1. What have you been doing recently?
Sometimes feed banana to the monkey...sometimes laugh at aunties...but mainly growing mushrooms...
2. Do you ever turn your handphone off?
Yea...when my handphone LCD screen pecah
3. What happened at 10am today?
Receive an ang pau each from my newlywed cousin and the person who made her pregnant.
4. When did you last cry?
"snob snob" When Michael Jackson died, was crying out of joy though, no more pdf file.
5. Believe in Fate/Destiny?
Of course.
6. What do you want in life now?
fwaknfakxnlfewjfnloaifejnla
7. Do you carry an umbrella when it rains or put up your hood?
I hav neither, but i blame Ming Chai for singing and causing it to rain.
8. What are the nicest things in your inbox?
j0k3rz90@hotmail.com password: ******* think u should check and decide for yourself
9. Do you tend to make relationships complicated?
Yeah...but other ppl's relationship.
10. Are you wearing anything borrowed from anyone?
My underwear...its my dad's
11. What was the last movie you caught?
Scared until laugh
12. What are you proud of?
My underwear...its my dad's
13. What does the oldest text message in your inbox say and who is it from?
So what? haha =D pussy (?????) from monkey
14. What was the last song you sang out loud?
Gary had a little lamp
15. Do you have any nicknames?
Too many... gay, gaylord, gary oak, gallery smartshop, banana, stick, panjang...etc
16. What does the newest text messgae say and who is it from?
RM0: Diskon 50 peratus utk BubbleTALK dari DIGI - kirimlah bubble sebanyaknya sekarang! Dial *diikuti no.hp teman cth *016xxxx from 2000
17. What time did you sleep last night?
1.30 a.m.
18. Are you currently happy?
Only if i choose to be...
19. Who gives you the best advice?
Dr Gregory House
20. Do you eat whipped cream straight from the can?
Never kua
21. Who did you talked to on the phone last night?
No kol.
22. Is something bugging you right now?
A bug that bugs.
23. Who is the last person to make you laugh?
A small kid. I hid his left slipper, he couldnt find it, and straight away went to his mum and started crying. My partner in crime was my dad
24. Do you like yourself?
Judging myself makes me look like a narcissist
25. You want $5 or $10?
Both
26. Do you think you are stupid sometimes?
Yea, sometimes i tend to get blur
27. Who is your best best best friend?
My underwear...its my dad's
28. What will you do if you like that boy?
First i will ask Raymond to pray for me.
Second i will ask myself how did i become gay.
Third i will ask my mum what did she do that made me turn into a gay.
Fourth i will ask my dad what did he not do that made me turn into a gay.
29. Who are your favourite stars?
Scorpio
30. You hate your mother sometimes in some ways?
Nope. If u say dislike then maybe yeah.
31. Do you had even stead before??
Blur. Now i feel stupid.
32. What type of boy do you like?
If were a gay, i would like boys that look gay.
33. Now are you single/attached?
Attached...to my underwear...its my dad's
10 people to tag. 10 random names.
1. Sarah
2. Monkey
3. Raymond
4. Yat Seng
5. Keoh Ying
6. Ming Chai
7. Wei Khang
8. Joel
9. Nick
10. Keng Chai
1. Would you date number 5?
Later kena bunuh...
2. Number 2 just got in a car crash. How do you react?
YEAHHH thats the spirit man the monkey probably had a thrill and an experience of a lifetime before he crashed his car. Goodjob. 180 kmh this time, 200 kmh next time.
3. You see number 9 with your boy/girlfriend. What do you do?
Why you steal my underwear... I'll probably take his underwear to wear.
4. You come home and and your room has been ransacked by number 4.
Complain to number 5.
5. Number 1 is acting weird.
Give ice cream kua.
6. Numbers 3 & 8 decide to give 10 a haircut.
Please cut him botak. Then he can save so much money on gel.
7. Number 7 just got tickets for him/her and you to go to a concert.
Lets go
8. Number 10 takes you to a bar.
I will make sure he lose his virginity that night. (not by me pls dun misunderstand)
9. Number 4 has to move to the other side of the world.
Inform number 5 and ask her to follow.
10. You and number 8 are being chased by the cops for an unknown reason.
Hei...drive 200 kmh, police cant catch one...
11. Number 7 and you are sitting on the couch watching a movie when he/her wrap his/her arm around you.
Dun so gay pls.
12. Number 5 asks you out to dinner.
I'd rather her cook.
13. Number 9 and you are sitting on a bus.
Yo brother lets prank other ppl wahahah.
14. Number 6 calls you in the middle of the night because he/she can't sleep.
"Er...hello, u know wat time ah...?"
"Sorry lah Gary...just now u lah, ghost movie keep on kacau me...now i am scared..."
"U want someone to comfort u and hug u is it? Wrong number la wei, call 0124252725."
15. You're walking with someone and number 6 runs up and tackles you to the ground from behind.
Confirm flat and K.O. Goodbye, my underwear...(its my dad's)
16. Number 1 is crying one day and you ask him/her why and it seems their boy/girlfriend has dumped them.
Give ice cream kua.
17. Number 2 offers to bake you a meal. As you sit in the other room, the kitchen is suddenly aflame.
Expected...since when do monkeys know how to cook?
18. Number 4 comes to your door one day holding a koala.
"Yo Gary."
"I know...u want to giv number 5 ma. byebye"
19. Number 4 just got you an X-Box.
"Yo Gary."
"I know...u wanted to giv number 5 ma. byebye"
20. Number 9 challenges you to a children's card game!
Yo brother, ajak more ppl come~
21. Number 1 thinks he/she's overweight.
Give ice cream kua.
22. Number 7 looks lonely.
Talk. But strictly no gayish touch here touch there.
23. Number 2 asks you rudely to go leave her/him alone.
"Monkey u want some banana?"
"uu uu ah ah! uu uu ah ah!"
See gao dim.
24. Numbers 5 and 3 decide to throw a surprise party for you.
Tenkiu tenkiu.
25. Number 6 decide to dye his/her hair black. What do you say to that?
No hair can dye one meh?
26. Number 7 tells you he/she is going to go out for a while, and then later you hear about a shooting where he/she went.
"Hello, Wei Khang ah?"
"Yah, wat?"
"Yasmin Ahmad shooting film at the Curve leh. You going there right? Go be substitute boy la."
"Eh? Thought she is dead?"
"Ghost movie ma."
27. You catch number 9 by him/herself, crying.
Yo brother................................................................................................................................Why u cry ah?
28. Numbers 1, 3, 5 and 6 all tackle you at once.
Same la...number 6 still there...haih...flat and K.O. Goodbye, my underwear...(its my dad's)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
A message in a handphone
The nokia 3500 has served its master well, but the master...haih mou ngan tai. The master flung the handphone and it fell hard to the ground. The nokia 3500 can still speak but has lost vision.
"Gary we going to Cheong Foh to eat, then we go Centrepoint (Klang's, and a complex flooded and mini handphone shops) to repair your phone."
"Oh."
"We go to your schoolmate's shop la, that Chee, Chee, Chee, dunno what Chee already." (sounds so wrong in Hokkien)
"Chee Wei."
"Hes the boss of the shop adi now (in Chinese). HEHEHEHEHEHE (sharp laughter)"
"Huh boss adi ah? Thought the last time you guys went there hes just an employee?"
"Ya la he is, maybe promoted already, I don't know."
So my family went to eat at the kopitiam, and then we walked to Centrepoint. On the way, we passed by a handphone shop. I went in to ask how much is it to repair my poor nokia 3500's LCD screen, and that guy said more than 100, but he will only charge me 100 (pathetically lousy technique).
