Itching to Type

Earlier today... or technically last night (depending on your geographical location) while I was typing something to a colleague in another continent, another colleague who sat beside me said:

"I like the way you type."

And then suddenly my hands become buttery. Like at this current moment.

I like typing. I don't know why. It's not like I like to create blog posts, or witty haikus, or even nonchalant quotes. I just like typing.

Not LOVE, only like.

Maybe because of that I accepted the offer to become a part-time translator for this one subbing company where a close friend of mine works.

And it's already like, what, two years and two months, me being a translator lol

And maybe because of that I now have this fast-typing skill, including not looking at the keyboard in the process - which is still sub-par compared to piano skill heh heh

And then when somebody said something about it, my fingers suddenly become buttery.

Butterfingers. Yum.

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Wind in the Willow

Did you notice there are some people when they walk pass us or our place, suddenly there is a gust of wind hits you?
Why is that happening? Are they some kind of air-bender or something?
Or do they simply have a wider x-axis?

There are some people that I know - that I hate - has that gust of wind when they pass by my side. My conclusion is they might not have anything to do but to walk near me. As if I have something that might invoke their interest. That's why they NEED to walk close to me and give me their wind.

Or maybe they simply have a wide x-axis.

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Hiyaya

Yes. Long time no see.
I will not promise to update regularly anymore.
I shall do my updates as and when I feel like it. OK?
Ngeee.
[ Rasa bersalah max ]
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A Post 3068.1 Miles Away from Home

In the mood for Caffeine by Yoseob

Hello from the land of the rising sun!

The time now in Osaka is 1:57am. I couldn't sleep after that cup of mocha about two hours and so ago. So right now I'm waiting for my freshly boiled water to cool down a bit so that I could be a bit warm before going to bed.

The weather here is not an issue... until night time. I have this feeling that the cells in my foot are bitten by frostbite every time I took off my socks. But anyhoo it's getting warmer. The sakuras are already blooming in this part of Japan.

Hmmm what else should I type before going to bed?

I'm not gonna post the pics that I've taken yet - I shall have them posted in multiple blog posts, like the one I did for my Korea trip.

Oklah dah mengantuk.

[31/3 - Edited the title, harumphhhhhh]

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Cuti cuti cuti hahaha

Core leave day 2: sangap tahap cipan.

I'm leaving for Oosaka this Monday but I haven't started packing.

I still need to buy socks. The long ones that can be used for solat.

And food. What about food? Baru beli megi je. Serunding bagai belum beli lagi.

And my luggage bag. Belum bawa turun dari atas cabinet. Masih berhabuk tebal sebab dah setahun lebih tak pakai. Nak kena cuci kot?

Sangap gile. Malas nak packing. Tapi nanti kang lupa apa2. Malas tul.

Dah la pergi tempat jauh dan amat foreign. Ok la takde la foreign sangat kot. Kalau Estonia tu ye foreign.

Aduh sangap.

May We Have Pleasant Journeys, Liv.

Finally I got the one that I've been wanting for.

There was this time ago when I first know about this shoe. Now, being a person who doesn't exercise, when I saw the price online (on eBay summore) I was overwhelmed - let's just say it's way beyond what I was expecting. I could get several other shoes for walking (bersiar-siar dan bukan marathon ye) with that price. So then I shifted my vision to other shoes/sneakers and it settled down to New Balance.

I followed a sneakers-lover who posted a lot of NB sneakers pics on tumblr. And he did give some good reviews on NB, so that made me want it more.

And so yesterday my buddies and I went NB-hunting. Since the factory was closed, K suggested that we go to Fahrenheit88; there is an NB shop there. We agreed to park at Pavilion and walk to F88. But after a while I felt halfhearted since we have to cross a busy street to go there, so I kept delaying until after Maghrib prayers.

After the prayers, I walked to see my friends who were inside a store by the end of the other side of the building. Then I saw the Sketchers shop. Something made me want to go inside, and lo, behold. I saw Liv.

Saw the price. Contemplated.

The salesgirl showed me another type which costs less. Tried that on. Asked the salesgirl to get Liv. Tried it on. Loved it.

The rest is history.

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Contemplating

Methinks by the end of this month (whilst I'm off for my trip weeehoooo) my team will be relocated to another place, together with the rest of the big team. While I am happy to move (I don't really like my current place; fell sick too many times already since we moved there last year), I don't really delighted with the new seating arrangement.

You see, being an anti-social (self-proclaimed but might be 95.7% true) I am, I'd prefer to have a workstation where I could do my work without any unwelcomed disturbances. I'd be uber happy if they provide partitions for each workstations. The current seating suits me fine; my boss on my right (who would always be tied up), and another an-soc on my left. So I could give my attention to the screen most of the time.

