Just a tourist?

So, akhirnye angkasawan kita dah turun dari angkasa. Yeah.. great success. Oppss… Angkasawan? Owwhh… how I wonder why the Russians are calling him “spaceflight participant”. Doesn’t that sound like space tourist? and since when you flip a dictionary finding the word definition ‘tourist’ as ‘refer to ‘astronauts”?

Well, I don’t have to elaborate much more on the issue. Its kinda…. Propaganda? Dunno... there’s some few article here that I’m attaching from some of my reading material. You judge cause I already know my stand…

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Sept (Hrkh) - Memandangkan perbelanjaan yang besar telah dikeluarkan dengan menggunakan wang rakyat, kerajaan perlu bertanggungjawab untuk berterus terang adakah benar Malaysia menghantar angkasawan?

Ketika media-media utama begitu heboh dengan apa yang didakwa sebagai angkasawan negara, semakin ramai yang mempersoalkan adakah Malaysia menghantar angkasawan atau pelancong angkasa?

Semalam, dalam laman web berita ini, seorang wartawan veteran, Ahmad Tajdid turut mempertikaikan perkara tersebut.

Sambil mengucapkan syabas kepada Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor kerana menjadi rakyat Malaysia pertama ke angkasaraya, beliau mempertikaikan adakah apa yang dibanggakan itu merupakan projek angkasawan negara atau pelancongan angkasa?

Beliau bimbang "program angkasawan negara" akhirnya hanya menjadi modal politik pilihan raya dan tidak jauh bezanya dengan pelayaran solo kapal layar mengelilingi dunia.

Setakat yang dikesan, orang yang pertama mempersoalkan perkara itu ialah seorang blogger yang menamakan dirinya sebagai Aisehman.

Dalam postingnya yang bertajuk "Astro, Not!", beliau menyiarkan gambar yang dipetik dari laman web Nasa yang menyatakan secara jelas bahawa apa yang didakwa sebagai angkasawan Malaysia hanya disebut sebagai "spaceflight participant".

Peserta dari Malaysia itu tidak disebut sebagai angkasawan (astronaut atau cosmonaut) dalam gambar tersebut.

Menurut Wikipedia, spaceflight participant ialah gelaran yang diberikan oleh Nasa kepada pelancong angkasa.

Isnin lalu, majlis pengumuman "angka sawan pertama negara" yang disempurnakan oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Bercakap pada sidang akhbar selepas majlis itu, Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis dilaporkan berkata, kerajaan bersedia meneruskan program penghantaran angkasawan negara ke angkasa lepas yang dianggarkan memakan belanja sebanyak RM103.2 bilion sekiranya rakyat mahu ia dilaksanakan.

Kapal angkasa yang akan membawa apa yang disebut sebagai angkasawan pertama negara ke ISS adalah Soyuz TMA-11 yang dipandu Yury Malenchenko dari Rusia dan jurutera penerbangan Amerika Syarikat, Peggy Whitson.

"Angkasawan negara" bakal berada di sana selama sembilan hari sebelum pulang ke bumi bersama angkasawan lain, yang kini telah pun berada di ISS.

Di ISS, "angkasawan negara" akan menjalani tiga eksperimen berkaitan sel barah, bakteria dan pengkristalan protein.

Sorry artikel ni tak habis paste atas masalah teknikal. But i guess this is enough. Anyway, what do you guys think? Care to share your thoughts?

Aidilfitri tahun ini~*

Raya tahun ni lebih penat dari tahun lepas. Sampai raya kelima saya masih beropen-open house lagi. Rumah sedara saya bersepah kat keliling KL. So can figure out lah saya takde balik kampung untuk raya tahun nih. Memang semua sedara belah ummi dah lama pindah KL, yang sedara belah ayah kat kelantan dah takde org sangat sebab nenek atuk dah meninggal 4 tahun lepas. So saya dan keluarga beraya di tengah2 KL yg sunyi sepi itu kecuali sanak saudara saya yg bising bagaikan KL itu kampung mereka. Malas cerita banyak [masih mode malas nih~], let the pictures tells the story lah~

The Girls~ready to rock the raya celebration~



Me & the adik-beradiks. [plus the Ummi la~]
Not in the picture-the photographer~



Dah jumpa sedara mara, bercerita panjang lah~ pastu melahap tak hengat. Mujur takde mak mertua dalam event ini.




Faizul & Faizal. Adik kembar tak seiras. Perangai pun tak seiras. Boleh agak kan mana yg lembut sket, mana yg keras sket.

