The Moon Over Bourbon Street

I have discovered the aural (not oral, they do sound the same) joy of listening to Sting.

The house is in tip top condition, awaiting delightful Christmas. Thank goodness for holidays.

Watched "Bolt 3D" with Ken Vin and Marko last Monday. Pretty silly and a bit of a knock-off if you ask me. The 3D thing did not do much magic over the course of the 2 hour plus movie. I was expecting to see things pop out of the screen believeably, but no hope of that there. And it was 18 quid (bucks) for 1 tikkit. Vat the bloody hell vas zat all about? Nearly twice of ze normal tikkit. Probably ze regular 2D should be equally as good. Bah.

And had a "cousin's only" outing on Saturday. Watched "Yes Man". I do not have much to complain about that movie. Except that part about the horny old lady. 'Twas a gag-filled moment. Storyline was not that bad, they threw in the female protagonist for good measure, I'm sure, to act alongside Jimmy. After all, it could not hurt to have a pretty supporting actress. The star was of course, You-Know-Who. Not that You-Know-Who of Potter fame.

And got meself a book about guitar chords. Some pretty cool stuff if you ask me.

Okay.

Last but not least (this is not a factual essay fyi), Fröliche Weihnachten. That's German/Deutsch for Merry/Happy Christmas, in case you were wondering.

very Stupid

Hey guys, you should read this pulp.

http://www.wikihow.com/Seduce-a-Woman

Read it to the very last letter. Lord, how does anyone come up with articles like that? Isn't something like that supposed to come naturally? I mean, it was all right when they came up with "how-to" stuff on gardening, cooking and the like. But "How-to-seduce-a-woman"?? That's just not right. Show strategic weakness? Manage your reputation and image? Doesn't it feel so unnatural, trying to pick up this or that gal based on some "how-to" bollocks picked up online? Isn't it simpler to say "I wanna sleep with you"? (warning: slaps might be delivered,and mortal hatred from said female to you may occur. So use this advice at your own risk) And last but not least, always use protection.

Here's another classic one: How-to-Apologise

http://www.wikihow.com/Apologize

I don't know about you, but these things come naturally to me (hold on, that ain't right).

Check this out

Oh, and before I forget, please check out the word Lucullan on Dictionary.com
It's another one of those words where they have a famous being's name as part of an adjective. Examples of these are, "Freudian, Shakespearean, Orwellian" and so on.
I wish they have something like Khooian, since they already have Chiayewnian and Keynesian.
(Keynesian is part of some economics term I have forgotten light years ago. What the fuck.)

A reason for serious stupidity

I seriously ahve to make it a point to blog at least twice a month.
The finals is one week from now and here I am, making some stupid promise. One that I will invariably break. With passion. Okay, I was kidding with the last part. Kidding...kiddy...kiddy fiddlers. Hah, kiddy fiddler, a new word I have learnt that is used to describe paedophiles. So if somehow your "paedophile" sounds like peedofile,which is wrong, you have another alternative word to use.

I have a book on the plays of the early English theater. Finally, a book on Doctor Faustus and the greater devils. And Macbeth, treacherous prick.

I am getting better at ping pong. Thank God for patient friends.

The Prancing Piglet

And here I was a-thinkin, "Should I have 2 towels instead of 1? One for to wipe myself after showering, and another to wipe my ass after a good, long dump." I mean, should we use one towel as a 2-in-1 cloth for both distinctively different activities? One which involves scrubbing one's body after a good shower (or bath in some of your cases, not mine. They don't have tubs here..) and another which involves wiping an excretory orifice (after you, of course, wash up..). I am indeed stuck in the deepest of dilemmas on whether to bring an extra towel here to assist in the increasing of my hygenic habits here at Nilai. After all, to live in the woods, doesn't mean one can't shit in style. And cleanliness.

P.S. Notice my Dictionary.com RSS? Kindly refer to it to learn new words every day. If it works for me, it should work for you.

P.P.S. I have been meaning to change the font to more baby-friendly words so you squinty eyed short sighted people will be able to "enjoy" reading my blog more. Thing is though, I only had the intention. Perhaps not the will. Hmm...

To pussy is to wussy

I like drinking can drinks with straws. Now that's just sissy. I mean, the alpha-male way of drinking a can drink especially beer is a straight-down-shot hole-in-one. Not that kind of hole-in-one. Coming to think of it, a lot of my jokes have sexual connotations. If you call them jokes. What a pervert...

So as I was saying, drinking otta cans with straws. I do have my reasons, even if they may be lame. Try taking a close look at a can. A clean look does not guarantee a clean surface. So, dear reader, try remembering that before taking a single, manly/womanly gulp at that Coke or Tiger or Heineken or whatever your part of the world calls it.

Anecdote section is over. Time for the hardcore stuff. I played ping pong today. Not that hit-to-the-wall-and-it-comes-back-atcha shit. Real ping pong. On a real ping pong table. Not on the floor. I have won the amateur cup for ping pong!!! Not. That's just the conceited part of my self typing.

Im currently reading this book called the Dictionary of the Khazars. A really weird ass book or so-called lexicon-novel. It features weird ass stuff like this princess who has a curse written on her eyelids every night before she sleeps so no one can come and harm her or rape her or whatever perverted men in the olden days do to their women. So there was this one day her servants thought to have some fun and surprise dear princess and brought 2 mirrors of which one mirrors the future and one the past. And they so conveniently, stupidly forgot to wipe off the word on our dear princess that when she woke up, she saw her death and after a coupla seconds died. Ok, it was not written as-a-matter-of-factly like how I did here, for the tone was quite dark.

Oh yeah, and iTunes is a far cry from what Windows Media Player is. In fact, besides the inability to delete songs the conventional way, as in highlight a song and right click delete, ya have to find the folder and delete the song. Even so, the "recently added" list stays the same save for the exclamation mark. Somebody help!!!
(I doubt anyone would even offer any.)

And my lifelong dream of having a Rubiks Cube is shattered. It ain't easy. It ain't a cakewalk to solve it as I thought it was. And thus, it has been scrapped and left in a corner of my study here at Nilai.

On another note, I have this thing which has been bugging me for quite a while. My inability to remember important dates, such as birthdays. Ok, just my inability to remember birthdays. It is hell of a lame excuse. Ok, its a fking lame excuse.

And as for having fun, I finally have GTA San Andreas for PC. A dream come true. A bloody fun game. Ji Ming, wish you were here to enjoy this game!!! But then again, it ain't GTA4. Gamer ranting over.

And since I feel I do owe you an explanation about my long absence from the blog-o-pyramid, I will say that I was having another job besides being a slave driver.

The universal sign of ignorance

Aah, the mighty gesture of shrugging one's shoulders. An action that says, "Either what you just said was so incomprehensible I could not understand it" or "Are we on the same page here? Or was he just speaking a Mandarin?"

So anyway, I have finally fulfilled a life-long dream of purchasing a Rubik's Cube. Yes, I finally own a psychedelic cube of many different colours and a wealth of solutions to make all the colours on each face uniform.
Forgive me as I am quite overwhelmed with emotion.

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Sniff, ok. I have been getting many tags to do. But I am oh-so-lazy. Oh and my handphone bill is overdue. I finally borrowed a PSP USB cable. I can now listen to music on my PSP and it is somewhat no longer a white elephant. Circuits analysis is one hell of a difficult subject. I am now a sort-of-artist. Been drawing a lot on A2 sheets of paper. And the holidays are nearly onto me. Not that sort of onto, if you get what I mean. I have been digressing. Here goes something (nothing..).

This one's for Ji Ming.

If you could spend one ringgit in 5 minutes, what would you spend on?
The question is, who would I spend it on? If it was at least RM500, myself. But since it's RM1 that I got for free, I'll probably just give it to somebody else.

What is your most favorite thing to do?
My thang? Reading a bloody good novel. I was about to say listening to opera, but that would cost me a pretty penny. Is the Sydney Opera House as good as its reputation?

What kind of news do you read?
Uh, Malaysian political news. And world news. Just to make myself seem learned.

