My Early December

6th December, and so far, it's been great. My room's cleaned up and ready to be used as a study room and a bed room. My BBQ night went pretty well, everyone enjoyed it. I suppose. My trip to Genting was the highlight of my life of 16. And I'm about to blog about all of that right here, right now.

My room was once a big mess. I needed a snorkel to dive through the junk and dirty laundry that's been smoldering on my floor for the past year. My walls were boring and there were dust rabbits everywhere. I won't say dust bunnies cos bunnies are cute. Rabbits make me think about those little white monsters in the game Rayman : Raving Rabbids. And believe me, they're more annoying than a blind mongoose on crack. I swept up the place a bit. Couldn't actually count on my maid to clean the place up cos she only tidies up the place to make it more habitable. I cleared my work table and put a lamp there. While rummaging through the junk, I found a few old class pictures and mementos of the past. I stuck as much as I could on the wall. The part above my drum set with the 4 class photos and still 1 empty frame (left for the Form 5 picture). I packed up my PS2 so that I wouldn't spend so much time on it. Now I have a nerd's room without all the chemical formulas on the wall. At least, not yet.

The BBQ night. 2nd December. About 20 people on my guest list. I figured 3 dozen lamb chops would be enough. NOT. It ran out with the first dozen guests and my dad went out to get more. I guess my marinade was THAT good. Anyway, the food was real good. Bread pudding and ice cream was probably the best kind of dessert there is. My tuition teacher came and brought like 5 or 6 of her kids. Figures that the food ran out in a snap. It was good to see some of my old friends from SKSK back together again. Good to see new faces mingle with some old ones. The music in the place came from either mine or sai's phone hooked up to my amplifier. Oh, and there was a hang out area in the driveway made up of a couch, some porch chairs and a carpet. Didn't spend much time there since i had to run around the house grabbing fresh plates, stirring up the grill, and making sure the buffet table doesn't flip over. Either way, people went home full, clean and satisfied.

Genting Highlands trip 3rd December 2007. After a few postpones and RM26 later, we were finally there. The gates into the most entertaining place in Malaysia. We didn't hesitate to go aboard that cable car to the top of the hill. I actually realized that we were all coincidentally wearing black. HAHA. OK, not funny. So, after getting to our destination up top the mountain. We went straight for first world theme park. We actually got a bit lost trying to get there following Fahmi's theories on directions. After establishing we took the wrong way to get to the theme park, we turned around and found a better route. Through the hotel. Once we got in, the first thing we did was eat. Burger King had a breakfast offer? Yeah, I just found out. Anyway, after that, we went straight to the theme park and the next thing we did was drive go karts. They were freakishly slow. How were we supposed to race with each other when all our karts have a high speed of only 10 kph?? I guess it's some kind of safety precaution. After we got that out of the way, we went for the Spinner ride. Which is basically a bunch of kid swings tied to a spinning top and we go round and round and round. It was fun. Not really thrilling, but fun. Oh, by the way, I took a video while driving the go kart. It's not like there's a remote possibility of me getting into a fatal accident at 10kph. I took another video of me screaming on the Spinner ride. The videos were really cool once I looked at it again. And again and again and again. And again on Youtube and Photobucket.

After that, we went on a more thrilling ride. A roller coaster called the Cyclone. It's actually Malaysia's first roller coaster. So, I'm guessing all the metal in the tracks are probably a few decades old. Oh the joy. We had lunch at about 4pm at Marrybrown's. After a few more roller coasters later, we finally lined up for The Space Shot. Which was probably the most awesome ride in the park. I was on the verge of pissing my pants while in the queue. It was a short queue though, goes the same with all the rides we've been on. Short lines. Only once we were getting on the ride is when the lines started to get long. It was really good luck for all of us. Well, we actually got on the Flying Coaster before the Space Shot. Both were really good rides. But Space Shot got more popularity because you need to pay RM10 to ride The Flying Coaster 2 times. A 3rd time required RM12. Anyway, after the Space Shot, we rode the Flying Coaster a 2nd time, and went home. I gave my parents a hug and thanked them for letting me go to Genting Highlands and have the best day I've ever had.

Yeah, I did have the best day I've ever had. I didn't need to spend it with the girl of my dreams. I didn't need to spend a fortune for it. I didn't even need to plan it out so full of details to make it the best thing ever. Just goes to show that the best things in life are also the simplest things in life. But heck, I've got the rest of December '07 to have another day like it. I learned more than chemical compounds from tuition during this holiday. I learned how to live life as it is.

