Giving up

There's a point in your life when you get tired of fixing everything& trying to make everyone happy. When you finally decide to quit, it's NOT giving up.It's realizing you don't need certain people and the bullshit they bring in to your life'

Goodbye my lover

I chatted with a friend yesterday and it turned out that he just had his heart broken. So I gave him this song from James Blunt to help him cry his heart out, not that he needs it apparently, as he's sad enough already... xD
This song used to be my own broken-heart song. Accidentally heard it on my sister's ipod around two years ago. I was sitting on a bus back then, staring out the dirty window, hurting and thinking about the past relationship, then I just started to cry. I felt like I could totally relate to the lyrics. Kinda embarrassing, now that I think of it again. Well, it's been a while since I last heard this song, and even now, it still touches me.

This video clip is quite nice too.



Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your hand.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer and when i wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bare my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

bete bete bete

Wajar ga sih kalo gue marah sama seseorg yg notabene berstatus istimewa gr2 dia ga nelpon atau sms pas gue ultah? alesannya karna dia udah nyelametin per fesbuk. So !? apa dunk bedanya sama org2 laen...Temen2 yg gue ga ikrib2 bgt aje niat tuh nyelametin pas hari H, ada yg bela2in nelpon jem 12 teng malah.

Critanya sih dia nungguin gue online, tapi brubung gue ga ol dia tidur deh.. Udah tau gue ga nyaut di msn, bukannya usaha nelpon gue ke hp gitu... Segitu mahalnya ya emank nelpon ngucapin selamat semenit aje gitu? pinjem hp orang ato cari telpon umum gitu..

Gue ultah senen, ini hr kemis. N kalo tadi gue ga nyariin, sampe skrg gue kaga dikontek juga...

Halah, ga niat emank dasar.

bete bete bete.

Setarbak Kopi

some 'warung kopi' in Malaysia

Mirip lah ya? hehe..

Female Genital Mutilation

This practice is performed in Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania etc.

FGM is carried out with knives, scissors, scalpels, pieces of glass or razor blades. Anaesthetics and antiseptics are not generally used.

The FGM instruments


Types of FGM :

Type 1: Sunna circumcision in which the prepuce (the clitoral covering) is removed, along with part or all of the clitoris. This is called Clitoridectomy, Sunna, meaning removal of the clitoris in the tradition of the Prophet Mohammed. It is called "Sunna Kashfa" (Open Sunna) in Sudan. This is found most commonly in West African countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal.


Type 2: Excision: The entire clitoris and prepuce are removed, along with all or part of the labia minora. This is called "Sunna Magatia" (Closed Sunna) in Sudan. It is most commonly found in Burkina Faso and Sudan


Type 3: Infibulation (a.k.a. Pharaonic circumcision. This involves removal of the clitoris and prepuce, followed by sewing up of the vulva. A small opening is left to allow urine and menstrual blood to pass.






Why? to prevent women's promiscuity by reducing sex urge -.-'



A report from an eyewitness in Somalia:

"The child, completely naked, is made to sit on a low stool. Several women take hold of her and open her legs wide. After separating her outer and inner lips, the operator, usually a woman experienced in this procedure, sits down facing the child. With her kitchen knife the operator first pierces and slices open the hood of the clitoris. Then she begins to cut it out. While another woman wipes off the blood with a rag, the operator digs with her sharp fingernail a hole the length of the clitoris to detach and pull out the organ. The little girl, held down by the women helpers, screams in extreme pain; but no one pays the slightest attention.The operator finishes this job by entirely pulling out the clitoris, cutting it to the bone with her knife. Her helpers again wipe off the spurting blood with a rag. The operator then removes the remaining flesh, digging with her finger to remove any remnant of the clitoris among the flowing blood. The neighbor women are then invited to plunge their fingers into the bloody hole to verify that every piece of the clitoris is removed."

Afterwards the girl's leg will be tied together until the wound healed, which can take months.


As we can see from the photo here, the infibulation (FGM type 3) leaves an opening big enough only for urine and menstruation flow. The woman will be cut open by the husband on the wedding night using his fingernails or a dagger. She may be sewn up again, if the husband leaves on a long trip.


Warning! video with graphic content.
http://www.respect-ev.org/mambots/content/mgmediabot2/players.php?mode=popup&params=type,flv|path,images/stories/videos/Watch_this_EN.flv|popup,true|popupcaption,Video%20Excision|popuppreview,images/stories/play_btn1.gif|width,320|height,205

Petition against FGM:
http://www.respect-ev.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=73