♥ HeLL aNd HeAvEn♥

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.

In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The holy man said, "I don't understand.

"It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other. While the greedy think only of themselves.

♥ A dAy WeLL SpeNt♥

If you planted HOPE today in any HOPELESS heart;
If someone's BURDEN was LIGHTER because you did your part;
If you caused a LAUGH that chased some TEARS away;
If tonight YOUR name is named when SOMEONE kneels to PRAY;

 

THEN your DAY has been WELL spent..

♥ HaTi BeRgEtAr RiNdU, JaUh KaU PeRgi, RiNdU uNtUk DiA aNd RiNdU BeLuM BeRhEnTi ♥

Dhiya Zafira is on the talented Malay novelist which I have discovered. I just love her books. If I come across her name in the local bookshop I will for sure grab them because I know I will love her narration of the stories. Her books are not always about romance. She always have a nice mixture of thriller embedded into her books. Here are some of her book collections which I own. 

♥ Rindu Belum Berhenti♥

Dia ada segala-galanya, sehinggalah satu hari semuanya berubah. Jenayah yg terancang menyebabkan tiba-tiba dia menjadi pelarian. Dia keseorgan sehingga lelaki bermata sedih itu datang. Tanpa sedar, dia meletakkan seluruh kehidupan di tangan lelaki itu. Lelaki yang diketahui amat berbahaya, namun Adni yakin lelaki itulah penyelamatnya. Zack, lelaki berdosa yg mahu meninggalkan kisah silamnya yg gelap. Bersama Adni mereka menjadi pelarian. Antara memburu dan diburu, mereka perlu menyelamatkan diri utk meneruskan kehidupan. Demi Adni, dia rela andai maut yg menjemputnya pulang. Jenayah terhadap Adni, jenayah terancang. Penuh momen yg menggetarkan jiwa. Senjata yg dicipta manusia, apakah tujuan di sebaliknya? Menjadi perisai menyelamatkan diri atau mengurangkan jumlah manusia di muka bumi? Antara Zack dan Adni laluan ke syurga bermula dengan maraknya api neraka. Bila hati manusia diselubungi dgn dendam, berpaksikan kesumat mampukah cinta menghapuskan semua kekeliruan yg dtg? dapatkah Adni menemui cintanya semula? 

♥ Rindu Untuk Dia♥

 Amie Najla' nekad melarikan diri seminggu sebelum perkahwinannya. Tiada niatpun di hatinya untuk memungkiri janji, namun keadaan yang memaksa. Dia tidak sanggup melihat mahligai yang ingin di bina musnah jika Jad Imran tahu apa yang terjadi pada dirinya. Kerana itu dia rela dituduh sebagai pembohong. Lima tahun berada di luar negara, rupa-rupanya tidak pernah memadamkan ingatannya terhadap Jad. Rindu yang terlalu terhadap lelaki itu telah membawa Amie kembali ke tanah air. Namun, kepulangananya ternyata satu kesilapan. Seseorang menantinya dengan seribu dendam. Dendam yang mahu dia kekal menderita sampai ke hujung nyawa. Dalam kelelahan melenyapkan memori hitam itu, takdir ALLAH berpihak kepada Amie. Di sisi Jad, dia kembali menemui harapan. Namun, lorong-lorong bahagia yang direntasi sering terhalang. Malah, cinta yang mereka pertahankan itu mengorbankan satu nyawa. 

♥ Jauh Kau Pergi♥

Aku tidak pernah memilih dia sbg pelindungku. Aku tidak pernah menganyam impian utk hidup bersamanya. Kasih terhadapnya tidak pernah lebih daripada yg sepatutnya. Sesungguhnya, dia tidak pernah ada dalam perancangan masa depanku. Dia hanya seorg sahabat. Namun, sesuatu berlaku menyebabkan haluan kami bertemu. Tiba-tiba aku memilih dia. Aku mula mengait benang rindu buatnya. Aku kasihkan dia lebih daripada segalanya. Tetapi dia ternyata bukan utk ku. Aku bukan pilihan dia! Menyerah kepada takdir bukannya bererti menyerah kalah kerana manusia ditakdirkan utk menang, bukan?
Rif - Muliakah hubungan yg dipenuhi pendustaan? Sucikah cinta yg tercemar keraguan? Untuk dia... aku sanggup hadapi semuanya. Kerana dia, aku rela mempertaruhkan nyawa. Hanya utk dia... aku redha. Ada apa dengan dia yg menjadikan semuanya serba tidak kena?
Afi - aku tidak mampu bersaing dgn masa silam utk terus melangkah ke hadapan. Betapa Jauh Kau Pergi, namun aku tetap setia menanti... 