What would you give up in return to eat all you want in the world and not get fat?
I wouldn't have to give up anything. I already have that ability. What remains to be seen is to keep my cholesterol level lower than the average heart attack patient.

Is there someone in your heart right now?
Yeah, probably. Wanna know who?....me.

Do you believe you can survive without money?
Absolutely not. I quote my sister, "You spend like a girl!!"

What are you afraid to lose the most?
My humanity.

What do you feel like doing right now?Drilling on some Technical Maths. Love that stuff. (I am officially a nerd. I think.)

If there's someone that you love,would you confess to him/her?
Hmm, depends on who and when I do love.

List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
Aah, now this question, me likey. Leow Ji Ming. Hmm, I ain't gonna curry favour you or anything, but I have almost never met anyone capable of quoting offhand something from the Bible. Except my aunt. Another thing 'bout this guy is, girls dig him. There was this occasion this chick shouted out his name in the corridor at Taylor's just to get his attention. Wow, his attention must be that precious. I have not been with this guy for a long time, but he's going to do great in his life. I know this much is true. I'm a scary judge of talent.

What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
My list will have to be faxed to whoever made up these questions. I am going to get finger cramps just typing them. And carpal tunnel.

What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
Hmm, if I do think my other half is bad, I wouldn't make her my other half at all. See, I plan to be engaged for at least 1x10^n years.

If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?Chocolate, the food of love. "I have been used to consider poetry the food of love."

If you had a choice to be rich or happy,which one would you pick?
I'd pick to be just me. Although rich would be nice.

If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?The proficiency with which I swear.

My inability to express myself.
Happens when something or someone takes my breath away and sends it down my ass. Cut that last half of the sentence.

Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
My sister!!!

How do you see yourself in 10 years time?
Sitting on an opulent throne with a queen who is beautiful in my own eyes.
Okay, throne ain't there, and I definitely see some office work coming along. But the wife is there all the same.

What is the one thing you love about yourself?
My brutal honesty. God gave us tongues to give others a lashing. And to kiss.

If you can bring only one thing along with you to another world,what would it be?
First of all, I ain't gonna be able to grab hold of anything before I die, as I wouldn't be able to know when. There is no second. But if you insist, a splendid novel. Wait, no. My collection of Andrea Bocelli CDs.

What are you doing the rest of your life?

I don't know about you. I know I'm going to be reading. English novels that is.
I currently am reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. If you like history, devious and ugly vampires (not your usual romantic-novel-fare), and flashbacks, and letters, then this is the book for you. It's about this (nameless, as the author doesn't mention the names of main characters much) chick who discovers that her father discovers that his professor and himself have something in common. A book. With a woodcut of Dracula aka Vlad the Impaler on it. Istanbul and the usual Transylvania fare. Nice book.

I am also currently going through some Death Note manga. Yaya, it's a comic. But I am only human, needing graphics to stimulate imagination, not just words. What kind of graphics and imagination, I leave it up to you to find out.

Bought Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice which are both by Jane "The Honourable" Austen. At a dirt cheap price. At Sunway Square. One font-size 10 book costed RM 8.50. Now that's fricken cheap, if we were to compare classics books to modern day novels.

Attended some mockingbird TAYMUN Conference on Saturday. All I have to say is I got pretty sleepy after a lunch in which proud PM4-ers accused me of being a fake PM4 even though I never was a PM4-ian.(I read that post on me by the way, Kong Chia Yew...very funny...) Bugger. Then Ken Vin and I went to Subway to get some "cookies" for Roshan and the both of us. Bla bla bla, then after the conference, we went to Ken Vin's one room place of residence. Such a spartan, sparse room compared to his room(s) in Ampang.

Tags will come later if I can overcome my fear of lameness.

Our duty to the Party

As I was revisiting 1984, I happened across a few phrases in Newspeak which consequently induces me to teach you, dear reader, George Orwell's Newspeak. Okay, I would not call it teach, but rather, enlighten. (Newspeak-Oldspeak aka English)

doublepluscold- superlatively cold
doubleplusgood- excellent, superlatively good
speedful- rapid
speedwise- quickly
goodwise- well
plusuncold- warm
undark- light
unlight- dark
goodthink- orthodoxy
crimethink- thought crime, meaning thinking something against the Party
thinkpol- Thought Police
goodsex- chastity (wt....)
joycamp- forced-labour camp

good, gooder, goodest

Ingsoc- English Socialism

The very concept of cutting language into little fragments and joining them together with other words seems so sinful, as you can see from the Newspeak vocabulary above. Imagine, if we were all forced to speak like that. Words will certainly lose their power. Imagine me typing "My day doubleplusgoodful" when all I wanted to say was "My day was bloody brilliant". Which one sounds better? You tell me.

The sole object of Newspeak, if you have read Nineteen Eighty-Four was to limit the people's vocabulary into politically correct monosyllables which sound like a duck's quacking. Imagine Malaysia Today trying to condemn the present government in ever-so-limited words. Bloody funny article that would make.

This is my second semester at Nilai. And we are differentiating exponentials. Bloody Blogger does not allow me to show my Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0 equation. And yeah, we learnt how to use Microsoft Word to type in equations and all last semester. Anyone need help locating the equation editor, you are welcome to ask me. I am rarely that generous. Just do not take advantage of it.

Oh and finally, just because I have not gotten a "girlfriend" after so long a time which is usually the time taken for the average teenager to get a so-called life partner, it does not mean I swing the other way or anything. Somebody in my college asked me if I liked looking at girls as KL has quite a lot of pretty ones. I said, not much, I don't like to waste time. I was then asked if I preferred looking at guys.

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I do not have to swear on the Bible or anything to prove I am innocent of homosexuality (like the current situation happening here). I have nothing to prove to anyone. So what? I'll get a woman at 30 and marry at 40. (I think....)Sue me.

If I were a carpenter, and you were a lady

War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

Turn up the Radio!

Aw right people. Face the music. It's one of those times of the year where Sumatera fan their winds of fwendship and spread their definitely warm and smoking love to us. Aah, we can definitely boost foreign relations like this. Then here we have an idjit doing some unauforised burning to cleah his lands for some purported agricultural activity. F you. No-friggin-body gave you clearance to open burn.

On anuvver bleaker note for you human rights people, one of our local Nike (pronounced Naii-kayyy) factories have been operating under less than desirable circumstances, which breach Nike's Code of Conduct. Passpawts of foreign workers are being wiffheld. All just because some greedy bawstard wants to make some extra cash. "All humans are equal, but are some more equal than others"?

I ahve been ahving the fever since Friday but it has subsided now. I have been downing so much 100 PLUS it feels like I'm almost at 10 Drowning Street. Just kidding, I know it's Downing. Problem is, do you? hehe.
So anyways, imagine eating sugary and candy-assed sweets for mealtimes and you would not be very far off what I ate for my 3 meals. Bread, and jam. Somebody pass me a burger this fucking instant.

Then it hit me like a slippery fish

Apparently, as I have found out today after much thinking and philosophising (which according to a friend of mine Kong Chia Yew, is spelt phi-loh-soh-phising) for about 5 minutes, I have decided unanimously according to my own council that anything which is fiction and centers on family love is the most successful kind of fiction that anybody would like to read or watch. At least I mean it's the kind of which whose spectating or reading I would like to partake in.

Whew. That is going to be a mouthful, if you attempt to ever do anything as stupid as read it out aloud to yourself in less that 10 seconds.

Back to my "argument" stated as of above, movies like Finding Nemo and perhaps Legends of the Fall for those of you old school people, are very much aligned to this family love-thing. For book-o-philes, or should I say, avid readers, I would highly recommend Cell by Stephen King or maybe perhaps White Fang by Jack London, if you can ignore the bloodletting and gory depictions which the former book seems to take pleasure in, or the ferocity and cruelty the latter dwells in.

Like I said, they are highly recommended if you love your family, and the endings are bound to touch your hearts. Ok, I was just assuming on that last point.

