"Ha kau jangan main-main dengan tikus!", seorang rakan sekerja tiba-tiba memulakan perbualan. Old-timer, kami panggil dia uncle. "Apasal?", aku tanya.
"Kawan aku, dia dok marah-marah kutuk kutuk tikus, satu hari tengok kabinet dia habis makanan semua kena makan dengan tikus. Diorang dengar tau apa yang kita cakap"
"Laa macam kes ni laa keluar suratkhabar haritu", aku sambung, memberi ackowledgement pada teori tikus nya itu. "Ada sorang mamat ni dok benci tikus, bising-bising pasal tikus kira macam pantang tikus la". Uncle mendengar dengar fokus. Gembira kerana kes kawannya bukan unik, dan teorinya betul.
"Satu hari dia tengok kat dapur dia..", aku memberi build-up yang baik. "Penuh dengan tikus. Tengah memasak", sambil membuat gaya menggoreng mee.
Uncle pulang ke mejanya tanpa berkata apa-apa.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Drug
The problem with us human is we always think that we are used to something temporary, forgetting that it was always the other way around.
Just like a drug, company is short-lived, surreal, makes us forget that we have been alone all this while. We forget that it is not what it was like, we lose sense of reality.
We need to snap out of it. Continue with our lives, commute, buy groceries. Go to work, get back home. Feed the cats. Fry an egg. That is what it is as what it used to be.
Never let the drug pull us in, because the withdrawal is coarse, and we might not turn out fine.
Just like a drug, company is short-lived, surreal, makes us forget that we have been alone all this while. We forget that it is not what it was like, we lose sense of reality.
We need to snap out of it. Continue with our lives, commute, buy groceries. Go to work, get back home. Feed the cats. Fry an egg. That is what it is as what it used to be.
Never let the drug pull us in, because the withdrawal is coarse, and we might not turn out fine.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Bidang Sukan Baru
Sepanjang aku hidup, macam-macam jenis sukan aku sudah cuba. Bolasepak, badminton, renang, bolabaling, pepsicola. Semuanya sekadar cuba-cuba, tiadalah aku menjadi seorang ahli sukan sekarang ini.
Namun malam ini tergerak hati aku untuk mencebur satu sukan baru. Dan aku ingat bukan saja mahu mencebur tapi ingin bikin inovasi akan sukan ini. Aku ingin mencuba dan menerajui aerobics.
Tahukah kau aerobics kalau kena gayanya, kalau kita letakkannya dalam sistem, berstruktur, ia boleh jadi satu ilmu mempertahankan diri yang paling kuasa sekali?
Yup, pemilihan lagunya sahaja dah boleh melemahkan semangat lawan.
Namun malam ini tergerak hati aku untuk mencebur satu sukan baru. Dan aku ingat bukan saja mahu mencebur tapi ingin bikin inovasi akan sukan ini. Aku ingin mencuba dan menerajui aerobics.
Tahukah kau aerobics kalau kena gayanya, kalau kita letakkannya dalam sistem, berstruktur, ia boleh jadi satu ilmu mempertahankan diri yang paling kuasa sekali?
Yup, pemilihan lagunya sahaja dah boleh melemahkan semangat lawan.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Run for Your Life (and Health)
I was browsing through the online catalog of Lonsdale trainers when it dawned on me; are trainers suitable for running? Now don't get me wrong, I hate running as much as the next koala, but hey maybe one day. Just one day.Anyway, googling for answers brought me to this interesting article about running, and running shoes. Reading the title (it suggests that you should run barefoot), I almost immediately said 'nay!'. This can't be true for I myself was an experienced barefoot runner. For almost 6 months, yes. And that resulted me having pain across my upper left leg for a year.
The article mentions the Tarahumaras, a tribe from Mexico who are used to running barefoot on rocky terrains. I remember having this conversation previously with a friend about the Tarahumara tribe. My take on it was; weight! It pretty much made sense. They could run barefoot comfortably because they aren't heavy as I am, and they aren't as heavy because they have been running since birth.
Now, read the article and look at Painful Truth No. 2. Apparently an inch of rubber won't make any difference to the twelve-fold weight of pressure on your legs when running. Running-related injuries actually increased upon the introduction of running shoes by Nike in 1972. Bloody capitalists! Yes , because years later in 2004, the same company came with the Nike Free, a set of running shoes designed to imitate barefoot running. It's like saying to all their customers : "Sorry guys, we fucked up for the last 32 years. Ditch all those heavily cushioned shoes and buy this new technology". This certainly made me thought about my year-long leg pain, which might have been the result of sleeping on cold, bare floor for months instead. Hehe.
