Reachable Places in Klang Valley

Interesting places you can reach by using public transport

Assalamualaikum and hey there! 

         The very first thing I learned post-SPM was sadly NOT driving (it was sad 'cause I've been dying to drive since EVER) but it was using the public transport, which was not bad at all since I used to be shelled in a boarding school, so, I barely knew this stuff. And Alhamdulillah, I'm so glad I did have time to learn all of this 'cause, it is very useful EVEN when I have a car someday in life. 

          And plus, this helps me, FOR THE FIRST TIME, to be more in-the-know than my sister, 'cause usually, when it comes to like, 'real life skills', my sister is far advanced than me. But not this one. This time, I WIN. Bwahahaha. 

           Sorry for acting crazy. (I'm not)

            Therefore, due to the frequent use of public transport, I'd always seen this complicated map consists of labyrinths of routes, which now I totally understand why tourists would easily get lost in KL. 

             So, basically, in Lembah Klang, we have four types of 'trains' - Rapid KL (But a lot of people call it LRT) , KTM Komuter, KL Transit (or better known as ERL) and KL Monorail. To pay the fare, you can either use cash or cashless, which basically means, using a Touch 'n' Go card or MYRapid Card (which can only be used for LRT and Monorail), but the price for cashless is cheaper so yeah, that's why daily users use the card. 

             Anyway, if you think being 'carless' limits your movement, then think again. 'Cause in Klang Valley, there are a lot of places you can go by using public transport. So, let's take KL Sentral as the central point 'cause duh, hence the name, and here we go! 

1) NU Sentral

So, basically, that's KL Sentral and there is an escalator to NU Sentral, which is a shopping mall, which is very fun. I love NU Sentral because personally, I think it looks clean, shiny (haha) and convenient. I love the surau there, very spacious, Muslimah-friendly and air-conditioned. 

If you go to NU Sentral, you'd find:-

~ GSC Cinema

~Parkson

~ A lot of chain restaurants/ cafes like KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, Kenny Rogers, Secret Recipe, Auntie Anne's, Subway, etc 

~Typo 

Yep, possibly, my favourite mall. Possibly, okayyy.

2) KLCC 

Yes, I know the real name for that magnificent building is actually Petronas Twin Tower, the world's tallest twin tower (yep, fun fact y'all)  and KLCC (Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre) is actually a small building near it, but yeah, we call it KLCC so just accept it. Bwahaha. 

How to get there : Use LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> KLCC 

Fare: KL Sentral >> KLCC = RM 2.40 

Main Attractions:-

~Petronas Twin Tower where you can either go up there to Sky Bridge or the 88th floor if you have a lot of money (which I never did) or pose with it 'cause duh, it's the tallest twin tower in the world! :P (which I shamelessly always do) 

~ KLCC Park which is very fun for children but it used to be more exciting when I was little (#childhoodmemories) 

~ Suria KLCC which is a shopping complex full of exclusive brands and pricey items plus two food courts with wide range of delicious food (I'm not kidding, try the Cafe Milano waffle- ranked #1 in my waffle chart. Hahah) Oh, plus Kinokuniya bookstore and of course, Typo 

~Petrosains which is an edutainment, interactive, informative centre. 

~ Aquaria which is an oceanarium with a 90-metre underwater tunnel

~ KL Convention Centre, which is a place where major events are held 

~Avenue K, which is a shopping mall nearby which is just as interesting as Suria KLCC but somehow not as popular as it is - even when it has its own edutainment centre and POPULAR Bookstore and the scenic Rooftop which enables you to make KLCC as the background (which is apparently closed at the time I wrote this) 

3) Central Market 

How to get there: LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> Pasar Seni

Fare: RM 1.30

Don't worry people, it's indoor and air-conditioned. 

I suggest you buy your souvenirs here of course 'cause the price is cheap, and there's a wide variety to choose from. And please, DON'T buy your souvenirs at KLCC 'cause the price is ridiculously expensive. Please, save yourself and your money. Buy your souvenirs here. You're welcome.

