ducktour.and.truck

30th June 2008 / 2000
Here I am, at Capitol Tower’s Starbucks, waiting for my lovely Nur to end off her night class at about 930pm or so.Wanted to surf the Internet, but somehow, I could not log in successfully even with numerous attempts.
So now, Ive contented to myself being just offline, in a Wireless@SG area, neither knowing if it is my lappie, or the network that is at fault.
And now im blogging on my Word, so as to be published later when I am at home.
In front of me is my all-time fave caramel frapp, and a microwaved turkey and portebello sandwich. (bukan belo eh. Tsk. )
My lovely Nur made a sweet, or rather torturing *in jest* gesture of doing up a surprise for me last Saturday. And at that time, it had been a very long time since anyone else last made a real surprise for me. J
On Saturday, she asked me out, for our monthly “Special” date. Not to say that every other time which we went out is not special by itself la kan, but we always make it a point to have ourselves one of those proper dates, and not just meeting each other after work/school. One of the little things, to keep our relationship special.
This time round, she totally made it a surprise for me, and not letting me know where we were headed.
No clue, no hints, and on my part, I simply had no idea.
And then, ade lah kite mati2 ingat we watching a movie or sumthin. Coz by the way she was acting, I guessed correctly that we had to chase for a timing, and so I thought a movie la kan.
What else could it be right, especially at Suntec?
From the MRT, all the way along the Citylink, and inside the Suntec building itself, we were rushing like mad, and like all those other times when people are in a rush, somehow everything else seemed to move in slow motion and on our part, we “noticed” things like how other people had no sense of spatial awareness (like stopping abruptly in the middle of a passageway).
Just as we were about to reach the destination, after much pestering and nudging from me about we heading and what we gonna do, she finally let me in on a clue.
“It starts with the letter ‘D’ .”
And then just as it occurred to me what was it, we reached where we supposed to be heading.
The place was the Ducktour ticketing booth.
No wonder she kept on saying, “I told you once that I only wanted to do this together with you.”
:P. Ok. So I forgot. But luckily I forgot kan, kalau tak, it aint a surprise anymore rite? :P heheh
(and I bet at this point of time as she’s reading this for the first time, in her heart, she would e going like, “hah... yelah tu...”) abg tau k!
And so we waited, and while waiting, we took pictures of each other, not knowing what was to come next.
As soon as we boarded the amphibian vehicle, we found out that the camera’s battery was dead flat. L and so we were forced to be contented with Nur’s handphone camera (mine was spoilt). But we didn’t let that hamper our excitement.
For the few minutes, we let ourselves become tourists in our own homeland, and especially yours truly. Heheh.
I decided to be enthusiastic, and for once, throw away the cynical and pessimistic get up of mine.
Nur also got into the act sportingly, and she started off giving one of her most manje smile ever, that left me melting like crazy, when the tour guide requested all the passengers who were sitting at the window to “show me your teeth”. Heheh.
Not long after, we soon went into the water, but not before a bumpy sensation all over. It felt like a normal boat ride, but it was different, and special, coz im with her, and it was my first time ever being on a boat at the singapore river.
(at this point of writing, ive successfully logged onto the wireless network. Finally! But imam continue typing on word anyways. And in between of typing, im helping myself with slices of that dish, which by now is hard and cold.)
(just as I was about to resume typing, I was told to fill up a form by the store manager. Yes. Im applying as a starbucks barista) J
I couldn’t really describe explicitly how I felt totally, but to put it simply, I was happy, jus to be with her.
And we even won ourselves those duck whistles. Heheh.
After that, we went to toys r us, to get a present for one of Nur’s favourite students, Nazirul, and there, she got to see the child side of me still existing, yet not always obvious.
Reminisced those times when I was at any toys shop, and I would be wishing if only I can buy all the toys that are on sale, and becoz we are getting a toy present for a six year old child, I decided to use my experience on what is best thing that he may really want. *ahem* (experience kaper???!!!)
First, we considered the power rangers megazord, something I felt was the only power ranger toy worth having, but the price of it scared us away. Heheh. Then it was a lego technic of a car, but decidedly it was still to complicated for a six year old kid, even for an Iman kid. :P:P:P
Then we considered a radio controlled Ferrari, but looking at how he’s still a kid, he wouldn’t recognise the significance of the Ferrari brand.
We settled on a radio controlled monster truck, coz its big, and its pretty direct to use. It seemed child-proof to me, meaning, tahan lasak, or resistant to “rough play”... uuh. Whatever la khairi :P
Soon after, to satiate our growling stomachs, we had a meal at pizza hut at marina square, where again, we made another edition of Pustek Productions (:P) and where we also bumped into a colleague of hers, who somehow ive always bumped into someplace else.
It was getting late, and we still had to go to Nazirul’s place that very evening, and so we took a cab there.
It was nice meeting Nazirul’s family. He has a younger brother, and honestly, I find the brother much more endearing than himself, coz sadly, he reminds me of me. The older sibling who always has the last say. And the one who would always be the one dividing up “property rights”. A little bit evil, dominant, but oh well, guess thats only natural aint it.
Of coz, they were damn excited when we presented to them the truck, and the wrapping paper was laid to waste right there and then. The parents were cool, and im guessing theyre the educated types. And I foresee ill be like Nazirul’s dad, juz a lil more firm and laying the rules as soon as the boy is able to understand me. *looks at Nur. :X*
While Nur was busy chatting about kindergarten stuff with the parents, I was busy observing the antics of the brothers. Really really interesting, and it left me with a fuzzy wuzzy feeling, and past hues about my own past.
God. The whole “show” was like my own. Tapi, tu dulu la kan.
Before long, it was time to go, and I sent her home.
Someway somehow though, both me and Nur larling couldn’t get enough of each other. ;)
Thanks for the wonderful surprise sayang, and it still touches me still that u still even bother to do up these little surprises for me.
Even with the bumps along the road, Im guessing that the journey will only get better and more gratifying, only with His permission of course.
I love you Nur. Always.
@>/--
*oh look, its 2108 already. I better pack up soon. J*
Wait.
Muacks!~

