Bukan mempersoal- melangut cuma Aku manusia biasa, kadang lupa
Jangan buta pada yang ada
Rangkul aku waktu hancur
Minta nyawa dan asa Aku manusia biasa, kadang sia
Melihat hujan sebagai rahmat; biar basah kuyup ia bukan beban Mencari sayang di dalam benci; merendah diri, membuka hati Melihat gelas separuh penuh; yang kosong itu mungkin kita perlu Mencari syukur dalam tiap-tiap dugaan Tuhan
Sukarnya namun aku belajar
Melihat hujan sebagai rahmat; biar basah kuyup ia bukan beban Mencari helai daun yang hijau, dalam terbentang luas kemarau Melihat gelas separuh penuh; yang kosong itu mungkin kita perlu Mencari syukur dalam tiap-tiap dugaan Tuhan
Sukarnya namun aku belajar Sukarnya namun aku belajar Sukarnya namun aku belajar
…dalam tiap-tiap dugaan Tuhan
Sukarnya namun aku belajar...
**dah lama suka, tapi kali ni benar-benar jatuh cinta.
It's just a song, but it tells all that I feel about 'us'. Forgive me. Maybe that 'us' was a long history. And making it a history, isn't something that I'm proud of.
I've been twisting and turning In a space that's too small I've been drawing the line and watching it fall You've been closing me in closing the space in my heart Watching us fading and watching it all fall apart
Well I can't explain why it's not enough Cause I gave it all to you And if you leave me now oh just leave me now It's the better thing to do It's time to surrender It's been to long pretending Theres no use in trying When the pieces don't fit anymore Pieces don't fit here anymore
You pulled me under If I had to give in Such a beautiful myth That's breaking my skin Well I'll hide all the bruises I'll hide all the damage that's done But I show how I'm feeling until all the feeling has gone
Oh don't misunderstand How I feel Cause I've tried, yes I've tried But still I don't know why No, I don't know why I dont know why...... why...
Love, don’t leave me tonight Please, love, don’t leave me tonight
I need you by my side, To hold me in your arms, I’ll try to ignore they are numb.
Love, tomorrow will come, And you can go your way Love, and you can end this parade
We fooled ourselves for too long, We played this game too much times, We knew it’d never work out, We hoped love could save us But what if there’s a new dawn?
Love, tomorrow will come, And you can go your way Love, and you can end this parade
We fooled ourselves for too long, We played this game too much times, We knew it’d never work out, We hoped love could save us But there’s no new dawn...
It's magic how a simple song can give you a beautiful feeling. It gives you an unusual strength to live through the hard times. And it's magic too how a song can soothe you when things go wrong and lifts you up from sorrow.
Most importantly, it's a perfect feeling when someone remembers you and links the song for you to hear (and makes you feel better).
I'm not really an anime or any Japanese cartoon fan. But I grew up watching some - I watched Tomato Man (the first and the earliest fave!), Doraemon (well, who doesn't?), Sailormoon (my sister was the real fan, I was just sitting there watching it with her), Cardcaptor Sakura, Slam Dunk, Shin Chan (-_-)", School Rumble, Chibi Maruko Chan, K-On, Ninja Boy, as well as Kiteretsu. Whoa...that was a pretty long list, uh? (tadi kata tak minat. wekk...)
Oh, Kiteretsu is the most recently added in the list.
I know... I know... Some would say, "Are you kidding me? Kiteretsu???"
I was not much of a fan before, but there was one evening a month ago, I accidentally turned the TV on and there was Kiteretsu showing. I did not pay any attention until the song came up - the ending credit song.
The cute song melody kept playing in my head after a few days. And that was how it started. Since then, I waited for the cartoon on the same time every week, just to listen to the ending credit song. While waiting for the song, again, I accidentally watched the cartoon and I thought to myself, "this is not so bad after all." Yes, I know it imitates the characters in Doraemon but, what the heck, I love the ending credit song!
So, I went Google-ing for the title of the song for days, and it is 'Hajimete No Chuu' (First Kiss). I was like, woww... why do they put a song about first kiss in a cartoon show for kids? But, again, what the heck... I love the song! It is so very cute for all I care!