But then the new arrangement makes me sit beside someone that I am close to. That means around 30% of my attention would be gone, provided that the person likes to talk to me most of the time. And considering the fact that this person loves to speak random nonsense, I bet around 25-35% more will be gone.

Sigh.

Would it make me a bad person, preferring not to sit beside someone that is close to me?

(Actually I have more to write, but I could not think straight. Gon' go to bed, toodles)

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City Hall (2009)

Omo omo omo I regret not watching this series earlier, because despite it's a genre that I don't really like, I totally love it!

Synopsis from DramaWiki:

City Hall is a drama that will deal with politics in a romantic comedy genre. It's about the happenings between a young woman mayor and an elite bureaucrat. Jo Gook is an exceedingly smart government official. He passed the Higher Civil Service quickly, and basically is the perfect guy. But being a deputy mayor is not enough for him. He lives with the dream of becoming South Korea's President. He should have easily gone straight to the top, but due to an unexpected incident, he gets dispatched as a deputy mayor for a provincial small town, Inju City, where Shin Mi Rae was working. Shin Mi Rae is a low-ranking secretary in Inju, but she works her way up in becoming the youngest City Mayor. As their paths met, they have to deal with each other's personal and social differences. But despite their constant bickerings, would they end up in each other's arms?

I am not gonna put my review for this drama as I'm not good in doing recap (drama lama summore), so go here to have a read: DramaBeans: City Hall. But my thoughts in point form (malas nak susun elok2):
. I totally love the lead couple in this, so cute and so loving. Kudos to Kim Sun-ah and Cha Seung-won to carry their characters magnificently.
. I also love the second leads' couple, especially towards the end. Not a single time I could see Jung-do trying to be more than just friends with Mi-rae. And although Joo-hwa is sometimes annoying, but due to her petite stature, her annoyance is quite cute (sorta).
. Yoon Se-ah is very beautiful. Maybe it's because the drama was three years before I actually know her (through WGM), she looks a bit different now - maybe probably she was a bit chubbier in the face back then? Because it took me so long to register Go Go-hae is actually her.
. Soo-in! That very cute guy from the Equator Man and City Hunter, he got me looked at his profile in DramaWiki this time (and so his name is Lee Joon-hyuk).
. There was not a single time I skipped scenes in the drama although the genre is not something I prefer to watch. Even the Elder's, although I don't really like him in this drama. And my perceptions of him here are influencing the one in Cheer Up, Mr. Kim. Ah why does he has to be a fearsome figure in both dramas? Huhuhu...
. The ending! Probably the best ending for a K-drama that I have ever watched! CAPSLOCK COULD NOT DESCRIBE THE SATISFACTION I HAVE RIGHT NOW! NOR EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!
. Although she is a very talented actress, Kim Sun-ah was not as annoying as in her other dramas I watched. Maybe because she has to become a respectable public figure? But that is one change that I really like.

Aduhai! My points are not giving justice to this drama... Go watch the drama if you haven't, or go read the review if you don't have time to watch. Trust me, you'll be hooked to this drama like I did :D

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A (Wee Bit) Late Revelation

I was just thinking last week about this someone who is, despite his busy and very tight schedule, never fails to update his blog regularly. How did he manage to update them with no-nonsense entries made me think,

"Even this guy could update them whenever he has free time, but me? Wasting it all on refreshing tumblr and twitter; watching K-pop and K-dramas; even fb-ing, when I actually do have the ideas and that wee bit of time."

So then I thought, should I do the same then?

Until it turned out that is quitting his blog - not that I did not know that he will be very tied up until the end of April (I presume).

But behold. I'm not doing this for him. What does he has to do with my blogging, apart from being inspirational?

So expect some more entries in the near future. Especially when I'm embarking another trip come the end of this month, yatta!

But anyway, thanks Kim Dong-wan, for being inspirational to me.

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Blabla

have you ever known
anyone who has their
creative juice flowing
just before
they go to sleep?

normally
I wouldn't be that person

but as of now
I'm not normal
...

but then,
maybe not now, maybe in a while
maybe sometimes later, I'm not that versatile
have to think straight to make it worthwhile
but frankly said, it's just not my style.

so as I lay myself on my bed
need to get this out of my head

only for this one time?
ok

Oh! Lupa pula.

Perkenalkan, ahli keluarga terbaru:

Sekian.

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Tetiba rasa tak sedap hati nak rant kat sini.

Oh, before anything, welcome to 2013. Enjoy it.

I was planning do to some ranting here today, after a small incident happening yesterday. But then when I open my blog's dashboard, I can see the page views hiked up like nobody's business recently. Quick look at the keywords which contributed to the hike - oh, it's because of the Aku Rindu song. Ah well.

