It's a Damn Cold Night...

Semalam geng-geng bas sekolah... oops, geng-geng sekolah menegah aku ajak main futsell (tekankan sebutan 'L' tu...) sempena cuti penggal persekolahan ni. Sambil-sambil buat simple little reunion la kiranya... Time ni la nak berkumpul balik dengan geng-geng cikgu yang menabur bakti kat Borneo or yang berkerja di pelantar minyak... kiranya geng-geng kerja oversea la ni, hehe...

Gila lama dah sebenarnya aku tak main futsell ni, heck, aku sebenarnya memang dah lama tak main apa-apa sukan dah, mau dekat 6 bulan dah, huhu... (kecuali jogging atas tread mill, but that hardly challenging...)

Selepas bermain ala-ala Wayne Rooney (in term of poaching goals, bukan main gile babas otai cam dia... jangan salah faham!), selepas balik ke rumah, habis kaki aku sakit-sakit... gila penat! Dah lama tak rasa sakit macam ni. Last time sakit macam ni bila aku balik dari training dekat SARA, tapi aku ada a very good reason for it... bayangkan menyeret kaki anda (slide in, slide out -istilah dalam Taekwondo) di atas karpet.... memang menyeksa dan melecetkan tapak kaki! huhu...

Damn!

I miss Taekwondo!  

Nothing more I miss in this world but it! Rasa penat training, the thrill before sparring, adrenaline pumping while at it, the sound when your kick meet the body vest/protector, 'PAM!'... aah! Nikmat! Serius, hanya orang yang biasa sparring saja yang tahu what the hell I'm talking about!

Serius aku pernah ketagih at that damn sound!!

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Tagging

Sebelum aku kenal Facebook, haram jadah aku tak tahu apa itu tag.. (haha! Aku memang lemau...)

Then, baru-baru ni, Azx pergi tag aku pulak, huhu... macam takde kerja lain, ye tak? Tapi takpe, aku sedaya upaya menjawabnya...

Here we goes (jangan kecewa pulak diakhir nanti...)

1. Adakah anda rasa HOT?

Jika anda memaksudkan Hot=panas, dua tiga hari lepas aku memang panas, sebab cuaca memang panas, tapi sekarang hujan turun tak henti-henti, hence tajuk post kali ni...

Jika anda maksudkan Hot=pedas, aku tak suka pedas...

Jika anda maksudkan Hot=emotion, aku rase aku ok-ok jer kot, ye la... Man Utd keep winning, no reason to feel down, huhu

Jika anda maksudkan Hot='terhangat di pasaran', ye, aku memang rasa aku Hot, so what?? :D

2. Upload wallpaper pc/laptop yang anda guna sekarang!


Malangnya FC (family computer) aku takde wallpaper... dah beberapa kali dah aku set wallpaper dia, dari gambar-gambar biasa, ke gambar aku sendiri, tapi, setiap kali restart je, hilang... so aku pun tak bother to set anymore, huhu... tapi demi menjawab soalan, aku aplod kan jugak...

*slia tengok bucu kanan, bawah..hehe :D


3. Cerita pasal gambar ni..

takde gambar = takde cerita... tapi boleh jugak anggapkan alasan no 2 tu sebagai jawapan no 3...

4. Kali terakhir makan pizza

2 or 3 weeks ago, I guess, time mak malas masak, haha!

5. Lagu terakhir anda dengar

entah... you see, I was sleeping at that time... tapi lagu terakhir yang terngiang-ngiang kat telinga aku sekarang ialah 'End of World' by 'Dead by Sunrise'... nice band, cekidaut! (oh, wait! There's something at the TV and I'm listening to it, is it count?? Something from 'Ting Ting'...)

