Hello people,
Whether we like it or not, death is a part of life. We all have and will encounter this along the way to our own eventual demise. Over the past year, we've lost countless celebrities and other regular people, just like us. This blog is about the latest life that we lost.
While I've been back in Penang, I've come across a few people's Facebook statuses in which they've been RIP-ing a girl called Anya. If anyone is unfamiliar with this, please read: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/anyamichellemckinney
Done? Good.
I didn't know about what happened before visiting that website, of course. So I assumed the girl died of cancer, which is terrible, or AIDS, which is terrible.
But no. She fell off a roof.
Which begs the question! Why was she on the roof in the first place? One does not have to be Einstein to realise that playing on a roof is NOT the safest thing to do. Besides, it's not like the girl was a toddler. She's ELEVEN. This, sad to say, deserves an honourable mention in the Darwin Awards (http://www.darwinawards.com/), along with her parents. Why her parents, you might ask? Well who else would teach her the common sense not to play on roofs?
It's safe to say not many people would take notice if a 40 year old man fell from a roof while playing on it. In fact, many would call him a dumbass. Most of us are sympathising with Anya's family because she was only a child. And yes, what's happened is incredibly sad, but it was definitely preventable.
Thongster, out.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Post That Rose On The Fifteenth Day
Okay, I've been neglecting the blog for awhile and for no good reason. However now I DO have a great reason to update my blog, and its because of football.
"Wow!" I might hear you think. Shocking, Jonathan's using his blog because of football. But this time its not because of the English Premier League (which, by the way, is resuming again in a couple of weeks. Hurrah!), and more because of a local sporting event. Of which I am part of. It is the Monash University Indoor Soccer League Division 2. Just for your information, Division 2 isn't the second tier of the competition, it's simply matches that are played on Wednesday.
Anyway, the team that I am part of, and skippering, is called September XI. Now, for those of you that don't know Roman numerals, XI stands for 11. Put the two together, and you'd probably not understand what it means unless you're familiar with the world game. And what would be considered current affairs almost 8 years ago.
So, I shall advertise the fact that our league debut is on this coming Wednesday, the 5th of August 2009 between 5-7pm. There's a Facebook group for the team and also an event for our league debut. We're looking for fans to start a hardcore fanbase and to cheer on our team to victory.
September XI will blow you away
"Wow!" I might hear you think. Shocking, Jonathan's using his blog because of football. But this time its not because of the English Premier League (which, by the way, is resuming again in a couple of weeks. Hurrah!), and more because of a local sporting event. Of which I am part of. It is the Monash University Indoor Soccer League Division 2. Just for your information, Division 2 isn't the second tier of the competition, it's simply matches that are played on Wednesday.
Anyway, the team that I am part of, and skippering, is called September XI. Now, for those of you that don't know Roman numerals, XI stands for 11. Put the two together, and you'd probably not understand what it means unless you're familiar with the world game. And what would be considered current affairs almost 8 years ago.
So, I shall advertise the fact that our league debut is on this coming Wednesday, the 5th of August 2009 between 5-7pm. There's a Facebook group for the team and also an event for our league debut. We're looking for fans to start a hardcore fanbase and to cheer on our team to victory.
September XI will blow you away
Monday, June 8, 2009
The Post That Is Insanely Hungry
I've gone a whole day without food. Okay, maybe not food, but a proper meal. The only things I've eaten are ice cream (green tea, of course), popcorn and chocolate. I RARELY EAT CHOCOLATE. It's not like I'm lactose intolerant or allergic to nuts, I just don't enjoy the taste of chocolates. I don't mind a bit of white chocolate with mint, but the usual dark or milk chocolate? Takes a lot to get me to eat that.
It's a quarter past one, 9 degrees celsius and I'm in my PJs, which means I can't and don't want to go out for a Macca's run. Also I'd be doing it alone, which is sad. Probably just man the fuck up and deal with this hunger. Anyway, tried to post some Flight of the Conchord videos, but I epic failed. So, that's a pity.
Need to eat...
It's a quarter past one, 9 degrees celsius and I'm in my PJs, which means I can't and don't want to go out for a Macca's run. Also I'd be doing it alone, which is sad. Probably just man the fuck up and deal with this hunger. Anyway, tried to post some Flight of the Conchord videos, but I epic failed. So, that's a pity.
Need to eat...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Post That Can't Let Go
Well, we have done it. The perfect sending off for Guus Hiddink. Beating Everton 2-1 to win the FA Cup was great, but we could've won more comfortably. Conceding a goal under half a minute certainly wasn't the best of starts, but the team known for its resilience played its way out of a mess and eventually ended up deserved winners.
Personally, I felt Lampard deserved to be Man of the Match, rather than Ashley Cole. Lampard also didn't deserve that yellow card for diving, simply because Frank Lampard does not dive. Should've been a penalty, but whatever. More calls for video referreeing will be made tomorrow morning as well, seeing that Malouda's shot from 35 yards crossed the line via the crossbar, although it is a wonder how he missed the goal completely from 5 yards out.
But anyway, it's great to have won some silverware after the season's disappointment. Hopefully Ancelotti will be a great manager, if he does come to Chelsea. As for now, thank you Guus for what you have done. Hope to see you prowling the Stamford Bridge touchline again, one day.
Personally, I felt Lampard deserved to be Man of the Match, rather than Ashley Cole. Lampard also didn't deserve that yellow card for diving, simply because Frank Lampard does not dive. Should've been a penalty, but whatever. More calls for video referreeing will be made tomorrow morning as well, seeing that Malouda's shot from 35 yards crossed the line via the crossbar, although it is a wonder how he missed the goal completely from 5 yards out.
