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你好吗 - 周杰伦（吉他谱）

2012-01-09T20:34:00.003Z

Somehow, I used up a lot of time to attempt to get the guitar chord right in this song... =.=''

Should maybe make it not capo at all... *ponders* Though, one could just ignore the change in key anyway.

Anyway, tried to listen to 'How are you' by Jay Chou, and use the chords that are as near as possible to the original song. It may not be for beginners. (NB: well, you could want play anyway, and just strumming, just ignore the parts after '/' for each chord, as it shows the base note you're supposed to play)

Anyway, have to admit it's not perfect, especially the intro. Cool if you could tell me what chords Jay actually used.

[credits to jyi for showing me how start]

Capo：1 (G - B - G#) [original key: G# - C - A]

4/4

Legend (for uncommon chords?!) [EADGBe]:

Cm6 (or Adim/C): x3121x {NB:can just be substituted by Cm}

F**: 1xx001

G**: 3xx003

{NB for **: invented chords, as no idea what it could be named; not to be confused as an augmented chord}

{for the sharp chords, I suggest just play barred chords, as would be easier}

Intro:

Bm A/C# Bm

Em Bm/F# Em

C D G/C Em

C Dsus4 D

Verse 1:

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

墙上静止的钟是为谁停留

Bm Em Am D

是不是和我一样赖着不走

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

你说故事已经结束 (很久)

Em7/B D G

我忘了　向前走

Verse 2:

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

我努力假装现在过得很好

Bm Em Am D

现在的你看来已不需要我

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

也许在不同的时空

Em7/B D G G7

还牵着　你的手

Chorus 1:

C D Bm Em

想知道你真的过得好吗

Am D G F** G**

没有我也许是种解脱

Cmaj D Bm G/E

将思念穿梭在宇宙数千光年

Am D7

悄悄到　你身边

Verse 3:

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

现在我试着习惯一个人过

Bm Em Am D

也许你已经开始新的生活

G Gsus4/B Cmaj7 Cm6

陪着我的叫做寂寞

Em7/B D G G#7

陪你的　是谁呢？

Chorus 2 (in C key now):

E F# D#m G#m

想知道你真的过得好吗

C#m F# B

没有我也许是种解脱

Emaj7 F# D#m B/G#

将思念穿梭在宇宙数千光年

C#m D#7

悄悄到　你身边

Verse 4 (went down to G#):

G# G#sus4/C C#maj7 C#m6

现在我试着习惯一个人过

Cm Fm A#m D#

也许你已经开始新的生活

G# G#sus4/C C#maj7 C#m6

陪着我的叫做寂寞

Fm7/C D# G# C#

陪你的　是谁呢？

G# G#sus4/C C#

也许在不同的时空

A#m D#

还牵着　你的手

Outro:

G# C#m G#

(any opinions, please leave a comment...)

London Warm Winter

2011-12-27T20:43:00.000Z

It's weird. When London is comparatively warmer, one (maybe just me) complains of the lack of snow. But when snow hits last and the year before that, one complains the chills and the effects that hits.

Maybe, it's just me being the only few who misses snow in London. (not the cold, though)

Peut-être, ce n'est que moi. La neige... Où es-tu?

On Language

2011-12-05T21:56:00.001Z

Somehow, I'm rather fascinated in languages nowadays. Going on from French language, to the sudden look at Hakka.

Stumbled upon a Hakka channel, of Taiwan origin. Apparently, the first and, for the time being, the one Hakka channel. Ironically, to me anyway, it's in Taiwan, not in mainland China. I guess the government in China is still very much enforcing the one country one language thing? Imagine Cantonese being chosen instead of Mandarin as the 'pu tong hua'. Will for the time being read and look at the channel for a while...

Well, I guess trying to be fluent in too many a few languages in a go is bad. Plus, lack of practice makes it worse...

(note to self: should start studying for French test, which is coming soon. No Hakka test...)

Well, try listening to this song. I guess it's the "I feel good" song of the Hakka TV. (Kinda like it...)

[汝rŭ = you; 亻恩 ēn? = me?]

Random Chinese Language and Dialect Poll

2011-08-19T05:10:00.002+01:00

Just thinking of language and dialect evolution and stuffs. Apparently, due to lack of proper (and formal) teachings, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, etc.) are less evolved compared to the Chinese language (Mandarin). And due to geographical differences and influences, some words derived used are less used or lack of used than some others.

Take for example, if one were to only learn proper Mandarin, but to use informal dialects such as Cantonese, words such as the verb 'lie' is spoken differently in Mandarin and Cantonese in normal usage: Mandarin (骗, pian4), Cantonese (ngak7, no idea how to write the word, or whether it exists). Or money: Mandarin (钱, qian2), Malaysian Cantonese (lui7, of Hokkien origin).

So, just to make a short poll, which one can reply on the poll gadget on your left, whether you prefer to use 'lui7' or 'qin2' in Cantonese when saying money. Please vote only one answer and once only. And feel free to comment on it.

Thank you if you replied.

ps: for the Cantonese intonation, please follow the following number characters for the intonations, '394052786', which corresponds to the first, second and so on, till the ninth intonations in Cantonese.

pss: me no language expert. Just being random. :)

Choix

2011-05-29T11:28:00.001+01:00

I guess no one can still remember the time that they first chose the vegetables they want to eat. And chances are, it's by one's parents' choice. But, it is those few precious, initial moments, that will determine the future of your vege-eating patterns.

Throughout one's life, choices made you either someone who loves, dislikes or neutral (eating just because you must or have to) in consumption vegetables. Like it or not, it is those choices that determine your health. As you keep living on and making choice, and trying new plants (old-school or exotic, likewise), you'll be having them for a year or two, but soon either love it or hate it.

Fast forward a few decades later, due to limited supply (and maybe laziness), you're stuck with fewer and fewer choices. Sometimes, you wish you could choose more of those slightly expensive ones, and stick with them, due to them being closer in heart; however, the urge will just fight back, and you're again stuck with the ones that are closer and cheaper to get. As this persists, the 'elusive' ones will just continue to stay further and further away from you, while the ones that you did not plan to keep it for long, unintentionally, got closer and closer to you, to be eaten.

Then again, those close to you, you might feel that the tastes start less and less suited for one. You try to have them cooked, and then tried to eat them raw, but both ways might start to prove bad; thus you ditch it. They are still staples that you've chosen to have all along. It's not bad, but not great, too; but you're stuck with it, mainly due to it always be by your side, through good times and bad times. You understand that particular class of veges more and more, too.

Then, you started to try the elusive ones again. But this time, they ditch you, due to market elusiveness. They got together and laugh at your face, and questions your loyalty towards them. You stated your reasons, and they accepted it. Now, you can still see them around the market; you can flirt with them once in a while, but you can't get them totally, for all your heart is not theirs. I guess law of unintended consequences do take charge, after all.

Well, I guess the main point is, initial choices, no matter how good or bad they are, will always, somehow, determine your future choices. Choose them wisely. This is analogous to...

Gamble Rumble - m.o.v.e

2011-05-13T19:23:00.001+01:00

If you feel sad and down, just play this song. Trust me, if you don't feel like moving any of your body parts, you will after listening to this song. Well, just ignore the fact that this song has weird MV. Oh, this song is found in Initial D third stage.

DOGFIGHT! - m.o.v.e

2011-04-17T13:16:00.003+01:00

A very nice and upbeating song, from the opening song for Initial D stage 4.

Looking back

2011-04-09T23:20:00.001+01:00

I was procrastinating on studying. So, I went to log into me old Friendster account. Then, I realise, long from Facebook times, there exists a 'testimonial' part, where one writes 'testi's to other friends, to acknowledge their friendships. Looking at the date of it, it's not really that far away - the earliest testi I received dated year 2005. I looked at those written by my friends, and those I wrote to my friends. It shows the fun that we used to have - the innocent singing of Jay Chou songs at the back of the class, and the best friends that I have (I still think them as my very good ones, though we really didn't talk for a very long while).

I guess things really do change for some. Secondary school friends' bonds are strong. But the lack of keeping in touch do make things grow far apart. I will have to organise a yamcha session, just to see what's going on around and happened to my friends - my wonderful ones. The Katari-Macha gang...

Franglais Humour

2011-03-26T18:44:00.001Z

Found these in Wikipedia. Don't judge me. Try reading without looking at the meanings.

Robert Surtees' Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities:

"You shall manger cinq fois every day," said she; "cinq fois," she repeated.--"Humph!" said Mr. Jorrocks to himself, "what can that mean?--cank four--four times five's twenty--eat twenty times a day--not possible!" "Oui, Monsieur, cinq fois," repeated the Countess, telling the number off on her fingers--"Café at nine of the matin, déjeuner à la fourchette at onze o'clock, diner at cinq heure, café at six hour, and souper at neuf hour."

manger: to eat

cinq fois: 5 times

oui: yes

déjeuner: lunch

fourchette: fork

onze: 11

heure: hour, in this case, means "o'clock"

neuf: 9

The 19th century American writer Mark Twain, in Innocents Abroad, included the following letter to a Parisian landlord:

PARIS, le 7 Juillet. Monsieur le Landlord--Sir: Pourquoi don't you mettez some savon in your bed-chambers? Est-ce que vous pensez I will steal it? La nuit passee you charged me pour deux chandelles when I only had one; hier vous avez charged me avec glace when I had none at all; tout les jours you are coming some fresh game or other on me, mais vous ne pouvez pas play this savon dodge on me twice. Savon is a necessary de la vie to any body but a Frenchman, et je l'aurai hors de cet hotel or make trouble. You hear me. Allons. BLUCHER.

juillet: July. (supposed to be small caps, I guess.)
pourquoi: why
mettez: put
savon: soap
Est-ce que vous pensez: do you think
la nuit passée: last night
deux chandelles: 2 candles
hier vous avez: yesterday, you have
avec: with
glace: don't know whether he meant ice, ice cream (it was invented by that time already?) or mirror.
tout les jours: everyday
mais vous ne pouvez pas: but, you can't
de la vie: of the life
et je l'aurai hors de cet hotel: and I will leave this hotel
allons: go (conjugated form for 'we') / leave

好久不见 - 周杰伦

2011-03-09T14:56:00.004Z

I find this song upbeating. Yet to fully comprehend the lyrics. But still, nice...

