my refrigerator..

it was 7.45 p.m, just after maghrib prayer. i was feeling a bit thirsty. so i went to the kitchen, straight to the the fridge to look for refreshments. there was a bottle of apple juice, and a jug of water. in the end, i settled for a cup of water. weird choice, yes i know.

as i was enjoying my drink, i left the fridge door open. i was still indulging my drink when i heard a weird noise from the fridge. it was not that loud, but still it was enough to attract my attention. at first, i thought it might be the sound of a mouse or a lizard trapped behind the fridge. but after a closer inspection, i find out that the noise came form the fridge itself. it sounded like this:

tit, tit, tit....a very machine like sound

i was curious, but at the same time i was feeling excited. i mean, fridges aren't suppose to make any noises, are they? i could feel like the fridge was trying to communicate to me, send me some message, or perhaps it just want to have a chat with it's master, who knows?

and so, my imagination became wilder. maybe that my fridge was transmitting a message from an alien being, declaring friendship or whatever. it could also be that my fridge somehow intercepted a message from an intergalactic warships to their fighter jets, telling the time to invade our earth. maybe that my fridge just happens to be a robot in disguise, like sam witwicky's chevy camaro? it could be, right?

somehow, my brain started to work properly again, and it completely shut off my imagination with a big "NO! there's no way stuff like that are going to happen, except in movies of course. so cut the crap, and get out of the kitchen. and close the fridge door". and so i did.

i was leaving, but somehow my curiosity got the better of me, so i opened the fridge again just to make sure. and there was nothing, just plain silence, much to my disappointment.

perhaps whatever the sound was, it could feel my lack of interest, and therefore leaves to find another person who are interested.

if that's the case, then i must say i had let a chance of once-in-lifetime adventure slip out of my hand. damn.

it's only later i realised that maybe the fridge was making noises because i let door open for too long.

so, if there was any message from the fridge to me, it could be

"please close the door, will you?"

so my hopes for an unrealistic adventure disappeared again.. cehh..



salam maal hijrah to all of you..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:42 AM 5 comments  

the season so far

so, the boxing day bonanza is here again. the special occasion where the englishmen decided that they are willing to sacrifice their festive season and play two games in the space of three days. all of this just to entertain us, or so i wish.

anyway, boxing day also mark that the season is already halfway through. so, i thought this might be the perfect time to give my review of the current season. it might be a bit late, but still not too late, i believe. so, here goes..

best player: nicholas anelka scoring spree might encourage many to pick him, but i believe the best performer so far this season come from the league leaders, liverpool in the shape of dirk kuyt. with torres injured and keane firing blanks most of the time, kuyt has rediscover his scoring touch and had been contributing some important goals for liverpool. add that with his superhuman work rate, and you got yourself a very excellent player.

best young player: call me biased, but i believe no one deserved this more than rafael da silva. to shunned two more established defenders in your first year of senior football is something not many players has been able to do, and he did just that. while his and his twin fabio rise to prominence is reminiscent of neville brothers, we surely hope that fabio doesn't suffer the same fate as phil had.

best transfer: while wigan's amr zaki will be automatic choice of many, i do feel that martin o'neill made a better deal bringing in steve sidwell and brad fridel to the midlands. sidwell rose from a dreadful season with chelsea, commanding the midfield and disposing reo-coker to the bench in the process, while friedel has been... well, brad friedel.

worst transfer: jo, dossena, robbie keane, berbatov, hadji diouf.. pick anyone you like from a very long list.. you can even pick mark hughes.

biggest surprise: hull city exceeded all expectations by being where they are right now, but the biggest surprise is that come january, liverpool are still contesting the league title.

not-so-surprise: robbie keane becoming another, apart from torres of course, woeful striker bought by benitez.

best debut: hull deserve another mention here, so did amr zaki, but no one could better joe 'f******' kinnear. in his first press conference as newcastle manager, he swears to the press and repeatedly mentioning the word 'c***' to a journalist. what a way to start your new job.

wind of change: long before obama was elected as the first us black president, the premier league introduced their first black manager in the shape of paul ince. he did not fared well though, and was sacked after 17 games. hope obama will do better. a lot better.

rearguard action: after so many shocking results, many believed that the gulf of quality between the big four and the rest of the league are getting narrow, but i see it as more lesser teams elected to play defensively against the bigger team, preventing them from playing the ball and try to hit them on counter attack and set pieces. ala bolton in big sam's time.

old is gold: at the age of 35 and 34, ryan giggs and nick barmby are still strutting their stuffs at the highest level, proving that experience still counts in this era of fast and furious.

biggest letdown: an array of brazillian superstars, led by the 32-million-man, or kid i suppose, robinho at manchester city who are supposed to set the premiership alight with their football. they failed. miserably.

unsolved mystery: how arsenal managed to beat man u and chelsea, but lost to fulham and stoke still baffled everyone, including the scotland yard officers.

biggest confession: william gallas reveals all about arsenal's dressing room unrest and his feud with a certain player to the press, which resulted in him losing the captaincy of arsenal.

best modesty: cristiano ronaldo claiming he should be the no. one, two and three of the fifa best player award. quite humble guy, isn't he?

now, i could rant more and more, but i guess i save them for my end of season review. until then, enjoy football.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:57 AM 3 comments  

sembang2 kosong..

owh, dah lame tak menulis. takdela lame sgt, baru seminggu je pun. still, walaupun hasil penulisan aku tidak seprolifik nazir kimpit yg menulis post baru setiap 20 jam, hati ini sgt kepingin utk menceritakan sesuatu. maka, aku menulisla segale sampah yg bermain di fikiran aku. kalau takde mase nak bace bende yg mengarut, korg boleh berhenti bace sekarang. consider yourself warned. haha.

setakat ni, hidup aku sgt biase. kebanyakn mase dihabiskan di hadapan komputer, sekali sekala pergi bermain futsal, takpun dota (komputer gak) bersame rakan2. tu jela yg mmpu aku lakukan, smentara rakan2 yg dekat2 ni masih bercuti. nnt diorg dah blah, termanggu2 aku kesepian selama 2 bulan lbih tggu fly..

bercakap pasal fly, nampaknya macam aku seorang je yg masih tak buat ape2. dgrnye semua rakan yg ke melbourne dah ade rumah. even rakan2 kat rmit pun dah pakat rumah masing2. nampaknye, aku macam kene tidur tepi longkang jela sorang2. nak buat macam mane, dah kene tinggal.shopping lgla, nnt aku pgla menjarah segale bundle kt lembah klang ni cari kelengkapan aku. haha.

lg mengnai fly, walaupun aku malas nak bersiap, nampakye semua org bersungguh nak tolong aku. umelb bertubi2 menghantar email mengenai macam2 program untuk mereka yg nak fly ni. ade pre-departure briefing la, jumpe prof la, ntah ape2 lgla. semai mesra lak, tak cukup dgn email, hantar bukan satu, tapi DUA jemputan gi kem tu. mane diorg dapat alamat aku aku pun tak tau. semangat sgguh firsab. adik die ntah pg ke tidak.. hahaha. kalau adik kau pergi firsab suruh die bwak buah hati kesayangan die skali.. hahaha..

minggu lpas terlpas peluang untuk ke pc fair pasal balik kampung. bukan ade duit pun nak beli ape, cume nak sekdar tgk2 gadget2 terkini (cewahh.. bajet hi tech lak) ngan tgk2 laptop, mane tau berkenan. beberapa recomendation dari rakan2 mencadangkan beli asus, takpun lenovo, tapi aku tak sure, aku ni bute it sket. bapak aku syorkan hp, tp memikirkan camane laptop felix ranap dek dota 22 jam sehari dulu, rasenye aku tak berminat dgn hp.. tgkla nnt camane..

tak sahla kalau aku, rayap tak sembang pasal bola. tgk mu main lawan gamba osaka ptg tadi agak kecewa hati nurani aku ni. defend sgt mudah dibolosi. kalau gamba dah boleh score tiga, camane nak lawan ldu nnt. sgt2 jelas yg neville dah tak boleh main lg. nampak sgt yg die tak fit, walaupun alasan letih travel jauh boleh dipakai. walaupun legend, seperti mane yg kawan aku cakap, still die sendiri patut dah tau yg die tak mungkin dapat main lg utk full 90 minutes cam zaman2 die muda dulu. masih ade sinar2 kecemerlangan dari giggs dan scholes, tpi, dgn barisan pemain mude yg lg fresh dan bertenaga, tak tau berape lame lg diorg akan bertahan. agaknye diorg retired dulu dari ferguson. heh.

cakap pasal isu semasa lak. perisitwa tanah runtuh kat bukit antarabngsa, walaupun dah lame berlaku, masih lagi hangat diperkatekan. di tabloid2 malaysia, yg rasmi mahupun yg alternatif, masih lg memainkan isu ni. salah menyalahkan makin rancak berlaku, lg2 bile kerajaan negeri dgn pusat len2 kepala. masing2 taknak ngaku salah, point kat org len gak. agak kecewa gkla, kerana patutnye pade mase2 getir ni, sepatutnye semua pihak bekerjasama, tp lain lak jadinye.. hishh..

sempat juga aku tgk video di mane penduduk yg terlibat marah2 depan azmin ali. ala, yg kuar berita tu.. terkebil2 azmin menjawabnye. lawak gak aku tgk, tp agak kecewa dgn sikap lelaki tu. yela, die mangsa, mmg patut dapat bantuan, tapi takyahla sampai nak memaki hamun, hanye sebab petugas2 tu taknak tolong die pindah barang dari rumah die. hukaloh, sampai gitu sekali. patutnye die faham, yg petugas dahla sukarela dtg tolong, banyak lg kerja yg die nak buat. takkan nak layan die sorg je. bukannye die sorg bayar cukai kat mpaj. yg kalut selamatkan brg buat ape. pindah dulu, nnt dah selamat bawak la brg sket2. haii, tk paham aku manusia, walaupun aku ni manusia.

panjang rasenye aku dah menulis, baik aku berhenti dulu. kalau korang berade di sini skarang, aku ucapkan syabas, dan terima kasih kerane sggup dgr aku membebel kat sini. korgla sahabat aku dunia akhirat. hahaha..

ciao..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:12 AM 7 comments  

ku ingat rosak.. rupenye..

petang tadi main futsal. 2 jam di ampang sportplanet. lame tu. pancit itu mesti, tapi memikirkan yg mmber2 aku ni cuti tak lame, maka aku gagahkan diri, main puas2. nnt tak dapat men lg, complain lak bosan duduk rumah.

selesai main, badan lesu, letih. malaysia lak perlukan sokongan aku, nak lawan thailand nih. so, kene cepat2 balik, nnt terlepas pulak. maka, bayar, salam2 dgn rakan tande perpisahan, lepas itu bergegas ke kereta untuk pulang.

setibanye aku di kereta, rakan aku a.k.a tuan punya kereta tgh termanggu2 bersama seorang lg rakan aku. kenape lak ni, bisik aku.

