MERDEKA!

Oh god i love my Malaysia....so much! I know its not perfect, i know its not UK or Australia etc, but its my home sweet home. Where i grew up and fall in love with. Malaysia have its own charm. We have multicultural & multireligious but live together in harmony( although we have a glitch here and there, we are much better compare to other country). We are like rojak buah, it will not be the same if one of the fruits is absence! the balance it altered! with the right kuah it will be magical! Need 40++ type of fruits to represent all of races in Malaysia. This year, Malaysia celebrating its 52nd birthday with theme 1Malaysia. Hoping someday that we can be a true 1Malaysia!

Achievement that all Malaysian can be proud of:

1. Petronas Twin tower- the tallest twin building in the world!
2. Smart tunnel- one of the kind in the world!
3. Successful host of Commonwealth Game 1998
4. We have world class sportsman- Nicol David, Chong Wei etc
5. KL Tower- the 5th tallest telecommunication tower in the world
6. Sepang F1 circuit
7. Putrajaya-Intelligent Garden City @ the federal administrative capital of malaysia.
   
8. We have 3 satellite roaming up there!
9. We have national car- the Proton!
10. We conquer Everest many times!
11. any more guys??
    

Malaysia, my country
where we all can agree,
as one nation we stand
the soil we called homeland

Malaysia, my spirit
make others fear it
We've only just begun to fly
to target the highest sky

MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!

"Saya Anak Malaysia"

Bold to be bald!

Credit to my barber(Mr.Napit)

"A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him"

I'm 24 now...and lovin it!

A cute sunglasses from Anep and Anom! i like! tq!

29th August is my birthday and this year i turned 24! Thanks for all the wishes either come from you personally or through SMS, Facebook etc. I'm blessed with all the love in this world. Big hugs to all my friends. Like before, my wish always be same ...to grand my list of wishes which is:

1. A better world
2. to be a better man
3. more opportunity to travel around the world.
   

From all the enormous wishes which i appreciated, my favorite one came from Wei Nin:

My dear Khairul...happy birthday!! hope you have a great day! i'm so thankful to have you around all this while..you have never failed to bring so much joy & fond memories to me! cherish your friendship much..keep you bright attitude shining! may all your good dreams come true =)

Thanks my dear..your comment in Facebook really brighten up my day! You deserve another big hug from papa bear!haha. She is my sunlight, always shine rays of positivity!

This year i celebrated my birthday with only few of my friends because others went back to their hometown due to the long weekend. It is a modest event in Pen Mutiara Restaurant, Batu Maung during our breaking fast. Its really a splendid place with great food and good ambiance. The Fish Head Curry is the killer! Recommended!

Under the neon light of Pen Mutiara Curry House, Batu Maung, Penang.

The menu: the best Fish Head Curry! they used authentic Malay spices!

My cute little birthday tart! thanks Sarah!

Family picture time! Anep where are you?

The dudes are jealous of my cuteness...all trying to pinch my cheek!haha
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Thanks guys for spending your precious time celebrating my big special day! Very much appreciated! Also super duper thanks again to Fazrin, Sarah, Kamarul, Amin, Kudud, Napit and Anep for the cute monkey birthday card. To other friends, i wish you are here to share my happiness!

"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional"

Sambal-induced hypertension.

I cooked Nasi Lemak for break fast in Wednesday and the outcome was a disaster! The Sambal that i made was extremely salty beyond imagination! Quotes from Kamarul "Is this sea water??" Actually true..its so salty that it can cause immediate hypertension to whoever try to taste it! Dizziness, tinnitus and confusion is the primary symptoms of this Sambal induce hypertension. This is the 1st time ever in my cooking carrier something like this had happen. In fact, my Nasi Lemak is so popular among my friends in Dublin! haha. The last time i cook Nasi lemak is at least 6 month ago..kinda loss the touch i guest. The fall of the Iron Chef!haha

The culprit! i try to make caramelized sugar to sweeten my sambal...but instead i used salt! I'm not concentrating at all. The 'sugar' do not melt..and people watching me...panic!..trow it into the sambal without thinking at all!?? Sugar should melt!! stupid!

