kkk.. this is the post from Yasmin Ahmad's own blog with i wanted to put here as a keepsake.i forgot about it but stubbled accross it at Kakiseni.com, so i thought, might as well.. its a wonderful piece of reality. and people who never got a taste of it. so all of this is from Kakiseni.com
Love On Trial
We the rakyat, as represented by the Censorship Board, are being spared of Yasmin Ahmad's new film Sepet, which features - god forbid! - interracial romance. It does not seem to matter that every year, we the rakyat have also seen many of Yasmin Ahmad's famously muhibbah Petronas advertisements on TV, with their interracial teenage romance and interracial neighbourliness.
Following her previous film Rabun, about the love between an elderly Malay couple, Yasmin, the romantic with an edge, have decided to make Sepet.
Here's the cute synopsis from the website: "19-year old Ah Loong is in charge of a stall selling pirated vcd's. Contrary to what you might expect someone of his social standing to be, Ah Loong is an incurable romantic with an unlikely hobby - he loves to read and write poetry. Quite content to carry on being the Romeo of the slums, Ah Loong's life takes a sudden turn one day when a 16-year old Malay schoolgirl arrives at his stall in search of Wong Kar-Wai's films."
Sepet won the Best ASEAN Feature at the recent Malaysian Video Awards, and has been invited to the San Francisco International Film Festival, Barcelona Asian Film Festival, and Creteil International Women Directors Festival. But our National Censorship Board has imposed nine cuts on the film. If the filmmakers fail to cooperate, the film will be banned.
The following is an account, in Yasmin's own words, of what happened during the appeal with the censors. -- ed.
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There were, if my memory serves me, 12 people in that viewing theatre.
Somewhere in the middle of "Sepet", Jins Shamsuddin, a panel member who was nodding off at the back, was rudely awakened by the thud-thud-crash of his own songkok falling on the wooden floor. He bolted up, his severely thinning hair sticking out in all directions, looked around in slow-motion like a camel, picked up his songkok, slumped back into his seat, and went back to sleep.
As soon as the screening was over, the only woman in the appeal panel stood up, teary-eyed, and said, "Puan Yasmin, I enjoyed that film very much. Thank you both for making it. Congratulations."
My producer and I muttered under our breath, "Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah."
Next in line was a Chinese man in his 50's.
"That's not a Malay movie or a Chinese movie or an Indian movie," he declared, "That's a Malaysian movie."
Rosnah and I heaved a big sigh of relief. Clearly, we were counting our chickens before they were hatched, because from then onwards, it went downhill.
"Why didn't you bring up the issue of religion?"
"Why didn't she try to convert him? The Malays would have liked that."
"Why did you make her walk into a Chinese restaurant where non-halal food was probably served?"
"If she's supposed to be liberal, why did you make her wear baju kurung all the time?"
"A long time ago, the Malay people had two bad habits. The men liked to lie down on the floor wearing only sarongs, exposing their tummies, while the women liked to waste time picking lice from each other's hair. Are you trying to revive these old habits?"
And of course, their coup de grace, articulated by someone called Abdul Aziz:
"We represent the rakyat (the people). We showed your film to some members of the rakyat, and I'm afraid the verdict was not favourable. They want your film stopped."
To which I replied, "My mother always tells me that my rezeki (my lot in life) is in the hands of Allah, and not in the hands of people like you or anyone else."
And on that note, Rosnah and I thanked them, and bade our farewell.
The final verdict has YET to be made.
THis was the reality Yasmin Ahamd had to face before we even got to watch the movie. But however the matters of the heart triumphed.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
jason and orked. another wonderful piece
hehe now how cute is this?? This is adorable and very touching at the same time. its like..."wah.. the guy like her so much sampai wanna wear t-shirt with her face on it.." then again, best on-screen couple mahh..
People in advertising really can do wonders. i wonder..in real life, how many people have been through or are even living this same story. i for one am. and boy, is it interesting, confusing, and wonderful. hmmm lost for words la.
The movie makes it look so simple. For one, there no opposition of WHAT SO EVER from boths sides of the family. Thrue la coz, ae u gonna marry the person or their family.
But to think again, i think its both. When u marry, u mary INTO the family, and thus the relationships between every member counts. Even if u decide to stay apart from the in-laws, still , u'v caused a drift between family bonds. If only every one was as thoughtful and as understanding rite. aihhhh wat 2 do??? Can i just wait and see? Or must i choose what i want to see? *oh im darn full after those Mcds*
got my Mechanics trial results today. was ok, but with a lot of bonus marks la.. if not, i really dont know what would have been the out come.Bio 1 and Maths 1 will be in exactly one week. and im planning to go check out a club in KL on friday. hmm exams next week + clubbing on friday?? what the????
People in advertising really can do wonders. i wonder..in real life, how many people have been through or are even living this same story. i for one am. and boy, is it interesting, confusing, and wonderful. hmmm lost for words la.
The movie makes it look so simple. For one, there no opposition of WHAT SO EVER from boths sides of the family. Thrue la coz, ae u gonna marry the person or their family.
But to think again, i think its both. When u marry, u mary INTO the family, and thus the relationships between every member counts. Even if u decide to stay apart from the in-laws, still , u'v caused a drift between family bonds. If only every one was as thoughtful and as understanding rite. aihhhh wat 2 do??? Can i just wait and see? Or must i choose what i want to see? *oh im darn full after those Mcds*
got my Mechanics trial results today. was ok, but with a lot of bonus marks la.. if not, i really dont know what would have been the out come.Bio 1 and Maths 1 will be in exactly one week. and im planning to go check out a club in KL on friday. hmm exams next week + clubbing on friday?? what the????
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas
Sana'y Wala. As most of the fans call it, is one of the most popular Philipino soap operas that has ever been shown on tv. Kristine Hermosa played Arabella Gracie Garcia and Jericho Rosales played Christian Soriano in this last drama. They played lovers which faced the wicked game of fate, love and faithfulness. Also anothe good-lookin that was in the drama was Diether Ocampo(Leo Madrigal).
