Ramadhan once again.

As colourful and excited the bazaars are,the same feeling I have every Ramadhan. Tremendously grateful to be at home ♥ Selamat berpuasa,bertarawikh&berbuka to all :) Let us appreciate this chance, one more time given by the Creator. Alhamdulillah.

Among my favourite quote when it comes to my own personal sensitivity towards my beautiful religion :)

"I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way" - Dave Chappelle

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak is here again. Thank you Allah.

Lies.

A wise friend of Iman once said; 'There is always 3 sides of a story, his story,her story and the TRUTH'. What a wise thought eh? I agree.

The 'Pencil'.

There are some stories that makes you stop for a second and actually say,'hey that's so true' and these are what we called inspirational kind of stories. Those which give us sense of direction in this life, which made us proud to be who we are as a person without comparing with others, to appreciate what we have in life and to be a better person we must work hard without depending on others too much and last but not least no more DAYDREAMING and PROCRASTINATION. Thanks Mr.TES for the email.

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked:

‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’

His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:
I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’

Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.
‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’

‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.’

‘First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.’
‘

Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpner. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.’

‘Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.’

‘Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. in just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action’


'Like the flowing river' by Paulo Coelho.

:)

Spent 1 day in awe of UM's law library and found this: " Law,says the Judge as he looks down his nose, Speaking clearly and most severely Law is as I have told you before Law is as you know I suppose Law is but let me explain it once more Law is the Law." W.H AUDEN, extract from Law is like Love." Will continue reading LAW:)

They asked and I answered. 5 seconds... all of them say simultaneously,”Aren’t you the best and the only point one should consider of? There should be no reasons beyond you”.

I thought I'm the only one who thinks like that but well, great minds think alike I must say.

What's in the name?

When Shakespeare wrote ‘What’s in the name?’ for sure there’s incident or justified reasons behind it isn’t it? So that’s exactly my question, what’s in the name? Especially mine. (I don’t really bother with others’, why should I? hahaha)

Story 1: Wish I could ask people to stop asking me about my “unique” name when it comes to why is it the ‘NUR’ is placed at the last. No I’m not angry or what so ever but I wish I have the answer though, pardon me that I never really thought of sitting down and have a serious heart to heart talk with my parents of the story behind it. I love history but some things are beautiful to be left untold. Especially to those guys who know for a fact I won’t reply the messages and please improve your pick up line, it’s so lame and boring when you try to get girl’s hp number but praising her name and for the record please just keep your number.

Story 2: Why would she call my name for every class? It’s because only she has the most detectable instinct of me actually day dreaming rather than focusing to her lectures; or maybe she is the only one who really bothers. I’m not kidding but every classes and tutorials she keeps calling my name and the terrified and paranoid I am I would be ducking or hiding behind whoever sitting in front of me. Yes its hurt, try to sit in the same posture for an hour or more! Not the normal posture ok, the one we have to do when the person in front of us is actually smaller and way slimmer than we are. Ms.CK is the nicest person I 've known and that’s why I feel sorry (for myself) every time I’m not able to give the most sense reply. But I just realised that actually I kind a like the subject [this happened when there’s only 9 hours 30 minutes left before I sit for the paper last Friday] so second half of this semester I’ll try harder to surprise myself and also her in good way that is.

Story 3: Last week Ms.A asked me why my friends refer me as ‘Cheda’ but not ‘Saiyidah’ when she herself never called me using my real name instead; ‘Kajol’[no objection though, so flattering!] so during our lunch time the story continues and Pza recalled back our first meeting which is way back 4 years ago during our foundation time. In short, it reminds me of why I need a nickname. Most of the time when I introduced myself to new people “Hye, my name is Saiyidah” they will immediately start giving me this weird don’t-you-have-a-nickname-or-something-that-easy-for-us-to-pronounce? look and that’s why Cheda seems convenient for all. They told me that it took quite an effort to say the name so as I won’t compromise with other pronunciations or the other 2 names, Cheda it is. Plus my bff given me the nickname in 2003 so since then I’m loving it :)

My name is SIN and I am not a terrorist!

We are NOT stupid.

The word of this week is stupid. The same apply for the week before. And the one before that. Maybe it should be named THE word of this semester. I feel so stupid every time his/her tutorial finished. I feel stupid for not be able to respond for such simple question. I feel so stupid for just sitting there and give wrong replies after another. Why just me even them who we considered the front benchers sighing of how they also feel stupid. Then they would remind us how great the batch that was just graduated; how easy would KC, Ju-li, Andrew, Colin, Shobna akka, etc answer those queries. We feel stupid and hopeless and the only thing we can do with the election form is just to stare at it thinking what the next smart step is.

Feeling discouraging never a good feeling to be carry out throughout the rest of our student life, above that it’s never good to feel stupid.

Feel like ages since the last time I feel stupid.

The best part time job: LIVING IN DENIAL

Among the days in this week when I felt like a well known actor, celebrities’ wife or superstar football player’s girlfriend is when people telling, texting, or messaging me about these....

1) Kak Hana: Eh, your boyfriend in NST.
What? The seniors were reading newspapers in the law lib and they saw news about MY ShahRukh Khan, few minutes later the paper clipping was out of everyone’s sight as you know someone-who-shouldn’t-be-named already cut it.


