200...5

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2 0 0 ... 5!!! awesome dude!! im finally a year wiser... and not a single grey hair to be seen... amazing!!
threw a mini get together party with a couple of good friends... though i wish... another from our lovely neighbouring country could be here... nonetheless it was fun. havent had good grog and gossips for awhile... old times... bad times... MIA from each other experiences... etc. and to my surprise... people in the group has changed tremendously... Ben... so... different... okay ladys... he's up for grabs... hottest bachelor around... 21 years old... height 6'10"... well built... nicely tanned... cool personality... mom owns a superb chicken marinate sauce for BBQ... with a bonus... sexy ass... haha... seriously!

anyway, here's to all you folks reading this...

We wish you a happy new year
we wish you a happy new year
we wish you a happy new year
and a.... HAPPY NEW YEAR
good tidings to you, wherever you are
good tidings for new year...
and a..... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

and all those having their birthdays in the year 2005!!

happy new year to you...
happy new year to you
happy new year to... whoever
happy new year to you...

happy new year to you!
you were born in the zoo!!... oops... okay!

bettter end here before i start a rave!!

Frail and Feeble...

2 words... Eminem Sucks! he's newest song... or rap is really appaling... running out of steam and motivation i should say. come on bugger... put a sock in it.
anyway, currently taking up a job at an architecture firm. interesting... yet scary. my current boss has given a huge task of designing a housing development for the international patrons down at Labuan... big responsibilty for a lil fry like me... nonetheless... its my opportunity for recognition in the archi scene.
i realized that my new maid... aint good at doing the laundry... clothes kindda stink... not to mention... i realized the same under her arms... ugh... my jeans really smells.

think i better continuethis later... i wanna go eat!!

Dilemma... Oh!

hmmmm... well... Should i blog... or yum cha... think think...

alas... i think i shall yum cha...

(lots happened within these 2 weeks... but... food... i need!!)

Singapore is miles and miles...away

finally back home in Malaysia... bitter sweet memories here... nothing much have changed... cept for new buildings being contructed... and the magnificent fly over that i have to use it everytime i head home from the city... cool...

the wedding was great... it was a sure winner... muacks!! i played safe during my song performance... keeping a low key... man! the crowd was huge...

Anyway! KK is freakin hot and sticky... the weather or dust is killing my nose... i hate it when it happends... green goo coming out from ym nose... that's disgusting!
but i can tell you... the new house is really spacious... can't wait till everything is... 100% really completed... we need mirrors in there!! not to mention... TV... Hi-Fi... more furniture... complete kitchen... et cetera.

whoa... just a news flash.. i've found new love in the voice of stacey kent... lovely.

FAT!!... im FAT!!!

one word to describe me now... FAT!! im fat... oh dear... im fat... really fat... so fat that ur momma cant feed me no more.
everytime i sit down... i can feel this extra belly popping out from my innocent fit body. ironic it is... so fit.. yet so fat. so irritating... ARRRGHH im fat... with a belly... wobbly like jelly!!
anyway, end of semester... (geesh! this belly is really in the way...) im really fat...words could not describe... all these FATS... its causing bad body posture. terrible... really terrible...
anyway! where was i... oh yes! semester... ended... exams over! but still accomodation to settle... re-enrolment to confirm... visa to get... etc... it just never ends!!
anyway... one more day.. then its ASTALAVISTA BABY!!! back to the big ol' dog head!!

love...

okay... 2 down.... one final one to go!! this is awefully dreadful... i cant even spend y last week in melbourne peacefully, instead with the horror of exams and moving place errands. sucky.
had my visual test on monday... it was a breeze... not too bad from what i thought it might had been much tougher. nevertheless the war aint over yet till wednesday.

2 horrible news... one, my team apparently aint second place... instead we're in third. and that means we're in the second final. arrrgh!! terrible!!!! sucky. but thats not too bad... i'm more keen on heading back, then playing this final thingy. nonetheless, i shall give my very best... fight with honour till the very end. CHARGE!!!
but the second news... you've all got to hear this one. the FAT BOY is staying!! terrible!! i can hear my 'free from fat irritating KPO boy' breaking into a million pieces. know the saying, it aint over till the fat lady sings...? well, mine is... its all over now the fat boy stays. he's supposed to be a lil good boy and pack up back to m'sia... do his internship in singapore and go for his supposed operation... and be million miles away!! this is so irritating!!! i really dont wanna see him for another year!!! what is he up to... LEAVE ME ALONE!!! poor samuel... its a test from GOD? why?! nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

never mind, i shall comfort myself with some other news... ummm... what?!

im going to bed...

