If you wanna stalk me, know more about me, know where I am, stalk me, cure your boredom, see how's it like for a person who understands nothing in Japanese except basic tenses to backpack in Tokyo, Japan. http://limuhowie.tumblr.com
My flight leaves no later than 09:45 from Changi Airport. SQ12 for you airline code geeks, which intends to fly to LA, stopping over Narita Airport, Japan.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Tokyo Travelogue 2010
I'm back to my yearly travelogue @ http://limuhowie.tumblr.com . Tho next year, it might just be twice a year actively.
I'd be covering Tokyo, Japan this year. That is, Kuala Lumpur > Singapore > Tokyo > Singapore > Kuala Lumpur. There's an additional itinerary in between that is not mention, it's not part of the trip, just a detour and you'd have no interest in it whatsoever.
The travelogue is routinely updated all year round, only that during travelling season would it be updated more frequently. Link it up and enjoy!
Ps: There are couple more NZ Backpacking videos yet to be posted. As the saying goes, "after SPM" (grunts). Not to shabby, a mere 3 more days.
I'd be covering Tokyo, Japan this year. That is, Kuala Lumpur > Singapore > Tokyo > Singapore > Kuala Lumpur. There's an additional itinerary in between that is not mention, it's not part of the trip, just a detour and you'd have no interest in it whatsoever.
The travelogue is routinely updated all year round, only that during travelling season would it be updated more frequently. Link it up and enjoy!
Ps: There are couple more NZ Backpacking videos yet to be posted. As the saying goes, "after SPM" (grunts). Not to shabby, a mere 3 more days.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Probably how it works for me.
I'm always struck down with stuff I have to memorise, willing sake or otherwise. One way or the other I still have to get it done, or I'm done with.
Taking music for example, relatively simple for me to memorise a piece after reading through or listening to it for 3 - 4 time for the gist of it. Bombarding the toilet when I'd have to remember a whole passage of a speech or public speaking for presentation. Then the Nagasaki Little Boy when I'd have to remember something word for word. I'm just not used to not having a space for free improvisation and interpretation like a music piece.
Speaking of which, Moral Studies require me to remember all 36 moral values word for word.
I don't get it, ain't Moral Studies supposed to be something passive? You can't teach moral as a "sit-your-ass-down-and-study" subject. Another Malaysian Education fail moment.
Trials have not yet murdered me completely, partially raped by Additional Mathematics, but I'm still alive. Partially raped, what the heck?
Taking music for example, relatively simple for me to memorise a piece after reading through or listening to it for 3 - 4 time for the gist of it. Bombarding the toilet when I'd have to remember a whole passage of a speech or public speaking for presentation. Then the Nagasaki Little Boy when I'd have to remember something word for word. I'm just not used to not having a space for free improvisation and interpretation like a music piece.
Speaking of which, Moral Studies require me to remember all 36 moral values word for word.
I don't get it, ain't Moral Studies supposed to be something passive? You can't teach moral as a "sit-your-ass-down-and-study" subject. Another Malaysian Education fail moment.
Trials have not yet murdered me completely, partially raped by Additional Mathematics, but I'm still alive. Partially raped, what the heck?
Monday, September 20, 2010
YouTube: Breast Cancer Survivor - Janet Tai
Janet Tai is probably one of the many inspirational breast cancer survivors who have lived and shared their experiences of their journey in defeating cancer.
This is a short I've put together with requests from the Interact Club of Seri Hartamas for their succesful IU Day on the 31st of July, 2010.
I've probably remembered half if not all of whatever that has been said by Janet, this turning out being quite the video I was hoping it would be.
This is a short I've put together with requests from the Interact Club of Seri Hartamas for their succesful IU Day on the 31st of July, 2010.
I've probably remembered half if not all of whatever that has been said by Janet, this turning out being quite the video I was hoping it would be.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Review: Venicia, Bangsar Puteri Cafeteria
I was home alone yesterday and I got tired of cooking Mee Goreng for myself, which was the only food stock I had at that time.
I've been hearing people talking about it - on how good the food tastes, or suck. Kinda figured that the only way I'd really find out is to actually try it for myself. So, since that was the case and Bangsar Puteri was just merely a 5 minutes walk away from my house, why not?
Condominium restaurants or cafeterias don't usually get much of the hype as to general shop lot restaurants do. Afterall, the sole purpose was to cater for the people living in the condo itself. It is tad troublesome when a condominium has no cafeteria in service yet. Just like the place I live at, which restaurant/cafeteria owners get chased away by one black sheep of the community on and off.
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Venicia is no different. When it comes to condominium restaurants, the word doesn't get out fast about the quality of the food. Only by this crawling pace. Ought so, I only knew about it this year. They cater sort of this mix of western and chinese cuisine, Western Chinese if I may.
You even have an option to dine by the poolside (outdoors, by far obvious) if the air conditioning indoors isn't your preferred choice of dining, but it isn't as beautiful as a hotel's poolside bar. We're talking about a 20+ old condominium here.
Anyway, my meal of choice? Butter prawns, Cabbage and Yang Zhou fried rice with a price of less than rm25 all together.
Many of you might remember Mr. Allan who once ran the restaurant at Tivoli Villas condo. The food at Venicia's pretty much similar to his style, except, with no doubt, Allan's food still owns the roundtable debate.
+ The food probably had me craving for more, I highly recommend the buttered prawns.
= You would probably find few other restaurants that serve better food somewhere in town, but probably none from the vicinity of Bangsar and Damansara.
- Just like any other condominium restaurants for non-residents, you'd have to register yourself at the guard house, but it isn't as cumbersome as you might think at Bangsar Puteri.
$ Probably a bit more expensive than restaurants you might find outside, but it's the residential area of Bangsar and you can't expect anything to be dirt cheap.
I've been hearing people talking about it - on how good the food tastes, or suck. Kinda figured that the only way I'd really find out is to actually try it for myself. So, since that was the case and Bangsar Puteri was just merely a 5 minutes walk away from my house, why not?
Condominium restaurants or cafeterias don't usually get much of the hype as to general shop lot restaurants do. Afterall, the sole purpose was to cater for the people living in the condo itself. It is tad troublesome when a condominium has no cafeteria in service yet. Just like the place I live at, which restaurant/cafeteria owners get chased away by one black sheep of the community on and off.
View Larger Map
Venicia is no different. When it comes to condominium restaurants, the word doesn't get out fast about the quality of the food. Only by this crawling pace. Ought so, I only knew about it this year. They cater sort of this mix of western and chinese cuisine, Western Chinese if I may.
You even have an option to dine by the poolside (outdoors, by far obvious) if the air conditioning indoors isn't your preferred choice of dining, but it isn't as beautiful as a hotel's poolside bar. We're talking about a 20+ old condominium here.
Anyway, my meal of choice? Butter prawns, Cabbage and Yang Zhou fried rice with a price of less than rm25 all together.
Many of you might remember Mr. Allan who once ran the restaurant at Tivoli Villas condo. The food at Venicia's pretty much similar to his style, except, with no doubt, Allan's food still owns the roundtable debate.
+ The food probably had me craving for more, I highly recommend the buttered prawns.
