plate..

god is great!..
how fast time flies..
it's been smooth sailin' this past year..
alhamdullilah..

i don't need that plate anymore..

http://the-aminoheat-story.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonders.html

and the wonders of ramadhan still bedazzle me..

season 1..

i'll always remember 21 aug 2003..
it was a thursday..
i started my career at toys 'r' us jurong point..

first few thoughts..
"why am i doin' here?"..
"i should be a teacher!"..
"damn n.u.s! damn n.i.e!"
no worries.. i've just got an acceptance letter from s.i.m..
i think it was degree in english and english literature..
everythin' will be as ambitioned..

but two days later..
dad came to my room and dropped a bomb on me..
had a small talk and wanted me to forego the course..
we didn't have the money..
devastated as my dreams were dashed..
i understood and i cried..
yes i cried..
and it was my birthday..
23 aug 2003..

ironically it was me who suggested to wan.. a school buddy of mine..
to apply for s.i.m.. we applied together..
both got accepted.. wan in a different course..
but i pulled out whereas wan pursued his degree..
life has its fair share of funny turns..

it will always be marred as the worst birthday in my life..
and i had to drag myself to work for afternoon shift..
second day on the job..

now look where i am..
it took seven years to this place..
don't get me wrong.. i'm not braggin'..
i'm forever thankful to those who gave me the opportunities..

just that.. let's regard each year as a season..
how many more seasons will there be?..
time for greener pastures maybe..

happy birthday dude!..
29 ain't 30..

august itenary..

finally done with y.o.g reservist..
dumbshit static duty..
refusal to acknowledge it as sentry stands..
cos the word wasn't mentioned at all by anybody during my tenure there..
til' i returned work..

ironically i'll miss that y.o.g adventure.. slightly..

back to site project..
lego sale..
birthday wrap.. (subjected to availability)..
same august itenary since '07..

maybe next august's itenary will be different for me..
maybe..

and i find that damn demi lovato's damn irritatin'..
then again it's just my opinion..

sixth sense no more..

curses shyamalan..
you have done injustice for the last time..
you have smeared a great franchise with your ignorance..
pompousness and plain stupidity..

the last airbender..
the cartoon series.. one of the best i've seen this decade..
i was excited when i saw its movie gazette for the first time last year..
but that excitement was shortlived and turned to sorrow..
when i saw your name as the director..

my first thought.. shit.. shyamalan's gonna ruin it..
me and my big mouth..
no wonder the critics didn't even rate the movie.. or couldn't..

let's just hope the sequel's better..
but get him out of the director's seat..

fire nation = india?
what were you thinkin'? urgh..

count your lucky stars shyamalan..
that fastin' month just started..
i could have done more damage to you than what you just did..

and..
SELAMAT BERPUASA..
to all muslims in the world..

the armadillo effect..

reservist started last wed..
s.y.o.g 2010..
STUPID youth olympic games 2010..
need to secure the olympic village at n.t.u..

i cannot bear static duty..
i can feel my brain cells decayin' each second..
brainless activity.. ooh the torment..
ain't sure which one's worse..
this deployment or that untterly idiotic msk assignment in '08..

then again.. the only plus point about this project..
i got the see the athletes up close..
wonders if they are really youths?..
some are freakin' large..

head ops was a doofus..
he's nice and everythin'..
but got tongue-tied when queried..
so don't try me..

and what on earth is an armadillo doin' at n.t.u?..
i thought it's an african mammal..
or what another reservist mate commented..
thinkin' that armadillos are from uganda.. wow?..
it was an amazin' sight..

another amazin' sight..
out of the blue..
bro was under my block last thu nite..

appreciated his effort..
it was just a short meet-up..
cos i needed to be some place else later that nite..
wished it could be longer though..
like ol' times.. i still miss that..

the only reason i'm watchin' n.d.p this year on tv..
is that he's in it..
marchin' in the g.o.h police contingent..
so proud of him..

besides that..
who gives a damn about aug 9 anyway?

that birthday..

03 Aug 2000..
Ten years on..
And I can still remember..

That Pizza Hut treat..
Those pair of earrings..
And our first..

How are you?
Where are you?

Whatever it is..
Hope you are doin' fine..
Cos I am..