2) The Girls: Weyh, you are on the covers/in the newspapers! There’s something about you and SRK.
What? ‘You’ here is referred to Kajol (yes, the real one)


3) KL: LOL Congratulations...now you’re a step-mom. CR.Jr welcome to this world!!
What? Cristiano Ronaldo announced to the world that ‘we’ just had a son together*sigh* *there goes my secret identity*. The same day also I announced to them ‘our’ son is named after the combination of our names Cheda+Cristiano Ronaldo = CrisDaDi DO (DO as in for honour of the famous CR’s ad ‘So DO I’ hahaha)


4) SK: Ranbir’s infront of today’s paper.
What? It’s a signal for me to go law lib and grab MY Ranbir as fast as I could, so sorry for those who read them after me because from page 21 you will go straight to page 23.


5) ZR: TV2/3/ch Astro now!
What? ‘MY’ SRK/Kajol’s movies were on air.


6) PS: i) So cute YOUR SRK says ‘Good night’ in Malay in Don.
ii) Your SRK in My Name Is Khan recite AQ for real is it? I’m so impressed.
What? She borrows my DVDs and was commenting /asking about SRK’s performances.


7) THEM: Do you know....CR...SRK...KAJOL....BOLLYWOOD...vagera vagera even before they finished their sentences I would answer YES, dear I know and will continue giving non-stop trivia. hehehe.






When the truth is I’m just a moving Bollywood library. That’s the only part where I’m not living in denial, doing something we LOVE can be so much FUN!

Not so guilty feeling:)

I Hate Luv Storys

Movie: I Hate Luv Storys

Date: 2^nd July 2010

Cinema: TGV, Sunway Pyramid

Director: Punit Malhotra

Casts: Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor.

At first when I got to know about how the title is spelled, I hate it how Bollywood turns into Hollywood titles wise much for its publicity stunt. But then its Karan Johar’s Dharma’s production people so it meant to be that way, even when I tried (really hard) not to have pre-conceive idea of what is the storyline all about I know for a fact it’s going to be a candy floss kind a movie with extravaganza sets when it comes to abroad shooting scenes and the naach-gaana where skimpy clothes are obviously preventable depicted. I love most of the songs, thanks to Vishal-Shekhar combo of hummable sweet and pop tunes. The story of how Jay who doesn’t believe in luv storys (for the sake of this movie) becomes foe then buddy to Simran who is a hardcore believer of luv storys, a perfect Raj, marriage, vagera vagera (ya, line from this movie.haha) then realised that he fall in luv with that girl and can’t live without her, TYPICAL? I guess you can envisage how it goes from there; yup it’s a happy ending story. One again I’ve been disappointed.

Manish Malhotra’s nephew managed to get his uncle’s touch in terms of enchanting wardrobe but for a debut director he doesn’t really bring anything new or delicious on the plate, yes it’s entertaining but it stops there. Imran and Sonam were moderately okay, their characters aren’t those where you need to have 2 months workshop in advance to get into the mindset of both role. Dragging in some of the scenes, pointless dialogues, lame jokes, repetition of so many songs, scenes, etc from KJo’s previous works like KKHH, RNBDJ, KHNH, etc. In short this movie is a carbon copy of numbers of scenes from KJo’s movies put into one for the duration of 2 hours+. Yet still it garnered crores in its opening week and in its way to become the highest grossing in Bollywood this year.

p/s: KJo built Imran's chocolate boy image and made him worked hard to get those abs but seriously it doesn’t have any effect on me at least as Imran should be Imran who is naturally geek, nerdy, good boy image compare to John’s.

Dictionary

Naach-gaana: Dancing-singing

Vagera: Etc

Crores: Millions

I hate typical Luv Storys.

Raajneeti

Movie: Raajneeti

Date: 18^th June 2010

Cinema: TGV Capsquare,KL

Director: Prakash Jha

Casts: Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai, Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor.

When we have power packed performers in the house we expect nothing less but an A-class delivery, with an established screenplay writer and author-director like one who leads this project I must say this movie fulfilled all my anticipations especially after months been waiting for its release. For 2 years during its production nothing has been revealed for promotion purposes nor for media publicity yet it’s the biggest opening for this year’s releasing so far and continue being on strong ground for the last 4 weeks, all the big names in the industry came under one roof and for me this movie is the best turmoil political drama from Prakash Jha as I’ve been watching all of his works. Waiting patiently for his next venture.

Acting wise all have done their best and surprisingly Katrina actually ACTS for once, a huge improvement I must say from just being a-mix-good looking-heroine-who-doesn’t speak Hindi to a politician that went through too many hardships mainly political rivalry as she’s the only woman who stood up and voice out the destitution that the people in that village is facing due to poverty, corruption, etc. The only reason why this movie is in my ‘MUST’ watch movies this year is of course for Ranbir Kapoor, I just have to watch all his works or else........just feel the need to witness him going from strength to strength. Glad to say he didn’t let me down, again.

The cinematography is typical presentation from this team; all songs were portrayed only as background in the scenes where words can be ignored for that particular moment and the dialogues written are more towards political terms and they used [real] Hindi as it should be(where it’s hard for me to understand if there were no subtitles) compare to Hing-lish.

P/s: Arjun Rampal is the hottest politician ever, hands down! Outstandingly in the scene where he sings while murdering that bad cop!

Politic indeed bring out the evil in us!