Homesickness

For the last 2 nights, I have been getting really wierd weird dreams. Not that I don't get wierd weird dreams but they usually get forgotten as most humans do. Strangely the dreams I've been getting were about home.

In those dreams, nothing in particular happens, it's almost like spending another day back home. I get to see my dad and mom doing their usual stuff. Did I mention these dreams are mentally draining?

The wierdestweirdest of all, was when I woke up this morning. I think I was still in a semi-dream as the last thing I remembered was my mom walking up and passing me a phone. I placed the phone near my ear and tried to make out what the guy was saying. But just as the guy started speaking the sound of a tuk tuk just muffled out the words and then I realised it was a dream. I actually spoke 'hello?' twice and at the moment my eyes were open but I was seeing my room!

I suppose these are signs telling me that I'm missing home?

It led me to think about why I'm getting these dreams at this time. When does one actually start getting affected by homesickness?

Some say that one gets homesick during the early months of being away. The idea is that during that time, you are still feeling a strong sense of attachment to your home, and being alone gets you thinking about it a lil' too much. However, I have been in Bangkok for 4 months already and if the theory is right, why am I only getting them now?

I guessed that it could be due to the face that I realised that I was a month away from being back home. It could be possible as you start to think about home knowing that soon you'll return to the comforts of a place you call home.

Serge said that it could be the time when you start to settle into the environment. He does have a point cuz I was initially walking around getting myself entertained with the sights and sounds of Bangkok.

The Verdict? You get homesick once you get bored of the new environment! Remedy for that? Constantly find yourself new crap to amuse yourself with!

I can't wait till I get home though... Yes yes, Bruce MISSING EEUS!

RAN RAN RUU~ ランランルー

It has always been the public opinion that a fast food nation is a fat one. Even if it's not the fat nation, people will link it with poor health. With movies such as 'Fast Food Nation' and 'Supersize Me', it's not that hard to imagine.*crap it sounds like a samsung commercial!*

But, is it really all that bad? Why is it that whenever we look at a someone who eats at the Mac's, we'd think that they're the kind that eats upsized big mac meals 3 times a day and goes for fast food everyday? Does this symbolise a majority of people who eat fast food? Or is this what the media exaggerated to be? Must we abstain from fast food to stay healthy?

Personally, I actually think that it is possible to enjoy your big macs, or even mega macs (available in neighboring Malaysia!!!). You just have to eat them right. Here are some of Bruce's near-divine words of advice:

I. Limit your order to 2 sentences at the counter - Just walk to the counter and place your order. The idea is for you to not get tempted into ordering an extra mudpie, apple pie or whatever. Just place your order in one sentence, and leave the next sentence for adjustments such as your preference of beverage.

II. Greed is not Good - Very often, a set meal from these fast food joints are sufficient to meet your nutritional requirements. The problem is that these meals often fail to fill your tummy and you get tempted to make an upsize and stuff. Order one item and stick to that item!

III. FIZZ OFF - Simply request to change the drink to a non-fizzy one. Soft drinks often contain tons of sugar that will end up in your body unused. Plus, non-fizzy drinks don't give you hiccups!

IV. Don't just sit there - Do yourself a little favour and get some exercise. At least burn off some of the calories my friend! Even walking to the fast food joint is some exercise.

V. Choose the right stuff - Apparently there are fast food items that take forever to breakdown if left alone. Stay away from them cuz they'll probably give you liver problems over a long time.

There you go! My 5 Commandments!

Here are some recommendations on which fast food restaurant to go for if you're feeling like mixing items (stupidly expensive but it's your money).

Fries - Long John Silvers And Popeyes have the best tasting fries. Fluffy and crispy... Yummm... Burger King has the healthiest fries but the worst tasting one of all, no butter in it at all.

Burgers - Burger King wins the Golden Arches any time. At least their meat tastes like meat. Patties from Mac, tastes like 100% beef! You have the skin, eyes, bones, cartilage, fat.....

Chicken - Popeyes for sure! But due to the little numbers in Singapore (one at the airport and one at the Singapore Flyer), you're better off taking some from KFC.

Ice Cream - Mac has the best ice cream you can find around. just try not to overdo the intake and you should stay in shape.

If you feel like going all rambo and totally getting off fast food, here's a video to help you out. I'm pretty sure you lose 1 year of appetite for the Golden Arches! Enjoy!

WHAT COLOUR!!!!!!?????

Warning! What you are about to read is extremely racist! If you are at all defensive of racial pride, please scroll down and read my other stuff.

