Assalamualaikum and a every good evening. :D

Before I want to write about today's entry:

This entry is dedicated to you, N.

Today, I've decided to go to Alor Setar. There's a lot of reason why I want to go back to Alor Setar, and some of them are:

So, to begin my story, I slept kinda late yesterday, around 3AM for some reason. And luckily, I woke up pretty early, around 8AM. After some preparation, I decided to go out around 10.30AM because I'm supposedly have to wait for someone. But last minute canceling makes me decide to travel alone. So I ask my friend to sent me to KTM Arau, but unfortunately, I missed the morning train (as the next train would be on 7PM), so I decided to have a breakfast at Arau then head to Kangar to catch a bus to Alor Setar.

Ignore the picture above. As I said, a humble breakfast. Anyway, after having a breakfast, like I said, I decided to catch a bus to Alor Setar. And I thought it's going to cost RM8-10 per trip. To my surprised, I'm using Transnational, and it's only cost RM5. My first impression was: That's cheap!

So, I sat alone and thinking during my travel to Alor Setar. My first question is: Are Google Map really accurate? How I'm going to my destination from one point to another point?

So, after I arrived at Terminal Shahab, and the first thing I do is checking the map, distance from the terminal to City Plaza. It's quite near, so I decided to take a cab. I think it's about 5-6km, and it's RM10. Worth it? Maybe. Anyway, once I arrived at the City Plaza, I'm eager to check some places...Kedah Medical Center, or KMC for short. There's a reason why, but I won't tell you guys coz it's rather personal.

So I decided to use my "trusty" Google Map. And according to the map, KMC should be near. To my surprised (damn, so many surprises), it's not KMC. Rather, it's a government's building. At first glance, it does look like a hospital. Then I started to ask the local about it's location. Supposedly, it took about 5-10 minutes by car to go to KMC from where I am at that time. I want to go, but I don't have any business there, so I drop that and decided to walk inside the City Plaza.

It's been a while since the last time I've been there. As a traveler and a journalist (well, not a real journalist, so-called one lah), I'm trying to collect some information with my sight. If necessary, I have to asked the local if I want to know something.

There's something I want to buy actually. A sweater shirt. Not the zipper kind of sweater, but it's a shirt, but it's rather a bit thick than normal shirt. I remember I own one before, but I can't remember when. As I recall, it's not actually mine, someone gave it to me. So I decided to have for my own. But unfortunately, none of the shop sold that. Bummer. So I decided to go to the top floor. The cinema and the arcade.

The current show that's playing during that time is "Cinta Beruang", "Aku Terima Nikahnya" and Hantu Kapcai". Honestly, I could understand "Aku Terima Nikahnya", but "Cinta Beruang"? Dude, seriously? A bear? Wait3...here's a worse joke...Pedobear? HAHAHA! xD (Google it if you didn't know what it is, or simply click the word)

Sorry, I got carry away. Anyway, since I'm alone, watching a movie alone is quite unusual and a bit awkward, as I've been trained to watch with another person or more. Minimum 2 person including me is needed. So I decided to hit the arcade. There's no longer my favorite "Time Crisis 4" there, so I decided to play another shooting game. Something to do with elevator, but I've played it before. It just this time around, I'm playing it solo. As I advance, I've never played a shooting game that long during that time, consider that I'm playing it solo. After I died in that game, I decided to play another arcade called "Initial D 5th Arcade Stage". You must be wondering "Why the hell you telling us all about this thing?" Relax, there's a reason. I'll tell you at the end of the entry.

So, around 6PM, I decided to have dinner at McDonald's. Ahh...it's been a while since the last time I ate McD. As usual, I decided to eat my usual Double Cheese Burger. And lucky me, it's McValue Dinner time, so it's pretty cheap. After that, I decided to go back to the campus.

Sounds a simple walk, right? But during all this event, I've think a lot because of some curtain event that occur. To be honest, when I'm at Kangar, I told someone that "You'll learn under two condition; either you want to learn or you have to." It's a bit weird, as I learn because of both reason. Call me a serious type guy, I might be that kind of person. So, here goes:

While I'm at Arau, I saw a guy, Chinese I guess. And my first thought was: Why he's choosing to be like this? What cause it to be like this?