Verse 1:
好久不见你还好吗
hao jiu bu jian ni hai hao ma
你的小狗长大了吗
ni de xiao gou zhang da le ma
我的围巾还围著吗
wo de wei jin hai wei zhe ma
我的相片都丢了吧
wo de xiang pian dou diu le ba

我剪不到后面头发
wo jian bu dao hou mian tou fa
这个藉口还不错吧(哎呦不错)
zhe ge ji kou hai bu cuo ba ai you bu cuo
一把剪刀一堆废话
yi ba jian dao yi dui fei hua
还不是想求求你回来吧
hai bu shi xiang qiu qiu ni hui lai ba

Verse 2 (hokkien plus):
麦搁一个人咧生气
mai gu ji gei lang lie xiu qi
乎伊烦恼乎伊操心
hu yi huan no hu yi co xin
虽然不关我的代志
sui ran bu guan wa eh dai ji
谁叫他是我的兄弟耶
shui gio ee sii wa eh hei di ye
拢这么久就唰唰去
lu jia ni gu jiu shua shua ki
想想秋天就马过去耶
xiu xiu qiu ti jiu bei ge ke ye
冬天来临他会怕冷
dong tin lai lin ee eii kia leng
你不回来甘讲要我抱伊
li bei teng lai gan kong ai wa po yi

按呢甘好
an ni gum ho
是我不好
shi wo bu hao
我没有紧紧抱住你
wo mei you jin jin bao zhu ni ( jin jin bao zhu ni )
你说泪留著很危险(很危险)
ni shuo lei liu zhe hen wei xian (hen wei xian)
如果等雨一起(等雨一起)
ru guo deng yu yi qi deng yu yi qi (deng yu yi qi)
流下不让同情发现
liu xia bu rang tong qing fa xian

Chorus:
我对天空这个那个流星
wo dui tian kong zhe ge na ge liu xing
大喊后会不会有奇迹
da han hou hui bu hui you qi ji
就算做朋友也没关系
jiu suan zuo peng you ye mei guan xi
为你改变了自己都不认识自己
wei ni gai bian le zi ji dou bu ren shi zi ji
不是我跑去了整形
bu shi wo pao qu le zheng xing
只是我拿出真心
zhi shi wo na chu zhen xin

开一瓶这个那个香槟
kai yi ping zhe ge na ge xiang bin
去我的Mr.J餐厅
qu wo de Mr. J can ting
点蜡烛顺便吃个甜品
dian la zhu shun bian chi ge tian pin
庆祝你打死不连络的毅力
qing zhu ni da si bu lian luo de yi li
冷战早已经不流行
leng zhan zao yi jing bu liu xing
赶快回来到我身边
gan kuai hui lai dao wo xin bi

Verse 2 (hokkien plus):
麦搁一个人咧生气
mai gu ji gei lang lie xiu qi
乎伊烦恼乎伊操心
hu yi huan no hu yi co xin
虽然不关我的代志
sui ran bu guan wa eh dai ji
谁叫他是我的兄弟耶
shui gio ee sii wa eh hei di ye
拢这么久就唰唰去
lu jia ni gu jiu shua shua ki
想想秋天就马过去耶
xiu xiu qiu ti jiu bei ge ke ye
冬天来临他会怕冷
dong tin lai lin ee eii kia leng
你不回来甘讲要我抱伊
li bei teng lai gan kong ai wa po yi

按呢甘好
an ni gum ho
是我不好
shi wo bu hao
我没有紧紧抱住你(紧紧抱住你)
wo mei you jin jin bao zhu ni( jin jin bao zhu ni )
你说泪留著很危险(很危险)
ni shuo lei liu zhe hen wei xian (hen wei xian)
如果等雨一起(等雨一起)
ru guo deng yu yi qi deng yu yi qi (deng yu yi qi)
流下不让同情发现
liu xia bu rang tong qing fa xian

Chorus:
我对天空这个那个流星
wo dui tian kong zhe ge na ge liu xing
大喊后会不会有奇迹
da han hou hui bu hui you qi ji
就算做朋友也没关系
jiu suan zuo peng you ye mei guan xi
为你改变了自己都不认识自己
wei ni gai bian le zi ji dou bu ren shi zi ji
不是我跑去了整形
bu shi wo pao qu le zheng xing
只是我拿出真心
zhi shi wo na chu zhen xin

开一瓶这个那个香槟
kai yi ping zhe ge na ge xiang bin
去我的Mr.J餐厅
qu wo de Mr J. can ting
点蜡烛顺便吃个甜品
dian la zhu shun bian chi ge tian pin
庆祝你打死不连络的毅力
qing zhu ni da si bu lian luo de yi li
冷战早已经不流行
leng zhan zao yi jing bu liu xing
赶快回来到我身边
gan kuai hui lai dao wo xin bi

Berhenti Berharap - Sheila On 7

2011-02-28T22:15:00.000Z

Nice song. Addicted to it after emo dance.

Regrets

2011-02-07T01:45:00.002Z

Looking back, there are many things that I regret not doing. There are just many...

Maybe, if I could turn back time, I could know the premonitions that I have to undo my regrets, and it will just make my life better... It just might make it better. Who knows, yes?

Now, with procrastination kicking, and laziness seeping and making my life for the worse, I wonder how bad could all these continue. It will soon turn for the better, no?

I guess I have to just accept it, and make sure it does not happen to the next generation.

Well, if I could just make myself remember to remind myself that, tomorrow...

A While

2011-01-28T22:17:00.002Z

It's been a long while since I've actually written some long random post on my blog. The thing is, I don't really have much to say. I believe music speaks and delivers better messages, through the elaborately arranged notes, to tune, with the many musical instruments, each chanting their own words, conveying the same message, though in different 'languages'.

The drums beats in the monotonous, but important and upbeating backings; guitar tells one either of the sad and melancholy cries, or the angry and strong message though the badass screams of the distortion. We could also have the universal first languages of pianoism and violinism, where children as young as 5 cries learning it; by luck, they'd appreciate it by 20 - it's a love/hate relationship. Or maybe, the not-so-common ones (as in, lack of encounters by me), such as bagpipes.

Enough of digress. Malaysian politics and university workload, as a combo, really does kill - in ways...

Angelina - Tommy Emmanuel

2011-01-20T01:58:00.002Z

The guitarist was recommended by a friend. Randomly search for a song, ended up with this. On the first time, I've already quite like it. Now, I'm loving it. Super relaxing and soothing acoustic guitar. Will definitely try to play it later.

Nobody (cover) - JS

2011-01-04T03:17:00.001Z

Quite a nice version of the song. Makes me want play my guitar again...

You Make Me Want To Fall In Love - F.I.R.

2010-12-17T00:11:00.001Z

I like this song. Maybe just because it's nice, and it has a nice title to it.

What is love?

2010-12-14T21:53:00.003Z

Got it from her blog. Apparently circulated in emails for quite a while. Changed the spellings and grammar of some words. I suspect the original circular is in mandarin.

A student asks a teacher, "what is love?"
>> The teacher said, "in order to answer your
>> question, go to the paddy field and choose the
>> biggest paddy and come back.
>>
>> But the rule is: you can only go through them
>> once and cannot turn back to pick."
>>
>> The student went to the field, went through the first row,
>> he saw one big paddy, but he wonders.... maybe
>> there is a bigger one later.
>>
>> Then he saw another bigger one... but maybe
>> there is a even bigger one waiting for him.
>>
>> Later, when he finished more than half of the
>> paddy field, he started to realise that the paddy is not as
>> big as the previous one that he saw, he knew he
>> missed the biggest one, and he regretted it!
>>
>> So, he ended up back to the teacher
>> empty-handed. The teacher told him, "...this is love...
>> you keep looking for a better one, but when
>> you've realise it later, you've already missed the person...."
>>
>> "What is marriage then?" the student asked.
>> The teacher said, "in order to answer your
>> question, go to the corn field and choose the
>> biggest corn and come back.
>>
>> But the rule is: you can go through them only
>> once and cannot turn back to pick."
>>
>> The student went to the corn field, this time he
>> is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when
>> he reach the middle of the field, he has
>> picked one medium corn that he felt satisfy,
>> and came back to the teacher.
>>
>> The teacher told him, "this time you brought back
>> a corn.... you look for one that is just nice, and
>> you have faith and believe this is the best one
>> you get.... this is marriage."

Sakura Wind (Live) - Depapepe

2010-12-11T09:13:00.002Z

I got this song from a friend. It's quite a good a combination of acoustic guitars, performing. Hope you guys like this song at first hear, like I did.

Changement

2010-11-07T17:53:00.004Z

I just read a newspaper columnist article here. It's about how people around the world react towards changes. Maybe it's not much, and we should be contented with our present lives, but at the same time, we also need to think of changes, no matter how slight it should be, our lives should be.

We're all living in a robotic lifecycle now (or maybe it's just me). Maybe we should just do things out of the ordinaire.

Maybe, just maybe, it might be a sign, telling us, we need to change for the better, and stop the mechanical-lifestyles - sticking to status quos just won't work well in the long term. Just a maybe...

ps: I really do suggest you take some time off, to read the article - it's really kinda interesting.

Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler - Pink Martini

2010-11-02T17:10:00.003Z

Heard this song during my French class. I think I've heard it before, just that I can't seem to have any recollections of it. Anyway, enjoy the bar/pub-like song..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeVJbhXuRek (can't embed...)

Ma chambre a la forme d’une cage (My room is shaped like a cage)
Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre (The sun passes his arm through the window)
Les chasseurs à ma porte (Hunters at my door)
Comme les petits soldats (Like toy soldiers)
Qui veulent me prendre (Who want to take me)

Je ne veux pas travailler (I do not want to work)
Je ne veux pas déjeuner (I do not want lunch)
Je veux seulement oublier (I just want to forget)
Et puis je fume (And then I smoke)

Déjà j’ai connu le parfum de l’amour (Already I knew the scent of love)
Un million de roses (One million roses)
N’embaumeraient pas autant (Embalmed not provided)
Maintenant une seule fleur (Now a single flower)
Dans mes entourages (In my enclosures)
Me rend malade (Makes me sick)

Je ne veux pas travailler (I do not want to work)
Je ne veux pas déjeuner (I do not want lunch)
Je veux seulement oublier (I just want to forget)
Et puis je fume (And then I smoke)

Je ne suis pas fière de ça (I am not proud of it)
Vie qui veut me tuer (Life that wants to kill me)
C’est magnifique (C’est magnifique)
Être sympathique (Be nice)
Mais je ne le connais jamais (But I do not know)

Je ne veux pas travailler (I do not want to work)
Je ne veux pas déjeuner (I do not want lunch)
Je veux seulement oublier (I just want to forget)
Et puis je fume (And then I smoke)

Je ne suis pas fière de ça (I am not proud of it)
Vie qui veut me tuer (Life that wants to kill me)
C’est magnifique (It's beautiful)
Être sympathique (Be nice)
Mais je ne le connais jamais (But I do not know)

Je ne veux pas travailler (I do not want to work)
Je ne veux pas déjeuner (I do not want lunch)
Je veux seulement oublier (I just want to forget)
Et puis je fume (And then I smoke)

Love

2010-10-29T18:47:00.001+01:00

It makes you :-).

On FT Anthem

2010-09-27T18:08:00.002+01:00

The government of Malaysia has decided to change the Federal Territories Anthem before the next Federal Territories Day, which falls on the 1st of February of next year. Here are some of the feedback given.

FEEDBACK whether or not the Federal Territories need a new anthem showed that most city residents are happy with the current song Maju dan Sejahtera. While some agreed that the current anthem is a bit boring, they felt that changes can be made to change the tempo or beat of the song in order to make it more vibrant.

University student, Cedric Tai:

I left secondary school at 2006, and my school only made the juniors sing the new FT anthem the following year. I did not get to know the song until I heard it a few months ago. Before this new anthem was sung, we were only made to sing the ‘Wawasan 2020’ song back then.