"apehal?"

"kereta takleh start.."

uik. pulak doh..

pengtahuan mengenai kereta aku mmg cetek, biarla hari2 tgk video topgear pun. same jugela dgn due2 rakan aku ni, harap reti je bawak kereta. maka, kami yg sgt buntu ni cube la meminta bantuan dari rakan2 yg masih ade.

skali belek, tgk macam air bateri dah kering, kate mmber aku la. maka kami mengambil keputusan untuk gune jumper, manelah tau, hidup keta ni. menambahkan lg keyakinan kami, kebtulan macha yg jadi jaga tu ade wayar jumper. maka kami pun mencuba nasib.

tapi, nasib tak menyebelahi kami. dahla kene tolak keta keluar dari parking, dah berkali2 start pun masih tak mahu lg. siap lebur wayar jumper sebab panas sgt, still takdek kesan lgsung. sia2 je.

last2, kereta tu ditinggalkan dulu, kami semua balik naik kereta kawan yg lain. kereta tu kemudiannye diselamatkan oleh jiran tuan punya kereta tu.

malam td, rase ingin tahu bersame ambil berat aku membuatkan aku bertanyekan keadaan kereta tersebut.

"ape cite keta ko?"

"ok dah.."

"ape yg rosaknye?"

"ala, wayar bateri tu loose, die tak connect.. huhu.."

serius, time ni aku terase bodoh umpama cipan. letih2 tolak kereta ape sume, rupenye2 cume wayar yg loose je?!!??!!

kene berguru pasal kereta ngan jeremy clarkson ni..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:05 AM 6 comments  

team of the year 2008

i was just surfing through uefa website to check out last night champions league results when i stumble upon this: team of the year 2008

so, apparently uefa is selecting their team of the year for this year, and they would like you to help them! all you need to do is just vote for the best player of each postition from the given candidates, pick a coach and a captain, and then just submit your vote. well, its very simple, isn't it?

in case you're wondering, this is my team of the year:

goalkeeper: iker casillas

defenders: sergio ramos, carles puyol, rio ferdinand, yuri zhirkov

midfielders: cristiano ronaldo, xavi hernandes (c), andrei arshavin, wesley sneijder

forwards: lionel messi, david villa

so, if you're interested, go ahead and pick you own team!

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:11 PM 2 comments  

raya ni..

walaupun suasana tak semeriah aidilfitri,

walaupun orang tak berpusu2 balik kampung,

walaupun orang tak sibuk shopping sakan,

walaupun orang tak buat open house dan bg duit raya,

still,

raya tetap raya...

maka,

aku mengucapkan,

selamat menyambut hari raya aidiladha pada semua..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:37 AM 10 comments  

beautiful game

no, im not going to talk about the derby, because i believe you all watched it. the so call duel between robinho and ronaldo did not worked out, with the latter got sent off for a silly foul. silly boy. thank god we got rooney. he did the talking during midweek, and got his job done on the weekend. i think there ought to be some action for his reaction towards the city fans, but then, as long as we win, i dont care.

ok, the game i want to talk about is actually the men doubles final at the hong kong event. the game took place at the evening, and involved our owns fairuzizuan-zakry taking own some korean pairs, which i completely forgot their name.

the game clearly was something to enjoy. both sets of players used all their techniques and different strokes, which results in a pulsating game. really, you just love it when that zakri guy does his deceiving drop shots. get in, son!!

they malaysian pair lost the first set, but they lost after giving a very good account of themselves, pushing the game to a few deuces before losing. at that time, i just can feel that it will be the same result like always, so i decided not to watch the second game.

however, my instinct deceives me for once, because as i got back on the game, they already managed to won the next set, and now they are playing in the decisive set. clearly that got my spirit boiling again and this time around i stay back throughout the game.

early in the third set, they were down by five points. however, they managed to clawed back to 5 all. from there, the game became a very tight game, with both sets of players using every bit of skills they have to outclass their opponents. it was like watching zidane and figo trying to outdo each other in a skills duel. ok, that was overrated, i know.

in the end, the tendency to play fancy games in the malaysian pair cause them to commit a few fatal errors, which resulted in a defeat for them. really, after such a wonderful performance from them, it is a shame to ended up on the losing side.

however, from what i saw, i clearly belive that in them, we already found a good doubles pair, to continue the legacy of malaysian shuttlers. there still a long way to go for them, and they must make sure that they must get their mind setting right, or ended up like koo-tan pairs, or even worst, hafiz hashim. it will be a huge task to take on,but i believe they could do it.

so guys, be sure to watch when our shuttlers competing in kk this december when they took part in the final events of the bwf super series. who knows, any one of our boys and girls will be able to win something to cheer up the local fans.

malaysia boleh!! hahaha.. i feel very patriotic right now.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:52 AM 1 comments  

we're not safe

aku rase ramai je yg dah tgk movie disturbia, lakonan shia labeouf dgn carrie ann moss. dalam cite tu, digambarkan satu situasi yg hero menyedari bahawa jiran die rupenye seorang pembunh bersiri. gile arr, kalo aku cepat2 pindah woo.

ok, idea yg jiran kau adelah seorang pembunuh mungkin agak melebih, tp aku sgt setuju dgn mesej yg cube disampaikan, iaitu even dalam kawasan perumahan ko yg nampak selamat tu pun ade bahaye yg mennti. baru2 ni, seorang jiran aku kene ragut rantainya mase tgh menyapu depan rumah die. ade jugak seorang jiran aku yg handset die, dalam rumah ni, kene curi bile die biarkan pintu rumah die terbukak sekejap je.

bygkan, depan rumah kau, yg selama ni ko cakap rumahku syurgaku tu pun bole kene rompak. nampak sgt yg penjenyah skrg mmg hati kering, dah makin berani nak bertindak. nasib baik cume hilang harta. kalau ade kecedaraan ke, kehilangan nyawa ke kan dah parah.

mmg, org mungkin kate malang tak berbau, tp kalau ko nak tggu sampai dah tengik baunye baru nak bertindak mmg sorry to say la. takkan nak tggu polis je nak jage keselamatan kite. mahu tak mahu, kite kene ambik tindakan sendiri.

so, pade anak2 dara tu, kalau setakat nak menyapu dpan rumah takyah la pakai rantai dgn gelang emas tu, simpan je. biar emas zhulian pun, kang kene ragut baru tau. lepas tu, kalau takde sape kat ruang tamu pastikan pintu rumah ko bertutup dan dikunci, biar ko nak pg ambik air kat dapur sekejap je pun. makcik yg hilang handset tu mcam tu la, tinggal skejapje, dah kene rembat.

plg penting sekali, kalau korang ade adik/anak buah yg masih kecik yg suke main kat depan rumah/padang, pastikan yg die sentiase berteman, kalau bukan kau pastikan org tu kau boleh percaye. bahye skrg ni, budak2 kecik selalu jdi sasaran.

ni sekdar peringatan, kalau korg rase selamt, tknak ikut tkpela. still, kene selalu berjge2, jgn sampai dah kene nnt baru nak berteriak. aku doakan keluarga kite semua ni bebas dari bencana.. amin...

ciao

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:35 PM 5 comments  

coretan

beberape bulan yg lepas, selepas habis exam, rase seronok je dapat cuti lame berbulan2. sekarang, aku dah rase bosan bercuti, nak je fly cepat2, dah malas nak menunggu lak. tambah lg adik2 aku semua pun kat rumah. so, rumah cam dah pack gile, privacy pun dah kurang. di saat2 macam ni, macam kawan2 aku yg lain, terase macam nak je balik ke zaman kolej dulu, sekurang2 nye ade kawan2.

ntah kenape, aku terasa seperti nak mengimbau kembali ke zaman sebelum kolej, masa nak minta scholar tu. pade masa tu, aku ingat lg yg bapak aku nak sgt aku ambik medik, jd doktor. die ade cite2 nak melihat salah seorang dari anak2 die yg ramai ni jd doktor. dan pade aku ,anak sulungnye, die menyandarkan harapannye itu.

tapi, aku pula sgt2la taknak ambik medik, hanya kerana aku beranggapan yg subjek biologi tu "not my thing" (bodo gile alasan ni). pade mulanya, aku sperti mengalah, cube bertolak ansur dengan mengatakan yg aku akan ambil farmasi. tp bile aku dapat tau yg mara tak offer scholar untuk budak2 farmasi, langsung aku ambik engineering, tolak medik mentah2 je. akhirnye, bapak aku mengalah, dan merestui pilihan aku.

yg lawaknye, bile time adik aku pulak, bapak aku, mungkin sebab die pikir adik aku ni same macam aku, recommend la kat adik aku buat engineering. tapi, berlawanan dgn aku, adik aku pulak nak buat medik. hahaha. takpela, at least merase la bapak aku sorang anak die jd doktor. skrg adik aku tgh buat persediaan untuk ke indonesia tahun depan.

