Thursday 5 May 2022

Enough of Raya, time to work again

My Raya celebration ends today.

Four days were more than enough for me.

I don't share the belief that Raya should be celebrated throughout the whole of Syawal month.

That's my personal view of course, and if you all want to celebrate it for that long, then go ahead and knock yourselves out.

As for me, I have more pressing things to do....like starting work to earn a living during this trying time of Covid recovery.

Anyway, I actually didn't celebrate Raya that much.

Just did the usual of eating all sorts of Raya food, and visiting relatives to please my family.

Actually, if I have my way, I rather just eat and sleep.

As usual I didn't give out duit raya to kids as I dislike that adopted angpow giving tradition.

Same with the burning of firecrackers and putting up lampu Raya. I just refused to do that kind of celebrating.

Even when taking Raya pictures with my family, I tried to look as natural as possible.

They said I looked glum in those pictures.

I didn't do all those usual cheerful poses for the occasion, which people do for them to be put up on their social media sites.

Well, I have no problem with other people doing that, but I don't like to bluff others with how I feel about things.

If I'm feeling like shit, then I prefer them to see that I'm not in the mood to tolerate any kind of shit.

That's just the way I am....and at the moment I'm not feeling very cheerful and have no intention to fake it to look otherwise.

I believe that Elon Musk was right when he said that social media platforms such as Instagram are doing more harm than good.

They projected a false image of life.

Everyone tries to put up the best pictures of themselves on Instagram while in reality, life is not as rosy as what they projected.

We looked at pictures of happy people on Instagram and wondered why our own lives are so miserable in comparison....while the actual fact was that those people are likely living as badly as us, except that they managed to fake it in those pictures.

Yup, that's why I just prefer this old fashion blogging as an outlet compared to all those social media platforms.

By the way, this blog's page views just passed the eight million mark today. That's after more than nine years which is rather slow.

 Still I would like to thank you all for stopping by here to read my silly nonsense.

After all, I never really tried to promote my writings as I don't really have any other platform other than this.

Also I have slowed down and write only occasionally these days.

I will try to improve and write more regularly like I used to do after this.

Hopefully I will regain my old energy and interest in things to do that.

Cheers.

28 comments:

  1. Giving duit raya is not adopted from the angpow tradition la... only the sampul is. Dulu2 ppl just give the duit directly... no obligation. Of course now it has become something expected.

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  2. Social media has indeed becoming toxic. In the name of free speech ppl use it to bully & slander. Even more disturbing, some gov like ours use it as a gauge of the rakyat's sentiment wherein it only captures the views of the vocal segments of society.

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    1. Too bad that the less vocal feel they would be heard through telepathic medium. Maybe next gen knowledge 5.0 would be able to do that. Who knows.. i am sending the message to inventors telepathically just now. Done..

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  3. Congratulations Annie on crossing the 8th million line. Enjoyed reading your post.

    - Hantu Siber -

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  4. “Everyone tries to put up the best pictures of themselves on Instagram while in reality, life is not as rosy as what they projected.”

    - I second that. Social media is like a movie. They are the end product after arduous and strenuous selecting and editing exercise. What you see online are not even real. Most of them are fake. They are actually miserable in real life. People put up caption after posting a pic oneself online such as “caught of guard” but in reality the’ve spending minutes even hours to get capture their best pose!

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  5. Why are you feeling somewhat down in the dumps in the middle of festive mood? Something amiss lately? Come on, cheer up, Annie!

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  6. Never a fan of social media but do u know elon invested in the transhumanism brain implantation. U think social media wont be a part of this later on ? He wont be famous if they dont want him to be. Be careful who u trust. They also talks about global warming. Yet most of the participant in tht wef owns directly or indirectly the worlds big industries. Ever heard of order out of chaos ?

    Things like this makes one doesnt wsnt to celebrate raya. But comig back to fitrah calls for celebration. But yeah its a shitty world out there.

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  7. Lepas Raya, mood rakyat untuk adakan pilihanraya PRU15 sudah bermula...

    Umpama demo “blackout” anjuran Pakatan Rakyat satu waktu dulu, tiada peristwa “blackout” terjadi namun puluh ribu orang membeli T-shirt “blackout’ yang di cetak lebih awal.