missing.you.so.bad

picture editted by Muslihah, taken at Iman Woodgrove by her some time back. :)

ok. i cant sleep.

thinking back what had happened so far since tuesday.

never knew that the pain could feel this bad.

the pain of missing someone.
someone whom u love.

someone whom u regard as being the one.

missing so bad, that it actually hurts.

yeah. she was busy. i could haf made myself understand that sooner and better.

but no. i didnt.

lost. restless. irritated.

i shall console myself with this thought.

God wants to challenge us.

there's always a blessing in disguise in every bad thing that come our way.

and yeah. me goin off to Mersing with my family, though a temporary reprieve from this mad island we call home, obviously do not help in the situation.

but i shall grab what i can.

perhaps we need to miss each other this bad.

i take it as a renewal or recharge of some sorts.

urgh.

im gonna miss u damn bad now.

I love you, Nur.

Yours Always,

Khairi aka Tekdee aka papa.jahat aka Abang

@>/--

half.a.year

it was our six months anniversary yesterday. whaddya noe, its already half a year! gosh.

picture taken at boat quay at 6.47pm with my N70 yesterday. we saw sunrays distinctively coming through the cleavages in between the clouds. and sadly, this is the only picture that ive managed to save, as the other pictures have been accidentally deleted by me. haiz.

...

Baby, it has always been a blessing for me to have you being part of my life. for all the many trials and tribulations that we have encountered together, let us take to heart that all that will make us stronger.

God-willing, we shall last till the end of time. ( yeah. we are THAT optimistic. JGN JELES! ) heheh

I love you syg! *muacks*

:)

ok. now, i shall look forward to her blog posting on what transpired yesterday. :)

battered.heart

a few more hours, when my wifey be stepping onto singapore shores again. it aint even two days, yet im missing her like crazy.

its not like we hav never seen each other for more than 2 days. but somehow, knowing that she aint on this island, has this unspoken effect of making heart miss her more and more every second.