I don’t think it’s a good thing to keep changing anthems. It is not as if countries such as the United States or Britain change their national anthem every few years. Even our national anthem is sung even till this day. Constant change will make it seem like it is a blunder a few years ago, and reflects badly on the administration.

SMK Cheras student Yap Kee Shin:

It is a nice song and I like the lyrics. I think it has a lot of meaning. Honestly, I don’t really want to learn a new song. I think it is just a waste of time.

SMK Bukit Bandaraya student Divya Devi Paramasivam:

It is an interesting and historic event and song. Unfortunately the FT Minister is making efforts to get into the history books by erasing history. Nothing is wrong with the song and I had sung it at assemblies since 2006. The song is inspiring. The lyrics should stay, maybe the tempo could be changed to suit the current trend.

SMK Confucian student Firzanah Ahmad:

I don’t think the song should be changed. I like it, in fact I thought it was nice when I first heard it.

College student MD:

The current FT song holds a special meaning to me. Everytime I hear the song, it brings back memories of my school days when I used to sing it during school assemblies. Since I left school in 2008, I hardly hear it anymore but when I do, it is very nostalgic. I don’t think it should be changed. Perhaps it is a bit slow. But then one can still maintain the lyrics and tune. To me I think that it defeats the purpose to change it. It is like changing a piece of history.

SMK Seri Bintang Utara student Muhaimin Arif:

I am already used to the song Maju dan Sejahtera. If they must change it, then I think they can change the tune.

Deputy Director-Communcations The Iclif Leadership Centre, K. Eswari:

The anthem should not be changed as it is sacred. Some things in life just cannot be edited.

Government pensioner Zakaria Mat:

The current FT song to me is too slow. It does not show the aggressiveness of a dynamic state striving for development and modernisation. It is just like any choir singing!

Calvary Church student Mirrsha Ganthan:

The FT song should not be changed. I do agree that it may be a bit slow, but I like the song a lot. If need be, the beat could be altered, but I think the lyrics should stay. The song is treasured by the people of Malaysia and if they feel comfortable with it then I don’t see why it should be replaced.

SMK Cheras student Brendan Tang:

I think the FT song is fine as it is. If they think that the song is a bit boring, then maybe they should change the beat.

SMK Seri Bintang Utara student Trisala Gill:

I like the current song and I do not think the government should change it.

ps: Well, it should be obvious why this post is posted up.

A Moral Learnt

2010-09-22T03:30:00.007+01:00

Picture 1: My shoe was found here today (at the back of my kitchen).

Picture 2: It was usually found here (at the front car porch).

Conclusion: a thief or thieves saw it, stole it, found out that it's old and worn, and put it back there.

Moral of the story: No, not "not to put your shoes out to the open". But:

-always put old and worn shoes outside to test the sincerity of the thief/thieves;

-SOME thieves are kind.

ps: the author threw the shoe after that, to show his respects to the thief/thieves, and of fear of infection of the '香港腳', or the Athlete's Foot disease.

Constitution of Malaysia Awareness

2010-09-15T06:59:00.002+01:00

If one hasn't realise being Malaysian is just much more than food, have a look at the website, and read your rights here.

We need to be aware of our rights, and not be bullied by some national security/defence and law bullies.

French

2010-08-13T05:59:00.003+01:00

Gosh.. It's just so hard to learn. I think I might fail it.

Can't they just pronounce like how they spell it?

Well, as a consolation, I'd be slightly laughing at the difficulty in people from the West learning Chinese languages, as the Western languages have not a language that intonates, like they have in the East.

Hope the learning of French gets better with time.

Note: changed the grammar.

Wonder Girls

2010-08-03T05:03:00.004+01:00

I guess the KPop disease infected me with some. The songs are kind of catchy. By the way, do you think I should buy the cages that the MTVAsia provide in Sunway that day, to make way for Wonder Girls to perform in my house? (joke taken from MTVAsia VJ...)

Nobody - Wonder Girls

2 Different Tears - Wonder Girls

烟花易冷 - 周杰伦

2010-07-15T16:57:00.001+01:00

I find this song nice. Has the typical Jay Chou with Chinese classical style in this song.

Democracy

2010-07-02T15:31:00.002+01:00

I was reading TheStar that day, and came across this article. Well, as one say, one is always biased towards opinions that agree with oneself. So, have a read at this.

I've copied a small extract from it (copyright is totally of the author himself's, just want to share the article..):

"It is one thing to have a populace that does not quite understand the full extent of their democratic rights, it is quite another to have leaders perpetuate a feudalistic atmosphere to keep their grip on power."

Anyway, would be registering with the EC soon...

Day 271

2010-06-26T23:56:00.002+01:00

And thus, today marks the last day being out of home country. For such a long time, one thinks, it actually just swept by. But then, the holiday period would be way much shorter, and would definitely fly by much faster. Or maybe not, since it would be as filled, in schedule, as I had here. 92 days, will just sweep by again.

And thus, starts another short journey, before another super long one, to come...

How Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees

2010-06-14T22:43:00.003+01:00

No idea why. Sudden recall of classicals. This 'Live' version is nice. Reminds one of the olden days. Well, pardon me while I hum to the tune while in the exams...

I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again

And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?

How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

I believe in you
You know the door to my very soul
You're the light in my deepest, darkest hour
You're my saviour when I fall
And you may not think I care for you
When you know down inside
That I really do

And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

And you come to me on a summer breeze,
Keep me warm in your love
Then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?

How deep is your love
How deep is your love
I really need to learn
'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breakin’ us down
When they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

The Adventures of the Not-Cute Bear

2010-06-06T19:54:00.004+01:00

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MATERIALS DEEMED NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 21. IF YOU HAPPEN TO FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY, STOP READING THIS POST AT ONCE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Disclaimer: This is a purely fictitious story. Any resemblance at all to the other fairy-tales read is purely coincidental, and has no relation at all to the idea created by the author.

Once upon a time, there lives a bear, whose cuteness has all but disappeared. The bear is (due to excessive non-cuteness, and knowing the fact people under the age of 21 will read on, the description of the bear has been self-censored by the author). And thus, he is known as the Not-Cute Bear.

One day, the Not-Cute Bear decided to have a journey, to the ends of the town, where the Dragon resides. The Dragon is a scary beast, and is thus afraid by all the folks in the town of Bears.

Not-Cute bode his house farewell, knowing he might not live to come back to enjoy the comfort given by it.

As he started his journey, he saw pipes along the way, linking at weird ways. He instantly remembers his Fluid Mechanics, and deduced from the hydro-not-static, that the fluid in the pipes must be iso-not-thermal in flow, and thus is subjected to hyper-friction.

He continues his journey. And along the road, Not-Cute saw a large billboard, advertising the Laws of Thermo-not-dynamics. He reads the first line: 'According to the Negative First Law of Thermo-not-dynamics, if A is in thermal inequilibrium with B, and C is in thermal inequilibrium with D, A and C, and consequentially B and D, must be, somehow, in thermal-somehow-equilibrium'. As Bear's memory of Thermo-not-dynamics is bad, he shrugs and jogs on with his journey.

As he jogs along, he sees the precious material of HyrUrr from Planet Zog. Recalling his Failed-analysis of Process, he quickly deduced in his mind that the elements Hyd and Urr must be feed stoichiometrically, in order to satisfy the hungry people of Zog, of the need of HydUrr.

And then, 5 minutes later, he was hungry. He went into a restaurant called 'Heat and Mass Transfer'. He asked for the menu. The shopkeeper gave him a formula list. Not-Cute had a look at the centre page, and found the set meals. But, in order for him to order, he has to solve some questions given by the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper asked Bear, 'How to solve a laterally diffusing oxygen, in a dilute medium, with distinct and fixed temperatures at the axial ends, given Rant-Martian's equation for an oblong plate?' Not-Cute has no idea what the shopkeeper was asking, and left, fuming.

His hunger led him for another 3.1415 (5 significant figures) hours along the deserted way, towards Dragon. Then, before he can finish reciting the word "Schrodinger", he sees humongous particle moving around him. On the signboard, it reads "Solve-the-particle-in-a-box Hill". He is puzzled by the sign, and thus ran as quickly as possible to the end of the road.

When he reaches the end, he can feel it - he can see it. As large as an ant can be, the Dragon appear before him. Bear, being microphobic, screams at the top of his lungs, and ran away from the Dragon.

As he ran, the Dragon, who was trying to finish his Homework for Organic Chemistry, shouted 'Hey, do you know how to differentiate when a benzene molecule is round, and when is it square in shape?"

~THE END~

VARK learning

2010-05-31T11:35:00.004+01:00

I know it's kind of useless for people who know how they study well already, but just for fun. VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Reading and Kinesthetic.

If you feel bored, feel free to try this test. Note, choose as many as you like from the options, even all. But don't cheat. By the way, according to a talk I attended last time, for best results, you need to choose the one(s) that came to your mind the moment you saw the answer(s); don't think too much.

Good luck for exams, people!

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

2010-05-22T23:49:00.002+01:00

Saw a post by my friend. Then, went to google it. Quite accurate, but technically, just for fun a test, anyway.

You could try out a simple test, or a more lengthy one, which gave the same results to me.

You check out how common are you in USA, and how are you correlated to other tests, compared to MBTI.

By the way, I am one of the commonest type of person in the USA.

The Hippotamus Song - Flanders and Swann

2010-05-21T17:55:00.003+01:00

Imagine your personal tutor, wearing half a superman costume, with his 5 sidekicks, singing this song in front of the whole lecture theatre...

Price of the tuition fee: $$$$$

Price of seeing that moment at the end of the term, pre-exam: priceless!

知足 - 五月天

2010-05-19T20:35:00.005+01:00

I read my friend's blog that day. I saw a link to a song. I listened to it. Now, I love it. Maybe I'm not much of a fan of Mayday, but some of their songs are really quite nice. Take this song for example, I just love the guitar.

Now, as soon as I find out whether it's Doppler's effect affecting my key perception to the song, compared to listening it from my earphones, I shall differentiate and know the correct key and learn how to play the song using my guitar.

　词：阿信曲：阿信
歌（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
词怎么去拥有一道彩虹
转怎么去拥抱一夏天的风
自天上的星星笑地上的人
音总是不能懂不能觉得足够
魁（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
网如果我爱上你的笑容要怎么收藏要怎么拥有
ｉ如果你快乐不是为我会不会放手其实才是拥有
ｎ（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
ｋ当一阵风吹来风筝飞上天空
ｕ为了你而祈祷而祝福而感动
ｉ终于你身影消失在人海尽头才发现笑着哭最痛
· （歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
ｃ那天你和我那个山丘那样的唱着那一年的歌
ｏ那样的回忆那么足够足够我天天都品尝着寂寞
ｍ（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
　当一阵风吹来风筝飞上天空
　为了你而祈祷而祝福而感动
　终于你身影消失在人海尽头才发现笑着哭最痛
　（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
　如果我爱上你的笑容要怎么收藏要怎么拥有
　如果你快乐不是为我会不会放手其实才是拥有
　（歌词转自音魁网 www.inkui.com）
　知足的快乐叫我忍受心痛
　知足的快乐叫我忍受心痛

Title won

2010-05-09T20:12:00.001+01:00

It's a gloomy day. It was a cold day. BBQ was cancelled.

