The Alphabets in My Life: E

Been neglecting this post thread for a long time. I guess I was kinda stuck at E. Now, What are the things that I can associate with 'E'? Hmm...

E is for:

Eeeeeewwww - The word I always utter when I'm disgusted. I hate dirt, germs and especially dirty toilets (Currently cursing daily because one of the staff toilet is blocked and yet some idiots still want to do business there. WTF?! They think others are interested to find out what they ate for lunch/dinner? Beruk punya idiot!)

Eccentric - Some people maybe puzzled by my sometimes (if not all the time) eccentric behavior. Like how I have an almost ritual-like style when bathing/putting on makeup/etc that every step is to be followed to a T. Friends commented that I have a super-alien power kinda creative imagination. Haha... X-files la dey. Another habit of mine, everytime I hear or utter a phrase that's accidentally a part of a lyric, I'll sing it. Annoying or entertaining? Don't care. As I said, Better be gila-gila daripada gila. Correct, no?

Emotional - Sometimes I'm full of emotions and at times I can have totally zero emotions, as if it's in a vacuum. As I told one 'friend', " I can be an angel or an unfeeling bitch all rolled into one. I can be nice and I can be heartless. Never mess with me."

E - the grade that will sign my death warrant when I was still in school. Aku dah cakap mak bapak aku ni kejam kalau pasal result periksa.

Ego - All of us have ego. It's an indispensable part that makes up our psyche. I have it (otherwise I might as well be a doormat for everyone to step on and scrape mud off their boots). However, I hate egoistic idiots who because of their overinflated ego, thinks that they are the greatest creature on earth and thus, refuses to listen to reason and advice. Pigi mampos la!

Aaaa... Run out of ideas already. It's late. I'm sleepy.

Tell me, what are your E's?

Kaleidoscope: Aya Pemangkung Tawak

Note: Just got back from Mum's longhouse (no pics, didn't bring camera and even my handphone) for a grand-aunt's ngetas ulit ceremony. Been years since I last went back to Mum's longhouse so it was unsurprising that I (almost) entered the wrong bilik since the ruai was renovated a few years back. Haha... Malu siiiiaalll.
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The title of my post is in Iban, it means gong-beater uncle. I am reflecting on the behaviour of a person residing (maybe) within 10-kilometre radius from us. Must be cryptic, no?
This uncle is rather infamous in our neighbourhood, no wait, let me correct that, this uncle AND his family is rather infamous in our neighbourhood. He was of the sort that likes to show off what he got (or what he ain't got yet but he swears to God he'll get it soon).
This is one of the rare post that I will write in Iban. Lest my Dad comment that my Iban is getting be'tegar' a bit. Heheh

Nyadi jaku tu ukai deka nyadung penyai sapa-sapa. Ukai mega deka ngemalu ka sapa-sapa. Tang jaku kenang tu ngambi ka kitai tau betati ka pengelikun pendiau diri empu. Nyadi ke bendar ia, aku tu sigi rindu berati ka ulah orang (engka nya kini ngambi bidang psikologi and cognitive science). Nyadi pendiau sida Aya Pemangkung Tawak (APT) tu sebilik sigi lama udah aku perati ke. Baka apai labang anak sigi ga nyadi burik (betul ka enda peribahasa aku tu?), nyadi perangai APT tu sigi dititih ka bala anak ia. Baka kuih kek sigi nitih ka chuan iya deh.

Nyadi sida APT tu sebilik sigi bungah sereta peramah enggau orang tang anang asa ati, sida ia tu tau nyadi ba menara pemancar signal. Kategal ia, suah ga bini APT tu ngangau ka indai aku ari pagar rumah sida kategal ka betusoi ka 'berita angat'. Indai aku semina nyaut 'auk, auk pia' aja. Ukai semina kami sebilik, mayuh bala orang bukai sigi madah ka signal 'radio' sida sigi kuat amat deh. Siti da perangai APT tu ti enda berapa dikerindu ka orang ianya ia rindu amat betapat enggau orang. Ia rindu nampak ka sida bisi pemisi agi ari orang bukai taja kami nemu, semua nya UTANG. Ia balat rindu muji bala anak ia pandai ngiga laki laban laki ukai orang sengapa. Menantu ia bisi nya kereja perintah, tuan pulis, pengajar sereta orang (Iban) NZ. Lebuh maya siku anak APT tu suba kala betunang enggau anak pensyarah, nya meh aya tu nyau kerah2 muji pemintar anak ia ngiga laki laban menantu ia ukai purih sengapa. Nyau geli hati bala orang ke ninga. Kasih endar, nadai endar ga utai ke membanggakan ia. Enti apai indai ke bukai, gaga agi enti anak bisi pemandai lalu kereja ti menyana.

