Welcome to my life

3X says "Met my old school best friend recently, was very surprised when he said he's suffering from throat cancer, doctors give him 2 years to live, ironically he isn't a smoker at all. This wasn't the first shocker I heard from him, 2 years ago met him in the MRT, that time I was shocked when he said he was going through a divorce from his wife, whom he caught in bed with another woman. He already have a son, and as his cancer threatment costs him $5000 per month, he stop going to the hospital, and put his life di tangan tuhan.

Another friend same age as me too, is sufferring from a nerve system sickness. 3 years ago he was in the pink of health, carried weights, muscle bodied, strong and handsome. Now his health is deteriorating, 2 years ago his speech become slurry and his movements become slower, till now eventually, his body become thinner, his speech becomes incomprehensible, he walks with a limp, now in a wheelchair, and doctors give him 1 year to live. Recently sent him off to China, he said for treatment and probably that's the last time I will see him.

One of my closes friends, "hero" will call him, "sayur" dan "obat" semua jalan terus, had a very good wife, and 2 children. DRC 3 times already. I remembered a few years ago I was in his house, and he had an argument with his wife. His wife ask, "Pilih aku dan anak-anak kau, atau pergi ambik "obat" sampai mati?"... he responded "Aku takkan pilih korang, obat aku, hidup aku!"... with that dia jatuhkan talak... (first time I heard these words being use). I brought him out, and f@#ck him up, and tried reason with him. "Apa kau buat ni?".... Now he's in jail, caught for selling drugs. His wife called me a few years ago, needs $50 to buy milk for her baby. Never heard from them since.

Met another best friend of mine, a few months ago too. When young he was given away by his real parents. He doesn't know who his parents are. So during our school days, I would follow him to macpherson area to ask the people there about who and where is his mother. Eventually tracked her at Bedok, at a terrace house. At the gate, called out his mother's name, a lady came out at the balcony of the second story house. "My name is Omar, are you my mother?" he asked... she replied "Aku takde anak, pergi.. pergi!". Till today (20 years later), he would hang around Bedok there, just to catch a glimpse of her, and he vowed not to get married, until the day his mother acknowledge him. He is alone, no family at all, live in a rented room, still longing for his mother to say "ye, akulah ibu kau".

Sorry to sound melancholic, but while looking at school children, I couldn't help thinking about some my friends... friends who played police and thief with me, a time where there were no worries, no remorse and no regrets. As time progress, our life changed too. I have my own struggles, but nothing when compared to my buddies are going through.

To my friends, Zul, Halim, Omar, Aim and the rest of the macpherson gang... "kita tangkap lentok kat rocket ok... kita happy sampai pagi"

Sunday's Agenda

Iman says "Hari ni kita pergi Johor, biasalah untuk top up minyak kereta dan beli barang sikit... Kita pergi Kotaraya, bila kita turun escalator tingkat satu sekali ada orang kejar dan sergar Abah, nak tahu siapa?... abang Herman lah."

Nadhirah says "Abah punya terperanjat macam nak kena heart attack, nasib baik tak pengsan. Rupa2 nya dia, Kak yan dan Haziq tengah breakfast kat sana jugak. Kita pun join dia orang sekali kat kedai makan tu. Kita dok berbual dan main2 dgn Haziq sampai tengahari."

Juliana says "Haziq hari ni happylah dia asyik ketawa aje dalam baby seat dia. Abah dan Herman berbualkan pasal orang lelaki hilang virgin macam mana, Kak yan pun sama jugak berbual merepek... hehehe"

Yati says "Lepas tu kita pergi rumah Kak Aini kat Taman Suria, pasal semalam dia mintak tolong betulkan PC dia. Dia masak mee hoon goreng, power jugak! Kat rumah dia banyak durian jugak, kita pun apa lagi lantaklah durian semua. Lepas tu kita singgah rumah Kak Mun (bapak punya anak sedara), dia punya rumah foolamak, punyalah besar dan spacious... hai si 3X bersemangat betul nak pindah kat Johor"

3X says "Kita bawak balik banyak durian, Kak Aini kasi, Kak Mun kasi, macam mana nak habiskan tak tahu... berbau lagi lah kereta aku..."

