All Souls' Day

Just not to keep my dear lonely blog stagnant.

Today's All Soul's Day. Went to the cemetary. Put a stalk of flower on each departed relative's tomb, including my late mom's. Funny, I realised I do resemble her a lot as I grow older as I watched her embedded photo on her gravestone. Rest in peace, Mama and all dearly departed ones.

When funny takes its course

Funny 1:

It used to be funny, even when it wasn't funny at all. Roars of laughter were often heard. Even when it wasn't really funny. It's funny how funny things just don't seem to be not funny, cos it's supposed to be. Funny.


Funny 2:

Funny things are funny while it still is, funny. How long can things be funny, by the way? Funny things will eventually be not that funny afterall. How long is the life span of funny things?


Funny 3:

It's funny how un-funny things are embracing the funny side of things, for a change. But are the new funny things authentically funny? Should un-funny things stay un-funny?


Funny 4:

It's funny how things change. Funny things are meant to be always funny. But funny things can be unpredictable too. Funny things may no longer be funny if un-funny things no longer think funny things are funny. It's funny how funny things eventually depend on the un-funny things to continue its funny legacy.


Funny 5:

Funny things aren't funny if not for un-funny things. Un-funny things, though not funny, appreciate funny things. Funny things for one, if not for un-funny things, will never be funny afterall.


Funny 6:

It's funny when un-funny things want some funny things to happen, but the funny things are just not into funny things anymore. What happens when the funny things turn un-funny?




It's not funny at all. Funny, the laughter's heard. Is it funny funny? It's so freakin funny. HA. HA. HA. ZZZzz.. ZZzzz.. ZZZZz.

Some Things Don't Change

Guys who brag are insecure, and a turn-off. At least to me.

10 Things

10 things I can sum up about today:


1. The weather is just too freaking, hot.

2. My room is still a mess.

3. I spent most of the day in bed.

4. I opened up a small pack of strawberries I bought that cost me RM20.

Sour or sweet, till the very first bite.

5. I thought about 2 individuals who have inspired me, somehow or rather, in a good way.

6. I have finally hit my highest record of savings in a Facebook game called Restaurant City amounting to $4000+. If only it's for real.

7. I was tempted to eat my untouched new bar of chocolate.

8. I've decided to stay away from sore losers. A man should be man enough to face the odds.

9. I heard my cat meow-ed the most today, in so many days.

10. I thought about people. People whose moment spent with me will never repeat itself.


p.s - I went back to the kampung a.k.a village some 30 minutes away from the city yesterday to celebrate the harvest celebration, Gawai Day which falls on 1st June. Was a simple one with catching ups to do.

Grilled Shrimp & Mackerel

Yup, it was a Labour Day! But I was 'working' on something. Something refreshing! Something I don't usually do. =) I made my first grill!

Ingredients:

1 Small fat potato (Already remotely half-cooked) 2 Mackerels
3 A big shrimp
4 Long beans
5 Carrots
6 Onions
7 Garlics
8 Pepper
9 Butter
10 Seaweed
11 Salt



This is how exactly the grill looked like coming straight out of oven. Aroma was amazing! (Almost good for a facial-do!)



How To's:

1 Marinate all with butter.

2 Have a layer of seaweed as 'doormat'

3 Add a little salt, onions and garlic. Stuff where is appropriate.

4 Wrap all in a foil, making sure it's intact.

5 Pre-heat oven for about 5 minutes.

6 Place wrapped Mackerel and Shrimp in oven.

7 Leave in oven for 15 minutes for Mackerel & Shrimp to cook.

Scattered the vegetables to expose the Mackerels.

Well, that's it for my first ever grill ! I had a huge grin on my face when I first open the foil and had the aroma pricking my smell buds! It's almost the joy of having a baby -- I guess??!

This goes out specially to those who think I cannot cook! Boo!~~ (Well, not denying that I'm still learning though...) :( A kitchen bummer like me will probably learn just a dish a year, if lucky. :D

A Weekly Milestone

For every reason that we have, every each day in a week is properly identified with an event, an event which makes Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday personalised. One may look forward to Friday because it's the last working day for the week; for some it's Saturday. Another may exclude all others except his own family for a Sunday. What makes up the milestone of your week?

(Alright, before I go on, allow me to narrow down your mind scope for this post. I am going to just talk about ONE ASPECT which helps me define each and everyday in MY WEEK.)

....So which day is this special day? ;) Well, to me Tuesday is just the day I look forward to ..... to watch one of my..... Mmmm, to be exact, I meant Tuesday nights! Precisely, at 10:00 p.m.

Have you ever thought about how would it be like working in a mortuary? Well, dead bodies freak me out. The kind of resemblance I get by imagining touching a motionless body or a corpse is just like holding a big dead fish. The cold, frozen flesh. And not to mention, the stiffness of the joints. Okay, so fish doesn't really have joints. My bad. Well, can you imagine being in a mortuary, surrounded by dead people whose death may have been a homicide? Or worse, working in one?