Anyway, we decided to walk to CP to see my old high school friend. He used to call me uncle last time, due to the fact that his young aunty is married to my old cousin (relatively). As i was going down the escalator, he saw me from afar with a surprise and a pleasant smile on his face, his hand waving to me. I smiled back.
"Yo, long time no see."
"Ya, how are you ah?"
"Good good, i am fine thank you. How much ah to repair my phone LCD?" (didnt strike me at that time, but now i feel guilty for not asking back how are you)
"Err wait ah, i call and ask first."
(Phone call)
"Eh lau peh, nokia sa gor kong kong eh LCD lua jue ah? Ka pi le, si wa eh beng yu. (Eh father, nokia 3500 LCD how much? Cheaper can ah, its my friend.)"
And now all the guilt struck me. Back at high school i remember, i wasnt really close to him. In fact, i didnt really like him. He borrows money and does not return. He took the next card from the deck during a blackjack game, in which the opponent will lose, and will have to pay me RM4 (5 cards pecah double), but it was because HE took it, the opponent defaulted it. Many small things in which he did, i disliked. BUT, he always showed me respect, he always talked nicely to me, and most importantly, he always treated me as a FRIEND. Now that i am older and i know how to think more rationally, i wondered why did my old me chose to only consider his small imperfections. Its not like i didnt know about his good traits. Even until now, he treats me as a friend, willing to ask for a discount for me, when i was at the back debating with my father whether he said Lau Peh (father) or Lau Eh (old one). What was i thinking...
"RM 60 loh Gary." (wah lau so much cheaper)
"Hmmm... Eh this phone looks not bad, how much ah? (Lol look at me, ppl offering me such a cheap price and i am still trying to act cool and trying to divert the fact that i know its damn cheap)"
"RM 400. This phone got three colours." (Arranging the phones together, still waiting for answer)
"RM 60 ah, ok lah. Must wait how long?"
"2 hours loh. Must send to the technician upstairs."
"Ok la later i come back."
Next scene happened 4 hrs later.
"Hey."
"Hello."
"My phone ok adi ah?"
"Err, errr (a bit of guilt over his face), five minutes can ah?"
"Oh can can, no problem."
...Short pause which lasted almost forever...Then he started the conversation.
"You still remember who is Chin Aik ah?"
"Ya, why?"
"He ran to Thailand adi."
"HAAR? Why?"
"Got one night right, he went clubbing. You know ma, clubbing sure drunk one. So that time he driving back with his Vios with his friend, then kena accident drop into long kang. The long kang not so deep la, but his friend died. So he have to run away loh, from the police."
"Wo....."
Then the conversation lasted for the wait. I kept wondering why was it so hard for me to start a conversation with an old friend. Surely there should be many things you would wanna catch up on. But no, i couldnt. It was he who started the conversation. Maybe because i didnt treat him as a friend. Man, the guilt...
"Lau Peh, 3500 ho liao ber? (father, 3500 ok adi or not?) (Ha Ha confirm its his father liao.) Gary your phone ok adi, i go up and take."
I paid him RM 60, said thanks, and said goodbye. He stopped me and asked me for my phone number. Man! The guilt again! Why didnt i ask for his? Why was it he who asked me instead? Do i still not treat him as a friend? What was i thinking!@#$%&*?
After that i went for dinner with my family, and after dinner, i saw an amazing thing. A young boy hardly even standard six, performing magic. Sure, impressive...initially. After the magic trick, the father said "Want to learn? Pay money." What? We even have child labour in Malaysia? What a pathetic society we live in. Father abusing his son for cheap stuffs like this. At least now i know.
Today has been a fruitful day.
"Gary we going to Cheong Foh to eat, then we go Centrepoint (Klang's, and a complex flooded and mini handphone shops) to repair your phone."
"Oh."
"We go to your schoolmate's shop la, that Chee, Chee, Chee, dunno what Chee already." (sounds so wrong in Hokkien)
"Chee Wei."
"Hes the boss of the shop adi now (in Chinese). HEHEHEHEHEHE (sharp laughter)"
"Huh boss adi ah? Thought the last time you guys went there hes just an employee?"
"Ya la he is, maybe promoted already, I don't know."
So my family went to eat at the kopitiam, and then we walked to Centrepoint. On the way, we passed by a handphone shop. I went in to ask how much is it to repair my poor nokia 3500's LCD screen, and that guy said more than 100, but he will only charge me 100 (pathetically lousy technique).
Anyway, we decided to walk to CP to see my old high school friend. He used to call me uncle last time, due to the fact that his young aunty is married to my old cousin (relatively). As i was going down the escalator, he saw me from afar with a surprise and a pleasant smile on his face, his hand waving to me. I smiled back.
"Yo, long time no see."
"Ya, how are you ah?"
"Good good, i am fine thank you. How much ah to repair my phone LCD?" (didnt strike me at that time, but now i feel guilty for not asking back how are you)
"Err wait ah, i call and ask first."
(Phone call)
"Eh lau peh, nokia sa gor kong kong eh LCD lua jue ah? Ka pi le, si wa eh beng yu. (Eh father, nokia 3500 LCD how much? Cheaper can ah, its my friend.)"
And now all the guilt struck me. Back at high school i remember, i wasnt really close to him. In fact, i didnt really like him. He borrows money and does not return. He took the next card from the deck during a blackjack game, in which the opponent will lose, and will have to pay me RM4 (5 cards pecah double), but it was because HE took it, the opponent defaulted it. Many small things in which he did, i disliked. BUT, he always showed me respect, he always talked nicely to me, and most importantly, he always treated me as a FRIEND. Now that i am older and i know how to think more rationally, i wondered why did my old me chose to only consider his small imperfections. Its not like i didnt know about his good traits. Even until now, he treats me as a friend, willing to ask for a discount for me, when i was at the back debating with my father whether he said Lau Peh (father) or Lau Eh (old one). What was i thinking...
"RM 60 loh Gary." (wah lau so much cheaper)
"Hmmm... Eh this phone looks not bad, how much ah? (Lol look at me, ppl offering me such a cheap price and i am still trying to act cool and trying to divert the fact that i know its damn cheap)"
"RM 400. This phone got three colours." (Arranging the phones together, still waiting for answer)
"RM 60 ah, ok lah. Must wait how long?"
"2 hours loh. Must send to the technician upstairs."
"Ok la later i come back."
Next scene happened 4 hrs later.
"Hey."
"Hello."
"My phone ok adi ah?"
"Err, errr (a bit of guilt over his face), five minutes can ah?"
"Oh can can, no problem."
...Short pause which lasted almost forever...Then he started the conversation.
"You still remember who is Chin Aik ah?"
"Ya, why?"
"He ran to Thailand adi."
"HAAR? Why?"
"Got one night right, he went clubbing. You know ma, clubbing sure drunk one. So that time he driving back with his Vios with his friend, then kena accident drop into long kang. The long kang not so deep la, but his friend died. So he have to run away loh, from the police."
"Wo....."
Then the conversation lasted for the wait. I kept wondering why was it so hard for me to start a conversation with an old friend. Surely there should be many things you would wanna catch up on. But no, i couldnt. It was he who started the conversation. Maybe because i didnt treat him as a friend. Man, the guilt...
"Lau Peh, 3500 ho liao ber? (father, 3500 ok adi or not?) (Ha Ha confirm its his father liao.) Gary your phone ok adi, i go up and take."
I paid him RM 60, said thanks, and said goodbye. He stopped me and asked me for my phone number. Man! The guilt again! Why didnt i ask for his? Why was it he who asked me instead? Do i still not treat him as a friend? What was i thinking!@#$%&*?
After that i went for dinner with my family, and after dinner, i saw an amazing thing. A young boy hardly even standard six, performing magic. Sure, impressive...initially. After the magic trick, the father said "Want to learn? Pay money." What? We even have child labour in Malaysia? What a pathetic society we live in. Father abusing his son for cheap stuffs like this. At least now i know.
