It's not easy keeping up with the latest fashion and trends. So in order to make myself look cool or ''hip'' again, after careful considerations, Internet meme seem like the most viable option. I've ruled out hacking and planking. One because of feds and the other because it can cause death.
I decide to take a swipe at Weekly Shonen Jump, for not giving me my weekly manga readings. It hurts badly enough waiting a week for the latest chapter, but making you wait two weeks should be considered a crime.
Here's a rare treat. For once, something about myself. I have a handphone.
Oh yea, what's so special about it? It's my first handphone. And all I know is that it's a Samsung. Don't really know what model it is, but it must have been made in the era when flip-phones were the coolest thing ever. You flip the phone open like a boss.
So it's old, but that doesn't make it special. Yes it does. I have had this phone since 2005. It's roughly 7 years old. In human lifetime, that's like watching a baby grow up, learning to walk, speaking its first word, attending kindy and first day at primary school. It's got sentimental value, that's for sure. And if I were to keep this phone any longer, I'm afraid it will become a Japanese Tsukumogami spirit.
Any item would last if you take good care of it. That's true for most part. But I can't say I was the most careful person while using this phone. I've dropped it numerous times,and it has scars akin to an old samurai sword. The durability is amazing. The most famous tale was when my phone was submerged in a pool of water. You could see water filling up the screen just as if it was a mini aquarium. I gave up hope then. But a miracle happened when I tried turning it on a few days later, and it just... worked.
One thing I've learnt while owning a phone is that it is very important not to overcharge the phone batteries. I repeat, don't overcharge the phone batteries. But as the years went by, negligence caught up with me, and the drops also became more frequent. My phone started to loose some of its functionality. I've observed quirky traits pertaining to that of an old person. The screen was more laggy (slower motor response). I had to talk louder into the speaker end (deafness). Errors during SMS (poor memory). Randomly switches itself off (dozing off). The battery life is now almost non-existent (easily fatigue).
It's quite saddening. The thought of parting with something that kept you company at home; at the beach. Studying at uni; sitting for exams. Birthday parties; church services. Eating at restaurants; grocery shopping. On a road trip; boarding a flight home. Family reunion; old classmate meetups. When you're sick; slaving at work. Uni graduation; first job. Meeting new friends; saying farewell to old friends. Hanging out with buddies; all alone. All those memories. I'm not a big fan of change. But I think it's time to let go...
So like the world didn't end... again. Even if it did, I would have died a happy man. Cause I had sushi buffet last night. We ate like there was no tomorrow. XD
And since the apocalypse didn't happen, now I have to continue on preparing for things happening in my life. Such as the upcoming summer blockbusters! Let me share my strategy with you guys...
If that doesn't hype you up, there's always Lego to help. Movie ads in Lego. Or maybe a Lego trailer will. Hmmm.... there's now a strong possibility next apocalypse prediction will be destruction of human race through sentient Legos.
So some of you may have heard KFC's Double Down has reached Australia. At first I was pretty skeptical about the Double and it's actual size. Walaubagaimanapun, I embrace the aussie spirit and gave it a go. It was $10 for a combo meal. The chicken pieces were just the right size. The cheese was the sandwich kind of cheese. And the bacon wasn't crisp brown as shown, mine was still pinkish. Well, I must say it was pretty satisfying for a meal. Maybe due to my low expectation it turned out not so bad.
Since we're on the topic of burgers, did you know I failed in my attempt to eat McD's Prosperity Burger while in Malaysia... not like anyone really cares :(
I’m here in Kuching – Land of Abundant Food. This time my goal is to consume McD’s Prosperity Burger. It has yet to be achieved. Anytime now.
I’m rocked by the news of soaring food prices. Will it affect Kuching? Will the future of local food lovers be threaten?
