Fall to pieces

Seriously, I wonder why, there are some people who just don't seem to like their own name, because when I ask for their number, I'd like to have their full name as well, for

    1. I have an OCD whereby I really need to see full names in my handphone, otherwise I'll go berserk, destroying everything I see in front of my eyes, and tear the damn shit out of you! Damn it!

    2. On a lighter note, it helps me identify the person from someone else who may share the same christian name or surname. Simple as that.

    3. On a lighter lighter note, researches have time and time again proven that knowing the full name of a person will lower the chances of identifying the wrong person. Logical? (Actually I don't know of any research of that matter)

I mean, your parents gave you names for a reason, and they would have definitely given a really nice name or if it doesn't really sound nice, should mean great. Unless your parents are retarded, you wouldn't have a stupid name. I mean, its not like your name is something to be proud of (well, unless of course, you have a kick ass awesome name called Julian Chow Meng Hoe, what up?) but it shouldn't be something to be embarrassed about.

Recently, while playing basketball, this guy came up to me and say, "hey give me your no. next time if there's a game, I'll call you" I said "ok, got it, can I have your full name? I need to differentiate the people in my phone book". You know what I got? "Don't have to put my full name, just put Ah Sern". I was so angry, I deleted the number from my phone book, cos I hate people who just can't reveal their full name. Damn it, is it that hard? Just a simple request like this won't cost you a million bucks!?

Another occurrence, "Just call me Bernice Lim, do you have many Bernice Lim in your phone book?" Ok, right I only have one Bernice Lim, but in the future I might just thought a Bernice Lee to be a Bernice Lim.

Seriously, next time, all of YOUs, who read my blog, take note of this. Cos I might just literally tear your face into pieces..

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And last but not least, rule of thumb in buying souvenirs for friends when you travel to a distant country(s):

    1. Never, never, ever, ever, ever buy key chains for them, because it is highly cliche.

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I never noticed How lovely were the aliens

I've been very pious these days, leaving work as early as I can and having dinner late at night. I've been spending extensive hours in the gym almost everyday, doing what I do best. A good religious follower.

Well, yesterday, my god woke up on the wrong side of his bed, and decided to ask me to stay away from the temple for awhile. He made my neck break. I brokeded my neck last night. But being the Spartan that I am, I feel the pain but have not died yet.

And my ending tenure in my current company stops me from being able to skip work. Damn.. too many follow ups to be done.

But still... Pushmore for the Win!






Neck breaking Record for time:

100 Pull Ups
100 Push Ups
100 Sit Ups
100 Squats

completed in: 23:51


And, oh don't be misled by my photos, there are more topless guys than what you see in the pics above, girls.

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What happened on last Saturday, was definitely something that is not very proud to be spoken of. Apparently, there's this group of people who achieved more than we did! So I am not happy now! NOW!

Project: Highland Towers.

For No.1, we couldn't find it, for No.2 we were too afraid to explore further! Damn it! DAMN! But the look out point from there was great though... And the rich people up there.. My God! GTR35 parked outside the house? Daymn, these mofos sure are deep in them pockets.

We shall conquer HT, by hook or by crook, even if our head spins 360 and start vomitting at all costs!

Why are there so many of my friends who don't enjoy ghost hunting?

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Was dragged down by the Devil.

1st Round: The Squire Telecaster: Its the clean beautiful haunting tone that I've once felt when I was 16, and the feeling never changed. Thats the definition of a beauty. And the slim and elegant neck adds up to the feel while sliding and pressing against the notes. Never cease to amaze me. But Single coil... its just isn't me. It didn't give me that Stereo sound blasted with a good bass tone when I turn on the OD on the Marshall Stack. Somehow, its.. almost there.. only.

Victor: Do you see yourself rocking with that?
ME: Wellllll... I don't know...