Today has been a fruitful day.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Again
"Gary, wheres your 'hu'?"
"My amulet ah? Lazy to wear, always get tangled up with the metal chain i am wearing."
"But you should still wear it. See i put my amulet inside and the metal necklace outside, that way they don't get tangled up. Where did you put it?"
"Home."
"Which home? KBU or our house?"
"Home home, on my bedside table."
"You should seriously wear it, if you are afraid that they get tangled up, put it in ur metal necklace then."
"Side by side with the energy pendant ah? So awkward."
"You know our house got that thing right?"
"Yeah, i experienced one myself before, have i told you?"
"Ya i know about yours, but do you know about mine?"
"Yeah i heard from mum before, the one where you saw a small kid standing outside your cupboard when you were sleeping, right?"
"No actually it was in the evening, i saw a reflection of a small kid on the cupboard glass door. I see already then i was like EH? Then i closed and opened my eyes again then its gone."
"What? Evening also got ah?"
"I told mum, then when we were all out on one day she brought a fortune teller home. The fortune teller said that there is a 'kid' in our house."
Now i recalled the incident a few years back where a new born baby of our neighbour's died. The baby died due to suffocation because one of the blankets was not placed properly and was covering the baby's face. The father was away on a business trip but rushed back home as soon as he got the news. When he got back, he cried so loudly that probably the whole floor could hear him. It was 4 am. The neighbour's house was directly across ours. The neighbours moved out after that, and we promised not to tell the coming new occupants of their house about this incident. Whether this incident had anything to do with the presence of the 'kid', i do not know. Maybe the baby ghost grew up? Even if its not this baby ghost, how did a 'kid' get in our house?
"Then what happened? Got chase away ah?"
"Got, but you know our house lah. So you must wear your 'hu', you know, just in case."
"Oh." (Nope sorry i am still too lazy to wear it)
Now i know my house is haunted. So far Sing Yong survived one night at my haunted house. Anyone else care to join?
"My amulet ah? Lazy to wear, always get tangled up with the metal chain i am wearing."
"But you should still wear it. See i put my amulet inside and the metal necklace outside, that way they don't get tangled up. Where did you put it?"
"Home."
"Which home? KBU or our house?"
"Home home, on my bedside table."
"You should seriously wear it, if you are afraid that they get tangled up, put it in ur metal necklace then."
"Side by side with the energy pendant ah? So awkward."
"You know our house got that thing right?"
"Yeah, i experienced one myself before, have i told you?"
"Ya i know about yours, but do you know about mine?"
"Yeah i heard from mum before, the one where you saw a small kid standing outside your cupboard when you were sleeping, right?"
"No actually it was in the evening, i saw a reflection of a small kid on the cupboard glass door. I see already then i was like EH? Then i closed and opened my eyes again then its gone."
"What? Evening also got ah?"
"I told mum, then when we were all out on one day she brought a fortune teller home. The fortune teller said that there is a 'kid' in our house."
Now i recalled the incident a few years back where a new born baby of our neighbour's died. The baby died due to suffocation because one of the blankets was not placed properly and was covering the baby's face. The father was away on a business trip but rushed back home as soon as he got the news. When he got back, he cried so loudly that probably the whole floor could hear him. It was 4 am. The neighbour's house was directly across ours. The neighbours moved out after that, and we promised not to tell the coming new occupants of their house about this incident. Whether this incident had anything to do with the presence of the 'kid', i do not know. Maybe the baby ghost grew up? Even if its not this baby ghost, how did a 'kid' get in our house?
"Then what happened? Got chase away ah?"
"Got, but you know our house lah. So you must wear your 'hu', you know, just in case."
"Oh." (Nope sorry i am still too lazy to wear it)
Now i know my house is haunted. So far Sing Yong survived one night at my haunted house. Anyone else care to join?
Friday, June 12, 2009
Positive Thinking
Aren't you sick of people telling you to adopt positive thinking? Is it really that good? Do you even know what is positive thinking?
Positive thinking is simple. Basically it is just manipulating your thinking of something which is bad, and turning it into something good.
Simple yet difficult to adopt, to practise, to master. Many people are unable to have positive thinking. Someone once told me that positive thinking is self deceiving. It is true in a way.
See the thing about positive thinking is that we shouldn't look at it such that it is about the "thinking", but rather what comes with that "thinking". The mentality. The mentality that will keep you not only motivated, but determined, and having the right attitude at what you do. Assuming that you failed terribly at something, you would probably feel sad, disappointed, miserable, mulling over your failure, sulking at what you cannot achieve. However if you adopt positive thinking, you would treat it as a valuable experience, a priceless lesson in life. And with THIS thinking, you will continue to be enthusiastic at what you do, and continue to move on with life.
It is hard to get over failures, sometimes to the extent that you think its the end of the world. And these are the times when people are unable to move on with their lives, imprisoned and trapped inside their vessel of failure.
It doesn't matter if positive thinking is all about deception. Sometimes deceptions are what people need to inculcate the correct attitudes they should practise in life. Deceptions are what they need to straighten their senses and keep them on the right track, to continue moving on.
Positive thinking is simple. Basically it is just manipulating your thinking of something which is bad, and turning it into something good.
Simple yet difficult to adopt, to practise, to master. Many people are unable to have positive thinking. Someone once told me that positive thinking is self deceiving. It is true in a way.
See the thing about positive thinking is that we shouldn't look at it such that it is about the "thinking", but rather what comes with that "thinking". The mentality. The mentality that will keep you not only motivated, but determined, and having the right attitude at what you do. Assuming that you failed terribly at something, you would probably feel sad, disappointed, miserable, mulling over your failure, sulking at what you cannot achieve. However if you adopt positive thinking, you would treat it as a valuable experience, a priceless lesson in life. And with THIS thinking, you will continue to be enthusiastic at what you do, and continue to move on with life.
It is hard to get over failures, sometimes to the extent that you think its the end of the world. And these are the times when people are unable to move on with their lives, imprisoned and trapped inside their vessel of failure.
It doesn't matter if positive thinking is all about deception. Sometimes deceptions are what people need to inculcate the correct attitudes they should practise in life. Deceptions are what they need to straighten their senses and keep them on the right track, to continue moving on.
Are you the exception, or are you the rule?
Have you ever come across a situation where you keep wondering whether a boy or girl is interested in you or not?
Well usually, its really hard to tell. When you do encounter such a situation, you would usually want to read "signs". Signs like "oh he asked for my phone number! Hes gonna call me out again!" after your first date or "she everyday peek at me one leh!" or "he macam shy shy when he is in front of me..." The examples can go on and on...
However signs are often misinterpreted. People tend to manipulate the signs to convince themselves that the opposite party is interested in them. It is unfortunate but this is the human nature. And this often misleads people, which will end up in misery if the interest is one sided, or it may bring about joy! If both parties are interested.
And the thing is, when signs are manipulated and misinterpreted, you usually assume that you are the exception. When a guy asks for you phone number and doesn't call, you will think that "maybe he has lost my number, maybe he called but I didn't get the voicemail, or maybe he met with an accident..." What if that guy doesn't call because hes just not interested?
"Eh eh, she still peeking at me one leh, i think she really likes me larh~" (omg how desperate can he be). "Eh how come she stop peeking at me adi one! Maybe shes just shy..." What if she has been peeking at some other guy, or maybe even your friend sitting beside you, all along...
"Eh you know hor, that guy that I said he shy shy in front of me one, i think that guy really likes me leh. You see ah, he everyday macam around me one, but when hes really close to me, he macam want to avoid me leh. I think hes too shy to approach me wo, hehehehehhehe..." What if that guy being around you is just a coincidence, and that he really wants to avoid you, because he might think that you are interested in him and you are just not his type?