4) Amcorp Mall 

How to get there: LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> Taman Jaya >> Walk a little bit >> Amcorp Mall 

Fare: RM 2.50

What's interesting here: All things music like:-

~ Victoria Music Centre (CD and DVD store)

~ Gramophones

~ Vinyl record players 

~ Guitars 

Also:-

~ POPULAR Bookstore with cheap stationeries and books

~ BookXpress Bookstore with even cheaper books 

~ Scrumptious foldover waffle

5) Ampang Park 

How to get there: LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> Ampang Park 

Fare: RM 2.70

This is like, the oldest shopping complex that still exists in KL. And.... sadly, it's going to be CLOSED. LIKE FOREVER. OMG. This is also my #chilhoodmemories and even though I don't even like this place, but it's still a shame if it's closed... 'Cause it has:-

~ Dunkin' Donut

~ McDonalds 

~Cozy Corner Restaurant 

~Pizzahut

~KFC

~Manhattan Fish Market 

Please, I'm not being sarcastic. It's sad okay, to close a historic building like this.... 

6)  Mid Valley 

How to get there: KTM Komuter >> Mid Valley 

Fare: RM 1.60 

There are reasons why we Malaysians love to go to shopping malls - it's air-conditioned, which means, smoking is prohibited (which is good for me to avoid being passive smokers) , all under one roof, easy to find parking lots and sometimes there's music. 

And in Mid Valley, there are also:-

~GSC Cinema

~ MPH Bookstore

~ SPEEDY DVD and CD Store

~ Vintage 1988 Charm Bracelet

~ MegaKidz, which is an edutainment centre for kids

and,,,, there's also a bridge to The Gardens, which is another shopping mall but it's classier which have:-

~ BORDERS Bookstore

~ Rock Corner Music

~Red Box Karaoke (!!!) 

~ Samsung Certified Repair Centre

which made me so MAD that I just KNOW about this place! 

I mean, even the toilet is like a 5-star hotel's ..... 

7) Berjaya Times Square 

How to get there: Rapid KL Monorail >> Imbi 

Fare: RM 2.50

If you want to go to a theme park in the middle of a city, this is the place you should go! 

What's interesting here:-

~ Berjaya Times Square Theme Park, which is an indoor theme park, complete with a roller coaster ride and DNA Mixer, haha, you should try. 

~ A lot of retail shops selling imitation brands which of course, are cheap and of course, are not the real brands so don't be too gullible 

~ Subway

~ Ayam Penyet 

~ Wendy's 

~ GSC Cinema (other than strolling at the mall, we love to watch movies. Hey, at least we pay for it)

I think, this mall is like, the tallest shopping mall in Malaysia, like 9 floors if I'm not mistaken. I don't really like it tho, ('cause I prefer NU Sentral everyone) 

8) KL Tower 

How to get there: Rapid KL Monorail >> Bukit Nanas >> walk through the street >> walk across the road >> walk some more >> KL Tower (or you can skip all this by just taking a free bus ride near the station)

Fare: RM 3.70

Haa,, you think you can't go to KL Tower with public transport? You're wrong. :P But it's a long way but it's not impossible, 'cause I've tried it. So, you can go visit this another amazing skyscraper of Kuala Lumpur and watch KLCC from up here. Oh, and there's a revolving restaurant up there. Oh, and also some attractions down there, for example, a mini zoo. Sadly, I never been up there even I LIVED in KL for like 8 YEARS OF MY LIFE. WHAT. 

9) KL Live 

How to get there: Rapid KL Monorail >> Bukit Nanas >> walk through the street for a few metres until you see this building

Fare: RM 3.70 

I thought only KL Convention Centre that you can reach there by public transport! Turns out you can go KL Live by yourself too! I was so jubilant when I discovered this during my journey to KL Tower. I mean like, that's new! (at least for me :P ) 

So, KL Live is basically where artists love to play their concerts at. It's a concert venue. Yeah, that's all I got.