Yana and Sarah's 'behind my back' conversation! hehe

A Loser, Angel and the blurr?

Ayam Goreng Berempah...fried to perfection!

Disposing the salty sambal into the toilet! eww! looks like somebody had a really bad diarrhea! haha. Btw, that's not my toilet! haha
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Thanks to Gbam, Yana, Yin and Danial who helped me. Also to others who come and try my cooking. Sorry guys, i ruined your break fast with the salty sambal. Hope you enjoy the coconut rice, ayam goreng berempah, boiled eggs, fried anchovies and finely sliced cucumber. At least something to remember this Ramadhan!hehe. Oh my..this is the last fasting month for us as a medical student! Next year, maybe we will be celebrating as a Houseman! Gosh! Time really flies!


In the same day....

Its Roshaida @ Ida @ Garam Birthday! I know her way back in INTEC and HACC. We share a lot of experience in camping and traveling. Remember the craziness of Haccers during camping? the never ending climb to the summit of Kinabalu? and the the elephant ride in Bangkok? Wishing all the best in her future undertaking.
Let's sing:

For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow
For she's a jolly good fellow..... which nobody can deny
Which nobody can deny, which nobody can deny
For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow
For she's a jolly good fellow....which nobody can deny!

Fong Juen, Su fang, Ida and I
Picture taken during our trip to Bangkok early this year.

"Cooking is an art, but you eat it too"

It's raining outside...

Dedicated to ayah and mama.

Keroncong Hujan@Keroncong of Rain

Mega mendung di angkasa
Hembusan bayu dingin terasa
gerimis berderai di merata
bagai mutiara

Rahmat dibawa bersama
Limpahannya meresap dijiwa
adakala bahgia terasa
meskipun duka nestapa

Tika hujan turun
sayup mendayu lagu keroncong
merdu irama dialun
bersenandung

Hujan membasahi bumi
melahirkan keluhuran budi
mengeratkan perpaduan suci
kasih sayang abadi

Every time its rain, i will play this song. A soothing 'keroncong' that always remind me of them. Hope they have a blessed Ramadhan in Mekkah and have a safe journey back this Saturday.

'Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky'

eating CHOCOLATE under THE TREE behind my HOUSE.

CHOCOLATE by Yasmin Ahmad
A quiet tale that reminds us that, despite the multifaceted contradiction of Malaysia, life goes on, even if not all of it is sweet.

My 2 cents: This piece from Yasmin is really implicit...make me think a lot! For me the Chinese guy is mesmerized by the Malay girl but suddenly distracted by the mother's voice, all thought about racial difference coming back to him which make him become rude to her. Hoping that he left the chocolate so that she will come back to take it....a sweet end!

THE TREE by Amir Muhammad
Malaysia’s most influential spiritual leader Nik Aziz offers commentary on the virtuous and Islamic way to conduct ethical commerce in his inimitable style.

My 2 cents: I expect more from Amir Muhammad but Nik Aziz statement is spot on! but please don't chop down the more forest for agriculture...i love my green buddy whenever i go to camping! Give me soothing effect! More to documentary rather than short film.

HOUSE by Linus Chung
An Indian boy is asked to build a model of his house at school. A tale on the social economic plight faced by many Malaysians.

My 2 cents: 1st of all, why can our dream house is our own house although it is small, dusty and ugly.. but full of love, caring and hope??A mansion full of Ferrari or with helicopter pad doesn't promised you happiness! It it so sad to see the world full of greediness which sometimes comes with lack of heart! Really reminds me of Kg. Buah Pala..hope their problems will be solved and soon get their dream house! This is my favorite so far!


