CENCALOK : The final chapter

After 1 year, the chapters of CENCALOK has finally come to an end.

On this very date, a year ago, this blog was created to better understand myself and everything around me. I began to explore what has never been planned nor erradicate. A place I share my thoughts and views, without premidition and on the spur of the moment.

Here, not only have I shared part of my life, but passing strangers that became friends and shared part of their life with me. To each and everyone who pitched into the journey with me, I thank you.

I would have never thought my rants and ramblings have crossed far beyond its destined path. I'm truly glad that CENCALOK has inspired others and became abode for many souls.

CENCALOK has reached it's destination. It has been truly a great joy and experience. Shall miss every single moment I've shared here. On this malancholy note, I bid farewell to my CENCALOK.

"...so, love me when I'm gone..."

ps: Skrang nak pi jual belachan plak. :P

Apa yang penting kerjasama - Wonder Pets

Mustahil? Tidak!

Painting the swimming pool

"Apa yang penting, KERJASAMA" - Wonder Pets.




Saksikanlah WONDER PETS setiap hari, 2.30pm di TV9!

My horoscope says....

Here is your horoscope
for Tuesday, June 3:

You need to be pretty ruthless and logical in order to handle the stresses of the day -- but that should come easily to you for now. If anyone gets hurt, it won't last long and will be easily forgiven.


ps: I don't like the last part :(

It's gonna be a long long week ahead

After today, it's going to be another long...long...long and a very hard...hard work week ahead.

Haizzzz...**

Hopefully...

Suasana kerja minggu lepas teramat ler tersibuk sangat. Kena pulak aku baru baik demam tu hari.

Batuk, sakit tekak...kira badan aku kurang selasa ler time tuu. Ditambah pula dgn cuaca yg tidak menentu...kejap bahang panas, lepas tu hujan...

Ramai jugak yg sakit aku dgr. The flu virus spreading. So, aku nasihat kan korang jaga ler kesihatan tu. Kalo dah sakit, nak buat kejer pon susah.

Banyak jugak kejer aku postpone. Sumer aku tolak tepi. Kepala berdenyut jek. Nak focus pon susah.

Aku rasa next week kena double-up sikit. Baru jek buat a few appointments. Hopefully, I'll be better next week. It's going to be a long-long week for me, for us.

Sebelum sakit last Friday tu, aku sempat gie tengok wayang citer Indiana Jones. Alamak, sungguh mengecewakan! Citer dia too futuristic lerr. Aku tak soka. Aku lebih suka citer-citer lama Indiana Jones. Lebih exciting giler dari citer yg baru. Lagipon, story plot dia mengarut dan terlampau simple. Kekadang tu ader exaggerate sikit. Nampak sah, Harrison Ford tu dah tua. Aku rasa sepatutnya lah dia pencen jadi Indiana Jones. And hopefully, tamatkan ajer lah citer Indiana Jones tuu...

*uhuk*uhuk* - Adusss..masih sakit lagi nih. Nak blog pon takde mood. :(

A tribute to Wings

Semalam member aku kata kat Planet Hollywood KL ader konsert sempena ulang tahun ke-21 kumpulan rock teragung malaya, WINGS.

Oh, dah 21 tahun lamanya aku mengenali Wings nie. Teringat juga dulu mula-mula kali aku berjinak mendengar lagu-lagu Wings.

Waktu tu usia aku baru mencecah 14 tahun dlm tingkatan 2. Memang ler waktu itu zaman kegemilangan muzik rock. Kumpulan Search memang ler dah hebat dgn "Fantasia Bulan Madu" nya. Tapi Wings? Siapa tu? Aku tak kenal pulak...?

Soroton zaman tahun 87 dulu...

Jiran sebelah umah aku, si Hamzah, ketuk tingkap bilik. Aku lak tgh syiok layan gitar kapok yg bapak aku belikan dulu...

Hamzah : Along! Along! (nama timangan aku ler) Bukak tingkap kao kejap ahh..Aku nak tunjuk sesuatu nih..

Aku : (Bukak tingkap) Aah?..apasal?

Hamzah : Kao bukak kaset nih. (Sambil hulur kaset Belenggu Irama kat aku dari luar tingkap) Kao play skrang jugak! Aku nak kao dgr lagu "Intan Ku Kesepian".