I Google-d for the lyrics and here it is :
Original / Romaji Lyrics
Nemurenai yoru kimi no sei da yo
Sakki wakareta bakari nano ni
Mimitabu ga FOR YOU
Moeteiru FOR YOU
Yatta yatta yatta yo OHH
*Hajimete no chuu kimi to chuu
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL MY LOVE
Naze ka yasashii kimochi ga ippai
Hajimete no chuu kimi to chuu
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL MY LOVE
Namida ga dechau otoko no kuse ni
BE IN LOVE WITH YOU
Deeto koosu ha mou kimetanda
Ashita no yume ga fukurande kuru
Kono ai wo TO YOU
Itsumademo TO YOU
Kitto kitto kitto sa OHH
* * * * *
English Translation
I can't sleep tonight, this is all your fault
Even though it was only moments since we said goodbye
My ears are (for you)
Burning red (for you)
Alright! Oh yeah, I did it! Ohh~
My first kiss was a kiss from you
I will give you all my love
Funny enough, I'm so full of these gentle feelings
My first kiss was a kiss from you
I will give you all my love
Though I'm a guy, my tears are starting to run down
There you go. A very sweet lyrics too, eh? I can't believe a not-so-famous cartoon has a very cute and meaningful ending credit song! Some anime/cartoon series always use nonsense theme songs (mostly rock and they suck) but this one... ahh, I'm just loving it too much.
Oh, I've downloaded the original song too by Yumi Matsuzawa. Here it is :
And this one is sang by the forever handsome and charming and uber cute Takuya Kimura. It was taken from 1995's Summer Minna Atsumare Party. He made all the girls screaaammm... yeah, including me. LOL!
So, because of the song, officially today I'm in love with Takuya Kimura!
So, it is Mother's Day again. People are putting up some old pictures on Facebook. Some put up the pictures when they were babies - their mums holding them, some are sharing their photos when they were little kids, etc. I have loads of old photos, but I wish to keep them to myself. (masa kecik muka comot, tak comel...hehe) Most of the pictures were taken when my mum was young, so I don't wish to show the world the photos of my mum not wearing tudung. So, yeah... Tak payah upload lah kot. Cuma ada beberapa gambar ni jer, boleh lah di-share. =)
I don't really remember how I celebrated it last year, as usual there were wishes and gifts (o wait, was there a gift? Gosh...I feel so bad now... T_T). I am planning to take Mama out for a nice dinner, buy her a cake or something, or take her to karaoke. Well, I never get the chance to do it. Most of the time when the day comes, I was far away from home and I only get to wish her through the phone. Tak mampu nak buat video ucapan special untuk Mama macam yang Mat Luthfi buat tu. Huhu...
I am not gonna turn this into a sad post. Let this be a sweet dedication for my dear Mama...
Ma... I don't know how to start it, and I am not good with words. I just want to say that...
I miss you,
I need you,
I thank you,
I appreciate you,
I look up to you,
I owe you,
I wish I could hug you everyday,
and most of all...
I LOVE YOU, MAMA.
Ma... dari masa Mama mengandung, melahirkan, membesarkan dan mendidik Ninie dari kecik sampai la dah besar, Mama tak pernah merungut, apatah lagi tinggikan suara. Mama didik kami adik beradik dengan penuh sabar.
Thanks, Ma... for always being there.
Thanks for all your care.
Thanks for believing in me when others don't.
Thanks for everything you've done for me.
I can never repay you.
May you always be in the pink of health, semoga Allah panjangkan umur Mama, dikurnia sejahtera dunia dan akhirat. Aminn...
Gambar mengikut kronologi cerita. Sorry, gambar-gambar ni nampak kabur sikit sebab bukan scanned. Kalau ada masa (dan scanner), akan diperbaiki.
This picture was taken when I was 6 months old.
Tahu umur masa ni sebab Mama ada tulis kat belakang gambar dengan handwriting yang sangat classic -
"Adik Nini ~ 6 bulan ~ 9 September 1988"
Cute kan? I guess it's in the gene. Mama pun hot gak masa muda-muda dulu. Hehe...
