The Making Of Too Fast & Too Furious: KL

Who said we cannot make a fast cars thriller action with limited budget and money. Some of you may have seen Gangster, KL Menjerit or maybe the new Impak Maksima (If im not mistaken). This is another local thriller action in the making. All you need is creativity, some radical approach to stunts, a tricycle, a bottle of drink in case the stuntman got thirsty (Like in this case), and professional cameraman! ENJOY VIEWING!!

MY BOY, THE TOY & ENJOY

Speaking of boy’s toys, theres like endless list of toys and games for boy nowadays. Power Rangers, Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Fantastic Four and all those superheroes has got thousands sort of toys for boys. Now theres Star Wars, Transformers, Thomas the train, Noddy, and even Lego with it range of giant playsets, Hot Wheels ... phewws! I could spent the entire day trying to mention all. And usually price of all these can easily empty your wallet. It cost a bomb for you to get a decent payset.

Since we have spent quite much on Fisher Price and all the toys & playset for baby, including one huge playhouse that practically occupied the whole living area and one whale shape mini swimming pool that almost made Achik pass out after having to literally blow the pool, we decided that maybe we only need to buy ordinary non-branded toy for Qais. After all, hes only gonna use it for a while and then after that it goes into the toy box (Untouch maybe forever). So nowadays we usually buy his toys from Giant, or sometimes if we can find a decent toy from pasar malam like cars, lorry, bus or anything. Once a while maybe the expensive ones.

Not having new toys often now, cause another problem to us. He is actually fine and couldn’t be bothered at all with not having a new toy. He is happy on his motor or rather a tricycle we bought from Giant after he wont let it off. It was more like a love on first sight. He saw the tricycle at one corner of children department, immediately run and sit on it, and when we realize he is already everywhere in the department cycling. What choice do you have? Its either the motor come home with us or everybody stays in Giant. If he is not on his motor, he is either playing with his two favourite cars (Paksu’s cars that become his!), small ball (Free gift from Breeze with Ronaldinho’s signature on it), his AF (A children laptop set. Don’t ask how he comes with the name AF, we are still pondering about it) or playing orgam (Organ).

It is usually miserable to everybody if he starts telling ... “Nak main orgam! Nak main orgam!” coz we will have to bare the pain of hearing unidentified strange genre and sometimes spooky sound (Seriously it is!).

So, he is totally fine with no new toy. The problem now is ummiqais. I probably dont have to explain to you in words. Maybe some of these pictures below will explain everything!

NGERINYA BAS EKSPRESS

Untuk sebulan dua yang lepas, berbuih-buihlah mulut rakyat Malaysia bercakap tentang kemalangan bas ekspress yang berlaku di Bukit Gantang, Perak itu.Tak habis-habis dengan kejadian bas-bas ekspress yang kemalangan dan kejadian nyawa-nyawa yang tak salah apa-apa yang ‘kehilangan’, percaya dengan tak percaya kita akan terus terbaca berita-berita yang sama dimasa-masa depan, terutamanya bila dah dekatnya musim Berhari raya ini. Bukan ‘capui’ mulut nak bercakap atau saja-saja nak buang masa mengata siapa-siapa dibulan puasa, tapi kalau dilihat pada apa yang terjadi dalam sebulan dua ini, nampaknya cerita yang sama akan berulang macam cerita hindustan yang boleh ditayang bertahun-tahun dipanggung di India.

Setiap kali ada kemalangan, timbullah macam2 suara yang bingit bercerita disini sana, bertalu-talu bercakap ada kepincangan yang kena dibetulkan, ada penguatkuasaan yang tak berkesan, ada bas yang tak sempurna kenapa dibiarkan berjalan, ada pemandu mabuk, dadah dan berkhayalan, ada syarikat-syarikat bas yang berlumba menimbun kekayaan, ada pemandu yang berkali-kali disaman ... macam-macam cerita dan macam-macam perkara yang selagi boleh nak dibangkitkan. Semua tak betul dan semuanya kena di’betul’kan.

