To all those who send me the Free Tibet and Support Dalai Lama messages:
I’m sorry to disappoint you. Because I support the Chinese government cause.
Not that I am against human rights or all these things. My personal opinion is that the Dalai Lama is incapable of even protecting his own people and was sort of talking bullshit in the media across the globe, far from his own people who are suffering in Tibet. And I am very sure all these rebellion and riot things are of the American CIA creation. Why not? You see what they can do in films.
All the way, Buddhism is always a peaceful religion. And to see the monks involving in this political chaos is so not according to the Buddhism teaching. Heart-wrenching it is.
And to entitle to a very personal opinion, the current Dalai Lama is just a puppet hooked to the hands of Big Uncle Sam to give trouble to the Chinese government and the Olympic event. He is just simply a disgrace who talks crap and do nothing except drinking tea with any CIA Director in a five-star suite and touring around the globe with his millions that CIA sponsored.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Say Tak Nak To Smoking
Very cliche, but still...
The first thing that you do not need in a moody unmotivated morning is the second-hand smoke from smokers.
Conventionally having a breakfast, I am always gutted with people who smoke around me. Why? Read above.
While I always try to have a nice, secluded spot that keeps me away from them, there is always the glitch that you can’t stop people, especially smokers, to come along and sit at the table near you. Call me suey.
Then, the pack started coming out. The lighter lit. And the smoke parading away. This is where I go tulan.
Adding up to the situation, the guy this morning has a lansi face and was bragging in a loud-speaker voice that tenth-floor office staff can hear. Then came the ultimate break-point part. He blew a puff of smoke on my face.
So, I reactively and unintentionally give him cold hard mean stare. One thing that I do not know is that my stare can turn the roaring smoke-puffing lion into a whining pussy.
Apparently, he felt my rage aura and…well…apologized in the most guilty manner that I have ever seen. Being the ever..erhem…forgiving person, I smiled back. You see, he apologized, I will give him credit for that.
But then, the damage is done. Here in the office, I am ever the zombie-looking worker whose aura can diminish the approachable level of mine within the radius of the office parameter.
Moral of the story, smoking kills. It kills everything, including your mood to work.
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The first thing that you do not need in a moody unmotivated morning is the second-hand smoke from smokers.
Conventionally having a breakfast, I am always gutted with people who smoke around me. Why? Read above.
While I always try to have a nice, secluded spot that keeps me away from them, there is always the glitch that you can’t stop people, especially smokers, to come along and sit at the table near you. Call me suey.
Then, the pack started coming out. The lighter lit. And the smoke parading away. This is where I go tulan.
Adding up to the situation, the guy this morning has a lansi face and was bragging in a loud-speaker voice that tenth-floor office staff can hear. Then came the ultimate break-point part. He blew a puff of smoke on my face.
So, I reactively and unintentionally give him cold hard mean stare. One thing that I do not know is that my stare can turn the roaring smoke-puffing lion into a whining pussy.
Apparently, he felt my rage aura and…well…apologized in the most guilty manner that I have ever seen. Being the ever..erhem…forgiving person, I smiled back. You see, he apologized, I will give him credit for that.
But then, the damage is done. Here in the office, I am ever the zombie-looking worker whose aura can diminish the approachable level of mine within the radius of the office parameter.
Moral of the story, smoking kills. It kills everything, including your mood to work.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
They Can Outsource Homework on Radio?!
The education world in Malaysia is becoming, albeit at an alarming speed, worrying.
Take this for instance…..
Have you ever come across people who go nationwide on radio to plead/beg desperately to do your assignment for them?
Apparently, this is what happened today on Fly.fm on my way to work.
They got this program call Fix It with the morning crew and a girl e-mailed and wanted her problem fixed.
Her problem? (roughly)
“I got assignments and I cant finish it……I ask one of my coursemate to do some for me for a fee but she refused. She did the assignment for my other coursemates and even my boyfriend but not me. Please can you call her and ask whether she can do this for me?”
She was whining and moaning and complaining all the way. Complaining that there soo many of the assignments lah, her bf got the service but not her lah, its unfair lah, blah blah….
