Category: Daily Whatevers

It’s been a good one month. I supported the underdogs like Cote d’Ivoire, Iran, Ghana and Portugal. In this morning’s final, I supported Italy. France was equally good, except for that headbutt incident by Zainuddin Zahidin. I like the Portuguese players most..Maniche, Cristiano Ronaldo, Simao, Deco…for their footworks, and of course, the virtually unbeatable goalkeeper, Ricardo.

In the earlier rounds, even South Korea was in. This is a country whose football team we used to beat the crap out of back in the 70s. See where they are now. And see what circus our football scene has metamorphosised into. It isn’t that the South Koreans have become stronger, but it is us, Malaysians, who have become weaker.

To my friend Azli Suhairi, whom I might be seeing later today, enjoy your cigarettes. You’ve been choosing the correct teams to bet on.

To the rest, support NS Naza.

Haha!

It’s the 13th Lunar day.

I turned 40 an hour ago.

40 days before I was born, my elder sister Juliana passed away.

When I was 2, I was a sick child, diagnosed with having Acute Glomerulonephritis, Atopic Eczema, and has Thallassemia Hb A&E.

When I was 3, my mother hid me underneath the bed during the May 13th tragedy.

When I was 4, I could draw the map of the world.

When I was 5, I was sent to a chinese kindergarten.

When I was 7, I started elementary school.

When I was 8, I “lost” my parents to the government and the people.

When I was 9, I felt so lost and lonely.

When I was 11, my great-grandmother passed away.

When I was 13, I went to college.

When I was 14, I went round the world.

When I was 15, I broke my wrist playing rugby.

When I was 16, I represented college and state for swimming and water-polo. I did my first scuba dive. I met my soulmate.

When I was 17, I went off to England for my tertiary education. My paternal grandmother passed away.

When I was 21, I joined Malaysia Airlines first, then the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

When I was 23, I did my first parachute jump.

When I was 25, I got married for the first time.

When I was 26, I got my first car that I use until now. My daughter, Noor Farhanah, was born.

When I was 29, I represented the Malaysian team in the Benson & Hedges Golden Dreams Parachuting Competition. Later I busted an ankle skydiving. I then did a stunt for the movie Lurah Dendam. I was conferred the Kesatria Angkatan Tentera by the 10th Yang DiPertuan Agong. My daughter, Noor Fazira, was born.

When I was 30, I left the Air Force. My marriage fell apart.

When I was 31, I represented Malaysia in the International Parachuting Competition in Cha-Am, Thailand.

When I was 32, I was part of the team that parachuted down to the North Pole on April 21st, 1998. Both my maternal grandparents passed away 6 months apart. I remarried. I performed my Umrah. I was conferred the Ahli Mangku Negara by the 10th Yang DiPertuan Agong.

When I was 33, I became the first Malaysian to perform a BASE jump off the KL Tower. I performed my Umrah again.

When I was 35, I performed my Haj. I organised the first Malaysian group to windsurf across the Strait of Malacca to Sumatera, Indonesia. I did my last record to jet-ski for 1000 kilometers non-stop in 21 hours 11 minutes and 42 seconds.

When I was 36, my second marriage fell apart. I remarried later. My son, Mohamad Amirul Farhan, was born.

When I was 39, my daughter, Noorunnisaa, was born. I became an Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Master Scuba Diver, Divemaster and Deco Diver.

I am now 40.

Hahaha…finally. I have Streamyx at home. This is my first posting from home using Streamyx.

Now I don’t have to wait for 5 minutes for a page to load. Or…do I still have to???