Et tu, Brute?

The play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare is definitely a top priority book to be read. The betrayal, cruelty and ruthlessness, all combined into a poison so potent, it's capable of burning through any heart a human has left even after he has acquired the evil brew.

Ah yes, even after watching half of The Godfather 2 today, it has already shown some correlation to Julius Caesar. Oh Brutus, treacherous friend and ally. And so it comes to mind the words of Michael Corleone, "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer".

Also, as part of John's dreadfully pointed and/or rascist and/or bigoted opinions, I hereby declare Alexander the Great a homosexual. Ok, maybe he is bisexual, who knows save his only wife, the Persian queen? Yes, I watched 3/4 of Alexander and got seriously bored of it the way I get bored of certain "slow" movies. God only knows whether Colin Farrell is gay too. Suddenly, The Recruit and SWAT failed to bring out his machismo anymore.

Okay, mutterings over. Decided to re-read Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Not because I'm anticipating the 3d moovie, rather, I'd like to appreciate true works before something else comes and taints the original novel.

Oh yeah, pests here like lizards are so common. If you are living in a hostel and have a room there that you share with 1 room mate, it is often assumed that you both will have to take responsibility of the cleanliness of the room. And so, as this week, I have but myself for company, I took the liberty to kill some lizard as soon as I spotted it. Nice tail my wall crawling friend. My dead wall crawling friend. Did you know that lizards bleed red blood?

Phrase of the day: "Et tu, Brute?"
(You too Brutus?) when Brutus joined in the stabbing of Julius to death during a purported council meeting meant to set the theme for his assassination.

Ridiculous moments

Watched Legends of the Fall a couple of times. Real tear-jerker if you watch it either alone in a quiet place, or with a loved (or liked) one. Brad Pitt as the byronic Tristan Ludlow is a total all-star (and bastard too coming to think of it). The ending was a really touching part, as father forgave elder son. Please, watch the show. All those macho, machismo guys out there, girls will fall for real sensitive guys like me, not bone-crunching, bruise-causing Cro Magnons or Neanderthals like you!!

Actually I made that statement because I have a hell of an embarassing build. To me at least. Oh no, suddenly I am swerving in a Lee-J-M direction. Don't kill me though.
Been watching too much Janice Dickinson's Modelling Agency with my sister and hearing her warble about metro-gay guys' bodies. She even admitted they most probably were gay. But what a great build. Now I sound gay. Rest assured, ladies. Au contraire.

Having exams on the 23rd and 25th of July. 2 exams actually. Just Maff and Physics.

Apparently, the country's political critics are taking a break from te blog-o-sphere. I don't bloody blame them. The political climate here is as humid as the Amazons yet as hot as the Sahara and as slippery as wet ice in the polar caps.
There goesa your political stability, my dear British Colonials. The country you left 50 years ago is falling apart. Nothing you can do to stop it. At least that's as far Her Majesty and Brownie's concerned. No foreign powers should be meddling in the country's affairs, as we are a sovereign state, according to our dear PM. So Anuar better stop ratting to the US. To that, I have no comment. Funny how I knew shit about Malaysian politics before this year.

You have got to be shitting me (enunciate your t's)

Oh yes. John returns to what seems to be another (in)formal complaint against Malaysian public transportation system. KTM is now currently not only the slowest out of all the public transportation companies, it is also the most undermaintained and yet the most profiting (don't ask me where I get my statistics, as the answer would be my friend) company. I say undermaintained as they cannot even bother to see whether all carriages are fully air-conditioned (i.e. air conds. are fully functional) or that doors connecting carriages are safely secured. I get into a compartment, and bam! a wave of heat and humidity hits me square in the face, bringing my immortal (and metaphorical) soul to it's feet. Imagine sitting in a humid jungle in the middle of no where and perspiring (sweating is for animals apparently) your arse off, and you pretty get what I mean.

Enough typing something that nobody will read anyway.