But anyway, it's great to have won some silverware after the season's disappointment. Hopefully Ancelotti will be a great manager, if he does come to Chelsea. As for now, thank you Guus for what you have done. Hope to see you prowling the Stamford Bridge touchline again, one day.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Post That Does Not Pick Its Nose In Public
Poor bloggie, been neglected by me for... two months? Almost two months anyway. Around two months. Long time. Do I miss bloggie? Maybe. Been thinking about bloggie for awhile, whether or not I should put up a post. So here, after two months(-ish), a new post. Long awaited post. Is it? Can't be long awaited if nobody was waiting for it. Doubt anyone reads this now, but still, I post. Because I can.
Lol.
Anyway, I turned 18 six days ago. I've got my car down in Melbourne. I've successfully moved into my new apartment overlooking Albert Park. I just need to get some drawers and maybe a little cupboard and my room will be SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! Got all my posters up, only the Periodic Table of Sex isn't sticking up properly. Damn UHU Blu-tak. Found a card on my car advertising AusAlfa.com. Turns out to be a forum for Alfa Romeo drivers. I join it. Finds a voyeur photo of my car parked in uni. World is small.
Anyway, I'm sitting here literally watching paint dry while looking at the Arsenal vs Chelsea Gamecast live on Soccernet. Currently the clock is around the 65th minute mark and Chelsea have run Arsenal riot. It's currently 3-nil to the Boys in Blue courtesy of an Alex header, an Anelka long-ranger and a Kolo Toure own goal. You can imagine I'm rather happy about this, although I'd really prefer it if I could watch this live.
As for the part about watching paint dry... yes it's true. As a result of me not being too bothered about my Behavioural Studies essay (which I should be), I decided to start earlier on my design project. I have painted what will become a mailbox in a mixture of glossy varnish and a metallic powder thing. I assume it will require three coats of that mixture. Unfortunately it takes ages to dry and the fumes from the varnish is making me really light headed. Also I used a fair bit of UHU to glue the bits together so you can imagine what a paradise this would be to a sniffer.
(Game update: Niklas Bendtner [of all people] has pulled one back for ArseAnal. Score: ArseAnal 1-3 Chelsea)
I'm actually writing this post over 2 days. I got lazy typing it up, so I stopped until tonight. Or this morning, as it is 2.33am at the moment. I had also typed up a review about my Alfa, but I haven't included it here as I don't think anyone would bother to read it. I also got bored after awhile.
Game's pretty even now. 13 shots, 3 on target each. 50/50 possession. Adebaywhore just dived. I'll probably keep typing until the end of the match, then I'll get some sleep. It's nice to have a German "study week". It means I have no class on Monday, and my Tuesday hours will be reduced by 3 hours. 5 hours less of German altogether. We just made our first change, by the way: Ivanovic on for Bosingwa.
I've just gone and put my mailbox on the balcony. Those varnish fumes are driving me crazy! Which got me to thinking... this post is starting to read like a Tweet on Twitter. It's the last 10 minutes of the match and Arsenal seem to be piling pressure onto the Chelsea defence. I can't really tell, obviously, because I'm just looking at the match stats and live commentary.
86th minute and a GOAL for Chelsea. Malouda is put through by Lampard and Fabianski saves his first effort, then Anelka's follow-up hits the post and falls at the feet of Malouda who makes no mistake (words from Soccernet Live Commentary).
Things are looking grim for ArseAnal while Chelsea continue to put pressure on Liverpoo in second place. The ArseAnal fans are leaving the Emirates while Ballack comes on to replace Malouda, who has found his form under legendary manager Guus Hiddink.
2 minutes are added on.
And it's full time! Chelsea defeat London rivals ArseAnal 4-1 away at the Emirates. What an unbelievable way to bounce back after being knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona.
That's that and Chelsea record their biggest away win at Arsenal for 40 years. Arsenal complete a week to forget with another home thumping, while the Blues have all but wrapped up third spot in the league and automatic qualification for the Champions League group stages. Bye for now.
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Post That Was Supposed To Be Posted Last Friday
So my friend Egg went to watch Kings of Leon in concert tonight, which left me with no one to go with to the footy. Some of you might've known that I really wanted to go and even created an event on Facebook and invited a few of my friends, some of which definitely weren't going to come. Anyway I'm gonna leave talking about the footy until later and start talking about concerts.
I went to watch Coldplay last Wednesday and they were absolutely brilliant. 2 hours of excellent entertainment by Chris Martin and the boys were backed up by a magnificent display of lights (... every song really), balloons (Yellow) and confetti (Life in Technicolour II). Unfortunately, this was preceded by very dull opening acts. The first one was more of an instrumental act with techno and guitars and drums and all that. The second act's lead singer was probably on some sort of narcotics and his voice was really whiney. Which annoyed me and some of the audience I'm sure.
I thought that two opening acts were tough, but spare a thought for the people watching Kings of Leon. SEVEN bands will be opening for KoL, which is ridiculous really. Okay, if you want to promote the locals bands then sure, go ahead, put a few on. But not seven of them. If they're good then perhaps its fine, but if the quality is like what I had before Coldplay, then bless the audience's patience. Opening acts are like foreplay really: if its good, then it gets you really fired up for the deed; if not, then you really just want to get things over with.
Anyway while Egg was off watching Kings of Leon, I roped in Gary to go see Geelong take on Collingwood in the NAB Cup Final. The final score was something ridiculous like Collingwood 51-127 Geelong. The umpiring in the match was pretty biased towards us (Geelong) but I guess we would've won anyway. The men next to me were persuading me to support the "superior" team but they left after 3-quarter time with me having the last laugh.
So anyway, I'll end this post with a great song:
WE ARE GEELONG
THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL
WE ARE GEELONG
WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE BALL
WE PLAY THE GAME AS IT SHOULD BE PLAYED
AT HOME OR FAR AWAY
OUR BANNER'S FLYING HIGH, FROM DAWN TO DARK
DOWN AT KARDINIA PARK!
