Home: Malaysia

Been a few weeks now i've been at home. Yeah, back in Malaysia at last. Pretty hot and humid as usual, but i really cannot stand the haze. Its unhealthy that's one thing for sure, but what's worse, it can be such a fatal road hazard, especially when you're driving. The other day i was driving when the haze were at its thickest, boy, my visibility was limited to 30 yards the most. Had no choice but to slow down and drive at the speed of a cow (afterall that is the actual cruising speed of my mom's car). The condition worsen during night time, and putting on your high-light would totally blind you off from what lies ahead.

Well enough about that now. Not that complaining about it will make the situation any better. (Just wanna give a friendly yet firm reminder to all Malaysian: Stop open burning!!!! Its bad enough that the Indonesians are doing it....)

I've been doing nothing since i last landed to be honest. I went here and there, and meet up with old friends and peers of course. Just the same old thing. Other than that, i've been busy sorting out my future, which, till now unsuprisingly, remains uncertain.

Went to my class reunion during merdeka day at Port Dickson. It was awesome. Most of my friends look and act differently: they've changed a lot. Makes me wonder why haven't i changed at all since the last time we all sat together for our last dinner at the dining hall back then in our boarding school. Ouh well, atleast i know i'll look young for a long time. hehe.

Will be boarding a flight to Miri at the end of this week. Looking foward for that trip. Planning to go to Niah cave and visit some frens there. I'll update on that on my next post.

And regarding Nevermind The Hazatsu, and my plans to go back to the UK to further my studies and everything, well, i guess i'll have to write yet another post on that later on, when i have the time and mood. For now, it's time for me to zzzzZZ.....

A boy needs 15 hours of sleep daily,........now that's scientific fact.

Gelora Jiwa - Our Latest Song

It is time for us to share our original song yet again. It's been a long wait i know, but then again, who's been waiting? This song was written by Izzy and the lyrics was written by John. As usual. This song is special because its our tribute to M, our lead vocalist, who will be leaving the band in search for a meaning in life.

Actually, he is in a difficult time in his life where he cannot possibly commit 100% for the band. So M, this is for you.

Above is the audio only version, and below is the official video clip of the song.Please watch/listen to the above video first before viewing the one below, coz trust me, we won't be able to concentrate on the song once you've seen the visual content of the clip.

Well then, enjoy and dont for get to leave a feedback or two. Make it one if u're thinking of giving a negative one. Kidding..

Graduation 06

At last, the time finally came, for our graduation. 3 of us; housemates, bandmates and classmates, it all seemed to happen too soon. We are happy of course. But more than that, we are satisfied. For we know, the past 4 years have been worth while. No. Not just for the scroll. But for the things we've learnt in life, the friendship we built, the things we did together, and of course for Nevermind The Hazatsu.....

And nevermind the congregation itself, which is nothing more than a cliche nowadays.

Symbolic. Period.

Bearing that famous flat square hat on our heads, huddling up together for that lengthy photo session, each of us knew straight away - "this is it". The end of an era is near. At that moment, how we wished that we are back at the time when we started life as a student. When it all felt like a saga; never ending and dreadful. Owh how we detested that period of our lives, and yet it was the happiest and most memorable time of all.

Congratulations to:

Haidar Burhanuddin (john or jonno)

Masters of Engineering with Honours

in Electronics Engineering

Md. Ruzwin Rusli (Wynn)

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours

in Mechanical Engineering

Iskandar Yahya (Izzy)

Errmm,... let's just say i managed to graduate

ok?

So where are we going after this? what are we gonna do? Jonno, bonded with Petronas and will be working on an oil rig somewhere in Uganda. Wynn, employed by Petronas, but not bonded. Will be heading to Kerteh, Terengganu, working on a new natural gas plant.

Me? well, to be honest, i dont even know what the future holds for me. Am i still searching? Not quite. But one thing for sure, i will always keep Nevermind The Hazatsu alive.

Millions of thanks for those who were there to support us 3 during our congregation day: Our parents, the Wilkos, and the rest who came all the way down to Octagon Centre, Sheffield for that important day. It wouldn't have been special without you guys. Below is a video clip of the day. Enjoy.

Where have you been Izzy?

Where have i been? Nobody have actually asked me that question to be honest. But i guess i owe it to myself to come up with a good explaination to my whereabout for the past...... errrmm,. let's see, i think for the past one and a half month? I am not sure, but it seems like it has been almost 2 months.

