A very fierce rivalry... between two SOCS TENNIS 'GREATS'!!!

Evenly matched on the playfield... play-court more like it. Swerving serves of 155 miles per hour, dashing forehands, masterfully crafted backhand passes, the most delicate of drop shots... ATP rankings are nothing to these warriors of the USM hard court...

The battle continues... even as we speak (write... or read for you guys)!!!

The stats shows equally matched magicians! Illusionists!!! Mesmerisers that surpass that of Roland Garos greats! Even John McEnroe himself bows down in shame... he himself now is of no temperament... McEnroe is now tamed...

Ten meetings! 5-5 record... an illustrious DRAW!!!

6-4, 6-3, 7-5 (AHJ def. TF)

7-5, 6-4, 6-3 (TF def. AHJ)

6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 (TF def. AHJ)

6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 (AHJ def. TF)

6-4, 6-3, 7-5 (AHJ def. TF)

6-1, 6-1, 6-4 (AHJ def. TF)

6-4, 6-2, 6-1 (AHJ def. TF)

7-5, 6-4, 6-3 (TF def. AHJ)

6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 (TF def. AHJ)

6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 (TF def. AHJ)

Who will prevail in the next USM grand slam final... whose first round competitors will surely be easily swept aside, with less than minimal effort!!! Be like the dried leaves of Nethergard will they... The hard court has never seen such history being made!!!!!!!

WHO WILL PREVAIL!!!!

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RIIINNNGGGGGGG!!!! RINGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! RINNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!

(Jam tepat menunjukkan pukul 6:15 AM. Bangun Subuh wahai Alpyan dan Azrul)

Chaits... terjaga pulak dari mimpi. Ternyatalah, all the above adalah khayalan semata-mata. Cerita rekaan yang dicipta oleh blogger kerna berkeinginan terel main tenis. But becuz I and my roomate pon baru baru belajar... dengan bercikgu-kan ASTRO Channels 811/812/813/814.... so skill kami mmg baru tahap cipan baru merangkak :D Yang kat atas tu just angan2 semata-mata. Hehehehe....

Dayem... this must be PhD effect :D Hehehehe. But takpe...

All we have to do now is to try to get our serves in :P Nak serve pon tak reti2 sangat lagi. Backhand dan Forehand pon like kid standard 2 : Tapi takpe... will try some more...

Maat!!! Minggu depan men lagik tenis. Esok (Jemaat) takleh kot, pasal orang rumah soh balik awal... ada hal sket :D hehehe.

Orait. tq for reading :D

Assalaam aleykom WBT

Troxion Federer ace-ing off...

Assalaam aleykom WBT

As some of you might know, our fishing trip did not fully fire-off as expected :) Alhamdulillaah we made it to the small pekan of Yan, and went all the way to Jeti Kuala Dulang Kecil... but we had to postpone our intentions due to unpredictable and possibly fatal waves, a.k.a. alun a.k.a. ombak :) For a full repot, I reccommend Mr. Azrul Hazri Jantan a.k.a. Son of Jantan Malacca's blog :D hehehehe... He tells the whole story there.

Annywayz... since the trip was cancelled, I not be placing any pics related to the trip. Maybe later insya-Allaah.

For now, I think let us all learn, how to make our own Tuas-es... :) What is a Tuas? Well, it's basically a spot, or location, in the middle of the sea, where suppossedly fish (namely the TENGGIRI) will prefer to singgah. Below are two examples taken from http://azrulhazri.blogspot.com/ :)

Normally, tuas-es will be named after somebody. It's usually (or always?) the guy who set up the tuas. Example: TUAS PAK CHOT, or, TUAS PAK MAMUT, or even TUAS MAT NABIL TAJUDEEN. How to make the tuas? well, as you can see from the above pics, it's basically bamboo sticking out of the ocean! :) But do not be too amazed for the bamboos do not go ALL THE WAY DOWN to the ocean floor. The raw materials for a tuas are:

These are buluh or bamboo :) As you can see, they are quiet long :)

In northern-malaysian accent, this is referred to as the "KOQ". As in pulau pang-koq? :)

Ok. Anywayz, what happens is that, the Koq and the bamboos will be brought to a parcitular spot in the ocean. How they determine this spot, I have no idea. Firstly, the bamboos will be tied together. Then, it will be tied again to the koq. If I heard correctly, some coconut leaves will be used to cover the rope that ties the bamboos to the koq (maybe to prevent fishies from chewing on them?). In the end, they just DROP the koq into the ocean... and there you have it.