Kristine and Jericho were paired up before in Pangako Sa Yo which was also a hit that i missed. Kristine and Jericho were also a real life couple before and during Pangako SaYo, but had already split during Sana'y Wala. so sad.. but they still made a teific on-sceen couple. one of my favourites besides Jason and Orked in Sepet. hehe
i went to titiwangsa for a jog at 7am this morning...was a different thing for me to do. it was pretty refreshing. i thought it would be good to restart an old but good habit of jogging on saturday mornings.had a 15 min jog, 1/2 hr walk, and spent the next hour watching a tennis match played by a goup of 8 old men who ae super skilfull whom ive seen playing there every saturday since i was 14years old. it was a nice morning.
later this evening, i went to a exschool frens gathering. We all once belonged to the Batu3 third Scout troope that once shone with success at evey camping-campfire event. due to some issues, near to 3/4 of the people left.After 4years,The troope is curently in the dumps with no seniors left to teach. We gathered today, to ask each other of our opinion on whether to return to the troope, to get it standing again. If we go, its all 20 or more of us going back 'home' at once. The decision...a weeks time from now. More thinking has to be done. But, fo me, i want to go home.The home which i loved,loved me, and in which all shared love.
Kristine and Jericho were paired up before in Pangako Sa Yo which was also a hit that i missed. Kristine and Jericho were also a real life couple before and during Pangako SaYo, but had already split during Sana'y Wala. so sad.. but they still made a teific on-sceen couple. one of my favourites besides Jason and Orked in Sepet. hehe
i went to titiwangsa for a jog at 7am this morning...was a different thing for me to do. it was pretty refreshing. i thought it would be good to restart an old but good habit of jogging on saturday mornings.had a 15 min jog, 1/2 hr walk, and spent the next hour watching a tennis match played by a goup of 8 old men who ae super skilfull whom ive seen playing there every saturday since i was 14years old. it was a nice morning.
later this evening, i went to a exschool frens gathering. We all once belonged to the Batu3 third Scout troope that once shone with success at evey camping-campfire event. due to some issues, near to 3/4 of the people left.After 4years,The troope is curently in the dumps with no seniors left to teach. We gathered today, to ask each other of our opinion on whether to return to the troope, to get it standing again. If we go, its all 20 or more of us going back 'home' at once. The decision...a weeks time from now. More thinking has to be done. But, fo me, i want to go home.The home which i loved,loved me, and in which all shared love.
Friday, May 06, 2005
Bukan main punya Immitation.. Salute!!
the original read:
SEPET
one chinese boy ... one malay girl... one unforgettable love story...
well this is it as far as i remember..
but take a look at this one i found on the blod the women herself PnYasmin ahmad;s blog..
one chinese goy..one chinese girl.. one immitation love story...
this is by far one of the COOLEST immitations i've ever seen.. Pn Yasmin loved it herself.
aahahahahahah hahahah tsk tsk tsk..hahahaha (had to let it out)
ok
yeahh i just as in juuuuuuuss came home from my aunt's place. and mahnn does it feel GREAT to be home.. MY home.. MY territory.. MUAAAhahaha okokok
i feel 20% different from before i left. after 4 days of long, hard thinking.. and a lengthy conversation with my best friend early this morning, i certainly feel that my brain and heart are 10% lighter each. at last, the weeklong cloudy and cold sky has started to clear letting in some soft heartwarming rays of sun. God, this has got to be the long awaited answer to that prayer.Thank YOU.
hmm..apa lagi.. i met a few new friends when i went back to college yesterday.. interesting people.God, thank you for the open doors.
iv also began to like my blog. didnt really like it at first. what am i crapping..
okla..till i have saner things to blog on..
SEPET
one chinese boy ... one malay girl... one unforgettable love story...
well this is it as far as i remember..
but take a look at this one i found on the blod the women herself PnYasmin ahmad;s blog..
one chinese goy..one chinese girl.. one immitation love story...
this is by far one of the COOLEST immitations i've ever seen.. Pn Yasmin loved it herself.
aahahahahahah hahahah tsk tsk tsk..hahahaha (had to let it out)
ok
yeahh i just as in juuuuuuuss came home from my aunt's place. and mahnn does it feel GREAT to be home.. MY home.. MY territory.. MUAAAhahaha okokok
i feel 20% different from before i left. after 4 days of long, hard thinking.. and a lengthy conversation with my best friend early this morning, i certainly feel that my brain and heart are 10% lighter each. at last, the weeklong cloudy and cold sky has started to clear letting in some soft heartwarming rays of sun. God, this has got to be the long awaited answer to that prayer.Thank YOU.
hmm..apa lagi.. i met a few new friends when i went back to college yesterday.. interesting people.God, thank you for the open doors.
iv also began to like my blog. didnt really like it at first. what am i crapping..
okla..till i have saner things to blog on..
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Pondering, wondering, lotsa thinking..
aiyah...4got 2 post the picture with d guy fishing.. wait till i get home la..
im at my aunt's place for a week long college break after the trial exams. thank God for this week. managed to take some time off to think over lots of serious stuff, and also to prepare for the upcoming AS lvel exams which is starting on 18thMay all d way until 8thJune.
tsktsk..i miss my computer..tho its bl**dy slow at times..or rather..MOst of the time, but it has served me real well. i also miss my grandma whose gonna be alone at home since my semangat grandpa has decided to go back to work. oh yess.. and i also miss my bed..but not that i have been sleeping on it for the past 3/4 months.. due to the extreamly hot weather which then made me turn my living room into my 2nd bedroom. now i have 3 bedrooms..how cool is that? i miss d stray cats that treat my house as their own.. and believe it or not?? i actually miss my sister!! my WHO? my sis.. yeah d one and only. i also miss DEarie..hmmm have to wait till saturday to fix that..
something is happening to me recently..to the point where i actually start missing my sister.. hmnmm..smells..fishy... but i just ate sausages,..&*$$#%&*!~~ nvm
till saturday...im offff again.. bye Blog.
im at my aunt's place for a week long college break after the trial exams. thank God for this week. managed to take some time off to think over lots of serious stuff, and also to prepare for the upcoming AS lvel exams which is starting on 18thMay all d way until 8thJune.
tsktsk..i miss my computer..tho its bl**dy slow at times..or rather..MOst of the time, but it has served me real well. i also miss my grandma whose gonna be alone at home since my semangat grandpa has decided to go back to work. oh yess.. and i also miss my bed..but not that i have been sleeping on it for the past 3/4 months.. due to the extreamly hot weather which then made me turn my living room into my 2nd bedroom. now i have 3 bedrooms..how cool is that? i miss d stray cats that treat my house as their own.. and believe it or not?? i actually miss my sister!! my WHO? my sis.. yeah d one and only. i also miss DEarie..hmmm have to wait till saturday to fix that..