Tu la cakap, nasib baik takde mak mertua kat majlis nih.... Seriusly kecoh~

Me & the cuties. Camera can do tricks by making them D.I.A.M.

Me & the kazens~ Helping the tuan rumah menghidang2 makanan yang laris dan habis.

Tak boleh nak buat apa. Saya memang suka budak2~ Can you find me in this pic? hehe~

Ready to work... Open house at my place on the 3rd day of raya~

Buat-buat rajin~ Gigih membancuh air....

Me & more of my krazy kazenzzz~~~

Me & my nenekku saloma.... Alahai nekkkkkk~~~~

Tapi ada part yang sedihnye untuk raya saya tahun nih. Ayah Li saya sakit. Dia disahkan memiliki tumor in his brain. So he went for an operation the day before aidilfitri. Alhamdulillah, the operation was a success and he is now undergoing for a therapy. Ayah Li dah semakin sihat but still weak. So i was hoping if you guys can pray for his health and hope he will be back on his feet soon. Get well soon okay~?

Hope you guys enjoyed your raya this year but never forget those in needs. Sentiasalah letakkan rasa insaf dalam diri kita supaya kita tidak lupa kepada-Nya.Semoga Syawal tahun ini lebih bermakna buat kita semua~

*~~Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir Batin buat semua~~*

Salam Aidilfitri~*

Salam semua...

Saya tak sempat nak buat apa2. Saya terlalu busy beraya walaupun takde duit raya yang masuk poket. Tapi takpe. Sambutan aidilfitri saya ikhlas. Tak harap duit raya.. [poyo~]

Frenster saya tak jenguk, email saya tak sempat balas. Sms saya tak terlayan. Jadi sebagai ahli yang biasa aktif di alam maya ini, adalah sesuatu yang pelik saya tak guna teknologi canggih nih utk wish dan sama2 sambut raya dgn org yang jauh di mata dekat di hati di alam maya ini. Jadi kesempatan ini, saya nak susun jari mohon maaf dan ingin saya menghulurkan SALAM AIDILFITRI & MAAF ZAHIR BATIN KEPADA SESIAPA YANG MENGENALI DIRI SAYA. Jemput lah datang rumah biler2, tak yah lah tunggu open house rumah saya. [tepon dulu sebelum datang]

Nak citer banyak pun, rasanye tunggu lah saya upload gambar. Tengah malas tahap cipan ni. Minggu ni saya takde kot. Out-station lagi. Demi mencari sesuap nasi, tak dapat nak join konvoi kawan2 beraya. Next week mungkin lah saya ada rumah kot. Maybe la. [Tu pasal tepon dulu sebelum nak dtg rumah]

Tahun ni memang saya beraya kat KL je. [seperti tahun2 lepas la pun..] Dan basicly, raya pertama=openhouse rumah maklong. Raya kedua=openhouse rumah kakak sepupu. Raya ketiga=openhouse rumah saya. Raya keempat=openhouse rumah makcik. Raya kelima=buat2 openhouse rumah maklong lagi. Raya keenam=closehouse nak tidur je kat rumah boleh~?

Nanti2 lah saya upload gambar. Nanti2 lah saya bercerita lagi. Penat weeyyhhh~~ Nak tidur dulu... Nite!

HaPPy BiRtHDaY~*

Salam... Jumpa pun gambar dia ni. Hari nih dah masuk 10th October 2007 and it's his birthday. Birthday dia berderet dgn kawan saya yg lagi dua org kat bawah tu. Tahniah la ye atas peningkatan umur anda serta pen'dekat'an terhadap.....[sambung sendiri]

Kawan saya. Banyak tolong waktu susah dan senang. A fren in need la kata org. Kawan saya masa susah. Dan kalau saya senang, saya tak cari dia. Haha~ So kalau sesapa ada rasa susah, kita serbu dia ramai2.

Ni muka biasa dia. Senyum nak kena ajar. Gaya garang. Style berlagak. Tapi berlagak baik la.... [ayat cover] haha~

Sahaja aku berbuka puasa....... dengan seekor ketam.....

Yang sesat lagi masam........ mencari arahnye sendiri.... kerana tertinggal bas~

Perjalanan masih jauh.. So jalan elok2 and have a safe journey…
.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY…..