Round 2: Ibanez Artcore. When it comes to arch top guitars, no one really chooses Ibanez.. but this baby delivers. It pairs well to give you that clean acoustic tone, and when the O/D is up, you get that fat and rich sound, thanks to the humbuckers. Those F-Holes may have set back alil on the Rock Factor, but what the hell, even Slash uses Hollow body guitar now! But those are Gibsons... of course.

Victor: Do you see yourself rocking with that?
ME: Hmm.. somehow, but I FUCKING HATE Single cuts! Fuckin Les Paul! (Not that I hate LPs but its just a spur of the moment words) (I love LPs actually :] but this archtop, it just doesn't add up)


Round 3, final and deciding moment: Ibanez Artcore, in Matte Black. Gothic. Gives you the baritone sound. Everything that spells sexy. When I was choosing, this guitar just spoke to me somehow. But I had to bear with the open humbucker, which I personally prefer a plated humbucker.

Victor: Do you see yourself rocking with this?
ME: Totally!!! (After paying.. Not like I have any choice... but I totally rocked out with this piece of baby)

F-Holes, for the win!

The Bro Code (Inconclusive)

The Bro Code

- ARTICLE 56: A Bro shall never reveal the score of a sporting event to another Bro until that Bro has thrice confirmed it's cool.

- ARTICLE 57: A Bro may not speculate on the expected Bro/chick ratio of a party or venue without first disclosing the present - time observed ratio.

- ARTICLE 58: If a Bro, for whatever reason, becomes aware of another bro's girlfriend's birthday and/or anniversary date, he shall endeavor to make that information available to his bro, regardless of whetrher he thinks his Bro already knows.

- ARTICLE 59: One Bro makes a solo attack
                       A Second Bro provides a crutch.
                       A third Bro rounds out the pack,
                       But a fourth Bro is one too much.

- ARTICLE 60: Should a Bro be near to closing with a girl, his Bro shall do anything within his means to ensure the desired outcome, up to and including the seduction of said girl’s wildly unattractive cousin / friend / mother.

- ARTICLE 61: A Bro shall honor thy father and mother

- ARTICLE 62: In the event that two Bros acquire the same target, the Bro with the longer dry spell has dibs. Should the dry spells be of equal length, a game of discreet roshambo shall determine the outcome.

- ARTICLE 63: In a scenario in which two or more Bros are engaged in entertainment of the adult variety, one Bro is forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally touching another Bro in ANY capacity, including but not limited to; the high five, the first bump, or the congratulatory gluteal pat. Winking is also kind of a no-no.

- ARTICLE 64: A Bro must provide his bro with a ticket to an event if said event involves the second Bro’s favorite sports team in a playoff scenario.

- ARTICLE 65: A Bro must always reciprocate a round of drink(s) among Bros with the proviso that no existing wager supersedes this purchase and exchange of spirits.

- ARTICLE 66: If a Bro suffers pain from a permanent dissolution of a relationship with a lady friend, a Bro shall offer nothing more than a “that sucks, man” and copious quantities of beer. A Bro will also refrain from pejorative commentary – deserved or not – regarding said lady friend for a period of three months, when the requisite BACKSLIDE WINDOW has closed.

- ARTICLE 67: Should a Bro pick up a guitar at a party and commence playing, another Bro shall point out that he is a tool.

- ARTICLE 68: If a Bro is on a hot streak, another Bro will do everything possibly to ensure its longevity, even if that includes jeopardizing his own records, the missing of work, or temporarily immigrating to a foreign country.

OTHER ARTICLES from the Bro Code Archive:

- A Bro shall, whenever possible, provide his Bro with protection.

- A Bro will, in a timely manner, alert his Bro of an impending or ongoing girl fight.

- A Bro shalt at all times say yes.

- Mom of a Bro is always off limits, but a Stepmom is fair game if she initiates it or is wearing at least one piece of leopard print.

- Thou shalt not make make eye contact during a Devil’s Three-way

- Thou shalt not sleep with your Bro’s ex-girlfriend.

