Ironinya...

Ironinya....kejap jer dah seminggu kita berpuasa.

Ironinya....hujung minggu ni the first big game of BPL between MU ngan Arsenal.

Ironinya....sehari selepas kita menyambut kemerdekaan negara kita yg ke-52, kerajaan memberi some might say its a gift, most of us will say its not dgn menaikkan harga minyak RON97 & memperkenalkan RON95. Read more by clicking here.

Ironinya...skrg ni wife aku dah ada geng baru-baby (dlm perut). Ema keep talking to her tummy almost all the time. Baby skrg dah start tendang2. Itu yg Ema keep on talking to the baby. Kekadang jealous gak. Bkn aper...diorg ngumpat psl aku!

Ironinya...hmm mcm sedap plak letak nama Airani. Ble ar masuk dlm list "potential baby names".

Ironinya.. dah abis dah. nnti smbg post baru.

Ramadan & Hari Kebangsaan

Weekend ni, semua umat Islam di seluruh dunia akan menyambut kedatangan bulan ramadan al-Mubarak. Kejap jer rasanye masa berlalu. Sebulan slps tu, Raya plak.. Ish...ish... Mcm x percaya jer. Tp itulah hakikatnye.

Kepada semua umat Islam, di ucapkan selamat berpuasa. Jika ada salah dan silap...yg sengaja ataupun tidak, maafkanlah.

Another occasion yg kite akan sambut adalah hari kebangsaan negara yg ke-52 hujung bln ni.

Aku rasa cam pelik jer tahun ni. If tetiap tahun, time skrg ni la..dah berlambak kereta pasang flag dgn berbagai style. Ader yg tampal flag besar kat atas bonet depan, ader yg susun bendera bebanyak kat cermin depan keta dsb. Tp tahun ni... aku ble kiralah bape keta yg ader pasang. Atau bcoz dah x der flag free dpt kat stesen myk? If thats the case... kedekut betul rakyat Msia skrg ni. Mungkin juga memasing lebih sibuk nak beli mask dr beli flag kot. Aku? Tgh sebok nak pasang ler ni. Tgh tunggu gam double sided tape kat cermin keta aku tuh stick dgn kuatnye. Then baru aku pasang flag. Bkn ape...nnti pepenat pasang flag, baru bawak laju sket, dah tercabut. Rasa bersalah plak nnti. Dah ler buang smpah merata2, nnti flag tuh kena pijak ker kena langgar dgn keta lain yg lalu lalang ker..kan menjatuhkan martabat negara tuh..hehe.

Berckp pasal mask, aku rasa tahap kesedaran rakyat msia masih rendah lagilah. Asal aku & Ema kua g memane, kitorg pakai ler mask. Yelah... dah tau mcmane bahayenye H1N1. Agaknye rakyat Msia ni semua nak kena dulu kot baru lah sedar bahayanye H1N1. Ataupon badan diorg dah kebal dari kena penyakit berbahaya ni agaknye.

Apapun, diharap penyakit berbahaya ni akan berhenti lah hendaknye dari terus membunuh. Semoga dgn kedatangan bulan ramadan ni dptlah mengurangkan penularan (betul ker perkataan ni?) wabak berbahaya ni. Amin.

Selamat menyambut Ramadan al-Mubarak & Hari Kebangsaan ke-52!

Goodbye dull weekend! Coz the football season are back!!

Will MU win it again to surpass Liver record?

Weekend baru ni bermulalah kembali 1 lagi season bolasepak yg semua peminat bola tunggu2 kan. BPL are back!

Maka bermulalah kembali sesi berjaga di tgh mlm, berebut remote control, social plan disruption, sesi merajuk-pujuk. Percaya atau tidak, masa ni kami kaum Adam (& sbhgian kaum Hawa) sanggup dok rumah dari kluar rumah di mlm minggu. Sanggup dok kat mamak berejam2 tanpa kaum isteri risau lokasi suami masing2.

Tak cukup smpai bulan May 2010, sambung plak dgn musim yg 4 tahun dtg sekali-World Cup 2010 plak mengisi bln Jun 2010. Bagi those wifes/gf's yg understand their hubby's/bf madness, we men appreciate a lot! (Especially u my wife!!)
Cerita panjang jadi pendek, gua sbnrnye nak preview BPL season baru nih. Sapa yg gua rasa ada potensi & ble jadi champion & those yg masih bermimpi2 di siang hari. Well, lets start with:

MANCHESTER UNITED

This season Red Devil berwajah baru. A face of a true team. No more 1 player dominate others. For me, gua mmg appreciate all the sumbangan yg C Ronaldo buat utk MU beberapa season termasuk season lepas. But as before him. Ferguson realize that MU has almost become C Ronaldo United, like when we too depending to RV Nistelrooy for goals which end up we lost the title race to Chelsea.

