Archive for July, 2006

Cravings and Hunger Pangs

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

I can’t sleep as usual. It’s freaking Sunday….oops i meant it’s Monday 3AM….I’m online and with wide eyes. Can anybody just punch me out or at least enuff to knock me to dreamland??

If there was an opening for the "real" BATMAN, guess I’ll be a sure winner to qualify into at least the quarter-finals. Why don’t I have the confidence in winning it? Simple, I’m not buff at all, I’m also not a billionaire, my heart is also not dark and merciless. Therefore, I won’t be qualified enuff to be the Dark Knight. Oh yeah that and also there is no such place as "Gotham City". There’s only Gopeng and Gombak…….which are dark and quite crime infested as well.

So if I can’t be the Dark Knight…..maybe I’ll just be the Dark Child. Roaming the streets at night with my fiery steel red eyes (bloodshot from not enuff sleep) looking to satify my hunger. A hunger that is so great that this whole island of Singapore would never satisfy.

What hunger could be so great?

What hunger could drive a creature into the dark depths of insanity?

What hunger could keep one searching and searching till satisfaction is achieved?

What else if not the hunger and craving for a certain food?……..Duhhhh, what the hell you guys were thinking?

Just because I added a little dramatic suspense in the dialogue dun mean I started worshipping the devil…..On another hand who says I haven’t eh? Only those out there will know for sure. I’m not known to be a devilish person or nick as a devil for nothing you know! It takes a real student of the devil to be able to embody the self-absorbing insanity of evil as it burns thru your heart & veins. Once it takes over, there is no escape. Only way is to take control and let it out once in a while….just to have some fun that’s all.

I’m crapping again ain’t i? Damn…..gotta get rid of that habit……..hit me baby one more time??

Anyway, I can’t sleep and currently having vivid images and cravings for some lovely deeeeeelicious M’sian dishes. What’s got my mind cooking instead of me? Well, it’s a dreamy BIG plate of Char Koay Teow with lotsa spicy chilli, humongous prawns, big ass juicy cockles (see hamm for those who dunno), slices of lap cheong (pork sausages), and lotsa fried pork lard (bak eww). Well since after craving for that I also bloody crave for a great BIG bowl of Asam Laksa with plenty of mint leaves, sliced fish, onions, chilli padi, and lastly, the black prawn paste (Haeh Khoh).

OOooooooo weeeeeeee, Yuuuuuuuummmmm, Yuuuuummmmmm, yummy man…..just by writing this post, my damn keyboard’s wet from all the drool that is dripping down my mouth. It’s even more then when i drool over pictures of lovely babes. Guess food still takes priority over gals for me 0. No offence to all the beautiful hunnies out there.

Oh hell, I’m just gonna get to bed and use that damn hunger and craving to project a mental image of the food in my dreams. Who knows? Maybe if I dream of it hard enuff, I might actually wake up to find a plate of either one waiting for me in the morning. Now wouldn’t that be a feat? Materialising your dreams into reality. If I succeed, I’ll tell you all about it. But then again, if I do succeed, won’t it be better if I just dream for Jessica Alba or even Kate Beckinsale? Dream really really hard for it. Heck, if it dun happen, at least something else turns hard S.

Signing off with a dreamy plate of Char koay teow………literally.

New Catch Phrase

Friday, July 21st, 2006

I was having lunch with my colleagues the other day and from that day onwards, it has changed many things in life (sounds dramatic, ain’t it?…..just for effect only).

I’ve been given a catch phrase which will stick with me synonymous from now on. What’s the wonderful catch phrase u ask? It’s "Shut up & Eat it!"

Alot has to come in before i can elaborate but the summarized short version is that I eat a lot, I enjoy my food, I dun let food go to waste, I also like to chit chat and bitch about work during lunch…..Thus, I somehow end up eating slower then people sometimes (mind you not all the time) ……… for that I’ve been labelled with that catch phrase. P

I guess I kinda deserved it and actually dun mind it. My next resolution is to eat faster, lesser, and shut up Y

Actually there’s more to it. But that’s a story for another day. For now, I have my dear friend & colleague, Nop to thank. His creativity & imagination knows no boundaries. You go Nop! 0

New Blog style……..waddaya think?

