Thursday, March 29, 2007

Mona Lisa

These past few days I've been driving to BU back and forth. On Tuesday alone, I took two trips (there and back) to send my sister to work and picking her up after work.



Then today I went again with two coursemates, to interview a producer in 8TV for an assigment. I'll admit that initially, I wasn't crazy about it but I felt really good coming out of it. I guess it's always nice to talk to someone in the industry. Got me a little interested even but I've got my heart set already.



Also, speaking about this asgmt, another group presented their interview in class the other day. They interviewed the Chief Editor of BERNAMA. Apparently, he's the first cheif editor to be promoted from within. About time if you ask me.



Anyway what really stood out was his words of wisdom. I'm not kidding you but he actually said this.



"Good looking people will be given many opportunities. If you are not handsome or pretty, then you better be smart. If you are neither attractive nor intelligent, then you must be hardworking to make your own break."



I chuckled when I read that, and the whole class looked at me....



Sometimes, the truth does sound funny. This is one of the unspoken rules of society that most ppl know but some refuse to buy into. Though it is unfathomable to me why he would choose to share that among the plethora of feel good quotes. It does however sound like the words of the cynical.



Before you start to point out that I'm probably bias, I must assure you that I consider myself to be very average. Certainly I'm not disfigured, but then I'm hardly special. And when you think about it, nearly 90% of the population falls in that category.



The moral of the story, use your looks when you've got it. And use your looks when you can. Cause one day, we're all gonna be old and wrinkly, then it'll all be too late.



*Don't know why I'm rambling about this but I just don't feel like starting all over*







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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Christmas 06

I promised more photos and in a momentary spur of dedication, finally got all the photos uploaded. Btw, the titles only refers to the period when the pictures were taken, not the celebration itself.

Anyway I was in Penang during the last Christmas, so this is what I've got to show for it.

*Warning, there's a lot of them. You'd probably wanna go make urself some coffee before coming back to look at them*



Kek Lok Si





Cute bench in Kek Lok Si


I think it's panda.... crossed with a koala, haha.


Blurry picture of self taken in hotel room before going dipping in the pool

View from the room balcony





Clanhouse of Khoo Kongsi


Here begins my lantern obsession
























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Saturday, March 24, 2007

My First Post, Then

It was 18th December 2003.

That was the day I wrote my first blog entry. I can't imagine it's been over 3 fucking years... and I'm saying that with disbelief as well as a slight trace of sadness and melancholy. Time really flew by. I didn't have much to show for in these few years cept a well chronicled journey of angst.

Tonight, I'm taking a journey down memory lane. I'd like to share with everyone, the one post that got everything started. Surprisingly, the second part of the entry is still as relevant today as it was then.

"My inaugurate entry, the entry that makes or breaks my blog. In light of the significance of this entry, I have to take caution….



This is how I am. I plan and plan and plan in advance because I always want to start on the right track and hopefully end wif a bang. Impromptu does not exist in my vocabulary. It is utterly unthinkable to act on a whim. However, more often not, expectations are not met and I’ve no choice but to settle for less.



This is life, I guess. If everything went the way we wanted it, than our existence would be nothing but a linear role playing game. Choices are scripted, reactions anticipated and thoughts predicted. Surprises would then be nonexistent. Unless, of course, the surprises itself is scripted. An example would be feigning surprise when your friends spring out of the dark to wish you ‘Happy Birthday’ when you’ve already knew about it. Our actions would then be full of monotony, going from one place to another, doing one thing to another, doing things just for the sake of it.



Remember the time when you went to a social event you weren’t enthusiastic with? The flash of a smile, a light hearted laugh, the introductions, a firm handshake and the exchange of pleasantries. Performing social etiquette to perfection. Afterall, you didn’t even catch his name. Neither were you interested with her pet Chihuahua nor his preference for older woman. All you wanted to do was be a good host/guest and wish you were somewhere else.



When life ends up feeling that way, nothing but a hassle, then somewhere along the way, I’ve grown jaded. Spending so much time analysing society and trying so very hard to assimilate, I’ve finally accomplished my goal to seamlessly fit into society. With that, I’ve sacrificed individuality.