A Dreadful Delicacy

It is terribly unappetising to take a dump in these ‘ere toilets. Often, sights of winged insects which include most of the time, the common household fly with the red arse, and occasionally the blue bottle (it has a green rear, why blue?), spoil the whole process. First question, why are they attracted to the toilet? Stale instant noodles fermenting in the sink, that’s one. Piss all over the toilet seat? Affirmative. Occasional unflushed shit? Bingo.

Some people just do not know that life has been too fucking good to them. I’d like to piss all over your home toilet seat, ya moron.

Coming ‘atcha live, from Nilai.

nasty neighbours

I am definitely going to turn into a rascist here. Okay, maybe a selective rascist (rascist is spelt with a "s" in between "a" snd "c" my dear Americans).

Some neighbours of mine whose race I would not mention here as it would definitely provoke some wild affirmations of previous stigmas, play some chitty chitty bang music at 11pm till late (or early depending on your preference) hours of the morning. Like, wtf? And no need to talk at the top of your voices like you are in a mamak stall, or in a busy airport terminal. This ain't some third world country (physically, anyway). We are civilised people living here (you shitting me?).

I have finally found a true definition of the word "redneck". And it does not only apply to Texan-accented Americans. It applies to anyone who "has completely no sophistication whatsoever". Yeehaw!

Et tu, Brute?

The play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare is definitely a top priority book to be read. The betrayal, cruelty and ruthlessness, all combined into a poison so potent, it's capable of burning through any heart a human has left even after he has acquired the evil brew.

Ah yes, even after watching half of The Godfather 2 today, it has already shown some correlation to Julius Caesar. Oh Brutus, treacherous friend and ally. And so it comes to mind the words of Michael Corleone, "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer".

Also, as part of John's dreadfully pointed and/or rascist and/or bigoted opinions, I hereby declare Alexander the Great a homosexual. Ok, maybe he is bisexual, who knows save his only wife, the Persian queen? Yes, I watched 3/4 of Alexander and got seriously bored of it the way I get bored of certain "slow" movies. God only knows whether Colin Farrell is gay too. Suddenly, The Recruit and SWAT failed to bring out his machismo anymore.

Okay, mutterings over. Decided to re-read Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Not because I'm anticipating the 3d moovie, rather, I'd like to appreciate true works before something else comes and taints the original novel.

Oh yeah, pests here like lizards are so common. If you are living in a hostel and have a room there that you share with 1 room mate, it is often assumed that you both will have to take responsibility of the cleanliness of the room. And so, as this week, I have but myself for company, I took the liberty to kill some lizard as soon as I spotted it. Nice tail my wall crawling friend. My dead wall crawling friend. Did you know that lizards bleed red blood?

Phrase of the day: "Et tu, Brute?"
(You too Brutus?) when Brutus joined in the stabbing of Julius to death during a purported council meeting meant to set the theme for his assassination.

Ridiculous moments

Watched Legends of the Fall a couple of times. Real tear-jerker if you watch it either alone in a quiet place, or with a loved (or liked) one. Brad Pitt as the byronic Tristan Ludlow is a total all-star (and bastard too coming to think of it). The ending was a really touching part, as father forgave elder son. Please, watch the show. All those macho, machismo guys out there, girls will fall for real sensitive guys like me, not bone-crunching, bruise-causing Cro Magnons or Neanderthals like you!!

Actually I made that statement because I have a hell of an embarassing build. To me at least. Oh no, suddenly I am swerving in a Lee-J-M direction. Don't kill me though.
Been watching too much Janice Dickinson's Modelling Agency with my sister and hearing her warble about metro-gay guys' bodies. She even admitted they most probably were gay. But what a great build. Now I sound gay. Rest assured, ladies. Au contraire.

Having exams on the 23rd and 25th of July. 2 exams actually. Just Maff and Physics.

Apparently, the country's political critics are taking a break from te blog-o-sphere. I don't bloody blame them. The political climate here is as humid as the Amazons yet as hot as the Sahara and as slippery as wet ice in the polar caps.
There goesa your political stability, my dear British Colonials. The country you left 50 years ago is falling apart. Nothing you can do to stop it. At least that's as far Her Majesty and Brownie's concerned. No foreign powers should be meddling in the country's affairs, as we are a sovereign state, according to our dear PM. So Anuar better stop ratting to the US. To that, I have no comment. Funny how I knew shit about Malaysian politics before this year.

You have got to be shitting me (enunciate your t's)

Oh yes. John returns to what seems to be another (in)formal complaint against Malaysian public transportation system. KTM is now currently not only the slowest out of all the public transportation companies, it is also the most undermaintained and yet the most profiting (don't ask me where I get my statistics, as the answer would be my friend) company. I say undermaintained as they cannot even bother to see whether all carriages are fully air-conditioned (i.e. air conds. are fully functional) or that doors connecting carriages are safely secured. I get into a compartment, and bam! a wave of heat and humidity hits me square in the face, bringing my immortal (and metaphorical) soul to it's feet. Imagine sitting in a humid jungle in the middle of no where and perspiring (sweating is for animals apparently) your arse off, and you pretty get what I mean.

Enough typing something that nobody will read anyway.

Attended SGMUN at SG today. Not that bad, I get to meet some old comrades of ancient times (it's been 8 or 9 weeks since I left Taylor's). Roshan aka Marko, Wei Zhen, Hui Ning.

Pity the Alice Smith School Delegation did not manage to make it. It could have been a hell lot more exciting if they came.

Sorry Dharma!!! Cannot come tomorrow.

Oh and Ken Vin, remember to give me some contacts of your American girlfriends. Don't hog them all to yourself.

Love at second sight

I have searched for you in the internet. Long and hard, Wiki-ing for you.
And then I come across you in the library.

I've gotta say, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is bloody brilliant. I haven't read it finish yet and it is already in my favourite's list. Charlotte's language is definitely simpler than Emily's and most of all, it does not induce me into a comatose state i.e. I do not fall asleep reading it.

It is, after all, the Romantic Period.

my good opinion

"My good opinion once lost, is lost forever."
-Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Jane Austen.

Ahh, I am currently in the Romantic Period of my life. And I have a single profession to make (after watching and adaptation of Pride and Prejudice year 2005).


I am in love. With the character of Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Oh! to be in the company of one so witty, and amusing without even realising she is doing so. A woman of strong will, opinion, and sophistication. Who wouldn't want to become Mr. Darcy?? Evidently, of course, there is the usual bantering and jousting of words, the hurting of one's feelings. But it is all only to end with love.

Then of course there is also the music to be in love with. Believe it or not, this show has an entire original soundtrack composed. Out of all the movies with original soundtrack which I have watched, Pride and Prejudice tops it all. Gladiator of course, comes in second.

And now it is time for my good opinion.

Critics have mentioned that Colin Firth who played as Fitzwilliam Darcy in the year 1995 adaptation of PnP is one of the best so far, which has lead him to playing roles like Jack/Ernest Worthing in The Importance of Being Ernest. But I beg to differ. I think Matthew Macfadyen thoroughly pulls of aristocracy and romanticisms perfectly.

Oh yeah, I am currently reading Wuthering Heights. Like I said, the Romantic Period. Only thing is, I cannot begin to understand why is it called a romantic novel, with the character of Heathcliff being absolutely vile and vindictive.

sorry for me being a (bloody) Malaysian

All this while, I was harping about Malaysians being uncourteous,outrageously dick-headed and blind when it comes to queues, ladies, trains and all.

Well, today, I looked up to the sky and decided it a great idea to be a Malaysian. No, I decided it'll be a bloody great idea to be emulating The Malaysian persona.

Actually, no I didn't look up at the sky and expect anything. It just happened, like some impulsive shopper. Except that this wasn't exactly shopping. Well, if you consider buying your LRT ticket shopping.

There I was, at Bandar "Tasek" Selatan, buying my own 1-way ticket.

Since everyone was cutting their way into the queue after buying their ticket, I decided to be Malaysian for once. Just to feel how it is like to cut tens of other people's line and get an express lane to the train.

Not going to happen. Some Indian "pak cik" decided he could stand The Malaysian Attitude no longer. "Ei, can you go and queue up instead ah, boy?" (I added in the "boy" as an afterthought)

So, I screwed the Malaysian in me (not literally...) and lined up.

