I REALLY SHOULD WRITE SOMETHING

i really should write something.

But what else can i conjure that doesnt involve me squinting my eyes and frowning my forehead and squeezing my brain juice in order to produce some excess obligatory funny liner that makes me go "ahhh i've written a nice posts! #win" ?

i think because im constantly drowning myself in thoughts of the what to do's, when to do's and how to do's that when it comes to relaxing (or blogging) im just lazy to exert mental energy. Brain coma. A state of psyche surrender.

So therefore in no particular order. Random opinions.

- LIFE OF PI has to be one of the best books i've read in awhile. (Thanks to the housebunneigh housemate for igniting the "want-to-read" in me) started off rather slow but when u put ur heart to it and be optimistic that there's an ending that is worth the somewhat draggy chapters, you'd be pleasantly wowed.

- FIFTY SHADES OF GREY is NOT one of the books worthy of the aforementioned optimism.

- THE CABIN IN THE WOODS blew my mind. The casualness of the lab character buildups were genius to say the least. Fresh concept for a horror/sci-fi movie too. Now when my spirits are low and my inspiration absent, i remind myself of WWJWD. What Would Joss Whedon Do.

 - PARANORMAN was a pleasantly touching movie. If u dont already notice the walau-so-nice-can-die claynimation.

Also,

I sneaked off (or rather sneaked off and then proudly spammed Instagram like a gungho photographer wanna-be) to BALI for a week's worth of foreign frolicking.
It was nice.
Instagram pics came out great.
As long as Instagram pics came out great, nothing else matters.
Absolutely nothing.

   

Lets see what else.

Work has been slow-ish. I'm knee deep in writing a new vid for our KickaVlogs.
Cant say that inspiration has been particularly good to me though.
It's been a dry draggy season of sitting down at OldTown and staring stonely at the hazy Restoran Twin Joyous opposite the road beneath the overhead bridge and seeing the Bangla and China workers wait for buses.
Staring and shaking my leg mostly.
U know, when ur nervous as hell and u're stuck in mental blockage and u still know u need to get this shit done but nothing shits out.
Yeah those shakes.

WWJWD mana lu?!

Oh and
Happy (Belated) Raya!

ABOUT A CAR

I am currently facing an annoying pinch of dilemma whilst attempting to finish my much overdue 2012 New Year resolutions. (If its still considered one.)

Let's face it.
i need a car.

Despite how everyone tells me that having a transport device to call my own is, in fact, a liability and a burden rather than something that brings you untung in life, i think most people just dont understand the emotionally traumatising part of NOT having one.

Here's why:

1 - Not having a car usually means Troubling your friends.
People who know me on a bff basis know that i really really cant stand mafaning people. And in this case, mafaning friends for transport. (Although the term "what are friends for" comes to mind.) It is a constant blow to my fragile incompetent ego every time i need to open my mouth and put friends (or WORSE - new acquaintances) in a position where they are obligated to say yes. (lets face it, it IS an obligation when someone asks u for transport. A rejection to this only results in awkwardness. Hence, i am eternally grateful to friends who have braised harsh KL road conditions to allow me the joy of sharing a seat in their mobile motors. Arigato muchos gracias. )

2 - Not having a car robes you of Freewill ...
.. when u need to leave events or social gatherings (talk like i'm some damn happening jock liddat rite?) U are forced to take into consideration your kind hearted buddy who so generosity made that extra U turn on the jam-packed KL roads just to pick u up. Which he/she will be doing again later when sending u home.
Oh god who r u to order someone off their happytime to chauffeur u home.Which higher entity bestowed upon u this power to command another human's time ur own.Who died and made u the boss of "imdoneletsleaveNOW". No. U sit and u wait till ur good friend offers to go home. Then u go. That's what u do, that's how it is. End of point.

3 - Not having a car makes you lose the Game
Lets face it. how do u go up to a potential date, ask that person out and then close by saying "so u come pick me up at 8 k? cuz i dont drive." Epic. Fail. Unless ur a girl la. Then diff story. Heh.

4 - Not having a car makes you a Direction Retard.
I dont know if i was born with this defect or this inability to recognise roads, but my inner motivator tells me it is this unownership of a vehicle that deems me so. i'm probably too stressed out being in a car and making conversation with someone in a car that i cant focus on landmarks and directions happening outside. Multitasker i am not. I guess.

5 - Not having a car destroys Creativity
How r u gonna carry ur huge ass shooting equipment and large lighting and life-size props, at the spur of the moment, to an awesome far away location when inspiration suddenly hits and u just need to get that idea out in the flesh? Groan-worthy indeed. Also, passion is 1 thing. Cab fare is another.

So in case you havent noticed, i am considering if getting a car should be in my 2012 to-accomplish list.
Yes.
If i do get a car it will be an accomplishment in my life.
One that will make me happy as an independent human being.
One that will seal myself in the "professional" adult phase of life.
Oh man. i'm turning 27 soon and i dont have a car. FML.


On a different perspective... having a car just leeches the life out of u in so many other ways.
Parking.
Jams.
Downpayments.
Insurance.
Monthly instalments.
Accidents.
Death.
Jams.
Service charges.
Traffic summons.
Kopi-O money.
Changing tyres.
What colour your car should be.
Cleaning.
Actually DRIVING.
Burning alive when u crash and u cant get out of the wreckage.
Jams.
Accidents.
Death.
Argh.

