Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Feeling good...

Having just arrived from CGK, I am feeling extremely excited, refreshed and rejuvenated. The Singapore-Jakarta "NasGor" Tour 2008 proved to be the best trip I have taken in years. A complete write up will be coming up with a special introduction and endorsement for one of the best resorts in Indonesia. Watch out for that one coming soon.

On a more bitter note, I am supposed to be on leave tomorrow but unfortunately I have been called back for an important meeting tomorrow in KLIA. This sucks a.s.s.

Travelling is awesome. Period. Will be doing more of this.

And, I think, with some amount of doubt but not too much, I think, I am at peace.....


Later.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Saturday, February 16, 2008

SAD day

No it's not a sad day. As many of you may know, today has been designated as SAD day = Singles Awareness Day. I dont know what it means for sure, but if i were to guess, I think its a day for us singles to celebrate being single. I'm also not sure if this is day is actually for real, or if it was a fad created by Hitz.fm. I learnt of this day through the hilarious Morning Crew team of Rudy and Junior. (Kudos to you guys for an awesome V day morning show. It really helped me go through the rest of the day. hahaha funnyeehh)

So yeah, 14th Feb came and went. Again. Second year in a row. 2 years ago on that day, I would have never imagined that the next two v days would be spent alone, considering that I was at the peak and happiest part of my life then. But, with the beautiful and mysterious way this life goes, it turns out that the unexpected happened and things have definitely unfolded the way I never thought it would be. Amazing.

After spending two v days doing pretty much nothing, I am slowly coming to a conclusion that there is really no point in celebrating the v. I used to be one of 'those' but now no more. This, in no way, has anything to do with religious and moral values, of course. It's more of a principle kind of thing. Sure, it's common to hear single people bitch about v day, but I think, if I were ever to be in a relationship in the near or far future, one thing I would change is celebrating the v. In fact, I think I'm no longer acknowledging it. I dont hate it. I still send out wishes to everyone who celebrates it. I just dont think I'll be one of them from now on.

My argument will not be the usual "why would you need a special day to celebrate love when it should be done all the time", but rather its a waste of money, effort and time. Especially time. Every freaking couple wants to go out on V day hence causing a massive, painful, fucked up traffic jam that's even worse than new year's eve. All the highways and restaurants and bars and clubs and chill-joints and whatever else is filled up with couples who fall prey to the commercialized concept of the V. Last year it took me more than an hour to reach home because of these idiots. This year I learnt my lesson and stayed in the office till late. Sounds lame I know, but at least I reached home in 15 minutes while the lovey dovey doofuses were busy having their 500-ringgit dinners. Don't get me started about the ridiculous prices of everything on that day. Bodoh.

I can't deny that I was one of them. One of those who jam up the roads and succumb to the devilish enticements of the bloodsucking establishments that are trying their best to make a quick buck on v days. And boy did I splurge. No more, dude. No regrets, of course, but I'm done with that shit. Been there done that and now, i know better.

Now, I treat it as any other day. Last year, on v day, i chilled with my buddies in my pool and later for an awesome dinner, burning each other throughout. This year, i worked, to accomodate the approaching deadlines and piled-up to-dos. So instead of slaving over a day (v) that no one really knows where it came from, I actually end up having more fun. Last year's chilled out pool/loser bash will be well remembered. This year, well,at least working will help my future kan?

Of course, on a day when everyone celebrates their love ones, I tend to think about my past and what's going to happen to me... and tho it looks kind of bleak.... ehh what the fuck.. ape nak jadi jadi lah. Janji duit ade, makan cukup, lawak lebih, and party over and over and over. (kononnye la. blakang kalu stuck at home main PS2 or random guitar sessions or books.. but then again, there's always KRC, bitch!!!)

Going out of topic as an end note, I'd like to share with the small little world that visits this blog (mungkin sorang saje? thanks for your support azah - haha) a very useful quote that will help you through anything that happens. Believe you me, it has done wonders to calm me down anytime shit hits the fan.

"Things are never as bad as they seem."
Harper Lee, spoken by character Miss Maudie, To Kill A Mockingbird

Stay cool. And enjoy the weekend. SIN, CGK! HERE I COME!



