brotherly

"When u find urself.. in some far off place.
And it calls u.. to rethink some things.

You start to sense
& slowly you're becoming someone else
& then you find yourself

& things that would've been lost on you..
are now is clear as it bears
& u find urself.
that's when u find ursef

And you go through life.. so sure of where you're heading.
& u wandered lost.. & its the best thing that could've happened to you.
cause sometimes when you lose your way, it's really just as well.

Because then you find urself..
that's when you find urself"
"Find Yourself" by my favorite country singer, Brad Pasley. OST of CARS.

Of many many foreseeable things my brother like best to have for the eve of his birthday this year was to watch the latest Pixar's movie CARS. So at the strike of midnight, there goes the 7 of us in the pajero, disastrous combination of 5 young adults, 1 underage and 1 not-so-young adult (he already has 4 kids ok), zooming across the neighborhood to catch the 12.45 show. We rammed onto dividers for the sake of driving a FWD, to watch by far the most enjoyable & colorful animated movie of characters from a hillbilly hell of a town.
CARS is a must see. Already second in my favorite list. Not 'classic', but definitely well made.

The next thing was to find a place to eat. It was an arduous task trying to agree on one as there were 7 semi-functioning heads(it was already 3.15 in the morning) with 7 different tastes.
We opted to try out the new 'uptown' in Kota Damansara as only one of us has actually been there.

The road enroute was less inviting, civilization is pretty much under construction. No wonder new 'uptown's sprang so many elsewhere (Subang, Setapak, Cheras; to name a few) as the one they've secluded for is in the middle of nowhere, not very good managerial business decision I must say.
Hence the food is okay. Spacious open-air stalls, just the way we like it aka less stuffy. Suprisingly clean too. But it is 3am on a Friday, a weekday. Most of shops were already closed or closing. Maybe it fills up more during the weekends. Maybe even dirtier.

The atmosphere is an entirely different story. Provided that it's school holidays, children were eveywhere, helping out at the stalls. The area is actually some sort of a multi-purpose hall with court lines, badminton nets, a stage - free karaoke session was held on that stage. There was even a house DJ.
While munching away we can't help but noticing the tranquility and complacency of the place. Teenagers playing takraw on one the courts, children playing badminton, mothers gossiping.. There was a sight of a pakcik reading a newspaper while sipping away a cup of coffee..
Despite the blaring music from the karaoke session which gratefully sounded quite good, everyone seemed to be having sucha a great time. Everyone seems to know everyone else. Laughters filled the air. Macam suasana petang2 di kawasan perumahan. I looked at my watch. It was nearly 0500 hour. They must be living in a different time zone I guess.

Well, even in this middle of nowhere there were the existence of rempits on road. It has always existed and will never be totally eradicated, even widespread-ing.

I love my brothers. For worldcup, GO ESPANA~!!!