Studying...

Then, without knowing anything spectacular, you hear people singing some EPL songs, while wearing blue jerseys, or anything with blue in it.

You looked out. It looks calm.

You then click on the RSS feed from BBC. You saw a title "Chelsea thrash Wigan to take title". You know you missed something nice.

Chelsea beat Wigan, literally, in my backyard (though it's not really that near...).

They created history for scoring the most goals in EPL history. People are cheering all around you.

As a non-football fan, you can just smile - nothing more.

Stalking them again

2010-05-07T20:44:00.001+01:00

Stalking another batch of Malaysian bloggers..

http://projectalpha.com.my/

Should seriously start to study..

Baffling statements

2010-05-05T19:42:00.003+01:00

There is a Foot in Mouth Award in the UK.

I read some.

It's difficult to understand them.

Try understanding these statements. (copied from Wikipedia)

"I could not fail to disagree with you less."

-Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right."

-George W. Bush, former President of USA

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."

-Donald Rumsfeld, former United States Secretary of Defense

你不會 - S.H.E

2010-04-29T00:04:00.003+01:00

I'm back to listening to S.H.E again. Well, maybe just a song, for now. I love this song, the moment I listen to it. It's so S.H.E ballad. Though it might not be written by Jay Chou (cf. 热带雨林，河滨公园 & 侯鸟), still it the type of songs that I like. I like the harmony sang by the three of them. Or rather, I always like to listen the harmony of any song (personally, the harmony in 珊瑚海 by Jay Chou and Lara is a favourite).

Anyway, hope you'll attempt to listen to it (or stay far away, if you hate these kind of songs).

第一次擁吻以前　我們找不到語言
但聽見彼此靈魂　多渴望永遠
貼心後嘴角的甜　摩擦後眼角的鹹
一起懂愛和真愛的差別

你送的杯子裡面還裝著溫熱感覺
你給的每個紀念都排在窗沿
相機是牽手兩年圍巾是東京五天
界線是又哭又笑的道歉

＊我不相信你心中現在她最美
　你不會你不會你不會把我們的愛踩碎
　我不相信你口中會講出後悔
　你不會你不會你不會
　不心疼我拒絕被看見的淚＊

當初被激烈反對你安靜卻沒妥協
對我更好來瓦解別人的偏見
我生氣時總幾天我倔強口不擇言
是你請把我當情緒沉澱

Repeat＊

我不相信重來的幸福在脫軌
你不會你不會你不會留殘酷讓我面對
我不相信累積的回憶都損毀
你不會你不會你不會捨得我
留一滴想乞討的淚

Thoughtful words

2010-04-26T18:26:00.003+01:00

I think I've been offending more people again, lately.

After a nap and some thinkings, I found out I've at least made 3 people felt uncomfortable with my choice of words and tones.

I guess I need to think more before I speak.

Don't be shocked if I look a bit too slow when responding you, because I might be thinking of ways to respond, without sounding offensive.

note to self: stop procrastinating and start learn to speaking properly without offending people

Of Grim and Fact

2010-04-21T01:14:00.002+01:00

I knew of people who were and are diagnosed with glaucoma. It's not a good disease to be diagnosed with.

It's defined by the damage of the optic nerves. Commonly, one's eyes' pressure would continue to increase, which is the cause of it.

It is incurable. The only solutions are medications and/or surgery, which has only the effects of delaying the inevitable - total blindness.

I felt sad and helpless, especially when one is close to you.

My friend even have a friend, who suggested that he learn Braille, in preparations for the inevitable. I asked, on whether he would do so, his plain reply was "you can't teach an old dog new tricks". When asked of conditions, his mention was that he might be totally blind in 20 years' time.

This is fact of life, and one can't change it. He accepted it. He said, he can accept it, like how he accepted joy and happiness.

Life is harsh, and you should always treasure everything that is with and beside you now.

I love you, everyone, even if you hate me.

Added a picture

2010-04-18T23:30:00.002+01:00

Wanted to write something, but felt very lazy. So, just added a picture of the Kew Gardens.

I guess I'm starting to 'privatise' my blog, instead of the constant 'filtration' style.

Stole this picture from CSY.

Anyway, have a good night, people.

London - Day 195

2010-04-13T02:36:00.003+01:00

It has been 195 days. It's still counting. You might want it to run faster - to reach the end of the period, where you can be with the environment that you're more comfortable with; you might want it to run slower - so that the holidays and finals don't end and come so soon, respectively.

Still... It's around 80 days more... Till it comes...

***

Sometimes, you'd wonder who around you hates you.

It's true, no one can have and enjoy the pleasure of being all-liked. Still, ever wondered how many of the people, are good actors, or plainly showed you the fact that they dislike and/or hate you?

In a sense, you'd like to know who dislike and/or hate you - so that you can either avoid them totally, or to do something to make them change their hearts and opinions on you; in another sense, if you found out that the number of you-dislikers/haters is more than what you imagined, would you be very sad?

Sometimes, I wonder, am I a really bad person, to make people dislike and/or hate me, or just purely the fact that a person plainly hates you for the fact that you exist.

Maybe I should just stay with being out of the light, or be antisocial, or have not a person liking or hating me. Maybe I should really make a consideration on it.

Maybe...

***

Elections season is here again, people. Here, the Labour is defending their seat, with the Tories trying to topple them, and also the Lib Dems to try to hang the parliament, literally. Well, let's see how it goes around here.

Back there, by-elections are coming 'round. With incumbent parties trying to win, and the opposition trying to stop them win. No idea who'd win. Only the people, who're in the fingers of the Westminster's First-Past-The-Post system, crossing off names in the ballot paper, to call for their favourite. Whichever party wins, it'll further strengthen their party's rating.

Well, better not post any political opinions here, due to political reasons.

Of banging and mashing

2010-03-31T21:15:00.002+01:00

Is it really weird for someone like me to prepare mash and bangers, or bangers and mash, err, whatever...?

My neighbour was, like, so excited to see me having it for dinner.

Well, it was being Brit for a meal. (ignore the JCR fish & chips)

Well, shall try pie and mash, and jellied eel some other time, if available...

Touching Video on Alzheimers

2010-03-29T01:39:00.000+01:00

Taylor Swift Medley - Tiffany Alvord

2010-03-28T20:57:00.002+01:00

Not bad a medley of Taylor Swift's songs.

(Drag me head first, fearless)
We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts Im standing there
(Jump then fall)
On a balcony in summers air
(Jump then fall into me)

Youre on the phone with your girlfriend shes upset
Shes going off about something that you said
She doesnt get your humor like I do
(Jump then headfirst fearless)

(You stare at the phone)
But you were Romeo
(He still hasn't called)
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
(Can't feel nothing at all)
And I was crying on the staircase
(When he said forever and always)
And I said

Romeo
(You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar)
(Forever and always)
I'll be waiting all thats left to do is run
(Today was a fairy tale)
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
(Only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star)
(Forever and always)
It's a love story baby

You should've said no
You should've gone home
I'm wondering if you'll ever be coming around
(Our song is the slammin' screen door)

I Should've been there
In the back of your mind
(Forever and always)
When I met you on the outskirts of town

And I said Romeo save me
(I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale)
I keep waiting
(Lead me up the stairwell)
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said,

Marry me Juliet
(You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar)
(Forever and always)
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
(Today was a fairy tale)
Our song is the slamming screen door
You belong with me
(Jump then head first fearless)

Romeo save me
(Only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star)
(Forever and always)
I've been here all along so why can't you
(You should've said no)
Our song is the slamming screen door
You belong with me
(Jump then head first fearless)

Marry me Juliet
(You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar)
(Forever and always)
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
(Today was a fairy tale)
Our song is the slamming screen door
You belong with me
(Jump then head first fearless)

Romeo save me
(Only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star)
(Forever and always)
I've been here all along so why can't you
(You should've said no)
Our song is the slamming screen door
It's a love story baby just say yes

Easter random 2

2010-03-28T14:59:00.003+01:00

Just found out, though Nando's chicken are made Portugese-style, it's founded in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cool... Anyone out for an African dish?

***

To those who know who's Helmholtz, I just found out that he's the one who designated musical notation for musical notes. It's like, what? How are they linked?

If you already knew this, skip this whole part of the post.

Helmholtz developed the modern Western pitch notation, defining the middle-C as c', while the scientific definition is C4.

The thing is, if you know your thermodynamics, you should know the Gibbs free energy equivalent, given as Helmholtz free energy: ΔA = ΔU -TΔS.

It's like, if he created some weird thermodynamics stuffs, why the sudden interest in music? But anyway, he's not famous for the development of musical notations, but of other stuffs.

But anyway, so much for random. Listening to my Heat and Mass Transfer lecturer, I think the most random fact is that Fick invented the contact lens. If you're wondering why the name is so familiar, think of Fick's Law of Diffusion, in biology context.

Easter random

2010-03-27T14:30:00.002Z

Projects and assignments (most of them anyway) are over. Rest needed. But still, it can't be done, as this is a period of catching up.

Being here for the past few months, it had been a bit of hellish, though the worse has yet to come, which is slated for next year. Here, though it might not be worse, you can see how smart the people here are. All hiding their talents, not showing them out, and to use their talents during the finals.

Still, many here are still lazy, especially some people, whom I've heard, never ever bothered to do their group projects, forcing certain Asian country's student to finish more than half, of this very tough project. Such fairness. Though it's cruel, I just hope these people will fail their first year, and don't get to the second year, as the system doesn't favour the hardworking ones.

Here, you could, in theory, know who's smart (talented) and who's just plain hardworking to get good results. How I wish I'm talented. Still...

***

Recently, another old scout was 'summoned by the heavens'. I never knew much of him, maybe chatted a few times - albeit very short sentences.

And I have no idea it's a good incident, or an unlucky incident, that his wife passed away not long after him. Maybe it's a calling, as said by the believers of fate and faith, to unite them in heavens.

But, it's also a pain for their children, who are now left behind, parent-less.

Bless them.

小时候 - 南拳妈妈

2010-03-20T22:51:00.002Z

If only we can go back to our younger times...

I like this song. I think I'm going back to listen to their songs.

*小時候常常望著窗外的天空
幻想長大以後
能實現從前作過的美夢
長大後發現世界真的不同
不知該要往哪走
還是停在原地一動也不動
我無力再逃脫
眼看著時間溜走
想回到小時候

I wanna stay
or stay away
I wanna stay
Oh 最真最美麗的童年
我stay
I wanna stay
or stay away

聽你說你講
為什麼大漢之後
世界便攏變得不同
完全攏變得不同
是不是聽到小時後的那條歌
我的目屎就會直直流不離擦不離

[repeat all]

繼續唱唱到阮完全攏無聲
才會瞭解阮要對叨飛對叨位走
是不是大漢之後大漢之後大漢之後
阮才知道咱的辛苦攏有價值

The Best Thing - Mocca

2010-03-07T00:59:00.002Z

Not bad a song.. Indonesia indie band..

