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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>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"