On hiatus mode

That's it folks!

I'm hanging my blogging boots for now. I just need some time-out. Will be back when I feel like it.

And I am still hoping (for a miracle) that Sharlinie Mohd Nashar will walk straight into her living room at any moment unscathed.

Restless

Updated on 24 Jan, 8.13am

Someone very concerned from this blog has put up Sharlinie's picture with her head straight. Thank you!

someone from my community website, http://www.saujanautama.net/ had suggested that Sharlinie's picture (above) should have her head tilted straight so that she would be more identifiable. hmm, I see good point there...

I'm sorry. I can't blog anything. I can't put on a smiley face and pretend like everything is okay when it is not. I am seethed with anger and despair that it has consumed my life temporarily. Even my daughters had noticed it too. I am so upset. Someone's little angel is still missing and has yet to be found. Each time I try to close my eyes to sleep, I'd hear soft weeping from that little girl, crying out for her ibu and ayah to come rescue her. Her parents' anguish pining for their little girl. I can't bear to imagine those thoughts. It is so unbearable and depressing.

Until Sharlinie Mohd Nashar returns safely into her parents' arms, I'm putting blogging on hold. And today marks the 14th day of her dissappearance.

Ya Allah, Engkaulah yang Maha Mengetahui segala-galanya. Bantulah kami yang lemah ini. Tunjukkan kepada kami kedudukan sebenar Sharlinie Mohd Nashar. Sudah terlalu lama dia hilang. Pulangkanlah dia kepada kedua-dua ibubapanya dalam keadaan selamat. Amin!

Please God, help us find her. Time is running out!

Super cool jobs I want

These are jobs I'd love to have. No, not those high powered-CEO-with plush-office kind of job. Macamlah sesuai sangat aku buat kerja tu kan...tee hee hee. Those are typical mundane jobs, they require so much of your energy, precision and attention to every details that when you screw up BIG TIME, you are really screwed up!

No, I'm talking about super cool jobs that requires minimum effort but produce big bang impact.

And they are....(drumrolls please);

1. Food Critic - since I'm not much of Rachael Ray, this will be my second best option. Unlike Maria Tunku Sabri who tends to compliment (too much) every eateries she has gone to, I would do the opposite plus I get to eat for free. Isn't that marvellous?



2. Movie Critic - ahh free movie passes for every damn movie!
   
   
3. Ice cream Tester - of any brand will do. In fact I did send my resume to Nestle many years ago (I kid you not) but all they could offer me was to sell ice-creams on a motorbike. Sheesh!



4. Chocolate Tester - yummeh! I don't mind getting fatter and fatter for this



5. Back-up Singer (to any famous diva will do) - so I can use that as resume to apply for One In A Million/Malaysian Idol auditions or whatever. One diva I certainly do not wish to be her back-up singer is Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Eek!



6. Letter turner Girl - remember those Roda Impian's pretty sweet young things who turn letters on that huge illuminated board? And look how elegantly they strut their stuffs while doing it. I so want that job ok!



7. Childrens' book Writer - I know I can write childrens' tales convincingly but I wonder if those publishers/parents appreciate vulgar words written in it.



8. Movie Star - I know I can do some believable acting. Practice makes perfect but hey, do you think Erra Fazira is any better?



9. Product Endorsement Model - being an already famous movie star, the sky is the limit



10. Princess/Heiress - you're rich and famous and you can do absolutely nothing. And yet gazillions of people are admiring you from afar. Totally outrageous!



11. American Idol Judge - I could be Simon Cowell's female version. I can be as mean and brutally honest just like him. Wanna bet?



12. Superhero - all the more reasons to rescue as many children as I can from evil clutches of despicable monsters and banish them bastards from this earth for good!

Adik baru

Conversations took place in the dining room yesterday. While munching her food, Kak Ngah suddenly opens her mouth and says;

"Ibu, kita nak adik baru lah" selamba je cakap.

"Hah! Kenapa? Itu si Buny (his affectionate name pronounced as boo nee) tuh apa? " I answered slightly surprised.

"Kita tak nak dia. Kita tak suka dia. Buny jahat" she said without hesitation.

"Kenapa? Apa adik buat kat Kak Ngah sampai Kak Ngah tak suka dia?" bertanya aku dengan penuh berhemah.

"Sebab dia suka conteng dinding rumah kita. Dia koyakkan kita punya buku. Pastu dia suka ambik pensil box kita. Pastu dia ambik pensel kita pastu dia conteng dinding. Kita tak suka lah...pot pet pot pet" macam bertih jagung jer mulut Kak Ngah mengomel.

Oh, I get the picture now.