Exceptional assumptions, with exceptional scenarios, on your exceptional self... (Desperate? Pathetic?)
The one hard cold bitter truth is this, the rule rules in matters like this. If a guy is interested in you, he will call. If he wants to court you, he will do whatever it takes to make it work. If a girl likes you, she likes you and likewise.
However, is that really the truth? Rules are meant to be broken. So do we really have abide by the rules? Because if we do, then probably we will end up pushing all relationships away, destroying the slightest chances, the speck of possibilities.
Sometimes, it is these silly assumptions that spark relationships. Silly assumptions, which lead to a course of silly actions, which might make the opposite party realise that you are the one. So what if your assumptions are wrong? You might be wrong for this ONE assumption, but that doesn't mean ALL your assumptions are wrong.
If you found your special someone, he/she is your exception, your miracle. There is no rule. So allow your wild imagination to devour your conscience, let love in.
Well usually, its really hard to tell. When you do encounter such a situation, you would usually want to read "signs". Signs like "oh he asked for my phone number! Hes gonna call me out again!" after your first date or "she everyday peek at me one leh!" or "he macam shy shy when he is in front of me..." The examples can go on and on...
However signs are often misinterpreted. People tend to manipulate the signs to convince themselves that the opposite party is interested in them. It is unfortunate but this is the human nature. And this often misleads people, which will end up in misery if the interest is one sided, or it may bring about joy! If both parties are interested.
And the thing is, when signs are manipulated and misinterpreted, you usually assume that you are the exception. When a guy asks for you phone number and doesn't call, you will think that "maybe he has lost my number, maybe he called but I didn't get the voicemail, or maybe he met with an accident..." What if that guy doesn't call because hes just not interested?
"Eh eh, she still peeking at me one leh, i think she really likes me larh~" (omg how desperate can he be). "Eh how come she stop peeking at me adi one! Maybe shes just shy..." What if she has been peeking at some other guy, or maybe even your friend sitting beside you, all along...
"Eh you know hor, that guy that I said he shy shy in front of me one, i think that guy really likes me leh. You see ah, he everyday macam around me one, but when hes really close to me, he macam want to avoid me leh. I think hes too shy to approach me wo, hehehehehhehe..." What if that guy being around you is just a coincidence, and that he really wants to avoid you, because he might think that you are interested in him and you are just not his type?
Exceptional assumptions, with exceptional scenarios, on your exceptional self... (Desperate? Pathetic?)
The one hard cold bitter truth is this, the rule rules in matters like this. If a guy is interested in you, he will call. If he wants to court you, he will do whatever it takes to make it work. If a girl likes you, she likes you and likewise.
However, is that really the truth? Rules are meant to be broken. So do we really have abide by the rules? Because if we do, then probably we will end up pushing all relationships away, destroying the slightest chances, the speck of possibilities.
Sometimes, it is these silly assumptions that spark relationships. Silly assumptions, which lead to a course of silly actions, which might make the opposite party realise that you are the one. So what if your assumptions are wrong? You might be wrong for this ONE assumption, but that doesn't mean ALL your assumptions are wrong.
If you found your special someone, he/she is your exception, your miracle. There is no rule. So allow your wild imagination to devour your conscience, let love in.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
a strange encounter
Last night i was watched a damn good movie.
When i finished, it was already around 2.30 a.m. So i after i finished, i left my room. The living room was dark as usual. Everyone was asleep. And by dark i dont mean just dark, its spooky dark, because I live on the 12th floor and there is hardly any light, no street lights, no neighbours' houses lights etc etc. It is almost pitch black. The first thing i noticed was the living room fan was still on; hmmm strange, but not strange, because it is usual for my father/brother to forget to switch it off.
So i went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. While i was filling my cup with water, i heard a strange noise. I couldn't identify what was the noise, and where was it from, so i assumed that it was from outside the kitchen. Then i heard the same noise again, this time i confirmed it was from the living room. OK... what the hell. After i finished my glass of water, i decided to see what is this thingy making those funny noises. Ghost? Spirit? What the heck. So i switched on the living room lights and...
"EH! What the hell? Why u on the lights?" Lol my brother was sleeping in the living room. He mentioned earlier to me while i was watching the movie halfway that he couldn't sleep. So now he told me he slept in the living room because he couldn't sleep in his room.
Though this incident might seem usual, nothing paranormal about, but it is significant to me because my house feng shui very bad = (. Personally i have had an encounter with "something" when i was sleeping in the living room, which explains why i presumed that the noise had to be made by "something". And by "something" which i encountered in the past, that "something" is really "something", not just any "something"...
When i finished, it was already around 2.30 a.m. So i after i finished, i left my room. The living room was dark as usual. Everyone was asleep. And by dark i dont mean just dark, its spooky dark, because I live on the 12th floor and there is hardly any light, no street lights, no neighbours' houses lights etc etc. It is almost pitch black. The first thing i noticed was the living room fan was still on; hmmm strange, but not strange, because it is usual for my father/brother to forget to switch it off.
So i went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. While i was filling my cup with water, i heard a strange noise. I couldn't identify what was the noise, and where was it from, so i assumed that it was from outside the kitchen. Then i heard the same noise again, this time i confirmed it was from the living room. OK... what the hell. After i finished my glass of water, i decided to see what is this thingy making those funny noises. Ghost? Spirit? What the heck. So i switched on the living room lights and...
"EH! What the hell? Why u on the lights?" Lol my brother was sleeping in the living room. He mentioned earlier to me while i was watching the movie halfway that he couldn't sleep. So now he told me he slept in the living room because he couldn't sleep in his room.
Though this incident might seem usual, nothing paranormal about, but it is significant to me because my house feng shui very bad = (. Personally i have had an encounter with "something" when i was sleeping in the living room, which explains why i presumed that the noise had to be made by "something". And by "something" which i encountered in the past, that "something" is really "something", not just any "something"...
Saturday, May 9, 2009
summer camppppp
I was supposed to post about the summer camp on friday, but i was so consumed by procrastination and the pilling up of maths homework given by our beloved Ms Kong. So today i woke up and decided to get it over with.
Summer camp was indeed amazing. Not only does it inculcate teamwork, it also allows students from different classes to be closer to one another. And most importantly, all participants had fun.
First there was the blind night, in which groups are lead to walk around the resort compound blind-folded. This shows how well teams are able to communicate among their team members as coordination plays a vital role in this activity.
Then where was the jungle trekking. One important concept i noticed here is the concept of bottlenecks. All 103 students must walk in only one line, thus if one person is slow, all the others behind can only pace at the slowest person's speed because they are not allowed to overtake, and those in front of this person will go right ahead, forming a gap. The analogy to a bottleneck is that the slowest person resembles the neck of the bottle, and all the other people behind resembles whats in the bottle, only being allowed to exit the bottle at the speed which the neck of the bottle allows. This concept is very important in the world of business especially in plants or factories, but if you want to know more, feel free to read the book "The Goal", by Eli Goldratt - the book that revolutionalized American business.
Also, during the jungle trekking, we were only allowed to call people by their assigned numbers, and we are forbidden to shout out names of animal, due to some "reasons". On the way up to the peak, yes everyone followed from 1 to 103. But on the way down, because it was so chaotic, most of us didnt bother and just went back down without following the assigned order. Some of the students were bitten by liches (lol); gugan's blood splattered onto his shirt when he removed the lich, and sarah only found out about the lich on her leg after we finished the jungle trekking (sry sarah haha).
There were also the performances, in which all groups were only given 40 minutes to prepare. To be honest, all the performances were spectacular, but i have to say, Zhaf's instrumental solo was the limelight of the night. His guitar tapping skills were amazing and it even impressed Mr Al the man himself haha.