6. Apa anda buat selain menyelesaikan tag ni

Baca blog bola... (sambil mengerang kesakitan)

7. Selain nama sendiri, anda di panggil nama apa?

Sebenarnya aku jarang dipanggil nama sendiri... (huhu) - the list goes : Pok jat, Ijat, Ibat, Mr Go, Go, Gohan, ShevchenGo, RonalGo Wayne RooGo (nama Go memang paling popular....), at one time my friends call me 'Penulis' sebab aku bagitahu ayah aku seorang penulis... oh, ada lagi, tapi kurang popular seperti Mr Ri (baca: Misteri), Mr RO dan sebagainya... tapi korang boleh panggil aku di blog dengan nama tIc (talkIZcheap)

8. Tag lagi 5 orang

Ini satu masalah besar bagi aku sebenarnya... You see, aku ada 3 followers, Floe tag Azx, dan Azx tag aku, jadi tak logik la kalau aku tag diorang balik... Deus dah pernah buat... dan aku tak pasti jika ada kawan-kawan aku yang lain, yang, jika mereka baca sekalipun blog aku ni, diorang sendiri ada blog ke tak, dan kawan-kawan aku yang lain yang ada blog jugak, mungkin tak tahu pun yang ni ialah blog aku (tu pun given kalau diorang even know that the blog is even exist...) so... aku pon tak tag siapa-siapa la, ek...huhu


*there goes all the other questions : 9. Siapakah orang no.1 kepada anda,10. Katakan sesuatu kepada orang no.5, 11. No.3 ada hubungan dengan siapa?, 12.Bagaimana pula dengan no.2, 14. Kata2 cinta untuk orang no.4...

15. Berikan 5 yang anda tau tentang orang yang mengetag anda

err...

1. senior kolej aku
2. gila squash (Nicol David tu, dia la yang ajar... tapi bukan ajar main squash la...)
3. Minat Manchester United jugak... terutamanya Van De Sar!
4. Dia kata dia ada 'blue belt' Taekwondo... tapi aku ada kenal orang yang ada 'blue belt 3rd Dan' dalam Taekwondo...huhu ;p
5. Nama dia Azx...



Ok, allright, cin cau!! Aku ada banyak benda nak tulis, tapi limited time on this FC, haha!!


T/t: Thanx Azx for the 'kata-kata cinta' tu... ada kupon, kita sambar lagi!!! (kali ni turn Ing Hoe plak!!)

Don't be So Cocky, man...

Ok, I make mistakes... so what?

I apologized about it and promise myself that I'll improve on it on any given opportunities in the future, but nothing I can do about what had past, so let get over it...

You criticized me, that, I can accept as long as it has even a little bit of truth in it... But yet again, when you insult me, with the very same insult that I can ALSO put into you, you just lower yourself in my eyes, make it three times, I'll forever look you with such disdain!

I let you go away without a fight, not because I can't, I just opt not to! You see, I hate to see you lose, they all do when they start it with me. Not that I didn't welcome the 'challenge', it's that I hope you too can prepare for the outcome, huhuhu....

So, then again, "kalau takut dilambung ombak, baik berumah di padang pasir la beb, wokakaka!!"

So, just because I decide to not to fight back, doesn't mean you get away with a win... don't be so cocky man!

T/t: Lamest thing I ever do is to get involved in internet debate/fight (especially You Tube)... Thanks God I still can keep my manner intact! Well, for the most of the time, at least...

Chain of Events, Part 4 : member dah jadi MJ...

Sorang member aku, budak kolej aku time universiti dulu... kiranya dia ni junior aku la, junior kolej dan junior Taekwondo... kalau aku panggil dia anak buah aku pon dia tak marah kot? hehe (that's right people, aku ada anak buah... kira cam geng-geng mafia atau gengster jugak la... tapi kitorang geng-geng baik... semua pon black belt, hehe... [blah lar woi!!]) dia masuk hospital untuk sedikit plastic surgery...

Ceritanya bermula bila mana beliau (giler tinggi martabat anak buah aku ni, digelar 'beliau' oleh aku...) menyertai satu pertandingan sparring, wakil U aku dulu... tak silap, somewhere around the end of last year, or the other year, tak ingat sangat la pulak aku... the thing is, aku tak ada pun di tempat kejadian, just dengar-dengar cerita melalui Facebook dan sebagainya. Nak dijadikan cerita, beliau ditendang di muka dan patah hidung... tidak kacak lagi rupa beliau yang sebelum ni pun memang dah tak kacak mana pun...

So, after about a year or so, baru la dalam hujung minggu hari tu lebih kurang kalau aku tak silap, dia pergi untuk surgery bagi menambahkacakkan rupa beliau disamping menjadi MJ kedua di Malaysia... Cerita banyak pun tak guna, ni antara gambar-gambar yang berjaya ak 'pau' dari Facebook member-member yang pergi melawat beliau di hospital, post-surgery...