I went to watch Coldplay last Wednesday and they were absolutely brilliant. 2 hours of excellent entertainment by Chris Martin and the boys were backed up by a magnificent display of lights (... every song really), balloons (Yellow) and confetti (Life in Technicolour II). Unfortunately, this was preceded by very dull opening acts. The first one was more of an instrumental act with techno and guitars and drums and all that. The second act's lead singer was probably on some sort of narcotics and his voice was really whiney. Which annoyed me and some of the audience I'm sure.
I thought that two opening acts were tough, but spare a thought for the people watching Kings of Leon. SEVEN bands will be opening for KoL, which is ridiculous really. Okay, if you want to promote the locals bands then sure, go ahead, put a few on. But not seven of them. If they're good then perhaps its fine, but if the quality is like what I had before Coldplay, then bless the audience's patience. Opening acts are like foreplay really: if its good, then it gets you really fired up for the deed; if not, then you really just want to get things over with.
Anyway while Egg was off watching Kings of Leon, I roped in Gary to go see Geelong take on Collingwood in the NAB Cup Final. The final score was something ridiculous like Collingwood 51-127 Geelong. The umpiring in the match was pretty biased towards us (Geelong) but I guess we would've won anyway. The men next to me were persuading me to support the "superior" team but they left after 3-quarter time with me having the last laugh.
So anyway, I'll end this post with a great song:
WE ARE GEELONG
THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL
WE ARE GEELONG
WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE BALL
WE PLAY THE GAME AS IT SHOULD BE PLAYED
AT HOME OR FAR AWAY
OUR BANNER'S FLYING HIGH, FROM DAWN TO DARK
DOWN AT KARDINIA PARK!
Monday, February 2, 2009
The Post That Is Haunted By Visions Of Carlos Tevez
In the midst of this recession or credit crunch we're in, it seems like BMW has found a micro-niche in the market that requires a new type of car. A car for the person who plays golf, surfs, buys the occasional Van Gogh painting, has long-legged business clients and short-legged friends. According to an animated promotional video BMW released, the PAS, or Progressive Activity Sedan, is exactly the car for that sort of person.
The PAS is designed for people who need to carry a lot of cargo but find a wagon has "too much utility" and a sedan "not roomy enough." Apparently SUVs such as the X5 are too difficult to climb into; making them impractical for people who take business clients out. BMW clearly hasn't realised that these executive types would probably have bought a 7-series to ferry their partners around.
BMW has also came up with a new term, the "semi-command seating position" as a way of explaining that the PAS is higher than a 5-series, on which it is based, but lower than the X5. This semi-command seating position (surely this gets tiring to say after awhile) allows for "easy entry and greater visibility".
BMW claims the car has coupe-like styling despite being a four-door sedan with a hatchback boot. Clearly lessons from the X6 haven't been learnt. The wheelbase has been stretched to increase interior space allowing for adjustable rear seats. The seats are able to slide forwards to create more luggage space and backwards to increase rear passenger legroom. In the video, something about economy class and first class in an airplane was mentioned, but I sorta lost interest by then.
So, the company that brought us the Sports Activity Coupe (X6) has now introduced to the world another car that we don't need, to a market that probably doesn't exist. Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
The PAS is designed for people who need to carry a lot of cargo but find a wagon has "too much utility" and a sedan "not roomy enough." Apparently SUVs such as the X5 are too difficult to climb into; making them impractical for people who take business clients out. BMW clearly hasn't realised that these executive types would probably have bought a 7-series to ferry their partners around.
BMW has also came up with a new term, the "semi-command seating position" as a way of explaining that the PAS is higher than a 5-series, on which it is based, but lower than the X5. This semi-command seating position (surely this gets tiring to say after awhile) allows for "easy entry and greater visibility".
BMW claims the car has coupe-like styling despite being a four-door sedan with a hatchback boot. Clearly lessons from the X6 haven't been learnt. The wheelbase has been stretched to increase interior space allowing for adjustable rear seats. The seats are able to slide forwards to create more luggage space and backwards to increase rear passenger legroom. In the video, something about economy class and first class in an airplane was mentioned, but I sorta lost interest by then.
So, the company that brought us the Sports Activity Coupe (X6) has now introduced to the world another car that we don't need, to a market that probably doesn't exist. Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Post That Has Been Waiting For A Thousand Years
Here's my long awaited Pro Evolution Soccer 9 review:
It's shite. Don't buy it.
End of review. Spend your ang pow money on more fun things, like a blender.
It's shite. Don't buy it.
End of review. Spend your ang pow money on more fun things, like a blender.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Post That Is Buying A Stairway To The Basement
Hello, 2008.
.... goodbye!
Was talking to a friend about the best thing to happen this year. Off the top of my head, I mentioned having Thongster FC on top of the Fantasy Football League. Obviously I didn't put much thought into it. He reminded me about graduating, and the formal. I added getting my driver's license and a girlfriend.
However I must say having TFC top of the league is a great achievement. I've never had fantasy teams doing well in fantasy leagues. I've got two other teams as well, Numero Uno FC and Catterz. They're both picking up good results and that bodes well for me. NUFC was bottom of the league as recently as October, but now it's in the top half of the table, while Catterz is in midtable.
Enough about fantasy football, more about reality. Chelsea's 2nd behind Liverpoo after a disappointing 2-2 draw against Fulham last time out, a result even more disappointing after 'Poo thrashed Newcastle 5-1. Being 3 points behind the league leaders isn't great, but it's not as bad as people think. It's certainly not bad enough for me to go "Nah, had enough. Gonna switch teams". Thing is, I'll never do that, 'cause once a Blue, always a Blue.
