weltanschauung.spoken

up in smokes

2010-01-05T22:22:00.002-06:00

interesting facts about smoking"Not many smokers realise this, but much of the stress relieved by a cigarette is actually caused by smoking the one before.The stress on your body brought on by poisonous nicotine triggers the release of endorphins. This is to ease the pain caused in fighting off the poison.To ensure it has a "painkilling" supply for the next attack (or cigarette), the body shuts

understand that you live in the subjective truth, and you will see something spectacular....

2009-12-21T10:53:00.000-06:00

I love this guy!

Malaysia Failed State?

2009-09-24T04:39:00.002-05:00

Did you know that Malaysia is in the 'Warning' category for the Failed State Index? We get high (high=bad) scores for I-1. Mounting Demographic PressuresI-5. Uneven Economic Development along Group LinesI-9. Suspension or Arbitrary Application of the Rule of Law and WidespreadViolation of Human Rightshttp://www.fundforpeace.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=391&Itemid=

District 9

2009-08-13T11:26:00.003-05:00

Definitely one of the best movies i've seen this year with substance. of course the explosions and alien guns and mechs really help, but look beyond that and see the "allegory for apartheid, xenophobia, corporate malfeasance, gentrification, and the dog-eat-dog nature of living in poverty under hostile and oppressive conditions" (askmen.com)I love the viral marketing strategies, from the websites

rational?

2009-06-09T01:05:00.002-05:00

"The thought that humans are rational creatures is a mistake, people are in fact animals and they live forward by feelings, their impulses and preferences. If they have to make something up along with it, they will do it then"Rational man? or Homer?

science & progress

2009-05-03T06:58:00.003-05:00

"Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume our views of science are ultimate, that there no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer,"Sir Humphry Davy

we are all stars

2009-04-15T09:57:00.005-05:00

we are all stars i dont mean in a corny american idol or a you can be all that you can be sensewe are all stars, we once were and someday will be, stars or planets, or nebula or what have you....no i havent finally lost it. and neither have i joined a cult.someone asked me the other day, being a godless sod (ok maybe not in so many words but thats a good summary of everyone who's ever asked me

undersea lakes

2009-02-01T01:26:00.001-06:00

a lake at the bottom of the sea? wayy cool!http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06mexico/logs/may31/may31.html

Quote for the day

2009-01-19T06:07:00.002-06:00

I guess you could call scientology a religion if you stretch the definition to include something that isn't a religion - Andy Kindler

Atheist Bus

2009-01-06T22:26:00.000-06:00

I think this is awesome!http://www.atheistbus.org.uk/

Things I learnt hitting gyms in Malaysia

2008-11-12T10:50:00.002-06:00

Here's some insights I learned while going to gyms in KL:That approximately 50% of the population (at least the population of Fitness First) needs to learn to use deodorant. And that this is not race-specific but rather applies across the ethnic-board. Talk about muhibbah, who says our racial groups don't have anything in commonThat 50% of the guys who go to the gym are obviously gay. Which isnt

recruitment

2008-06-14T17:32:00.001-05:00

i think this is a cool recruitment site .. too bad its a law firmhttp://www.whitecase.com/trainee/

enlightenment

2008-05-03T16:15:00.006-05:00

i am often asked what made me turn atheist, in the conceptual sense, e.g. why, notions about belief, religion, divinity, etc, which i'm not going to go into in this post, suffice to say its a nonexistence of faith - incidentally i prefer this term (for lack of a better one) over others such as "lack of faith" or "not having faith", which seem to have negative connotations, implying a want or a

falsity of perception...

2008-04-14T12:56:00.001-05:00

"what convinces us is not necessarily true, it is merely convincing" (Nietzsche, 1968)Never forget that :)

scarlet fever....

