In spite of what you have been told by everyone, the truth is that Valentine's Day originated hundreds of years ago, in India, and to top it all, in the state of Gujarat !!!
It is a well known fact that Gujarati men, specially the Patels, continually mistreat and disrespect their wives (Patelianis). One fine day, it happened to be the 14th day of February, one brave Patelani, having had enough "torture" by her husband, finally chose to rebel by beating him up with a Velan (rolling pin to make chapattis).
Yes....the same Velan which she used daily, to make chapattis for him.... only this time, instead of the dough, it was the husband who was flattened.
This was a momentous occasion for all Gujarati women and a revolt soon spread, like wild fire, with thousands of housewives beating up their husbands with the Velan. There was an outburst of moaning "chapatti-ed" husbands all over Anand and Amdavad.
The Patel men-folk quickly learnt their lesson and started to behave more respectfully with their Patelanis.
Thereafter, on 14th February every year, the womenfolk of Gujarat would beat up their husbands, to commemorate that eventful day - the wives having the satisfaction of beating up their husbands with the Velan and the men having the supreme joy of submitting to the will of the women they loved.
Soon The Gujju men realized that in order to avoid this ordeal they need to present gifts to their wives....they brought flowers and sweets. This is how the tradition - Velan time - began.
As Gujarat fell under the influence of Western culture, the ritual soon spread to Britain and many other Western countries, specifically,the catch words 'Velan time' !!! In course of time, their foreign tongues, this got anglicized to 'Velantime' and then to 'Valentine'. And thereafter, 14th of February, came to be known as Valentine's Day and now you know the true story of Valentine's day.
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Sunday 22 February 2009
"Life Life Life"
Helo all~ my next update would be from the NPL paintball competition ..
NPL.. know what is NPL? please click "HERE" if not
I'll start off with that day... i went to antonio's house to stay overnight, slept at 3am trying to work out a paintball caddy which helmi broke it the next day =.= and woke up around 6am, meaning i only had around 2+ hours of sleep~
my very first time joining a paintball competition, upon arriving, what came to my mind is... there is that many paintballers out there? lol everywhere was jam packed~ and it was only D1 and D4 that morning. I wonder what would it be when all divisions came together lol!
well... bought our paint and get our selves ready and on with the first game! Against Team Hybrid.. what can i say? the game was quick~ lol.. with all 5 men down and taken non of them~ very embarrassing indeed.. i took a shot on the head right above my mask zzzzz, i over dived into the snake and my head poped out~ well... just too bad then lol
2nd game was against Team IPGM Perlis~ We won this game well... quite easily but i didn't take anybody out lol~
3rd game was against Team BuBu BaNaNa, this group is really cute =.=' before the game~ there is this small girl came running and greeting us~ she is one of the team members of bubu banana. she says that their team is noob ar... this and that trying trick us~ but on the field.... she is damn wicked! this is the game where i'm really not satisfied with... i was in the snake, many ppl putting suppressing fire on me~ i sit and waited for an opportunity, then next thing is i saw a splash! and next i heard was "YOU'RE OUT!" i was like... wtf!?!?!? i looked at the referee he pointed at the right side of my goggles and i thought i was shot then cz i couldn't see the mark.. i went to the dead box and 1st thing helmi asked me... where u got shot? i pointed at my goggles and he said mana ada? =.= damn pissed that time...the referee saw a splash and called me out.... NOOB SHIT!
4th game was against Team Shoot In Rage~ this team is actually well known... if u check out you tube there are actually playing D3 i think, I'm not sure but they do play well. We played defensively and it all pays out~ we won the game :)
5th game was with ocean 18, this game i made a mistake, i left my position open by running to the right which cost the team to lose... really sorry guys. It was like that, at first i was on the left side at the "bun" i looked to the opponents right~ and i saw it was clear, i couldn't see asrul that time, donno where he as hiding, and i thought he was out =.= i ran to the right trying to flank them i took 1 out and i stepped out of bound =.= silly me... if i ran carefully we would have a chance of winning that game.
After that there was an argue about 2 occations that happen during that game... no 1 the team changed marker with a dead player.. according to rules that is not allowed and the referee can call u out or give the team for a 1 for 1... which the referee didn't do both.... another occation is where the team members of ocean 18 took off his mask during the game... a more serious penalty which is elimination of the team from the event... and also the referee did not do so... wtf? what is a referee when he does not follow the rules given?
