck m i rambling about?

so,

how have u been??

ive been on a rough patch of me life

a few months ago..

everyone goes thru a rough patch rite?

but i guess im better now.

everything seems so difficult back then and

i just dont like the way i was living my life so i had to

make some changes and some hearts was unfortunately

had to be hurt. (including mine)

but all is good as im feeling better now,

*well, im getting there*

trying to surround myself with a good atmosphere.

which includes, good people, good food, good work,

good fun and good hearts. :)

so tell me about u!

wat makes u happy?

it could be anything..

a book, a painting, a certain somebody or even

ur cat.

let me noe in the comments below~ :D

toodles.

ps. im also coming closer to the end of my degree..

kinda feeling sad about saying goodbye to my friends.

i usually cry like a lot when i noe im gonna be leaving friends

so im kinda trying to hold my composure for the

next 2 months. hope it works.

parting words? *drama moment.

im leaving for HK in a few hours

and i thot i should leave some departing words..

eventho ive been doin this a few times oredy,

i doesnt stop the fact that im quite nervous about the trip.

yet again im travelling without my family,

leaving my dear Nad here..

most proli without contact throughout the whole trip.

it may appear to be only 9 days but..

haiyoh~

i one day oso mau pening kepala wo~

mom n the family plak...

im not sure how i feel.

im always apart from them,

so nine days is proli nothing much.

i would still miss them tho but thats nothing new~

aj, sarah and eizla

my darlingtons,

miss u girls so much la..

the whole sem i have no idea if ive met u guys for dinner...

Shaqyl, dD n Vini~

remember to watch the communitychannel on utube

if u ever miss me tau! hahaha

the nafastari kids,

remember to practice.

practice!!

i wanna win that trophy from UUM!!

promise me that we will give it our best.

aimi~

i wish u all the strength.

u would always have my back in wat ever u decide.

we had each others back for 14 years..

i noe wat hurts u and wat doesnt.

be strong ya~

everybody else who i care less about

but never less important.

sorry if i done anything wrong ya.

doa kan perjalanan yg selamat pergi dan balik from HK~

toodles!

Unitas

unity is a strong statement and value to hold.

its a value most politicians look to gain in their people

so that the nation can work together as one entity.

in Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms,

it states that unity is

defined as the state of being undivided or unbroken

completeness or totality with nothing wanting.

while in islam,

unity is stated as the Islamic concept

of Unity of God, often referred to as Oneness of God,

in application to humans,

inculcates in man the realisation of the oneness of the human species,

and does away with all such barriers as divide man into racial,

ethnic and colour denominations.

This gives birth to the universal concept of equality in Islam.

well, basically unity is about combining ur

power and efforts for one cause.

so, why am i talking about unity after such a long hiatus??

ahha today,

after coming back from my weekly badminton game,

i passed thru the busy streets of Kg Baru.

there gathered a whole bunch of malay football fans

who has just witnessed the final match between

the team from Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan.

who won? i have no idea. i wouldnt care less.

so, there i witnessed a bunch of malay guys in red

all standing in the middle of the street where cars are suppose

to run on but are stuck cause of the people standing there.

these people are not doing anything~

merely standing and talking and laughing

over matters i would not want to noe.

the thing was,

nobody cared that there was such a

long line of cars gridlocked

due to these people,

i wanted to honked but i grew

scared of the fact that they could

in the end beat me to death.

so i merely cursed in the car.

i find this really interesting.

why was i scared?

i was scared at the fact that i could be gang banged by this group

of football fanatics who were all clad in red with their red flags and wat not.

malays are well aware of the power of unity.

but we are not aware of the things we should unite for.

malays are united when they see a chinese guy punching a malay boy.

*not realizing that the malay boy started it first.

malays are united at the all the wrong reasons.

i wish for a day when malays could rally unite to fight for better education for our children.

i wish for one day that malays could unite in the fight against domestic abuse.

i wanna see one day that malays would unite to stand for cancer!

i just want to one day witness malays to unite as Malaysians.

i do not understand why we keep on fighting?!?

and i dont believe anybody can answer that question.

will my wish ever be a reality?

toodles~

Happy Malaysia Day.

happy Malaysia Day to all Malaysians.

I believe that this is such a great day to celebrate

and to be appreciated.

but being the first year of its initiation,

i can understand why its not relieving such a big response

from the public.

my mom complained to me about the why the big fuss about such

a day just a few weeks after Independence Day.

i got to thinking that the two holidays signify 2 very different

events and responses to the country.

one signify that the country is finally free from the grasp of

The British Rule and can finally try to stand on our own very asian feet,

( to only be a victim of international discrimination )

it also indicates the blood, sweat and tears that

many Malaysians had to go thru to gain that Independence.

Malaysia Day for me suggest a whole different meaning.

Malaysia Day would literally mean the formation of Malaysia

when Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak united.

Malaysia Day also signifies the uniting of the Malaysian

people and the lifestyle each person brings.

Malaysia Day celebrates the Malaysian integrity and tolerance.

it celebrates love and affection.

it celebrates friendship and persistence.

innovation and improvement.

Go Malaysia.

Happy Malaysia Day.

toodles.

Gamelan Part 1 - Terengganu World Gamelan and MAKUM Gamelan Fest

Just some pics to share of the trip i had to

Terengganu 3 weeks ago.

around and about during World Gamelan Fest.

bolder than b4.

yeay~

i got myself a new phone!!
finally!

HAPPY!!

now the only thing left to do is to

learn how to used this thing-a-majig~

this is my official business card for asuhan seni.

im really proud of it,

being my first ever busines card.

tanx to shaqyl for the awesome design.

toodles~

Silat Tari

ive been on quite a hiatus havent i??

well i have a lot goin on but to lazy to blog about it.

last tuesday the IIUM Cultural Unit had a promo

show during the 2010/2011 new intake taaruf week.

the nafastari had 3 days to practice and choreograph 3 songs to perform

imagine the amount of stress i was suddenly under rite after finishing my

practical trening!!

a new song in 3 days is not somtin easy to do.

luckily Cikgu Rudy was an expert in conjuring

somtin out in last minute situations like this.

so we did this silat tari contemporary dance for the first time

in the history of Nafastari.

it was awesome!

eventho it was last minute,

i can still see the beauty of the dance.

hahhahaa.

this could be the last time im doin a taaruf show???

how does it feel?

liberating!

hahahhaa.

toodles!