"National Identity & Power Sharing"
10/16/2008 05:03:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa

The moment that my friends and I were waiting for, finally arrived. We have been waiting since last week to attend a public lecture by our honourable former Prime Minister Y.A.Bhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, who is also the UTP's Chancellor. The one hour lecture was on "National Identity & Power Sharing".

The Chancellor Hall was totally full with crowd. When we arrived, there were no seat left at the top floor of the hall. Quite frustrating at that time as we thought of loosing the chance to listen to his speech. Fortunately, the usher asked us to enter the hall and fill up all the empty seats at one island. We soon realized that the island was for lecturers and staff. =)

Mainly in the speech delivered, he emphasized on our Malaysia current situations in term of politics, economics and social. He even made several comparisons with other countries situations. He also discussed the possibilities of creating national identity, how the word 'Malaysian' does really give impact to all races as it is worldly known that Malaysia is a multiracial country.

The floor was then opened for Q & A session. Due to the overwhelming responses from some of the audiences who would like to ask him questions, the session was extended from half an hour to almost one hour. I personally admired the coolness of him answering all those questions that he even remember the exact year and figure of what particular events or incidents he was talking about. Some points of the questions that I managed to capture:
  • the existing of vernacular school that may hinder unity which is important to create national identity
  • the Malays are now represented by various parties, not only UMNO, which shows less unity among the Malays itself as it makes Malays become weaker and weaker (Tun answered that almost all leaders now are thinking more of how they could get a better position in politics rather than thinking of how to improve the Malays condition that are far left behind compared to other races in Malaysia)
  • the Malays' tolerance to other races (regarding the issue of apologizing that the Malays are always to be blamed when something wrong happens)
  • social justice and social equality
  • the relevant of practicing Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia
  • criteria of being a leader
  • what does Malaysia meant to him
  • how was his Raya celebration


The most unforgettable moment was I got the lucky chance to shake hands with Tun. *happy* =D

Tun with UTP's Rector at the entrance door

Feel free to click on this link for the article of UTP by Tun. [UTP]
Syair Si Pari-pari
10/16/2008 05:06:00 AM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa

Syair Si Pari-pari


Lara... kian parah merusuh dada
Terpintas litar ku terasa
Sepi... nyaring menjerit dan membingit
Lenyap damai tanpamu

Masa... tersimpul di alam yang kelam
Olak-alik arah tujunya
Hanya... hanya zahirmu yang kan bisa
Meleraikan segala-galanya

Di bawah sinaran ungu
Kau persembahkan syairmu untukku
Gemalai tarimu bagai
Sang pari-pari turun ke bumi

(Oh) Menjelmalah kau dari maya
Hiburkanlah hatiku gundah
Jangan biarkan aku... keliru
Memburu... dirimu

Masih berlegar di antara mimpi
Bagai nyata kau hadir dan bersenda
Telah kuhulurkan kasihku padamu
Tak kau genggam jiwaku yang tercengkam
Aku yang terseksa
Dan menanti

...kan mu

-Syair Si Pari-pari, Zamani-

Dan masih berlegar di antara mimpi
bagai nyata kau hadir dan bersinar
menjelmalah kau dari maya
hiburkanlah hatiku gundah
jangan biarkan aku keliru memburu dirimu
Bintangku~

(edited version)

p/s: Belum punya ilham untuk berkarya. Kepala kusut dengan akademik...huhu~
Aidilfitri 7 : Raya dengan popcorns?
10/07/2008 11:15:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa
Raya dengan popcorns?? Apa kes?

Isnin - Memandangkan budak-budak comel ni semua dah balik awal, maka diorg2 ni merancang nak pegi beraya esoknya hari Selasa.

Selasa - Pakat-pakat nak pegi beraya rumah Ba dan Sakinah. Dua2 orang pun UTP16. Rumah Ba kat Stesen Telekomunikasi TLDM Sitiawan & rumah Sakinah plak kat Manjung.