2008-03-23T11:17:00.003-05:00

well i take back what i said last week, obviously the iceman has laid off the caffeine or black tar or whatever it was he was on in Melbourne that got him driving like a hyperactive chipmunk. and Ferrari seems to have sorted out whatever gremlins were in their engine. But Massa ... i had so much hopes for the guy, but he has still to show us that he deserves a seat in Ferrari F1.that said even

thought for the day

2008-03-13T17:29:00.003-05:00

Laundry is about balancing between haves and have nots. Its finding the equilibrium between having lots of spare coins and not having any clean underwear

2raumwohnung - Nimm mich mit (nach Caracas)

2008-03-03T20:11:00.003-06:00

I love this song!es regnet nicht nur in der regenzeites schüttet aus kübeln nur so runterwie stellst du dir das wetter vor in caracasdas leben in den tropen ist viel bunterdu, sagst du, ich bin kein mann für eine nachtich muß nur immer irre viel verreisenheute hab ich mal darüber nachgedacht:deine chance ist da - ich kann es dir beweisennimm mich mit nimm mich mitnimm mich mit tommi boyauf das

Revision of Islam?

2008-03-01T07:42:00.002-06:00

Interesting... i think its a great initiative that's long overdue, but i am skeptical of claims to completely strip cultural influences and return to core religion, because there is no core religion, as far as I'm concerned, only abstract notions that are fleshed out into reality through cultural lenses. a complete revision has the danger of replacing one set of cultural norms with another,

semantics

2008-02-14T10:10:00.001-06:00

interesting bits of knowledge- the phrase "Tuhan Yang Maha Esa" is made up of entirely Sanskrit words- 'sembahyang' [which] happens to be a pre-Islamic term and is derived from the words 'sembah' (to worship) and 'hyang', which refers to the 'Primal Ancestor': the original, primordial Human spirit-being that was also worshiped by our dear orang asli friends and neighbours, and who was for

monopoly of holiness

2008-02-14T09:39:00.001-06:00

"When Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists alike realise and respect the sacredness in the other, and drop the claim that they alone monopolise all that is good and holy; perhaps then we will be one step closer to recognising the fundamental humanity we share with each other – whether we like it or not." - Dr. Farish Noor, Nanyang Technological University of Singaporefrom http://

beautiful ...

2008-02-12T14:56:00.000-06:00

Ridi, Pagliaccio,sul tuo amore infranto!Ridi del duol, che t'avvelena il cor!Laugh, Pagliaccio, at your broken love! Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart!- Vesti la giubba, Aria from Pagliacci, Ruggiero Leoncavallo

cows ..

2007-12-16T14:51:00.000-06:00

"they've got hundreds of millions of people starving in India ... and they're surrounded by cows!" - Dan Nainanhahahahhahahaaa

Just one god further

2007-11-27T15:44:00.000-06:00

love this quote from Richard Dawkins"We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further"the (partially) whole sentence:"… modern theists might acknowledge that, when it comes to Baal and the Golden Calf, Thor and Wotan, Poseidon and Apollo, Mithras and Ammon Ra, they are actually atheists. We are all atheists about most of the gods

ted.com

2007-10-30T19:38:00.000-05:00

my new favorite site http://www.ted.com/

a bizarre land

2007-10-25T20:43:00.001-05:00

you know as much as I love London and as much as they are supposed to be an advanced civilization, there are certain (legacy?) things that I find completely bizarre, mostly related with English bureaucracy. take for example banking. now in our little sorry excuse for a nation i can still walk into a bank and get an account in at most a couple of days. here, they tease you. first it takes a week

competitiveness and global views

2007-08-02T21:26:00.000-05:00

Tony Fernandez had this to say to STARBIZ, comments on why MAS is opposed to open skies for Malaysia .. i think his view is fitting:Did anyone wait for AirAsia to be of certain size? From the start, we were up against an airline that had subsidies, enough aircraft and support from the government.Just look at us. Five years ago we have 2 planes and today we carry 18 million passengers. We have not

2007-07-03T22:47:00.000-05:00

this is what i want for christmas. if i can get a hundred people to pool some money together it should be doable right? i've got enough people on friendster...http://www.bmwtransact.com/microsite/performancecenter/index.html

legacy

2007-04-01T04:17:00.000-05:00

i have to say this trip back for the funeral has opened my eyes and has me looking at my family and my grandparents with greater awe, with the legacy that they have left behind. i think i can say with confidence that i consider my family to be truly embodying the concept of racial "muhibbah" or harmony that Malaysian's tend to go around telling the world they apparently adopted, with chinese,

is it really so bad?