BiRtHdAy BaSh~~~*

OK. Hari ni harijadi kawan blog saya. Hari nih bertarikh 9th Oct 2007. Nama dia Hazlin. Dia takde blog tapi dia suka melompat2 dalam blog. Insan seperti ini dikenali sebagai bloghopper. Dia minat betol mem-busybody dalam blog saya. Walaupun begitu, saya cukup menyenangi dgn penyemakan dia. Saya harap dia akan terus buat sepah dalam blog saya.

Selamat hari Tua ye Hazlin....

Dan lagi sorg member blogger. Dia ni ada blog. Rajin join gathering bloggers. Asalnye dia tembam [tak jumpa pulak gambar tembam dia] tapi last time jumpa dia, dah kurus melidi [seperti dlm gambar]. Kesian pulak saya tengok. Tapi dah azam dia nak kuruskan. Tahniah kerna anda berjaya. Dan birthday dia 11 Oct ni. Takut saya tak sempat nak wish sebab sibuk nak raya nanti, so saya ucapkan awal2...

HaPPy BiRtHdAy ye Zaki~~~

Ada lagi seorang member saya punyer birthday.. birthday dia esok. Birthday diorg bertiga ni berderet~ 9, 10 & 11th Oct 2007. Tapi gambar dia lagi seorang nih mana taruk ntah... Kena carik balik... ;p

Disorder in courts~*

Ones that really keeping me laughing.. haha~ might as well share with you all~ have fun guys!

These are from a book called 'Disorder in the AmericanCourts' & are things people actually said in court,word for word, taken down and now published by courtreporters that had the torment of staying calm whilethese exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband saidto you that morning?WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan!____________ _________ _________ _________ _____

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.____________ _________ _________ _____

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?WITNESS: No, I just lie there.____________ _________ _________ _________ _____

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?WITNESS: Yes.ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?WITNESS: I forget.ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?____________ _________ _________ _________

ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?WITNESS: We both do.ATTORNEY: Voodoo?WITNESS: We do.ATTORNEY: You do?WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.____________ _________

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until thenext morning?WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?____________ _________ _________ ______

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year- old, how old is he?WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty.____________ _________ _________ ____

ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?____________ _________ _________ _________ __

ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?WITNESS: Yes.ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!____________ _________ _________ _________

ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?WITNESS: Yes.ATTORNEY: How many were boys?WITNESS: None.ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?____________ _________ _________

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?WITNESS: By death.ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?____________ _________ __

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?WITNESS: Guess.____________ _________ _________ _______

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.____________ _________ _________ ________

ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on deadpeople. Would you like to rephrase that?____________ _________ _________ _

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? Whatschool did you go to?WITNESS: Oral.____________ _________ _________ _________ __

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!____________ _________ _________ _________

ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?____________ _________ _________ _

And the best for last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy,did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in ajar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive & practicing law____________

P/S : Sorry for the mess... malas nak betulkan sebab copy paste sajor.Hehe~

Moodswing~*

Tahun ni takde langsung mood nak raya. [tapi baju raya dah siap 5 bulan lepas. Haha~] The only thing that keeps me going is only to see my lil sisters jumping up and down when they get their new baju raya. Other than that, I just feel plain and dull. Why? Let me tell you why…

Family matters. Sorry I cant reveal it coz I still care about my family’s pride. But the matter its just huge enough for me to tell you guys that I’m not quite happy in this house right now. I hate every decision that is made and even my nenek said, “anak2 tertindas”. My maklong even wake up 3a.m in the morning just to pray for us anak beranak. Trust me, I even seek advice from several ustaz. Some even said “…ustaz nasihatkan, kalau perlu, keluar lah dari rumah itu agar keadaan tidak bertambah keruh… ” and every ustaz that i seek advice for will give the same respond-geleng2 kepala sambil beristighfar-kesian-kamu-hanya-ALLAH-saje-boleh-melindungi… Some even offered to bring my case to the court. Sounds chronic huh? You can say that. It’s just so cruel right now. The only thing that keeping us in this house is just because “tak nak sakitkan hati umi…. Selagi boleh sabar, kita sabar lah…” maybe one day, *kalau dah tak tahan sangat*, I might reveal it…. Sorry but enough said!