"I need you boo
I gotta see you boo
And there's hearts all over the world tonight
Said there's hearts all over the world tonight..."

and so my mobile rang. It was her local number.
haa. dah sampai pun. hehe.

ok2. not a few hours. a few more seconds.

im soo looking forward to chat with her tonyte.

:)
oh yeah. currently im so into this song. thanks to wifey.
i love you. *muacks!~*

*Di bawah bulan purnama
Dipagar bintang beribu
Hatiku terasa ria
Kekanda di samping daku

**Di bawah bulan purnama
Di waktu malam yang sunyi
Sungguh terasa nikmatnya
Dibuai cinta berahi

Kanda muda remaja
Pujaan di hati dinda
Tempat dinda bermanja
Menhbur hati nan lara

Dinda rangkaian nyawa
Penyuluh di hati beta
Tempat kanda bercanda
Hilangkan segala duka

*
**

*
**

Adinda tetap setia
Di hati tidak berubah
Tidak dua tidak tiga
Kandalah cahaya mata

Demi kanda berjanji
Bulan bintang bersaksi
Namun hati tetap cinta
Dinda adalah juwita

*
**

friday.the.13th.is.RED

(heheh. sorry guys, but i juz haf to upload this. :P:P:P)

fuzz & rush

had abit of a chilling session at BK, and the mamak shop at KOEK Rd. if i hadnt had the hearty meal earlier at Amirah's Grill, i would haf stuffed myself with the mutton chop there

pure dope

picture taken while waiting for my syg to hand in her assignment and print her class schedule
at the starbucks underneath her school's building
(in case anyone is wondering, this picture is taken with my N70. AUTO!)
:P

kak norsiah (tabby) and nur at Bussorrah St
gave us the way overdue treat at Amirah's Grill, for both the semesters that i went thru
along the way, exchanged a bit of life experiences, especially when it comes life in the work place
pretty left me awed and a lot to ponder upon
experience is pretty useful when it comes to anticipating whatever the future brings u
perhaps that is why, somehow, i seem to have a lot of more mature individuals as friends to share experiences with, k syg? :P:P:P
:)

kak norsiah and yours truly
one of the first kakak2 that i get noe in AM :)
one of doz who has helped me gain priceless perspectives about life
though it was rarely that got to met her every now and then, somehow evertime we get to meet up, we always have something to chat about
and this is only the 2nd time that i had a proper meal with her, and this time, i brought along my sayang, jus so to let her noe who has been my special one for the past 5mths

last but not least, yours truly, mr tekdee aka abang aka papa.jahat aka purple.hustle
(muhammad khairi bin md nor) and his one and only sayang aka puspawangi aka nur aka baby aka mummy.naughty :P
almost ended the night in the most explosive and painful manner, but thank god, managed to end it off in the most right way, leaving us both much more bonded, and restrengthened our commitment for each other
yes, both of us are like totally the opposite of one another
she with her soft outlook on life, and me with the hard-ground-based rationality
however so, she brings me happiness and peace when my heart is filled with rage, and vice versa
our own quirky natures make our two beings complementary
even with all the obstacles and difficulties facing us, im confident of us overcoming them so long as we haf belief in ourselves
only with His help, of course
and yeah, like how Poh's duck father tells him, "there is no secret ingredient." (Kungfu Panda)

It is all in us.

flaming.and.burning

Just before the event, Yusuf took this picture. "Bouncer", "Tok Kadi", "Pak indon" dan lain-lain lagi.

During event, saya sempat jadi seorang cam-whore, just for my sayang. heheh

A Pathway on a Rooftop at Night. :)

Picture taken while loaning out AVA items from CED in school. A nify place to loan things out. Any student thinking of coming up with a film production, get your equipment here, on the cheap. :)
Erm. Check out the underlying message though.

My sayang, on my shoulders, while going home from Sentosa, after a Family Day carnival. Love this one. :)

Okay. Dont look at the empty stands. Look at the clouds.