8 days more...

one more week and its coming home time!! still i have to surpass my 2 modern B papers next week... dreadful!! oh gee!!
anyway! my team is headed to the finals... we finish in second place of the standings... and we rocked last night. whooped some aussie asses!!

Aussie Cheer: Aussie! aussie! aussie!! oi! oi! oi!!
M'sia Cheer: Boleh... boleh boleh boleh... malaysia Boleh!!

hahha... and also! christmas is just around the corner folks... all that snow, roasted chesnuts... kissing under the missletoe... oh frosty... how i missed you so much!! wonder if Santa knows about my new address...

hmmm... a sneak preview of next months highlighted event... the most anticipated of 'em all!!

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
Where the tree-tops glisten,
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write,
"May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white".

i wanna go shopping...

Hooptie doodie doodle

"Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,
But Moses supposes Erroneously,
Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,
But Moses supposes Erroneously,
A mose is a mose!
A rose is a rose!
A toes a toes!
Hooptie doodie doodle
Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,
But Moses supposes Erroneously,
For Moses he knowses his toeses arent roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
A Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is
A rose is for Moses as potent as toeses
Couldn't be a lily or a daphi daphi dilli
It's gotta be a rose cuz it rhymes with mose!

First... but no the last...

finally... my first and most hate paper has ended!! ridiculous yet so straight forward... anyway, one down 2 to go!!! woopidoo!!

hmmm... there was a discussion on the table about the creation of a micro genius... ahhh still clearly can remember that at the back of my head. my first micro genius!! Dad brought it home one day... and boy we were so excited!! from that instant we were glued tight unto the screen... my first game!! chip and dale!! awesome...

when that was invented... everyone was so crazy about it... then there was nintendo... longer cassettes... bigger machine... and the joysticks all had simple buttons like A and B... then Sega came along... and then the C button was added in. took me awhile to get use to that extra button... C... pretty useful it should seem. then the ultimate game box came along... play station!! and boy was i confused on the buttons... no more A, B, Cs.... instead there were symbols of a square, triangle, circle... not only that! there was X and Ys!! and now my index finger had of great use for me!! ... years later... nothing improved... until the X-Box arrived... and what the Heck is that?!?!!?! geewizz...

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he' got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling

But there's one thing I know
The blues he sends to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Crying's not for me
Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me

pancakes... and coffee...

wow... hello!! check out my photo album!! more pictures!!
was remembering one of my discussion/ debate on the word Pantat... what does it really mean... apparently in Msia it is a way to describe a female organ... but however in indonesia it means ass... and since i was young i always thought it would be of the latter... until this year... when one of my msian friend told me that it meant of the formal... however my indonesian friend clarified that it was of the latter... and so... hence i am confused. bother.
anyway... i need to hurry off now... need to clean the stove... hehe...

its finally official!! Scottie Pippen has finally decided to close the book on basketball... from the NBA that is. yea... wat a guy... SCOTTIE PIPPEN...
6 time world Champion...
7 time NBA All-Star
one of the NBA's 50 greatest player...
2 time Dream Team representative
endless time of all NBA and Defensive Team
one Time NBA all-star MVP...

tribute to the great one...
Pippen! Scottie pippen!
he's the greatest player in the history!
from the.. town of chicago...
he's got reputation in stealing B's
.... et cetera...
inspired by the flintstone's theme song...

he's the best baller i really modelled after...
unselfish player... steady...
good leadership skills... great team mate
all rounder... cool skills... plays almost every position
and slick lay-ups... in my oppinion.
bother.

Sick at the... Belly...

horrible! been down graded from 2nd to 3rd... damn mayfield... it was a tough game... happy i got away with one win and a tie break... not enough. ugh! i'm feelin' really eeky now... getting car sick these recent car rides... dont know why, but everytime im in the car... really felt like throwing up! looking out of the car makes me sick... and the seat belts just grumbles my tummy/ abs. alrite... just one more away game... and one last car ride... cheers!!
Been rekindering an old friendship... Brian. yea... its been ages since i last heard from him... and finally he's in UK... haha... the last time i saw him was like 2 years ago... and he told me he was going UK then... supposedly. anyway... i suspect he's metrosexual... in fact it goes for all of them siblings... yea... now who's next?
its set!! final presentation on the 29th... not really a presentation... just pinning up my final works... and letting the drawings to the talking... just relieved i've managed to shrug CT3 and modern aside for the moment... STUDIO!! your mine!! anyway... papers all scattered... one on the 8th of november... another tentatively on the 22th... and the final one's on the 24th!! ugh... why hasnt the Head reply my mail... fingers crossed... then its coming home time!! for you all peeps... its on the 27th!! yippie!! oooooOOOHHhhh... roti telur... maggi goreng... cheese naan... wan tan mee... Ringgit food!!
dear me... still feeling abit woozie... i think i'll just puke it right here... right now... 'bleeehhh'...

