Ramadan!

wow, it's almost Ramadan, I can't believe it's coming so fast!

Salam Ramadan & happy fasting to all

:)

how be happy 101

I'm quite happy with my new blog title because it portrays me 101%,  but the header is usual, nothing special, so I'm planning to make one soon - maybe a minimalist drawing or something, I'll decide later. For the mean time, I let it be the way it is now. And apparently, that it's not original, it's a lyric from one of my favourites Owl City's songs!


I mean, come on, how can you not agree with the lyric

"Reality is a lovely place

But I wouldn't wanna live there


I wouldn't wanna live there"

You are in a big denial if you say reality is nice. Uh-uh, it's NEVER! Like when I say academics is not important and you can actually live without it, oh man, trust me, it's actually because I'm so lazy to study. And when I say I can do something else, turn up, I won't. Very little number of people succeeds without academics, very little! Most of the people I know who don't have degree/diploma have to work hard but they're not paid much, not parallel to the sweat they produce. And they're not happy with it. (Do not start with how Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs could be so rich without academics - they're the EXCEPTIONS)

Of course, for every person, the definition of happiness varies. I still long the day that I can be happy without money but I don't think that day will ever come.

I'll give you an analogy:

Basically, I love travelling (one of my interests) and everyone notes that to travel, you need money, but if you don't have money, you cannot travel. So you become sad.

In a simpler form:

YOU = LOVE TRAVELLING

YOU = DON'T HAVE MONEY

YOU = SAD

YOU = SIT IN THE CORNER AND CRY

lol

so as a conclusion & how to be happy 101:

DO NOT LIVE IN THE REALITY CUZ IT SUX


in another note, I'm changing my blog url soon, but I still can't think of it yet! this is my email (melalak@ymail) if anything happens! 

happy weekend!! x

inks!

Oh my, I realised that I haven't been writing much here as I promised. ;__; Yes, I'm busy, but I should make time to update here more regularly, for my own good ('cause I know I'm syok-sendiri only, barely no one reads my blog but yolo lol). I have another writing blog but dear Lord, I haven't updated that for so many months until recently, I pushed myself to write a story. It's not even near readable, but I know, if I keep writing and writing, I'd finally be better, one day!

Since this new semester started, I've began drawing with ink pens (artlines etc), some I borrowed from my friend who is an art visual student because she has a lot, while I only have three! She lets me use it for awhile since she's not using any for the moment. I'll just need to wait for my allowance so I can buy some.

I stumbled upon an inked drawing of something like this on tumblr a few weeks ago and decided to draw but manipulated and edited it with my idea/imagination a little bit. Can't remember the link of tumblr so I can share here though, so sayang. It's much, much better than mine.

This girl is like Pocahontas-ish and Little Mermaid-ish. Not exactly indeed, but the style.

Then I became addicted to draw more of like the above picture. lol. This girl is tribal-ish or jungle-ish, not  so sure since I just played with the pens when I was bored in class.

















I just finished drawing this an hour ago but started this at class today. Hella boring. Then tonight after I finished my homework, I continued.
Princess in sky idk, but in Malay language, I'd name it something like "Puteri Bunga Kayangan".

On another note, I already made a special photoblog for my photography but I've not taken pictures so nothing much to be shown. Oh so, I have to change my header for this blog, but since I'm not that motivated and love sleeping so much when I have time, that'll be a little bit longer. Ahah.

That's all for now, me thinks.

:) x

"you're gonna miss me when i'm gone"

yes, you, holidays.

3 weeks, gone just like that?! i've been so unproductive this sem break, and i'm so gonna cry (a sea) when school starts next Monday.

T_T

semester break

I finished examinations on 23rd but have been lazying around since the semester break started. Last 4 days consist of sleeping and sleeping! Except that I went jogging for a few times, but that doesn't really count... to be compared to the amount of time I spent by sleeping! Haha!

Anyway, recently, I purchased Khaled Hosseini's third book, "And The Mountains Echoed". I was beyond STOKED when I knew that the third book of his is in bookstore already! I've been waiting for his next book after I finished reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns". That's a good book, but not close to "The Kite Runner" which is my MOST favourite book EVER.

Since I started reading this book, I just refuse to do anything. From bed to sofa to table, all I do is read this book. I just can't wait to know what good Khaled Hosseini brings out in this book!

So, bye byeee! I'll come back when I finish reading! :D

Do you agree that "unconditional love" does not exist? 'Cause I DO! SAD, but true. 