It’s when you’ve lost the little things that you know you’ve completely lost yourself. Dressing to the latest does not account as having lost one’s individuality. Instead, if you find your manner of thoughts to be same as the dude adjacent to you, then you shall celebrate. To rejoice over conformity and success to stifle your queerness."

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Friday, March 23, 2007

Fuming

This GK is seriously annoying me. Made me go for some boring lengthy meeting and missing the holy grail of reality tv. Don't these ppl realise that scheduling meetings at the same time as American Idol is sacrilegious!



Well, I wish my rant stops there but it doesn't. Was - notice the past tense - supposed to go for kayaking tmr but turns out, it was full. The idiot nvr told me I have to register in advance. Never mind that I should have taken the initiative anyway, I just want to really hate them right now.



If it wasn't for my guilt telling me that I should show my face in GK, hence deciding to go for this stupid kayaking, I would have went home this weekend and finally get my overdue haircut. Not forgetting a hundred and one chores I need to do while back in Ipoh.



I'M SO PISSED!!!!!



Anyway just in case any of them happen to read this, know I have no ill feelings towards anybody. Me just mad I got screwed. That's all.



Did I mention I'm PISSED?





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CNY 07

If you think these are old, wait till I post those from Christmas!












All pictures were taken near midnight at Kahon's place. We then proceeded to play a bunch of stupid card games and forced each other to drink till our bladders burst. What a way to celebrate the new year.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Shuttle C

I don't know if you guys have been reading the sports section, but even if you haven't there's no way of escaping the current media tribute given to our rising badminton players.

The doubles pair, Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong now has their star shining brighter than ever. After all, they did win four titles in 90 days. Well, congratulations and my hat's off to them.

As exhilarating as it is, reading about their achievements, I can't help but feel a my self-worth chipping away little by little.

Some of you may know this, while some of you don't but the truth is, once upon a time, Koo Kien Keat (KKK) and I used to be schoolmates.



Both of us being the same age, he was just in the adjacent class. Ok, maybe it was five classes away, it's really not my fault that the school is huge with 10 classes for each year.

The fact that I too played badminton competitively when I was younger also struck a chord with me. Now, he's out there winning international recognition while I'm sitting here blogging about. Really puts things into perspective right.

The fact is, I don't think I will ever be somebody. And statistically speaking, most ppl don't become anybody in the course of their life. I just need to come to terms with the fact that I will rot my life away in obscurity, with no achievement - big or small tiny - under my very loose belt.

At this point however, I have learned one skill that would life so much easier - being happy for other people. Therefore, Kien Keat (even though you don't recognise me anymore when we bumped into each other in KLCC) congratulations because you deserve every single bit of your success.

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Monday, March 19, 2007

I Hate Sunrise

I need my sleep!!!



Saturday morning woke up at 7am to attend some stupid briefing that lasted till 7pm. Sunday morning again at 7am for my management presentation. Initially planned to finish at 11am, it dragged on till 2pm.



Came home, nap from 3pm till 7pm and couldn't sleep at night. So now, Monday night, I'm sooo deprived of sleep.



Now to the good stuff.



I was MC for my management presentation, both for the main event and for my group. A total of 6 groups presented, 4 from marketing and 2 from management. Even though it was an arduous task sitting through all (but my own) the awful and draggy performance, I did quite enjoyed myself. I was really cranky towards the end though. I think my co-host nearly wanted to stuff her foot into my mouth to shut my gaping hole.



Anyway it was all worth it when we WON!



Yes, all those text just so I can brag about my achievement, lol.



PS. Wasn't very productive today but considerably better than most days. Think I'll join my sis for CSI now. Another cranky morning coming up tomorrow.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

You Know You're Pathetic When

You're dead tired and sleepy, yet you continue staying up to surf the net.

Cause you wanna have some fun.

Surfing the WWW = fun = pathetic

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Delayed Reaction

This morning began like every other morning, with me running late.

Like usual, I started my car and started rummaging for change to pay for the. On the off chance that I'm actually early, I take a longer but completely FOC route. But today is not one of those days.

