walau tak bisa mudah.

i absolutely lurveee afgan's vocals and ballads.
i think he is absolutely awesomeness, so here's
another lyrical posto off my new fave song; 'sudah'

character.

rexie cat. a miaw with character.

character. how would you define it?

i'm from that generation where if you wanted
something more, you had to work hard for it,
nothing came easy and fast, and that's acceptable.

we were never entitled to anything, we didn't
expect to be given this and that, and we certainly
had no problems taking the hard route to success.

so that's something i value highly; character.

i like people who don't take the lazy option,
people who when they are given the chance to
go down an easy but negative route, they decline.

they still find it in themselves to take a harder route,
to put in effort and make themselves better instead
of choosing to put someone else down, but more
importantly, to have a bit of understanding and
empathy and have a sense of humanity within.

someone with character is a testament to
that person's positive upbringing, the hardship
they went through and their will to be better.

and i've been fortunate enough in life to have
not only known people with character, but i
also have the privilege to call them my friends.

i hope it says that way.

boundaries is my middle name.

another lyrical posto, this time off
the lovely lovely lovely 'again' by kehlani.
she is awesome.

then i'll take of you.

a lyrical posto off the fantastic
'let me' by zayn malik.

bluntly authentic.

crispy fried chicken. very authentic to me LOL

authenticity.

restaurants tend to label themselves authentic,

that they have authentic (insert country) cuisine,

with authentic (insert country) decorations.

normally in reality it isn't 100% authentic anyway,

and the prices doesn't reflect any authenticity at all,

but in a way it's ok, because it works.

recently i've been made aware of a cultural habit;

that it's far more important to be polite with others

in order to retain the relationship, than to be honest.

in other words, don't be blunt. hold back your words,

and phrase it in a way so that the other party doesn't 

get angry or offended. maintaining relationships is key.

now, in a way that makes a lot of sense to me, because

after all, being polite and nice is a whole lot better than

being nasty. but personally i'd rather have someone be

blunt and honest with me. no point maintaining a 

working / friendly relationship if it isn't so honest right?

just like restaurants, it isn't authentic, but it works.

at the end of the day it's probably a personal preference,

and i wouldn't be less authentic to a friend out of politeness.

i guess to me it's just a bit weird, that's all.

it's almost as weird as having a middle eastern friend

who travels to another middle eastern country and visits

a middle eastern market eventhough she has one at home.

now THAT, is authentically puzzling to me.

practice practicality.

glasses on a cat. not exactly practical,

but hugely amusing nonetheless.

everybody needs a practical friend.

you know, the type who sees things in a practical way,
who's thought process is leaned towards pragmatism,
and who'll always see things as what they are.

now, the problem with over-thinkers like me is,
we tend to, well, over-think things. not because we want to,
it's just how we are as people, it's in our dna.

our biggest values are; to observe, to reflect, to feel.
whereas for practical people, their values often revolve
around; to do, to try, to physically work on things.

there's always pros and cons of being either, but the
biggest advantage of having practical friends is when
you're feeling down or sad or sorry for yourself.

...they snap you out of it.

they quickly pull you out of feeling miserable and
put you into practical or solution mode. and they help
put things into perspective for you.

if it's not your fault, why feel guilty?
if it's out of your control, why fret over it?
if it's just the way things are, why worry so much?
if it's gonna happen anyway, why feel sad?
if being sad doesn't help, don't do it.

in the end you start to see that the best thing to do
is to respect an outcome, accept it, and move forward.
in the end, we also have our lives to live, don't we?

so do yourself a favour and get yourself a practical friend,
even if it means one with weird habits like exercising as a
hobby, and someone who refuses to eat tasty office muffins.

it'll be worth it, trust me.

lepas itu konfem lenyap.

i absolutely love the song 'amboi' by altimet!
it's brash, it's hilarious, but it's true haha!
so here's something from your buddy nazmi;

"...baru buat DCA satu, terus boleh naik E2.
amboih. amboih.

baru first time dapat gaji, beli tudong ariani.
amboih. amboih.

cakap kaye sane-sini, pinjam duit pi obersea.
amboih. amboih.

baru gopren, bukan bini, belom pape mintak LV.
amboih. amboih.

amboih amboih amboih!..."

#NajmiRapsToo