Whose fault is it that I'm not married yet?

I have seen a lot of blog and forum posts on marriage lately that appear discouraging to single young women, so I wanted to share a few thoughts . . .

It seems that a lot of folks have an idea that if a girl’s over 18 and not married yet, it’s her fault. What I’ve been noticing is a bunch of people saying that girls who aren’t married are A) too picky or B) not trying hard enough to meet “eligible young men.” Although likely true in some circumstances, I don’t believe it to be the norm.

It saddens me to hear so many negative comments regarding why young women are still single. Being single is not an evil!

Young women who state that they are enjoying their singledom and not actively seeking a husband are told that they’re simply not trying hard enough to meet young men.

Enjoying singledom does not mean that we don’t desire to be married. Trust me, sometimes a girl can go out seven days a week, meeting new people, visiting friends, and still not meet anyone marriageable, or at least not anyone who would be a good “fit” for them.

Beautiful Hands,

- Maybe they just picked bad men. Sometimes it's best to be single if we like :)

Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical Theater

Gusti Puteri Retno Dumilah @ PGL


Hang Tuah - The Closing



PGLM and Rani :)

I went to watch PGLM (3rd Season) on 14th February with my friends, K.Ron and her brother Shukri. The show started at 3pm and we were seated at third row. And this was a last time Tiara's performance in PGLM. The
curtains opened to the breathtaking sight of a transparent screen and dancers in traditional Indonesian garb poised gracefully on top. The opening was totally good at all as the audience really enojoyed very much! What really takes PGLM above so many other local musicals is the depth of the characters. The only bone I had to pick was that the initial romance between Gusti Putri and Hang Tuah seemed a little unconvincing. I would have liked to see more of what exactly made the
pair fall so madly in love. By the second act, however, their passion and intensity appears in full force. What can I say is the third season of PGLM is played out in all its glory.


Beautiful Hands,
- Two thums up for PGLM !

Go Hell With Saudi Arabia Leaders!

I'm not a racist but I swear I hate "leaders' of Saudi Arabia. Please do not get me wrong. I feel sad when I open TV and read anything about Palestine - Israel Conflict. Yeah..Saudi Arabia is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula and they are rich because they are world's leading petroleum exporter.But, they don't know how to use 'the richness' to help Palestinians. Their leaders spend most of their times built up the tallest building to attract sluts and Hollywood babes visit their country!. I think they really don't care about their races in Palestine and Iraq. But we do care about Palestine and Iraq people coz we have pride and we are rich with values and norms. We are not ARABIAN but we are more intelligent and good in everything we do coz we are MALAYSIAN!

Beautiful Hands,
- I'm sorry I can't tolerate with Arabian people. They make me feel 'disgusting' when they come here and play like their home and act like snobbish!

BERNAMA TV in trouble!

BERNAMA TV DAH TIMPA PENYAKIT MASALAH TEKNIKAL

Kira-kira 10 bulan ke udara, Bernama Tv (kini di saluran 502 Astro) dah mula dijangkiti penyakit "gangguan dan masalah teknikal" sejak beberapa hari lalu. Apa masalahnya?

Oh ya, saya cukup berminat menulis mengenai Bernama kerana ia menjadi sebati dan saya sentiasa mengikuti perkembangan badan berkanun di bawah seliaan Kementerian Penerangan itu. Ini tidak dapat dielakkan kerana saya pernah bersama-sama agensi berita itu selama 27 tahun bermula pada tahun 1971.

Saya difahamkan bahawa pihak Bernama atau lebih tepat BTV Synergy telah membeli sistem operasi yang berharga jutaan ringgit. Sistem yang dimaksudkan dikenali sebagai GEEVES dan INCITE, jika tak silap.

Pihak yang menjual sistem itu mendakwa bahawa ia adalah yang terbaik dalam dunia penyiaran. Oleh kerana yakin dengan pihak yang menjual, maka BTV Synergy pun membelinya. Kepada orang yang menjual, dia sudah tentu berkata sistem yang ditawarkan itu adalah terbaik, tetapi bagi orang yang hendak membeli, dia seharusnya menyelidiki dan membuat perbandingan dengan beberapa sistem lain untuk mendapatkan yang benar-benar tebaik. Adakah ia dilakukan oleh Bernama-TV Synergy?

