Hornbills with Hornbills

Wanna challenged yourself with Malay proverbs that are direct-translated to English? I had a hard time translating it back to Bahasa Melayu though because all of these are hilarious.

Here's one short story by a local writer, Amir Muhamad. Never dull, but tasty, crunchy, spicy and juicy, as what he claimed.

The Breakup

To the front of Wati who is now in Bukit Tunku, whom I hope is well.

Wati,

I think our relationship should end here. My love for you was real but I have been clapping with one hand. You were so mean to me at your becoming-day party, just because you were with your rich friends while I'm from a difficult family. I never knew there was a prawn behind the rock all this while; you were using me to make your ex jealous. How my liver hurt when you showed your true self. I guess what they say is true: hornbills with hornbills, sparrows with sparrows. Let me now bring myself.

    Maybe it was the Satan-water talking, but why did you have to call me such names? You dropped my face-water and scribbled charcoal all over my face. Once is enough. I don't want the banana to fruit two times.

   I know I am just a dispatch guy but I still have feelings. I thought you were my liver-fruit but you saw me as just a pick-up brother at best and a joke at worst. All those times that we ate the wind at Lake Gardens, feeding the ducks and rowing the boats, I thought a love was blossoming. But you were planting sugarcane at your lips. I gave you my body and soul but after the honey had been extracted, the husk was thrown away.

What your friend Suzy said to me still plays in my ear: " Your fish-hook is so small, don't try to contend with the ocean!" How did she get this information about my fish-hook? Have you been telling stories from inside the mosquito-net?

I know my school is not as tall as yours. But I still have self-price. So just pretend I never existed in your life.

Yours in sadness,

Sham

Haha.

Can you figure out the peribahasa and simpulan bahasa in this short story?

Rojak, Muhammad, A (2010), ZI Publications Sdn. Bhd

Iftar Jogoya Style

For this Ramadhan, Mr. Z and I decided that we should indulged ourselves ONCE for some buka puasa feast, mainly buffet, but being me; cheapskate, I wouldn't want him to spend RM 120++ for food right? So, during one of the days I was doing a 'research' on reasonable buffets, I stumbled upon.. Jogoya Japanese Seafood Buffet deals by Groupon!

Excitednyaa saya!

Jogoya situated in Star Hill and instead of paying the usual RM 110++, we only paid RM 65 per pax. Not bad huh?

         Mr. Z and his all time favourite appertizer: Oyster with tobasco sauce.



More oysters for him

Me and my sushis. All mine!

Salmon freak

Had tons of these..

 Though this is a Japanese Restaurant, they also serve some good ol' western cuisine as well. The one thing I could not forget is the pastry mushroom soup. Buttery!

Lamb steak. Ok-ok je.

Baked potatoes with cream cheese and spring onions

Teppanyaki Grill. From chicken to lobsters!

They do have dimsums as well. Mr. Z had some though, I was to focused only on Japanesy.

The dessert selection. Ok je. Tasted better.
But one dessert that we actually looked for was...

Bottomless!

Jogoya is soo hugee that you could not cover all the things that they served in just two hours (Oh did I tell you that since it's peak hour, we were only given 2 hours to eat). The restaurant is huge and they scattered the food in every corner of the restaurant. 

Mr. Z didn't enjoy it as much as I did because the services was quite bad. Due to the fact that we are only paying RM 65, it was pretty reasonable. I would give 5/10 for Jogoya. If you are looking for great Japanese Buffet, I would suggest Tenji or Kampachi. 

Selamat berbuka! ;)

Jump!

'Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about'

Oscar Wilde

Style Icon 2: Rizalman Ibrahim

A lot of people have asked me before on who's my favourite designer..truthfully, I can't answer that question as my knowledge about the fashion world is limited. Don't get me wrong, I love fashion, I love clothes and accessories, handbags and what not, but to be an expertise on that area and for me to give fashion advices to people, nope..I'm still not there.

So, favourite fashion people? For me, it is not Vera Wang or even Alexander McQueen. I can't relate to their designs. (See, I told you I'm not there). But what I love to see everyday, it's the designs by one of our prominent local designer, Rizalman Ibrahim. Fabulousity by Rizalman. He is fabulous!

