Anak Merdeka

Isn't she pretty? 31 bulan 8 1982, this lovely lady was born. Farah Hanani Abd Latif here is much much more than just a pretty face. Most importantly, gadis riang ini is my Kindred Spirit, my mood lifter, my energizer, my shoulder to cry on, my partner in crime, my chill pill, everything a best friend could ever be. Happy 22nd birthday, Kindy dear. Am loves you!!! :-)

Interesting events coming up:

31/8: Far's birthday + Malaysia berusia 47 y

3+4/9: Program bersama adek2 Pre-Law di Merbuk, Kedah [which will be involving the whole gang!]

5/9: Graduation dinner [featuring Kaer AF2 as guest artist. woohoo!]

6/9: Interview with Mr President of National Union of Chemical and Petroleum Workers Trade Union [for the purpose of Industrial Relations Law II]

8/9: Dod, my cupid @ our dear friend's birthday

14/9: Our Rory, our dearie Aniz's birthday

24/9: Graduation BBQ dinner party for the whole batch

LG= Life is Good :P

I Miss Him Olredi

My man is currently up up obove the sky, on his way back to Pittsburgh. Already I miss you.
Huwaa!!! :P

With You
The real me is a southern girl with her Levis on and an open heart
Wish I could say the save the world, like I was super girl
The real me is to laugh all night lying in the grass just talking about love
But lately I've been jaded life got so complicated
I'm still thinking about it almost forgot what it was like
Do you know what it feels like?
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
Now that I'm with you
You speak and it's like a song
And just like that all my walls come down
It's like a private joke just meant for us to know

I relate to you naturally
Everybody else just fades away
Sometimes it's hard to breathe
Just knowing you found me

And the debate is on

Have you been following the news these 2 days? Sat: Suhakam proposed that there should be laws regarding rape involving husband-wife. Sun: Mufti & cendekiawan Islam membantah sebarang usaha untuk menghukum a husband who rapes his wife, under the Penal Code. Suhakam 'dibelasah'.

Rape, under the Penal Code ialah apabila intercourse is without the women's consent. We've had this discussion in our classes for few times, and I am outraged by the fact that there is no such law.

My personal humble opinion: Betul, in Islam, isteri wajib taat etc etc. Tapi Islam itu agama yang sempurna, penuh rasional, dan amat menghormati hak wanita. Sungguhpun perkahwinan could be said as being sebuah bukti 'kerelaan' (consent) seorang isteri, suami tak punya hak mutlak. Maka, apabila seorang suami bertindak di luar batasan normal, pushy sehingga mencederakan mungkin, tidak menghormati kehendak dan keperluan isteri, bukankah itu melanggar norma dan rasional agama suci kita?

Para mufti contended that such suggestion by Suhakam is too liberated, a product of westernization. It is not. Hak asasi wanita telah wujud sejak zaman Nabi Muhammad lagi. When a woman is treated badly, dan tidak dihormati, the man in contempt should be punished.

Then again, this is not a learned opinion. It is not even done with proper research. I anyway demand a thourough debate and penyelidikan oleh govt on this matter. Hmm I always love Criminal Law, oh maybe I should do a research myself, sape nak sponsor?! What's your say?

Pieces Of Me :-)

On a Monday, I am waiting
Tuesday, I am fading
And by Wednesday, I can't sleep
Then the phone rings, I hear you
And the darkness is a clear view
Cuz you've come to rescue me
Fall... With you, I fall so fast
I can hardly catch my breath, I hope it lasts
It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real
I like the way that feels
It's as if you've known me better than I ever knew myself
I love how you can tell
All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me
All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me
I am moody, messy
I get restless, and it's senseless
How you never seem to care
When I'm angry, you listen
When youre happy, it's a mission
And you wont stop 'til I'm there
Fall... Sometimes I fall so fast
Well, I hit that bottom
Crash, you're all I have
It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real
I like the way that feels
It's as if you known me better than I ever knew myself
I love how you can tell
All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me
How do you know everything I'm about to say?
Am I that obvious?
And if it's written on my face...
I hope it never goes away... yeah
On a Monday, I am waiting
And by Tuesday, I am fading into your arms...
So I can breathe
It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real
I like the way that feels
It's as if you've know me better than I ever knew myself
I love how you can tell
I love how you can tell
I love how you can tell
All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me
All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me

My Wonderful Girls


Back L-R: Far. Me.
Middle L-R: Naem. Mazia. Dod. Ana. Elin. Jaja.
Front: Aniz.

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girls (my girls, my girls)
Talkin' 'bout my girls (my girls)

I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girls (my girls, my girls)
Talkin' 'bout my girls (my girls)

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girls (my girls, my girls)
Talkin' 'bout my girls (my girls).

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girls.
I've even got the month of May with my girls.