Aku : Kumpulan aper nih? Wings?? Ahahahah! (Aku ketawa pasal nama kumpulan nie mcm tak senonoh gitu - time tu ler!)

Hamzah : Lagu dia rock siakk...Kao baik dgr skrg. Aku pinjam kao kaset nih. Mlm nanti kasi aku balik.

So, dari situ lah bermulanya aku mengenali dan membesar bersama lagu2 Wings. Kini, setelah 21 tahun kemudian, aku masih lagi tetap mendengar lagu-lagu mereka. Kerana pada setiap lagu-lagu Wings, terpalit segala sejarah pahit dan manis dalam usia remaja ku.

Biography kumpulan Wings : click here

Video klip original Wings kat TV3 (ketika tu Awie and Wings masih muda remaja lagi..hahahah)

Taman Rashidah Utama - Time tu, nie killer song, brader!

Credits :
Cover album "Belenggu Irama- Wings" disunting dari website nie.

Videoklip "Taman Rashidah Utama" disunting dari user nie.

ps : Aku harap satu hari nanti, Awie akan buat filem kisah jatuh bangun kumpulan Wings. Dulu aku baca kisah hidup dia orang sebelum jadi popular tu sedih lerr...*sob*

Cerita Sang Ikan...

...kadang kala, ikan jugak yg menjadi mangsa..!!

Cerpen : "Beliau ku panggil ibu" - Part 2

Cerita berikutnya adalah kesinambungan dari cerpen, "Beliau ku panggil ibu - Part 1"
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Keadaan suasana dimahkahmah sunyi menantikan ketua hakim memberikan keputusan.

Milah duduk berdebaran menantikan keputusan yg diharap-harapkan. Harapan beliau tidak pernah purnah untuk mengambil kembali Putri Balqis kepangkuannya. Siang malam beliau berdoa semoga apa yang diimpikan termakbul.

Manakala Salmah sedang memegang erat tangan Putri Balqis. Beliau tidak mahu berpisah dengan anak gadis itu. Anak yg telah dibela sejak bayi lagi, adalah satu-satunya permata yg tidak ternilai dalam hidupnya.

Walau bagaimana pon, hanya keputusan mahkahmah yang dapat menentukan siapakah yg harus dipanggil ibu.

Putri Balqis, sedar yg kedua-dua wanita itu adalah keramat dlm hidupnya. Tidak pernah dia termimpi yang suatu hari hidup beliau akan menjadi rebutan. Siapakah yang berhak dipanggil ibu? Milah, ibu kandung yang telah bersabung nyawa melahirkan beliau atau Salmah yang telah mendidiknya dan memelihara dgn penuh kasih sayang sebelum ini. Walau bagaimana pon, hari ini adalah penentuan. Hanya takdir yg akan menentukan segalanya.

Ketua Hakim membelek kertas putih ditangannya. Kertas yg akan menentukan nasib Putri Balqis. Keputusan yg akan merubah segalanya.

Milah memejam erat matanya yg berlinangan. Beliau berdoa semoga keputusan berpihak padanya. Manakala, Salmah memeluk Putri Balqis seerat-eratnya, seperti mungkin itulah saat terakhir mereka akan dapat bertemu.

Ketua Hakim: Setalah segala penelitian dan kajian dibuat pada setiap bukti yg dikemukakan, dengan ini, mahkahmah dengan sebulat suara, memberi hak penjagaan Putri Balqis seterusnya kepada ibu Salmah, yang telah selama ini adalah penjaga Putri Balqis yang sah.

Ketua Hakim : Keputusan mahkahmah adalah mukatamad.

Putri Balqis dan Salmah saling berdakapan dan menkucupi pipi masing-masing. Kesyukuran jelas terbayang keatas kedua-dua insan itu. Manakala Milah, terdududk hiba kerana anak yg pernah dikandungnya dulu tidak akan pulang kembali kepangkuannya.

Harapan Milah hancur berkecai. Milah sedar akan kesilapan beliau dahulu, tetapi sesalan itu tidak akan dapat menebus kembali kehilangan hak penjagaan anak kandungnya sendiri.

Begitulah berakhirnya sebuah Al-kisah yang benar-benar terjadi baru-baru ini.

Sekian terimakasih.