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When glory days turn to stormy nights

Another eventful day. The headlights were not working very well, so I had to get a bulb to replace the old one. Went to the workshop my dad goes to fixed it, and I was thinking "well, since we're already here, might as well get the foglamp and the trunk light fixed as well. Got it all done at about RM90, and soon after we left.

I had to get myself a TV cable and headed off to our next destination. This is where the story begin. As soon as I reached the electrical appliance store, I got knocked by this guy who's trying to reverse his car, ignoring the countless times I honked at him. I thought "My god, I just got my car fixed and then got into an accident, what luck!" I got down the car and had a damage check, it was just minor a small dent on the front left panel of my Wira, near the signal light. Well the problem here is, back then when a car hit me on the same place, my dad had to spend an amount of money just to respray the whole panel (you can't just spray a small part of the dented area).

So, this guy who knocked my car was someone familiar. He was my secondary school music teacher, Mr Ronald. Well, the fact about teachers: if you're not the top student/or the teacher's pet, he/she might not remember you. Clearly, I wasn't really bright in his class, hence there wano signs of familiarity to him.

Enough about him. About me now; Should I or should I not reveal that I was his student? Clearly, I picked the latter. My reasoning is, I wanted to avoid any pressures on me or him (I don't want him to have any advantage over our teacher/student relationship, and I certainly do not want to pressure him over the same matter). I have to give credits to him, he admitted his mistake, and were willing to pay us the money we deserve. My dad didn't know how much exactly it would cost, so most reasonably, he would jack up the price a little (we all know, everyone would do the same given the same situation, no?). We asked for RM300, but Mr Ronald argued it was too much.

We did not want to send to a mechanic and repair and charge it to him, cos obviously that would be a hassle, and I need to drive that car up to KL, definitely do not have the luxury of time to leave it with the mechanic for days. Nevertheless, Mr R suggested that we send it to his mechanic to judge how much it would cost for the repairs. In the end we got a fair price of RM250 and he paid on the spot.

I knew Mr R is a nice guy, and the kind of guy we could trust. How could I forget the way he treated his student, man, he was THE teacher and I know he is one of the most passionate teacher I've ever seen. The students love him. Just like Matthew Perry in The Triumph.

How could I want to cheat him. At the point where my dad was asking a price he got from the past, my heard literally skipped a beat. I didn't want to cheat on him. He's a great guy.

The journey home was rather quiet. I didn't buy my TV cable in the end. I was angry and at the same time, I was thinking hard. Thinking if I cheated his money, how would I feel. I got myself inferencing that there's always two to anything. In this case, there's two kind of wrong doings.

1. You feel guilty/sad after you do something wrong
2. You feel stupid after you do something wrong

Its very much like robbing a bank. Do you feel guilty for killing the banker after stealing the money? Or do you feel stupid for not killing the guy who eventually reported you to the cops? It depends, really. It depends on which wrong that you feel most comfortable commiting. Its alittle complicated really, the burden is certainly lower if you feel stupid after doing something, its a lesson learned in time. Often, when you feel guilty, its because the risk is extremely high, and it's really something that you wanted to but too much for you to bear.

In most of my case, I stand in between those two. Like today. There's a reason for a lawyer in determining which wrong you're doing.

Soon after, my dad broke the silence.. He said "Son, turn in to the row of shop houses, I think we need to buy number". Well, it made me smile.

I make many of my decisions like that. To be able to feel neutral after that. The most selfish thing to do. But that's me.

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A few remarks on movies/TV shows

1. The visionaries of future in Hollywood were never accurate. Just look at Back to the Future 2. 2005 has flying cars and flying skate boards. Man, what were they thinking!?

2. Before all of yous jump the gun and say the industrial giants are the ones causing air pollutions, check out the explosions in the movies! They are the one responsible for all the environmental mishaps!

3. Do americans use fans? I've never seen one in any movies.. A standing or table fan at least?

4. Koreans must die of Cancer, while Chinese must have heart attacks when they are angry/betrayed.

5. The Anchorman rocks big time!

Just Be Yourself

Crossfit @ Pushmore Gym

What is Crossfit all about? How does it work? After many positive feedbacks about this new fitness regime, I'll briefly explain what it is here.