However, time and time again as predicted by Murphy's Law, whatever that can go wrong, will go wrong. At the worst possible time.

Having only one RM50 note and absolutely no spare change at all, I decided to use my Touch N Go card. The catch was (there's always a catch) for the life of me, I couldn't remember how much I had in it. Or if I had any at all.

Deciding that I wasn't in much of a condition to be on the receiving end of the death stare, I chose to avoid the tollbooth operator's wrath. Instead, gambled on my luck.

Remember our dear friend Murphy? Boy, I was in deep shit. I just didn't know it yet.

As I (not so) slowly approached the toll, I noticed that the SmartTag lane was closed, leaving the cars no choice but to use the TnG lane. For a split second, I contemplated going cash instead but it was too late.

Somewhere along the way, I had managed to convince myself that I probably had a few bucks left in it.

"No worries," I tried to convince myself. Then my turn came.

I extended my wallet and pressed it onto the reader. No response. I waited for the beep but it just wasn't coming.

Getting worried, I tried again. This time, making sure my wallet and the reader made contact. For added measure, I pushed hard just in case it wasn't close enough.

No response, again.

I could feel a bead of sweat sliding down past my temples. This is BAD.

I looked at the electronic board and tried the card again. The elusive beep didn't come. And the electronic board still showed over RM50 of credit, belonging to the last user.

Then I looked in front, blinked and looked again. The damn gate was OPEN!

I hesitated but knowing I didn't have any other option, my foot jammed on the accelerator. The car dashed forward. I prayed that the bar wouldn't close on me.

A second later, I was out and speeding towards uni. And not a single cent poorer.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Bull's Eye

You know what I hate more than pimples??

Pimples on conspicuously strategic location, like the center of the nose. I, being the lucky guy that I always am, have managed to land one off-center on my nick. And boy, it's not shy. Grew and grew into one huge volcano just waiting for time to erupt.

And it did, this morning. Although, I suppose it was more like what scientist's call a premature eruption. This resulted in a lot of residual in said spot which I suppose will take twice as long to clear.

I guess this means I should probably cleanse today, but I'm just too sleepy. Don't wanna care d. Will just dream of divine intervention.

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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Management 101

I just can't relax in peace lately. There always seems to be something coming up around the corner that I either need to research or study for.

Gone are my Thursdays and Fridays (the two days without classes) spent chilling at home watching [insert series here] marathon for days at a time.

Anyway just last night while lying in bed to sleep, I thought of some great blogging material which was unfortunately, overwritten while engaging in deep sleep. I remembered them being very insightful and considering I don't have a single shred of idea left, you'll just have to take my word for it.

I do however remember this Mediacorp (Singapore) serial drama that I chanced upon on tv yesterday afternoon. Quite interesting actually. And I also managed to catch Idol last night, lol. Yes, so much for studying huh.

All in all, I managed 2 chapters of management last night. If you ask me, obviously I have nothing against sweatshops and exploiting poorly skilled employees but apparently (according to the book that is) such practices are not only frowned upon but bordering illegal. I say, if it's not illegal, then everything's fair game. After all, if Nike can build itself on unscrupulous sweatshop practices so can I.

Anyone interested in the enviable position of being my personal assistant?

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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Tired, sleepy and hanging on for dear life

Been really busy these days, and I mean seriously busy. Even since I came back I've been catching up on work and they just keep piling up.

Just this week alone, I have 4 exams to sit through. I've done 2, so I'm taking a breather before my next paper tomorrow night. In between, I've done a few asgmts and there's more waiting in line.

If I'm not mistaken, I initially had an amusing story to share but I've since forgot about it. This really sucks. During a drought like this, I can't afford to lose anymore ideas.

Well, there is one slightly amusing thing that's been happening to me lately and only those of you who knows me well can fully appreciate this.

For the past three days, I've woke up at 830am every morning without fail. And the catch is, my alarm was set for 850am! I'm seriously wondering if I'm being possessed. There is just too much of a coincidence. Either my biological clock is really screwed or someone's doing voodoo on me!

It's not funny!!

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