My reaction? (mind the language here)
WTF? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DO YOUR FUCKING HOMEWORK FOR YOU?! AND YOU ARE FUCKING BEGGING IT ON NATIONAL RADIO?!
I bet that the morning crew felt the same way…but since it is the “Fix It” show and its on national radio and they have to be professional, they called the one that does not want to give the service anyway.
And the bitch who begged just go whining and begging and complaining all over again.
The verdict is, thank god, that the morning crew can’t (rather: its Do Not Want To) fix it.
I was still going WTF on the issue for the next 10 minutes.
It is no doubt an open secret that these things happen. People pay others to do their assignments and all those plagiarism stuff. But this is sure on the next level. Pleading on national radio. ZOMG.
No wonder our education system is all so farked up. No wonder our university rankings are in free-falling mode. No wonder there are so many graduates who can’t even do a single thing right after they graduate. I seriously want to see the Education Minister’s face if he was listening to this.
As one of the SMS-es send into the station put it, “I knew that there is outsourcing in the work environment, but I never knew they can outsource homework too.
Frankly, I’m still feeling disgusted with the bee-yatch that goes national on this.
Take this for instance…..
Have you ever come across people who go nationwide on radio to plead/beg desperately to do your assignment for them?
Apparently, this is what happened today on Fly.fm on my way to work.
They got this program call Fix It with the morning crew and a girl e-mailed and wanted her problem fixed.
Her problem? (roughly)
“I got assignments and I cant finish it……I ask one of my coursemate to do some for me for a fee but she refused. She did the assignment for my other coursemates and even my boyfriend but not me. Please can you call her and ask whether she can do this for me?”
She was whining and moaning and complaining all the way. Complaining that there soo many of the assignments lah, her bf got the service but not her lah, its unfair lah, blah blah….
My reaction? (mind the language here)
WTF? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DO YOUR FUCKING HOMEWORK FOR YOU?! AND YOU ARE FUCKING BEGGING IT ON NATIONAL RADIO?!
I bet that the morning crew felt the same way…but since it is the “Fix It” show and its on national radio and they have to be professional, they called the one that does not want to give the service anyway.
And the bitch who begged just go whining and begging and complaining all over again.
The verdict is, thank god, that the morning crew can’t (rather: its Do Not Want To) fix it.
I was still going WTF on the issue for the next 10 minutes.
It is no doubt an open secret that these things happen. People pay others to do their assignments and all those plagiarism stuff. But this is sure on the next level. Pleading on national radio. ZOMG.
No wonder our education system is all so farked up. No wonder our university rankings are in free-falling mode. No wonder there are so many graduates who can’t even do a single thing right after they graduate. I seriously want to see the Education Minister’s face if he was listening to this.
As one of the SMS-es send into the station put it, “I knew that there is outsourcing in the work environment, but I never knew they can outsource homework too.
Frankly, I’m still feeling disgusted with the bee-yatch that goes national on this.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
No Country For Drivers
Penang drivers are deservingly credited as the most skillful (READ: ruthless) drivers in Malaysia. Why?
First of all, they face traffic jams like KL people do. You know that no matter how serene your personality is...deep inside, you are probably screaming: "ARRGH! BASTARD! KNN! CCB! MOVE YOUR FARKED ASS! THE IDIOT BEHIND.... YOU'D BETTER STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND DONT TRY TO GIVE ME YOUR SYMPATHETIC FACE SO I CAN LET YOU OVERTAKE ME!"
Second reason, unlike our KL counter-parts, we have to deal with more bikers. Just so you know, if you are the first car queuing for the lights to turn green, you need to wait for the horde of bikers to move on for at least 2 seconds before its your turn. Evading them is probably the most difficult thing on the road. The fear is there. One tiny prick on them, and they spin 360 degrees X2 right in front of you.
Of course not to mention the very kuai lan drivers who simply poke right in front of you out of no where, the lord of the roads (SPELL: Buses and Lorries)sending their give-me-cross-orelse-i-crush-u message and the tons of potholes that murder your car (and stabbing your heart)numerous times all the way.
