Kusut dan Jiwang, Inc.


Jalan-jalan cari jejantz - Kesenian dan Warisan (abislah kena marah dengan Datuk Seri Utama Rais Yatim)…
April 15, 2009, 10:43 am
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Kawan saya Az merancang untuk membawa rakan-rakan dari luar negaranya berjalan-jalan di Kuala Lumpur hujung minggu ini. Katanya rakan-rakan barunya ni berminat dengan seni, jadi kiranya Az nak bawaklah ke galeri-galeri. Katanya lagi diorang pun berminat nak ke pasar malam, tapi sebab saya tak tau pasar malam mana yang elok, saya buat senarai galeri sajalah (macam la aku terer pasal galeri2 ni kan…).

Az, pandai-pandai la ko pilih mana nak bawak diorang. Kalau nak cari jejantz macam Bayu Utomo Radjikin atau Norhaiza Nordin (pengukir kayu yang jejantz ok, walaupun nama feminin), pegi la tempat2 macam ni..

  1. Galeri Petronas Tempat persinggahan faveret aku kat KLCC, naknya sambil2 tunggu orang. Pameran bertukar-tukar mengikut masa; ada artis tempatan dan ada seniman antarabangsa. Kadang-kadang ada seminar atau ceramah (waktu paling sesuai JJCJ). Ada perpustakaan dengan koleksi buku-buku seni yang banyak. Pegi la jenguk, mana tau ada Italian textile designer tengah baca buku cara membuat batik kat situ; boleh jugak tolong terangkan kat dia beza batik cop dengan batik canting kan? Tu pun kalau kau tau beza dia lah. Masuk adalah percuma.
  2. Karyaneka Terletak di Jalan Conlay (kot), sebelah Restoran Melayu. Kalau nak tengok hasil-hasil seni, boleh pegi bahagian pameran kat bangunan utama - tak silap aku ada pameran songket, seni perak, seni ukir dan macam-macam lagi. Boleh jugak bawak kawan kau beli batik/souvenir kat kedai dia, tapi mahal sket la. Pastu jangan lupa bawak diorang pegi wakaf-wakaf kat bawah tu sekali - lagi banyak benda (dan jejantz) menarik kat situ. Menarik kalau taste kau ala2 S. Amin Shahab atau penyanyi kumpulan Kopratasa la. Untung sabut timbul, untung kau jumpa jejantz iras Art Fazil hahah….Masuk adalah percuma jugak. Tapi batik bagai tu kena beli.
  3. Balai Seni Lukis Negara Antara Istana Budaya dengan Tabung Darah (macam la kau tak tau kan!). Dah lama aku tak pegi sini, jadi tak boleh komen. Rasanya ada pameran tetap, dan pameran berkala/jemputan. Masa pegi dulu takde orang lagi sebab baru bukak. Pakcik jaga masa tu pun takde yang cando heehee…Masuk percuma kot.
  4. Central Market Tempat jatuh lagi dikenang, inikan pula tempat beli buku second hand. Baru dapat ‘facelift’ kata orang putih; sekarang tempat ni kurang ‘rempit-friendly’ dan lebih ‘tourist-friendly’. Kedai mamak tempat aku lepak dulu pun dah diganti dengan OldTown White Coffee. Kedai-kedai cenderahati lebih tersusun. Lantai pun dah diganti dengan mozek yang cantik; takde lagi jubin-jubin halus tinggalan pasar ikan zaman mak aku kecik. Kalau dulu, kadang-kadang ada pertunjukan seni kat bahagian luar dia; tak tau sekarang diorang buat lagi ke tak. Ramai mat saleh jalan-jalan kat sini, jadi ianya sangat berpotensi untuk kau jadikan destinasi JJCJ. Namun begitu, awas dengan pakcik-pakcik tuo yang mengayat secara aneh dan lucah. Kalau kau bawak payung, libas je kat bahagian sensitif mereka. Masuk adalah percuma, tapi letak kereta kena bayar.
  5. Taman Tasik Perdana Kat sini ada banyak muzium dan tarikan-tarikan lain. Cuba la pegi Taman Burung, boleh la belai burung kenyalang kat situ, kalau dia hidup lagi. Aku tak pernah pegi Muzium Kesenian Islam Antarabangsa, tapi katanya koleksi-koleksi dia menarik jugak. Kalau ikut satu artikel pasal muzium ni dulu, kurator dia tak kurang cando jugak hahaha…