Badang and Manhunt

3X says "I can't tag anything at the tagboards, are you guys experiencing the same thing?...Keep coming up with some Server Error thing... well what you gonna do right, its a free service... Anyway, last night we were at Wakdir house, along with Bik's and Yan's family, and we watched the wedding and holiday video edited by abg kadir. Very nicely done, with snippets of hilarious short stories... I particularly like the good looking Jin in the Badang story.... not badlah his acting, if I can say so myself. We were treated to nasi bungkos kuah rawan... and when I say bungkos, it was really bungkos... which is my favourite.

When we reached home, I watched "Manhunt", its a reality show something like America's Top Model, except this one its all male, so they looking for top male model. I did enjoyed watching, which was a mistake by the way, because half-way through the show, I feel so "homo".... watching all these men in briefs and trying out clothes and shopping... why am I even watching this?!?!... I feel so sick! "

*ps* bang, forgot to take the DV tapes, and can we have a copy of the VCD too... thanks. and your PC I set to lower security because it can't install Active X and Javascript. Once I lowered it down, both are installed already.

6 kakak 3 abang 41 anak 13 cucu

Yati says "Oohh.. ngoyak kat orang ye, hang nangeh dalam keter bila berpisah... memanglah sedih, mana taknya, dah seronok jalan ramai-ramai ke sana-sini lepah tu tinggal kite satu keter je jalan sorang. I suka bila beramai-ramai. Dulu sebelum kahwin, cuma ada mak, apak, 1 abang, 1 kakak, 1 adik dan 3 anak sedara aje, sedara-mara semua takde dekat-dekat. Bila lepas kahwin, amboi banyaknya dapat kakak, abang, anak-sedara, dan cucu-sedara pun ada... sampai tak terkira. Sedara-mara semua dekat-dekat kat sini, kalau jalan hari-raya, sepuluh minit dah sampai rumah sedara-mara. Kalau kat malaysia, nak pergi rumah 1 sedara aje makan 3 atau 4 jam, tu cuma 1 aje sedara, bila sampai dah penat.

Keluarga yati selalu tanya, ramai betul keluarga si rizal tu, ingat ke nama semua orang, kenal ke semua, muat ke rumah..... Si rizal eksyen cakap dia ingat semua nama 41 anak-sedara dia dan 13 cucu-sedara dia dan kenal semua sedara dia, yati dalam hati, "eh..eh... yeah right.... yelah yang dia tak kenal, dia cakap kawan dia...hehehe.... betul tak...".

Rantau Abang, Trengganu

Kuala Trengganu, di sini kita menetap kat Awang, our favourite chalet.
Kalau nak makan power, pergi Pantai Batu Buruk, pasar malam happening,
tapi cuma hari Jumaat aje, bukan tiap-tiap hari.
Di sini orang jual dengan currency Riyal (tapi sama macam ringgit jugak).

Cherating Mini-motel.

This is the mini-motel where we stayed at Cherating, Kuantan.
Its by the beach, beside the sea, and you can park your car in-front.
Its rm60 per night, with air-con, TV, fridge and 2 queen size beds.

Eat, sit, sleep or gaze at the open beach and sea right infront of you.
Highly recommended.

We are back....

Finally we are home, after 11 days starting from Singapore to Ayer Hitam to Pagoh to Nilai to Putrajaya to Kajang to Air Terjun Gabai to WRC to Kuala Lumpur to Taman Serdang to Petaling Street to KLCC to KTM to Kuala Selangor to Ipoh to Teluk Intan to Tapah to Cameron Highlands to Genting Highlands to Kuantan to Cherating to Air Terjun Bukit Besi to Rantau Abang to Kuala Trengganu to Dungun back to Singapore.

Most memorable events during the whole trip :
1- First day of holiday, when meeting everyone at Pagoh
2- Iman disappearance act at Alamanda (I was in the toilet, when I came out, Abg Ram say Iman hilang, but when I turn left I saw him with Kak Ngah... So I don't know whats the commotion was all about)
3- Arin and Oja wedding, different pattern/style than a singapore's wedding. For example, ada kompang malam-malam buta. then Oja sambut Arin bila dia datang...
4- Kunang-kunang yang buat hutan macam pasar-malam, quite a sight.
5- Makan durian Tanah Rata sampai tak boleh makan (first time I cannot take it... too many).
6- Herman, Abg Jaafar and Munah kopek durian kat carpark. Herman pakai kunci kereta, Abg Jaafar campak durian, dan Munah "ultra-violent" style, baling durian. The best part is, the next day I found my swiss-army knife in the glove compartment... too late.
7- Fog kat Cameron Highlands bila driving satu benda kat depan pun tak nampak.
8- Genting Highlands drive up, was torturous to our car, low gear all the way and steep slope, the drive down was even more torture, sampai brake kereta berasap.
9- Relaxing at Rantau Abang, water so clear, beach so clean...
10- Pasar malam Pantai Batu Buruk, so much tasty food.

