A Minute That Worth A Million To Me...

Conversation between Ms Letchumy(ML) and Me
Time : 10.15am
Date : 07.04.11

ML: Hello, sashi..how are you..?
Me : Hi Ms, I am good. How are you?
ML: Fine..sashi i've bought 2 invitations for the Ramli Ibrahim's Odissi show tomorrow..but i can't make it coz i've no mood in going for the show coz my mom just undergo the by-pass surgery...i m selling the tickets.. you have any friends interested in buying them..or do u wanna go ar..?
Me : oh really..hmm ok ms...let me ask some of my friends and let u know later...
ML : Ok but let me know before 4pm lah..
Me : Ok ms. How is mom rite now..?
ML : Yeah she is fine... still in ICU...
Me : Ok bye ms...take care..

This is how the conversation starts for the whole story that I'm going to tell you all here. I like Ms Letchumy a lot, she is very nice and helpful person. (ehem..ehem i know you are reading this ms letchumy). So I wanted to help her in selling the invitations for her. I posted in my FB wall. "The Show was Odissi Stirred by Sutra Foundation on 8th April, Venue at KLPAC at 8.30pm. Invitation price - RM 50". I really wanted to go to the show, coz I am big fan of Ramli Ibrahim. I adore him and his performance since I was small. I have never seen his live performances or the Odissi before. So I was thinking to grab the ticket from her so that I can enjoy the show. But something stops me and makes me blur...1st thing I don't know where is KLPAC..coz I've never been to Sentul before. 2nd..I don't have anybody to go with and I don't want be all alone in that place like one DUNGU...:)))))))

Half an hour later I received a call from my friend saying that she is very interested and wanted to go with me. I was so excited so I asked her to confirm back to me. At about afternoon she called and confirmed of her attendance and asked me to buy the tickets. Yesssss....! I jumped here and there...up and down...in happy...:) We planned to meet at Asia Jaya LRT station just after work tomorrow and straight ahead to the venue.

I called Ms Letchumy, and told her that I'll buy the tickets and will be going with my friend. She was so happy and requested me to do not miss the show, coz its the Ramli himself performing on that night which is very rare. At about 9.30pm I met Ms Letchumy at Gandhi's at Brickfield (place where I first met her and became my fav spot too) and bought the tickets from her. When I'm driving back home, all the way I was thinking about the map which I've downloaded from the Google.

Google always helps me in finding the way to the places where I've never been before(here I would like to thank the google.com*with putting my both hand on my chest*). But this time, I am not very sure about the map. When reached home at abt 10pm...I was busy looking for nice punjabi suit to wear for the show tomorrow. When I'm so confused, I planned to call my friend to ask her what she is going to wear tomorrow? I saw a message was received in my inbox few minutes before. I got a real shock and very upset when i clicked the open button to see the sms. "I am sorry shika, I can't make it for the show. my boss gave an assignment, so I have to go out to meet the client. I got trapped". Yes..it was from the friend who is planning to go for the show with me. I was in total mad at her, grrrrrrrr........ her sms made me collapsed. I don't want to talk abt that part..lets forgive and forget...even though I know....err...ok lets forget it.

I quickly called and sms all my close friends to attend the show with me. Oh no..! What a miracle..none of them say yes but gave me a valid reason. Yes that one can be acceptable...I cannot force them at last minute of course. Then after tired calling friends I made up mind to bring my mom for the show. Yes that is the one and only way for not wasting the money and at the same time I can enjoy the show as well. But amma....you too....! She refused to come for the show coz I know she is damn tired after her business hours..and she strictly said that she have to do the Friday prayer at home. Oopps...I cannot argue here...so I zipped off my lips.

The next day, I was still in the hope of searching partner. I chatted with my chat buddies. Nah..no one interested. But one chat friend gave a brilliant idea. He asked me to inform the person who sold the ticket to me. Yeah why didn't I do that..?! I grabbed my hp and sms Ms Letchumy, that my friend can't make it and asked her if she have anybody? (*I also added the criying emoticon..so that Ms Letchumy feel simpathy on me and react fast*) What a miracle, she called me and said that she will try to find someone. Then few minutes later, she called and said that she will be coming with me and she knows the way. WOOOOHOOOOOO....!!!!!:)))) I was so happy. Later, I got to know that she was one of the Odissi student and her master is Ramli. WOW...!!!! Its like I've fallen in the tub of grapes and poured with milk...yesss....! Thanks to god..thanks to Ms Letchumy...who wore a nice black & white cotton saree and jumped in my car like an angel. It was 7.30pm when I picked her up.

