Thoughts & Prayers to the Bukit Antarabangsa residents

I am very sure that at this very minute as I’m writting my thoughts down, many intellectuals throughout the nation will be voicing their concerns about the landslides that had happened the past week, with the most recent being the landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa. The Government will, no doubt, be under close scrutiny and after this crisis has been managed, will definitely be criticised for the all the construction plans that it has approved throughout the years. The matter is grave, yes. But I will not be joining these intellectuals in condemning the Government or the actions it took years ago.

That’s right, I will not be joining in in the mudslinging that I’m sure will happen or may have already happened. My concerns lay elsewhere.

As I continue writing this, my thoughts and prayers are lingering on the victims of the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide. My condolences to their families. I believe that one of the hardest part in life is losing a love one to “natural” disaster. It will never be easy to accept the fact that the one they love is taken away from them without a moment’s hesitation, without a chance to say a proper goodbye.

All said, my main thoughts and prayers are on the residences who are still stuck atop the hill, especially a very good friend of mine, Eliza and her family. The electricity and water supply has been cut off and they cannot escape or evacuate if they want to because the landslide has brought houses along with it and blocked the only road in and out of the place. Last I heard from the news, rumblings in the hill can still be heard and though the rescuers has cut a rough path through the hills to get to the residences at the top, the evacuation is moving very slowly. I find myself holding my breathe time and again – out of shock and out of hope.

Let’s all pray that all the residences will be evacuated before the rumblings give way to another slide. I dare not envision what will happen if another disaster happens within hours after the first landslide.

Edited:

Eliza just called to inform us that she’s safe. She climbed to the top of the hill to move to the other side of the hill which has been proclaimed safe to be with her sister and family. Thank God for that! I hope that they’ll be moving to lower grounds soon for the safety of everyone.

Short Updates

Update One:

Winnee came down to KL about 2-3 weekends ago and it was so good to meet up with her again. Minus the time when I went back to BM for a short break during Raya, we haven’t seen each other for over a year. Pathetic, isn’t it? I know it is considering that she’s one my oldest friends (in terms of friendship years) and my best friend to boot.

After all my gushing about the bf to her and vice versa, Winnee and the bf met for the very first time and may I say that I’m pleasantly surprise and happy at the same time that the both of them hit it off real fast. There was obviously the first 5 minutes of awkwardness which usually plagues everyone when they meet someone new. But right after that 5 minutes passed, you can see both Winnee and the bf gradually warming up with one another. Before long, the both of them were chatting like old friends. This was something that I could not be more thankful for as the 2 very important people in my life like each other for once and if I’m not wrong in guessing, they are now quite fond of one another.

Winnee reckon that the bf is good for me. Finally, as she said, since she was so surprised that I hooked up with some of my previous bfs. She claimed that they (excluding the first ex) were nice guys but just not really my type. And what she likes most about the bf is how he exudes genuity towards me, and also her. There are other criteria about the bf that she also likes and the bf passed with flying colours. Come to think of it, he was given the stamp of approval by my bestie without a moment’s hesitation.

During Winnee’s short visit here, I could see her glowing with happiness again. I knew the glow must have been contributed by a guy somewhere in her life. I received that confirmation 2 nights ago from her personally. After getting her heart broken a few months back, she’s gradually bounced back from the down low and moved on with her life. In the process of moving on, she found someone to love and to love her back. I saw pictures of the both of them minutes ago and the lovely new couple are literally glowing with love and happiness.

Winnee, if you’re reading this, I just want you to know how happy I am for you. Nobody deserves such goodness and happiness in life more than you. On another note, I can’t help but tell you, “I told you so!” God will always take good care for His children and you’re one of His, He will not abandon you. Look what He brought into your life again.

Seriously, I can’t stop grinning from ear to ear for the joy I feel for her.

Update Two:

IMHO, Twilight is a good movie. I love the character developments in the movie. I love the cinematography. I love the direction of the movie. And most importantly, I love the chemistry between the two leads. Of course, it helps too to have some eye candy on screen. Alice Cullen is such a cute vampire and Jasper Cullen is good looking, in a nerdy sort of way.

When I first laid my eyes on Robert Pattinson’s pictures in Perez Hilton’s blog, I did not think him cute, much less good looking. The first thing that came into my mind was, “Why is everyone making such a big fuss over him? He’s just okay looking.” And then I watch the movie. His looks just grow on me and when I walked out of the cinema, I can’t help but think that, “Hey, he IS good looking after all.” The bf commented that Robert Pattinson reminds him of a younger version of Joaquin Pheonix. Well, maybe in certain angles-lah.

And because I really like the movie, I’m going on a mission to hunt for the books now. It should be interesting to find out how much the movie differs from the book and also to find out about the character development of the leads. From the looks of the end of the movie, the bf and I both suspect that there may be a sequel in the making. The production company better bring back the same director if they have a sequel because frankly, I think the sequel will bombed in the box office if another director takes the helm of it.

Oh, whatever it is, do go watch Twilight. The chemistry of the lead is so intense I find myself wishing halfway through the movie that I’m the female lead instead!

Update Three:

Mum and I have been enstranged since Raya when I broke the news to her that I’m dating a Malay boy. Many hurtful words were hurled at me and when I left to return to KL, her heart was broken by the fact that I may want to spend the rest of my life with a Malay boy.

We have not spoken since and though I did try calling her, she did not answer my calls. She did, however, replied to my sms-es but never to answer my query of how she’s doing. Just general stuff i.e. Take care or Did you pay for your credit card expenditure? Every single time she rejects me, I fall down harder and find myself having to focus so much energy on just getting back up and building the courage to try to reach out to her again. As a result of that, my contact with her was not as frequent as I’d hope it will be.

I saw her today and spoke to her after nearly 2 months of not speaking to one another. It was her birthday and though I wished to take her out to a spa to pamper her, I found her making all sorts of plans without including me. I had to invite myself to a family dinner just so I can see her and not be branded as the prodigal daughter. Then again, I’m sure I’m already known as one among the family.

Mum acted normally in front of the rest of the family but I can still feel the distant and coldness from her. There was a lack of warmth in her interaction with me and when I hugged her, she just gave me a lifeless hug – unlike the old times where she never fails to give me a bear hug. We talked about a lot of things except the whole issue about me dating a Malay boy. Still, the conversations felt like it was something that she’s doing to cover the awkward silence between the two of us. I can’t help but feel that she’s making conversations for the sake of it – unlike the old times where she’s ever so excited to tell me about every little thing. I only found out about things that happened at home within the last 2 months today. These were also all due to the fact that she was trying to make conversation. She never once told me any of it within the 2 months time frame despite my sms-es to her.

Friends were telling me that it’s a good start – at least we’re both talking and she didn’t declare that she’s disowning me. One friend said that she’s proud of me for taking this big step. Despite it all, I can’t help but feel that things will never be the same again between Mum and I. For once, I feel like I’ve lost a big part of my life – my only living family – my Mum.