Books to Read

One of the books i'm currently reading.

These are the books that I might want to read. Well, if you have 1 hour travelling time from Jurong East to Tampines and another hour on my way back every working day, you need something to do. I loves reading or listening to a book or musics among other things.

William Nicholson’s Wind on Fire trilogy
THE WIND SINGER
SLAVES OF THE MASTERY
FIRESONG

The Old Kingdom trilogy, by Garth Nix
SABRIEL
LIRAEL
ABHORSEN

the Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer
ARTEMIS FOWL
THE ARCTIC INCIDENT
THE ETERNITY CODE

Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis
THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
THE HORSE AND HIS BOY
PRINCE CASPIAN
THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
THE SILVER CHAIR
THE LAST BATTLE

Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo
MIDNIGHT FOR CHARLIE BONE
CHARLIE BONE AND THE TIME TWISTER
THE BLUE BOA
THE CASTLE OF MIRRORS
CHARLIE BONE AND THE HIDDEN KING

Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
NORTHERN LIGHTS (read)
THE SUBTLE KNIFE (read)
THE AMBER SPYGLASS (read)

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony
THE BAD BEGINNING
THE REPTILE ROOM
THE WIDE WINDOW
THE MISERABLE MILL
THE AUSTERE ACADEMY
THE ERSATZ ELEVATOR
THE VILE VILLAGE
THE HOSTILE HOSPITAL
THE CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL

G.P. Taylor
WORMWOOD
TERSIAS
SHADOWMANCER

More than 6 Months now.

I still keep this sms in my SIM card.
"Alhamdulillah anak ke2 kami sdh lhr girl 3 apr'07 14.48 3,090kg 47cm Nama:Celine Nafisa Setiawan. Di Kk Hosp -Wawan&Iin-"

She is now more than 6 months old.

Amiin vs Amuut

Bunda: Ayo Wina, kita baca doa sebelum bobo.
Bismika Allaahumma Ahya Wa Bismika Amuut.
Wina: Salah Bunda, Amiin.
Bunda: Bismika Allaahumma Ahya Wa Bismika Amuut.
Wina: Salah. Amiin.
Bunda: Benar kok, Bismika Allaahumma Ahya Wa Bismika Amuut.
Wina: Salah. Amiin.
Bunda: Ok deh, amiin.

TRAVEL WARNING: Malaysia is not safe!

If you guys are thinking to go to Malaysia, unless it's necessary, you may want to think about it. I take the privilege to give you this warning since Indonesian government does not follow up the incident with any warning.

Taken from here.

Indonesia protests to Malaysia over detention of diplomat's wife

The Associated Press
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Indonesia has protested to Malaysia over the detention of a diplomat's wife by security personnel who mistook her for an illegal immigrant, an official said Tuesday.

The Indonesian Embassy sent a protest note to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry after volunteer security force members detained Muslianah Nurdin, the wife of the embassy's culture attache, at a market district in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, said embassy official Shanti Utami Retnaningsih.

Security corps members placed Nurdin with other illegal immigrants because they failed to recognize her diplomatic identity card, but she was released later after convincing them that she was with the embassy, Retnaningsih said.

"They treated her like an illegal immigrant. ... It's unacceptable," Retnaningsih said. "This incident shows disrespect to members of our embassy."

A Foreign Ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing protocol, said the ministry had not received the note, but declined to comment further.

Zaidon Asmuni, director general of the 450,000-strong volunteer force known as RELA, said he was looking into the incident. But he noted it was the usual procedure to detain suspected illegal immigrants until their status could be confirmed.

In a separate incident last week, the embassy said RELA members who were inspecting residences for suspected illegal immigrants on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur broke down the apartment door of an Indonesian student who had valid documents.

Retnaningsih said Indonesians were frequently targeted by RELA and unlawfully detained.

RELA personnel "ignore the ID cards. They just apprehend them and treat them like they are people who are illegals," she said.

Rights groups have called for the disbandment of RELA, saying its members use unnecessary force against migrant workers and sometimes rob illegal immigrants during raids. RELA volunteers are allowed to make arrests and enter or search premises without a search or arrest warrant.

Malaysia relies heavily on foreign laborers for menial work, but regularly deports illegal immigrants widely blamed for crime and social problems. There are estimated to be at least 500,000 illegal immigrants, mainly from Indonesia.

For Dinner ;)

I got this sms from my wife. Please do the decoding yourself :))

Da msk lontong,oseng2 tempe,sayur lodeh kc pj,udang gor,empal daging

She has Flu

A few days ago, she gave her 6 months old sister "Kripik Pisang" (hey, what is Kripik pisang in English?). It could be fatal if Bunda did not react.

She currently has flu.

(Fortunately) Unlike Her Sister

Unlike her sister Wina, Céline likes to eat. Well, just look at the face.

Last evening, Bunda gave Céline 'bakwan'. Just a small one, she thought that Céline won't be able to cut it into smaller pieces. It turned out that Céline swallowed a very small piece, but could not manage it.