just because a blogger seems/sounds smart...

...doesn't mean you can take his/her word 100%.

It's year 2011. We have every single medium available to access information be it news or academic article. The thing is with our youth, we tend to go to sites/blogs of famous people, whom we consider as an example (to some extent - idol) and we live to that particular person stand and perceive things from his/her POV.

Obviously, this is not healthy.

We have all too many source of information. What makes our stand different is the way we perceive the information, and we definitely are going to see things we wanted to see and believe, and that's that. For me, the best way to build the way of perceiving things is through reading neutral articles of the academics and scholars, then build our perception and stand from there. Then we observe the real situation and analyze which is which. Simple.

But never start with tendency to any particular side, because that is never healthy. Ikut-ikutan, is never healthy. Kita mesti kena tahu what's the rational and of course the reason for doing/supporting something. If you don't know the purpose of doing something, then don't do it. And this is the way we keep our high standard and not be lured to the filthy low stage of other people. We know what we want to do, and why we are doing it. :-)

All I'm trying to say in this post is that everyone should have a stand. Don't simply agree with others, or do anything without research. This is the era where all the resources is one click away. Don't waste it. You pay a lot of money for great internet connection. Use it wise.

Malaysians should be proud. We've proven we're finally 1Malaysia today.


p/s : I think, people who thinks Malays are being used by other race, is purely racist and absolutely paranoid.

journey to the P : part one

bulatnyeee muka kau senah...haha

bagi most people, obtaining a driving license is never a big deal. but for me, yang penakut ni, it IS a big deal. on wednesday attended an hour lesson, belajar naik bukit, dan parking... i was expecting MAYBE kena bawak di jalanraya, thank God tak kena.

for today's lesson, I thought nak pegi litar lagi, belajar parking ke kan. tiba-tiba pakcik tu turun kereta, so I was like, eh, pakcik ni nak jumpe abah ke ape kan. early this morning, masa pergi ke imigresen, I've already told abah,

"abah, in case harini kena bawak kereta kat jalan raya abah ikut belakang tau"

"kenape pulak?"

"ye lah...kalau abah mesti la abah tak langgar ikah, orang lain belum tentu...."

dekat-dekat 3pm, pergi lagi jumpa abah. 

"abah, ikah nak pegi belajar memandu ni kejap lagi... abah taknak ikut belakang ke?"

"tak payah.. ape pulak nak ikut belakang?"

"tak payah eh..? tapi dulu kecik-kecik kalau first day naik bas sekolah mesti abah ikut belakang bas kan."

-YES HE DID. takut anak bongsu dia salah turun bas. haha.

"itu kecik-kecik...ni dah tua dah, bismillahitawakkaltu 'alallah aje lah...."

zzupppp.Berlalu pergi menunggu pakcik sampai.

Mula-mula bawak memang la cuak kan... bawak dari rumah ke kem PPH... pusing... pastu entah kemana-mana ke The Haven lah...McDonald tambun... Tmn Perpaduan... Tau-tau je dah sampai Bercham dah anak cik lan ni... pastu pusing Tg. Rambutan... It was scary. But then, I realize I actually can do it. No one is going to hit you as long as you be careful. Ada jugak kereta hon tadi, abah kata mana boleh hon dekat orang belajar memandu... ish ish ish... dan motor yang langgar traffic light and I nearly ran into him too. Karang kalau dah mati orang tu, tak pasal-pasal aku pulak nak kena puasa 2 bulan kan, membunuh tanpa sengaja.. Nauzubillah...

Anyway, my parents were surprised too that I drove that far. And I think I've made a good progress in getting out of my comfort zone. Alhamdulillah.. Yeay Me!!! So, I rewarded myself with unhealthy nearly 1500calories food only to feel guilty on the finishing bites. I was going to say, "you deserve this atiqah, you've made it!!!" suddenly my inner thoughts was like, "No you don't, you deserve a run..." sob sob sob... nampaknye gagal melaksanakan justice kepada diri sendiri.. 

All my knees, ankles, neck and arms hurt so bad. abah kata because i was too stressed, tak pandai nak relax lagi bawak kereta. Tak dibenarkan complain sebab abah had to drive a land-rover, 8 hours a day daily masa nak ambil lesen dulu.. Even running doesn't hurt like this tau.

SO I DID IT :-) thank you everyone for you support, encouragement and tips. 

p/s : letaklah banyak mana sunblock sekalipun, the heat burns.

cara-cara membuat homemade edible playdough (playdoh)

One day before I went back to Ipoh, we had this mini homemade playdoh project... I've never thought of it, until my sister in-law brought it up. Not only it is safe, edible (but it is reaaaaally salty) and fun, you can get the  kids to be involved in the making process too!

Ingredients :

2 cups flour

2 cups warm water

1 cup salt

2 tbsp oil

2 tbsp cream of tartar

food coloring

Methods

Combine all the ingredients together then stir it on low heat until it clumps and stick in the center of the pot.

Cool it so that you can knead the dough.

Knead the dough until desired consistency.

Colour the dough.

Senang kan? uli-uli saje.. Masa buat ni we don't have cream of tartar, but it turns out OK, sebab cream of tartar is optional actually.. Kalau masa buat tu tak jadi seperti di atas, just wait some more and keep cooking, it WILL become like this. ada juga orang bubuh gula so kids can really taste/eat them without gagging, tapi, kalau dah pakai gula tak ke satu kerja pulak kalau dah bersemut kan..

saya bahagikan kepada 4 portion dan warnakan. untuk coklat sebab muaz nak buat kuda guna serbuk koko je.haha. buat lubang di tengah doh, titiskan warna dan uli.. inshaAllah tak stain tangan, sebab dah uli, only concentrated coloring je yang akan stain tangan ni sebenarnya...

Kak ida kata she read somewhere that it helps kids motor development, I think I'd agree on that, sebab buat masa sekarang si kecil ni tak pandai lagi nak pegang soft things like this.. So, maybe soon he will learn how to deal with soft things without mashing them lah kan. okey...kuda tu nampak macam dinoso...

kepala kuda dah terpeleot...ala-ala makan rumput.. ini semua sebab kecik-kecik dulu tak dibagi main plastesin (tanah liat) secara intensif.

anyhow.. i think mak-mak kita mungkin tak berapa setuju with the idea guna makanan as mainan... tapi yang bestnya bila tengok budak-budak excited tunggu playdoh ni siap la kot... otherwise, pergi cosway je beli ade jugak playdoh yg safe ni... edible im not so sure.. one more thing, kalau kite buat tu cantik sangat, kita boleh bake terus model tu, syelek ( tak tau syelek tu cemane eja) dan boleh lah simpan sebagai kenang-kenangan.

selamat mencuba!

p/s : lepas main boleh simpan dalam air-tight container... tapi after few months it will start to smell, buat lain la pulak