Anyway, we have to say goodbye to an eventful year, and hello to a new one. Being in charge of music for a NYE party, I have chosen Pogo - Digitalism as the song to usher in 2009.
So, bring it on.
.... goodbye!
Was talking to a friend about the best thing to happen this year. Off the top of my head, I mentioned having Thongster FC on top of the Fantasy Football League. Obviously I didn't put much thought into it. He reminded me about graduating, and the formal. I added getting my driver's license and a girlfriend.
However I must say having TFC top of the league is a great achievement. I've never had fantasy teams doing well in fantasy leagues. I've got two other teams as well, Numero Uno FC and Catterz. They're both picking up good results and that bodes well for me. NUFC was bottom of the league as recently as October, but now it's in the top half of the table, while Catterz is in midtable.
Enough about fantasy football, more about reality. Chelsea's 2nd behind Liverpoo after a disappointing 2-2 draw against Fulham last time out, a result even more disappointing after 'Poo thrashed Newcastle 5-1. Being 3 points behind the league leaders isn't great, but it's not as bad as people think. It's certainly not bad enough for me to go "Nah, had enough. Gonna switch teams". Thing is, I'll never do that, 'cause once a Blue, always a Blue.
Anyway, we have to say goodbye to an eventful year, and hello to a new one. Being in charge of music for a NYE party, I have chosen Pogo - Digitalism as the song to usher in 2009.
So, bring it on.
Friday, December 26, 2008
The Post That Got Interrupted By A Stray Flying Saucer
MOTHER FUCKER!
I DIDN'T PUT STEPHEN FUCKING IRELAND IN MY FUCKING FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM!
FUCKaasdassdsadsdsaasasdsadsadsaFUCK!
!!!!! FUCKKKKKK !!!!!!
/rantover
I DIDN'T PUT STEPHEN FUCKING IRELAND IN MY FUCKING FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM!
FUCKaasdassdsadsdsaasasdsadsadsaFUCK!
!!!!! FUCKKKKKK !!!!!!
/rantover
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Post That Has Reached The End Of The Road
Driving can be like an art. It's totally unchoreographed, but usually very coordinated. Unfortunately there are dickheads on the road which spoils everyone's fun once in awhile. It's probably caused by the overly simple test you get at the start. You go in, they give you a piece of paper with 30 multiple choice questions on it, then you select the correct answers. If you pass, you pay your $60 and receive a L-license; fail, and you come back the next day to re-do it. A solution would be to scrap this test and replace it with an IQ test. Pity this won't happen in the near future (as long as Jeremy Clarkson isn't in charge of this), so we have to learn how to drive safely. Or in other words, drive like everyone's out to get you.
For this, some of us boys went up to Ipswich to take part in a Safe Driving Training course. There they taught us how to deal with cars with no ABS (that's Anti-lock Braking System) and how to steer properly. The braking course was where I met my greatest nemesis...
... Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. It was a Proton Savvy though. Size of a proton and not savvy. I had the privelege of hopping into it first, before everyone else had the chance to enjoy what the little Malaysian car had to offer.
The interior's basic, of course. For $16,999, you pay for what you get. There was a stereo, air-conditioning, cup-holders (of course) and other usual things you get in a car like a steering wheel and pedals. The car that I drove had the optional Tiptronic gearbox, which is an automated manual.
And it was absolutely rubbish. In the time it took to shift gears, 3 days had passed. Coupled with a weedy little four-pot, 0-100km/h was completed in the time it took a new universe to be formed. But with $16,999, you also get ABS which is standard among most new cars.
Which is a very good idea. Earlier in the day, we had to do a course which involved driving and heavily braking a non-ABS equipped and ABS equipped car. As some of us might know, ABS is there to prevent your brakes from locking up. Therefore your tyres will continue to move and you will always have grip. I was in the non-ABS equipped car first, an old Nissan Pulsar. Rubbish car, coupled with a driver with no experience with a non-ABS car results in hilarity. For most anyway. I managed to run over 4 policemen (see: cones) in my first go. Second one was a lot better, with the tyres not locking up at all, so I got full control of the steering. My last run was a bit of a disaster, with me running over 3 policemen and into the imaginary semi-trailer (once again, see: cones).
It's pretty frightening when you think about it. We take all this technology in our cars for granted. We complain about the amount of abbreviations there are in the driver's car manual. However it's there to prevent accidents. The difference between a non-ABS and ABS equipped car, could possibly be the difference between being able to swerve around an obstacle or being lodged underneath a truck. It could happen, and it does happen.
We saw pictures of such events and they are truly frightening. It's sad to see such things happening in this day and age, but the thing is some drivers are stupid. It's something we have to live with, so all we can do is learn how to drive smart!
For this, some of us boys went up to Ipswich to take part in a Safe Driving Training course. There they taught us how to deal with cars with no ABS (that's Anti-lock Braking System) and how to steer properly. The braking course was where I met my greatest nemesis...
... Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. It was a Proton Savvy though. Size of a proton and not savvy. I had the privelege of hopping into it first, before everyone else had the chance to enjoy what the little Malaysian car had to offer.
The interior's basic, of course. For $16,999, you pay for what you get. There was a stereo, air-conditioning, cup-holders (of course) and other usual things you get in a car like a steering wheel and pedals. The car that I drove had the optional Tiptronic gearbox, which is an automated manual.
And it was absolutely rubbish. In the time it took to shift gears, 3 days had passed. Coupled with a weedy little four-pot, 0-100km/h was completed in the time it took a new universe to be formed. But with $16,999, you also get ABS which is standard among most new cars.