here's joke...
there was this husband who hated his wife's cat, and wanted to get rid of it...
the next day he took the cat 10 blocks away, and drop the cat and went back...
as he reached home... he saw the lil' critter strolling around...
the next day... he dropped it 40 blocks away...
when he reached home again.. there the cat was... home sweet home.
and so finally he decided... the next day he took the car round the corner
over the river... under the bridge... way pass the hills... cross... the borders...
and finally when thats done... he realised that he didnt know his way back.
so he called home to his wife... and said to his wife: "pass the phone to the lel' bastard... I'm lost!!"
heheh... funny? no?... must be the headache... definitely...

a real hot sunny weather...

2 weeks from now and its DOOMS-DAY!! final submissions for Studio as well as Construction. Presentation went pretty okay... pleased with myself actually- one conclusion: simple building, simple structure, less on the complications. hahah...

anyway... i think i better head off now. studio is probably about to start. managed to get the MAS office address in Melbourne. phew! glad thats settled...

pondering if all can be done by next week... hmmmmm...

anyway, for those of you who need to book a flight and you're traveling with MAS. here's the address in Melbourne!!

15th Floor, Nauru House, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3003, Australia

and with a quick wrap up... here's a song that's been playing in my head:

............. bzzzzz.................. bzzzz.......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzB.

Weird Weather..

with christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm... smile at the storm... smile at the storm
with christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm, as we go sailing home!

sailing! sailing home... sailing ... sailing home!!

with christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm... as we go sailing HOME!!!

sam is a wombat. with weird toes... [JM]

i miss...

i miss malaysia
i miss kl
i miss the ravi
i miss GTPJ
i miss the dinner appointments
i miss daddy visiting me
i miss mommy calling me
i miss brother sister
i miss playing tennis w brother
i miss brother "bondings"
i miss family chatters
i miss taboo
i miss doggy
i miss taylor's
i miss ss17 cell
i miss puasa market
i miss the shopping malls
i miss m'sian currency
i miss cold showers
i miss late nights
i miss driving around the streets of kk
i miss mommy's food
i miss bukit bintang
i miss the silva
i miss subang parade
i miss pyramid
i miss damai
i miss CRV
i miss "wan tan mee"
i miss TGV
i miss ss14 nasi lemak
i miss breakfast after church
i miss ... to be continued...

Hit me baby... one more time!!

currently in the middle of my term break. whoa! time passes so quickly! i really dont want this holiday to end... mainly becoz i am not looking forward to the next half of the semester. oh dear!! why! why? why!!

life has been really sharper than before... seeing things so crystal clearly!

no!! i dont want this holiday to end!! no! i shall grap tightly to my seat... and wont let go!! ughhhh.... no! no! no! nonoononoononononon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my oh my!! i sound really sad.... but NO!! i shall stand firm on my decision to grab tightly... its almost like paradise now!! haha... no no no!!!

then again... reality check... got heaps of work to do!! the end of a term break is inevitable!! why... sigh...

oki... back to my work and laundry!!

(mini)... French Open

Yesterday was my first try on clay courts... it was fun! haha... it was our second away game and we won it! haha... awesome! my team's on a roll now... winning 3 straight matches. but the new court surface experience was... exquisite? sliding from one end of the court to the other... and its the only type of surface that we have to sweep up the court after every game... sweet!
Anyway!
what happens when OCF, Tennis and school work gets tied up all together?! STRESS!! yea... these couple of days had been tangled up with work... ocf... and tennis... it was one heluva tiring ride!
explained: wednesday... worship practice till 10pm... next day i had presentation... so need time to prepare... therefore pulled an all nighter (thank God managed to get some snooze)... after presentation... tennis match... rush back grab my stuff... ran back to Uni... and off we go! results... WON! so celebrated with a bottle of wine... and crackers with smoke salmon and spicy avocado dip... yum yum!!

i'm begining to realise that i sound a wee bit like pretty boy Joseph...