Finally there was the explorace, the main event of the camp. It was certainly entertaining to all its participants, the way they communicate, the way the teams multi-task, and to what extent are they willing to perform those tasks, like to get their hair soaked with shampoo, or to jump into to pool and look for the correct balloons. In my opinion, the teamwork and determination of all the groups in finishing the explorace is really respectable. Even though some groups knew they couldnt win already, they still persisted and fought till the last minute. That is really admirable.
These are just some of the amazing events in which Mr Al and the committee put together in this year's wonderful summer camp. Not to mention the flying fox, hanging bridge, and the talk given by Mr Zafry. I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all the committee members and those who participated, and also to Mr Al, because without him, this summer camp would literally be nothing.
This summer camp has definitely left a wonderful memory for me.
Summer camp was indeed amazing. Not only does it inculcate teamwork, it also allows students from different classes to be closer to one another. And most importantly, all participants had fun.
First there was the blind night, in which groups are lead to walk around the resort compound blind-folded. This shows how well teams are able to communicate among their team members as coordination plays a vital role in this activity.
Then where was the jungle trekking. One important concept i noticed here is the concept of bottlenecks. All 103 students must walk in only one line, thus if one person is slow, all the others behind can only pace at the slowest person's speed because they are not allowed to overtake, and those in front of this person will go right ahead, forming a gap. The analogy to a bottleneck is that the slowest person resembles the neck of the bottle, and all the other people behind resembles whats in the bottle, only being allowed to exit the bottle at the speed which the neck of the bottle allows. This concept is very important in the world of business especially in plants or factories, but if you want to know more, feel free to read the book "The Goal", by Eli Goldratt - the book that revolutionalized American business.
Also, during the jungle trekking, we were only allowed to call people by their assigned numbers, and we are forbidden to shout out names of animal, due to some "reasons". On the way up to the peak, yes everyone followed from 1 to 103. But on the way down, because it was so chaotic, most of us didnt bother and just went back down without following the assigned order. Some of the students were bitten by liches (lol); gugan's blood splattered onto his shirt when he removed the lich, and sarah only found out about the lich on her leg after we finished the jungle trekking (sry sarah haha).
There were also the performances, in which all groups were only given 40 minutes to prepare. To be honest, all the performances were spectacular, but i have to say, Zhaf's instrumental solo was the limelight of the night. His guitar tapping skills were amazing and it even impressed Mr Al the man himself haha.
Finally there was the explorace, the main event of the camp. It was certainly entertaining to all its participants, the way they communicate, the way the teams multi-task, and to what extent are they willing to perform those tasks, like to get their hair soaked with shampoo, or to jump into to pool and look for the correct balloons. In my opinion, the teamwork and determination of all the groups in finishing the explorace is really respectable. Even though some groups knew they couldnt win already, they still persisted and fought till the last minute. That is really admirable.
These are just some of the amazing events in which Mr Al and the committee put together in this year's wonderful summer camp. Not to mention the flying fox, hanging bridge, and the talk given by Mr Zafry. I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to all the committee members and those who participated, and also to Mr Al, because without him, this summer camp would literally be nothing.
This summer camp has definitely left a wonderful memory for me.
Friday, May 8, 2009
monks...wow
12 monk "trainees" were ready for their "graduation". Before they are allowed to be ordained to the temple, they must first pass a test to ensure that they can truly become monks.
The test requires the monk trainees to lie naked on the floor, with a bell hung around their dicks. Yes, dick is penis. When all the monk trainees are ready, a stripper came out, took off all her clothes and started dancing in front of them.
When she danced pass the 1st monk, nothing happened. 1st monk OK... Nothing happened too when she danced pass the 2nd monk. 2nd monk OK... 3rd monk OK... and so on, but when she danced pass the 12th monk, the bell started ringing VERY loudly, and then the bell with the string flew into the air (omg what a strong dick).
Feeling embarassed, the 12th monk stood up and went to pick up his bell. The moment he bent down to pick it up, ALL the other 11 bells started ringing (ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring) and then shot into the air...
Now we know why monks became monks...
The test requires the monk trainees to lie naked on the floor, with a bell hung around their dicks. Yes, dick is penis. When all the monk trainees are ready, a stripper came out, took off all her clothes and started dancing in front of them.
When she danced pass the 1st monk, nothing happened. 1st monk OK... Nothing happened too when she danced pass the 2nd monk. 2nd monk OK... 3rd monk OK... and so on, but when she danced pass the 12th monk, the bell started ringing VERY loudly, and then the bell with the string flew into the air (omg what a strong dick).
Feeling embarassed, the 12th monk stood up and went to pick up his bell. The moment he bent down to pick it up, ALL the other 11 bells started ringing (ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring) and then shot into the air...
Now we know why monks became monks...
help me i am suffering from amnesia
Damn i've planned beforehand what to write about for at least 4 posts but i forgot the other 2 and only remembered about the summer camp. I shall post about my summer camp experience in the next post but before that, allow me to entertain u with some pics which i found humorous from failblog.org.
update time
Over the course of this "blog-dormant" duration, several significant events have happened to me. Events which some has left a deep impact on me while others as a great memory. I shall start with the first one.
On one fine beginning of thursday, 4 of us (Joel Monkey Yat Seng and Moi) were cycling around in the park. The cycling session was a much needed one to clear our heads after struggling through revising for the chemistry test on the day itself. Joel and the great monkey were playing with the BMX bike while yat seng and i were chatting while cycling and enjoying the stunts both of them are pulling off.
The monkey and Joel decided to get a little "speedy", so they decided to cycle downhill at maximum speed, that is without brakes. As they were about to cross a huge bump, i remember vividly that the monkey shouted "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BUUUUUUMP!". The monkey was the driver of the BMX while Joel was the passenger. Right after they crossed the bump, they lost balance and collapsed.
Initially i thought it was nothing serious but Yat Seng and I rushed to help anyway. To my surprise, the monkey was bleeding badly all over especially on his forehead, with his specs damaged as though is was scratched by wolverine. All of the sudden, the active monkey was rendered inactive..??
Anyway, we carried him to the closest student house which is 142, and he washed his wounds. Yat Seng rushed to call Ming Chai from 71 while the others stayed to help cater to the monkey's needs. Initially the monkey was wide awake but in a minute's time he started to feel dizzy and was losing consciousness. Then his eyes started to look around in circles and his mind started to wander aimlessly.
Something urgent needs to be done. And there I was, feeling so helpless, not knowing what to do, only being able to give words of encouragement "sing yong, stay with me, dun fall asleep". It was obvious those words didnt really help. As i held the upper half of his body, he said to me "Gary, i cant see..." I felt even more helpless.
Thankfully, Ming Chai came to the rescue (hes a member of the Red Cresent Society). Immediately, he set the monkey lying down on the floor while lifting his legs, to improve blood circulation to his head. Joel brought his car (thank God he wasnt injured) and we sent the monkey to the hospital.
I remember those days when our school teachers kept on pestering us to join the co-curriculum activities. Yes, i was a member of the Red Cresent Society. But i was inactive. I never attended any of those sessions where they thought us how to CPRs, mend a wound, or what and what not to do while an injured person is on the verge of going into a blackout. These skills, which are so useful at times, which I can learn for free, was never appreciated by me. If only I knew what to do to help the monkey during that time, if only i attended those valuable yet ignored lessons with the PBSM, i wouldnt feel so helpless and guilty at that time. Maybe if i knew you were supposed to let him lie down and i did that immediately, he wouldnt have gone into sub-consciousness for 15 minutes.
That day marked a milestone in my life. From that day on, i realised how important it is to appreciate things aorund me and will try my best not to take things for granted.