Adakah pendapat pakar di Jabatan Penyiaran diminta sebelum pembelian dibuat?

Persoalan ini dibangkitkan kerana hanya beberapa hari digunakan, sistem berkenaan mula mendatangkan masalah. Masalah yang dihadapi disifatkan sebagai "gangguan teknikal atau masalah teknikal".

Saya bukan orang teknikal dan saya tidak tahu apa itu gangguan teknikal atau masalah teknikal, dalam erti kata yang sebenar, seperti yang dikatakan punca gangguan siaran berita Bernama TV. Bagi saya, masalahnya tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah sistem yang digunakan.

Siapakah yang terpaksa bertungkus lumus menghadapi masalah itu jika bukan para petugas BTV terutama unit teknikal!

Sherkawi Jirim yang mempengerusikan perbincangan rancangan Helo Malaysia BTV pun terpaksa menebalkan muka beberapa kali untuk memohon maaf kepada para penonton akibat daripada gangguan teknikal semasa siaran berita Bernama TV.

Siapa yang harus dipertanggugjawabkan jika bukan CEO Bernama TV Suhaimi Abdullah. Selaku ketua eksekutif BTV Synergy dia tidak boleh menuding jari kepada pihak lain, terutama para petugas khususnya yang terlibat secara langsung untuk mengendalikan sistem berkenaan, kerana bukan mereka yang memilih sistem tersebut.

Jika benarlah sistem yang dibeli itu adalah yang terbaik seperti yang didakwa oleh penjualnya (Allan?), kenapa ia menimbulkan masalah dan gagal berfungsi seperti yang diuar-uarkan?

Mungkin ada sesuatu yang tidak kena dalam urusan pembelian sistem tersebut. Mungkin ada kemungkinan-kemungkinan lain?

Gangguan teknikal atau masalah teknikal bukan lagi alasan yang boleh diterima bulat-bulat pada zaman serba canggih ini.

Bernama TV seharus dan semestinya diletak sepenuhnya di bawah kawalan Bernama dan bukan selaku sebuah entiti yang dikawal oleh pihak lain yang hanya menumpang nama Bernama yang sudah terkenal itu.

Posted by Syed Imran at Saturday, January 24, 2009

This is posted by Syed Imran on kudaranggiblogspot. I read all the comments posted by people who are working with BERNAMA and BERNAMA TV (I believe there's some of them are an active observers at the same time). I'm also one of BERNAMA TV staffs and my job cover on managing audio visual materials. My department is not really critical and 'not so vital' to them (CEO, CTO and COO and other CCCCCCCCsss)...I heard they are going to cut cost and 'reduce' their staff for 40%. What? It gonna kill me!...Not me only!..My probation period will end on 14th February 2009 as stated on contract letter. And my offer letter is not length and cover all the 'thing' u want to ask and argue for. The only reason a new human resource executive gave it to me when I asked her was "the company is new and we are in process to complete the procedures" and "I'm new also". Well, it doesn't make sense to me. I feel a 'big' scary if I'm gonna be listed as one of the 'staff' they want to throw out into 'dustbin'..

Beautiful Hands,
- Please help me find a new job!

In Search of Mr. Right?

Does Mr. Right exist? Is he out there somewhere? Will I find him?

Mr. Right is a key subject for many women + girls and an inspiration of hope on a daily basis..haha... Yes he may well exist, yes he is probably out there and yes you WILL find him! Of course in all our lives we have goals, aims, ambitions and desires of small and large things. It is what makes us human.

Well now, are you willing to go out and get your Mr. Right or are you waiting for him to come to you? Most of my friends tell me they are waiting for Mr. Right. The word "waiting" concerns me. By waiting it means men come to you by chance, perhaps by design and you tick off their assets, your check them out and then cast off anyone who doesn't match your list. haha...

Maybe you do, but remember this my friends, Mr. Right is looking for his Miss Right? How much work have you put into being Miss Right or should he accept you as you are and fit in around you? If he did slot in to your life would he really be Mr. Right?

Don't play the waiting game because you do not want to spend the rest of your life knowing your Mr. Perfect is married to someone else when he could have been yours.