10) PWTC 

How to get there: LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> Masjid Jamek >> LRT Rapid KL Ampang Line >> PWTC 

Fare: RM 2.20 

My family and I used to go there by train to the KL International Book Fair when I was little. So, this is a famous venue for important events ranging from political conferences to book fairs. Yep, that's it. 

11) Bukit Jalil Stadium 

How to get there: LRT Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line >> Masjid Jamek >> LRT Rapid KL Ampang Line >> Bukit Jalil 

Fare: RM 4.70

This is also an important location for major events in Malaysia ranging from football matches to concerts. And guess what, it's reachable by public transport :P 

12) Batu Caves 

How to get there: KTM Komuter >> Batu Caves 

Fare: RM 2.60

      I never tried 'cause I never been there before but they said it's reachable, so you should try. This is one of the main tourist attractions in Malaysia. So yeah, go check it. 

13) KLIA 

How to get there:-

If you're in hurry : ERL KLIA Express >> KLIA 

Fare: RM 55

If you're in no rush, try this : KTM Komuter >> Bandar Tasik Selatan >> ERL KLIA Transit >> KLIA  

Fare: RM 2.40 + RM 38.40 = RM 40.80

(See how much you can save???) 

I'VE FIGURED THAT OUT FOR YOU. You could save RM 14.20! And you can use that extra money for your lunch, and dinner. :P 

That's it, Hopefully find this helpful. 

And this entry pretty much sums up what kind of person I am - BOOKS, MUSICS, WAFFLES. Hahah. 

Til then. 

Ikhlas Daripada,
 

Malaysian Slangs That You Can't Find in the Dictionary

In case you didn't know, that's my country- a very small one, yet easy to pinpoint out on the world map. :P 

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

So,  the Malay Language is full of slangs. And I love it. So, these are some that might be helpful, NOT in alphabetical order.

1) Mat Salleh/ Orang Putih 

Basically means 'Caucasians' , simply said.

2) Lah

This is like, what every Malaysian loves to add at the end of our sentences. The meaning varies depends on the sentences said. For instance, "Please lah." means "Oh, please." in disgust. While "Bolehlah..." basically means "Oh, pretty please....." in a pleading manner. But it can also mean "It was quite okay" , depends on how you pronounce it (and of course, the context of the conversation) So yeah, I told you, we're complicated people.

3) Lantak 

How it's used: "Lantak   ah kau. Malas aku nak kisah pasal kau."

Which actually a polite version of "Mampuslah kau" , which actually means "Go die/kill yourself."

You can also translate it as "I don't give a damn about you." Damn, 'cause it's not a swear word.

4) Kasi 

Basically means 'give'
Eg: Kasi kat Aria. (Give this to Aria.)

5) Taruk 

Simply means 'put'
Eg: Awak taruk apa dalam teh ni? (What did you put in this tea?)

6) Cikai 

Means 'cheap'

Eg: Takderlah, saya mampu pakai phone cikai jer.. (Nah, I can only afford a cheap phone.)

7) Poyo 

Basically means 'show off', used to describe a person, usually men.

Eg: Mamat tu poyo betullah, pergi kedai mamak pun nak tunjuk kereta Ferarri dia tu. (That guy is such a show-off person, even going to a Mamak restaurant, he wants to show off his Ferrari car.)

8) Songlap 

It means 'to take someone's stuff without his/her permission.

Eg: Asal lah kau asyik songlap duit aku jer kerjanya....? ( Why do always steal my money?)

9) Korang 

Simply means 'you guys'

Eg: Korang, jom pergi pasar malam! (Guys, let's go to the night market!)

10) Mat Rempit 

Means a person who joins in an illegal motorcycle race at night.

11) Skodeng/ Usha

Simply means 'to stalk other person'

Eg: Hah, skodeng Lina ya? (Hah, you're stalking Lina , aren't you?)

12) Selenga/Slenge/Slur-gher 

Means slow, or dumb

13) Terer/ Terror 

Means 'cool/amazing/fantastic', all the nice things.

Eg: Kau dapat 100%? Terer ah kau! (You got 100% That's so amazing!)