Attended SGMUN at SG today. Not that bad, I get to meet some old comrades of ancient times (it's been 8 or 9 weeks since I left Taylor's). Roshan aka Marko, Wei Zhen, Hui Ning.

Pity the Alice Smith School Delegation did not manage to make it. It could have been a hell lot more exciting if they came.

Sorry Dharma!!! Cannot come tomorrow.

Oh and Ken Vin, remember to give me some contacts of your American girlfriends. Don't hog them all to yourself.

Love at second sight

I have searched for you in the internet. Long and hard, Wiki-ing for you.
And then I come across you in the library.

I've gotta say, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is bloody brilliant. I haven't read it finish yet and it is already in my favourite's list. Charlotte's language is definitely simpler than Emily's and most of all, it does not induce me into a comatose state i.e. I do not fall asleep reading it.

It is, after all, the Romantic Period.

my good opinion

"My good opinion once lost, is lost forever."
-Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Jane Austen.

Ahh, I am currently in the Romantic Period of my life. And I have a single profession to make (after watching and adaptation of Pride and Prejudice year 2005).


I am in love. With the character of Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Oh! to be in the company of one so witty, and amusing without even realising she is doing so. A woman of strong will, opinion, and sophistication. Who wouldn't want to become Mr. Darcy?? Evidently, of course, there is the usual bantering and jousting of words, the hurting of one's feelings. But it is all only to end with love.

Then of course there is also the music to be in love with. Believe it or not, this show has an entire original soundtrack composed. Out of all the movies with original soundtrack which I have watched, Pride and Prejudice tops it all. Gladiator of course, comes in second.

And now it is time for my good opinion.

Critics have mentioned that Colin Firth who played as Fitzwilliam Darcy in the year 1995 adaptation of PnP is one of the best so far, which has lead him to playing roles like Jack/Ernest Worthing in The Importance of Being Ernest. But I beg to differ. I think Matthew Macfadyen thoroughly pulls of aristocracy and romanticisms perfectly.

Oh yeah, I am currently reading Wuthering Heights. Like I said, the Romantic Period. Only thing is, I cannot begin to understand why is it called a romantic novel, with the character of Heathcliff being absolutely vile and vindictive.

sorry for me being a (bloody) Malaysian

All this while, I was harping about Malaysians being uncourteous,outrageously dick-headed and blind when it comes to queues, ladies, trains and all.

Well, today, I looked up to the sky and decided it a great idea to be a Malaysian. No, I decided it'll be a bloody great idea to be emulating The Malaysian persona.

Actually, no I didn't look up at the sky and expect anything. It just happened, like some impulsive shopper. Except that this wasn't exactly shopping. Well, if you consider buying your LRT ticket shopping.

There I was, at Bandar "Tasek" Selatan, buying my own 1-way ticket.

Since everyone was cutting their way into the queue after buying their ticket, I decided to be Malaysian for once. Just to feel how it is like to cut tens of other people's line and get an express lane to the train.

Not going to happen. Some Indian "pak cik" decided he could stand The Malaysian Attitude no longer. "Ei, can you go and queue up instead ah, boy?" (I added in the "boy" as an afterthought)

So, I screwed the Malaysian in me (not literally...) and lined up.

Oh brave new world!

Oh large, unintimidating libraries,
Oh-so-helpful librarians,
Oh! So infinitely (pronounced in-fayh-night-lee) empty places of discussions.

Allow me to break into song (and something bearing resemblance to poetry) as I describe the pin-drop silence of Nilai IUC's library. Here, there's no need for any Silent Zones. The people here can thankfully shut up. More than I might like them to shut up actually.

Anyway, I have found, Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four there. Yes, the book I have been lusting after for so long has chosen to have an intimate relationship with me for 2 weeks. This is more than I can take of course, for just a few days of rigorous workovers with 1984 is enough to leave my eyes watering and body shaking with satisfaction.

My carefree days are going to be over, as I will be studying for 4 hours a day starting from this Monday. Some Math lecturer suddenly decided to come on that date.