= You would probably find few other restaurants that serve better food somewhere in town, but probably none from the vicinity of Bangsar and Damansara.
- Just like any other condominium restaurants for non-residents, you'd have to register yourself at the guard house, but it isn't as cumbersome as you might think at Bangsar Puteri.
$ Probably a bit more expensive than restaurants you might find outside, but it's the residential area of Bangsar and you can't expect anything to be dirt cheap.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Growl...Growling...Growled...
- I've just got my replacement Sportsband for the previous one which *reasonsundisclosed*. Taking it out for a calibration run later on.
- Have been on slack so much lately, 1 chapter a day ain't good enough to complete studies in time. Probably get rich if I get a dollar for every time I start to wander off when studying.
- I'm determined to finish at least 3 chapters today as part of recovering from the slack. GAH, wake up man!
- It was raining heavy this morning, so yes it's cold outside, perfect for a morning run. The last time I did that, I forgot that it was, at the same time, humid and therefore hard to breathe in those conditions.
- The revamped Sportsband now has a white screen which makes it more visible under light. No more guesses on how far I've ran.
- RSS Read of the morning: Drunk Email to Obama Gets British Teen Banned From America for Life
- Have been on slack so much lately, 1 chapter a day ain't good enough to complete studies in time. Probably get rich if I get a dollar for every time I start to wander off when studying.
- I'm determined to finish at least 3 chapters today as part of recovering from the slack. GAH, wake up man!
- It was raining heavy this morning, so yes it's cold outside, perfect for a morning run. The last time I did that, I forgot that it was, at the same time, humid and therefore hard to breathe in those conditions.
- The revamped Sportsband now has a white screen which makes it more visible under light. No more guesses on how far I've ran.
- RSS Read of the morning: Drunk Email to Obama Gets British Teen Banned From America for Life
Monday, September 13, 2010
If this is called the "holidays" then I'd be darned.
With books piling up on my table, to-be read, and read - this holiday almost seems as if I've got no life studying at home. YECK! I've got a life, something inside of me is telling me to study at home instead.
Couple of nostalgic moments to pinpoint for the year that has kinda been scattered all over my mind waiting for me to recollect it into a song, which I don't see fit...yet
Couple of nostalgic moments to pinpoint for the year that has kinda been scattered all over my mind waiting for me to recollect it into a song, which I don't see fit...yet
- I've had pretty good runs of conducting this year, season's over, but I'm eager for it to resume again next year.
- Performances blasted with ups and downs, be it solo or a duet or a trio or a group. Like I said, performance in general.
- Particularly one that had left scarring was probably untuned guitars. Never let anyone else screw with your guitar 10 minutes before a performance unless they're a professional.
- Still there were performances with the group and solo that made my day, be it IU Day performance or the impromptu open mic night.
- Hazim and I probably made the run of our lives, literally dashing across the road against traffic to the other side when there was just literally couple of inches of ground left for us to even stand on before we set foot on the road with cars screaming at our way. Scary but adrenaline packed.
- Singapore 2010 YOG! Wouldn't be able to forget about that even if I wanted to. 2 weeks of non-stop action with so little time!
- Despicable Me, I want at least a minion or two so badly.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Customer Dissatisfaction
Machines may seem like a pretty good retail outlet to purchase your next new Apple product from with occasional Mac Discovery Weeks and offers but I still refrain. Being major in a sense, they are generally not helpful in after sales services. Good thing they don't call their customer service Genius Bars.
If a customer enters with a product defect, they should be treated the way they want to be treated after paying quite an amount for their product they were so eager to tear open to use it once they get home, "were so eager".
The act of blaming the customer, ultimately means you're burning a hole in Apple's quality customer service, albeit slowly, one by one, with each customer.
You can't blame the customer for not opening their purchases right away. The phrase "You're the customer, you're supposed to check your purchases" is true, but is that the way to respond to a customer in a sickening tone? The main drawback was that they think their customers are lying. Whaaaa? Sorry, I'm having so much fun with my mac I bought from some place else, I'm too occupied to come and play "punk the mac store" with you people.
What if it was meant to be a gift and the receiver of the gift so happens to pass away before it was even presented upon? Well I'm sorry if the customer doesn't open the gift right away in joy that it will now be his/hers, only to have unwrap a faulty product. Just an example.
...and the sole reason I don't purchase my mac from major retail outlets is because of exactly this. Trust me, there's a better Apple retail outlet in a 1km radius from every Machines store in KL. EpiCenter, Smack, you name it.
I got my mac from Smack @ Bangsar Village 2 and was never dissatisfied with their after sales service. Machines left me with a very bad impression almost 3 times after purchasing ONE macbook accessory that they can't seem to get right - and that was only because I picked it up out of convenience that I so happen to be in the area. Amazing what the work of 2 Machines outlet could do to 1 customer.
Not those who work outside the counter, but those who work behind the counter attending to customer problems. I wonder how foreign Apple customer service reps would cover their face in shame.
If a customer enters with a product defect, they should be treated the way they want to be treated after paying quite an amount for their product they were so eager to tear open to use it once they get home, "were so eager".
The act of blaming the customer, ultimately means you're burning a hole in Apple's quality customer service, albeit slowly, one by one, with each customer.
You can't blame the customer for not opening their purchases right away. The phrase "You're the customer, you're supposed to check your purchases" is true, but is that the way to respond to a customer in a sickening tone? The main drawback was that they think their customers are lying. Whaaaa? Sorry, I'm having so much fun with my mac I bought from some place else, I'm too occupied to come and play "punk the mac store" with you people.
What if it was meant to be a gift and the receiver of the gift so happens to pass away before it was even presented upon? Well I'm sorry if the customer doesn't open the gift right away in joy that it will now be his/hers, only to have unwrap a faulty product. Just an example.
...and the sole reason I don't purchase my mac from major retail outlets is because of exactly this. Trust me, there's a better Apple retail outlet in a 1km radius from every Machines store in KL. EpiCenter, Smack, you name it.
I got my mac from Smack @ Bangsar Village 2 and was never dissatisfied with their after sales service. Machines left me with a very bad impression almost 3 times after purchasing ONE macbook accessory that they can't seem to get right - and that was only because I picked it up out of convenience that I so happen to be in the area. Amazing what the work of 2 Machines outlet could do to 1 customer.
Not those who work outside the counter, but those who work behind the counter attending to customer problems. I wonder how foreign Apple customer service reps would cover their face in shame.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
July Month Wrap Up 2010
I make it a habit to review each and every IU day every year based on PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (eventho I have no idea where those posts went), I don't really care about what you think about my review honestly - which means the only ones I've been to for the past years - Hartamas' /failmoment.
Fact is, I've managed to perform at even TTDI's IU day this year, but that alone is history I'd never wanna relive. Let's just say it did not go too well (happens sometimes in your performing side of life, just gotta accept it).
Well anyway, July's highlight was probably Sport Carnival being smacked up in between 2 IU days of only a week apart. Sleep deprived, who cares, that's part of finishing up your senior year all beaten up in accomplishment.
*Foreword: Each IU day mentioned here has it's own unique touch, hence shouldn't be compared with one another - only as a review. The baseline? Past IU day's I've been to.