Tak pernah pulak kedengaran pertanyaan-pertanyaan mungkin pemandu bas ‘tak cukup makan’, mungkin ppenumpang-penumpang dalam bas wajar ‘ditali pinggangkan’, mungkin yang kta perlu kesedaran & pendidikan, mungkin jugak latihan dan peringatan, yang dah banyak saman perlu dibawa ke ‘pengadilan’. Kan lagi elok kalau pemandu, pengusaha bas dan penguatkuasaan duduk semeja berbual-bual mesra. Boleh jugak dengar pendapat dan cerita, boleh luahkan semua yang dirasa, boleh sama-sama berusaha. Biarlah kali ini yang nak balik berhari raya, semuanya sampai dalam suasana yang ceria dan gembira.

Ramai dari kita mungkin tak naik bas atau dah tak nak naik bas atau dah tak perlu naik bas sebab ada kenderaan yang lebih ‘class’. Tapi risau jugak walaupun kita tak naik bas, bila memandu di jalan raya ... anak yang baru petah bercakap menunding jari, “Tuuu bas, uuuu lajunye basss ....”. Lagi pulak, bila dibelikan mainan lori dan bas ... jadinya serupa cerita Merapuh dan Bukti Gantang!

FireWorks!

Actually, this post suppose to be earlier than the “Salam Ramadhan & Selamat Berpuasa” ... but because I couldn’t find time to actually finish it, so it comes after and the story is a bit old & dah basi ...I promised my son (Or maybe actually ummiqais) that I would bring him to Merdeka Parade this year. Since this year is the 50^th year of our glorious Merdeka, i guess they will have a 'grand' merdeka celebration this time with all those grand merdeka parade, merdeka showcase, cultural show, concert, fireworks showcase and bla bla bla. So i promised that i will bring them (Qais & ummi) to Dataran this time.

We are all excited and can’t wait to show Qais all the military patrol truck, army tank and those canggih artillery from our Force. I personally, eager to see Sukhoi in action (I heard they gonna have sukhoi & MIG doing some TopGun action this year ... huhuhu must not miss that one!).

Suddenly ... alamak! Kena balik kampung. Initially I plan to go back early August so we’ll be in KL for Merdeka. Not so lucky, i have to go to Kuantan early August, so we cannot make our trip balik kampung. And the only weekend that looks possible is the merdeka weekend. SANGAT KU KUCIWA!

So, not wanting to frustrate everybody (Including myself), i decided to bring them to Malaysia International Fireworks Competition. Kononnya sebagai ganti tak boleh pegi parade. Since Cecipanz pun memang nak pergi, so boleh la jadi another Cecipanz night-out. We all decided nak pergi opening show by Malaysia Team.On the day, Yang fell sick so Leny and Alya can’t go. Poor Yang and poor us (Melepas chocolate cake). Ninie wanted to go but can’t because some friend want to pass over some stuff from the husband, so she’s supposed to meet the friend somewhere. That left us and Afza & Syaban. Takpe demi fireworks!

We hit the road at about 6.45pm heading to Jusco Equine where we supposed to meet Afza. Road was still clear all the way, except many cars seen entering Putrajaya from Kajang & Puchong. That means we have to be there early to get good spot. We get to Jusco at about 7.15pm (U can get to Putrajaya quite fast using the SMART tunnel from Tun Razak). Had our dinner (And Afza’s lunch) at KFC & quickly off to Putrajaya. Ingatkan nak tapau KFC poppers tapi alahaii poppers nya sangatlah “besar”. Lagipun kitorang memang dah bawak kerepek & ada some leftover KFC tu angkut je sekali.

At about 9.00pm macam tu, we manage to get a good spot right beside the fun-fair park. Actually at the time we get to the stretch infront PICC tu, they havent closed the bridge, so we manage to cross over to PICC and park by the roadside in front of PICC. We walk a bit and found a good spot by the lake exactly across the area they fire the fireworks. So kat situlah kitorang melepak sambil tunggu fireworks.