1984 details the sufferings of 19th Century man, Winston Smith, who has been plagued by very serious problems, one of which includes thoughtcrime(read the book). Displeased with the life he leads, he comes to believe the existence of a revolutionary group which rises among the commoners (proletariats) and strives th find a way to join them and overthrow the current, oppressive, totalitarian government of Oceania, ruled by The Party. Along the way, of course, he indulges in the forbidden fruits which were, of course, forbidden by the government. Among which includes hating Big Brother, the all-enigmatic-and-all-powerful leader of The Party, sex (duh!!), love (doubleduh!!), and eating pure chocolate. Finally.....

READ THE BOOK FOR YOURSELF!!!
This comes highly reccommended for avid readers who have really subversive ideas and/or want to see for themselves the relevance of today with the past, which has quite accurately been predicted by Orwell.

I shall end this post with a verse from 1984.

'Under the spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me.'
-Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell

A friend in need is a friend, indeed

The Internet here is sooo bloody slow.





I cannot believe this, I can't do filesharing (to you, it's called piracy), blogging (to you, it's typing rubbish) and chatting (to you, it's wasting time laughing at the computer screen).

And guess what, if I want better connectivity, I have got to pay RM144 for 3 months. Don't ask me whether it's worth it or not, heck, my NEIGHBOUR gives free connectivity (no encryption and passwords..).

I thought the wireless in the room was supremely shitty, turns out the wireless throughout the campus was a joke. Well, probably because they don't want students surfing graphics (ahem) and information intensive websites. But at least include blogging and emailing lahhh.

I will most certainly go back for the weekends to publish entries.

First things first:

1. The lecturer for my Maths class isn't here. It is going to be like this for 2 weeks. Double bugger. And in the end, they will be squishing all our 2 weeks worth work into the remainder of the semester.
Seems like there are a lot of empty positions here.
2. My class consists of people from different courses. Meaning, we have people taking different diplomas (i.e. E and E, Mechatronics, und so weiter). As it is the May intake, we don't have huge classes of students doing the same programme, so we're basically a mixed up bunch.
3. Since I have studied A Levels for more than 4 months, the Physics classes won't be much of a problem.........for now.
4. The people here are really diverse and multi racial. And the best part is, their England ain't that good save for the foreign students. But nevertheless, life is a learning process. I will learn to speak the languages. Of Cantonese and Mandarin.
5. Some really great friends of mine had allowed me to use their Nilai Accounts. And so the internet speed is rather surpassing that of the normal rubbish.

Thank you!!

No poop...!

Yeehawww!

I hold the very power to War and Peace. Haha, just kidding, it's a title of a tome I got from my friends. Hot damn, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, is like a blessed history lesson told in the perspective of many historical (duh!) figures of the old times. No more falling asleep when it concerns history. My Wiki is going to be filled with history searches. You cannot stop me!!

And I also have been taken on a journey Out of the Silent Planet. Yet again, its a short novel by C.S. Lewis, one that I have been 'murdering' to get ever since mine eyes chanced upon a (yet another) Wiki article about space travels. Hell, H.G. Wells is the new Stephen King for me now. So move over, sister.

Then again, my animalistic thirst for books would not be satiated had it not been for the few people who actually bought the books (and forgot to peel off the price tags??) and gave them to me. So thank you, generous mortals, once again.

Menilai (judging)

Ahh, the emancipation from the dreadful bloodsuckers (mosquitoes). The carbon sinks (green trees) surrounding me. The short distance from apartment to academic buildings. An expensive and utilised-only-by-the-rich gym.

Sweet bliss has a new name: Nilai IUC.

Say good bye to 8 hours of non-stop and mind-numbing education. Hello 4 hours of core subjects. (and an additional dunno how much hours of stupid LAN)

Cannot wait for my first taste of something so sweet this Friday. Something like liquefied honey. Wait, have I mistaken chlorinated water for milk and honey?

