The Perfect match

Happened to watch   the Perfect Match on tv 7 this afternoon.
That programme where singles choose and pick their match through a series of elimination rounds. In the end,the young bachelors exit the rounds doubled or empty handed.For the successful contestants ,the prize would be a holiday somewhere round the globe. For those rejected, they have to swallow their pride and continue their mission on finding a partner.

Program mencari jodoh ala Korea.
Kat tv kita pun ada juga rancangan sedemikian
Dan on astro,I did watch the series where the couple got married without knowing each other. It was only revealed when taking their weding vows. Semuanya terserah pada a team of matchmakers comprising of intellectuals in their own fields.
Well.... the catch is... they can divorce after a few weeks of becoming mr. and mrs.

Mengahdiri kenduri semalam, cerita tentang jodoh berkumandang lagi.
Bertemu si ibu ,bertanya kabar tentang anak2 tentu saja soalan tentang jodoh anak2 diperkatakan. Some were proud to announce yg dia telah berbelas cucu . Ada yang masih tercari2 bakal menantu.

Then, soalan bila sebenarnya the right time to find a match. Kata siibu jelita, anaknya digalkkan mencari jodoh sejak di u lagi. Takut tak dapat pasangan bila keluar nanti.. Aku dengar saja sambil angguk angguk.
Tapi kan,kalau tgh belajar, isu itu jadi nombor satu, pelajaran takut diletak ketepi.Mau jodoh tak kesampaian,merempan. Sebabnya..pelajaran tergendala, cinta entah kemana..

Perfect match... ada ke dalam dunia?
For me,, kalau the couple could be seimbang dalam kehidupan mereka,kalau tak berapa perfect pun tak ada kurangnya.
Bukan sedikit,yg nampak perfect on their wedding day, bila penamatnya pejabat tok kadi.Bercerai walau inai masih merah dijari.
My advice ....

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Sekali berpergian..

Dah lebih sebulan terperap  dirumah buat aku sedikit perak@ peghak bila berkesempatan keluar kawasan.
Hari ini semua anak cucu toksaad berkampung di Bukit Noning kerana majlis kahwin cucu bapa saudara cikli.
Kalau dulu kami tangkas memandu ke sana kemari,namun sebaliknya kebelakangan ini. Jadi menumpanglah kami kereta adik cikli.
Cuaca panas.
By 12 sampai kesana. Utk ingatan... perlu ambil lebuhraya Grik Kulim,exit Kubang Semang then proceed to Bukit Berapit. Taman Bukit Noning is not that far . Going by Sg Dua way is way way out of the way.
Had a plateful of very tasty nasi tomato and lauk pauk which is to die for.Kalau tukang masak tu buka kedai, pagi pagi buta pun sanggup tunggu dia buka pintu berjual.And the cook is none other than cikli's sanak saudara,

Came back at around 2 and made a pit stop at Tesco.Rentas 150 untuk barang2 keperluan harian.Suasana santai dengan sana sini bergantungan dekor merah tanda raya Cina dah nak dekat.

Cuaca masih panas dan membuat mata mengantuk.
Stop over at Gurun RnR for a short nap.

Jalan pergi

ahli rombongan

sedondon pula dengan pengantin

abadi kenangan

Disini kami berpergian

Jalan pulang.

hahahah... cerita tak menarik langsung.
Makan kenduri saja pun...Bye.

TARAAAAAAAAAAk

Had the opportunity to watch a remarkable film on TARA last night,that channel that screens Hindi movies on ends.
Since the advent of the chnannel,I had but view a few films. Some unfit for the old at hearts and age with their kissings and cuddling a wee  bit too much. But a few were memorable. The one that was about a torn apart lovers haunted me for days as the story pulled that sensitive string to my heart...melancholic.

Coming back from the PB shopping spree,I was dead tired. Resting in the room,cikli called to me that the on showing film was too good to miss.
Johi Chowla ,the main actress. There's no lovey dovey episodes throughout the film as its used to be in  Bollywood. So were songs and dances.
Tema cerita pun jauh berbeza.
Mengisahkan pengetua sebuah sekolah yang baru naik pangkat yang gila kuasa.

Trying her best to make the teachers obey her newfound power she set up outrageous rules and regulations. Tak ada give and take. Its take take and lots of takes on her part. The petrified teachers could only watch her terror on their workmates. Termination letters were for those who dare to challenge her.

