Larger than Life

Dear Steve,

You talk incessantly akin to a parrot, only that it's your least favourite animal. You sit astride on rescued crocodiles, only to find them snapping back at you. You live a life befitting a universal phenomenon, a renown naturalist without a doubt. In a flicker of a second, talk became talked and sit became sat. I was reduced to tears on my way home, only to have people staring at me. They must have figured that i just ended a tattered relationship, heartbroken as can be. But it's your passing that left me heartbroken, encircled with deepest grieve. You know, it doesn't take a genius to tell how much i ADORE you, i don't even know where to begin. I can't imagine the loss felt by Terri and your beloved Bindi & Bob, deeply distraught they must be. But there's one thing i am sure of, that you will be sorely missed by many. May God bless You & Your Darlings.

Convocation.. but not Graduation?





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The pictures say it all. dear Melati, congratulations on being conferred the oh coveted gold award. or was it golden award, or gold medal..? something lah. Comprehensive excellence, not. Congrats Graduates '06.

Selamat Pengantin Baru to my dear cousin, Fazrina and Husband, Erwan.

It was a jolly occasion and joy, the hall was permeated with so much Love. Didi alias hosted, bob af2 sang, Nona tv3 came. "Don't use this as a benchmark" said my Dad to my Beloved. Stunned He was. One way to go is: "simple yet elegant" continued Dad. We exchanged smiles. Truthfully, i can't wait :)

rows and flows of angel hair
and ice cream castles in the air
and feather canyons everywhere
i've looked at clouds that way
but now they only block the sun
they rain and snow on everyone
so many things i would have done
clouds got in my way

i've looked at clouds from both sides now
from up and down, and still somehow
it's cloud illusions i recall
i really don't know clouds at all

moons and junes and ferris wheels
the dizzy dancing way that you feel
as every fairy tale comes real
i've looked at love that way
but now it's just another show
you leave 'em laughing when you go
and if you care, don't let them know
don't give yourself away

i've looked at love from both sides now
from give and take, and still somehow
it's love's illusions i recall
i really don't know love
really don't know love at all

tears and fears and feeling proud
to say "i love you" right out loud
dreams and schemes and circus crowds
i've looked at life that way

but now old friends they're acting strange
and they shake their heads
and they tell me that i've changed
well something's lost but something's gained
in living every day

Hayley Westenra is a good listen.

Friday 13th

It was a Friday, at least two years ago. All i can say is, there may be thousands of people surrounding us, but it takes only One to bring a smile on our face in moments of desolation. Conversely, it takes only One to impair our judgment with rage. This is what i'd like to call, true Love taking its course.

But, in paving our way to the lane of eternal bliss, there are bound to be thorns. Just step on it, and bleed if you may. The pain will definitely subside and go away. Ahmad Feisal, this much I Love You. May i not be the thorn for You!

Still in a periodic brain degeneration, I think it is as well that I reproduce another entry by my senior-cum-colleague, Hameedah.

I cant believe it.I was actually looking forward to go to work today. Not because i had a million dollar case to settle or because it was increment day, but it was the finals of Pictionary for the RDL games and our team was in it to win! Secret codes were being passed all day. Secret discussions were held illegally behind closed doors.
At the games, we started off a bit slow compared to Team D who had the advantage of HL and some partners who were so in it to win. But in the end we did it! We won and the results were soo close!!! I was barely breathing when the referees counted the results. Yeah! NOw we are leading and the other teams will just hafta catch up.
If only there were Games everyday. Sigh.

At this juncture, am having a blast at the firm. Everyone's remarkably pleasant. Never will you see people ingratiating themselves to the seniors, unlike the stupid politics world outside.

p/s: Our team captains. Mine is the one looking confusingly retarded with that mask of his. thanks to kelvin for splurging on ice creams for us today. the fridge does look delectably good with bucketloads of ice cream in it.

Flipper's Gone.

A tribute to my ludicrously silly buddy. Actually, am too lazy to write so I thought I might just as well reproduce an entry written by her :

"Words of Wisdom

I am now in DC. Arrived on Friday evening and fell asleep on a couch at the house of the dinner host while waiting for dinner. Sleep some more for about 16 hours on Saturday (3pm-12 am, 3am-9am). Might as well sleep now, since I can only blame it on the jetlag for a few initial days.

Woke up hungry in the middle of the night and re-heated some food. Switched on the TV, and saw that nip/tuck was showing, causing me to giggle uncontrollably. Remembered a silly conversation about a year ago with afriend. Was telling him that the only reason I watch Charmed is because the devil (who became a doctor in nip/tuck) is cute. His immediate question was," Which one (doctor)? Nip or Tuck?". Decided last night that it's Nip after all.

When I was queuing up at the registration desk behind fellow summer program-going people, I was reminded of miera's parting advice," Jangan buli orang putih!". Haha! (she was elaborating to Muna's earlier advice, "jangan buli orang"). My mom is no better, the last thing she said to be, rather exasperatedly, is, "Try to be a good girl".

Scanned the horizon, and didn't see any "hot Italians", as Farhana ordered for me to bring home. Hardly surprising, since the last time I went to South Africa, she asked me to bring home '2 slaves' as souvenir.

Yes, I'll try my best to live up to everyone's expectation. Which should not be that hard since the standard asked for is rather low. No one told me to study hard. Nearly everyone said, "Have fun". Which medah and skar found disturbing, making skar to make a long five minute reminder that in Harvard, as opposed to uia, people actually have to attend classes. An that I should do that too.

The best advice i received? Have to be Ein's. She told me," You have to stop being stupid".

Speaking of which, I trust she'll be having the time of her life in Harvard. Thank you for making my final year in uni enraptured with a Beautiful bleak. Many happy returns to you all the same.

It didn't surprise me to hear that last weekend, my dear friend mar has given birth to an adorable baby girl. But man was I heartily relieved. We were all shocked when the news of mar's wedding broke as she was akin to a baby herself. Whilst other girls' faces would irradiate with sparks upon listening to stories of cute boys, chances are, mar would dismiss them with an impassive glare.

So, no surprise that we were all surprised of the wedding news. Come the baby.. we call her siti! This adorable siti stood by us through two final exams. not bad at all! One quiet noon, you'd see mar chuckling to herself, all of a sudden. well that's siti tickling her mama's tummy. Now siti's out to see the world. And her cheeks are delightfully flushed, just like her mama's :) And no, I doubt that mar+mun would be naming her siti. Congrats Mardhiyyah and Mr Mar!

On thursday, just when I was busy looking busy, my friends at the firm surprised me with a yummy birthday cake.

As if all the surprise wasn't enough,nearing the end of my birthday, I was immensely shocked as I was presented with a Beautiful gift by my Beloved. It saw me mind-bended the whole night, a timeless beauty it sure is. The exact same watch that I so crave!

I can't thank U enough for such a precious gift. You are my Pride and Joy Dearest Feisal! and for that, I am truly thankful.

"I can't be the only one who thinks too much is being made of the World Cup and that too much money has been spent on it, especially for a country like Malaysia with no direct interest in the competition." [NSTP]

Exactly! It's a one way ticket to a madness situation. Driving people up the wall, one would go to the extent of taking a whole month leave, if not resigning from their job. I said this once on a different note and I'll say it again. Just sit back and relax, (or sleep) commiserating on the smart of temporary defeat of some people.