I've got the best thing in the world
Coz' I got you in my heart
In this cruel little world
Let's hold hands together
We can share forever
Maybe someday the sky will be coloured with our love

I wake up in the morning
Feeling emptiness in my heart
This pain is just too real
I dream about you, with someone else
Please say that you love me
That we'll never be apart
http://www.free-lyrics.org

You have to promise
That you will be faithful
And there will be lots and lots of love
It is the thing that really matters in this world...

Need it?

2010-03-04T20:31:00.001Z

Do I seriously need someone to constantly remind me what Scout Law No. 8 is?

Maybe...

Maybe I seriously need it...

Haix...

Post Malaysian Night Imperial 2010 ('Soundtrack Compilation')

2010-03-02T16:01:00.011Z

Opening Dances

Ballroom

Derecho Viejo - Eduardo Arolas

Hip-Hop

Jump - Flo Rida

Love Scene Songs

Melodi - 林宇中 (lin yu zhong) and Sheila Majid

From This Moment On - Shania Twain ft Bryan White

Asmaradana & Indian Dance

Asmaradana - Tiara Jacquelina

"JBJ" - Song - JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM

Mamak Mia

Mamma Mia - ABBA

MJ Dance

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

(original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex30DYwQlHU)

Dikir Barat

Traditional
Wau Bulan - Tok Ngah Seman

alternative (original composer):

Dikir Puteri

Saya Anak Malaysia - Aboi

Modern
That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

Glamorous - Fergie

Right Round - Flo Rida

Flo Rida - Right Round ft Kesha Music Video - Watch more Music Videos at Vodpod.

All Star - Smash Mouth

Fan Dance

On Fire - Switchfoot

Umbrella Dance

Only Hope - Switchfoot

Creepy Dance

Aha! - Imogen Heap

Others

Scared of Me - Fredde Le Grand

Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

Won't Get Fooled Again (CSI: Miami Theme Song) - The Who

She Bangs (William Hung Version) - William Hung

Just keep quiet

2010-02-22T13:59:00.001Z

Pointing to me:

"Don't think you're the only one who's busy.
We all are way much busier than you, just that we kept ourselves quiet.
So, shut up!"

没有人 - 萧亚轩

2010-02-18T15:27:00.003Z

I like this type of song. Though, it's not suitable to be heard during a very moody weather situation.
Still...

沒有人 - 萧亚轩
作詞：姚謙　作曲：陳偉　編曲：陳偉

愛　想起來太哀傷　像今晚的天上　淡淡的半個月亮
我的愛　遠在地平線以外　夢太短　遺憾又太長

愛　最迷信的信仰　拯救了寂寞啊　卻掉進更深迷惘
我一個人　走在回家的路上　為什麼　找不到方向

＊眼淚已冰涼　忘記了眼眶
　所以無論我怎麼去回想也無法　想起你的模樣
　原來已沒有人在我（的）心上

＃哦　心房　像午夜地下鐵站　最後　只剩下　一片空空盪盪
　沒有人等沒有人　一切都只是　虛無和枉然
　原來都是我編織的奢望

◎從來沒有人來過我的心上　我只是你中途過站的地方

Repeat ＊,＃,◎,◎

This is cool... (MNite Trailer 2)

2010-02-09T14:41:00.001Z

This is just cool...

Funny Video (MNite 2010 Trailer)

2010-02-07T17:56:00.002Z

This is funny. Serious... Not promoting...

Water

2010-02-07T09:37:00.003Z

It flowed down, freely as can be,
Towards a free flowing river, as one can see;
But now, it stopped, horrendous as it can be,
Stuck in between, flows of gentleness, and of havoc, caused by thee.

Algae, molluscs and tiny vertebrate,
Enjoying life, as seen as happy as they can be;
Till it came, oh no, oh em gee,
No more fun, roaming around, as was guaranteed.

And then came, project A, said to be,
Clearing out clutter, just for the sake of thee;
It went on, still going on, a cleaning spree,
For hopes, we all remain, hopefully free.

Oldies

2010-01-30T12:06:00.002Z

Now And Forever - Richard Marx

Way Back Into Love - Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett

Mentioned to be nice songs. And they are indeed...

The passing of a good man (and brother scout)

2010-01-21T00:46:00.004Z

http://tenthkl.org/2010/01/gone-home-kwai-choong/

All good words used to describe him are used up in the loop.

I lost count of my words.

He passed away when I was enjoying my online time and sleeping time.

The last few words I said to him was just a short sentence, or rather word, 'bye', during the Mooncake Festival 2009.

Why didn't I say more things to him?

When I learn of his condition a few months ago, right after I left, I was shocked.

I thought I might still have time to catch him, hoping for luck and stuffs. It's too late.

The 'thought' to plan to have a chat with him is lost, as the chance is now reduced to zero.

I wish to express my condolences to his family, relatives and friends.

I shall miss his funeral and the chance to see him for the last time.

May you rest in peace, and make the heavens a hell of a place to live in, with your wonderful ways of dealing with Scout Law 8 (quoted from Gary).

May the you in the clip and the Den stay legendary for all the scouts past, present and future of 10th KL.

Au revoir, Monsieur Liu Kwai Choong.

The End + Dead - My Chemical Romance

2010-01-18T00:18:00.003Z

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8m0gw_the-end-my-chemical-romance_music

Nice song. Loved it when I heard it for the first time. I can't seem to find a CD version of 'The End', thus end up putting up some weird MV. Just listen to the song, ignore the MV. When you finish 'The End', continue with 'Dead'; it's connected. Love the distortion guitar and the solos.

Now, if I can just find another person who likes this song to jam it with me...

The End
Now come one come all to this tragic affair
Wipe off that makeup, what's in is despair
So throw on the black dress, mix in with the lot
You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not

If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see
You can find out firsthand what it's like to be me
So gather 'round piggies and kiss this goodbye
I'd encourage your smiles I'll expect you won't cry

Another contusion, my funeral jag
Here's my resignation, I'll serve it in drag
You've got front row seats to the penitence ball
When I grow up I want to be nothing at all!

I said yeah, yeah!
I said yeah, yeah!

C'mon C'mon C'mon I said
(Save me!) Get me the hell out of here
(Save me!) Too young to die and my dear
(You can't!) If you can hear me just walk away and
(Take me!)

Dead
Yeah!

And if your heart stops beating
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this

Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned.
And wouldn't it be great If we were dead?
Ohh dead.

Tongue-tied and oh so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you* get to heaven
I'll be here waiting, babe
Did you get what you deserve?
The end, and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this

Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead?

And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication in your heart
So long, 'Cause now you've got (now you've got)
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?

One, two, one two three four!

LA LA LA LA LA!
LA LA LA LA LA LA!
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
Well come on,
LA LA LA LA LA!
LA LA LA LA LA LA!
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
Oh mother f**ker,

If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we laughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we laughing?
If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we laughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why am I dead?
DEAD!

[*Note: CD cover says "we" here, but in the song it's clearly said "you"]

Religious terms?

2010-01-14T23:54:00.002Z

Would it cause so much distress back in Malaysia that it must be debated, that a certain term can't be used, when it has been used for the past century in the East Malaysia religion? And that it needs a court to determine on the rights for one to use that term?

Well, God knows... (pun intended!)

Self-made Kaya

2010-01-10T20:57:00.005Z

Abstract (or something that looks like one):

This is pathetic. People come to different countries to try out their culture, lifestyle and food. But, I came so far, to learn to make kaya. Pathetic...

So, why the sudden crave? No idea. I'm a little sick to peanut butter and jelly for the past few months. So, out of a sudden, I found myself googling 'how to make kaya'. And voila, the crave started.

After searching through a few websites, I saw an easy-make kaya recipe from this site. The best thing is, to cater for someone as lazy as me, it has a recipe to make kaya using MICROWAVE ovens. That's cool.

Anyway, to cut the story short, I tried it out. I used 2 very-large eggs, some santan (actually quite a lot, after tasting it in the end) and a 100 grammes of sugar. Following the recipe, I started out the mission at 1600 hours (GMT +0000).

After some trying out and stuffs, and borrowing my neighbour's handblender, the product was produced at 1740 hours (GMT +0000).

I have resisted the tempations of showing you guys how it looks like, but I can tell you, if you were to saw this in any grocery store, you won't buy it. Period.

Description of product:

It's not the caramel-brown in colour, as was described in the website. It's slightly like the light-brown colour that is found in the normal, widely-sold 24-colour colour pencils palate. But, it did manage to go into the very-thick texture, that 'feels' like kaya.

Taste-wise, it was fine, other than having extra 'liu' (meaning 'stuffs', in cantonese) in the kaya. I didn't bother to filter out the santan, as was said in the website. And if I have pandan leaves, ignoring what the author said, I add them all to my kaya.

Verdict:

It's fine, other than having no pandan leaves, not green in colour, and might be a little too sweet. Still, I think I'll still be spreading my bread with it (having not much choice, other than peanut butter and jelly) anyway.

If you're interested to try some, feel free to come to my place with a piece of bread. (Before it runs out, or being infested with fungus and what-not, anyway.)

ps: mum, if you're reading this, just think of the kaya as NOT being microwaved. ;-)

ps 2: hope you understand the smiley, anyway...

Questions

2010-01-08T15:47:00.005Z

When you're young, and your father and/or mother forces you to learn a musical instrument, you'll hate it very much. You'll loath your parent(s) and your music teacher, and blame everyone for your sufferings during those hours when you have to endure much pain and tears, just to learn those stupid classical songs (not that I hate them, though). And when you finally have the chance to ditch those lessons, you felt extremely happy, and start to forget them.

In contradiction, since young, you don't ever bother to learn any musical instrument. You just don't understand why some parents want to force their children to learn it in the first place. Then, one day, you saw the amazing scene of one playing some nice piece, and you suddenly felt like learning that musical instrument that the piece was originally (or in whatever version one has heard it in) played. You then start to dislike yourself and your parents, on why you didn't insist learning, and why your parents don't bother to make you learn it.

Still, to those who hated it, though they still can play, they loath it.

So, should one be made to love something before one wants to do or learn it?

But then, one day, the one who loaths it suddenly loves it more, and have a sudden love towards it.

Another question arises: should one be made to hate it before liking or loving it? Well, only oneself might know the answers to it.

Still, the randomness in me prevails...

ps: don't bother asking me what the world I have just wrote up there. I have some idea of the thing to write, but it just went blurred. Sorry for wasting your time.