Oher related news:
- ICJ awards Pedra Branca's sovereignty to Singapore.
- S'pore takes Pulau Batu Puteh, Malaysia gets Middle Rocks
- Offical press release

La La La Kerjalah

Celik mata, kerja. Tutup mata, mimpi kerja. Yg penting kiter kerjalah, tak mencuri.

Hari nie pon kejer aku tersangat ler sibuk. Dari awal minggu nie, kerja tak habis-habis. Tapi aku suka ler kerja...kalo tak kejer nanti aku jatuh sakit. Pelik kan?

Sebenarnya aku memang mcm tu. Kalo sakit aku masih teruskan kejer. Kalo tak nanti makin sakit derr. Orang kater aku nie workaholic. Tapi sebenarnya bukan.

Bagiku kerja tu adalah sebahagian dari hidupku. Kerja tu adalah amanah. Kerjer tu adalah suatu kewajipan. Setiap kerjer harus dilakukan dgn seikhlasnya.

"Keihklasan itu akan membuka suatu jalan yang tersembunyi. Ianya tidak dapat dikecapi jika keikhlasan itu mengharapkan suatu pembalasan."

So, yg penting kiter kejer harus happy. Walopon mcm mana teruk dan jijiknya kejer kiter, kita harus bersyukur yg kiter mampu brdikari dan mempunyai pekerjaan.

Besok sambung kejer lagi. Bila aku nak berhenti dari buat kejer ek? Aku rasa tidak. Selagi sihat tubuh ku ini, selagi diizinkan umurku ini, aku akan terus bekerja.

Kerja...kerja...kerjalah...Lalalalala!

Meet Uncle Hussain - La La La Kerjalah

Another self-destructive episode

"We did not f*** your mother, but why must you offend us until like dat??!" :(

Another self-destructive episode.

ps : Did our education system cultivate him to be this way?

10 random facts about me

I've been tagged...arrgghh!

1) I'm a lefthanded. I always have problems writting in school.
2) I'm a horoscopes fanatic. I read them daily.
3) I love tea. That's why I enjoy tea-breaks (Lame)
4) I'm always 21 year-old. (So stop asking about my age)
5) What is my cartoon character?? I'm like spongebob. We are separated twins!

6) My hobby is sleeping. I'll sleep whenever I have the chance.
7) I hate crowds. I avoid shopping malls. I prefer placidity.
8) Don't ask me something that I don't know. Chances I will try to find the answer for you.
9) I used to sing in the bathroom until my mummy said she don't need another radio.
10) I hate durians. The smell makes me want to puke!

Thank you for your interest. I hope that will make you understand me better. :)

Chow!

Sometimes, some things are worth to ponder...

Oh! I've got an email!...

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(Note : All names have been changed to protect their identities...like real only!)

There are several simple reasons why many Singaporean employers are reluctant to give their maids a day off.

You see, if the maid runs away, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid commits a crime such as shoplifting, the government will fine he employer $5,000. So if she runs away and shoplifts at the same time, is that $10K?

If the maid is caught having sex with someone, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid gets pregnant, the government will also fine the employer $5,000. So either way, the employer gets screwed for the screwing she got.

If you didn't know any of the above, then either you do not employ a maid, or you didn't read the small print of the Manpower Ministry's work permit conditions.

Many employers are afraid that if their maid has a day off and gets into trouble, the employer will not only have to solve the trouble, but also have to fork out $5,000 as a free gift to the government.

Intuitively, this smacks of gross unfairness. The employer gets punished not for something he did, but for something that somebody else (the maid) did. Furthermore, once the maid leaves the employer's residence, the employer has no way of monitoring where the maid goes and what she does there.

We may draw a curious parallel with Mas Slamat's escape, and PM Leee's determined, if muddled, defence of Home Affairs Minister Wong Can't Sing in Parliament.

Mas Slamat ran away. But PM Leee said that Wong Can't Sing was not at fault and should not be punished in any way. The reason being that Wong Can't Sing personally did not do anything which allowed Mas Slamat to escape.

Strangely, if your maid runs away, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to let her run away (apart from giving her a day off).

Similarly, if your maid becomes pregnant, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not screw her.