Because I don't think I have any meaningful entry which could create a spike in my visitor's trend. Whatever.

Now I lost interest to rant here. Maybe next time. Maybe.

Adios amigos!

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Secondhand Smoker

Si kacak hensem laksana bulan di pagar bintang memerhatikan rakan sekerjanya yang ayu bak Siti Nurhaliza memakai tudung litup. Dan dia kuatkan azam. Mesti hari ni juga! Didekatinya si ayu, asap berkepul-kepul di mulut, dan berkata:

Kacak: Jom couple dengan saya.

Ayu: (Senyum) Maaf, saya rasa kalau kita bersama, kita takkan kekal lama.

Si kacak kaget. Belum apa-apa lagi sudah beri prediction?

Kacak: Awak tukang tilik? Mana awak tahu kita tak kekal lama?

Si ayu senyum, menggelengkan kepala. Si kacak bengang. Aku jejaka idaman satu Malaya, apsal minah ni tanak kat aku?

Kacak: Apsal kerek sangat? Aku tau la kau cun. Aku bukan ajak kau nikah kat Siam. Ajak couple je kot?

Si ayu tergamam.

Kacak: Kau tu bukan muda sangat pun. Kejap lagi kerepot sana, kerepot sini. Karang tak boleh beranak, baru tahu.

Ayu: (Senyum lagi) Saya ni ada masalah pernafasan sejak kecil. Kalau saya bersama perokok tegar macam awak, peluang hidup saya berkurangan. Nanti jangankan anak, peluang nak kerepot pun takkan ada.

Si kacak terkedu. Lalu dia mengundur diri.

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1434H

In the mood for reflecting the past and looking forward to the future. And yes this is a recycled post.

1 Muharram 1434H.

Sudah masuk Tahun Hijriah baru.

Jazakallahu khairan, fi amaanillah.

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Dah lama tak naik bas p keje.

Ye la. Selalunya naik van kecik ㅍㅍ

Zulhijjah 1433H

Salam Aidiladha kepada semua.

Marilah kita ambil kesempatan ini untuk menginsafi diri dan mensyukuri pengorbanan Nabi Ibrahim & Ismail dalam mengagungkan perintah Allah Taala.

Burnin'

Memburn To The Beautiful You for Wan.
Malas nak buat trans, help.

Core Leave 2012

I'm gonna have my core leave of 10 days next month. 10 effin days. But I still haven't decide what to do - other than stay at home.

But one thing I don't understand - why do people think that you must go for a vacation during your long leave? I got people around me asking what's my plan and where would I go in that planned 10-day leave, and they were quite amused when I said I don't have any plans other than to stay at home.

Yes I understand, that this length of time might be the only chance in this whole year for me to get around, travelling.

But seriously? Can't I just relax for that full 10 days? It's not like I'll be relaxing every day; I still would have to fetch me dad from his dialysis every Tue, Thu and Sat. I still would cook for the entire family (at home), do some house cleaning + washing laundry, buy groceries, etc.

It's not that I have a knack for travelling pun.

Especially if I go somewhere with the people whose company I won't be enjoying, or they won't enjoy mine. Who don't have the same level of thinking as mine and vice versa. Who would want me to chip in fares to go places they want to go or do things they want to do, but not mine.

And it's not that I can't travel alone. The only thing that would put me off is me not leaving the paid-for bed to enjoy the surrounding scenery or something like that. Like, pergi jauh2 tapi duk kat bilik dan tido je?

Dah dasar pemalas. Baik takyah pergi.

I think I'd rather save all that money for my expensive trip next year.

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...No I Don't Think It Was Enough.

Source: meth-induced @ tumblr

Hoookaaaayy.

I know this has been a trend - me going on Blogspot after a length of time, said hi, made a little update, just to go off for another length of time.

Yet again, it's not because that I don't have any ideas - I do, lots of them, but when they're around I would normally be busy doing something else. And when I actually went to create a post, they'll be gone.

Hmm takpelah.

So instead of me giving updates of what had happened in that length of time, I think It would be better if I put something that's is on my mind right now?

(Which is nothing)

Sebenarnya ada masa menaip ni, bukan la sebab ada masa. But then, sebab wiken ni agak rajin, so I actually completed about 2/3 of my translation work which is due on the 23rd.

Translation cite ape?
Ranking King Infinite.
Yawwwwwww~ (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ))

Hmmm ok la dah tak tau ape nak taip dah. Maybe next time, say, in about a month or so?

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ಠ_ರೃ

I guess....
Just a simple "Hi!" is enough for this time?
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