Movie Monologues

This is a compilation of my favourite monologues and quotes from movies and TV series;
"Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?" -Transformers (2007)

"There are two things I've learned in life: find someone to love and live everyday as if it were your last." -Alfie (2004)

"Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man... A man that made me remember the Fifth of November. A man that I will never forget." - V for Vendetta (2005)

"There's always a confused soul that thinks that one man can make a difference. And you have to kill him to convince him otherwise. That's the hassle with democracy."
-Shooter (2005)

"I could be working with my brother right now. He's got a dry-wall business in Compton. Does the inside of office buildings; you know, the metal studs. I could be his partner, said he'd give me that brand new Dodge Ram Charger. You know, the 318 Magnum? The beast? All indoor work, too, lots of AC. I could sleep with my wife every night, fuck her, maybe; take my kids to school every morning. And I'd run his crews, too, probably increase productivity 40 to 50%. Make $100K a year. Do you know why I don't? Because I love this job. I thank God for every fucking day he gives me in the corps, oorah."

"A story: A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands, love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper; his hands remember the rifle."

"Suggested techniques for the marine to use in the avoidance of boredom and loneliness: Masturbation. Rereading of letters from unfaithful wives and girlfriends. Cleaning your rifle. Further masturbation. Rewiring Walkman. Arguing about religion and meaning of life. Discussing in detail, every woman the marine has ever fucked. Debating differences, such as Cuban vs. Mexican, Harleys vs. Hondas, left- vs. right-handed masturbation. Further cleaning of rifle. Studying of phillipino mail order bride catalogue. Further masturbation. Planning of marine's first meal on return home. Imagining what a marine's girlfriend and her man Jody are doing in the hey, or in the alley, or in a hotel bed."

"The Bible says "Thou shalt not kill." But hear this: FUCK THAT SHIT!"

"For most problems the Marine is issued a solution. If ill, go to sickbay. If wounded, call a Corpsman. If dead, report to graves registration. If losing his mind, however, no standard solution exists."
-Jarhead (2005)

"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?"

"The first and most important rule of gun-running is: Never get shot with your own merchandise."

"There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want, the other is getting it."

"The problem with dating dream girls is that they have a tendency to become real."

"I would tell you to go to hell, but I think you're already there."

"Bullets change governments far surer than votes."

"In the most AIDS-infested region of the globe - where 1 in 4 is infected - Andy's idea of a joke was to put a young Iman and a young Naomi in my bed - and no condom within a hundred miles."

"They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails.""

"Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: a federation of worse oppressors than the last bunch of oppressors. Often, the most barbaric atrocities occur when both combatants proclaim themselves freedom-fighters. "

"The reason I'll be released is the same reason you think I'll be convicted. I *do* rub shoulders with some of the most vile, sadistic men calling themselves leaders today. But some of these men are the enemies of *your* enemies. And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil. "

"The problem with gun runners going to war, is that there is no shortage of ammunition."

"Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars."

"Tell me I'm everything you despise. That I'm the personification of evil. That I'm what- responsible for the breakdown of the fabric of society and world order. I'm a one-man genocide. Say everything you want to say to me now. Because you don't have long. "

"Back then, I didn't sell to Osama Bin Laden. Not because of moral reasons, but because he was always bouncing checks."

"You know who's going to inherit the world? Arms dealers. Because everyone else is too busy killing each other."

"Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to start."

"I had a flair for languages. But I soon discovered that what talks best is dollars, dinars, drachmas, rubles, rupees and pounds fucking sterling."

"The primary market was Africa, Eleven major conflicts involving twenty three countries in less than a decade. A gunrunner's wet dream. At the time the West couldn't care less, they had a white war in what was left of Yugoslavia."

"Do you know why I do what I do? I mean, there are more prestigious assignments. Keeping track of nuclear arsenals - you'd think thats more critical to world security. But it's not. No, nine out of ten war victims today are killed with assault rifles and small arms - like yours. Those nuclear weapons sit in their silos. Your AK-47, that's the real weapon of mass destruction."

"You can't force someone to fall in love with you but, you can definitely improve your odds."

-Lord of War (2005)

"I'm not going to answer your question, 'cause you guys have already made up your minds. I'm an expert in rejection, and I can see it on your faces. And it's too bad that you judge us by the way we look and not by who we are. Just because you want us to be more like them when the truth is we're not like them. And I am damn proud of that fact. I mean, Harmon College and their - and their 100 years of tradition. But tradition of what? Of hazing kids and humiliating anyone who's a bit different? Of putting so much pressure on kids they turn into these - these stress freaks and caffeine addicts."