The Making of Chocolate....a tribute to Yasmin.
Yasmin explain about her chocolate.simple
p/s: Syarifah amani is so cute! make me wanna sneeze with you!haha

"Why obliterate hope? Enough of that already" Min

MERCY Malaysia

In November, few of my friends and I will be joining a outreach mission in rural area of Miri, Sarawak under MERCY Malaysia. The 4 day mission is to serve the unfortunate Penans and Kayans who lives in the villages in Long Bedian which is not equipped with proper health service. The trip will consist of Doctors, dentist,optometrist and other volunteers ranging from nurses,engineers to humble students like us. I will definitely write the detail of my journey there here..someday..after we have achieved the goal.
MERCY Malaysia or Malaysian Medical Relief Society is a non-profit organization focusing on providing medical relief and sustainable health related development for vulnerable communities. It was founded by Datuk Dr. Jemilah Mahmood (an obstetrics-gynaecologist) in June 1999 after faced much difficulty in getting the needed support from already established organisations to help those people involve in Kosovo War at that time. Its already 10 years, and MERCY Malaysia have achieved wonders and greatness. They not only had help those in Malaysia, they open up their wings to other countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar,India, Sudan, Afghanistan, Palestine and the list goes on.

Dr Jemilah is my Idol, a superwomen with a kind heart and always thinks others in need. I salute you!She had resign the post as president of MERCY to fulfill a fantastic opportunity as a Chief of the Humanitarian Response branch for the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA). Congratulations and farewell Dr Jamelih. Make Malaysian proud in United Nation!

Heart warming story of MERCY & Dr Jemilah.

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Dr Jemilah was in Geneva waiting for a friend to pick her up near the Broken Chair monument on Place des Nations. A group of Sudanese women were gathered around there after a meeting and one of them came up to ask if she was from Malaysia – probably guessing from the way she tied her headscarf.

When Dr Jemilah replied that she was, to her surprise the woman then asked if she knew Mercy Malaysia.

“I froze. I said ‘yes. Why?’ She said ‘I am from El Geneina in West Darfur and now we don’t have to be afraid to give birth because Mercy Malaysia has built a reproductive health centre. They also trained our midwives and doctors so no one has to die in childbirth.”

Dr Jemilah was doubly shocked when the woman then asked if she knew Mercy’s Dr Jemilah.

“I panicked because I was wondering how I was going to answer that. And the woman fished out her call card and she was from a Sudanese local organisation so I fished out mine.

“When she saw my card, she couldn’t believe it. There was an uproar and she started screaming in Arabic and a lot of people started crowding around me,” she says.

At this point, Dr Jemilah was “rescued” by her friend who was honking from the car. So Dr Jemilah excused herself and got in.

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click the link below:
>Mercy's angel spreads her wings<

I postpone my backpacking trip to China due to this outreach mission. I think i made the right decision and definitely will be one hell of an experience that i can cherish and share. Hope i can contribute more to MERCY after this and wishing that i will be like Dr. Jemilah...a true 'Doctor without borders'.


p/s: the China trip will be replace with something else which need half the time and half the budget...any idea?? thinking of Scuba diving in Bali or Candi Borubodur & Mount Merapi in Yogjakarta or enjoying sunset at Angkor Wat? hmmm...

"Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls"

Esok Puasa!

Happy fasting to all my Muslim friends...hope all of us will have a blessed Ramadhan. Try to increase our prayers, stay away from bad stuff, don't eat to much during breaks and lastly, prepare for Hari Raya! Yea! Can't wait to eat my mom 'ketupat' with 'ayam masak merah', 'redang' and 'sayur lodeh' drooool!



This episodes of Upin and Ipin totally brings me back to my childhood memory, my 1st time fasting. Remember trying our hardest to open our eyes during sahur? and try to survive the 1st day of fasting without "curi-curi makan"? and eating like you never eaten before during breaking the fast? Betul!betul!betul! haha.

p/s: loving the bazar ramadhan! who's with me??yea!