6th game was a total waste against Team Dangerous Dragons... we lost that round due to pure bad luck... asrul and helmi was shot out from lopping balls =.=' antonio went suicide cause out of pallets, i got shot out on my left side of the mask at the ear piece which the ball didn't break and caused a ringing tone in my ear after that =.= rying? the pity 1 got bunkered and shot 4 times pointblank... zzzz damn painful watching her get shot like that...
so summing all the points ... the team got 19th placing out of total 28th teams.. i'll say not bad for a beginner like us :) winning 2 our of 6 rounds and losing due to bad luck and referee error... we will do better next time :) and this is how i celebrated my valentines day ^^ no date though but still a fun day
now for some pics :)
Antonio and rying with her new "Sotong Hair"
Eh EH!!!! WAT R U DOING THERE!!!!
Asrul with his "yeng" pose
Helmi and his bro Wafir
The Team on break out
NPL.. know what is NPL? please click "HERE" if not
I'll start off with that day... i went to antonio's house to stay overnight, slept at 3am trying to work out a paintball caddy which helmi broke it the next day =.= and woke up around 6am, meaning i only had around 2+ hours of sleep~
my very first time joining a paintball competition, upon arriving, what came to my mind is... there is that many paintballers out there? lol everywhere was jam packed~ and it was only D1 and D4 that morning. I wonder what would it be when all divisions came together lol!
well... bought our paint and get our selves ready and on with the first game! Against Team Hybrid.. what can i say? the game was quick~ lol.. with all 5 men down and taken non of them~ very embarrassing indeed.. i took a shot on the head right above my mask zzzzz, i over dived into the snake and my head poped out~ well... just too bad then lol
2nd game was against Team IPGM Perlis~ We won this game well... quite easily but i didn't take anybody out lol~
3rd game was against Team BuBu BaNaNa, this group is really cute =.=' before the game~ there is this small girl came running and greeting us~ she is one of the team members of bubu banana. she says that their team is noob ar... this and that trying trick us~ but on the field.... she is damn wicked! this is the game where i'm really not satisfied with... i was in the snake, many ppl putting suppressing fire on me~ i sit and waited for an opportunity, then next thing is i saw a splash! and next i heard was "YOU'RE OUT!" i was like... wtf!?!?!? i looked at the referee he pointed at the right side of my goggles and i thought i was shot then cz i couldn't see the mark.. i went to the dead box and 1st thing helmi asked me... where u got shot? i pointed at my goggles and he said mana ada? =.= damn pissed that time...the referee saw a splash and called me out.... NOOB SHIT!
4th game was against Team Shoot In Rage~ this team is actually well known... if u check out you tube there are actually playing D3 i think, I'm not sure but they do play well. We played defensively and it all pays out~ we won the game :)
5th game was with ocean 18, this game i made a mistake, i left my position open by running to the right which cost the team to lose... really sorry guys. It was like that, at first i was on the left side at the "bun" i looked to the opponents right~ and i saw it was clear, i couldn't see asrul that time, donno where he as hiding, and i thought he was out =.= i ran to the right trying to flank them i took 1 out and i stepped out of bound =.= silly me... if i ran carefully we would have a chance of winning that game.
After that there was an argue about 2 occations that happen during that game... no 1 the team changed marker with a dead player.. according to rules that is not allowed and the referee can call u out or give the team for a 1 for 1... which the referee didn't do both.... another occation is where the team members of ocean 18 took off his mask during the game... a more serious penalty which is elimination of the team from the event... and also the referee did not do so... wtf? what is a referee when he does not follow the rules given?
6th game was a total waste against Team Dangerous Dragons... we lost that round due to pure bad luck... asrul and helmi was shot out from lopping balls =.=' antonio went suicide cause out of pallets, i got shot out on my left side of the mask at the ear piece which the ball didn't break and caused a ringing tone in my ear after that =.= rying? the pity 1 got bunkered and shot 4 times pointblank... zzzz damn painful watching her get shot like that...
so summing all the points ... the team got 19th placing out of total 28th teams.. i'll say not bad for a beginner like us :) winning 2 our of 6 rounds and losing due to bad luck and referee error... we will do better next time :) and this is how i celebrated my valentines day ^^ no date though but still a fun day
now for some pics :)
Antonio and rying with her new "Sotong Hair"
Team Dominators
Top from left : Wafir, Antonio, Helmi
Bottom from Left : Me, Rying, Asrul, James
hmmm.... i look awkward
Top from left : Wafir, Antonio, Helmi
Bottom from Left : Me, Rying, Asrul, James
hmmm.... i look awkward
Eh EH!!!! WAT R U DOING THERE!!!!