 

"aku pasti akan jadi ahli kelab taekwondo paling kacak pas nie" atau sekurang2nya something like that la yg dia murmur time tu...

baju pink mamat cina tu, senior aku, konon-kononnya, buat baik ler tu, padahal, dia paling seronok mengata member yang surgery tu, huhuhu.... Mamat sorang lagi mungkin tgh pikir "nasib baik bukan aku yang kena.."

  

Orait le tu, beb... sakit-sakit, dapat awek keliling pinggang...huhu

 

Gimik konon-kononnya masuk ray chamber cam pergi tak kembali ler tu, huhuhu...

Ok, semoga kau sihat sejahtera dan berjaya keuar hospital dengan lebih hensem lagi, MJ!!

Sekarang kita masuk topik utama kita... Bagi korang yang baru nak berjinak-jinak dengan Taekwondo (sukan atau seni), fear not! Sukan Taekwondo adalah amat selamat! Don't get me wrong, it's a deadly art, but a very safe sport!! Mungkin kecederaan pada MJ ni adalah yang paling teruk aku tengok pada bahagian muka (setakat terseliuh, lebam kaki, tangan, hamstring atau cramp tu, biasa lar... nama pon sukan, memang ganas sukan ni, sukan anak jantan!! huhu -walaupun memang ramai jugak perempuan yang join, and they are very good at it!). Ok, ada sekali aku pernah tengok orang berdarah mata kena tendang kat muka, senior sekolah aku dulu... tapi itu rare case! Siapa suruh dia masuk gelanggang dengan mata sakit? huhuhu...

Senang cerita, Taekwondo sport is challenging yet safe sport. Gear dia cukup untuk protection, buktinya, selepas bertahun-tahun aku sparring, dan berpuluh-puluh kali ditendang di kepala, aku masih mampu lulus universiti lagi, takde masalah pon... huhu (ok, pointer aku bkn tinggi sangat pun, bukan dapat dekan ke, apa ke pon, tapi tu sebab aku malas baca buku, bukan sebab kepala tak betul kena tendang...)

 

Taekwondo (WTF) Sparring full-gear

Gear yang dipakai oleh atlet Taekwondo dalam sesuatu pertandingan yang mengikut standard ditetapkan oleh World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) adalah amat selamat! Lebih selamat daripada gear yang dipakai oleh goal-keeper hoki padang...

                                                                     VS 
  This             more safe than                     This

Jadi janganlah bimbang sangat jika anda, atau ahli keluarga ataupun rakan-rakan, makcik, pakcik, datuk, nenek, awek, pakwe anda ingin menyertai sukan atau disiplin Taekwondo atau mana-mana martial art lain...

Chain of Events, Part 3: Paul '100' Scholes

Paul Scholes's goal that defeated Wolves last Saturday put United on track for the 19th successive League title. It was his 100th goals in the league for United shirt (of course United shirt, who else shirt it gonna be, right? huhu)

So, a couple of days before, I stumble upon a discussion post on Manchester United Group on Facebook. In one of the post thread, the writer list up some quotes from professionals around the game about the Ginger General, Paul Scholes. Here it is, remember to copy-paste it if you're a football's fan, or Man United's fan, or just Scholesy's fan:

Micah Richards : "He's always in the right position, always seems to be at the end of the box when the ball drops in. The complete midfielder - when he's fit, he's the best. Some go missing but he's in the right place at the right time. He's my favourite player of all-time, unbelievable. If you give him a chance it's a goal, isn't it?"

Glenn Hoddle : "There isn’t a player of his mould anywhere else in the world."

Terry Venables : "He’s the best one- or two-touch passer in the country. He sees the game unlike any other player."

Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing and shooting is of the highest level. He’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time."

Eidur Gudjohnsen : "I'm more an admirer of Paul Scholes than I am of Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a fantastic player, but he has 10 other great players around him every week...Scholes is one of the most complete footballers I've ever seen. His one-touch play is phenomenal. Whenever I have played against him, I never felt I could get close to him."

Edgar Davids : ""Every one of us (midfielders) is just trying to become as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes."

Edgar Davids : "I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is."