No wonder we are the best in cursing and the number one victim to heart attacks.
Anyhow, Berhati-hati di jalan raya.
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First of all, they face traffic jams like KL people do. You know that no matter how serene your personality is...deep inside, you are probably screaming: "ARRGH! BASTARD! KNN! CCB! MOVE YOUR FARKED ASS! THE IDIOT BEHIND.... YOU'D BETTER STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND DONT TRY TO GIVE ME YOUR SYMPATHETIC FACE SO I CAN LET YOU OVERTAKE ME!"
Second reason, unlike our KL counter-parts, we have to deal with more bikers. Just so you know, if you are the first car queuing for the lights to turn green, you need to wait for the horde of bikers to move on for at least 2 seconds before its your turn. Evading them is probably the most difficult thing on the road. The fear is there. One tiny prick on them, and they spin 360 degrees X2 right in front of you.
Of course not to mention the very kuai lan drivers who simply poke right in front of you out of no where, the lord of the roads (SPELL: Buses and Lorries)sending their give-me-cross-orelse-i-crush-u message and the tons of potholes that murder your car (and stabbing your heart)numerous times all the way.
No wonder we are the best in cursing and the number one victim to heart attacks.
Anyhow, Berhati-hati di jalan raya.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Off the Map
When asked: “ So what are you studying before you come to work here?”
Obvious answer: “Psychology.”
Various responses that I collected so far:
“Psychology? So you come here to read our minds ar?”
“Psychology ah? What can you do in this company ar?”
“Psychology? Thought they are learned by doctors..”
“Er…so they do have this course huh?”
The above the responses just let me go =________=.
Of course there are more “heart-warming” ones, like…
“Wow..that must be interesting!”
“I was previously in psychology too. Guess you are my junior..haha!”
Apparently, psychology seems to be a big thing yet of little relevance to most of them. Oh well, people are learning, including me.
Obvious answer: “Psychology.”
Various responses that I collected so far:
“Psychology? So you come here to read our minds ar?”
“Psychology ah? What can you do in this company ar?”
“Psychology? Thought they are learned by doctors..”
“Er…so they do have this course huh?”
The above the responses just let me go =________=.
Of course there are more “heart-warming” ones, like…
“Wow..that must be interesting!”
“I was previously in psychology too. Guess you are my junior..haha!”
Apparently, psychology seems to be a big thing yet of little relevance to most of them. Oh well, people are learning, including me.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Along The Way
If you are traveling along the North-South Highway (no more under Semi-Value) from Penang to KL, you can see it in this way:
You departed from a DAP state. Crossed Auto City and after 30 minutes of ride, you come to a small section of PAS state. Moving along, you finally reach DAP-PKR state, where you will cross Taiping, Ipoh, maybe Sg. Siput (and start smirking) and Teluk Intan. Till then, it is time to cross over to a PKR state. Travel for another one hour, you will realize that you have reach the very variable multi-opps.-party of Federal Territory. You've reached your destination.
And come to think of it, you don't quite see the word "BN" when you go along south to KL. Hmm...fascinating.
You departed from a DAP state. Crossed Auto City and after 30 minutes of ride, you come to a small section of PAS state. Moving along, you finally reach DAP-PKR state, where you will cross Taiping, Ipoh, maybe Sg. Siput (and start smirking) and Teluk Intan. Till then, it is time to cross over to a PKR state. Travel for another one hour, you will realize that you have reach the very variable multi-opps.-party of Federal Territory. You've reached your destination.
And come to think of it, you don't quite see the word "BN" when you go along south to KL. Hmm...fascinating.
The Sweetness of Victory
The Tsunami of Change. The Moment of Truth. The Power of People. Makkal Sakti. A new leaf. The Fall of Arrogance. The Rude Awakening. The Mission Impossible. Call it whatever you want to call it, but the reality is: BN is gliding down too smoothly.
With a sudden lost of so many seats and states to the opposition party in one night, the tragedy is unbearable and unexpected. In fact, totally unexpected. Just look at their faces in the media, bet they have to wear prosthetic smiles to face the TV screen.