So much for my promise to keep this blog running with regular updates and all. Earlier this summer i thought i would have all the time that i need to sit and blog everyday, or atleast every week. Well, i was wrong. But not entirely. I had the time, but at the same time i never actually had the time. Errm,. doesn't make sense ay?

You see, it's summer. One have all the time in his life during summer (not those who are working though) to do all the things that one had ever dreamed of. With all the sunshine and nice weather, it's a waste to actually spend the time sitting in my room staring at the monitor typing something that nobody else but myself ever read.

Thus the answer to the very first question. I was out there. Pursuing my dream,...not. Actually I was busy golfing around in some of the most fantastic weather i ever witnessed for the past 4 years. A bit too hot for my liking though, but it was great none the less.

Went to Ireland, Scotland and the Midlands on my very first golf tour around the UK. I am so tanned due to the excessive exposure to sunlight. But i didn't care. I had the time of my life. Had never enjoyed summer this much. The golf courses here are fantastic. I've been to it all: meadowland, woodland, highland, links. All the types of courses that you can find in the EA Sports Tiger Woods video game. And of course, i went to St Andrews! Beautiful.

By last week, it started raining on and off almost everyday. The weather is unpredictable again. Looks like summer is ending. Well that explains why i am here sitting in my room, staring at the monitor and typing this post on my blog.......

And We're Back Online...

So, my final exam was finally over, and i don't have to worry about sleepless nights and cramming my head with useless formulas and equations anymore...

The last paper i sat for was "Solar and Wind Energy". Yup how boring. But i'm actually glad that it was the final paper, coz despite that i had only one day to study for it (shhhh..dont tell my mom and dad), i think i did pretty well. Dont get me wrong tho, i am not saying that i totally threw it out of the park,....its just that i think it was relatively less frustating.

And after all, Wynn and jonno sat for that same paper with me.... so we celebrated like mad right after that. The weather that day was amazing. Just look at the pic on the left.... nice and sunny. We probably get like 2-3 weeks worth of nice, breezy and sunny days per annum here in Sheffied. But beware, usually if its nice and sunny today, then its more than likely that tomorrow's weather is shitty. For the rest of the year, we face the "normal" random cycle of too cold, too grey, too windy, too wet or too bloody HOT typical English weather.

These local ppl really take advantage of the pleasant weather that day to act like a bunch of monkeys lying and rolling on the lawn, wearing just a little bit more than a pair of bikinis (of course that was quite a treat for us,..) Having said that, we actually act the same way when its snowing!!! running and rolling on the ground during a blizzard storm like orang utans making snow angles. And of course, by that time the local ppl have the pleasure of calling us monkeys.

Anyway, we are now in the process of completing our next song. It'll be uploaded pretty soon, i hope. Right now, i have to rent my robe, book my yearbook and return some seriously overdued library books...... Damn i am so gonna miss Sheffield....

Ouh but wait,.... now i have to worry about my result.... dammit......

We'll be back!

Somehow, this blog has become an unofficial site for our band, Nevermind the Hazatsu. It's purely unintentional really. And add that up to the fact that i never have anything else interesting to write about in this blog nowadays, makes it looks inevitably true that it is a dedicated band site.

But i prefer to keep this blog as flexible as possible. So, the answer is no. Turning this blog into a band site will never happen, period. It'll be a rojak blog of course, but then again, its more fun that way right?

I promise though, by early June 2006, this blog will be updated with new posts more frequently. And of course, there'll be more coverage of my boring life, my band, and my ever changing interests (which includes golfing and karting, haha).

Songs and videos. Those 2 will be the important elements of this blog. To be honest, we actually have no less than a dozen original materials yet to be published and completed, and we aim to get it done during the course of this summer.

Then again, this blog does not really attract that many visitors. So what? I'm doing this as a supplementary ego booster, and to get that "child" out of my system. Well, we all need a place to brag about things right?

Anyway, special thanks to my band members: Jonno, Wynn, M, Farid. And also some of the blog's most regular visitors: wani, nj, lubna, shizuyo, eima, my lil sis and a lot more other visitors :) You guys provided me with all the motivation needed to keep this blog running.

Well, see you guys in June then!

**The pic above was taken from kudo's fotopages. check it out!