First off, how do traditional weight lifting help? There are many methods of weight lifting, but the most common goal is for body building. To have a better body, to be in shape. To the girls, no, cardio alone would not give you a good shape. What it will do for you is shed fat off the body hence the slimmer figure.

For guys, on the other hand, traditional weight lifting method usually targets at specific body parts, for instance, working out the shoulders, and chest on monday, rest on tuesday, workout biceps and triceps on wednesday, rest on thursday and work out the lower body on Friday. Probably cardio on saturday or sunday. If the diet goes well, and the workouts work for you, you'll gain mass and get a lean body in no time. Well, give it a couple of months. ;p

I used to do that. Its very simple, really. But I was training on my own, and I was stuck with the same workouts over and over. My workouts were very redundant, and after awhile I hit my plateau. The weakness with this kind of workout is that, you have a limit. You can keep adding weights, but you can't go on forever. You train on all these power lifts but the work outs are very repetitive. Therefore, at the end of the day, you refuse to change.

Now, how does crossfit work? First of all, Crossfit does not only train on one particular aspect of fitness, its a it covers 360* of every element of fitness. Firstly, many of the workouts are focused on training the core, and not on a specific body part. Secondly, the training are organized, ie we train on circuits. Workouts will be combined in a way which represents different sense of fitness. For instance, some circuits are designed to challenged muscle endurance (doing high reps with heavy weights, maybe for max reps or fastest time). Some circuits are made up of workouts that challenges strength, some on explosive strength or endurance.

Crossfit works because there is no constants. You keep changing the workouts, that way your body will never get used to. That is how it works, relate it to real life; when you keep doing the same routines over and over again, you'll be adept at it, you may work things out efficiently, but you may not improve. In other words, if you are given different jobs everyday, you see it as a challenge rather than pursuing a routine. That, is the same way our body works. The key here is to never keep things the same. That's why crossfit works.

In traditional workout, we only lift weights that body builders lift. Famous examples, Bench press, military press, arm curls, up right rows, pull ups. In crossfit, we focus in all types of lifts and workouts. We do not limit our workouts, we get the best from all kinds of fitness regimes, be it olympic lifts, body building lifts, sports training, basic fitness moves, rock climbing trainings, and some gymnastic workouts. By not limiting, crossfit enables every part of our body, be it the big muscles or small muscles to be worked out.

Other organizations or communities which practices and find that crossfit is useful are:-

The Navy Seals (of which are practicing crossfit as the fitness regime). For Free Running/ Yamakasi/ Parkour. Many workouts in crossfit are fundamental to the movements of parkour. Other than that, many fitness freaks have already seen the benefits of crossfit and are already practicing this.

Just FYI, Pushmore is the only crossfit certified gym in Malaysia. It will soon be affiliated into the crossfit community.

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And... the credit goes to Alicia Cheong Su Kin! for helping me identify the Ikea table from Ikea.com.my! But I did not in the end buy the one that you shown me, as you have conned me into believing there is a black table for the smaller size! But nevertheless, thank you so much for your help! Don't worry, I've carved your name on my table as a token of appreciation! Thank you! Thank you!

Oh, other than that, I have also customized my own wardrobe using a few unused small cabinets and turned it into an IKEA like wardrobe! but much cheaper and more chapalang! My room is now officially colored in the shades of black and maroon!

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Brian Fantana: 63% of the time, it works every time!

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I'm stuck between my pride and my promise

What happened last week - this week:

1. Painting rooms in my new house and myself. Never knew it could be this tiring

Dear Gay Friends: Wanna try? :D

2. Accepted new job offer.
3. modified a few cabinets and add new stuff and turned it into a wardrobe. (Thats what I like to do.)
4. Last presentation to my client, and had a good chat with the managers.
5. Did the Pushmore 3o0 and never felt any workout so challenging and tiring but fun before.

nausea moments.