14) Boss 

What we call the waiter in Mamak restaurants. Yeah, we're nice sometimes, okayyy

15) Bajet

This is used with an adjective, such as comel (cute). Together, it's used to describe someone who's acting like she's cute when she's not

Eg: Tengok minah tu, suka bajet comel. Urgh.  (Look at that girl, she likes to act as if she's cute. Urgh.)

16) Kantoi

Means 'busted'

Eg: Hahah, kau yang buat ya? Kantoi! (Hahah, so you are the one who did that? You're so busted!)

17) Blah

Simply means 'go away'

18) Meh 

Basically means 'let' .

Eg: Meh aku tolong kau. (Let me help you.)

So, that's it, people. Til then.


Ikhlas Daripada,

 

Islam is a Way of Life

Assalamualaikum and Hey There.

     Sometimes people don't have time for complete explanations, so this might come as handy. IDK... Or maybe the people are among your age so you don't want to confuse them. Either way... 

1. "Why do you cover your head?" 

     "Because God asks me to do so."

     "But why aren't your friend wearing a veil?" 

     "Insya-Allah, she will, soon."

      "What did you say? Insy--" 

       "Insya-Allah?"

       "Yes. That one."

       "Insya-Allah means If Allah wills in Arabic. We need to say that everytime we want to make promises 'cause we won't know what will happen in the future. Plus, words are prayers. The more I hope for her to change, the more likely she will change."

   2.     "And why does she now not covering head when it's a must?"

        "Okay, let's take it this way. As a child, who do you love the most?"

        "My parents..?" 

        "Indeed, but then, when they ask us to do chores like do the dishes and clean your room, we don't always listen, right? It's a lie if you say you never said no."

        "Yeah..." 

         "Same goes to everyone, including Muslims. As a human being, we sometimes are too weak and reluctant to obey our own Creator." 

         

 3.   (another version) "Why do you cover your head?" 

       "You know, they say that even in fashion, showing less skin is more classy."

     "Yeah, but they never say about showing less hair or no hair at all." 

     "Oh that, I leave that all to your imagination. You need to work and enhance your imagination, before you're getting too old." 

4. "Why do you pray?"

     "To be closer to God."

      "What did you get for being closer to God?"

      "A lot. Like my smartness and pimple-free face. Okay maybe not that flawless."

      "Ohh, don't self-hate yourself. You're beautiful."

       "I'm sorry. Didn't you hear that I literally just bragging about my beauty and brain?"

       "Yeah right."

5.    "Don't you think you're wasting time by having to pray 5 times a day?"

        "No, I don't. 'Cause roughly a prayer would take about 5 minutes so that'd be 25 minutes a day. Only 25 minutes out of 1400 minutes for your God everyday? That's barely a long time. I mean, we take a way longer time for eating and sleeping."

6.    "Why can't you touch a guy?"

       "I do can. As long as I'm wearing my gloves."

       "What's the deal with skin-to-skin?"

       "Umm, let's just say I'm a germaphobes."

       "You are a germaphobes?"

       "Only with boys' germs."

       "Now you're acting immature."

       "Hey! I'm just trying to make it easy for you."

       "Seriously, Ayu, can't you be serious for like, 5 seconds?"

       "Right, I actually leave my bare skin totally touch-free from elligible guys so that my future husband can enjoy it. Jealous much?"

        "I might be your future husband."

         "Oh please, no, you won't."

7. "Are you still a virgin?"

      "Proudly yes."

      "OMG, how lame!""

       "Excuse me, which part of me being a virgin is lame?"

        "The part that you never had a sexual experience before?"

        "You know why I'm doing this? 'Cause I believe that a husband should   have the best from his wife and not something second-hand. And vice versa."

 8. "You're such a bragger. You think that you're holier and better than us and we're sick of you."

      "I'm sorry, in Islam, we're not saying that we're better than you guys, but we actually wanna show you a better way of life."

  9. "Why can't you eat pork?"

      "Ok, why some people don't eat seafood?"

      "Because... they are allergic to it?"