The thing is about me, I don't fancy too much frills, laces, beads, colours, etc. Too much of everything is not good. I love simplicity, fresh and clean. I love traditional and modern to be combined, but not over the top combination, and I find that quality in Rizalman's creations.  

To me, Rizalman's creations are epics. He's a real couturier. Not everyone who sells and designs clothes are couturier. Bukan calang-calang orang boleh di label as couterier. This label is an establishment and I think Rizalman has already established himself  as Malaysian couterier since long ago before any other new local fashion designers were even born. One of the first in line of the greatest Malaysian fashion designers alongside Bernard Chandran, Zhang Toi, Radzuan Radziwill and many more.

I shall not elaborate more and let the pictures do the talking. Pictures are taken from Rizalman's blog, which is full of his stories and insights on fashion designing, life, travel and living and also his son. Such delighful tales. Oh, did I tell you Rizalman does interior designing as well?

Some of my favourites:

                        I like this one the most!

Thus, this will be put under my wish list. *cough*

Khaisah Hashley

One of my girls gave birth, the first one actually for all of us. So, we were a bit jakun and OVERexcited. Trust me, the noises and havocs in the hospital and Zaza's house can actually beat the noises that I had in my class of 30 students.

F: It's my turnnn to hold Khaisah!

M: No dude, you dah pegang dia tadi. It's my turn I've been waiting..

F: (still holding Khaisah)... *Khaisah wails* Oh my Godddd..why is she cryingg? Ok breathe breathee..relaxx relaxx

R: Dude, she doesn't like youuuu

T: Give me Khaisah laaa..maybe she'll like me..

Z: Meh sini Khaisahh.. (Khaisah senyap)

F: Why Khaisah nangiss Z?

Z: Ntahh you...

... and along those lines la..ahahaha

Regardless of the noises, shrieks, screams.. That was one the best moments I've had with my girls. My girls, those that I grew up with.. one of the oldest bunch I know and trust in the world. Regardless of anything.

Pic by Zaza's Iphone/Facebook

Welcome Khaisah bte Hashley. You are loved by all aunties and uncles around you since day one you were in your mummy's tummy. We can't wait for you to grow in front of our eyes and teach you lots of things. To H and Z, CONGRATULATIONS darlings. To parenthood. We're here if you need help. Date night? Third honeymoon? Fourth? 

 and to August babies..Happy birthday!

Not the End of the Road

I always have tiny spots for Boyz II Men and their songs.. let alone this number accompanied by some orchestra-ish background! Swoon sigh faint. This is love man. This is what I call music in my own dictionary.

I've watched them performed live once upon a time; it was in 2007/2008 when they came to Kuala Lumpur and did a two days showcase in Genting. It was surreal watching them do their acapella-R&B-black-man-voice-tarik-menarik, Boyz II Men will never failed you in any way. 

I would love to see them back again, which I know it's quite impossible for them to come back again to KL. Perhaps Singapore or Jakarta? I don't mind spending for them.

Ok, I gilaaa already! 

Enjoy this video. Live in Japan, 2009. The entire album is in iTunes Japan, you can buy or download it from there! Enjoy!

Ramadhan 1432

Ramadhan, we meet again. How we've missed you.

It's the second day of Ramadhan, and I've been spending my Iftar at home and having home cooked meals since day one. With the havocs of Param here and there, so malas man to go. LDP by 5.15pm dah jam teruk. So, for now, I feel that there's no point of me going to any param unless I really crave for some paramness lovin'.. *teringat kuih sampan pelita at TTDI*..

Anyway, Ramadhan is not just all about food. Yeah, partially you celebrate it with food, but that's just because you're hungry. But Ramadhan is mainly about patience and tolerance with one another. It's all about doing the good deeds and refraining self from bad deeds. It's also about being grateful on the things you have in life, the food that are being served on the table, the secured job you have to put food on the table, the clothes you wear everyday and etc etc. It's about moderation, not boastful. 

So, muhasabah diri ok? Paham?

Selamat berpuasa friends. Embrace it to the fullest and wishing that Allah blesses you and family with smiles, happiness and togetherness. 

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