Thursday, December 18, 2008

reassigning speed dials...

what's the purpose of speed dials? definitely is those that you call the most often. and these people are usually your BFF aka best friends forever, or simply said best friends. or just those numbers that you could reach out to in case of emergency, so family member's number will sometimes manage to squeeze into that exquisite top 9, well, some don't even have family members on their speed dials ~

but what if these speed dials don't answer your calls? or rather refuse to meet you after you've tried calling 9 times? are they still consider as your best friend and favorite people? or are we just being in denial, treating that party as best friends while they treat you like trash? a one-sided passion? truth hurts.. haks..

so it's time to reassign my speed dials, since i realized putting up those so-called best friends on my phone does look nice, and having 9 speed dials do give me a sense of security, as if i have 9 people to reach to in case of emergency. it does make me seem popular but at the end only make me less wanted.

so, reassigning the speed dials could as well mean reappointing your best friends...

too bad, there's only 5 persons in my family and i couldn't fill up the 9 available spots... what should i do? perhaps, just look for some so-called friends with nice pictures to beautify my speed dials ;)



Thursday, November 13, 2008

i dressed like a movie star to see the dentist

today, again, woke up in pain. it's been like this for a few days already. perhaps was having too much of oreo cheese cake! but it was yummy, i bought myself a whole oreo cheese cake as my birthday cake from the cheese cake legend - la manila, the birth place of the secret recipe chain.

i've been thinking, been preparing my mind. the pain was so severe that it made me pacing in a big circle aimlessly for about 5min! i decided today is the day, the day to have myself cut wide open by the demonic dentist.

i'm quite courageous person, afraid of no one, nothing but one - the dentist, seriously. perhaps was because when i was young, i was exposed to this horror movie called "the dentist". or rather, i was just simply a chicken when i knew i had to lie on the foam chair, looking into the spot light, allowing a stranger in mask spreading my mouth wide open while i have to pretend that i'm enjoying the intrusion through my precious lips, allowing him to peep into the back of my most active organ, and molest my white gems while pretending that he/she was my most trusted friend.

ok, this freaks me out.

so, i held my breathe, had my shower, gel up my hair, and put on my tight fitting black top, the ala movie star, took a most reluctant giant step out of the house. in my mind, i wanted to be my (almost) best, i should look my best even when i'm in pain ;) tried to charm my way through the clinic, especially the dentist with a wish that he/she would be gentle to me and most importantly charge me a cheap price cos' i know this will cost me a bomb. while hoping to see some hot nurses as in the nip/tuck to soothe my exploding level of anxiety.

unfortunately, there was only a fat indian female receptionist sitting alone in the first clinic that i visited. not a single hot nurse or hot patients, basically it look hauntedly empty. and worse still, the doctor was not even there and i need to make an appointment for tomorrow. i couldn't let my gungho-ness die down, i've prepared myself for this surgery for 2 years now. i'm super gungho today to have myself cut!! yes, i was first told by another dentist that i needed this surgery but i was such a chicken that decided to endure the pain...so i walk out, and "promised" to call back after asking the rough quotation for the surgery, she said, at least RM550 and depends on the complication.. wtf...?

i continued circling in the area looking out for other dental clinics, and storm was coming at the same time. at the back of my mind, why was the sky going against me today? adding salt to the wound?? then i saw this dodgy looking signboard, a malay owned dental clinic. i was thinking, a malay dentist is very rare, can he manage it? he can't even manage his signboard? the words were peeling off already... but i thought i should give it a try, since chinese & indian dentist usually charge exorbitant price. but there was no parking, i circle to the back of the shop, there was another dental clinic. this time round it was a chinese owned clinic. the signboard was green, and clinic name suggested that it could be another slaughter house. so the dodgy signboard, it is!

well, as expected, "this is bad" & "you're too late" were the 2 lines uttered by the malay dentist. he told that, my case was quite bad and explained to me that he couldn't cut me up today cos' it's swelling and it would bleed profusely should he perform the procedure on me. i need to extract the wisdom tooth and the other tooth that neighbor it (he miss out the top row's wisdom tooth, so it could be 3!!). but the worst was he said, he need to cut my bone! wtf....i almost piss in my pants already, thou i remained composed in my movie star costume. but deep down inside, my fingers had turn icy cold! but one thing calm me down was that, the quotation was rather soothing, minimum RM350 and every extra hour will be RM100 additional. after he prescribed me some antibiotics and painkillers, we set december 2nd for my bones to be cut and for him to dig into my gum.

anyhow, the painkiller doesn't work. and this time round,ponstan 500mg also failed on me. i could only console myself that antibiotic is working, and it is declaring war on the bacterias and germs in my gum, hence the parasites are retaliating...so, pain is a natural process, and soon the peace will arrive tomorrow...arggh....

now i just have to prepare my gungho-ness once more for the "opening ceremony". hopefully, i would be the G.I. Joe this time ;)



Thursday, October 30, 2008

sambal with naked chef...

i got up today, i realized that it's time for me to make something different. so i set 2 objectives for myself. one, buy pork lard and two, make sambal ikan bilis.

why pork lard? cos it's fabulous! just add a little pork lard into your fried egg or noodles or basically anything, it will add lots of flavor to your dish. to add to that, if the pork lard has been deep fried before, gosh, just imagine the aroma when it's cooked with your favorite meal.

sambal is a malaysian local delicacy that everyone can't leave without. for the most famous malay local dish such as "nasi lemak" (coconut rice), the sambal will determine the quality of the dish. you can have all your best fried chicken, egg or whatever fancy side dishes with it, but nothing completes it if the sambal is shit. sambal is a spicy complement dish made of chili paste and "ikan bilis" (anchovies) and sometimes mix with prawn or other, it sometimes can be very spicy but with nice aroma with it.

i love sambal, and i would usually go to my friend's house just to eat his mom's special sambal ikan bilis. "just sambal ikan bilis with rice and i'm contented already, and this is heaven!", i said to him every time. then finally, the other day, his mom gave me her recipe!

so, i'm all set to make sambal ikan bilis today! despite the fact that i didn't sleep the night before, i was wide awake with enthusiasm. after circling for more than 30mins, i can't find a wet market that sell pork lard. so i gave up on pork lard and went directly to the local hyper mart.

i love hyper mart, frankly, i'm such a house-man. groceries shopping is such a fun thing, and of cos, i usually overspent haha...anyway, when i got there, i realized i'm short of cash, then when to ATM and bloody hell, my card was stuck in the machine.... hmm....then i had to detour to the bank to claim a new card. it's a peak hour, i had no choice but to double park, and yes, i got ticket cos the bank has a long queue and couldn't get out quick enough...haha...what a day...

finally, went back to the hyper mart bought a new blender/grinder and set home to start my sambal making naked :)