2007-01-29T08:17:00.000-06:00

i found this interesting quote in Richard Dawkin's latest book (which btw is full of interesting things), who in turn was actually quoting the Shorter Oxford Dictionary (i may be too lazy to look up citations but at least they're correct ... convoluted as they may be) under the definition of "Consolation"A philosopher points out that there is nothing special about the moment when an old man dies.

exasperation

2007-01-26T10:33:00.000-06:00

i'm reading a point of exasperation with this whole fiasco of trying to make my postgraduate studies abroad happen. between trying to get references from no so supportive referees to dealing with a faceless, utterly inhumane corporation completely obsessed with forcing the retention of its staff (irregardless of any notion of productivity and efficiency), to government agencies so overly obsessed

2006-12-09T00:55:00.000-06:00

There was a recent case where a couple of boys were expelled from school for refusing to remove their "serban" (type of turban), their father argued that being forced to remove the serban infringed on their right to religious freedom.I like what Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamed had to say on the serban and Islam.“As far as I can ascertain, the al-Quran makes no mention about the wearing of a serban. I

madness

2006-12-01T23:06:00.000-06:00

Our Prime Minister was in he papers commenting on the reactions to the commotion from the recent umno general assembly (keris waving and bloodbath inciting and all), according to him there's nothing for anyone to be alarmed about, instead we should all take lessons learnt, ie that "all of us have to be careful in dealing with issues concerning race and religion"kinda missing the point isnt it? if

followup

2006-10-16T04:58:00.000-05:00

Had an interesting discussion on the quote from Einstein i posted previously, this certain someone claimed that the sentiments Einstein expressed on the concepts of the mysterious and of those beyond our comprehensive is in fact a religious one, ie the traditional concept of a omnipotent, omniscience, all seeing, all dancing, one with everything and everything is one yada yada yada deity, and

2006-10-16T00:51:00.000-05:00

Gonna turn so completely I leave no traceThrough so many out there would laugh in my faceFor wearing emotion so close to the skinCondamn me they might it to love's such a sin-Lamb

2006-10-09T00:04:00.000-05:00

There is no compulsion in religion - 2:256, Sura Al-Baqaraits the holy month of ramadhan again. i often get the question from people, as a muslim why don't I pray? Why am I not fasting? I generally respond by asking "do you know why you pray? or why you fast?". Your religion tells you too, your ustaz (religious teacher) and your parents tell you you'll go to hell if you don't, but do you truly

preceptions of mystery

2006-10-03T22:14:00.000-05:00

found this quote from Einstein, i think its rather beautiful. some have tried to use it as evidence of his believe in "God" (in the sense of a monotheistic deity as per Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs) and taken as is it can seem that way but what he's really referring to are concepts related to the underlying laws and structures that govern our universe (hence "lofty structures"), much of

2006-09-21T12:45:00.000-05:00

really now?Your Seduction Style: Sex PotTradionally known as a "siren", "rake", or "femme fatale." You exude sensuality.And while your sexiness is part of what makes you an incredible seducer...Your ability to make others feel sexy is what really makes your seduction skills shine.Most people don't feel attractive or desired enough - a need which you tap into.You have the ultimate sex appeal, and

2006-09-21T12:41:00.000-05:00

man these things are spot on ... Your Porn Star Name Is...Dickimus MaximusWhat's Your Porn Star Name?

what-ster now?