I love how Singapore is multi-racial. Yes I know there are countries with multiple races, but what makes Singapore special is that it is successfully multi-racial. Picture this, calling an African American 'BLACK' in the US could probably get you killed or at least bedridden for a week. On the other hand you can call an Indian 'BLACK' and the most you'll get is a big laugh (provided you actually know the Indian, do not try this on strangers!)

Even so, we always crack racist jokes amongst each other, even with people from other races. To me it's like a way to break the tension between races and at times open opportunities to understanding, though very rare.

One thing I would like to highlight is a phenomenon that has been hailed as the unofficial Singaporean favourite teenage game. Since it has no actual name to the game, I am going to call it the 'what colour?' game. Now here comes the highly racist part. For people who do not know the existence of this game, especially the Sikh community, this is purely informational and I am not suggesting in any way that you have to participate in this game. Whatever you do is your choice! Also for those who have been veterans of the game, sorry to disclose the game to your 'targets'.

The game does not have a set timeline or duration; you simply play it all day long.
The idea is to be on high alert for a particular group of people called Sikhs. It is easy to spot them in the crowd as they're the only ones who wear turbans in most cases.
Once you see one, you will have to pinch one of your friends (I recommend not pinching anyone else as a safety precaution) and ask them the simple question of ''WHAT COLOUR???''.
The one that gets pinched will be tasked with searching for the Sikh amidst the intense pain of the thumb and finger grip and reply with the corresponding colour of the Sikh's turban. Only then would the pinching stop. False answers woul also result in stronger pinches.

I often wonder if the Sikh community actually know of the ongoing games that take place around them. Wouldn't it be easy to spot people pinching each other and the pinched yelling out the colour of your turbans? Maybe you guys have your own set of racist games? Please share them with us =)

I remember playing the game with Syafiq in the LIttle India area once. I managed to pinch him after spotting a sky blue turban far away and began chanting the question. I got an answer of black, but couldn't find one until the sikh walked by us. Good answer! Wrong turban! So I resumed pinching. Next came a yellow which I soon spotted on the other side of the road. Too bad, still no blue!

Personally, I think racism is simply caused by misunderstandings, sometimes deliberate, of other races. It is when combined with an intention to cause hate that this kind of racism should be condemned. Otherwise it is just a joke just like any other jokes. Is our society ready to take on racism with a pinch of salt? Sometimes I just feel that the world finds it easier to be racist than sexist, or any other form of prejudice.

I don't see how people can pick on something light and turn it into a death threat. My buddies (the Musibats) comprises of the Chink(me), the quarter Chink(Syafiq), the half Chink(Mubarak) and the hancing(Siswand), You don't see me swearing to kill them when they call me manjen and make fun of my small eyes right? Oh wait I do...

hancing - {han-ching} Foul Smelling.

CHINTENDO VII

I am officially ashamed to call myself a Singaporean, for I have found my national pride smashed to bits by a discus. A discus that has been thrown by our very own Southeast Asia (SEA) Games Gold Medalist James Wong.

Why? What Happened?

I was browsing along youtube when I found this old advertisement from the shopping channel in Mainland China, which has yet seen the launch of the NINTENDO WII.


It is pretty disgusting when you find that almost everything from outside China has a shitty copy inside China. You can search the web for POLYSTATION, POPSTATION and even the NEO DOUBLE GAMES... But the one that really wanted me to die was seeing the Vii advert.

Look who's here~ Why it's James Wong! He even has his family playing the Vii~ How lovely...

The only reason i could possibly think of for his endorsement would be that his family has been the spokespeople for letVgo, which is the company behind the distribution of the product, produced by Ken Sing Ton (ripped off name from a known aftermarket company Kensington).

I would applaud them for one thing and only one thing... For creating a knock-off console that actually surpasses that of the others in terms of visuals and gameplay, as expected of one that aims to be like the wii.

Though I find it stupid that the interior spots a small chip and lotsa empty space. They even placed metal weights to make it seem heavier that it actually was.

I wonder why Nintendo hasn't actually taken any legal action against them, after all the vii did claim that they were the phenomenon that is shaking the world right now, which is what the Wii is supposed to be. Maybe they're still rolling on the floor laughing and getting stomach cramps? I wonder...

I still love my country, I just hate the idiots in it...

Huijin's MEME

I kena tag by HUIJIN (I know you like hearing your name)

#1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?

Hide in one corner? Prolly emo deep down inside of me...

#2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?

start doing comedy in Japan with the Gaki No Tsukai Team!

#3. What will your dream wedding be like?

with all my friends attending it.

#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?

to stay in singapore? or to leave...

#5. What’s your ideal lover like?

don't look like a monster!

#6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?

Loving someone would be nice.

#7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?

when the time comes, it will come...

