Surging forward...splashing through

I am leaving behind a thought stigma that has long been sticking like leeches, surging forward and after splashing through mud and murky water. A sigh of relieve and higher sense of freedom erupts through my blood vein the moment daylight breaks after experiencing a long silence of walking in the daylight of darkness...

Natural Habitat and Remote Sensing..

The world is a vast area of land and seas. That is a common knowledge and can be remotely sensed by any human beings with the proper upbringing. The infinity and distances of the vast kingdom of what is beyond, and the mind and heart cannot see, are still miraculously explained by the common people and remotely sensed by technology. We can categorise it as knowledge of the `higher ground.' What about knowledge in the category of `lower ground?'

Despite the`vastness' of creations, surprisingly we have yet to deal and try to understand man in its common ground and common form, the intricacies of their relationship that does not explain the obvious sharing of elements in their natural habitat of needing water, electricity and the oxygenated air. They seem to have a remote understanding of the ties that can mutually bind human and humanity together. We remotely understand each other. A very sad situation indeed despite the so-called success in the field of science and technology.

And today I shall be attending an event that shall be attended by Minister, the Adun's, and other respected community leaders from the district. Since we are so used and confident in a remote control in controlling our TV program channel, but when dealing with real situation of interacting with other human beings in its natural habitat, my innate remote control seems to sense the event is still by and large control by knowledge in the category of `lower ground' so to speak. In other words, the `higher' rules of politics and politicians, the rules of local and culture inclinations , must be upheld at best, thus defying all the things I have said earlier. On occasion of this nature, do we still have to depend on remote control to go round? Ideally, no more technology, it is now left to the mind to take over and control the occasion. The distance does not require remote sensing anymore..but instead mind and mental sensing.. and that explains the true power in the natural habitat..and yet to be understood..!

Miracle land...

As a Muslim, we must not believe in magic. As a Muslim, we must not say `it is a miracle.' Allah is Great. If Allah wants it to happen nothing can stop it from happening. That is considered the basic teaching of all Muslim's belief. But when `miracle' does happen, everything about belief in Allah seems to disintegrate. And then comes the uncalled for knowledge and theories of all sorts regarding this miracle and happenings. Checking into all sorts of books, shall unfold the stories of man's wrongful thinking and doing are the causes of their downfall and destruction, right from the greatest of king and kingdom, to the humblest of man in a hut. We just have to toe the line, Allah is Great and at all times seeking Allah's blessing when facing a `magic' and a `miracle.' Allahuakbar.

The Time Tunnel of Focus and Taste..

Literally it changes everyday. Despite a long journey to nowhere but somewhere, we still have reasons to live and move on. Just love recalling the focus given when I was a small boy. What makes my day were the intense desire to wake up and cycle to school, the food at the school canteen, and after school, going out with friends to nearby river swimming till sunset! What a life! With all the experiences of the day, I would experience a good night sleep without any interruption in between. But I have another obsession of tuning to speech of political leaders in the radio. The speech was usually aired at night, and lots of time I have to give in to my father's `obsession' of news in the `warta berita.' If you want to call it a listening taste of that era, looking back, the elements that surround it were easy to explain. But how come life is so dragging at that time of my life? Anyway, that explains the tunnel and the time I live in, and there is no turning back. Now, here, I am picking up another obsession, another focus, writing something early morning. Wonder. Would there be new focus and new taste tomorrow..?

Cuti-cuti menulis...Jom..

Jom mari menulis. Buat apa tahan tahan kalau nak menulis. Tulis je apa nak tulis. Kalau nak menulis, jangan sangat fikir masa, hari dan keadaan. Nak tunggu apa. Tulis je. Dirasakan aku nie dijadikan otak bercakap. Apa yang terdengar dari otak aku, maka terjadilah satu penulisan. Yang tertulis bukan benda yang koman koman, semua bes bes belaka. Maknanya apa yang ditulis tu ada kualiti belaka. Cuti-cuti ini lagi banyak benda yang terdengar. Hendak hendak kalau dah terbaca blog orang lain. Macam-macam cerita. Macam-macam pose gambar. Gambar beginilah, gambar begitulah. Haha..Kalau nak ditulis semua yang terdengar,terpandang, terasa, dan terbaca, menulis hingga ke malam pun tak akan selesai.

