Misdemeanor

Hahaha i just have to blog about it. After days of dry spell, lack of inspiration to write or even lack of things to say, I finally have something to write about. A case in point would be on my last post. Sorry about that. It was a sudden burst of frustration. Anyway, readers may need parental discretion on reading this indecent post hehe.

Victim: Syami
Perogol: Lulu
Time of incident : 6 50pm
Crime site : My own bed
Case: Molestation.
Submission: Case dropped.

Testimonial:

I was just minding my own business, relaxing on my bed, shirtless. I was reading some article on American economic disaster. On the floor, also minding her own business, there was Lulu (my cat) entertaining herself with a scrunched up paper. I think she got bored, and decided to jump on the bed. Still minding my own business. Then I saw her prowling decently towards me. A Little too close I would say in proximity. I patted her for a bit to show some affection. Eyes still reading on the article. All of the sudden, wait wait..wait a minute...then She SNIFFED MY NIPPLE AND LICKED IT! Uwaa...utterly violated. It was just in split second, but still! Me mama and papa will be disappointed. If i didn't put an end to the lewd scene, maybe she'll stay a little bit longer. Sanity speaks.

But I still love my cat. I'm not pressing charges.


See ya, kan mandi ku, I need a shower.

Tranquility

Photo captured by Afiif

Awang Cekmat

Have you been acquainted with Awang Cekmat? Anu bah yang tong gas biru dalam iklan for energy conservation atu. The word Cekmat is apparently a combination of keCEKapan and penjiMATan. Hence, di melayu kan jadi Awang Cekmat. Hence, he is employed to convey the message that energy use with efficiency prevents wastage. Currently, Awang Cekmat is manning the booth at the Mall, spreading "tips for energy saving". They relay the idea that the simplest way to participate in conserving energy is to start at home. I agree. So,
please try to minimise your energy usage at home. Tutup lampung, jangan banyak memvacuum, and kurang kan pakai aircon atu. Honestly, I admire and fully support the Ministry of Energy in attempt to increase the awareness of Brunei society in Energy conservation. I personally will pursue my master closely link to this field as well.

I also agree the fact that they are going at a "soft" rate in curbing the excessive consumption of energy in Brunei such as advertisement and posters. However, I do find their new "soft" attempt to curb energy consumption is plain stupid. It has a few flaw even their reps realise that. Currently, the Ministry of Energy initiate a measure of "Energy Labelled". In a nutshell, the measure is to label the "energy efficiency level" of some appliances. For instance, a Panasonic air conditioner will run with a 8.5 kilo watt/hr, and will be labelled as 5 star efficient (stars range from 1 to 5). Thus, as the watt rises, the star shall diminishes. Since they are in an infant stage, they are starting off with labelling air-conditioner and soon to cater other appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerator. Again, I feel it is a good initiative. For the reason that a buyer who is conscious with our environmental issue shall purchase those products with those stickers with more star i.e more energy efficient.

However, the big flaw of the measure is that it is voluntary. Adui..Basically, the suppliers are just "advised" to buy the stickers which I bet suppliers will not compromise to lower their profit to cover the sticker cost and also will not charge higher prices to shift the cost burden to consumers simply because supplier will lose their competitive edge. Bukan atu saja, the products ani, they need to be assessed of its level of efficiency right, and since Brunei has no experimental lab, all the appliances has to be shipped to other countries to be evaluated, with no cost subsidy. I just don't get it? Which suppliers in the right mind would do such thing? With that said, i just don't buy the concept. The whole concept is utterly rubbish. I see the direction, but it got cut off by a broken bridge.

I am sorry, I don't mean to be cynical about it. But, this is a complete waste of resources. Why create a concept when the end result poorly commit or fail to grasp the energy conservation objective. What I would do is make those stickers compulsory, just like 'no smoking' signs in every restaurants. If the latter can be strictly impose, so can this. Also, get an experimental laboratory already if we wish to take this matter seriously.

Battery for cash.

