As Suanie Sees It

Belog hari ini akan ditaip dalam Bahasa Malaysia. Saya meminta maaf kepada pembaca belog ini yang tidak tahu membaca dalam Bahasa Malaysia, tetapi kerana mereka tidak akan erti apa yang saya tengah tulis, saya agak mereka tidak akan tahu yang saya tengah mohon maaf.

Itulah… ini semua pasal Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Saya takut mereka akan denda saya sesuka hati. Walaupun kebarangkalian saya akan kembali menulis dalam Bahasa Inggeris esok, saya tetap ingin membuktikan bahawa belog saya memiliki ciri-ciri patriotik yang amat dialu-alukan.

(Habis, kalau kena denda, siapa nak bayar? Bukan aku…)

Baiklah…

Chup. Saya ingin mengingatkan pembaca belog ini bahawa penguasaan Bahasa Malaysia saya adalah setengah selepas enam dan kian merosot. Ini bukannya salah saya tetapi salah George Soros, kerana negara ini sememangnya suka menyalahkan orang lain atas masalah-masalah yang tidak dapat dikawal. George Soros adalah orang kaya, biarlah dia menanggung akibat kemerosotan penguasaan Bahasa Malaysia saya.

Seterusnya…

Semalam saya menikmati hidangan Korean BBQ di Bandar Puteri, Puchong bersama kawan-kawan saya atas jemputan Hayanna dan teman lelakinya Mer Vyn. Malang sekali kita tidak dapat bertemu dengan Hayanna kerana dia terpaksa kerja lebih masa. Mer Vyn pula berada di restoran itu, dan menerima kita dengan baik sekali. Saya sebenarnya kenal Mer Vyn dari dahulu — kita adalah orang sekampung. Muka dia pula sebiji serupa sepupu-sepupunya. Itulah sebab saya boleh mengecam Mer Vyn dari jauh.

Hidangan Korean BBQ sedap dan lazat. Anda boleh membaca laporan makan malam di belog KY. Jika anda berada di kawasan Bandar Puteri Puchong, kunjungilah restoran Korean BBQ milikan Hayanna sekeluarga serta Mer Vyn. Anda pasti tidak akan menyesal!

Cipet betul nak tulis semua dalam BM. Terhungap-hungap saya bertanya kawan-kawan yang menjadi kamus dwibahasa saya. Tapi sebelum saya meninggalkan pembaca belog saya dalam kaguman yang saya sebenarnya mempunyai bakat yang tidak terhingga, ada satu perkara yang saya tidak puas mengenai Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Kita semua tahu bahawa televisyen adalah perantaraan yang amat penting. Ko orang tak tengok tv ke? Tak tengok macam maner dia orang membelasah bahasa Malaysia ke? Apa pula guna perkataan seperti ‘ambisi’? Bila pula ko orang memperkenankan perkataan itu? Kan perkataan yang sebenarnya adalah ‘cita-cita’? Apasal ko orang tak nak tangkap mereka yang menyembelih bahasa pusaka? Haa… jawab… lepas jawab baru boleh denda orang lain. Kalau nak betulkan keadaan BM di negara, jangan selalu ikut bahasa orang Inggeris. Malu tau tak?

Sekian.

From BBC’s An Idiot’s Guide to Ramadhan:

The reason Muslims fast is to discipline their body and mind. The absence of food and drink and other pleasures provides a perfect opportunity to concentrate on prayer and worship. Not having the luxuries of life to hand makes it easier to reflect on life and be grateful for what we do have. Muslims use this month to start afresh and give their life a new direction.

For a symbolic gesture, it sure is sort of ironic with the many choices of food readily available, probably more in quantity and a lot more different than one would normally consume.

I am of course talking about the Ramadhan bazaars selling all sorts of yummy food and drinks from late afternoons to evenings, found almost everywhere in Malaysia during the holy month of Ramadhan, only once a year and you can’t get this sort of activity/community feel at any other time, your neighbourhood night market doesn’t even come close to it.

But who’s complaining? Not me; I’m not crazy.

Why do some people stuff themselves when the fast is over?

Those who are fasting should deprive themselves of the meals they would normally have during the times of fast but they shouldn’t really eat all they missed once the fast is over as this defeats the whole objective of the fast. When breaking the fast (of having breakfast, I guess), they should simply have the meal they would on any other day. It is permissible to have a more elaborate feast if one if hosting a ‘Iftar’ meal for guests as this is considered a good and noble act, in which there is divine reward.

Since I am not Muslim and I do not fast, that doesn’t really concern me and so I can gorge myself BECAUSE I CAN AND I DON’T CARE!!!

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Yesterday I went to the Ramadhan bazaar at Sri Damansara. I came back a happier, fuller and heavier person.

Clockwise: assorted kuih (cakes), assorted dishes, kuih tepung pelita and I have NO idea what it is in English, keropok lekor which is a deep-fried combination of fish and starch or something like that. It’s teh good.

Clockwise: ayam madu (honey glazed chicken), delish dishes in a row, murtabak, assorted kuih (cakes)

Naturally sweet dates (kurma), normally eaten as pembuka selera. This is my private stash neh neh neh neh neh.

This was my dinner - white rice with ayam masak santan, stir-fried kacang buncis and sotong sambal. There were a few other stuff as well but I ate them all before I could photograph them.

Boo_licious of my favourite food blog Masak-masak went to the Ramadan bazaar at Section 14 in Petaling Jaya. Damien recommended it to me before and told me that it is quite famous for the number and variety of stalls. You can read about Boo_licious’s visit here.

Harga petrol naik
Tapi gaji masih sama
Ingat nak beli BMX
Tapi takut kena langgar
Pasal pemandu Malaysia buat tak kisah
Ntah-ntah salah saya
Tapi apa boleh buat
Pak Lah kata itu semua manfaat
Gomen pun you yang undi
Rakyatlah yang kena buli
Pelik juga macam ini
Kena buli sendiri sudi
Pastu pek pok pek pok
Macam mak nenek nyanyuk
Tapi bila kena saman
Rela kasi duit sogok
Entahlah wahai negara tercinta
Semuanya pun tidak apa
Nak hidup macam orang kaya
Tanyalah sikit, duit tu dari mana?
Malas aku nak membedek
Sekali salah cakap masuk ISA.

Petrol price increased
But our salaries remain the same
I thought of buying a bicycle
But I’m scared of being hit
For Malaysian drivers do not give a shit
And in the end it would still be my fault
But what can we do
Pak Lah (Malaysia’s PM) said it all benefits
You are the one who voted for this government
You are the one who ends up being bullied
It’s quite strange, really
It’s like you are willing to be bullied
After that you would sure complain
But when you get a traffic summons
You are willing to bribe the officers
Oh my beloved country
“It’s ok” be your motto
You want to live like a rich man
Ask yourself, where did the money come from?
I do not want to take aim at anyone
One wrong word and I might end up in ISA (Internal Security Act).