Macam tomboy, tapi still pegang teddy bear, pakai baju kurung pink. =D
Pegi mengaji. Tapi sempat bergambar lagi.
Graduan kecik.
Grad peringkat tadika je pun, masa ni umur 5 tahun.
So, these are the photos of Mama's little girl (yang sekarang dah tak berapa little). Hehe...
Ma... tak ada hadiah yang mampu Ninie bagi sebagai balasan, selain daripada membuat Mama bangga dengan kejayaan Ninie dalam pelajaran.
Many asked me before, what does 'Mapieceofart' stand for?
"Is it some combination of your name?" "A band that you like?" "Someone you adore?"
I don't answer. You figure it out yourselves, people.
Those who understand me would simply say, "It's my-piece-of-art. What is so hard about it?"
Those who don't understand me would say, "Mapie-ceo FART." Stressing the 'Fart' part. Some would even call me 'Mapie' for short.
What the heck?
Obviously they don't understand it. And directly I could judge, they don't understand me. They never gonna be a good friend to me.
A good friend understands easily. No need to explain things. They just do.
So, why My-Piece-Of-Art?
I blog mostly about me. Things I like, things that happen in my everyday life, things I don't agree with, it can be somewhat a journal of my love experience, sadness, my poems collection, movie reviews, it's all random.
It's my piece of art. It's about my life. My life is an art. A beautiful art.
I had once written down this dilemma in a post previously, of what I should really write in this blog. It has been three years now but I still can't decide. I just write about everything. In random. Is it compulsory to have a certain theme/genre for your blog?
A few days back had been one of those emotional times of my life. I was not really sad. I didn't cry. I was just upset. So, I ended it, right there. I had enough. It is about time for me to step up and think about what I should do for myself and stop thinking about others. They don't care about me. I'm effin' sick of people using me. And I got nothing in return.
Alhamdulillah, Ramadhan is here again. How I miss the month full of barakah, a month of God's forgiveness and love, thousands of grants from Allah, free of charge. Erm...pergi tarawih tak? XD
Most people are eager when Ramadhan comes because they probably are celebrating Raya more and the fact that it is only another month away. But they forget how Ramadhan should be celebrated more than Syawal just because the fasting month seems too long and hot and dry and tiring. No? Bagus!
Nah...not another series of blabs and emo (as some people claim) expression of how my day sucks and I'm sick and lonely. Here, I'd like to share a video of Maher Zain, of my faourite song, Always Be There. Who's being there for you all the time? No, not your best friend. Not your loved ones.
Allah.
He's always there for you and me.
And here's the lyrics.
Alllahu Akbar… (Allah's The Greatest)
If you ask me about love And what i know about it My answer would be It’s everything about Allah The pure love, to our souls The creator of you and me,the heaven and whole universe The one that made us whole and free The guardian of HIS true believers So when the time is hard There’s no way to turn As HE promise HE will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE’s always watching us, guiding us
So when the time is hard There’s no way to turn As HE promise HE will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE’s always watching us, guiding us And HE knows what’s in our little hearts
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there…
HE bring ourselves from the darkness into the light Subhanallah praise belongs to YOU for everything Shouldn’t never feel afraid of anything As long as we follow HIS guidance all the way Through the short time we have in this life Soon it all’ll be over And we’ll be in His heaven and we’ll all be fine
So when the time gets hard There’s no way to turn As HE promise He will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE’s always watching us, guiding us And HE knows what’s in our little hearts
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there…
Allahu Akbar…
So when the time gets hard There’s no way to turn As HE promise He will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE’s always watching us, guiding us And he knows what’s in our little hearts
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there…
Allahu Akbar…
A beautiful song it is. I hope you'll love it too.
Ever find yourself missing someone so bad? And you realize how you can't forget that someone? You can't even sleep at night All you can think of is that one person You feel so bad for being so far away when all you wanna do is stay close to him/her And you can't do anything to help it other than praying to God that he/she is always safe, happy and loved
Some might think I'm talking about the one I love My loved one And you are relating it with your loved one Your lover. Your heart and soul.