6. Bought curtains and Table.
7. Waking up late and reach late to work
8. Got a new housemate called Chin (happens to be an MMUian and VJ Nigga's friend)
9. Bought water filter.
10. Haven't talked to mom in a week already, missing her now.
11. Planning the weekend.
12. Leaving out all the rest.

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Ok, I know Linkin Park ain't the best band in the world. But their music is for the masses and the lyrics are good. So just enjoy

I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared

After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
[End Chorus]

Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I made

I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
[End Chorus]

Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Aren't you glad you're you?

The story is, my sister's boyfriend is a feng shui apprentice of a certain level. He most definitely can't predict the future of the world or give you lucky numbers. He, however, is able to "read" general future facts that may befall us. He has a guide book in which he'll need a few profile facts of the person that he is predicting for. Clearly there will be limitations to what he will be able to do with the guide book.

So... he decided to help us calculate the time that we should move in, and in defense of his predictions, he stated that 3 events would occur. (Predictions are called predictions because everything are still vague and blurry... otherwise it will be called "the truth"). He said generally that if we moved in on a bad date, it would affect our relationship, career etc.. those kinda things you know..

our close friend being a superstitious person, decided that we should heed his words. I told her "Actually its not really about you believing it, but because you have heard about it, you tend to relate everything that happens to it". She then replied "you are right, but its not like he asked us to do extreme things, all we have to do is just wait and see".. Well yeah, she has a point there.

The three things should happen within 60 days after we move in. If it happens, it means that we have moved in the right date. But he did mention that the house's direction and color did not suit our profiles, and thus there might be some tension among us housemates in the future.

The three things are:

1. One of the electrical appliances in the house will break down.
- Our light has just went out last weekend. (Check)

2. One of us will meet a close friend we have not met for a long long time.
- I've just met Matt whom I haven't met for a year already (Check).

3. A stranger will come by our house to look for his/her friend by mistake.
- This is kinda freaky but it hasn't happened yet

There, the things that he said. My life in fact was in a turmoil last weekend. The worst and the best things just happened last week. I have to admit, my bro Matt really made my weekend great last week. Well, I don't know when I'll have that much fun again. You have truly turned into a such a different person, in a good way. But all in all, he's still the Matthew who knows how to have fun.

To put things short, I've made a decision to set things straight for myself, aiming at one thing at a time, and totally focusing on myself this time. I'm not letting anything get in my way of achieving my goal. After all these 2 years I've been thinking what I wanna do and I've finally found out about it and I'm happy for myself. I'm more happy than sad, as I actually achieved something in life. Something productive.

I've had 3 job offers in the past month up to now, and finally I'm determined to accept the offer. Now, I truly understand the statement "believe in companies who invest in its people". Firstly, my new company has offered to buy me out of my company so that I'll be able to start early. I've never been any happier, look at me, I am nothing but just a pawn. And the best part is, its a damn good package, and the bigger package is, its what I wanted. Closer.

The other thing is, my company actually wants to retain me, which I was about to stay if the offer is good enough. If there's anything that pulls me back from quitting my company, it definitely isn't what I'm doing, to be honest, I do not enjoy very much doing this, but I've learned many things. The things that I really look at in the company are the few bosses that I've worked with as well as colleagues who'll help in anyway. I've never been in any other company but my experience is enough to judge a good and a bad boss. :) I'd like to work with my boss again in the future if the situation permits. But at the moment, I'll move on.

So yeah, it was a long weekend, but one that was full with things to think about.

We played this game at friends last saturday. Its something like a card game. There'll never be any other games that I've enjoyed playing so much. Its like "YO!" . Word.

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Monday blues... Cure? Pushmore

Me, Jinn (My colleague) and Jon (Owner of Pushmore)


Jon showing his mad skills

Me with my kettlebells


Heavy balls! (Weighted Pull Ups)

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