at the moment, i feel like i'm robert frost in his poem 'the road not taken'. right now i'm standing at the meeting point of two separate trails in the woods, deciding which one to take. i know if i take one path it's almost impossible to go back and take the other. oh, can i feel the pressure thinking that i'm actually at the part of my life where i have to make a life-changing decision, a decision that will determine my future, my well-being. as i see it, one path is safe and easier to take and the other is more challenging even in the beginning of the journey. yes, i can see all the thorns and ditches and wild beasts i have to endure if i choose to take the second path. yet, if i ever make it out alive, the path will lead me to a more rewarding end. i will become a more mature person. i realise that everybody will eventually make this kind of decisions sooner or later in their lives and i have seen some people who make terrible decisions and i pray that i won't end up like that.

nevertheless, whatever path i choose i will stick to it and i hope that God will guide and help me the whole way.

There's something about akademi fantasia that i don't like. i'm not going to elaborate right now. maybe next time. maybe that's what tv is all about.

i'm recovering from fever and cold. i was given about six pills and tablets to take and am i drowsy at the moment.
i figure that this must be euro 2004 fever. apparently , staying up until 5 am for 7 days straight had adverse effects on my biological processes. :)
even though i only support the netherlands, but i can't help it to watch other teams play. it's not everyday you have these world-class tournaments on national television.

how do you like the new look? it's not great but it's more satisfying to make your own template than just settling for the given ones.
i welcome your comments and views.

Is it goreng pisang or pisang goreng? It should be pisang goreng. Because if it's not than nasi goreng should be called goreng nasi. ah, so what!

only recently did i start reading the lord of the rings trilogy after i found it on the shelves of a rent-a-book shop. i know i'm a bit late because the hype is gone already but a classic is always a classic. just finished the fellowship of the ring a couple of weeks ago and now i'm almost half way through the two towers. if you think the movie(s) is beautiful then you really need to read the masterpiece yourself if you haven't already. the way the story was told was magnificent. jrr tolkien was really a master in describing the feelings of the characters, the colours of the places in the story, the atmosphere. it's almost like you are there with frodo or aragorn or the ents. if you have read it tell me what you think, or do you prefer the movie?

i'm just back from a visit to the east coast of malaysia, mainly terengganu. it was a long journey. i estimated we'd covered about 700km in four days from kl and back. Kapas Island was beautiful but the effects of pollution are beginning to show. the water is not as clear as it used to be. we'd visited many other places and i have some pictures for you to enjoy. still recovering from fatigue of travelling...