Danial Jaafar 🇲🇾

Aku sebenarnya tak tau mana nak mula cerita. Kalau korang memang follow blog aku dari mula-mula aku berkecmpung, mesti perasan aku punya intro fail. Dan aku rasa intro yang fail samalah dengan bad firet impression. Even though the first few seconds are important, aku kira agak tidak adil untuk menutup peluang kepada sesuatu hanya kerana bad first impression. Tengok, aku dah melalut ke laut. Few months back aku ada terbaca satu post kat Thought Catalog, pasal " The Lost Art of Giving A Shit ". And no, it ain't got nothing to do with the ancient and efficient way excrete your waste through your rear opening, pooping, doing No.2, berak dan istinjak besar. Eh, ada ke istinjak besar... Anyway, it is about caring about things. When I read the article, it kinda hit me;  the 'getting in the shape' part', dating and career. But of course, regardless of how many times I nodded my head in agreement for every sentence I read, masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga...

It is dinner time. Just like always when the 5 of them are together under one roof, it is a must to sit down and have dinner together. This is when the family becomes whole again. So, when the family becomes whole again, over the roasted garlic chicken the mother made, the Mac n cheese the father whipped up, and the salads, desserts that the only princess in the house made, will there be laughters, arguments, sometimes curses and swearing, but never silence. That is when the family becomes whole again. Usually, the father will forcefully push the vegies into the plate of the youngest, followed by remarks such as "You're gonna grow up and be a man just like Daddy, like you always want. So, be a good kid and finish your vegetables." To which the baby in the family will oblige, with such reluctance, also out of respect to the father, and the older sister who went through the trouble preparing the dishes. And, yes, that you can see and hear only when the family is whole ...

My failed attempt to write in Malay. I believe our writing style is heavily influenced by our reading materials...and I just finished Anwar Hadi's "Whatever You Say I Am, I Am Ok". Good God!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Seperti biasa malam tu Selasa malam Rabu. But in English everyone will say that "it's a Tuesday night" instead of Wednesday night. Danny persetankan saja semua tu dan akan cakap, "This is all semantic." To which his friends would all retaliate, inside, that Danny is not using the word "semantic" in the right context but what do they know. Anyway, it's been a weekly ritual for Danny to go to binishell, a dome like building at campus, a symbol long associated with the small town of Churchill. You see in Binishell, there are badminton and basketball courts. And as the president of the Badminton club he has been running the weekly badminton session at Binishell ever since he...

"Hey there, so what have we here? My loyal customer." "Should you say that? I thought you'd be more, professional and not see me as your cashcow?" "Lighten up, will ya? Seeing you here again is not really a surprise and no guessing needed." "....." "..soooo...what can I help you with today?" "You know the drill, Doc. I come here, see you just for the sake of the prescription and-" "For fuck sake, who do you think you're talking to,huh? Your parents, your deadbeat ex girlfriend who's got shit going on in her marriage? I'm your shrink, you prick! I wasn't born yesterday. " "- I, I -" "Let's start over, shall we?" "Yes, doc." "So, have you really been following my instructions?" "Yes." "Okay, how about the meds? On time, with food?" "Yeah, doc." "Hmm...but you still end up coming here every 3 days. Why is tha...

Last minute, Mak aku cakap kena gerak KL. Dah Mak suruh, aku rasa tak salah untuk aku just follow what she said la kan. Mak kot. So here I am, in a bus seat, sandwiched by a white couple dan seorang ibu yang membawa anak kecil, yang tak diberi tempat duduk. Agak kasihan aku tengok..oh tadi dia berbual dengan aku sebab dia nak ke toilet agaknya tapi ya lah, dalam traffic jam camni kau kena sediakan botol kalau kau ada pundi kencing yang kecil. Aku masih steady, thanks for worrying about me (aku tau mesti hangpa ada tertanya-tanya). Yang white couple sebelah kanan aku, balak dia tidoq lagi, awek tengah texting...oh, dia dah lena atas bahu balak dia...damn ini buat aku cemburu. Lucky guy.  Aku, ibu dan anak kecil, dan the white couple duduk di belakang sekali. Depan aku pulak, aku syak ada keluarga cina Indonesia bercuti sekali dan ditakdirkan satu bas dengan aku..oh okay, ibu sebelah aku ni complain kat aku bas tak mau berhenti kat hentian sebelah. Aku hanya mampu menen...

