Books: I AM MUSLIM.

Dont judge a book by its cover now!
I AM MUSLIM is the first book i've actually read (and finished it!) in 2 days!!! its a record!
yeeeeaaahhhhh....

Written by Dina Zaman, I AM MUSLIM is not another self-help book on religion or some sort. But instead, It is the way the author herself sees Islam in her point of view through experiance.
Dina Zaman writes with honesty and realism. Also keeping her literal side on her Malay roots! Yes, this is the book written by a Malaysian for Malaysian.
Ok, maybe thats not entirely true but thats what i feel anyway.

In this book, i've learned the different ways Islam is practiced around the world. And my favourite part of the whole book is that it constantly points out our hypocrisy ways the Malays practices Islam and and the way our government seems to take things a bit too far at times. Which is all true and un-debateable!

A big slap on our faces in deed. But thats only because it is TRUE, hands down.

But apart from face slapping, I AM MUSLIM also points out the true beauty of Islam and its ways. Readers will find themselves learning and understanding the basic principles of the religion along the way.
And all of this is done through story telling.
I remind you, this isn't a self-help book!

The book is non-muslim friendly and therefor, everyone can read and enjoy it.
So i would recommend everyone reading my blog to go get a copy whenever you can and see if you can beat my record! hahahaha.

ENJoY ;)




( Author: Dina Zaman )

Who needs STARBUCKS when we have SETARBAK!

LOL


Found this photo on facebook and i think it's hilarious!
This picture was taken in Beranang. Which is probably around Semenyih, Malaysia.
Whats more funny or creepy about this stall, is it's 'neighbour'!...selling gravestones!
WHATTTT???
Not really convincing anyone to go eh...hahahha
Maybe its for those adventurous types. If anything happens, they have it all plan and ready ;D
~Fear Factor Malaysia~


Anyway...its just for laughs. Enjoy ;)

Love sick...or Sick of love?

(sorry that all i ever talk about is LOVE. But thats what been playing a HUGE role in everyone's life)

Here i am sitting in my room, listening to songs i used to listen 4 years back.
I remember myself well...obese, naive, playful, in love but oh so clueless.
Yes, clueless of what the future has to offer me....a whole lotta BULLSHIT!

So my story dates back in high school. I had a crush, or can i say crushes, none of it worked out. This was most likely due to my two enemies...One called Tripple chin, the other simply Mr Tummy. Yes yes, i did mentioned i was obese!

Back then, i thought BEING in love is exactly like how we see it in the movies. A picture perfect vision.
So i was trying hard to be in love. I've already fallen in love too many times, but i never manage to successfully had an official partner. Meanwhile, everyone else around me was going through their high school love story..or as what we would call it, 'puppy love' moments.
Deep down i was envious, jealous and upset with those lovebirds but yet inside, im just waiting or MY moments.

(4 years later, now i know that those moments was only for me to witness through someone else).

My biggest crush was a certain someone in my class. ~Kind, gentle, smart, and honest~These were the qualities i was attracted to. Physically, there was nothing great to even look at.
'The heart was what matters'.
But a year passed and before we knew it, school was over and college parted us both. But we still kept in contact although now we're basically in strangersville.
But we never had those intimate moments, nor did we had a mutual interest. It was ALL me.

College gave me the idea that i might have a new start...or a beginning at all, to be exact!
But tsk tsk Atif, how wrong were you.
I went through the repeated dance of my failing love story.
But thats ok! Love is beautiful, pure, honest and graceful. And somewhere out there, i'll find THE ONE :)
LOL!!!!!

I kept my head held high~
I kept my hope strong at heart~
I held my faith strongly in love's hand~
I stayed on the look out for my 'Moment'.

It never came.....

2 years back, i had my first official love. Oh i was on cloud 9!
Happy as could be, i was relieved and impress at myself that i finally had someone to call my OWN!
YAY.
Shortly after, REALITY hit me in the face!
And things ended only after 2 months.
I went throught the same progress repeatedly for the next 2 years with many many (practically countless) others.
Untill now, finally, i've open my eyes and bare witness on how the world actually works.

Love isn't a fairytale nor is LIFE.
Well, not mine atleast.

These days, "I Love You"s no longer sweep me off my feet.
It no longer thrills me of the fact that love has 'found' me. And i dont believe in it either. unfortunately, Cupid has lost its power on me and all arrows are now broken.

Some might say im just 'frightened' of love, others may say im just heartless. Which is it?
maybe its a little bit of both. Besides, why do we always need to choose between one another?

Love has lost its quality to me. And maybe i spoke to soon. Maybe my time has yet to come..after all, im only 21.
But for the moment, i'll stick to what i know and learned from that funny cruel four letter word....

L.O.V.E

Yours truly,
Bitterheart.

Arthur's Day Celebration Concert UPDATE

So It has been confirmed that Timbaland wont be making an appearance at the concert here in Malaysia but that opened up spaces for 2 more international acts for the night!

Give it up for Colby O Donis and Flo Rida!! woot woot ~

Yes its been confirmed that the two starts will be slotting in at the concert.
Colby O Donis is well known for producing hit songs for other big names such as Lady Gaga, Che'nelle and Akon (among others). Lately his new single featuring our very own Mizz Nina tittled 'What you waiting for' is now a huge hit locally.