Temanya baju kurung bagi yang perempuan. Yang lelakinya macam biasa2 ja kot. hehe~

So, berkumpul la ktorg pukul 10...dalam 10.30 gerak..n pukul 11 dah sampai rumah Ba. Memandangkan rumah dia dalam kawasan ketenteraan siket, eceh~ ktorg bukan setakat kena tinggalkan IC kat pondok guard tu...enfon pun kena tinggal gak! huhu~ tapi takpa, janji semua hepy~ =)

Fatin si pemilik kereta

diapit si purple-purple, di belakang kereta

Beraya la ktorg kat rumah Ba. Mak dia plak dengan murah hati masak mi bandung. Sedap!~ hehe~ Ada yang bertambah-tambah...hehe~ =P

Dalam pukul 1 lebih, dah gerak dari rumah Ba. Ada masa lebih kurang 2 jam lagi sebelum pegi rumah Sakinah (tak dapat pegi awal sebab mak dia tak balik keja lagi..huhu~). Ba pun join ktorg balik sekali.

Fikir punya fikir...diorg ni pakat plan nak pegi tengok wayang. Mencarilah ktorg panggung wayang kat ctu. Naseb baek jumpa.

Dilarang Merokok

Tapi macam poyo ja bila masuk wayang pakai baju kurung. Action ja lebih. Selamba ja ktorg..ah-ha!~ Orang lain beraya dengan kuih raya..ktorg makan popcorns n pepsi..kih3~ ;P Memandangkan pilihan cerita pun tak banyak, ktorg pilih tengok Senario The Movie Episode 1.

berbaju kurung dalam pawagam..ahakz!~

Cerita tu ok la...so-so. Tak la berapa best sangat pun. Setakat bole gelak sebab lawak bodoh diorg ja. Ending pun macam tak puas hati. Naseb baek dapat harga tiket student rate. Tapi of course, ada dialog2 dalam cerita tu yang dah start jadi trademark budak-budak ni. "I like mat rempit!" & "Adik tumpang abang bole?" *dengan suara yang meremangkan bulu tengkuk dan semestinya menggelikan!*

Dah pukul 3 lebih, gerak ke rumah Sakinah plak. Dia dan mak dia dah prepare macam-macam untuk ktorg. Ada nasi impit, bihun sup, bubur kacang dan kuih-kuih raya. Makan lagi! haih~ (Raya..raya..memang sah menggemukkan..ngeh3~)

makan-makan kat rumah Sakinah (tak tau la ni dah makan kali ke berapa..hehe~)

Hujan lebat plak, tak dapat balik lagi. Bole ja kalo nak balik, tapi kesian kat abg Rambo bawak moto. Confirm basah nanti...huhu~ so, tunggulah hujan teduh dulu.

comeyl~

poyo~

Maka sementara tu, sembang-sembang dengan mak Sakinah yang sememangnya peramah...dan selebihnya masa untuk bergambar la. Tu yang jadi gambar-gambar kat atas ni...ahakz!~ Balik ni Sakinah plak yang join sekali. =)

Pastu berangkatlah ktorg pulang. Hujan renyai-renyai...sejuk...huhu~ Dah sampai UTP, singgah kafe V4 dulu. Haniza nak bagi kek lapis yang dia bawak khas dari Sarawak. Herm...best sebab time tu memang sangat teringin makan kek lapis..ah-ha!~ Makan-makan lagi siket kat v4, sembang dan balik bilik.

Ni la perjalanan ktorg sepanjang hari ni. Nice & Sweet~

kek lapis Sarawak

-Abg Rambo~Ba~Syahmi~Khairi~Diyana~Fatin~Azuani~Ema~Sakinah~
Love Chooses You
10/06/2008 02:22:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa


LOVE CHOOSES YOU

If you find yourself in love with someone, and that someone does not love you...be gentle to yourself, there is nothing wrong with you, but love just did not choose to rest in that someone's heart.

If you find someone in love with you and you cannot answer that love...feel honoured that love has came by and called on your door...but gently refuse the feeling you cannot return, as love did not choose to settle in your heart.