Hahaha...teringat kisah benar. Peraturan demi peraturan baru dikenakan kepada para pensyarah sebuah institusi di sebuah negeri. Ada yg oklah bagi saya tapi ada yg kdg2 tak masuk akal kita yg mendengarnya.
The latest craze being the teachers forced to take a public exam on the subject that they were teaching.
Crazy tak. Hanya utk BI saja.
Kenapa tak suruh Sains,Maths,PJ teachers be subjected to the same rules. Dan selepas tu kita tengok pula ada arahan,pensyarah u pun kena ambil periksa setaraf . Yang absurd tu kalau tak dapat keputusan yg ditetapkan,pensyarah kena keluar dari tempat mengajar dia...pi lah bawa diri mana2.Gitu pula.

Tapi.... kalau bab memerintah pandai betul dengan segala undang2 yg dikenakan. Bab kebajikan boleh pula tutup sebelah mata. Bumbung residen pensyarah tiris berzaman pun tak ada tindakan.

Coming back to the film...satu peraturan dibuat, semua kerusi tenaga pengajar di keluarkan dari kelas. Jadi utk berjam2 itu, guru kena berdiri walaupun sedang membuat kerja2 menanda kedatangan murid. Duduk di HARAMKAN!. Kesian guru2 yang berusia dan juga sakit.Tentu perit.

Pengetua yang muka kelat ni juga menindas guru2 dengan intention nak masukkan orang2 yg dia suka. Maka dicari jalan utk membuang mereka yg dia tak suka.Mcm tu pun ada.

To cut the story short,akhirnya Johi dan kawannya terpaksa bertarung dalam satu rancangan ala 2 One in a Million.
Mereka ditanya soalan soalan yg mencabar,disediakan oleh pengetua dan konconya utk membuktikan guru2 bukan bodoh.
Dan mereka menang. Dapat 50 juta rupees pula tu.

To all educators... may your workplace be as harmonious as the scenery.

Tapi paling menyengat adalah bila diajukan soalan...berapa orang dari kita yg menyimpan nombor talipon cikgu kita dan mengucap selamat pagi padanya. Atau selamat Hari jadinya....
Terutama guru2 yang tidak berkira tenaga dan wang ringgit dalam mendidik kita..Yang beri segala raganya utk melihat kita berjaya.Yang menitis airmata bila kita tak ambil kisah ttg pelajarannya.

Taraaaaaaaak kan.

Satu Sabtu di PBU

Seronok bila anak2 muda mengunjungi kita yang terlebih dewasa.Rasa macam terlepas dari gua bertapa.
I was pleasantly surprised when my brother took his herd to see us after  the bout of sicknesses . From Kedah they were already on the way at 8.00.
Jangan masak apa apa...pesan adik when I suggested making mee kuah for them.
Kami mai nak lawat. Kak pun tak sihat.
So kak yang betul bendul ni pun tak masak apa hanya jamu air mineral kat depa. Bertuah sunggoh.
We had plans to makan gulai itik at a restaurant near our old house.
So at 12., we proceeded to the intended place where I was quite sure gulai itik was sold.
Hmm...sampai sampai nampak papan notis. SABTU TUTUP!
Melepaslah kami utk makan kat situ.
Alang alang dah on the road to PBU...pdg Besar Utara,we proceeded on our 20++ km frpm there.
Out next pitstop is Restoran Tok Mek... Dia pun tutup. Alahai
We ventured into the food court at Tasik Timah Tasoh.
Alahai sekali lagi. Foodcourt tu pula disewa utk majlis kenduri kahwin.

So on we go...
Passing that Sg Cucoh Unimap shoplots,we saw a restaurant....hmmm semua ayam. No ikan. So no makan.
We shifted to another restaurant at the next block...Ok juga makanan kat situ. Menepati selera kami yg tengah kelaparan.

After a quick lunch, we proceeded to PB expecting a large crowd as it was Saturday and Sunday,Kedahan will be having their Sultan Bday holiday.

Wah... meleset tekaan kami. Orang tak ramai dan tempat letak kereta senang diperolehi.
Bershopping pun agak lega dan pekedai lebih mesra. Sedia utk potong harga walau kita tak minta pun pada dia. Masa dtg time Krismas haritu,jgn kata nak membeli,menengok pun pekedai buat tak nampak kita.

After a few hours of window shopping and buying,we made our way home. But keluarga adik meneruskan kembara mereka...ke Gua Kelam pula.

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Sampai di rumah,kedua orang warga tua letih tak terkira.... Blackout sementara.