On the other hand, the sudden sweep of victory occurred in several states for the opposition party. Penang, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and most amazingly Selangor are all under new governments. The people had awaken. They are tired of injustice and arrogance of the over-confident leaders. So confident that the "nominees" are already scrambling for the CM seat, that they forgot they havent gone into election yet. In the end, all they can do is pack their bags and lick their asses' wounds for at least the coming four years.
19 out of 19. Never is such victory expected in the ever combating and determined party of DAP. Fighting for a change, they swept and left absolutely nothing for their opponents. The people of Penang had spoken. In the new dawn, DAP will lead two (!) states. A new, fresh and significant page in History.
The moral of the story here is...When your nose is pointing too high up into the sky, you cannot see what is under your nose (Read: Arrogance).
The people has spoken. A new era has come.
With a sudden lost of so many seats and states to the opposition party in one night, the tragedy is unbearable and unexpected. In fact, totally unexpected. Just look at their faces in the media, bet they have to wear prosthetic smiles to face the TV screen.
On the other hand, the sudden sweep of victory occurred in several states for the opposition party. Penang, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and most amazingly Selangor are all under new governments. The people had awaken. They are tired of injustice and arrogance of the over-confident leaders. So confident that the "nominees" are already scrambling for the CM seat, that they forgot they havent gone into election yet. In the end, all they can do is pack their bags and lick their asses' wounds for at least the coming four years.
19 out of 19. Never is such victory expected in the ever combating and determined party of DAP. Fighting for a change, they swept and left absolutely nothing for their opponents. The people of Penang had spoken. In the new dawn, DAP will lead two (!) states. A new, fresh and significant page in History.
The moral of the story here is...When your nose is pointing too high up into the sky, you cannot see what is under your nose (Read: Arrogance).
The people has spoken. A new era has come.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Just Change EP2
“What do you really want?”
“Prosperity, job prospects, peace and harmony.”
“We don’t have to fight for unity and freedom, because we already had it.”
“Vote for Malaysia. Vote for BN.”
The moment the radio or the TV comes up with the starting word of all the above ads, I either switch it off or change channel. The ads comes up everytime the commercials start rolling. Irritating like damn shit.
How the hell can they get sooo much airtime when other parties got none?
We already had freedom? My arse…
By the way, the song below should be graded as one of the patriotic songs that we once sang during schools assemblies.
Probably the only song that we will sing proudly apart from national and state anthem.
“Prosperity, job prospects, peace and harmony.”
“We don’t have to fight for unity and freedom, because we already had it.”
“Vote for Malaysia. Vote for BN.”
The moment the radio or the TV comes up with the starting word of all the above ads, I either switch it off or change channel. The ads comes up everytime the commercials start rolling. Irritating like damn shit.
How the hell can they get sooo much airtime when other parties got none?
We already had freedom? My arse…
By the way, the song below should be graded as one of the patriotic songs that we once sang during schools assemblies.
Probably the only song that we will sing proudly apart from national and state anthem.
Just Change
The DAP Ceramah and rally at Han Jiang High School is humungous. Humungous as in 60,000 (size of Man U’s Old Trafford) people were there. And to make it looked more like a football match supporters storming the ground, waves of red and white (DAP’s colour) covered the ground. The candidates are really like artistes performing concerts, only that this is free of charge.
With the “big people” of DAP including Lim Kit Siang, his son Lim Guan Eng, Karpal Singh and blogger Jeff Ooi in the scene, there is no doubt the crowd literally gone wild. It is also my first time seeing Jeff Ooi in person and shook his hand.
While the ceramah is going on, rain started to pour down. Normally, people will run helter-skelter for cover, but this is no normal situation. 60 thousand people just won’t budge and the atmosphere was still as great. With two Uncle Lims, Singh and several others barraging the issues of Malaysia and with Jeff Ooi singing (hecan sing and play the guitar!), taunting the BN candidates, especially our worthy CM, Koh Tsu Koon, rounds and rounds of applause are given to them.