    Terkini Bar Council dan pihak individu pro PH cuba mengalihkan isu hakim pro mereka Nazlan ada salah laku kepada isu serangan terhadap judisiari.

    Paling memalukan tambang ECRL sangat mahal jadi isu. Kalau tak menipu berbohong dan kuat goreng itu kerja adalah haramjadah pro PH.

    Itu lah level thinking pihak proPH.

    Kini Ambiga paling kalam kabut untuk melindungi Sri Ram sebagai pembaca skrip penjarakan Najib.

    Untuk menutup skrip dari terdedah dan director skrip dari terlondeh maka mereka cepat cepat berpakat untuk menukar ada konspirasi dan ahli mereka terbabit kepada konon judisiari sedang diserang.

    Perkara yang “STRAIGHT FORWARD” yakni salah laku seorang hakim Bernama Nazlan Ghazali cuba di politik kan menjadi isu “judisiari” atau krisis serangan terhadap badan judisiari.

    Ambiga yang menikuskan diri apabila Claire Brown memetik nama nya sebagai sumber memberitahu berkenaan wang RM90 juta dalam akaun bank Haji Hadi di mahkamah London.

    Ambiga Marina Chin dll menikus bila Justo lesap , Jho Low lesap , Zety dan Taufiq Ayman hubungkait AMLA dlm kes 1MDB disebut dalam makhamah..!!

    Adakah Majlis Peguam berarak guling guling atas jalan raya demi keadilan ketika ini.?

    Apabila SPRM menyiasat 20 kes rasuah termasuk kes berkilo ganja diladang ganja kondo mewah anak Vincent Tan Navin Tan dan di lepas bebas Tomy Thomas dalam badan kehakiman semasa Kerajaan PH memerintah?

    Adakah Majlis Peguam berarak demi keadilan ketika itu?

    Tiada pakar undang undang kah dari Pakatan Harapan atau mana mana pihak pro PH berani lawan hujah yang dikemuka kan bila nama Hakim Nazlan melakukan kesalahan..

    Apabila Guan Eng dilantik sebagai menteri kewangan dan kes rasuahnya digugurkan walaupun 30 lebih saksi sudah memberi keterangan di mahkamah?

    Adakah Majlis Peguam berarak guling guling atas jalanraya ketika itu?

    Pada yang masih blur keterangan diatas Tun Ambiga, Marina Gereja Pro PH, PKR DAP@PAP, PAN, Lim Guan Eng, Marina Chin Sri Ram (ada hubungan keluarga dengan Ambiga) G25 satu Team Kartel Mafia utk bersolidariti bila kehakiman negara konon nya sedang diserang... puii..!!

    Apabila minit mesyuarat lembaga pengarah 1MDB sebenar menunjukkan bahawa Maybank telah berurusan dengan 1MDB dan terlibat dalam mencadangkan dan menubuhkan SRC dimana hakim ini adalah Ketua Penasihat Undang-undang dan Setiausaha Syarikat.

    Mereka tidak mengisytiharkan konflik kepentingan dan penglibatannya ketika itu dan menarik diri sebagai hakim untuk kes SRC?

    Adakah Majlis Peguam berarak ketika itu?

    Semua nya “fake” belaka.. Lepas Raya, mood rakyat untuk adakan pilihanraya PRU15 sudah bermula...

    Rakyat naik menyampah saksikan drama bodoh kartel mafia yang tak abis abis ini..!!

    Rakyat sudah meluat..!!

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    1. Memang meluat. Kesian esp golongan2 muda kita. Terdedah dgn pemimpin2 kerja dok merepet aje hari2.

      Kena hantaq semua bakal2 calon gi turut bertempur dUkraine kasi mereka belajaq apa erti "demi bangsa agama dan negara".

      Jijah kipas nak jadi calon? Latar belakang doktor elok hantaq dia bantu pejuang2 dlm hal2 medic. Kipas takleh bawa tau.

      Teresa pula ka negara2 Nato dn EU. Depa sana masalah minyak masak. Dulu boikot minyak kelapa sawit Msia, skrg klo Kok pelawa sesudu pun pasti pakat2 berebut.

      Malaysian ada yg naik ghairah berlebih2 plak sambut Hari Raya. Banyak yg dah sampai tahap karut terikut2 amalan2 dan budaya2 kapiaq.