Akademi Fantasia 2; Marliza's Current Top Pick:


Favorite Female: FARAH


Favourite Male: ZAHID


Favourite Critic: HANI MOHSEIN

Trust, but verify [Ronald Reagan]

Some people are so innocently naive. Do not trust others sewenang2nye. Kan dari kecik2 ibu dah pesan, jgn ckp dgn strangers. This is not to teach your children to be ditrustful of others, tapi for their protection. Kenaifan kanak2 bole dimaafkan. Tapi adult?! Jgn mudah percaya org. Ppl u meet on the Internet for e.g, bukan sume bole percaya. Tak semestinye betul2 baik. Apa diorg ckp, tak semestinye betul. Keje hebatlah. Gaji besarla. Muke comeyla. Rumah mewahla. Ada yg tgh baca ni, mesti ade yg pikir, "Hey, hello?! apa pompuan ni ckp, like we don't already know!!??!" Yes peeps, some ppl don't know. Some are just so naive. Jgn teros percaya!!! I don't get it kenapa org bole easily be trustful of others. It's not that I am the one who is just so paranoid or cynical, it's just that even as a child, saya telah belajar utk cube kenal isi kulit seseorg. I was [and still am] very doubtful kalau rase mcm apa yg org tu ckp tu tak lojik. I used to have this fren, S, yg sgt suke exaggerate cerite. Most other girls believed her. But not me. Rase jahat juga diri ni. Tapi mmg tak percayala die. I could tell. And my instinct was right. Sure, I 1st dated my bf online, but we were introduced to by a real good fren of mine yg bole dipercayai, Dod. Tapi itupun still saye sgt berhati2. Girls, jgn mudah percaya org. I remember reading a rape case, where the rapist's defence was that the girl consent to it, sbb she followed him to his hotel room, on their very 1st date. On her side of the story, she said that he tricked her by telling her yg die nak kasi gift, which is in his hotel room. And yes, she believed him, followed him there, and was raped. I pity her. I emphatied her. She was not stupid, as some contended. She was too naive for her own good. Percaya itu perlu. Tapi sikap yg cynical, doubtful, berhati2, are sometimes necessary. Dari garam sedikit yg telah saya makan dalam hidup ni, I have learned there is no such thing as being 'too careful'. Always, always, be cautious.

Orange California The Brawn. The Beauty. The Brain. The Boobs.My newest yummy addiction.Seth is the yummiest :P

HAPPY ME :-D

1. My man's coming home. He'll be arriving on Monday, 10.30 pm Malaysia time. Can't wait to see you, Sayang!
"In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged." (Hans Nouwens)
2. My article was featured in Eh! magazine [August]. For the 5th time. Yeay!

"I think if you're a writer, you feel compelled to write." (Diane Lefer)

"I wrote myself out of my writing mood." (Virginia Woolf)

3. Our beloved friend, Dod, is recovering. Went to visit her with the girls, juge Anwar [who kindly drove my car pegi balik, toche kawan!] n Zul. Anwar appointed me as Ketua Rombongan. Cheh, always the chek kiah. We miss u Dod!

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." (Oprah Winfrey)

4. Mid-term tests telah tamat. Woohoo. Apalah yang berlaku pada kertas2ku? Argh!!!

"A man who cannot reason is a fool, a man who will not reason is a bigot, and a man who dare not reason is a slave." (William Drummond)

5. Bapak is ok now. Will be back to work next week. Acu pule selamat lahirkan a baby girl, Nur Izzati Dayyini, whom I haven't meet yet. Congratulations proud parents! Kami sekeluarge kini di rumah, UiTM n UIAM cuti. Bes!

"Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in." (Robert Frost)

6. Wajahku yang kurunguti tempoh hari telah beransur clear. Haha. It was the Simple Face Exfoliator la. Mahal je lebih. Cheh. L'oreal works best for me. Heh.

"Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people." Richard Armour)

"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?" (Jean Kerr)

Bukan mudah menyusur langkah ke angkasa

Konsert AF2 kelapan. Splendid performances, absolutely better than last week. Linda was voted out-surprisingly. 1 more student to go, and we're good for final.

Mas sang better than she did last week [last week she even made me crave for the original version by Elite]. But I just don't get it.Why?! Kenapa masih stay?! Sure, die ade different, husky voice, tapi tak cukup. Slow learner. Tak pernah improve. Isyh isyh.

Zahid, who is often described as the only student who improves every week, was very good, very entertaining. Anuar Zain was impressed. Kudsia cakap tade apa sgt utk diperbaiki about his singing. Way to go, Zahid!

Farah was my favourite yesterday. I even voted for her for the 1st time. She is definitely a good singer. Sgt powerful. And she is a very cute, chirpy girl. Comel. But she seriously needs to lose the 'Breep Breep'.

Adam as we all know is a mediocre singer. But he was as always very very cute. Even Irfan, my beloved 3 year old cousin adores Adam sangat2. Mata yang comel. Geram. Rase nak makan.

Linda was ok. Tekejot sgt when her name was called by Aznil. Sbb her % was the highest at the beginning of the concert. Para lelaki love her, what happened?! Okla. She is no doubt a pretty girl [Anuar Zain pon panggil die Jelita], tapi saye rase suare die sumbang. Maaf ye. But she will undoubtedly succeed. Kata Pesona Bintang.

Bob was kinda ok as a rapper. Comel je, bulat. Heh. But I believe Zahid was the one who shone mase Bob nye performance. Bob and Zahid are gifted performers. Kasi je la apa2 genre pon. Bole aje. Anyway, happy belated birthday. Bob!

Kaer made a comeback! He had not been providing us with remarkable performance since Ikhlas Tapi Jauh. He's lucky that he has a strong fan base. What took you so long to make a comeback, Kaer?! I almost going to despise you haha. The crowd were crazy for him when he took the stage so confidently with his own RNB version of Mentera Semerah Padi. I agree with Anur Zain, the best thing about Kaer is that he knows what he wants, how he wants to sing it, and he sticks to it, and do it his way. Yeay. Bes.

My last word for today: Vote Mas out, I mean stop voting for her, please. Let the best go to Finale.