A rock concert? A fashion show? No, its DAP Ceramah.
Just look at the crowd. Period.
Courtesy of TV Smith
Jeff Ooi can rock!
Courtesy of Oon Yeoh
60, 000 people. RM123, 000 on-site donations. It ain’t some joke bullshit that we are talking here. The people of Penang is rallying for Change. Let’s hope it will be reflected in the voting period.
With the “big people” of DAP including Lim Kit Siang, his son Lim Guan Eng, Karpal Singh and blogger Jeff Ooi in the scene, there is no doubt the crowd literally gone wild. It is also my first time seeing Jeff Ooi in person and shook his hand.
While the ceramah is going on, rain started to pour down. Normally, people will run helter-skelter for cover, but this is no normal situation. 60 thousand people just won’t budge and the atmosphere was still as great. With two Uncle Lims, Singh and several others barraging the issues of Malaysia and with Jeff Ooi singing (hecan sing and play the guitar!), taunting the BN candidates, especially our worthy CM, Koh Tsu Koon, rounds and rounds of applause are given to them.
A rock concert? A fashion show? No, its DAP Ceramah.
Just look at the crowd. Period.
Courtesy of TV Smith
Jeff Ooi can rock!
Courtesy of Oon Yeoh
60, 000 people. RM123, 000 on-site donations. It ain’t some joke bullshit that we are talking here. The people of Penang is rallying for Change. Let’s hope it will be reflected in the voting period.
Friday, February 29, 2008
The Game Plan
Two days ago, I woke up, sat down in front of the screen, clicked Firefox and typed "Starcraft download".
Ten hours later, I was happily playing the game. Addicted, sort of.
Somehow, I missed the game and was feeling so urging to play all over again. I don't know why.
Apparently, for the past few days, I've been visiting the Starcraft 2 website. The intro trailer just blew me away.
And the artwork trailer....
Ain't the music sounds grand?
Very Star War-ish tho.
Because it is still a "coming soon" product, I will like to refresh my self with the first installment. Plus, I used to play with cheats, every game that is. I am not proud of it. I was still immature and very kiasu at the time k?
Oh well, time to go gun-totting around.
Ten hours later, I was happily playing the game. Addicted, sort of.
Somehow, I missed the game and was feeling so urging to play all over again.
Apparently, for the past few days, I've been visiting the Starcraft 2 website. The intro trailer just blew me away.
And the artwork trailer....
Ain't the music sounds grand?
Very Star War-ish tho.
Because it is still a "coming soon" product, I will like to refresh my self with the first installment. Plus, I used to play with cheats, every game that is. I am not proud of it. I was still immature and very kiasu at the time k?
Oh well, time to go gun-totting around.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Zhai Zhuan Bian, Tou Huo Jian
While on the way for a job interview in Georgetown, I came across various banners similar to the one below:
Literally "Keep reinventing, vote rocket".
Courtesy of "Screenshots"
Note that, the above is from Parti Gerakan and the below, DAP.
I must admit that I am laughing my ass out at the strategy. In Sunzi's Art of War, its called "bian hai wei li", literally "Convert unfavourable factors into favourable ones".
Whats more, it rhymes.
The person which comes out with the "brilliant slogan" for Gerakan must be standing at the top floor of KOMTAR now.
Literally "Keep reinventing, vote rocket".
Courtesy of "Screenshots"
Note that, the above is from Parti Gerakan and the below, DAP.
I must admit that I am laughing my ass out at the strategy. In Sunzi's Art of War, its called "bian hai wei li", literally "Convert unfavourable factors into favourable ones".
Whats more, it rhymes.
The person which comes out with the "brilliant slogan" for Gerakan must be standing at the top floor of KOMTAR now.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Play Tag
Lydia's tag...oh well, its been a long time since kena tag...
LIST OUT THE TOP 5 PRESENTS YOU WISH FOR:
1-A laptop
2-A new mobile phone, preferably a flip one.
3-Lots of cash
4-A watch
5-A girlfriend
LIST OUT THE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICES:
1-Sooner or later, I'm going to need one. Dont expect to bring desktop to UK. I'll die without a computer in 3 days, never mind 3 months.