A TUAS IS BORN :D

All you have to do now is hope that the fishies come by, so that you can fish them out of the sea! :D

Okes. That is how you make a tuas... from what I heard lah. But to cofirm, you can always ask any nelayan from the northern seas of Yan Kedah :D

So now, jom kita pi buat TUAS FSKTM :) Or Tuas Jabatan Multimedia or even Sistem Maklumat :D

Assalaam aleykom WBT :)

(This is tenggiri at TESCO... not yg kitorang tangkap. Kang kalau ada saya snap gambar k? :))

Assalaam aleykom WBT

Hahaha... today I will be posting about the ever boring topic of (semi)-deep sea fishing :) As mentioned in Mr Azrul Hazri's blog --> Myself, Himself, Akhmal, Akhmal's Dad, Akhmal's Uncle and Sifu Mohet (along with the bot owner, or TEKONG, Pak Andak Halim) will be pushing off to Yan Kedah in the early hours of tomorrow morning. The destination? One (or maybe more than one) of the TUAS-es in the Yan Sea. Our target? Of course, the Spanish Mackerel, or Ikan Tenggiri.

Will not want to make a long post, because Mat Nabil won't read lengthy posts. See Mat Nabil... I am thinking about you here... kekekekeke. Dont angry Mat Nabil... joke2 only :D Anywayz... Alhamdulillaah... managed to buy a new reel... or more familiarly known as the 'machine' or 'mesin' among fishing folk. Got it for RM140 from KEDAI MEMANCING BERJAYA in Parit Buntar. RM140 is actually a not-so-expensive price for a reel. The very good ones start from RM330. The digital ones... walla weh sudarmaji... can decrease yer bank account by RM2k++ or MORE!!! Gulp! But since I'm not a HANTU PANCING... (nor do I see myself as a KAKI PANCING), getting an RM140 reel is ok already.... But aaa... the sad thing is that... kat Penang buleh dapat dalam RM100... hehehehe. Kos g parit buntar RM40 la gamaknye :P

Annywayz... It's a 4000 model, so the line length should suffice for (semi)-deep sea fishing. The Model? SHIMANO SIDESTAB 4000RE :) The pics? As shown below. Okes. Please pray for our safety and well being durin and after this trip :) And also, pray also so that Allaah gives us all good rozqi of Tenggiri fish (same as the boats before us... one got 52 ekoq!!!).

Okes... Adios muchachos amigos senyoritas. Assalaam aleykom WBT and tq for dropping by.

Made in Malaysia. Assembled here... but parts from Shimano Japan. Orang tu kata la...

Overall view :) My first very own fishing reel :D

View tergolek sket...

Testing MACRO phone camera... 2mp jugak, but better image stabilization than my lost LG...

Ok. This switch toggles between uni-directional spinning and bi-directional spinning... by spinning I mean... time pusing nak tarik line masuk balik time dapat ikan... make sense? :-?

This pemusing controls the stress level of the reel. The tighter you pusing, the harder it is for the line to escape the reel :) Normally, benda ni dekat bahagian atas/depan. But that's why I bought this model... cuz it's a bit different :)

Press that button, and you can disassemble the reel (ada ke perkataan disassemble?)

SHIMANO... dulu2 masa kecik, I knew Shimano as a BMX accesorry... Brek Shimano... Rim Shimano... Dah besar2 ni only I know ada brand2 barang pancing Shimano :D Nihon-jin desu yo!!!

My attention has been brought to an issue... one concerning ubiquity :) Ubiquity of a fashion induced confusion... and sorry to say... is affecting women. But please do not label me as a male chauvinist pig, or someone who naturally belittles women! I am no such creature. Because every time I hear a man saying bad things about women... I quickly ask them... "Is you mother not a woman?"... then I laugh and eat my food :D Hahahahaha!!! Anwyayz...

I would like to talk about the weird fashion surrounding hijab... or veil (tudung) wearing girls :)

My post is not to preach for non-veil-wearing women to wear veils (even though that would be good), but instead, I'd just like to voice out my point of view regarding the 'confusion', or STUPIDITY of some veil-wearing muslimahs who are making a mockery of the whole concept of aurat itself.