Rainbow... (trout)... Connection

why are there so many songs about fishes
and whats on the other side
fishes are (not) vicious, but only delicious
fishes cant close their eyes
so we've been told, that some choose to eat it
i know they won't regret it, wait and see
someday we'll find it, trout connections
the cookers, the eaters, and me...

who said that every fish would be heard and answered
when wished on the morning star
someone caught of that, and someone grilled it
look whats it done so far
whats so amazing that keeps us star gazing
of all the dishes we can make
someday we'll find it, trout connections
the cookers, the eaters, and me...

all of us under its spell
and we'd probably know that its yummy...

have you been half asleep, and have you heard voices
i've heard them calling my name
is this the sweet sound that calls the young fishermen
i know its one and the same
i've smelled it too many times to ignore it
it's something im supposed to eat
someday we'll find it, trout connections
the cookers, the eaters, and me...

le Corbusier...

just finished my modern B lecture... today... was modern B day. tutorial was okay... the discussion was pretty interesting, yet very boring in a sense of its topics. well, i realised that i have really very different view of le corb. although i do favour in his architecture... but my views of his intentions was rather... less humane. was contemplating a couple of times, whether i should had voice out my oppinions... which were very crude and individualistic. they were all discussing on le corb's design intentions, trying to be concern for the public, yet his solutions was still very naive. mine however, totally contradicts to it. being the fact that he was totally individual in his intentions... basically he just cut and pasted all his favourite ideas and forms into his buildings... having his own identity and style to be known in the world, nothing to do with the context and stakeholders. unlike his earlier works... for the international style... of very duplicatic design styles.
anyway, the lecture was pretty interesting, discussing on the later works/ second half of le corb's and wrights' design ideas. yea... it was a pity though, the lecturer touched very little on one of my all time favourite le corb buildings... the Carpenter Centre for the visual arts, at harvard university. she had very little time to spare with... and it was actually the last slide. sigh... its a building that has been talked about very little in lectures and books. probably of its less significant impact it lied into le corbs design... unlike the Chandigrah, Ronchamp, Villa Savoye... etc.
Yeap.

Le Corbusier 1963
The Carpenter Center is Le Corbusier's only building in North America, and one of the last to be completed during his lifetime. Its wonderful collection of concrete forms bring together many of the design principles and devices from Le Corbusier's earlier works: the ondulatoires (windows above left) from La Tourette; the brises soleils (below) originally from the Marseille unité d'habitation but angled later in Chandigarh (but here with glass for the Massachusetts climate); and the original Five Points from the 1920s 'accentuated in a new way: as if the Villa Savoye had been exploded inside out, with ramp and curved partitions extending into the environment.' The ramp and architectural promenade is particularly strong at the Carpenter Center.
'At the heart is a cubic volume from which curved studios pull away from one another on the diagonal. The whole is cut through by an S-shaped ramp which rises from one street and descends towards the other... The layers and levels swing out and back from the grid of concrete pilotis wihtin, making the most of cantilevering to create interpenetrations of exterior and interior, as well as a sequence of spatial events linked by the promenade architecturale of the ramp.'
William J.R. Curtis in Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms

double jeopardy...

what do you do when you have a "splinter" in your team? nothing...
more specifically, what if you have a team member that has problems with authority, and wants to take over the team leadership? answer: you give him the responsibilty...
if he eagers to be the boss, and pays no respect to the supposed leader... then give it to him. (in a worldly context, you fire the person, as in get rid of him)
anyway... as you all should know by now, this situation is definitely related to my current scenario... but on the other hand, i might be wrong. however, i usually am not wrong on this... plus he's a typical kiasu singaporean, top school snobbish... smart ass, oh so talented bloody bastard prick! but theres nothing i can do about it... sorry for my rude behavior, but its a blog... i can type and say however i want to express my feelings on.

other events: haha... i won my last tennis match! my team won! i played 2 matches... lost one in a tie break 6-7(6-8), and won one 6-0! what a way to break my losing streak. this weeks match... BRING IT ON!!
the musical went pretty smoothly... the props and stage set was pretty nifty. yea.. proud of the whole team... and their committed contributions. the performance was okay... the singing was the turn off... but overall it was good. a very cliche sort of musical/ drama.
yea... anyway! time to get back to work...