If you find yourself in love with someone and the love return...it still can happen that love chooses to leave..do not try to reclaim it and do not assess any blame..let it go. Despite the pain, there is reason and meaning to this..you cannot choose love by yourself,
LOVE CHOOSES YOU.

- Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it is what you are expected to give..which is everything. -
Tentang Perempuan...
10/04/2008 08:49:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa
Untuk lelaki...
Tentang Perempuan...


1 - Bila seorang perempuan mengatakan dia sedang bersedih, tetapi dia tidak menitiskan air mata, itu bermakna dia sedang menangis di dalam hatinya.

2 - Bila dia tidak menghiraukan kamu selepas kamu menyakiti hatinya, lebih baik kamu beri dia masa untuk menenangkan hatinya semula sebelum kamu menegur dengan ucapan maaf.

3 - Perempuan sukar nak cari benda yang dia benci tentang orang yang paling dia sayang (sebab itu ramai perempuan yang patah hati bila hubungan itu putus di tengah jalan).

4 - Sekiranya seorang perempuan jatuh cinta dengan seorang lelaki, lelaki itu akan sentiasa ada di fikirannya walaupun ketika dia sedang keluar dengan lelaki lain.

5 - Bila lelaki yang dia suka dan cinta merenung tajam ke dalam matanya, dia akan cair seperti coklat!!

6 - Perempuan memang suka akan pujian tetapi selalu tidak tahu macam mana nak menerima pujian.

7 - Jika kamu tidak suka dengan gadis yang sukakan kamu separuh mati, tolak cintanya dengan lembut. Jangan berkasar sebab ada satu semangat dalam diri perempuan yang kamu takkan tahu bila dia dah buat keputusan, dia akan lakukan apa saja.

8 - Sekiranya seorang gadis mula menjauhkan diri darimu selepas kamu tolak cintanya, biarkan dia untuk seketika. Sekiranya kamu masih ingin menganggap dia seorang kawan, cubalah tegur dia perlahan-lahan.

9 - Perempuan suka meluahkan apa yang mereka rasa . Muzik, puisi, lukisan dan tulisan adalah cara termudah mereka meluahkan isi hati mereka.

10 - Jangan sesekali beritahu perempuan yang mereka ni langsung tak berguna.

Rujukan : Majalah REMAJA, edisi 15 Julai 2008
Aidilfitri 2 & 3 : The Green
10/03/2008 06:59:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa
Second day of Raya...

nak balek kampung ni

As usual...second day is the day for us balek kampung! My village is at Bandar Bahru, exactly near to Parit Buntar, Perak. Reached there, straight away went to my uncle's house. Dia buat open house kecil-kecilan, makan-makan cket. huhu~

Pastu macam biasa, jumpa2 n beraya dengan kezen n sedara mara jauh dekat yang mana sempat...tapi raya kali ni balik kampung sat ja...time constraint..huhu~ dan tak tau la kenapa raya kedua ni tak banyak amek gambar...semua orang sibuk2 jumpa..pastu dah penat..hehe~ sedara mara pakat bawak balik kuih raya...macam-macam rasa n design..suka kuih raya! hehe~ macam biasa, makan lagi...adey~


Third day of Raya...

gambar ni kat halaman rumah GU

Before Friday prayers, we all started our journey to Ustaz Ishak's house (Guru Utama & Presiden PSSCM) at Tanah Liat, Bukit Mertajam. Pegi satu family..hehe~. Ustaz buat rumah terbuka untuk ahli-ahli PSSCM. Maka, ramailah yang datang dari seluruh Malaysia. Yang dari cawangan Perak, kebanyakannya aku kenal..hehe~

tangan sapa nyebok plak tu?? ;P

WME 81 at the back there is the Vice Pres of PSSCM, Tn. Hj. Maideen's car. =)

suasana rumah terbuka GU

Kalo perasan, dalam gambar ni ada abg Farid n Kak Naja PUO (bertudung kuning).

with kak Sara

Nak balik dah...masa masuk rumah nak salam Ustaz & Mak Tam, terjumpa Kak Sara. Apa lagi, amek gambar la ktorg....ngehee!~

kak Elmy, abg Zack & baby Khalish Mifdhal

Masa nak pegi kat kereta, terselisih plak dengan kak Elmy, abg Zack dengan baby diorg, baby Khalish Mifdhal...diorg baru datang dari Taiping..nak menyempat gak amek gambar..hehe~ pastu tu terserempak dengan Abg Arep Ezwan..dia pun baru datang.