I'm staying home and embracing antisocialism. Settled.
2012 Resolutions. NOT settled.

POUNCEROUNDTOWNDOUBLECARTWHEELWHOAHHH (TIS AN UPDATE FOR A NEW START! )

WOW where do i begin?........

1) - i have left 8TV.

good 4 years of my life.
Dun regret a thing.

seen alot. learnt a tonne.
time to move on.

but alas, unemployed but not uninspired.

big plans for my future i have.
and i think i've reached a point where i am ready to take on the uncertainties that have plagued the back of my head all this while. wont deny that it scares me shitless to the core... but aiyah dun care la. just do. dun think. just do.

Here are some picturesque pics from my last few days at 8TV.

izham gave me love letter. so sweet of him. xoxo.

BMG was so kind to give me a floating monkey.

huggaroo for the quitter

i was trying to get sean's hand out of my groin area.

swen waves. eleana behaves.

caitlyn wouldnt let me go.

2) - i have an iPhone.

yes the one thing i have sworn never to consent to has proven to be my own undoing.

shames my ego much to say this (and sounds kinda wrong)... but gosh it feels good in my hands.

the mobility of internet on the go.
the touchscreen smooth slides.
the nice vivid colours in my palm.

the instant tweets and fb access.

the satisfaction of watching EVERYONE around u have the same exact thing u have in ur hand thus eliminating individuality.

oh yeah. geekgasm twitch.

oldPhone, meet iPhone.

of course this also means more moolah down the flush hole of "wants" instead of "needs".

but like a dear wise colleague.. excuse my floob.. EX-colleague, always says .. "aiyah lei yao joh lei yat ding yong dou fong em dai geh la" (when u got it u sure use until cannot put down wan)

Therefore transforming the "want" into a "need".

Such epiphany.

3) - Teo Heng karaoke rocks!

my misconception towards the small-spaced, dodgy-looking new cina karaoke joint in town is precisely what it is... a misconception!

Because they really do seem all roundly better in terms of value for money and sound system.

plus they've got touch screen song selection! And their eng song choices are really not bad.

the only flaw i can pinpoint is that their song listing system is a tad hard to navigate and pick.

BUT still. u get what you pay for and the place is dopper than those super kau ex redbox/neway u see in supercrowded malls nowadays.

4) - Lion King: the Musical was profoundly surreal.

Tagged along the bro and gang for a weekend trip down Singapore for the show and wow it really was good. (i know which part made Owhy trauma during the show liao haha). Watching the 1st song before my eyes literally made me tear and excrete shivers of goosebumps all over. This was THE song la. childhood playlist overload song.

i am aware that we were not allowed any sort of
phototaking but u know me.. "rebel" spelt on my forehead and in my gut.

the elephant graveyard

pride rock

Bummer happened when we arrived late for the show.
Yes.
we were late.
and we were forced to wait outside the hall for the 'Circle of life' troupe to stampede their way onto the stage from the back entrance before we, the latecomer audience, were allowed in.

Blame it on poor time estimation and our slow unrunnable feet on foreign ground.

lens flare!

checkered chic

ANYWAY.

the show felt surreal and enchantingly kickass.
damn nice la the props and the dancing and the african-accent-flaunting.

go watch if u havent. its worth every expensivedollar u channel it into.

SATURDAY STRESSGILEBABI

Is it a mental disorder if u wake up in the morning and u are immediately hit by a feeling of anxiousness and stress on a supposed carefree Saturday?

because at this point, i really think that i have issues. SERIOUS issues.

woke up at 11am. Later than my usual wakeuptime by 2 hours. (due to a late LATE night of pent-up karaoke-ing and screamfest-ing ) started analyising things that i had wanted to do throughout the week but had absolutely NO time to execute.

and thats when it started.

The to-do's just kept hitting like a blizzardry apocalyptic meteor shower.

Cleaning la. Gyming la. Blogging la. Napping la.
These things may sound simple enough but they ALL take hours to complete. Hours which ultimately need to be planned out explicitly.

Haiyoh the technicalities and calculations i had to do to plan the order of these things. Headache also.

OK since i have woken up 3 hours late. I need to grab something to eat before gymming. Cant train if the bottomless abyss aka my tummy is empty. And I cant gym in a full stomach as well, and technically 11am is already lunch time, so, lunch 1^st. Then wait 2 hours. Then gym. In these 2 hours, I can squeeze in sometime to clean my livingroom which is still bertaburan-ed with my weeklong paint marathon residue. But if I head off to the gym I HAVE to be back by 530 cuz at 630 i need to headout to give loudsomefunsomecheers to a friend’s birthday dinner. Which only gives me about an hour or so to squeeze in a blog session here and there before the dinner. And at this point, a nap would look highly impossible unless I give up gymming. Or unless I do it at night. But a night nap wouldn’t be considered a nap anymore, that’s called sleep. Deep open-your-eyes-after-and-it’s-Sunday-already sleep.

Oh and I need to gym tmrw as well cuz my body cant really take extreme cardio and weights back-to-back. So today it would be weights. And tmrw would be cardio. I think I’m gonna die at the Energizer Night Run if I dun push my body to train like a steroid-infused hamster on a running wheel soon!

U know wat.

Screw it.

I’m taking my nap.

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