No, I'm not.
I'm talking about a friend here. A soulmate. My best friend. And friendship.
(so I made myself clear that I'm not talking about any guy in particular, and hell no, I didn't make myself sound gay either, of which I'm not)
I don't have any special someone to miss much I only have one best friend. My lifetime best friend to share everything with You might say I don't sound normal But all I know, I love my best friend That I share my whole life with and I'm not afraid to say she's a friend to die with God made us friends for life and death.
Yeah, you.
You know it's you.
My dearest friend, Jaja.
I know I shouldn't stay up this late But it feels so bad, I couldn't shut my eyes I couldn't sleep It makes me wanna cry And I'm crying to think how I can't be beside her when things are topsy turvy How I couldn't hug her when that's what she needed the most How I couldn't be there for her when times are hard and things seem so wrong
(Mood transition: Nice Stupid Playground)
How I wish to go back and make things right How I wanna sing in the bathroom and she'll laugh away listening to me singing off key How I wish she would be here...
It's 4 o'clock, I know it's late My heart is so vulnerable at the moment It sounds of Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing Later it's Kiroro - Best Friend And I end it up with Alanis Morissette So that I would be all good.
I hope things are good for you over there too, bestie.
At some points in my life, I once felt like giving up hope. There is no point of living, to strive and study and fight and fulfill my ambition, I thought. That was when times were hard and troubles seemed endless and I was out of solution and choices.
I read a lot on Philosophy (as a subject and my life knowledge) as well as sufism. It's just a new field I'm interested in. I read from somewhere that life is an illusion. Imagine you are alone in the middle of an ocean, there's a terrible storm and you've got nowhere to go. All you need to do is close your eyes and accept the whole situation with the thought that all that comes to you is an illusion. In God's will, all will be gone in a blink. What's the word, pasrah? Yes. Having that level of calmness in your mind state is the highest range of wisdom in believing in God. God owns it all and He's The Almighty. He's the most powerful of all.
O man, the words are so powerful when I read it. (and oh, how I suck in telling things...) I should find the source where I found it again.
I've gotta get to know God better, it feels like I drifted far far away from Him nowadays. I'm no good, trust me I'm bad, not at all as how I look like on the outside. I'm trying hard to be a better person. Trust me, I'm trying real hard.
I appreciate my life more than anything else now. I love Mama, my friends...no matter how life sucks, I still have them who love me. Praise to God.
Yes, the title said it all... well, have you ever listen to a song and find the lyrics contain your name? I did...! I was in the car riding home from Penang. My mum, my sister, her hubby and lil baby Adif were there in the car too. As usual, with them in the car I wouldn't get to tune in to Fly FM, Hitz or at least Hot FM. My mum was on control and it was for sure her favourite oldies radio station. Suddenly, I heard my name in one of the songs. It stated my name in full, seriously hilarious and I spontaneously burst out laughing. My mum laughed too. Except for one thing; my mum's name is not Cik Maimon.
I searched for the song and here it is. Haha!
Oh Ibu! Tolong Lamarkan by Othman Hamzah
He's the same guy who sang the song Gadis Melayu (of which was sung by Jamal Abdillah in a new version).
There are so many girl's name in a song. I took some effort to make a list. And here they are :
1) Sephia - Sheila on 7 2) Anna Molly - Incubus 3) Cassie - Flyleaf 4) Jenny - The Click Five 5) Oh, Carol - Neil Sedaka 6) Kamelia - Sweet Charity 7) Juwita - M.Nasir 8) Jesnita - Exists 9) Billie Jean - MJ
...and the list goes on. From the list, we can see that Malay songs are likely to have a girl's name for the title. But there are not quite a number of songs with a guy's name, right? Nobody ever wanna put Karim anak Pak Maun or Malcolm oh Malcolm for a song title (example), is it? At least in the lyrics, if not for the title... Can you name a few?
Well, I just found one for you John! The song was performed by Arctic Monkeys. I linked it on your page, dude... But just in case if you wanna see it again, here's the song... Put your dukes up John!