Friday, July 21st, 2006

I’ve come to think I’ve got too much shit to pen in my post. I notice that the post get’s outta hand and ends up long winded, yikes.

Dunno if it does do any good or atleast entertain you peeps. Nevertheless, I SHALL continue to blog. A promise I hope to dear god that i can still keep at it till I’m old and wrinkly. Then again, I might not have the endurance to blog on and on and on and on and on (I’m not the Duracell Bunny u see? neither would shoving a couple of super size Duracell up my arse help!) but I will do my best. These days technology is simply amazing, I can use voice recognition software to type my blogs. However, my vision of the future technology when I’m old & wrinkly and still trying to blog would entail the capability to conceptualise your very thoughts directly into the Computer. Wouldn’t that be cool?

I can see now the Tagline for the technology, "Imagination is the product of creativity, You Think It…….We’ll Digitize It. THaT’s IT!"

I’ll patent it by calling the THink and Type Imagination Technology (THaT’s IT)…….just incase you do decide to make it a reality, i only ask for 1% royalties paid annually. Thanks J

Enuff, i’m getting outta hand again. SHIT! So to the point, I’m gonna try a new blogging style.

  • fuck care with the exact english language grammar and shit
  • gonna use more slang and short texts like enuff, wat, muthafucka, dun, gonna……… Ah hell, u all get the idea
  • gonna be short and simple to the point for the post
  • less colour, more content

So I’m hoping this will help me pen more shit in less time. It’s like a synergy-zen kinda thing, where in actual the whole of 2 parts is bigger than the sum "1+1=3".

So chew on that crazy shit for a moment and tell me what you think.

I’m getting dizzy……….oh shit, it’s 4AM go figure……..nite nite peeps

Nothing but memories………and a Head Butt

Monday, July 17th, 2006

The world cup came and went, it was a full month of ecstasy, joy, disappointment, upsets, celebrations, suprises, curses, shrieks, and many more.

This post was suppose to come earlier, but I guess with the Worldcup, everything just got halted and being on the Asian continent, the matches were played live in the night and wee early mornings. Let’s give a round of applause for the late night eateries, pubs and mamaks that have shown those live matches.

Having said that the 4 years once event of Football fever is actually not quite true. Football fever is all year round and occasional spike every 2 years. You see, although the Worldcup & Eurocup is once every 4 years. There is a 2 year gap between both so every 2 years the football fever is on a high. This is on top of the normal football leagues……. English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish league, and others.

So what have we learned and remembered from this 2006 World Cup in Germany?

  • England can still play football but nevertheless they still suck (mind you I’m being a England fan too)
  • Brazil is not almighty, they can be beaten. It’s football….things happen
  • Argentina is still a strong contender as ever
  • Australia has done good and shocked the world
  • Germany played well but could have done better. Klinsmann did well with the team. Why the hell didn’t Schneider played like he did in the 3rd-4th placing matches during the damn semi-finals. The fire was there but a little too late.
  • We bid farewell to one of the great goal-keepers around. Oliver Kahn of Germany. Jens Lehmann was excellent through out the matches. His saves in the penalty shoout out with Argentina was amazing.
  • Spain sizzled but yet couldn’t fire up.
  • Italy did a few Italian-jobs (must be the mafia & bookies influence on the referees). The penalty against Australia at the ending seconds on the game, the 2 goals against Germany in the final moments as well and the infamous idiotic-fucked up asshole named Marco Materazzi with his foul-mouthed "cibaikia" insults. They may have won the cup but it’s just not honourable in my mind.
  • Portugal showed why were in the semifinals, C.Ronaldo is a fucked up asshole (I’m referring to the incident where he reacted against fellow MU, England’s Wayne Rooney’s foul). He had to get his nose in there and nudge the situation. Very uncalled for, plus the many simulation dives that he took which later replayed in slow motion…..was NOTHING.
  • The French was a suprise beating Brazil plus making it to the finals. They may have lost but only one thing people will remember, yeah the infamous ‘head-butt’ incident by Zidane. We all could fault him for his actions. But nevertheless, he was insulted and provoked. By any means it does warrant action. However the choice of action taken was just wrong. We may sympathise, and forgive but never will we forget. You have etched your memory deep in football history. The first ever player to head-butt his opponent and be sent off in the final moments of the Worldcup finals and still be awarded the Golden Ball. It’s almost as controversial as Maradona’s legendary "Hand of God".
  • Korea & Japan did pretty well in the group stages but was not consistent. They failed to provide any real contention. Guess they are only good on home grown eh?