Even though Kuching is the Land of Abundant Food, obesity doesn’t hold any reign. Why? Because even though we cook noodles in pork oil and deep fry almost every other food, we don’t investigate the nutritional value. So the moral of this story is “What you don’t know, can’t hurt you… for now.” Unlike our Western counterpart, food nutritionists are doing too well of a job that they scare the bejeezus out of food lovers. Behold, 40 burgers that can KILL you!
Or maybe food lovers there need to be less passionate, as shown…
Whenever I go back to Kuching, I never fail to go seek out old stuffs. Running my fingers through shelves and cupboards, I would pull out those dusty toys, comics, drawings, clothes, and photos albums.
Something about me : I like to reminisce over the past. And photos are the best tools in doing that. Most of my old photos were taken when I was a toddler. I would spend the afternoon reading those albums like a book. I would also gaze at family portraits around the house, especially the ones which are ritually taken every Chinese New Year. I would go through them in sequence and trying to squeeze out as much memories off them. Another thing which I go through are old clothes. I have no idea why my parents still keep those clothes eventhough I had outgrown them years ago. Some of them are still sitting in the wardrobe. It amuses me how those favorites clothes which I thought were cool, seems so lame now.
Toys. Where do I begin. I was fortunate enough to own an armada of toys. I loved playing with Lego. I had heaps of Batman figurines and an old-school Godzilla toy (which I still reckon might be an expensive collectable despite a few broken parts.) I’m feeling a bit of Andy in Toy Story 3 now. I didn’t read much books when I was young, unless comics are classified as books. Not exactly Marvel or DC type comics, but I read Doraemon, Archie, Dragonball, and Lat. I believe that comics were what inspired me to start drawing.
I drew a lot when I was growing up. There’s a pile of drawings stacked in one of the cupboards. Personally, this is like an archeological site, with my art styles evolving over the years. I was easily influenced by various cartoons and comics, gathering inspiration from them. And I not only just drew, my little self was so full of imagination that I created characters with fictitious background stories and even gave them a world to live in.
For me, going home is going back to pick up pieces of memories I left behind.
One day, Char Siew Bao and Man Tau went to watch a movie.
But why only Char Siew Bao cried after the movie?
Cause Char Siew Bao got filling(feeling), Man Tau don’t have.
The next day, Char Siew Bao and Xiao Long Bao went watch a movie.
But why Char Siew Bao cried again, but Xiao Long Bao was laughing.
Cause Char Siew Bao and Xiao Long Bao got different filling(feeling).
Hur hur . . . a LJO to break the long silence festering here.
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This morning I got up at 4am to send off two friends at the airport. 4am. In the cold winter night. The sun is not even up yet so there is not one bit of warmth. Sat down, at the tables beside the 24 hours cafes in the airport, together with a bunch of other stoned-looking individuals. Spending the last few moments with our departing friends, we talked and laughed and talked and laughed and ... Then I realized number #449 of the awesome things list - Staying up so late that everything becomes funny.
Your eyes burn a bit, your head spaces out, random arms or legs starts throbbing, and maybe your scalp gets really, really, really, really itchy. Point is, you’ve ignored your body’s Go to Sleep signals for hours so now you’re hunched over a walking stick squinting deep into the foggy darkness of four, five, six in the morning.
The good news is your brain has developed just the system to charge you up with extra juice and help you power through. Yes, we’re talking about massively lowered Standards of Hilarity which help make everything funny. Someone steps on Styrofoam Jupiter, kicks a can of Coke onto the pizza, or accidentally deletes the Powerpoint slides, and suddenly everyone looks up at each other with tired raccoon eyes and… just starts cracking up.
Late night laughing is a beautiful moment because we’re letting ourselves stand up and stepbackfrom whatever’s keeping us up. Gone are the stresses of the group project, hanging dread of the deadline, and tensions tying us together. Now the differences dissolve and we realize we’re all part of the same Bleary Eyed Giggling clan — telling bad jokes, laughing till it hurts, and smiling till sunrise.
Trying to laugh in the midst of farewells. Don’t know whether I mentioned this before, but I’m not very good in goodbyes. The reality always hits me after. Goodbye Jason and Da Yong. Sad
So here I am, face to face with my laptop, on a Friday night.