Oh well. What can I say? Maids are not terrorists. But then you are not Wong Can't Sing. So the rules remain stacked against you. Wong Can't Sing gets off lightly, but you won't. Even if his lapse has far greater, and graver, implications than yours.

Your runaway maid wouldn't blow up Changi Airport, would she?

ps : Hahahaha!!..I just love this post! Thank you Saint Leong...may God bless you.

It's ok to dream...

A dream is like sailing into fantasy. It brings you to a dimension which can be far beyond the world of reality. It motivates and sometimes it makes you feel that everything is so possible.

I once dream being a rockstar. I want to play in a rock band. I want to be a rock drummer. And I want to be the best among the best.

But not all dreams can come true. It has to be realistic in a way. Mine is only a dream. Absolutely just a passionate dream.

And I think it's ok for anyone to dream.....

So, let's dream on and dream away!

ps : Kristina dreams to become A Bionic Woman. Nisha dreams becoming Queen Amidala...and I keep dreaming of roti sardin! Yum! Yum!

The passionate drummer - My dream to be like him! Hahahaha

You're Too Much [or Unkind]

Your last word was that you love me
You won't come back
But tell me the truth
When you leave, leave without a word
Don't make me cry

Too much [or 'unkind']
Too much [or 'unkind']
You're too much [or 'unkind']

I quietly close my eyes
And picture you
I can't forget all our memories
You, who's gone, are cold-hearted
But I don't regret it

Too much [or 'unkind']
Too much [or 'unkind']
You're too much [or 'unkind']

now here are those lyrics in Korean

너무합니다 - 김수희

마지막한마디 그말은
나를 사랑한다고
돌아올 당신은 아니지만
진실을 말해줘요
떠날땐 말없이 떠나가세요
날 울리지 말아요

너무 합니다
너무 합니다
당신은 너무 합니다


조용히 두눈을 감고서
당신을 그려 봅니다
너무나 많았던 추억들을
잊을수가 없어요
떠나간 당신은 야속하지만
후회 하지않아요

너무 합니다
너무 합니다
당신은 너무 합니다

Beras naik harga, COE pulak yg turun!

"Rice is a beautiful food. It is beautiful when it grows, precision rows of sparkling green stalks shooting up to reach the hot summer sun. It is beautiful when harvested, autumn gold sheaves piled on diked, patchwork paddies. It is beautiful when, once threshed, it enters granary bins like a (flood) of tiny seed-pearls. It is beautiful when cooked by a practiced hand, pure white and sweetly fragrant." - Shizuo Tsuji

Tadi aku gie NTUC cari beras. Cari punya cari, skali beras dah abes dahhh...kwang..kwang...kwang!

Lahh? Nak makan aper besok? Macam mana beras bole abes nih. Semalam aku tengok bertingkat tersusun kat corner tuh. Hari nie bole abis?? Aku pon gie ler outlet NTUC lagi satu cari beras...

Makkoo...beras ader, but harga naik!! Dulu aku beli 5kg baru $4.70. Skrg naik sampai $5.70. No wonder beras sumer habis! Dah lah tu, yg angkut beli beras bukan satu pack jek...ader sampai 1 trolley gamak nya!

Si nisha kater, mak dia stock 5 pack beras kat umah! Derrr...nak buat kenduri gak nyer..heh!

Kesian lah org yg macam aku nie. Bertimbang rasa lah sikit. Tadi bangla sebelah aku pon termenung kejap tengok harga barang komoditi nie naik harga. Dia nak beli yg mahal tak mampu, pasal org kaya dah sapu abes beras murah kiter...sungguh zalim.com!

Actually, kalo demand tak banyak dari supply, harga beras maybe quite bearable. But oleh kerana masyarakat dah start buat panic buying, so demand is more than supply. Worst when cyclone hit Myanmar nih..Beras exporter dah tak cukup beras utk di supply. Dia org sendiri makan tak cukup.

Aku bole bet, 2 minggu dari skrg harga beras naik lagi...Kalo org start panic buying lagi, musti beras aku boleh cecah $10 satu pack! huhu...Nie mcm nasi ayam aku naik $4 ler nanti.

Tak kisah ler beras naik harga, asalkan sardin dlm tin tak naik harga suahh, ok. :-)

Tengok citer kung-fu!