" Puasa yang yang yuk,pagi-pagi bukak periuk"

Support GOOD Malaysian Film

I decided to dedicate my blog to promote Malaysian made film and thus helping our film industry which still in a slum. We have talents,We have resources...but why Malaysian film are not well known even to Malaysian themselves? sigh! That why I want to emphasize the important to support Good Malaysian Film! Lots of low quality (stupid, may I say) film out there...we should choose wisely. For me i choose a film base on the director previous film, the producer and last, the cast. Totally against film by so-called Prof Madya! I'm traumatized to watch Malaysian film for several years because of his film. Oh god! But my faith had restored by newcomers like Khabir Bhatia, Ho yuhang, James Lee, Bernard Chauly, Yasmin Ahmad, Afdlin Shauki and much more. There is still glimpse of hope for Malaysian Film Industry.

2 upcoming Malaysian film to watch for:

Papadom by Afdlin Shauki.
Release date: 8th October 2009
Synopsis: A funny comedy about a single father and his daughter (Mia), and every mans fear when their little princess grows up and wants to be a woman! Mia gets a bit annoyed with her father's endless care.


Papadom is big winner at recent Malaysian Film Festival which it took 5 awards included:

• Best Film
• Best leading actor and actress
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Music score.

Pisau Cukur by Benard Chauly
Release date: 5th November 2009
Synopsis: What happens when prey and predator are both trapped on a luxury cruise ship? Two gold digging girls, Bella and Intan, come face to face with three Datuks, three Datuk's wives, two Datuk's children, one private detective and one diehard fan of Bella's. Who are the predators and who are the prey? On a voyage that's full of surprises, anything can happen!


Fun facts about Pisau Cukur:

• No scenes was shoot on a cruise ship...every set is made and improved with CGI.
• Almost 100 clothes is design and choose for the actors.
• Fake eye lashes used: 128 set
• Face sponge used by makeup artist: 80
• Hair spray used: 6tin

Guys, i will still write a little about international film because i love film generally.

District 9 is awesome. It is the hybrid of Cloverfield, 28 days later and slumdog millionaire!haha. A cool film which is narrated in a way like a documentary. Lots of action, aliens and human exploded to pieces... Boys definitely will love this film! Humanitarian (and even aliens) rights is the core of this film social message. Lets see how far a man can go and do extraordinary stuff when he is pushed to the limit, only for his love one and believes!

"PANAS!!"

Potong Saga

1st released short film from 15Malaysia.

Director: Ho Yuhang
Synopsis: A laugh-out-loud film about a Chinese boy’s misguided attempts at opening an Islamic bank account.



My 2 cents:
Hilariously funny. Although unrealistic but i think what Ho Yuhang wanted to tell us is 'there still much that we don't know about other races/religion that can make us misunderstood". Tak kenal maka tak cinta, right?? The controversial Namewee who rapped the Negaraku is the lead actor and kinda good. (Btw, I don't find poking fun of our National Anthem is funny!)

The Making:


thoughts??

"You potong rambut cukup laaa...yang lain tak payah potong punyee"

Kerana Tiada Kesejahteraan Dalam Diriku.

Their hands are tightly bound to each other
some wraps around others shoulders
forming a chain that they called family
hoping someday they fly freely
knowing why they are here
running away from their fear
giving their mind some clear idea

Then, they shout this mantra together
word by word:

