pearl jam, pearl jam - 02 may 06

The long, long awaited new album from my all-time favourite band, Pearl Jam, will be out on the 2nd May 2006.

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I am so fucking excited I just gotta embed the mtv here.



This new single, Worldwide Suicide, feels like a mix of the first album, Ten, with the experimental outings of last few. Looks like they have evolved into something beyond greatness.

fuck you... tube!

YouTube is down! Why!?!?! Oh my Tom Cruise!! WHY!!!!????

I just returned from my superduper long distance* running and I was trying to relax with a couple of Jimmy Fallon clips and... gasp!

How soon is "soon" muthafuckers!

So, you know, I thought to myself: Okay, Running God, relax. There are other sites you can go to. How about Styleboost...

Ding!

Then, I decided to check out my dvd rental queue at HollywoodClicks...

Ding, ding!

My puny life is meaningless now.

*1km, man. Beat that.

trippin' in KL part two: gentin'

Me and one funky looking clown.

The clown was my guide for the day at Genting. He was cool, so was the temperature there. He was short, so were the thrill duration of the rides there. Check out my graph.

Big Whoop.

It got longer for some people though. When the rollercoaster, by the way, called the Cockscrew, got stucked on the way up for 15 minutes.

One of the three silhouetted figures: Hey, I just realised... these people actually expect US to do something. Ah ha ha ha! Douche!

They actually make you pay 10 ringgit for photos taken on these rides! What do they take me for? A sucker? I tried to outsmart those losers with the aid of my sister.





Can't blame her. I was going at a blazing speed of 5km/hr. But, finally, she got it.

Hey, mom. Look at my shiny helmet!

At the end, me and my sister got separated with the rest. I tell you the place was huge and it really don't help mucho when two different casinos were named Casino De Genting.

Me: We are in Casino De Genting!
The rest: So are WE! Let's meet at the entrance!
Me: We ARE at the entrance.
The rest: So are WE!
Me: Are you guys sure you are at Casino De Genting?
The rest: The sign says: Casino De Genting.
Me: Wait.. I know now. We in the Twlight Zone.

Oh yes, I lost 20 ringgit to the jackpot. The clown won 20 ringgit.

election, a rotting big mac, lackeys, wayang

When was the last election? Was it six, eight years ago? I remember I was still living it up at Yishun Ring-a-ding Road then. It was Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee Vs Some Dude from one of the opposition parties. AP 'Ho won it narrowly.

I remember there was one incident during the 'Ho's campaign that exemplified how fu#king wayang local politics can get.

Next to my lift lobby, there was a staircase which was used as a chillout joint for a bunch of school kids and a teenage couple. Their activites there ranged from making a hell of a den to lar-ing chee (or lar chee-ing). One day, one of them left a beautifully overturned Big Mac on the floor.

Like this.. yes, with the cheese still pointing upwards..

I imagined some poor hungry loser kid must had wanted to eat it real bad and just as he quicky put the well-stacked fatty burger to his face, knocked it over with his big fat lips and dropped it on the floor. Not knowing about the 5-second rule*, left it there and ran back to Mickey Dees to get another one.

For weeks, it just stayed there - untouched and rotting. Newer trash appeared to reassure me that the Big Moldy Mac was not detering the frequent utilisation of the place, yet, somehow, detering the cleaners.

However, the day before our 'Ho came along pimpin' his campaign - squeaky clean, baby! The mess all gone and even the graffiti laden walls were given a new coat of paint!

This incident so reminded me of MY wayang days in the army. 'Ho got the nerve to ask my dad how was his management of the area. My dad told him it was bad. All 'Ho could do was smile and his lackeys had to shuffled to the next less hostile resident. So wayang.

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*5-Second Rule - Any edibles dropped and picked up on any surface, which includes toilet bowl, hazardous chemicals, etc, within 5 second, will not be contaminated and, therefore, can be consumed. This rule has been said to be debunked with "scientific" evidence but screw that. This rule RULES!

boys bitchin'

Followed this link from blinkymummy's blog. Love stories of two boys.

I must admit I am a bit homophobic due to the fact I have been molested by a dude before.

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people against idiotic drivers who can't park their cars

A local blog, called the Parking Idiots In Singapore, which you can take part in. It has been featured in a smelly Today article.