Back to how this relates to my Tuesday nights. So, every Tuesday I'll be meeting a lady I've found a personal connection with (in some very strange ways) as I watch her striding through her life. She is a crime-solving medical examiner who has abundance of knowledge regarding the human anatomy and the ways of it. She is Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh. Jordan, as fondly known to her fellow colleagues in the Boston Medical Examiner's Office is a headstrong, determined daredevil when it comes to getting what she wants. It's just like the tagline in the commercial which goes, "Stopping Jordan?" "Never".

Modest by appearance, but never fails to captivate. That's Jordan Cavanaugh.

Well, Jordan is a pleasant personality that goes easy with everyone around her despite having a slight problem with her own anger management. She also, not to mention, is physically attractive (the kind of lady I'd rate as having natural beauty). So yes, I do not see myself relating to her when it comes to this --- How I W-I-S-H.

To make it less complicated --- Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh is a character in a weekly drama series called Crossing Jordan which I have followed diligently ever since I caught it being aired on Hallmark channel. Jordan's character played by Jill Hennessy is a rather complicated one. Despite having all the obstructions of things not going her way, Jordan always had the HER ways, ways that still do not make her any less appealing to her surroundings. That's what I call great intellect and charm. (Have you seen a lady who wants SO BADLY to get to the top, feeling insecured, BS-ting her way through and eventually makes herself looking like an awful piece of ...... before? Well, Jordan isn't anywhere near that.) Jordan is such a confident lady that she does not have any reasons to feel insecure. She clearly admits when she faults (which she rarely does). And finds her way through (playing a fair game) collecting evidence which eventually helped her in proving her womanly intuition, right.

Of course, Jordan Cavanaugh isn't the only one making the show. There is a line of seriously interesting characters such as Dr. Macy, Bug, Green, Woody, just to name a few of my other Jordan-sidekicks favourite. The series, Crossing Jordan interestingly got its name from a biblical text (refer Joshua 1:2). According to the Crossing Jordan encyclopedia online, it is a Judeo-Christian concept that when you die, you cross over the river Jordan (to the promise land). The bodies that come to the mortuary have 'died' and 'crossed' Jordan's path, in which she makes sure they have received justice by investigating their cases and hunting the murderers down. It's a play on words with Jordan's name and the biblical meaning of the term. It's clever. However, the description for the title is just the analysis by a fan who wrote the online Crossing Jordan encyclopedia, and not by NBC. But somehow, I could not rule this finding out as I just think the explanation makes a lot of sense, and one intelligent one too.

The impressive line up.

Did I mention that the show has stopped its production and airing in United Stated since its last in May 2007 (starting 2001) ? Well, it's not too late to catch them right here, in Malaysia -- while it lasts.

P.S - There is a hell lot to find out on her background which makes Jordan Cavanaugh, Jordan Cavanaugh. To figure out ---- watch, learn and read. Enjoy! ;)

So They Flew That Way

Lying in front of the TV with my lappy on my tummy. . . With the roars of the excited supporters of Man Utd. and Liverpool; hearing the commentator saying, "1-1", I'm not even the slightest bit distracted by it. Instead, I'm still very adamant by the sudden thought that came across my mind few minutes ago, that prompted me to come out with this post.

I see birds flying. Flying in a flock. Heading towards the same direction, may be, may be not. But what's clear, they look alike and what's more vital, they're together. Flocks are powerful, their motions are impactful. But the kind of impacts generated really depends on the motivation behind the 'flocking'.

It'd be great if the flocks actually come out with something new. Something more exciting, creative an with an eventful impact worth of a good memory. Perhaps, something more difficult. Because something bad is too easy. Too simple. Invention is the new word.

What's behind the idea of flocking? For many reasons which may be positive or not, I wish not state. What's obvious afterall is the implications of it. Hahah. Corny as it sounds, but yes. Look to the left, look at the flock above. Which is a better eyesore?

For better reasons, I foresee many advantages in hybrids. Or just for a start, a mixture of birds to form one flock. One positively impactful flock.

How about the many types of diversed birds hanging out together to make somewhere a better place? Need I say 'flocking'? Not necessary. Does it mean only the thought that matters? I almost believe that action speaks as loud as words. So words not uttered may be as powerful as not having done anything at all. As a matter of fact, silence sometimes indeed IS golden. Hence, the thought only may matter, as it sync with the deed. Erh, what...? I lost myself there. :S Anyways....

There are just a vast species of birds flocking together. Thousands which I may not even know or heard of... It makes me wonder. Don't they have a choice?

Whatever it is, and why do the BIRDS flock together I care not much. Besides, it really is not any of my biz. But what really matters is, perhaps they have a choice. To pick. To choose. To flock it right.

Don't be a hazard. Flock for a good cause.









P.S - Liverpool won the match against Man Utd, 4-1. Booo. :(