~ ingredients waiting to be unclothed ~


~ one shot with the new "brand-less" blender ~


~ voila! ~

the sambal was yummy!! and it's 90% close to my friend's mom's... haha...oo... did i mention i also bought 30 packs of 1L soya bean?? madness... ;)



Wednesday, October 22, 2008

super cute!! chimp on segway ;)

this so damn cute!!! the chimp is so damn smart, after praticing awhile he can move faster, turn corners and brakes while the guy merely demonstrated how to ride ;)

enjoy, have a good laugh...;)



sometimes i think, some monkeys are really smarter than some human, or, is it some human are dumber than monkeys? ;)



Thursday, October 2, 2008

i'm yours - jason mraz

there is this song that i hear over the radio while i was driving and i couldn't help but sing along everytime. such a catchy tune, such a happy song. and it's a great song to send it out the people we love and a great encouragement song...

such lines like "nothing's gonna stop me but devine intervention", "it's time to win some and to learn some" & "time is short, i'm yours" pretty much my style ;)

let's enjoy it...and sing along will ya? ;)



Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my bestest
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

So, i won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm sure
there's no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate
I'm yours

Scooch on over closer, dear
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spendin' way too long checkin' my tongue in the mirror
and bendin' over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'd be sayin' is there ain't no better reason
to rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
it's what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours

so please don't, please don't, please don't,
there's no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I'm yours



Thursday, September 25, 2008

how do we save malaysia??

send zoolander!! hahahaaa...


malaysia is in deep shit with the primates running the country, inflation is rising faster than you flush the toilet, prices are increasing faster than you wipe your ass...

so the inflation has hit the historical high of 8.5% from 3.7%, 3 years ago...and the opposition is still calculating their fengshui date...what are we gonna do about it?

you know what they say "you need a thief to catch a thief", so the only hope is to send someone that is equally "smart" as the the administration to save us... zoolandaer is our answer!!



the ultimate gas station scene!



everything of the movie in 9min! must watch ;)



{{ zoolander was banned in malaysia cinemas, for obvious reasons }}

1. the PM in the movie was a chinese! only malay can be PM in this primate land.

2. the PM in the movie was dumb! any reflection of similarities or comments of intelligence of the primates is never allowed.

3. zoolander saved the PM! the only things that can save the primate minister are "malay supremacy", keris sword, ISA and adequate of sleeps, definitely not a jewish male model.


some of the famous "intelligent" quotes from zoolander:

- I'm pretty sure there's more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking, and I plan on finding out what that is.

- Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

- If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiselled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.

- At the Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, we teach you that there's more to life than being really, really good looking.

- Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don't play their game.

- I caught my reflection in a spoon while I was eating my cereal, and I remember thinking, "Wow, you're ridiculously good looking. Maybe you could do that for a career." Be professionally good looking.




let's do the zoolander face shall we?! haha ;)


again ;)


one more time ;)



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

mamma mia, here i go again...;)

just back from watching Mamma Mia! The Movie. i must say, i really enjoyed it. the wait & lenghty anticipation was definitely worth it.

i blogged about it sometime in july, read it here "it's mamma mia!" for the trailers & the ultra cool music videos ;)


it's highly recommended to those who loves musical-turned-movie, those who loves love comedy, and of cos those who love ABBA!

meryl streep sang so well, i'm really impressed. what can i say about pierce brosnan & colin firth, dashing as usual ;) colin was a good singer too, impressive, my tears were blocking my vision when he sang ;) and of cos, amanda seyfried is cute ;)

{{spoiler}}
except that part that they made him gay at the end..why must they always so conveniently made the person gay when he was not suppose to end up with the lead actress??


thanks to nuffnang for the free tickets. but i must bitch a little, why must the bloggers being placed on the 4th row from the screen? and the clients allowed to enjoy the movie from the best seats? aren't we as valuable as your clients? we bloggers are actually allowing you to advertise on my personal space with a miserable paycheck? without the bloggers, nuffnang actually has no media space to attract the clients...

perhaps i shouldn't complain too much, after all it is free...;)



Friday, September 19, 2008

i'm writing a story...

the recent events unfolding by itself without any of my contributions. well, i did contribute a little, by casting my vote for the election.

while i wish i could do more, then i realized it's better to mind my own business. my business has been steadily moving forward for the past few months, it's time for me to start penning my new strategy for year 2009. time is running faster than we thought, whether is september 16 or not, it doesn't matter anymore. i just know, it is coming soon, i will just anticipate the trembles.

what matters is we're all merely primates running in the circle chasing a thing we call dream. sometimes the dreams cost us to sacrifice something, or i would usually call it an investment. but is it worth it or not? only ourselves will be able to tell. some says time will tell, i say, let's do it. it's now or never.

i've many dreams & aspirations, one step at a time, i was told. perhaps, sometimes we need to take a giant step too. but often, i was more inspired by this quote:

"i walk fast. if you can't catch up. run."

so i walk fast, faster than many. achieved more than my peers but sometimes, i fell then i climbed, i limped then i crawled, i wooed then i chased, i stopped then i planned, i moved then i rested...i think, it's time to rest again to recollect my thoughts...

while i rest, i have more things running in my already crowded mind... so i need to pen them down, i'm writing a short story now...what is it about? it's about the land of the primates... i shall publish it, soon ;)



Tuesday, September 9, 2008

the art of lying... part 2 - the first black US president (maybe)

the whole world is looking at the possible first black american president. he's not even pure black, i wonder why they call first black president. why can't they call it first white? or first mixed african american? anyway, but we might also looking at the first american-muslim president...

yes, obama could be a muslim all along, and never announce it. his name obama, does it sound muslim to you? look again, his formal name: barack hussein obama. does it sound more muslim to you now?

then again you might said that he has his staunch fouled-mouth "racist" christian priest, Jesse Jackson that stood by him all the time. obama has all along appeared as a staunch christian. while i have absolutely no problem with muslim or christian being the new leader of the world. but i have great reservation about someone who lies before even becoming a president. not to mention his scadalous ties with terrorist , "weatherman" of 70s. and his link with william ayers...

while in malaysia, we have abdullah "flip flop" ahmad badawi. in US we may see the next flip flop in making.

watch this video and you decide yourself.... could someone who's a staunch christian mistaken his own religion?



and he thinks there are 57 states in united states...haha
any 5th grades can tell you that USA only has 50 states!..



so should we vote for the first black president who doesn't even know how many states are there in his own country? ;)