Which is a very good idea. Earlier in the day, we had to do a course which involved driving and heavily braking a non-ABS equipped and ABS equipped car. As some of us might know, ABS is there to prevent your brakes from locking up. Therefore your tyres will continue to move and you will always have grip. I was in the non-ABS equipped car first, an old Nissan Pulsar. Rubbish car, coupled with a driver with no experience with a non-ABS car results in hilarity. For most anyway. I managed to run over 4 policemen (see: cones) in my first go. Second one was a lot better, with the tyres not locking up at all, so I got full control of the steering. My last run was a bit of a disaster, with me running over 3 policemen and into the imaginary semi-trailer (once again, see: cones).
It's pretty frightening when you think about it. We take all this technology in our cars for granted. We complain about the amount of abbreviations there are in the driver's car manual. However it's there to prevent accidents. The difference between a non-ABS and ABS equipped car, could possibly be the difference between being able to swerve around an obstacle or being lodged underneath a truck. It could happen, and it does happen.
We saw pictures of such events and they are truly frightening. It's sad to see such things happening in this day and age, but the thing is some drivers are stupid. It's something we have to live with, so all we can do is learn how to drive smart!
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Post That Is Better Late Than Never
It's been out for awhile, but I've only just discovered it. Mike Skinner (a.k.a. The Streets) is back with a new album. It's called Everything Is Borrowed and it's great, much better than his previous album, The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living. Everything Is Borrowed's sound is similar to his first two albums, Original Pirate Material and A Grand Don't Come For Free. Brilliant.
Below is the final verse and chorus from "Heaven for the Weather", the second single off Everything Is Borrowed.
You tell the devil in no uncertain terms
You'll never be evil, you'll never be turned
What is this evil? And who decides this?
When left to devices some humans try shit
This is the reason we should all be tied up?
We're just normal people exploring our minds
We don't go around here putting poison in wine
But we enjoy what we like which is not always right
People are intricate, people aren't swines
Let's screw the rules up and rely on our minds
Sign on the line
You sign on the line
He clutches the wine and tips it in cyonide
I want to go to heaven for the weather
But hell for the company
I want to go to heaven for the weather
But hell seems like fun to me
I do like the lyrics, and the tune. It's rather catchy, in the way that "Fit But You Know It" was. If anyone wants the song, send me a message on MSN. I'd be more than happy to send you some of that. Perhaps get some of you lot into The Streets.
*I'll post a review of PES09 soon, maybe this weekend.
Below is the final verse and chorus from "Heaven for the Weather", the second single off Everything Is Borrowed.
You tell the devil in no uncertain terms
You'll never be evil, you'll never be turned
What is this evil? And who decides this?
When left to devices some humans try shit
This is the reason we should all be tied up?
We're just normal people exploring our minds
We don't go around here putting poison in wine
But we enjoy what we like which is not always right
People are intricate, people aren't swines
Let's screw the rules up and rely on our minds
Sign on the line
You sign on the line
He clutches the wine and tips it in cyonide
I want to go to heaven for the weather
But hell for the company
I want to go to heaven for the weather
But hell seems like fun to me
I do like the lyrics, and the tune. It's rather catchy, in the way that "Fit But You Know It" was. If anyone wants the song, send me a message on MSN. I'd be more than happy to send you some of that. Perhaps get some of you lot into The Streets.
*I'll post a review of PES09 soon, maybe this weekend.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Post That Lost A Few Pounds
I've fallen in love again.
Yes, that's right. It was love at first sight. Or possibly second. But whatever it is, I want her. Badly. I could definitely see myself in her, and I could see she wanted love too. However before it starts sounding too suss, let me point out that I'm talking about a car. Not just any car, but a Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Monza.

It's basically a stock Alfa 147, but the 4cyl, 2 litre engine has been replaced with a big 3.2L V6 engine that develops 187KW, or 250bhp. This in a small hatchback, equals a lot of fun. Other add-ons are Brembo brakes, a more aggressive bodykit and a tweaked suspension to give it that performance feel.
To keep all those raging Italian stallions in check, one would assume that Alfa has installed a special differential system in the GTA, like the Limited-Slip Differential in a Ford Focus RS. Maybe even a 4WD system like the Golf R32... No. What you get is a normal differential controlling the 250 horses that drive the front wheels. The end result is a car that requires various electronical systems to prevent you from steering into a hedge, or a divider. Clearly this 147 GTA is an insane car, made for insane people.
Which is why I want one. But not just a normal GTA, but this particular one with the Monza badge. The badge is a nod towards Alfa's past racing history. They built the GTA Monza as a tribute to their 80th anniversary of their first win at Monza, a famous Italian racetrack. Only 100 147 GTA Monzas were built and that therefore makes it a classic already.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson and back to why I want this car: in addition to the fact that it is brilliant, it also had the most beautiful paintjob. She had a wonderful pearly-white coat which glimmered wherever the sunlight touched her. It's something that has to be seen, in the metal, to be appreciated. It was truly the most beautiful coat of paint I have seen on any car.
Maybe that's because it's an Alfa. A few months ago, I wanted a Golf R32 (this would've been a sensible choice) and up until today, a BMW 6-series E24 (which is a really beautiful GT car). But there's something about Alfas that makes you lose your senses. You think with your heart, not your head. You'd drive off to look at Audis, or BMWs, or Volkswagens... but you'd end up at the Alfa showroom.
It may not be the smartest choice, but at least my heart will be happy. I'm just hoping no one else feels this way about the car so come December, I'll be the one with the keys to my very own (2nd hand) 147 GTA Monza in pearly-white.
Yes, that's right. It was love at first sight. Or possibly second. But whatever it is, I want her. Badly. I could definitely see myself in her, and I could see she wanted love too. However before it starts sounding too suss, let me point out that I'm talking about a car. Not just any car, but a Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Monza.