Fireworks begin at 10.00pm sharp and lasted for about 20 minutes. Qais Amiir initially sampai tutup2 mata sebab takut, tapi after a while dah ok dan dah seronok tengok fireworks. Apza dengan baik hatinya jugak buat video call dengan Leny dari awal fireworks sampai habis. Tak tahulah besar mana jek Leny nampak.

Habis je fireworks lebih kurang jam 10.30pm ... semua orang berpusu-pusu keluar dari Putrajaya. Tahulah kalau dah semua kereta keluar all at one shot ... it took us almost one hour to get to Puchong LDP toll. Tapi, all in all ... experience ni memang menyeronokkan.

SaLam RamadHan & SeLamaT BerPuaSa

Ramadhan datang menjengah sekali lagi ... rasanya macam baru je Ramadahan berlalu, dah sampai sekali lagi di bulan Ramadhan. Maybe its not too late to wish everybody Salam Ramadhan & selamat berpuasa ... harap-harapnya Ramadhan kali ni akan membawa lebih MAKNA dan menjadikan kita insan yang lebih baik ... aminn insya allah :)

For myself, aku cuma berazam moga-moga dapat manfaatkan bulan ni lebih baik dari tahun-tahun yang lepas ... and personally hopefully tak perlu outstation kemana-mana ... cukup la tahun lepas aku berpuasa di merata2 ceruk rantau, hopefully tahun ni tak payah la. Bukannya tak best outstation masa puasa ni, cuma lecehnya bila kena travel alone ... buka puasa & sahur sorang2, SANGATLAH BORINGNYA!! So far cuma kena ke Kuantan 27 - 29 Sept (Tu pun biarla tunda hendaknya).

Funniest thing this Ramadhan so far ialah kena GELAK dengan ummiqais di tengah2 pasar ramadhan Bukit Indah. Actually dalam lebih kurang sebulan lepas, Astro tayangkan cerita 'Perempuan, Isteri & ...' dan semenjak tu ummiqais memang sangat tension sebab selalu bila boring2 aku akan imitate dialog Nasir Bilal Khan dalam cerita tu ... lebih kurangnya dialognya ...

So Friday lepas kitorang singgah pasar ramadhan bukit indah nak beli juadah nak berbuka ... dah habis beli tu dalam tengah berjalan nak balik beli otak2 ... tetiba jek la pulak terserempak dengan Sofia Jane ... dalam ramai2 artis yg duduk kat bukti indah tu time tu la pulak jumpa Sofia Jane ... ummiqais pun apalagi ... memang ketensionan yang dah terbuku lama ... bantai gelak kat situ pastu cabar2 lagi "Ha! pegi la cakap kat dia kalau berani ..." :( Memang seronok la ummiqais ... CEH!!

AbuQais: Lepas ni nak hafal dialog Sarjan Saunders iklan merdeka tu pulak!

Zaleha, aku nak kau cakap apa yang kau cakap dekat Tapa tadi ... aku tak dengar. Kau cakap apa yang kau cakap dekat Tapa tadi .. Haa! (Part Haa! Nasir Bilal Khan tu memang aku lawak laaaa)

OuR boY Turn TWO!!

Our QAIS AMIIR ABQARI turn TWO!! Alhamdulillah ... Happy Bufday to yok! (As he pronounce it). Happy birthday! Happy birthday! Happy birthday to youu!! ...

Feels like it was only yesterday that i first hold his warmth body, reach his tiny little fingers ... first feeling of fatherhood. Seeing him seeing me for the first time. Fatherhood is beyond words.

Today Qais Amiir is 2 years old (THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED ON THE 6TH BUT BABAH WAS AWAY WORKING! PATHETIC!). He is our world, our source of spirit and courage, he is every bit and every inch the love and joy of our life. He is our strength when we are weak, he makes us smile when we sad, he lift us when we are down ... Words are just too limited to describe ... he is everything :) ...