Sometimes I feel
Like I am drunk behind the wheel
The wheel of possibility
However it may roll
Give it a spin
See if you can somehow factor in
You know there's always more than one way
To say exactly what you mean to say

Was I out of my head?
Was I out of my mind?
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an indication
It was hard to find
Don't matter what I say
only what I do
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
If you're sad then it's time you spoke up too


Wednesday, February 13, 2008

I have decided that I want a new digital camera.


After the tragic and mysterious dissapearance of my trusty 4-year-old 3.2 megapixel Canon (God strike thunder to the dickhead who took it), the time has now come for me to impart my mediocre scenery capturing skills via a new digital friend.


Although I read stuff magazine quite adamantly, I am nowhere near to being a techie or a gadgeteer. Thus, I don't know whats latest in the market and what should be the accurate street price for one. All I know is I need a new camera.


So as part of my new "analytical" approach to online journalling (if there is such a word), I have decided to list down some of the interesting looking ones and compare their specs, although most of the jargon sounds like Swahili to me. Note to self: You're not much of a photographer so don't be too ambitios with the specs. Something simple, point and shoot, sleek and above 6 megapixels will do.



1. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33

Okay this bad boy looks pretty good although it is slightly over my budget (MSRP RM1299). But it looks damn good with the black body and silver accents. 8.1mps and it comes with all the standard stuff that you would find in most point-and-shoot digicams nowadays. 3.6x digital zoom and 4x optical is pretty standard for that price i guess. Screen is 2.5" and storage utilizes Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard. Tempting, but mainly because of how it looks!






2. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W55/B






Alrite, this badass-looking Sony comes slightly cheaper at MSRP RM899 although that accounts for it snapping pictures at only 7.1mps compared to the Lumix. But then again, I'm not much of a photographer so I don't really think I'll see the difference. Still comes with a 2.5" screen although it can go only 3x optical (and 6x digital which doesn't really do much for the picture quality... err.. or so I think). The rest is yada yada yada whatever. Of course Sony won't part ways with their storage partner; Memory Stick MS Duo MS PRO Duo.




3. Nikon Coolpix L18




Okay so Nikon released the sexy L18 about 2 weeks ago and it's been quite a relief to see them moving on from their usual side-hump design to a more sleeker look. Kan smart tu... definitely worth for me to go take a look at the shops. No price yet online but I'm guessing its around the 1300 vicinity. Probably more considering they managed to squeeze in a 3 inch LCD into this 125-g sweetness. 8.1mps. Definitely worth a visit to the camera store. Let's just hope the price wont make me scoff with disgust.





4. Canon Digital IXUS 75


Although it doesn't come in black, I can't resist these new slim 7.1mps from Canon. Not to mention the mere fact of Canon's superior durability and quality. (my conviction after seeing my previous Canon went from the top of Mount Olympic all the way to beneath Sungai Ulu Yam - and it still worked). 3 inch screen and opticals and the rest are pretty much similar to average. Too bad it doesnt come in black though. But knowing that it's a Canon, I won't go wrong.

I got more Canons to analyze but I'm too tired now.





More more more!!! There're so many more to look at! Olympus especially. Adoi. Why la I start surfing at midnite... stupid blog. Ok I'm too tired to go through the rest now, maybe tomorrow. But if there's anyone reading this and got some suggestions do let me know. Anything goes as long as its below 1200 and shiny metallic black! Wuhu!



I know its been a long time,
I know I did you wrong,
I know the fault was mine,
I knew it all along,
But now I can't seem to get you out of my head
Although its been quite a while that we quit.
I hope its nothing. Or is my mind trying to tell me something...



Monday, February 11, 2008

It's been a while...

Yeah. It's been a while....


I haven't been blogging for almost a year now and suddenly, for some reason that goes beyond my comprehension, I feel the suddent itch to start again. Probably I've been occupying myself too much before. Or probably I was too busy riding through the highs and lows of my life that I lost touch with the concept of blogging; the one medium for me to let it all out for the world to see (or not, you know, whatever)

Anyway, I can't deny that on the past few occasions of our usual lepakking, my buddies and I kept on arriving on the topic of blogs. And of course, along with it comes the occasional 'burns' of my previous undertaking to write, especially during my darker days (in college) where I wasted so much time moaning and nagging about something that, at the end of the day, turned out to be one of, if not the worst, mistakes of my life. I tend to reminisce those days and think about how stupid I was to shutdown the blog without even saving the entries. It would have made excellent 'burn' material if the guys were to find it, or maybe, and even better, if i were to open it 40 years down the road and let my grandchildren burn me then.