I AM NOT COMPLAINING THAT I AM UNEMPLOYED COS I KNOW IT IS JUST TRANSITORY BUTT I have used up my savings to the last dollar today. I could not even imagine how anyone could stay unemployed for even a short period of time. Unless, he has a large bequest awaits him, I guess there's a reason to be unemployed. For people like me, I can't even afford fuel and occasional purchase of ayamku at this current state. People, I am officially broke. Ya Allah, I am even close to my final straw to supplicate for money.

However, asking money from my parents would be unquestionable because I resent myself for choosing the easy way out of such ordeal. Asking loan from my family is only feasible if only I could foresee my future cash inflow sufficient to redeem my debt. Unfortunately for UBD students, our allowance halt at the last month of exam period. In other words, we are being financially cut off starting next month. No more basic allowance. No more liquid cash *choke*. Hence, NO BORROWING either. Hence, kill us now.

Being unemployed and strayed, money becomes scarce. A dollar would equivalently satisfy $20 for the employed. So today, I sort of earned my own keching keching. Collected some scarp at home, and went to a recycle company! Altogether I had with me 2kg of plastic bottles, and three car batteries. Fidah being skeptical doubted I even managed to collect more than $3! hehe Butt butt butt..to her surprise I collected myself a total amount of $22.70! $22 for freaking scarp! That is easy money love! Now I am sort of "$400" richer.

So people, if there's a will, there's always a way. Now, who would want me to clean up their garage?? Just give me a holler :p

Salam

I'm back, rejuvenated from mental and physical exhaustion. I had a thought to just quit blogging, as it WAS merely an abrupt moment to relief myself from exam scare. But I decided to continue blogging! Just to keep me fingers flicking and to connect myself with you loyal readers! Today's post menu shall not touch on future plans because at the moment the future is just a blurry picture. An abstract art. Until i can afford Nippon Paint, then I'll announce to the world what will be my future plans keke So what is up you people?

I can say friends who are close to me are leaving, or drifting away. Don't put ugly thoughts in your head. I am a dearly person. They didn't leave in a bad note. Its just some left for good, ONE left to KL, and ONE just gone in the thin air. My 3 China friends - Tang, Meng mei and Fang Fang left for good to their hometown, in mainland China. Alhamdulilah, the destruction caused by the horrific earthquake didn't not hamper their hometowns. Andrea on the other hand, had to leave for a selfless cause. I pray for your cousin's health ya. Moreover, Chun is just being Chun * no offence Chun* hehe.

Here is a picture of us together before we all drive away onto our own paths.

Oooh, another random thoughts, is it dumb to just figure out what the acronym NASA stands for? Damn, 23 years and I just figured it out through a t.v show. Kinda make me sounds dumb. Tell me you just Google it the moment I raised this issue? Otherwise I have to admit, I am not smarter than a 5th grader!

Talk to you soon :)

Family ku

Just a quick post of another family photo of mine!

Nasi katok

Some say nasi katok does not provide the proper nutrition we need, but hey it all goes out to any other snacks that we eat occasionally or in some cases for daily consumption. Again, what is the proper nutrient implied in this millennium ya? The food in the market we have today seems dubious of its healthiness anyway. Can we blame ourselves for being labelled as the most obese nations in South East Asia? On the bright sunny side, my China friends enjoy the privilege of cheap, fulfilling and apparently over the top delicious food. Beside that, we offer a market for the less fortunate to sustain by living on nasi katok for instance. By less fortunate, it was in reference to the foreign blue collars whom may want to save for their family, and would rather suppress their taste bud for something relatively overpriced entrée.

On a more enthusiastic note, the 18th was such a memorable event as I visited the first nasi katok stall in Brunei. Not exactly a stall, but a proper home. Apparently, it is located in Mabuhai area and still in operation. SHOCK! We stopped by to get some! The obvious reason it's so called "nasi katok" because one needs to knock on the door to purchase nasi katok, which i feel has loss its valuable meaning now. Masa ani, OI BUNG NASI KATOK SATU! Inda payah lagi bekatuk. I swear at one point of time I heard the rumour of the market for nasi bell. Ada ada saja bah ahh..

