Sunday, May 25, 2008

Painting Therapy

tensen??

exam xbes??

bnyk masalah??


perlukan psikiatris?

hurm. kwn2.. dlm hidup kita ni mmg x terlepas dr stress. apa2 mslh yg dtg.. kita terpaksa terima dan selesaikan. tapi sbnrnya.. kita kene luahkan apa saja yg menganggu fikiran kita. samada kpd seorg kwn.. ur parents ke.. ur bf/gf ke.. xpun to the extend.. seorg kaunselor. klu biar terbuku jek... nnt lama2 benda tu clot in ur heart pastu saket jiwa.. uuu.. problem2

'haaa.. apesal muka org dpn aku ni cam ikan??' - kucing stress

tp.. kdg2 kita xde peluang nk luahkan perasaan tu. sbb kdg2 kita nk berahsia jugak. n kdg2.. mslh kita tu complicated sgt smpy xpasti patut diceritakan ke x. so. we seek for another therapy.

Terapi mewarna atau painting therapy.

yerp.. xceli, mewarna.. atau melukis ni adalah antara medium terbaik utk kita meluahkan perasaan dan juga menenangkan jiwa. warna2 ni mengisi hati kita dan sumhow.. adlh satu bentuk ekspresi yg sgt baek.


"The light and darkness aspect of Liane’s approach to painting therapy, addresses the incarnating path of the higher ego or higher self. It is related to mankind’s spiritual development. Working with colour, helps nurture the soul. It enables the person to come out of a possible ‘soul cramp’, opening the way to a feeling of being more connected, whole and alive." - Sienna Academy

yerp.. dan oleh sbb itu laa aku pun mulai mewarna. xdelah aku tensen sgt ke ape. just that merindui zaman2 kanak2 dulu. waktu kita still lg innocence.. n setiap warna tu mengexcites kan kita. aku ni xde rr power sgt bab2 painting nieh. just that, dlm mewarna ni.. it's all about myself. aku bkn nk puaskan hati org laen. n itu yg menyamankan n menenangkan hati aku. n that's the beauty about painting. :)

My not so batik first painting. hahahah

Monday, May 19, 2008

Top 15 Hindi Love Songs~

bersempena dgn hari Wesak yg disambut meriah oleh geng Jumbalika (red, pit, stone n kicap) dan juga secara tetiba aku asek tgk muvi hindustan jek 2-3 hari nieh, maka aku nk buat entry psl lagu2 love song hindustan terbest pernah aku dgr setakat nieh. hahaha, x segan silu aku nk kata yg aku dr kecik dulu mmg salu tgk cite hindustan hasil pengaruh tak sebaya kakak aku. so.. korg baca je laa senarai lagu2 nieh. setuju tak setuju, sila mengomen~

15. Dil Hai Tumhaara - Dil hai Tumhaara

Lagu ni cambesh bler tgk Preity Zinta yg cumel itu.

14. Na Tum Jaano Na Hum - Kaho Naa Pyar Hai

Lagu ni waktu Hrithik Roshan nmpk Amisha Patel pastu dia trus nyanyi2 ala2 puji pompuan lawa laa.. tipikal cite hindustan laa katakan~

13. Mere Mehbooba - Pardes

Filem 'Pardes' ni maybe x glemer sgt pd pengetahuan korg, tapi heroinnyer Mahima Chowdary n heronya ialah abg aku, Shah Rukh Khan.

12. Syukriya Syukriya - Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

11. Humko Hamise Churalo - Mohabbatein

Lagu nieh tak masuk top 10 sbb aku x suka sgt muvi Mohabbatein nieh. tapi lagu ni sedap laa.. sesuai laa dinyanyikan bersama gf korg yg da mati :P

10. Kaho Naa Pyar Hai - Kaho Naa Pyar Hai

Mula-mula xnk letak lagu ni pun dlm senarai, tp tetiba rumet aku yg dlm mood Wesak mcm aku jugak kata yg lagu ni sedap n dia suka. huhu~

9. Pyar Kar - Dil To Pagal Hai

Dalam filem ni, lagu nieh dinyanyikan oleh SRK, Madhuri n Karisma Kapoor waktu hari Valentine. so kira mmg lagu cinta lah nieh. bkn lagu Halloween.

8. My Dil Goes Hmmm.. - Salaam Namaste

Hehehe.. ade adegan best antara Saif Ali Khan dgn Preity Zinta dlm video klip lagu nieh. sila2 donlod skrg!!

7. Dil Dil Deewana - Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega

6. Mera Ek Sapna Hai - Khoobsurat

Filem Khoobsurat ni pun maybe cam x familiar gak. Lakonan Sunjay Dutt n Urmilla Matondkar. Filem ni x best pun.. aku suka lagu2 dia jek~

5. Suraj Hua Maddham - Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham

Filem comeback Kajol. wlupun da lama x blakon dgn SRK, tp maseh hebat bercumbu bersama2. Syabbbbbbbasss mere bette!