Aku masih kurang faham dengan istilah `writer's block.' Aku faham secara literal ia itu ada masa otak kita blank maka tak ada ilhamlah, jadi tak ada apa nak ditulis. Tidak pula aku berasa begitu. Kalau dibiarkan jejari aku sentuh keyboard ini, maka dengan tersendirinya lah tulisan terjadi. Aku bukan berpandu kepada `writer's block' tapi berpandu kepada `keyboard block.' Haha. Kat ini saja..

Pandang keliling...tengok semua..baca semua...rasa semua..

Tentu tak boleh kan? Maka apa yang kita pandang, itulah kita. Apa yang kita suka baca, itulah kita. Begitu jugak dengan rasa dan tulis. Apa yang kita buat selalu tu, maka itulah kita. Orang putih mengteorikan benda nie sebagai `perception.' Di juruskan dari `selective awareness,' ` distortion,' dan kepada `selective attention' kita sebagai individu. Sebab itu ada orang tak boleh ditegur. Saya pun ada benda yang tak boleh ditegur. Benda tu dah sebati dengan diri kita, jadi apa nak buat. Ganjil kan? Tidak ada benda yang hendak diganjilkan. Dari setinggi tinggi orang ke serendah rendah orang, kesemua mereka adalah mangsa teori yang berunsurkan `selective' ini. Baru semalam saya terbaca kisah Presiden George Bush apabila di interview pasal penalokan Iraq, dia hendak berdiam diri je. Tak nak komen apa apa. Mengape ye..? Dan ada dia mengatakan bahawa separuh peristiwa yang berlaku didunia ini adalah misteri belaka. Dia seorang presiden dan dia juga tidak terkecuali dari menjadi mangsa pembentukan persepsinya. Jadi apa nak gadohkan kalau dia suka dia, dia suka itu, dan dia hendak itu. Orang lain orang lain. Maka diandaikan ada dua orang yang serupa, macam mana..?Ada dengar `theory of natural selection?'...kena berhenti kat sini dulu.

Is life a hidden wound..?

It would be easy if it is an open wound. Apart from the open and big side of cultural life, it is anybody's guess of the private and dark side. Much of it is due to the `wound' that is still being nursed to this day. It is a hidden wound indeed and despite of a happy social life with family, friends, and society, he or she still suffers alienation of one kind or another. It is indeed a closed book with a strange title. And nobody knows about the existence of the book till `something' happen. It could be marriage, riches, positions, or a disaster as in a massive landslide.

Citing the tragedy of Bukit Antarabangsa, it is very much a story of an open book. But there are still `secrecy' surrounding the tragic events. Why? Well, the issue of the lurking danger is an open issue, but a closed life and aggravated by the dark side of human existence could be the main contributor to the sad and tragic event! To say it in Malay, the cause is not because of `pergerakan tanah' but very much because of `pergerakan hati dan nafsu.' haha.

Big Heart. Big Sacrifices..Big Success.

That is what korban is all about...big sacrifices. In order to be successful, the sacrifices must be seen as big. The steps taken must be seen as literally seen as crossing another continent. In marketing for example, an ordinary product is being seen as undertaking a big sacrifice in showing itself in TV day and night. In the ordinary sense of the word, we are just buying an ordinary product. Where are the differences? It is all in the word `sacrifices.' With big money in doing the campaign the product is seen as doing extra work in order to be popular.

In terms of personal success, the stories go the same way. The effort must be seen as a big effort in order to be accepted as a truly successful person. A river feared because of the big flood it causes. So are the mountains that can be erupted into a volcano, is also revered and feared. In marketing we buy anything that has the element of big sacrifices. The customer wants to be seen as something in their buying effort.

Have you heard of community college? It symbolises small actions and small effort and thus it is not well remembered by the local people. Remember, we don't buy products, we buy sacrifices!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha...

To all Muslims, I wish them Selamat Hari raya Aidiladha , some called it Hari Raya Haji or Hari Raya Korban. Fear of death and fear of losing one's wealth has not being taken lightly by most people. The fear is real. But without the sacrifices, how could we find happiness. Not that many are being bestowed with this quality of sacrificing. But the teaching of Islam nurtures that value in the Muslim for without that we can't be one.

Communicating the suffering in Silence...

Big House but Think Small...

PADAH KALAU TIDAK BERPIJAK DI BUMI YG MENDATAR..