2-One that can take at least two megapix of photos and faster func, preceding my current one. And oh, the mere act of flipping is enough to make me go Johnny Bravo.
3-Who doesnt want that?!
4-Desperately needed one. Last one died. Lazy to pull out hand phone to look at time.
5-How easy is life if you dont have to find one...Ding-dong, opens door and you see who you like in front of your door. Unreal.
THE PERSON WHO TAGG-ED YOU is : Lydia
5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER:
*Outgoing
*Good Christian
*Travel kaki. Bet she knows Penang better than me. Sia sui-nya.
*Definitely independent.
*Loves her family
MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU:
Er...i am a very forgetful person. Nonetheless, thanks for anything you had done for me. Being my friend perhaps had been meaningful enough.
MOST LOVED INVENTION (does not need to be technologically advanced):
The computer. Can't live without it.
WHAT DO YOU DESPISE THE MOST? :
Buddha told us to be loving to all. But hey, I am human and I definitely hate people who f***ed with me.
6 PEOPLE YOU WANNA TAG:
Thomas, Denise, Cynthia, Eunice, Victoria and whoever reading this now.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Cina Baru Year Pt3
Day nine of CNY is always an important and eventful day for Hokkien Buddhists. Its the Jade Emperor's B'day. Oh well, nothing biggy. I just kinda like the event. Back then, it used to be us kiddies playing fire crackers and chasing around the praying altar and get scolded. Those were the days. We are all grown up and the dumb-ass authorities are cracking (mind the pun) crackers down more seriously year after year.
But then, its still fun. Pics to guide through:
The altar and the offerings
The praying begins
Preparing for.......
....the bonfire.
Its actually some money notes for heaven.
Praying for luck, prosperity and the sorts....
After the prayers, its the feast.
Me and erm..poor porkie.
But then, its still fun. Pics to guide through:
The altar and the offerings
The praying begins
Preparing for.......
....the bonfire.
Its actually some money notes for heaven.
Praying for luck, prosperity and the sorts....
After the prayers, its the feast.
Me and erm..poor porkie.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Cina Baru Year Pt2
Chinese New Year is always the period that you can meet up with most of the friends which are currently scattered/exiled/becoming a refugee all over the world.
Since Day 3 of CNY, friends are making a flood of calls demanding, "Where the heck are you? Want to meet up?". Come to think again and strangely enough, I happened to meet up with friends that I met chronologically, from primary (kindy? I cant even remember anyone of them..) to secondary to college level. Practically, the conversations are pretty much the same, from "What are you doing now ah?" to "Got gf d ah?"...yada yada....
CNY is time of reunion, and reunions are almost synonymously linked to food. So, having gatherings at mamak stores, blood-sucking cafes or BBQ parties are always the norm here. It is no wonder that my "tires" are getting bigger and wider at the moment.
Meeting up and updating our databases once a year is sure a helluva tough job. Not only you have to burn your memory remembering whats, wheres and whos, it also burns your wallet (or pocket). Every damn thing had their prices hiked up and you just wonder where your money's gone so fast by the end of the day. But then again, this is not the main point.
Erhem, as I was saying, CNY is of reunions and gatherings. I am obviously glad that I still had the chance to meet some of them. Then again, they are becoming less and less amount of them coming back to Pg. So, am trying my best to appreciate the moments we have together. So appreciative that I kinda forget to take pictures with them. Bah.
Since Day 3 of CNY, friends are making a flood of calls demanding, "Where the heck are you? Want to meet up?". Come to think again and strangely enough, I happened to meet up with friends that I met chronologically, from primary (kindy? I cant even remember anyone of them..) to secondary to college level. Practically, the conversations are pretty much the same, from "What are you doing now ah?" to "Got gf d ah?"...yada yada....
CNY is time of reunion, and reunions are almost synonymously linked to food. So, having gatherings at mamak stores, blood-sucking cafes or BBQ parties are always the norm here. It is no wonder that my "tires" are getting bigger and wider at the moment.
