about me A loner, although do enjoy the occasional companionship, if you can handle it. Enjoys long term friendships, sensitive, ponders a lot about life and people. Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Indy!
[ 10:44 am ] Went to watch Indiana Jones with Kanmani and Angela last Sunday. What can I say about the movie? Well ... it WAS nostalgic. Mr. Ford is old now, I doubt they are going to make another movie. I love the idea of a sci-fi Indiana Jones movie ... the moment I saw the crystal skull, I knew it was gonna be good. Too bad there were some people that didn't like the movie, I doubt if they even watched the first three movies. I was already lining up to get the popcorns while waiting for the two of them and I took Angela's order over the phone, I probably got it wrong. In the end, I had to give a regular popcorn combo away. Now, I don't understand the general Malaysian mentality. If a stranger comes and offer you a FREE UNTOUCHED BRAND NEW popcorn set, either you take it and be grateful and say thank you, or just say ... no thanks, right? What's so difficult about that? I had to walk to 3 couples and they thought I was gonna sell it to them :\ Heck, I even mentioned that I bought extra and had to give these away. Anyways, I manage to give it away in the end. Stupid Malaysians. Ada free ambil la! Later on we went to Borders to see Mia Palencia perform live :) As always, she's so much better in a live setting. The showcase was pretty goood. I liked it very much ... her acoustic guitarist, Jun was awesome. I wonder when I'll be able to play like that. We had dinner at William's Corner ... and paid freaking RM53 for the whole meal! Damn expensive. Ordered some chicken thingy (can't remember the name) and Softshell Fried Rice and one Ribena Longan (split to two) ... and that came up to 53 bucks. What the heck. That's damn a lot of money for a dinner for two. Ok la, in all honesty, we got what we paid for. Serving was HUGE. I ate too much. I've been sleeping really late these couple of days, and yeah, I do wake up feeling tired. That's not good. Need to start sleeping latest by 11pm now! I'm not as young as I used to be :\ I'm working on 2 print ads for 2 local magazines at the moment. I love it. It's challenging, but I love it. I've not had fun with Illustrator for a while now, starting to get the hang of things. I find doing things in vector kinda fun. There's a certain charm in it. I'll probably post the ad up once I'm done with it ;) 0 comments Friday, May 23, 2008
You Idiot.
[ 5:59 pm ] I was upset with what someone said yesterday. Actually, it felt like my self-esteem took a major blow. How can someone say something so insensitive? I mean, if it was a joke, I'm not even close to you to begin with to share that kind of 'comment'. It's quite easy to lose someone's respect, you just lost yours. What really baffles me is ... you're a leader in church. Sure, go ahead and give me the crap about how all of us are human, in that case, I suggest leaders watch what they say. You are accountable to every word that comes out of your mouth. Sure ... it was a joke ... tasteless at best, but I don't appreciate it. As far as I could remember, I've not said a single unkind word to you, heck, we don't even talk. I'm trying not to let it go into my head, sometimes it's hard when words really hurt. What can I do? I could retort a real nasty line to you, but wouldn't that put me on the same level as you? I'll let it slide this time. Sometimes, Christians are really their own enemies. I don't get this crap from non-Christians out here. Gosh, I really am disappointed. Sigh. Anyways, I shouldn't dwell on this much longer, but impressions on people do change. Leader konon, ptui. I wish I could list every idiot savants here. Sometimes your action aren't very 'leader-like'. Another reason why I refuse to be on leadership level now, I know I will stumble people. Take this blog post for example. Did I hear "Why aren't you showing grace?". I think I exercised a lot of grace yesterday. I did not retort, I did not hurl abuse, all I did was smile and walked away. That's as much grace you're going to get from me. I think I've gone soft. AAAAAAaaaaarrgggghhhhhhhh ... swollen toes. ANYWAYS, putting childish matters aside for now :) Gonna be having dinner with Eric later. It's the weekend again. Time really flies. Gonna be watching Indiana Jones this Sunday with some friends and then drop by Borders to see Mia Palencia perform :) As for Saturday, I think there goes my Saturday afternoon. Am still pondering if going for SALT is the