PE6 Allstars

The duds at KFC SJ

That's quite a tribute to PEE6.

Doodle Noodle

Whee. Played fool's ball today. No, it was fooseball. Well, it costed quite a pretty penny (che, don't read this..) but never fear, accosting and threatening John made it a point to beat his change ( circa RM2, and don't say CHEAPSKATE out aloud now)out of Roshan, Kelvin, Ming Guan and Ken Vin. (albeit quite unsuccessfully)

Somebody broke a 'man' and made my life a living hell. That was so selfish of you, whoever you are. I will report you to Mr. Albert Low tomorrow. Haha, that was a joke. I have no idea who the hell it was. But I do know now, that a player must not spin a 'man' at over 360 degrees ever so violently, or they risk fucking up other people's games.

Edgar Allen Poe's stories are brilliantly told, if you can understand it's England (actually, Mr. Poe was American). Even if you are not as adept at catching certain phrases like "hypochondriac" or "phantasm" or "presentiment" or "epoch", a dictionary can always stand to correct you. (not literally..) So, it is just a matter of getting off your lazy posterior and getting that Collins or Oxford. It does not have to be a tome, I have got a pocket one. (not that it fits in my breastpocket or pants-pocket)

One of the most irritating and irking phrases I seem to encounter these days is, "You're leaving already, Why do you care??!!"
Spoken mostly by one of my most irritating friend/classmate whom I will not name here. You seem to make a pleasant nuisance of yourself, don't you? He-who-must-not-be-named. (obviously too much of Harry Potter's "pwefessuh"s and "Pottuh"s)

Countdown: 4 more days before uprooting myself into uncharted wilderness. Shall the land there be flowing with milk and honey, or will it be leaking putrescently sweet poison?

"The truest form of happiness lies in working hard and living frugally."
--Napolean, Animal Farm

And no, I am not a communist.

My 'sincerest' of apologies

My heartfelt apologies go out to Timothy, Ko, Marcel and Joanne.
"I have made you miss the train by 2 minutes just because you all decided to wait for me. Very very sorry."

Now if you (think you) know me quite well, you know that was not sincere. I am a real a-hole when it comes to apologies sometimes. Beg your pardon and forgiveness.

Yeah, right, no big deal missing a train right? Except that that jerk-off of a train was KTM. Yes, gasp now, foolish mortals. And shut up and continue listening (reading) to what I have to say.

Like I was saying, that wanker of a train was delayed for quite some time. This speaker (typist) think it was because of a derailment earlier in the day on the Seremban line. Somewhere around 3 pm actually. Thank God those guys agreed to wait for me until 6.30 pm as they 'lepak'ed earlier and could have left earlier to Lee Lian's palace.

Bottomline: Do not take your chances with century-old-inefficient-rubbish-like public transportation like KTM. Komuter Tanah-bloody Melayu. What does that tell you? KTM has been around since the blessed colonial days.

And thus I met the legendary: Joanne Lim!!! Another rubbish heaper-talker like Ko and Daniel and apparently, Tim. Keep up the great work Joanne.

I had only spent less than 2 hours at the Kong Palace. The time I had there was great as the atmosphere was heady and sweltering hot unlike the dream house/mansion Lee Lian was getting me to picture in her leaflet of invitation. But I had quite a blast (of heat) there. Happy belated birthday, Lee Lian (currently 18 years and 1 week old).

I'd like to thank Andrew, Sue Wei's bf for ferrying us all around from the KTM station to the house and back. Nice car bub.

No pictures of the party however. I plan to keep this blog's virginity i.e. not pollute it with private and confidential pictures. Ask Ken Vin for pics. Not I.

On another note, Roshan, I admire your tenacity in bonding with Lee Lian's girlfriends. No one could have bigger balls than you. (as a figure of speech..)

Post MUN euphoria

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! The very first MUN conference I helped to organise (yaya, Ken Vin will now say I have to take charge sometimes) was a stunning success. At least to me it was. (So shut up all you pessimists and wet blankies and leave me to bask in my self made glory)

Bloody brilliance is sometimes spoilt (and overshadowed) by retarded delegates though.