Meeting up and updating our databases once a year is sure a helluva tough job. Not only you have to burn your memory remembering whats, wheres and whos, it also burns your wallet (or pocket). Every damn thing had their prices hiked up and you just wonder where your money's gone so fast by the end of the day. But then again, this is not the main point.
Erhem, as I was saying, CNY is of reunions and gatherings. I am obviously glad that I still had the chance to meet some of them. Then again, they are becoming less and less amount of them coming back to Pg. So, am trying my best to appreciate the moments we have together. So appreciative that I kinda forget to take pictures with them. Bah.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Cina Baru Year Pt1
Happy Chinese Rat Year!
Nothing much changed over the years for Chinese New Year, save for angpow crisis becoming worse every year. Then again, it is always the heart-warming feeling that I appreciated all these years, especially since I had moved to KL for studies. Chinese New Year is all about reunions, friends and families, and I am glad I still had the chance to do so.
And starting with CNY Eve, the reunion dinner...
All ready for consumption.
Aunts at feast..
Another reunion spot...TV
Then, comes New Year Day One and Two, where you go to shake your fist and say Happy New Year to everybody and receive angpows for that. It was tiring because there are soo many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, aunt's mother, aunts mother punya mother blah blah blah....that I only see them almost once a year.
And then it is the usual conversations...." Wah, your son big d hoh!!" or "Your daughter pretty d lo!" or "Yours also maa!"......Oh well, courtesy is part of Chinese culture...eventho some pretty cheesy and fake.
Anyways, its glad (and surprising sometimes) to know what your relatives do and they are all well.
Next part....friend-ly activities....
Nothing much changed over the years for Chinese New Year, save for angpow crisis becoming worse every year. Then again, it is always the heart-warming feeling that I appreciated all these years, especially since I had moved to KL for studies. Chinese New Year is all about reunions, friends and families, and I am glad I still had the chance to do so.
And starting with CNY Eve, the reunion dinner...
All ready for consumption.
Aunts at feast..
Another reunion spot...TV
Then, comes New Year Day One and Two, where you go to shake your fist and say Happy New Year to everybody and receive angpows for that. It was tiring because there are soo many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, aunt's mother, aunts mother punya mother blah blah blah....that I only see them almost once a year.
And then it is the usual conversations...." Wah, your son big d hoh!!" or "Your daughter pretty d lo!" or "Yours also maa!"......Oh well, courtesy is part of Chinese culture...eventho some pretty cheesy and fake.
Anyways, its glad (and surprising sometimes) to know what your relatives do and they are all well.
Next part....friend-ly activities....
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
CNY Message
Exams are sooo frigginly O-V-E-R. If you ask me which of these are killers papers, I would say they all are.
That aside, it is time of indulgence and relief (that is till the "redemption"-results day- comes...bah). And oh yeah, it is gonna be CNY soon. Come to think of it, it sure is fast. The last one is still fresh in my mind.
As for the coming 3 months, I will be having a long break. Not so long then if I decided to work (actually, I did decided, just dunno where XD). Then again, it is the time of the year, where I can totally spend on new clothes and got my refund back when it comes to receiving angpows. Hehe. Very commercialized concept eh?
So, Happy Chinese New Year (and all the wishes that comes to your mind) to you all!
That aside, it is time of indulgence and relief (that is till the "redemption"-results day- comes...bah). And oh yeah, it is gonna be CNY soon. Come to think of it, it sure is fast. The last one is still fresh in my mind.
As for the coming 3 months, I will be having a long break. Not so long then if I decided to work (actually, I did decided, just dunno where XD). Then again, it is the time of the year, where I can totally spend on new clothes and got my refund back when it comes to receiving angpows. Hehe. Very commercialized concept eh?
So, Happy Chinese New Year (and all the wishes that comes to your mind) to you all!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Majoring and Minoring
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Oh well, my future decided. So, off to what I'm best at. Going to make plans for the next 40 years. And then by the time I realized I achieved all these, I am some friggin' seasoned veteran with white (probably bald) head with numerous syndromes and diseases occupying my body.