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Check it out.

poor kid, suicide note, limpy asian pornos, life is good

Remember a few days ago, there was a JC kid who committed suicide because he thought his little willy couldn't quite make the height requirement? Poor kid, so sad. It didn't have to happen you know. He must had watched to much classic Peter North pornos when should be watching the limpy asian ones. RIP, kid.

Anyway, after reading about his suicide note, I thought to meself: How would my suicide note read like if I was to write one?

Dear mama & papa & the Straits Times & the kind citizen of Singapore (certainly my death would cause such a big hoohaa that everyone gets to read my note),

I am sorry to say: I am gone. Gone from this cruel world whereby people are judged by - luckily for me, I had watch the limpy asian pornos to not feel bad about the size of my Nebuchadnezzar. and it is not the cause of my suicide - the size of the bank account, the stuff you own and the job you have which I have none.

For the future, I can only see tons of bumming, living off you guys and ... waitaminte, screw it... my life is gonna be pretty cool! And who am I kidding, LIFE IS GOOD NO MATTER WHAT. If you feel depress, do something to change your life. Go buy a gadget or learn the ukelele. Feel life is meaningless, find a meaning! If you have to go, listen to my fine black brother 50 cents, man: Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

trippin' in KL part one: shoppin'

Kick ass billboards!

Went over to KL over the long weekend. It was the first trip there after, possibly, almost two decades! Wow.

IMHO, KL is a bit like Singapore. Especially, the shopping malls. So shopping wise was, sadly, a bit of a bore. Shopping malls like Mid Valley, Time Square and KLCC have the same brands we have in the lion city. Zara, Topshop, Mango, Espirt, etc. And you know what was worse? The freaking prices and range are the almost same! What's the bloody point then?

However, there were theme parks within most of these shopping malls. One of them even had a mini roller coaster! I wonder when will these theme parks die like the ones we had. Remember Paco Funworld at Marine Parade and Magicland at Marina Square? RIP.

Kick ass fake-os merchandise!

Luckily, there were two places I went to that were a bit different: Sungei Wang and Jalan Petaling (aka Chinatown). At Sungei Wang, you can discover similiar cheap but hip gears you might get in places like Bugis Village or Heeren. Bargainable Fake-Os galore at J.Petaling! Rolex, LV, Gucci, Nike, etc. Bought a Nike watch - which I, later, regretted for it looks, well, ...too fake - for 25 ringgit!

Next: Genting and how fast I went on the go-kart!

back bumming, youtube, simpsons, jewel, aya

I have been away from my bumming over the weekend and, now, I am back and bumming harder than before.

First stop: YouTube. Anyone getting in on this site later than me, is gotta be hidding in a deeper well. It has got gold, baby, GOLD! Check out this real live Simpsons' intro.

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And this new song by Jewel.

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And this commercial starring Aya Ueto of the movie Install and Michelle Wie.

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show me my $$$, school, screw, going to KL

Some company are just damn niow chee. More than a week from my last day still haven't give me my last pay yet! CB.

The day don't get any better when I called my school and was told my request to go fulltime was not processed because they changed coodinator. Had to fax them letter again.

Okay, okay. Partly it was my fault. I procastinated for two months before contacting them and thinking everything was fine-and-dandy even though I had two unreplied emails within that period. Self-snooked.

Ahh, screw this country! I am going to KL!

al gore, our planet and whatever happened to...

..Metrosexuals? Have they all become full-fledged homosexuals?

Anyway, just to highlight a trailer for the documentary featuring Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth.

Here's the sypnosis:

Eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. The film is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry.

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BTW, when I say documentary, I actually mean a very entertaining powerpoint presentation presented by a famous loser.

new ichibutt blog

I created another blog for design and creative related materials. And, I am sure everyone is excited to see more of my works!

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Today stinks, constipation, RHCP new MTV,

Have anyone ever notice how Today stinks like the nine hells. Not that I know how the nine hells smell like. Or, what the hell are the nine hells. It just stinks.

Waitaminuto, I am talking about the free daily newspaper that people are giving away deh. Now I know why they are always so eager to give it away and don't allow people to take more than one copy. Will die, man.

It really smells like shit, man. Now, I know how shit smells like. I sniff it everyday and that's a good thing. Imagine not smelling your shit for more 5 freaking days! That's what happened to me during my Basic Military Training days. Five freaking days! FIVE!

