ALOHA!
last sat, my mom and her friend plan a getaway to pd where both of our family had an indoor bbq. bro and k.kina joined us.
we checked in at 2pm but Ma and I went back home to take a few supplies that we forgot.
thus, that night, the BBQ begins! the food were delicious!!
after that we played a few games. first off, we started with “blow the balloon”. then we played bingo cards. Ma and I won in the 2nd round. then the usual “music box” (kotak beracun). then the boys played the last game..rebut krusi (grab the chair?). all throughout the games we laughed our hearts out.
we relaxed while An showed us a few magic tricks. around 12, we returned to our room and had a family late night chat.
the next day, we checked out around 1pm and went back to kampong to attend a relative’s wedding. we met p.lokman’ family and nenek rembau on the way.
bro and k.kina went back to kl in the evening.
all in all, it was a good weekend. 
recently, stray dogs began to wander around the neighbourhood. once, my family and I almost had a heart attack when a large black dog pounce on a cat under the hood of our car, in the front porch. i paled when i remembered lani liked to play outside or just to relax while taking a breath of fresh air. my sis screamed and the dog ran away with the unfortunate cat between its teeth. i released a relieved sigh when lani sleepily appeared from under the bed. now, we tried to always keep the glass door close no matter how sad lani looked at us to let her play outside.
i know this is a weak comparison, but i could understand a little the feelings of parents who’re concerned about their child and act on their fears by overprotecting them. i feel a little sad thinking about that fact, where our country is no longer a safe place where children can just be children.
TODAY, around 5.30pm, i heard a loud bark, repeatedly, and assumed a dog is chasing a cat so i looked outside. but, what i saw was the immigrant workers that rented the house across mine was surrounding a chocolate-honey colored dog and one of them was pulling a rope(?) tied around the dog’s neck. they had smiles across their faces and the man with the rope pulled the dog towards their house. the bark i heard was actually a desperate call for help.
the dog tried to fight against the pull and kept pulling in the opposite direction of the man. however, it’s attempts proved to be futile as it lay in a motionless heap on the floor. i assume its efforts caused the knot around its neck to get tighter with each attempt, cutting off its breath circulation. the man dragged the helpless dog’s body across the lawn followed by his friends into the back door-the kitchen.
whose dog is that? is it a stray? or is it a pet? but the most important question is..
WHAT will happen to the dog?
Isnin, 15 dis 2008, 8.15am
Hai! Jumaat ari tu, aku ngan nana attend bengkel penulisan kat pd sampai ari ahad.
Memula, ada ke’konfius’an yg berlaku. Aku dapt sms, daftar kol 3, mak dpt kt pkol 2, masa nak bertolak tu, posmen baru sampai ngan surat kata daftar 12.30.(lambat btol snail-mail ye?)
Dah cuak gak la, takot lambat sampai, x bagos la first impression, 1st day dah xde displin.
Bila sampai dlm 2.30, rerupanya kitarg 1st (peserta) yg sampai. Untungnya dtg first ni, dpt ‘chop’ bilik dulu. Mak ngan nana cpt2 pilih master room (sbb bilik air dlm bilik, convenient sikit.) aku x tidor dr semalam sbb bc TRIGUN MAXIMUM cuba la nak melelapkan mata kejap. Nana ajak mak keluar beli food sikit untuk stok 3 hari. Bila mak balik, nana dah resah gelisah sbb xde internet. Kesian plak aku tgk.
Alhamdulillah, housemate yg lain semua ramah. Pastu ada ‘camerawoman’ plak dlm bilik, apalagi, sronok bergambar la kitorg. Slalu bila aku join kem2 mcm ni, aku youngest jd rasa cam keciik sgt, tapi skrg dah tgh2, so rs rilek siket. Ini jugak 1st time aku attend ngan famili. Selama ni kalo aku tgk adik beradik yg join aku slalu pikir, best ke masok adik-beradik? Bila time aku, aku tau…memang best. Dia ada advantage la, sbb kemana2 kita konfirm ada geng. Sbb kdg2 kita xnak ikot flow jadual; cam nak skip lunch ke..ada geng.
Susunan tempat duduk dah ditetapkan jadi aku ngan nana dok jauh2; dia depan skali, aku kat blakang. Tapi yg lain tu, org lain suma susun meja (3 org) lebih kurang sebaya. Tibe2 je meja aku extravaganza sket. Aku, DR. Yunus ngan Uncle Zali. Tapi, ada gak rasa ter’prasan’ sikit grup dgn org2 yg berkaliber nih, heheheh. xP
Nak tau sape pembimbimg/lecturer bengkel? JENG jeng jeng! Cik Tuan Nurizan!
Meh aku story sket sejarah aku ngan Cik Tuan…
Al-kisah…ms kat UM, aku dok kolej 4. masa tu Cik Tuan, warden kat situ. And aku menyertai aktiviti teater untuk kolej, under bimbingan Cik Tuan. Slalu la ktrg stay-up praktis. Tu first year. 2nd year, aku bendahari untuk JKP seni kolej 4, and Cik Tuan penasihat. So, slalu lak melepak kat rumah Cik Tuan untuk meeting.
Pastu dah x jumpa dah. Ingat xkan jumpa lagi, yela, Cik Tuan asal kelantan, aku lak dah grad, jd xde la lagi gi UM. Tup-tup, kat negeri sembilan kitrg jumpa. Keciknya dunia…
Tapi, entah knape, aku xdpt tidor lena spjg bengkel. Aku terbangun2 waktu malam, and pkol 5.30pg aku tros bgn. Ngantok tu ada, tapi xle tidor.
