best xmas present!!!!!

for xmas, i received

1. an 8 gig ipod touch from moi.. haha. i named her ruby

2. a pearl necklace from aak. thanks dear, its so lovely!!

3. a lighter from mim. thanks mimi!!! just what i needed :)

4. and the best give ever from abang jat!! a 19 inch monitor!!!! finally i can update my notes or type essays without squinting my eyes!!!

merry xmas people!! and happy new year

irony, paradox, juxtaposition, or simply sellfish??

its xmas eve and most of the people i care most about are in London :(

and i am not going to complain why i am not there with them because i choose to not go.

but am i making the most of it.

i have not finished a single essay.

i have not been studying but i have been day dreaming and watching tv series.

NAZURAH!!!! what the hell are you doing????????????

i want him to play at my wedding!!!!!

discovered this vid while looking a 'how to play canon on the guitar tutorial' and this lil boy is AMAZING.

just follow the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WirEJbA14xA

my guitar gently weeps

i am back from Prague, in one piece, Alhamdulillah :)

called mother yesterday to catch up on whats happening at home and i realised that i have not been in touch with my family for quite some time now.

feeling homesick, i wanted to print a family photo to put in this awesome frame i bought from prague. tapi.... i could not find one :( ade satu je, and that was taken back in 1992.

disappointed, i printed out pictures of my sibs instead and made a collage using the pics.

i miss my family :'( and the person i miss most is my mommy....

i used to call or text her everyday mase kat ssp and during plkn.

masuk ky, it was reduced to twice a week..

sampai nottingham.. i call her like once a month!!!

and yesterday mommy pesan two things.

1. cukup2 lah ambil gambar gune slr tu

2. delete gambar yang ade nazu main guitar kat facebook, nanti ayah nampak die marah.

and when was the last time i played the guitar?? i think it was 3 weeks ago.

and this is the vid.

the end

first European adventure

destination : Prague, the capital of Czech Republic :)

first time i heard about the country: PPM 2004, it took Faisal 5 mins and several phone calls before I can properly pronounce "Czechoslovakia" ( he helped me with some research on the Chernobyl tragedy)

farewell Nottingham---- Hello Eastern Europe :)

p/s: if i dont update my blog or facebook status by saturday (19/12), please contact the embassy or something. after watching the film 'Taken' (awesome movie btw), Eastern Europe gives me the creeps. nevertheless, its history fascinates me :)

illegal downloading = haram???

this is an issue which I've thought abt a couple of months ago, while doing some research while preparing for LNAT. (for those of you who dont know, LNAT = Law National Admissions Test)

when we illegally download music/videos/or any files, are we committing a sin???

i mean, think abt it. the singer earns a living by making music. when we illegally download it, they dont reap any benefit from it.

well, it can be argued that the act of listening to songs can be classified as sinful. but lets assume that it is not, than are we committing a sin by not rewarding someone for his or her... erm... service.

well, lets put religion aside and argue it from an economic point of view. illegal downloading = inefficient allocation of resources. i mean, it must distort the circular flow of income.. somehow. because there can only be a balance if the singer's cost (i.e making the music, renting a studio etc) is covered and this can only be done through a legal transaction.

with this in mind,i purchased She & Him's volume one from itunes.

and its worth every single penny :)

p/s: my fav track from this album is you really got a hold on me :)

mimiko, if ur reading this, check out the song ya :)

brotherly love

if you have read my previous post, i think you will get a hint that i was felling low.

so low that i cried in the middle of a shopping complex.. omg, it was embarrassing!!!!

but as the day progresses, it got better.

mainly because abang jat called!!!! and also because i ate a tub of ben n jerry ;)

thanks abang for always believing in me :)

p/s: thanks to att and dida for listening to me membebel pasal what happened. love u both :)

dear daddy

dear daddy,

i have your hair but i dont have your brains

i have your eyes, but we are never on the same page

i have your spirit and confidence

but only to use it against you

i know i always defy you

i know i am the only child who choose a path which you dont really approve

but does that justify why you dont believe in me

why you constantly question my actions

why i am never good enough for you??

would it have been different if i choose to study medicine?

or perhaps dentistry or photography

or if i followed you wishes and abandoned debate in high school

i guess the answer is yes~

i guess it would~

anak derhaka??

I have now been in the UK for over two months and believe it or not,I have not fully settled down. Initially, I had this theory that it was because i defied my parents but the recent events are starting to show the opposite.

bank account

when i went to the pre departure briefing in kl, Fiqry, Sue and all the other seniors told me that they have a bank account with llyods. so i intend to follow them given that llyods are among the few banks which offer an Islamic account. but MOM was against it.

mom: bukak la HSBC. mak gune HSBC, abang jat gune HSBC. senang kalau ade ape2.

to cut the story short, i did attempt to open an accnt with llyods but i faced some difficulties. so, tak jadi. from this incident and a few other events, i deduced that it was best to follow my parents advice

TAPI, now that i have an accnt with HSBC, pun tak okay gak. i still have not received my pin number. susah la, nak withdraw money je, kene gi town. dah banyak kali ger complaint. but masih tak sampai. hadoi. perhaps malam ni kene buat solat hajat.

free calls

dad: when u get there, get an iphone. that way u can skype with ur mother anytime, anywhere because i am planning to get one for myself.

i wanted to go against my dad and get a diff phone but using the anak derhaka theory, tak jadi. i spoke to so many people abt the iphone. registered my interest with orange and vodaphone. cursed orange when they gave similar tariffs although o2's monopoly had been broken. looking forward for xmas offers. and finally, i manage to convince myself to get it

BUT

HSBC is a clear evidence that the anak derhaka theory is probably not true

PLUS

there are so many signs that Allah might not want me to get an iphone after all.

1. dida lost her iphone- i'll pray that she finds it soon. it has been 3 days and still no news

2. i read from ammar's blog that his iphone rosak

3. the phone even under a contract is OVERPRICED

4. dad tak beli iphone pun!!!!!!!!!

so, no iphone for me. at least in the near future. i'm getting an ipod touch instead. i need a new ipod anyways. there is nothing wrong with my nano but its well, old. but it looks so lovely with its new skin (thanks kak nadi, its the most awesome farewell gift). but my cable dah hampir putus.. bla bla bla.. so yeah, time for a new ipod!!!!!

as for the anak derhaka theory, i have no idea if it is valid. i texted mom just now to complaint abt hsbc, and she did not reply.

i feel neglected

mom has not called me for like two weeks already..

she did not wish me on raya..

the final conversation we had lasted for like 30 seconds..

she did not even tell me that she is going to bandung to visit kak nadi .. and did i mention that this is her third visit..

oh well, i'll end this post with pics of my nano. starting tmrw, she will have a new sister!!!!

worry not my nano, i will never neglect you.

c u a k

pertama kali saya bermain guitar di atas pentas, saya amat bertuah kerane:

a) penontonnya semua wanita- maka perasaan malu2 tak ade

b) saye ade pemain base dan drum yang handal bersame saye- jika terlupa chord, tak ape, base nea akan take over, jika tersilap chord, saye cume toleh kebelakang dan atin akan tetap senyum dan gelak bersama- bile nak set amplifier, nea akan membimbing saye.

TAPI

minggu hadapan jika saya membuat persembahan, saye tak ade nea dan atin :(

even worse, saye rase amplifier pun tak ade.

lagu belum hafal, chords pun same

wajarkan saye memalukan diri sendiri??

kite tunggu dan lihat

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crap, my first post in bm. odd kan?? lol