Kuala Trengganu

Kita dari semalam kat Kuala Trengganu, sampai dari Kuantan pukul 3 petang. Kita pun biasalah duduk kat Awang, Rantau Abang (rm40). Kat situ memang kita punya favourite beach, pasal air lautnya jernih.. sejernih-jernihnya... macam swimming pool. Pantai bersih, tadke sampah..takde batu.. pasir laut aje. Words susah nak describe this place, its a sanctuary for city slickers.

Semalam kita pun sempat pergi Trengganu, Pantai Buruk... biasalah thats our favourite pasar malam place. Bermacam-macam-macam-macam makanan ada, and of course my favourite fried chicken parts to eat.

Rasa macam tak nak balik Singapore... nak duduk sini sampai bila-bila... but one day we have to go home... don't know yet.

Well wish you all were here, its really a piece of beach haven in Malaysia. Clear skies, clear beach, clear waters... equals Clear Minds.

Salam sayang dari 3X, Yati, Juliana, Iman dan Nadhirah...

Genting Highlands - Kuantan Cherating

Kita semua sampai kat Kuantan pada pukul 6pm. Tapi sebelum tu kita naik Genting Highlands dulu. Kat Genting Highlands kita sampai pada pukul 3pm, kita stay sana sampai pukul 4:30pm. Driving naik Genting, tak fun lansung, macam torture kereta. Rileks sekejap kat sana, tapi kat atas tu panas terik lah, tak sejuk lansung....hmmm.... kita ingat nak stay satu malam (rm90 - Ria Apartment) tapi pasal panas so kita tak jadi.

Lepas tu kita pergi Kuantan - Karak Highway, dari Barat ke Timur - 2 jam (tol rm19), ingat nak terus sampai Trengganu tapi 460km - jauh sangat, so kita stop over kat Kuantan Cherating beach dulu (Mini motel - rm60). Very Peaceful kat sini... pasal tourist semua dah balik. Relaxing to the Max!

Hari ni kita akan pergi ke Rantau Abang (Trengganu) - (160km), dan relax kat Awang pulak (rm40), relax tepi pantai lagi.

*ps* oh ye, semalam bila kita dah nak separate lepas Tapah kan... Ylo berlinangan air-mata (I'm not joking)... Hang tanya dia "Apasal, menangis?"... dia cakap "Berpisah dengan kak ana, kak eton, yan, abgkadir semua... sedih..." Hang malas nak pujuk, hang ketawakan dia ajelah...khahaha...

Woooooooiiiiiiihhhhh!!!!

We would like to congratulate
Sahrin and Rozalmah on their Wedding this Saturday at K.L.

Naughty Wedding Wishes

We're wishing you both a lifetime that brings,

Real sexy, raunchy and "naughty dream" things,

And wishing each wish, will be sure to come true

In a really "satisfying" future ahead just for you two..

Congratulations and Good Luck...

Selamat Pengantin Baru.

From 3x, Ylo & J.I.N

(any happy hour questions/enquiry/tips/techniques
can be email to 3x@lovemachine.com)

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Long Distance Driving

Some Long Distance Driving Tips (especially for new drivers, or not seasoned long distance drivers) :

1- Of course, check car before any long trips, since all of you have new cars, this only applies to me...hehehe
2- Wear pants with lotsa space, applies to drivers, because after driving 2 to 4 hrs, some places can get rather nasty when cramped for too long
3- If your car have children, make sure theres plastic bags on standby for any spontaneous vomits
4- For new drivers especially, long distance driving can make you feel very sleepy, this is caused by "highway hypnotic effect", so try not to focused your eyes in the middle of the road, try to look left and right whenever possible
5- And also for new drivers, you may think that the journey like never ending, long stretch of road ahead, you may feel impatient or even claustrophobic.... when this happens relax and listen to music or talk to the passengers
6- Do not challenge with fast moving vehicles, let them pass if they're tailgating you, they're crazy drivers
7- Malaysian buses, are not like our SBS buses, they will overtake you at very high speed, so keep your hands firmly to the steering wheel, because when they pass you, you can feel a slight push from the side