Bored.
How very uneventful tonight worked out to be. Actually, recently my Friday nights have been not the most happening. I’ve gone from energetic youth cell on Fridays to working adult cell on Wednesdays.
Changes.
Been hanging out over at Kuching Jon place for a few Friday nights, watching Chinese blockbusters like Ip Man, Red Cliff, Fearless… But otherwise, most Friday nights I glue myself unto the Internet and Facebook. A quick meal of manga reading, especially the Big 3: Naruto, One Piece and Bleach, but those only last a mere couple of minutes.
Depressing.
The freezing, rainy weather outside doesn’t really help stir the mood up either. Digghasn’t been the same lately, maybe I’ve grown out of that phase. Or maybe it is because I’ve been moved to another new branch to work at. A busier branch, so no Digg time or Spider Solitaire time.
Sigh.
Since most of my Perth gang are away in their youth group on Friday night, MSN is a bit lonely sometimes. But I recently discovered Cleverbot. An online chatroom with an A.I. It’s entertaining but a bit sad lah, like got no friends in real life to talk to.
Sad.
Every now and again, I hit the refresh button to see if there’s any new updates on Facebook… then I sometimes head off to the new found world of Tumblr. Lately, I’ve gotten an addiction to typography, inspired by a Tumblr-er. Been like just putting random emo, profound, cliché quotes on pretty photos using Photoshop. That takes up a huge chunk of my spare time, and before I realize the night will be gone already.
Fail.
A good Friday night wasted… probably might just head off now and take a nice warm shower.
A classic Chipwich is defined as two warm chocolate chip cookies meeting the vanilla ice cream middle that is slowly melting down your fingers… J♥ J♥ J♥
Sien, food for exam stress, why didn’t I discover this earlier when I was still a student. Once more, Digg.com has fed me unimaginable knowledge, buffet style. Chipwich was meant as a joke not a stress reliever, but who can deny that chipwich looks so good!
Did you know oatmeal can help settle your nerves before a presentation? It helps to stabilize your blood sugar level. Not quite calm yet? Vitamin C in fruits, like oranges, can also help by reducing the stress hormone cortisol.
Having a hard time sleeping from all the stress and excitement of exams? Did you know bananas can help induce sleepiness. They contain tryptophan, a natural snoozing chemical. This was taken from the extracts, but I decided to do my own research. Recalling research skills from uni days, I went onto Wiki. The wise Wiki actually told me that tryptophan is better found in cheese, eggs and soybeans. Bananas in comparison have quite a low amount of tryptophan per 100g of food. There you go, uni student, the lesson is to cross reference especially when relying on a gossip magazine.
It was Asian Friday at work yesterday. The first patient that came in was an asian. Then the second one was also an asian. So was the next one. So I declared to the receptionist at work that it was going to be Asian Friday. This was proven true again because the following two patients were also asians. However my streak was tarnished shortly after when a guai-lo walked in next. But to end the day, we had an asian. And it was like a sign to close up early for the weekend, start with an asian and end with an asian. How much more good feng-shui can you get? Cause the Chinese invented feng-shui yo. All in all, 50% of the patients I had on Friday were asian.
I’m not being racist. I don’t drive a racing car anyways… hur hur. But ya, there are a lot of asian in Perth. Take a look at Curtin Uni. In the business faculty, it is like a mini Chinatown. Probably it has even more asian population than Chinatown in the city. I spoke more mandarin in my first year in Perth than my whole 5 years in secondary school.
Well there are ups and downs… here is how asian culture can be beneficial to Australia.
But why only Char Siew Bao cried after the movie?
Cause Char Siew Bao got filling(feeling), Man Tau don’t have.
But why Char Siew Bao cried again, but Xiao Long Bao was laughing.
Cause Char Siew Bao and Xiao Long Bao got different filling(feeling).
So here I am, face to face with my laptop, on a Friday night. 