Happy Birthday..

beautiful august

august..

my dear beautiful august..

at last you have returned..

congrats to my dear friend..

shawifi on his engagement today..

with his long time love.. kartini..

ode to grandma..

i know i'm a few weeks late..
but i still miss you grandma after 5 years..

unfortunate souls..

how unlucky can man be?..
how much misfortune can a family swallow?..

the spate of torrential downpour has been causin' a ruckus in the state..
it's nothin' short of terrorizin'..

okay maybe the unfortunate man who got killed (fri, 16 jul)..
when a crane crashed into the bus he was on..
was not caused entirely by the rain and gust of wind..
but i believed the road was wet and it was drizzlin' harmlessly..
correct me if i'm wrong..
but the guy's ultimately unfortunate..

did i mention he was on board a double decker service.. yes! an sbs super bus..
the crane crashed into the second deck where he was sittin'!..
i love super bus rides..
who would have thought one could get killed in it..
god is great..

my condolences to family of the 50+ yr old malay man..
who had untimely left his wife and 4 children..
such a tragedy.. a cleaner.. he was the sole breadwinner of the family..
his first son's in i.m.h.. two of his children have kidney failure..
and the other's in a special school.. pity the mum..

i hope those pampered and spoilt brats out there..
are made aware of this family's predicament..
"ooh.. i got no money to go clubbin'.."
"fuck.. i just lost my i-phone.."
"$2500 a month?.. sorry let me scout other job offers first.."
you shitheads.. read and weep..

now back to the downpour nightmare..
being at the wrong place and the wrong time..
heavy rains and winds at the speed of 65km/h..
uprooted a tree near thomson and it landed exactly on a moving car (tue, 20 jul)..
splittin' the car into two.. it instantly killed the 32 yr old male driver..
it was fortunate that his family was not with him at the time..
readin' that rescue workers pulled out baby accessories and toys from the wreckage..
just sent shivers down my spine..
but ultimately.. such a misfortune..
god is great..

remembered the late rohaizam..
a senior in my school j.i a decade ago..
he too was pinned by a tree in mount ophir 3 years back..
a trainee p.e teacher.. he was on a campin' trip with his fellow colleagues..
he and two others were sleepin' in the tent..
and heavy rains uprooted a tree and landed on their tent early mornin'..
to be exact.. landed on rohaizam.. while the other two were luckier..
they only had minor injuries while rohaizam suffered a fractured skull..
he was declared dead in a local hospital there..
his body only arrived singapore the next day early morning at about 3..
saw rohaizam for the last time..
god is great..

http://news.asiaone.com/a1news/20070516_story8_1.html

with the flood problem rampant too now in the state..
and all this mishaps.. we must have pissed Him off..
god is great..
so start appreciatin' life people..
be thankful of what and who you have now..
cos in a split second.. the great maker might just take it away from you..

ultimately nobody wants to be an unfortunate soul..

food for thought..

inventory is done with..
for nearly two weeks now..
thank god..

it seems that this time round..
it wasn't smooth as before..
i don't know.. it's just my gut feeling..

the world cup just ended..
spain are worthy champions..
too bad holland.. three-time losers.. unfortunate though..
1-0 (ft + et)..

and i still get irritated by people who update their facebook status..
every minute.. every hour.. every day.. urghhh..
or people who continuously post pix on facebook..
them drinkin'.. gettin' drunk.. clubbin' as if there's no tomorrow..

i.e. bucky's best friend.. haha..

stop it people..
the end is near.. and i'm not talkin' about dec 2012..
that's a load of bull..
maybe i should get honey to talk to you guys..

still missin' your company..
but i'm not showin'..

the little prayer girl..

did inventory trainin' these few weeks..
with inventory comin'.. it's nothin' new to me..

just a thought..
i was amazed with this particular helper..
a malay girl with headscarf..
she ain't that pretty but her outlook was kinda attractive and presentable..
but that's not important..

it was 7.45pm and she just completed her section practice..
she asked if she could take her leave..
i said no cos i hadn't end the session..
she apologised and explained she needed to catch her prayers..
maghrib was endin' soon..
and i asked where is she gonna pray..