It is alright. We are not an expert in everything. In life we might be trying to reach for the sky, but unfortunately there are times we are not behaving rationally when trying to touch the ground. Thus the mystery is not in the sky but it is the ground that is full of mysteries!

Rescue workers at the massive landslide in Bukit Antarabangsa this morning. Four people have been killed and seven are still missing. Police will evacuate an estimated 5,000 residents from the area which has been cut off from the main road.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Four people, including a mother, her two-month-old baby and maid, have been confirmed dead in a massive landslide early today that has trapped hundreds of residents in Bukit Antarabangsa. Police also said seven others are missing and 15 injured in the 4am landslide that swept and buried 14 houses in Jalan Bukit Mewah and Jalan Mewah Utama.

Being big and think small, being small and reach for the sky..

The thought is elusive. Nobody actually knows what goes inside us. If we don't tell (words and actions), we are just nothing to anybody. Marketing has the answer for this. They call it branding, packaging and promotion. The product can be a wonder. But if it is not being projected in a way that it should be projected, the product is just enjoying a life of an exclusive and seclusive self.

Therefore, it does not matter whether we are being small and think big, or being big and think small because in both situations a step should be taken at a time.

At a personal level, we must be a thinking self. A thinking self would attract another thinking self. If both are thinking small it is okay, because by virtue of two individuals with thinking self, they are by nature and organization are bigger than one thinking self.

In conclusion, success depends on three things. The three are thinking big or small, nature, and organization. Thus by being in the right place and at the right time, it can spell success for all the individuals and mankind.

The smiles that reflect loneliness..

I smile. Everybody smiles. But not animals. Any thought on what it stands for? Have you ever heard of body language? Smiles represent a body language. But what language does it speak? It speaks only one language, that is language of loneliness. When somebody smiles, it does not last long, only for a while. What about the rest of the time? It is none other one and with one lonely self, whoever we are. Smile is a projection of the vast land we have been but without inhabitants except the lonely self. The sight of others give us a big relieve and thus the smile. I smile at what I have written. Why? After being so long on the road, at last I found the answer to a very lonely question. Why do we smile?

Life is a reflection...

It is a very broad statement indeed. But it could be magnified to a greater detail depending what is to reflect what. I for one would always wonder of the irregularities and discrepancies of life and even the whole world itself as to how and why things happen. One is heard as saying, `the shadow of life' which is somewhat similar to `life is a reflection.' Why not substitute it as `the shadow of our thoughts' which might explain what I am going say and write next.

I have been quite restless when comes to thinking that has the element of why and how. I am not going to sit still till I see a light that can thrust me into the so-called area that resides the answer to my restless thought. What we think and do and the outcome we might experienced are very much a reflection of those cognitive (thought) process, act and action.

Marketing and unchartered zone..

It has come to my notice, events do happen, but the differences are in what, when, why, and how. If you talk about the thrill in `makan,' I think the thrill is no longer there, unless `makan dalam kapal terbang' atau `makan sambil terbang', haha. Atau makan selepas kena di denda.

Sebenarnya apa yang nak saya cakapkan ada kaitan dengan bidang pemasaran dan juga ada kaitan dengan perjalanan hidup seseorang.Pasal pemasaran dulu ye..

Bidang pemasaran sebenarnya penuh dengan cerita lama tetapi lain masa, lain hari, lain waktu, lain tempat, dan lain duit menyebabkan baru itu jadi baru atau jadi lama. Cuba bayangkan keperluan seribu orang, dan mengambil kira apa yang saya sebutkan tadi, pasaran untuk barangan dan perkhidmatan amat terbuka dan luas sekali.

Bagi sesuatu kehidupan pula, seseorang itu sentiasa menginginkan perjalanan atau pengalaman yang boleh dikategorikan sebagai `unchartered zone' atau tempat yang tak pernah diteroka dan sudah tentu dinanti nanti jika ada peluang untuk mengalaminya buat pertama kali. Penerokaan ini tidak hanya berkaitan dengan kehadiran fizikal seseorang tetapi juga mencakup pengalaman keseluruhan deria kita.

Lantas menyedari hakikat tersebut, pengeluar akan berusaha mempelbagaikan perkhidmatan pengeluaran mereka kerana dimensi keperluan dan pemilikan tidak ada penghujungnya.

Itulah pemasaran dan itulah kehidupan. Always on the look out for something `new.'