"You know what? You're a criminal. 'Cause you rob these kids of their creativity and their passion. That's the real crime! Well, what about you parents? Did -did the system really work out for you? Did it teach you to follow your heart, or to just play it safe, roll over? What about you guys? Did you always want to be school administrators? Dr. Alexander, was that your dream? Or maybe no, maybe you wanted to be a poet. Maybe you wanted to be a magician or an artist. Maybe you just wanted to travel the world. Look, I - I - I - I lied to you. I lied to all of you, and I'm sorry. Dad, especially to you. But out of that desperation, something happened that was so amazing. Life was full of possibilities. A - and isn't that what you ultimately want for us? As parents, I mean, is - is that, is possibilities. Well, we came here today to ask for your approval, and something just occurred to me. I don't give a shit. Who cares about your approval? We don't need your approval to tell us that what we did was real. 'Cause there are so few truths in this world, that when you see one, you just know it. And I know that it is a truth that real learning took place at South Harmon. Whether you like it or not, it did. 'Cause you don't need teachers or classrooms or - or fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with a desire to better themselves, and we got that by the shit at South Harmon. So you can go ahead, sign your forms, reject us and shoot us down, and do whatever you gotta do. It doesn't really matter at this point. Because we'll never stop learning, and we'll never stop growing, and we'll never forget the ideals what were instilled in us at our place. 'Cause we are SHIT heads now, and we'll be SHIT heads forever and nothing you say can do or stamp can take that away from us! So go!"

"What is learning, it's paying attention. It's opening you up to the big ball of shit that we call life. And what's the worst thing that could happen is you get bit in the ass. Well let me tell you my ass looks like hamburger meat, but i can still sit down"

-Accepted (2006)

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. "

"You really need to consider the message you're sending this boys by ending the lockout. It's the same message that we as a culture send to our professional athletes; and that is that they are above the law. If these boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think it will be before they're out there breaking the law? I played ball here at Richmond High 30 years ago. It was the same thing then; some of my teammates went to prison, some of them even ended up dead. If you vote to end the lockout, you won't have to terminate me; I'll quit. "

-Coach Carter (2005)

Xbox 360 Vs. PlayStation 3

So, I'm another one asking the same question. Which is more worth buying? PS3 or X360? I've read dozens of reviews about them both and they both offer great values. PS3 has versatility, offering DVD player, BluRay player, super-computer graphics etc. X360 has better gameplay (i think so?), offering Xbox LIVE and the Halo Trilogy, a game I've been dying to play ever since I've heard about Halo. I'm saving cash for either one.
Anyone that can give a good explanation on which is better in the sense of gameplay, money, and performance. I'd really like to hear it.

Notes to Self

Well, I keep thinking about the things I regretted doing. And how I keep reminding myself about the negativity it has brought me and not enough of the brightside. So, I'm gonna blog about the things I should remember not to do so that I won't do it again.
Note to self;
-Never try to waterproof your cell phone with a zipper bag and take it to the beach/pool.
-Never wear pants with loose pockets when going to a movie.
-Never wear thin socks with marching boots.
-Never insult americans on youtube.
-Never insult the general population ANYWHERE.
-Always wear a watch.
-Always have your phone with you.
-Have at least 100 bucks in your wallet.
-Never try to negotiate with arab guys.
-Never wear contact lenses to the beach/pool.

I'd post a whole lot more, but can't think of nuthin now.

Woah.

What dya know. Just 25 seconds after posting my first blog, I finally come up with something to blog about.
Today, I cleaned up my own room. Yeah, woah. But seriously, I found a dust bunny the size of a bus tire under my bed. Can't really count on my maid to keep my room clean. Just tidy enough to be habitable. Plus, with my SPM around the next 12 corners, I need my room to be at full studying capabilities. I need my worktable clean, lamps re-bulbed, books re-stacked, etc. I really gotta get off this computer, and open up some books. But that would mean you won't get to read the ending of this blog.
Anyway, I flushed out the bottom of my bed and found all manner of dust animals including that dust bunny I mentioned earlier. There was even a dust turtle, it had a round center, a head, 4 appendages, and a long tail. Didn't know what it really was but looked like some kind of turtle to me. And of all things, I find a tampon! wth! a tampon?? it wasn't a used one thank god. I didn't bother asking anyone who put it there, I just tossed it. Best thing I found was a bag of firecrackers I've been looking for since last year. Now those monkeys hanging around my neighborhood should really look out.
In other news, I totally exhausted my phone battery leaving the MP3 on the whole day while I was cleaning. I wrapped my worktable in plastic to avoid staining and have a smooth surface. Amir finally made contact with me with new numbers. He really should know the magazine covers and layouts he designed were amazing.
The Ends

Ding dong.

Hello there, welcome to my blog. Here you may find the most boring and the most interesting things you can find in your current life. Today, you have just wasted 10-30 seconds of your life reading something that will only matter if you are desperately bored and needed something to keep you from dying of boredom. If so, then I have just become a hero for saving your life. All Hail the dude in the glasses.