"Ingat senang ke nak buat adik baru. Banyak kerja kena buat tau" I cheekily answered.

"Alah, apa susah. Ibu cium-cium ayah pastu peluk-peluk mesti dapat baby baru" she retorted.

I was taken aback.

"Err, mana Kak Ngah tahu pasal benda-benda nih?" horrified, I tried to squeeze some details from her.

"Ibu yg cakap! Arituh kita tanya Buny datang dari mana ibu yg cakap macam tuh. Takkan ibu tak ingat.." she replied confidently.

Whoops!

"Ohh gitu ya....pasal adik baru tu ibu kena bincang dengan ayah dulu yek tapi buat masa ni pakai jer adik yg ada sekarang ok. Kak Ngah masa baya Buny pon camtuh gak. Tapi takde pon ibu kata nak anak baru ok? Lain kali kalo tak nak adik conteng buku conteng dinding tolong simpan buku dan pensil box dlm beg. Jangan letak merata-rata faham?

"Paham ibu..." a weak reply from Kak Ngah.

And with that answer from moi, Kak Ngah retreats and continues eating her lunch quietly and not a single word about adik baru pops out after that.

Monsters in the closet

In light of Sharlinie's dissappearance, I think it would be appropriate to write something related to it. About monsters who kidnap and hurt children as and when they like. Please bear in mind that monsters like this do not only appear as strangers for they can also be someone close that we know of. This is actually a re-post entry.

How do we protect our children from these monstrous creatures? They appear to be normal and decent human beings. They are after all members of our family; our own flesh and blood. Some carries the title of being a father, a stepfather, a grandfather, a brother or brother-in-law, an uncle and sometimes they are our childrens' teacher, neighbour, the husband to our female friend or a father/brother to our childrens' friend - people that we trust with all our hearts.

So it really disturbs and frightens me right down to my spine when reading horror stories like this from the newspapers. What was on their mind? I just cannot fathom such atrocious acts they had performed on these innocent children. Why? Somebody reason with me, please!

We used to think that they only exist in the western countries judging from the stories we read in the news. Some of their life stories have been made into a movie. Yes, paedophiles do exist in our backyards. They are everywhere. They are sexual predators lurking quietly beneath the exterior of unassuming people who can be nice, friendly and respectable in the community. They come in all shapes and sizes and they rape and molest children and some even took pictures of their naked bodies for their personal collection. They are sick, demented and submerged in a world of their own.

How do we spot the telltale signs of a paedophile ? We should be able to tell our children not to easily trust strangers even if they are our neighbours. We can never know for sure.

I have two daughters and I always worry for their safety. My oldest daughter walks to school everyday and I always tell her to go with her friends whether she likes it or not. I always tell her not to speak to strangers especially male, even if that stranger seems friendly. And I remind her repeatedly not to accept any offer of ride from these people unless it's auntie so and so who happens to send her children to and fro school.

This school holiday, Kak Long has been pestering me for a sleepover at her friend's house a couple of times coz some of her friends had been doing it. I refuse to entertain her request simply because I don't feel like starting the trend at least in my household. I told her gently that it's not proper for little girls staying over in someone's house just because everybody else is doing it. Why she asked? It's just not cool to do so unless our house is on fire and we don't have any place to camp out then it's ok to stay in someone's house. I know she had missed out a lot of fun growing up. She should be able to do that without so many restriction imposed on her.

How can I ever tell my daughter something horrible like monsters in the closet for I know she could never understand it at her age. It's not a safe world anymore dear.

Missing girl - NURIN Alert

Ya Allah! Another girl went missing! The news of this missing girl was practically on every prime time tv last night. Pray hard that she will be found - unharmed!

It appears that children who keeps missing are getting younger and younger these days. Sharlinie Mohd Nashar, the latest victim is only 5 years old. She was walking with her elder sister in broad daylight when it happened. A child could not have possibly vanished into thin air just like that.

Sharlinie's dissappearance happened within days after another girl, Nur Fatiha Zaidi, 6 years old was abducted by the man who is now known as Lelaki Kucing; the same suspect who reportedly lured two other children last year in Kampung Baru with the same modus operandi. One of them was sexually abused by him. Luckily, Nur Fatiha was found three hours later in another spot.

Read more here and watch the video here of Sharlinie's details.

