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Last night, I dreamt I was pregnant.
I woke up really stunned and shocked.
*shiver*
This is not the first time I have had weird dreams. Here’s another.
I’m actually still quite shocked.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-Muslim. I’m just not very comfortable promoting online matrimonial sites when I do not believe in them myself.
If you can help me, I will be very grateful.
Maryam, I’m happy you didn’t have to go through one of those to find your true love. He appeared and found you! =)P
I had never really cared much
about politics. Not in Malaysia,
and definitely not in other countries. But this year, I had to care. Cos I was
voting for the first time.
It’s interesting how times and
situations shape you. At the time I registered to be a voter, didn’t really see
the big deal about voting. I mean, it’s just my one teeny vote. I registered
because I happen to see the registration booth in One U (I was shopping) and it
had been drummed into my subconscious mind that it is my responsibility as a
citizen of this country to vote.
That was more than a year ago.
And it was not until a few weeks before the polling day that I realize, sooner
or later, I would have to choose a box to X. And if I didn’t know enough to make
that decision, it would have been a vote carelessly cast(ed).
Well, that sparked some
interest. I wouldn’t say that I’ve known it all, though. Trying to hear
objectively from both sides was and is very confusing. I may have come to my
own stand and conclusion based on non-truths, though I really hope I have not,
but hey, I’m learning.
Voting, besides deciding which
box to mark, was surprisingly easy. I had the impression that it was going to be
a long and tedious process. I was so wrong. It took me less than 15 minutes to
wait for my turn (only 10-12 people in front of me), a minute later my ballot
paper went into the transparent ballot box and in seconds I was out of that
classroom. Didn’t even have to break a
sweat. Easy-peasy.
Malaysia chose and now she sits and looks on to see how her government will perform. Kinda like watching a tight rope walker trying to balance himself while walking towards an unknown destination.
There is one thing I’ve
noticed and I’m sure you have too. Race and politics in Malaysia are so
intricately inter-woven. I do think she has learned from her past
and has not repeated her mistake. But the air is still tense.
I wonder when will we grow out
of this.
I do hope I live to see the
day where we will totally disregard the colour of our skin and see beyond our
differences to stand united as a nation. To celebrate our individual uniqueness
and to stand as true Malaysians.
This will be a dream I pray I will
not give up on.
voted.
(details later.)
Here’s something I ’scribbled’ (if that word applies
to MS Word) a while ago, in my office cubicle. All definitions quoted are from
the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. =)
4 Nov Dec 2007 12.10pm
court verb
HAVE RELATIONSHIP| (old fashioned) if a man courts a woman, he spends time
with her and tries to make her love him, so that they can get married.
be courting (old fashioned) (of a man and a woman) to have a romantic
relationship before getting married.
woo (old fashioned) (of a man) to try to persuade a woman to love
him and marry him
date noun
ROMANTIC MEETING| a meeting that you have arranged with a boyfriend of
girlfriend or with sb who might become a boyfriend or girlfriend.
HAVE RELATIONSHIP| (old fashioned, AmE) to have a romantic relationship with sb
do you see the subtle difference?
Notice that there is no mention of marriage in the
definition of the word date.
In court and woo, the action comes from
the man.
Court: He
courts the woman, tries to make her love (in modern terms, ‘fall in love
with’) him. And for what purpose? So they can get married!
Woo: He is
persuading a lady to love him. And marry him.
Very very romantic. Especially so if it was a requited love.
The point is he’s supposed to try. Right? If he
does not, there would be no persuasion, no trying, and therefore no wooing
of the lady.
Do ladies want to be pursued? Do they want to be
persuaded? Do they want attention from a guy who is trying to get their
attention? Plainly and shyly, I’d say ‘yes’. Even if she already likes him.
Do guys persuade anymore? Do they pursue? Or do they
wait, watch and see? Perhaps the reason why we don’t use these words anymore is
because guys don’t actively pursue anymore. At a deeper level, guys do not have
the purpose of marriage in mind, not anymore. (Forgive me, I’m generalizing.)
What happened to the idea of marriage? The idea of wanting
a wife? It is now viewed as a liability of some sort. A ‘commitment’ is
what they call it. Something that ties you down. Children are no longer a joy
but they have become a burden. (again, generalizing.)
Wooing and courting is a risky thing.
There’s no guarantee that the lady of your attention would respond positively
to your affections. That’s the risk to take. And that’s his heart on the line.
Do guys today shun risks?
Which leads me to think.. were women back then less
choosy than us ladies now? Did they have a say? Or were they just so happy to
have the attention of one man that they ‘fall in love’ so easily and agree to
marry him. What happened to looking at character, behaviour and attitude?
Values and likes and dislikes? What about seeing how he treats his friends and
family? About how and where he spends his time and money? What about seeing if
you have similar interests and if you both ‘click’ or not?
Or have we made all these up through the years without
realising how simple it actually is, and how complicated we’ve made it to be?
Here’s a part of the script from Enchanted.
(paraphrased as how I remembered it)
“So how long have you known this prince of yours?”
“One day.”
“One day? How do you know you love him in just one
day?”
“Well we sang and danced and I just knew he is the
love of my life!”
If only love were as simple as a song and dance.
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Note: Here’s something else you should read. A spin off from my post. The writer takes on a different perspective, and it’s so much better written than my scribbles, if I may add.
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Hey..
Yeah, so you heard that my sis and I were admitted in hospital. No? You didn’t? Well, yeah, we were. For DENGUE. Those blood-suckers *mumblemumble*.
We are really thankful for all your well-wishes, calls and smses. Also for all of you who came by to visit us. IT was really nice, since Selayang isn’t really round the corner.
We’re both discharged now. =) And bumming around till the end of our MCs. Oh well.. it’s back to work tomorrow for me.
Gotta take on 2 weeks’ worth of work. *roar*
Do you remember how when we were younger, during primary school or secondary school, we used to admire the other older girls (either in uni or working already) and how they get to leave their fingernails as long as they want? Remember how we’d purposely leave our nails long during the holidays and paint them some weirdo colours JUST because we don’t get to do so during school days? And how some girls in school will PURPOSELY leave their nails long and then get disciplined by the discipline teacher?
Here’s the truth about the older girls that we used to admire.
Their nails are long not because they LOVE to keep them long.
They’re long because they don’t have time to cut them.
If the older girls had the time, they would have gotten a manicure. But they usually don’t.
And the older girls actually want to keep their nails short cos the longer they grow, the harder it is to type on the keyboard.
*tap tappety tap tap tap*
Just like my nails now.
I could wish you joy and peace to last your whole life long
I could wish you sunshine or a cheerful little song
Or wish you all the happiness that this life could bring but I wish you Jesus
More than anything
I could you leaves of gold, may your path be smooth
I could wish you treasures and that all your dreams come true
I could wish you paradise and every day be spring
But I wish you Jesus
But I wish you Jesus
Cos when I wish you Jesus, I wish you everything.
I used to sing this song for carolling every year during Christmas back in Penang. And it’s one of my favourite songs of the lot. I’d wish you ‘Merry Christmas’, but I’d rather wish you Jesus!