♥ Hati Bergetar Rindu♥

Hidup itu adalah rangkaian perjuangan demi perjuangan. Maka janganlah ada yang menyerah, berputus asa dan menganggap perjuangan hidup adalah satu yang sia-sia. Tetaplah tegar meski yang lain berguguran. Tetaplah tersenyum meskipun perjuangan ini terasa pahit dan berliku.Kerana DIA tidak akan mensia-siakan perjuangan kita.
Ari ~ Bersamamu aku memahami makna bahagia, tetapi mengenalimu juga membawa aku ke lembah derita. Sesungguhnya, tiada insan yang mahu dikhianati. Lebih-lebih lagi daripada orang yang paling dipercayai.
Sid ~ Segala jerih yang kita lalui, semoga ada senyum pada esok hari. Percayalah... kita semua hanya mahu bahagia. Percayalah... kebenaran hanya mampu dilihat oleh mata hati, dan Ari... yakinlah bahawa ALLAH sudah memilih yang terbaik buat kita. Ini kisah mereka yang mencari kebahagiaan. Kisah mereka yang terbeban dengan dosa silam. Kisah mereka yang mencari keampunan. Kisah mereka yang mahu mencari jalan pulang. Kisah mereka yang harus mengerti dan memahami apa ertinya makna sebuah perjuangan.

✿ S.W.A.T✿

Genre:  Action
Rating:  PG-13 (for violence, language and sexual references)
Release Date: August 8, 2003
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Brian Van Holt, Jeremy Renner, Olivier Martinez.

Synopsis:

Based off of a one time T.V. show, two Los Angeles S.W.A.T. officers Jim Street and Brian Gamble were sent in to foil an extremely violent bank robbery. Although they thwarted the robbery, they shot a hostage in the process. Street was suspended from S.W.A.T. while Gamble was fired altogether. After 6 months, a veteran S.W.A.T. officer, Daniel Harrelson or "Hondo", is told to assemble a S.W.A.T. team for his division. He chooses other S.W.A.T. officers as well as 3 rookies. However, after they pass the S.W.A.T. training, they receive a message that a French crime boss, known as Alex Montell is trying to escape from prison. This will not be easy to prevent, especially after Montell promises $100 Million to his rescuers.

My Opinion:

 
This movie fires enough bullets to ventilate and sink several tugboats and a few landing craft. The film is basiclly a string of bang-bang firefights separated by a chase scene here and a rumble scene there. That's not to disparage it: S.W.A.T. promises high-intensity action and it certainly delivers exactly that. With gusto. And unrelenting, loud noise that sounds more like screeching than explosions.

Colin Farrell is once again darkly handsome as one of the S.W.A.T. officers, and easily gives one of the key performances in the movie. Samuel Jackson is a smiling, coiled piece of menace always threatening to rip the calm into shreds. A host of colorful cops make up the rest of the motley S.W.A.T. team, which looks as though it could take Normandy all over again. They are some tough.




The production team for this movie seems to have done itself proud: the sets in the streets certainly capture the scenes well; the strumming, aching guitar music hits all the right notes. And director Clark Johnson seems to have orchestrated this rat-a-tat, boom-boom just right.



Some audiences will hate all this nervous, unforgiving violence; others will just settle back and enjoy it for popcorn thrills. Don't be surprised if this one suddenly catches on at the box office. It's not great. But it's darned good.



Overall, "S.W.A.T" is a fun summer movie. Mindless entertainment, escapism, or whatever you want to label it - "S.W.A.T." is worthy of a two-hour investment.I watched it for Colin Farrell and  Jeremy Renner for sure. Worth for the action

✿Defining Who I Am✿

I do not define myself by how many roadblocks have appeared in my path.

I define myself by the courage I’ve found to forge new roads.
I do not define myself by how many disappointments I’ve faced.
I define myself by the forgiveness and the faith I have found to begin again.
I do not define myself by how long a relationship lasted.
I define myself by how much I have loved, and been willing to love again.
I do not define myself by how many times I have been knocked down.
I define myself by how many times I have struggled to my feet.
I am not my pain.
I am not my past.
I am that which has emerged from the fire.  ✿‿✿

✿ HaTrEd ✿

A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.