My point is, they are just guidelines.
If you just curious to peep at what the future holds for you (preferred to the words "know and decide"), take a test at the link above. As for the validity of such test, I do doubt it a lil. So, don't trust completely what it is.
Civilization
A brief conversation when I was sitting at a mamak store 14 feet level under my KL home:
Mamak: (saw a guy who is dirtying the floor with his smoke ashes) Here's the ash tray.
Guy: (look at the mamak for 2 secs) What? I don't think need this.
Mamak: (stare at the floor and him confused)
Guy: You know why ah? I need you to clean this up for me later. Ash on the floor cannot ah? You sweep la!
Mamak: (pissed and walk away)
It shows that in this so-often-called- the civilized world, there are still beings that were stuck between the boundaries of beast and human. If it wasn't a civilized world that me and my friends realized that we are in, he would be clubbed to death in two minutes.
Mamak: (saw a guy who is dirtying the floor with his smoke ashes) Here's the ash tray.
Guy: (look at the mamak for 2 secs) What? I don't think need this.
Mamak: (stare at the floor and him confused)
Guy: You know why ah? I need you to clean this up for me later. Ash on the floor cannot ah? You sweep la!
Mamak: (pissed and walk away)
It shows that in this so-often-called- the civilized world, there are still beings that were stuck between the boundaries of beast and human. If it wasn't a civilized world that me and my friends realized that we are in, he would be clubbed to death in two minutes.
Friday, January 04, 2008
2008 A.D.
I know that the previous said that got "gonna post pics here"...but my ever draggy friend delayed...maybe the next post la...or the next...or next....zzz
Anyway, its new year. And I know what you are thinking about. Nope. No resolutions. Coz it doesn't work. It reminds you of being a failure, or at least just me. Heh.
Started the new year with a bang. Bang as in assignments, presentations and the coming-to-cinemas-near-you-sort-of-countdown for exams. And then I suddenly realize that it is Week 13...no, wait, end of Week 13!! Crap. I really should be worried, but I'm not. Perhaps being a last-minute veteran contributes. The last-minute concept sure does do wonders, you know? It's like steroid to body builders. And that makes me sound like some drug addict.
Anyway, enough blah blahs. Just wishing everybody Happy New Year and Tarcians lucks in exams.
Anyway, its new year. And I know what you are thinking about. Nope. No resolutions. Coz it doesn't work. It reminds you of being a failure, or at least just me. Heh.
Started the new year with a bang. Bang as in assignments, presentations and the coming-to-cinemas-near-you-sort-of-countdown for exams. And then I suddenly realize that it is Week 13...no, wait, end of Week 13!! Crap. I really should be worried, but I'm not. Perhaps being a last-minute veteran contributes. The last-minute concept sure does do wonders, you know? It's like steroid to body builders. And that makes me sound like some drug addict.
Anyway, enough blah blahs. Just wishing everybody Happy New Year and Tarcians lucks in exams.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Bridge & Prologue
Hello. After playing MIA for most of this sem, me back now. It is a busy sem and nothing really special happened along the way. Hence the not-so-long-lah-hiatus. Probably joined the writers guild's strike in the US.
Semester's gonna end and at a furious, turbo-powered speed. Assignments and presentations just sucked your soul out like theDeath Eaters Dementors of Harry Potter series.
Then there is a break. I don't care what you call it. Skipping classes for once a year is of almost squeaky clean record. The point is... I needed one.
So I am/was back in Penang (depends when you read this post), for Christmas. A break. Relaxing and having fun.
How fun, you asked. Maybe the pics for the next post will tell. Hehe. Trailer maa.
Till then, I just want to live.
Semester's gonna end and at a furious, turbo-powered speed. Assignments and presentations just sucked your soul out like the
Then there is a break. I don't care what you call it. Skipping classes for once a year is of almost squeaky clean record. The point is... I needed one.
So I am/was back in Penang (depends when you read this post), for Christmas. A break. Relaxing and having fun.
How fun, you asked. Maybe the pics for the next post will tell. Hehe. Trailer maa.
Till then, I just want to live.
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