One day I had this dream. Dream that I met my guy. We are happy together until one day he bought me to see his family. His mother welcomed me. Since it was already late, she offered a room for me to stay overnight. I was happy becoz she welcomed me to her family. Just by then, she went out, bringing my guy along. I was left alone in their house and prepared my self for bed. Just right before I’m ready to go to bed, I heard the front door. It was his dad. First time I met him. He was so surprised to see me in the house and quickly grabbed me on my arm. I was shocked to see his dad like that. He said, what was I doing in the house? He also yelled that I’m not supposed to be in here because I’m not a ‘muhrim’ to any members of the family. Then I cried. I said I was sorry. He then hit me so hard on my arms, I actually felt the pain. I cried louder. But he still hit me. I begged him to stop and told him that I will be heading home right now. I apologized for a thousand times. He said I can’t go anywhere till the mother and my guy gets home. He said I should be ashamed of myself. I cried so hard, I actually felt the hard pain on my chest. Suddenly, the front door opens, I saw him with his mother. As i was about to open my mouth to apologized, I suddenly woke up. In sweat. My heart was beating so fast, seems like I can still feel the pain being hit. Fuuhhh… glad it was just a dream…. What a nitemare! How come such a dream can make me feel like it’s just so real? [boleh rasa sakit tu biler bangun tidur.. or maybe kerja adik saya yang nak kejutkan saya dengan memukul2 lengan saya?] hehe~ But what the heck! Its just a dream after all…. Dream that will always remain a dream… [kes masuk tidur tak basuh kaki lah nih…]

*sigh* if only I can just let out this HUGE burden inside. It’s getting heavier day by day and maybe it’s the cause that is taking my celebration mood away…. Or maybe its because the time where people call it as moodswing~? Errr… guess I shouldn’t be writing during moodswing huh? *Ouch*

Nasi goreng KakLong~*

Hello everybody.
Its been kinda depress for me lately. Nasib baik bulan puasa, bulan berkat, so guess I can manage la kot. I refuse to talk about it, coz i feel like I wanna share something that makes people happy di bulan puasa nih [and it makes me happy too~] guess what? Food! Haha~

Ok. Have you ever come across “hari ni nak makan ape ha?” or “malasnye nak masak.. leceh! Huhu~” atau "Eh hari ni giliran aku masak eh~?"or maybe “nak beli luar kang lari bujet, baik masak! Lagi jimat..” hahaha. So i wud like to reveal a recipe. For me, its simple. Sebab recipe ni simple, so it is call, Nasi Goreng KakLong.

Mula-mula, bahan yg kena ada…

- Nasi 2 pot (dah siap masak-jgn lembik2 sgt, nasi goreng lagi sedap kalau nasi dia keras sket.)

- Ikan bilis segenggam (digoreng rangup siap2. Then tabur atas nasi sementara tunggu giliran nak masuk kuali)

- Telur 2 bijik (digoreng sambil cincang2. Pastu tabor atas nasi with ikan bilis goreng tadi. Biasanye guna telur sebijik je tapi sebab KakLong suka telur, so kasi extra sebijik)

- Bawang Merah 4 ulas (tumbuk2 lagi sedap dari potong mayang2)

- Cili api 7 biji (Sebenarnye kena guna at least 10-12 bijik tapi sebab KakLong tak suka pedas sgt,so kurang kan cili. Plus KakLong suka number 7 with no reason)

- Kacang Buncis 7 btg (biasanye orang guna kacang panjang tapi buncis is Kaklong’s favourite! And of course… hiris kecik2 lah 7 batang kacang itu.)

- 2 sudu camca teh minyak masak. Garam, Gula & bawang goreng secukup rasa.

Cara-cara nak buat…
Tumbuk cili bersama bawang merah tadi. Tumis lah bahan ni bersama minyak masak dalam kuali sampai naik bau. Masukkan garam gula secukup rasa. (biasanya garam satu setengah sudu kecik dan gula satu sudu kecik) Pastu masukkan kacang buncis yg dihiris2 tadi. Masak kejap sampai kacang nampak empuk2 sket. Pastu giliran masukkan nasi+ikan bilis+telur tadi dalam kuali. Goreng kejap. Then asap dia yg berkepul2 naik tu, korang amik bau dia. {jangan rasa! nanti batal puasa~} agak2 baunye dah secukup rasa (definasi secukup rasa=kecur air liur tatkala membaunye), goreng lah sampai garing. Goreng kena lama sket [tapi jgn sampai hangit] so that nasi goreng tak cepat basi and lagi enak. Pastu boleh la nak tabur bawang goreng samada tengah masak tu atau semasa dihidangkan nanti. Tak nak letak pun takpe. Dah siap masak, masukkan dalam pinggan, sedia dihidangkan!

Then there you have it… Nasi goreng KakLong~ Easy & Nyummmy… Go try!