We reached the KLPAC at 8.10pm. Its like a University Campus...such big and cool surrounding. The building looks like an overseas building structure. Yeah it was very new to me but I didn't act like "jakun"....hehe:) But I was speechless before entering the theater hall..all the way was decorated by beautiful art works. Awesome...! When entered the theater hall...another surprise..! Our seating was just 6 rows from the stage which is exactly right in the middle. I told Ms Letchumy I'd never thought will be looking his performance at this near. She said she planned and booked the ticket coz she really wish to see his performance at her comfort. So her wish was fulfilled though mine too..;) I looked around..the hall was full. And was quite surprised with the group of audience. I am sure the Indian audiences are countable. The rest are our Malay and Chinese friends and some are foreigners. Why much Indians...? Isn't it Odissi is cultural dance from the state of Orissa, India? Hermmm...there is no boundaries for art..!! Right? :)

The show was started at 8.30pm with a short and sweet speech of Ramli. Follow with the narrator who narrates the story of the Odissi and continued with the awesome performance. The first dance itself had amazed me. The story was about "a sadu gudu game which was played by the gramiam gals and at last the one team was got cheated by the other team". Its like a drama. And they are acting with dance movements and wonderful expressions. So that is Odissi...! Hmmm..I understand now. And the most important thing in the show was lighting. The lights are playing the main role. After few performance there was break for us to get refresh. I and Ms Letchumy was anxiously looking for hot drinks coz its very cold inside and moreover we felt very sleepy with the boring narrator...hehe:)

When the show starts back after the break, we were making jokes and were laughing among ourselves from being get bored by the narrator again..yes again..she comes in between every single performance. The last performance was great too. I totally enjoyed the show very much. The show ended with all the performers beautiful bow.

Ms Letchumi asked me to come with her at the stage area to take photo with Ramli. I laughed and thought... would he..? with me..? Then I smiled and followed her thinking that I might help her taking the photos for her. So did I. As Ms Letchumi gets Ramli's blessing by touching his feet, I was ready with her camera. Then she stands beside him and I clicked. Then he was taken by another 2 gals to snap photo with. Ms Letchumy was chatting with her friend at the crowd. I was holding the camera and looking at them. Yeah, I missed the chance, I thought. Then suddenly Ms Letchumy grabbed the camera and told me, "Sashi go and take photo with him". Oh, thank you Ms Letchumy I was waiting for it, I was telling it in my heart with a broadsmile on my face...hehehe:)

Then here comes the minute that worth a million to me. I went near him, after the 2 gals snap the picture. It's the moment just before he got snatched by a crowd of autograph hunters. He looked at me. I asked "Sir, can I take photo with you...?" He smiled and said, "Sure". He showed his hand asking me to come and stand beside him. He was so humble and down-to-earth person. I went and stood at his right-hand side. He humbly put his hand on my hip. A kind and gentle hug. Wow..I felt the vibration there...was very happy at that moment. No..no..no..I'm not giving you guys a wrong idea of those feelings. Okay let me elaborate it properly. It's like, how do you feel when you go to temples in India, an elephant touches your head (blessed) with its trunk? You will feel blessed and happy right? It's like a big, great thing blessed you with kind. Something like that. Ramli was a great man for me. So, I felt it in that way.

After the photo session, I and Ms Letchumy left the hall and walked to the car park. I told her, that I'm going to have a sleepless night tonight. The real sleepless night...! She was laughing with my statement. Then after had a sweet chit chat with hot tea at Danau Kota Kopitiam we left at about 1am.

I slept soundly with my sweet memories that day at 3am.

This part of post modified on 2nd June 2011

p/s: Abt my feelings towards Ramli at the time taking photo is much best explained in this way.."the confront hug of Roger Federer for his fan who fell off while taking his photo". You guys should watch this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTUpE2LXppM

Happy New Year....WELCOME 2011...!!

Hmmm...as usual I'm celebrating it at home, watching TV while surfing net and blogging. Yes this is my way of celebrating it every year. I asked myself why I've never celebrated the new year with watching fireworks or gather in any parties. YES.. I've done both..in previous years. Year 2009 was with family gathering + birthday party at my aunt house. Was quite boring and very formal. And I didn't enjoyed that much coz..was having some misunderstanding with cousins and that makes me uncomfortable to stay there long. Even though I had wished them forgetting all but just got a reply with a "plastic smile" I meant they the fake one.

