marketplace

salam

"if u want to get to know a place, u need to go to the local market."

the market or pasar is a place where ppl would gather and exchange good, services and information. one of the most basic human interactions occur in these places. thats why, the historical origin of markets is the community hub which would develop into small communities, town and eventually cities.

this is true for most town, village, cities, or any place u could imagine. u have ur famous al-hamra (marakesh) in morocco, manama souq in bahrain, pasar seni in KL, and pasar khatijah in kota bharu.

recently, i'd went to bangsar. now ive always drove through there, but last saturday, i had the opportunity to send my grandmother to Pantai Hospital for an appointment. Since i didn't want to waste my money to park in an overcharged healthcare centre, i drove around to jalan ara/ jalan traverse to look at what is Bangsar all about (im not sure what road it was, i just mentioned the one that caught my attention). i parked at the masjid, seemed like there was a majlis pernikahan. Everybody's dressed up except me.

I noticed a few new buildings there, Bangsar One, Bangsar Village, and a the Brabus Centre. there was also a row of cute cottages, when inspected closely, they are actually individual fancy restaurants that offer expensive rare delicacies (I couldnt imagine anything else).

Like i mentioned before, i walked around there, saw a few 'omputih' jogging around town, glamorous malaysians walking around wearing skimpy outfits, and also the ever arising numbers of foreign workers. it was 10 in the morning.

Finally i found my way to the Bangsar village.. or was it Bangsar One? i couldnt tell the difference. What i wanted to share here is the presence of one grocery store called "Village Grocer" there were so many foreign foods to select from. It was like one huge toy store to me. I just wanted to pick as many ingredients up and cook what i wanted. And what i wanted at that time was... i couldnt remember.. but it was dreadfully fun to walk around and see foods that i've tasted before and to recall the nostalgia of eating and experiencing new foods. The joy of tasting. (fyi: my hobby is tasting not eating)

(the village grocer)

After the fun time i had at the Village Grocer, i went across the road to a place called "TMC" Teng Mini Market Centre. if im not mistaken, this is the birth place of the hypermarket "Giant". I've been there before, but i just wanted to kill time, before picking up my grandmother again from the hospital. The last time i went there was 2 years ago during the Syawal month, i was wearing formal baju melayu on my way to a Raya open House and i had to buy something that i cannot recall now. I saw Asha Gill, the host of TV travel series, Globe Trekker. i gave her a wave and she smiled back. Hee

(TMC- Teng Mini Market Centre)

Bangsar is a very modern and international community in Malaysia. this is reflected by its martkets, ppl and image. so it is no surprise that Bangsar city centre or its markets is a place that u couldnt find anywhere else in Malaysia.

"if u want to get to know a place, u need to go to the local market."

music and lyrics

Mencari Yang Maha Satu
Album : Tika itu
Munsyid : Unic feat Cat Farish

Terkapai-kapai diri dihanyut arus waktu
Kegelapan hati yang sering buat ku keliru
Dalam menguji pergolakkan emosi diri
Tak siapa tahu ada yang memerhati

(Mencari yang Maha Satu itu yang ku tuju)

Di dalam menjalani tiap dugaan yang diberi
Membawa pengertian hidup yang abadi
Tanpa perlu menipu diri sendiri
Yang menjadi lumrah duniawi

Seandainya kau yang memberi ruang
Akan ku baikki setiap kekurangan
Oleh itu diri yang memerlukan
Petunjuk darimu oh Ilahi

(Kau yang Maha Satu)

Diriku kini masih tercari-cari
Jawapan misteri tiap persoalan ini
Ku akui kesalahan dibuat segalanya
Gelap jadinya jiwa seadanya

(rap)
Ku cari terus ke situ
Itulah lampu hidupku
Terangilah gelap hatiku
Ku pohon restu dariMU

Akan ku baikki setiap kekurangan
Oleh itu diri yang memerlukan
Petunjuk darimu oh Ilahi

(Kau Yang Maha Satu)

Apabila tersilap langkahku
Tiba-tiba berbisik namaMu oh Ilahi
Terdetik di hatiku untuk sujud ke pangkuanMu
Memohon ampun dariMu

Dan seharusnya ku tergoda lagi
Dunia ini yang sesat membuntukan jiwaku
Kini ku mengakui teguranMu
Yang membuat ku sedar siapa diriku ini

U.N.I.C.C.A.T

(rap)

Tak semua yang sempurna nasihat di jalan yang lurus
Cerita yang dijadikan cerita
Dengan izin Yang Maha Esa yang wujud
Aku cinta dan cita
Segala yang ada bermula dari rasa resah
Aku akui harapan kasih dan hasratku tak setajam itu
Yang tak mampu risau lidah mudah di banjari
Fitnah melilau-lilau
Tuhan lindungilah dia dari kata-kata jahat itu
Doa-doa di pohon sentiasa setiap masa
Ampunilah dosa-dosa semasa daku ke sana
Dewasakanlah pemikiranku yang tak semegah mana
Salah silap ku berkarya tak pernah ku salah guna
Kau Yang Maha Satu (4x)

salam.

i guess for my first blog i would like to share about my current favorite song. you could say that i have had a lot of favorite songs in the past. this is no different. normally, for me to actually begin to like a song, i would need to hear it a couple of time subconsciously and consciously. then i find myself humming along the tune and then i would realize that what i heard was actually a good song. after that, i would try to find which band makes it, whats the title, and where can i get it.

after i have all the info, lyrics and the song, i would continue playing it, singing the lyrics. then i would get tired of it. this is true for most of my favorite songs in the past. i've had favored songs from different genres, from jazz, to hip hop, rock, anime soundtrack, classical, grunge, even malay. all of them goes through the same phase.

however, theres one song genre that could never be boring for me. nasyid. surprising isnt it? it is surprising for the ppl who have known me in the past, im not a nasyid boy. i would query every time a person sings nasyid so enthusiastically out loud. i never thought i would be. but nasyid has something that other genres are lacking.

ppl who have seen the movie "music and lyrics" would recall back that drew barrymore in the movie said that:

"the melody in a song is like seing someone for the first time, the physical attraction, the sex, but then as u get to know the person, thats the lyrics, their story, who they are underneath. its the combination of the two that makes it magic"

now most songs out there are about, u know, love amongst ppl , how great it is, how it could be hurtfull, but nasyid talks about a love that is beyond all love, the love for our Creator. theres nothing better to poor your heart out in a song other than this kind of love, the true and pure love.

in the song above by UNIC in their album Tika itu. the title says it all. although u could say that its melody has the roots of the hip hop genre by Cat Farish, it's lyrics and melody are combined magically into this nasyid song.

grand opening

salam.
(i guess the previous post was just a soft opening for this blog called "ruang bacaan")

so welcome to ruang bacaan (this would be the grand opening)

this would be my first official blog. dont know how to actually start. but i guess better late than never?

i dont know how consistent my blog will be. but i will try my best. there will be a lot of factors in me writting this blog. Insyaallah if i dont have any problems, i would continue as much as i could.
i welcome friends, foes, family, ppl i know, anybody to view and even comment here

and before i begin, i would like to apologize if my views, comments, picture, or thoughts are not in the same views as others. i am who i am, if i've wronged please say that i've mistaken. i will try my best to be a better insan.

thanks

welcome

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