"AKU BERADA DI SINI, KERANA TIDAK ADA KESEJAHTERAAN
DALAM DIRIKU, SEHINGGALAH AKU BERSEMUKA DENGAN DIRIKU
SENDIRI, AKHIRNYA DALAM MATA DAN HATI ORANG LAIN.
AKU DALAM PELARIAN SEHINGGALAH AKU MEMUJUK MEREKA
BERKONGSI RAHSIA-RAHSIAKU. AKU TIDAK AKAN
TERSELAMAT DARIPADANYA. TAKUT DIKENALI, AKU TIDAK
AKAN DAPAT MENGENALI DIRIKU SENDIRI ATAU ORANG LAIN,
AKU AKAN KESEORANGAN. DIMANAKAH DAPAT KU TEMUI
CERMIN YANG SEBEGITU RUPA KALAU TIDAK DI DATARAN
MILIK KITA BERSAMA INI. BERSAMA-SAMA AKHIRNYA,
AKU DAPAT MENJELMA DENGAN JELAS DI HADAPANKU,
BUKAN SEBAGAI GERGASI DALAM MIMPI-MIMPIKU, ATAU
SI KERDIL DALAM KETAKUTANKU, TETAPI SEBAGAI SEBAHAGIAN
DARIPADA INSAN YANG BERKONGSI SATU TUJUAN. DI DATARAN
INI AKU DAPAT MENUNJANG AKARKU DAN MEMBESAR,
TIADA LAGI KESEORANGAN BAGAIKAN DALAM KEMATIAN ,
TETAPI HIDUP UNTUK DIRIKU DAN ORANG LAIN"

I hope is not just words coming out
please don't give me a doubt
praying you will be a better man
which i know you can...


Psychiatry Rotation visit
Pusat Serenti Bukit Mertajam, Penang. ( Drug Rehabilitation Center)
Morning of August 17, 2009

"Belia Benci Dadah"

I'm the strangler!

Now you know the answer...Yes oh Yes Rachel, I'm the strangler...and the boy that I'm strangling in the picture is my younger brother who is the other popular guess. See the 3 boys...we like The Jonas Brothers minus the singing talent? may i say...The Kamdi Brothers?? haha. Time really flies, I can't believe i near my 24th birthday and still felt i haven't achieve anything. This what i think people said about mid 20s life crisis..sigh! haha. My other Sibling who is not in the picture is Rose Diana and Khairul Izwan. Love them all to death!

So, the lucky people who guessed correctly, we have a date in Mamak Kapitan Gurney. Claim your prize ASAP...Fasting month is near! For those who are wrong..don't worry...i still love you guys cause your participation is much appreciated.

Picture taken during last year birthday celebration..jolly 23th!

"Time really flies..sigh!"

Autism- "It is because he looks so normal ...people just don't understand"

I had a opportunity learn more about autism during a psychiatry rotation visit to The Association of Resource and Education for Autistic Children (Lions REACh) in Gelugor. The center is build to help those children who diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum disorders especially Autism. Nowadays, autism becoming more and more common... 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism worldwide.

Autism is a life-long developmental disability that generally appears between 15 and 20 months of age which is characterized by :

• Problems with Social interaction
• Impairment of communication
• Repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior and activities

Double click on picture to enlarge!

The center is a non-government and non-profit organization which runs on donations and volunteering. Lead by a noble, cheerful and optimistic Dr See Ching Mey. We were given talk about the autism itself and the role of the center in shaping the life of autism kids so he or she can blend and function in the community that sometime can be cruel and unaware of their problems. During the visit, we had a chat with 3 kids who is a regular to the center and each of them have different level autism severity. We get to observed their behavior but more important, knowing how autism had affected their life, family, friends and society.

It's remarkable how the center have help this kids and their family which is simply described by the drawing below. It was drawn by the oldest of the kids who is 17 years old. He astronomically improved after attending the center for 11 years and honestly, i really can't see any features of autism in him. After chatting with his teachers, he still have some problems in socializing with people and we find out that he has a best friend who only calling him by phone asking help for his English homework. sigh!

Double click on the picture to enlarge!

Thank you for those that help me to open my eyes and look them in different perspective. They are just like other kids....but more unique and interesting, who need people around them to understand and treat them accordingly, and definitely with lots of love and care! let them be apart of the society.

My crazy group mates that made the visit memorable!
>More pictures<

Want to understand more about autism?

1)More info at Autistic Collaboration, Early Autism Project Malaysia. and Lions REACh

2)Watch this video by University of California.