On one fine beginning of thursday, 4 of us (Joel Monkey Yat Seng and Moi) were cycling around in the park. The cycling session was a much needed one to clear our heads after struggling through revising for the chemistry test on the day itself. Joel and the great monkey were playing with the BMX bike while yat seng and i were chatting while cycling and enjoying the stunts both of them are pulling off.
The monkey and Joel decided to get a little "speedy", so they decided to cycle downhill at maximum speed, that is without brakes. As they were about to cross a huge bump, i remember vividly that the monkey shouted "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BUUUUUUMP!". The monkey was the driver of the BMX while Joel was the passenger. Right after they crossed the bump, they lost balance and collapsed.
Initially i thought it was nothing serious but Yat Seng and I rushed to help anyway. To my surprise, the monkey was bleeding badly all over especially on his forehead, with his specs damaged as though is was scratched by wolverine. All of the sudden, the active monkey was rendered inactive..??
Anyway, we carried him to the closest student house which is 142, and he washed his wounds. Yat Seng rushed to call Ming Chai from 71 while the others stayed to help cater to the monkey's needs. Initially the monkey was wide awake but in a minute's time he started to feel dizzy and was losing consciousness. Then his eyes started to look around in circles and his mind started to wander aimlessly.
Something urgent needs to be done. And there I was, feeling so helpless, not knowing what to do, only being able to give words of encouragement "sing yong, stay with me, dun fall asleep". It was obvious those words didnt really help. As i held the upper half of his body, he said to me "Gary, i cant see..." I felt even more helpless.
Thankfully, Ming Chai came to the rescue (hes a member of the Red Cresent Society). Immediately, he set the monkey lying down on the floor while lifting his legs, to improve blood circulation to his head. Joel brought his car (thank God he wasnt injured) and we sent the monkey to the hospital.
I remember those days when our school teachers kept on pestering us to join the co-curriculum activities. Yes, i was a member of the Red Cresent Society. But i was inactive. I never attended any of those sessions where they thought us how to CPRs, mend a wound, or what and what not to do while an injured person is on the verge of going into a blackout. These skills, which are so useful at times, which I can learn for free, was never appreciated by me. If only I knew what to do to help the monkey during that time, if only i attended those valuable yet ignored lessons with the PBSM, i wouldnt feel so helpless and guilty at that time. Maybe if i knew you were supposed to let him lie down and i did that immediately, he wouldnt have gone into sub-consciousness for 15 minutes.
That day marked a milestone in my life. From that day on, i realised how important it is to appreciate things aorund me and will try my best not to take things for granted.
Friday, April 3, 2009
words of wisdom
By George Carlin (deceased) - a comedian in the 70's and 80's wrote this masterpiece
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, buy enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge but less judgement, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
There are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, buy enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge but less judgement, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
There are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
31/3
The 31st of every month is a great day for ice cream lovers like Wei Khang and Qiran, as Baskin Robbins is 31% off that day.
On 31st, i played basketball till 830 (a tiring 3.5 hr session). I went back home and got ready and it was not until 915 before i managed to reach OU for my dinner. I met Mr Lawlipop there. He was buying batteries for his graphic calculator for the calculus test on the following day.
Lollipop told me he was in a dilemma on whether to buy BR or to visit the cinemas during the weekend. I asked him why cant you have both, and as usual, he said "too expensive".
As we were walking back to the bicycle carpark we passed by the BR shop. The queue was "quite long" but since i really wanted to buy some delicious Br for my mother, i queued anyway. Initially lollipop wanted to buy too so he queued with me. After about less than a minute, he disappeared out of my sight.
5 minutes later, he changed his mind and decided to buy some and relish it during the weekend. We had a good time chatting while waiting for the queue and after about 0.5 hrs of waiting, we managed to head back to our student houses with a pint of BR each (same flavour too).
I recall telling him that although its a good habit to save for a rainy day, its not good to oversave as dieing rich is pointless. Till this day, i still have no idea whether my statement had any influence on his decision.
On 31st, i played basketball till 830 (a tiring 3.5 hr session). I went back home and got ready and it was not until 915 before i managed to reach OU for my dinner. I met Mr Lawlipop there. He was buying batteries for his graphic calculator for the calculus test on the following day.
Lollipop told me he was in a dilemma on whether to buy BR or to visit the cinemas during the weekend. I asked him why cant you have both, and as usual, he said "too expensive".
As we were walking back to the bicycle carpark we passed by the BR shop. The queue was "quite long" but since i really wanted to buy some delicious Br for my mother, i queued anyway. Initially lollipop wanted to buy too so he queued with me. After about less than a minute, he disappeared out of my sight.
5 minutes later, he changed his mind and decided to buy some and relish it during the weekend. We had a good time chatting while waiting for the queue and after about 0.5 hrs of waiting, we managed to head back to our student houses with a pint of BR each (same flavour too).
I recall telling him that although its a good habit to save for a rainy day, its not good to oversave as dieing rich is pointless. Till this day, i still have no idea whether my statement had any influence on his decision.
1/4
April Fool... The Atheists' holiday. The day i was fooled, twice in a roll.
Before 2, i was waiting outside the physics lab as Ms Say wasn't there yet. So i placed the spider Ms Chan lent me on my file, and went to the library to get some cool air. And when i came back, poof! The spider "vanished" into thin air. So i started looking for it, but the search came to no avail. Then i started asking everyone but this was futile too. Damn, where could it be? I really didn't wan to lose it because Ms Chan mentioned that she uses this spider every year to fool her students so i understood that this must be her prized possession. After finishing the physics experiment, i started looking for it again. Then, a joker sent me a message saying he/she (classified) saw it on Ms Chan's table.
So i went to the staffroom, and noticed Ms Chan was not at her table. When i searched her table for the spider, it wasn't there. Then Ms effa told me she saw 2 jokers leaving the spider on the table. At the same moment, Ms Chan came back and she seemed upset after knowing i lost her spider. She also mentioned if the spider is really lost, i would hav to buy her a new one at Toys'r'us (dunno how to spell). Then i called the joker who sent me the message and he/she admitted that he/she left the spider on Ms Chan's table, but thats all he knew. Feeling strange, i went back inside the staffroom and...
Ms Chan held the "spider" in her hands and said, April Fool gary.
Before 2, i was waiting outside the physics lab as Ms Say wasn't there yet. So i placed the spider Ms Chan lent me on my file, and went to the library to get some cool air. And when i came back, poof! The spider "vanished" into thin air. So i started looking for it, but the search came to no avail. Then i started asking everyone but this was futile too. Damn, where could it be? I really didn't wan to lose it because Ms Chan mentioned that she uses this spider every year to fool her students so i understood that this must be her prized possession. After finishing the physics experiment, i started looking for it again. Then, a joker sent me a message saying he/she (classified) saw it on Ms Chan's table.
So i went to the staffroom, and noticed Ms Chan was not at her table. When i searched her table for the spider, it wasn't there. Then Ms effa told me she saw 2 jokers leaving the spider on the table. At the same moment, Ms Chan came back and she seemed upset after knowing i lost her spider. She also mentioned if the spider is really lost, i would hav to buy her a new one at Toys'r'us (dunno how to spell). Then i called the joker who sent me the message and he/she admitted that he/she left the spider on Ms Chan's table, but thats all he knew. Feeling strange, i went back inside the staffroom and...
Ms Chan held the "spider" in her hands and said, April Fool gary.
2/4
I woke up earlier than usual to finish revising calculus. And as usual, Raymond the great lover of Yen Ling is already awake. So i did my daily morning routine (shower brush eat) and studied a bit of calculus, before waiting for the inconsistent van with inconsistent drivers at 8.10 a.m. (yeah i know thats early but dont wanna risk missing the van).