Last day, ari ahad, acara abis awal. Instead of petang, majlis tutup t/hari. Mak dtg ngan Makcik Sayang, pastu ktrg borak2 smbil mkn lunch dgn uncle Zali skali. Ingat nak jln2 kat pd ngan babah sbb dah lama x pegi, tapi tiba-tiba hujan plak.selama bengkel xde lak hujan, hrm..murah rezki kot. Kat tepi pantai nampak suma org berteduh sbb hujan lebat. Sian budak2 yg dtg bercuti.
On the way balik, singgah JJ. Mak dapat tau c.ajai dah pindah umah br kat negeri sembilan. C.dah pon dah plan nak beli umah kat seremban. hahaha, famili babah yg asal NS kuar gi KL, famili mak dari KL plak nak masuk.
Sampai umah, main2 ngan lani. Rindu. Tapi cepat je lani tidor, lena lak tu. Mak kata lani rindu ngan ktrg. Masa ktrg xde, dia x lena tidor, mlm2 bising. Aku ingat nak tido kjap pastu mkn, tapi terus ber’layar’……There’s no place like home…
Pagi ni nak pkai internet, line problem plak. Halamak…xde jodoh btol. Ok la, tu je buat masa ni. Masa bengkel ada satu pepatah baru aku blajar, so aku end blog aku ngan pepatah tu, ok..
KAWAN YANG PALING RAPAT, ialah
MUSUH YANG PALING DEKAT.
Jadi, berhati-hatilah. Bye!
UPDATE:
the report on PEN page here
Aloha!
Aku ngan nana sejak kebelakangan ni galak tgk anime. Memula aku x minat nak tgk trigun sbb dia anime2 zaman 90-an, so muzik and gaya lukisan dia ada vibe kuno sikit. Lgpon dulu, aku (rasa) aku ada terbc karakter2 dlm trigun cam x best. Hero (Vash), perempuan yg minat dia, and antagonist (knives.)Tapi sbb boring aku tgk.
Tapi bila muncul satu watak ni, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, tros aku suka. Bagos gak memula aku xtau, ada elemen of surprise. Tapi dia mati dlm anime. Xpuas ati aku cr manga dia.
Mengikut wiki, yasuhiro nightow (mangaka) buat Trigun sampai 1997, anime tu tersiar masa 1998, and Trigun maximum baru abis masa 2007.
So, aku expect starting trigun maximum tu lain la dr anime. Tapi, sama. Starting dia ialah masa Wolfwood jumpa Vash yg hanya dikenali sbg Erikks (tengah2 anime). Tapi character depth dlm manga lagi bagos la. Knives ada good side dia, xla jahat semata2 cam anime. Wolfwood punya karakter lagi kompleks dlm manga. Dia digambarkan mcm vash 2nd version. Vash nak protect everyone, and dia tunjukkan, kira the same expression inside and outside. Wolfwood plak berlagak cam dia x peduli and benci suma org tapi inside dia care and nak protect everyone tapi rs helpless. Mangaka tu cam nak menunjukkan camne kdg2 suma org ada pikiran and perasaan yg sama, tapi handle the situatian dgn cara yg berbeza. Dan yg paling penting kematian wolfwood dlm manga lagi dramatik. Terasa sebak aku bc.
Tapi yg aku x puas ati ialah, Vash ngan Wolfwod dah travel lama sama2, ptotnya friendship drg la plg kuat. Tapi mangaka tu create watak baru, livio childhood friend Wolfwood and nak gambarkan friendshp livio ngn wolfwood lagi kuat. Dah la livio ngn wolfwood knal kjap je masa kecik. Lepas wolfwood mati, xde indication yg vash ingt or wolfwood’s existence is significant to him. Tapi livio asyik ada flashback and suara2 motivation in the form of wolfwood’s appiration.
Antara sbb2 aku suka dinamik antara vash ngan wolf ialah, vash ni baik ngan suma org tapi people slalu hurt and use him, but at the rare times that wolf showed his caring side towards others vash rasa happy, mcm dia pikir ada gak org baik kat dunia ni. Lagi satu, dgn wolf je vash act spoilt and mcm budak slalu gaduh. Rs dia rileks sket. Dgn org lain wpon dia senyum ada rs cam sedih je dlm expression or words dia. Masa2 battle lak, org akan lari jauh dari vash tapi wolf sama ada x kisah and tros duduk dekat ngan vash (drg kan travel sama2) atau bergerak ke arah tempat vash dgn selambanya time org lari arah bertentangan (melawan arus btol) sbb dia boleh defend diri dia sendiri. Selain tu, slalunya vash protect org tapi wolf je satu2nya yg mampu protect vash atau tolong vash dlm battle.
dlm anime, kejap je wolf mati. Dlm manga Trigun Max, satu volume dedicated to wolf. Masa chapter “sworn friends”, aku ingat masa Wolf lawan Livio, livio tersedar, rerupanya vash datang. Pastu ada chapter tajuk “wolfwood”, mungkin mangaka tu lupa dia dah ada chapter wolfwood masa “trigun”. Last skali, “last farewell.”
Haii…fave chara aku mati. Ini 2nd time aku rasa sedih sbb kawan hero mati. First time won-sul (shin angyo onshi.)
farewell, wolfwood!