2006-09-17T11:26:00.000-05:00

I dont know what to say .. http://www.dogster.com/http://www.catster.com/

xmas/bday gift guide

2006-09-09T16:16:00.000-05:00

if you're out shopping for an xmas/bday gift for me, here's some ideas for you, nothing much, just simple pleasures in life (no particular order):1) Aston Martin V12 Vanquish (black)2) 2007 Audi RS4 (black or blue)3) 2007 Jaguar XK (black)4) BMW M3 (black or blue)5) Mercedes McLaren SLR (black)6) Mercedes CLK 63 AMG (aka F1 Safety Car - black)7 ) BMW e63 6-series WALD (black)8) Ferrari 430 Modena

my next shower

2006-08-31T21:51:00.000-05:00

from the world of Performance Showers (first ive heard of such a concept), i want this in my bathrooomKohler's DTV Custom Showering Experience.even more optionsKohler Performance Shower product range

dinner at caraway's

2006-08-28T21:43:00.000-05:00

had a lovely dinner at this little bungalow-cum-restaurant hidden somewhere behind the Celcom tower called Caraway's, think Rahsia but smaller and with better food (mostly western/comfort food) for Nis' birthday, we had the place to ourselves (not sure if it was booked out for us or there just wasnt anyone else there), they had two staff around, one of which was the chef (wouldn't have figured if

un-intelligent? design..

2006-07-13T04:00:00.000-05:00

i find this absolutely hilarious (especially since its true that these are basically the responses you get from legit questions haha)from Uncyclopedia, the definitive source of information on the net [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design][How to respond to] Criticisms from Small-Minded Science-BigotsPart IIsn't Intelligent Design just Creationism in disguise?Answer: No! This is one of

myyy ... lovvee ...

2006-06-19T01:14:00.000-05:00

i'm so in love ... BMW 6-series (e63) WALD

annoying campaign

2006-06-15T22:01:00.000-05:00

I've been getting extrememly annoyed at the continuous bombardment of "Support Local Music Acts" ads on the radio lately. Now, bear in mind, I have no problem with supporting local music and would listen to them, IF THEY ARE GOOD and play stuff that I LIKE. Now what annoys me is that just about all of them have the same message, which is basically along the lines of "Support the local acts! Why?

ramblings on christ

2006-06-10T13:13:00.000-05:00

Disclaimer: This is not a scholarly writing, it’s merely me voicing an opinion. So don’t come back complaining that I’m not citing correctly or providing sufficient evidence for things. If i wanted to do that i'd have written a book :pSince everyone is suffering from da vinci code-fever, generally manifesting itself also in a strong conspiracy theory obsession, figured I might as well jump on the

What car would I get ... ?

2006-06-09T01:33:00.000-05:00

What car would I get (that's available at this date) if... I had RM 100k -> 2nd hand A4 (B5.5), 2nd Hand Civic, or new Perdana V6 ... I had RM 150k -> 2nd hand Altezza or new 2006 Civic 2.0 (with sports body kit)... I had RM 200k -> Volvo s40 (sports kit)... I had RM 300k -> 2006 Audi A4 3.2 T (Caractere B7), Saab 9-3 Turbo, 2006 Lexus IS 350... I had RM 400k -> BMW e46 M3... I had RM 400k-1m ->