And as the thoughts flowing, it accidentally includes the much more worse group; the beggar. To be honest, I've been encounter a group of beggar before. The worse one is when I'm travelling to Rawang during that time. He's Chinese, and he's demanding that I should give him money. I though of giving RM1, considering that I'm a human being, but when he ask for more, I started to ignore him. And it's get worse; he started to force me in an annoying way. To be honest, I swear to God that I'm going to punch that beggar's face, consider his cocky's tone he used and the way he's annoyed me. Everyone around me was watching the scene, waiting for what's going to happen next. At that time, I didn't care at all if I actually punch that beggar.

But I'm trying to live without violence. So I scream to that guy that if he keeps annoy me, I'll call that police. And he ran. Well, that works. But I think a punch would solve the problem faster though. Who cares, there's a lot of witnesses that can support my statement as "self defense" and "public harassment". But like I said, I'm trying to live without violence, so...

Ops, sorry. Off topic. Anyway, the Chinese guy I saw back at Arau makes me think, and the only thing that came across my mind was "He's an earnest man, trying to live his life the way it's suppose to be." In other words, effort. Yes, effort. In fact, even that guy is only working as one of the cleaning services, he's doing something to survive. At least he's not going to annoyed other people, beg of money. I mean, where's our pride on that? Beg for money?

But I think back, and I blame both part; the beggar and the system. The beggar, for not take the effort to change his/her life, and the system that didn't encourage them to do something even the simplest job world can offer.

I don't usually blame one side, I blame both sides. I usually said to most of the peoples that "There's no right or wrong in this world; it just two different opinion."

That's that. Another thing that I learn is I'll never trust Google Map if I'm going back to Alor Setar. I mean, the major buildings were okay like hotels and bus station, but the school and the hospital were actually moved to other location. So, if you ever want to look for a place and you're using Google Map, please check other possible and reliable maps and information that you can find. Seriously. Google Map for Malaysia is actually outdated, and i don't know for how freaking long was that. Prove? If you're living at Rompin like me, you can see the Rompin Beach Resort (RBR for short) is actually located the opposite way then the actual location for RBR.

Next, something happen back at McDonald's. It's actually kinda common thing happen inside McDonald's, but I've never actually see it for real.

What it is? Simple; someone is taking some stuff from the condiment bar (the place where sauce, spoon, sugar and pepper), it he's taking a huge amount of it. And again, it was Chinese.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't racist. I wasn't believed it myself, but it's the truth that I actually saw with my own eyes. Anyway, he's taking a lot of spoon, sugar and pepper and put it inside a bag.

I was thinking this kinda person, and the sentence "Take for granted" pop up inside my head.

As I'm thinking about this, I remember something happen to one of my friends. She's keep bursting out at Twitter, saying about a person that have backstabber her. To be honest, I've feel that before. A lot. And it's actually painful. That's why our mom and dad always told us that "We need to choose our friend carefully." To be honest, I have lots of friends, but I don't really blend into the peer too much. As the result, even if I had a friend who's smoking, I won't get influence by them to smoke along. And another result is you'll somehow left behind something great happen. Pretty much they'll remember you when they need you. But I already adapt that kind of situation, so...

I had a best friend back at Rompin. At first, he wasn't a smoker, and in fact, he's against smoking. But look at him now, he's a smoker now. But I don't blame him, it's because of peer pressure and his own stress. That's why it's important to choose your friend and learn how handle your stress wisely.

Why people take something for granted? There are most probably a lot of answer, but one of them that I could think of is greedy. People always want to take something on his/her own advantage. But remember, what goes around comes around. People would might going to used you as their advantage. Give and take, that's what you'll need to do.

Next thing that I learn is when I'm at the cinema. Most of the times, I used to be alone, do things alone and solve things alone. You can say I'm a lone wolf. But for some reason, deep inside my heart, whenever I want to do something fun, I want to do it with someone that's close to me. With that, it caught me thinking, no matter how long you want to be alone, in the end, you'll need someone, one way or another. I keep thinking about it when I'm standing in front of the counter, and I left with a sigh.

It's time for me to go back to campus, and I decided to used Mara Liner bus~ It's a bit expensive than Transnational bus (RM6.30), but as long as I've reach my destination, it should be fine. 

Behind me was a beggar, but I can't assume his race though. Why I say he's a beggar? I'll explain later. With that, my conversation with him makes me thinking.

