tearful goodbye

till we meet you next kak farah. love you.

hello?

i had a small insignificant thing on my mind.
so i picked up my phone and dialed.
as it was attempting to connect, then i remembered.
she's not on the other end...
kak farah has gone back to chicago. :(

i like

SiL

i was talking to my sister-in-law today and she mentioned of several interesting finds on the internet. yes, there are plenty for sure. more than my 10 fingers put together. and i don't doubt the interest rating to be lower than 4 stars (5 being max) if she says it's interesting. or exciting even. so, how is it that what she finds interesting, i find interesting. but what i find interesting, doesn't even knock her interest meter the least.

ok, ok, apart from calling me BORING, let's be interesting and find OTHER excuses. i could have ended this entry with "i'm boring" but let's not go there first (oh shush, let me just finish this, ok? it's my blog anyway)

a few reasons on the top of my head:

1) my sister-in-law is interesting (Yay/Nay)
2) my sister-in-law just loves egging me to the suicide cliff by giving me a hard time (Yay/Nay)
3) my sister-in-law has the nose of a hound dog when it comes to exciting stuff on the internet (Yay/Nay)
4) my sister-in-law's definition of interesting coincides with about 70% of the population (Yay/Nay)
5) my sister-in-law and me don't get along very well (Yay/Nay)

what? fine. i'm boring then.
at least i made you read this. so there.

Note: NO sister-in-laws were hurt or maimed in the process of writing this entry, i assure you.

seconds tick

there are days when i feel that time is short
and there's so many things i have not done or achieved,
before times runs out on me.
today in particular.
it's like time is just there by my bedroom door,
tapping its feet to the rhythm of the speeding second.
hurrying me up.
making me rather nervous and anxious.
and i still have a long list of to-dos.
one more minute, please...
as soon as i'm done jotting down my thoughts.

virtual me

if we could create our virtual self with our personalities and remove some of the inhibitions,
and leave them in the virtual world after introducing them to our virtual friends,
wouldn't it be interesting to see how things develop?
kinda like "the sims" world with a twist.

we could end up having babies with people we never thought we would.
have strange relationships going with others.
be enemies to our best friend even.

i think my virtual self would run amok in its virtual world.
and get all its virtual friends pregnant.
and have relationships and more going with the rest.
but best friends and heart friends,
would be lovers till the end. :)

nangka

this is a giant nangka.
a really huge one.



and this is the giant nangka being worked on.



and this, is what i like. :)



seems that giant nangkas are pretty normal now.
scary? yeah.
but they still taste good.
and smell sweet.
now if only it were nangka madu...lagi sedap.

how do i read?

fact is, it depends on what i'm reading.
if it's technical, then i go line by line.
news, then i glance through till something catches my eye.
story, then i get into it.
if it's a story about you,
then i read between the lines.
and sometimes,
over and under the lines.

strikingly beautiful

My sister's gift to me.



Sailor's striking orange leather pen wrap
and Stipula's beautiful black Model T fountain pen.

apt

'human' mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it - raza rehan

honey, honey

it's easy
when you are loved.
you wait.
they will come.

try being the bear.
not the cute pooh bear.
just a plain ole bear.

sunny day

i went to the office with much gusto today. first thing i did was spend some time with my assistants discussing. that lasted about three minutes before we all ended talking about other things and laughing for the next half hour. warming.

next, went to see my boss to update her. that lasted a minute before she changed the whole discussion to personal talk and nothing work related. more laughing. connecting. heartwarming.

had lunch with my sister and parents. heart-toasty.

told my assistants i planned to spend the rest of the day with family. and so i did. plus two hours of browsing at the pengallery store with my sister. heart-charging.

and this evening, bowling with cousins.

my heart is so full it could burst right now.

thank you God, for Your rahmat.

via mobile coz my modem is on vacation and i just have to blog this today.

romulan maybe?

definition of professional: conforming to the standards of a profession. 

if i were a vulcan, this would be breeze. emotionally detached, logic prevails. i'd be the epitome of the word itself.

but i'm human. and emotions are part of my being. my physical make-up.

and sometimes, it is very hard to be professional on matters that on the surface, is all about a profession. not when what it strikes...is my heart.

it just sank in. i'm heartbroken.

no more

given a choice, i'll never take another exam ever again. ever!

all the likes in the world

i have this strong urge to do trivial things.