Tony Adams : "I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much attention, but he is one very good player. He is an intelligent player, he works hard and he scores some great goals. He is not flamboyant and is a quiet lad off the pitch but he is a tremendous asset to Manchester United and to England. He has already got my vote as player of the year."

Cesc Fabregas : "He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League."

Patrick Vieira : "The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Scholes."

Thierry Henry : "I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'."

Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."

Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation."

Sam Allardyce : "There is not a better midfield player in the world."

Kevin Keegan : "What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football."

Marcello Lippi : "Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team - that goes to show how highly I have always rated him. Scholes is a player I have always liked, because he combines great talent and technical ability with mobility, determination and a superb shot. He is an all-round midfielder who possesses character and quality in abundance. In my opinion, he's been one of the most important players for United under Sir Alex."

Ray Wilkins : "I'm saddened because I think we as spectators, not only in this country but right through out Europe and the rest of the World, will be missing one hell of a footballer."

Gordon Strachan : "Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone who could do as much as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his feet he could tell you where every player on that pitch is at that moment. His awareness is superb."

Veron while at Chelsea being asked in an interview who's the best english player : "Paul Scholes."

Peter Schmeichel : "People say he is a great player, but you have to define what a great player is, For me, it is a player who has a bottom level that means his worst performance is not noticed.If he is having a bad game, a team-mate might feel Paul Scholes is not quite on his game, but a spectator wouldn't notice. Scholes, of all the players I have played with, has the highest bottom level. His reading of the game is unsurpassed.He has an eye for a pass, for what the play or the game needs at that precise moment, that I have never seen anyone else have. He controls and distributes the play and the game better than anyone I have ever seen."

Peter Schmeichel : "Still the best player in that United midfield."

Laurent Blanc : "Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!"

Michael Carrick : "Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is."

Michael Carrick : "He is a legend and he's going to be remembered for a long time. Just to play alongside him and learn from him has been an absolute pleasure. I think he is a footballer's footballer; he has been at this level for so long. As long as he is part of us we always feel we have a chance. We appreciate the way he goes about his business. I have never met a character like Scholesy; certainly not someone who is that good."

Park Ji Sung when asked by the club’s official home page which United player he would like to see in the red shirt of the Taeguk Warriors : “It has to be Paul Scholes.”

David Beckham said that, among his teammates at Real Madrid, which included Zinedine Zidane, Raúl, Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Roberto Carlos, Scholes was the most admired opponent : "He's always one of those people others talk about. Even playing at Real Madrid, the players always say to me 'what's he like'? They respect him as a footballer, and to have that respect from some of those players is great."

Brian Kidd : "Paul Scholes had the best football brain I'd ever seen in a kid. Let's face it. Paul Scholes is in a class of its own."

Rio Ferdinand : "I can honestly say Paul is the best player in the England squad. For me he is the complete player."

Rio Ferdinand : "For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, "You see that tree over there?" - it'll be 40 yards away - "I'm going to hit it". And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best."

Phil Neville : "Paul, for me, is the best player in the England team. It worries teams. Speak to any other international team and they will single Paul out as England's key player. For me, he doesn't get the full credit that he deserves. He is a world-class player and deserves to be up there with the likes of Zidane and Figo."

Gary Neville : "I wouldn't swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with. He is the best."

Gary Neville : "Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game."

Steve Bruce : "He's the best player in Britain in my opinion and he has to get himself fit just before we are due to play at Old Trafford. I cannot pay Paul a bigger compliment than to say that he's the most complete footballer in the country. The best bar none."

Roy Keane : "An amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being."

George Best : "To be honest I think England have lost their best player. Certainly he's the most consistent and naturally gifted player we've had for a long, long time."

Sir Bobby Charlton : "I am sorry for England because they don't have any player like him. You can talk about others but there is no one else like him. He is the best technical player England has without any question. He could have had a lot more caps if he had carried on. And if I was the manager he would have ended up with more than I did – easy"

Sir Bobby Charlton : "He’s always so in control and pinpoint accurate with his passing – a beautiful player to watch."

Sir Bobby Charlton : "Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football."

Sir Alex Ferguson : "Very few players can do that, but Scholes is one of them - and I knew he was one of them. That's why, without question, I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him."

Sir Alex Ferguson : "He has an awareness of what’s happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As a kid he always had a knack of arriving in the penalty area just at the right time, but he’s proving just as effective from outside the box because he’s using his experience in the right way. It doesn’t matter who I am thinking about bringing into my midfield, Paul Scholes will be included, as he would in any side in the world."