So, with all excitement, I took a photo of the place, with two of the night cruisers members (Andrea and Fang Fang),ordering two nasi katok original. Pretty good they said.

Knock knock!


Getting off tangent, totally unrelated story, I went to pat a horse today. His name was 521. Purely based on assumptions as that was what engraved on his torso. see photo below. ada tu the number, How could I tell it was a he? hahah pick a "straight up" guess :p he was a little bit "excited"seeing us hahaha

521

Catch up soon!

Family comes first.

Have you ever come across with this saying?

'It is fine to hate any of your family members, but it's not fine to hate your friends'. The reason behind it underlies on the idea that you come in a package deal, which is your family, and you don't choose to and there's a "free hate pass" that allows you to hate them. On the other hand, friends are built on the basis of mutual interest and likeness. With that said, it seems wrong to hate them cause you choose the people around you.

There was a moment in my life that that reason appears logic and a mere route to find reason to just hate when things just don't go your way. But as I grow up, and many of you I presume, learn that family will always comes first. God gives you this package for reason only he has the answers and you should be able to decipher it once you truly understand them thoroughly, by that I mean spiritually. I learn that each of my family members has their own unique thinking and "style". My dad, being opinionated and rational proves that the elderly are as witty as the young gen. My mum, being an organize freak, proves that details define a person and it matters in gossiping, cooking and filings. She relays the idea that if men are defined by their rationality, women are defined by their details. My eldest brother, being all bulgy, proves that the strongest person is only purely strong if exist in them a pure heart and can maintain composure when provoke. My middle brother, being all successful and stylish, proves that getting a first class isn't everything. It all matters how you carry yourself in the working life. oh, and it doesn't hurt to impress others with your wardrobe collections :p

With all that said, friends are like family too, there's time that there's a need to hate them to appreciate. But to me, it doesn't have to go that way. Appreciation should come naturally. Hate shouldn't be the catalyst to generate appreciation. The reason why I'm wiring on family values is because my brother just sent me our family picture and I realise family should really come first, no matter what are the circumstances.

Strict giller...

When does examination actually start? The moment you settle your arse on your assigned chair and the moment you have the exam paper 45 degrees down your chin, which will be on your exam desk. What does it do? It tests your ability, knowledge, and analytical skill. Does it care what you're wearing? Nope. It is a known fact. If only suited guys are allowed to sit for exams, the world will only be filled with lawyers.

In University Brunei Darussalam, things get wary even before entering the hall. The "body inspection", I shall say. The eyeing eagle scanning from top to the bottom of your feet, spotting for irregularities and human blood. I thought i would pass the human sensor BUTT a mother eagle sense her prey. She stopped me, piercing her beak on my neck at the main door entrance at the exam hall today. why? For a ridiculous reason.

To the world, yet to know or care of the strictness of UBD's dressing and hair code, get to know it because it's ridiculous. I understand if they give warnings to bar you from sitting for the exam for apparent reasons such as bringing in mobile phones, wearing shorts, sleeveless, too much hair gel, stinky overdose cologne, pony tails for the man and other many ridiculous reasons. On top of the all silliness, a woman "celled" me for reason rambut belakang panjang melintasi collar. What?? I really thought she would stop me for having an acceptable long fringe!

Too tired to bother, BUT for the sake of rightness, I said "kamu ani strict banar. Not only that, its not even long rambut ku di belakang ani, where's your sense of judgment?" .. She stand corrected with her reason "Rambut limpas collar tu" while flashing and urging me to fill up the pink form.

Adui, if I had the time in the world to argue... Did they even consider their measures are ridiculous? Collar as benchmark? Did she even consider if my collar was a couple of inches higher than the normal ones? ... Usulnya paksa tah me gundul ni kalo kan be pesyen be kolarr tinggi. Did she even consider that i had a hair cut 2 half weeks ago, and could have grown by then?.... Balik balik tu eh me begunting..Atu hadir kan usin..kaya salon... Did she even notice its almost the end of the exam week and NOW I'm caught? mesti ada silap ni.. Did she even consider she was a little off the radar? That's it!