like updating my blog for no reason whatsoever.

like giving away clothes that just add to the clutter of my wardrobe.

like fixing a leak in the toilet.

like arranging my books in alphabetical order.

like ensuring the notes in my wallet are all facing the right way...well, maybe not (i'm not that anal).

like finding codes to link my twitter with my blog.

like having more than one twitter account and be a follower to those accounts.

like arranging my inks in the hues of a rainbow.

like going shopping online...maybe not this one either. i'm broke.

like filing away all the paid bills.

like storing away my bags.

like calling my long lost friends, just to say hello.

like, like, like... and all the likes in my world.

and all because,

i can't stand the thought

of sitting down again

to study for my exams.

ugh.

nakaya neo standard

nakaya.

i have this.

long size cigar (clipless) fountain pen in kuro-tamenuri (black-red) urushi lacquer.

still among the top 3 favourite fountain pen in my collection.

yesterday, i saw something new from nakaya on www.nibs.com

the nakaya neo standard.

in heki-tamenuri (brown-green) urushi lacquer.

oh man, i so want this!

i really, really want this.

this can easily be my favourite pen.

i won't want another.

(of course, i know i'm lying to myself saying that).

but for now, i want this!
really, really bad.

and i want the music nib on this.

oh, before i forget,

photos in this entry are borrowed from www.nibs.com

me and you, ze company

today, is my first day back at work after a break.
and it's to a new office location.

since i've been with this company,
we've moved 3 times.
expanded, more describes it.

when i joined the company, there were only 17 of us.
the company grew and moved to a larger office space in a different location.
it grew again so an additional office floor was acquired.
it grew yet again,
and we're now where we are.

this current location, mid valley city,
is by far the one i like best.
not in the heart of the city which makes traffic less hectic.
adjoined to one of the biggest malls in kl,
which makes "de-stressing" activities absolutely FUN.

i actually look forward to my office hours.
now.
soon,
it will pass. :)

and you'll find me saying,
i'm working.
from home.

:O

AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

i feel better after that.

my collection 090822

updates to my fountain pen collection.

1) Sailor 1911 large black, chrome trimmed, Naginata Concord nib
2) Sailor 1911 large black, gold trimmed, tombo dragonfly maki-e, Naginata Cross-point nib
3) Sailor 1911 large black ribbed, chrome trimmed, Naginata Togi nib
4) Sailor 1911 large yellow, gold trimmed, Naginata Cross Music nib
5) Sailor 1911 large demonstrator, chrome trimmed, medium nib
6) Sailor Susutake, aged smoked bamboo, Naginata Emperor nib
7) Sailor King of Pen, black ebonite, King Eagle nib.
8) Sailor Professional Gear 3 toned red KanReki 60th Anniversary pen
9) Pilot VP Yellow
10) Pilot Fermo Green
11) Pilot Custom 823, gold trimmed, black ends, SE clear demonstrator
12) Pilot dragonfly wings maki-e
13) Danitrio Mikado raw ebonite, soft medium nib
14) Danitrio cum laude blue celluloid
15) Stipula LE Pinocchio #13/881 brown ebonite
16) Stipula Suprema Amber 52 degrees nib
17) Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue
18) Stipula Etruria Alter Ego
19) Stipula Suprema Nuda, medium nib
20) Stipula Model T, titanium flex nib *new*
21) Aurora 88, black
22) Aurora Optima, burgundy, chrome trimmed
23) Aurora Talentum, black, chrome trimmed
xx) Aurora Archivi Storici *given to kakak*
24) Delta Dolce Vita Soiree, black
25) Parker Duofold Centennial True Blue LE #608/5000
26) Pelikan Souveran M1000, green
27) Waterman Kultur, blue demonstrator
28) Lamy Safari LE blue
29) Lamy Safari LE lime green
30) Lamy Safari LE orange
31) Lamy Al Star Silver blue
32) Cross Townsend, chrome trimming
33) Laban Kaiser, pseudo ivory chrome trimming
34) Omas Paragon Green Arco
35) Visconti LE #682/1069 Casanova "The Erotic Art Pen"
36) Nakaya long cigar red-black urushi
37) Edison pen, the Brockton LE #42/50, orange with gold trim, medium cursive italic nib

thinking about:
- Nakaya Neo Standard with music nib
- Sailor Sapporo Demonstrator green