4. Main Agar Kahoon - Om Shanti Om
Antara filem masa kini SRK. lagu ni best rr ditambah dgn feeling slow motion video dia.

3. Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (baca dalam satu nafas)

Lagu ni musik dia sedeyh.. tapi x silap cite psl kerinduan sepasang kekasih laa.. vah vah vahhh!!

2. Aur Kya - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

Filem ni menggabungkan 2 artis Bollywood yg aku paling suka.. Juhi Chawla n SRK. Best2.

1. Hai Mera Dil - Josh

Selalu klu kita nk menambat hati org yg kita syg tu.. ade jek yg dok main gitar akustik smbil nyanyi.. xpun main piano ke sbb instrument2 tu ade nuansa romantik yg sgt best. dan dlm lagu yg aku pilih no 1 nieh.. korg akan dpt dgr bunyi petikan gitar, dan piano yg mengiringi musiknya yg mmg sedap~

cite2 hindustan nieh mmg kdg2 mempunyai jalan cite yg berlebih2an dan x masuk akal, tapi bia kene moodnya.. lagu2 hindustan jugak laa yg kita carik demi nk mendapatkan mood yg sesuai. sebagai cth, waktu dilamun2 cinta mcm ni laa.. hahaha. jadik x kesahlaa org nk kata ape pun. aku layan jek lagu2 hindustan ke, arab ke.. sbb aku universal. no judgemental ok!!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Say What You Wanna Say

aku rasa..

kita sudah slh konsep bler memperkatakan ttg ckp berlapik. ckp berlapik tu bila apa yg kita ckp itu akan memalukan org, dan menjatuhkan maruah org laen jika diperkatakan secara langsung. oleh itu, wujudlah ungkapan2 spt 'aku rasa ko mcm terlampau sikit', instead of, 'kau mmg melampau. kau patut berubah!'

aku rasa, sudah tiba masa kita paham erti ckp terus terang, dan bukan ckp lps. berterus trg tak bermaksud kita ckp lps. klu kita x suka sesuatu keadaan tu, kita ckp saja.. x perlu berlapik demi menjaga perasaan org. kerana org skrg ni tak paham bhs sket~ berterus trg pun dikatakan kurg ajar, sdgkan org itu mmg berslh pd dasarnya.


pokoknya.. klu ada yg x puas hati tu.. luahkan jek. tp dgn medium yg betul. dlm bahasa yg penuh hormat. dan pastikan tidak terlalu berbunga sehingga tak smpy mksud. dan jgnlaa kita sndr terbawa2 dek perasaan kerana pd asalnya kita yg cuba memperbaiki keadaan.

'Ewah.. aku nk tegor ko ni pun kira baek laa! dah bape kali aku pesan, setakat nk pegi koop jek x payahlaa nk pakai suit sumer. ko igt ko barney stinson???!!' - john selamba

'aku rasa kau tak patut buat mcm tu pada dia' itu lain dr 'kita kdg2 kena pikirkan sesuatu tindakan itu sebelum melakukannya' sbb directionnya tidak clear.

jadi, say what you wanna say. :)

(smbil tulis emel kat rektor psl wifi yg tetiba bengong nieh! :P)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Gud Luck Mates for the Finals

yet.. the same hujung semester fever comes back

nervous?

not that ready?

homesick?

wanna runaway?

'if i score this, it doesnt mean i'll get a job pun'?

dean list?

it is all up to u... made d right decision and good luck for all the thinking n swearing while answering! :)


Friday, May 9, 2008

I'm tired...

dear friends (or so not friends) of mine,

i'm writing this letter just to say that yesterday i had a rough day. i didnt appreciate the misfortune to happen, but sumhow it opened my eyes sumhow. for long, i've collected pieces of energy to go thru days here in UTP, with my joyous, happy friends of mine. thank you for that.

but, in one nite, and of one slip of a tongue, it all just shattered. i am sumhow brought back to the uninspired me, the demoralized one, the 'me' that i hv always tried to hide. so, here am I, sorrow, full of misery and somber.

so, forgive me if I cudnt play the clown part anymore. and 4gv me if talking to me is a sad experience, and if u call my name n i didnt response wit a smile, just know that my happy muscles are just tired sumhow. i even pledged to myself not to speak until i get what i want.

dear friends,

i cried everyday, and i don't mind drowning in my own tears if that's needed to take this misery away from me.

Your Clown,

Ismal :o)

Monday, May 5, 2008

Tan Hong Ming in Love~

aku just nk share ngan korg ttg video yg aku pilih untuk assignment koku Counselling Group aku. enjoy :)

TAN HONG MING IN LOVE (2007) directed by YASMIN AHMAD



Summary of the Video

Tan Hong Ming in Love is a PETRONAS merdeka commercial about a primary school student declaring that he secretly likes his best friend Umi Kazrina and wants to take her out on a date. He doesn’t want to ask her out because he says he is shy and that everybody will laugh at him.