Of all strictness and ridiculousness, heads up to her and UBD administrations. Oh to be more specific, the body "inspectionists". Although, I suggest you to review your measures ya :) The moral of the story is terima kasih kerana mengajar saya supaya memakai baju yang mempunyai collar yang pendek atau yang tidak mempunyai collar. Score!


Signing out

Cheers

English was fun

English paper was..FUN. The paper proved its purpose being "English". An English man shall denounce his race and convert to MELAYU after sitting for that paper. Banar..The article was extracted from the economist journal, which ladies and gentlemen, if you had come across with the journal, it takes awhile to decipher its contents. On top of that, the comprehension section was on risk management and Corporate Sustainable Responsibility, which I feel I am week in the field of business language. Its been awhile since I last did a comprehension. I mean the proper way of answering comprehension. Err, do I start with restarting the question? Err..do I copy paste the answer form the article? Am I allowed to add in my opinion?... Seriously, other obstacles seem feasible, and being 23 becomes bearable. At some point, the idea of kira bulu ekor kambing lingers in my mind, and seems a lot easier.

Check! Check! Two down, and two to go. Not bad for a final year. I pity the first years, doing six to seven modules. Again, I would rather suck the dirt out of a straw than go through that pain again. Trust me that is disgusting and that truly shows my relief not reliving my first years. I came across it once at a restaurant, which apparently reuses the straws. But the least they could do is sterile it before reusing it. Although, I appreciate the effort of some small stalls conforming to sustainable development. But please ah, maintain hygiene. Apa guna tani hidup lama, tapi makan pun betae-tae. There should be a delicate balance with sustainable development and hygiene ya.

Speaking of tae, I stepped on one earlier :S No need mental description ya. Mental karang readers..Alright, need my man-beauty sleep.


Signing out.

Happy Birthday to Babah and Izar!

Happy 54th Birthday babah! Happy 26th Birthday Izar! May Allah bless you two always :)) and I will always love both of you! Hanya sekalong doa yang dapat ku berikan :) pasal kapih ku. Doa atu berharga tu nyamu.

New journey

New journey, new book. Writing up a new book, especially to start with the preface should be...perplexing. why? Because the first drop of ink is crucial. The first drop of ink that lays on the notebook shall represent the starting journey of your new life right after graduation. The first drop of ink on it shall pave the path to your future. This means the preface shall be carefully written, once it's written, there is no turning back. The preface shall excite you and others, hence the end shall be promising as well. The dilemma every graduating University student shall face.

I have used up the pages, to the last line, of my previous book that described the journey I've undertaken from my first to my final year. The book that filled with many obstacles, downturns, in high spirit moments and great achievements. Now,the book has closed, wrapped with crossed ribbons, sprayed with the most expensive cologne that you own and it is snugged under your bed until it starts collecting dust. The great thing of "writing" that "book" is that it has an eventual ending. It will surely end the moment we graduate. In fact, the end of the book shall specify the class we achieved.

The question we shall ask ourselves or even myself, what's next? What's the time range of the next book until we do achieve what we really want? What do we really want? and What will be the next goal?

Iman raised an excellent question "If you can do anything you want in this world, what do you want to do? Putting aside the fear of being judged? Even if it is the most demeaning job or the least successful?"

I would say, Gigolo, if i had the body.
At some point, some may pause for a brief moment, to think back and wishing for only you could have known what you really want at a very young age instead of letting the exogenous factors to pave the way for you.

I hope my next book starts really soon, and I shall use the opportunities that falls on me, solely to achieve my one dream. So, start dreaming people, get to know what you really want, and don't despair if its not what you are currently doing. You use the "now job" as an impetus to achieve your one and only dream. Life is short, hence live life to the fullest utility and die with something you greatly have done and not caused.