It's basically a stock Alfa 147, but the 4cyl, 2 litre engine has been replaced with a big 3.2L V6 engine that develops 187KW, or 250bhp. This in a small hatchback, equals a lot of fun. Other add-ons are Brembo brakes, a more aggressive bodykit and a tweaked suspension to give it that performance feel.
To keep all those raging Italian stallions in check, one would assume that Alfa has installed a special differential system in the GTA, like the Limited-Slip Differential in a Ford Focus RS. Maybe even a 4WD system like the Golf R32... No. What you get is a normal differential controlling the 250 horses that drive the front wheels. The end result is a car that requires various electronical systems to prevent you from steering into a hedge, or a divider. Clearly this 147 GTA is an insane car, made for insane people.
Which is why I want one. But not just a normal GTA, but this particular one with the Monza badge. The badge is a nod towards Alfa's past racing history. They built the GTA Monza as a tribute to their 80th anniversary of their first win at Monza, a famous Italian racetrack. Only 100 147 GTA Monzas were built and that therefore makes it a classic already.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson and back to why I want this car: in addition to the fact that it is brilliant, it also had the most beautiful paintjob. She had a wonderful pearly-white coat which glimmered wherever the sunlight touched her. It's something that has to be seen, in the metal, to be appreciated. It was truly the most beautiful coat of paint I have seen on any car.
Maybe that's because it's an Alfa. A few months ago, I wanted a Golf R32 (this would've been a sensible choice) and up until today, a BMW 6-series E24 (which is a really beautiful GT car). But there's something about Alfas that makes you lose your senses. You think with your heart, not your head. You'd drive off to look at Audis, or BMWs, or Volkswagens... but you'd end up at the Alfa showroom.
It may not be the smartest choice, but at least my heart will be happy. I'm just hoping no one else feels this way about the car so come December, I'll be the one with the keys to my very own (2nd hand) 147 GTA Monza in pearly-white.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Post That Came Out Last Saturday
I've had the newest FIFA installment, FIFA 09, since Wednesday, so I thought I've post my thoughts on it right here on my blog.
To be honest, I haven't been much of a fan of FIFA. Been finding Pro Evo the better football game out of the two. The gameplay's a lot better on PES I reckon, however FIFA's graphics are mint. PES isn't out yet, gotta wait til the end of this month. Until then, I won't compare the two games. Look out for a comparison review some time in November.
There are several things I like about FIFA:
- Firstly, the aforementioned graphics. EA once again has created awesome animations for FIFA. There is no way that PES could match the attention to detail on players' faces and their jerseys that FIFA has.
- Secondly, FIFA's brilliant physics engine gives the players a new 'life'. Now you've gotta position your players correctly to compete for a header. Other things such as jostling for the ball allows the stronger player to win the ball more often (eg. if Drogba was jostling with, say, Nasri for the ball, the big Ivorian would trump the Frenchman).
- Thirdly, the AI is great, as always. Off-the-ball runs and defensive covering is brilliant. However I find my defensive midfielder dropping too far back, and occasionally my players don't make the runs I want them to do.
- Finally, the menus on FIFA are a joy to behold. From the main menu to the mini ones in the various modes FIFA provide, they're simple to use.
That's really all I can say about the positives. I even had to nitpick for the last one. The thing that disappoints me the most is the gameplay, which is close to rubbish. It can be mastered after playing for awhile, but you'd get bored mastering it. In PES the game flows... in FIFA however, it sorta stalls everytime you make a pass. This makes playing swift counter-attacking football really hard to do. I cannot tell you how many times I've lost the ball after trying to play a simple through ball to my wingers, despite the fact that the AI is so good.
Also, the first touch is a bit too hard, and sometimes the players seem to lose concentration after running down half the field for the ball. This happens too many times, but it shouldn't happen at all. It's hard to explain really... you have your defender and an opposition striker running after a long punt downfield by the goalie. All of a sudden as your defender nears the ball, he slows down, allowing the striker to close him down quickly and occasionally claim the ball and score. I'm glad I've got Cech in goal so the scoring part doesn't happen as often as it would.
So basically, FIFA's got the style but not enough substance. To put this in an interesting analogy, FIFA's the gorgeous blond/brunette but is as interesting as a grain of rice. Her distant cousin PES on the other hand, has braces and glasses and all that... but she'll give you a great fun-filled day.
Put the good bits of both games together and you'd have the ultimate game TBH.
Bring on October 30th!
To be honest, I haven't been much of a fan of FIFA. Been finding Pro Evo the better football game out of the two. The gameplay's a lot better on PES I reckon, however FIFA's graphics are mint. PES isn't out yet, gotta wait til the end of this month. Until then, I won't compare the two games. Look out for a comparison review some time in November.
There are several things I like about FIFA:
- Firstly, the aforementioned graphics. EA once again has created awesome animations for FIFA. There is no way that PES could match the attention to detail on players' faces and their jerseys that FIFA has.
- Secondly, FIFA's brilliant physics engine gives the players a new 'life'. Now you've gotta position your players correctly to compete for a header. Other things such as jostling for the ball allows the stronger player to win the ball more often (eg. if Drogba was jostling with, say, Nasri for the ball, the big Ivorian would trump the Frenchman).
- Thirdly, the AI is great, as always. Off-the-ball runs and defensive covering is brilliant. However I find my defensive midfielder dropping too far back, and occasionally my players don't make the runs I want them to do.
- Finally, the menus on FIFA are a joy to behold. From the main menu to the mini ones in the various modes FIFA provide, they're simple to use.