By this time, I reckon it is safe to say it is Hari Raya tomorrow. With that, I'd like to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya, Min aidil walfaidzin, Eid Mubarak Hopefully we have learned something from the holy month of Ramadhan. I, personally feel Ramadhan this year has been a better one compared to last year's. I mean last year, I spent 3 weeks of Ramadhan in KL because I had training there. Oh, another reason I feel accomplished this year (even though I may sound vain for what I'm about to say LOL) is that everyone's been saying I've lost weight so, yeah, there's that. Let's all keep the momentum going for the good changes we have made in Ramadhan. Selamat, selamat! Hehehe Yours truly  seriously doing all the chores today. Hah!

Semalam di Twitter, ada satu tweet berbunyi lebih kurang sama tak sama, "mencari sukarela untuk menyelamatkan anak anjing,mungkin juga kucing yang terjatuh ke dalam longkang banjir besar di kawasan UMT" Rajin juga gua nak screenshot bagai. Tak pula aku tahu apa perkembangan usaha murni tu, cuma aku teringat Pak Mi, yang sudah pun meninggalkan kita semua beberapa bulan yang lalu. Dan aku teringat juga, ada aku buat satu nukilan, ditujukan kepada Allahyarham. Aku kira, ada baiknya aku kongsi saja. Kalau disimpan perap, apa pun tak jadi. Anjing kurap Tak kurap pon Kau sepak sepak hina Ada apa dengan anjing Yang menjadikan kau penyepak tegar Atau pembaling batu tepat Bila datang manusia membantu anjing-anjing jalanan ini Daripada terbiar lapar merobek tong sampah kamu Juga kamu kecam Sudahlah tidak membantu usahanya Mahu pula kamu rampas hartanya Kononnya operasi atas permisi yang tiada Mujur ada yang prihatin Punya hati yang sama denganny...

Hypotheses: I am a walking contradiction. Apa maksud aku tu? Walking contradiction? Contradiction tu apa pulak? * takes out dictionary* Contradiction n. 1. a. The act or an instance of contradicting: the witness's contradiction of other testimony     b. The state of being contradicted: a supervisor who cannot tolerate contradiction from any subordinate. 2. a. An inconsistency or discrepancy: Surprisingly few people saw a contradiction between freedom for whites and bondage for slaves" (Adam Hochschild)     b. Inconsistency; discrepancy: practices that are in contradiction to human rights. American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition. Keyword nya di sini ialah inconsistency. Bahasa melayunya apa ya? Ketidakseragaman? Kiranya, sekejap kau kata macam ni, nanti kau bilang begitu pulak. I am a walking contradiction. Puncanya aku membuat hipotesis begini ada banyak. Salah satunya:- 1) Aku -----------------------------------...

Hey, brother. How's it going? I see you are still free falling? Hmm? Oh yeah. It's been a while now. I kinda like it here. Well, sooner or later you gotta touch the ground. I mean, nothing lasts forever. But, I really don't know what to do to be on the ground again. .... Okay, this may sound weird considering you are in a free fall, but you gotta go for another plunge, and once you have done that, you will be on the ground. Will I be, safe, unharmed? Well, that's hard to say. It depends. You could end up broken and crushed. Or end up safe, and happier perhaps? I don't think I have what it takes- Come on, it's much better down there anyway. Life is meant to be full of bruises here and there, broken bones, maybe, Lol and a bit of a happiness at the end of it all. I will be waiting..and also watching you. Don't worry. =)