Sir Alex Ferguson : Sir Alex Ferguson gave evidence in court on behalf of one of his former trainees and listened to the prosecution barrister's list of United's top players.

"You've missed Paul Scholes - and he's my best player," Ferguson chided her.

Socrates : Good enough to play for Brazil. I love to watch Scholes, to see him pass, the boy with the red hair and the red shirt.


If the like of World Cup winner like Zidane and World Cup winner manager like Lippi praised him, he should be that good!
 
T/t: you know the stuff of legends when you see one!

Chain of Events, Special Edition: PWC LEMAS

PWC stand for Post-Wedding Ceremony...

Ceritanya bermula apabila Ms R (sekarang ni kiranya dah jadi Mrs R), menjadi orang kedua dalam senarai 28 orang ex-coursemate aku di universiti dulu melangsungkan perkahwinan beliau. Mrs M merupakan orang pertama. Boleh dikatakan Mrs M adalah ahli course kitorang yang paling popular... Kenapa? Sebab dia kahwin dengan player bola, player Felda United... Kalau di eropah, hanya selebriti tahap model sahaja yang biasanya kahwin dengan player bola ni, Mrs M pula merupakan salah seorang olahragawati U aku dulu... so, she's quite good and popular... Lagipun, dia berjaya masuk paper Kosmo! 2 kali, salah satu tu memang interview khas Kosmo! dengan dia... Mr N (yang pernah aku ceritakan di sini) pun pernah masuk majalah Dara.com sekali jer, walaupun dia YB Universiti, huhu...

Ok, enough cerita pasal Mrs M, kita nak cerita pasal Mrs R pulak... Semasa majlis Mrs M dulu, memang ramai la coursemate kitorang yang meramaikan majlis dia (kecuali aku, pasal aku duduk jauh sangat, tak sempat datang dalam short notice), tapi lain halnya bila sampai giliran Mrs R kerana kebanyakan dari diorang ada meeting dan sebagainya, jadi hanya beberapa orang sahaja (seingat aku 3 lelaki, termasuk aku, dan 3 perempuan sahaja pergi, tu pun ada yang kebetulan berada berdekatan). So, jadi kiranya cam nak tebus balik sebab tak hadir majlis Mrs R, AJK Acara atau kami gelarkan sebagai En PIC (Person in Cas) untuk program-program yang melibatkan rakan-rakan satu course aku di U dulu pun mencadangkan PWC ni... Tujuannya adalah seperti reunion kecil-kecilan (Side note: memandangan majoriti ex-couresmate aku masih tengah further study buat master di universiti yang sama dengan time kitorang undergrad dulu, they in fact boleh buat reunion setiap hari kalau mereka mahu, so, 'reunion' is kinda understatement...), lepak-lepak, makan-makan, sambil En PIC nak mengasah 'bakat' fotorafi beliau yang kununnya ter'hinder' sejak lahir tu...

Dah memang tujuannya untuk ambik-ambik gambar kenangan pasangan suami isteri tersebut bersama teman-teman sekuliah mereka, maka of course le banyak gambar-gambar yang diambil dan di'aplod' ke Facebook (macam biasa). Sebenarnya, aku tak join PWC ni pasal aku di dimensi lain time acara berlangsung, so, aku cuma letak beberapa keping foto yang me'nonjol'kan bakat En PIC dalam fotografi untuk tatapan pembaca blog ini (jika ada), yang berjaya di'pau' dari Facebook (mana lagi, ye tak?)

Pasangan yang diraikan...

raikan cinta

En PIC menjalankan 'tugas'

kek  PWC

Efek cahaya daripada En PIC

Para hadirin...

...dan hadirat

Fu-yoh! En. PIC

don't break the band of friendship!

  Efek ala-ala komik Hong Kong dari En PIC

  

err... curios case of GRO bazaar...

 

Terlompat-lompat diorang pasal Mrs R dah kawen... diorang plak yang lebih-lebih hepinya...

 

Mrs R dan Ali

(p/s: sesetengah gambar sengaja dikecikkan...)