Tapi kan sebelum balik dari rumah Ustaz...ada sesuatu yang berlaku...

unexpected but came true!

dan itu menjadikan hari raya ketiga paling bahagia dalam hidupku, so far... :)

***

That night, as promised...Nik comel (but now dia nak guna 'cantek' plak...adey~ hehe~) came to my house...beraya!

having fun with NIK comel

close up

Nik is one of my best friends too, especially during form 4 & 5. Ktorg sekelas sejak form 3 lagi. Nik ni sangat happening! Dia yang selalu buat lawak & menceriakan hari-hari kat sekolah...hehe~ kan Nik? But the best part is we shared the same interest...ACCOUNTING!! dulu tuisyen akaun pun dengan dia..hehe~ =D


-The magical colour is always GREEN-
~'kamu' yang selalu menggembirakan~ *wink2* :D
Aidilfitri 1 : The Maroons
10/02/2008 02:11:00 PM | Author: eVy-D-YaNa
First day of Raya...

Our family theme for this year is MAROON. hehe~ but because of last minute planning, the colour doesn't really match each other...hehe..tengok ja la gambar kat atas tu...kata maroon tapi macam-macam tone ada..ngeh3~

me on the raya morning

haa...this is my only sister or my so-called twins, Adilah
(herm..sama ek? ke mana ja ktorg pegi, asek orang asek tegur "kembar ka depa ni?" hehe~)

eVy-D-YaNa & ErY-D-La

true..it is a mirror reflection

On the first day of Raya, we have beraya at 7 houses from morning until late at night. Jangan tak tau, rumah Pengetua SGGS pun ktorg serbu! ngehee~ aaaaa....gila penuh perut time tu makan macam-macam, dah la baru abeh puasa kan. Hidangan biasa macam ketupat, rendang, nasi impit n kuah kacang mesti ada...pastu ada lagi nasi dagang, soto, roti jala dan macam-macam lagi yang tak tersebut. ah-ha~makan jangan tak makan!

The first house we all have gone is my nanny's house which is just a few houses from ours. The nanny whom we called her 'Tok Su', babysat me and my sis during our childhood time.

my nanny

This is the second house. They are also our neighbour. Izzati (wearing black tudung) is my best friend during primary school. Always went to school together. Adilah (wearing pink tudung) is my sis' friend and until now they go to school together. (nama pun sama kan...huhu~). Both of them are our childhood friend. Masa kecik-kecik dulu, ktorg selalu main sekali...lompat getah, masak-masak, anak patung, batu seremban, pepsi cola, ice water n macam-macam lagi la! Sekarang semua pun dah besar-besar. ;) Izzati is now studying in UIAM. It has already been a long time since we met each other.


Like previous year, we went beraya to my best friend house, Saaidah Nafisah. She is now living her life happily with her loved one. Tumpang bahagia!~ Me? Waiting for my Bintangku..hehe~ So, lambat lagi kot...ah-ha!

with Iedah

This 4 year's old Nada loves to sing...masa beraya kat umah tok dia (who is actually my father's friend) suka betul dia nyanyi...from 'Little Indian Boys & Girls' to 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'..sampai lagu Merdeka & Negaraku pun dia nyanyi...hehe~ Muka si Nada ni ada iras-iras orang Jepun gitu! Pandai posing plak tu..

with si kecil Nada

my sis' creativity --->



My sis really loves this photo editing. Just look at what she has done to the above pictures. ;)
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