So let's get things started, please don't kill me:
SMKTTDI's IU Day
Food (7/10) (9/10 for the Curry Puff):
It really is an obvious bet to why food is listed first. In term's of food, I loved to curry puff so much that I actually brought home some for my dinner AND supper. The rest were not bad, only that the nuggets got cold but was topped off well but the noodle. I'm no food critic, like I said based on personal experience. Ps: I want more curry puffs.
Location ( -/10):
There's no fair judgement for this. School compound was the only location that was predetermined for that particular IU day to be held at.
Sound System (7/10):
Albeit the over powered bass coming from the drums, the rest were good, compared to what was experienced a couple of years back at some event. Sidenote tho, acoustic guitars should be plugged-in to the pre-amp, instead of an electric guitar amp which in the end sounded really electric.
Performance (8/10):
Audience interactive and even hosted by 2 very energetic people, perfect combination to keep the audience from falling asleep and still one with the event. Good job!
Obvious Stress-level - the lower the better (2/10):
I have no idea how the interactors from TTDI manage to put up such a great event without even showing how stressed they are planning and managing the whole thing. From standing at the side watching on the performances to even starting the train (I call it the train).
Punctuality and work arounds (7/10):
Started a bit off time, but managed to wrap it all up in time (+/- 10 minutes earlier with an open dance floor).
Verdict: I had a great time! (8/10 overall)
SMKSH's IU Day:
Food (7/10) (8/10 for the Curry Puff):
The rice was dry and cold, but saved by the egg and chicken thingy majigy. And I have no idea why I love curry puffs so much.
Location - getting there (7/10):
For some people who have never been to this side of town (or less frequently), it may be a bit of a hassle to find, especially since it's on the other side of the highway.
Location - there itself (9/10):
The hall was anything but run down. The toilets were anything but filthy. The stage was anything but small. It wasn't hot - unless you danced or performed with the spotlights shining on you. The seatings were relatively close to the stage and everything was visible unless you had a giraffe sitting in front of you or people were standing in front (or maybe I'm just short). The auditorim itself looks like a total different place in the college.
Sound System (8/10 for overall) (6/10 for the purpose of sound checking):
I'm pretty much really specific about this. As to sound is concerned, it was better than previous and any other IU days I've attended, but the purpose of sound checking just defeats the overall. The settings were meant to stay that way after sound checking and should be attended to by the technicians should changes are made, the mic was really soft during performance and the personal stage amplification wasn't turned on to it's audible settings. My guitar ended up sounding slightly distorted which messed up the tuning a bit, had no time to change anything.
Performance (8/10):
Kudos for bringing Jin from hitz.fm to host the event. As to guest performers and performers alike, they nailed it, except that people slowly started to leave after intermission.
Obvious Stress-level - the lower the better (4/10):
Can't blame anyone, hosting such big event does need ample overlooks, but sometimes chilling helps too. =)
Punctuality and work arounds (8/10):
Most performing acts were on time, and the work around of the schedule were properly done, except that performers should be there on time and not wait for slot changes.
Verdict: Probably the talk of the coming week(s), we'll see (8/10 overall, but better than previous year's)
Fact is, I've managed to perform at even TTDI's IU day this year, but that alone is history I'd never wanna relive. Let's just say it did not go too well (happens sometimes in your performing side of life, just gotta accept it).
Well anyway, July's highlight was probably Sport Carnival being smacked up in between 2 IU days of only a week apart. Sleep deprived, who cares, that's part of finishing up your senior year all beaten up in accomplishment.
*Foreword: Each IU day mentioned here has it's own unique touch, hence shouldn't be compared with one another - only as a review. The baseline? Past IU day's I've been to.
So let's get things started, please don't kill me:
SMKTTDI's IU Day
Food (7/10) (9/10 for the Curry Puff):
It really is an obvious bet to why food is listed first. In term's of food, I loved to curry puff so much that I actually brought home some for my dinner AND supper. The rest were not bad, only that the nuggets got cold but was topped off well but the noodle. I'm no food critic, like I said based on personal experience. Ps: I want more curry puffs.
Location ( -/10):
There's no fair judgement for this. School compound was the only location that was predetermined for that particular IU day to be held at.
Sound System (7/10):
Albeit the over powered bass coming from the drums, the rest were good, compared to what was experienced a couple of years back at some event. Sidenote tho, acoustic guitars should be plugged-in to the pre-amp, instead of an electric guitar amp which in the end sounded really electric.
Performance (8/10):
Audience interactive and even hosted by 2 very energetic people, perfect combination to keep the audience from falling asleep and still one with the event. Good job!
Obvious Stress-level - the lower the better (2/10):
I have no idea how the interactors from TTDI manage to put up such a great event without even showing how stressed they are planning and managing the whole thing. From standing at the side watching on the performances to even starting the train (I call it the train).
Punctuality and work arounds (7/10):
Started a bit off time, but managed to wrap it all up in time (+/- 10 minutes earlier with an open dance floor).
Verdict: I had a great time! (8/10 overall)
SMKSH's IU Day:
Food (7/10) (8/10 for the Curry Puff):
The rice was dry and cold, but saved by the egg and chicken thingy majigy. And I have no idea why I love curry puffs so much.
Location - getting there (7/10):
For some people who have never been to this side of town (or less frequently), it may be a bit of a hassle to find, especially since it's on the other side of the highway.
Location - there itself (9/10):
The hall was anything but run down. The toilets were anything but filthy. The stage was anything but small. It wasn't hot - unless you danced or performed with the spotlights shining on you. The seatings were relatively close to the stage and everything was visible unless you had a giraffe sitting in front of you or people were standing in front (or maybe I'm just short). The auditorim itself looks like a total different place in the college.
Sound System (8/10 for overall) (6/10 for the purpose of sound checking):
I'm pretty much really specific about this. As to sound is concerned, it was better than previous and any other IU days I've attended, but the purpose of sound checking just defeats the overall. The settings were meant to stay that way after sound checking and should be attended to by the technicians should changes are made, the mic was really soft during performance and the personal stage amplification wasn't turned on to it's audible settings. My guitar ended up sounding slightly distorted which messed up the tuning a bit, had no time to change anything.
Performance (8/10):
Kudos for bringing Jin from hitz.fm to host the event. As to guest performers and performers alike, they nailed it, except that people slowly started to leave after intermission.
Obvious Stress-level - the lower the better (4/10):
Can't blame anyone, hosting such big event does need ample overlooks, but sometimes chilling helps too. =)
Punctuality and work arounds (8/10):
Most performing acts were on time, and the work around of the schedule were properly done, except that performers should be there on time and not wait for slot changes.
Verdict: Probably the talk of the coming week(s), we'll see (8/10 overall, but better than previous year's)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Plan Cs
Plan As and Plan Bs are almost as often as me taking a pee - but who could deny the inevitable Plan Cs (should people change plans because they never took the initiative to confirm at first)
Damn right illustrative...
Imagine having 4 scheduled plans waiting when suddenly you have one canceled, the other with a time and area change, with a blocked time slot from 4.30 - 7.30 of pure Physics and Chemistry followed on by what was an "almost late" dinner with teacher and peeps (I hate being late, bar none).
Ok so maybe your head is not doing you any good right now. I'm spoon feeding you now.