Okay, I think I'm not really well today. I guess I just feel honored to have my name in the song. But even so, my mum thinks I'm going nuts because I've been singing the lines all day. Woohhoo...!
(apsal entah rasa excited sangat dengan lagu ni... haha!)
" Kuingat Namanya Zahara Kata Tetangga Ia Rajin Di Dapur Ibu Takkan Bersusah Punya Menantu Zahara Gadisnya Rajin Berumah Tangga ku Harap Ibu Segera Lamarkan Pada Zahara Anak Cik Maimon Walau Ia Tak Pandai Berdandan Asal Saja Pandai Di dapur "
Yeah... I know I'm a bad cook... but at least the song says I'm not...
My interests or things I like often change from time to time.
So, I guess everybody has to be aware of my interest changes.
Please be updated with the next mood swing, I might like another thing instead of this one... haha...
I easily like the things that I found interesting.
But my soul feeder, is always music.
For instance, just now I got to know a good song from my friend's page.
I went Google-ing for a real quick download and tadaa! Here they are now on my playlist as well.
Check the new songs out, they are Light A Way by He is We (I saw it on your FB page, Aina!) and Hey Soul Sister by Train (yes, this one is from your page, sista!).
This is He is We. I think all their songs are awesome.
Well, I just love good music.
Everything that is nice and suits my mood at the time has always become my quick interest.
I don't pick any specific music genres, I listen to all kinds.
I enjoy the classics, hip hop, jazz, hardcore, ballads, punk rock, emo (yea...i like songs with screamo lead too), pop, nasyids and what else?
I love Tokio Hotel and they're gonna rock Malaysia on May 1st...! Oh, boy... I really hope I can go and see them.
Anyone wanna come with me?
Love this song. Much.
Tokio Hotel - Through The Monsoon (Durch Den Monsun)
Das fenster öffnet sich nicht mehr Hier drin' ist es voll von dir - und leer Und vor mir geht die letzte kerze aus Ich warte schon 'ne ewigkeit Endlich ist es jetzt soweit Da draußen zieh'n die schwarzen wolken auf
Ich muss durch den monsun (running through the monsoon) Hinter die welt (beyond the world) Ans ende der zeit (to the end of time) Bis kein regen mehr fällt (where the rain won't hurt) Gegen den sturm (fighting the storm) Am abgrund entlang (into the blue) Und wenn ich nicht mehr kann, denk'ich daran (when I lose myself I think of you) Irgendwann laufen wir zusammen (together we'll be running somewhere new) Durch den monsun (through the monsoon)
'N Halber mond versinkt vor mir War der eben noch bei dir Und hält er wirklich was er mir verspricht Ich weiss, dass ich dich finden kann Hör' deinen namen I'm orkan Ich glaub noch mehr dran glauben kann ich nicht
Ich muss durch den monsun (running through the monsoon) Hinter die welt (beyond the world) Ans ende der zeit (to the end of time) Bis kein regen mehr fällt (where the rain won't hurt) Gegen den sturm (fighting the storm) Am abgrund entlang (into the blue) Und wenn ich nicht mehr kann, denk'ich daran (when I lose myself I think of you) Irgendwann laufen wir zusammen (together we'll be running somewhere new) Weil uns einfach nichts mehr halten kann (and nothing can hold me back from you) Durch den monsun (through the monsoon)
Hey! Hey! Ich kämpf mich durch die mächte, hinter dieser tür Werde sie besiegen und dann führn sie mich zu dir Dann wird alles gut - Dann wird alles gut Wird alles gut - Alles gut
Ich muss durch den monsun (running through the monsoon) Hinter die welt (beyond the world) Ans ende der zeit (to the end of time) Bis kein regen mehr fällt (where the rain won't hurt) Gegen den sturm (fighting the storm) Am abgrund entlang (into the blue) Und wenn ich nicht mehr kann, denk'ich daran (when I lose myself I think of you) Irgendwann laufen wir zusammen (together we'll be running somewhere new) Weil uns einfach nichts mehr halten kann (and nothing can hold me back from you) Durch den monsun (through the monsoon) Durch den monsun Dann wird alles gut Durch den monsun Dann wird alles gut