After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: 'How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?'

The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

The teacher said: 'This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???'

✿2PM - Without U ✿

Romanization:

I'm gonna get stronger

Geurae heyeojin gedeo joha eochapi eonjen gan neowa
Ireon iri isseosseul geogatae neon bun myeonghi iraesseul geogatae
Geureol ba eya charari jigeumin ge naji gipi sarang hage dwego naseo alji
Anheun geol da haengeuro saeng gakhae geuraeseo, I'm ok

Nae modeungeol akkim eobshi da jwosseo
Neoreul mideo giye nae modeun geol da jwosseo
Neon geugeol beoryeosseo, I gave you my everything
Geuraeseo ijen

I'm gonna be ok, gonna be ok, I'll be ok, gonna be ok
Baby without you, baby without you
Neo eobshi meojige, eobshi meojige, deo meojige, eobshi meojige
Ireonal geoya, without you, saragal geoya, without you

Listen, everything happens for a reason, everything happens for a reason
Dareun namjareun mannan geoneun ibeon han beonppun iraneun
Maldo andweneun mallo bonamana tanlo nal yaegi malgo geunyang doraseo
Naega neomu apeo neoreul boneunge geuman hago shipeo

Maeil maeil naneun sokgo isseosseo
Niga eotteon saraminji jocha mollasseo
Ijeneun arasseo neon sarangeul molla
Geuraeseo ijen

I'm gonna be ok, gonna be ok, I'll be ok, gonna be ok
Baby without you, baby without you
Neo eobshi meojige, eobshi meojige, deo meojige, eobshi meojige
Ireonal geoya, without you, saragal geoya, without you

Wae naege iraeni, why, daeche naege wae geuraeni make me cry
Uriga gajyeoteon geol da beoril jeongdoro gabeochi ineun iri eoteon geon mani
Uriga hamkke haeteon shigan deuri tto hamke halsu isseoteon shigan deuri
Ashipji do anhni neoneun sang gwan eopni jigeum neon, are you ok without me

I'm gonna be ok, gonna be ok, I'll be ok, gonna be ok
Baby without you, baby without you
Neo eobshi meojige, eobshi meojige, deo meojige, eobshi meojige
Ireonal geoya, without you, saragal geoya, without you

credits: justhyuu @ flowinglyrics

Live Performance



English translation:

I'll be okay
Gonna be okay
Baby without you
Without you
Baby without you
Without you

Without you, I'll be cooler
More cooler
I'm going to stand up
Without you
I'll live on
Without you

Why are you doing this to me, why?
Why do you have to do this to me, make me cry?
Was it enough to throw everything we had?
All of the times we were together
And the times we can never be together again
Aren't they wasteful, to you?
Does it not matter to you?
Even now, are you okay without me?

I'm gonna be okay
Gonna be okay
I'll be okay
Gonna be okay
Baby without you
Without you
Baby without you
Without you

Without you, I'll be cooler
More cooler
I'm going to stand up
Without you
I'll live on
Without you

✿The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel✿

Tess Gerritsen left a very successful career as an internist to raise her children and devote more time to writing. After several books that have had moderate success, Gerritsen has now written a gruesome and frightening story that should put her among the top women thriller writers working today.

One of her best work to date is her first novel titled " The Surgeon".

 ♥ Synopsis ♥

He slips into homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, about to awaken to a living nightmare. The precision of his methods suggests that he is a deranged man of medicine, prompting the Boston newspapers to dub him “The Surgeon.” Led by Detectives Thomas Moore and Jane Rizzoli, the cops must consult the victim of a nearly identical crime: Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and filled an attacker before he could complete his assault.

Now this new killer is re-creating, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell’s ordeal. With every new murder he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. And neither Moore nor Rizzoli can protect Cordell from a ruthless hunter who somehow understands—and savors—the secret fears of every woman he kills.

 ♥ My Opinion ♥

"The Surgeon' sucked me in from the first page, and kept me riveted from one shock to the next. With a plot as sharp as a scalpel, and a villain as nasty as Hannibal Lector, `The Surgeon' succeeds at being a terrifying read all the way up to it's explosive climax.

Tess Gerritsen proves to be nothing less than SUPERB at creating tension filled medical thrillers. This is an excellent thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of the seat while reading. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more Rizzoli and Isles thrillers from Tess Gerritsen.

Dark, twisted, and disturbing `The Surgeon' is a MUST read!