The crew then interviews Umi and asks her who her best friend is. She replies that her best friend is Tan Hong Ming. The crew then ask her if she has a boyfriend and she says yes, it is Tan Hong Ming.

What makes the short commercial so special is the look of surprise and joy on Tan Hong Ming’s face as he sheepishly takes Umi’s hand and leads her away. In the end of the commercial, appear the sentences, ‘Our children are color blind. Shouldn’t we keep them that way?’

Message in the Video

Yasmin Ahmad, the director of celebrated films such as Sepet and Mukhsin is well-known for her racial unity and peace messages in her artwork, and Tan Hong Ming in Love is a no exception.

Small children are like a sponge. They absorb everything that they see, hear, feel and learn just like us adult, but the different is, they are not judgemental. These children have no fears and mindsets as we adult have and that is what Yasmin Ahmad tries to convey to us, the fact that two small children, despite the different races, having fond of each other.

I admit that, in UTP itself, racial unity is not fully achieved. Malay has their own clicks, Chinese has their own gangs and Indian has their own clans. And the international students? Not much a bother of the local students. If it’s not because of fixed lab teams, or assignment groups, it will be hard to see students from different races sit together round a table doing a discussion.

This commercial gives a reality check to us UTPians, if not to all Malaysians. This commercial is a message sent to all parents, to the government, to us adults ‘why shouldn’t we let our friendship surpasses beyond any races or beliefs?’ because it is not race that decide a good friend, or a well-grown human being. But one thing is for sure, with racial unity encouraged by us, we are sparing a harmonious, peaceful environment for ourselves and our children.

While our children are growing up, let us not contaminate their mind with bad thoughts about people from different races than us, just like Tan Hong Ming and Umi Kazrina themselves. They are ‘color blind’, in the sense where skin color is not a border in their friendship. And we as the adults, as the one who are supposed to lead them, should never say ‘no’ to this holy relation.

Malaysia has reached its 50th independence year, and in fifty years we have learnt the bittersweet of multi-cultural environment. No way would we like to drive ourselves to the 13 May tragedy again. Let this commercial be a new start of a more harmonious and understanding, beloved community that unite together and becoming Malaysians!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Fail Sampah : Judgemental

yerp kawan2.. ade mcm2 fail dlm blog aku ni, fail X lah, fail urban lah.. jgn ade fail exam sudeyh!! ehehehe... dan hari ni secara official nyer aku mewujudkan fail baru lagi iaitu fail Sampah. Fail sampah ni ekceli adlh utk entry2 yg akan menceritakan ttg benda2 yg aku x suka laa... x kesah laa manusia ke... sikap manusia ke... brg ke.. kafe yg mahal sgt ke.. ape2 je laa.. janji benda tu mesti dilupuskan!!

so.. sebagai intro, aku nk bercerita ttg sifat judgemental ni. menurut kamus Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary yg aku pinjam dr Hilal, 'judgemental' bermaksud forming opinions of people and situations very quickly, when it would be better to wait until knowing more about the person or situation. yer, klu x paham.. dlm bahasa melayunya... judgemental ni ialah bila kita suka sangka buruk kat org.. wlupun kita x knal sgt org tu. tp benda ni bkn utk org jek.. termasuklaa ape2 keadaan yg menyebabkan kita mengangkat kening kita smbil tersenyum sinis. yess.. itulaa antara perangai org yg judgemental ni~


aku personally mmg menyampah dgn org yg judgemental.. sbb pd aku.. org2 yg judgemental mempunyai pandangan pertama yg buruk pd org walhal kita sepatutnya mengambil satu pendirian yg neutral sebelum menjatuhkan ape2 keputusan tanpa pemahaman yg mendlm. sesungguhnya andai kata sumer org kat donia ni bersikap judgemental, maka mmg x wujudlah sistem kehakiman kita.. sbb hakim2 akan menjadi bias. sbg cth, waktu kes pecah rumah... tgh hakim rilek2 minum air kopi, polis pun bwk masok si tertuduh. by the time hakim dongak kpala nk tgk si tertuduh tu.. trus tersembur air kopi dia.. sbb muka si tertuduh pun mcm pch rumah jugak. haaa.. dgn judgemental nyer.. hakim tu dah mindset yg si tertuduh mmg muka xleh caya.