right thing for me. I'm not holding any responsibilities at the moment. Talked to Ps. Alex about it, supposedly will get back to me, still waiting. I've been thinking about the thing where everyone goes, "If you love God's house, help build it" something along those lines. I mean, I really do love church. I'm serving where I can, I'm not those that have a GRAND dream of being so high up in leadership ... or even being in it. Sure, we say everyone is called to leadership, STEP UP! RISE UP! When are we going to work on things that are deeper instead of wider? Deep inside I know I'm not ready. Do I feel anything when I see people who came in so much later than me are all in leadership position? Actually ... no :) See, that's the thing. I don't. Does this mean I don't have a servant's heart? Can I be a Servant-King like Jesus? We're all called to be that ... to serve one another, to love one another, to forgive as Christ forgave us, etc, etc, etc. I can't say that I've given my best either, that, once again is measured by 'other' people's standards. But in all honesty, I don't think I have. You know, when Jesus comes back WHILE and IF we're still on Earth, I would be really afraid, 'coz I have a feeling He's not going to say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant" when I'm before Him. He's probably gonna say something like ... "I'd expected you to do better". I've not led a single person to Christ. Sharing the Gospel? I tried, a looooooooong time ago ... but I was so young and ill prepared. I yearn for opportunities again. If I have 3 legs, the other would kick myself now 'coz I missed an opportunity to testify how good God was when that person asked why I've been going to church now. Sigh. 0 comments Thursday, May 22, 2008
Cute car!?
[ 2:44 pm ] [2:43:36 PM] charlene anita says: u go racign in your cute car :P ? [2:43:42 PM] Rayman says: what CUTE car?!?! [2:43:45 PM] Rayman says: take that back!!! No, my car isn't 'cute'. It's quite manly. 0 comments Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Good break.
[ 3:54 pm ] The long weekend was good. I enjoyed it. Met up with Eric and Doreen in Klang for Bak Kut Teh together with Kanmani. Has there been any Malaysians that have not tasted authentic Bak Kut Teh yet (apart from the Muslims of course)? Apparently I was travelling with one. Hah ... Anyways, brunch was good. I like it when people get along ... I'm not too worried about her anyways, since I believe she can handle people quite well. I spent the better part of the afternoon shopping for new T-shirts since I insisted that there should be outside clothes and home clothes. Man, t-shirts are getting expensive. Discreet in Pyramid sells only females clothes now ... so I went to C@tchup to get a couple of T-shirts. I got a really nice plain looking T-shirt with a YouTube logo Parody .... YouSuck. Nice. While the rest are musically themed. Well, did I had a good rest? I think so ... without a care in the world, who wouldn't? Or at least ... I didn't think much about anything. There's time to chill and time to worry. I'm learning to separate them, and hopefully lead a more balanced life. Was talking to Sarah on MSN this morning about ... getting old. Yeah. Actually, I'm starting to open up to a lot more different experiences. Things that I wouldn't be interested in, in my early 20s. I guess it's a good thing. There's a couple of thing that I'd like to do before my body gives way, here's a short list. 1. Bungee jumping 2. Skydiving 3. Spelunking 4. Get on a hot air balloon 5. Ride the damn Ferris wheel 6. Form a Jazz band 7. See the Pyramids Mid life crisis? Hahahaha ... I don't see no flashy red sports car on the list. Anyways, slowly la ... will hit those that's achievable now ;) I realised something, I don't think I can do these things with just about anyone, sure, there are people who are into all these things now, but generally, I don't have fun with them. Things are better enjoyed with people that you have fun with. Got a call from Wun just now, another new freelance project? Not exactly ... he's looking for Indian or Chindian models to model for Indian clothes. What the heck ... I couldn't stop laughing over the phone. Still thinking about it, but a part of me feels lazy, while another part is wrestling with the thought of money. I could use the money ... I still don't have enough for the car insurance end of the year, and not to mention, a possible trip to East Malaysia again ... ahhhhhh susah betul. We'll see how things goes .... 0 comments Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday!