Nyadi APT tu sigi enda tau bisi 'tawak', mit ke besai, sigi dipangkung ia. Tang diatu bisi tampak runggu APT tu laban siko menantu iya tu tadi udah ditemu serta disiasat orang kategal penyalah 'makai besuap'. Ukai mensia di dunia tu buta tauka paloi enda nemu ni sukat pemayuh gaji lalu manding ke nya enggau reta ke dikembuan. Bisi ga ba pikir aku, engka pengawa menantu ia nya bisi tebantai laban perangai APT tu. Tai mayau dilamun ba para pen nemu nempuh bau ia, anang ke agi tu tak dipangkung disadung aya nya berita menantu ia ti mayuh duit enggau rumah. Nama meh penyadi, tawak besai nyau udah rimpak. Nadai entu tetaing munyi tawak APT diatu tang agi ga ia kadang-kadang mangkung tawak. Baka ko ia nganu apai ku suba,

" Ka ngaga extension meh tu unggal, ngaga batu dua tingkat. Tang nya meh, agi nganti tiang segala besai (Roman-style pillar) bedau datai."

(Maya nya kami baru udah nyambung rumah dua tingkat, ba baruh simen tang tingkat atas papan).

That was two years ago. Engka nyau burok tiang nya kelalu lama dalam chuan.
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Forgot to post this picture of a wonderful halter neck dress I wore for Ron's wedding. I love this dress :-)

Photo taken with Daryl and Marinus

20 Questions (Tagged by Grace the Hornbill)

Instructions: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

Question Removed: Question No 9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?


1. At what age do you wish to marry?
- I am PBSM.

2. Where will you go if someone sponsors you a tour ticket?
- Vatican City, Jerusalem, Forbidden City (Unlimited Tour) or a Cruise :-)

3. What's your favorite thing to do?
- Reading

4. Do you think money can buy happiness?
- Material happiness and satisfaction, Yes. Spiritual and Soul satisfaction, No.

5. If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
- Aiyoh, so many, how to choose?
But if I had to choose it would be to live somewhere in the french countryside. Kahkahkah.. (lekak ya aku mati boring)

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?
- Hello? Mok berak pun pakei duit tauk sik?

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
- My mind.

8. What is your current mood?
- Zero. No emotions. Zilch.

9. Would you rather be silent and polite and get bullied or speak out and be labelled as rude?
- Speak out.

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you?
- Grace - fun, smart, small. Hehehe...

11. What are the requirements that you wish from the other half?
- Respect me and mi familia. And respect my independence.

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
- Hypocritical idiots.

13. What is your ambition?
- To open my own school where kid's potential are fully developed.

14. What is your favourite word/words?
- siiiaaal, what the hell

15. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
- My sanity, faith, family, friends and work.

16. Do fix a broken heart or let Time heal the Pain?
- Neither. Enjoy life and no regrets!

17. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
- My too forgiving nature? Nah, wouldn't change a thing. That's what made me, ME.

18. What is your idea of relaxation?
- Lying in a hammock on the beach and the ocean breeze (minus the sun's heat)

19. What are your habits?
- I have routines that I follow almost ritual-like every day. Hehe

20. If one day you couldn't do the things that you are used to doing now anymore, how would you feel?
- Out of my mind, perhaps?

I would tag... Whoever wants to do this. Ruis ke? Heheh

Me the Actress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) (from French "théâtre", from Greek "theatron", θέατρον, meaning "place of seeing") is the branch of the performing arts defined as simply as what "occurs when one or more persons, isolated in time and/or space, present themselves to another or others."^[1] By this broad definition, theatre has existed since the dawn of man, as a result of human tendency for story telling. Since its inception, theatre has come to take on many forms, often utilizing elements such as speech, gesture, music, dance, and spectacle, combining the other performing arts, often as well as the visual arts, into a single artistic form.