#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?

move on

#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?

nothing really... I'm as happy as a Bruce.

#10.Who makes your day?

Downtown's Hamada and Matsumoto, nothing beats watching any episode of Gaki No Tsukai!

#11. What do you feel right now while doing this?

sleepy? just finished a meal.

#12. How do you see yourself in ten years time?

bald and hot and a superstar!

#13. Who are currently the most important people to you?

Family and Friends

#14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?

Huijin loves to hear her name.

#15. Would you rather be single & rich or married but poor?

married but poor... it sucks to go home alone everynight to a dark room!

#16. What is the first thing you do every morning?

shit

#17. Would you give all in a relationship?

Yes

#18. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?

I don't even know who the 2 are!

#19. What type of friends do you like?

people who know their comedy/jokes

#20. What type of friends do you dislike?

idiots that take things too seriously

Tagging:

1) Hong You
2) Shanice
3) All international readers (gimme a link too)
4) Dee
5) Charmaine
6) Anyone else who reads this that I didn't mention

Pets for Life

It's bad enough when you see others having fun with their dogs playing catch ball and shit...
It's worst when you see a perfectly normal dog getting abandoned over ridiculous stuff...

Saturday night, after going to bugis with Siswand. I walked home (not from Serangoon obviously) and reached the lift lobby only to find a Jack Russell sitting by the door, as if waiting for it's owner to come down.

I soon realised that the dog was abandoned when it took a little too long for the owner to come over. Decided to wait with the dog til someone comes and pick him up. I would've brought him home if it weren't for my flight back to Bangkok. So we sat by the stairs and waited for about 30 minutes. It's surprising when girls start to check the owner out when the dog is cute, but it doesn't matter.

In the end I passed the dog to an uncle by the 8th storey. I supposed he'd be good with dogs since he has one himself. Just hope he does the right thing and start posting reports along the void deck.

The only reason I could think of for the dog being where it was is that:
a. owner careless unleashed the dog which wandered into unkown territory
b. owner abandoned the dog

For either cases the owner ought to be slapped!

If you can't take care of you pets, don't bother getting one in the first place! Pets are for life and long for companionship just like us. Imagine how you would feel if your parents just left you on the streets just like that? Never mind the food and survivability of the dog but just look at the bond that you coldheartedly broke. I KEEL YOU!

On a lighter note...

OG Bugis is selling Levi's Denim Canvas Shoes at $29.00, designs come in blue, dark blue and black with standard and high cuts like your converse shoes.

I'd also like to present a joke to you.
If you were stranded in the Desert and is given a choice of:
a. Unlimited water
b. Unlimited Cigarettes
c. A Camel
Which would you choose?

Answer: Camel. Because the camel can provide transport and milk when thirsty. Most of all, you can smoke camel...

My Own Conspiracy Theory!

I'm pretty sure everyone, at a certain point in life, would be so into conspiracy theories that they themselves come up with some.
For one I do know that Tyler actually thought that LKY was an alien, thus his long life.

I am going to make one very powerful theory - one so strong that will make all Singaporeans rethink their National Servicehood!
Here goes...................

The Singapore Armed Forces are working with the KGB!

I'm not just making a baseless comment linking the military of Singapore with the secret police of Russia! I have evidences!
Look at the biscuits issued to the NSmen! What does it say? Khong Guan Biscuit! That is KGB in your face! The real KGB can't put their real title there so they used some fake name to disguise the deal between the two!

What do they stand to win in this deal? Simple. They can use the money from selling this biscuits to further advance their weapons and develop even nicer biscuits!

How devious....

Yet another article

I have again published another story.
This one is about renown photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, who's behind the amazing exhibition ''The Earth From Above''.

Link Here

You might have seen his works before, the most popular being the shot of a mangrove swamp in New Caledonia that takes the shape of a heart!

Lets Talk... Bass to Bass

Most of you know of my favourite band - 聖飢魔II or Seikima II.
They were supposedly demons from the underworld who prophesied the end of the world being year 2000. Thus their band name Seikima II, which means the end of the century when you read it out in full (seikima two). After their final 3 night concert, the guys went off in a stairway of light which ended their conquest of earth. In reality, the members went their own ways, with His Excellency Demon Kogure doing a solo act, Luke Takamura and Raiden Yuzawa doing the group CANTA, Ace Shimizu doing his own Face to Ace act and Xenon Ishikawa joining the band RX.

My favourite member of the team would be Xenon, who's a monster with the bass. I like how he rarely uses the pick (don't remember seeing him using it except for in Jack The Ripper with the Satan All Stars). I have nothing against pick bassists, I just feel that fingered notes have a stronger sound to them. It's like when using picks they give a 'tak' kinda start to the sound rather than the 'bum' sound for the bass.