It seems that in today's society, the concept of 'tutup aurat' (or covering up) for women would mean... SIMPLY... to wear the tudung. I have to disagree that putting on the veil would solve the aurat problem itself :( Of course, it is usually the last place most women decide to completely cover up... but in all, it will not solve the problem of aurat as a whole.

As a matter of fact, I think just by adopting this notion is outlandishly fallacious and in some (MANY!!!) cases, a mockery to Islam itself. (Please do not conjure up opinions that I am against the tudung. I am ALL FOR it! I even considered beating up Datuk-K to ge to Siti when she decided to cover her head. Hua hua hua! Ok, jz kidding...)

To cut things short, many veil-wearing-women in Malaysia (and also around the world) seem to have failed to capture the concept of the hijab, and covering up itself. I mean... ok. Wearing the tudung is a GREAT step towards getting closer to Allaah... Alhamdulillaah! :D But when you cover up your hair, and let other body parts loose... I mean... Ok... something might not be right here... but where? Where is it not right? ... oraitey... now I see it (them)... the other body partssss... other than the hairrrrrr.....

I know... everyone sees this, and many have written about it. But I am going to be blunt. Very2 blunt :) (Sorry in advance if I might offend anyone).

I would first like to bring forward an example that maybe (AND HOPEFULLY), only married people would be able to directly relate to. Non-married people can of course... indirectly relate :D

When a man and a woman get in bed together... will the hair be the body part that is most paid attention to first? Ok... some might caress the partner's hair a bit before getting on with whatever it is they want to do... but the main point (or POINTS) of attraction for men, will not be the top of the head! Betui tak? Unless of course there is a TV-set showing Liverpool vs Manchester United popping out of yer wife's forehead :P

(At the same time also, I won't be saying which parts are of more interest lah... because that would be too blunt :P and also it is a matter of personal preference. Hahahahaha! ok ok...)

Anyway, the point being here is that... some cover their hair... but let other parts dangle. They cover their hair, but wear tight slacks (seriously, slacks are more 'revealing' and interesting to view compared to jeans :P) that clearly show the shape of the buns and the curves of the thighs and legs. They cover their hair but put on jumpers and t-shirts that CLEARLY show the shape of the boobies... They cover their hair but at the same time showing the 'valleys' of revenge (I personally saw this yesterday at a USM bus stop. Of course (I DONT KNOW WHY!!!!), I only looked for a while during the first gaze. Bila dah ada chan, takde plak tengok lama lama... ish. Hahahahahaha!!!!).

In all, they cover their hair, but let the other... more desirable parts show (or, most of time... covered up tighly :P)

This is the confusion that I am talking about :) I don't know why this confusion can even exist for those who choose the way of the veil... because IMHO, the very act of choosing to cover up must have been motivated by the perception that one is 'revealing' too much to non-deserving parties, and one fears that this will incur the wrath of the Lord.

But in the light of the fashion world today, I am able to understand why this is happening. With the influence of the media, the west of course, bollywood, peers as well as Barrat Obama (ok, I don't know how he fits into the picture here), some veil-wearing-women sometimes justify in their minds that as long as there's a piece of cloth covering the hair... all is ok :) I mean hecks... this happens with guys too... only our case normally goes along the line of wearing shorts (and I have to say that fortunately, we do not have that much to show anyway :P).

At the same time of writing, I also realize that there is also the faction of people who will say... "Oh COME ON guys! GROW UP!!! Get used to it!!!".

I beg to differ here. Compare a 7-year old innocent boy, and a NORMAL 19-year old hormone raged teenager (and also, 35++ year old men for that matter :P). If a naked sexy bikini model were to be put before them, who would you think would shut their eyes and blush away in shame? I really2 think the older guys would RUN AWAY IN FEAR!!!! hehehe... yeah rite.

It's the very fact of GROWING UP that makes the world population prosper! Men get attracted to women (especially when provided with visual stimuli)... and vice versa. Only grown up people can 'appreciate' the opposite sex in a manner of physical appearance. So, gowing up is in proportion with physical attraction. But of course, growing up is different from growing OLD... as the hormones start to diminsh during this period, and mostly... many 'drives' are slowly put to rest :)

So, at the same time some women are asking men to not to get too interested in the female-physique, at the same time also they are asking us men to try our best to 'horny-ize' ourselves so that the world's population will not diminish :D I mean... macam betul la kan? Kekekekeke.... A different point of view... but somehow true.