bile aku ingatkan semula peristiwa tu, aku teringat pade kawan2 aku, yg mengikut pilihan parents masing2. juge teringat pade teacher english aku time form 3, yg jadi cikgu sbb nak tunaikan impian bapak die.

dan memikirkan ttg mereka ni, aku merase simpati pade mereka, kerana tak dapat nak mencapai impian dan cita2 masing kerana desakan parents. tapi pade mase yg same, aku merase kagum, kerana mereka sanggup mengetepikan cita2 sendiri demi menunaikan suruhan ibu bapa. mereka ade kekuatan untuk meletakkan kehendak ibubapa di depan kehendak mereka, sesuatu yg aku tidak mampu lakukan. pade mereka ini, aku sangat tabik pade kamu semua.

maka, bila memikirkan semua ini, kadangkala menyesal pula dgn kelakuan aku kat kolej dulu.masa 2 tahun banyak dihabiskan untuk bersuka2. jarang sekali aku serius dalam belajar. aku dah diberi peluang untuk mencapai cita2 aku, tapi aku seolah2 hendak mensia2kan peluang tersebut. nasib baikla lepas exam, kalau tak..

tak apela, yg dah lepas, biarkan berlalu. daripade biarkan ia menjadi beban, jadikanlah ia pemangkin. mase di universiti nnt, aku perlu berubah. aku dah ade peluang, maka mesti manfaatkan peluang tu sebaik mungkin.

ciao..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:07 AM 6 comments  

aku adalah...

ko online malam2.. bosan, takdek sape untuk sembang kat ym.. maka ko bkak facebook. tgk2, seorg mmber ko baru je lpas buat kuiz personaliti diri "which prison break character are you?". die dapat fernando sucre.

ko pun klik kat link kuiz tu, manelah tau mgkin ko adalah scoffield ke. ko buat kuiz tu, ko submit, dan ko dapati yg ko adalah...

lincoln burrows.

cess, baru je berangan dapat jd scoffield. tak ke kacak tu. tgk2 ko dapat abg die yg hambar tu pulak..

selain daripada lincoln burrows, kuiz2 lain yg aku pernah buat bgtau yg aku ni adalah..
1. claire bennet
2.hermione granger
3.steven gerrard
4.jimmy page
5.gambit
6.game tony hawk (???)
7. homer simpson
dan macam2 lg..

sgguh berlambak kuiz2 macam ni kat facebook. tak taula kenape, ade org yg sggup create kuiz ni. dan lgla pelik, ade org yg buang mase diorg buat sume kuiz ni, termasukla aku, walaupun dah tau kuiz tu tak mungkin betulnye. bkannye diorg ni pakar psikologi pun, nak nilai2 ko.

mgkin kerane dalam diri kite, kite ingin dikaitkan dgn org2 terkenal, walaupun ko tau, ko bole tuka balik jawapan tu sampai ko dapat org yg disukai.. kalo first time ko dapat drogba, ko akan tuka jawapan ko sampai la ko dapat kaka misalannye..

hmm, ntahla..

ape kate korg buat lak, mane tau dapat scoffield ke, bole ko berlagak depan aku ni.. hahaha.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:10 AM 4 comments  

komunikasi yg gagal

tgh hari, rumah aku didatangi serog buruh kasar berbangsa indon. die dtg nak repair bumbung aku, ntah ape yg rosak aku pun tak tahu. mak aku suruh aku pg tgk-tgkan, kot2 nnt die nak mintak ape2. maka aku pun perhatikanla die buat kerja.

die baru saje nak bermula, lepas bancuh simen bile die pandang aku lantas berkate;

"ade 'people' tak?" tanyenye padeku

ugh, 'people'? cam tak percaye lak aku dgn permintaannye. apehal die nak 'people'? aku kebingungan seketika, betul ke ape aku dgr ni?

nampaknye, die pun tau yg aku tak paham ape yg die cuba sampaikan, lalu die mengujarkan pertanyaan;

" dik, ade koran tak?" pintanya.

koran? ape pulak la ni? dgrnye macam tumbuhan hutan. ataupun ade alat pertukangan yg aku tak pernah tau kewujudannye. ishh, bertambah bingung lak aku dgn pertanyaan die ni.

buntu, aku pun ambil keputusan tanye mak aku, mane tau die tau ape bendenye koran dgn 'people' tu. baru je aku nak melangkah, lelaki indon td tibe2 bersuara kembali,

"tu ade banyak bawak kerusi tu" katenye sambil menunjuk pade kerusi yg dimaksudkan.

la, paper rupenye...

"oh, cakapla surat khabar" kateku pdnye...

dah lame baru paham yg people yg die cakap tu sebenarnye paper. hahaha. entah camane boleh jadi 'people' aku pun tak tau. mungkin telinga aku yg problem, takpun die ni mmg tk reti nak sebut mende tu betul2.

heh, koran. kate je yg kita ni serumpun, bahasa lain gile.

nila ape yg berlaku bila komunikasi gagal. maksud tak sampai.sudahnye aku kelihatan seperti org bodoh pulak.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:07 AM 9 comments  

kau dan masa

kau terlantar dan termenung di kamarmu yang selesa itu. kau sedang bingung, buntu dan tidak tentu arah. mindamu asyik berfikir mengenai satu persoalan. berlegar-legar ia bermain di fikiran mu, dan kau terus mengelamun jauh mencari jawapan,

"apa yg patut aku lakukan sekarang ya?"

sedang kau sibuk mengelamun,berfikir, masa bergerak meningggalkan mu. detik demi detik, langkah demi langkah, perlahan-lahan ia berlalu. perlahan, tetapi konsisten. setiap langkah adalah sama seperti langkah seterusnya. teratur dan kemas. tetap ia pada haluannya, tidak pernah ia terpesong.

kau akhirnya mendapat jawapan pada persoalanmu. kau sudah tahu apa yang kau perlu lakukan. kau sudah jelas sekarang. maka kau bangkit dari kamarmu. bangkit untuk mengatur langkah seterusnya. untuk bertindak.

tiba-tiba kau sedar, sesuatu yang kau perlukan sudah tiada. masa. tatkala kau sedang termenung, masa sudah jauh ke hadapan. sudah terlalu jauh, dan tak mungkin kau berupaya mengejarnya. apa sahaja yang kau mahu lakukan kini sudah tidak dapat dilaksanakan, kerana kau sudah tiada masa.

maka kau biarkan kekecewaan menyelubungi dirimu. kau menyesal, kau mengeluh. kau mula merasakan yang kau telah berlengah-lengah dulu. bahawa kau telah melepaskan peluang. kau merasakan yang kini segalanya tidak mungkin, maka kau terperosok di kamarmu dengan segala kesedihan dan kekecewaan.

ketika itu, masa terus berlalu. terus melangkah pergi. terus istiqamah dengan perjalanannya. tidak sekali pun ia berhenti. tidak sekali pun ia memperlahankan langkahnya. ia tetap bergerak dengan kelajuan yang sama.

tiba-tiba, kau mendapat satu keazaman. satu semangat. kau tidak mahu terus bersedih. kau merasakan sekarang masih sempat. keadaan masih boleh diperbaiki. kau tidak mahu terus kecundang. kau mahu bangkit.

maka, segera kau bangun dari kamarmu. kau pantas mengatur langkah. menjana visi dan merangka strategi. kau yakin yang kau mampu melakukannya.kau percaya bahawa kini segalanya mungkin. kau kini sudah mendapat kekuatan, tiada siapa pun yang mampu menghalangmu.

akan tetapi, sekali lagi, kau dapati masa tidak bersamamu. bahkan, ia lebih jauh daripada dulu. hanya sayup-sayup sahaja kelihatan bayangnya dari kejauhan, terus melangkah dengan tenang dan teratur. terus melangkah dengan satu haluan yang lurus, ke hadapan.

kau cuba memanggilnya pulang. kau merayu, mengatakan yang kau memerlukannya, yang kau tidak mampu untuk melakukan apa-apa pun tanpanya. akan tetapi, tidak sekali pun masa membalas sahutanmu. tidak juga ia memperlahankan langkahnya. ia tidak pernah menoleh ke belakang untuk sesiapa pun, dan ia tidak akan menoleh ke belakang untuk kau.

maka, api harapan dan keyakinan yang marak menjulang sudah pun padam disimbah hujan kekecewaan. semangatmu patah umpama ranting kayu kering yang dipijak. segala visi dan motivasi yang mengelilingi dirimu sudah lenyap umpama kabus pagi yang dimamah terik mentari.

kau pun kembali berbaring di kamarmu. kau kembali ke keadaan asalmu, buntu dan bingung. kau mengelamun semula. termenung, termenung dan termenung lagi.

"apa yang patut aku lakukan sekarang?"

dan masa terus melangkah pergi meninggalkanmu...