Oh brave new world!

Oh large, unintimidating libraries,
Oh-so-helpful librarians,
Oh! So infinitely (pronounced in-fayh-night-lee) empty places of discussions.

Allow me to break into song (and something bearing resemblance to poetry) as I describe the pin-drop silence of Nilai IUC's library. Here, there's no need for any Silent Zones. The people here can thankfully shut up. More than I might like them to shut up actually.

Anyway, I have found, Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four there. Yes, the book I have been lusting after for so long has chosen to have an intimate relationship with me for 2 weeks. This is more than I can take of course, for just a few days of rigorous workovers with 1984 is enough to leave my eyes watering and body shaking with satisfaction.

My carefree days are going to be over, as I will be studying for 4 hours a day starting from this Monday. Some Math lecturer suddenly decided to come on that date.

1984 details the sufferings of 19th Century man, Winston Smith, who has been plagued by very serious problems, one of which includes thoughtcrime(read the book). Displeased with the life he leads, he comes to believe the existence of a revolutionary group which rises among the commoners (proletariats) and strives th find a way to join them and overthrow the current, oppressive, totalitarian government of Oceania, ruled by The Party. Along the way, of course, he indulges in the forbidden fruits which were, of course, forbidden by the government. Among which includes hating Big Brother, the all-enigmatic-and-all-powerful leader of The Party, sex (duh!!), love (doubleduh!!), and eating pure chocolate. Finally.....

READ THE BOOK FOR YOURSELF!!!
This comes highly reccommended for avid readers who have really subversive ideas and/or want to see for themselves the relevance of today with the past, which has quite accurately been predicted by Orwell.

I shall end this post with a verse from 1984.

'Under the spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me.'
-Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell

A friend in need is a friend, indeed

The Internet here is sooo bloody slow.





I cannot believe this, I can't do filesharing (to you, it's called piracy), blogging (to you, it's typing rubbish) and chatting (to you, it's wasting time laughing at the computer screen).

And guess what, if I want better connectivity, I have got to pay RM144 for 3 months. Don't ask me whether it's worth it or not, heck, my NEIGHBOUR gives free connectivity (no encryption and passwords..).

I thought the wireless in the room was supremely shitty, turns out the wireless throughout the campus was a joke. Well, probably because they don't want students surfing graphics (ahem) and information intensive websites. But at least include blogging and emailing lahhh.

I will most certainly go back for the weekends to publish entries.

First things first:

1. The lecturer for my Maths class isn't here. It is going to be like this for 2 weeks. Double bugger. And in the end, they will be squishing all our 2 weeks worth work into the remainder of the semester.
Seems like there are a lot of empty positions here.
2. My class consists of people from different courses. Meaning, we have people taking different diplomas (i.e. E and E, Mechatronics, und so weiter). As it is the May intake, we don't have huge classes of students doing the same programme, so we're basically a mixed up bunch.
3. Since I have studied A Levels for more than 4 months, the Physics classes won't be much of a problem.........for now.
4. The people here are really diverse and multi racial. And the best part is, their England ain't that good save for the foreign students. But nevertheless, life is a learning process. I will learn to speak the languages. Of Cantonese and Mandarin.
5. Some really great friends of mine had allowed me to use their Nilai Accounts. And so the internet speed is rather surpassing that of the normal rubbish.

Thank you!!

No poop...!

Yeehawww!

I hold the very power to War and Peace. Haha, just kidding, it's a title of a tome I got from my friends. Hot damn, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, is like a blessed history lesson told in the perspective of many historical (duh!) figures of the old times. No more falling asleep when it concerns history. My Wiki is going to be filled with history searches. You cannot stop me!!

And I also have been taken on a journey Out of the Silent Planet. Yet again, its a short novel by C.S. Lewis, one that I have been 'murdering' to get ever since mine eyes chanced upon a (yet another) Wiki article about space travels. Hell, H.G. Wells is the new Stephen King for me now. So move over, sister.

Then again, my animalistic thirst for books would not be satiated had it not been for the few people who actually bought the books (and forgot to peel off the price tags??) and gave them to me. So thank you, generous mortals, once again.

Menilai (judging)

Ahh, the emancipation from the dreadful bloodsuckers (mosquitoes). The carbon sinks (green trees) surrounding me. The short distance from apartment to academic buildings. An expensive and utilised-only-by-the-rich gym.

Sweet bliss has a new name: Nilai IUC.

Say good bye to 8 hours of non-stop and mind-numbing education. Hello 4 hours of core subjects. (and an additional dunno how much hours of stupid LAN)

Cannot wait for my first taste of something so sweet this Friday. Something like liquefied honey. Wait, have I mistaken chlorinated water for milk and honey?

PE6 Allstars

The duds at KFC SJ

That's quite a tribute to PEE6.

Doodle Noodle

Whee. Played fool's ball today. No, it was fooseball. Well, it costed quite a pretty penny (che, don't read this..) but never fear, accosting and threatening John made it a point to beat his change ( circa RM2, and don't say CHEAPSKATE out aloud now)out of Roshan, Kelvin, Ming Guan and Ken Vin. (albeit quite unsuccessfully)

Somebody broke a 'man' and made my life a living hell. That was so selfish of you, whoever you are. I will report you to Mr. Albert Low tomorrow. Haha, that was a joke. I have no idea who the hell it was. But I do know now, that a player must not spin a 'man' at over 360 degrees ever so violently, or they risk fucking up other people's games.

Edgar Allen Poe's stories are brilliantly told, if you can understand it's England (actually, Mr. Poe was American). Even if you are not as adept at catching certain phrases like "hypochondriac" or "phantasm" or "presentiment" or "epoch", a dictionary can always stand to correct you. (not literally..) So, it is just a matter of getting off your lazy posterior and getting that Collins or Oxford. It does not have to be a tome, I have got a pocket one. (not that it fits in my breastpocket or pants-pocket)

One of the most irritating and irking phrases I seem to encounter these days is, "You're leaving already, Why do you care??!!"
Spoken mostly by one of my most irritating friend/classmate whom I will not name here. You seem to make a pleasant nuisance of yourself, don't you? He-who-must-not-be-named. (obviously too much of Harry Potter's "pwefessuh"s and "Pottuh"s)

Countdown: 4 more days before uprooting myself into uncharted wilderness. Shall the land there be flowing with milk and honey, or will it be leaking putrescently sweet poison?

"The truest form of happiness lies in working hard and living frugally."
--Napolean, Animal Farm

And no, I am not a communist.

My 'sincerest' of apologies

My heartfelt apologies go out to Timothy, Ko, Marcel and Joanne.
"I have made you miss the train by 2 minutes just because you all decided to wait for me. Very very sorry."

Now if you (think you) know me quite well, you know that was not sincere. I am a real a-hole when it comes to apologies sometimes. Beg your pardon and forgiveness.

Yeah, right, no big deal missing a train right? Except that that jerk-off of a train was KTM. Yes, gasp now, foolish mortals. And shut up and continue listening (reading) to what I have to say.

Like I was saying, that wanker of a train was delayed for quite some time. This speaker (typist) think it was because of a derailment earlier in the day on the Seremban line. Somewhere around 3 pm actually. Thank God those guys agreed to wait for me until 6.30 pm as they 'lepak'ed earlier and could have left earlier to Lee Lian's palace.

Bottomline: Do not take your chances with century-old-inefficient-rubbish-like public transportation like KTM. Komuter Tanah-bloody Melayu. What does that tell you? KTM has been around since the blessed colonial days.

And thus I met the legendary: Joanne Lim!!! Another rubbish heaper-talker like Ko and Daniel and apparently, Tim. Keep up the great work Joanne.

I had only spent less than 2 hours at the Kong Palace. The time I had there was great as the atmosphere was heady and sweltering hot unlike the dream house/mansion Lee Lian was getting me to picture in her leaflet of invitation. But I had quite a blast (of heat) there. Happy belated birthday, Lee Lian (currently 18 years and 1 week old).

I'd like to thank Andrew, Sue Wei's bf for ferrying us all around from the KTM station to the house and back. Nice car bub.