Clouds 2

Jason, in the heat of the adrenaline pumping into his brains. And the match had not even started yet. haha.

Azly, as chilled as ever.

Khairi. Cheekiness, the unorthodox way.

Twin.Lights

There werent too many people that came, when SG was thrashed 3-7 by the Uzbeks. But, as Yusuf proclaimed,"it was worth the 3 bucks!" I will try it, the student pass trick, during the next match.

Direct marketing.

Sayang, at the alleyway.

Sultan Mosque, in its maghrib grandeur.

Time stood still for her as everything else moved.

Waiting for the Moment. I love the light effects the fountain created. Oh yeah, this was at the 'Gotham' building.

Me and Nur, in sheer ecstacy with one another. purr!~

moving.Lights At the temporary bus-stop where i would always wait for 965/969 otw home from her place.

got myself this beauties. :)

gosh. ayu sungguh matair aku nie.

:)

"Abang! pukul brape nie nak sampai??!!"

fast and furious action, right here at T3. "bersih eh lantai die""A ah! boleh golek2, jilat2 lagi!" ish. ish.

rilek.one.korner reinvented.

dreaming of who aje tau nie?

I LOVE THIS PIC TOO!! one of my faves. childlike innocence, and keselengean dan cuteness, fused into 1. heheh

waiting.still

HA. dah sampai pun!

"Lawa la tu"

rilek aje. :P

ish. tu jambul bedek ke betul tu???

"dah lah tu. malu la abang!!"

"sempat main hide and seek pulak!"

nie bukan seksi, tapi... tapi... seksa!

neon.emulator

Wippee! dessert dah sampai!

haiz. nak suapkan pulak. bertuah sungguh aku nie.

At her place before going out

"Main2 tau!!!'

alah. Malu la saye.

beautiful.

Aargh! asyik nak kiss aje!

As im typing this, i juz realised that there was a hand behind me. buat spoil aje la!

my.syg

her new crocs, and my new etnies

dalam train, sempat set rambut! matair sape aje la nie? ish ish.

end of danstari.

Pic.editted by Muslihah, my sister.

To cover everything that had happened, will take a whole lotta pages and words, and though records may seem beneficial, in terms of the need to reflect every now and then, whatever ive felt and went thru, will be etched in my mind. And so, ill try to summarise for the benefit of convenience.

Indeed, there are both the bad and the good.
For the bad, i would certainly learn from them, and overcome them.
For the good, indeed, moments that me smile will always remind me of life's shortness. I would rather smile, than frown. Being angry/disappointed doesnt do much more than just adding wrinkles to your skin.

Thank God, the NTUMS dinner was fine enough, and if not for my sayang's support, i wouldnt have gone thru it still sane. Her patience and support for me only makes love her more and more. @>/--

And yes.
Saturday's series of incidences before Danstari, which was pointed out by Nur, reminded me that hey, no matter how much we think we are in control, the big guy upstairs still have a major say.
Not to say that im blaming him la kan, but im sure he wants me to realise something, by delaying our arrival there.
The late bus, late MRT, non-existent taxi, traffic jam, the near accident incident in the cab which left me and her almost flying through the front, the accident scene, and the mistaken destination.
All, too good (or bad) to be true.

Life is too short to hate and be mad. (even though im not the most non-temperamental person around, doesnt hurt to remind myself and perhaps yourself too aint it. ;) )
Live and let live, coz you will never know when you will go.

The ultra painful confusion and disappointment that came when the fateful meeting happened disappeared later on into the night.
A newfound optimism was found, and between me and my love, with His Permission, we strive to be there for one another. Patience is definitely a helpful tool, and not all can be patient with our own idiosyncracies and flaws. I sincerely hope, and pray that both of us can be patient with each other.

Nothing is destined or final.
Im looking forward what will be achieved in the future.
Anything can happen, and so long as we remain steady, we will get what we want.

I end off this post with a simple quote by Han, a character in Tokyo Drift : Fast and Furious,

"Life is simple. You make choices, and you dont look back..."