Kisah hidup masyarakat

Pesanan bijak orang tua-tua dulu selalu diceritakan dalam bentuk pantun berangkap;

Ikan siakap ikan senohong

Ikan gelama ikan duri

Kalau suka bercakap bohong
Lama lama jadi pencuri

Itu pesanan orang dulu dulu. Mesejnya sangat sempoi tapi dalam maknanya. Tapi sekarang, zaman dah berubah. Kalau selalu tipu atau kelentong kat orang, kelak kelentong makan diri. Begitulah yang berlaku kepada sepasang kekasih yang akan bergelar suami isteri tak lama lagi. Akan tetapi ada scooter disebalik lori rupa-rupanya kisah mereka berdua ni. Bacalah di sini untuk berita lebih lanjut.

Frankly I'm not against polygamy as polygamy is allowed in Islam. Man can have four wives at any one time. I shall not elaborate further on that. I'll leave it to the muslim scholars to do the explanations.

When I read this news in Harian Metro yesterday, my first reaction was - padan muka! I know its a cruel thing to say. I should've said something proper like kesian ke or at least pay respect to the deceased but somehow the nicer words just won't come out as I read along more open up stories about the couple's relationship. In fact my heart goes out to his first wife and their children. Prior to her husband's fateful accident that day, she didn't have any clue whatsoever that her husband was actually preparing his impending marriage to another woman. Even if he did tell her about his intention do you think that he will get her permission? And even if he did get her permission (read: paksarela) do you think that the syariah court will allow it knowing that he has seven children to feed ranging from 18 years old to 2 years old with his meagre salary as a polis bantuan? It would be a different story altogether if he was some filthy rich datuk or hartawan who can afford to polygamize as many as he wants to. Go right ahead!

I was utterly pissed (off) when this couple had conspired with the second wife-to-be's family members to proceed with the wedding despite knowing the first wife's unawareness. So conniving! Ok maybe its fated that they had met and fell in love and planning to get married but please don't give the craps by saying, in order to jaga hati the first wife they will do it secretly. Sekarang apa sudah jadi? Satu Malaysia sudah tahu!

So to any probable cheaters out there - you might want to take this as a valuable lesson. It doesn't pay to cheat on your spouses and kelentong them some more. Zaman sekarang tuhan bayar cash tau!

The first day

some anxious parents standing nearby watching their kids lining up before proceeding to their respective classrooms

kids marching up the stairs walking hand in hand

kesian, terlalu ngantuk agaknya tak cukup tidor or terbangun awal sebab excited sangat?

a group of mommies having drinks to cool off and borak borak at the school canteen. Moi was one of them...hehe

*pictures courtesy of Sudotnet, the community website

How many Bill Clintons do you think we have in our male politicians these days? Beats me. I'm guessing men will be men so there goes. If there is any I seriously doubt that they are man enough to admit their wrongdoings especially when they have committed scandalous affairs like what our Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek did. And what more, his scandalous acts had been taped in a DVD and circulated in the southern region at the time the news broke.

What a sensational way to start this year. I'll give him 10 points for making this year a truly prosperous year. Way to go doc!

Ok, back to the issue. Does he need to be commended for admitting his mistake? I think, in my best opinion he should be. Why? Well, he admitted doing it in the first place and didn't go on making excuses like for example someone could have tampered the dvd or something like that. Most politicians will give all sorts of "explanations" when caught red-handed. But I always believe in karma. Any good or bad deeds one make in his/her entire life will be rewarded. It is only a matter of how sooner or later the rewards will be given. If you do good deeds you will get good rewards from life and even Allah multiplies it but if you do bad bad deeds like what this old bloke did, you will get yourself videotaped! If there's any lesson one could learn from this is that never let yourself becomes an easy target especially when you're a Somebody.

Hopefully with this news, more and more politicians will come forward and confess their wrongdoings. After all it takes a really good ball(s) to own up one's mistake. Just look at Bill Clinton himself. Sure everybody hates his gut back then but look at him now. He's going places, he wrote a book, his wife forgave him eventually and wrote a book about it too, he appears in high profile talk shows and concerts. He is worshipped by everybody. Suddenly he is a new man with new image. So it seems that life is going peachy for the former president. And I'm very sure in two or three years time, Dr Chua will get his life back and people will soon forget about his little misadventure. Who knows if he might write a book with cheeky titles like - MCA Confidential: The Chua Soi Lek story or How Viagra made me a Man or As Good As It Gets???

This year also sees my second daughter Kak Ngah joining her first year at primary school. She seems ok. A bit malu malu with the teacher and her classmates. But I'm not too worry about her as her big sister, Kak Long is a pro and will guide her thru. Kak Long is in Year 4 this year. The first thing Kak Long taught her was how to use her pocket money to buy snacks at the school canteen. Yesterday she came back with ice cream in her hand. She must have bought it at the vendor outside the school. Woo hoo hoo...

Now I'm left at home with little B by my side. Just the two of us. Life goes on.