*the exit door near the lift behind the post office*

i've worked at suntec and frequent there for nearly 4 years..
and i didn't know that it was just next door all the time..

and the girl's just 18..
such a rare gem for a girl her age..
i was awestruck..

and damn.. no asian team left in the wc..

go holland!!!

cathay

wow.. like cathay..
grandma would be 75 years old now..
next month will be her 5th death anniversary..
god i still miss her..

wow.. mj died a year ago today..
time really flies eh..

the wc's into its second knockout round now..
go korea rep.. go japan..
i wanna go brazil in 2014..

stiff neck!..
yeouch!..

another one bites the dust..

it's weddin' bells galore..
for the pioneers of the choa chu kang sec gang..
well mine's actually the second batch back in '94..
but hey.. we had nineteen classes in all..
and it was very terrifyin'.. for the teachers that is..

first it was me back in april..
then it was yusoff's in end may..
but i couldn't come as i was meetin' the fockers in k.l..
from the pix in fb.. yusoff's ceremony was full of grandeur and splendour..
a down-to-earth guy.. comical yet irritatin' back then..
but then you mature as you aged..
awesome guy..

and din's turn is up next..
got hitched over the weekend..
known for being a 'mat motor' his whole life..
fag addict.. a type of guy who's always there for you..
but as time ticks away.. you'll have your own life to lead..
sometimes i felt i under appreciated him..
yet he's still one helluva guy and bro..


and world cup madness has started over the weekend..
here we go!.. ale ale.. err..
sorry ricky.. this ain't france '98..

i dislike greece..
thank you park.. korea 2 greece 0..
go netherlands..
ole ole.. wakaka..

jumpin' the shark..

life has its fair share of drama..
love.. resentment.. jealousy..
backstabbin'.. scandals.. conspiracies..
murder?.. well not to that extent yet..
mine's no better..

all i need is a professional screenwriter..
pen my adventures and misadventures as an adapted screenplay..
and transform it to become a great movie..
or at least a drama series with its seasons..
i want to have my own dvd box sets like 'one tree hill'..
and i know who has that.. haha..

most series have their jump the shark moment..
the downturn of a successful enterprise.. project.. matrimony..
for example when charlie sheen replaced michael j. fox..
as the leadin' actor in 'spin city'..
when they killed off mischa barton's character in the o.c..
when eric foreman was scripted to leave wisconsin for africa in 'that 70's show'..
cos topher grace wanted to pursue a movie career..
basically these shows pummelled in their ratings..
after all those changes were made..

i wonder what's mine will be?..
what can possibly make my life story plunge for the worse?
guess i'll have to live life day by day.. episode by episode..
been doin' that for almost 30 years now..
i'm not askin' for it but i'm just curious..
but curiosity killed the cat..
and i don't want it to ever happen to me..

then again is it inevitable?

meet the fockers..

went to k.l over the vesak day weekend..
with the in-laws..
meetin' the relatives there..

thank god..
no major focker incident..
with the exception of me and dad in-law..
sittin' together in the river..
honey took a shot of it..
hell no i'm gonna post that here or on facebook..

it's freakin' hot there..
i swear i could fry an egg on the road..

i'm the only one excited to see him in k.l.. irfan's a rascal.. but he's just adorable..

bros and buddies have been askin'me..
how's married life so far?..
i'd be lyin'..
if i say i'm not enjoyin' my life at the moment..

yes we do have our fair share of occasional problems..
but now that has become private practice..
but whatever it is..

honey's just magnificent..

what we were missin' back then..

are all coming into place now..

love her to death..

but then..

you know what i miss right now..

a night out with the guys..

my guys..

bucky..

start plannin'..

silly bieber..

a moment of folly..
could cost you your job..
boss just proved that..

sorry for the bugger..
i guess bro or not..
you must know where to draw the line..

i don't know what's his side of the story..
but from what had transpired..
it was silly.. plain silly..

who?..

let god be the judge..

pity the man..

and after weeks long..
met bro..
miss him loads..
all grown up..

and somebody..
shut that bieber pls..

baby.. baby.. baby.. oh..

baby.. baby.. baby.. no..

a new life..

wow!..
no post in april!..

it's been more than a month since i last updated this..
dear blog.. you have no idea what you have been missin'..

happily married now..
the weddin' went smoothly last month..
though it had its unexpected glitches..
i was satisfied with its success..
still am..
you can't expect much..
bottom line it went smoothly..
love my wife and family..
i couldn't thank them more..

honeymoon was a blast..
phuket was amazin'..
it was an adventure..

now livin' with the in-laws..
they are a funny bunch..

i do still have some issues..
but hey this life is new..
i chose it..
i just have to pull through..

come to think of it blog..
you really miss out on a lot of things..
the may day warehouse sales just completed..
a new divide is brewin' at work..
bro left for the nation.. (relieved)..
and baby brother just celebrated his 24th birthday..

happy birthday fifi!..

here we go..