Aku rasa cukup la dulu lima tempat ni. Kalau aku senaraikan banyak2 pun, macam kau berminat nak pegi kan…. Apa-apa pun, kalau kau terberminat tapi tak sempat pegi dengan kawan2 kau tu, kau boleh pegi dengan aku lain kali oke. Kita JJCJ sama sama ya…



How do they do it?
April 10, 2009, 1:30 am
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A tag from Paival, just when I need something to distract me :). Not that I’m not distracted enough; but sometimes Fridays are so like the brakes that you put on slowly to pace the car, just before you make the final halt before the red traffic light… Thing is, I have applied for a day off today. I expect to be in Kuala Terengganu today, enjoying the sea breeze, eating battered shrimps and drinking air nira (which tastes so much like the liquid that collects in tapai nasi) but a change of plans means that there is no trip to Terengganu, and with it, no possibility to meet a friend I so much want to see in KT. So here I am in Kuantan, at the office, in ‘cuti’ mood, but trying to push myself to do a bit of work. I need to warm-up my typing as well as set my mind to do some writing, so what better exercise to do, other than doing this tag Paival tagged me with :D #A: Three Names I go by

  1. Mar - my Sabahan friends
  2. Marin - my Semenanjung friends
  3. Ea - my brothers and sister

#B: Three Jobs I have had in my life

  1. Pizza hut waitress
  2. Part-time supervisor
  3. Lecturer

#C: Three Places I have lived

  1. Putatan, for solid 11 years. Putatan is my hometown :)
  2. Kuala Lumpur - 10 years
  3. Kuantan - 5 years

#D: Three TV Shows that I watch

  1. House
  2. Melodi
  3. How do they do it

#E: Three places I have been

  1. Singapore
  2. Southampton
  3. Pontianak :D

#F: People that e-mail me regularly

  1. Nadiah Salwi
  2. Nurrul Haslina
  3. My boss, Ciput

#G: Three of my favourite foods

  1. Fried egg, sunny side up
  2. Pucuk paku masak lemak cili api
  3. Fish & chips

#H: Three things I would like to do

  1. Send my batik clothes to the tailor
  2. Finish the beading on that one dress
  3. Try to bake and decorate cupcakes

#I: Three friends I think will respond.

  1. Marul
  2. Rinalfi
  3. Lyn Lychee

#J: Things I am looking forward to

  1. My brother’s new house
  2. My other brother’s trip to KL
  3. Teater Mahsuri, Istana Budaya


New look?
April 8, 2009, 3:13 am
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It has been a while since I visited the ‘manage your blog’ part of friendster. Looks like it has got more interesting features now. The look my blog had was quite a tired one, so I chose a new one, just for the sake of having a new facade. Seen the same design on someone else’s blog, so I guess I’ll be changing it again soon :).

Have to familiarise myself with the terms ‘tags’, ‘categories’, ‘link’ etc. as well.

I want to fiddle more with these features, but I’ve got to go and return a tennis racquet I borrowed to its owner.

Ah well…



21 Questions , plus 79 more.
April 5, 2009, 10:38 am
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01 Name:

Marina L. Alisaputri @ Marina bt. Lamri (nama IC ok!)

02 Sex:

Female

03 Email address:

petaijering@yahoo.com

04 Birthdate:

28th January 1976

05 Family:

Mak, Ayah, Che, Pul, Yee & Lin

06 Height:

155 cm heehee

07 Weight:

hahahaha not going to fall for this one!

08 Something good about yourself:

I can hold my temper well

09 Something bad about yourself:

I have a foul mouth when I lose my temper

10 Describe your personality in one word:

unfazed

11 Celebrities that you like:

M Nasir

12 Songs you like:

Welcome to the Black Parade, Air on the G string, Pupus, Tunggu Sekejap, Sentuhan Listrikmu, Yesterday, You Win Again, Love is Only A Feeling, Bohemian Rhapsody…banyaklah!

13 Fav. Season:

When it’s not too warm and not too wet

14 Game you’re good at:

I wish I can say Grand Theft Auto or Need for Speed, but no… But I think I’m quite good at arcade shooting games :D

15 My ideal woman or man:

Boleh sembelih ayam. Tukar tayar kereta. Pandai lipat kain. Tampan dan menawan. Boleh dibawa berdebat dan bergaduh…

16 If you have to choose between same age/older/younger?::

Younger? Not ‘anak ikan’ younger; just slightly younger.