       "Yes. And the same goes to me."

        "Nobody's allergic to pork, you liar."

        "No, the same goes to me- it makes me sick."  



Ikhlas Daripada,
 

5 Sappy Songs That I Love

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

Music will always be my biggest guilty pleasure. And when all the songs on the radio match your feelings, you'd know that you're actually experiencing one common thing - heartbreak. So here's my playlist when I was heartbroken back then. Hahah.

1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry

    One of the first Katy's songs that I heard, probably after Firework. The beat is simple. But her voice is the winning factor. I appreciate storytelling songs so I love the story behind the lyrics. And also, this song is an awesome go-to karaoke choice. ;P
Fav lyrics: It's time to face the music, I'm no longer your muse...
Fav musical moment: The stretched part of "the ooonnnneee.... the oooonnnneeee...."

2. One Last Time - Ariana Grande 

    I don't like the music video. It's so misleading that it totally destroys the loveliness of the song. I love this song after I watched the lyric video. After realising the beauty of the song's lyrics, I replayed the song again and again. And of course, Ariana's voice is the cherry on top.
Fav lyrics: I should've done you better, 'cause you don't want a liar...
Fav musical moments: The whole chorus, especially that one last time (pun intended) she sings the chorus. "One last time, I need to be,, the one,, who takes you home,, ohh." 

3. Stitches - Shawn Mendes 

Yahh... that magazine-model face of Mendes is ruined ;P I love the metaphors in this song. I mean it's on the Swift level okay, in my opinion. :P But it's a bummer that he's not the writer of the song. Some guys named Daniel and Teddy and Daniel wrote it. Go check Wikipedia if you don't believe me. The melody of this song is so depressing and gloomy and of course,  he sounded heartbroken. And the radio way overplayed this song that by the end of 2015, I've had it enough of this song that I wanted to throw up. Don't take me wrong. I love this song, but too many sadness can affect our mood :P
Fav Lyrics: Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head. Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead. 
Fav musical moment: The whole pre-hook ("gotta feeling that I'm going under...") 

4. Half a Heart - One Direction 

  I love the sad melody of this song. And the lyrics are just breathtaking and charming. The metaphor of being incomplete without someone is very sweetly romantic, if you think about it again. And I love the arrangement of who-sings-which-part. Liam in the first verse, Zayn killing it in the 1st chorus, then Louis continues, and then Harry singing the 2nd chorus and then Niall sounding innocently heartbroken in the bridge. I love it. I just love it.
Fav lyrics: Though I tryna get you out of my head, the truth is I got lost without you...
Fav musical moments: The whole chorus ("only half a blue sky, kinda there but not quite...")

5. Amnesia - 5 Seconds of Summer

Okay, I lied.   :P  I must say, actually my biggest guilty pleasure is spending my time watching these people on YouTube until late at night. I know I suck. I don't even like this band. :P I mean, I was just about to fangirl this band but when I saw the She Looks So Perfect video, I just... hated it. Lucky them, they have Amnesia and I was hooked. They should thank those people who gave them this song 'cause if not, I'd still hate to love this band.  ;P IDK, this song just tugged my heartstring. And it's relatable to me. And I felt like, if  I were Taylor Swift, I'd wish that I was the one who wrote this song, 'cause the lyrics are very heartfelt. The melody arrangement is also wonderful. From its acoustic start to its loud heartfelt 2nd chorus. And this is my favourite song of them.
Fav lyrics: It's like WE never happened, was it just a lie? If what we had was real, how could you be fine? 'Cause I'm not fine at all...
Fav musical moments: The 2nd time of chorus when the melody starts to grow louder. 

You know what they said, sometimes you love a certain song 'cause it catches exactly how you feel right now/ then.  So that's it.



Ikhlas Daripada,
 

Favourite Taylor Swift's Song(s)

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

Actually, every time when people asked me my favourite T-Swizzy’s song, I just couldn’t state only one. ‘Cause all of them have different reasons why it tugs my heartstring. So, here’s my 13 favourite Taylor Swift’s songs (‘cause she likes number 13 :P ) .