[ 3:56 pm ] Friday! Funday! Long Holiday! Yes, I am looking forward to the long weekend. The rest of the YWA in church will be going for the retreat at Fraser's Hill this Sunday till Tuesday. I won't be making it for this year's retreat. Don't ask me why, quite tired of explaining myself already. Well, I hope they have a great time over there :) It's been a while since I've last set foot there ... I think it's been almost 15 years man! Suppose to go for a day trip to Melaka next Monday, but tak jadi already since 3 out of 5 can't make it, might as well cancel lah. Hah ... and I even made a nice poster! I was looking forward to Satay Celup, sigh. Nah, it's ok, I'm sure there will be another opportunity sometime in the future. Instead, we'll just have Bak-kut-teh for breakfast in Klang ;) Ahh ... I love good company. I have no plans for tomorrow, oh yeah, the car needs to be washed ... and probably need clean the house a little since mom's gonna be back soon. Best to keep the house in a clean condition. There goes my Saturday. I've been a little weighed down. Well, not much, not that it's bad though ... just thinking about some things that are worth considering, but a lot of things are stopping you, you know what I mean? Too many stands to take, too many principles to uphold, too many standards to live in. I've gone soft man .... YOU SOFTIE! Well, I know what I want, just that I don't know what He wants. Or, at least I think I know what I want, but He knows better. 0 comments Thursday, May 15, 2008
Marie Marie
[ 5:10 pm ] Went to Marie Digby's showcase with Ow yesterday right after work at 1U. To be honest, I actually was ready not to go ... malas la, but since he mentioned it again .... aiyah, just go only lah. We were lucky to get into a good spot as minutes later, the place was really packed with people. So, what can I say about her? Yeah, she's gorgeous and all ... but damn, this girl got talent. I find it irritating that I still can't strum the guitar as well as her. There you go, a real pretty girl that sings and plays the guitar. Every guy's dream? Well, it was mine ;) I'll probably grab her album when they restock at Tower Records. Gonna be out watching Prince Caspian later with Kanmani. Did invited a few people along on my end ... there were last minute pull outs while on her end, somehow, tak jadi. Oh well, maybe Indiana Jones next week would turn out better. I'm reading up a little on Prince Caspian, it should be quite entertaining. Just got an email from Chris about THINK. Hmmm ... didn't expected that kinda email as I was expecting something along the lines of .... "So, how's the site coming along?", you know? Seems like we're dropping THINK all together. It is hard to manage an online webzine with so few people. I for one feel a little bad since I couldn't dedicate much of my time on it. The website is about 80% ready as well. Oh well, to be honest, I am relieved a little. Now that it's off the back of my head, I'll concentrate on some other projects. 0 comments Sunday, May 11, 2008
It's done!