I remember my first long-distance drive... to Melaka, I thought Ayer hitam was far already, so when the first journey to Melaka, it felt like eternity to reach there. Then when I got braver, I drove up to Port Dickson - Seremban - KL, not by the NS highway, but by the small road, and when I reached KLIA the first time, it felt like such an accomplishment. Seeing the KLIA tower from a distance, I felt like I travelled half-way across the galaxy, the feeling was empowering. And when I reached KLCC, I thought man "I have done what no man has done before!".... as if. Soon the adrenalin rush make me drove, with 3 children in the back, 10 hours of driving non-stop to Penang.....man that was crazy! I couldn't feel my butt and legs after that. Luckily my children are used to it, like my mother-in-law says, they are "growing-up" in the car.

Now, going to KL doesn't have the same effect as before. Driving to KL is like.... well, a normal drive to Geylang, no more adrenalin rush.... but instead, I do get peace of mind. Its something about the long road ahead that gives me a calming effect. Here, is no fun driving, every 10 metres you stop at a traffic light, this country is so full of traffic lights, I think that for every baby that is born, a traffic light is planted here.

So drive safe everybody, especially if you're not used to long distance... Relax, enjoy the ride and sing along the way...

JB Karnival

Iman says "Hari ni kita pergi Danga Bay, pasal Wan ada masuk pertandingan memasak kat sana. Aki tak pergi pasal dia tak larat nak drive jauh-jauh. Hari ni ada Karnival kat Johor, but we're not sure what type of Karnival, so anyway kat sana happeninglah sikit."

Nadhirah says "Dinner time kita pergi makan kat Larkin, pasal Umi nak makan nasi lemak kat sana, biasalah tu tempat favourite dia. Kita pun tak tahu kenapa dia suka makan nasi lemak kat situ, macam biasa aje rasa. Agaknya murahlah sebab tu dia suka, cuma rm$1.50 aje, so boleh makan banyak-banyak...hehehe"

Juliana says"Lepas makan kita orang lepak kat tempat padang yang ada jam depan Hyatt Hotel tu. Kita duduk kat situ pasal ada Karnival Konvoi kenderaan yang dibuat oleh Proton. Banyak betul motor dan kereta, semua akan parade depan City Square, kalau you all ada masuk johor, perasan tak dia orang taruk kerusi depan City Square, malam nilah dia punya show. Macam-macam kenderaan, motor dan kereta yang dibuat oleh proton semua beratur untuk start parade... happening betul, ramai orang. Kita orang pun dapat makan free, pasal bila kita duduk situ, organiser dia bagi-bagi makanan bungkus, Umi pakai baju hitam, sama macam dia orang punya seragam, so dia orang ingat kita pun one of the participant... hehehe... rezeki jangan ditolak...anyway bila kita balik 9.30pm nasib baik tak jam.... phhhoooiiiii penat."

Movie Date at JB

Iman says "Hari ni pagi-pagi macam tak boleh bangun, pasal semalam balik lambat. Kita orang punya mata macam tak boleh bukak, bila umi mandikan kita semua, kita semua masih stone temple pilot. Tapi bila umi cakap nak bawak kita tengok wayang dengan suffi dan hatim, baru mata kita segar/terbeliak."

Nadhirah says "Actually sejak last week, Kita dah buat date dengan Hatim tengok wayang kat City Square, JB. Kita tengok Madagascar, pukul 12:50pm. Kita orang semua duduk berderet, kita, iman, juliana, suffi, kak syirah, hattim, kita orang semua ketawa tengok cerita tu."

Yati says"Lepas tengok wayang ingat nak pergi Kluang Waterworld, tapi by the time kita habis tengok wayang dah 2pm lebih, lepas tu kita pergi stopover dan makan kat Pandan Market, si driver 3X mengantuk sangat, so dia dan budak2 tidur dalam kereta, maklumlah tak cukup tidur semalam pasal balik lambat sangat. By the time mereka bangun dan lepas tu habis makan dah 4pm lebih. Kira-kira kalau kita pergi, sampai sana pukul 6pm, nak mandi apa malam2. So Kluang tu kena rain-check dululah."