1.       1..Mean

Usually, if they ask like, only one, one favourite song, I’d say Mean. ‘Cause the lyrics are motivational, the music video is very inspirational and wonderful (and is also my all-time favourite music video) and also because she won TWO Grammys for this song! I mean, this is definitely an award-winning song. Even the art cover is gorgeous and on point! ;P I belt out this song whenever I’m feeling down as the kids at my school make me feel invisible and stuff.

Album: Speak Now

Favourite lyric: Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me.

Favourite musical moment: The bridge (“And a liar, and pathetic”)

2.       2. If This Was A Movie

It’s not really a popular song but I really love it!!! It was one of the bonus tracks but trust me, most of the times, bonus tracks are very good songs!  First time I heard it was on the radio and immediately fell in love with this song. When I looked up for the lyrics art, I just couldn’t look at the lyrics ‘cause it made me so sad! And the music really complements the lyrics, so it’s a beautiful song. And for this song, I could actually imagine the music video, if they ever decided to make one. I listen to this song when I just want to sing dramatically and pretend that I’m acting in the music video, and/or I’m living in a movie. Hahah.

Album: Speak Now (Deluxe)

Favourite Lyric: When time stood still and I had you.

Favourite musical moment: After the last chorus (“it’s that the kind of ending you wanna see now? Baby what about the ending? Oh ohhh…”)

3.       3.Girl at Home

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 I love the concept of this song. Taylor has always been in the point of view of “the girl who has been cheated by her boyfriend”. And it is intriguingly different in this song as she becomes “the nice girl who a guy wants to cheat on his girlfriend with her but Taylor firmly refuses.” That’s why I love this song. And I know this song is like a “lesson learned” for Taylor from all of her love experiences as she grows wiser.

Album: Red (Deluxe)

Fav lyric: It would be a fine preposition, if I hadn’t once been just like her…

Fav musical moment: the bridge (“call a cab, lose my number, you’re about to lose your girl”)

4.       4.I Knew You Were Trouble

Ohhh boy. I know people were shocked listening to this song as it’s wildly different from what Taylor used to sing but I loooved this song from the very first time I heard it!! It’s a T-Swizzy’s song that I love the most, musically. I love the dubstep and the mix of a little bit of country and pop in this song. The melody is just too awesome! I was hoping 1989’s songs would be way better than this but unfortunately no, 1989’s hits can’t beat this killer song. ;P

Album: Red

Fav lyric: A new notch in your belt, is all I ever be.

Fav musical moment: The beat of “Now I’m lying on a cold hard ground, OH! ,, OH! Trouble, trouble, trouble”

5.       5.Blank Space

This song is full of Insta-caption#winning-worthy lyrics!  (hey, you can’t deny this ;P) And I love the music video, especially the fashion and the sassiness. What can I say more? This song is definitely a winner.

Album: 1989

Fav lyric: Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream. (C’mon, as cliche as this may sound, everyone loves these lyrics! Including me!)

Fav musical moment: The bridge (“boys only want love if it’s torture”)

6.       6.Should’ve Said No

This song is very emotional. I love the pop version of it more. I always feel like this song is actually the prequel of Girl at Home. I don’t have words for this song, simply breathtaking.

Album: Taylor Swift (country version) and Fearless (pop version)

Fav lyric: It was a moment of weakness and you said yes.

Fav. Musical moment: The melodies of “Do you honestly expect me to believe, we could ever be the same?”

7.       7.Brought Up That Way

This is a very heartfelt song! Only a heartless person would feel nothing! It will touch your heart deeply. Oh BTW, this is an unreleased song and I never really heard the original version of it. The only one that I could find on Youtube is a slightly pitched one, but it’s still amazing. Go listen to it!

Album: NO ALBUM. UNRELEASED.

Fav. Lyric: I didn’t bring her up, so they cut her down. I didn’t bring her here, so they can shut her out.

Fav. Musical moment: The part when “and through the tears she said, I couldn’t that to you… and he said..”