It all start when I pull out my laptop from my beg because I want to charge my phone. The beggar notice my action, and he's kinda fond with my laptop. But he asked me rather weird question:

"Is that a TV?"

I said no, it not. And he guess it was a computer. I say it was correct, and he's getting more and more interested. I just show the basic function of the laptop, but I didn't show him that a laptop can play video and songs, as I don't want him to keep bother me. He's kinda satisfied, consider thousands of question from him. Then he asked another question. He asked my age. I told him that I'm nineteen (sembilan belas in Bahasa Melayu), and he thought that my age was ninety (sembilan puluh). I repeat again that I'm nineteen, and he said "as in 1 and 9?" (Satu sembilan?) I said yeah, 1 and 9. In return, I asked his age. He said that he's 5 and 0 (Lima kosong). Fifty, for short. When we're arrived at Jitra (which is he's destination), he said "Welcome" (Selamat Datang in Malay) instead of "Goodbye" (Selamat Tinggal). I just repeatedly say "Selamat, selamat", as I remembered my Add Math teacher usually said that to me. He grab a cup, and I can hear "kaching kaching" sound. The sound of the coins. With that, and he's sloppy look, and the way he's talk, there's no mistake that he's a beggar.

After he left, I keep thinking about him. I mean, he know about basic stuff, but that's it. He's limited to things that he need to know.

With vast amount of information and technology has evolve, he can only can say basic thing. Then it came back to square one, effort. During his young, does he have the effort to do something to change his life? I mean, my Pak Long (my oldest uncle) is way beyond 50 years old, but he's still standing, he's kinda wealthy and most importantly, he's educated. So what's makes this two person different? I keep wonder about it, and yet, the answer remains the same, effort.

So guys, without an effort, we couldn't change our life. Our decision will decide how's our future look like.

As I came to Kangar, my heads had clear a bit. Actually I'm in the mood swing mood, but with all those thinking, I'm actually educate myself to be more mature, more open and think something critically before I started to do something. And I finally came back with a smile.

So that's all for today. Basically, it's one of my ways to makes me think, so next time if I went to somewhere alone, I'll blog about it. I mean, what I've been thinking during my travel. Until next time, see ya! :D

Assalamualaikum and a every good evening. :D

Before I want to write about today's entry:

This entry is dedicated to you, N.

Today, I've decided to go to Alor Setar. There's a lot of reason why I want to go back to Alor Setar, and some of them are:

So, to begin my story, I slept kinda late yesterday, around 3AM for some reason. And luckily, I woke up pretty early, around 8AM. After some preparation, I decided to go out around 10.30AM because I'm supposedly have to wait for someone. But last minute canceling makes me decide to travel alone. So I ask my friend to sent me to KTM Arau, but unfortunately, I missed the morning train (as the next train would be on 7PM), so I decided to have a breakfast at Arau then head to Kangar to catch a bus to Alor Setar.

Ignore the picture above. As I said, a humble breakfast. Anyway, after having a breakfast, like I said, I decided to catch a bus to Alor Setar. And I thought it's going to cost RM8-10 per trip. To my surprised, I'm using Transnational, and it's only cost RM5. My first impression was: That's cheap!

So, I sat alone and thinking during my travel to Alor Setar. My first question is: Are Google Map really accurate? How I'm going to my destination from one point to another point?

So, after I arrived at Terminal Shahab, and the first thing I do is checking the map, distance from the terminal to City Plaza. It's quite near, so I decided to take a cab. I think it's about 5-6km, and it's RM10. Worth it? Maybe. Anyway, once I arrived at the City Plaza, I'm eager to check some places...Kedah Medical Center, or KMC for short. There's a reason why, but I won't tell you guys coz it's rather personal.

So I decided to use my "trusty" Google Map. And according to the map, KMC should be near. To my surprised (damn, so many surprises), it's not KMC. Rather, it's a government's building. At first glance, it does look like a hospital. Then I started to ask the local about it's location. Supposedly, it took about 5-10 minutes by car to go to KMC from where I am at that time. I want to go, but I don't have any business there, so I drop that and decided to walk inside the City Plaza.

It's been a while since the last time I've been there. As a traveler and a journalist (well, not a real journalist, so-called one lah), I'm trying to collect some information with my sight. If necessary, I have to asked the local if I want to know something.