Then the year 2010 was at KLCC. I was really excited when Ms Letchumy called us to gather there with her family to watch the fireworks. Of course its my first celebration at KLCC and first time watching the firework live...:) sounds sarcastic na..hehehe..yeah that is me! But there, I and my bro Rishi was stranded in between human traffic. WOW...what a crowd..! I hate crowd. It was full of foreigners than Malaysians. But it was nice to see the beautiful fireworks and took pictures with Ms Letchumy and her family.

So today, I wish I could stay in touch with my lovable friends forever. GOD BLESS ALL...Happy New Year...!! May this 2011 bring a blissful moments to all...;)))

Novel Plain Jane...symbolises Me about 60%

This story book was highly recommended by my cousin sis. She said you read “Plain Jane” you’ll like it. So I checked the availability of the book at MPH customer service. Yeah, the MPH at One Utama outlet have 2 copies and I immediately reserved 1 for me. I bought this book while coming back home after work. It was on 19th October 2010.

I start reading “Plain Jane” the next day. It is a story about a gal named, Kis…Balkis…Siti Nurbalkis binti Sulaiman, in tan, black eyes and soft and small curly hair, with the height 161cm and weight 60kg and her BMI was around 18.9 – 24.9 which was normal and more important not obesity. But her dissatisfaction was about people who would like to say she is plum even though her BMI was in normal category. As a final year psychology student who is staying at campus hostel, with simple and plain outlook, who have a wonderful family and a best ever friend, Lee…Lilee…Tengku Aklilee bt Tengku Ramli. Kis enjoys living as how she is being. Her one and only problem was her great enemy, the wanna-be gals leader, Ana..!

Yes, this is how the story starts on. It was all about Kis and the things happening around her and the guys she met in her life. She crazily admires Arman, the Jawa guy, her uni-mate cum band member and also 1 of the wanna-be gals’ boyfriend. Apis Milo, the guy who looks after the shop in the university campus. Khir, the pharmacist, the guy who helped her in finding wheelchair for her psychology class experiment. And Daniel Adam, aka Zaniel…Zanny the Danny, the MD of Digital Life, who get cheated by her experiment..and later on falls for her..! Who are these guys and how they get involved in her life..? What was the impacts and changes that she gets in her life from them?

It’s a must-read story by all the simple looking girls including me, who are eagerly waiting for their Mr.Darcy (the hero in Jane Austen’s book, the favourite hero of Kis). I can say 60% of the story had happened in my life too. The moral of the story was awesome and meaningful. The ways she narrated was so simple and easy to understand and imagine. Yes, I used to imagine the story in my mind while reading it…and I’m sure all of you will do the same right...? right or not...?

Adam & Hawa...My first ever novel

Prologue...
This story book was in 1 inch size and when I grab it in a hurry, I'm very sure that I can't finish reading it even I keep it for rest of my life. I hate big novels...!! Yes, I pretended like reading this novel, just to make people think that I'm not left out.......

It was beautiful, rainy Sunday evening. Do you know why did I said it was beautiful? Aha..:) its my best friend Sal's engagement day. Well, I really enjoyed the function from starting to the end. But at the time the lunch started on after the prayers, I was quite shy and be seated inside the bride's room. I don't know why...some kind of shy feeling...which is unexplainable..;) I was vegetarian due to my prayers for the whole month and I couldn't enjoy the delicious food which was prepared by Sal's family.

Then I found this book which accompanied me in the room while waiting for the guest to leave. So I pretended like reading a story book just to make people think that I'm not left out alone in the function. But I wasn't left out by them even for a minute, coz Sal's mom always come and asked me to join the lunch together with them. And peeps into the room whether I'm comfortable or not. So to make her not worry about me...I pretend like I'm enjoying the story book.

I just read the first page and it hooked me up into it. This story starts with the prologue of a wife who is waiting for her beloved husband arrival from overseas. Ain....Ain Hawani, who had just finished her SPM and was going for an interview to join as temp staff in a kindergarten. She left her family at her hometown and came to KL with a big hope and ambition to achieve in her life.

She met Adam...Adam Mukhriz Galaspie, mixed blood of malay and english, a handsome pilot, the younger brother of the kindergarten's owner. Adam, whom liked by many gals, become the heartthrob of many rich girl in that area.