3)Read this book!! Very interesting yet true to autistic spectrum disorder. A murder mystery novel like no other. The detective and narrator, is Christopher Boone, a 15 years old kids with Asperger's Syndrome(milder form of autism).I bought the bookmark during the visit which is hand painted by the autistic children! Cute!
4)If you are lazy to read and allergic to boring lecture...why not watch a movie about a man with autism? Do u remember "Rain Man" starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. A film Base on true story of a American savant, Kim Peek who born in 1952. Below a clip showing Rainman threw temper tantrum after he been force to board a plane. Cool film! Yana has the CD!


p/s: Donation and volunteering to Lions REACh is much welcome!

"I held up my hand and spread my fingers out in a fan and we made our fingers and thumbs touch each other. We do this because sometimes Father wants to give me a hug, but i do not like hugging people, so we do this instead, and it means that he loves me" Christopher Boone.

I'm a Scuba Diver!

I develop interest with deep sea diving after growing up watching Animal Planet and National Geographic. I got my diving license in Semporna, Sabah back in July 2008 under Scuba Junkie with few of my friends. Its really hard and tiring to get the license but its really fun and unforgettable experience especially when you with the 5 manic people!haha. We learn the theory in Semporna and practical at 2 insanely beautiful island, Sibuan and Mabul. After we are officially become a diver, we straight away jump into water of Sipadan Island which is few miles away from Mabul. Sipadan is just simply Wow!! It's one of the best diving spot in the world and even become the finalist for "the New 7 Nature Wonders of the World". Lots of turtles, corals and my favorite, a group of Barracudas that looks like a giant ball from afar! Sabah never fails me!! Fall in love with Sipadan and definitely will go there again!

The Crazy people! Me,Fazrin,Archeng,Apai,Anom,Gamat & Mujed.
Another scuba trip guys??

Beautiful Island! White sandy beach with crystal clear water...Gorgeous!

Scuba Diver in action!

Kids in Mabul's Fishing Village...cute yet bizarre pose from the kids!

~~~For more pictures...view my Facebook Photo Album.~~~

Rare footage during our diving trip:

Learning navigating using compass at Mabul Island jetty. Anom looks so confuse! hehe. what had happen at the end of the video? anyone remember??


After diving, Apai felt nauseous but still have an appetite and promoting the beautiful corals..Delirium?!


Mujed 23rd surprise birthday party in Mabul Island! aren't we sweet Mujed??


Fear Factor! We dare David Petrick to eat Durian but unfortunately he likes it! Suckz! I want to see him puke or something..haha. We meet David in Mabul Island and we get a opportunity to go around Tawau town with him. Such a cool American dude! When are you coming back to Malaysia David??


p/s I will post more videos of the trip soon .......so follow my blog closely ok!!

"SCUBA diving is sensual. To breathe underwater is one of the most fascinating and peculiar sensations imaginable. Breathing becomes a rhythmic melody of inhalations and exhalations. The cracks and pops of fish and crustaceans harmonize with the rhythmic chiming of the bubbles as you exhale"

15malaysia

I came across this interesting Malaysian Film project in Facebook. 15Malaysia is a short film project produced by the same team that brought you MAFU (Malaysian Artist for unity) and 'Here In My Home' last year.

The project consists of 15 uniquely short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders.

Who doesn't intrigued and want to see Khairy Jamaludin as a taxi driver, Nik Aziz talking about a tree in a film and Adibah Nor been stalked by a human-sized chicken???haha


My top 5 trailers:

'Healthy Paranoia' by Khairul M Bahar-Featuring Liow Tiong Lai.


'Halal' by Liew Seng Tat- Starring Adibah Nor and the human-size chicken.


'Chocolate' by Yasmin Ahmad


'House' by Linus Chung


and my favorite

'Meter' by Lim Benji-featuring Khairy Jamaludin


If you want see Nik Aziz &other trailers go to the 15Malaysia Facebook and become a fan!

"You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia."