Saturday, November 25, 2006

Papa Bear


I was scratching my head wondering where my profile picture had gone to when my eldest son came around and casually provided the answer. Since he was so kind in explaining why my picture had mysteriously disappeared, I also asked him to find a new picture for me. I thought I almost heard a snort of disgruntlement from him

Anyway, this picture really depicts me. On more than one occasion I've found myself falling asleep in my chair while reading the daily newspaper, or any other reading material for that matter. Somehow or rather, even Bea and Elvis also ask me to go sleep in the room. The problem is, when I want to go sleep, I can't. So I end up sleeping on the chair in the end. Kadang-kadang sampai sakit leher dibuatnya.

Just a short, short entry. To relieve the sakit mata from reading too much ;)

Friday, November 24, 2006

Apa khabar semua?

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song written, produced and performed by Stevie Wonder as part of the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Woman in Red. The midtempo ballad expresses how simply calling someone to tell them you love them can make even the most unremarkable day of your life magical. It's one of Wonder's most simplistic, sweetly melodic and sentimental songs, and, with its quintessentially mid-80s synthesizers and drum machines, is a far cry from his more organic and experimental 1970s material. For those reasons it was savaged by critics upon its release. However, the public were seduced by its simple charms, making it easily Wonder's most successful single to date.

The song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13, 1984 and also became Wonder's first UK number-one hit, staying at the top for 6 weeks. It also won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Song."

The extract above is from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I'm pretty sure though that DITH and Ikelah would be so familiar with the lyrics and the simple tune. In fact that was also our (Bea and me) special song. It was as if Stevie Wonder knew what was going on and had specially written those lyrics when Bea was so busy 'kelip-kelip mata kat Pycno tidak berapa lama dahulu'....he...he.... ;)

I am still very busy at the moment. This short entry is just to say that I love you....ALL of you.

And to Bea, Pycno sayang kamu!! Thank you for the help. I really appreciate it.



Monday, November 13, 2006

On Pause Mode..........

I will not be making any new entries for the next three or four weeks. Which is funny, because that seems to be what I have been doing all along. But at least before this, the thought of posting something was there. However, in these coming weeks, I won't even have the capacity to think of writing a new entry as I will be too busy to do so. But this is some relaxing music to accompany those who happen to drop by. Just ease into your chair and loosen up. Light up a scented candle for some added aromatherapy. Pour yourself some sparkling fruit juice and close your eyes as the music takes over.

Music has always been a very important part of me. For all you know, we might just be listening to and enjoying the relaxing music together :)

Enjoy.......

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Satu Hari di Hari Raya.....

Perubahan pada lagu yang mengiringi entri ini hanyalah sekadar menandakan kejayaan Pycno yang baru sahaja menamatkan 'puasa 6'. Syukur Alhamdulillah. Walaupun rancangan pada awalnya ialah untuk memulakan puasa enam hari di bulan Syawal, sehari selepas Hari Raya Aidil Fitri yang lalu, Pycno hanya berjaya memulakan misi pada hari Isnin yang lalu. Itu pun Pycno tidak dapat melaksanakan nya secara berterusan. Maklum saja lah, bila sudah mula bekerja, ada-ada saja cabaran nya, samada dalam bentuk jamuan yang diadakan di pejabat, atau jemputan rumah terbuka yang di adakan. Tidak kurang juga cobaan dan dugaan dalam bentuk kueh-mueh yang masih ada di rumah, di tambah pula dengan ahli keluarga yang semuanya belum lagi memulakan puasa 6 lagi.

Sebenarnya Bea kurang sihat sejak seminggu yang lalu, batuk dan demam. Alhamdulillah beliau sudah kembali pulih, bahkan sudah memulakan berpuasa hari ini. Jadi sempat juga lah kami berbuka puasa bersama-sama petang tadi. (Bagi Bea puasa hari pertama) Pada kebiasaan nya, Bea yang lebih awal menamatkan puasa 6 nya, tapi kali ini Pycno yang berjaya mengatasi nya. Sebagai merayakan kejayaan, selepas menghantar Elvis ke pusat tuisyen 8 malam tadi, Pycno bawa dan belanja Bea makan di Kopitiam Old Town, di cawangan terbaru mereka di Alpha Angle, Wangsa Maju. Kami minum kopi susu, dan makan roti bakar disapu kaya dan mentega, dan telur masak separuh. Makanan nya 'simple' sekali, tapi suasana di situ mengembalikan ingatan kepada zaman 60an dan awal 70an. Terkenang Pycno betapa seronoknya minum di kedai kopi sebegitu bersama arwah Ayah dulu. Kalau lah Ayah masih ada, pasti Pycno membawa nya untuk minum bersama-sama lagi, tapi apakan daya...

Sebagai merayakan kejayaan menamatkan puasa 6 ini juga, InsyaAllah Pycno bercadang untuk membawa Bea dan Elvis bercuti 3 hari 2 malam. InsyaAllah, kami akan ke Pulau Pinang pada hari Rabu ini. Bea sebenarnya agak keberatan untuk pergi sebab katanya, beliau baru sahaja memulakan puasa Syawal nya. Tapi Pycno memujuknya dan berjanji akan memberikan sokongan moral agar puasa nya tidak akan terjejas, bahkan ini juga memberi peluang baik bagi Bea untuk berbuka puasa dengan nasi kandar di Penang nanti.

Okay lah, kalau rajin Pycno akan menulis lagi di Penang nanti. Kalau tidak, dengar dan nikmati serta hayati lah lirik puitis dari M. Nasir dalam lagu ini...

Satu hari di Hari Raya

Ku lihat cahaya bersinar indah

Langit cemerlang tak terkira

Tanda kuasa yang Maha Esa

Memberi nikmat pada manusia

Satu hari di Hari Raya

Ku dengar irama yang sungguh indah

Ku coba mendekati padanya

Kira irama itu adalah

Suara pujian pada yang Esa

Satu hari di Hari Raya

Aku menangis tanda gembira

Aku menangis tanda ku cinta kepadaNya

Satu hari di Hari Raya

Ku lihat wajah suci ibuku

Ku lihat wajah kasih ayahku

Ku gembira

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