17 Your mood right now:

Mood to answer questions

18 What you have in your pocketright now:

This caftan got no pockets

19 Sleeping out:

Sometimes

20 Alcohol tolerance:

Never tried to find the threshold

21 Drinking habits:

Limited to plain water, soft drinks and milkshakes

22 How old were you the first time you drank:

I can’t remember

23 When do you want to get married:

The sooner the better hahahaha

24 About my singing:

My car gives the best acoustic modification :p

25 About my dancing:

Last danced in 1994, UKM, traditional dance. The instructor said I was not ‘lembut’ enough

26 Something I want these days:

A new TV

27 When you’re home alone:

I wash the dishes and do the laundry

28 When you’re standing in front of the mirror:

I remove the whiteheads and blackheads

29 Clothes you’re wearing right now:

Yellow caftan

30 How much money do you have in your wallet:

about RM150. Maybe less heehee

31What do you want to buy for boyfriend/girlfriend?

A ticket to Aquaria

32 Does height matter to you:

What height? Height of a building, or of where I am standing, yes. Am afraid of heights…

33 What song do you sing when you go to sing karaoke

:Pupus, Memburu Rindu, My Way and possibly Singkong dan Keju

34 What would you do if you had plans with your friend but they never showed up:

Go to the nearest bookstore or shoe shop

35 What would you do if the person you loved cheated on you:

Hit him a few times. Accompanied by some good quality swearing.

36 How long will you be able to wait for the person you love:

As long as I don’t find someone else?

37 First kiss:

Basement carpark, The Mall, KL. In my car, with seatbelts on…

38 A feature you feel doesn’t need to be fixed:

My lips

39 Feature you feel should be fixed:

None I can think of now

40 People you miss the most right now:

My brother, Shamsul

41 First love:

My classmate in standard 5. Segan la nak cerita!

42 When you cried the most:

In adult life - at the end of Disney animated movies.

43 When do you feel you’re grown up:

When I had to collect my brother from Rumah Sabah because he was suspended from school for smoking.

44 What you don’t like:

The hot car seat after it is baked under the Kuantan sun for 5 hours.

45 When you felt happy:

When the whole family is together

46 When you were most flabbergasted:

When my favourite item of clothing fits me perfectly

47 Best looking person of the opposite gender you’ve seen so far:

It is a tie between Stephen Rahman-Hughes and Ijat, my brother’s friend…

48 Why aren’t you going out with anyone:

Because no one wants to go out with me

49 What you feel towards that person:

What person?

50 What would you say to the people actually reading this?

Keep on reading! 50 more useless things you will know about me!

51 Something you’re most worried about:

Health

52 When do you look most weak:

When I have too much things to do, and no makeup on.

53 How do you NOT get dumped:

Don’t get attached.

54 3 things a person NEEDS:

Air, water and shade

55 Your grades in school:

Ranging from A to F hahahahaha…

56 #1 on your phone:

Abdul Fattah UIA, our chief clerk

57 Phone company:

Celcom and TM

58 Phone bill:

Half paid…

59 Place you want to go:

so many…

60 Favourite TV program:

House

61 Movie that pissed you off:

Arlington Park. Good movie, but it left me irritated and annoyed for hours after that.

62 Movie you watched with most meaning:

The Lion King

63 Most recent movie watched:

Race to the Witch Mountain. Crap.

64 Movie you want to recommend:

Lord of the Rings Part 1- 3

65 If you could become a character inside a movie:

Josie Geller, Never Been Kissed

66 How many net cafes are you a member to:

none

67 Which do you go to most often:

none

68 What you feel about this cafe?:

eh?

69 What you want to say to the starter of the cafe?:

Good coffee?

70 You believe it is okay to marry someone else to save the person that you love:

NO! Why would anyone believe that?

71 What would you do if your parents didn’t bless your decision to get married:

Cry, and probably relent :(

72 Do you think you’re a player:

of what?

73 What time do you wake up:

between 6.30 to 8.00 am

74 When you go to sleep:

Between 10 pm to 2 am

75 If someone you met for the first time asked for your number:

I’d give it to the person as long as I can have his/hers.