But this time around, I want to try to keep things more analytical, or maybe even parodical to properly reflect my maturity level, which hopefully has gone beyond the "Fuck You Bitch!" and "I think I am cursed hence I'm unhappy" - mentality(yeah.. right). Although, don't be surprised if my usual deep and pointless poetry crawls out of this screen every once in a while.

But truly, maybe this itch to start typing again is the fruit of my last relationship which pretty much went down the drain as soon as it started. It might very well be, as it took me less than my typical shitting session to realize that she was the worst mistake. Yes. The worst. And come to think of it, it took me about 20 minutes to get over the shock of how it ended, and it has returned me to my usual selfish asshole self, well, at least for the time-being, until another lass comes around and I start putting on the facade of "how we are made for each other". (Thus thou have to cometh with me to my bed)

Hah! I wish. No, that was pure exaggeration. I'm obviously not that kind of person. At least I think I'm not. Except for when I have to be. Maybe. Well come to think of it.. No.. wait.... Anyway.

Yeah. Well, there's nothing much to say I guess. Ups and downs are the norm for everyone. I can see that pretty clearly now, although there are some of my associates out there who seem to not be bothered about the downs at all. I'm amazed at that and truly I salute you guys. It's quite incredible to see how drama-less life can be when you don't let the petty stuff bother you. I'm slowly learning that, and I have my funny and mostly carefree friends (and of late, a Godlike brother) to thank for that. Now that I'm writing all this down, I think I'm doing okay with my life. Work's good although the money sucks. Family's doing okay. Friends are still friends though some are not around for the moment. But on top of it all, the daily grind keeps me going; keep everything hard; work, play, party, love and.. well you know the other one.

Love, yeah. Sort of a bullshit concept for me right now. After a few stints with the so-called 'ones', I have decided that relationships are not the thing for me at the moment. I got other more important things to do which I shall not dwell on this time. I just simply don't have the energy to go through the pain of being in a relationship right now. I've had a few miraculously beautiful ones, a few mediocre yet ironically amusing ones, and of course, not to frogget, the fuck-ups which I shall touch on a bit later.

The beautiful ones, I will always cherish, and silently hope that one fine day, each of them will reveal and give themselves to me. No wait, I meant one of them err... and by reveal and give, i subconciously meant the relationship and not the person. Fuck it. What I'm trying to say is that, I cherish those that meant something. And until today they still do, and who knows, one day, maybe what's meant to happen will happen (gggiilllaababehhh)

The mediocre flings... well, they're mediocre.

And the fuckups, ah... the fuckups. Thank you fuckups for making me who I am today. Cuz there was just barely enough hatred in me to survive, but thanks to you bitches, my hatred level is perfect! I mean seriously, what would I do without you? What would life be without you? My dear fuckups, thank you for being you. Stay the same, don't ever change k? Cuz you're God's gift to us human kind. We can't all be perfect. We need fuckups like you to fuck it up. And by staying the same, you will always be fucked up and I hope your fucked up till you die. Maybe you should die while being fucked? That would make it perfect. :-)

Okay enough hatred. I think I've gone too far for an opening entry. So now I have a blog and at least I can pretend to be busy when I am trying to ignore work. Yay!

Boys and Girls, welcome to Sho's Flo. A place for me to vent. And hopefully, a place for you to be entertained. I'm not very familiar to this blog site so I'll try to add fun shit here and there. Then all you people can put your own shit here. Stay calm y'all.

Song of the week has got to be...

SOULDJA BOY UP IN THAT HOE!
WATCH ME RIDE AND WATCH ME ROLL
WATCH ME CRANK DAT SOULDJA BOY AND SUPERMAAAAAAAAAAAN THAT HOE
NOW WATCH ME (YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU)
CRANK DAT SOULDJA BOY
NOW WATCH ME (YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU)
CRANK DAT SOULDJA BOY
NOW WATCH ME (YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU)
CRANK DAT SOULDJA BOY
NOW WATCH ME (YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU)
CRANK DAT SOULDJA BOY
NOW WATCH ME!!!

krcunts - we gotta scream out this song one last time dawgs.