But still, you can't just go out running barefoot now. After years of running in trainers, our muscles might not adapt to the sudden strain from running barefoot. And then unless you don't mind stepping on shards of glass or some infantile vomit, then some protection for your feet is a good idea.
Despite all these, we should all just get up and run, cycle, swim or whatever. Because over-analyzing will only deter you from doing anything and write crappy articles like this.
The article mentions the Tarahumaras, a tribe from Mexico who are used to running barefoot on rocky terrains. I remember having this conversation previously with a friend about the Tarahumara tribe. My take on it was; weight! It pretty much made sense. They could run barefoot comfortably because they aren't heavy as I am, and they aren't as heavy because they have been running since birth.
Now, read the article and look at Painful Truth No. 2. Apparently an inch of rubber won't make any difference to the twelve-fold weight of pressure on your legs when running. Running-related injuries actually increased upon the introduction of running shoes by Nike in 1972. Bloody capitalists! Yes , because years later in 2004, the same company came with the Nike Free, a set of running shoes designed to imitate barefoot running. It's like saying to all their customers : "Sorry guys, we fucked up for the last 32 years. Ditch all those heavily cushioned shoes and buy this new technology". This certainly made me thought about my year-long leg pain, which might have been the result of sleeping on cold, bare floor for months instead. Hehe.
But still, you can't just go out running barefoot now. After years of running in trainers, our muscles might not adapt to the sudden strain from running barefoot. And then unless you don't mind stepping on shards of glass or some infantile vomit, then some protection for your feet is a good idea.
Despite all these, we should all just get up and run, cycle, swim or whatever. Because over-analyzing will only deter you from doing anything and write crappy articles like this.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Autumn in Bidor
Last weekend, Lodeh, Kuib and I went to Bidor. Apparently it was autumn there. Interesting.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Pra-Diktator
Manusia secara amnya mempunyai sifat-sifat diktator. Kalau tak sehebat Julius Cesar setidaknya dalam hal-hal memilih tempat makan.
Tempohari, ketika bertandang ke Kuantan kami singgah di rumah seorang rakan, Dirah. Kerana, ibunya tiada di rumah dan Dirah ini pula tiada kunci rumah nya sendiri, Syahir telah memberi 'pilihan' kepada kami akan agenda seterusnya.
"Nak lepak sini ke nak lepak Haipeng?", soalnya. Anehnya kami yang biasa indecisive ini dengan cepat sahaja memberi jawapan untuk kekal di rumah Dirah.
Syahir, barangkali sudah terkeluar darah diktatornya, atau mungkin dia menganggap kami tak berapa dengar pilihan yang kedua tadi bertanya sekali lagi, "ke nak lepak Hai Peng?".
Perasan tidak kali ini dia menyuruh kami membuat pilihan tanpa memberi pilihan. Opsyen untuk "lepak sini" dibuang sama sekali. Tetapi menjadi lumrah diktator biasanya akan digulingkan rakyat, jadi kami akhirnya kekal lepak di perkarangan rumah Dirah sambil bermain kucing.
Tempohari, ketika bertandang ke Kuantan kami singgah di rumah seorang rakan, Dirah. Kerana, ibunya tiada di rumah dan Dirah ini pula tiada kunci rumah nya sendiri, Syahir telah memberi 'pilihan' kepada kami akan agenda seterusnya.
"Nak lepak sini ke nak lepak Haipeng?", soalnya. Anehnya kami yang biasa indecisive ini dengan cepat sahaja memberi jawapan untuk kekal di rumah Dirah.
Syahir, barangkali sudah terkeluar darah diktatornya, atau mungkin dia menganggap kami tak berapa dengar pilihan yang kedua tadi bertanya sekali lagi, "ke nak lepak Hai Peng?".
Perasan tidak kali ini dia menyuruh kami membuat pilihan tanpa memberi pilihan. Opsyen untuk "lepak sini" dibuang sama sekali. Tetapi menjadi lumrah diktator biasanya akan digulingkan rakyat, jadi kami akhirnya kekal lepak di perkarangan rumah Dirah sambil bermain kucing.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Dilema Stereotaip
"Hokey, thank you!", kata aku sambil menggoyangkan kepala kepada atendan pam minyak kerana membantu aku menutup tempat isi minyak.
Atendan pam itu tersenyum sambil berkata kepadaku, "terima kasih". Dalam loghat Melayu.
Minta maaf, tak sengaja.
Atendan pam itu tersenyum sambil berkata kepadaku, "terima kasih". Dalam loghat Melayu.
Minta maaf, tak sengaja.
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