Sejuk-sejuk best tido...

Ngantuknya rasa hari ni. Sanggup tak pegi makan tengahari; duduk kat bilik yang sejuk macam Cameron Highlands, sambungkan dua kerusi, pastu mengerekot tido... Bila terjaga, muka dah ada 'grooves' corak bunga-bunga sebab pipi himpit rantai tangan. Sedapnya tido... Kalau dah ngantuk kan, memana pun boleh...

Mak memang selalu kata, "Kau mana-mana je boleh terlelap". Antara tempat-tempat tido tidak konvensional yang pernah memberikan tidur yang lena ialah

1. Koc berkatil KTM - ambik yang double-decker tingkat atas. Lenanya tido... sampai konduktor kejut "Kuala Kangsar dik..Kuala Kangsar..." dua tiga kali, tak bangun-bangun jugak. Malunyaaaa!
2. Jeti belakang Hyatt Kinabalu - ni pengalaman yang tak dapat dilupakan. Masa tu tingkatan 4, baru balik rumah untuk cuti semester. Tak sampai sehari duduk rumah, ayah dah ajak pegi pulau. Sementara tunggu bot sampai, baring je la kat pangkin jeti tu. Rupa-rupanya tertido dekat sejam hahaha. Habisla orang ingat pendatang haram...
3. Katil kanvas, khemah Ekspedisi Sayap Kinabalu - mana tak lena, sepanjang hari naik bukit turun bukit. Tapi kalau dah tido dengan nyenyak dalam keadaan macam tu 9 malam berturut-turut, kira okay la kan....
4. Atas tikar - tempat lepak paling best kalau cuaca panas. Lagi best kalau ada aksesori bantal kekabu, majalah URTV & kucing untuk digentel sebelum terlelap.

Nak buat kerja lah; boleh balik cepat & sambung tido lagi...

Nama baru ku

Blog ni dah tukar nama baru. Tak nak pakai "the unbearable lightness of being" lagi dah. Ada dua sebab; pertama, dah tak ada rasa ringan pun...makin berat ada lah; kedua, tema "A log of the life of a single female still on the right side of 30" dah tak boleh pakai lagi dah... Kalau pakai jugak, nanti orang kata tak sedar diri pulak.

Nama blog baru ni mungkin tak lah sesofistikated yang dulu. Yang dulu tu kononnya cilok dari tajuk buku yang kononnya penuh sastera (biarpun tak pernah dibaca). Yang ini lebih jujur agaknya - cerita-cerita kejiwangan dan kekusutan dalam pencarian seorang Mr. Right. Tapi taklah cerita jiwang semata-mata; bukan lah minah bunga sangat pun.

Bittersweet Symphony et al

Beatles' Yesterday did not become a classic for no reason. There are something in the lyrics and the melody that we can relate to no matter when we hear the song. And for those who are not in the middle of regretting whatever he said to his girlfriend (re.: ...Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say...I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday...), the song is just too beautiful.
Some songs just make you feel good for no reason. Some will transport you back to the past. Some will evoke memories from the deepest part of your mind, reminding you of places, people, tears or joy.
I have a collection of songs that I know I will love forever. Songs that will make me smile, or cry. They are not necessarily a hit, or sung by someone famous. Neither must they be in Now That's What I Call Music Vol. XX. But I love them anyway. Here are some of them:

• Suci Dalam Debu (Iklim) - reminds me of the 10 days I spent camping in Sayap, Kinabalu (if you look it up in the map, it IS in the middle of nowhere) in 1992. It was a Scientific Expedition, and a UKM lecturer sang this every night, accompanied by his guitar.
• Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) - Reminds me of a very good friend - he used to sing this to me, also accompanied by his guitar. He proposed to me, and I turned him down (badly, actually...). Now he's married with a kid, and I'm still single hahahahaha...
• Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve) - I don't know why I love this one; I just love it. One of the most beautiful songs ever written, I guess.
  
• Cancion Del Mariachi (Los Lobos and Antonio Banderas) - a song that can make me smile everytime
• Suatu Masa (M. Nasir) - the song I wish I have written myself, and dedicated to the person I'm in love with. This one summarises my feelings completely. But, yeah, I'm not M. Nasir
  
• She (Elvis Costello) - why oh why was not the song written as "He"?
• Berita Kepada Kawan (Ebiet G. Ade & M. Nasir) - poetry
• Merindu Kepastian (Art Fazil) - Melts me everytime. Andai esok aku menjadi tanah, sudikah engkau menjadi bunga menghiasi dadaku - wouldn't that be the most romantic proposal?
  
• Semangat Yang Hilang (XPDC) - this one reminds me of my matriculation days. And also makes me feel patriotic. Wish it can be sung on Merdeka Day.
  
• Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley/UB40) - the Elvis Presley version reminds me of my old, old piano in Kota Kinabalu. Had a UB40 cassette stuck in the radio of my first car, so I had to bear with it for about a year. The UB40 version will transport me instantly into that old green Volvo 240.
• Sentuhan Listrikmu (M. Nasir) - I imagine the feeling I get from listening to this song is similar to the feeling I get from smoking weed. Not that I ever smoked weed...

There are more, but let's save them for next time.