Sebenarnya, Mrs R dan suami beliau dulu sama-sama satu kolej kediaman jugak dengan aku time undergrad dulu... Ali, suami Mrs R merupakan senior aku di kolej, mantan Yang Dipertua Student Welfare Council kolej aku... Time aku pergi majlis diorang di Muar hari tu, juruacara dia ada cerita, yang pertemuan pertama berlaku di dobi kolej... Gila tak romantik, jumpa kat belakang cafe, kui kui kui... (gurau jer Mrs R, jangan marah "D). Menurut juruacara tersebut (of course la aku tak pernah tanya  diorang, camner first time boleh jumpa, ye tak... bukan kerja aku, huhu), si Mrs R ni tak cukup syiling nak guna mesin basuh, so, kebetulan Ali ada kat situ, so Ali bagi la dia syiling... korang yang ada bakat buat novel tu, boleh la ambil inspirasi dari kisah benar ni, dan buat novel tajuk "Syiling-Syiling Cinta" akakakaka!!!

Tapi, nasib baik la dia jumpa si Ali, dapat la jugak duit syiling dobi... Kalau dia jumpa aku time tu, memang haram la nak dapat, pasal aku benci bawak syiling ke hulu- ke hilir... Kebanyakan syiling aku digunakan untuk membeli Nescafe Original (yang dalam tin tu...), lagipun aku tak pernah pakai dobi kat kolej aku tu, aku basuh pakai tangan jer baju-baju aku... saje, training tangan, huhu...

Kalau tak, mungkin dia tak  terjumpa dan terjatuh cinta pun dengan si Ali tu dan kahwin dengan dia, dan of course, kalau yang dia jumpa hari tu kat dobi ialah aku, dia takkan kahwin dengan aku jugak pasal aku tak bawak syiling... kui kui kui "D

Apa-apa hal pun, kalau korang ada baca atau terbaca cerita ni kat blog hina-dina aku ni, 'Selamat Pengantin Baru, semoga bahagia bersama suami tercinta sehingga ke anak cucu untuk kedua-dua Mrs R dan Mrs M' <-- you know who you are

Dan buat En PIC, jangan mengelak! Ko harus menjadi orang ke-3 (aku tak peduli kalau Mr N dah 6 tahun dengan awek dia sekali pun, ko tetap kena kahwin dulu sebelum dia, haw haw haw!!)

T/t: LEMAS stand for -LEpak MAlam Sabtu...

Chain of Events, Part 2: Le Tour (tak)de Langkawi.

LTdL baru saje tamat Ahad lalu. Antara lain, LTdL kali ni memasukkan kembali Kelantan sebagai salah satu destinasi jelajah. Bukan sajer sebagai salah satu destinasi, bahkan sebagai garis mula... huhu

Memang bangga bila negeri bertuah aku ni dimasukkan balik dalam senarai destinasi, walaupun aku sendiri terlepas nak tengok Live... ye lar, bila lagi nak tengok mat-mat saleh naik basikal ramai-ramai kat sini? Sayng sungguh LTdL tak de team perempuan, huhuhu...

Tapi, I couldn't resist to feel the funny side of it, bila mana Le Tour de LANGKAWI tidak memasukkan Langkawi sebagai destinasi... better called it Le Tour de Malaysia, isn't it? Talk about karma kerana mengecualikan Kelantan dalam beberapa siri jelajah yang lalu? hehe...

Well, enough with cheap political conspiracy... Antara perkara yang boleh kita banggakan dengan penganjuarn kali ni ialah munculnya pelumba tempatan yang berjaya mengungguli salah satu perigkat perlumbaan, iaitu Annuar Manan dan muncul selaku peserta tempatan pertama yang melakukannya setelah 15 edisi perlumbaan! Dia juga berjaya memenangi jersi hijau perlumbaan (which mean the best sprinter, I guess...). Bangga beb bila ada anak Melayu Malaysia kita berjaya dalam sukan yang biasanya didominasi oleh atlet Eropah. I mean, of course kita ada Dato' Lee Chong Wei selaku pemain no 1 dunia dalam badminton, tapi we hardly a small nations in badminton. Of course, kita juga ada Dato' Nicol dalam squash, tapi sekarang kita berjaya menambah satu lagi koleksi atlet2 yang berjaya pada peringkat antarabangsa!! Ho yeah!! Aku cuma harap ini bukannye one-time 'jaguh kampung' achievement... Keep up the good work, Annuar!!