And ofcourse the hip hop/R&B Flo Rida famous for all his club-hit music such as 'cant handle me' and 'Low'.

Got your tickets yet?

TIMBALAND a no show?

Yes, it is reported on Twitter by 'JunkOnline' that Mr. Timbaland will not be able to make it for Arthur's day concert here in Malaysia as posted in my previous blog. But officials has yet to announce the reason for he's cancellation.Guess we'll just have to find out when it makes it to the local papers soon.

tsk tsk...

Arthur's Day Celebration Concert, Malaysia.

2 International Big names will be making their way down to Sunway Lagoon's surf beach, KL at 8pm this 24th September 2010.
Tickets will be sold for 3 different prices >

White Zone: RM 98
Black Zone: RM 198
Gold Zone (Mosh Pit): RM 350

So wondering who those stars are?.....drum role please!

Its mr. SEAN KINGSTON and the big man himself, mr. TIMBALAND!!!
(among other performers)

Ticketing hotlines > Galaxy: 603-2282 2020. www.galaxy.com.my
Axcess: 603-7711 5000. www.axcess.com.my
sunway lagoon: 603-5639 0000. www.sunwaylagoon.com


or for more information at www.arthursday.com.my

Bali oh Bali....

Wazzup guys!
time for some personal wrap on my Bali trip last weekend.

oh man,.....it was a really great holiday. Loads of fun with little of sleep.
my poor eyes.

Anyway, our adventure began on the th of August 2010. The 7 of us (me, my brother, 2 of my cousins and 3 of my friends) took the 9am Flight out of KL on Airasia. I only managed to get an hour of sleep the night before due to 'excitmentness' :p

So already i've lost 7 hours of my sleep and the 3 hour flight didn't help either. But thats just because i guess im not really a 'flying sleeper'.
We arrived in Bali around 1pm and left for our hotel in Denpasar called...(are you ready?...)....Hotel Taman Suci on Jalan Imam!!!
holy moly. ;D


So it wasn't one of our planned hotel to stay in during the trip. This was due to the failed bookings on another hotel we planned on staying in instead.

Our first 3 hours on the island already proved to promise us a very crazy holiday. Booze was our first local friend and sober was unheard of.

We then travelled to Kuta to have a taste of the local scenes. We even lost our way and walked an hour around town only to find ourselves back on the same street. we had a really good laugh there.
By the time we were back to our hotel, i was sloshed and went to zzz at 1am.

On the second day we moved to Bakongsari Hotel.
Our personal favourite :)


We ddint waste much time in our rooms and quickly made our way to the amazing beach!
wow wow wow.
The sand, the sea, the waves, and my oh my the eye candies!!!
it was beautiful in every way possible. hehehe. beautiful~
I think the only thing that spoiled the environment there was us. lol
some of us had a dip in the sea, some of us decided to get a temporary tattoo. Me, well im just there to get burned and stare at all the passing 'goodies' and just...drool.
Surfing and kite flying are 2 of the main activities there.

i felt like i was watching a coca-cola Ad here. ;p

Throughout our 4 days visit, we managed to do some interesting activities on the island.
River rafting was one of them!
woohoo......now THAT was a lotta fun!
the 2 hour rollercoaster ride got us all wet and thrilled out of our heads.

I didnt manage to take a lot of photos on my Blackberry. It was simply too expensive for me to make calls or even use my bb internet service there. So im sorry for that.

After the rafting trip, we were brought to a beautiful temple situated on a cliff overlooking the breathtaking ocean, giving us the most spectacular view i've seen!
it was just...WOW!!!

(i took this picture personally..heheehh)

And there, we witness the kecak fire dance which tells the story of a princess, giants, white monkey and a sneaky king who wants to kidnap the princess.
The dance was so mesmerizing till we forgotten to look at the sunset as well and when we realize it, its already dark.


We had dinner on the beach after...all good :)

That night, i managed to experiance the local night life....we went to 4 clubs. One of them > Facebar. no..not facebook..facebar.
And unlike Malaysia, here, they have after party clubs. So at 4am, we left to a club called 66. Whats unique here?...BUNGEE JUMPING!
All 6 of us took the leap of trust. All except me that is. After a really painfull and terrifying experiance on a bungee ball, i was just not willing to take the risk on bungee jumping that night.

The first 2 days in Bali was a slow one..but the next 2 days just flew by us with the speed of a falcon!
On our last night there, 3 of us (me, my brother and a friend) went on to party up and get trashed in Facebar again. Here, i was extra friendly and made lots and LOTS of friends! hahahaa....i miss them already :(
For our after party, we headed to a club jus 10 minuets away from our Hotel...DEE JAY CLUB! One of the best clubs i've been to!!!!!!
The music was FANTASTIC, the lights was sparkling brilliant and the podium was a concert-standard stage!
we partied on till 8am and woke up later at 10am to get our stuff packed.


The 4 days was an unforgetable adventure and we cant wait to be back on Bali and meet our local 'friends' there again and go for a bike ride around the crazy streets of Kuta.
Till then, looks like i just gotta get used to being back home again. :(





Thanks Bali for the tiring, painful, thrilling yet FUN experiance.
xoxo
AZ



ps: Happy Birthday Myra*