Here are some solos that are performed by Xenon, most often together with Raiden while the rest are either changing, resting or in the toilet?


I love this solo, very groovey.


Nice solo by Raiden at the beginning with a sweet melody at the end.


Crazy camera cuts make a painful eye, but great music nonetheless.

No offense to X-Japan lovers but once my friend showed me this clip of Heath doing a solo with his ''bass'', I didn't really like it... I have my reasons and I believe I am entitled to my freedom of opinion... Personally I think that a Bass should sound like a Bass. Why throw in crazy effects just to make it sound like an electric guitar? Wouldn't it make more sense to slip on another guitar instead? It's like having a man trying to sound like a woman - gay.

MM Lim!

I realised something very special about us Chinese people, or any fair skinned races in fact.
We are highly prone to sunburns...

Today went to chatuchak weekend market with Posay, the Burmese guy. As of all saturdays, I was in my singlet.
When I returned to the appartment, I realised a certain tightness to my face, so I took a look at the mirror.

To my horror, it was red! took off a singlet and you could see a huge contrast! It's like having an invisible singlet on!

Luckily I am the kind that will fade back to my original skin colour pretty fast.
For now you can call me MM Lim, Merah Manjen Lim!

Interesting Read

Found something on the net that I thought I should share.
MEDIA-SINGAPORE: Restrictions Following Critics to Cyberspace

Personally with regards to Nair's case, it's a rare case of a lose-lose situation.
PAP looked bad by overreacting and for the first time persecuting a blogger and foreigner.
Nair got into the same ranks as Chee Soon Juan, an all time low...

Regardless of whether they are pro-democratic or not, I simply think that we can all fight for democracy in a civilized way, not protesting at every single thing. Even if PAP falls, which I'm supportive of, I wouldn't want SDP to be the ruling party.

Another thing that caught my eye was that TODAY newspaper decided to tweak their headline a lil'.
I saw this from a blogger Uncle Yap's site.

Nabei 2 versions of it? Nuff said, I wanna leave!!!

Dormant Introvert Nature

Despite my noisy and sometimes vulgar nature, I've realised that I Indeed have a Dormant Introvert Nature (DIN).

It all began yesterday when I went to an event at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Thailand (FCCT). Signed in and just looked dumb; there were so many people and it got me into a diam state. Just stood there and eventually started talking to a canadian guy, but that's the only thing I really did.

I also realised that whenever I wanted to make a phone call and ask questions, I'll be overcome with such a huge inferiority complexity that I end up talking gibberish and stuff... Perhaps it's because of the senior journalists in the office?

However I seem to be better when talking face to face...

Diam {D-yum} - Malay for silence.

Buy 10 Get 1 Free!

Shiok ah!

Bought my 11th cup of Noum Yen and the lady said it's free!

I love coffee, I love tea.
I love the java jive and it loves me...

But I love noum yen more!

New Song - Astounded. New article too!

Seems about time I should introduce a new song...
It's a whole new genre now.

I've changed the song to Astounded by Bran Van 3000 in the Album 'Discosis'.
The song features voice of Curtis Mayfield, who's never used that vocal piece after recording it in the 70's.

Curtis also had this interesting song called 'superfly' which was about his encounter with a fly in his kitchen which just wouldn't die despite a week of swatting and dodging. In the end he went to get a pesticide only to return finding the fly dead due to natural reasons...(this was taken from a comment in his youtube vid)

Coincidentally Superfly is the name of a retired pro-wrester, Jimmy Snuka.

Enjoy the song.

Also my story on 'Naked Beyond Skin' got published!
Here

Amitabha

Goodness Gracious Me!

I'm not saying I'm an aethist or whatsoever, although I am a free thinker.
But sometimes I really wonder if the monks are for real...

This morning went to eat at the noodle joint. Dude went to get something on his bicycle, so I ate alone at the table...
Who knew, it was bestowed upon me that a foreign monk(different set of robes, most likely from china) appeared at the doorstep and moved in, obviously here to beg for alms...

Took a look at the bowl, it was pretty full with a 20 baht note at the top, so i reached for my wallet and pulled out one 20baht note. Incidentally another 20baht note slipped out and caught the monk's eye... When i dropped the 20 baht note onto his bowl, HE ASKED FOR THE OTHER NOTE AS WELL!!!

I didn't want to start a fight cuz after all, I'm in a buddhist country after all. Fake or real it just looks bad on my part to be pulling a suplex to a monk in Thailand.

40 Baht!!! CAN EAT ONE MEAL YOU NOE!!!