Asrul with his "yeng" pose
Helmi and his bro Wafir
The Team on break outWednesday 11 February 2009
Update!!!!
sry guys for letting u guys waiting so long for updates... finally i have the mood to update lol.. first of all changed a new template... like it? needs a few more adjustments and viola~
okok... so is already after CNY... but then some of u might ask what did i do during CNY? alrite alrite.... i'll make it real SHORT!!!! when i mean short i really MEAN it....
so from 1st day of CNY till class start?
eat.... sleep.... play... gamble.... drink.... and sing K
told u right i will be short lol~ that was basically what i did during cny but then something really unlucky happened...
during "chu san" = 3rd day of new year~ my "fortune"... my dog.. was bitten by my neighbours dog Oscar. Oscar is actually an American Pit bull and my fortune is a English Terrier =.=' i call it more like ATTACK. Oscar came running in and attack my dog!! dammit zzzzz as soon i saw it happen... i tried to step on Oscar so that he might stop but not... he held on tightly to fortune. well... what i did next was someone pass me a umbrella. First reaction was... HANTAM.. Lol i whack and whack till the umbrella broke, then my sis passed me a broom stick... and also.. i broke =.=' and Oscar was still biting on to my dog. I was like WTF?? this dog on drugs issit? fine.. my maid passed me a stick... well my father now turn to carpentry so many stick was lying around then.. my maid passed to me a 1' by 1' stick.... 1 inch thickness by 1 inch dept!!! this time... i hit the head and it still didn't let go... now the neighbours come running to help, an uncle also help took a stick and whack~ until finally Oscar fell into the pond only he let go.
and all caught on the CCTV... sry can't post it cz i dun have it yet... still thinking a way to get the video out of the pc lol
Fortune was bleeding badly nearby his thighs.. immediately took fortune to the vet.
injuries?
now finished with events on CNY. Back to KL, came back early for paintball training. After that, i was sick for 4 days =.= fever cough fever cough non stop zzzzz can't take it anymore. During that time i need to attend an event held by the PKC club of my uni, as i'm the president of the club, sick in bed also need get up and go lor.. gave my twitching speech, so damn nervous as it was my first time giving a speech as the president.
Another paintball training during the following weekend. Went and bought some stuff, a mask a harness and box of pods which left me BROKE to survive with only RM13 in my wallet and RM23 in my bank account zzzz to add on, my phone went crazy suddenly turn all white and now i can't see what i'm typing only to answer phone calls zzzzz... went over to rying's house to stay overnight in damansara an went training next day
NPL is this weekend.. i hope all goes well for us, currently 21 team registered for the event. is already 3:42am now... sleep la.. ciaoz
okok... so is already after CNY... but then some of u might ask what did i do during CNY? alrite alrite.... i'll make it real SHORT!!!! when i mean short i really MEAN it....
so from 1st day of CNY till class start?
eat.... sleep.... play... gamble.... drink.... and sing K
told u right i will be short lol~ that was basically what i did during cny but then something really unlucky happened...
during "chu san" = 3rd day of new year~ my "fortune"... my dog.. was bitten by my neighbours dog Oscar. Oscar is actually an American Pit bull and my fortune is a English Terrier =.=' i call it more like ATTACK. Oscar came running in and attack my dog!! dammit zzzzz as soon i saw it happen... i tried to step on Oscar so that he might stop but not... he held on tightly to fortune. well... what i did next was someone pass me a umbrella. First reaction was... HANTAM.. Lol i whack and whack till the umbrella broke, then my sis passed me a broom stick... and also.. i broke =.=' and Oscar was still biting on to my dog. I was like WTF?? this dog on drugs issit? fine.. my maid passed me a stick... well my father now turn to carpentry so many stick was lying around then.. my maid passed to me a 1' by 1' stick.... 1 inch thickness by 1 inch dept!!! this time... i hit the head and it still didn't let go... now the neighbours come running to help, an uncle also help took a stick and whack~ until finally Oscar fell into the pond only he let go.
and all caught on the CCTV... sry can't post it cz i dun have it yet... still thinking a way to get the video out of the pc lol
Fortune was bleeding badly nearby his thighs.. immediately took fortune to the vet.
injuries?
- punctured wound
- dropped intestines
- shock
- trauma
now finished with events on CNY. Back to KL, came back early for paintball training. After that, i was sick for 4 days =.= fever cough fever cough non stop zzzzz can't take it anymore. During that time i need to attend an event held by the PKC club of my uni, as i'm the president of the club, sick in bed also need get up and go lor.. gave my twitching speech, so damn nervous as it was my first time giving a speech as the president.
Another paintball training during the following weekend. Went and bought some stuff, a mask a harness and box of pods which left me BROKE to survive with only RM13 in my wallet and RM23 in my bank account zzzz to add on, my phone went crazy suddenly turn all white and now i can't see what i'm typing only to answer phone calls zzzzz... went over to rying's house to stay overnight in damansara an went training next day
NPL is this weekend.. i hope all goes well for us, currently 21 team registered for the event. is already 3:42am now... sleep la.. ciaoz