We saw alot of simulated diving in this round of world cup. Many also faked injuries. There were also mistakes by referees as well. Some games saw lots of aggresive challenge and some just saw lots of offsides. Never the less many matches were well entertaining and managed to have everyone glued to their seats and TV for at least a minimum of 100 minutes. We also see lots of real supporters and those that just support. Yeah you know who you people are. Then there are those that watch the games for the cute guys. OMG, it’s the faggots and the girls that really are just dumb sometimes. No offence intended. Lastly, it’s those that bet of the games. They support Argentina like hell but behind the scenes, they bet on Germany to win. I don’t know if they are traitors or smart people :)

Now that it’s over. There is nothing to unite the world once again…..until the Eurocup 2008 and Worldcup 2010. By then, the zombie-panda-eyed employees will resurface again. For now we will rest in the shadows.

As it came to an end on 9th July 2006 in Berlin. The final parting words were

Auf Wiedersehen Germany - Wamkelekele eMzansi Africa

INSOMNIA is an addiction

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

I’m awake and it’s freaking 3AM……nothing to do but sleep? while others find that easy it’s rather the contrary for me. Why is it that some people can just fall asleep as easy as 1,2,3….while others need to take in some reading, others need to watch TV or listen to music, and to some extend….some will find Sex as the ultimate sleeping pill (beats taking drugs while enjoying the pleasure ;)).

Some fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the sack, literally. Sadly, I’m not one of those people. For me sleep is like a fishing game, sometimes i get a big one (a good nite’s snooze), sometimes i get a little one (1-2 hours), mostly i get average ones (snooze-wake-snooze-wake-snooze). I’m not boring you to sleep here am I? If I am, voila, you just found another alternative to help you fall asleep.

The average person was said to require a minimum of 8 hours of sleep to awake fresh and recharged. Well I’m not sure about that, there have been cases where I’m awake for 48 hours yet still able to function as fresh as a baked bun the very next day after just a 6 hours of sleep. I guess it all boils down to how long you spent being in Rapid Eye Movement (R.E.M.) stage of sleep. R.E.M here does not refer to the band, rather the deep sleep stage where we are in dream stage. Some reach that stage easily, some sleep all night without even reaching that stage, hence no dreams.

I’m here to actually find out why people find it hard to sleep. In medical terms, it’s suffering from insomnia. Some say it’s a disease, but i think in my case it’s actually an addiction. What? Yup, you heard me right, an ADDICTION. Why would anyone be addicted to not going to sleep? Easy, I like the night. It’s cooling, serene, calm, and have lots of suprises.

Let’s try examine my crazy rational here for a moment.

  • Night is naturally more cooling as the hot sun is not shining
  • Night is when the moonlight shines with a calming breeze
  • Night is when the twinkling stars come out to play
  • Night is more calm as the hustle bustle of the city life is gone
  • Streetlights light up buildings and brings about a different perspective on the very same building, often giving it some "life"
  • Night is when the great primetime TV shows & comedies come on.
  • Not to mention, there are also those R-rated PG movies too ;p
  • If you do have a balcony, spend sometime sitting around with the lights turned out and watch as the night takes on a life of it’s own. Just observe your neighbours, you’ll suprise yourself.
  • Work sometimes get easily done at night because there is no one to disturb.
  • Night is also when you get to spend time with your loved ones….husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend, children/family, and also friends.

Feel free to debunk the logic but i think this also why lotsa people are getting less sleep these days. It’s becoming an addiction to NOT go to sleep. Weird but nevertheless quite true.

A round of drinks and cheers for all those that are Imsoniac sufferers as well as addicts ;)