In a nutshell:
KL CBD > Bangsar > Damansara Utama > Damansara Heights > Bangsar > Kepong via Segambut > Bangsar.
Ngeh:
Don't have to know what i did > Home > Practice Session > Physics and Chem > Home > Dinner with Teacher and peeps > Home.
All planned in just one morning, hah - I feel good being a backpacker.
Damn right illustrative...
Imagine having 4 scheduled plans waiting when suddenly you have one canceled, the other with a time and area change, with a blocked time slot from 4.30 - 7.30 of pure Physics and Chemistry followed on by what was an "almost late" dinner with teacher and peeps (I hate being late, bar none).
Ok so maybe your head is not doing you any good right now. I'm spoon feeding you now.
In a nutshell:
KL CBD > Bangsar > Damansara Utama > Damansara Heights > Bangsar > Kepong via Segambut > Bangsar.
Ngeh:
Don't have to know what i did > Home > Practice Session > Physics and Chem > Home > Dinner with Teacher and peeps > Home.
All planned in just one morning, hah - I feel good being a backpacker.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sticky Note nº3, 300510
- 3rd sticky note, 130th post, on the 30th of May. Hah (right)
- When you say you're gonna be there for someone, BE THERE for that someone. I'd rather hug a tree and be there for it if I hear anyone say that they are gonna be there for me.
- Biology, what the heck...?
- I'm pretty sure most of you are just scratching your heads now.
- When you say you're gonna be there for someone, BE THERE for that someone. I'd rather hug a tree and be there for it if I hear anyone say that they are gonna be there for me.
- Biology, what the heck...?
- I'm pretty sure most of you are just scratching your heads now.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Sticky Note nº2, 280510
- Just when I needed to jot something down yesterday, my Moleskine ran out of pages. Got a replacement today, this is book 2 of the music journalling. Why the urge? Orchestral season is coming up real soon (and I mean in a week). Ps: Moleskine is pronounced as "Mo-leh-skeen-eh" not mole-skin. Whoo!
- Why the heck am I so drowsy today...? Gosh, might be that coffee-in-the-morning-routine yesterday
- Among the kind of people I can't tolerate are those who don't get their assignments handed over in time for remedial and editing works to be done. Excuse? Exams - Hello, I'm having exams too, more important than your level. Started way earlier than yours which was when I asked you for it. Shove your "tomorrow"s up your dog's ass.
- I'm offering guitar classes, anyone interested?
- Why the heck am I so drowsy today...? Gosh, might be that coffee-in-the-morning-routine yesterday
- Among the kind of people I can't tolerate are those who don't get their assignments handed over in time for remedial and editing works to be done. Excuse? Exams - Hello, I'm having exams too, more important than your level. Started way earlier than yours which was when I asked you for it. Shove your "tomorrow"s up your dog's ass.
- I'm offering guitar classes, anyone interested?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Sticky Note nº1, 120510
“The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.” - William Shakespeare.
This is a very straight forward heads up for performers and everyone alike. Why? Cause I can’t bare the fact most people get the upper end without any work done.
Wonder how performing arts and/or events turn out to be so good? Apart from the countless hours of practice, auditions were where it all began to be. In a nutshell, auditions gets the whole event started.
I mean, who’d wanna be surprised with gimmicks or quacks of wannabes and the empty handed promises from several performers. Those horrible performances is a sure thing to get your invitees out of the hall for all those times where you’d need to pack and clean up for the night.
So to speak, power abuse. Escaping auditions are nonetheless the exact same replicated experience of the above mentioned.
From my experience, auditions are meant to judge each individual based on their progress in presenting that specific performance. Take it as a protocol to see whether you’re really prepared.
Auditions could also save you that utter embarassment on stage on performance day should you be not sufficient enough to deliver the performance that particular event is striving for. Having you be the organising party doesn’t make your performance achieve above all, let alone, pass that certain “awesome-factor-prerequisite”.
Heck was I glad to be told upon on my first audition, I never really realise I used to sing off-pitch at a higher key until heard upon - should I let that continue just because, for an example, I’m the organiser of a certain event? …man I’d suck and never realise my flaw(s).
So maybe you’re the kind that would like to show off your talents or “talents” to everyone. Why not show it off to the judges before you show it off to the world? Talents scouts are everywhere ya know.
Ahh, I could go on and on should I want to, but take it from me if you’d wanna plan a successful event -
“Hold an audition, go by the system, realise your power, act within your means, and NEVER allow someone to jump the queue, especially yourself”
Sunday, May 9, 2010
What is an orchestra?
An orchestra is where musicians play in unison to produce a bomb of a piece. Or in other words, Maestro Abreu's definition - In it’s essence, the orchestra and the choir are much more than artistic structures, they are examples and schools of social life, because to sing and to play together means to intimately coexist towards perfection and excellence, following a strict discipline of organisation and coordination in order to seek the harmonic independence of voices and instruments.
SO if you're just here for the status and the name. If you're just going to sit around waiting for me to spoon feed you with practice time and piece study - then just do everyone and ultimately yourself a favour, get the hell out of this mess you're in that you've created.
Thank You and Good Night!
SO if you're just here for the status and the name. If you're just going to sit around waiting for me to spoon feed you with practice time and piece study - then just do everyone and ultimately yourself a favour, get the hell out of this mess you're in that you've created.
Thank You and Good Night!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
PRS Camp 2010 Recap
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50 hours of exhilarating, interesting, exciting, intensive, exhausting and care-less camp experience. Making it impossible to digest the feeling to say goodbye to it all in such short notice - that's what a recap is for of the bits and pieces that gave me the longest lasting impression of what camp really is about:-
People
Handling a camp of 110 attendees with the workforce of 14 facilitators is no easy task. What's really happening behind the scenes when you're off for your luxury bath or sumptuous meals is briefing, debriefing, planning, re-planning, run throughs and more briefing amongst all the facilitators. We still had our meals and baths in time, and that's how we worked it out so well this time. So once again, I thank every single one of the attendees for co-operating with us and facilitators, it was a pleasure working with you to manage this unforgettable final camp of our high school years.
Food
Before every camp, I always, and may I say this, always am prepared for the worse of the meals they provide; but wait, the food served throughout this whole camp tickled my tastebuds - so much so I'm craving for more. Just as I thought spaghetti won't be served, they proved me wrong. Yet again, breakfast was probably the best meal of each day. Ps: Why is it that I always get the neck of the chicken when digging through the buffet table?
I often catch something I can't throw
That's very true, I'm sinus prone but my sinus didn't go overboard for that 50 hours of camp. Non-intrusive towards my routine that I actually didn't have to use my nasal spray at all. Also, for all of you who guessed my clue right - congratulations, but none of you got it upon first try and confuse me for playing the drums instead. (pssst! I have videos of each group performing their hilarious dance)
Single Ladies
By now, you would have realised that I am addicted to that song if you ever did look for me for extra points. Videos are coming up soon. Patients.
THE Hill
Not to be compared to hiking, that's a different chapter of it's own. That hill we've climbed each day got me into a 2:3 steps breathing ratio eventhough I was just walking up. It's those kind of climbs where it doesn't drain you out upon completing it but gosh! why does the residential area and club house have to be so far apart?