Tuesday, September 2, 2008

a pleasant august...surprisingly

august has been a taboo month for me for many years. surprisingly august 2008 was not as bad as my mind had prepared for. thou there were still some unfortunate events but i won't say it's severe enough to make me knock my head on the wall...;)

biking biking
i bought a mountain bike, finally. i love cycling, touring cross country, something that i use to do when i was in my teen where i traveled almost the whole of malacca state ;) got this "new" bike from a friend but it's pretty good buy with above average component. it cost less than half of what it was supposed to be. i need real bad this time, my bums are shrinking, legs has lost its shape. i use to have great round arse, used to get slapped & pinched at clubs..haha...anyway, time to start biking again and get my arse back in shape ;) will tour up to thailand soon ;)


~ gt avalanche 2.0 with full xt set ~

taking off with new client
finally the newly acquired client has started the engine moving. been rushing some work for julie's biscuit. catch them by the road soon!

reconnecting with ex-girlfriends
i found few of my exes in facebook. some were like as long as 16yrs ago ;) it was a fabulous feeling to find "old" friends who i've shared some precious moment before. i'm glad that some of them are happily married, and getting married. hmm...those old memories sometimes really make us wonder why did we do what we did and would we still behave the same... but it's a sweet find, nonetheless ;)

storming the beach
made a trip back to jb and had the opportunity to stay over at desaru beach. it's one of the few unspoilt beaches in johor state. someone asked "what's there in desaru? there's nothing there". my best answer would be "because there's nothing there." i love remote beaches, basically unwrath by the civilization. but i believe a great company do make a lot of difference as well ;) anyway, i've not been there since 20yrs ago...it's kind of recollecting the old memories. saw a couple of o'skool stuff. really funny.


~ truly untouched ~


~ with a little shade just made it worth a nap ~


~ blue sky against clear sea, isn't this picture complete? ~


~ found this really cute o'skool chocolate, it's called "chocolate bracelet" and it's pretty obvious made for kids under 3yrs old haha... i can barely fit 2 fingers in. it cost only 30 cents! ~

making of plum blossom legs
it's was a great trip except that i was persecuted and tortured by the unwelcomed locals, the sand flies... my beautiful silky legs were scarred, bitten & left with traces of torment...it's now officially the "plum blossom legs". you don't even feel the pain or anything when these parasite kiss you, such a great kisser...damn... you may find it strange that my legs has no hair. i didn't shave, if that's what you wonder. i'm blessed with it, it's genetic thing and there were none visible pores as well. im basically hairless except on those places that the hair has no particular function at all... ;)


~ day 1, felt nothing & laughing about it ~


~ day 2, the itch begins ~


~ day 3, i felt like killing somebody already. the moral of the story, when you're at the beach, wanna act macho, show off your body and lay by the beach make sure you have insect repellent. or else, jus put on your cloths and keep walking ~

keeping alive with muruku while fat boy sleeps
while driving back to jb, i was made the official driver of my son, husky. the bloody cute fat boy was sleeping like a pig, a real fluffy one. so i had to have something to keep me awake & entertained while driving alone, something in my hand & my mouth besides livita and cigarette . muruku, a local indian snack kept me alive.


~ made of flour, indian spice, curry etc...and yes, full of calories ;) ~

now, take a look at the cute fella ;)


~ sleeping like a baby ~


~ still sleeping ~


~ bloody hell, still sleeping... ~

but i love you, boy ;)



Friday, August 29, 2008

i swear...

recently there's a huge trend of swearing in malaysia, starting with the "victim" of a sodomy case, took a vow in the mosque proclaimed that he really, really got screwed behind by our former dpm, then we have our current dpm swore in the mosque that he didn't know & has no connection nor had sex with the dead mongolian "victim", then followed by a former chief minister swore that he didnt' set trap or plant evidence on the "victim" of the corruption case. and suddenly they all "seem innocent", according to the malaysian government of cos...haha i swear, they are just bunch of primitive insect evolving in this hi-tech word. i shall forgive them..

you see where this is going? all swearing comes with a "victim", then the person who had taken his vow deem as innocent suddenly, mind you, you don't even need to go to the court. amazing right? save the court fees. i swear, this is truly inspiring...

i'm not gonna talk about politics, there's nothing much to talk about since saying more than what i should, i swear i might get my ip ban from the government which they just did to a popular website that supposedly displayed libellous, slanderous & defamatory articles and comments about the administration. read here. how could someone block or ban a website? creating a new website address is so damn simple, then just re-point your new site address to your server, all takes less than 5 mins, and the blog owner just did that, 2 mirror sites for you on the spot! here, mirror 1 & mirror 2. and all you need to do is just change your dns address then you're free as a bird again! you can glide into any space again!! really hilarious, i tell you, i swear by the name of my lord, this is insanely hilarious....haha

anyway, i do swear on daily basis. i don't mean taking vow. i mean i swear with the alphabet of "f" but i try my best to make it funny everytime when i use them. so far, the result is fuckinnnnnnnnng great! and i swear no one hates me even i use "f" word during the meeting....cos i always say it with a smile...e.g "fucking hell?? i fucking swear that i've no fucking idea what i'm fucking talking about :)"

then on the other hand, i was made to swear sometimes by some of my ex girlfriends. and i of cos, i swear it diligently in the name of the lord of their respective religions. and i really, i do swear with all my heart on other's god' name. yes, i'm innocent, really, i swear i'm innocent. i will go even go extra mile and hold the holy scripts of your religion to tell you that i'm still a virgin and that woman has nothing to do with me.

court has nothing to do with this anymore, it's between me and the god. no, your god. which religion are you again?? ok, i'm with you. i swear by the sun, the moon, the water, the father, the sons, the holy spirits and the name of your god...allah? jesus? buddha? just give me a name, i will swear it as long you will believe me after i swear it. pls. help me to save my money, court fees could cost thousands...now i'm innocent, let's get married, and i will swear again... ;)

would you please believe me?? **round big blinking eyes** ;)



Tuesday, August 26, 2008

olympics...the right reasons to stop blogging..

ok...i've been really busy lately, i can hear someone is complaining, or else i won't have having hiccups whole day on saturday, seriously, it's definitely not sexy. stop cursing me already ;)

the real reason was it's the lunar 7th month, fengshui master says it's bad to bitch around during this "hungry ghost month" haha....ya right...anyway was finding reason & inspiration to blog....ooo...i found one.

olympic is over!



yea, full of excuses, i'm busy with olympics games. but can you blame me? this olympics is awesome! lots of record breakings, lots of inside stories, lots of gossips....haha....love the drama within the sports.

there were love, laugh, touching moments, winners and sore losers...yes, i meant americans, if not all, mostly from what i see.

here's the top 10 reasons why i love olympics.

1 - there's no fat peaople! woohoo!

2 - all the girls are in great shape!

3 - and they look great in their cloths!

4 - gymnastics girls! i won't not even hesistate a milisecond to consider any of them. too fluid, too beautiful, a true beauty of a woman...