There's something I want to buy actually. A sweater shirt. Not the zipper kind of sweater, but it's a shirt, but it's rather a bit thick than normal shirt. I remember I own one before, but I can't remember when. As I recall, it's not actually mine, someone gave it to me. So I decided to have for my own. But unfortunately, none of the shop sold that. Bummer. So I decided to go to the top floor. The cinema and the arcade.

The current show that's playing during that time is "Cinta Beruang", "Aku Terima Nikahnya" and Hantu Kapcai". Honestly, I could understand "Aku Terima Nikahnya", but "Cinta Beruang"? Dude, seriously? A bear? Wait3...here's a worse joke...Pedobear? HAHAHA! xD (Google it if you didn't know what it is, or simply click the word)

Sorry, I got carry away. Anyway, since I'm alone, watching a movie alone is quite unusual and a bit awkward, as I've been trained to watch with another person or more. Minimum 2 person including me is needed. So I decided to hit the arcade. There's no longer my favorite "Time Crisis 4" there, so I decided to play another shooting game. Something to do with elevator, but I've played it before. It just this time around, I'm playing it solo. As I advance, I've never played a shooting game that long during that time, consider that I'm playing it solo. After I died in that game, I decided to play another arcade called "Initial D 5th Arcade Stage". You must be wondering "Why the hell you telling us all about this thing?" Relax, there's a reason. I'll tell you at the end of the entry.

So, around 6PM, I decided to have dinner at McDonald's. Ahh...it's been a while since the last time I ate McD. As usual, I decided to eat my usual Double Cheese Burger. And lucky me, it's McValue Dinner time, so it's pretty cheap. After that, I decided to go back to the campus.

Sounds a simple walk, right? But during all this event, I've think a lot because of some curtain event that occur. To be honest, when I'm at Kangar, I told someone that "You'll learn under two condition; either you want to learn or you have to." It's a bit weird, as I learn because of both reason. Call me a serious type guy, I might be that kind of person. So, here goes:

While I'm at Arau, I saw a guy, Chinese I guess. And my first thought was: Why he's choosing to be like this? What cause it to be like this?

And as the thoughts flowing, it accidentally includes the much more worse group; the beggar. To be honest, I've been encounter a group of beggar before. The worse one is when I'm travelling to Rawang during that time. He's Chinese, and he's demanding that I should give him money. I though of giving RM1, considering that I'm a human being, but when he ask for more, I started to ignore him. And it's get worse; he started to force me in an annoying way. To be honest, I swear to God that I'm going to punch that beggar's face, consider his cocky's tone he used and the way he's annoyed me. Everyone around me was watching the scene, waiting for what's going to happen next. At that time, I didn't care at all if I actually punch that beggar.

But I'm trying to live without violence. So I scream to that guy that if he keeps annoy me, I'll call that police. And he ran. Well, that works. But I think a punch would solve the problem faster though. Who cares, there's a lot of witnesses that can support my statement as "self defense" and "public harassment". But like I said, I'm trying to live without violence, so...

Ops, sorry. Off topic. Anyway, the Chinese guy I saw back at Arau makes me think, and the only thing that came across my mind was "He's an earnest man, trying to live his life the way it's suppose to be." In other words, effort. Yes, effort. In fact, even that guy is only working as one of the cleaning services, he's doing something to survive. At least he's not going to annoyed other people, beg of money. I mean, where's our pride on that? Beg for money?

But I think back, and I blame both part; the beggar and the system. The beggar, for not take the effort to change his/her life, and the system that didn't encourage them to do something even the simplest job world can offer.

I don't usually blame one side, I blame both sides. I usually said to most of the peoples that "There's no right or wrong in this world; it just two different opinion."

That's that. Another thing that I learn is I'll never trust Google Map if I'm going back to Alor Setar. I mean, the major buildings were okay like hotels and bus station, but the school and the hospital were actually moved to other location. So, if you ever want to look for a place and you're using Google Map, please check other possible and reliable maps and information that you can find. Seriously. Google Map for Malaysia is actually outdated, and i don't know for how freaking long was that. Prove? If you're living at Rompin like me, you can see the Rompin Beach Resort (RBR for short) is actually located the opposite way then the actual location for RBR.

Next, something happen back at McDonald's. It's actually kinda common thing happen inside McDonald's, but I've never actually see it for real.