Hey, speaking of constipation... Red Hot Chilli Pepper is coming out with a new album. All righty! Check out the MTV for their new single, Dani California. [Link]

vaseline, rubbing, pounding, pain and pleasure

He started off with the vaseline. Spreading evenly throughout. It was my first time. He had to be gentle but wasn't. At first, the pain was excruciating. Almost unbearable. I had always excitedly imagined it would felt this way and was, in some sense, ready for it as manly as I could. And as soon the pain subsided, the rubbing became pleasurable. I was in heaven! I dare not look as it seemed just so forbidden. Finally, it was done. I knew it by the way he was pounding it harder than ever. Happy ending indeed. And that was my first foot reflexology session at My Foot located in Centre Point. Tension be gone!

my very first sketchbook

I rarely use the grids on this sketchbook which I bought at ArtFriends.

Also, I have a habit of signing on most of my sketches just in case they are worth something in the future. Hey, it just might!

popkorn

Can Korn get anymore commercialized? But, of course they are probably the only metal band still able to wing it. I bought their first two album - somehow lost it - and loved it.

Although some of the tracks are hardly hard enough to bang my head to, it's at least better than what Metallica or Limp Bizkit (are they still together? waitaminute.. who cares?) come up with lately.

And, please, for all those diehards who like obscure metal bands, they are obscure for a reason.

simply lazy and still alive

Have you ever discover that you have the ability to control certain addictive activities? You know, for example smoking? If you do, would you consider yourself as in control or just because these activities are simply too troublesome to keep up?

I very rarely smoke. I used to say I only smoke when I was overseas for army training. Why? I dunno. Perhaps I missed home and that stressed me out. I was not there for fun, you know. Yes, even though I was mostly vehicle bound.

But, nowadays, I smoke because people offered it to me. You see, I have a thing about how if you do not accept a friendly offer of food of any kind or a cancer inducing concoction of nicotine, tar and a variety of other poisons, you are not being friendly. If you must ask, it's some article I read off Men's Health. (Only the american edition for me please! It's got great tips on how to get hooked up with the ladies. Just look at me now!)

But I don't get addicted. And I always say I don't get addicted to smoking because I can control it. However, during a nice warm shower, I came to a revelation that it was actually laziness that enable me to say "No".

Let's examine the process of the smoking addiction. Smoking requires you to spend time to purchase cigarette, buy/look for/borrow/steal lighters, look for yellow boxes or designated areas, ashtray, discrete location to throw ciggy butt and ash if can't find ashtray, find fellow smokers to do these activites, also, being a nice boy like me, an excuse to smoke. Not to mention because of how expensive Singapore cigarettes are, some you puffers will come up with plans to smuggle some across the causeway too.

Whew. That's why I don't smoke. That's just too much of an effort for me, man. And, also, I will probably never be addicted to extreme sports like sky diving. Too much safety precautions and preparations. Will die even before the parachute fails.

So, at the end of the day, being lazy actually pays.

me: starting a brand new life

How many times have I said that to lil'old me?

It has to be said that it is not easy being me. Everything about me seems average and, yet, subliminally, I expect myself to do the impossible.

A week ago, I paid $20, or rather, my friend paid $20 for my life to be read by a fortune teller. The accuracy of the guy was uncanny. 80-90 percent spot on! He was like reading an unauthorised autobiography of me!

I won't reveal much here but one of the thing is that I lacked the fire element.

Another words: I lack desire.

"How to aquire desire?", I consulted.

"A name change. For a tidy sum of money, I could help you select an ideal name!", spoke the oracle - not in the exact words but you know what I mean.

Anyway, another thing he revealed was that I was going to quit my job for further studies which may turned out to be a waste of money.

Yes, that's true too. Yesterday was my last day at STM and I pretty much detonated that bridge. School starts probably mid-May. That's why I am saying that I am starting a brand new life. As a student cum aimless wanderer cum on my own face.

It's not all that bad though. It seems that I am on the second year of my 桃花运. So that not bad... I think. Also, I suppose to be getting married next year. Go figure.

Well, it is soon to be chow time and I need a bath. But watch for more entries as I pretty much 作没 zuo bo these days. Til' then, be good.