Russian Evgeniya Kanaeva - Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-around Gold


American Nastia Liukin - Women's Artistics Gymnastics Individual All-Around Gold

5 - ok, gymnastics macho men too, these people are not human, how did he manage to do that???


Chinese Chen Yibing - Men's Artistics Gymnastics Individual Rings Gold

6 - it happens once every 4 years only. the next time i watch it, i would be older by 4 years. by then i might not even have the energy to cycle.

7 - high inspirational values, if they can do it, so can i! i think, i can....haha


Jamaican Usain Bolt broke world records for both 100m & 200m!

8 - lots of inside stories, falls & rebounds from the losers to the winners. even some were survivor from cancer, can you beat that?


American Michael Phelps - the greatest olympian of all time, sweeping 8 gold medals in a single Olympics Games and 7 world records. He was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) when he was 9.


Dutch Maarten van der Weijden - Gold medalist of Men's 10km Marathon Swimming. He is a survivor of leukemia where he confronted it in 2001.

9 - the most legitimate way to whack the hell out of americans. i don't hate americans but just sometimes, really, they are too arrogant. from the nbc news you'll see, the commentators always say this when an opponent beat their atheletes "the score is too high" and "we deserve it" and go on to complain about the judges saying "inexperienced judges" haha..sore loser!

10 - a true event that has no boundaries of colors, race, ethnic, religions and age, the oldest were 70 years old and the youngest were only 13! world peace ya...

great job, china! great job, champions.... london 2012 see you soon...;)



Wednesday, July 30, 2008

dumb and hungry...and crazy perhaps...

How does it feel to have Temporary Intelligence Lost? How does it feel when you become stupid & blank in your mind abruptly?

I’ve always pride myself as a very intelligent person with IQ of 146… I’m not sure if that’s still valid since I’m no longer the same age I was 12 years ago. I’ve just got well from a very severe fever recently, or am i really well yet? I’m not sure what this fever has done to me exactly. But I realized one thing, I have very bad memory suddenly and my mind doesn’t function as fast as I want it to be, or rather I’m no longer a quick thinker as I was.

I used to regard as being overly smart is not a blessing but a curse. I still believe that. And, I wished that I was less smart. But I’m now very scared, I’m blank suddenly. I become the total opposite of my usual self. I’m no longer resourceful, no longer responsive to ideas, no longer a quick thinker, no longer a solution provider… I'm brain dead & hungry all the time. What the fuck is wrong with me?

I’m hungry constantly. I get hungry all over again 30mins after my meal! What’s wrong with me? Is it because of the antibiotic? I’m not sure, that stupid antibiotic makes my stomach weary all the time. Finally I’m done eating the last pill from the white bag. I hope I will no longer get hungry so rapidly… Frankly speaking, it freaks me to feel hungry all the time.

Anyway, I’m suddenly a very dumb person. I can’t think of solution as quick as I wish I was. I just get stuck and look into the thin air. Did I just got dumber? Perhaps, I’m. I’m very worried. In my line of duty, it’s my brain that makes money. Now, without it, I may just turn into a piece of wood that the only benefit was to grow mushroom. So this is how it feels being a dumb person…

Suddenly, I’m afraid to be dumb. Suddenly I wish to revoke my prayers that I wish I was less smart so to able to live a simpler life. Can I revoke my prayers now? I wish to be smart all over again…this fever has really burned & killed too much of my brain cells….damn… I may just become not only dumb but also crazy.

How does a person sound when he is crazy, dumb and also hungry all the time?? call me and you'll know... ;)



Monday, July 28, 2008

i had marathon...movie marathon

when was the last time you had your movie marathon? i had mine today.

i had my movie marathon today, alone. since it's very hard to please everyone with few different genre of the movies, and i might just need to invite few different persons, in few different days, just to finish watching movies that i wish to watch. furthermore, my friends has this weird perception that 2 men watching movies together is the "gayiest" thing ever... so i decided, save the trouble, cut the unnecessary strings, go and watch the movies that i've been wanting to watch - Red Cliff & The Dark Knight. hmm... i watched Sex and the City the night before too. So just imagine, if i need to watch all 3 at one go, how many people should i go with??

anyway, i spent almost 6 hours in the cinema hall today. Batman & Red Cliff are both equally long, 2.5hrs, equally great actors.


Red Cliff, for some who doesn't know, it's pride the biggest budgeted Asian film in the history. It's part of the Three Kingdoms story (one of the four greatest chinese novels). Red Cliff is about the first major battle between the North Wei, West Shu and East Wu kingdoms. the greatest battle set against the red cliff, the begining of the formation of three kingdoms. i went in the hall without any expectation. i'm never john woo's fan, and what can you expect when the movie has no 2 guns, john woo's signature? i just want to see the exchange of wits between the 2 greatest strategists of that era, Zhou Yu & Zhuge Liang. I think, Tony Leung did a good job, as always, and i think john was lucky that Chow Yun-fatt declined that role of Zhou Yu. chow might just ruin that character, tony certainly bring out the "unpredictable" & "deep/hidden" side of Zhou Yu. Takeshi Kineshiro's Zhuge Liang is not too bad but a bit cheeky for the greatest strategist of china. well, can't wait for the part 2 thou, where the real battle begins...


The Dark Knight, what can i say? Heath Ledger is a legend! he pulled the entire show in one piece. he pulled the entire audience's attention to him. he's a greater hero in that movie. a villain that you wish he could reprise it in the sequel but it will never be. i doubt anyone could do a better joker than him. such a sad thing for such a talented actor to die so young. i'm never a fan of batman but this time round i wish to watch the sequel with the joker in it! damn. expect the unexpected. all i could say is, watch it twice, not once, twice.







what about Sex and the City? i'm big fan of Sex and the City but the movie seriously....well, just expect the expected then. the girls are getting too old, the only surprise is, miranda got prettier??? actually, less ugly is more appropriate. carrie bradshaw? was she ever attractive? with a crooked nose & cheeks higher than her eyes? hmm...how could that be the benchmark for sexy? i've been wondering it since i fell in love with that series but she does has style ;)... but, i will do samantha & charlotte 10 times and it will still not carrie's turn. err...steve you can keep miranda for as long as you wish :). ok, bring some pop corns, cokes & lots of chips, watch them like how you watch the series then, yes, it feels like watching 4 episodes at one go :)



Saturday, July 26, 2008

i'm hungry as hell....

but i have no appetite at all...what's wrong with me? shit. this sickness is killing me. there's no more fever but the post-fever is eating me up...

i sleep more than usual, get tired easier than usual. i'm barely conscious more than 6 hours at one go, a day.
i get hungry too often, and i lost appetite after 3 bites. i barely finish half of every meal ordered.

and this antibiotic that i'm taking, it freaks me out. it makes me having gastric ache, those type of pain that i've never experienced before. my tummy get upset the entire day after eating it, whether i consume it before or even after meal. it has become a phobia to me, taking that antibiotic...damn. but i had to finish the course. what happens if i don't? will the bacterias live within me resurrect and start crawling out of my throat & nose?? or my anus??

did i mention i sound too sexy now with my nasal influenced voice too? now, my only free passage is also blocked...

i've been nicotine free for 7 days now! amazing? but i don't feel proud at all, cos i lost appetite in everything, even cigarette gives no kick to me.

this is bad, im really, really hungry now but i don't know what to eat.

eat to live is all i have to do now? omg...that's so sad... i need to find a new meaning to this life, seriously...

probably, it is not food that i'm hungry for...