5 more days..

excited yet nervous..

the ol' man could read the fear in my eyes..

really appreciated his pep talk and advice..

he went to the extent to show me his weddin' vid..

cool or what..

the key is..

be happy..

and laugh it off..

final bachelor weekend..

nothin' much..

nothin' special..

just good times with the normal guys..

and one whom i least expected to spend with..

that's all..

whatever it is..

just be happy..

and here we go..

our place..

at press time..

at esplanade now..

all alone..

enjoyin' the fresh night breeze..

thinkin'..

i'm someone who dwells on sweet past memories..

and i do have those in abundance..

here at the esplanade and marina area..

especially with you..

when either of us were in trouble..

we'll always be here for each other..

and i miss that..

and i will miss it again..

soon..

nine more days..

johnny..

the pressures pilin' up now..

less than two weeks away..

everything's gonna change..

there's no need for you to remind me..

boring..

i'm just very lethargic now..

tryin' to contain all these emotions..

feelings.. stress and worries..

it just need a slight spark..

and it will all come burstin' out..

and who would have thought..

it will happen at home..

that was ugly..

cry baby..

bro got himself a bike..

so happy for him..

his determination paid off..

this is what he had always wanted..

but i can't deny the fact that..

i'm gonna miss fetchin'..

and sendin' him back home..

miserably..

he's all grown up..

guess it's time to let the cub find his own food..

his own life now..

damn that really sucks..

beneath the surface..

went to underwater world over the weekend..
guess it's kinda my last holiday before april..

over the week..
met with bros from school..
most are married..
and told tales of how married life is like..

compromise.. tolerance.. understanding..
crucial pillars in marriage..
that i know..
and i know it's gonna be difficult..

one even thought of divorce..
it's as if there's no way for reason..
very melancholic indeed..

my fair share of problems will come too..

in any marriage..
it may appear calm and tranquil..
but beneath the sea..
beneath that calm exterior..
lies troubled waters..
occassionally..

lust anniversary..

lust week..

10 years on..

wow..

nuff said..

: (

my apology..

i'm very sorry.. : (

the ugly brother..

i don't know what got into me..
i was like a ragin' bull..
and baby afirah was my victim..

really hated myself..
went totally berserk..
i was a lunatic..

and what's the root?
it was 10.15pm..
and she wasn't done with her homework..

it was past her bedtime..
and i was haranguin' her like mad..
she could have jizzed in her pants..

after the whole debacle..
i couldn't believe it just happened..
like after so long..

i guess it was anger.. frustration..
stress and all..
being fenced up too long inside..

i thanked god i didn't even touch her..
i never want to be that ugly again..
especially to her..

i'm sorry afirah..
i still love you ok..

nothin' can spoil this day for you bro..

i have never been proud of you in my entire life younger bro..
i'm so happy that you have achieved your goal..
no words can express how i feel right now..
i'm glad that you shared your happiness and success with me..

though i'm a bit worried..
with regards to your personal safety..
and the realities of ridin'..
but the ecstasy of you passin' still beats everythin'..

but i know you won't disappoint me bro..
promise me you'll take care of yourself..

today is your day..
don't let anythin' else spoil it..

you deserved it..
you earned it..
well done younger brother..
i'm very proud and happy for you..

comin' soon..

can somebody pls get me this tote bag?..

end feb now..
oh what the heck..
early mar..
wats the difference?..

it will come sooner or later..
heart thumpin'..
nail bitin'..
mind bogglin' moments..

the rock's not a total nervous wreck right now..
but he does have some goosebumps..
the rock's human after all..

don't get me wrong..
i'm seriously excited..
woohoo..