something is happening to me recently..to the point where i actually start missing my sister.. hmnmm..smells..fishy... but i just ate sausages,..&*$$#%&*!~~ nvm
till saturday...im offff again.. bye Blog.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
bryan n mimi- laikuen's pets
presenting...Bryan and Mimi.. Byan is the dark Terrier and Mimi is the off white poodle..this amazing couple is my buddy laikuen's pets.. why did i upload this picture? i duno.. too cute kua..
this pass weekend had been almost what i expected it to be.i guess that prooves the saying 'what you see is really what you get'.. i had sort of engraved it into my mind that is would not be a good satday, and sunday.some major changes have occured in some relationships that has left me stunned, stoned, sort of lost, a little bit dissoriented, and the likes.
jumping at the thought that not many people read this,..hehe i thought i could load off some baggage right here.
hehe not much left to say though. most of it has already been put down unto paper and thrown away. kononya to fo get about it. to me, that actually helped, to an extent la. now that i have more space on my body's hard drive,should just calm down,have a San Francisco coffee iceblend (a must have during those day filled with grey skies, a heavy heart, or even a time to celebrate, basically it acts as a conforter/ encourager or sumsort), plan the whole next week ahead, and from today onwards, work out that plan.
as for a little bit of that lingering stray thoughts, i would write it down on anything i could find, and throw it away immediately.haha guess i will be doing lots of disposing. hahaahh what to do.. if it helps, why not?
AS is extactly 2weeks away from now. wanna 'gok' out all that i have for it. may everything i read and do stick in my mind until the paper is over. actually must use cement to cement it into d brain la..
i'll be away at my aunt's place for the week.. sort of a get away.. getting away from... what?
this pass weekend had been almost what i expected it to be.i guess that prooves the saying 'what you see is really what you get'.. i had sort of engraved it into my mind that is would not be a good satday, and sunday.some major changes have occured in some relationships that has left me stunned, stoned, sort of lost, a little bit dissoriented, and the likes.
jumping at the thought that not many people read this,..hehe i thought i could load off some baggage right here.
hehe not much left to say though. most of it has already been put down unto paper and thrown away. kononya to fo get about it. to me, that actually helped, to an extent la. now that i have more space on my body's hard drive,should just calm down,have a San Francisco coffee iceblend (a must have during those day filled with grey skies, a heavy heart, or even a time to celebrate, basically it acts as a conforter/ encourager or sumsort), plan the whole next week ahead, and from today onwards, work out that plan.
as for a little bit of that lingering stray thoughts, i would write it down on anything i could find, and throw it away immediately.haha guess i will be doing lots of disposing. hahaahh what to do.. if it helps, why not?
AS is extactly 2weeks away from now. wanna 'gok' out all that i have for it. may everything i read and do stick in my mind until the paper is over. actually must use cement to cement it into d brain la..
i'll be away at my aunt's place for the week.. sort of a get away.. getting away from... what?
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Last day of trials
it has been a pretty long and strainful 2weeks.. is all the hard work being paid off..i really don't know. i know i have not put ALL my best into this exam. But thank goodness theres another 2weeks of 'mercy' to get things right and ready for the BIG week.
haha i didnt succeed in sleeping as long as i wanted to this afternoon after our last paper, having lunch and flavoured tau fu fah ad me punya favorite curry laksa at OUG, getting soooo full and stuffed and getting so sleepy after that, i was so afriad i would just drop 'dead' asleep while on my way home. Good thing i made it to my bed just in time to pengsan on it, hoping that i would not get up until 9/10pm...unfortunately, the lunch fullness wore off by 5pm. But why???? its the afternoon after my last paper.. i should be doing..something...stupid.. and of a total waste of time.
hehe...i know what i wanna do.. i wanna go watch the long awaited BEauty Shop staring Queen Latifah and the gang..i saw the trailer, the Queen herself and a few things she had done to promote the movie. i seemed fun. but who to go with?? nyak nyak nyak.. i nkow just the victim.. my dear fiend azri.. haha
i finally bullied him into temaning me to watch a chick flick.. the fact that he was willing to watch a chick flick was rather sweet.Thanks dude =)
oh yeah..more on on Yasmin Ahmads blog.. 2moro. there are some of he quotes that would like to have on my blog for keepsake.. she rockz harder than Constantine!!~ oyasumi
haha i didnt succeed in sleeping as long as i wanted to this afternoon after our last paper, having lunch and flavoured tau fu fah ad me punya favorite curry laksa at OUG, getting soooo full and stuffed and getting so sleepy after that, i was so afriad i would just drop 'dead' asleep while on my way home. Good thing i made it to my bed just in time to pengsan on it, hoping that i would not get up until 9/10pm...unfortunately, the lunch fullness wore off by 5pm. But why???? its the afternoon after my last paper.. i should be doing..something...stupid.. and of a total waste of time.
hehe...i know what i wanna do.. i wanna go watch the long awaited BEauty Shop staring Queen Latifah and the gang..i saw the trailer, the Queen herself and a few things she had done to promote the movie. i seemed fun. but who to go with?? nyak nyak nyak.. i nkow just the victim.. my dear fiend azri.. haha
i finally bullied him into temaning me to watch a chick flick.. the fact that he was willing to watch a chick flick was rather sweet.Thanks dude =)
oh yeah..more on on Yasmin Ahmads blog.. 2moro. there are some of he quotes that would like to have on my blog for keepsake.. she rockz harder than Constantine!!~ oyasumi
Monday, April 25, 2005
The Authentic 3
back early from college.Just finished Chem P1 at 10am. phewww... 5papers down.. and 3 more to go. Bio2 is tomorrow. Gotta go study.in a while...
hehehh
Last week was interesting..even more towards the end. I cant help but think about whats gonna happen in the next 2 weeks. Not in anticipation, but rather worried.
When something good happens, you start think: woahh,this is too good to be absolutely true. When things arent going the way you expect it: aiyahh whats wrong with me??!