Petang tu kat opis tgh sibuk giler. Nak update drawings, nak buat plan rumah, nak submit kat authority....Isshh, kalo nak dekat holiday selalu jek mcm nie. Memula rancang nak kluar opis kol 5pm. Ingat nak gie Bugis Juction - shopping, skali at last TER-kuar opis kol 6.30pm.

Sampai kat Shaw Building dah kol 7pm. Spidey and the gangs dah tunggu kat Starbuck. Seb baik Kristina baik hati dah book kan ticket show siang-siang....kwang..kwang..kwang!

Kita tengok wayang citer kung-fu, The Forbidden Kingdom, kat Prince theatre. Dah lama seyy tak tengok citer kung-fu. Aku ingat citer cina, rupa nyer citer omputih ler.

Haiyaaahhh!! *Dush*Dush*

Gerek jugak ler citer tuu. Action-pack giler ahh. Dia nyer stunts, dia nyer magic, dia nyer dramatic, dia nyer bedek...terbang sana-terbang sini..Yg heran nyer, kiter sumer masih lagi idup, but heroine citer tu lak yg mati...hahaha! (Kesian)

The show abis kol 9.15pm. Oleh kerana tak sempat nak makan dinner, si Spidey ajak gie makan chinese food kat Tong Seng, Liang Seah St (opp Bugis Junction). Tu ler tempat yg paling 'happening' skali kat Bugis. Ader 'alfresco seatings' (outdoor tepi jalan lerr), where you kan makan under the moonlight....cewahhh!

Oleh kerana tpt tu 'posh' sangat, maka ramai ler manusia2 yg sedang bermakan2 kat situ. Stall assistant tu suh naik tingkat 2 yg ader air-con tu. But Kristina takmo. 'Die-die' jugak nak makan kat tepi jalan tu! Ader ler nunggu 5 minit cari meja. Skali ade ler couple melayu tu yg kesian tgk catwoman perot tgh sarat tu. Walopon kempen budi bahasa dah takde lagi, but yet, they still have the courtesy to give their seats to us.

Mcm biasa ler aku order makanan rasmi ku - Prawn Mee. Setiap kali gie situ, mesti order tu jer. Makanan lain aku tak minat.

Yg penting aku soka sangat Prawn Mee kat Tong Seng tuh. $3 jek...murah kan?

Sambil makan tu, dok ler berborak yg bukan-bukan. Dari hal kejer, ke hal reservist. Lepas tu sempat lak mengediks jap tangkap gambor. (Buat malu jek orang tengok.) Ahh..peduli aper. Kiter nak sumbat gambor banyak-banyak kat Facebook! So wat?? They got problem meh? *middle finger to them*

Lepas makan tu kan, Kristina blanja makan aiskrim lak..woohoo! Banyak ler dia blanja kiter hari nie. Oleh kerana aku nie sememangnyer pemalu, so aku eksyen malu-malu lah. Hahahah! (Tak nak makan konon...podah!) Abis jugak aiskrim Haagen Das tu aku kerjekan dgn si Dato' Razak. Licin sehingga menjilat meja! *Slurp*Slurp*



Ok ler, aku stop sampai sini dulu. Aku nak update movie review citer yg aku tgk tadi kat main blog aku yg lagi satu. Kalo aku free, nanti sambung citer lagik ek..

Chow!

ps: Many-many thanks to Kristina for the movie tix, the ice-creams, the Starbucks and devoting your personal time. We truly enjoyed your company and we are waiting for the next movie outing. *winks* :D

True facts about Virgo :-)

Excerpts from someone who actually did an assessment about male Virgos....

In which I say nice things about Virgo boys
http://deannaraybourn.typepad.com/blog_a_gogo/2008/03/in-which-i-sa-1.html

It has been pointed out to me that with my fondness for Scorpios and Taureans, I have neglected a few of the other signs of the zodiac. True, but I did also issue the caveat that I love Scorpio and Taurus for the purposes of fiction.

For the purpose of actual cohabitation, you really can't do better than a Virgo. (And if you can find a Virgo with Scorpio rising, like I did, you get the best of both worlds.) Forget what you may have heard about Virgo: cold, critical, dispassionate. For an unevolved, unloved Virgo those things may be true. But just like Scorpio, who can be extremely offputting on the page, Virgo has gotten a bad rap and deserves a closer look.