Lagi satu yang worth mention ialah apabila penganjuran kali ni 100% diuruskan oleh anak tempatan. Kementerian Belia dan SUkan dengan kerjasama Persekutuan Berbasikal Kebangsaan. Baguslah apabila kita sudah berjaya berdikari.. pengalaman belajar dengan penganjur luar selama 15 tahun diharapkan mampu memberi penganjuran yang cemerlang untuk pertandingan-pertandingan seterusnya! Malaysia Boleh!

Tapi tiada satu benda pun yang boleh membuatkan aku kagum lebih daripada kemampuan para atlet yang join benda alah ni! Bayangkan, pakai tracjk suit, kalau ada yang pakai lagi jersi-jersi tambahan tu, berlumba beratus-ratus kilometer, selama 7 hari. Kena pulak peserta-peserta Eropah atau mana-mana negara sejuk yang lain... Aku yang lahir kat Malaysia ni, yang tak pernah ke luar negara lebih jauh dari Golok ni pun tak tahan panas duduk rumah tak buat apa-apa. Kalau boleh nak naked jer sepanjang masa, tapi diorang... fuhh!! Giler ah! Kalau orang Malaysia sendiri boleh cakap negara kita tengah panas sekarang, diorang yang dari Eropah semua tu... huhu... Lu pikir la sendiri...

Apa-apa hal pun, tahniah buat semua peserta... tabik spring 100 kali dari aku!!

T/t: Full official results here

Chain of Events, Part 1: Lanjutkan Usia Al-Sultan Kami...

I'm taking a break from writing a preview for World Cup South Africa 2010 (as if there were anyone who actually read it). Fear not as there are so many topics yet to be disscussed "D...

Last week were a very busy week as events was concern... Too many things happen in short period of time. Might as well talk about it a little for one or two posts here!

Last Thursday, Sultan Ismail Petra Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan had come back to Kelantan after months of treatment in Singapore. After the royal family had making the headlines for all the wrong reasons for some months already after his majesty fall extremely sick, the news of his return was the only good news for the rakyat since then... (Well, maybe not all agreed, but I keep myself to the positive side and note, to avoid any unnecessary controversy on my side, huhu...)

Many controversies had lead the royal family of Kelantan for past few months especially involving the two princes that at times I do think we are more like the British royal family already... (ya know, they had too many controversies and stuff). Well, many didn't know or notice that, despite popular belief that Kelantan is 'Serambi Mekah', we do have another title of our own... 'Serambi UK'!!

Do not believe me? Well, apart of the royal family stories, we do have many places name that had a relationship with places name in UK as follow:

• Lundang - London
• Kota Bharu - Newcastle
• Kubang Kerian - Kerian Pool (as in Liverpool or Blackpool or any other 'pool' that are scattered around UK "D)
• Manek Urai -Man U

See what I mean??

Well, go back to my main story. If you had read the newspaper, I think you would've stumble upon the news of his majesty return. Many people were there to welcome him back at the airport. What took my attention was a picture  with people wearing t-shirts that write "Daulat Tuanku" on it... I think that was very unique and great way to show loyalty to the his majesty, but I wonder why did it print with blue in colour? Why not yellow?

Then I thought, maybe it's 'daulat' thingy, you know, that rakyat shouldn't wear yellow in the presence of royals, but then I also thought, since the Royals always wear blue for an official event, it might as well suits the Royal by wearing blue? well I don't really know... I mean, blue is not really a 'shining' colour and can't attract people very well despite say, yellow or red. After all, Kelantan's flag is red, and our football team do wear red's jersey... I think red will do the job better, but again, maybe it has something to do with Chinese believe about red to associate with dying (am I right? Correct me if I'm wrong, huhu...). Of course it's inappropriate to then wearing something associate with dead to welcome a sick person, is it? Let alone the person is your country leader...

Well, forget about the t-shirt. If I know anywhere selling the shirt prior to the return of his majesty, I would grab it one for myself...

Now, to something else related, on the way to (routinely) took my sisters from school on the Thursday afternoon, I stumble upon a van on the road. What unique about it? It's show on the picture below I took during waiting the traffic light colour to change...

 

I do wishing his majesty well... Daulat tuanku!