went shoppin' with honey over the weekend..
really enjoyed ourselves..
we have two totally different styles of shoppin'..
guys are just better shoppers than girls..
straightforward.. quick.. and easy..
haha..

can't wait for the next four weeks..
to pass quickly.. ironically..

hope it will go smoothly as planned..
with two reliable bros at my helm..
no worries..

i trust them with my life..

only one..

no matter what people say about our relationship..
you are the only one..

still..

this is what i blogged last year..

http://the-aminoheat-story.blogspot.com/2009/02/bad-role-model.html

who would have thought..
after a year..
i'm still a bad role model..

and i still worry about you..

it's either you want or don't want..

went to the zoo over the weekend..
no regrets..
miss the place..

it's an ad-hoc thingy for me..
it was dhaz's original plan..
with his sec sch friends and bros..
but they ditched him..
poor him..
i know how it feels like..

in malay.. i'd say..
"NI ANTARA NAK ATAU TAK NAK"..
it's either you want or don't want..

SO IF YOU CAN MAKE THE TIME TO GO GENTING..
BUT DON'T EVEN HAVE THE THOUGHT OR TIME..
TO MESSAGE.. CALL.. OR ASK ME FOR A 'BRO' MEET UP..
JUST FOR A DAY OR A FEW HOURS..
COS YOU ARE TOO BUSY WITH WORK..
THEN THAT'S JUST A LOAD OF BULL..

"NI ANTARA NAK ATAU TAK NAK"..
it's either you want or don't want..

it's kinda sad actually..
and it really hurts..
but i guess both of you are too young to comprehend..
the meaning of "jiwa"..

you guys should ask bucky..

so at last dhaz.. siti.. me and baby sis..
dropped by mandai last sat..
and had one hell of a time..

the weather was not that bad..
but luckily brought a spare shirt..
cos i was perspirin'..

collected my weddin' cards from j.b earlier today..

boy.. it's pretty..
thanks to younger bro who designed it for me..

he's freakin' artistic and talented..

exhausted and runnin' out of gas now..

but rest assured..

if any of you guys were to msg or call me today..

and ask for a quick 'bro' meet-up..

i'd be there..

"NI ANTARA NAK ATAU TAK NAK"..

but you didn't..

the fan..

ziana zain's here!..
i just got to meet her..
coaxed mum and afirah to follow me to expo..
since no one else would..

ok ok.. it ain't a muse concert alrite..
but it's ziana zain!..
and i'm a very very long time fan..
my closest buds would know..

squeezed our way thru to the stage front..
not a bad spot we got..
and for our efforts..
i got to shake her hand!..
and it's in the vid above..

18 years too long..
really savoured that moment..

a ziana zain singin' comp was also held..
and it was won by a fourteen year ol' siti zakiah..
her voice was freakishly ziana zain-like..
she totally deserved to win..

and for her troubles..
besides winnin' a jakarta trip..
she got to share the stage with ziana in a duet..

hey.. i have been a ziana zain fan..
way longer than you honey..
i should share the stage with her!. haha..

but then kudos to you sweetie..
you're damn fortunate..

and you have a fan in me too..

and did i mention?..

ziana looked awesome..

i really took my hat off..

for mum and afirah..

accompanyin' me all the way..

five hours long of just standin'..

watchin the performances and waitin' for ziana..

with no seats available..

our feets were killin' us..

i love them..

i have a sad feelin'..

honey won't be able to do the same for me..

and what's with the hour and a half..

carpet auction all about?

before ziana made her appearance..

totally draggy..

i know mum wanted some of those carpets..

i wanted to call a few prices for mum..

but i was totally cash strapped already..

and move over harry potter..

there's a new hero in town..

and thank god or zeus..

he ain't a wizard..

he's a demi-god..

percy jackson..

and he has a cool movie..

glee..

gleeeeeeeeee..

the latest tv series..
that's kickin' a quite a storm in the u.s..
the show's delightful.. fresh..
merry.. and full of surprises..

it's some sort of a musical..
but it ain't high school musical..
trust me..
love it to the max..

watch the school football team..
dance to the tunes of beyonce's 'single ladies'..
freakin' funny..
sometimes i feel there's a bit of kurt in me..

maybe the company..
needs a dose of glee right now..