[ 10:43 pm ] Friday was almost a half day for me … almost half of it was spent at The Curve. Our company gave quite a large sum of money as a donation for this event in aid of a shelter home. I think that speaks a lot about where and who I work for. I’ve a new found respect for my boss now. Anyways, we had VVIP seats ;) Although it felt really weird ‘coz we were so close to the stage. We had an AWESOME view of the models when they did the fashion show though … did I mention it was an awesome view? Oh, I did. There didn’t seem to be any response to some of the band acts though. Oh, Juwita sang, I’ve always thought she has a wonderful voice …. Oh, Mia Palencia too. I love the voices of these two girls. Real talent. The event actually goes on till 10pm, but really didn’t felt like staying for the auction and all. Saturday was quite an interesting day. I arranged for a little dinner meet so that I could introduce Kanmani and Shooks, since they were from the same school after all. Shooks called to say that she can’t make it for dinner but doesn’t mind coffee later since she wanted to spend the time with her mommy. That’s sweet. Anyways, so we had dinner at Pizza Uno at Centrepoint BU. Actually, I was planning on going to Bernard’s Bistro since there were great reviews of that establishment … mana tahu cannot find, though we did find one called Bernard’s Restaurant … was it the same!? But the menu looks different! Hmmm … doesn’t matter, Pizza Uno wasn’t a bad choice either since it’s been really a long time since either of us had a meal there. Good to catch up with that woman again. I mentioned a few days earlier that she has to start mentioning the names of her friends so I could do some associations … you know what I mean? Put some names to the stories la. Well, I got what I asked for! She threw a lot of names out … I was a little overwhelm, but no worries, I think I have a knack for remembering things. After dinner we met up with Shooks at Old Town Kopitiam in Taipan. You know, I kinda knew they would hit off. I mean, there are too many similarities! And I’m glad they did. It was quite amusing watching them talk, it was interesting. I’ve come to realise that all Assuntarians share the same DNA. They are mostly the ‘talky talky’ boisterous ones hah. I thought it was a good night, I learnt a lot of things I didn’t know … and I’ll remember them. I find it peculiar that I seem to recall things that people don’t want to remember or just can’t. I guess it must have had an impact on me, otherwise I wouldn’t remember, huh? I think it’s a good thing. Now, for the life of me, I’m getting bad on the short term memory department. Sigh. I woke up at 6 this morning to get myself ready to Cyberjaya for church, since it’s our band’s turn to serve there. It was quite an experience la … driving the church van especially. I kinda liked it, I love the manual transmission … and there’s no power steering, just like my old Ford Laser! Sure, it was heavy and all … but it was ok, quite used to it already. Church service in Cyberjaya was alright, I like the overall feel of it. After service, we had lunch at Sri Kembangan. It’s been a while since I saw everyone having lunch together. Oh … I kinda dented the van btw. On the way home from Summit, I made the turning to pay the ticket too early, so it hit the corner … I need to remind myself that the van is longer than my car … need to get used to it. Sigh. So … the van has a dent at the side of its body … thanks to me. :\ After all that, I went out with Aidan, Jia Wern, Michael and Evan to Bentley Music Showroom near The Curve (I think I’ve been spending too much time here!). We went window shopping for a guitar, what else? Funny thing I told Evan was, “I have a feeling, today’s a good day”, so ANYWAYS, I found the guitar that suited me and so did Jia Wern. We both went home with a guitar! Now I don’t have to go to Singapore to look for one. I got a hard case for mine. You know what’s funny; it won’t fit into my car boot. What the heck. Now I can’t have passengers if I have the guitar in my car! Oh wait; maybe that’s a good thing. Ah … what a tiring day, I’m getting a little sleepy and I’ve not bath. Off I go! 0 comments Thursday, May 08, 2008
Makan makan!