Thursday, July 24, 2008

there is an epidemic going around...

that's what my doctor said to me, quote vis quote.

i'm never a "doctor" person, i remember the last time i visited a doctor must be almost 2 years ago. then yesterday, after being smart-aleck for 2 days, i decided to see a doctor as i realized my temperature raised to 37.6C after it was decreased from 38.4C to 37.1C. my temperature fluctuates since the first day of fever on monday.

i believe she was right about the epidemic. there were few patients before me, and i realized all of them took the same kind of medicine as mine. or could she be advocating certain pharmaceutical brand?

she warned me, in any circumstances if the fever doesn't subside after 2 days we should consult doctor immediately for dengue test and other implications. i visited her on the 3rd day, i suppose not so bad right?

so this fever had quite a few hilarious events anyhow. i was perspiring like a mad cow for the past few days...i had to get up to change my shirt every 3-4 hours! and my bed has turned into a water bed...yes, full of my sweat....damn...but i couldn't do anything, i was just too weak to change the bed sheet every 4 hours. so i've been switching sides of the bed...but it was hilarious, i believe i must have lost at least 1.5kg over the last 3 days...not bad eh?

and this evening when i was about to drive out to feed my wobbly body, i realized my car's tyre was flat! damn...with my current physical condition, it's impossible for me to replace the tyre... so i had no choice but to walk to the closest restaurant, one step at a time. yes, one step at a time.

oo... yes, i've been nicotine-free for 4 days...wonder how long can i maintain this ;)



Monday, July 21, 2008

liberate your mind...

...or liberate the souls of others...

i wonder sometimes why do people like to snoop into other's life, interfering & setting rules to others that they seems deem fit while only adding burden & pressure to others. why do most people only think one-sided and so rigid? there are many possibilities in this world. we should always think from many angles, or at least, 2 opposite angles. is it that tough?

when we need to use our brain to think, most people don't. when things are just as innocent as it is, most people start to think, and often, too much.

do people know that setting rules for others and conveying revengeful message like "if you do this, i'll do this" is a form of harassment? worse still, accusing that our action has ulterior motives! it's done out of love, some might say. but shouldn't love embrace support, encouragement and trust instead of setting the dos & don'ts? to me, it's simply disrespectful to one's freedom... i detest it greatly and i will always retaliate to the very end...

we all live with different values, different cultures and different lifestyles. one's lifestyle may not seem suitable for others but what is a good value? as long it doesn't harm others i believe we should leave it as it is. but no, some people just love to tell people what's what and try to control others' every move, even for the simplest thing like who should we be out with for a sports outing. hmm...what a life eh?

i live my own rules and never follow general public's opinion, i'm a rule breaker. i follow my conscience and, it is always clear. i don't bow to others and only to god, well, HE's "away" most of the time ;) the rules that i've made are to ensure i live with no regrets. i don't have many regrets in life, so far. if i could remember, it would be that i've not done hard enough in pursuing my dreams, and still not able to give enough for the people that i love.

as long our "new" rules doesn't harm others i don't see the need for us to report. you don't have to follow my rules but just respect the rules of my life.

so, if you can't liberate your mind, then liberate those that you can't control...

oo...i'm sneezing now, someone must be cursing me again ;)



Friday, July 11, 2008

it's time to sing...

it's time to sing again for the things that i've adored
it's time to sing again for the things that i've endured
it's time to sing again for the people that i've loved

time will only tell, what i've missed is it really what i've needed
but what i've lost may not return as the way i want it to be
so, should i wait? should i cry? should i hope?

it's time again to sing
it's time again to sing
it's time again to cling
things may not be what it seems

it's time again to sing
it's time again to swing
it's time again to swim
things may not be what it seems

it's time to sing again for the things that i've cried
it's time to sing again for the things that i've cared
it's time to sing again for the people that i've missed

time will only tell, what i've done is it really what i should
but what i've not done could be what i really i needed to do
so, should i care? should i miss? should i continue?

it's time again to sing
it's time again to sing
it's time again to go
things may not be what it seems

it's time again to sing
it's time again to swing
it's time again to return
things may be just what it seems...

~~

my eyes were closed all the time when writing these...
dedicated to those who have painted colour in my life & hope to inspire the lost souls within us in searching for their destiny...



Thursday, July 10, 2008

it's mamma mia!!

mamma mia! is coming !! omg... i can't really wait for it. for those who were born in 60s and those that grow up during 70s hippies era or those that had to "endure" your parents records... surely you know what is mamma mia, yes it's ABBA! yes i'm so damn excited about it. this musical movie is gonna be awesome. it's gonna be an awesome chick-flick. yes, i love chick-flick! and i love musical! it is based on the super duper popular broadway/west end musical - mamma mia!. and every song in there is from ABBA... isn't it amazing?! you get to hear "dancing queen", "money money money", "knowing me, knowing you" and of cos "mamma mia" all over again!



i also don't know why i'm a bit head over heel of this super ever green ABBA that i grew up listening to my parents' records... damn. i'm super excited and i immediately downloaded their greatest hits! if you want it, drop me a mail i will send them to you ;)

what can i say? ABBA started a new pop trend in 70s with their catching tunes, and they were hot looking (then). wait, do you know ABBA is actually from Sweden? ;) ABBA were formed by 2 pairs of then husbands & wives with initials of A & B... Björn Ulvaeus & Agnetha Fältskog; Benny Andersson & Anni-Frid Lyngstad. sweet right? haha..

they should start to do a retrospective or make a come back of all the 70s inspired musical, "grease" was great. i wonder when is the musical "mamma mia!" coming to town...

here's the trailer for the new movie mamma mia! from meryl streep & pierce brosnan, yes they sing & dance in there! also, special treats of the originals at the bottom... enjoy ;)


~ trailer 1 ~


~ trailer 2 ~


....and the original songs...woohoo ~~


~ mamma mia ~


~ dancing queen ~


~ give me, give me, give me (a man after midnight) ~


~ knowing me, knowing you ~


~ money, money, money ~


~ take a chance on me ~

everything about ABBA & mamma mia!:
mamma mia! the film
mamma mia! the musical
official ABBA site
ABBA on wikipedia