Updated: Very important list

2006-06-04T21:44:00.000-05:00

man i need a longer list1) Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer from pussycat dolls) & Roselyn Sanchez (yes, threesomes count)2) Eva Mendes & Eva Longoria3) Monica Belluci4) Angelina Jolie 5) Anggun

you've gotta be kidding me #2

2006-06-04T21:27:00.000-05:00

Wait i spoke too soon, *THIS* has got to be an all-time low:Ebay: Garlic Morning Breath

you've gotta be kidding me

2006-06-04T21:23:00.000-05:00

This has got to be an all time low. Ebay: Virgin Mary on a Chopped HamI dont know what's sadder, the fact that its up for sale or the fact that people are actually bidding for it

joke of the day

2006-05-31T01:17:00.000-05:00

heh .. from http://www.emailsfromjesus.com/2006/05/why.htmlWhy? Jesus - if you truly exist - why is there so much suffering in the world?My Child,I get that question a lot and haven't really answered it before. Let me tell ya, dude...One night, a long frickin' time ago - back before I had my beard even - Stan, Buddha and I were hanging out and playing poker. To make a long story short,

chicken or egg?

2006-05-27T22:16:00.000-05:00

Well man aren't I glad this mystery is solved, now we can move on with our lives :pChicken and egg debate unscrambled"It's a question that has baffled scientists, academics and pub bores through the ages: What came first, the chicken or the egg?Now a team made up of a geneticist, philosopher and chicken farmer claim to have found an answer. It was the egg."Actually I think this doesnt quite

most important list

2006-05-25T09:09:00.000-05:00

i think everyone needs a list. seriously. its more than just superficial fantasizing, i think its a sign of being truly honest with yourself that you are a human being with desires that may extend beyond what is commonly perceived as "proper" behavior and that to have these desires is to truly admit your humanity, while still being able to be in a loyal, stable, healthy and committed

swimming in lust (apparently)

2006-05-19T11:57:00.000-05:00

"Your sin has been measured. You have committed many sins, but Lust is the mortal sin that has done you in. Just below, discover your full sinful breakdown and learn what it is about you that codemns you to hell."Greed:High Gluttony:Very High Wrath:Medium Sloth:High Envy:High Lust:Very High Pride:High Discover Your Sins - Click Here

2006-04-17T13:26:00.000-05:00

its 230am and i cant sleep because there are a million things going through my head right now and even popping advil isnt soothing this pounding headache i have. i'm gonna regret this at work in the morningwhy does it have to be so difficult? so complicated? why is it one thing after another? one moment you're so sure about what you have then some greater power somewhere decides hey lets fuck

2006-02-12T08:18:00.000-06:00

Pictures from our trip:Part 1 - IstanbulPart 2 - Edirne Part 3 - Selcuk/EphesusPart 4 - Pamukkale/HierapolisPart 5 - OlymposPart 6 - CappadociaPart 7 - IstanbulAnd yes i promise i'll finish my travel log .. eventually

2006-01-25T13:28:00.000-06:00

Istanbul, Turkey1/20/06 - 1/25/06so apparently we managed to come to turkey right in the middle of the worse snow storm in a hundred years. of course this was told to me buy a Canadian backpacker who also kept apologizing for babbling too much claiming one too many drinks with a bunch of aussies so I’ll take it with a grain of salti have to say Istanbul, city of two continents, has stolen my

2005-11-21T03:17:00.000-06:00

went to watch pontianak harum whatever (hey it was free ok. besides, i like maya karin, even after that gross perversion of movie). aside from the fact that it was a god awful movie with absolutely no logical plot sequence (looks like they basically shot the entire movie, and started cutting up and reshuffling scenes at random ... you know, to get the artsy fartsy effect) and shamelessly

2005-11-01T05:30:00.000-06:00

Jungian Personality Archetype (Jung-Myers-Briggs) http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htmAccording to the test, I'm a ISTP: Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving. Will spare you the details (you can read the full desc here [ISTP]), thought i'd highlight the interesting bits. Btw before that, I find interesting how people tend to take personality quizzes really with the intention of

2005-10-19T04:38:00.000-05:00

figured I might as well write something since I'm sitting here watching the rain and waiting for the buka puasa crowd to get off the freaking roadlast week (or was it the week before), I found myself in a position where I had to (yet again) turn down two amazing job offers .. why you might ask? because 7 years ago I signed my life away in blood to a national conglomerate who has, just my luck of