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 7:45 PM 3 comments  

saye sangat pelupa

title-pinjam hadi. jgn marah ye.

bukan hadi goyang saje yg sgt pelupa, nampaknye aku juge seorg pelupa.

buktinye, td aku nak kunci gate. maka, aku keluar, kunci gate, kemudian masuk balik dalam rumah. sampai je kat pintu, mak aku tanya "ko dah kunci gate ke?"

aku terdiam. aku kunci ke tidak haa? "emm, jap, pg check balik." nasib baik dah kunci.

betape dalam tempoh tak sampai seminit antara gate dgn pintu rumah pun aku boleh terlupe. dah kritikal ni.

bukan ni saje, banyak lg. selalu je terlupe yg aku tgh panaskan kopi, terlupe nak jemur baju, terlupe yg aku kunci rumah ke tidak, dan macam2 lg.

mmg la, kalau dah terlupe tu nak buat macam mane. dalam ibadah pun kalau terlupe dimaafkan. tapi tak bestla kalau selalu sgt terlupe. dah jadi tabiat, mesti ade je yg terlupe. macam pak pandir la pulak.

setakat ni okla, tak pernah lg terlupe hal2 yg penting. tp risiko itu sentiase ade. masalah ni sebelum jadi merbahaye, perlu diatasi. jgn nnt pasal terlupe aku merana.

mungkin aku perlu makan kismis ngan memory booster banyak2, biar kuat sikit ingatan aku ni.

kalau korang ade amalan yg boleh improve ingatan, sile bgtau.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:28 AM 10 comments  

the arrivals

if you were wondering what to do when you were online,

then i suggest you watch this:

the arrivals of antichrist/dajjal

an eye opener for all of us.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:47 AM 10 comments  

great goal?

warning: to footie fan only.hehehe

define a great goal.

what makes a goal a great goal? is it because the way it's scored? or because of the difficulty in catching it? or perhaps, because of the complexity of it?

david bentley's goal against arsenal in the midweek was heralded by many as a great goal. it was graciously celebrated by many, except arsenal fans of course, and got pundits running around declaring it as the goal of the season. in one night, he became a star, thanks to his beautiful volley.

yet, is it worth to be call a great goal?

let's compare it to another goal. esteban cambiasso's goal against serbia in world cup 2006 in germany. the goal many regarded as the goal of the tournament. the goal doesn't have the glossy finish like bentley's. from the way he scored, it doesn't seem to have anything special around it.

however, it was made special by the 25 pass moves that preceded the goal. a brilliant, fluid combination of pass and move, beautifully orchestrated by the argentines. the finish, though simple as it seems, capped off a great team effort, and became a testament of the class owned by them.

hmm. class. perhaps it was the thing that both goals i mentioned earlier have in common. while the class of cambiasso's goal lies in the build up, bentley's class was evident in the finish. it was beautifully strucked, came from a great technique and a sense of awareness, to be able to sense the right moment to deliver. he decided to try, and he scored. surprise.

ah. yes. surprise. awe. the shock factor. clearly a factor that defines a great goals. goals, that came out of nowhere, conjured by brilliant players, who have the ability to create something out of thin air, to be able to see the moment when nobody else sees it.

like di canio's goal, the one he scored against wimbledon in 2000. or the one henry scored against man united, also in 2000. these goals were scored when no was expecting it. simply caught anyone by surprise.

another thing that perhaps we should consider is the originality. remember david beckham famous goal? that audacious lob that caught poor neil sullivan off guard? that goal launched him to super stardom, and even recognised as the best goal from the first decade of the premiership.

yet, when xabi alonso and matthew taylor repeated the trick, there were less euphoria around. it was still celebrated as a brilliant individual effort, but with less hype than what beckham had. simply because he had done it first.

the same fate fell to messi's perfect carbon copy of maradona's goal. the goal was full of quality and class, as dribbling past a number of opposition defenders is no mean feat. however, while many sees it as a moment of genius from the young man, many also sees it as the kid obsession to emulate his idol. thus, the goal never reached the same height as the maradona's goal.

and perhaps it is something that bentley's goal lacked. while it certainly has a lot of quality and the element of surprise in it, we have seen too many volleys and over-the-keeper lobs. and despite his best effort to combine both of them, it might just not be enough. a contender for the goal of the season it is, but whether it will live long enough in our minds in years to come will be another question.

one thing for sure, that goal will give us enough reason to be enchanted and captivated by the beautiful game. it might take years before another great goal to be scored, but till then, we will be waiting patiently.

signing off.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:51 PM 6 comments  

WE ARE AT WAR!!!

kecoh seketika apabila ade budak ib tulis post mengutuk alevel kat blog die.. aku rase korang semua pun dah bace dah.

pelik betul.. takdek angin, takdek ribut, tibe2 je kutuk org.. tak paham betul aku.. ape kene ntah budak ni.

aku ingat selame ni, 'permusuhan' antara kami hanyalah satu dongengan.. tak sangke ade org yg serius..

di kala laungan menyuruh kite semua bersatu, ade pula umat manusia yg nak memecahbelahkan masyarakat atas sebab2 yg remeh ni..

haih, macam2..

PS: title tu tidak bertujuan untuk memprovokasi.. hahaha..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:37 AM 10 comments  

bertembung orang gile

ok, aku sebenarnye tak sure la die ni org gile ke tak. so, korang bace, then nilai sendiri.

kisah ni berlaku semase aku dgn toyo tgh tggu bas dkat bus stop kat umah aku. toyo tido umah aku malam sebelumnye, jadi die nak balik bangi la tgh hari td. aku pulak mmg nak keluar, so, tggu skali la.

mase tgh tggu ni, aku perasan seorang lelaki cine berumur dalam 30-40an. die memakai baju t-shirt berwarna hijau yg di tuck in masuk dalam short die.pakaian die pulak agak kotor dan lusuh, mmg nampak tak terurus la.

mase aku perhatikan die, die tgh mengadap ke kawasan semak bersebelahan sebuah public phone. lame aku fikir, apela yg die buat kat situ. setelah lama, baru la aku tau. die 'menandas' rupenye. cess, pengotor.

aku dgn toyo pun kutk la lelaki ni, tp perlahan la, takdek kuat2 nye. tibe2 je, die pandang ktrg. lalu, secare tibe2 je die melangkah ke arah kitorang. melangkah dgn cukup pantas sekali. seolah2 yg die dgr kitorg kutuk die, dan nak marah kitorg.

aku agak terkejut dgn perlakuan die. toyo lgla, elok2 tgh duduk, terus bgn lari. aku pun turut menjauhkan diri dari lelaki tu, tp die terus mengekori kitorng smbil membuat gaye mahukan sesuatu.

owh, die nak lighter rupenye. toyo pun tolong la lightkan rokok die, kalau boleh panggil rokok lg la, pasal dah tiggal sket2 puntung ngan kotor2 cam dah kene pijak. ntah sape punye la die ambik tu.

berape lame lepas kejadian tu, aku pun pandang la die dari jauh lg. kali ni, kitorang terlihat die menyapu tgnnye di dinding besi kat belakang bus stand tu, lepas tu die jilat habuk2 yg melekat dkat tgn die, seolah2 bende tu manis cam gula. ugh.

skrg, nilai, gilekah die?

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:13 AM 11 comments  

aku,drive dan tidur....

tadi nak pg beli seluar gelap, yela, nak btn kan.disebabkan aku yg loser ni takde lesen,kene la ikut bapak, takleh pegi sendiri.

dalam perjalanan tu,jalan jam la pulak.so, tersangkut la sebentar.duduk dalam kereta,aircond kuat,dgr pulak klfm... ah, sungguh selesa.....

"oii, dah tido ke?!"

ugh.tersentak aku sebentar.aku terlelap rupenye.hehehe.

dah jd tabiat aku agknye, bile nek keta je mesti ngantuk.kalau pasang aircond lgla.sebenarnye bkan bapak aku saje, ramai lg yg tensen bile aku tido time diorg drive. kawan2 aku, malah sedare aku pun panas semacam je bile aku tido time pg beraye haritu.

aku tak faham kenape diorg nak marah bile aku tido. bkannye aku buat sesuatu yg meninggikan risiko kemalangan. lgpun, bile aku tido, bolehla diorg menumpukan perhatian time drive. nnt kalo aku jage, asyik sembang je, kate aku menganggu pulak.

mungkin mereka tension sebab diorg tak boleh nak tido sekali.ye, aku rase itulah sebabnye..

hahaha, lantakla.

esok konvoi ngan budak2 kms. alim cakap die nak drive. puas hati aku tido sampai ke bangi. hahahaha.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:07 AM 3 comments  

circus




Circus
by Eric Clapton

Little man with his eyes on fire
And his smile so bright.
In his hands are the toys you gave
To fill his heart with delight.

And in the ring stands a circus clown
Holding up a knife.
What you see and what you will hear
Will last you for the rest of your life.

And it's sad, so sad,
There ain't no easy way round.
And it's sad, so sad,
All you friends gather round'
Cause the circus left town.

Little man with his heart so pure
And his love so fine.
Stick with me and I'll ride with you
Till the end of the line.

Hold my hand and I'll walk with you
Through the darkest night.
And when I smile I'll be thinking of you
And every little thing will be all right.

originally named circus left town, this song was written in the memory of his son, who died when he fell from his mother friends apartment. this song actually described the last time clapton saw he son, when he took him to the circus.

clapton first played this song during his mtv unplugged session, however this song, alongside "my father's eyes" were not included in the unplugged album, because he said it was "too shaky". it was included in 1998 album pilgrim, renamed circus.

a beautiful song, yet a very emotional one. you can feel the sadness from the way he sang it. a masterpiece fom the great slowhand.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:55 AM 4 comments  

football's voodoo-hoodoo

believe it.footballers are superstitious bits. they believe that some rituals and routines might help them to perform better.

for example, england legend gary lineker never scores during warm up, because he prefers to save it for the match. if he doesn't score during the first half, he changes his shirt. if he does, he keeps wearing it until the game finishes.

man united star c ronaldo gets his haircut at the same barber in cheshire before every game. this is because when he scored for the first time, he had cut his hair the day before.

john terry, the chelsea defender sits the same seat in the team bus, listens to the same usher cd in his car during his way to the training ground and parked at the same spot. he also wears the same shin pads for 10 years before it was stolen. now he wore a lucky ones that used to belong to frank lampard.

brazillian legend mario zagallo insisted of wearing no. 13, despite of the number famously regarded as unlucky, because his wife is devoted to the st. anthony of 13 july.

there are more of this stuff, like paul ince who only wore the shirt as he ran off to the pitch, alan shearer who ate chicken and beans before every game, or argentinian carlos billardo who believed in his lucky tie, and so on.

however, not only players, even the managers had their fair share of superstitions.like jimmy melia,former brighton manager. he insisted on wearing his lucky dancing shoes to every fa cup matches during the season 82-83. brighton went on to the final, losing to man u on replay.or don revie, former leeds manager who wears the same lucky suits for over 10 years.

of course, everyone knows raymond domenech, the france manager who a bit concern about the stars, i mean, the real stars. he doesn't like scorpios because "they ended up killing each other", also he doesn't want too many leos in his squad. so out goes pires, giuly and micoud.what a waste.

fans also happened to believe in coincidences, like man u winning the 99 european cup on sir matt busby 90th birthday. or the brazil 2006 wc team. their coach, carlos alberto has 13 letters in his name, and their first game against croatia was on june 13. so they didn't won the world cup.

however, nothing beats my personal favourite. in 1978, the pope died, wales won the grand slam and liverpool won the european cup. fast forward to 2005. the pope died, wales won the grand slam and liverpool won the champions league. pretty spooky isn't it?

superstitions aside, enjoy football!