The Marshmallow Challenge
I got that off TEDTalk and it does actually give you a taste of what prototyping and refinement really means. Congrats to those who managed to build up their freestanding structures for the Ta-Da! moment. For the rest, your Uh-Oh! moments probably taught you a lot too. That, I had fun watching xD. I finished the rest of the marshmallows playing Chubby Bunny in the room tho.
Flour + Water = Hilarity
Flour alone is not enough, because you'd be able to blow it off anytime to look for the sweets hidden below it. Solution? + water to make a paste out of it, so you'd really dig in. Also the whole reason we asked to "sacrifice" 3 group members before the challenge.
In-room entertainment
We fooled quite an amount of you into catching the imaginary M&Ms we were supposedly "throwing" with your mouths from the comfort of our balcony.
We also chased each and everyone of you back into your rooms by being really annoying, yet again from the comfort of our balcony.
We did push-ups at the balcony in our shorts in the evenings. Having it be ever so cooling with the breeze.
"Take off your jacket!"
and had noodles in drinking cups.
Toaster
May I remind you again, hotel or resort toasters on buffet tables are NOT automated!
Performance Night
That probably was the highlight of the camp, having each and everyone of you dance to songs that were out of your comfort zones. Hey it's all for the sportiness of being in camp. Yet, you guys managed to practice and get everyone together in less than a day.
It never fails to amaze me at the amount of amazing cheers each of your can come up with, esp. from the group who replicated and incorporated the beat for "We Will Rock You" into your cheer routines. Kudos to you guys.
The Gratitude Dance
Remember when "Where the hell is Matt?" debut on YouTube with his ever so famous dance move everyone on the planet? I had no idea it was the gratitude dance till today itself.
For all the times we had to run around to get things right
it paid off really well. Time was not our side, but of that 50 hours (excluding sleep), we squeezed so much and made it awesome at the same time.
Testimonials
Thank you, thank you and thank you again for the amount of great testimonials you left for me and each and everyone of the facilitators.
If you were to sum it up, we've all got some really really valuable list of skills and new attitude preferences to bring and apply to our everyday lives. We in a team; Prototyping and refinement; the value of smaller amounts; planning and strategizing - all of which, you won't get in such straight forward manner in other school organized camps.
It's your turn to handle camp now, good luck!
So, my question to you is...
What left the lasting impression of camp in you?
50 hours of exhilarating, interesting, exciting, intensive, exhausting and care-less camp experience. Making it impossible to digest the feeling to say goodbye to it all in such short notice - that's what a recap is for of the bits and pieces that gave me the longest lasting impression of what camp really is about:-
People
Handling a camp of 110 attendees with the workforce of 14 facilitators is no easy task. What's really happening behind the scenes when you're off for your luxury bath or sumptuous meals is briefing, debriefing, planning, re-planning, run throughs and more briefing amongst all the facilitators. We still had our meals and baths in time, and that's how we worked it out so well this time. So once again, I thank every single one of the attendees for co-operating with us and facilitators, it was a pleasure working with you to manage this unforgettable final camp of our high school years.
Food
Before every camp, I always, and may I say this, always am prepared for the worse of the meals they provide; but wait, the food served throughout this whole camp tickled my tastebuds - so much so I'm craving for more. Just as I thought spaghetti won't be served, they proved me wrong. Yet again, breakfast was probably the best meal of each day. Ps: Why is it that I always get the neck of the chicken when digging through the buffet table?
I often catch something I can't throw
That's very true, I'm sinus prone but my sinus didn't go overboard for that 50 hours of camp. Non-intrusive towards my routine that I actually didn't have to use my nasal spray at all. Also, for all of you who guessed my clue right - congratulations, but none of you got it upon first try and confuse me for playing the drums instead. (pssst! I have videos of each group performing their hilarious dance)
Single Ladies
By now, you would have realised that I am addicted to that song if you ever did look for me for extra points. Videos are coming up soon. Patients.
THE Hill
Not to be compared to hiking, that's a different chapter of it's own. That hill we've climbed each day got me into a 2:3 steps breathing ratio eventhough I was just walking up. It's those kind of climbs where it doesn't drain you out upon completing it but gosh! why does the residential area and club house have to be so far apart?
The Marshmallow Challenge
I got that off TEDTalk and it does actually give you a taste of what prototyping and refinement really means. Congrats to those who managed to build up their freestanding structures for the Ta-Da! moment. For the rest, your Uh-Oh! moments probably taught you a lot too. That, I had fun watching xD. I finished the rest of the marshmallows playing Chubby Bunny in the room tho.
Flour + Water = Hilarity
Flour alone is not enough, because you'd be able to blow it off anytime to look for the sweets hidden below it. Solution? + water to make a paste out of it, so you'd really dig in. Also the whole reason we asked to "sacrifice" 3 group members before the challenge.
In-room entertainment
We fooled quite an amount of you into catching the imaginary M&Ms we were supposedly "throwing" with your mouths from the comfort of our balcony.
We also chased each and everyone of you back into your rooms by being really annoying, yet again from the comfort of our balcony.
We did push-ups at the balcony in our shorts in the evenings. Having it be ever so cooling with the breeze.
"Take off your jacket!"
and had noodles in drinking cups.
Toaster
May I remind you again, hotel or resort toasters on buffet tables are NOT automated!
Performance Night
That probably was the highlight of the camp, having each and everyone of you dance to songs that were out of your comfort zones. Hey it's all for the sportiness of being in camp. Yet, you guys managed to practice and get everyone together in less than a day.
It never fails to amaze me at the amount of amazing cheers each of your can come up with, esp. from the group who replicated and incorporated the beat for "We Will Rock You" into your cheer routines. Kudos to you guys.
The Gratitude Dance
Remember when "Where the hell is Matt?" debut on YouTube with his ever so famous dance move everyone on the planet? I had no idea it was the gratitude dance till today itself.
For all the times we had to run around to get things right
it paid off really well. Time was not our side, but of that 50 hours (excluding sleep), we squeezed so much and made it awesome at the same time.
Testimonials
Thank you, thank you and thank you again for the amount of great testimonials you left for me and each and everyone of the facilitators.
If you were to sum it up, we've all got some really really valuable list of skills and new attitude preferences to bring and apply to our everyday lives. We in a team; Prototyping and refinement; the value of smaller amounts; planning and strategizing - all of which, you won't get in such straight forward manner in other school organized camps.
It's your turn to handle camp now, good luck!
So, my question to you is...
What left the lasting impression of camp in you?
Sunday, April 4, 2010
The Man Who Thought He Was.
This is a story of a man who wanted to stand out from the pack, but I don't mean that standing out is bad. This is a story of a man who abused his power - the number 3 on my cross out list. This is a story of a man who is gonna get himself fired because he really thought he had it in him.
Theoretically, I'm not afraid of getting sued, because he wouldn't have the money to do so in the first place. Maybe I am afraid of that uniform of his, "so afraid I am shivering from the inside". Trying to look so much like a police - he earned my applause - rhetorical statement. If only I knew his name, if only, but it wouldn't do me good anyway, with that god forbidden name of his ringing in my head - considering that I can't go in and talk "sets" with him - even if I had no idea what bombastic sentence he was trying to construct to make himself look good.