"Be Fit, Drive"

First time ever I heard in order to be fit, you drive. It's always, walk - to be fit! :D This picture was taken in Kuching, Sarawak during my study trip. I already started to miss Kuching - miss travelling in particular. Seeing new places, cultures, people, taste food I've never eaten..! I can never understand why some people do not like travelling. According to some of my friends, they say travelling is a waste of money, you only get to see places but your money is suddenly 'gone', so it's better for you to keep to buy a concrete stuff - like a car. Ha, ok. But come'n, by travelling, you'll be open minded because you've seen people from another place who might be practicing different culture or religion, eating different food that you can try or have beautiful language! So I guess your money that is 'suddenly gone' is worth.. gone! ;) It's true that they say everything needs money, but remember, money is not everything.

In Sarawak, I've taken more than 800 pictures, that's somehow considered little. I was limiting myself because I've recorded some videos too, that took a lot of space in my memory card. SILLY me, I should've bought a bigger capacity of memory card. And of course, almost every picture that has me, is blur. T_T but after all, I actually enjoy taking people's photos rather than be in photos!

So.. I've listed places I want to go before I get married (..........................well......);
Thailand - Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi Island
India - New Delhi, Mumbai
Finland - Helsinki, Tampere, probably more countryside
Iceland - Reykjavik
Egypt
Sweden
Norway
USA - New York & Las Vegas
.... and I guess the whole world! And of course, to do pilgrimage in Makkah, inshaAllah. (The same and lame thing people ask me if I want to go to Makkah or not.. please lah, it's lame already! haha!)


"Be Fit, Walk"... ;)

That's all I guess, hope you're all in a marvelous condition!

xx

Lupe Fiasco

I've been hearing Lupe Fiasco's music a lot nowadays and I have to say that I'm not that keen to hear rap music but his songs are meaningful! The lyrics are something to think of. I have to admit that "Battle Scars" made me search about him on the net, but I knew him before this song became a hit, just that I didn't care much. I've also heard "Words I Never Said" in 2011 which surprised me at first because of his verity and frankness in that song. I mean, come on, this kind of song WOULD never come out if it's in Malaysia (by Malaysians).. We are lacking of freedom of speech for God's sake! Anyway, these are some of the lines in the song that actually worth of thinking.. 

"Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say shit

That's why I ain't vote for him, next one either"

"But if we know better than we probably deserve it

Jihad is not a holy war, wheres that in the worship?

Murdering is not Islam!

And you are not observant

And you are not a muslim

Israel don’t take my side cause look how far you’ve pushed them

Walk with me into the ghetto, this where all the Kush went

Complain about the liquor store but what you drinking liquor for?

Complain about the gloom but when’d you pick a broom up?"

Are we (Muslims) actually doing our job? Are we reading enough? Are we observant enough? -NO. We are judging too quickly without even thinking... sad.

//Not saying much, but for this General Election (which is tomorrow), please, please make a WISE decision. It's definitely gonna make a BIG change to Malaysia... your vote counts. We NEED freedom of speech!//

And if you are following him on twitter, you'll see that he always discusses about Islam and religions.. which sometime ago, I remembered he was kinda provoking people's thoughts but MANY got raged, many misunderstood/ didn't get his message. 

"We're dancing. Lets get to the point. We're not afraid of the lion. We're afraid of the DEATH the lion my cause us to embrace. Or are we?"

"I fear Gods opinion of me. But i don't think I fear God. I don't see the point."

"When i ponder my relationship with God it is more along the lines of awe than fear. My capacity for Sin challenges my fear of hell as well"

"Sin can be posed as being the extremist act of bravery in light of the consequences. To brings into question the true depth of ones fear."

(@LupeFiasco on Twitter, 29th April 2013)

He really wants us to think of the Creator, think why we fear him, why we love him, or both or not both? Do you understand the difference between "fear" and "love"?  Or actually we are just afraid of the punishment He has prepared for those who disobey Him? That's it. Do you believe in a particular religion just because your parents believe it? Do you blindly following or do you really understand what is the meaning of having religion? Sadly, people didn't get what Lupe Fiasco meant. If you don't believe in God, then on whom you rely on, who do you turn on when you are in hours of need? SomeOne you can't see? You utter the word "God"? 

Also, last month, he tweeted this: 

"The sad part is that a Muslim will make you walk away from Islam faster than a kuffar will." 

Oh snaaap! Kan? Our actions DO matter..

That's why I love Lupe Fiasco. The best (Muslim) rapper ever.. that makes you think, makes you see the world in many perspectives..!

:)

To The East

I just came back from Sarawak this afternoon for a study trip. It was fantastic visiting another part of my country, to see the cultures there. I definitely had an amazing time with my friends there! It's like a gateway of my hectic life. I have a test tomorrow but I haven't even started studying! Abundance of work have to be done asap before my finals that come in two weeks.

Have a good life, lovely people. xoxo