止战之殇 - 周杰伦

2010-01-06T21:35:00.003Z

光轻如纸张
　　光散落地方
　　光在掌声渐息中它慌忙
　　她在传唱
　　不堪的伤
　　脚本在台上
　　演出最后一场

　　而全村人们在座位上
　　静静的看时间如何遗弃这剧场
　　战火弄脏她的泪光
　　谁在风中
　　吵着吃糖
　　这故事一开始的镜头灰尘就已经遮蔽了阳光

　　恐惧刻在孩子们脸上
　　麦田已倒向战车经过的方向
　　蒲公英的形状在飘散
　　它绝望的飞翔
　　她只唱只想这首止战之殇

　　恶夜燃烛光
　　天破息战乱
　　殇歌传千里
　　家乡平饥荒
　　天真在这条路上
　　跌跌撞撞
　　他被芒草割伤

　　孩子们眼中的希望是什么形状
　　是否醒来有面包当早餐
　　再喝碗热汤
　　农夫被烧毁土地跟村庄终于拿起枪
　　他却慢慢习惯放弃了抵抗

　　孩子们眼中的希望
　　是什么形状
　　是否院子有秋千可以荡
　　口袋里有糖
　　刺刀的光被仇恨所擦亮在远方野蛮
　　而她却微笑着不知道慌张

　　恐惧刻在孩子们脸上
　　麦田已倒向战车经过的方向
　　蒲公英的形状在飘散
　　它绝望的飞翔
　　她只唱只想这首止战之殇

　　恶夜燃烛光
　　天破息战乱
　　殇歌传千里
　　家乡平饥荒
　　天真在这条路上
　　跌跌撞撞
　　他被芒草割伤

　　孩子们眼中的希望是什么形状
　　是否醒来有面包当早餐
　　再喝碗热汤
　　农夫被烧毁土地跟村庄终于拿起枪
　　他却慢慢习惯放弃了抵抗

　　孩子们眼中的希望
　　是什么形状
　　是否院子有秋千可以荡
　　口袋里有糖
　　刺刀的光被仇恨所擦亮在远方野蛮
　　而他却微笑着不知道慌张

　　孩子们眼中的希望
　　是什么形状
　　是否醒来有面包当早餐(天真在这条路上)
　　再喝碗热汤(跌跌撞撞,她被芒草割伤)
　　农夫被烧毁土地跟村庄
　　终于拿起枪
　　他却慢慢习惯(天真在这条路上)
　　放弃了抵抗(跌跌撞撞)
　　他被芒草割伤

I love this song. It has that minor chord piano introduction, that makes one love it so much. If you don't share my passion, well, your taste should be quite exotic, that I can't catch up with it. After listening to this song, I really felt like learning piano, just for this.

As usual, I hope you like it.

My new wife in London

2010-01-06T19:26:00.002Z

Well, this is a picture of one that looks like my wife here. Well, though it's slightly late to post up here, at least I let the whole world to know what my wife looks like.

ps: I hope my loyal wives at home won't feel jealous, as I can't play them here, at least I have a 'mistress' to do the job to reduce my lust (for music) for a while.

Privacy in Facebook

2010-01-03T21:14:00.002Z

In case you don't know what is going on to you, all you Facebook users, please read the following, which was taken from The Star.

In your face

Contradictheory by DZOF AZMI

Before you put anything up on social networking website Facebook, think again: Do you want to whole world to know what you’re up to?

THERE are people out there who, on a daily basis, check out which of their friends are tagged in photos, occasionally write on their walls and (if you can still find the option) poke them when the whim takes their fancy.

If you aren’t one of the 400 million or so members who visit each day, then you must have at least heard of this website. It is ranked second in the world, and has something the number one website (Google) doesn’t: You can play a game on it or tend virtual animals on a virtual farm all day long. Unfortunately, it comes at a price.

Facebook is a “social networking website” that allows users to keep in touch and interact with other members in a variety of ways. It is extremely popular, and most users have no qualms about using it to the hilt.

However, virtual peace was shattered recently when Facebook announced that it was making some changes. What it ended up doing was to put the issue of privacy under a lens and burn itself in the process.

In principle, only those you deem “friends” on your Facebook page can see your personal details. Only they can see your address, your photos, the games you play. The only problem is, that isn’t really true, not if you accept the site’s default settings.

The recent changes now mean that, by default, everybody can see your Facebook information. And by everyone, I mean anybody who has Internet access. So, your boss who thinks you have been spending the last hour drafting a new proposal can now, with a few clicks, find out that you were planting artichokes on your farm instead!

Okay, if you know how/bother to do it, you can adjust some of your privacy settings. But for third-party applications, none of the privacy settings you configure matter. All of your data is open. If you play a game of cards or use an application to give a Christmas card to your friends, then the company which made the application can view your information.

Watch out! Be careful what you put on your Facebook page because you never know who can see it.

(For a demonstration of this, check the quiz drawn up by the American Civil Liberties Union at tinyurl.com/ycja8ow.)

Does Facebook intend to sell demographic information? In Malaysia, there have been cases of lists of names, together with contact numbers and credit card types, being sold to third parties (see Beware, your data’s on sale, Focus, May 3, The Star; article available at tinyurl.com/ycprewr).

In the United States it’s estimated that it can cost as much as US$100 (RM340) to acquire this sort of information from each person. On Facebook, 400 million people put up such information for free.

Of course, you can avoid all this by just not using Facebook. But you shouldn’t have to back away from technology because other people misuse it. Furthermore, the issue of privacy extends above and beyond that website, and into how banks, insurance companies and department stores handle your data. Do you have any rights?

Well, after nearly a decade, the Personal Data Protection Bill was finally tabled in Parliament for a first reading last month. To put it simply, the Bill limits what people can do with your personal information. You have a right to know what they are collecting it for, and they need your permission to use it for any other purpose, including giving it away to a third party.

You also have the right to check if your personal information is correct, to make changes if anything is wrong and to remove the information whenever you want to. Any company that breaks these rules is guilty of a criminal offence.

I have liberally simplified the situation. If you want to know more, I recommend that you read the Bill itself (available at tinyurl.com/yet2sxg) or do what I did and read Universiti Malaya law professor Abu Bakar Munir’s summary (at tinyurl.com/ykagqu3).

For all its good intentions, the most obvious short-coming of the Bill is that the Federal and State Governments are exempt. It also does not apply to information processed outside Malaysia. I wonder what would happen, for example, if the Government were to sell information to a third party outside the country?

I understand we should trust governments to a certain extent as they are working to protect us, the citizens. But the safeguards need to be put in place as a check and balance. And it wouldn’t hurt if the Government led by example.

At the end of the day, I think the only person you can trust with your personal information is yourself. Know your rights, and what you can do to protect yourself. And stop playing Farmville during office hours.

Logic is the antithesis of emotion but mathematician-turned-scriptwriter Dzof Azmi’s theory is that people need both to make of life’s vagaries and contradictions.

Personally, I have changed my settings in my Privacy Settings. Maybe you should, too, for future's sake. I'm sure you don't want your boss to check your Facebook, right? If you don't bother reading it, just use this app: tinyurl.com/ycja8ow.

Year 2010

2010-01-01T04:02:00.002Z

Like the Black Eyed Peas song, I Gotta Feeling, "tonight's gonna be a good, good night..."

Imagine waiting stupidly; standing 4 hours or more in front of the Eye of London, before 0000 hours of the Gregorian year 2010. You endure the cold, smelliness of second-hand smoke, noise pollution and many other ugly sights.

But, towards the end of the wait, you finally heard something that suits you and your friends' taste, and all of you guys, including the crowd of at least 30,000, move and dance and sing together.

At 1 minute to 0000 hours, you saw, opposite the River Thames, towards the Eye of London, a projected countdown time of 60 seconds to a white building, with the Eye of London having magnificent colours of lights.

When it reaches 10, everyone starts counting down with you. 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... BANG!

Fireworks, of around 7 and a half minutes long, performs in front of your eyes. Red, blue, green, yellow, white... Following a set of choreographed routine, to please the eyes of thousands of people. All around the Eye of London. Everyone enjoyed it. It's breathtaking. To make it better, you have counted-down in Greenwich Meridian Time.

After that, everyone sang Auld Lang Syne, in synchrony. The scene is just superb. And after the song, it snowed. Small, white clumps of ice just drops down from the sky, like rain, but just way much better.

It's true. Yes; being with friends at these moments are nice. But, at this moment, being with someone you love, would be a much better experience. Really...

When It All Falls Apart - The Veronicas

2009-12-29T20:33:00.002Z

I'm having the day from hell,
It wasn't all going so well (before you came)
And you told me you needed space,
With a kiss on the side my face (not again)
And not to mention (the tears I shed)
But I should have kicked your (ass instead)
I need intervention
Attention to stop temptation to scream

Cause baby
Everything is mest up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
Cuz I can't turn to you when it all falls apart
No

Don't know where I parked my car
Don't know who my real friends are (anymore)
I put my faith in you
What a stupid thing to do (when it rains it pours)
And not to mention (I drank too much)
I'm feeling hung over (and out of touch)
I need intervention
Attention to stop temptation to scream

Cause baby
Everything is mest up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
Cuz I can't turn to you when it all falls apart
No

Can it be easier?
Can I just change my life?
Cause it just seems to go bad everytime
Will I be mending?
another one ending once again

Everything is mest up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
Cuz I can't turn to you when it all falls apart
No

Everything is mest up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
Cuz I can't turn to you when it all falls apart

Falls apart
Gotta pick myself up 'cause things are messed up

Everything is mest up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
Cuz I can't turn to you when it all falls apart...

I always love the parts of the song, when it goes from normal into minor or dominant sevens.

Random

2009-12-29T01:18:00.001Z

I read a short post by kennysia.com, and I find it funny.

It reads:

" “An 84-year-old Indian politician has resigned after a sex tape was broadcast allegedly showing him in bed with three women.”

Chua Soi Lek, you lose. "

Hahaha...

The Call of Ktulu - Metallica

2009-12-26T18:51:00.002Z

I like this song. I prefer the live performance one, thus posting this to the blog. Love the guitars!

迷迭香 (Rosemary) - 周杰伦 (Jay Chou)

2009-12-19T20:42:00.004Z

迷迭香

词：方文山曲：周杰伦

编曲：钟兴民制作人：周杰伦

和声编写：周杰伦和声：周杰伦

录音室：阿尔发录音室

歌词录入：Hybert Kwok

你的嘴角微微上翘

性感得无可救药

想象不到如此心跳

你的一切都想要

软性的饮料上升的气泡

我将对你的喜好

一瓶装全喝掉

这里最不缺就是热闹

你煽情给拥抱

烛火在燃烧有某种情调

眼神失焦了几秒关于你的舞蹈

你慵懒的扭动着腰受不了

你随风飘扬的笑

有迷迭香的味道

语带薄荷味的撒娇

对我发出恋爱的讯号

你优雅地像一只猫

动作轻盈地围绕

爱的甜味蔓延发酵

暧昧来得刚好

软性的饮料上升的气泡

我将对你的喜好

一瓶装全喝掉

这里最不缺就是热闹

你煽情给拥抱

烛火在燃烧有某种情调

眼神失焦了几秒关于你的舞蹈

你慵懒的扭动着腰受不了

你随风飘扬的笑

有迷迭香的味道

语带薄荷味的撒娇

对我发出恋爱的讯号

你优雅地像一只猫

动作轻盈地围绕

爱的甜味蔓延发酵

暧昧来得刚好

你的嘴角微微上翘

性感得无可救药

想象不到如此心跳

你的一切都想要

你的唇膏鲜艳讨好

一股自信的骄傲

什么预兆气氛微妙

因为爱你我知道

预兆气氛微妙

因为爱你我知道

I just like this song. It has the tune that I like and love. I think it's kind of bossa nova and jazzy in feeling. [By the way, I never pay attention to lyrics; I tune in only to the tune] It kind of makes one feel like they're in a bar, listening to an anonymous singer, singing these type of songs (just like in the MV). I like this song. I don't expect one to like this genre of songs. I always skip this song last time when I had the CD. But now, I like it. I hope you do, too.