Ain's opinion about Adam, he is a playboy and Adam's opinion about Ain was, she is the "perempuan melayu terakhir" and that blossoms love in him. Due to some revenge on Adam by his girlfriend Dina, Ain and Adam was caught in "khalwat" by the agama people. To save the dignity of the family Ain's uncle agreed to marry her to Adam, and when Ain against them she was forced to do so. Ain left to her hometown and flied to Australia once she got the offer from the overseas university.

The story become more interesting when she met her mother-in-law in Australia who loves to call her Hawa, meeting Adam again upon her mother-in-law's request, not compromised by Adam's apologize, continued to study MBA, met Johan and become friends. Then the real story will start again when she met with Adam whom she hated the most, after 8 years, at Masjidiharam, Mecca when both were performing their "Umrah". I really loved the way Aisya Sofea narrated their meeting point at the Mecca City. So the second half of the story revolves around Ain, lecturer of UITM with anger and sadness in her life and Adam, a pilot trainer whom were in different prism of life, with his heart-full of love towards Ain which stands still and strong.

Ain shocked to discover that she is still the legal wife of Adam along the 8 years where Adam had never failed to give her the "duit nafkah". Her heart was slowly captured by Adam's divine love and his faith towards God. She was touched by his prayer at his house for his late father-in-law. Her arrival at Adam's house was warmly welcomed and showered with love by her mother-in-law and her sister-in-laws who is her ex-employee at kindergarten. Ain at last will accept Adam and at the end the writer will narrate the epilogue of the Ain's story as she awaits Adam in KLIA with their baby girl Arissa.

Epilogue.......
I couldn't believe that I managed to finish this story book just in a week. I like the writer's way of narrating the story. And I lived in the mood of Adam & Hawa life for more than a month. It really gives me a 'break'. My first ever novel and the unforgettable one.

p/s: Thanks to Mimi, Sal's lil sister who gave the book to me after see my status and comments at facebook abt this book...hehehe thanks dearie...:)

Semmozhiyaane Tamizhmozhiyaam...! செம்மொழியான தமிழ்மொழியாம்...!

I'm very sure it's going to be celebrated as song of the year in 2010. The real goose-bump...when listening to the score of the our greatest music director AR Rahman. Almost all my Facebook friends posted this video clip on their wall. Then what I'm waiting for....! Let me blog l'il bit about this.

This is the theme song for the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June 2010, encapsulating the contributions of Tamil culture and literature down the ages.



http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/singles-semmozhi.html

Song : Semmozhiyaane Tamilmozhiyaam...!
Music : AR Rahman
Lyrics : Kalaignar Karunanidhi (Tamil Nadu CM)
Director : Goutham Menon

பிறப்பொக்கும் எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் - பிறந்த பின்னர், யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளீர் உண்பது நாழி உடுப்பது இரண்டே உறைவிடம் என்பது ஒன்றே என உரைத்து வாழ்ந்தோம் – உழைத்து வாழ்வோம் தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா எனும் நன்மொழியே நம் பொன் மொழியாம் போரைப் புறம் தள்ளி பொருளைப் பொதுவாக்கவே அமைதி வழி காட்டும் அன்பு மொழி அய்யன் வள்ளுவரின் வாய்மொழியாம் செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்… ஓரறிவு முதல் ஆறறிவு உயிரினம் வரையிலே உணர்ந்திடும் உடலமைப்பை பகுத்துக் கூறும் ஒல்காப் புகழ் தொல்காப்பியமும் ஒப்பற்ற குறள் கூறும் உயர் பண்பாடு ஒலிக்கின்ற சிலம்பும், மேகலையும் சிந்தாமணியுடனே வளையாபதி குண்டலகேசியும் செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்… கம்ப நாட்டாழ்வாரும் கவியரசி அவ்வை நல்லாளும் எம்மதமும் ஏற்றுப் புகழ்கின்ற எத்தனையோ ஆயிரம் கவிதை நெய்வோரும் புத்தாடை அனைத்துக்கும் வித்தாக விளங்கும் மொழி செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்… அகமென்றும் புறமென்றும் வாழ்வை அழகாக வகுத்தளித்து ஆதி அந்தமிலாது இருக்கின்ற இனிய மொழி - ஓதி வளரும் உயிரான உலகமொழி நம் மொழி – நம் மொழி – அதுவே செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்… தமிழ்மொழி – தமிழ்மொழி – தமிழ்மொழியாம் தமிழ் மொழியாம் – எங்கள் தமிழ் மொழியாம் வாழிய வாழியவே… தமிழ் வாழிய வாழியவே… செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியாம்…