2005-09-06T01:18:00.000-05:00

Here's an interesting concept:Cognitive DissonanceA state of opposition between cognitions (in this case defined as an attitude, emotion, belief or value). In brief, the theory of cognitive dissonance holds that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the human mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to minimize the amount of

2005-05-28T01:59:00.000-05:00

whats with the latest rima (sp?) center ad on the radio, making us all feel like everytime we buy pirated dvds/vcds we are condeming a bunch of orphans?"this also ensures the children have a bright future and not be a pirated dvd peddlar"like .. what the heck? can you be more completely random? maybe if dvds didn't cost as much as a full tank of gas on my car i'd be more inclined to go original.

2005-04-26T01:18:00.000-05:00

Was going to bitch and moan about my attempts to change my Lotus Notes password, until I found this wonderful entry in http://lotusnotessucks.4t.com/ (my current favorite site) that sums up everything nicely:Just select Options on the Tools menu? No.How about on the Edit menu, select Preferences? No. On the Actions menu, point to Tools then select Preferences? No.On the File menu, select User

2005-04-21T06:10:00.000-05:00

CLEO Bachelor Bash@ ZOUK KLFriday, April 22nd, 20059.30pm onwardsMark your calendars for a chance to come oogle at us :)Contact me for invites (assuming you know who I am)

2005-04-21T05:56:00.000-05:00

i meant to post this a while back (thought of it on one of my driving trips back from Kerteh) but had completely forgotten, and was reminded yesterday when driving home at 4am i encountered a lone motobike speeding down the wrong way on a dark stretch of the highway. Apparently in an effort to make him/herself more visible s/he decided to blare his/her high-beam, of course instead completely

2004-12-28T03:44:00.000-06:00

I find this amusing and rather fitting: ...What, in layman's terms, actually happened at Enron? Perhaps the best way to explain to the average reader (one without an economics degree) is to use a metaphor. Say there is a troop of monkeys and their day consists of seeking out bananas. The head monkey orders all the other monkeys to collect their bananas in a pile, which will be eaten at the end

2004-11-26T23:40:00.000-06:00

Sunset at Laban Rata, Mt Kinabalu, 10,000ft above sealevel

2004-11-24T04:37:00.000-06:00

Haven't blogged in a while, been very lazy. i make no excusesSO .. today's topic is, the US presidential elections.Also known as, the biggest joke of the decade that put possible the worst president in the history of that esteemed nation in the Oval Office for a second term. Apparently 2 wars and a 3 trillion dollar deficit wasnt enough.Or was it more .. i remember reading somewhere something

2004-10-10T11:25:00.000-05:00

Flat plans just below Lows Peak, after climbing up rock slopes from Sayat Sayat hut

2004-10-10T11:24:00.000-05:00

Sunrise at Lows Peak, 13,000 ft above sea level (4092 m)

2004-10-10T11:22:00.000-05:00

Sunset over Laban Rata base camp, 10,800 ft above sea level (3272 m)

2004-10-10T09:43:00.000-05:00

i survived Mt Kinabalu :) and it was one of the most amazing things i've ever done. 2 days ago I was at Low's Peak at 13,455 ft above sea level, highest peak in South East Asia. literally crawled on my hands and knees the last 2 - 3 meters to the summit. and the view was amazing. the mountain itself is amazing, the first glimpse of it you see climbing the trail up to base camp at Laban Rata

2004-09-24T06:19:00.000-05:00

had to quote this from F's blog: "found out that best friend back home is a big male slut :p predicted he would sleep with half the female population of kl, and he did. almost. debating whether i should congratulate him or smack him on the head for being promiscuous. decided to do neither. found out that i couldnt care less." made me laugh my ass off .. despite your proclamations i know you

2004-09-09T22:59:00.000-05:00

i heard on the radio this morning that a poll conducted around the world showed that most people would prefer John Kerry as president rather than Bush. Now of course i couldn't agree more (lesser of two evils?), but then my first reaction was that not being a US citizen, it doesnt really matter what I think or who I think should be president of the US, as I don't have the right to vote and its