I think I'm living in Guantanamo Bay now. I mean, technically since he controls the in and out flow of traffic and visitors. I'm sorry, really, I symphatise for him - but I don't see his first name on the front gate of this place I've been living in since my early days of sucking milk out from a bottle. Oh? I think he just realised he made a really big mistake.
I never did mind people being rude to me, it's just an easy way for them to say:
"Hey, check this out! I never knew proper communication and I need to raise my voice to show it!"
or in their terms
"You don't need to talk sets with me"
I'm sure readers are pretty much lost now, for those who came for some awesome Frisbee, oh they'd know.
If he insists that he doesn't need people to tell him how to do his job, with our outermost respect, we shouldn't - but we could ask him instead to find someplace else where he could pretend whatever he is doing is right, someplace where no one would complain.
If you're serving a community, you listen out to people's voices and their complains. What's worse is that he doesn't even live here to have that certain degree of say. I'm not raising my voice, because my dad has taught me how to communicate properly. If he wants to be a police, by all means, go ahead. The only reason he ended up with this job, was because he failed bootcamp. I still have years to come, and one day, he'd work for me in my private condo - or maybe not, who'd want to hire someone like him again?
If I ever do see him again, it would be a prefect real life example to tell my children what not to be.
OH! I forgot! He probably doesn't know what the "internet" is.
On the lighter side of things - I'm actually happy we have people like him to laugh about. Frisbee was awesome!
Theoretically, I'm not afraid of getting sued, because he wouldn't have the money to do so in the first place. Maybe I am afraid of that uniform of his, "so afraid I am shivering from the inside". Trying to look so much like a police - he earned my applause - rhetorical statement. If only I knew his name, if only, but it wouldn't do me good anyway, with that god forbidden name of his ringing in my head - considering that I can't go in and talk "sets" with him - even if I had no idea what bombastic sentence he was trying to construct to make himself look good.
I think I'm living in Guantanamo Bay now. I mean, technically since he controls the in and out flow of traffic and visitors. I'm sorry, really, I symphatise for him - but I don't see his first name on the front gate of this place I've been living in since my early days of sucking milk out from a bottle. Oh? I think he just realised he made a really big mistake.
I never did mind people being rude to me, it's just an easy way for them to say:
"Hey, check this out! I never knew proper communication and I need to raise my voice to show it!"
or in their terms
"You don't need to talk sets with me"
I'm sure readers are pretty much lost now, for those who came for some awesome Frisbee, oh they'd know.
If he insists that he doesn't need people to tell him how to do his job, with our outermost respect, we shouldn't - but we could ask him instead to find someplace else where he could pretend whatever he is doing is right, someplace where no one would complain.
If you're serving a community, you listen out to people's voices and their complains. What's worse is that he doesn't even live here to have that certain degree of say. I'm not raising my voice, because my dad has taught me how to communicate properly. If he wants to be a police, by all means, go ahead. The only reason he ended up with this job, was because he failed bootcamp. I still have years to come, and one day, he'd work for me in my private condo - or maybe not, who'd want to hire someone like him again?
So, heres my verdict and I'm setting everything straight - if you want to humiliate me in front of my guests I've invited for that awesome Frisbee that turned out to be afterall, my task is simple. Yeah, so simple, it makes your 1st try of a bombastically constructed sentence seem like rocket science. I'll just need to file a simple complain of 1 simple, understandable sentence and you'd be on your way to work at Disneyland - that is if Malaysia would ever have one. In the meantime, you could buy yourself a toy gun from Toys'R'Us and roam the streets of KL pretending to be a cop with 3 stars on your shoulders. Captain? Sir? I'm sorry, doesn't quite seem to ring with your face. I'm sorry you still had to allow my friends you wouldn't never have in to the compound, because I had the right to let them in afterall. I don't blame you anyway, you had your eye on my Frisbee, you clearly wanted to play, but you couldn't, so you just had to make us miserable, we're happy for your information.
If I ever do see him again, it would be a prefect real life example to tell my children what not to be.
OH! I forgot! He probably doesn't know what the "internet" is.
On the lighter side of things - I'm actually happy we have people like him to laugh about. Frisbee was awesome!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
1 Reason
Anonymity is powerful.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/25/2010-03-25_li_teens_suicide_linked_to_cruel_cyberbullies_police.html
I never supported the idea of anonymously answering sometimes personal questions, I never had a formspring.me account, it is a great concept for groups or organisations into having instant FAQ feedback for customers/investors alike, but just not personal use. That's my say and that's 1 reason for you, that is strong enough, to have you delete your formspring, either
(1) in memory of the victim http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=111705995513640
/
(2) or for your own sake
/
(3) all of the above
TBH, I'm a victim myself, but I'm a blardy thick skin bastard, so their loss.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/25/2010-03-25_li_teens_suicide_linked_to_cruel_cyberbullies_police.html
I never supported the idea of anonymously answering sometimes personal questions, I never had a formspring.me account, it is a great concept for groups or organisations into having instant FAQ feedback for customers/investors alike, but just not personal use. That's my say and that's 1 reason for you, that is strong enough, to have you delete your formspring, either
(1) in memory of the victim http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=111705995513640
/
(2) or for your own sake
/
(3) all of the above
TBH, I'm a victim myself, but I'm a blardy thick skin bastard, so their loss.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
30 minutes
I decided to spoil myself today with pizza. Since I'm technically home alone, I get it all to myself. Sharing or not, it's fine by me.
Went online to jot down my order on their site and got to know of the online rm27.80 promotion for a regular, a stick, 2 cans of soft drinks. It ended up being 30.80 with no fine prints and whatsoever indicating the price increase. No it's not delivery charge.
Upon clicking "Check Out", their servers decided to generate some more money out of me. "Introducing Super Deals, only 4.80 more for a Twisty Bread", by all means, luckily there was an option for a "no, thank you".
So I confirm my order as soon as I could hoping to receive it by 2.40pm knowing that it takes 30 minutes for them to deliver it over. Clicked on "Confirm" at 2.15pm, but there was a snag tho - The "please wait while your order is being processed" takes another 5 minutes. "Congratulations, your order was placed on 2.25pm"
I am angry, because I am hungry...
Went online to jot down my order on their site and got to know of the online rm27.80 promotion for a regular, a stick, 2 cans of soft drinks. It ended up being 30.80 with no fine prints and whatsoever indicating the price increase. No it's not delivery charge.
Upon clicking "Check Out", their servers decided to generate some more money out of me. "Introducing Super Deals, only 4.80 more for a Twisty Bread", by all means, luckily there was an option for a "no, thank you".
So I confirm my order as soon as I could hoping to receive it by 2.40pm knowing that it takes 30 minutes for them to deliver it over. Clicked on "Confirm" at 2.15pm, but there was a snag tho - The "please wait while your order is being processed" takes another 5 minutes. "Congratulations, your order was placed on 2.25pm"
I am angry, because I am hungry...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
180310 Life - Night and Last Update
(A1) To-Do Checklist for the day
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
(A2) Currently finishing
Nothing
(B1) What I've done so far.
Everything but one
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
I remember how I use to be doing them, but now I'm marking them...