I had a very perculiar dream last monday(considered old news la..). I dreamt that my grdma told me that there was a fat man walking up and down outside my house. I started to get worried at this suspicious looking guy and that he might be up to robbing us. right enough, he walked in. i felt responsible, and walked out to chase him out.dont know where i got my guts from tho. wen i came face2face with him, he took out a spoon frm his big back pack, supposingly to start a fight. i found myself weaponless, then he gave my a fork from him bag for me to fight him!~~ whaddA? so i take la. we walked around in circles ( like in the movies b4 ppl start to fight), then i tried to slash his face, just to wound him la..didnt have the intention of killing him. but he was too tall, so tak jadi. then i tried to poke him, and see see jadi woh.. i managed to push the fork half way thru..then with 1 punch i maneged to get the whole fork head in...den..WHAM...he fell to the floor to rest..forever.. i was relieved la.. bt somehow did not feel good. ofcoz la... i killed a person!!!
then...out of dunno from wer 3 chinese gals came running into my house claiming that they were the dead guy's sisters. they ran in started scolding me..
then we ended up in my house kitchen eating maggi cup mee..~~~ whaDDA?? =The End=
tot this was a weird n ridiculous.. but as i talked to my cg leader.. dreams arent merely dreams..
hehehh
Last week was interesting..even more towards the end. I cant help but think about whats gonna happen in the next 2 weeks. Not in anticipation, but rather worried.
When something good happens, you start think: woahh,this is too good to be absolutely true. When things arent going the way you expect it: aiyahh whats wrong with me??!
I had a very perculiar dream last monday(considered old news la..). I dreamt that my grdma told me that there was a fat man walking up and down outside my house. I started to get worried at this suspicious looking guy and that he might be up to robbing us. right enough, he walked in. i felt responsible, and walked out to chase him out.dont know where i got my guts from tho. wen i came face2face with him, he took out a spoon frm his big back pack, supposingly to start a fight. i found myself weaponless, then he gave my a fork from him bag for me to fight him!~~ whaddA? so i take la. we walked around in circles ( like in the movies b4 ppl start to fight), then i tried to slash his face, just to wound him la..didnt have the intention of killing him. but he was too tall, so tak jadi. then i tried to poke him, and see see jadi woh.. i managed to push the fork half way thru..then with 1 punch i maneged to get the whole fork head in...den..WHAM...he fell to the floor to rest..forever.. i was relieved la.. bt somehow did not feel good. ofcoz la... i killed a person!!!
then...out of dunno from wer 3 chinese gals came running into my house claiming that they were the dead guy's sisters. they ran in started scolding me..
then we ended up in my house kitchen eating maggi cup mee..~~~ whaDDA?? =The End=
tot this was a weird n ridiculous.. but as i talked to my cg leader.. dreams arent merely dreams..
Thursday, April 21, 2005
tribes and culture
ermm.. actually, i dont know what on earth to talk about.
i stumbled accross this photo and many others frm The Malaysian Photography Club or sumthing like that. Its collections are by ofcourse malaysian phtographers and ae mainly about seeing the world through malaysian eyes.
recently i have been overwhelmed by the largeness, wideness, and the intensity in diversity of people, cultures and personality around me. it is a beautiful thing.. to see how differently, beautifully, freafully and wonderfully God has created each and everyone or even every living thing that exists on earth.
in this photo, these women adorn themselves with multiple layers of rings around their necks to make them longer. weird? But that is defined as 'beauty' to them. What does beauty to you? aiyahh... no time... blog on this later.. caooo
i stumbled accross this photo and many others frm The Malaysian Photography Club or sumthing like that. Its collections are by ofcourse malaysian phtographers and ae mainly about seeing the world through malaysian eyes.
recently i have been overwhelmed by the largeness, wideness, and the intensity in diversity of people, cultures and personality around me. it is a beautiful thing.. to see how differently, beautifully, freafully and wonderfully God has created each and everyone or even every living thing that exists on earth.
in this photo, these women adorn themselves with multiple layers of rings around their necks to make them longer. weird? But that is defined as 'beauty' to them. What does beauty to you? aiyahh... no time... blog on this later.. caooo
Sunday, April 17, 2005
stupid photo? i guess so too.
hueh hueh hueh... this photo was taken with karen;s new webcam i helped her to get. tsk tsk too bad i have to wait until year end to get mine, o maybe not.
this is one of my 1st photos evey to be put online. it will be a memorable one for me.
had a great day of rest. although i should be vey busy spending all my time studiying,some how i feel rather calm this time around. God has been great, introducing me to a whole new dimension of stuff including the Holy Spirit. Who He is, How He works, what He looks like, and that He is everything to you.
Recently also i'v been listening to sermons of other youth preachers, reading a few good books, and discovering many new and interesting things. A few relationships have improved tremendously and moving on to sharing on how God has changed my own life 360 deg. Trails are 2days away. God let your Spirit come and be with me. i need You in every area of my life.
this is one of my 1st photos evey to be put online. it will be a memorable one for me.
had a great day of rest. although i should be vey busy spending all my time studiying,some how i feel rather calm this time around. God has been great, introducing me to a whole new dimension of stuff including the Holy Spirit. Who He is, How He works, what He looks like, and that He is everything to you.
Recently also i'v been listening to sermons of other youth preachers, reading a few good books, and discovering many new and interesting things. A few relationships have improved tremendously and moving on to sharing on how God has changed my own life 360 deg. Trails are 2days away. God let your Spirit come and be with me. i need You in every area of my life.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Diversity
what can you see in this? do you see what i see? i see perfect harmony.
it never occurred to me that every person can see a different thing in the same picture. the picture here could be almost any thing at all in life. Walks, talks, relationships, arguments, special moments, the highs and the lows. and that what they see actually determinds the state of mind. Prolly it could also define the whole person.
When i started on my journey to 'prove' that fact, it wasnt hard to find, and i need not look to far. Just had to look around.
one of the many situations i observed was about a friend going thru a rough time.Emotionally wounded and all. 1 thing he said that amazed me was that i was the 1st and only one he had shared his 'issues' with. i had to believe that in the name or Trust even if i really didnt.
i guess,people have a probelm looking at situations which dont normally occur or like 'this is the way it should go in life, anything besides it aint suppose to be good'. in this case, God's idea in creating diversity would be in total vain.
Coloured people would have been ruled into bleeching themselves. there would be strictly NO cross cultural relationships, let alone marraige.in these times, still, why cant people look at love through the different shades,sizes and ...labels.? not every two people are the same. i will challenge you to change that fact. life would be BOOring and the skies would be in black-N-white or worse,colourless..