Words

2009-12-19T20:26:00.003Z

I don't know about you guys, but I just can't stand people pronouncing words wrongly. Some people pronounce 'monk' (mungk) as 'mongk'; nothing (nuh-thing) as 'knot-thing'; among (uh-mang) as 'uh-mong'; and the most annoying one: have no differentiation of the pronunciation of 'none' (nun) and 'non-' (try adding 'n' to the preposition 'on')...

And I hate people who always spell my name wrongly, especially Malaysian people or those who learned some sort of Chinese. They always tend to separate my given name, including many friends of mine. Now, I sort of love the European and Westerners, because they spell it like how you spell it. Though, they pronounce my name weirdly.

These things just get on my nerves...

ps: lazy to type on already.

ps 2: anyway, just to inform those in UK, if you're interested, that Imperial's MSoc's performance (a.k.a. MNite) will be held on the 26th and 27th of February 2010 (Friday and Saturday respectively). Tickets are expected to be sold at GBP10.00. And no, I'm not promoting to let you guys watch me perform in full embarrassment and awkwardness.

Random Music

2009-12-15T18:32:00.002Z

I think from today onwards, I'll just post songs stuck to my head as my blog post, as I'm just too lazy to type. You may choose to listen to it, or not. But, if that song can appear here, it means that somehow, I love the song. I hope you do, too.

ps: I'm really hoping those psycho profilers who could profile people by examining one's personal favourite songs won't start to profile me.

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby , kiss me

Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, in other words
I love ... you

Michael Learns To Rock - You Took My Heart Away

2009-12-10T21:28:00.002Z

Staring at the moon so blue
Turning all my thoughts to you
I was without hope or dream
Try to dull an inner scream
But you . . . saw me through . . .

Walking on a path of air
See your faces everywhere
As you melt this heart of stone
You take my hand to guide me home and now I'm in love

You took my heart away
When my whole world was grey
You gave me everything and a little bit more
And when it's cold at night
And you sleep by my side
You become the meaning of my life . . .

Living in a world so cold
You were there to warm my soul
You came to mend a broken heart
You gave my life a brand new start
And now . . . I'm in love

You took my heart away
When my whole world was grey
You gave me everything and a little bit more
And when it's cold at night
And you sleep by my side
You become the meaning of my life . . .

Holding your hands
I won't fear tomorrow
Here where we stand
We never be alone

You took my heart away
When my whole world was grey
You gave me everything and a little bit more
And when it's cold at night
And you sleep by my side
You become the meaning of my life . . .
You become the meaning of my life . . .
You become the meaning
You become the meaning of my life . . .

Life

2009-12-03T17:02:00.002Z

Today, I got my deisgn project feedback. Summary of it? It's not a good birthday present for my fellow group member.

Well, like Bismarck said, 'take this as your consolation: the project is only 0.1% of your total degree.'

Great... Need work harder now.

Sighs~

Suffering

2009-11-23T21:51:00.002Z

If my calculations are right, this would be my 5th week suffering from running nose, cough (very bad one) and stomach ache. The nurse from the health centre just called me, saying that my blood test result was fine. Made an appointment for this Friday. Stupid healthcare service in UK. (I should register as a voter now and just vote for any stupid party that promises revamp of healthcare system!!!)

Great... It's now either a good news, or a bad news. Maybe it's caused by my allergy rhinitis, that caused my cough real bad, which in turn made my stomach ache. Maybe that's true. I'm done suffering. I need non-suffering days again.

If you ask why didn't I just buy the cough syrup from any pharmacy? Well, did you check the ingredients? It lacks the main cough relieve ingredient - codeine. And no, I'm not a cough syrup addict. I mean, what's the use of cough syrup WITHOUT the main ingredient that relieves your cough? Am I just too reliant on western medicine? I've no idea. But, I'm going to force the doctor to prescribe me with that on this Friday. I just can't take it anymore. No...

Anyway, nice blogging some personal stuffs here. Will continue self-censor in the next post. Still, this doesn't really relieve any of my sufferings.

Brinjal Woes

2009-11-21T00:02:00.001Z

I just found out that brinjal has the highest nicotine content among all edible plants, of 0.01mg/100g...

And I just ate brinjals.

Help!

Random

2009-11-20T18:07:00.002Z

It's nice to just sit in your room, have a cup of tea and a hot muffin, while chilling out.

And at the same time, it's better to do all of the above while listening to the 'classic' (as in around 10 years ago) songs, such as Jordan Chan's 'Wo Ai De Ren'. It's super nice.

But, knowing that the reference books that I've borrowed from the library is stocking at a all-time high, and haven't touch them yet, with homeworks piling up like mad: reality is just so evil.

Still, it's a good day. (or rather just these few hours)

Happy Earl Grey-ing...

Life...

2009-11-19T23:05:00.000Z

I hate needles. I thought the worst was that the nurses took 3 vials of my blood for sampling for medical check-up in HKL.

Imagine today, I had SIX vials of blood taken away from me. My poor vein...

Birthdays

2009-11-06T20:33:00.003Z

I'm sitting in front of my laptop, figuring out what to do. And then, I thought to blog a bit to kill some time off.

Today is the birthdays of 2 of my friends: one, a classmate who used to sit beside me in class; another whom I was closed to.

They both are quite the different persons. Well, as I'm still censoring and trying to keep many stuffs out of the reach of public scrutinity, I would just like to end this by wishing them:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ps: is true if you're doing UK time. LOL...

related post...

160 million dollars security system

2009-11-03T18:07:00.001Z

chasers APEC motorkade

Try this.. Funny..

Cooking - Finally

2009-10-30T20:31:00.004Z

After being sick with cough, running nose (the doctor corrected my 'flu') and stomach ache, and a night (or morning) of doing design project, it's finally over. Yay...

To 'celebrate', I've decided to cook... finally.

Went to Sainsbury's Local to get a sea bass fillet and some brocolli and cauliflower, I walked back to my room, and started my 'war'. Finally, I got a chance to use my wok, and to 'show' my cooking skills - to myself.

I chopped some garlic and onion, marinated the fillet, cut the veges and cleaned my wok, as instructed by the labels and stuffs. (yeah, I know, I'm following too much of an instruction...)

I started by oiling my wok and waited for it to get hot (I just don't understand why most of the people here don't bother to do so, but to chuck everything in and wait for the wok to get hot). Then, I add some garlic, to make the kitchen smell better, and then fried my fish (an accident of adding too much oil. Haix..)

Then, I cooked my veges with garlic and onion (don't ask me why add onion. It's all random, and I've too much onion anyway). It went slightly (understatement) charred, but still edible.

I would love to take a photo, but I guess the general viewers might not eat the food I cook anymore. But then, like Jon saying, the sea bass was 'Awesome!'. Haha..

Anyway, in case you think I'm cooking again, I'd just like to say that I'm not wasting 2 hours of my life to do this anymore, unless I've nothing better to do. Hell...

ps: sis, if you're reading this, please don't bother reporting to mum. Thanks.

Matrix Runs on Windows XP

2009-10-25T22:19:00.001Z

Got this from a friend of mine. Thanks, Junjie.

It's funny.

The End of BST

2009-10-24T23:23:00.002+01:00

Starting tomorrow, (25th October 2009), the British Summer Time (BST) shall end and the time difference between Malaysia and UK changes from 7 to 8 hours. If I'm not mistaken, the Daylight Saving Time shall end at 01:59.59, and then it'll repeat 0100 hours again. In simpler terms, on this day, at the first 2am, you shall need to change your time to 1am.

Well, have fun!

I've Got Sixpence - BIlly Cotton

2009-10-21T01:32:00.002+01:00

http://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Cotton/_/I%27ve+Got+Sixpence

Classic version of the song that we all love..

(note: click on the 'play' symbol on the upper right black rectangular box..)

Random

2009-10-20T20:50:00.002+01:00

I think I saw Selangor State Assembly Speaker, Teng Chang Khim, when I was at KLIA that day, in an automated people mover, from the main terminal to the satellite building.

Well, I did say it's random.

;)

Malaysians in London

2009-10-13T00:16:00.004+01:00

Thanks, Jon, for the picture. We're in Kensington Gardens, just beside Hyde Park.

What day was yesterday?

2009-09-28T19:59:00.001+01:00

A happy day. ;-)

Bye...

2009-09-25T17:06:00.001+01:00

Today, I'm one tooth less to boast to people, as my wisdom tooth was lost to the 'tooth fairy'.

Bless it~

Blogger Stalking

2009-09-20T15:51:00.002+01:00

Visit this site and you shall stalk 7 of Malaysia's bloggers' lives.

http://www.nuffnang.com.my/projectalpha/

All About You - McFly

2009-09-16T18:04:00.003+01:00

It's all about you (it's about you)
It's all about you baby (it's all about)
It's all about you (it's about you)
It's all about you

Verse 1:
Yesterday you asked me something I thought you knew
So I told you with a smile, it's all about you
Then you whispered in my ear and you told me too
Said you'd make my life worthwhile, it's all about you

Chorus:
And I would answer all your wishes
If you ask me to
But if you deny me one of your kisses
Don't know what I'd do
So hold me close and say three words like you used to do
Dancing on the kitchen tiles, it's all about you, yeah!

(Guitar solo)

Chorus 2:
And I would answer all your wishes
If you ask me to
But if you deny me one of your kisses
Don't know what I'd do
So hold me close and say three words like you used to do
Dancing on the kitchen tiles
Yes you make my life worthwhile
So I told you with a smile
It's all about you

It's all about you (it's about you)
It's all about you baby (it's all about)
It's all about you (it's about you)
It's all about you baby (it's all about)
...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxYkKZQrBF0

After being 'polluted' by my sister, i LOVE this song..

Vaccinated

2009-09-08T15:03:00.001+01:00

After recovering from A(H1N1), I'm officially 'vaccinated'.

Can ditch the mask, finally! Hehe!

Sore

2009-09-05T08:32:00.001+01:00

Ulcers in my throats,
Killing me slowly;
Accommodation sent,
20 minutes for a walk.

Bad things come,
But very difficult to go;
Good things last fast,
Optimism sipping slow.

Hope for the best~

Sad

2009-09-03T17:09:00.000+01:00

Can't go fresher's camp..

home-quarantined..

haix..

Manglish

2009-08-13T03:17:00.003+01:00

Only Malaysians, and maybe some other few people, understand the sentence below in full, and of what language it's from:

Dey, Macha, jom let's go dabao some rojak and sate to makan...

15 Malaysia

2009-08-06T09:57:00.000+01:00

http://15malaysia.com/

This site will only open on 17th August 2009.

15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders. You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia.

When this site opens, you may watch our films, look at our ugly photographs, drop us rude comments, display your own films, grab cool goodies, join competitions, meet our people, help us spread the word, and download anything you want.