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:37 AM 6 comments  

budak-budak.. comel, gumbira dan..



selalunye kalau time sorang2 nih, ade 3 'ter' yg akan kite buat: termenung, terbayang dan teringat. taktaula kalau korang ade "ter' lain..


arini, tgh lepak2 sorang ni teringat aku kat kejahilan zaman kanak-kanak dulu. jahil yang comel.hahaha


kalau korang masih ingat lg, mase kecik dulu ramai, lg perempuan, yg ade buku hard cover kecik, takpun buku nota biase yg ade gambar mickey mouse kat depan. dalam buku tu la nnti semua orang isi lirik lagu ke, buat diari ke. takpun suruh orang tulis biodata masing2.


semua orang pun pg la tulis, buat lawa2, masing2 nak gaye yg tersendiri, gune pen macam2 kaler, baru la nampak comel.tak kurang jugak yg suke buat lawak.misalannye:


hobi: korek taik idung.


mmg, skarang ni kalau dgr rasa nak sepak2 je budak tu. tp mase tu, kite rase seronok, rase comel kalo buat bende2 gini.


hobi universal semua budak2 ialah mengumpul setem.banyak budak ade koleksi sendiri, bawak pg sekolah banding dgn member, biarla 3-4 page kat stamp album penuh dgn setem yg same, setem 20 sen gambar koko misalannye. ade la skit2 setem oversea, mane dapat ntahlah.


aku? hobi aku membina weh.mase tu aku ade satu buku kecik, tp aku tak gune wat isi biodata la. mase tu, kalau aku terbace kat mane2 facts yg menarik, aku salin balik dalam buku tu.banyak gak aku dapat, ade la dalam 2-3 buku latihan sekolah rendah tu aku isi.ramai2 buat, pastu berlagak, sape yg paling banyak entry diiktiraf macam manusia paling pandai.peh.pikir2 balik, rase cam nerd lak.


kalo time world cup misalannye, ade buku len lak.buku tu nnt aku tampal ngan gambar nagn graphics dari paper. mula2 aku je buat, pastu ade la 2-3 membe aku ikut. ramai2 compare, sape punye lg best, lg banyak gambar.kalo tak jumpe, ade yg lukis sendiri. peh, berazam gile, taknak kalah punye pasal.



buku latihan sekolah rendah tu banyak gunenye lain.sape yg pandai melukis buat la komik, ala2 pendekar laut punye stail. kalau yg kreatif tu boleh buat game kat buku, main pakai dadu. seronok woo, yela, mase tu mane ade ps2 ngan dota lg. kalo buku math yg kotak2 mesti koyak tgh buat main kepung.



main punye main, mesti gaduh punye. pgla bertumbuk skan pasal bende yg paling tak masuk akal pun. dah penat gaduh, menangisla, tak kisahla siapa yg start. yela, kalau menangis, nnt cikgu backup. oh, alangkah baculnye aku zaman itu.



pelik betul perangai mase mude2 dulu.. hahaha.


semalam aku tgk movie children of men. movie tu cube mengambarkan senario yg manusia ni dah tak boleh nak mengandung lg. sudahnye, dah takde budak2 langsung kat dunia ni. ade org2 tua je. bygkan la kalau yg plg mude kat dunia umurnye dah 18 tahun.dah tak juvana dah.ugh. tak comel langsung.


teringat lak opah kat astro tu. kalau tak ade yg lama, tak adela yg baru, getusnye.


tu mmg betul. tp kalau yg ade semua yg lama je, yg baru tak ade lgsung, macammane?kalo sume yg tua bangka je, takdek yg jambu2 langsung, macamamane?


sekali bayang dunia tanpa budak2:

hambar, sunyi, bosan dan.. busuk.hahaha.


so, kalau masa korg kat kampung aritu kene sepak terajang ngan anak2 buah, takpun dengan dengan sedara2 yg masih jambu, sabo jela. jangan lupe, perangai korang dulu rupe2 itu juge.


ciao..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:20 AM 9 comments  

raye raye

akhirnya, syawal bakal menjelma semula. tibalah masanya untuk kita umat islam seantero dunia menyambut hari kemenangan, setelah sebulan lamanya menjalani ibadah puasa.. ke korang tak puase?

di sini, aku ingin menuruti tradisi mengucapkan selamat hari raya pada semua. aku menyusun sepuluh jari memohon keampunan zahir dan batin kalau2 ade tersilap kata dan terkasar bahasa.

semoga bergembira menyambut syawal, tak kira di mana anda berada.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:56 AM 8 comments  

salah siapa?

pagi tadi aku sibuk mengecat belakang rumah. janji dah lame dah nak cat rumah, sejak habis exam lagi. namun banyak alasan dilontarkan, banyak berdolak-dalih untuk mengelak meletihkan diri. akhirnye, dah tak dapat nak mengelak lagi, semua barang dah dibeli. mahu tak mahu, terpakse buat juga.

sedang aku mengagahkan diri mengecat sambil kulit dibakar sinaran terik mentari, aku terdengar suare2 anak kecil yang duduk di rumah belakang. sungguh seronok sekali kedengaran suare mereka, menyanyikan sebuah lagu yang popular. mungkin juge mereka sedang menari2 di dalam rumah.

aku bukanlah hendak mengkritik nyanyian mereka, sama ade pitching mereka tepat atau tidak itu bukanlah urusan aku. cuma sedikit terkejut kerana dalam banyak2 lagu yg ade di dunia ini, lagu agnes monica juga yg dinyanyikan mereka. fasih pula tu. lancar nyanyian mereka, tanpa perlu berhenti mengambil nafas pun.

sebenarnye benda ini bukannye baru. kalau rakan2 sekalian biase menonton rancangan kanak2 di tv, ala, macam tomtom bak tu, mmg korang akan berpeluang melihat anak2 kecil 'menyerlahkan bakat' mereka. kecil sahaja badan mereka, tapi gaya bila di atas pentas, kalah artis popular.

sesekali bile aku melihat perkare ini, aku berfikir "anak siape la ni". kecil2 lagi dah macam ni. besar nanti entah macam mane la. bukankah mereka lebih baik kalau diajar mengenal tuhan, mengenal rasul, takpun diajar membaca dan mengira, supaya bila sekolah kelak tidak ketinggalan. sepatutnye didendangkan kepade mereka nasyid dan bacaan al-quran, supaya besar kelak menjadi pemuda pemudi yg cintakan agamanya, dan akan membela nasib umat islam sedunia.

ini tidak. mungkin sudah trend sekarang, ibubapa berlumba2 mendidik anak mereka supaya menjadi glamor. dari kecil sudah diajar berpakaian seksi, digalakkkan mereka supaya belajar menyanyi dan menari. dididik mereka supaya pandai bergaya seperti seperti artis, barulah glamor kate mereka. didengarkan di telinga lagu2 artis popular, disuruh hafal lagu2 ini, nnt boleh masuk tv. nanti bolehlah mak dgn abah berlagak dengan makcik sebelah rumah tu, kata mereka.

barangkali ibubapa ini sudah lupa yg anak2 ini ibarat kain putih, kalau dicelupnye ke dalam acuan agnes monica, maka agnes monicala hasilnye. itulah yg kite saksikan sekarang, lambakan anak2 muda kite membanjiri ujibakat mane2 pertandingan realiti. kalau tak berjaya dalam pertandingan ini seumpama gagal dalam hidup. kalau nak berjaya mesti glamor. kalau gagal belajar tak ape, yg penting mesti glamor.

yg pilunya ibubapa mereka masih terus menyokong di belakang mereka, masih tak sedar2 lagi. bile ditemuramah mereka mengatakan yg mereka berbangga dengan anak mereka, ada bakat(kononnye), ade masa depan yg cerah. lebih sedih lagi apabila anak orang2 kenamaan pun ade.ketika mereka patut menjadi contoh cara mendidik anak2 kepada orang ramai, mereka pun turut same dalam kekecohan ini, seolah2 mengiyakan kepalsuan ini.

lalu, ketika bangsa2 lain terus melahirkan cendekiawan, usahawan dan tokoh2 dalam pelbagai bidang lain, bangsa kite berbangga dengan lahirnye seorang lg bintang 'realiti'. ketika bangsa lain terus-terusan memperbodohkan bangsa kita, kita terus bersorak gembira dalam fantasi ciptaan sendiri.

salah siapa?

