On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) “Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith.”
Inay, my birthday is next week. I'm very excited Inay, it's my first birthday! But why won't you be home? Mama said lama lagi baru I get to see you. Does that mean I'm not getting a birthday present from you Inay? I won't get to have my cute handsome face and dashing smile taken photos of? But Inay, I'll be sad that you won't be home for my first birthday.
Oma and Grampa always bring me to their room and make me 'walk' Inay. Why aa? I've always been able to walk ba Inay, but just that day they got so excited to see me start walking without stumbling. Kenapa they so happy Inay? They can walk too, why aren't they clapping their hands and saying "yay, clever boy!" to everyone who can walk?
Papa likes to make noises with his feet and use long sticks to beat things. Nanay will be so irritated of that noise but kan Inay, I like it. I shake my head along with the beat and then that day as i was shaking shaking I bumped my head on the bed! But I didn't cry (I cried a little) cause I'm a strong boy right Inay?
Mama says we're going to go fly to see you and Uncle Nafiq. I'm going to have another Aunt? More people to hold me and play with me???? I can't wait to get on the big thingy that flies. Mama said I have to be a good boy and sit still. How can I, Inay, it's going to be my first time!
Inay, where are Aunty Thara, Aunty Pika and Babu Shafa? Nobody's been singing with me, I really miss singing with them. Everytime I go "Aaaaaaaaaa" nobody else goes "Aaaaaaaaa" with me. And I've always wanted me to meet Aunty Reggie but I never dapat jumpa...
One more thing Inay, why isn't Bimbo happy to see me? I greet her with a happy HIIIIII everytime I see her. She always looks scared! I don't think I'm scary...maybe she's just shy.
Inay I miss you! I'm sure you miss me too :) I love you Inay! Wish you were home...
Love,
Muhammad Izzarif bin Mohd Shaun Yazeed or Arif or Izzy.
P/S: Inay, I can run now! Can you imagine the excitement of everyone here at home?
L-R: DDR a.k.a Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Tap Tap Revenge for IPod Touch, and the eversoclassic PaRappa the Rapper!
Then you might just like:
Rhythm Paradise is not your average rhythm-coordination game. It's more of a rhythm-attention-speed game. What it truly is, is a less graphic, a much more simple (while being quite challenging to get 'Perfect') tap tap and flick game to cute characters as well as really catchy cartooney beats.
I don't know why its aged 3+ and above, I would be worried that a child that age would break the DS screen!
There are 40 stages altogether plus 10 more being the Remix stages. Its like...once you've learned all the ways to tap & flick to different songs, the remix comes - with no practise as a reminder of how to tap or flick!
What gets the game addictive and going is the situations they put you in - alien shooting, farmer picking up beets and kicking away moles, you being a monkey as an audience of a concert, and even as ducks in the military! Sure tapping and flicking may seem a tad bit redundant, but to hell with redundancy... you're gonna get hooked.
Though no popular songs as they would have in Elite Beat Agents (graphics also not manga-like; as you'll see later its very kiddy and cutesy), things like "Yeah, yeah, yeah" or "Peck your beak!" would definitely get stuck in your head after putting the game down.
This character is "You" from the Glee Club stage. Cute kan?
This stage is I forgot what, but you've to fill up the robots with just the right amount of oil
DOO-WUP DOO-WUP DOOOOOOO-WUP
Aww look, it's the Love Lizards!
What better way to show how to play than a video. :D Toodles people! Go get Rhythm Paradise!
Merry Christmas everyone! Happy opening presents and having yummyscrumpelicious dinners. Mmm~
Okay, looks like I have a week left before returning to "home". Oh well, sometimes you just gotta do whatchu gotta do. Partly wanting to be back there, but for most parts wanting to be just right here. Sigh.
Was having a talk with who ah the other day. Was it Thara and Reg or was it Thara and Rianah...or Thara and Shafa? Anyway, it feels like as if I've been twenty baruuu juga.
And now, nah... In another 5 months sudah mau 21! Bukan lama tu. Skijap seja tu. What was 2009? 2009 was;
Drama-ful
God there was drama like never before. (Eleh padahal bukan lah banyak mana pun). But seriously, sometimes in those drama-ey moments is when you learn the most stuff! Not just about other people but about yourself, too! And then the time where the thing happened then forced another thing to happen heh.
Painful
I don't know how I got very many cederas this year. Hmm. Clumsy.
Stressful
First there was the owner rumah lama thing, then there was the finding rumah thing (which was not a very good time for me. Grr.) Then there was pindah rumah, then there was pindah-ing OUT of rumah. Then there were TONS of assignments to be done. When one was over another one kept on coming. Then remember the time my laptop decided to just ROSAK the day before i needed to submit the group assignment?! OHmygosh. And thennn there was the many times and still are the many times that I've thought about the 'future' which PAINS me which is bad. Aduih I still don't know what I'm gonna do, or where I'm gonna go, or what I'm gonna major in. Once I do I'll let you know. A lot of 'maybes' 'don't knows' 'not sures'. You still with me?
Gossipful
Oh so fun! But so not encourage-able :)
But most of all, 2009 was totally...
Wonderful
The things you get to go through on your final year of your diploma. Going to find paddy, staying up all night long finishing assignment about paddy and laughing like shit while doing it. Dressing up for presentations, going aaaalll the way to Planters' Haven to play tapuk-tapuk and do the copywriting assignment. Being able to complete a job and feeling so satisfied and content by it. Having people by your side when your laptop dies. Having friends who are so great. Having a 20th birthday with 3 cakes weehuu! Regained my semangat to read. I love reading. Went on so many days and nights out. Have the most awesome-est friends at work. Leaving home at 6am in the morning just to take pictures (I have such great friends). Having really really really great best friends. Realising that friends will always be friends even though you think it's not worth it. Realising all the great times we shared. AAAAALLL the laughter and tears. Being able to reconnect.
It's ending so quickly...
Ahh 2009, I'm going to miss you. I sure as hell (or rather, heaven) had a great time with you.
Things to look out for in 2010:
1. Holidays
2. Turning TWENTY ONE omeghaad!!
3. Everyone else who's turning TWENTY ONE - don't wanna miss out on the fun ;)
4. Graduation WOOHOO! Eh, btw, bilakah, dan manakah results?!
5. The month of May - Brother getting married! Birthdays=fun=presents=love aww. :D
6. A whole lot of searching and fening kefala.
7. Zoom zoom.
8. Vroom vroom.
9. Boom boom.
10. Saja, mau kasi cukup sepuluh. Eheh.
On the first day of Christmas would someone give to me,
