Herba yang penting untuk masak -memasak.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Botak, ubatan dan aku

Sebelum tahun 2004 aku mempunyai rambut yang ikal mayang dan beralun jika di biarkan panjang. Suatu masa dulu rambut aku pernah hingga mencecah ke bahu.Beberapa tahun aku hidup dengan gaya rambut 'botak looks'. Tempoh terpanjang aku pernah membotakkan kepala aku adalah selama 6 bulan. Aku terpaksa membiarkan rambut aku tumbuh dan panjang semula apabila aku jadi tak tahan dengan kerenah beberapa nyonya tua dan muda yang akan berhenti bersembang atau berjalan, memandang kearah aku, lalu mengangkat kedua tangan kearah muka mereka seolah-olah menyembah tuhan mereka dan berkata Amitofor, Amithabha Buddha, dalam kejadian terakhir seorang perempuan keturunan China asyik sangat memandang kearah kepala botak aku sehingga dia di gilis kereta di bahagian kakinya, cepat-cepat kawan aku telah mengheret aku kedalam sebuah kedai dan berkata "tolong duduk disini baik-baik dan jangan menyebabkan kemalangan". Gambar botak looks aku tu telah aku hantar kepada seorang kenalan perempuan yang telah menunjukkan gambar tersebut kepada seorang China Buddha rakan dia..ada kah patut dia mintak sekeping gambar aku dan setelah di beri, dia frame dan letakkan atas altar, siap ngan colok sekali. Mungkin sebab itu hidung aku dah tersumbat hingga kini..! Pernah sekumpulan China di Air Hitam meminta kebenaran untuk mendirikan sebuah to'kong kecil untuk aku, alasan mereka rupa aku dengan kepala botak perut buncit sangat menyerupai salah satu tuhan mereka, dan bagi mereka aku ni istimewa bila aku selalu bagi tips yang bagus untuk pasaran saham. Aku tak benarkan sebab aku seorang Islam . Adalah beberapa belas orang disitu yang jadi kaya raya disebabkan tips aku. Aku sendiri tak beli. Pelik jugak ler..kawan aku Lim memang selalu ajak aku pergi security house untuk trading. Aku yang nasihatkan belian untuk dia. Banyak jugak la dia untung, adalah dia berikan aku modal untuk masuk rumah baru, lepas lah untuk belanja beli lampu, dapur, perabut, fridge, freezer dan buat house warming lagi. Sebahagian pemberian dia aku buat pergi vacation. Selepas tahun 1990 aku tak pernah buat 'botak looks' lagi. Hidup aku lebih tenteram.

2004-2006. Hasil dari usaha ku mengambil Clopidogrel, Simvastatin, Cardiprin dan Beta lockers, tiada kesan penolakan terhadap dua batang 'stent' yang ada di pasang di dalam salah satu arteri jantung aku. Kesan sampingan pulak..rambut aku berguguran macam daun getah di musim meluruh..cerah..!Teringin jugak aku nak cukur jer..tapi bila terkenang apa yang aku pernah alami dari Singapore sampai KL sampai Hadyai..asyik menerima sembah hormat orang..maleh aku ..!Tapi kalau dibiarkan terus..mungkin aku akan jadi botak kekal..bahaya nih..

2007. Isteri aku telah memaksa aku berjumpa doktor untuk meminta pendapat dia.. dan aku telah di beri ubat untuk membantu mengatasi masalah keguguran rambut. Ubat sakit jantung cuma tinggal Renitec dan Cardiprin saja lagi.Ubat untuk rambut tu mengandungi larutan Minoxidil sebanyak 2%. Selepas satu bulan aku akan diberi Minoxidil sebanyak 5% dan last effort kepala aku akan di suntik Minoxidil di beberapa tempat tertentu tanpa menembusi lapisan bawah kulit kepala. Aku tak takut menjadi botak, apa yang aku tak nak adalah orang silap faham siapa aku..cukup lah satu gambar aku di pasang colok.. Geng Air Hitam pun dah senang lenang tetapi ada yang tamak dan teruskan lagi, dah kembali asal atau makin miskin jadinya. Nasib dia lah..! Aku masih dapat makan minum free di Air Hitam. Lim pun dah slow sekarang ni..semua beli blue chip saja. Dia dah jual semi D dan beli bungalow besar dua tingkat. Aku tetap aku..Da minta kolam untuk berendam saiz Jacuzzi 8 orang, aku nak buat 'putting green', nanti lah .

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Scuba Dive Season

Scuba season.
February had come to the end and March is just another two more sunsets, April is patiently waiting next inline. April is the starting month for Peninsular Malaysia East Coast dive season. I hardly dive on the West Coast anymore. The only good dive site remain is in Langkawi or more precisely around Payar Island. Sweet memories of Payar where I sat for my Scuba dive Open Water license test in 1991. Anne the very young and sweet looking Dutch girl diving for her Dive Master certification and that’s is my first boat dive. After trying for a while but still cannot back roll into the water, Anne had patiently sat down by my side and whispering sweet nothing unto me just to calm me down, calmly she took my right hand and put it on the mask, left hand on the tummy, while whispering ” keep on breathing through your regulator” and tip me off the boat by pushing on my forehead, my first boat dive begin. Begin the beguine.

My last dive was in October 2004 Redang Island, a few days after the dive I got a heart attack that keep me immobilized for a few months. Since than every time the season came I had felt the sadness in me. This is the time of the year to inspect my gears and equipment and start polishing up my fitness. How I missed all my dive buddies, Nasir, Jam, Tipah, Rozi, Nafi, Ina, Intan, Aida, Ida, Izani, Hans, Angie, Danni, Bobo, Ajis, Sal, Zizah and the Balai Seni Lukis gang. Hopefully I can get a clean bill of health for this coming season, if not than I will be only snorkeling forever.