Take for instance, the adamant refusal of the Delegate of the Russian Federation to obey the orders of the Chair was unacceptable. Still, the Chairs forgave her, much to the disappointment of the general public (Floor).

The Delegate of Japan was getting so out of hand that Nik Shazarina decided to totally ignore him (with the prompting of the Deputy Secretary General) so as to allow others (like the Ambassador of the Russian Federation and the Delegate of the World Nuclear Association) a fair and equal (and overrated...) chance to give their five cents worth. I mean literally, as most of their speeches contained nothing close to the actual facts and was dreadfully embellished with professions of a loving and fillial son and the supporting of a 1964 James Bond movie starring Sean Connery (From Russia, With Love).

Still, all was not lost, as the delegation from France made quite good speakers (thus the certificates) and Shaun Kua shone as the Delegate of The United States of America. First timers like Achmed as the Delegate of Oman and Erick as the Delegate of Sudan made sizeable impacts.

Never fret, for the delegation of Singapore are there to save the day!!!
As usual, the delegate/deputy secretary general was the feisty one (no dirty thoughts please..) as he was stirring up comflict with the Delegate of the United Kingdom in the debating of a resolution.

Nevertheless, successful conferences are not without help from the Admin Staff (headed by Timothy Quek) and the Chairs of GA1 and GA2.

Lek Ken Vin deserves some respect for attempting to organise the conference.

The highlight (quite aptly put) was the celebration of Kong Lee Lian's birthday after the Plenary Session, as many people had sang birthday songs (tunelessly) and wolf whistled. No comments there.

And so, thus ends one of the biggest events I have had at Taylor's.

Long Live MUN!!!

Only an ocean away

So far during the holidays, have I done anything fruitful or anything remotely useful for my future endeavours in this conflict riddled world? Well, except splurge a lot of money on some Haagen Dasze (how do you spell it?) and Dome during my not-so-recent outing, no.

The outing on Thursday with KV and friends was quite crazy. Watched 2 movies, imagine. I know its no big deal to you movie buffs out there, but it is one helluva big deal for me. Of course, that kind of stupid behaviour (watching 2 movies in a row) has some serious repercussions.

1. Popcorn (medium) eaten during the first movie fermented realllllllyyyy badly. As result, my semi-frozen-and-frostbitten-fingers were ridiculously sticky with caramel (not that there was much to begin with anyway, they were stingy on the caramel..) were disgusting. The caramel was stuck in clumps and were not evenly distributed. Which made the popcorn ridiculously disgusting to eat. Rubbish, and they say do not bring outside food, it's as if their food is any better either.

2. Red eyes accumulated from yesterday's late night was worsened. I looked like I had conjunctivitis and sounded to some people like I was cranky and mean. No comment.

Out of the whole outing, I derived some life lessons.
When you have a half shut eye due to some inconvenience (like banging your eye against a door corner in the middle of the night), try not to piss off other people. Or they will do their very best (even if it kills them) to permanently shut that particular eye and perhaps graduate and shut the other one too.

Quick comebacks never hurt anyone, you say. Hurt comes quicker than a comeback, I'll say. The phrase "knock yourself out" redefined, literally.

Just so you know...

We still need people who are interested to join our TAYMUN-SG 2008 Conference. Suddenly, we don't seem to care whether they all come either from Taylor's and Sri Garden. Just keep coming people.

Just kidding. Although we do welcome veterans who were from SG, I prefer Taylorians. Helas, I don't have many tailors visiting this blog.

Upcoming workshops in Taylor's will be:

22 April 2008 (Tuesday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topics: On opening speeches and lobbying.

24 April 2008 (Thursday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topic: Resolution Writing.


Ken Vin will be handling the one on 22nd April whereas I will be handling the 24th April.