76 What would you do if you liked someone at a meeting:

Smile a lot, but I’d probably stay quiet, think of something clever to say, and end up not saying it.

77 Celebrity you want to go out with:

Stephen Rahman-Hughes

78 How many kids do you want:

four, three, five?

79 Something you really want to be good at:

Dressing up

80 What I want to be in 10 years:

Famous, rich and married with kids hahaha

81 Someone you’re jealous of right now:

Tiara Jacquelina :p

82 A word that you use a lot:

Pedia?

83 What I do when I first wake up:

Switch off the alarm

84 What would you do if you picked up a million dollars:

from where? if they’re lying on the pavement, then I’d call the police. they’re probably fake anyway. if they’re on my doorstep, then I’d deposit them into my account

85 What would you do if you became invisible:

Apply to star in Heroes

86 Singer you think is the best singing live:

Anuar Zain

87 Singers you don’t understand why they even sing:

Joe Flizzow

88 A kind of man you don’t like:

Rapper/Yuppie wannabe

89 A kind of woman you don’t like:

Biat*h/Yuppie wannabe

90 What would you do if you found someone you love more than the person you’re dating right now:

Go for dates with both of them?

91 What would you feel if you met someone you’ve broken up with:

Envy, with 2-3 butterflies in my stomach

92 Most important possession:

My IC

93 What you do when you first get online:

check my emails

94 What surprised you the most:

My SPM results

95 What you do when you can’t fall asleep:

I watch the TV, or answer questions on the internet

96 What do you think you were in your past life:

Me

97 If you were to be born again:

I’d be doing things similar to the things i do now

98 What are you going to do after you finish this:

Watch the TV

99 How honest were you:

White lies now and then

100 What do you want to say:

100!?



I like answering simple questions
April 5, 2009, 9:09 am
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I am not yet sleepy but I don’t think I have the strength to check my student’s draft thesis (or is it thesis draft?).

I love filling in forms, as long as they don’t ask me to write an essay on my motivations in applying for the thing I fill the forms for. Yeah, checking the draft would be useless….

  1. Where is your cell phone? Gimme a moment to go and find it… owh it’s next to the PS3
  2. Your significant other? Stephen Rahman-Hughes? Somewhere in England, I think.
  3. Your hair? Black
  4. Your mother? In Kota Bharu
  5. Your father? Asleep
  6. Your favourite place? Home
  7. Your dream last night? Something with M. Nasir in it. I’ve watched too many Puteri Gunung Ledang youtube…
  8. Your favourite drink? Milo
  9. Your dream/goal? To be famous
  10. What room you are in? Living/Dining
  11. Your hobby? Reading
  12. Your fear? Hell
  13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
  14. Where were you last night? Home
  15. Something that you aren’t? Sky diver
  16. Muffins? Banana nut
  17. Wish list item? PhD
  18. Where you grew up? Tg. Aru & Putatan
  19. Last thing you did? Shower
  20. What are you wearing? caftan
  21. Your TV? Sony
  22. Your pet(s)? Cats
  23. Friends? many
  24. Your life? Wonderful
  25. Your mood? so-so
  26. Missing someone? Yes
  27. Car? Perdana
  28. Something you’re not wearing? Braces
  29. Your favourite store? Kinokuniya
  30. Your favourite colour? Green
  31. When is the last time you laughed? Today
  32. Last time you cried? Feb 2009
  33. Who will resend this? hmmmm
  34. One place that I go to over and over? Kitchen
  35. One person who emails me regularly? Nadia Hudi
  36. Another person who emails me regularly? Nurrul Haslina (hey, both are NHs!)


Berangan Puteri Gunung Kinabalu
April 2, 2009, 2:58 am
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Tengah tengok gambar ni, lalu terfikir - Bila la aku boleh nyanyi

katakanlaaaaaahh… kepadakuuuuuu… bahwa hadirmu semata-mata cintaaaa…

atau

kasih di sini kuluahkan… jiwa raga dan kasih sayang…cinta untukmu segalanya… demi untuk bersama.. di hadapan mu kasih.. keranamu kekasih

tapi jangan pulak

kuhinakan diriku sendiri untuk merengkuh cinta sejati… meski sekilas ku rasakan… namun akan menjadi bekal hingga ke akhir zaman…

(cue marul & co. menyanyi di latar - “telah terurai peristiwa… cinta teragung di puncaknya…”)