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:23 PM 6 comments  

ugh..

wtf. this is it. if city won tonight, i am considering to start supporting them, the newly rich and arab owned neighbour of the devils.

ok. i might overreact there. but their performances were very poor, below their usual standard. liverpool was playing the elegant, sleek, sexy football that belongs to us, and we just watched with envy, unable to conjure anything similar. haiyaa, what happened?

on paper, it should be a walk in the park. the scousers was playing with their two best players on the bench. on our side, we have berbatov, eager to impress on his debut and wayne rooney who just started scoring again. meanwhile, liverpool got keane and kuyt, two strikers that just couldn't score. we had most of our first team players available, apart from the ronaldo scum, of course. we should have won this, easily.

yupp, we played good early on. we got on the scoresheet first. after then, it was all liverpool. they attacked, they attacked and they attacked, then poor ol' VDS made a silly mistake and liverpool scored their first goal against us since what, 2006? gosh, it was that long?

halftime whistle was blown, and fergie made a change at restart, bringing ol' giggs for carrick. a silly move. he should have bring hargreaves on. yes, he just recovered from injury, but then, i'm not sure a fit giggs would have been better. besides, hargreaves went on anyway, later in the game.

then, it happened again. giggs was the culprit this time around, refusing to clear the ball for a corner kick. instead, he tried to win a goalkick. bad choice, uncle. a fitter arbeloa stole the ball, then the ball went from kuyt to babel.. goal. 2-1 for liverpool, and my dad celebrated, much to my dismay.

to make it worse, vidic made stupid challenges, twice in a row, and got sent off. ugh, i sensed trouble. the defence are severely depleted, with fergie selling almost everyone to rivals, and now vidic are suspended.great.

still, there's no reason to panic. we were poor last season at this stage, and we still do the double! all we need to do is just to win our next games, that would be against, err.. villareal in the ucl and chelsea, AWAY. they have never lost at home in what, four years? nice, just what we needed, a tough opponent.

wtf. i really feel like supporting city now.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 12:40 AM 3 comments  

Paul Okon

not many footie fans have ever heard of paul okon, despite having played for as roma and leeds united during his heyday, winning 37 caps for australian national team and famously led the aussies to a memorable win over sven goran eriksson's england team in 2003.

so, after a colourful career that took him to italy, england and belgium, he decided to called it a day, after a brief stint with australian a-league side newcstle jets in june 2007.

however, he was convinced by tom beris, a fan and a park side footballer, to came out of the retirement, and join fellow former internationals to play for west ryde rovers in an over-35 competition. the team quickly became the talk of the town and powered through the division, despite at times being short of numbers due to other commitments.

yet, tragedy strucked when beris was diagnosed with cancer at the end of 2007. beris was a passionate football player, always the first to training and matches. even after he was diagnosed with cancer, he still attended the matches, lending the team his support when in truth he was the one who needed it.he passed away at the age of 44.

the living memory of beris in their minds spurred okon and his teammates as they finished the season undefeated, and in the process booked a date with epping eastwood in the grand final.

at the christie park, watched by hundreds of supporters on a freezing winter evening, okon came out lively, rallied his team with passes from the midfield, as his class shone throughout the match.

however, despite his courageous efforts, the team came up short, and were duly beaten 3-1. they had failed to deliver what could have been an excellent and fitting tribute to beris. sadness shrouded the team as they leave the field, obscured to the fans by the sights of the opposition celebrating their triumph.

dejected, okon walked slowly out of the pitch and shaked his opposition hands along the way. and as he make his way out, he almost certainly had whispered his goodbye to the beautiful game.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:54 AM 2 comments  

aduh..

aduh. baru sahaja nak meraikan hari merdeka dengan ceria bersame rakan2, ditimpa musibah pula. kehilangan phone kali kedua dalam setahun memang tamparan besar buat aku. alahai..

phone hilang masa nakberebut2 masuk tren masa nak ke mid. aku pun tak berape ingat sangat, tp sangat yakin yg aku dah masukkan phone aku dalam poket jeans. tak lama lepas tu, tren dtg, semua org berebut2 nak masuk, sedar2 dah hilang. bila call dah masuk mailbox. sah, kene rembat.

huh.. beberape ketika lepas tu, aku jd gile sekejap. rase nak pukul je semua org dekat mid tu. jd lost sekejap. taktau macamane nak menghubungi rakan2, aku termanggu-manggu keseorangan. terpinga2, taktau nak buat ape.

nasib baik, aku terjumpe beberape rakan2 lain. ade la org untuk aku cerite masalah aku. sudahnye aku melepak dengan diorg pulak. hehehe. still, sempat jumpa org2 yg asal. nnt die kate aku tk dtg pulak.

oleh yg demikian, pade rakan2 semua, berhati2lah tak kira dimane jua. musibah menimpa tak kira tempat, sentiasa bersedia, dan jaga keselamatan diri dan brg2 masing. jgnla jdi macam aku, hilang phone 2 kali dah. aduhh..

selamat berpuase.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:11 AM 7 comments  

cerite tentang guru

graduasi berlangsung pade hari khamis hari itu. semua budak pun turun, same2 upacara simbolik tamatnye pengajian di kms. wajah masing2 ceria, meraikan majlis yg gemilang, walaupun makanan still tak berapa improve dari hari dinner. biarla orang semeja dengan aku tambah nasi berape kali pun, aku still tak lalu makan macam diorang.

semase dalam perjalanan pulang, mak aku cerita pasal perjumpaan ringkas die dengan cikgu kimia aku, siape lg kalau bukan puan norlida. berdasarkan ape yg aku dengar, memang puas hati die cerite macam2 kat mak aku. macam nak balas dendam pun ade.hai.. aku boleh buat ape, senyum jela.

sekali imbas, memang aku ade badi sikit dengan siape2 yg ajar aku kimia. puan kamisah masa dkat taiping dulu mmg selalu berleter dkat aku.puan hairiah masa as, dengan gaya dingin die dah cukup menakutkan, bayangkan kalo bawak parents kau jumpe die. dengan tak performnye dalam exam, mmg kaw2 la kene basuh. puan norlida? takyah cerite la. harap2 nnt kat u tak jumpe lg lecturer macam diorang. cukupla.

bagaimanapun, aku sedar, yg setiap guru, tak kisahla ajar ape pun, mahukan yg terbaik untuk pelajar2nye. oleh itu, bile kite melakukan kesalahan, kite akan ditegur. tak kisahla dengan nada yg kurang menyenangkan sekalipun, ianye untuk kebaikan kite. agar kite tersedar dan terus hanyut dan terleka.

kite semua tahu bende ni, cume, macam brader gemuk kat ilim tu cakap, kite terlalu angkuh dan ego untuk terime semua ini. darah muda katakan. bagaimnapun, lambat laun, kite akan sedar, dan waktu itu kite akan berterima kasih pade mereka.

oleh itu, walaupun hari ni bkan hari guru, aku ingin mengucapkan terima kasih pade semua guru yg pernah mengajar aku, yang bertanggungjawab memberi segala tunjuk dan ajar kepade aku. tanpa mereka, aku tidak akan sampai ke sini.

sekian.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:44 AM 6 comments  

berite sedih

tghari td dapat mesej dari seorg sahabat, mengatakan yg seorg kenalan dari zaman di taiping dulu, telah pulang ke rahmatullah.

arwah merupakan seorang pilot trainee. semalam, pesawat yg dipandunya terhempas di kuala terengganu. dan pg ni, mayatnye telah dijumpai oleh pihak berkuasa dan disahkan telah meninggal dunia.

same2 kite sedekahkan al fatihah unutk arwah, semoga roh beliau sentiasa dicucuri rahmat.. amin.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:26 PM 0 comments  

harapan palsu?

dan... malaysia kalah lg. baru je sebentar td, satu lg wakil malaysia tersungkur ketika menggalas tggngjawab mewakili negara di cabaran olimpik. kali ni, psgn beregu lelaki pula, yang dilaung selaku harapan malaysia untuk menang emas, mengikuti jejak langkah atlit2 malaysia yg lebih awal tumpas.

so, harapan realistik untuk sebarang medal cume tinggal pd single lelaki dalam acara badminton. itupun kalau die mmpu mengatasi cabaran yg akan dtg. dan lawan2 yg tinggal tampak sugguh hebat dan sukar, so possibility untuk beliau tumbang adalah agak kuat. dan kite akan terus menunggu lg emas di olimpik akan menjadi kenyataan. sorakan malaysia boleh, semakin lame semakin basi.

seriously, bila tgk medal standings dkat paper setiap hari, mmg trase sedih bile fikirkan yg ade negare2 macam azerbaijan boleh menang emas, walhal kalau dari segi kemudahan n infrastruktur, kite ade yg lebih baik. sedih bile baca berita tentang atlit2 luar menang emas setiap hari, dan ape yg kite bace cuma berita atlit malaysia kalah di peringkat awal.

adekah ini semua salah atlit ? lack of passion,hunger n drive? tkde pride mewakili negara? ataupun mmg kite sggh lemah physically yg kite tkkan mng ape2pun? yg malaysia ni, mmg tak boleh?mgkin ke psal politik dalam sukan yg menganggu tumpuan atlit? pressure yg trlalu tggi? ataupun.....

soalan2 ni hanye boleh dijawab oleh atlit2,coaching staff n org2 atasan sukan. obviously, kite sbgai rakyat malaysia tak layak, dan tak berkuasa untuk melakukan ape2,hanye mmpu berspekulasi, hanya mampu berharap, yg satu hari nanti impian tu akan jadi kenyataan, walaupun sinar pingat emas olimpik tampak masih jauh lg dari jangkauan atlit kite.

jumpe lagi

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:29 AM 1 comments  

huh..

alhamdulillah, lpas. just managed to squeeze through, tp tk kisahla. janji lpas. hehe

banyak kerje menanti, nak uruskan macam2. tk dilupa puasa bayar nazar. hajat dah dimakbulkan, kena arr buat. hehe

congrats pade mereka2 yg same berjaye. ramai yg improve, makin ramai yg dapat 15. bagus arr. tkdela truk sgt batch kite ni.

thanks pade sume rakan2 yg sentiase mendoakan.