Let us let love prove itself in our lives.
LOVE shines through all differences. If everyone were to live by love or even swear in the name of love,it would be the most colourful world anyone could live in.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
stop! someonemaybe watching
awwww.. this is simply adorable!~~
actually found myself laughing my head off at the sight of this. This dog abviously seems like the man's best friend~
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Haha! a pleasant surprise.. and a passion
hhoho... didnt know that there actually were who did ''stumble' into dis place..cz i just noticed that there actually were comments to my posts.. muahahaa... boiling over with sampatness.. *bluEK*
one of my church mem aka cell group mem aka great friend just left for Ipoh-his hometown. The place that he very fondly refers to as -the land flowing with milk and hoNey.. hmm guess everyone loves their roots. but this guy, is darn in love with it. cant blame him, that place is indeed a good place to live in for the rest of your life.
nyway, will always miss you kheng hoe. dont u even dare to forget us. As Moni wrote in the book we gave you, "we'll reach there soon"...so...beware.. *thunder & lightning*
it has been around 2 weeks since watching sepet. but what really kept be clinging on to is the kononnya 'philosophy' or the writer/director Pn Yasmin Ahmad. Her blog is on my Favourites list and i just cant seem to get enough of it... All her pieces have been my unspoken thoughts and undone actions.
i think in the nex few blogs, i would be posting extacts frm her work. Hope any of you that stumble into my blog would enjoy it. Now, iv finally found a passion. Not one that could take the place of Christ but, well, a natural one. I could say, apart from God, this whole big topic, plays an extreamly big role and has huge influence on my life.
Frm the blog- The Storyteller
Question: Is Sepet political?
Answer: I don't know. Is it? I can only tell you my intentions which were true and stated in my writer/director notes. If, by advocating the choosing of love over hate, I happen to touch on some political issues, then there it is. I don't care much for politics, and often have very little opinion about it, but I guess no one can fully escape it.
Q: Your director's note may say it's less about race and more a love story. But the cross-cultural juxtapositions, the tangential issues of ethnic perceptions raised throughout the movie AND the fact that you're trying to show racism is superficial, that the underlying problems are more about basic human weaknesses... isn't that political?
A: Hullo brudder, you just laid out a long list of HUMAN issues, and then asked me if it's POLITICAL. What gives? But to answer at least part of your question, I had to make it obvious at the beginning that these kids were of different races before I could ignore the fact with any degree of aplomb.
Q: Cinema, for an outsider, can seem to be a strange endeavour where lots of money (and it is a lot) is poured into a project, usually by people who are not exactly tycoons who could easily risk such sums, which is directed (and spent) by people whose abiding preoccupation is the artistic value of the project, and not whether they could make the money back. At least that's how it sounds like from an indie filmmaker. Why do you make films? Do you make films to make money? Do you make films to impress people? What is the filmmaker's responsibility - if you can call it that? Did you set out to make your films marketable, as one of the objectives, if not THE primary objective? What is the market for Sepet?
A: If you think you can become a millionaire by making films in a little country with a population of only 20 million people, you're either insane or on drugs. I make films because I feel I have some stories worth telling, about things I care about, to people that matter to me. I believe my responsibility is to tell that story as well as I can, creating as much pathos as I am able to. Whether or not a film makes money in this country, I think, is not the responsibility of the writer or director, but the people who put money behind the idea. I just write a story and try to make a film. They'll have to decide for themselves if my ideas are worth their financial backing. I can't decide for them.
Q: What did you learn from making Rabun that helped you in making Sepet?
A: I learned that if you rehearse and rehearse first-time actors, after a while they stop acting and start being themselves. That was a lovely discovery.
Q: How do you think local indie filmmakers can or should develop to the next level?
A: I urge some of us to start writing scripts and making films about things we know and have had personal experience of. I loved Amir Muhammad's "The Big Durian" because it was a funny and sharply-observed story about us. And Yuhang's "Min" touched me deeply because he portrayed the difficulties we have in communicating with each other sometimes, and he did it through such loving eyes. I know of one or two "indie" filmmakers here who are so enamoured by foreign directors like Tsai Mingliang, Hou Hsiao Hsien and Wong Karwai that all they do is try to duplicate the look these great directors achieve in their films. It all comes out hollow, of course. We may be able to make carbon copies of a "look", but feelings and pathos are a different thing altogether. They have to come from the heart and from our field of experience.
Q: What next. "Pekak"?
A: I hope you realise that you are about the 576th person to crack this little joke. Usually it's "Buta" or "Juling" or "Tempang", but yeah, "Pekak" is no less un-original. ;-) Anyway, next, hopefully, is "Gubra".
one of my church mem aka cell group mem aka great friend just left for Ipoh-his hometown. The place that he very fondly refers to as -the land flowing with milk and hoNey.. hmm guess everyone loves their roots. but this guy, is darn in love with it. cant blame him, that place is indeed a good place to live in for the rest of your life.
nyway, will always miss you kheng hoe. dont u even dare to forget us. As Moni wrote in the book we gave you, "we'll reach there soon"...so...beware.. *thunder & lightning*
it has been around 2 weeks since watching sepet. but what really kept be clinging on to is the kononnya 'philosophy' or the writer/director Pn Yasmin Ahmad. Her blog is on my Favourites list and i just cant seem to get enough of it... All her pieces have been my unspoken thoughts and undone actions.
i think in the nex few blogs, i would be posting extacts frm her work. Hope any of you that stumble into my blog would enjoy it. Now, iv finally found a passion. Not one that could take the place of Christ but, well, a natural one. I could say, apart from God, this whole big topic, plays an extreamly big role and has huge influence on my life.
Frm the blog- The Storyteller
Question: Is Sepet political?
Answer: I don't know. Is it? I can only tell you my intentions which were true and stated in my writer/director notes. If, by advocating the choosing of love over hate, I happen to touch on some political issues, then there it is. I don't care much for politics, and often have very little opinion about it, but I guess no one can fully escape it.
Q: Your director's note may say it's less about race and more a love story. But the cross-cultural juxtapositions, the tangential issues of ethnic perceptions raised throughout the movie AND the fact that you're trying to show racism is superficial, that the underlying problems are more about basic human weaknesses... isn't that political?
A: Hullo brudder, you just laid out a long list of HUMAN issues, and then asked me if it's POLITICAL. What gives? But to answer at least part of your question, I had to make it obvious at the beginning that these kids were of different races before I could ignore the fact with any degree of aplomb.