Anywayz... back to the point of revealing-veil-wearing-chicks. I am not saying I have a solution for the issue. And I am not saying that I am an alim ulama as well :P And I also cannot guarantee that people closest to me (family, good frens etc) are not one of these people.

I am just voicing out what I think. I don't think that is a crime. even in Switzerland :D All I am saying is that... it's a confusion :) Really. And from here, I can sometimes infer that some non-veil-wearing-girls are smarter... in a way lah. Because even tho they are not wearing the tudung... but they are not making a mockery of the concept itself. But of course... an extra bit of cloth won't hurt :D kekekekeke....

Ok. Tu je kot. I know guys also ada issues... if U think there are and we don't realize them, plz bagi tau :D Insya-Allaah, I (and hopefully all other gusy) are willing to accept. It's easier to judge other parties than you own self (or 'species' for that matter)

Okes. Panjang sangat dah. bye bye!!! :D

(Pic taken from http://sarwestu.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/rokok-small.jpg)

Today, Alhamdulillaah, I have yet to smoke a single bat. And since my roomie dah baca blog ni, and knows of my intentions... most probably malam ni kalau nak pow rokok dia, musti dia remind... dan tak bagi. Hahahahaha! Ok ok. Bagus. Ada support... JANGAN KASIK AKU ISAP MAAT!

Anywayz...

It's a bit easier today. No strong cravings. But still, the intention to smoke is there. Maybe sebab dah jadik habit kot. A bad habit that is. But as long as there's no one offering me cigarette , I think I should be ok, insya-Allaah.

Just now was chatting with my fren whose doing her PhD in Scotland. Hubby dia seems to have re-ignited his ZIPPO lighter dan mula isap rokok balik. Pity you dear... have to persevere and endure... and hope dia akan cuba berenti, eventually.

I also mentioned to her that, the BIGGEST road bump (or sometimes can be viewed as a U-TURN sign) during the stop-smoking process is the temptation AFTER stopping :) Meaning that, let's say after 2-3 weeks, or even a few months (3-months in one case I heard)... there will always emerge a reason for the 'stopped' to smoke again. It can be stress, or just getting the urge to smoke when seeing someone else smoke... or sometimes just the stupid act of just wanting to smoke another stick (since it's been so long since you had one). Normally, this one stick will become 10-20 sticks. And before you know it, you're on that road again... well on yer way to nicotine La-la land :D

So, basically... I think I'll approach this time's 'stop-smoking-plan' with a bit of strategy. Get ready for the post-temptations :) That's basically the plan. To stop... meaning to NOT SMOKE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME... insya-Allaah can be achieved. But maintaining a smoke-free life is harder than many might think. So maybe later I will surf a bit... tengok2 kat Internet camne nak maintain the non-smoking periods :) And insya-Allaah, eventually QUIT!

Tapi takpe... Slow slow slow. Cold turkey still macam susah nak buat (walaupun hari ni macam dah one day cold turkey je :P). Warm turkey la kot is the way to go... ada ke such an expression? :P Hehehehe.

Okes... insya-Allaah the battle will go on. I might slip a bit along the way. But I will make sure that I get back up again. One batang does not mean I have to bantai the whole packet ye dok? :D Hehehehe. If I accidentally smoke one batang la that is. :D

Oraitey... tq for reading. Oh.. and tq for da support for those of you who're supporting my efforts :D Cheerios!

(Reference: http://www.smokingisgross.com/images/stop-smoking.jpg)

Assalaam aleykom WBT :)

For the past week, I have been vehemently trying to cut down on my ciggies :) I won't say I'm a heavy smoker... cuz I can't finish a whole pack of 20's (or even 14's) per day. But then again, if I keep to the title of 'not-so-heavy-smoker', then I might NEVER stop! Because somewhere in the back of my mind, I would justify to myself that it's not the time to quit yet... for you are not a heavy nicotine addict :)

Well... I think that sort of thinking needs to end somewhere... and I am trying to end it now... Now and Forever bak kata Richard Marx :D I know this is the ump-teenth time of my stop-smoking campaign. But if you ask some people who've totally given up the habit... they too (might) have gone thru this road of stop-start-stop-start... and insya-Allaah in the end it would be to stop! :D For the past week, I've managed NOT TO BUY a whole pack of fags... which is good. But I still managed to 'pow' a few from my roomie Mr. Azrul Hazri, occasional sleep over friend Mr. Rashidi, as well as bought some in 'sticks-form' from Naseer Nasi Kandar and also AM/PM sundry shop.