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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  8. Rulez of Law Kerala.

    Tak kena kat tekak sendiri meroyan, kalau krs Zety, Taufiq Ayman, Justo, Jho Low dan Nevin Tan (anak kroni Vincent Tan) atok buat bodoh...

    Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hari ini menegaskan bahawa beliau tidak menerima penjelasan Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Idrus Harun, berhubung langkah penyelesaian di luar mahkamah kes saman bekas Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali.
    “Ya, saya terima surat daripada dia (Idrus Harun). Biasanya surat itu rahsia. Saya tak boleh cakap, sepatutnya dia bagi tau kepada orang ramai.
    “Saya tak terima dia punya penjelasan. Baik Peguam Negara sekarang, Apandi pun saya tak terima,” katanya.
    Mahathir turut kekal dengan pendiriannya bahawa kerajaan tidak seharusnya membayar pampasan kepada Apandi, kerana tindakan yang dikenakan terhadapnya adalah betul dan menurut “Rule of Law"

    Tun rules of law Tun rakyat dah meluat. Sabar Tun eehh rakyat marhean pun dah lama jugak bersabar nihh...kikikiki

    kalau nak balas atau nak lawan kita tunggu PRU 15... ahaksss..!!

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    1. As we respect your opinions we expect you to accept his opinions. Everybody have a right to voice his pleasure and displeasure. So why kalut sangat. This is democratic way. No GE15. Jangan riak sangat. Apa yg akan belaku adalah kehendak allah. Everybody are answerable here or hereafter for all his actions or inactions. Who are we to judge bossku ,tun or judge are right or wrong. They are or were judged by mere mortals.Ultimate judgement will be done by our maker. Seer and knower of all our deeds.

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    2. No GE 15...!? GE 15 will come to see you on August 2022.

      The last call may be March 2023.

      We patiently waiting GE 15 and rakyat dah terlampau meluat sangat meluat....

      God By Kartel Kerala forever...

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    3. Postpone aje lah GE 15 to early next yr. Rakyat nak rilek2 & makan angin sementara kes tgh rendah. Kita dah muak dgn orang politik sampai nak tgk berita tempatan pun x lalu.

      Hanya geng kluster mahkamah aje yg mahukan ge15 skrg.

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  9. Betul kah penyokong Najib sedang mengugut Badan Kehakiman.!?

    Sama ada itu benar atau tidak, tidakkah boleh dihujahkan bahawa mereka juga mengugut SPRM dalam menjalankan tugasnya?

    Majlis Peguam diketuai Ambiga dan gang nyatiba tiba cemas gelabah terdesak seolah-olah lupa bahawa SPRM-lah yang menyiasat Najib yang membawa kepada sabitan kesalahannya.

    Sekarang, hanya kerana dakwaan dibuat terhadap hakim yang telah mensabitkan Najib, sabitan yang mereka takut kiranya diketepikan, mereka melompat membelanya dan meragui kredibiliti SPRM...

    Rules of Law apa yang mereka guna ni..!?

    Majlis Peguam menuntut penyiasatan setara dijalankan oleh pihak berkuasa terhadap laporan polis yang dibuat oleh Hakim Mohd Nazlan; bahawa tidak sepatutnya ada double standard dalam mendekati perkara itu; bahawa siasatan SPRM melanggar doktrin pengasingan kuasa; bahawa ia menjejaskan kebebasan badan kehakiman; bahawa ia tidak berperlembagaan dan ia harus ditangani di bawah Perkara 125 Perlembagaan.

    Kenapa Majlis Prguan tiba tiba kalut sangat ni...!?

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  10. Wow, Syabas Ambiga dan geng! Gitu bersemangat demi "bangsa, Agama dan Negara" juga nu? Wandakum..

    Maka elok hantaq Ambiga gi berjuang dUkraine agar dpt belajaq lebih mendalam apa erti "demi bangsa, Agama dan Negara".

    Sana mulut Ambiga takleh hebiaq2 sgt tau. Nak menunjuk pandai cakap sapa pun tak dgq sbb peluru, bom, missile sentiasa melayang berdentum sana sini.