No pictures of the party however. I plan to keep this blog's virginity i.e. not pollute it with private and confidential pictures. Ask Ken Vin for pics. Not I.

On another note, Roshan, I admire your tenacity in bonding with Lee Lian's girlfriends. No one could have bigger balls than you. (as a figure of speech..)

Post MUN euphoria

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! The very first MUN conference I helped to organise (yaya, Ken Vin will now say I have to take charge sometimes) was a stunning success. At least to me it was. (So shut up all you pessimists and wet blankies and leave me to bask in my self made glory)

Bloody brilliance is sometimes spoilt (and overshadowed) by retarded delegates though.

Take for instance, the adamant refusal of the Delegate of the Russian Federation to obey the orders of the Chair was unacceptable. Still, the Chairs forgave her, much to the disappointment of the general public (Floor).

The Delegate of Japan was getting so out of hand that Nik Shazarina decided to totally ignore him (with the prompting of the Deputy Secretary General) so as to allow others (like the Ambassador of the Russian Federation and the Delegate of the World Nuclear Association) a fair and equal (and overrated...) chance to give their five cents worth. I mean literally, as most of their speeches contained nothing close to the actual facts and was dreadfully embellished with professions of a loving and fillial son and the supporting of a 1964 James Bond movie starring Sean Connery (From Russia, With Love).

Still, all was not lost, as the delegation from France made quite good speakers (thus the certificates) and Shaun Kua shone as the Delegate of The United States of America. First timers like Achmed as the Delegate of Oman and Erick as the Delegate of Sudan made sizeable impacts.

Never fret, for the delegation of Singapore are there to save the day!!!
As usual, the delegate/deputy secretary general was the feisty one (no dirty thoughts please..) as he was stirring up comflict with the Delegate of the United Kingdom in the debating of a resolution.

Nevertheless, successful conferences are not without help from the Admin Staff (headed by Timothy Quek) and the Chairs of GA1 and GA2.

Lek Ken Vin deserves some respect for attempting to organise the conference.

The highlight (quite aptly put) was the celebration of Kong Lee Lian's birthday after the Plenary Session, as many people had sang birthday songs (tunelessly) and wolf whistled. No comments there.

And so, thus ends one of the biggest events I have had at Taylor's.

Long Live MUN!!!

Only an ocean away

So far during the holidays, have I done anything fruitful or anything remotely useful for my future endeavours in this conflict riddled world? Well, except splurge a lot of money on some Haagen Dasze (how do you spell it?) and Dome during my not-so-recent outing, no.

The outing on Thursday with KV and friends was quite crazy. Watched 2 movies, imagine. I know its no big deal to you movie buffs out there, but it is one helluva big deal for me. Of course, that kind of stupid behaviour (watching 2 movies in a row) has some serious repercussions.

1. Popcorn (medium) eaten during the first movie fermented realllllllyyyy badly. As result, my semi-frozen-and-frostbitten-fingers were ridiculously sticky with caramel (not that there was much to begin with anyway, they were stingy on the caramel..) were disgusting. The caramel was stuck in clumps and were not evenly distributed. Which made the popcorn ridiculously disgusting to eat. Rubbish, and they say do not bring outside food, it's as if their food is any better either.

2. Red eyes accumulated from yesterday's late night was worsened. I looked like I had conjunctivitis and sounded to some people like I was cranky and mean. No comment.

Out of the whole outing, I derived some life lessons.
When you have a half shut eye due to some inconvenience (like banging your eye against a door corner in the middle of the night), try not to piss off other people. Or they will do their very best (even if it kills them) to permanently shut that particular eye and perhaps graduate and shut the other one too.

Quick comebacks never hurt anyone, you say. Hurt comes quicker than a comeback, I'll say. The phrase "knock yourself out" redefined, literally.

Just so you know...

We still need people who are interested to join our TAYMUN-SG 2008 Conference. Suddenly, we don't seem to care whether they all come either from Taylor's and Sri Garden. Just keep coming people.

Just kidding. Although we do welcome veterans who were from SG, I prefer Taylorians. Helas, I don't have many tailors visiting this blog.

Upcoming workshops in Taylor's will be:

22 April 2008 (Tuesday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topics: On opening speeches and lobbying.

24 April 2008 (Thursday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topic: Resolution Writing.


Ken Vin will be handling the one on 22nd April whereas I will be handling the 24th April.

So gals, if you ladies are fans of either of us, please come. Guys, please accompany your gals if you do not wish them to be stolen by the both of us.

Gear up people!

Poster, Click to Enlarge

Serious Shit

Apparently, Chairman Mao took my Ad-For-Rent title previously very seriously...so here it is:

Taylor's University College Model United Nations
and
Sri Garden's Model United Nations

1st Annual Bilateral Conference

In a very desperate bid to promote our club's first particular major event,
I, yes, the very desperate blog owner is promoting (/ begging)
all of you out there to join.

YES, You!

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The event takes place from the 25th to 27th April 2008 at Taylor's University College main campus.
The fee is RM 10 per delegate.
Choose an available country. The best is to find a partner and together, be delegates for that country.
Choose General Assembly 1 or 3.
What do I mean with General Assembly 1 or 3? Simple, they both have different topics to be debated on:
GA1
• Combating defamation of religion
• The question of the role of diamonds in fueling conflict
• The role of illegal drug-trafficking in order to finance terrorist organisation
• Situation of nuclear security in Iran
GA3
• Measures to prevent the dissemination of racist and xenophobic materials
• Gay rights
• The protection of from enforced or involuntary disappearances
• The sale of body organs by the poor, esp. women due to economic desperation

Next step: One of you must choose to be the ambassador for that country. No difference, the ambassador just has to have another extra job of making the opening speech of that country.

Interested, come to our workshops to prep up yourself.

(Friday) 4th April 2008 (3.30 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Tuesday) 22th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Thursday) 24th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 2

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Copied from Taylor's Model United Nations official blog:

Till now, Taylor's University College students has managed to fill 30 of the alloted 84 delegate seats.
and Sekolah Sri Garden has managed to fill 24 of the alloted 62.

STILL A LONG WAY TO GO. ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT US!.

Lek Ken Vin - 0132089988
John Khoo - 0123768107
Lim Wei Zhen- 0122180290

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For more information regarding the conference, visit http://taymun.blogspot.com



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(I am not the very desperate blog owner..)

Ad-Space For RENT!!

Basically, TAYMUN has been eating up so much of my life, I am definitely going to miss it when I leave.
On the other hand (my left), Nilai has got some decent sports facilities and it even has a gym. Wow.

Okok, better stop ranting (I have not even started) about Nilai, or people will start thinking that I am not going to miss my friends at Taylor's.

One of my classmates said, "I heard you are going to change college. So, you wasted 9k right?"

Well, the experience of meeting new people is really terrific and from Taylor's, I get to actually appreciate and acquire new skills. I usually have stomach 'aches' and start sweating before any presentation. I used to think it's a curse, but now I just embrace it as a sign of my prepared-ness before doing any big thing like chairing a meeting and making a presentation. Which reminds me, I have to talk on resolution writing (MUN again..) on the 24th of April.

The turnout for our conference registration and workshop was not that great, but I do appreciate Mr. Hanna's help in helping us get the ICPU students' support for the event. Like I said, CAL students are almost all nerds, except a few select ones. ICPU consists of more vocal students. Don't worry PM4, you guys are definitely not the nerdiest...haha!

I would also like to thank Wei Zhen for taking over the navigation of SS TAYMUN from me, all the best in your new position as Vice President of TAYMUN and do tolerate our dear chairman's demanding and somewhat subversive attitude. It can be quite irritating but loveable at the same time, so you do not know whether to slap him or hug him (or whatever girls do to cute jerks).

And oh shinola, I forgot to buy some Physics past year papers to be completed during the holidays. I would have to go back to Taylor's and buy those blasted pieces of paper. Now would I go back during the holidays? Hell, no.