Wednesday, July 9, 2008

so... this is how it feels...

this is gonna be a long post, pls. grab a coffee... i've been feeling like shit for the past few weeks, that explains why i was absence from here for 2 weeks. i'm trying to examine what's the cause of my melancholy self... perhaps, i'm having early menopause.

on second thought, it's july and august is coming. july & august have been my taboo month on annual basis, and it has never failed to spoil my life. i'm never a superstitious person, but this is weird, the coincidence is quite bizarre:

august, 2003 - i tendered my resignation from the no. 1 international advertising agency in the country which i had enjoy working with for 6 years due to i wish to stay away from all the politicking & power struggles. i simply hate backstabbers & politics.

july/august, 2004 - i volunteered to head a project for the local's largest bank, while i was another international agency which ranked top 3 in the country. it was a deadly decision as the team was meant to have 4 person but ended up i was all alone to "head" the "team". had to work night & day yet the country head was not even a bit of appreciative. as a result, i neglected my son, which caused him to have defunct leg formation. my greatest regret.

august, 2005 - joined a formerly no.1 film production house as general manager which was to tasked to rebrand the company to its former "glory". it turned out to be a fatal mistake, the "family-oriented" company is much ruthless than corporate. i quit few months later as i refused to be their butcher to my staffs.

july/august, 2006 - had a big row with my landlord who forcefully built an extension to the house i was staying and causing us to fall sick due to the dust. not to mention that the non-partisan property agent "turned" up to be the landlord's daughter!! then i refused to move out one month ahead from the contract expiry date. it resulted a stand-off situation that almost require police's intervention.

july/august, 2007 - almost died when move into this new house when i was cleaning the cabinet, the ceiling fan hit the cabinet and slashed my neck. the story was posted in "august ordeal" in 2007. also had to deal with the idiot ex-landlord who refused to return my deposit when i moved out, which inspired me to write a post "chinaman with flat limpy hair and metal frame glasses"...and my cat, ruby died ...

now it's july and, august 2008 is coming. seriously, i could already feel the wind before the storm:

my client, a local giant property client whose chairman was recently named the new billionaire in the country threatened not to pay the long overdue project that has been on-hold since march 2006. as far i'm concerned, the project has completed but last minute after produced the colour proof (last stage before printing) they wanted to add additional pictures which....i'm still waiting since october 2007. the amount is quite substantial for my tiny-size company. the 3rd party has begun chasing the payment. can't blame them but i've not even collected payment yet. the 3rd party costs contribute about 80% of the total cost. so factor in the delay & operation cost, i'm already not making profit even if i managed to collect the full amount.

and, we resurrected a project from april 2006 which i was never paid. have been having all shit from this smart-aleck client who claims she knows everything yet can't even make up her mind. the visual was already approved in 2006 but she "needed" new options, and we presented additional 20 options. and she always give us a fake launch date and postpone it after. finally she agreed to one version, then after 3 months later, now, she complained the picture given by her is not nice?! and the colour is too green?! it's the same colour since 3 months ago man, wtf... it was meant to launch end of this month, yet it's postponed till further notice, again.

two of my favorite clients, both from different company are leaving their company this week. that means i might lose this account/company. cos' there will be a new head coming. so as usual, new head, new style, new favorite agency.

someone close to me, who i value very much suddenly vanish into the thin air. i don't know why and have been scratching my skull till almost bald. but i decided to give it a rest, since pursuance could be a form of harassment, sometimes.

payment from other clients are also delayed.

one of my company cheques almost got bounced.

my uncle (RIP) just passed away unexpectedly last friday.

anyway, this post is getting too long... someone will complain again... finger crossed, august here i come ;)



Tuesday, July 8, 2008

the rise of moronism...

i'm trying to keep this post light & simple cos' i was complained that my posts were too deep & heavy sometimes...so let me try... ;)

i'm laughing not because i'm happy but because i'm laughing of what the world has turned into today. there's a rise of moronism these days, it's the new "trend", and i'm certain of it.

while i can't really do anything about it, the only thing i could do is to laugh about it. laugh about their self-righteousness, their silliness, their naive-ness, their ill-mannerism, their smart-aleck attitude... anyway, it's a good laugh when you see people running in the circle and thinking that they got it all right. although i would try to help to point the right direction, or, at least i think it's the right direction... but somehow they prefer to have their "principles". so i could only sit back & watch, perhaps, with a pack of potato chips in my hand and enjoy the drama unfolding by itself.

some morons are just beyond salvation as i relate to certain events in my work. there are smart-alecks that think they are the smartest of all and as well ill-mannered. they refuse any suggestions and only want things to be their way but when things turn out to be opposite of what they had expected, i would then be called in to solve their woes. that's a good side of the story... the bad side? they would blame me for not enthusiast enough in promoting my advises and failed to convince them to take up my offers. i could only laugh with my tears. nothing more, damage has been done. i've never called any of my clients names but this time they do deserve a new name that starts with B. they irked me more than the dog's poo on my bed.

many kids and including adults are becoming mannerless these days too. they call it an "attitude", since when being rude is a cool thing? i always get people adding me over facebook or friendster without leaving a note or a simple "hello"... sorry, i don't add strangers that has no manners... :P what happen to our good old society with good courtesy & etiquette? i was brought up with 2 phrases in mind, say "please" whenever you ask for a favour and say "thank you" whenever you receive kindness but i hardly hear it these days. and, i could hardly see people returning kindness or a simple hello when is being greeted too. does picking up our 100g mobile phone equal to weight-lifting in olympic when we're to return a missed-call? a lof of people take things for granted and consider it as their birth-right, disregarding other's presence and value. i guess they deserve their price tag, except, i'm on "sale" 4 seasons a year...

who should we blame? well-mannered has everything to do with how we're being brought up and our surrounding. should we blame our parents? or the globalization? american tv/movies that promote f-words as a daily conversation? internet that expose us to profanity? frankly speaking, there's no one else except ourselves in the mirror... simple rule is, don't treat people the way that we don't wish to be treated.

without etiquette & manners, we are nothing more and probably less than an animal. at least, my dog wags his tail when he sees me or when i give him food; my cat purr when i hold her or talking to her. so, are we human being still a supreme being compare to other living things on earth?

yes, we're still a lesser moron, when compares to trees... let's give ourselves a pat on the shoulder, say "thank god" and have a good laugh ;)

to end this, i present you the latest lewd act of our so-called leaders in the country, our members of parliament from the ruling party - barisan nasional: barisan nasional backbenchers club deputy chairman and chief minister of pahang. they said, they didn't do it. maybe i've chinese eyes can't see clearly. you guys judge for yourself... ;)