8.       8.The Other Side of The Door

Ain’t the art cover beautiful? Also, I like the title of this song. It’s one of country songs that I love. And it’s classic Taylor. And it’s also a perfect song to show how complicated girls are for always having a double meaning in everything we say. So relatable.

Album: Fearless (Platinum Edition)

Fav lyric: Baby you know everything, tell me why you couldn’t see, that when I left I wanted you to chase after me.

Fav musical moment: After final chorus (The whole damn of “With your face and your beautiful eyes, and the conversation with the little white lies” Yep, that one, which makes me asthma by the end of it)

9.       9.Ours

I just cannot not include this song. This song is enchanting. I was amused by this song, especially this one special lyric, which always be my go-to T-Swizzy’s love lyric.

Album: Speak Now (Deluxe) – see? The deluxe album tracks are always captivating!

Fav lyrics: Life makes love look hard…

Fav musical moment: The last chorus of “People throw rocks at things that shine but they can’t take what’s ours….. they can’t take what’s ours”

10.   I Almost Do

As I said before, I love sappy songs, and this is another one. This song is so sad, you can feel how heartbroken Taylor was when writing this song. And of course, a song would never be that meaningful to you if it’s not relatable with your life….

Album: Red

Fav lyric: I can’t say hello to you and risk another goodbye.

Fav musical moment: The exact same part when she sings that. It’s just too devastating.

111.Red

I love the metaphors in this song. When I first heard this song, I was diligently trying to figure out the meaning of the chorus – blue (sad, melancholic), dark grey (dull boring life), trying to know somebody you never met (difficult, near to impossible), red. But I have troubles deciding the one true meaning of red because they were so many that I found. But then I realised, it was all of them- passion, jealousy, anger, danger, infatuation, love. And due to all those smart lyrics, it became my favourite.

Album: Red

Fav. Lyrics: Remembering him comes in flashbacks, and echoes. Tell myself it’s time now, gotta let go.

Fav. Musical moment: The whole bridge

1    12. New Romantics

The lyrics are so inspiring! And motivational! And my favourites are “I could build a castle, out of all the bricks they threw at me”. I think the lyrics are just downright genius! With double meaning. First, it shows how positive Taylor is as she could take negative things (bricks) and turn it into positive things (castle). Second, it just shows how many critics she received over the years. I mean, there’re so many ‘bricks’ that she could actually make a ‘castle’ from it! Get it? It’s just genius. One of my all-time fav lyrics of her songs.

Album: 1989 (Deluxe)

Fav. lyric: I could build a castle, out of all the bricks they threw at me.

Fav. Musical moment: The chorus

1      13. Style

Okay, I admit it, One of the reasons why I love this song is because of the fact that it’s (presumably) for Harry Styles! This is the first 1989 song that when I first heard it, I immediately loved it. (I heard it from the Target commercial) (and BTW, Shake It Off and Out Of The Woods and Welcome to New York failed to do that to me ;P) So, it’s wonderful :D And not even a diss song, so yeah ;P

Album: 1989

Fav lyric: When we go crashing down, we come back every time.

Fav musical moment: The 2^nd time she sings the 2^nd chorus (“you got that long hair slicked back…”)

Actually, all of T-Swizzy’s songs are amazing. I also love Sparks Fly, Enchanted, Mine, I Know Places, Wonderland, Haunted, You Belong With Me, Love Story, I HEART ?, Picture To Burn and more. Yes. All of them.

Ikhlas Daripada,
 

Malay Pronouns

Multitude ways to call yourself,,,- and others.

      Assalamualaikum and hey there.

      Just like English, we have numerous kinds of accents. There are Northern, Southern, Sarawakian, Sabahan, Nogori, Kelate and much more. Unfortunately, growing up in KL, (even though I was born in Negeri Sembilan) I don't have any accent. So, poor me. huhuhu~~~ 

       Anyway, the Malay language has copious translations for "You" and "I", which can lead to a lot of unnecessary confusions. If English only use "I" to represent yourself and mostly "You" (and maybe "Your Highness" too,, whatsoever) to call other people, we have "Saya", "aku", "kita" "kamek" and several more as the equivalent of "I". Whereas as for "You", we have "awak", "kau", "anda", "mu", "hang", "kitak" and some more as its translation. 