But at least it's ok. Because from 6-8 per day... I've successfully dropped down to 1-4 per day. That's a giant leap for a smoker, I reckon :)

Annywayz... I will try some more... some more and more and more :) But of course, not to suddenly and entirely cut down the habit lah. Slowly I am building up my mental strength, and slowly I am erecting the barrier to withstand Satan's calling for a fag (hehehe. Setan pulak disalahkan :P).... Cold Turkey style? Not yet la I think...

But, in the end, insya-Allaah, I will stop. Stop bukan just at a stop sign (sebab kalau stop sign, bila xde kereta buleh jalan balik)... but Stop as in Stop berenti ... parking for a very2 long time... sleeping beauty like stop (with the hope of no prince charming coming along)... STOP IN DA NAME OF DA LAW!!!! (who made this phrase famous anyway...?).

Okes. Apa2 pon... I will stop insya-Allaah. And when that day comes, I will be able to tolak a ciggie without even thinking about its 'pleasures' :D

Oraitey then... Selamaat... and on a different note... please do Make do'a for myself, Azrul n de rest of the fishing geng so that our TENGGIRI a.k.a. SPANISH MACKEREL expedition will be far away from harm's reach, as well as yield an exceptional hasil insya-Allaah :D Ok, tq for reading :)

Makhluk X: Encik, apa kata kalau nak kawal bilangan kereta yang masuk ke dalam kawasan parking asrama, Encik hanya benarkan yang ada sticker sahaja masuk :)

Pak Guard Ha bin Yon: Oh! Kami tak cukup orang la... satu gate kami kena letak 4-5 orang jaga. 1 orang duduk kat luar tengok2 kereta (tengok2 aje), dan lagi 3-4 dok kat dalam makan maggi atau minum susu kedai arab... Mana cukup orang nak usha2 sticker kat kereta orang. Ish awak ni... kerja kami berat tau! Kena nengok2 sticker dan buat roadblock kat jalan2 penting yang mana orang selalu guna utk pegi kerja dengan cepat tapi jadi lambat pasal kami buat roadblock :)

Makluk X: Uit? Hmmmm... Ooo.. k... Ok. Tapi kalau macam tu, sah2 akan ada kereta yang terlepas punya, sebab bila pertukaran shif berlaku (orang makan maggi ganti orang yg tengok2 kereta) mesti ada kereta tanpa stiker yg berjaya menyelinap diri masuk!

Pak Guard Ha bin Yon: Chaits! Tak apaaa... Kita tak kasik CHAN punya! Semua kereta yang tak ada sticker yang berjaya masuk tu, kami SAMAN!!! Yeous... kami samaan je. Tak kasik chan! Walaupun kami tak ada kaitan dengan dewan bandaraya ataupun majlis tertinggi penang, dan walaupun kami tak ada rekod kereta2 yg takde sticker tu (sebab dia orang mmg tak daftar pon utk sticker), kami samaaan je. Padan muka dia orang! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (Gelak riak takkabur)

Makluk X: Hmmmm.... Nak buat muka konfius ala2 smiley YM pon susah ni. Sebab jawapan Encik ni bodo sangat :) Kereta takde sticker, kok disaman, kan ke buat abis kertas je... lepas tu bukan leh trace pon. Lainla kalau ada connection ngan bandaraya ke apa ke. Ish... Takpe la. Encik ni mmg genius Dooggie Howser MD. Tapi yg versi dalam cerita Harold and Kumar punya la. Dan yang MD tu = Monkey D***head... Ok la Encik. Tak pe la. Selamat Hari Raya!

Pak Guard Ha bin Yon: Eh kejap! Mana sticker awak!!!! Sekarang ni, pejalan kaki pon nak kena ada sticker! Kalau takde... KAMI SAMAAAN!!!!

Begitulah liku2 kehidupan kami pelajar2 di universiti ni, bersama Pak Guard2 yang terpilih la tapi. Felik betul.... Kalau tuan2 dan puan2 nak tahu, yang rekaan semata2 hanyalah dialog pak guard hayon yang terakhir kat atas tu. Yang first two dialogues tu to mmg most of it terjadi! :D
Universiti dah status power... tapi pak guard masih hampeh dan rasa macam kuasa dunia dalam tangan mereka? Okes. Selamat Hari Rayaaa :)

Lepas ni insya-Allaah ada lagi entry2 pasal pak guard yang genius lagi malas :D