b3 b0rn.. c0nf0rm, b3 si|3nt .. di3

heartwarming to read the efforts of this couple (article in thestar online).. it is damn obvious that although we are bombarded by community service messages on the telly & on the airwaves re: recycling, not many are that keen on carrying it out.

main reason: toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tedious

1st u need to sort
2nd u need to ensure its fit to be recycled (not all tin cans can be recycled, but how de heck should i know?)
3rd find the correct collection centre
4th transport back the ones that u thought could be recycled but in actual fact can’t

my dad is one of those who try to recycle. newspapers, tin cans, scrap metal. u name it. if you can throw it in my neighborhood, he would salvage it. our house ends up being like a dumpsite (clean dumpsite laaa). is the source of quite a number of disagreements with mama dearest – according to her, he’s hoarding too much junk.

but as the article highlights – not all things that should be recycled is accepted by the middle-man. add to that the fact that no hard & fast rule is in place to ensure manufacturers also think green. the more containers that are not reusable are manufactured, the more tedious recycling gets for your normal citizen. only those with the passion and zeal to save our environment would take that extra effort to do so.

everytime the word recycling pops up, i would always recall my days in melbourne. there they would have 2 types of waste collection rote. one for the household refuse, another for reusable materials. the council even provides the garbage bins and recycling boxes for each household. recycling is part of our daily lives. even items that i buy from your local supermarket would most likely have the recycle symbol on it (either meaning it can be recycled or was made from recycled materials)

in malaysia, some parts do have managed reusable refuse collection. but it’s not that widespread – knowing us (me included) unless authorities make the effort to collect – we wouldn’t make the effort to recycle.

here’s my promise to myself and the future generation. i will start with my own home (when i move out from me parents’ since my dad has already taken the lead now) and instill the awareness into my children (notice the plural ?)

 ain’s lil baby…

it’s finally goin to air.. !! see articles on it here and here

watched 8tv quickie covering the press conference for the show just now. am looking forward to the pilot episode slotted for feb 12th. to g78 mates out there, tune in! it’s a long way from our annual inter-batch english skool play production..

to ain, congratz on finally realising your dream !

now, am waiting for either wid0ts or leleques to publish their novel
(and myself to exhibit my artwork.. kehkeh)

tingat plak main kejor2 bila kena tag nie … continuing from lynor’s post
1. Three names you go by
a) fara
b) ly-d
c) lyds

2. Three screen names you’ve had
a) honey_7 (for the song honey.. & my fav # of the moment)
b) s|n-n3r
c) dysph0ric

3. Three things you like bout yourself
a) good listener (and talker too… depending on who’s the other person)
b) passionate (food, work – when i am challenged, errr ape lagi aa nak passionate about?)
c) pretty much happy-go-lucky

4. Three things you don’t like bout yourself
a) temper… temper….
b) impatience
c) sarcasm

5. Three parts of your heritage
a) jendul
b) mata bosa
c) blonde hair (muahahhahha… )… wavy laaa…

6. Three things that scare you (or mostly creeps you out)
a) thriller movies
b) boogeyman (specially the one in stephen king’s novel)
c) monsters under the bed (… used to, lahh… now no more… i know what’s under it.. odd bits & pieces of kya’s toys)

7. Three of your everyday essential
a) mobile phone
b) hugs from kya + xxx from her baba
c) fruits (new year resolution – hijjrah new year aaa)

8. Three things you’re wearing right now
a) bermudes
b) t-shirt
c) kya’s necklace (cheapo mummy, takde nak beli necklace sniri)

9. Three of your favorite bands (or artist at the moment)
a) Beyonce (with & without Destiny’s Child)
b) Mariah Carey (yeah.. kill me)
c) Kanye West

10. Three of your favorite songs
a) Check On It (Beyonce)
b) Beep (PCD)
c) Gold Digger (Jamie Fox)

11. Three new things you’d like to try in the next 12 months
a) play futsal (haha.. mcm real aje nak pegi)
b) do my bit for charity (give back to the community)
c) get fit!!!!!!!! (salsa, hi-lo, kickbox, pilates.. u name it)

12. Three things you want in a relationship (love included in the package)
a) friendship
b) laughter
c) a bit of romance

13. Two truths and a lie
a) i shoplifted once when i was a kid
b) i liked reggae music
c) i’ve only been in a nightclub/disco twice

14. Three people who have to take this quiz now or die painfully

a) nina (from skool)
b) nadi0 (from skool & work)
c) ASH (from work)

on the side:
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
Robert Frost

muahahha.. i would not need to bother with recruiting domestic help in the future. …

or at least, i would hope so.

not when me own bairn has developed a full-blown penchant for helping out.

two weeks ago she helped me bake a cake (yes, i baked a cake – it’s from that easy mix thingy that you can just pluck off any supermarket shelf)

last week, she started wanting to do her own dishes. she’s already done her own dishes twice so far. i am trying to train her to take less time than her usual (which ranges between 10 – 20 minutes for one kiddie plate). who knows? by the time she reaches her 3rd year, she’d be doing the whole family’s dishes !!! hip hip horay!

kya’s dear nenek, who kinda read my intentions when i let kya do her dishes, dished out this warning to me instead “esok esok bila mama gi rumah fara, kalau mama nampak cucu mama kena dera buat semua kerja rumah, mama telepon teledera or police!“

damn.

a mom can’t be blamed for trying too early aye?