Even the Nights are Better by Air Supply

I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely

I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me

I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you

(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you

You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain

And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way

I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)

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Terrific song, ask me to share if you have my msn or p2p it yourself.
It ranked quite high on Lite FM's Countdown today. Most of Air Supply's songs ranked quite high on the 500 Songs Countdown today. Your loss if you don't like oldies.

WARNING!!

I am like: What the hell??!

What the??

I was browsing through the comments on my blog and I found this:

Tara said...
hey its tara, here is the website i was talking about where i made the extra summer cash.......... the website is here

http://www.paidsurveysetc.com/half-price-coupon/index.php?hop=higginb3

Just check out the site yourself to see what kinda bollocks they put there. Make money from home? Easy convenience? Nobody ever made easy money save from crime if they never worked hard. Shove it.

I don't even know how this advertising person got hold of this address.

???

By the power vested in me....

This week has been a series of rude and pleasant awakenings. (And no, this does not fall under personal life, Chings)

Discovered that JPA aka PSD will not grant scholarships unto those who have not reached the minimum 2A mark for "Pendidikan Moral". Bollocks. Do I appear to have more morality even after finishing 2 bleeding years of 'moral education'?? All right, so it's my fault for not memorising the 'nilai-nilai murni' (virtues of humankind) or the 'kata-kata kunci' (keywords in the phrases of the virtues of humankind). So sorry...

Aiks, I am starting to fall asleep during my lessons. What the??!! So I have to slap myself awake. It probably is the effect of staying up late to do some MUN proposal that would not even be approved in the following 2 weeks to follow.

Someone: Yeah. And chatting online until laaatttee into the night had nothing to do with your sleepiness. Riiiighttt.

It was MUN related of course. I think?

Well, I am starting to really like these nerdy PM students. Especially PM4. Whole bunch of bio-quoting asses, but really fun. I smell potential. (This is not to 'bodek' you guys, you are still flawed foolish mortals!) Really nice to work with.

And yeah, I could be the combination of Stalin and Hitler, just because Ken Vin is Chairman Mao. Minus the bigotry, principles of Aryanism and stupid mistakes.

Oh yeah, McFlurryTM does taste good on a hot day. Sugar loaded and full of OreoTMs. (protect their trademarks)

some dance

Pretty cool song Hui Ning.
But I was not dancing when I heard it, I was sitting my ass on a cushion with my elbows on my knees while leeching from my neighbour.

Hold the line!

The oncoming incesant barrage of Pure Maths upon my psyche has almost taken its toll. Almost. Nobody gives up that easily.

These club proposals are getting longer and longer. The longer they are, the more impressed Malaysians are, according to Chairman Mao/Ken Vin. So when I handed in the proposal to Miss Shirley, the first sentence she uttered was, "WAH! So long wan ah?" Either the fact was stated in a state of total awe and respect for us MUNers or it was supposed to be followed by "How the hell am I supposed to read it ha??? Think I very free isit????!!!!!" Of course, she was used to dealing with clowns and she professionally accepted the proposal. The latter response was outta the question. (it could have ran through her mind though..)

Perlis is in a state of almost chaos. Who's the new Chief Minister? All due respect, at least leave your sultans with some "kedaulatan" lah Pak Lah. Where's that ketuanan Melayu? Why did you undermind him? Or were you just plain lazy to read the state constitution??(too old?)

Hmm, well, on Monday I did something very last minute. And impromptu. I knelt down and confessed love to a girl. Yeah, you wish. Anyways, I did a presentation, from a layman's point of view (still quite technical) about the procedures and proceedings of a typical MUN conference.

Reasons for off-the-cuff performance:
1. Chairman Lek decided he wanted me to speak more often during meetings.
2. I felt I needed to speak more during meetings.

Aah....the people in the back rows keep nodding off. Admittedly, I would too if I was attending something boring. But unfortunately, MUN is NOT boring! Golddarn it. Probably do some Q and A after each segment of the presentation.

WAKE UP PEOPLE! Hold the line!

If I just lie here

I mean, I am sitting here.

Tag writing:

Part 1: On the outside (nice on the outside, plain rotten and worm-ridden on the inside)

Not a very wise idea to divulge personal information. The other day, my mom was telling me that when you own a weblog, you have to control the amount of information which spews forth from the pages. Say for example:

Mr. A has had quite an exciting childhood. In fact, quite a racy adolescent-hood. So racy, he went skinny dipping with his gal friend one ass-warming, sun-shining, tan-inducing afternoon. Naturally, they took pictures. And Mr. A, posted them on his weblog. 20 years later, word of his "adventures" leak out. After all, just Google someone and ta-da! So does he get to be Company CEO? No, he gets fired. Still looking good Mr. A??

Nevertheless:

Current status: Singular
Eye Colour: I like to think of it as honey-coloured. Just to beat the Europeans at their emerald and deep-sea eyes. In reality when the sun does not shine on it, it's black. Dream on babe.
Hair colour: I am Asian. And I have never dyed my hair. Neither do I descend from Marco Polo. Go figure.
Righty or Lefty: I use my right hand to write, if that's what this statement is asking.
Zodiac sign: Don't care.

Part 2: On the Inside

Your Heritage: I am 1/5 German, 1/5 French, 1/5 Russian, 1/5 Chinese and 1/5 fully Malaysian blue blood.
Your Fear: Finding worms in my favourite chocolate.
Your Weakness: Pleading girls begging for a favour...is just one of them.

Part 3: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Your thoughts first waking up: What a great day!! I feel ready to take on the world!! (yeah right...)
Your bedtime: 11.30-12.00pm. Thanks to Ken Vin...
Your most missed memory: Going overseas.


Part 4: Your Pick

Pepsi or Coke: Perfect substitutes, in plain Economics terminology. I don't care in plain English.
McD's or Burger King: They both make you fat. What the hell.
Single or Group Dates: When I have someone, I want her all to my selfish self.
Adidas or Nike: Nike sounds more global.
Lipton Tea or Nestea: I rarely drink tea, let alone Malaysian tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: "Give me my aphrodisiac now!" screams Caesar before a round of steamy intercourse with his billion concubines.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Starbucks is expensive. So I rarely drink coffee.

Part 5: Do You . . .

Smoke: I smoke all kinds of cigarettes. There's Gudang Garam, Marlboro, N20, and CO. Fucking smokers and open burners.
Curse: Refer to previous answer.
Drink : I can walk in straight lines after a bout of guzzling. Not that I guzzle much anyway.

Part 6: In the Past Month

Drank alcohol: During my cousin bro's farewell "to Australia" party.
To the mall: To watch a movie with some of PM4's prestigious students.
Been on stage: This afternoon and last week's afternoon. MUN. Duh!!
Eaten sushi: No.
Dyed your hair: Like I said, I have a natural hair colouring.

Part 7: Have You Ever?

Played a stripping game: Only guys with 'hot bods' get the attention. But I do strip for myself everytime I shower if that's what this question is about.
Changed who you were to fit in: I am unique.

Part 8: Age

You're hoping to be married: Dunno.

Part 9: In A Guy/Girl

Best eye colour: With contact lenses nowadays, I don't know what to expect.
Hair colour: There's dyes around all over. Hell, I could have a redhead Asian girlfriend for all I know.
Short or long hair: Don't matter. It grows right?

Part 10: What Were You Doing?

1 minute ago: Taking out the trash.
1 hour ago: Eating my dinner.
1 month ago: Worrying about the club.
1 year ago: Being an asshole.

Part 11: Finish The Sentences

I love: eating chocolates.
I feel: in the mood for more classical music.
I miss: my sister.
I need: God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP.

Looks like I have finished the tag. Monumental achievement!

Mend thy wayward ways, foolish mortal!

Yeah! On the 29th of February 2008(2007??), I have chaired the very first meeting in my life. Turns out to be a MUN Annual General Meeting 2007. No, 2008. (I am starting to feel like Bush or Badawi, making stupid bloopers) I was shaking my ass off with nervousness two hours before the meeting in the library and racking my brains how to impress the impressionable crowd.

Someone 1: You mean you was scaling the steps to the Silent Zones in the TUCSJ library to finish some Math homework.