Then comes calculus test. As i was walking with Mr Lee to the classroom, i asked him how would the students fare in this test. He replied "Ok (as in his usual "OK"), maybe the average would be around 70." So i assumed the test to be tough, but it turned out to be easier than expected (not to boast or anything), as initially i thought Mr Lee would have set the test to par with the difficulty of the TEE exams standard. HOWEVER, i realised i made careless mistakeS not long after the test was over.
I stayed back in college that day to finish up on my homework, as i left alot undone due to the preparation of the calculus test and the general reading on Aus. 30 articles! (albeit they are not as boring as msian history, no offense) To my surprise, the silent monkey (if you know who i mean) was unexpectedly hyperactive that day, maybe in an induced state of hysteria. He/she (classified) kept on disturbing others and constantly laughed and smiled without any reason. I have not seen him/her like this in a long long time but well, calculus test is over so who wouldn't be happy?
Night time, i watched Fast and Furious which a HUGE gang of ppl (11). To be honest, i wouldn't give a high rating to this movie, but it is certainly entertaining, probably a panacea for my tired mind. This sequel (or prequel) to Tokyo Drift is not your average racing-only movie as there is a main plot behind all those racing, though i have to admit the car racing scenes were exciting. After the movie, some of us went to mamak and then later went back home to call it a day.
Then comes calculus test. As i was walking with Mr Lee to the classroom, i asked him how would the students fare in this test. He replied "Ok (as in his usual "OK"), maybe the average would be around 70." So i assumed the test to be tough, but it turned out to be easier than expected (not to boast or anything), as initially i thought Mr Lee would have set the test to par with the difficulty of the TEE exams standard. HOWEVER, i realised i made careless mistakeS not long after the test was over.
I stayed back in college that day to finish up on my homework, as i left alot undone due to the preparation of the calculus test and the general reading on Aus. 30 articles! (albeit they are not as boring as msian history, no offense) To my surprise, the silent monkey (if you know who i mean) was unexpectedly hyperactive that day, maybe in an induced state of hysteria. He/she (classified) kept on disturbing others and constantly laughed and smiled without any reason. I have not seen him/her like this in a long long time but well, calculus test is over so who wouldn't be happy?
Night time, i watched Fast and Furious which a HUGE gang of ppl (11). To be honest, i wouldn't give a high rating to this movie, but it is certainly entertaining, probably a panacea for my tired mind. This sequel (or prequel) to Tokyo Drift is not your average racing-only movie as there is a main plot behind all those racing, though i have to admit the car racing scenes were exciting. After the movie, some of us went to mamak and then later went back home to call it a day.
sCrEaMyx
Don't worry, i'm not going to write another post about how lousy our beloved TMnet is, as the title implies, but rather to let you all know that i am only blogging because there is nothing else i can do with the current internet speed.
As you can see, my blog has stayed stagnant for god knows how many weeks, either due to me being busy or just lazy. So what i will try to do today on a fine saturday morning is to catch up on late posts.
I will write about events which happened to me in the "benjamin button" style, as i find it easier to recall wat happened this week and then slowly to the previous week and so on. So i guess will shall end this post as i "think" its long enough...? (sorry ms chan its for the sake of the post requirements) buhbye
As you can see, my blog has stayed stagnant for god knows how many weeks, either due to me being busy or just lazy. So what i will try to do today on a fine saturday morning is to catch up on late posts.
I will write about events which happened to me in the "benjamin button" style, as i find it easier to recall wat happened this week and then slowly to the previous week and so on. So i guess will shall end this post as i "think" its long enough...? (sorry ms chan its for the sake of the post requirements) buhbye
Saturday, February 21, 2009
sTEaMYx
This week has proved to be an awful week for me. Well, its mainly because of the speed of the connection that sucks so bad. Many of my housemates are downloading and so i cant play shit. It takes 20 seconds for the stupid google homepage to finish loading.
So, by friday, i was slightly happier knowing that i will be coming back to klang and will have better connection at home. Unfortunately i was so wrong. Though the lagginess wasnt as bad, but it still sucks shit. If there is anyone to blame for this, it would be our beloved TM net who has served the country and its people lousily for 14 years.
Now the question is why. I'm sure everyone knows whats the condition with our broadband called streamyx. Everyone's complaining about it. And heck, the employees at TM are so fucking thick skinned that they dont bother. Everytime you call them to complain about the line being slow, they will give u a thousand excuses; asking u to connect directly to the modem, reset the line, let the modem rest, bla bla bla bla bla, but they will never admit that its their fault. Once i called them and I just wanted to ask them whether there was any maintenance as i was sick of going through all those stupid procedures they always tell u to do when u call them. So then, they keep insisting on me giving my streamyx id and then they said they'd check whether there was any problem with my line. Now who is serving who? U call that customer service? I called asking about the maintenance and they ended up not saying anything about it. They just wanna do their job which is to ask u to go thru those stupid procedures over and over again which will lead u to nth. They just cared about their part and their concern instead of urs. Seriously, why do they hav so many ppl at stationed to pick up calls? Heck, if there wasnt a problem with streamyx they need not place so many ppl picking up calls in the first place.
What we need is competition. Yes, competition to get their lazy asses working. However, the sad thing is that TM net monopolies all the last mile connections (final leg of delivering connectivity from a communications provider to a customer) in Malaysia. This renders other companies like Maxis or Digi to be unable to compete with streamyx as satellite broadband will always be slower.
And does this happen in other countries? Hell no. As far as i know, Singapore has Singtel and Singnet which currently provide broadband service that operates at a much faster connectivity than Msia. Arent u sick of the 1kbps download speed? Heck, even China can reach 400kbps. Oooooooooooooooooooooohhh, Malaysia boleh oh, my ASS man.
Streamyx streamyx, tsk tsk. It is so unfortunate that we Malaysians have to put up with this kinda miserable service. So lousy, shitty, laggy, stupid, and idiotic. Even half of the TM net page in wikipedia is about criticism towards it. Haih, pardon my manners, but all i wanna say is, FUCK U sTEaMYx!
So, by friday, i was slightly happier knowing that i will be coming back to klang and will have better connection at home. Unfortunately i was so wrong. Though the lagginess wasnt as bad, but it still sucks shit. If there is anyone to blame for this, it would be our beloved TM net who has served the country and its people lousily for 14 years.
Now the question is why. I'm sure everyone knows whats the condition with our broadband called streamyx. Everyone's complaining about it. And heck, the employees at TM are so fucking thick skinned that they dont bother. Everytime you call them to complain about the line being slow, they will give u a thousand excuses; asking u to connect directly to the modem, reset the line, let the modem rest, bla bla bla bla bla, but they will never admit that its their fault. Once i called them and I just wanted to ask them whether there was any maintenance as i was sick of going through all those stupid procedures they always tell u to do when u call them. So then, they keep insisting on me giving my streamyx id and then they said they'd check whether there was any problem with my line. Now who is serving who? U call that customer service? I called asking about the maintenance and they ended up not saying anything about it. They just wanna do their job which is to ask u to go thru those stupid procedures over and over again which will lead u to nth. They just cared about their part and their concern instead of urs. Seriously, why do they hav so many ppl at stationed to pick up calls? Heck, if there wasnt a problem with streamyx they need not place so many ppl picking up calls in the first place.
What we need is competition. Yes, competition to get their lazy asses working. However, the sad thing is that TM net monopolies all the last mile connections (final leg of delivering connectivity from a communications provider to a customer) in Malaysia. This renders other companies like Maxis or Digi to be unable to compete with streamyx as satellite broadband will always be slower.