2004-09-06T05:03:00.000-05:00

back in kl and back to reality ... not a good feeling. as an afterthough of my travels and meeting all these random people doing the most random things with their lives, i suddenly feel my life is somewhat mundane. sure i have a decent, stable job in the tallest twin towers in the world with a company that is destined for great things. i have my own car, i have interesting and wacky friends. i

2004-09-02T00:08:00.000-05:00

greetings again from the Land of Smiles bangkok is interesting ... sorta looks like KL, but I have to say the Skytrain and MRTA (which are their elevated train and subway) are amazing, beats KL's LRT .. and their superhighway runs right through the city. amazing .. anyway, said goodbye to koh phangan with promises to be back and be kissed by the southern thai sun and grazed by the white sand

2004-09-01T02:09:00.000-05:00

/ <-- that is a 45 degree angle going up. \ <-- that's a 45 degree angle going down thats how steep some of the hills are on the roads to haad rin, on which converted taxi pickup trucks fly up and down, overpacked with sometimes up to 10-12 people in the back. imagine riding a roller coaster without a safety harness. imagine riding one that has to evade random other roller coaster cars

2004-09-01T01:50:00.000-05:00

i'm officially in love .. with koh phangan sorta regret staying so far away from haad rin though, the people at the blue lotus are really nice, but its quite a walk (about an hour along the shore, nice walk though .. and thats probably cuz i spent half the time jumping around in the water). my favorite beach is srikantang (or is it leela .. whatever its called), 10 mins walk from haad rin,

2004-08-29T09:43:00.000-05:00

thailand day 1 ... so i'm sitting here in some random coffee shop place in suratthani with internet at 2Bhat a minute and beers for 50 bhat, waiting to a 11pm night ferry tokoh samui (its 730 now, been here since 530. and yes, i said koh samui)...ok lets start from the beginning mom came in this morning saying yelling that its almost 6am get the hell up you're gonna be late .. sat around for

2004-08-25T03:41:00.000-05:00

i should blog about my dildo buying experience so i went to with L to get a dildo for sb for her birthday (cuz she so blatantly asked for one) .. actually we went to midvalley first but i was unimpressed with the selection and prices (180 bucks for a birthday themed dildo?? wtf??) so i walk into the store, take a peak around and of course don't immediately see what i want, so i go up to the guy

2004-08-13T14:12:00.000-05:00

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or the Second Law. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, which were used in I, Robot (which,

2004-08-12T15:28:00.000-05:00

Travel plans: Fly KLIA to Alor Setar on Saturday morning (8/28, 1 hr)Take AirAsia shuttle to Hatyai (2-3 hrs)Take express van/bus to Suratthani (4-5 hrs)Take ferry to Koh Phangan (2-3 hrs)Arrive at Koh Phangan Saturday night, check in to hotel, get settled inLie on beach all Sunday, get tannedLie on beach, wander around on MondayParty party party Full Moon Party Monday night (get drunk, get high,

2004-07-23T05:19:00.000-05:00

I feel detached and removed from my blog, probably from an extended leave of absence. probably the same way I feel detached and removed from life right now. I need to travel so presented LD to TCC today .. man what a bunch of anal people. the thing is, no one told me I was supposed to present it until this morning, and no one explained to me what the hell the point is. and the other thing is,

2004-06-26T14:22:00.000-05:00

its funny how life twists and changes and before you know it you're doing something completely different and probably so far fetched from what you had originally expected or planned. its also funny in consideration of that how everyone preaches that you gotta have some plan or direction in life, but is it really so worthwhile to make an effort if things just change and alter with whims and