What was I saying? Aha, met this couple of African girls by the steps outside the lecture theater. They were sitting down there. "Probably joining the meeting??", I thought to meself. Then they started talking about some underwear and other (s)explicit stuff which I did not care to hear, but they heard me snicker anyway.

Someone 2: Mend thy wayward, perverted ways, you epitome of a joke.

So anyway,like I was saying...(at this point, he ain't typing anything special)

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So I was being snickered at for getting my year wrong. Oh bugger, it wasn't as if I was nervous,was I??

Wei Zhen did a great 1st timer's job of introducing the the major committees (finally got the spelling right) of the UN and it was quite interactive. IMHO.

President Lek (Chairman Mao) was not present as he was taking part in a Science competition (giving a talk on communism and loving the people) so he left MacBook Pro under my harshly tender ministrations (hammering away at the keyboard).

Left after the meeting to Sunway to catch a movie (and grab some unplanned bites) with the rest of the PM4 students. It was all nerd talk from then on. (just joking guys...)

Realisation: try not to go shopping with girls you do not really know.
Reason: you will not be able to see any reason

Out of no where: there comes that ominous squeal of seeing something interesting in some shop called Diva London and the relaxed runnings to the shop (yes, girls are capable of keeping their composure while running...). Luckily Esther was not participating in the Free for All, or was she?

Movie was very family-ish and it jerked a lot of tears from Wei Zhen's eyes (or so she claimed...heh) and it showed the rest of the world what a mean asshole I am as I laughed at the part where the dog died...movie's called Martian Child by the way.

Owe KV 11 bucks. Sue Wei's bf came over to Pizza Hut because he had nothing else better to do. A perfectly fine reason.

Finished Call of Duty 4. Heartbreaking end. Even I was rooting for Gaz the occasional asshole. Jackson didn't have to die so fast now, did he?

Tonight's postings consist of rather random fragments of my experience yesterday. Attempt to derive whatever you are trying to derive out of reading this blog.

Will do the Tag at a later date...say, tomorrow when I am more sober?

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't

"I have finally took public transport! I mean, the LRT or PUTRA or KTM. They are all different entities and only until recently have I found it out. Oh, how shallow is mine knowledge in these matters. It is enough to embarrass a stupid cow. But yeah, I have conquered my mountain, just like Muhammad, I have approached it. As the saying goes, "If mountain cannot come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to mountain." Simple. Yeah. Public transport is a piece of cake. ", says John.

Who the hell is he kidding? He who spend nearly 2 hours running around like a headless (and perspiring) chicken looking for ticket counters and right platforms so that he don't end up in Sri Petaling when taking the Ampang line. Oh, for the love of God.

Thank God Leelian was there to guide him to the Kelana Jaya station counter. Then again, that was her stop. No problem, guiding a public transport "virgin" for his tutorial hem?

So, how was the rest of my week before the euphoric episode of sitting on the train/LRT/PUTERI/KTM?

A little joke from Lloyd Lim, a dude from my class.

He has this teacher in his school in JB who taught him a subject I cannot remember, but what I do know is that she was very strict with her students. She's Indian and she's fat. (No rascism is intended in this joke) So, there are certain times when she goes patrolling throughout the school corridors (I'm not too sure about this part, but I do know she walks around) and she will cast her eagle eye around her to pick out any students worth dishing out punishment to. So, Lloyd's pals nicknamed her "Black Hawk Down". Haha.
I metaphorically cracked at this point like a Ming vase being dropped from the second floor of a penthouse belonging to a rare antique collector.

Pure Mathematics is turning out to be quite a big problem. As my lecturer Miss Chia said, students do experience burnout. So, I should actually use my Friday to relax and weekend to finish up my work.

Aiyaiyai, the MUN club meeting for the over 100 students will be held next week, 29 February 2008 from 3 to 4 pm. And I have not prepared the important materials to be presented on that day. Better use my time wisely.

Ken Vin's birthday celebration will be held on the 24th February when in actual fact it's 26 February (I got it right, right KV?). And he's inviting all the chicks there. I cannot miss this opportunity.

11 more days to the release of God of War: Chains of Olympus in the US. Not that I can buy it anyway.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!

Okok, I have been looking for a PSP game that can really put my console to the test instead of not using it and leaving a voraciously docile monster of a PSP in its cage. So I have decided to want to get God Of War: Chains of Olympus for myself. Whether I can afford the tag is another matter. Check out this vid.



I really wish to get a button mashing game because I feel the buttons are getting sticky from lack of use.

Cute movie!!! But quite stupid plot...

Went to the movies today! Wohoo. With sis and Wei and Keshinn and Deepaa and Josh. Watched CJ7 (do not ask what the title means, it has a stupidly long explanation...) which was pretty cute. The alien I mean, not the child who was sexually confused about who (s)he was. Want a cute movie to laugh about and make the children smile? Watch this movie. Without cynical and sarcastic people of course, they'll spoil the atmosphere. Just slap duct tape on their pieholes and enjoy the movie. Oh, I tear-ed once...on quite a stupid part. How sensitive!

What I have written, I have written.

I like these few Latin sayings I am lifting out from a website.

"Quod scripsi, scripsi." (What I have written, I have written--Pilate. And he probably did speak in Latin.)

"Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered. (Caesar))

"Exegi monumentum aere perennius." (I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze. (Horace))

"Carpe Diem!" (Seize the day (Horace))

(at this juncture, I am starting to wish I can read and speak Latin...)

"Veritas Lux Mea" (The truth enlightens me / The truth is my light (Motto of Seoul National University in South Korea)) --originally intended to be the motto of the Taylor's MUN club but KV disagreed and said that people cannot read Latin. I couldn't agree more.

Homines libenter quod volunt credunt. Men freely believe what they want to. (used by Julius Caesar)

"non omnia possumus omnes" (We all cannot do everything. (As Virgil explains in the Aeneid, no one has expertise in all fields.) )

"nemo me impune laccessit" (no one harms me unpunished (the motto of Scotland for roughly a thousand years or so))

"Meum pactum dictum" (My word is my bond)

"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam." (to the greater glory of God - motto of the Society of Jesus)

"De omnibus dubitandum" (Everything should be questioned - Karl Marx) --including the theories you expound....

feels like tonight

Suddenly, all the boxes in the cold storage of my microprocessor start jostling and juggling around. Something is waiting to burst open. Wonder what it is..

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Aha. Well, As the public should know, Taylor's University College Subang Jaya (or TUCSJ for you seniors) finally has a MUN club! Hah. With a very radical person in charge. Godbrother and Good Friend Lek Ken Vin. Oh MY God. And I am VP. Guess what was the first thing he told me when he first suggested the proposal of the club to the ECA centre and I 'hah'ed at him.

"John..........................................................be a leader for once...."

What the frigging shit. Thanks a lot.

Nevertheless, Taylor's has over a hundred members now, thanks to all the members of the EXCO.

We are going to have "helluva" lot of fun! Wohoooo!!!!
No stopping us now, including the bureaucracy at the ECA Centre. *Evil lol.


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Oh ya, my sis is coming back tomorrow from some ridiculous people's idea of a camp. Hah. No need to cook by myself 'adi'!!

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I have some downloaded movies for her to watch! Hah, she's going to be soooo pleased. There's Miami Vice (my personal favourite, lotsa action!) and a session of Russell Peters (big time dirty and racist joker). Bwahahaha.

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I've been tagged!!! Arrgh!

There are some rules that I have to follow if I were to do this tag but frankly shouting, I do not give a bloody damn about rules. The running of the MUN club of Taylor's taught me that. Proceed throwing all caution to the wind.

Questions:

1. What is your dream when you were a small kid?
To be a garbage collector. Ok, that was just a joke. I had plenty of dreams. Being a pilot. An officer in the army. A priest. But I chose to take the road less traveled. And it has made all the difference in the world. (haha, would you believe he's following what Robert Frost said? Crap.)

2. What is the happiest thing in your whole life?
What kind of a question is that? I am only 17! How would I know what made me the happiest in my whole life? I have not even lived yet.