Guys and girls shall we met again say about May in Redang? I missed you.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Pearl, wives and me.

Pearls: Freshwater, Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian.















During the Chinese New Year holidays we had went for shopping somewhere and very typical for us we will looks around for crystal sellers. Actually do we collect crystals as hobby. Some of those crystals have values as gems.
We had just bought 4 Tiger eyes pendant and a necklace to match, a pinkish red pendant with matching necklace. It is so happen that one of the Tiger eyes are the rare Blue Tiger eyes. Madams ask for a few pearl string. Since the one on sale at that times is not very attractive , I had promised them to buy a better one when I have the fund.









Actually I had been toying with the idea of presenting them with the South sea cultured gold or Tahitian cultured peacocks, which actually is not that very expensive if bought online. The fresh water 'Freshadama' are very impressive and cheap. What about 'Hanadama class' Akoya pearls ? Stunningly beautiful ! Lets have a look at some the photos.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Golf Club, Yacht club or no club

After deliberating for quite sometime on the issue of me ‘walk to the office’ instead of ‘drive to the office’ I had nearly convinced my family about the full benefits of it until Ina said no, no, no. You will drive to works. Period. O mygod when I tried my level best to be in democracy the other half had turned to dictatorship. ”No, no, no, I’m not a dictator or queen control, just utilizing my veto power”. Ah... utilizing the veto power! Anyway I managed to convince those two veto power crazy madams to joint me at the driving range at least. This is a royal decree. Trim down all those extras and pack your tummy! “ Kalau dua – dua merajuk, ana kawin tiga”! .

I still had the time to deliberate and choose which club to joint. As long as they have a complete gym and swimming pool they are qualified. I tend to like the golf club more than Yacht club but the food at Yacht club is any time better than Golf club and the those beer drinkers at Yacht club is a real piss off for me.

Since sending my son to work make me reach the office quite early every morning (@ 07.30 hrs) so my after office hours started @ 16.40 hrs, lots of time for golf! Not bad eh the fringe benefits of sending my son to work.

I’m not a real hardcore golf enthusiasts, only a fat man that got to be serious about his extra weight and fat contents! .

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Cuti Raya China, cucu dan pet baru.

16 & 19 Fabruari hari cuti Raya China, sambung sampai 20 haribulan, 21 baru aku masuk kerja ..seronok juga off day panjang nih..!
Kami gi jalan-jalan kat Jaya Jusco..ada offer yang agak bagus..shopping ler. Dia orang cukup happy..aku pu tumpang gak ler. Tapi tak ada kedai yang jual golf shoes..agak kecewa disitu aku..madam pujuk aku..o.k lah tu..nanti kita pergi beli kat KL..you nak Foot Joy kan ? Bukan senang nak dapat kat Seremban..o.k.. Dah lama sangat aku lay off golf..sampai entah bila hilang kasut golf tu aku pun tak sedar ! Nasib baik club aku simpan dalam bilik..tak da lah hilang.
Tiap petang aku gi driving range untuk polish balik skill aku.

21 Fabruari.
Madam bawa Nazirah ikut aku gi driving range. Dia cuba beberapa biji bola dan happy bila dapat balik skill dia dua tahun dulu.Aku yakin petang ni mesti dia akan ikut lagi.Yati baru melahirkan anak kedua semalam. Anak perempuan.Kini aku punya cucu saudara perempuan.Ahh..aku kini punya empat orang cucu..semua cucu saudara..cucu aku sendiri belum sampai lagi..! Terasa sangat bila emak budak-budak tu kata..salam ngan atok..salam ngan atok..baru 45.. dah..bercucu..hah..hah..hah..

Usop anak saudara aku telah hadiahkan aku seekor anak ular sawa malam tadi. Lebih kurang sebesar dua jari bahagian yang paling besar, panjang lebih kurang satu meter. Cantik juga anak ular tu. Aku simpan dalam tong polisterin yang dia berikan. Pagi tadi semasa aku periksa tong tu aku nampak najis ular tu..besar jari kelingking aku saiz najisnya..Ina dah minta aku 'clearkan' tong tu hari ni..Shida belum tahu lagi tentang anak ular tu..nak pelihara atau lepaskan saja..? Aku ingat nak pelihara sekejap..kalau tak sesuai..aku akan lepaskan balik..

17.00hrs aku akan pergi melawat cucu aku..Siti Najwa. Macam nama buah kurma jer..!

Monday, February 12, 2007

My hero



At times I liked him so much but after the brief spell of bad breath with his deputy who happened to be my idol, I do really hate him but after the Asian Money Crisis I envy him alot more than I hate him, when he step down gracefully I 'kow tow' to him when he keep on fighting for human rights while the others really working hard to please those new era Roman masters my respect grows and multiplied ten folds. Met him in Langkawi last November but I'm not daring enough even to just say Hello Doc.what with all those bodyguards around him, I don't want to interupt their breakfast. I had to decline an invitation by his stable manager, no regrets anyway I doesn't ride horses or learned enough to appreciate them.This one thing I'm very clear of, I'm the product from his drive towards science and engineering. I'm the product of his fully boarding school projects when he is the Minister of Education.I fully apreciate that and all the mix and humangous feeling of loves and hates towards him. Is his heart is deteriorating fast now ? So what..keep on soldiering Dr. Human beings alike you are not born daily..maybe one in fifty or hundred years.Get well soon my hero. May god bless you.

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Born in 1962, reborn in 2005. Planning to sail the world with my family..to all those exotic places..anyway since we are not that rich and we love to shares..some berth will be allocated for paying guest..welcome aboard..!