So gals, if you ladies are fans of either of us, please come. Guys, please accompany your gals if you do not wish them to be stolen by the both of us.

Gear up people!

Poster, Click to Enlarge

Serious Shit

Apparently, Chairman Mao took my Ad-For-Rent title previously very seriously...so here it is:

Taylor's University College Model United Nations
and
Sri Garden's Model United Nations

1st Annual Bilateral Conference

In a very desperate bid to promote our club's first particular major event,
I, yes, the very desperate blog owner is promoting (/ begging)
all of you out there to join.

YES, You!

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The event takes place from the 25th to 27th April 2008 at Taylor's University College main campus.
The fee is RM 10 per delegate.
Choose an available country. The best is to find a partner and together, be delegates for that country.
Choose General Assembly 1 or 3.
What do I mean with General Assembly 1 or 3? Simple, they both have different topics to be debated on:
GA1
• Combating defamation of religion
• The question of the role of diamonds in fueling conflict
• The role of illegal drug-trafficking in order to finance terrorist organisation
• Situation of nuclear security in Iran
GA3
• Measures to prevent the dissemination of racist and xenophobic materials
• Gay rights
• The protection of from enforced or involuntary disappearances
• The sale of body organs by the poor, esp. women due to economic desperation

Next step: One of you must choose to be the ambassador for that country. No difference, the ambassador just has to have another extra job of making the opening speech of that country.

Interested, come to our workshops to prep up yourself.

(Friday) 4th April 2008 (3.30 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Tuesday) 22th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Thursday) 24th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 2

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Copied from Taylor's Model United Nations official blog:

Till now, Taylor's University College students has managed to fill 30 of the alloted 84 delegate seats.
and Sekolah Sri Garden has managed to fill 24 of the alloted 62.

STILL A LONG WAY TO GO. ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT US!.

Lek Ken Vin - 0132089988
John Khoo - 0123768107
Lim Wei Zhen- 0122180290

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For more information regarding the conference, visit http://taymun.blogspot.com



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(I am not the very desperate blog owner..)

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Basically, TAYMUN has been eating up so much of my life, I am definitely going to miss it when I leave.
On the other hand (my left), Nilai has got some decent sports facilities and it even has a gym. Wow.

Okok, better stop ranting (I have not even started) about Nilai, or people will start thinking that I am not going to miss my friends at Taylor's.

One of my classmates said, "I heard you are going to change college. So, you wasted 9k right?"

Well, the experience of meeting new people is really terrific and from Taylor's, I get to actually appreciate and acquire new skills. I usually have stomach 'aches' and start sweating before any presentation. I used to think it's a curse, but now I just embrace it as a sign of my prepared-ness before doing any big thing like chairing a meeting and making a presentation. Which reminds me, I have to talk on resolution writing (MUN again..) on the 24th of April.

The turnout for our conference registration and workshop was not that great, but I do appreciate Mr. Hanna's help in helping us get the ICPU students' support for the event. Like I said, CAL students are almost all nerds, except a few select ones. ICPU consists of more vocal students. Don't worry PM4, you guys are definitely not the nerdiest...haha!

I would also like to thank Wei Zhen for taking over the navigation of SS TAYMUN from me, all the best in your new position as Vice President of TAYMUN and do tolerate our dear chairman's demanding and somewhat subversive attitude. It can be quite irritating but loveable at the same time, so you do not know whether to slap him or hug him (or whatever girls do to cute jerks).

And oh shinola, I forgot to buy some Physics past year papers to be completed during the holidays. I would have to go back to Taylor's and buy those blasted pieces of paper. Now would I go back during the holidays? Hell, no.

Even the Nights are Better by Air Supply

I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely

I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me

I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you

(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you

You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain

And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way

I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)

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Terrific song, ask me to share if you have my msn or p2p it yourself.
It ranked quite high on Lite FM's Countdown today. Most of Air Supply's songs ranked quite high on the 500 Songs Countdown today. Your loss if you don't like oldies.