Monday, July 7, 2008

i'm losing interest in women...

i've never short of choices since i was 14 years old, my 1st girlfriend made me choose among her and her other 2 best friends who also interested in me. even up to to date i'm still having this kind of "luxury", choices are still pouring all over. i'm not bragging and neither am i complaining but i think i seriously have an issue with women, lately.

for the past few weeks i've come across some very attractive people. some were fond of me, pretty persuasive. some were merely good friends that i enjoy having a good conversation.

there were few of them have shown interest in me and they can be pretty direct, not to mention that some even offer to come over to my house or invited me to their place, for various reasons & excuses. they are all quite attractive in their own unique way; pretty, cute, tall, petite, slim, great figure, wealthy etc.. but yet, i have no interest in any of them... probably, i'm turning gay...

while i'm not sure what my problem is but all i could say is, i'm losing interest in all the bees, butterfly & flower stories. i've never really enthusiastically courted a girl in my life. perhaps, i was too pampered with choices laid in front of me. though i have been always pretty receptive to be surrounded by the girls, after all, which man doesn't? but lately, i'm losing my grip in taking up those offers.

i remember once, i declined a gay guy who confessed to me and i told him "i'm still not tired of women, when i do, i will let you know." perhaps now is the time?? guess not, perhaps i'm just a little confused with my sexual orientation.. perhaps, i just need some time to sort out the conflict in my heart...or, at least i hope.

nonetheless, i do get to know some nice people these days. they are also very attractive people, they are great company for laughter and we could talk about anything but absolutely no lust involved. these are the girls that i would keep as good friend and not as toys. i believe, sometimes having a female confidant is much better than a male best friend. i know most people can't believe that a male & female can be good friends, and they could be as narrow as relating it to sex or lust whenever they see a guy & a girl alone together doing the simplest thing such as walking at the same direction or merely having coffee/dinner.

after all, i've more female friends than male friends. i would say those close friends that i have, most of them are female. so if my girlfriend forbid me from seeing any girls then she would be asking me to disown 90% of my friends and leave me with just a handful of friends. but if those girls are fat & ugly then it's a different story altogether ;) i find it sexist somehow... in fact, most of my ex-girlfriends always thought that i only have 3 best friends. well, that's because these 3 best friends are actually male.

since most girls can't handle the fact that their boyfriends could have attractive female good friends then perhaps, we the boyfriend should turn on our gay radar whenever our girlfriends are not with us? so when we men start losing interest in women and start showing interest in men, is it really our fault? ;)



Sunday, June 22, 2008

where the hell is matt?


Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

it took 14 months, 42 countries, cast of thousands to make this video.
very heart-warming. world peace.... ;)
let's do the matt dance sometime?...

check out the website here www.wherethehellismatt.com



Wednesday, June 18, 2008

i dreamed i walk into a morgue & lost my time...

many times, i tried to work my time according to my own desire. but somehow, it's always being decided by others. i've tried to ignore & don't care. i guess, i'm just too accomodative sometimes. i should act tough, at least as how i look...many said i look cool, fierce & arrogant. actually, i'm totally opposite. haks.. mystery is unsolving by itself. i'm no longer cool...

i've just woke up from my sleep about 2.5hours ago at 4pm. yea, it's bad but i really needed some sleep. and, i dreamed that i walked into a morgue & got stranded within the dentistry machines! weird ~ time to pick up some dead bodies? time to visit my dentist? ohya, my wisdom tooth! hmm...

i was working throughout the past 3 days without a proper sleep & meal time. last night, i was rushing some work for a client till 7am this morning. i only manage to take my breakfast, lunch & dinner all at once at close to midnight at 11pm. but i needed to, to endure it, cos' i've given my word. so i decided to wait for her to arrive in the office to confirm receiving the mail. their email system is somewhat screwed up. just like 2 days back when i promised to deliver the work first thing on monday morning, which i did. i worked through sunday night, emailed at 6am. knowing that the timeline is not to our advantage and the feedback was required by noon in order to meet the deadline but... until 2.30pm the email was not even arrived yet! so we'd wasted 3/4 of the day waiting for the email. so re-sent and finally the feedback came back in the evening. there goes my nights. cos' i have other 2 urgent deadlines to catch the next day. damn...

imagine, i was so busy that i actually didn't have time to smoke. a blessing in disguised?

and sometimes, i wonder why do people take advantage of other's precious time while not allowing people to share theirs. does their time more precious than ours? is their time running at 45seconds and not 60? these people are pretty selfish & inconsiderate. they will let you into the swirl of hopes and then "missing in action" momentarily. then jump back into your life again when you're about to let go & forget then expect you to give the immediate attention. it's sweet at times, it's bittersweet and i don't like it. i prefer to live in certainty and not in a state of full of "hopes".

while i may not be the best man when comes to time management but i've never missed any of my working deadlines with any of the clients. in fact, i would rather miss my hot dates cos' when it comes to promises made, i'll do every mean to keep it. well, on the other hand, i'm known for being late for any dates. irregardless the girl is hot or not, short or tall, slim or fat. hang on, for the fat ones, i would usually skip the appointment! i've let girls waited for me for more than 4 hours before while i was trying to "finish" my urgent work in the office. and i've never been early in any of my first dates. usually, i would late by 15min. yes, i'm bad. when it comes to attending dates, i think, i'm a woman. other than that, i'm perfectly musculine ;)

i love to squeeze everything i can into my "free" time and make it seems like "on the way" or "by the way" thing. so i "waste" no time. like when i'm driving, i love to be on the phone. when i'm heading to a location, i love to cover some other areas so i could find a better way next time and check out the scenery. i love to have my meal and watch tv or shows at the sametime. i love to check out other shops when i'm in the mall even if i wasn't planning to buy. i love to go thru all the groceries when i'm in a hypermart. i'm on the way, anyway...

most people says i'm too calm when comes to deadlines & problems and they can never notice the anxiety on my face. certainly, i have my own anxiety, i do lose sleeps over matters but i would never show. cos' when you're to lead a team, you must not send the wrong signal down. i love to plan, strategize the situation, forecast the disaster. so when any mischap do happens, i already have the solutions in hand. nothing is a problem, when you've the solutions.

so shouldn't i just lay back and relax a little? ya, ya, provided if i have the time... damn... :)



Monday, June 16, 2008

a week of tall orders...

omg.. this week is such a packed week with lots of "first" & "new" happenings. i was busy like a dog, mind stuck like a pig. but i still managed to laugh a little from the little wonders i could get. i believe, sometimes we just need to learn to look at the tiniest things to find the greatest laughters we can get.

