Gemala Hati...

You know there are things in life that we wish never occurred to us and they are things in life that we wish to happen to us. But at the end of the day, you couldn't really decide (or even control) things in your life. It's just happened, whether you like it or not. It's. Just. Happened. Period.


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Well, I believe this is what we, Muslim, called "Qada' & Qadar". One of the six pillars of Rukun Iman. Not believing it or refuse to accept the good and the bad of how life could be colored makes you somewhat a "non-believer". I'm nobody to say much about this. It's up to your own conception and belief. But for me...I do. I do believe this.


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I have this habit every morning while driving (or should I say dragging) my way to the office. I carelessly enjoy the scenes outside my little black moving (crawling) box. Looking at people, places and perhaps the same moving boxes that share the same route as me everyday.


The jam is hideous. The man next *window is digging his precious quarry. The girl in that red moving box is singing along with whatever thing she's listening on the radio. The young couple in that white box in front me seems to be quarrelling. Oh wait...what? Shhhe must be kidding! No! The girl has just slammed her * chic, fuchsia handbag ( I mean a huge tote which is hot on runway now)on her boyfriend's head - over and over again. Oucchhh...that must be a nasty flirt last night. Hmmm...wait, look at that old man on the roadside - impatiently waiting for RapidKL bus (whose driver "efficiently" drives his way in between sandwiches of moving boxes). I guess he's late for appointment.I could tell from the way he's been yelling ( I mean from the gestures) and anxious eyes.


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This is bliss.


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It's the same route but different journey everyday. And it never fail to fascinate me in the similar way it irritates me. Rude drivers, selfish drivers,clumsy drivers,impatient drivers, slow drivers you name it. All these creatures will be waiting for you as soon as you crawl out of your "castle" - imagine Alice in Wonderland's Red Queen castle if you dare).


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This morning my journey is less than usual. No drama. No show. No fun. No Scene.


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As much as I curse and loath the antagonist(s) of my journey, I would say they make my life a little more than extraordinary.