Don't get me wrong with the title of this post. It is actually a title of a video posted on YouTube and it has something to do with land encroachment in order to give way for the 'other party' to build a dam at the people of Kg. Tambatuon's peaceful land. Their HOME.  It was beautifully narrated by the Inan (the Dusun form of endearment for grandmother). The language itself mesmerized me. Being part of the Dusun clan, I hereby honestly say that I'm not good at the language which supposedly to be my mother tongue but at the same time, I'm very much proud with the language. It's very unique in its own way. 

Alright. I think I've digressed to much. The point here is, my attention was caught by the message of the video. Towards the end of the video, the Inan made a strong statement that instantly sent me a chill. It was indeed a strong statement and I was (or still am) astonished by it. You've got to watch the video if you want to know what am I talking about.

It's my birthday. I'm officially 24 now. 

Unlike the times when I was still in school, there's no so-called 'countdown' for my birthday this year. Didn't bother much about it.

Gone are the days when I had to lock myself in the room and made a deal with the room-mate for not going to open the door when the clock struck 12. I can still recall those days back in maktab when spilling a bucket of water, throwing rotten eggs, and many other mischievous pranks towards the lucky person of the day were the in-thing/trend on any birthdays.

As soon as the clock struck 12, my Facebook wall started to be flooded with birthday wishes. Same thing happened to my twitter account. 

Anyway...I am sure that this year is going to be another fantastic year just like the previous ones. Cheers!!

At the moment I don't have anything interesting to share but I've decided to upload some pictures taken recently. 

The best Christmas present ever...!! Loving it.

Mom and Dad together with my lil' cuz, Bel.

Oyo on his way back to Tambunan. ^_^

Cuteness!! My three adorable cuzzies.

The Saim clan...

Christmas Eve's Mass...

Group photo in front of the altar...

The awesome Christmas carol at 1Borneo hypermall...

Watched the final match between Malaysia and Indonesia with 'em at mamak restaurant near UKM. 

The Borneo clan having steamboat. NY's eve gathering.

Short trip to PD...and I still think KK has one of the most beautiful bitches beaches in Malaysia. ;-p

Wow! Can you guys believe it? We're already on the 11th day of the year 2011. Time really flies so fast without us realizing it. 

Today's date seems to be interesting. Don't you think so? I'm more interested with the number '11' so I googled it out and guess what. I found few fun as well as spooky facts about the number. Here there are:

In numerology, number eleven is considered as a " master number. The reason is this number carries as a vibrational frequency of balance. Number Eleven signifies invention, refinement, fulfillment, vision and congruency in a person. In astrology, the number eleven is considered as a magical number that strikes a balance of emotion, thoughts and spirits. 

Total solar eclipse was observed throughout Europe on 11 August 1999 at 11:11 am.

The winter solstice of the last day of the Mayan calendar is at 11:11 am on 21 December 2012.

Aquarius is the eleventh sun sign of the zodiac system.

21December 2012 = 21/12/2012 = 2+1+1+2+2+0+1+2 = 11

The sunspot cycle or the solar cycle lasts for 11 years. The next solar cycle starts in 2012.

September 11 is the 254 day of a year: 2+5+4 = 11

The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight no 11. 

Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11 

Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. Add this 6+5 = 11 

The tragedy of 3/11/2004 in Madrid also adds up to 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.

Photographed by Bronny.

Location: Stadium UKM

Time: New Year's eve

First of all I would like to wish everyone a blessed and happy new year 2011. I guess most of you received lots of text messages and even phone calls last night. I can't afford to reply all the text messages that came in last night. Thus, I decided to post a status update in my Facebook account and wished everyone beforehand. Not to forget, I also put up message(s) through my twitter account. Easy eh? 

FYI, this is the second time I sort of celebrated the coming of the new year away from home. I felt kinda sad but I've got no other choice since the semester has already started. Nevertheless, I did have fun with fellow friends here in campus. We planned an impromptu dinner together at the nearest steamboat restaurant. The place is called 'Steamboat Antarabangsa' and it is situated in Bandar Baru Bangi. Only few minutes drive away from UKM.

Then, after dinner, with our protruding stomach, we went back to campus and planned another so-called gathering at UKM stadium while waiting for the clock to strike 12. Little did I know, they already prepared all the junk food, soft drinks and guess what...rice wine as well! Well prepared eh? 

We had lots of fun conversations, teasing each other, cam-whoring and I even jogged for ONE lap at the stadium! Lol! What a way to end the year. At the moment, I don't have the pictures with me because I have yet to get my copies from the camera owners. Gonna upload some of the pictures soon. Just you wait.

So, to cut the story short, when the clock struck 12. We all did the usual thing: wishing everybody happy new year. That was also the time when everybody was busy with their phones: texting and calling. The first person that I called that night was none other than my dad. It's his birthday! Too bad I wasn't able to be at home and celebrate the double celebrations. I can still recall the times when I had the chance to celebrate it at home. We always had BBQ session and it was always accompanied by karaoke-ing. Gosh! That was fun!

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For this year, I decided not to have any specific new year's resolutions. I just want to go through this brand new year with lots of fun regardless of the winding paths awaiting for me ahead. That's life isn't? We can't really predict what's gonna happen in the future and that makes life interesting. 

I have to admit that the year 2010 was indeed an interesting year with lots of ups and downs. I went through so many things throughout the year. Nevertheless, I'm grateful because it actually taught me to become a better person. I'm not saying I've become a truly better person now but all I'm saying is that I'm trying my best as I'm just a normal human being who tend to make mistakes. I know it sounds cliche but it's true...

To my family: Thank you for ALWAYS there for me. Words cannot express how much I appreciate and grateful to have all of you in my life. May God's blessings be with you all always. Amen.

To my friends: Thanks for coming to my life and coloured my life. Without all of you, my life would be dull and mundane. 

To my hater(s) *if any*: I also would like to thank you because you actually taught me how to stay positive in life. All I can say is, I can't afford to please everyone in this world and if I've made mistakes, I humbly asked for forgiveness. God bless you. 

>>>Cheers everyone! Happy New Year 2011<<<