       Basically, it depends on who you're talking to. In our culture, we have a much higher respect for the elders that we simply can't call them the same way we call our friends. If we are talking to older people- teachers for example, we call ourselves "saya" and address them as "Cikgu", which by the way means "teacher" in Malay. When talking to someone older than you but not like Mom-Dad old, you address them as "Kak" for females and "Bang" for males. As for parents, they also have their own calling names - for Moms - Mama, Mak, Ibu, Umi, Mami, Bonda. As for Dads - Papa, Ayah, Abah, Abi, Papi. This depends on how our parents call themselves when we were little. Mama and Ayah are quite commonly used.  And we call ourselves by our nickname in the family- Kakak, Kaklong, Kakngah, Kaklang, Angah (depends on what number is you in your siblings - the firstborn, the second, the third.)  See? We are so complicated. :P Sometimes we just call ourselves by our first name, like - Mom: I Mama want to go buy groceries, Want anything? You: Yes, I Luke wants some Nyam Nyam.  Gee, now writing it as English looks/sounds sooo weird. But it works in Malay. It is very rare to call ourselves as "saya" when talking to our parents because it will sound too formal.  "Anda" is used as a general way to say "you", like when in advertisements and TV commercials. (Eg: Drive Carefully. You Anda can make a change.)

       As for with friends, we commonly use "saya" to call ourselves and "awak" to address them when first met with someone new, for the sake of being polite. Then, when we get quite comfortable with each other's company, we'd change the "I-You"  to "aku" and "kau". And this is when things get much more complicated. Because sometimes, they are people who are comfortable to use "saya-awak" even after knowing someone for ages. Some people even use "kita" or,, yeah, their own first name, to call themselves. (Gee, can you imagine English people addressing themselves as their first name instead of "I"? Like, "where are you going?" "I  Lucy am going to the bank." SO WEIRD.) And some even use other words, depending on their accents. As for Sarawakians, they change "I-You" to "Kamek-Kitak" (But yeah, if they are close to the person, they'd also use the usual "aku-kau"  ). As for Kelantanese, they use "aku-mu". As for Northern people, they use "aku-hang". As for people of Negeri Sembilan,  they use "eden-ekau" . As for Perakians, they use "teman-kamu". As for ravers people (hahaha), they use "wa-lu" just for the effect of fake savageness. 

    OMG, look how complicated we are that I could actually make a whole entry about "you" and "I"!! This whole thing is so confusing that some of us fed up and just use "I-You" instead.  Yes, we mix the languages. "I nak pergi makan ni, you nak ikut?" "Of courselah I nak ikut. Jom!" Yes, that happens. Usually, couples would use this, other than those fed-up people. 

     So yaa, that's my language. It's confusing but I find it very unique. ;) 

      

Ikhlas Daripada,

Islam is the one

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

1. What makes you think Islam is the true religion?

Because Islam is the only religion that have and use Al-Quran. Al-Quran is a magical miracle. It's beautifully written, rhythmic even when you read the translation version, you'll feel the beauty. There's so many science inside it, from the creation of humans to the presence of day and night. There's al so so many good stories in it.

2. And what makes you think Al-Quran is God's creation and not human's?

If you have a very old Al-Quran, let's say dated 100 years old belongs to your great-great grandfather, I can guarantee you the content is 100% the same as Today's Al-Quran. It's very pure. Very original. It's forbidden for Muslims to change it even 1 alphabet. And I know it's not human's creation because prophet Muhammad pbuh, the chosen one who was given the Al-Quran, cannot read and write.This shows that it is straight from Allah, nothing added. I mean, it's like when you don't know Chinese characters and someone asks you to give a letter of it to someone. If you even add some Chinese characters you know, it won't be beautifully written any more, right?


#Doin'Da'wa


Ikhlas Daripada,