2004-06-26T02:45:00.000-05:00

[NOTE: before anyone gets confused, this wasn't written by me, its posted by a friend, and she's a girl, hence the talk about men. Not me.]i have already written too many in my own and its barely even saturday, so i think i am going to hop onto this domain and plonk a few tidbits to keep a few people entertained (at least i will be somewhat entertained, took a nap and now i cant sleep anymore,

2004-06-21T20:45:00.000-05:00

there's this ambiguously gay looking guy sitting in front of me and he keeps looking at me. sure, take it as a compliment you say. i'd just much rather he be an ambiguously gay looking female. and his just as ambiguously gay looking friend is checking out every guy that walks by. how cute .. so i've been sitting around the house all day wasting my time because we were supposed to go to dad's

2004-06-20T07:40:00.000-05:00

heh heh cracks me up http://www.ebaumsworld.com/endofworld.html

2004-06-18T04:22:00.000-05:00

FA was trying to argue that we should be considerate of all others in our actions .. i argue that morality and consideration is tied to spheres of responsibility, which is related to relationships with people, ie that we can really only afford to consider those who are within our sphere of responsibility, or ie within who's spheres of responsibility we reside. because although in an ideal/noble

2004-06-12T03:35:00.000-05:00

Tower 2 from Tower 1

2004-06-12T03:34:00.001-05:00

KL Tower from Tower 1

2004-06-12T03:34:00.000-05:00

Twin Towers @ nite

2004-06-11T12:54:00.000-05:00

ok i was wrong, reagan was shot the day we arrived, not the day after. apparently just a few miles away from where we were at

2004-06-11T05:11:00.000-05:00

apparently the one she's sleeping with is the same guy Sb was tryin to "stalk" a while back .. what the fuck man, KL is just way too small. what gave me comfort was Sb telling me that she stopped anting him after talking to him because he's got a high squeaky voice. eww. and, on top of that .. Az from the office comes up and tells me Ls was her junior in high school KL is wayy too small.

2004-06-10T23:08:00.000-05:00

im bored, so im going to write in YOUR blog instead. i was actually thinking about iceland and greenland and countries up north, vikings and such. you know how they call the people in ireland, irish? well, for some reason i thought it would make sense to call iceland people, icish, or greenland people, greenish ... hehehehehe but alas they are called boring names like icelanders and

2004-06-10T09:05:00.000-05:00

ronald reagan passed away a couple of days ago. can't say much about his presidency (cuz i don't know all that much about it to have an intelligent opinion on it, except for his role in the cold war). What i can say was something mom decided to tell me while watching CNN, that when i was 9 months old, and we first arrived in the US, the very next day Reagan was shot. Interesting huh? enough

2004-06-07T02:19:00.000-05:00

went to this malay wedding last night with Sb, nothing particularly interesting (except that apparently the bride is the sister of some TV host of some local show called 3R, which i've vaguely heard about). What was interesting was the dessert they served, Tapai with ice cream. Tapai is a dessert made from fermenting rice with yeast and sugar, or something like that, which is of coruse quite

2004-05-27T06:54:00.000-05:00

its 8pm and i'm stuck in the office. not because of work this time, but because i'm looking out the window and all i see is a sea of stationary brake lights. i hear the duta bridge is flooded and semantan isnt moving at all. just hoping my trusty penchala is still going not that it makes a difference anyway since with Tun Razak it would probably take me the rest of the night to get there.

2004-05-23T15:10:00.000-05:00

mwahahahahaha, i am NOW able to SCREW your blogs up by posting mine on here, heheheh :p

2004-05-22T12:35:00.000-05:00

ok need help, I need a job title and I'd rather come up with one myself before the bosses give me something weird ... i'm thinking _____ Consultant, the obvious would be Business Consultant but that sounds boring (and a girl said that would turn her off .. so i need somethng sexy sounding ;) .. I sorta like Strategic Consultant, but there's no way EH will buy that heh. ok gimme suggestions!!

2004-05-22T06:40:00.000-05:00

in contemplation