Sorry eh, sappy sikit :p

History of Economics Thought

Excuse me Sir! A little panicked when I saw at the right hand corner of my desk, it's just a scribble of 'I hate exam', when there should be an attendance sheet lying flat on it. Excuse me Sir! Quietly i asked, 'Where's my attendance sheet?' A little puzzled expression, then a whisper sounded from my left hand side, 'Syamie, it's on your left hand corner'.. kwang kwang kwang

I survived my three long hours battle, although it was an unjust fight, I left the hall with my head high. Not swollen with pride, but due to neck cramps. I maintained composure even after struggling to bull my way through history. Describe Buchanan's theory of Public choice? Err, i guess he has a problem with private choice. How FAR was Jevons correct in claiming that cost production has no role in determining value? Err, as FAR as I can think of. Whose ideas had major influence on Marx? Err, mamanya and papanya. So you see, I doubt I did well. Well, I am just glad that it is over, I can't take another second pretending I care who influenced Marx. Although, I do wish my ideas will be celebrated one day. I'll be very flattered if my name pops up in exam questions on History of Economist thoughts. Whose ideas had major influence on Syamie Shadan? Feel free to write, you :)


Speaking of free, I have 3 more battles, then I am a free man, a free economic man. By free I mean a literal meaning in economics, unpaid and jobless. I had a thought to do a 'visit Brunei seharian' day. To see the unseen of Brunei kingdom of treasure, get some random photos of kampong ayer, and photo of me flicking the proboscis monkey's snout. I'll see what comes up.


I am a tired man. I will see you soon. Take care and I wish the best to those who are going through the pain I am undergoing now. May your pencil sharpen, and your pen 'ink-en' HAHA

Signing out

Cheers :)

Aww my first 'taggy'

1. What disappoints you the most?
Being tagged! Check out my last post. Afiif!

2. Where will you go if someone sponsor you a tour ticket?

Thailand, to get my teeth fixed and a first class seat will do. Thank you. On second thought, India. I want to see what's the fuss about with Bollywood and their veranda. And check out if they are actually puteh melapak macam dalam movie.

3. What's your favorite thing to do?
Fidah. I mean dine-in with Fidah :p

4. Do you think money can buy happiness?

Why not? I already said barter trade is confusing.

5. If you can have one dream to come true, what would it be?

To eat food and not get fat. I envy African kids. And to invent a dish named Syamie.

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?

Yes, when I'm asleep.

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
Me. That is scary ya :S

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?

To have my own freak show, like a circus. The show shall include tigers being slap by my own bare hands on the bum, crocs fighting for a dollar with a clown, and I will pay Afiif
$500 per day, to see her dress like baby, and ride on a tricycle holding a lamp.

9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?

I did, it turns out well :p

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you?

Afiif is an excellent example of a muslim
Afiif loves stones.
Afiif will dress like a baby, and ride on a tricycle holding a lamp just for me :)

11. What are the requirements that you wish from the other half?
Tiga 'B', Be tudung, Be gigi lawa, Be kaki HAHAHA

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
I'm Don Juan. I'm a lover, I don't do hate.

13. What is your ambition?

To become a chef. So I can feed the hungry, and stuff the fatties.

14. If you can teleport once, where would you go?

For now, to the exam secretariat office to get a sneak peek on the exam papers.

15. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
My family. My girlfriend. My kuchings. Hi babies!

16. If you could undo doing one mistake in the past, what would it be?
To go left, instead of right. Trust me, it matters.

17. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?

"Morning HAPPINESS" hahaa

18. What music have you been listening to recently?

Orang mengaji. Just to calm me down for exam.

19. What is your least favourite animal?

Cacakkk! eee, I had nightmares! It went into my pants, called his troops, and gathered around my guy :S

20. What would you prefer to be - a man or a woman?

Man, so I can tell the woman what to do. Actually, a woman, so that I can teriak teriak when I see a cacak in my room and not being judged.

bye bye

Yawn yawn..

Time for a hiatus readers due to work and study commitment. I do predict myself blogging the moment I step out of the exam hall after my first paper, on the 5th may. Yesh, you will have a first hand info on it :)

I will leave you for now readers.

It's been awesome!

kish kish