gleeeeeeeeee..

it's bucky's birthday again..
boy.. time really flies..
gave him a surprise treat at vivo..
last sat nite at the stroke of midnite to sun..
all thanks to atikus..

he was still in tower..
finishin' up his countdown..
surprised.. speechless.. in awe..
it's all for you bro..

but unfortunately i had to leave early..

too bad no shrinkwrap this year..
remembered the bash we had for his last birthday..
it was at j.p..
got shrinkwrapped to the pillar..
classic moment..

such recollections would always struck me..
that time waits for no man..
and yet man is not repentin'..
the irony of life..

feb 2009

last year..
i blogged about 'screamin' silently'..
and lovin' somebody's 'company' very dearly..
i thought it was only a phase back then..
a year on and i realized..
i was wrong..

gleeeeeeeeee..

backlash..

the operational reshufflement..
created a backlash of unpleasant feelings..
among all staffs as a whole..
they are basically dissatisfied.. unhappy.. dejected..

the notion of staffs from each store might quit hastily..
is currently runnin' thru the veins of the organization..
disseminatin' waves of worry and uncertainty..
but i think it will just result to one big cauldron of disgrace..
it's a shame if that happens..

it's very heartenin' to see..
that the staffs are actually affectionate..
towards their ol' bosses..
but being humans..
they should give their new bosses..
a chance to prove themselves..

the vc staffs are not takin' the changes well..
the aftermath there seems far worse than expected..
actually those guys are a crazy bunch..
comical.. entertainin'.. funny.. just great people..
but currently their morale are in the lowest pits..
you can possibly imagine..

tried talkin' to some of them..
i can do that much..
and i hope they get better..
they don't deserve to be in a such a state..
but they should have some faith in their new bosses too..

below is a pic of some of the new vc bosses..

it's not on facebook yet..

cos now everythin' seems to be in turmoil..

and the vc staffs might get hurt..

seein' this on facebook..

yes to that extent..

taken at utd square chalet on 02 feb..

for the moment..

it's exclusive to this url..

bro messaged askin' me how i was doin'..
i appreciated that..
but i was kinda angry with him already..
he knew it and tried to apologize..
cos he had promised a meet-up soon..
but it didn't materialize..
three four weeks had passed..
and i don't know why is he often busy lately..

simply put i really miss him..

and hated myself..
i was slightly nasty in my messages..
and bro's "relaxlah bro" messages..
will always be one of my greatest peeves..

we kinda quarrelled..
but in the end..

apologies exchanged..

pledge brotherhood allegiance again..
we were cool..
i'm just glad with that now..

should have listened to bucky..
i thought..

a year later..

wow.. my blog is a year old now!..
i remember being coaxed..
by bucky and rayhan..
to start bloggin' back in jp last year..
cos it was kinda cool..
and it still is..

here's what i blogged last year..

http://the-aminoheat-story.blogspot.com/2009/02/foreword.html

and here's somethin' similar..
that i'm gonna blog again now..
happy birthday idi..
the big three o..
wow..

what a way to start february today..
boss proved a point..
no one is indispensable in any organization..

felt a sense of pathos for him..
that he had to go..
wish him the best of luck..
in the search for greener pastures..

but it also marked the dawn of a new era..
for every operational staff..

the ol' man must be beamin'..
with a satisfied smile right now..
like the cheshire cat..

well..
it is his wonderland..

fever..

i'm still waitin'..
and it's february tomorrow..

met mambo at woodlands today..
another j.i bro of mine..
his real name is md. fadli..
can't recall who and why he was given that nick..
mambo..
i think it must be those dikir barat days.. haha..
i'll call him'bo' for short..
and the name stuck with him til' now..

anyway.. mambo's married..
stayin' with his in-laws right now..
a predicament i'll be in too..
in 2 months time..

can't remember the last time we met..
we did a lot of catchin' up..

saw this at metro woodlands..
dude.. there's actually a superhero named after you..
way cool.. haha..

korean fever hit lot 1 today..
some band called shinee made an appearance..

they had an autograph session at the roof top garden..

those who couldn't get through to the top level..

had to make do with the tv screenin' outside the mall..
loads of screamin' girls.. urgh..

mum and afirah went too..

i thought i saw mum screamed too.. haha..