Will Rooney unleash his magic now that Ronaldo has left?

With him gone, its time for others utk step up their game especially for Rooney. He has sacrifice a lot for the team. Now Fergie has let loose the leash on him. Korang akan dpt tgk Rooney potensi. He will definitely push through all barrier for MU. He is Manchester United. But he wont be like Ronaldo. Rooney is a team player while Ronaldo is a performer. Both have their pro & cons. Let see this season sapa yg outshine the other one.

Bkn Rooney jer. Berbatov, Nani, Anderson will try to prove that they can up the tempo when it matters. This season also will see Fletcher playing a bigger part in midfield. He has shown it last season.

This season will prove vital for all player especially the 3 new signing. Owen, Obertan & Valencia. While Valencia will fill in the right flank roll nicely, its a fighting for the 1st XI for both new signing. Gua still x ble percaya that we have sign Owen. But its true that Owen does fill the gap left by Tevez. Maybe when Owen have settled down with the team, he can show whether he still have the predatory instinct anymore.

Finishing position: 2nd. 1st if Chelsea change their manager again. Why? Ronaldo effect. For the 1st half season, we need to adapt. I only can see that when 2nd half of the season take place. Then MU will blazing all front. Problem is, with Liverpool, Chelsea & Man City in the final 10 games, we will definitely feel the heat. That is why Im rooting for MU to finish 2nd.

CHELSEA

Chelsea actually a strong side. The problem with them is the manager. Without a good manager since Abrahamovic sack Mourinho, Chelsea play like a yo-yo.

Captain Terryific

With Terry, Alex & Calvalho towering in defence, Essien & Mikel patrolling the midfield area while Lampard, Ballack & Deco roaming in the final third not forgetting Drogba, Anelka & Kalou firing the gun-Chelsea look rock solid on paper. Another advantage that Chelsea have is their towering & tough presence. Gua mmg x suka bile lwn Chelsea. Why? Dgn tinggi & permainan keras diorg. Mmg ble buat tension seh!.

If they can take advantage of their disposal couple with good management skill from Ancelotti, they might win the league this season.

Finishing position: 1st. 3rd if change manager. Their league schedule is much better than the others. If they can take advantage of this element, they will definitely hard to catch.

ARSENAL

"You can't win with kids" was Alan Hansen (formerly Liverpool player) most famous qoute. The same season, MU won the title with Giggs & others Fergie fledglings i.e. Becks, Scholesy, Neville's brother & Butt who are kids during that season. So don't write off Arsenal yet.

Fabregas will play big roles again for Arsenal

Last season we find out that the young side of Arsenal lead the table early of the season only to be whacked when the 2nd half of the season kick off. But this season it wont be the same. We will see Arsenal take on the teams like storm. With additional of their "new" player in Rosicky & Eduardo. Plus Vermauleen in CB will definitely shore up the defence. Up front is their main concern.

With losing Adebayor to Man City, Arsenal do not have a lanky striker up front. MU did show that before Berbatov join them, it is not a big problem for Rooney & Tevez to play up front. So its not a problem for Arsenal. The main concern are the team sustainability. Whether they can sustain to play beautiful football until season end.
Finishing position: 3rd. Their season schedule are the better of all top 4 team. With Man City pose a big threat in the final 10 games, they might finish higher if MU or Chelsea slip up.

LIVERPOOL

If korg follow Football Focus with John Dykes every Tuesday 8pm on ESPN, non of the pundits believe that Liverpool can win the title let alone stay in the top 4. They are the one who going to push down by Man City.

Will both of them fit for season long?

Why? Too depending to Gerrard & Torres. Without both or one of them playing, Liverpool just drop their % to win to below than 40%. Thats show how much Gerrard & Torres meant to Rafa. Without any major signing during the transfer market. Finally losing Alonso to Real Madrid. Liverpool will struggle to follow last season performance. Itu x ckp psl their backline consist of Carragher & Skrtel. If b4 this, Liverpool are very proud of their defensive record. Since Carragher introduced in the central role of defense, that record gone.