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community shield baru je abes, dan as expected, man u menang. satu lg berite baik untuk arini.
tp, still ade kerisauan. tanpe rooney n ronaldo, man u cam tk bole nak score. kreativiti dah ade, cume takde finishing touch. fletcher, huh, bg la macam mane pun, tkleh gak nak score.
dan itu satu concern, yg man u krg backup ntuk striker. campbell lack in experience, n manucho still on loan. saha? tkyah cakap arr, menyampah aku.
report yg kate man u nak bid ntuk henry mgkin berite baik, walaupun tk sure ape fan arsenal kate nnt. pungut sisa org. hehehe. still, kalo jadi, maka man u ade chance nak compete ngan chelsea nyer line up, yg dgr kate mgkin akan di sertai robinho.
huhu. looking forward for the kick off next week.
jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:26 AM 3 comments  

end of saga, end of problem?

so, selepas sebulan lebih yg penuh dengan spekulasi dan kontoversi, akhirnye cristiano ronaldo, lovingly dubbed as CR7, decide untuk stay dekat old trafford untuk satu season lg. huh, big deal.

tkpasti macamane reaksi dari fans2 lain ttg berite ni. ape yg pasti, walau die balik sekalipun, die masih injured, n expected to miss about a month of action. that is hardly a good news at all. main concern akan still pasal injuries yg melande first team manu skarang ni.

so, skrg ni, manu akan start season diorg tanpa ronaldo, rooney n carrick (injury), nani (suspension), dan juge anderson (olympics). tu boleh kire lebih krg separuh dari first team gak arr. belum kire park, saha n neville yg injured je mmanjang. tkkan nk harap tevez dan kude2 tua manu jer.. payah arr.

hai, camne ni. kalau manu nak defend title they need a good start, but the current situation is not helping. last season kire luck jugak arr yg manu still menang league title walaupun tak menang first four games. dahla ferguson tk beli sape2 lgsung, walaupun still ade slim hope untuk dapatkan berbatov.

at least, masih ade berite positif, especially dari youngsters manu. da silva twins nampak very convincing time friendlies, begitu gak ngan frazier campbell, darron gibson dan lain-lain lagi. diorg mgkin provide useful backup time2 crisis camni, sape tau?

so, harapan yg tak terlalu besar dipertaruhkan atas manu untuk defend title, tp still berharap yg diorg at least akan fight untuk title to the very end..

jumpe lagi

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:07 AM 1 comments  

love? perhaps?

teringat aku pade satu cerite yg aku bace kat reader's digest satu ketike dulu. cerite pasal seorg lelaki mncari cinta mggunakan kecanggihan internet.

rasenye ramai yg tau, tp takpela, aku cerite gak. cerite die lebih krg camni, laki ni ternampak seorg gadis yg dia rase sesuai jd dreamgirl die. tp, die terlepas perempuan tu dan tak dapat nak buat ape2.

kalo org cam kite ni, biasenye kite lupekan je bende camni. tp, laki ni punye smngat, die sggup buat website ntuk mintak tolong org ramai carikan perempuan tu. macam2 respons die dapat dari macam2 org. ade yg nak tolg, ade yg bagi tips, yg offer nak couple pon ade. last2, die jumpe gak pompuan tu, dan dpat gi date.

waa. mantap giler citer. bleh buat movie ni. jd, pade kawan2 yg desperate sgt nak cari psgan bleh arr tiru mamat ni punyer style, guner internet. mane tau berjaye.

jap2, cite td tak abes lg. baru2 ni, aku trbace berite kat paper mengatekan yg diorg dah break. terkejut jgak aku. dlu bkan main nak cari, pastu tibe2 je dah break. aku pun pgla mencari berite lebih lanjut pasal hal ni.

dipahamkan yg pasangan ni cume bertahan selame 2 bulan je. tak diberitahu lak kenape diorg break, mgkin masalah communication kot. brite ni tk disebarkan, dan hanye diketahui bile perempuan td diinterview oleh press dari negare asal die,australia.

hmm. nampaknye takde fairy tail ending untuk cerite cinta moden ni. ape boleh buat, kalau dah tkde jodoh, nak buat camne. cerite ni jadi bukti yg paras rupe tak menjanjikan kebahagiaan. macam yg sorg mmbe aku slalu kate, kene ade 'x factor' baru bleh jd soulmate. hehehe.

jumpe lagi

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:51 AM 1 comments  

hari-hari yg berlalu..

akhirnye, stelah sekian lame, aku berhenti kerje. bkan berhenti pun sebenarnye. dihentikan sebab tempat aku jual tu tak berape menjadi. so, diorg ambil keputusan untuk tutp tmpat tu.

diorg ajak aku untuk kerja ngan syarikat. gaji boleh tahan. kalau rajin ot, bleh arr dapat 1000 gak arr. lumayan tu. kerja bkannye susah pun.

tp, aku dah twar hati nak kerja ngan diorg lg. lantas aku menolak, walaupun dipujuk beberape kali. bkan ape, ade beberape bende yg aku tk puas hati semase berurusan dgn diorg dulu. cakap lain, buat lain. janji tak pernah ditepati. bikin panas je org kate. nnt bile kere ngan diorg, ape plak la diorg buat kat aku nnt.

so, sebelum ape2 terjadi, aku mengundur diri. macam aku cakap sebelum ni, biar gaji banyak pun, tp kalau tak bahagia buat ape. ckupla skali kene, takmau pisang berbuah dua kali.

jd, sementara ni, aku lg selesa duduk di rumah saje. balik bekerje? tgk keadaan, kalo rajin dan duit da kering, mgkin aku pg keje balik. tp yg pasti, tkde kaitan ngan aiskrim la. hahaha.

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ptg td, aku ke giant atas perintah mak aku. hahahaha. mak aku sruh beli brg2 dapur, die nak masak, antaranye adalh sayur yg bername kailan.
dan part tula yg paling masalh sekali. dah sampai sane, barula aku sedar yg aku tktau macamne rupe kailan yg asal. yela, selame ni tgk yg dah siap masak je. :)
aduh, macam mane ni. tkkan nak tnye org, malu la plak. last2, aku main ambik je ape yg aku rase lebih krg macam yg aku slalu makan. harapan menggunung tggi agar tk tersalah beli. dah sampai rumah, mak aku kate yg aku sebnarnye beli sawi. rupe diorg mmg lbih krg. aduh... naseb baik tk kene marah.
hmm, lpas ni aku berazam ntuk ke dapur lebih kerap, biar aku kenal sume sayur yg ade kat dunia ni. hahaha.
jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:09 AM 5 comments  

surat2 minggu ni

surat dari idp dah diterima beberape ari lalu. skali belek, trus aku campak. bkan kena buat ape2 lg pon. aku pon sgt malas nak meneliti stu persatu syrat tawaran tersebut. tggu result dulu la, baru bertindak.

dan harini, dapat surat lg. surat jemputan ke majlis graduasi. yg ni aku bace. tgk ade ape2 details yg pnting, mane tau trase nak prgi ke. belek punye belek, jumpe dress code graduasi ntuk student.

baju melayu itam? alamak, mane nak carik? baju tu ade, tp tk lgkap, tkde seluar. tkkan nak pkai ngan slack atau jeans? bapak tak sesuai nyer. yg lain tk jd masalah sgt, ni jela.

hati yg mmg keberatan nak pergi, terus patah semangat. apsal takde bincang pun pasal bende alah ni. tiba2 je setkan. ikut ske dorg je. mmg la baju itam std grad kat mane2, tp tk bermakne kite wajib buat camtu. at least tnye arr dlu. inform awal2 ke. kan dah problem.

hmm, tkpela. kite tggu je result dulu. kalo lepas, baru pikir nak prgi ke tak. kalo tak, tk pergila. segan duhh, kalo jumpe cikgu lame, ckp yg kite tk lpas. msti kne basuhnye. tula, dulu cikgu ckap tknak dgr, degil... hahaha.

jumpe lg

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:12 AM 3 comments  

macam-macam

siape2 yg ade srat khabar utusan dkat rumah pasti ade terbace brite mnarik dkat front page. brite ttg sebuah kdai makan dkat kelantan mengadu gulai ayam dan ikan die 'dirompak' pd awal pg slepas subuh.

antara brg lain yg trut hilg ialah minyak masak, timun, susu pekat, duit syiling bernilai 20 rggit dan lain2 lg yg aku tk ingat. dan, pencuri trsebut dipercayai menggunakan parang untuk membelah kelapa muda!

hai, macam2 org skrg ni.. ade saje. bende macam tu pun jd nak curi. macam tkde makanan kat rumah, sampai kene pecah masuk kedai org curi makanan. makan nak sedap, gulai ayam. siap air kelape tu. curi skali brg2 keperluan lg. nak buat ape, bg anak makan?

tp, pikir2 balik, mgkin ade org kat malaysia ni yg mmg tk mmpu nak nak beli bende ni. maklumla, skrg harga brg dah mahal. pd mreka yg berpendapatan rendah, mgkin ini dah dirasakan sbagai beban. pd mereka, aku simpati. mencuri ttp salah, tp kalau dah terdesak, kite boleh faham.

trase diri sgt bertuah, yg hidup serba serbi cukup. tk perlu prgi mengemis mahupun mencuri macam mereka2 ni untuk dpatkan keperluan seharian. smoga sentiasa dilimpahkan rezeki oleh tuhan. amin...

jumpe lg

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:36 AM 0 comments  

bad day....

masuk hari ni, jumaat, dah 3 hari aku tak bekerja. mesin yg aku handle tu rosak, dan skrang dalam proses pembaikan. sementara itu, aku dipakse bercuti tanpe gaji. masih takde berite dari syarikat, mungkin minggu ni tutp terus. maknenye aku dah kerugian gaji seminggu. hai..

pd ari rabu, aku keluar jumpe rakan lame dkat mid valley. rancangannye nak menonton filem hellboy. macam biase, takde lesen dengan kereta, kena naik public arr. janji pkol 3, tp macam biase, janji melayu. pkul 2.45 aku bru keluar rumah. hahaha, takpela, dalam hati pnuh yakin, lambat sikit je. lgpun, die pun kate die akan lmbat.

