2 posts from February 2009

I got tagged by Wahab ages ago but uh, malas ah nak buat. But today, I'm feeling good so here we go:

1. I hold the same dream/ambition since I was 16. I'm 21 now, and the passion is still strong. Hopefully I'll be there in 27.
   
2. I love cooking. Man, exploring flavors and techniques in the kitchen, that's fun.
3.  And of course, i love eating what I cooked too.
   
4. I love food lah basically.
   
5. With that said, I think my ideal job would be working in a kitchen's R&D department.
   
6. I love hip hop because it brings people together but these days its becoming a reason to separate and divide people so I'm not sure if the love is still there.
   
7. My first hip hop gig was in Skudai Parade, JB.
   
8. When I was around 13-14 years old, I did my first ever video documentary on this breakdance crew based in Skudai, JB, using my dad's old videocam. I mean the cam's so old, it wasn't even using dvtapes, man. It was the slightly fatter tapes. Around that time, Too Phat's Anak Ayam was hot.
9. I never liked school. Fuck school.
   
10. But hey, I kinda like Republic Polytecnic. Problem-based learning is like my kind of learning man. But fuck it, those lazy staffs and students just got to killed the beautiful concept.
    
11. I'm pretty much a home person.
    
12. I love long road trips. I'm known for not sleeping throughout the trip. It's fun to look out the window and watch the world pass by.
13. I organized, published and sold out my first hip hop compilation when I'm around 16. Shoutouts to all VFB dudes and dudettes. Wouldn't be possible without yall, man.
    
14. Organized my first gig when I'm around 19. Slightly late, but it was a good experience.
    
15. Free Yo Soul, in my opinion, is the best open-mic gig concept ever.
    
16. I don't really like how most people loves to make things theirs. Like how some malays love to treat Islam like its only for them. I think it's too rigid and extreme.
    
17. I love rainy days, man. There's so much you can reflect on while staring out the window when it's raining.
    
18. I pretty much don't really like loud people.
    
19. I'd like to think of myself as a more spiritual person.
20. I need to stop here because uh this is getting boring. 

So back to Kranji for another fishing trip. This time things were a lot calmer. The wind was very strong, not good for lure fishing but splendid for relaxing and enjoying my chilled soya bean drink and roti kari. After the wind settles down during the later part of the day, cast a lure a few times but no bites. Almost gave up since it's already late but something urge me to just cast a few more time, suddenly, I registered three hard bites consecutively but no hookup. Two more casts and got this beautiful peacock bass:

It really made my day, I'm sure Mustafa (my cousin, and also fishing buddy) was happy too. It certainl replenish our hope. We finally got a fish out of this reservoir. But not done with it yet. Only once Mustafa got a fish out of this place, then we'll move on to the next reservoir for more freshwater fishing.

Till next time!