Mmg la gua benci Liverpool. Its a fact. But gua just didnt have any praise to them. They dont add new player that can bring differences in a match. Torres is their only biggest signing. Why they cant buy or attract big names? Small transfer funds & small wages. Aquilani for £20M. Ridiculous, man. Gua suka Aquilani, tp mamat tuh x smpai harga tuh. Gaji kat Liverpool adalah lebih kurang mcm kat Arsenal je. That y susah nak attract big names.

Finishing position: 4th. Itupun if Man City x perform as expected. If Man City perform, bye2 Liver from the top 4 equation. Itu x cerita ttg final 10 games lagi, Liverpool need to play against MU & Chelsea. It will be difficult for them . But if they manage to play like last season, they can knick it.

MANCHESTER CITY

The Real Madrid of BPL. Name the price, they will dump it to you. With the crazy transfer funds which they have invested more than £100M on Adebayor, Toure, Tevez, Barry, Santa Cruz etc, Man City & Real Madrid has made the transfer price rise crazily. Making other club difficult to get their target player in the region of their budget.

With the new squad in disposal, plus current player like Ireland, Given, Robinho & co, it will hard to leave Man City out of title contention. If Mark Hughes manage to gel these players to play as a team, they will definitely run the other team down into the drain.

Star in the making

The key player for them will be Given, Toure, Barry, Ireland & whoever playing up front. If they perform, the team will perform well. This players will be the foundation of the team. If they cant play well, then the Top 4 team of BPL will remain the same.
Finishing position: 5th. They might finish top 4 if any of the top 4 slip up.



Any dark horse team this season?
Nop. It will be between MU, Arsenal & Chelsea. While Liverpool & Man City will fight for 4th. Spurs might be the dark horse in finishing 4th. They have beaten Liverpool again at White Hart Lane last weekend. If they manage to play descent football weekend weekout, they might provide the surprise.

Hope our team will play their hearts out. Not only they will be playing for BPL, Champions league is another thing. Gua akan preview UCL when the playoff abis nanti.

Enjoy the season and let the best team win. Glory glory!!

A few info about H1N1

Since Ema kena H1N1 & Alhamdulillah recover from it, gua found out a few things about this deadly virus that might be useful for all of us.

1. The virus boleh berjangkit secara air borne - udara. Melalui bersin, batuk.
2. If korg ader demam, selesema, other symptom H1N1 especially batuk... korg better pegi Specialist hospital rather than GH. GH overcrowded with ppl. Specialist hospital pon ramai org gak, but they will treat u right away.
3. The doctor will check your lungs condition via stetescope & of coz x-ray. Then they will check your blood as well as take 2 sample from your nostril & throat for further test. Nostril sample result shows in 1 hour. Throat test result within 24 hours.
4. If the result is positive...dont panic. The doctors skrg ni dah understand more about the virus than 2-3 bln lepas. They will give you the antiviral in order for your body to build up antibody to resist the virus naturally. Jgn lupa tawakal pada Allah jugak.
5. Make sure drink plenty of air kelapa, fresh orange & eat apple. Yes...all the email fly around skrg ni mmg betul. Why? Vitamin C. Our body needs additional vitamin C utk our antibody.
6. Most of the cases yg end up dgn kematian are from the risk group-Pregnant woman, Obesity ppl, Asmathic, kids & those yg berpenyakit kronik (your antibody is low). Others yg meninggal but not from the risk group are due to lmbt pergi cek kat doktor. Dah 3-4 hari demam pon x pegi klinik.
7. Elakkan ar pergi tmpt yg ramai org. If x dpt elakkan, pakai ler mask.

One thing for sure. If korg dah recover from H1N1, u wont be infected again. Its like kena demam campak-once a lifetime. Thats y when Ema went for check up, Dr. Sakinah mention to us that Ema body has build the antibody. Gua pada mulanyer x paham. Then after further reading as well as listening from other stories, baru la gua tau.

Pape pon, take good care of your health. With the haze & rain weather skrg ni, its better to take extra precaution. Biarlah nampak pelik dimata org, as long as our health is fine-its good.

Book Review: The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan

This is my review on the book:

Release: June 2nd 2009.
Writer: Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan

How I found out about the book?
Well… My eyes caught THE STRAIN in The Sun the free newspaper section book title bestsellers dated somewhere in July 09. . The synopsis read:

“ A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane.
What he finds makes his blood run cold.
In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust names Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing…
So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city-a city that includes his wife and son-before it is too late. “

That was enuff for me to find the book at MPH.