Q: Cinema, for an outsider, can seem to be a strange endeavour where lots of money (and it is a lot) is poured into a project, usually by people who are not exactly tycoons who could easily risk such sums, which is directed (and spent) by people whose abiding preoccupation is the artistic value of the project, and not whether they could make the money back. At least that's how it sounds like from an indie filmmaker. Why do you make films? Do you make films to make money? Do you make films to impress people? What is the filmmaker's responsibility - if you can call it that? Did you set out to make your films marketable, as one of the objectives, if not THE primary objective? What is the market for Sepet?
A: If you think you can become a millionaire by making films in a little country with a population of only 20 million people, you're either insane or on drugs. I make films because I feel I have some stories worth telling, about things I care about, to people that matter to me. I believe my responsibility is to tell that story as well as I can, creating as much pathos as I am able to. Whether or not a film makes money in this country, I think, is not the responsibility of the writer or director, but the people who put money behind the idea. I just write a story and try to make a film. They'll have to decide for themselves if my ideas are worth their financial backing. I can't decide for them.
Q: What did you learn from making Rabun that helped you in making Sepet?
A: I learned that if you rehearse and rehearse first-time actors, after a while they stop acting and start being themselves. That was a lovely discovery.
Q: How do you think local indie filmmakers can or should develop to the next level?
A: I urge some of us to start writing scripts and making films about things we know and have had personal experience of. I loved Amir Muhammad's "The Big Durian" because it was a funny and sharply-observed story about us. And Yuhang's "Min" touched me deeply because he portrayed the difficulties we have in communicating with each other sometimes, and he did it through such loving eyes. I know of one or two "indie" filmmakers here who are so enamoured by foreign directors like Tsai Mingliang, Hou Hsiao Hsien and Wong Karwai that all they do is try to duplicate the look these great directors achieve in their films. It all comes out hollow, of course. We may be able to make carbon copies of a "look", but feelings and pathos are a different thing altogether. They have to come from the heart and from our field of experience.
Q: What next. "Pekak"?
A: I hope you realise that you are about the 576th person to crack this little joke. Usually it's "Buta" or "Juling" or "Tempang", but yeah, "Pekak" is no less un-original. ;-) Anyway, next, hopefully, is "Gubra".
Friday, March 25, 2005
"you'r so blessed u know..?"
These were the words that came from my sis just a few minutes ago.
It all started when i was listening to some songs frm my PC.One of it was Dare You to Move -by Switchfoot which was also my caller ringtone. I wonder whether that phrase meant what it plainly was, or was there a hidden message, a little phrase that was meant to make me feel bad?
well its hard to say, because, thats what she normally loves to do. those one liners said out LOUD (literally) just to annoy, irritate, and sometimes make me feel very very bad. I know she hasnt had the best of things in life, exspecially when its bcoz shes staying with my parents which happen to be the MOST diffecult of people to live or even to have a simple conversation with without ending with huge disagreements. Be it any topic [b]at all[/b] !
i admit i am blessed. VERY Blessed in almost everyway. Years ago, I didnt think i would even have half the the stuff i have right now. It was also since years ago i have been asking God for something simple yet hard to find. [b]LOVE.[/b] Many other things too, like good friends,finace, and that i would not lack of any good thing. But it has been a very personal and urgent prayer need for a long time, and that is to be loved.
oh no.. it raining and thundering and lighteningning... got to leave. i'll add more 2mr la..
It all started when i was listening to some songs frm my PC.One of it was Dare You to Move -by Switchfoot which was also my caller ringtone. I wonder whether that phrase meant what it plainly was, or was there a hidden message, a little phrase that was meant to make me feel bad?
well its hard to say, because, thats what she normally loves to do. those one liners said out LOUD (literally) just to annoy, irritate, and sometimes make me feel very very bad. I know she hasnt had the best of things in life, exspecially when its bcoz shes staying with my parents which happen to be the MOST diffecult of people to live or even to have a simple conversation with without ending with huge disagreements. Be it any topic [b]at all[/b] !
i admit i am blessed. VERY Blessed in almost everyway. Years ago, I didnt think i would even have half the the stuff i have right now. It was also since years ago i have been asking God for something simple yet hard to find. [b]LOVE.[/b] Many other things too, like good friends,finace, and that i would not lack of any good thing. But it has been a very personal and urgent prayer need for a long time, and that is to be loved.
oh no.. it raining and thundering and lighteningning... got to leave. i'll add more 2mr la..
Thursday, March 24, 2005
The Enchanting Story Teller
i remember talking about love vs religion in my last post.OK.no use hiding anymore. i watched SEPET. TWICE last week. and still swimming in its plot and emotion ever since.
So,heres how i feel about Sepet: its the [b]MOST Enchanting[/b] ive seen in a very long time. It its director has successfully put on screen many things a lot of us often think about but and not say out loud. It is not only a long-awaited breakthrough for the Malsyain Film Industry, but also in the mindsets of the the rakyat.
i picked up the lasted issue of What's Up Wanita? at college this morning. and was especially delighted to see that the cover story was on Pn Yasmin Ahmad a.k.a. director and writer of Sepet. This women has truly broken the remaining 'great wall' that seemed to yet separated us from each other in the proudly claimed 'open-minded' Malaysia.
No doubt i love my country and all that is in it. But,until now, many other things have taken that first place in our hearts that should have always been [b][i] LOVE [/i][/b]. Yes, the word highly praised and spoken highly off in 1 Corinthians 13. It is often said but undone.It is often misused in many circumstanses for the profit of selfish desire. huhhh!
I just visited Pn.Yasmin's personal blog.Its truly truly enspiring and encouraging. Its controvercial, and not what any other melayu would agree in. But i love it. So heres some stuff that i found interesting:
Love On Trail
There were, if my memory serves me, 12 people in that viewing theatre.
Somewhere in the middle of "Sepet", a panel member who was nodding off at the back, was rudely awakened by the thud-thud-crash of his own songkok falling on the wooden floor. He bolted up, his severely thinning hair sticking out in all directions, looked around in slow-motion like a camel, picked up his songkok, slumped back into his seat, and went back to sleep.
As soon as the screening was over, the only woman in the appeal panel stood up, teary-eyed, and said, "Puan Yasmin, I enjoyed that film very much. Thank you both for making it. Congratulations."