Beautiful Hands,
- Just be 'perfect to yourself' first..

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Salam to Volunteers,

As we all are well aware about the condition in Gaza, Islamic Relief Worldwide had launched a Gaza Strip Appeal with aim to collect a total collection of USD 10 million (RM 35 Million) worldwide.

Currently, we received a daily updates from Islamic Relief hq about the condition in Gaza as Islamic Relief has one field office in Gaza that had been operated since the last 11 years. Islamic Relief has managed to deliver the aid to the people in Gaza through passage coordinated by WHO (World Health Organization). This is due to the reason that WHO had managed to get permission from Israel to coordinate routes for humanitarian bodies to enter Gaza and deliver aid.

For Gaza updates, the progress of Islamic Relief work in Gaza and to view Islamic Relief aid worker journal in BBC online, please visit our website at www.irm.org.my

We will keep information updated so you will be well aware about the latest condition and Islamic Relief side of stories. Please supporrt our appeal by informing your contacts and sharing Islamic Relief accurate and most recent news to your network.

We will also keep you informed about our next exhibitions and fundraising activities.Shall you have any further inquiries, please contact our officer at 03 89486334.

Thank You

ISLAMIC RELIEF MALAYSIA

I became a member of this foundation about two months ago. I received so many emails regarding of the charity events/project organized by them. They kept sending me any information (even I'm not an active member) about what they did, what they will do. And this is not my first time. I also involved with THE POWER OF 10 CENTS project. It's a new project by donate 10 cents u can help poor people and at the same time bring the bright future for the kids with every single cents you donate. But, Yes, maybe we can't give 100% support to charity works but let's try to bring the goodness in ourselves by take a first step join this foundation. Be good to ourselves and to other people.

Beautiful Hands,
- It's not easy to make yourself good but it's simple to do any good things!

Christian the Lion

I just finished watching "Christian the Lion" on YOUTUBE. It was such great story and heart-touching. According to John Randell his owner,Christian the lion, had a very good sense of humor. He would see people staring at him through the window, just when they were convinced he was a stuffed toy, he would slowly turn his head and freak them out!! haha..

May God bless those guys & of course that beautiful big cat!!!! I do not trust anyone who does not like/love animals!! I believe that God smiles upon those who love & care for all these beautiful critters! This animal is so in love - just validates that love is the most powerful force in the universe

Beautiful Hands,
- He speaks like a man!

Love, Rosie

Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone but them seems to realize it. Rosie's best friend since childhood, Alex never did live down the fact that he didn't invite her to his all-boys 10th birthday party. But that wasn't a mistake he'd repeat, and they had been inseparable after that ..until the day Alex got the news that his family was moving to Boston. At seventeen, Rosie and Alex are starting to see each other differently, and the move separates them just when their relationship seems as if it will finally turn romantic. Devastated, the two make plans for Rosie to apply to colleges in the U.S. Rosie gets into Boston University, Alex gets into Harvard, and everything is falling into place, when on the eve of her departure, Rosie gets news that will change their lives forever: Rosie is pregnant. And the father is not Alex. Her dreams for college, Alex, and a glamorous career are dashed against harsh reality, and Rosie stays in Dublin to become a single mother, while Alex pursues a medical career. As the years pass, the two continue to interact, but can't seem to find each other at the right time. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel, structured as a series of clever e-mails, letters, notes, and a trail of missed opportunities, Alex and Rosie will find out that fate isn't done with them yet.

I finished reading this book yesterday. It was such a beautiful 'friendship' story but I felt sad because Alex and Rosie 'expressed' their feelings when they were 50 years old..It took a long time for them to be 'a perfect' lover (finally)..hehe...When I went to Kinokuniya Bookstore at KLCC to buy some good books..I have browsed some other interesting books like eat, pray, love by Elizabeth Gilbert, If you could see me (also by Cecilia Ahern), and etc., but my heart didn't want let it go..(I mean this lovely (Love, Rosie) book). And I have made a good decision. :) I quite enjoyed with the story development. The author developed the story with her own style (letters, email, instant messaging, cards). You'll find there is no scripts/dialogues in this book. It's clean!..haha Well, guys please read this book! :) (especially to Aney)

Beautiful Hands,
- I want it real!