That's really all I can say about the positives. I even had to nitpick for the last one. The thing that disappoints me the most is the gameplay, which is close to rubbish. It can be mastered after playing for awhile, but you'd get bored mastering it. In PES the game flows... in FIFA however, it sorta stalls everytime you make a pass. This makes playing swift counter-attacking football really hard to do. I cannot tell you how many times I've lost the ball after trying to play a simple through ball to my wingers, despite the fact that the AI is so good.
Also, the first touch is a bit too hard, and sometimes the players seem to lose concentration after running down half the field for the ball. This happens too many times, but it shouldn't happen at all. It's hard to explain really... you have your defender and an opposition striker running after a long punt downfield by the goalie. All of a sudden as your defender nears the ball, he slows down, allowing the striker to close him down quickly and occasionally claim the ball and score. I'm glad I've got Cech in goal so the scoring part doesn't happen as often as it would.
So basically, FIFA's got the style but not enough substance. To put this in an interesting analogy, FIFA's the gorgeous blond/brunette but is as interesting as a grain of rice. Her distant cousin PES on the other hand, has braces and glasses and all that... but she'll give you a great fun-filled day.
Put the good bits of both games together and you'd have the ultimate game TBH.
Bring on October 30th!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Post That Won't Be Leaving Here With You
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question press the ‘next’ button to get your answer.
3. You must write the name of the song down no matter what!!!
4. After you’ve answered all the questions tag 5 other people and let them they’ve been tagged and to do the meme themselves:
If someone says ‘is this okay?’ You say:
The Creeps - Camille Jones
What would best describe your personality?
Electioneering - Radiohead
What do you like in a guy/girl?
Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys
How do you feel today?
Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
Hah!
What is your life’s purpose?
She's Love - End of Fashion
What do your friends think of you?
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
What do you think of your parents?
Yesterday - Beatles
Hah!
What do you think about very often?
Plug in Baby - Muse
What is 2+2?
Karma Police - Radiohead
What do you think of the person you like?
Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
What is your life story?
God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When We Were Kids - The Galvatrons
What do you think when you see the person you like?
Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
HAH! Hammertime!
What do your parents think of you?
In the Summertime - Thirsty Merc
What... not when...
What will you dance to at your wedding?
The Greatest View - Silverchair
Hmm... not the worst choice.
What will they play at your funeral?
My Love - JT feat. TI
What is your hobby/interest?
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
....
What is your biggest secret?
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
What do you think of your closest friends?
Time is Running Out - Muse
What should you post this as?
Answer the Phone - Sugar Ray
But I prefer
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Either way, NOT USING THEM. Sort of.
Tag:
Whoever can be arsed.
2. For each question press the ‘next’ button to get your answer.
3. You must write the name of the song down no matter what!!!
4. After you’ve answered all the questions tag 5 other people and let them they’ve been tagged and to do the meme themselves:
If someone says ‘is this okay?’ You say:
The Creeps - Camille Jones
What would best describe your personality?
Electioneering - Radiohead
What do you like in a guy/girl?
Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys
How do you feel today?
Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
Hah!
What is your life’s purpose?
She's Love - End of Fashion
What do your friends think of you?
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
What do you think of your parents?
Yesterday - Beatles
Hah!
What do you think about very often?
Plug in Baby - Muse
What is 2+2?
Karma Police - Radiohead
What do you think of the person you like?
Dry Your Eyes - The Streets
What is your life story?
God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When We Were Kids - The Galvatrons
What do you think when you see the person you like?
Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
HAH! Hammertime!
What do your parents think of you?
In the Summertime - Thirsty Merc
What... not when...
What will you dance to at your wedding?
The Greatest View - Silverchair
Hmm... not the worst choice.
What will they play at your funeral?
My Love - JT feat. TI
What is your hobby/interest?
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
....
What is your biggest secret?
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
What do you think of your closest friends?
Time is Running Out - Muse
What should you post this as?
Answer the Phone - Sugar Ray
But I prefer
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Either way, NOT USING THEM. Sort of.
Tag:
Whoever can be arsed.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Post That Has Blasted Into The Past
Hi, I am an Asian bloke, but no I will not respond to:
1. BEIJING! BEIJING!
2. Hey! Sushi!
3. Oi Mongolian!
Fucking white people. So damn ignorant. The last one, on the other hand is courtesy of my friend, Brandon, who is Chinese-Canadian. Damn Canadians!
Anyway, school's back tomorrow. 7 more weeks til graduation! WHOO!
1. BEIJING! BEIJING!
2. Hey! Sushi!
3. Oi Mongolian!
Fucking white people. So damn ignorant. The last one, on the other hand is courtesy of my friend, Brandon, who is Chinese-Canadian. Damn Canadians!
Anyway, school's back tomorrow. 7 more weeks til graduation! WHOO!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Post Which Couldn't Sleep Without A Towel
Sometimes when a few men sporting hangovers are trapped on the 14th floor of an apartment with a video camera, hilarity ensues.
The Post That Came With The Raincoats
1) At what age do you wish to marry?
After I'm 25.
2) If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
I would very much like to bang you, right now.
3) If you were to be stranded on a desert island, who are the 3 blog buddies you would take with you?
I'd take my good mates Yenchie, Addie and Catty.
4) Where is the place you want to go the most and with whom?
I want to go to Stamford Bridge, probably by myself because I don't know (m)any Chelsea fans.
5) If you can have one dream to come true, what would it be?
To have all my sadistic and selfish dreams come true!
6) Do you believe you can survive without money?
No.
7) What are you afraid to lose the most?
My manhood.
8) If you win 1 million, what would you do?
Buy a car, invest the rest.
9) If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
There's no need to confess anymore.
10) List out the good points of the person who tagged you.
Addie's always there when I need to talk about what's on my mind. Except when she's busy, or studying, or out, or not online, or showering, or eating, or in school... oh.
11) What am i doing now?
Listening to the awesome Arctic Monkeys while doing this tag.