My producer and I muttered under our breath, "Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah."
Next in line was a Chinese man in his 50's.
"That's not a Malay movie or a Chinese movie or an Indian movie," he declared, "That's a Malaysian movie."
Rosnah and I heaved a big sigh of relief. Clearly, we were counting our chickens before they were hatched, because from then onwards, it went downhill.
"Why didn't you bring up the issue of religion?"
"Why didn't she try to convert him? The Malays would have liked that."
"Why did you make her walk into a Chinese restaurant where non-halal food was probably served?"
"If she's supposed to be liberal, why did you make her wear baju kurung all the time?"
"A long time ago, the Malay people had two bad habits. The men liked to lie down on the floor wearing only sarongs, exposing their tummies, while the women liked to waste time picking lice from each other's hair. Are you trying to revive these old habits?"
And of course, their coup de grace, articulated by a Dato':
"We represent the rakyat (the people). We showed your film to some members of the rakyat, and I'm afraid the verdict was not favourable. They want your film stopped."
To which I replied, "My mother always tells me that my rezeki (my lot in life) is in the hands of Allah, and not in the hands of people like you or anyone else."
And on that note, Rosnah and I thanked them, and bade our farewell.
The final verdict has YET to be made. - Pn Yasmin Ahmad
More to come as i dig deeper into her blog. till next time.
So,heres how i feel about Sepet: its the [b]MOST Enchanting[/b] ive seen in a very long time. It its director has successfully put on screen many things a lot of us often think about but and not say out loud. It is not only a long-awaited breakthrough for the Malsyain Film Industry, but also in the mindsets of the the rakyat.
i picked up the lasted issue of What's Up Wanita? at college this morning. and was especially delighted to see that the cover story was on Pn Yasmin Ahmad a.k.a. director and writer of Sepet. This women has truly broken the remaining 'great wall' that seemed to yet separated us from each other in the proudly claimed 'open-minded' Malaysia.
No doubt i love my country and all that is in it. But,until now, many other things have taken that first place in our hearts that should have always been [b][i] LOVE [/i][/b]. Yes, the word highly praised and spoken highly off in 1 Corinthians 13. It is often said but undone.It is often misused in many circumstanses for the profit of selfish desire. huhhh!
I just visited Pn.Yasmin's personal blog.Its truly truly enspiring and encouraging. Its controvercial, and not what any other melayu would agree in. But i love it. So heres some stuff that i found interesting:
Love On Trail
There were, if my memory serves me, 12 people in that viewing theatre.
Somewhere in the middle of "Sepet", a panel member who was nodding off at the back, was rudely awakened by the thud-thud-crash of his own songkok falling on the wooden floor. He bolted up, his severely thinning hair sticking out in all directions, looked around in slow-motion like a camel, picked up his songkok, slumped back into his seat, and went back to sleep.
As soon as the screening was over, the only woman in the appeal panel stood up, teary-eyed, and said, "Puan Yasmin, I enjoyed that film very much. Thank you both for making it. Congratulations."
My producer and I muttered under our breath, "Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah."
Next in line was a Chinese man in his 50's.
"That's not a Malay movie or a Chinese movie or an Indian movie," he declared, "That's a Malaysian movie."
Rosnah and I heaved a big sigh of relief. Clearly, we were counting our chickens before they were hatched, because from then onwards, it went downhill.
"Why didn't you bring up the issue of religion?"
"Why didn't she try to convert him? The Malays would have liked that."
"Why did you make her walk into a Chinese restaurant where non-halal food was probably served?"
"If she's supposed to be liberal, why did you make her wear baju kurung all the time?"
"A long time ago, the Malay people had two bad habits. The men liked to lie down on the floor wearing only sarongs, exposing their tummies, while the women liked to waste time picking lice from each other's hair. Are you trying to revive these old habits?"
And of course, their coup de grace, articulated by a Dato':
"We represent the rakyat (the people). We showed your film to some members of the rakyat, and I'm afraid the verdict was not favourable. They want your film stopped."
To which I replied, "My mother always tells me that my rezeki (my lot in life) is in the hands of Allah, and not in the hands of people like you or anyone else."
And on that note, Rosnah and I thanked them, and bade our farewell.
The final verdict has YET to be made. - Pn Yasmin Ahmad
More to come as i dig deeper into her blog. till next time.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
no One is arounD
it has been quite a long time not blogging here. Many things have crept up. Multiple exams, homework piled as high as the heavens, many thoughts to settle, and many emotions to quiet down.
i watched MeetJoeBlack just now. mainly because it stars Brad Pitt.But little that i know, it reflected a lot on whats happening around me now. "How can you love someone that you dont know?" You dont know the person (as in very personally), yet you feel comepletely, head over heels in love. Theres never a minute in a day that passes without thinking about that person.
after watching another movie that talks about love vs race/religion , goshhh.. how many things could coincide all together at the same time? it all seems so simple and harmless.. other things just dont seem to matter al that much..you like who you like la.. but, thinking furthe and deeper, just cant help but wonder whether this is just another trap of the devil. God, if possible, i would like to love this person and be loved back.But, let not my will but Yours be done. Someone said, that if he would accept JC, then i would become a completely different story. I wonder how it will go.
i watched MeetJoeBlack just now. mainly because it stars Brad Pitt.But little that i know, it reflected a lot on whats happening around me now. "How can you love someone that you dont know?" You dont know the person (as in very personally), yet you feel comepletely, head over heels in love. Theres never a minute in a day that passes without thinking about that person.
after watching another movie that talks about love vs race/religion , goshhh.. how many things could coincide all together at the same time? it all seems so simple and harmless.. other things just dont seem to matter al that much..you like who you like la.. but, thinking furthe and deeper, just cant help but wonder whether this is just another trap of the devil. God, if possible, i would like to love this person and be loved back.But, let not my will but Yours be done. Someone said, that if he would accept JC, then i would become a completely different story. I wonder how it will go.
Monday, January 17, 2005
the question still is.. who am i??
today stated rather calm, altough together with all the asumptions that a BIG maths test was gonna take place at an freakin early 8.30am (a time when my mind is never where it should be)...and worriying that i wont be able to memorise all the formulas which i only sort of 'discovered' only 4days ago.. when i was announced that the test will be postponed to the following week..BOY! that was a HUGE relief~~~ phewWwWwW... that makes today...a VErY GoooOoooOD day..