MAIN CHARACTERS

Heroes
Professor Abraham Setrakian – The man who know all about The Master. As he has indeed fought with The Master before and waiting to fulfil his revenge. The one man that still a human even after encountering with the devil himself-in layman term-still alive. The man which his grandma-his bubbeh told story of the giant, Jusef Sardu and Jusef’s encounter with The former Master.
Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Eph)– The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Head, The father & the main character.
Nora Martinez (Nora) – Biochemist. Eph 2nd man. Er...Woman. Have a fling with Eph.
Vasiliy Fet (Vas) – The Exterminator (Pest Control) end up being Vampire exterminator. Join force with Setrakian, Eph & Nora.

Villain
The Master – The Strigoi (Old World term for Vampire), He who dwell in the dark, Who spell terror, taking over Jusef Sardu’s body-a Romanian which disability spell Tall almost 8 feet.
Eldritch Palmer – The human that bring the Strigoi to the new world. The homosapian that depending on dialysis machine in order to live. Wishing by bringing the Master to the New World would make him immortal.

The Caught in between
Augustin Elizalde (Gus) – A Madre who was caught in the war between man & vampire. Will definitely play a big part in the 2nd book (Yes you read it right… there will be 2nd & 3rd book in this trilogy).
Kelly & Zack Goodweather – Eph's ex (going to) wife & son. Lame tale of a hero with broken family ties who try to salvage whatever hope there is to save the marriage.

THE STORYLINE

Well if you guys are into handsome good Vampires. Then you better read Twilight Saga or watch The Sesame Street-Count Drakula (count with me ha..ha..ha..). Becoz this book tell the story of vampires-badass vampires like the good old days.
Vampire suck blood from human-Vampire fill its need to feed. But here is the twist. The human that his blood being suck out dry by the vampire will not die. But will become the undead-the zombie. Sucking your blood out if he find you in the night.
The based of the story are on a Group of Vampires-The Ancient. There are 7 of them. 4 lay in the Old World scattered all around the continent of the world. Namely Europe, Africa & Asia. 3 in the New World-The Americana.
Like all storyline- One of them are bad..greedy. This one are supposedly origin from the Old World. Always breaking the rules of The Ancient. The bad one-The Master. He roams free. Sucking human blood as much as he wanted. He will normally align with one human that will be his slave-his informer-his link with the world. This human will make sure that no one-I mean no one know about the Master or try to seek revenge or investigate about the mystery behind the Master killing spree.
This book tell the story of the Master and those who hunt him.
And He has reach Manhattan.

THE REVIEW

The story start as the synopsis say. Then from then grew on until the third day after the incident of the Boeing 777. The mystery on how all the passenger of the plane died except for 4 person. What happening to the 4 survivors. What the mystery all about. With a few interlude to understand more on Setrakian and The Master. And finally the chase to find The Master.
Great story line. Sometime it does make the hair behind my neck stand for nothing, man. Its been awhile since I read a decent book. I like mystery, paranormal or in bookstore terms-General Fiction. I take 2 days to finish the book. Bought it on the 12th Aug, finish it yesterday. What can I say is there will be a sequel to this book-the 2nd & the 3rd chapter of THE STRAIN trilogy.
2nd chapter title “THE FALL” schedule to release in 2010 and the final installment “THE NIGHT ETERNAL” in 2011.
I believe with Del Toro at the helm, there will be a movie on the way soon. And it will be great movie.

RATING

I give 5 star Out of 5. The book is awesome!

Dear.... Its our 2nd anniversary

Yes Dear...kite dah 2 tahun kawin. We've been through ups & down. You're there for me as I was there for u. Its true that sometime kite mmg gaduh. Gaduh besar ke gaduh kecil ke.. but in the end, we still stick together.

Before this anniversary, our marriage was put on a test that none other can challenge. You've been positive detected with H1N1. And for that, the doctor make a choice between you and the baby. And the doctor choose you over the baby.

Its up to our baby to survive it, dear. Thats what our baby need to endure before reaching out to this side of the world. Setiap kali abg doakan kesihatan syg..x pernah abg lupa doakan kesihatan baby sekali. Moga Allah lindungi kesihatan baby kita yek...

Alhamdulillah syg dah recover manakala baby pula showing good sign as well. Kita dah berusaha.. skrg berserah lah pada Allah utk keselamatan & kesihatan baby kita.

I've never doubt that I've made the right decision to marry u. Its ok for me to wait for almost a year before making my move to get to know u. Hehe... Coz I noe ur the one. You made my life complete. Thats y you are very important to me.

Happy 2nd Anniversary, Ermawati Ab Basir. May our marriage will last until the day we die.