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
complete
(D) What I've failed to do.
edit sports day footage, because I'm lazy. proves my point, the to-do list is not fixed but somewhat a way of pushing me to do it.
Fun while lasted
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
- Fartlek Training with Bangsar Telawi Route*
- Get a Subway Sandwich for Lunch (or Dinner)
- Finish up theory work*
- Do the happy dance in the shower
- Check on Prep List to confirm (or decline) tomorrow night's plan.
- Get enough, but not too much sleep.
- Edit Sports Day footages
- Practice Piano, Guitar, Stomp
(A2) Currently finishing
Nothing
(B1) What I've done so far.
Everything but one
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
I remember how I use to be doing them, but now I'm marking them...
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
complete
(D) What I've failed to do.
edit sports day footage, because I'm lazy. proves my point, the to-do list is not fixed but somewhat a way of pushing me to do it.
Fun while lasted
180310 Life - Evening Update
(A1) To-Do Checklist for the day
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
(A2) Currently finishing
Theory work, as a refreshment
(B1) What I've done so far.
Got a Subway Sandwich for Dinner, Checked on Prep List, my night is cleared, Got enough sleep. Ran my Fartlek route, did the happy dance after that, ATE the subway sandwich for dinner. I'm feeling great
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
I'm not going thru my previous update again - my Fartlek training summary for today can be found at http://www.mapmyride.com/view_workout?w=990126891240850575; and no I did not film myself doing the happy dance in the shower.
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
- Fartlek Training with Bangsar Telawi Route*
- Get a Subway Sandwich for Lunch (or Dinner)
- Finish up theory work*
- Do the happy dance in the shower
- Check on Prep List to confirm (or decline) tomorrow night's plan.
- Get enough, but not too much sleep.
- Edit Sports Day footages
- Practice Piano, Guitar, Stomp
(A2) Currently finishing
Theory work, as a refreshment
(B1) What I've done so far.
Got a Subway Sandwich for Dinner, Checked on Prep List, my night is cleared, Got enough sleep. Ran my Fartlek route, did the happy dance after that, ATE the subway sandwich for dinner. I'm feeling great
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
I'm not going thru my previous update again - my Fartlek training summary for today can be found at http://www.mapmyride.com/view_workout?w=990126891240850575; and no I did not film myself doing the happy dance in the shower.
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
180310 Life - Afternoon Update
(A1) To-Do Checklist for the day
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
(B1) What I've done so far.
(2) Get a Subway Sandwich for Dinner, (5) Checked on Prep List, my night is cleared, (6) Got enough sleep.
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
My Subway sandwich was from Gardens Mall, 6 inch Teriyaki Chicken, ready for my dinner along with cookies. Prep list says no conducting for the night.
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
- Fartlek Training with Bangsar Telawi Route*
- Get a Subway Sandwich for Lunch (or Dinner)
- Finish up theory work*
- Do the happy dance in the shower
- Check on Prep List to confirm (or decline) tomorrow night's plan.
- Get enough, but not too much sleep.
- Edit Sports Day footages
- Practice Piano, Guitar, Stomp
(A2) Currently finishing
- Fartlek Training with new planned route
(B1) What I've done so far.
(2) Get a Subway Sandwich for Dinner, (5) Checked on Prep List, my night is cleared, (6) Got enough sleep.
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
My Subway sandwich was from Gardens Mall, 6 inch Teriyaki Chicken, ready for my dinner along with cookies. Prep list says no conducting for the night.
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
180310 Life - Morning Update
I'm gonna update on every course of the day for today, so you'd know what I'm doing. You don't get this often, so treasure it while you can - and see where my adventures can lead you to...(or tempt you). I'm hoping other bloggers reading this can follow suit only for the day (or whenever you feel like continuing). Also, follow me on twitter to see my live updates on my whereabouts.
(A) To-Do Checklist for the day
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
(A) To-Do Checklist for the day
(again, this can be altered according to my likings, and not a fixed element of my day - unless a "*" is on it)
- Fartlek Training with Bangsar Telawi Route*
- Get a Subway Sandwich for Lunch (or Dinner)
- Finish up theory work
- Do the happy dance in the shower
- Check on Prep List to confirm (or decline) tomorrow night's plan.
- Get enough, but not too much sleep.
- Edit Sports Day footages
- Practice Piano, Guitar, Stomp
(B1) What I've done so far.
-nothing-...yet!
(B2) How I done it, outline sketch.
-nothing-...yet!
(C) The, you-must-cheer-or-help-someone-in-need-in-order-for-you-to-officially-call-it-a-day™checklist
-nothing-...yet!
(D) What I've failed to do.
-nothing-
Monday, March 15, 2010
Ikea
I don't quite like shopping. Not when I'm in regular shopping malls.
Ikea, on the other hand, is not regular. Ikea is not a shopping mall. No, I wasn't there to buy household furnitures (why, technically utensils).
So if you're ever dropping by Ikea anytime soon, you can give this Howie Experience Certified and Quality Place To Be Assurance Package™a test drive (only when you wanna rejoice with your childhood, please I do not assure physical or mental damage to full grown adults having the ego.)
--> You'll first enter Ikea and be overwhelmed with the smell of wood, good smelling wood. Proceed to the entrance of the first furnishing department. Walk through each department and sit on each and every chair, bed, soft toy there is. At the end of section 1 of Ikea, have yourself some feast for your appetite with Swedish Meatballs or Poached Salmon. Proceed to section 2, and start getting curious. Get what you need, and bang on every pot and pan to test its acoustics durability if you're stomping anytime soon. Pay at the cashier and don't get yourself a plastic bag, instead carry your furniture around with the Ikea sticker on it. Get yourself Ice Cream, Curry Puffs and a soft drink. Get your ass back home.
Ikea, on the other hand, is not regular. Ikea is not a shopping mall. No, I wasn't there to buy household furnitures (why, technically utensils).
So if you're ever dropping by Ikea anytime soon, you can give this Howie Experience Certified and Quality Place To Be Assurance Package™a test drive (only when you wanna rejoice with your childhood, please I do not assure physical or mental damage to full grown adults having the ego.)
--> You'll first enter Ikea and be overwhelmed with the smell of wood, good smelling wood. Proceed to the entrance of the first furnishing department. Walk through each department and sit on each and every chair, bed, soft toy there is. At the end of section 1 of Ikea, have yourself some feast for your appetite with Swedish Meatballs or Poached Salmon. Proceed to section 2, and start getting curious. Get what you need, and bang on every pot and pan to test its acoustics durability if you're stomping anytime soon. Pay at the cashier and don't get yourself a plastic bag, instead carry your furniture around with the Ikea sticker on it. Get yourself Ice Cream, Curry Puffs and a soft drink. Get your ass back home.
Unanswered Thoughts.
It's when you sometimes go in depth with yourself and just get this random thought you just can't seem to answer - yet curiosity denies rejection.
Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's everyone, probably we're all afraid to ask, afraid to deem our partly unknowledgeable self, but I don't care, I mean, the more I ask the more I get, ayh?
Bare with my stringent and unorganized thoughts. First, let me just clear the air, this is not meant to question, insult and bring down the morality of anyone
At this stage, we ourselves can't say for a fact that we've indeed "witnessed" how Earth was even being made, let alone ourselves. Without the existence of Science and Religion, would this question even exist in the first place? Yes, out of human curiosity, it is bound to pop out of nowhere - but how would we answer it? Without the Big Bang theory or God.