tp, segalenye serba tk menjadi. hajat di hati nak try naik bas. so, dengan penuh keyakinan aku trun di stesen bangsar. nampak bas yg ade signboard bertulis mid valley, aku segera naik.

tibe2, aku tgk bas tu lalu jalan yg lain. dan tibe2 jgak, die berenti kat cm. sume penumpang trun. aku yg dalam kebingungan pon disuruh turun oleh driver.aku yg semakin konfuse pun trun patuh dgn arahan driver bas tersebut. dalm hati, aku menyumpah. celake, silap bas.

nasib baik kat cm, ade lrt. maka aku pun bergegas naik lrt ke kl sentral. dalam perjalanan tu, bermesej2 dihantar kpd kawan aku mengharapkan die sabar menunggu, dan aku trus menyumpah nasib malang sendiri sambil berikrar tkkan naik bas nak pg mid lg.

kat sentral, ade problem lain plak. tren menghala ke seremban delay 50 minit. aduh, mlg btul. nasib baik kawan aku sedia menunggu.tp, plan untuk tgk hellboy terpakse dibatalkan. takpela, asalkan dapat jumpe. maka aku pon mencanak menuggu tren selame 50 minit.

sampai saje tren, make ratusan umat manusia yg dah menunggu tren sejak lame td menyerbu masuk. mase tu, mmg tak payah nak cakap la. segala adab sopan yg selama diamalkan mmg dah tak wujud. laki pompuan berhimpit2, tolak menolak untuk dapat masuk tren. aku pun terpakse buat bende yg same, kalau tak, menunggu lgla. tu baru nak masuk, belum time keluar kat mid.sampai pkul 5 suku. lambat 2 jam lebih. nasib baik membe aku tak marah. hahaha.

takpela, yg penting aku sampai. dapat jumpe. mmg kdg kale, hari2 macam ni akan ade, menjadi rencah hidup dan bahan ketawa kite di mase depan. hahaha. tp serius aku taknak naik bas lg pg mid. sumpah taubat. hahahaha.


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ade rakan2 yg bace blog aku mengatekan aku ni senti. hahahaha. part mane tuh? takpela senti. yg penting aku harap tulisan aku tak menyakitkan hati sesiape. kalau ade, maaf aku pohon.

jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:07 AM 3 comments  

kerja kerja...

owh. lame rasenye tak menulis di sini. asyik terlupe. bkan ade idea pun nak tulis ape. hahaha

aku dah keje. masuk hari ni, dah 3 hari aku keje. jual aiskrim. kat uia. sambutan? agak hambar. tak berape hangat orang kate. dan company tgh berkire2 untuk tutup outlet kat situ. taknak ambil risiko rugi. mase depan aku selaku penjual aiskrim? tak berape cerah, mungkin hari isnin aku dah kene cari keje baru. hai.. sedey2. nak buat camne.

suasana keje? sangat membosankan. yela. dok menunggu customer sepanjang hari. ade orang nak beli, ade keje la. kalo tak, dok termenung sampai terlelap. part paling tak best mase nak tutup. machine tu kena basuh setiap hari. aku sorg je yg ade, make aku sorg la yg buat semua. part plg letih dalam seharian bekerja. gaji tk banyak lak tu.

tapi, tak semuanya buruk belake. ade yg menarik di sini. pekerja lain kat sini semuanye baik. aku makan dapat murah. kadang2 dapat free. diorg semua support aku. beli aiskrim, tolong promote kat student lain. diorg baik macam dah kenal aku lame.

dan ini yg buat aku kagum. dalam kafe tempat aku keje tu, semua pekerja baik sesame diorang. semua tolong menolong, bergaul mesra dan lain2 lagi.takade bermasam muke dan sebagainye. semua macam dah jadi saudara mara. bagus betul.

mgkin nila hkmah keje2 camni. stress krg, office politic tak ade, keje dgn aman. kalo nak bandingkan dengan keje lain memang ade bezanya. yela, gaji tak seberape. tp kalau gaji banyak hati tak tenang buat ape? betul tak..

ok. sampai disini saje.

jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:43 AM 0 comments  

talam dua muka

selalu tak korang berpura2 baik ngan sorg tu, tp kat belakang, kutuk die habis-habisan? mesti ade, aku juge tak terkecuali. kutuk senyap2 kat belakang, takut die dengar. mesti ade punyer, aku tau.

dah tu plak, biler org tu nak buat baik, belanje makan misalannye, trus baik ngan org tu. walhal, sebelum tu, kutuk bkan main lg. ape kes.. hipokrit. haii..

hipokrit ni cam dah jadi budaya kite. yela, dari kecil kite dah diajar untuk jaga hati orang, selari dengan adat org kite, lg2 yg melayu. maklumla, bangsa yg sopan, lemah lembut dan prihatin.

tp apekah bende ni elok sebenarnye? okla, mungkin dengan hipokrit ni kite dapat elak dari berlaku pergaduhan, tak bermasam muke. itu poin yg bagus. ok, boleh diterima.

tp, ble dah sampai part ngumpat, tu dah jadi lain. dosa mengumpat ni besar. ckup la kite tak ske die, takyah nak hasut org lain skali. kalo org tu dgr plak kite kutuk die kat blakang, lagi dier sakit hati. bergaduh jugak jadinye. dapat dosa lain lak, memutuskan silaturrahim

so, camne nak buat? senangnye, cakap direct kat org tu. mgkin die tak ske, dan mgkin jgak akan tak bertegur sape. tapi, takpela. manala tau, lpas cakap tu, mgkin die akan berubah. msti die concern gak kalo org tak ske die. sape yg ske dibenci orang.

nak tgur pun. ade carenye. baik2. jangan trus menengking. sape tak panas kalo tetibe kena marah. cakap elok2, mungkin die akan dengar.tak ade nak marahnyer.

mungkin die buat tak peduli. die buat lg perangai die. kalo camtu, takpela. kite dah tgur. die taknak peduli, itu hal die. doa2 jela yg die akan sedar. jgn pg mengumpat lak.

kalo tak berani? takut dgn org tu? simpan dalam hati je, takpun lupekan. tahan sikit sakit hati tu. sume org ade perangai sendiri. jgn pikir awak tu semuanye btol belaka.

tgurn ni adelah untuk sume, termasuk diri aku sendiri. tiade siape yg sempurna, dan tiade sape yg trlepas dari melakukan kesilapan. kalo terase, minta maaf, jgn mengumpat di belakang.

jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:48 AM 0 comments  

fall from grace

mungkin dah terlambat untuk cite pasal bende nih, lg2 dgn kecanggihan teknologi skrg membuatkan bende ni jd basi, biarpon baru smalam. tp tkpela, asalkan aku dapat cite ape yg di dalam pikiran aku.

holland 1 russia 3. hati rase kecewa pasal lepas 120 minit plus halftime berjuang menahan ngantuk, kalah jugak. holland, team yg aku sokong sejak 98 lg kalah ngan russia, team same yg kne titik ngan spain 4-1 dalam group stage aritu.

ape yg silapnye? banyak, bleh kate sume. holland smalam bkanlah holland yg kite tgk time lwn italy ngan france aritu. memang ketara perbezaannye. segalanye tak menjadi. passing kantoi, defend huru hara. at least first half ok lg. masuk 2nd, sakit hati jdnye. tak taulah knape. dan yg plg tension skali, player holland, esp van bronckhorst(harap btolla aku eja nih) nampak letih dan tak fit. mostly, die berjalan jer, tak berlari dah. berbeza skali ngan player russia, yg nampak fit, biarpon dlam extra time.

ape pon, russia deserve ntuk mnang. diorang main ngan cantik skali, especially arshavin. mmg penggerak pasukan. defend pon solid. nistelrooy jrang2 ade ruang. tahniah pade diorg, especially coach guus hiddink, yg mungkin tak kisah kalau org akan pggil die penderhaka pasal kalahkan team negara sendiri.

so, what now for holland? kebnyakan player diorg masih mude, so most of the squad will be there at 2010 for world cup. hopefully, diorg akan deliver mase tu. van basten mungkin kecewa, tak dapat mng euro seperti yg dijanjikan. tp tkpela,the future might belong to them.

untuk aku? takpela. at least, germany masih dalam tournament. so harap2 they'll make it all the way n become champs. aku akan menuggu taun2 berikutnye ngan penuh harapan ntuk holland.

jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:05 AM 0 comments  

the end of a journey..

akhirnye, lpas 2 tahun, tamat sudah pengembaraan aku selaku student a-level. rase tak percaye lak dah abes. mane taknye, dulu merungut assignment banyak. skarang, bleh taktau ape nak buat kat umah.. hai..

terpikir gak, same ade aku dapat sesuatu dari pengembaraan ni. adakah ia mempunyai satu pengertian, ataupun sekadar satu persinggahan. adakah ia ade impak terhadap hidup aku, ataupun just satu lg fasa dalam hidup aku yg berlalu tanpe disedari.

puas menilai, jawapan lebih hampir pade yg kedua. dalam 2 tahun ni, aku lg banyak bermain. dahulukan keseronokan dari kepentingan. sudahnye 2 tahun masa keemasan dalam hidup trbazir macam tu jer. aku stelah 2 tahun, masih aku yg same 2 tahun sebelumnye.

namun, dalam seronok2 tu, mungkin ade pengajaran yg aku dapati. cume aku tak sedar. yela, kate sibuk berseronok. masih aku mencari apekah itu. bile pencarian ini akan berakhir, aku pon tak tau. aku berharap bile aku dapati apekah ia, ia tak terlalu lambat.

kite manusia yg lemah, banyak melakukan kesilapan. dengan pengalaman, kite dapat baiki diri kite, dari mase ke mase. sedikit demi sedikit. semoga aku akan dapat mengubah diri aku menjadi insan yg sejati, insya-allah.

jumpe lg.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 1:37 PM 0 comments  

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