What it is? Simple; someone is taking some stuff from the condiment bar (the place where sauce, spoon, sugar and pepper), it he's taking a huge amount of it. And again, it was Chinese.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't racist. I wasn't believed it myself, but it's the truth that I actually saw with my own eyes. Anyway, he's taking a lot of spoon, sugar and pepper and put it inside a bag.

I was thinking this kinda person, and the sentence "Take for granted" pop up inside my head.

As I'm thinking about this, I remember something happen to one of my friends. She's keep bursting out at Twitter, saying about a person that have backstabber her. To be honest, I've feel that before. A lot. And it's actually painful. That's why our mom and dad always told us that "We need to choose our friend carefully." To be honest, I have lots of friends, but I don't really blend into the peer too much. As the result, even if I had a friend who's smoking, I won't get influence by them to smoke along. And another result is you'll somehow left behind something great happen. Pretty much they'll remember you when they need you. But I already adapt that kind of situation, so...

I had a best friend back at Rompin. At first, he wasn't a smoker, and in fact, he's against smoking. But look at him now, he's a smoker now. But I don't blame him, it's because of peer pressure and his own stress. That's why it's important to choose your friend and learn how handle your stress wisely.

Why people take something for granted? There are most probably a lot of answer, but one of them that I could think of is greedy. People always want to take something on his/her own advantage. But remember, what goes around comes around. People would might going to used you as their advantage. Give and take, that's what you'll need to do.

Next thing that I learn is when I'm at the cinema. Most of the times, I used to be alone, do things alone and solve things alone. You can say I'm a lone wolf. But for some reason, deep inside my heart, whenever I want to do something fun, I want to do it with someone that's close to me. With that, it caught me thinking, no matter how long you want to be alone, in the end, you'll need someone, one way or another. I keep thinking about it when I'm standing in front of the counter, and I left with a sigh.

It's time for me to go back to campus, and I decided to used Mara Liner bus~ It's a bit expensive than Transnational bus (RM6.30), but as long as I've reach my destination, it should be fine. 

Behind me was a beggar, but I can't assume his race though. Why I say he's a beggar? I'll explain later. With that, my conversation with him makes me thinking.

It all start when I pull out my laptop from my beg because I want to charge my phone. The beggar notice my action, and he's kinda fond with my laptop. But he asked me rather weird question:

"Is that a TV?"

I said no, it not. And he guess it was a computer. I say it was correct, and he's getting more and more interested. I just show the basic function of the laptop, but I didn't show him that a laptop can play video and songs, as I don't want him to keep bother me. He's kinda satisfied, consider thousands of question from him. Then he asked another question. He asked my age. I told him that I'm nineteen (sembilan belas in Bahasa Melayu), and he thought that my age was ninety (sembilan puluh). I repeat again that I'm nineteen, and he said "as in 1 and 9?" (Satu sembilan?) I said yeah, 1 and 9. In return, I asked his age. He said that he's 5 and 0 (Lima kosong). Fifty, for short. When we're arrived at Jitra (which is he's destination), he said "Welcome" (Selamat Datang in Malay) instead of "Goodbye" (Selamat Tinggal). I just repeatedly say "Selamat, selamat", as I remembered my Add Math teacher usually said that to me. He grab a cup, and I can hear "kaching kaching" sound. The sound of the coins. With that, and he's sloppy look, and the way he's talk, there's no mistake that he's a beggar.

After he left, I keep thinking about him. I mean, he know about basic stuff, but that's it. He's limited to things that he need to know.

With vast amount of information and technology has evolve, he can only can say basic thing. Then it came back to square one, effort. During his young, does he have the effort to do something to change his life? I mean, my Pak Long (my oldest uncle) is way beyond 50 years old, but he's still standing, he's kinda wealthy and most importantly, he's educated. So what's makes this two person different? I keep wonder about it, and yet, the answer remains the same, effort.

So guys, without an effort, we couldn't change our life. Our decision will decide how's our future look like.

As I came to Kangar, my heads had clear a bit. Actually I'm in the mood swing mood, but with all those thinking, I'm actually educate myself to be more mature, more open and think something critically before I started to do something. And I finally came back with a smile.

So that's all for today. Basically, it's one of my ways to makes me think, so next time if I went to somewhere alone, I'll blog about it. I mean, what I've been thinking during my travel. Until next time, see ya! :D