To begin with, Virgo is SOLID. They are earth signs, dependable as the day is long. (But because they are Mercury-ruled, they can also be chatty, a necessity for a Gemini girl like me.) They are detail-oriented. Nothing is too complicated for them to grasp or to complete. When they undertake a task, they do it, and they do it well. Virgo is thorough, in all the best ways. Virgo can be focused and passionate, particularly when they feel confident and loved.

Because of their slight tendency to hypochondria, it is seldom difficult to get them to see the doctor. They will schedule their own appointments and get to them on time because Virgo is punctual. He will not keep you waiting while he checks himself in the mirror one last time. (Ever tried to share a bathroom with a Leo?) They are boyishly good-looking, often far beyond the age at which their looks should have started to fade.

They are gentlemanly and sweet and the last word in chivalry without being overbearing. (A Virgo will open doors and carry suitcases, but will never attempt to order for you in a restaurant.) Unless they have extremely volatile rising signs, Virgos usually don't suffer from an excess of bad temper, and even if they carry some Aries or Scorpio, an angry Virgo is rarely something to fear. They can be very protective of the underdog, and fiercely loyal.

They like to clean. Because of their fondness for order and tidiness, they can be delightfully neat to live with. They seldom lose keys or wallets because they usually put things where they belong, and they are the first to pull out the vacuum cleaner. (Never underestimate the importance of living with a person who actually picks up after himself.)

They like to hang out with their women. Unlike an Aries or a Sagittarius who will happily abandon you for a pick-up basketball game or a cheap fare to Tahiti, Virgo will be perfectly happy to take you shopping or hang out at home and cook a good meal. (If his rising sign is Taurus, you may never get him to leave.)

Yahooo!

Nak teka aper??...Dah dpt DVD Star Wars! Many thanks to Faisall, from GilaMovies, for going the extra miles getting me the trilogy set.

That's what I call, GREAT SERVICE!

Star Wars - Limited Editon Trilogy Set

Dah lama aku mengidam DVD Star Wars nie. Serata pulau aku dah dok cari. Walaupon citer nie dah kuno sangat, tapi citer nie ader sentimental value nyer bagi diriku.

Dah 2 malam berturut-turut aku dok tgk citer Star Wars. Hari nie rest lak. Malam besok aku nak sambung tengok Episod 4 - A New Hope.

ps: Faisall, sorrie aku tersalah spell nama kao tu hari...huhu

Chyna Doll says I'm a virgin!

Me : I sense that too! We are virgos, remember?

She : Yes, I am a 'Virgin'! :D

Me : Well, ok. I'll try very hard to believe that. LOL! *winks*

She : Yes but that is what people who are Virgo's called, honestly. Like people who are born under Libra are called Librians! LOL. I think you are a virgin. You look so young! LOL

(The above conversations has nothing to do with SEX!)

ps : Thank you, Chyna Doll! Wonder how did you know that?? Heh!

Another reason for teh tarik

If you had read last week's Sunday Paper, you may have come to some point of excusing yourself for longer tea-breaks.

The Sunday Times - April 13, 2008. (Bottom front page)

"Scientist in Singapore have read the tea leaves, and found that a cuppa of the tea brew is good for the brain."

And what was more over-whelming, when the 4-year study shows that, any type of tea will do just fine!

"The main findings is that tea slows down brain-cell degeneration and thus keeps the mind sharp into old-age."

My wonderful Teh Tarik from Raffee's Teh Tarik Corner @ Amoy Street Market

"Tea was the distinguishing factor keeping brain cells energised."

So when shall we have our next tea party, so that we can upbeat our brains! :D

ps: I'm sipping my hot evening tea now....Ahhhhhhhh

Ader pochong kat masjid...takut nyer!!!

Semalam aku dapat email dari sorang kawan...

Email quoted as :

"This picture was taken at Masjid Al Taqua, Jalan Bilal. I was there for maghrib prayers one evening and managed to capture this. I believe this is the clearest photo of a pochong-sighting ever recorded.Please be cautioned. the picture you are about to see may shock some ofyou. Please do not open it if you are under the 'lemah semangat' category.

"takut pada Allah, jangan takut pada hantu..."

"Pochong" tergantung kat atas tuu..