For free.

So please come back on 17th August.

Meanwhile, see you on Facebook and Twitter!

Everywhere - Michelle Branch

2009-07-24T10:19:00.001+01:00

composed and lyrics written by: Michelle Branch

Turn it inside out so I can see
The part of you that's drifting over me
And when I wake you're never there
But when I sleep you're everywhere
You're everywhere

Just tell me how I got this far
Just tell me why you're here and who you are
'Cause every time I look
you're never there
And every time I sleep
you're always there

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone

I recognize the way you make me feel
It's hard to think that
you might not be real
I sense it now, the water's getting deep
I try to wash the pain away from me
Away from me

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
I'm not alone

I am not alone
Whoa, oh, oooh, oh

And when I touch your hand
It's then I understand
The beauty that's within
It's now that we begin
You always light my way
I hope there never comes a day
No matter where I go
I always feel you so

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I catch my breath
it's you I breathe
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone

You're in everyone I see
So tell me
Do you see me?

I like this song, especially the part where the chords used were purposely made 'out' in the second verse. You'll have the high, when you hear that chord used, out of the original key, purposely added in..

ps: i think any music learners or students would understand what i meant..

ps 2: if you're a music student and don't understand, just ignore me, while i continue to listen to the song..

倒带 - 蔡依林/周杰伦

2009-07-22T09:44:00.001+01:00

Jay Chou's

Jolin Tsai's

作词：方文山　作曲：周杰伦

Verse 1:
我受够了等待你所谓的安排　
说的未来到底多久才来
总是要来不及才知道我可爱　
我想依赖而你却都不在

应该开心的地带　你给的全是空白　
一个人假日发呆找不到人陪我看海　
我在幸福的门外　却一直都进不来　
你累积给的伤害　我是真的很难释怀

Chorus:　
终于看开爱回不来而你总是太晚明白　
最后才把话说开　哭着求我留下来
终于看开爱回不来　我们面前太多阻碍　
你的手却放不开　宁愿没出息求我别离开　

Verse 2:
你总是要我乖慢慢计划将来　
我的眼泪却一直掉下来　
过去怎么交代你该给的信赖　
被你亲手缓缓推入悬崖　

从我脸上的苍白　看到记忆慢下来　
过去甜蜜在倒带只是感觉已经不在　
而我对你的期待被你一次次摔坏　
已经碎成太多块　要怎么拼凑跟重来

Chorus:　
终于看开爱回不来而你总是太晚明白　
最后才把话说开　哭着求我留下来
终于看开爱回不来　我们面前太多阻碍　
你的手却放不开　宁愿没出息求我别离开　

Wow...... (in jay chou's concert...)

(up half a key...)
终于看开爱回不来而你总是太晚明白　
最后才把话说开　哭着求我留下来
终于看开爱回不来　我们面前太多阻碍　
你的手却放不开　宁愿没出息求我别离开　

Comments

2009-07-08T11:12:00.000+01:00

Nice commment from this video..

NB: all of the things here are 'stolen' from Nicolekiss (link's on the bottom right-hand-side of this blog)

To all Muslim friends here,

Personally, I truly hope I can gain some intelligent response as I want learn....to me, some reasons why it is scary if the main religion of the world is Islam:

1) Most of world terrorism acts are carried out by Islamic extremists. This is a fact.

2) Muslim men especially originating from Middle Eastern countries are actively suppressing women's rights. Even Muslim men in Malaysia are known not to grant equal rights to their spouse in many marital and divorce cases. This is also a fact. Islamic laws are easily twisted by dominant male lawmakers to their advantage.

3) Beside Malaysia, none of the Islamic countries have shown to be progressive in terms of human rights, education, technology , art etc. And remember Malaysia is multi-ethnic, multi religious. A balanced religious+ secular nation always is better. Any Malaysian want PAS to fully take over Malaysia? You get my point.

4)The way Islam is being practiced varies from each countries. This depends on whether you are a Suni or a Shiites. This leads to a difficulty to unite the Islamic world in a way that benefits everyone.

5)Relating to #2. Muslim extremist men will not allow other culture to flourish or survive. There will be many restrictions leading to extinction of non Islamic cultures.

My questions are:
1) How does a non extremist Muslim can help to reduce religious-cased violence? What is really being done among the non violent Islamic intellectuals to solve this problem?

2)I have many Muslim male friends who are progressive, but there are also times they are under tremendous societal pressure to conform to some ridiculous Islamic laws. How can a religion truly be loving when it is forced by law or society?

3)Beside the point above, I like to point out Iran especially. I believe many Iranians will agree that Iran before the Islamic Revolution was a better country than it is now.

4)A dominant religion will benefits from a centralized administration. If the Islamic world has something like The Vatican it would be better.

5)If we look at a Islamic nation, frankly how diverse is other culture there? But if we look at a non Islamic nation, best example Europe or USA, I can see they do not stop anyone from practicing their culture or religion. Muslims are free to practice there. If it is reversed, would be Islamic ulamas truly embrace other cultures and religions to be practiced under their noses?

I am not of any particular religion . Islam is a beautiful religion, sadly what is mostly seen now are negatives. Big problem is the religious Muslims for some reason seems easy to get carried away, using religion to control instead of using their intellect to glorify the religion. They seems to glorify Islam only through 'converting' the whole world which is fundamentally wrong as everyone should have freedom to choose their beliefs. A true Muslim should not be angered by criticism, instead ask why we non Muslims ask such questions and how things can be improved. The problem is every time questions are asked they are being shut down and abuses are hurled. Keep saying 'This is a sensitive issue' does not solve anything!

Thank you and hope to get a meaningful reply.

kena public marah..

2009-06-29T02:13:00.000+01:00

this is what happens when i'm just too bored..

public marah?!

gosh..

read below..

Few options for local otaku

LAST week, Cedric of Kuala Lumpur wrote in his letter to OtakuZone that we should buy original anime and shun the act of downloading fansubs. I just wish to say that buying the “originals” available in Malaysia is no less “illegal” than downloading fan-subtitled anime.

Quality of subtitles aside, there is great suspicion as to whether the distributors in Malaysia actually managed to acquire licences from the studios in Japan to subtitle and distribute anime titles here. Any otaku worth their salt would know that US distributors pay big money – usually hundreds of thousands of dollars – to distribute just one anime.

Yet my Trigun with excellent subs and English audio cost me a mere RM39.90. Suspicious!

So I beg the question: how is buying unlicensed bootlegs any more legal than downloading fansubs? But if we can’t download, or buy bootlegs, it seems that the only legal means of obtaining licensed anime would be to pay hefty sums for titles licensed and distributed in Singapore. Or perhaps watch titles on online streaming sites like Crunchyroll, or in the worst-case scenario, the dubbed anime on our local TV.

The best option so far would be to catch them on Animax (Astro Channel 715) which has done pretty well by bringing us anime that are being aired the same time in Japan.

And there you have the predicament of anime fans in Malaysia. Want quality subs? Go for illegal fansubs. Want “legal” subs? Go for “original” fakes. Want best of both worlds? Sorry, correct me if I’m wrong, but it doesn’t exist here.

Of course, if anyone out there has evidence to disprove what I’ve said, please present it and I shall stand corrected.

Jon Lai, Kuala Lumpur

Language barrier

CEDRIC suggested that to really know what anime characters are saying, we should learn Japanese instead of complaining. Yes, that is an option.

However, language books and courses are extremely expensive. Besides, it takes months and years to get to that level of understanding in Japanese.

Furthermore, the Japanese used in anime is mostly informal. I’ve attended Japanese classes and I can tell you that we are taught polite Japanese and beginners will be confused by the informal words in anime. A particular Japanese verb has many forms that all carry different meanings.

When I first I attended my Japanese class there were 10 students. Most wanted to learn the language to better understand anime and Japanese dramas. Slowly, they dropped out.

By the end of the course, there were only three of us left. When you learn a language, you have to learn the basics of the language and grammar, but this may bore some people.

As for complaining, isn’t it a consumer’s right to complain when a product is not worth the money they paid for? Besides, how then are the anime translators going to know that their subtitles are terrible?

As for reading Chinese subtitles instead because they are similar to Japanese, what about people who do not understand Chinese? Do they have to spend hundreds or thousands of ringgit to learn Chinese now? True, English and Bahasa Malaysia will not capture the meaning perfectly. There are elements that remain lost in translation, of course, but fan-subbers somehow manage to do a much, much better job at subbing the anime.

I believe that most fans will agree with me when I say that we wouldn’t mind paying for original anime if they are high in quality and are subtitled properly.

Most fans resort to downloading because they are not getting what they paid for. Also, Eric (“Buy or Download?”, OtakuZone, June 14) was right. The anime DVDs in local stores are rather questionable.

Jules, Kuala Lumpur

I feel like replying the insult.. But, i need to do my homework first, by checking whether the company buys license or not..

Who seconds and thirds me to reply to the insults? It'll be an interesting debate in the newspaper..

haha..

An OptImIstIc pEssImIst

你好吗 - 周杰伦 （吉他谱）

London Warm Winter

On Language

Random Chinese Language and Dialect Poll

Choix

Gamble Rumble - m.o.v.e

DOGFIGHT! - m.o.v.e

Looking back

Franglais Humour

好久不见 - 周杰伦

Berhenti Berharap - Sheila On 7

Regrets

A While

Angelina - Tommy Emmanuel

Nobody (cover) - JS

You Make Me Want To Fall In Love - F.I.R.

What is love?

Sakura Wind (Live) - Depapepe

Changement

Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler - Pink Martini

Love

On FT Anthem

A Moral Learnt

Constitution of Malaysia Awareness

French

Wonder Girls

烟花易冷 - 周杰伦

Democracy

Day 271

How Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees

The Adventures of the Not-Cute Bear

VARK learning

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Hippotamus Song - Flanders and Swann

知足 - 五月天

Title won

Stalking them again

Baffling statements

你不會 - S.H.E

Thoughtful words

Of Grim and Fact

Added a picture

London - Day 195

Of banging and mashing

Touching Video on Alzheimers

Taylor Swift Medley - Tiffany Alvord

Easter random 2

Easter random

小时候 - 南拳妈妈

The Best Thing - Mocca

Need it?

Post Malaysian Night Imperial 2010 ('Soundtrack Compilation')

"JBJ" - Song - JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM

Just keep quiet

没有人 - 萧亚轩

This is cool... (MNite Trailer 2)

Funny Video (MNite 2010 Trailer)

Water

Oldies

The passing of a good man (and brother scout)

The End + Dead - My Chemical Romance

Religious terms?

Self-made Kaya

Questions

止战之殇 - 周杰伦

My new wife in London

Privacy in Facebook

In case you don't know what is going on to you, all you Facebook users, please read the following, which was taken from The Star.

In your face

Contradictheory by DZOF AZMI

Year 2010

When It All Falls Apart - The Veronicas

Random

The Call of Ktulu - Metallica

迷迭香 (Rosemary) - 周杰伦 (Jay Chou)

Words

Random Music

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

Michael Learns To Rock - You Took My Heart Away

你好吗 - 周杰伦（吉他谱）