Barbeque at Loyang and Farewell at Airport

Juliana says "Kita baru balik dari hantar Wakdir kat Airport. Dia pergi China sorang-sorang, berangkat 2 pagi sampai sana 6 pagi. Sebelum tu kita pergi Barbeque Kak Mai kat Loyang. Banyaknya makanan, tak pernah nampak bermacam-macam makanan begitu banyak. Abah pun apa lagi, semua dia sapu, macam mana boleh masuk perut dia pun tak tahu. Makngah dan Bakjat tumpang kita, so kita duduk ramai-ramai kat belakang. By the time kita hantar mereka, kita sampai rumah, pukul 2 am. Tapi pasal kita dah tidur kat dalam kereta, bila balik kita dan Iman mata segar pulak, bila dah kena pekik dari Umi dan Abah baru kita terpaksalah tidur".

We are back...

Juliana says " Hi kengkawan, kita semua dah sampai singapore. Kita naik bas dari Ayer Hitam sampai ke Larkin. Abah balik kerja ambik kita kat sana. Kita penatlah naik bas 2 jam, tapi seronok. Wan dan Aki sihat, kita kat sana Wan asyik masak aje dan kita makan banyak tau. Hari ni 2nd June, Wan punya Hari Jadi so kita semua dapat celebrate dengan dia. Jiran dia masakan dia birthday cake, chocolate, so kita dapat makan kek sedap.

Iman says "Aki kita sekarang drive kereta kancil, so bila kita naik, semua sempit. Umi tu berat, so bila dia naik kereta pun mendak...hehehe... kesian kereta kancil tu. Tadi pagi, Aki bawak kita orang pergi Yong Peng, pasal Umi kena tukar IC malaysia dia. Umi cakap IC baru dia boleh jadi Touch and Go sekali... macam kelakar gitu, IC boleh pakai bayar tol."

Nadhirah says "Kita suka duduk kat kampung, kengkawan kita nak tanyalah, bila kita kat sana, Abah buat apa kat sini? Dia cakap dia tidur aje kat rumah, betul ke?"

Yati says"Oh.... my darling husband, kata tidur ye kat rumah, rupa2-nya jalan2 kat JB, tengok wayang lagi. Padan muka sesat sana sini, tulah tak bawak kita sekali. Tapi takpe, nasib baik dapat wife understanding, you need the break, you deserve it. Anyway, kita tadi balik kita singgah Giant, tapi ikan keli semua out of stocklah, aquarium dia kosong, yang ada belut, we don't think you guys nak barbeque belut kan...."

3X says "....the end of my freedom....."

Still Lonely...

3X says" Lonely... I am still lonely.. anyway today took MC because "suffering" from bad cough and headache (maybe PMS).. thought of resting at home, so watched Star Wars Empire Strikes Back, but that damn cough medicine is like tranquilizer, half-way slept like a baby. Woke up afternoon, thinking what to do... where can I go, that is near, cheap, lots of food, value for money - where else - Johor, of course. So 2 traffic lights later, I am in.

First agenda, lunch, so to Larkin I went. I took so much lauk, sampai the seller have to use calculator to kira. Only rm$4, and I really took a lot - kerang, ayam, sayur ubi, rendang, tahu... it was really a satisfying lunch. After that, decided to go Holiday Plaza, but on the way there, I accidentally turned right after pasar tani, and got lost, I spent 1 hour, to get back on track, but once I reached there, the medicine kicked in and my head was so drowsy, so decided to watch a movie at Taman Pelangi.

I watched House of Wax, but don't ask me good or not, because half-way through I slept, and I don't know what the hell happened in the movie. Oh forgot to mentioned, the movie is only rm$6 only, and the cinema was huge and spacious, our multiplexes suck in comparison. After the movie, jalan here, jalan there (its so nice to drive around in mid-week), and eventually went back at around 8pm, traffic was smooth like a baby's bottom. My darling wife don't know I am MC today and went jalan2 alone at JB.... so Yati by the time you read this, what is done is done... Lonely... I am so Lonely... I have nobody... So I jalan-jalan"