    Hantaq dia masuk belah mana? Klo British paham2 aje la.. sejak zaman2 dulu mrk lebih percaya dgn ulaq.

    Klo pi tlg Rusia, India lovey kiss kiss dgn Rusia so depa taknak masuk campoq... Owh BTW suami Ambiga
    dah warga negara Malaysia ke?

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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    1. Hang dgn geng hang aje ke yg boleh bising2? Lantak pi lah, asalkan tak kacau orang lain.

      Toksah sibok le negara orang, kalau nak jadi jaguh sgt, tu tolong bagitau bff arab saudi tolong la jgn serang yemen. Negara tu dah tak tinggai apa dah, rakyat biasa dah tinggal tulang je. Nak gaduh dgn iran, pi lah gaduh depan2, toksah lah gaduh dgn proxy.

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  11. Annie stop being a cry baby. You just painted a misguided view on Hari Raya celebration. Why are you so bitter?

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  12. DATUK ORDER NASIK GANJA KENA DAKWA
    PENYANYI MELAYU TANAM POKOK GANJA KENA GANTUNG
    ANAK CINA TAIKUN KRONI ADA BERKILO GANJA RELEX AJER
    PRU 15 INI KARTEL MAFIA KITA KASI BAKAR RENTUNG



    #RAKYATDAHMELUAT

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    1. Ahli politik didapati bersalah masih boleh jln2 pi beraya

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  13. Anon 14:56

    La aaa. Kan Hadi duta negala2 Alab.. gaji elaun latusan libu tiap bulan, dia dok buat apa? Dok melopong aje ke?

    Duit yg byk tu klo Hadi usahakan keropok leko dan hantaq bg rakyat Yemen makan guarantee semua sana akan sihat2 belaka.

    Kok kena pi bantu juga tau.. utk kesihatan bg mereka minum sesudu minyak kelapa sawit.

    Hari2 bole hantaq sana kropok lekor sbb DAP ade byk roket.

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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    1. Hadi x rub2 shoulder & pi holiday dgn putera2 saudi.... x mcm Bossmu itu.

      Orang teraniya hang pi buat bahan lawak ...moga dibalas dgn setimpal nya

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    2. Anon 12:12
      Duta negara2 Arab sekok tu dok pelahap gaji elaun ratusan ribu kerja dok lopong aje hang tak rasa lawak ke?

      Kita bg cadangan utk mmbantu hang kata lawak?. Bayangkan dgn duit gaji elaun Hadi, tiap hari dia dapat bg berapa ramai rakyat Yemen makan keropok lekor?

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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    3. Income tax rm 1.7b. Berapa income bossku?. Hang ni kalau nak support guna la akal sikit. Taip2 hari ada berit
      a mahkamah hang buat tak tahu saja. Apa malu bossku. Jangan pertahan sesaorang dgn mencaci org.If you think you boss is right go defence him . Two wrongs does not make it right. Day in day out kutuk org mcm broken record

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    4. Anon 15:26, mu kuman seberang laut nampak, najis depan mata buat2 tak tau. 2x5 je hadi tu dgn pelantikan politik yg lain sejak zaman BossMu.
      #umnoputramunafik

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    5. Anon 19:18
      Masalah sejak G14 kuman2 beremut dh mutated jd TOYOL2 belaan PH. Byk pula main lompat sana sini. Berkeliaran kelaparan.

      Professor Nasi Lemak












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  14. Blogger jessy gay gay kata ada kajutan besooo dua ari lepas..


    Rakyat tak takajut dah sejak Zety Ayman Taufiq dan Jho Low bila mana semua penguasa di Mesia gentel telo tak buat apa apa...

    Klu cite Bossku dlm 2 ari ni blogger jessy gay gay kata dia takajut besoo kami tak takajut pun... malah kami sedang gentel telo jugak denga cite fitnah persepsi tu...

    Benda2 mace ni Dah biase maa...


    #rakyatdahmeluat

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    1. Rasa jijik baca komen2 sdr ...ini ke taraf blogger umnoputerok?

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  15. Betoi ke esok akn di adakan Najib-Anwar debate.

    Wokay la. Tamau buang masa rakyat tau.. Just give us a 2minute summary of your past achievements macam PM NewZealand buat udah..

    https://youtu.be/j0g8Hf_WLGE

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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