3. What do you wish to have right now?
A job which pays 100, 000 Euros a month, tax free.

4. When is the last time you horse laughed?
I am a human. I mean, I know that we descend from apes (according to the theories expounded by Charles "Unbeliever" Darwin)so how can I laugh like a horse? I laugh as heartily as my human capabilities allow me to which does not make me sound like a horse.

5. What did you realize recently?
That I tend to ramble when I am sick. Which is what I am doing now.

6. Which bad habit in you that is the most unacceptable?
Farting in public? I mean in public toilets..heh. No, my worst habit is swearing ever so liberally and adding expletives to every noun I can get this microprocessor(we call a brain) on.

7. When you are unhappy, what will you do?
Throw a tantrum and throw everything breakable and unbreakable everywhere. No, that was what I did when I was a kid. Now, I just swear.

8. What are you afraid of losing?
My soul to the devil.

9. Within 5 years, which target is the most realistic one?
Going to Germany to major in Mechanical Engineering.

10. List out 3 kind(s) of people you hate the most.
(1)Lackeys
(2)Cheating husbands/wives
(3)Fake people

11. Define loneliness?
An absence of someone which makes the heart fonder?

13. Are you satisfied with your life now?
Quite. (nothing witty to say..)

14. When is the most recent time you felt touched?
When I called someone and she said that she was "so totally flattered" that I called her and she did not see it coming.

15. Where is the most beautiful place that you've visited?
Malaysia. Hah. I have been overseas twice. One was to Chandigarh and the other was to Houston. I must say I prefer US to foul smelling India.

16. If you have a wish to come true, what is it?
To be able to buy a Porsche 911 Turbo and still afford the road tax and drive it on the Autobahn.

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Got bored of the questions....

Doped like a fish

I'm up to my gills in coke partied down with drugs.

Just kidding. I nearly finished a 1.5 l bottle of Coke which was watered down with salt. Taking my antibiotics too.

Yours untruly (and insincerely) was sick for almost 1 week. Possibly got a virus from Grace or Kelvin. After all, in college, people are always in close proximity with each other (not the "close proximity" as in khalwat u ass) and it is of a high possibility that people get infected from each other's germs.

I am starting to ramble already...

Vavavoom

I have to wake up at 6 every morning to go to college.

Correction.

I wake up at 6 every morning to go to college.

Makes a lot of difference, doesn't it?

I watched Miami Vice a week ago after it finished downloading from bittorrent. What a great 2 hour movie. Full of adrenaline-pumping action, from Ferrari s that are nitrous injected to shooting scenes (and Gong Li...).

Played the piano a lot but still cannot master a song. Could be my method of practicing.

Oh yeah, back to college. Every morning, I have to put my spam/nonsense filter online. Jason and Tzu Ken will be cat fighting and....I will pretend to sleep like the rest of us.

Classes are real hectic. Honestly, I thought I signed up for 4 main subjects and 2 additional subjects. But it seems to take the whole bloody day (1 hour per sub + lunch time). Feels like bloody school, only a better. A whole lot better, but it still sucks. Still, I am studying what I signed up for and that's what I like about CAL.

Made a lot of new friends. Really decent people. Oh yeah, I acquired the skill of dissecting a person (judging people, in plain English minus euphemisms). I know it's very bad but I cannot help analysing people's habits and idiosyncrasies. Some people strike me as polite n goody-goody during the first week and go all Jack-and-Jill-went-up-the-hill-to-fetch-a-pail-of-water during the subsequent week minus the breaking of crowns and tumbling-afters.

Ken Vin suggested setting up a MUN club/society for Taylor's. And you know what he told me when I told him I wasn't sure??

"Be a leader for once lah you!"

What a blow to my ego!!!(already I have such a small one, he had to add more salt..)

And worst of all, one of the guys in charge of the club management (ECA guy, we call him) was annoying the shit out of Ken Vin. Haha. He was kinda relaxed in that sense and here is where I learn that being diplomatic and standing-up-for-the-underdog crap of mine does not stand. I tend to defend the defense-less. Why am Ii so nice?

Oh yeah, borrowed The Secret History by Donna Tartt from the Taylor's library. Great book. But I think I'm going to take 3 weeks to finish it because of the amount of work I have to do. (the cover of the book is falling apart...wt??)

Crazy Bout Me

First week of college was super!

Shove all that aside for now first. I have more important wants to attend to

When I get my own space aka own house aka own apartment or unit or condo or whatever...I will:

1. See to it that I get a great sound system (that doesn't anger the neighbours...)
2. Listen to classical music or lounge music while eating dinner (either on my own or with female company..)
3. Get a helluva great settee (no...not for that u arse)
4. Cook my own lunches and dinners using the freshest ingredients possible
5. Have some homies come over!

Sudden Inspiration came while sitting on settee.

The Great Big Obstacle

That GREAT BIG OBSTACLE in my daily life is.....the Christmas Tree. Ok, was kidding about it being an annoying obstacle, but rather it is a pleasant one. I mean, I have got to skirt around it once in a while but hey, I'm cool.

I'm even cooler now. I removed it. Hah!

Accomplishments of 5th January 2008.

1. Successfully cleaned a chicken (meaning lungs, heart, windpipe, etc have been removed).

2. Wiped the filthy, grimy, sticky, and oily stove clean. Bwahaha! Kukukuku.

Not many accomplishments, but who are you to judge? How many things did YOU accomplish today? I'd like to know..bet you're just sitting there using up valuable oxygen and space...hah. The last one was a joke...kukuku.

The Power of Love!!

More about the title will be explained later.

Firstly, went this morning to school, much to the mirth and snide grins of "Still schooling?" of the numerous teachers encountered.

Objective: Sell off old school books.

Assistance Courtesy of: Ming Yi.

Duration of mission: more than one hour...

Due to the unpunctuality of Datuk Ng Wei Li and YB Deepaaloshini Kumar.

Then more delays were omnipresent:
They consisted of, generally, Ming and Wei saying hi and explaining to confused, just-waking-up-from-my-really-late-night-or-sleepness-night juniors. In other words, it was to be expected of squirrels who do not naturally have bright eyes and bushy tails. Ming was kinda proclaiming "Slap me awake!" to me when she arrived at circa 7.50 due to the sleepless night. A self inflicted incident.

Then on to Form 5Sc1. The 2008 batch I mean. Unruly lot, this one. Still they were quite nice in welcoming their already-graduated-seniors. So, made a total of RM64.00.
What a pleasant if not quick and sweatless business transaction.

Was fetched by Dharma who was with Ken Vin riding shotgun. Then went back to school to fetch Kelvin. During this trip, I discovered Dharma had a short temper...which was to be expected..heh. A school bouncer aka security guard redirected him to park in a different spot. I leave it to your imagination to figure out what he said which made me laugh my A off.

Went to Pavilion and had some fry cakes aka dough-nuts at J Co. It was sooo sweet and sugar and chocolaty and everything nice, I got so sick of nice girls (sugar and spice and spunk and whatever and everything nice) for a while. Nono. I mean fry cakes. Kelvin claimed he had soo much to eat. Will elaborate why I choose to say (type) this now.

Li Wei was going down the escalator (in...something close to style) and which was how we saw him.

Blablabla, blibliblublu. Chat, talk crap..(I meant football...it was a typo) and went for a last minute rush to GSC. Ken Vin asked for 5 11.00am National Treasure tickets. It was currently 11.05. Ads, his excuse. Kelvin's popcorn ordering delayed out transit to the cinema hall severely.

Nicholas cage has a receding hairline. He hid it poorly with that tepee. He looked horrible. What's an old man like him going out with a chick like her? (whoever she is..)

Finished up at the cinema and went to TGI Fridays. Had the Friday's special burger with bacon (sorry to you Muslims out there) and beef (sorry to you Hindus out there) and finished it. Kelvin ordered some whipped cream sundae or something and said that he was too full and feeling fat after the doughnuts. When the sundae came (which KV hid behind what Kelvin called his ass), it's whipped cream was almost spilling out of the glass. There goes your diet, Choo.

Had some laughs.

Went to Times and bought a book by Vince Flynn, an upcoming neo-Tom Clancy.

Went home.

The End.