12) Which type of person do you hate the most?
Those of a middle eastern decent who want to spoil air travel for the likes of us.
13) What is your ambition?
World domination. With more camps than Poland.
14) What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
Who?
15) What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Hard to say really, but apparently all you need is love.
16) Are you a shopaholic or not?
I'd say yes. -ish.
17) What do you see when you look into a mirror?
God.
18) Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
Addie.
19) What is your desired age to lose ur virginity?
3
20) What are you afraid of?
Sometimes I scare myself.
Tag 8 people:
1. Anyone who's bothered, really.
After I'm 25.
2) If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
I would very much like to bang you, right now.
3) If you were to be stranded on a desert island, who are the 3 blog buddies you would take with you?
I'd take my good mates Yenchie, Addie and Catty.
4) Where is the place you want to go the most and with whom?
I want to go to Stamford Bridge, probably by myself because I don't know (m)any Chelsea fans.
5) If you can have one dream to come true, what would it be?
To have all my sadistic and selfish dreams come true!
6) Do you believe you can survive without money?
No.
7) What are you afraid to lose the most?
My manhood.
8) If you win 1 million, what would you do?
Buy a car, invest the rest.
9) If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
There's no need to confess anymore.
10) List out the good points of the person who tagged you.
Addie's always there when I need to talk about what's on my mind. Except when she's busy, or studying, or out, or not online, or showering, or eating, or in school... oh.
11) What am i doing now?
Listening to the awesome Arctic Monkeys while doing this tag.
12) Which type of person do you hate the most?
Those of a middle eastern decent who want to spoil air travel for the likes of us.
13) What is your ambition?
World domination. With more camps than Poland.
14) What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
Who?
15) What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Hard to say really, but apparently all you need is love.
16) Are you a shopaholic or not?
I'd say yes. -ish.
17) What do you see when you look into a mirror?
God.
18) Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
Addie.
19) What is your desired age to lose ur virginity?
3
20) What are you afraid of?
Sometimes I scare myself.
Tag 8 people:
1. Anyone who's bothered, really.
Monday, September 29, 2008
The Post That Would Like To Ride With You On Your Bee-Em-Doubleyew
I was sitting around having a nice meal of fish and wedges for dinner. All of a sudden, an annoying song by Rihanna (of course) called Take a Bow was playing on the radio. That spoilt my night...
Okay, maybe it didn't, but it got me thinking about a thread on Football365Forum - When was the last time a female wrote a song with good lyrics? This is probably gonna be controversial, but I can't think of a recent song written/sang by a female artist that I like. Either that, or there's waaaaay too much crap on the radio.
Later on the way home, my friend was playing "When I Grow Up" on her car stereo, which has to be one of the most annoying songs I've ever heard. Along with anything Pink, Rihanna, PCD, Kate Perry etc. I'd like to think that it's only the crap on the radio, because I do enjoy Cranberries and Corrs. Yeah... so, I'm expecting some complaints, but I doubt many people read this anyway...
Message me on MSN, send me an email. Something.
Okay, maybe it didn't, but it got me thinking about a thread on Football365Forum - When was the last time a female wrote a song with good lyrics? This is probably gonna be controversial, but I can't think of a recent song written/sang by a female artist that I like. Either that, or there's waaaaay too much crap on the radio.
Later on the way home, my friend was playing "When I Grow Up" on her car stereo, which has to be one of the most annoying songs I've ever heard. Along with anything Pink, Rihanna, PCD, Kate Perry etc. I'd like to think that it's only the crap on the radio, because I do enjoy Cranberries and Corrs. Yeah... so, I'm expecting some complaints, but I doubt many people read this anyway...
Message me on MSN, send me an email. Something.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Post That Got Shocked By The Lightning
As I type this post out, I am TOP OF THE FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE!!!!!!! One of my three teams, Thongster FC, has managed to knock Alvinz off the number one spot after a brilliant weekend. Therefore, I am an incredibly happy little Malaysian boy.
It's been awhile since my last post, maybe a month or so has passed. I've had my exams, and then holidays and then insane partying. Well, only 3 parties... but drank a bit too much and so the cough is back. It's worrying me a bit, this cough. I'll live, I hope.
Last week I spent a few days in Melbourne to look at universities. Or university, rather. Was going to look at RMIT but didn't feel well enough. So I only saw Monash, and it looked like good stuff. However I'm hoping that I'll get the marks to allow me to enter (the) University of Melbourne.
Which leads me on nicely to mentioning, once again, that time is flying. There's one week left of our current holiday before term 4 starts. And there's only 5 weeks of learning to go before our exams, and 7 before our graduation. Well, naturally I can't wait, but there's a gut feeling inside of me that the last day of high school for us would be pretty tear-jerking.
But y'know... man the fuck up and get on with life.
Thongster FC - Top of the league!
Chelsea FC - Top of the league... again!
It's been awhile since my last post, maybe a month or so has passed. I've had my exams, and then holidays and then insane partying. Well, only 3 parties... but drank a bit too much and so the cough is back. It's worrying me a bit, this cough. I'll live, I hope.
Last week I spent a few days in Melbourne to look at universities. Or university, rather. Was going to look at RMIT but didn't feel well enough. So I only saw Monash, and it looked like good stuff. However I'm hoping that I'll get the marks to allow me to enter (the) University of Melbourne.
Which leads me on nicely to mentioning, once again, that time is flying. There's one week left of our current holiday before term 4 starts. And there's only 5 weeks of learning to go before our exams, and 7 before our graduation. Well, naturally I can't wait, but there's a gut feeling inside of me that the last day of high school for us would be pretty tear-jerking.
But y'know... man the fuck up and get on with life.
Thongster FC - Top of the league!
Chelsea FC - Top of the league... again!
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