Why is a machine made to work in that sense, why not the other? If, in the absence of positivity or negativity.
Why is good not bad, and bad not good in the first place? Cue: "...in the first place"
Overpopulation? Why can't we just balance the existence of Earth into a single population rather than countries? I'm not looking for a political answer, because it's just plain bullshit.
There are more to come, but with these few questions, it could terminate my boredom while in the LRT with nothing or no one else.
Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's everyone, probably we're all afraid to ask, afraid to deem our partly unknowledgeable self, but I don't care, I mean, the more I ask the more I get, ayh?
Bare with my stringent and unorganized thoughts. First, let me just clear the air, this is not meant to question, insult and bring down the morality of anyone
At this stage, we ourselves can't say for a fact that we've indeed "witnessed" how Earth was even being made, let alone ourselves. Without the existence of Science and Religion, would this question even exist in the first place? Yes, out of human curiosity, it is bound to pop out of nowhere - but how would we answer it? Without the Big Bang theory or God.
Why is a machine made to work in that sense, why not the other? If, in the absence of positivity or negativity.
Why is good not bad, and bad not good in the first place? Cue: "...in the first place"
Overpopulation? Why can't we just balance the existence of Earth into a single population rather than countries? I'm not looking for a political answer, because it's just plain bullshit.
There are more to come, but with these few questions, it could terminate my boredom while in the LRT with nothing or no one else.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Haka Simplified
Decent yet scary stuff. The Haka will be seen as something really beautiful if done together in unison.
Battalions and/or house/uniform bodies who've worked around with The Haka today will find this useful - bare in mind, this is the simplified version of The Haka that we're doing, just for time and learning sake (and teachers).
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Leader: Kia Rite...Kia Rite... (literate translation: Ready yourselves x2)
Kia Mau! (literate translation: Bend the knees!)
All: hī!
Leader: Ringa Pakia (literate translation: Slap your hands against the thighs)
Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Tēneite tangata, pūhuru pūhuru
Nāna i tiki mai (go back to sedia/ready mode)
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Good luck to all for tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Simplicity at it's best.
Those little things we were told - but just never seems to get registered into our *cricket sounding* mass capacity brains. To not run across the road - we still do it at times. Mean what we say - we only say what we mean now huh?
...and come on, this is probably repeated indirectly almost EVERY time we are out having what was once something fun. SPORTS-MAN-SHIP
Competition is healthy, but to mean what we say - healthy competition is good for us. It gives us that edge to push and progress. With just too much of it, it just works the opposite way.
Just please, sports day is around the corner. If you really wanna know how good you are, and where you stand - you don't have to devise a plan to break someone's leg; you don't have to go up to your opponents to taunt them - people only do that when they're having more of the taunt themselves; neither do you have to overwhelm yourself with so much confidence - it's just a feast, yes a feast, not just a meal - for defeat; you don't have to isolate your friends just because they are the "opponents" - it only lasts for that few hours of the game, what about after that?
Accept defeat as it is, and use it as a guide to where you stand. Accept victory as it is, but victory only lasts till the next rematch.
Having a team behind you is probably the best thing that will happen. If we all isolate ourselves to an individualistic competition, who's gonna share our "sole" victory?
Picture a friendly match (and may I stress on this again, meaning what we say - FRIENDLY match) of virtually any sport. It just blocks out so much,
(1 - for the guys) being so nervous because you "cannot afford to lose to your opponent"?
(2 - for the girls) having show the supposed "angry face" so much, that you instantly become old and wrinkly
(3 - for all) We can all just go out for some nice teh tarik after that without ranting while eating that awesome roti canai you have in front.
I JUST WANNA RUN.
...and come on, this is probably repeated indirectly almost EVERY time we are out having what was once something fun. SPORTS-MAN-SHIP
Competition is healthy, but to mean what we say - healthy competition is good for us. It gives us that edge to push and progress. With just too much of it, it just works the opposite way.
Just please, sports day is around the corner. If you really wanna know how good you are, and where you stand - you don't have to devise a plan to break someone's leg; you don't have to go up to your opponents to taunt them - people only do that when they're having more of the taunt themselves; neither do you have to overwhelm yourself with so much confidence - it's just a feast, yes a feast, not just a meal - for defeat; you don't have to isolate your friends just because they are the "opponents" - it only lasts for that few hours of the game, what about after that?
Accept defeat as it is, and use it as a guide to where you stand. Accept victory as it is, but victory only lasts till the next rematch.
Having a team behind you is probably the best thing that will happen. If we all isolate ourselves to an individualistic competition, who's gonna share our "sole" victory?
Picture a friendly match (and may I stress on this again, meaning what we say - FRIENDLY match) of virtually any sport. It just blocks out so much,
(1 - for the guys) being so nervous because you "cannot afford to lose to your opponent"?
(2 - for the girls) having show the supposed "angry face" so much, that you instantly become old and wrinkly
(3 - for all) We can all just go out for some nice teh tarik after that without ranting while eating that awesome roti canai you have in front.
I JUST WANNA RUN.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
The One Week Digital Cleanse
>>Reblogged from jhnmyr.tumblr.com. New Years Resolution Found
Mention to anyone with computer savvy that your laptop has somehow gotten slower over recent months and they’ll ask you the same thing: “have you defragmented your hard drive?” Defragmenting works by taking small slivers of information stored in various locations and consolidating them so that they’re in the same place on the drive and thus easier to access in larger chunks. Hard drive fragmentation is a great metaphor for - if not a literal manifestation of - what’s happened to our brains over years and years of processing small bursts of information. 2009 took fragmentation to a whole new level given the rise of Twitter and the social acceptance of texting people as a substitute to making phone calls.
That’s where the one week digital cleanse comes in. I’ll be defragmenting my mental and psychological hard drive during the first seven days of the new year, and I invite you all to participate.
The cleanse will begin at 9am on January 1. This gives everyone a chance to text and tweet their new year’s well wishes, and theoretically begins upon waking up the morning of January 1. The cleanse will end at 9am on January 8.
Guidelines:
*email only from laptop or desktop computers
*cell phones can only be used to make calls, and no text messages or e-mails are allowed - if you receive a text, you must reply in voice over the phone. E-mails must be returned from a laptop or desktop computer.
*no use of Twitter or any other social networking site - this includes reading as well as posting.
*no visiting of any entertainment or gossip sites. (No need to detail which ones - you know what they are.)
I floated the idea last week on Twitter to see if anyone could envision themselves doing this, and the responses were interesting; some said they could definitely do it, but many were resigned to the idea, calling it impossible. If it is impossible, than my theory is already proven and we’re in big trouble as a society.
This can be done, people. Do it with me. When we pop back up on the grid on January 8, let’s trade stories on what it felt like, how hard it was, and maybe how hard it actually wasn’t.
JM
I am taking the challenge and hope you'd all do the same. It's just one week, I lasted without it for 2 weeks in New Zealand while travelling, now lets try it at home and around.
Late starters like me, we end at the 7th day of the exact time we're starting this.
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