There are a variety of philosophies, artistic processes, and theatrical approaches to creating plays and drama. Some are connected to political or spiritual ideologies, and some are based on purely "artistic" concerns. Some processes focus on a story, some on theatre as event, and some on theatre as catalyst for social change. According to Aristotle's seminal theatrical critique Poetics, there are six elements necessary for theatre: Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Music, and Spectacle. The 17th century Spanish writer Lope de Vega wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards, two actors, and one passion".

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We act everyday. At home, at work, at play. We put a performance daily. For example,we may dislike a person to the deepest pit of their core, but we still can smile and converse with them. Or, when we simply don't give a damn about someone's new manicure, bisul, etc, we still can act as if they are saying the most interesting thing on earth. Go figure.

Just came back from a 3-day Basic Theater Workshop. Attended the course with my colleague and other teachers, students and some members of arts groups (actually we brought along the students because otherwise, it would be just attended by 10 participants).

Our facilitator for the course was En. Suffian Hj. Jalet, a teacher in Sekolah Seni Malaysia, Kuching. He delivered the course very well, too bad he was suffering from tonsilitis on the second day.

My only gripe about the course is the accommodation. Really, putting us up in a derelict, to be torn down hostel is not acceptable. And saying that ' one must suffer in the pursuit of learning' or ' so that you can focus more on this course' is out of the picture. No sicere apologies, just excuses. Gee, thanks En. Pegawai Penguasa. Now, go to H3LL!!!

I meet wonderful new acquaitances in this course, especially the other teachers as well all the D'Gassa art group members. Leman, Bujai, Limah, Siti, Jess and Nafis, you guys are a blast to be with!

Overall, the workshop was a wonderful experience, although I did feel under the weather on the last day. For the vocal practice, I'm really thankful that I had vocal lessons in Uni (thanks En. Hafiz) because I already have the vocal panggung (loud and clear voice) not to mention the frequent practice in classrooms. Heheh...

Actually, a lot more things to tell but I am so tired (slept for 3 hours after I reached home) and I still have to handle the 'amazing race' for academic week tomorrow.

p.s: Tagged by Grace. Hmm... Will answer them later.

A Nasty Four Letter Word...

DIET.
That has got to be the nastiest for letter word for a food lover like me. Argh!

But, I got to do it for two reasons.

1. Health
The last time I had a blood test, my cholesterol level was a bit leaning towards the high side. Not healthy. A no-no since members of my family (grandma, dad, mum, eldest bro, 2nd bro and sis) are diagnosed as having hypertension and they have to take the meds continuously. Yuck! My eldest bro also suffer from diabetes and since the results from my blood test also showed that my blood sugar was also borderline-high, I must do something. Health is wealth, they say.

2. Aesthetic
Compared to how I looked over the year(s), it's very obvious that I've put on weight. Compare between these images:

Me in 2003Me in 2007 (November)

Me in 2008 (June) - See how 'round' my cheeks are?

In view of the rising fuel prices, I can't afford to buy more clothes to accommodate further size expansions. I can feel that my fitness is lagging and my energy goes down. It is frustrating when putting on clothes that fits nicely before but now it's getting more snug (konon la, ketat dan sendat sebenarnya) and increasing the risk of experiencing wardrobe malfunction a la Hulk. Eeee... Takutnya!
I will be going for my post grad diploma's convocation sometime this year, and I really need to get back in shape or I might just break some tactless fellas' nose if they mention 'how round' my cheeks are getting. Gedebush!

Still planning my diet. Most probably will be a low carb and low-sugar diet.
Huhuhu *nangis*

note: Will be away for a few days. Bengkel teater thingy. Mana la tau, nanti jadi pelakon pulak, konon nya *sic*

Salary to be paid in 2 monthly instalments?

Someone sudah mabuk viagra or suffering from Erecticle Dysfunction ('dead shoot'), 'cause maybe that's the reason he's fucking us rakyats! Maybe it's the only way he can get satisfaction.

Damn!