[ 2:44 pm ] I can't believe it's Thursday already! How time flies when you don't think about time at all. Mom's in South America now ... though I'm not sure which country she's in at the moment. I hope I do remember to sms her for Mother's Day :) I went over to AYA on Tuesday evening after work to makan with Alvin and Sarah. It feels good to walk into Flatfish again. I really miss my table ... and Rachel took over my table haha. Safer for her, since now she has no choice but to look at people who are walking into the office. Kinda nice that office now has a fridge and ... of all things, a rice cooker. Talk about staff welfare ;) Anyways, it was good. We had dinner at Bawang Merah, a place that I've not been for ages ... too bad there weren't much food left when we got there :\ Shooks ajaked me for dinner yesterday night, how unexpected haha. We went to this place in Damansara Uptown called .... Damansara Hokkien Mee. Seriously. Apparently they serve the best hokkien mee around ... I'm not so sure about that. It was too wet for my liking hehe. It was good to catch up with her again, in person at least. I think the last time I saw her was a couple of months ago. David Chan called me last week! Haven't heard from him in a long time now. He's getting married next March and guess what .... asked me to be one of his best man. What can I say? I'm honoured. First time, hehehe. I don't know what he has in mind, have to go for dancing lessons as well ... hmmmm ... Anyways, March next year is still quite a long way to go :) You know, I was thinking .... like, I could inadvertently had been on dates without me realising it. So when's a date ... a date? Like the heck I know. I've always taken all outings whether group or one-on-one casually. I don't find a need to complicate things ... let's keep things simple and clear. Aiyah ... dunno lah. Sigh. To be honest, I'm not really looking now ... just enjoying friendships la. Gotta be really good friends first!! 0 comments Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Optimism
[ 1:15 pm ] I find myself slowly being changed from pessimistic to optimistic ... I wonder how much is that true? I know everything will always turn out fine. Was that Faith? Denial? or Ignorance? I choose faith :D 0 comments Monday, May 05, 2008
There goes the slug.
[ 5:48 pm ] The weekend was a little of a downer for me. I practically did nothing, I was reduced to nothing more of a slug ... a step below a really lazy cat :) Well, I think I'm one of those people that crave for rests BUT somehow don't know how to enjoy in it. Bleh. Then again, I'm not a workaholic. I have a ummmm ... well balanced life, thank you. Hmmm, haven't spoken to Sunil for almost 2 months now. Idiot. I guess I'm as much as one as he is. Sigh. Pride, where has this gotten you? Making the first step is always the hardest. I don't like it. Blargh. Anyways, it's almost time to go home now, thought I'd just write down some thoughts before I leave. 1. I am thankful and grateful for where I am now. 2. I am thankful and grateful for what brought me to the 'valley' made me into a better man. 3. I am thankful and grateful for my dad, for sowing principles into my life. Really, I wonder how messed up I'd be without important influencers in my life. I'm really thankful. 0 comments Friday, May 02, 2008
What a time.
[ 11:05 am ] Ironman movie was really awesome! But not as awesome as Transformers! I rate it next to Transformers la. I left work straight to get Kanmani from her house, only to be stuck in traffic. Really bad traffic. Good thing the show was at 9pm instead of 8pm, otherwise we wouldn’t have made it. I still love Cineleisure as the place to go to for movies. We spent like an hour plus in the traffic. Maybe everyone is going to watch Ironman :O For someone whose jaw was stiff from the wisdom tooth op, she sure was in her chatty self. I like that. You know, there are some people that you’d have to always think about what to talk about? And then there are those that I don’t have to think of a conversation topic? I’m glad she’s in that category. Maybe that’s why I do enjoy her company. Then again, as far as I could remember, she had always been like that. I spent the whole Labour Day doing ... absolutely nothing productive. I wanted to go for a drive around Putrajaya and Cyberjaya since I’m not familiar with the area ... but couldn’t make it, no company to go with. Its sad driving around alone haha. Well, sometimes that’s good when you want to clear your head. So, what did I do? I caught up some reading .... reading mangas :P I’m such a geek. And I tell people I read a lot :D I’m working from home today, thinking of going to the dentist later today or tomorrow. Been putting it off for many years now, need to check on me tooth. I know my wisdom teeth were already out for a few years now, and it hasn’t been bothering me, so I guess I could one of the lucky few without wisdom teeth problems. Mom’s going to South America for a whole month tomorrow night. How fun. For her ... and me :) She’s been travelling a lot these days. Good for her I guess, at her age, what’s there to do except to see the world, right? I hope we'll be able to keep the house clean. Btw, here are the drawings I did. I suck at colouring using Illustrator. Sigh. I did the last one to replace the 3-eyed chick 'coz my boss said it was too weird. Hmmm ... not sure which of these Maxis will be broadcasting out. Anyways, I did enjoy doing these. 1 comments Archives nothing |
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