notwoxer (An RB Amero Blog)

Syed Mohamed Nur, an Assistant producer at Awani's Non-bulletin unit passed away today, Saturday, 19th of July 2008. Syed was with the NB team at the EDR at Bukit Jalil assisting in the recording of Perspektif Kita and Temujanji, when he collapsed. He was rushed to Hospital Serdang, but according to doctors he passed away due to heart failure in the ambulance. Syed was 23. My condolences to his family

Today, the debate takes place. An opposition leader takes on a political rival in a public, televised debate on a current issue. No matter what your political leanings are, you just have to be proud of this historical debate. Let there be more disciplined, intelligent, mind-opening and factual debates of this nature, for Maalaysia's sake. There is a God.

crossroad Main Entry: cross·road Pronunciation: \ˈkrȯs-ˌrōd also -ˈrōd\ Function: noun Date: 1686 1: a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads 2 usually plural but singular or plural in construction a: the place of intersection of two or more roads b (1): a small community located at such a crossroads (2): a central meeting place c: a crucial point especially where a decision must be made - from Meriam-Webster's Online Dictionary What do you do when you're at a crossroad? No, this is not like the "why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road" question, although I can give you the answer to that too. :) The short answer is to decide where to go! Duh! But more often than not, such questions are asked when one needs to make a decision. Much like the political scene in Malaysia today. Some people have to start making major decisions because some people have not just reached a crossroad, but multiple crossroads! Eh... I digress... So if you, dea...

Of late, I often catch myself thinking about the future. What is in store for me? But ponder as I might, I'm always brought back to one point. Me. I have not just had this epiphany that I am the master of my life and my destiny. Far from it. I've always known that one's lot in life is in one's control. I've always believed with conviction that all the good and bad that happen in your life is due to you. My perspective is not seminal; I look at negatives (failures, et cetera) as opportunities to start anew. They are wonderful vantage points from where you can initiate a responsible, truthful and realistic post mortem, from which you can pick up pointers. Similarly I look at positives (successes, et cetera (I've recently come into the habit of spelling etc. in full... go figure!) as opportunities for more of the same. They also offer the same vantage point from where we can make greater strides and inroads towards whatever it is we were striving for. But the trut...

You'll never know until you try. For years I hung on. Nothing else mattered. Come what may, my choice would never change. We've been through plenty together; from the time we were introduced, I liked what I had. Small yet plenty to offer. Plain looking but full of surprises. At one time, I protested when I could no longer have the same. I went to the powers that be and I spoke my mind. The return was sweet... But the other day, I tried something new. And I fell in love. Since then, we've had 4 meetings, all wonderful. Slightly bigger, but it was for a reason, and I knew too that this was sweet! So from now on, its the KFC Zinger Burger for me; The Colonel Burger? Well, we've had great times, and it will remain that. A great time! Thanks to my darling for introducing me to the KFC Zinger burger!