And does this happen in other countries? Hell no. As far as i know, Singapore has Singtel and Singnet which currently provide broadband service that operates at a much faster connectivity than Msia. Arent u sick of the 1kbps download speed? Heck, even China can reach 400kbps. Oooooooooooooooooooooohhh, Malaysia boleh oh, my ASS man.
Streamyx streamyx, tsk tsk. It is so unfortunate that we Malaysians have to put up with this kinda miserable service. So lousy, shitty, laggy, stupid, and idiotic. Even half of the TM net page in wikipedia is about criticism towards it. Haih, pardon my manners, but all i wanna say is, FUCK U sTEaMYx!
Monday, February 9, 2009
post no.3 hohoho
Since i still cant think of anything to write about while posting the 2nd post, i shall steal the 10 questions from the back of the question paper by Ms Chan to meet the requirements of january.
1. A time in subject class when i felt good about myself
When i successfully annoy or make fun of ammani.
2. A time in subject class i felt embarassed about my lack of English
When Ms Chan starts asking definitions and i didnt bring my dictionary (paiseh o ms chan)
3. A task I found very hard and why
To BLOG, because i am so so so so so so so so lazy.
4. My thoughts about homework, quizzes or tests
Homework=bad, quizzes=gud, tests=excellent
5. How college is different from secondary school
One obvious difference is the dress code. U hav to TUCK in ure shirt in high school (though i didnt really bother back then) but so far in college i have only seen one person who tucks in his shirt (hi vege). Other than that, college has shorter school hours compared to secondary school and i really enjoy the former because i am a lazy man = )
6. What i do try and improve my 4 language skills
This is probably my favourite question of all the 10. Honestly, i started learning hokkien by listening to other ppl throwing vulgar words at each other (knn ccb lc lp), and from then on, i managed to improve my hokkien. So MAYBE, this method can be applied while trying to improve my other language skills. Perhaps, canto and chinese, but not english. One example of using this way to strengthen my language will be to translate words from hokkien to canto then to chinese. Eg. Kannine (hokkien) = Diu lei lou mou (canto) = Kan ni lao ma (chinese) (i am not sure about the chinese version)
p.s. sry ms chan i had to do this was trying to prove my point lol
7. Ways I have for learning vocabulary and grammar
I guess the only way of doing the former is to read more and check the dictionary for words u cant define. Grammar wise, i just hav to speak english more often and get humiliated by being corrected for the errors i make while speaking.
8. What I find most difficult about learning English.
Seriously, literature. I mean, to interpret the message of a movie is still ok, but literature? In my opinion, some famous poets like to torture students, because they write those poems that are SO abstract. The irony about this is the more abstract the poem the greater the value and hence the greater the respect earned by the poet. Thus i shall write a poem so abstract that i bet nobody can understand:
Yenne pulenggeh,
Ahmad jia taugeh,
It li sa si gor,
Sing yong cheng de kor.
Happy interpreting.
9. Suggestions for ESL lesson activities
Ms Chan, i think we should have more plays, that way we can remember the events in the novel better and everyone can hav fun =D
10. My response to certain topics
This one hor, next time pls, coz i tak tau apa topic
1. A time in subject class when i felt good about myself
When i successfully annoy or make fun of ammani.
2. A time in subject class i felt embarassed about my lack of English
When Ms Chan starts asking definitions and i didnt bring my dictionary (paiseh o ms chan)
3. A task I found very hard and why
To BLOG, because i am so so so so so so so so lazy.
4. My thoughts about homework, quizzes or tests
Homework=bad, quizzes=gud, tests=excellent
5. How college is different from secondary school
One obvious difference is the dress code. U hav to TUCK in ure shirt in high school (though i didnt really bother back then) but so far in college i have only seen one person who tucks in his shirt (hi vege). Other than that, college has shorter school hours compared to secondary school and i really enjoy the former because i am a lazy man = )
6. What i do try and improve my 4 language skills
This is probably my favourite question of all the 10. Honestly, i started learning hokkien by listening to other ppl throwing vulgar words at each other (knn ccb lc lp), and from then on, i managed to improve my hokkien. So MAYBE, this method can be applied while trying to improve my other language skills. Perhaps, canto and chinese, but not english. One example of using this way to strengthen my language will be to translate words from hokkien to canto then to chinese. Eg. Kannine (hokkien) = Diu lei lou mou (canto) = Kan ni lao ma (chinese) (i am not sure about the chinese version)
p.s. sry ms chan i had to do this was trying to prove my point lol
7. Ways I have for learning vocabulary and grammar
I guess the only way of doing the former is to read more and check the dictionary for words u cant define. Grammar wise, i just hav to speak english more often and get humiliated by being corrected for the errors i make while speaking.
8. What I find most difficult about learning English.
Seriously, literature. I mean, to interpret the message of a movie is still ok, but literature? In my opinion, some famous poets like to torture students, because they write those poems that are SO abstract. The irony about this is the more abstract the poem the greater the value and hence the greater the respect earned by the poet. Thus i shall write a poem so abstract that i bet nobody can understand:
Yenne pulenggeh,
Ahmad jia taugeh,
It li sa si gor,
Sing yong cheng de kor.
Happy interpreting.
9. Suggestions for ESL lesson activities
Ms Chan, i think we should have more plays, that way we can remember the events in the novel better and everyone can hav fun =D
10. My response to certain topics
This one hor, next time pls, coz i tak tau apa topic
2nd post
Here i am again writing my next post. I am actually 2 posts short from the previous month, so i guess i hav to make up for it by posting more this month. This post will be about the 6 questions ms chan gave us to post on our blog with the answers:
Where do you read and study?
TBH, i can practically read anywhere, when i am doing my business in the toilet, while walking, in front of my laptop while playing and errr library maybe. Heck, i can even read beside Ammani the chatterbox with 2 of his speakers blasting away. As for studying, i can study anywhere i can read.
What is the best time for you to read?
I cant tell u that, but i can tell u when is the WORST time for me to read, that is during boring lectures, because the words coming out from the teacher will act as a lullaby + the air cond makes the room comfortable so both of these make it a wonderland for sleep and thus i cant read = (
How long do you normally study without a break?
Hmmm... "Normally" for me would be 20 mins max coz i will be half asleep "normally" after 20 mins of reading the textbook.
What type of distraction bother you the most?
Ammani's face.
On average, how many different assignments do you work on in one evening?
Eh paiseh this in TBA hor, haven started on any assignments yet.
What types of rewards might work for you?
TGI pls, i want TGI...(ms effa r u reading this?) No TGI no talk.
Where do you read and study?
TBH, i can practically read anywhere, when i am doing my business in the toilet, while walking, in front of my laptop while playing and errr library maybe. Heck, i can even read beside Ammani the chatterbox with 2 of his speakers blasting away. As for studying, i can study anywhere i can read.
What is the best time for you to read?
I cant tell u that, but i can tell u when is the WORST time for me to read, that is during boring lectures, because the words coming out from the teacher will act as a lullaby + the air cond makes the room comfortable so both of these make it a wonderland for sleep and thus i cant read = (
How long do you normally study without a break?
Hmmm... "Normally" for me would be 20 mins max coz i will be half asleep "normally" after 20 mins of reading the textbook.
What type of distraction bother you the most?
Ammani's face.
On average, how many different assignments do you work on in one evening?
Eh paiseh this in TBA hor, haven started on any assignments yet.
What types of rewards might work for you?
TGI pls, i want TGI...(ms effa r u reading this?) No TGI no talk.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
1st post
Hillo this is the first time i am blogging. My name is Soh Gim Yau and you can call me Gary. To be honest, i am only blogging because it is a requirement by my English teacher Ms Chan. Therefore i will only post as little as possible, just enough to meet the requirements set by Ms Chan, and probably there will be little to no pictures on this boring blog. Sorry and enjoy your day.
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