it's a good week after all. firstly, puma's first roadshow has finally kicked-off over the weekend. they have also given me another new task. then received a new job order from a different department from an existing education client, which is not very usual. but thanks to the those that have faith in me. well, i'm just done with the creative visuals a couple of hours ago, emailed at 2am. then finally, the most awaiting confectionery client has agreed to award me a new campaign with 2 further new projects. 3 new orders from 3 new clients, it's not bad. missing dinner is all worth it when someone has faith in you... well, i had dinner at 12am a moment ago, alone again, and that's not new ;)

and now, i'm rushing for the local gaming giant's creative for calendar. it's a pitch campaign, hopefully hearing another good news soon. it was rejected earlier, and now i'm reproposing a totally new concept. something to do with bull? err... yes, i'm taking a break from the jam-packed schedule to pen this down. tonight, is a non-sleep night. i got to finish the job in order to hit my deadline tomorrow. i guess, next month i must hire some fellas to help me before i turned into a hunchback of advertising.

funny thing is this week, most of the people i met were taller than. well, girls basically. while was conducting the induction for the roadshow, out of 4 promo-girls, 2 were taller than me. on friday night, i had an unplanned clubbing trip with my good friend of 20 years. we were supposed to only have dinner & chill at his place to check out his newly bought puppy, leila. then as usual, this happening fellas got his special invitation to clubs again. so he dragged me along, it was meant to be a 2-hour thing. as usual, unplanned, we spent longer than that. when we're at the club, heritage mansion, he introduced his 4 girlfriends to me, out of 4, 3 taller than me. i can't really remember their names already, as usual again. then we moved on to poppy garden for a quick round, while we're about to leave, bumped into my other girlfriends, out of 3, 2 taller than me. what the hell?! all these girls were like 5'8/5'9 and with 4-5 inch heels. what's wrong with the people these days? what do they eat actually?! ok ok, i'm height-challenged. but i played basketball for my school?! ok, must be the food. i don't eat that much when i was young. i should have. or i should have worn heels too! damn...

but i had very fulfilling saturday, nonetheless. haven't been this relax for a longest time. now, honeymoon weekend is over, time to get my arse glued to my working chair again... it's a working sunday and it's a father's day. what did i give to my dad? a text message & quick call. what did i get from my kiddos? a bunch of shit. but that's all i need from them ;)

how i wish, tomorrow is a holiday... hmm... strange... i never wish for holidays... but... i guess, i do need one soon.



Wednesday, June 11, 2008

the art of lying... part 1 - malaysian prime minister

let's face it everyone lies. in fact, it's a part and parcel of our life. it's just another form of communication. an essential tool for selling & conviction.

i'm not saying i condone lying. i dislike liars but i hate lousy liars even more! you need to have skill when it comes to lying. in fact, so much so that lying has become an art. i mean, since 99.99% of the world population lies, we have no choice but to accept it. what's the 0.01%? they are vegetable lying in the hospital bed.

but nothing beats lousy liars with hypocrite kindness and cosmetic righteousness. i despise them so much so that i would rather save the thousands ants in my bathroom, one by one and let hypocrites drown in the toilet bowl. it's the worst form of human kind. truly self-righteous, no shame & despicable! in fact, they shouldn't even be using their mouth for communication. their mouth should only be used to complete the empty space below their nose and nothing more.

so we need skills when it comes to lying. but what is a good lie? why not let's examine the bad lies first?

example 1:
rumour has it that malaysian prime minister, a recent widower of 1 year is dating again.
malaysian pm: i'm not remarrying, and i have no lover. It's all rumour!
3 months later, he's married to his dead wife's brother's ex-wife.
reporter: but you said, it was all rumour?
malaysian pm: it's rumour because the marriage date was not correct.

example 2:
malaysian pm: no, there will be no election this year. it's all rumour.
the next morning, he announced parliament is dissolved. general election is next month.
reporter: but you said, it was all rumour?
malaysian pm: because we had submitted to the king but it's not approved yet.

example 3:
during general elections, many politicians made promises. it's known fact that fuel price always increase right after elections.
malaysian pm: there won't be any fuel rise after we win the election!
2 & 1/2 months after elections, the government announced fuel increase in the historic high of 41%!

example 4:
speculations has been going on that the fuel will increase.
malaysian pm: we'll study it and will not burden the public.
(3 june) domestic trade minister: foreigners are ban to fill petrol in the country, 50km radius from the border. it's to give the benefits back to the people.
(4 june, morning) domestic trade minister: fuel will not increase, and will review it in august.
(4 june, 5pm) malaysian pm: fuel will be increased 41% starting midnight and electricity will increase up to 26% from july onwards. but it's still among the cheapest in the region (while comparing to singapore, thailand, japan etc., the non-petroleum producing countries)
reporter: but government said it's only in august?
malaysian pm: do you think it's easy for us to announce this? it took us 4 hours this morning to discuss this. 4 hours you know? it's not easy!
(5 june) domestic trade minister: there is no question about foreign-registered cars enjoying the subsidy anymore. the ban has been lifted.

these are just some classic examples, of course there are more. it's malaysia, everything is possible. we call our land the bolehland, boleh means can/possible in malay language. every rumour is usually 99% truth, 1% might just due to natural disaster.

i promised myself before that i don't discuss politics here but... the aftermath of bad decisions made by voters is just too overwhelming. for the record, i voted opposition. anyway, can someone tell me where can i get a voodoo doll? i need to pin someone out of his political career...

we have lousy liars but they will only succeed when they have naive believers, some call them kind listeners. or audiences that have been paid off, showered with jewels, rewards & free holidays or even a cheap ticket for some play or theater...

after all, trust is a choice. some people just choose to believe even when they know very well that, that crook is full of bullshit. giving the benefit of the doubt? i doubt it. it's just purely dumb. sorry, i've no respect for hypocrites and his/her shit-followers.

i shall continue this topic some other day... these hypocrites make me headache. i shall talk about the liars among us. probably more related to relationships, at least it's more fun. perhaps also will help some to master their lying skills... who knows...

till then... have fun learning a thing or two from our 'beloofed' prime minister of bolehland, perhaps smile a little... ;)

oh, i forgot to mention that abdullah ahmad badawi, our 'cute' malaysian prime minister has quite a few cute nicks bestowed by the people. perhaps, he should consider them for his msn messenger. shall list some here for your enlightenment:
- bodowi - bodoh means stupid in malay language.
- sleepy head - he dozed off many times during parliament and official functions, numerous pictures were captured.
- the father-in-law - his son-in-law was 'rumoured' to be influential to his decision making.
- biadapwi - biadap means rude & arrogance in malay language.
- flip-flop - pls. refer to the above events for enlightenment.

i quite like 'flip-flop'. sounds very hip-hop & it has "energy" in it ;)