Another case of 'Do First, Think Later'

The Evil Eye

This morning I was rushing to get to work because I was scared of being late (I have this fear of being late for work, crazy kan?) and so I was cursing and screaming murder at the slow idiots hogging the road. I don't usually speed when I'm driving, only when I feel like it. And boy, was I feeling it this morning.
By the time I reached my workplace, my temper was extremely short. To make things worse, someone parked at my usual spot albeit only being there for a short while (setakat nak teman bini makan kat kantin cari tempat lain la).
But hey, there was suddenly a crowd next to my car as I parked my car. Damn! It was those lower six kids doing their orientation assignments (collecting the teachers' signatures) and they were like sharks waiting to pounce on me the moment I exit my car.
Bloody hell, it's going to take forever.
Are they trying to kid me? I am definitely in my crouching tiger, hidden dragon mood. Nak mati cuba la...
So as I was taking my keys out of ignition, I gave them an evil stare. The one that says, "Try me if you bloody dare!"
And I was able to get to the office without being harassed. Haha
(Actually I arrived earlier than the previous days. Cis, must be the early sunrise)

Snapshots: Ron & Angie's Wedding

Here comes the bride
















Presenting Mr & Mrs Ron Aldrino















Group photo ( From left: Daryl, Lai, Diana, Marinus, Cla & Baby Ally, Greg the galah, Ron, 'Frodo' (cos he's the Ringbearer, geddit??), Angie, Me, Shera, Lo)











Group Photo (still the same people)

















Greg the Galah & Daryl the best man
















Greg the galah a.k.a. Uncle Vono











Lo & I
















Daryl - Wajah seorang pengapit. Bila gik turn ko? Bachelor Boy forever lah tek...













Cheery faces
















Me with Rev. Airies S.J















Couple jugak at last... Hahaha... Masin punya mulut












My 2 lovely 'sis'
















Shera & I


















Greg showing his fatherly instincts... Pass suda tu, boleh kawen suda...

Snapshots: Sarikei Bloggers Gawai Visiting 2008

Too bad I missed meeting Puteri in person. Was so caught up with everything in my longhouse; Gawai, Dad getting food poisoning and my 2 cousin getting hitched in the same night (meaning I have to somehow 'officiate' or at least be present on behalf of Dad). Not easy being Dad's girl.
Only managed to reach home in the evening on 3rd June. I drove since Dad was still not feeling well. This year's Gawai got to be the most tiring Gawai I've ever had. Penat wei...
So, we decided to have the Sarikei bloggers open house on the 4th.
1st stop, my house. Grace and Sula brought along Grace's colleague, Albert and his wife. Albert was my ex-classmate in secondary school, although if I recall correctly he wasn't one of my victims (mangsa kena dera). Hehe...
Showed them some videos taken during Gawai celebration in my longhouse. Grace was so surprised when I told her that I won the 1st prize for ngajat competition. Hehe... Are you surprised?
Next stop, we went to Cuthess' place. Albert & wife excused themselves and so it was only us, gang of 4 left. We chatted about some mutual friends and their updates. Topik wajib? Scan kaler of course..heheh
Then we went to Grace's place. Waa... I miss muni the dog so much. Muni managed to startle Cuthess and so she was screaming in the car.
Pejalai was at home, lama sudah tidak jumpa dia ni, and Debbie was not glued to her book (I think la). Grace and Sula made BBQ 'anuk' and 'ahem'. Didn't take any picture as we were busy stuffing our faces with it. Hehehe...
While I was at Grace's place, watched the news and learnt in horror that fuel price was to increase by 40% come midnight. Siyalll!
On our way back, Cuthess and I was stuck in a traffic jam (in Sarikei for goodness sake!) because of people all rushing to buy their petrol at the price of RM1.92 for the last time. Only reached home at 10.30 pm. Penat!

Snapshots: Gawai Rh. Anthony, Bawang Assan

*will post the story later*

Snapshots: Gawai Antu Sg. Apong

Went to ngabang Gawai Antu to a longhouse in Sungai Apong (some 20 minutes drive on rough gravel access road). Had to park my car so bloody far from the longhouse and walk all the way there under the hot hot sun. Aiyah...
Nothing much to share just that it was a relatively small village. Kira ok ok lah...