'Siyes bukan sy yg pecah umah tu.. umah tu yg pchkan muka saya.. sob2' - abg Ali macho

sifat judgemental sgt kritikal kerana ia mempengaruhi persepsi kita dan menyebabkan kita menolak pemikiran positif. klu makcik2 kat kg2 yg suka mengumpat tu.. haaa.. tu mmg dipengaruhi sifat judgemental laa. klu blk psr tu.. tetiba nmpk anak si X ni br pas jalan kuar dr balai polis. terus berlari smbil pakai kain batik menuju ke persidangan pintu pagar.. jumpa geng2 lain. trus bukak story...

Makcik Joyah Sport : "haaaa... u alls nk tau! td aku blk dr psr td... nmpk anak si X tu br pas kua dr balai polis. itu mesti kene tgkp mlm td isap dadah ke.. ape ke.. ikut perangai si X yg kat pusat serenti tu laa. bapak borek, anak rintik sgt!!" sambil sinsing2 lengan baju.

Makcik Bedah Besar: "dats y!! aku setuju. yg aku hairan tu... sejak bler ko pandai ke pasar pulak ni?? bukan slalu ko beli jek ke kat warong Leman tu??"

haa! siap dabel lagik judgemental makcik Bedah ni.. kat anak si X tu.. skalik dgn kat Makcik Joyah. walhal.. kita manatau yg entah2 anak si X tu pegi balai polis tu sbb nk amek borg masuk polis ke. or mana tau.. makcik Joyah keracunan mknn pas mkn mknn warong Leman pastu decide nk masak sndr pulak. kan?

'Haa.. dulu audition Mami Jarum i x dpt! Dpt masuk blog Ismal pun jadikla. Janji Glemer!' - Makcik Joyah Sport

bersikap judgemental menyempitkan sudut pandangan kita. walhal salu sgt kita dengar 'think out of the box'. aku xde laa mengatakan semua org perlu menjadik terlalu optimis kerana itu satu utopia.. tp bagus kiranya kita berckp dgn asas2 yg kukuh dan pemahaman yg ketara. andai kita hendakkan hak berckp buruk ttg org laen.. ia akan nmpk lebih solid andai kita mmg bnr2 knal akan org tu. sbg cth:

kata si A: "aku tak suka laa dgn si S tu. dia tu suka sgt memburuk2kan org!"

tanya si B: "eyh... mana kau tahu?? ko kawan baek, sehidup semati, pengarang jantung dia ke??"

jawab si A: "eyh.. tak laa.. aku dgr dr si D... yg dengar dr si E... yg diberitahu oleh si F.. yg rumet si G tu...." smbil tersipu2 malu

haaa.. mcm tu laa.. selagi x terbukti yg si S tu belom lg mengumpat si A... ataupun slagi si S belom burukkan sesiapa kat blog ataupun forum mana2... maka jgnlaa kita nk kata lg si S tu suka~~ nk memburuk2kan org. dan andai kata si S tu mmg pernah..yaa.. sy ulang PERNAH memburukkan org.. tak bermakna dia SUKA mengumpat org... sbb SUKA itu adlh satu perasaan yg hanya S dan Tuhan yg tahu... kita yg laen tak tahu.. dan x ade hak nk judgemental ckp psl perasaan org laen.

mcm2 lg cth judgemental yg sering berlaku dlm komuniti kita. yg rambutnya warna dikatakan lupa jati diri, yg tak pakai tudung dikatakan jahil agama, yg selalu gagal dikatakan bodoh, yg memberontak dikatakan mat rempit... walhal semua org mempunyai cerita tersendiri. yg bukunya tggu dibaca dan difahami. dan yg pasti... semua org ini tak perlukan jelingan yg tajam dan senyuman sinis kerana riak wajah begini tak pernah membantu seorg dr membuat keputusan utk tidak membunuh diri... atau tidak akan meletakkan taraf yg menjeling itu lebih baik dr yg dijeling.

'Xde maknenya tak cukup duit nk beli air, ko abeskan susu botol aku! Eyy.. ni yg nk jeling ni!!' Baby Juling

dlm perjalanan hidup kita ni... kita amat bertuah andai diberikan peluang skali lg utk menebus apa2 kesilapan kita. dan aku sndr merasakan kdg2 aku ade bersikap judgemental dgn org yg aku x knali. jumpa tepi jln... tgk org tu pelik sket... mulalah berfikir yg bukan2. dgn bersgka buruk tu.. kita da dpt dosa dgn org tu dan dosa tu xkn hilg slagi org yg kita bersgka buruk tu x maafkan kita. klu org yg kita pnh bersifat judgemental tu adlh org yg kita x knali.. dan selama hayat kita.. x berjumpa dgn dia semula... pd siapa nk minta maaf??? oleh itu... mari kita semua pupuk diri kita untuk sama2 menjadi pemikir yg neutral.. ataupun positif.

haihhh.. aku x paham laaa kenapa susah sgt nk publish post ni!! internet lembab sgt. ni mesti ITMS tak buat kerja!!!

(oops... tersikap judgemental seketika.. :P)