However, when i finally 'wokeup' at around 11.00am onwards, it suddenly struck me thathat things has never been so peaceful in a very long time..days had never been so simple and easy to go about with in a long time..*i once thought..those days are gone mann* well, God just proved me very WRONG..
yeah yeah...the bible says God is the same..yesterday, today, and will forever be. "His mercy endures forever"..actually many many things in the bible was just .. well.. what God said.Yeahhhh n maybe sometimes it coincidates with the situation i was in..
But how many things could happen by chance??? You mean there can be so many cooincidences? So many good 'luck' times?
The only solution that really made sense, was that God was there. In every storm, every flood, every hurricane, every lanslide, in every boat, every car, every house, in the midst of everyone, & standing next to me.You see, it took me a petty long time to admit that.Maybe because i had not been really tested before. And when i was, God showed up, and turned my world around.
Just now, during QT, was worshipping to a song from Blessed :
[b]I will bless the Lord forever,i will trust Him at all times,
He has delivered me from all fear, He has set my feet upon a rock
I will NOT be moved, & i'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength, my potion, deliverer;
My shelter, strong tower, my very present help in time of need.
Whom have i in heaven but You?
There is none i desire besides You..
And you have made me glad, & i'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength, my potion, deliverer;
My shelter, strong tower, my very present help in time of need. [/b]
Father, You walked with me through the dakest storms, deepest seas, and the worst situations ,even with the most impossible people..All because You loved us.
I love You too!!
However, when i finally 'wokeup' at around 11.00am onwards, it suddenly struck me thathat things has never been so peaceful in a very long time..days had never been so simple and easy to go about with in a long time..*i once thought..those days are gone mann* well, God just proved me very WRONG..
yeah yeah...the bible says God is the same..yesterday, today, and will forever be. "His mercy endures forever"..actually many many things in the bible was just .. well.. what God said.Yeahhhh n maybe sometimes it coincidates with the situation i was in..
But how many things could happen by chance??? You mean there can be so many cooincidences? So many good 'luck' times?
The only solution that really made sense, was that God was there. In every storm, every flood, every hurricane, every lanslide, in every boat, every car, every house, in the midst of everyone, & standing next to me.You see, it took me a petty long time to admit that.Maybe because i had not been really tested before. And when i was, God showed up, and turned my world around.
Just now, during QT, was worshipping to a song from Blessed :
[b]I will bless the Lord forever,i will trust Him at all times,
He has delivered me from all fear, He has set my feet upon a rock
I will NOT be moved, & i'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength, my potion, deliverer;
My shelter, strong tower, my very present help in time of need.
Whom have i in heaven but You?
There is none i desire besides You..
And you have made me glad, & i'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength, my potion, deliverer;
My shelter, strong tower, my very present help in time of need. [/b]
Father, You walked with me through the dakest storms, deepest seas, and the worst situations ,even with the most impossible people..All because You loved us.
I love You too!!
Saturday, January 15, 2005
wow... havent seen a week pass SOOO fast before.. i regretted sucking in my maths test, which made me end up getting lecturer by our ULtinaMte maths lecturer.. malu lerrr.. how could i make such terribly careless mistakes??? God..U gotta help me, keep my alert, and add to my concentration during tests.. AS is in April, n that aint a very long time to go..We starter off the week with our Tsunami victisms' relief fund raising campaign, the second one we've organised since setting foot in Stamford PJ 6 months ago... Although it was freakin tiring, it was also very fullfilling.. Torn knuckles from washing cars?? Headaches from making pancakes?? haha its only the beginning..bt raising rm500 in 2days from food sales alone.. hmm pretty impressive.. thanks to the somewhat caring & daring(they trusted our sanitation) college staff and students.. now.. gonna do Trigo la.. Exam on monday.. i dont wanna have another lecturer from my maths lecturer..
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
The Aftermath
It has been 10 days since the start or the new year 2005. There is a strong atmosphere of busyness, rush, scurrying, and seeing people all around me trying to keep up with time. The aftermath of the earthQuake in Aceh and the Tsunami that it triggered had brought 150,000 lives to an end and has ended 2004 itself on an alarming note. Lives are THAT fragile!! Fishermen that went out to sea did not return. Tourists that were sunbathing on the beach,ended up running for their lives..Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters
Lives are that fragile!! The starting of the new year began to see people of the world coming together as one, showing the kind love & support i have never seen or heard of before. People like, Michael "Shoemarker"..doing his bit with Euro 10 million, Japan's PM freezing all debts that d affected countries have with it, little
children..some even digging out their whole savings,celebrities sharing their earnings, and EVEN the disables giving their best. Altough
Lives are that fragile!! The starting of the new year began to see people of the world coming together as one, showing the kind love & support i have never seen or heard of before. People like, Michael "Shoemarker"..doing his bit with Euro 10 million, Japan's PM freezing all debts that d affected countries have with it, little
children..some even digging out their whole savings,celebrities sharing their earnings, and EVEN the disables giving their best. Altough
Saturday, January 01, 2005
2005..will be a green pasture.
Happy New Year!! to myself...muahaha i really wonder y isint anyone online now??!! Where have all the people gone? hehe i know its like what? 3am? BT still nevermind.. Just taken a break off Geometrical Progression. When nothing seems to make ANY sense at all anymore... just had to come out to chill.
I wonder what the year-end partiers are doing.. i wonder what the big concert organizers are doing.I wonde what other people aound d world are doing.. n i wonder what am I doing???
Its a weird time to blog la...4 one.N i sure aint gonna start about resolutions.Well..cont in da bighter part of the am la.. now.. a cuppa creamy nescafe and back to the books.. tryin to start 2005 on a more "rajin" (~ yeah rite!). kinda note..
God, have your way in me. Give me a passion for the lost and hungry for your spirit. This year will be different.
I wonder what the year-end partiers are doing.. i wonder what the big concert organizers are doing.I wonde what other people aound d world are doing.. n i wonder what am I doing???
Its a weird time to blog la...4 one.N i sure aint gonna start about resolutions.Well..cont in da bighter part of the am la.. now.. a cuppa creamy nescafe and back to the books.. tryin to start 2005 on a more "rajin" (~ yeah rite!). kinda note..
God, have your way in me. Give me a passion for the lost and hungry for your spirit. This year will be different.
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