Out with the Old........

As alot of you know, i drive proton wira. But what alot of you dont know is the HEADACHES it's been causing me. So, here for your educational benefit is all the problems that my car has:

1) The engine will cut out if i have the stereo on, with the aircon.
2) The car engine will over heat if the aircon is on for too long (20mins)
3) You can only open/ close one window at a time, try to do 2 together and they both die.
4) To open the front passenger window, you have to lean across and do it from the passenger door, cuz the switch on the driver side only works if you hit it about 5 times REALLY hard!
5) The drivers seatbelt, doesn't release straight away, you have to jiggle it for about 10 seconds.
6) The back right parcel shelf speaker only works when it wants to.
7) The stereo can only get capital am radio.


Did you get al that??? No?...ok, let me give you a typical scenario i have to face everyday:

So i wanna go somewhere in the car. I start driving and now have to decide if i want aircon or stereo on. I'll choose the stereo. I stick on my mp3 player (but can only listen to half of the track cuz the back speakere wont work). It's too hot now, so i'll put the windows down (one at a time), oh wait the passenger window isn't going down cuz the switch is buggered, lemme just lean over and hit the switch on the passenger door. Thats a bit better. Brrrmmmmmmmmmm (thats me driving).
Im bored of listening to this music now, i wonder whats on the radio??? Oh wait...thats right CAPTIAL FUCKING AM!!! LLLAAAAAMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!!! Fuck it, i'll treat myself to some air conditioning instead. Ooops, i turned the A/C on beofre turning the stereo off and now the car has died. I'll just restart it up!! Ok, now the stereo is off i better put the windows up.....one at a time.....i'll do the passenger side first (by leaning over the seat). Ahhh, thats much cooler now, so nice and chilly...but wait...whats this....the engine has overheated due to the aircon!!! Good thing i keep 5 ltrs of water spare in the boot for such a regular occasion!!! Oh dear, i seem to be stuck in the seatbelt...lemme just fuck about needlessly with this for 10 seconds (which feels like a life time when you wanna get out).

I think you get it now!!! oh well, not too long now till we get the new car, and i can be free of this garish green nightmare!!! And when i do get the MYVI im gonna ride around the city laughing hysterically with the aircon AND the stereo on, whilst winding ALL the windows up and down TOGETHER at the SAME TIME, from the DRIVERS control panel, all the while listening to HITZ.FM on ALL the speakers.

My Music Recommendation for today:

All nightmare long (Metallica, Death Magnet)

That Friday feeling

Yes!!! After one and a half years of mooching, i have decided to separate myself from the unemployed student masses, and finally got a JOB!!!!

Im am to be the latest edition to the ever growing family down at TGI Fridays (the one at the curve!) Having been a barman/ bar supervisor/ bar manager, it seemed only right that i return to my routes and get back into the industry that i once loved so much!

I had my orientation day today!!! It was as expected, just your usual run of the mill, "welcome to the (insert your company name here) family" bull shit. When did being a barman become such a bureaucratic process. When i first started in the industry, all you had to be was 18 and be able to work weekends. Now, they give you customer service tests; which by the way, is just a test to see how long you can fake a smile to a asshole customer!!!

Once, i got through all that crappy family nonsense, i got straight into the bar...and.....wow....its hard to describe how i felt. Its been so long since i was on that side of the bar. I guess you could describe it as a kinda 'natural' feeling. Like when a wild tiger is let back into the jungle. Thats how i felt.

The day was only a couple of hours long, and i start work for real tomorrow, but so far i've met some great people, who i look forward to learning alot from. And my boss isn't an asshole (which is a total added bonus!!!).

So, if you fancy coming down to see me spin, flip, and shake my way through some kick ass-tastic cocktails; I'll be there most of the week.

Don't forget get to leave a tip though!!!!

My Music recommedation for today:

Window Song (Finger eleven, greyest of blue skies)

I can't draw hands!!!

Growing up, i was never really the creative type. Sure, i could build something outta nothing, hell, i'd make MacGyver jealous, but when it came to arts and crafts stuff; it has to be said that i was not the brighets colour on the pallete.

However, only recently i have found my artistic side. I don't know where it has come from or what summond it up, but i have been creating "art works" that are way beyond my actual capability; and so what started out as something to kill time at home has actually turned into quite the hobby.

I started experimenting with the windows paint application that come standard with every windows computer. Just making cartoon images of my friends and things, and then after a while i began experimenting with shapes. I have been trying to find diffrent mediums of creating art so i can find the one i prefer best.

Recently, i have been trying my hand at sketching myself in diffrent situations. I'm really proud of some of the stuff i churned out too. However, i have already learnt that i can't draw hands!!!

As well as sketching, i've also been practing using adobe photoshop. I attend a 2 hour class at college the other day (it was just a free intro to photoshop really) and i found that i really enjoyed playing with images as much as i did creating my own!

Now, i try to make as much time as possible to draw, paint, photoshop, write (writing counts as creativity right?!), or do whatever. As long as i'm being productive and trying something new, i will continue to grow as an individual.

I really encourage other people reading this to do the same. Just go and try something new, you never know....maybe you can draw hands!!! If you want to view my works, you can check them out on facebook. They are in the album, Artworks (formerly known as "what i can do with paint")

My music recommendation for today:

Fresh Mode ( Ugly Duckling, Fresh mode)

Pressing the 'play' button on Life

Music. It has the power to make us laugh, cry, and a lot more. It helps us get through messy break ups, it brings back pleasent memories, it makes traffic jams enjoyable!!!

A lot of people say "Music is their life" but when i compare them to me, i question their values. Sounds arrogant huh? But you see, I have been plugged into my headphones since i was a baby! I can't recall a time when ive done something without listenng to music, for you see, music isn't just music to me. It's a sound track to my life!

When i drive i'm listening to Megadeth, when im skating it's Solid Steel, getting ready for a night out.....Pendulum. I even went to my Prom night with a cassette player in my pocket and the Earphones tucked in my top pocket!!! Its like having a cup of coffee in the morning, if you dont have it, you don't feel ready for the day. If i dont get a fix of music in the morning then im not ready to deal with anything.

Music is soooooo important to me. I realised exactly how true this was when i had all my cd's stolen along with my cd player. I was devastated, lost, and had an overwhelming feeling of emptiness inside me. It's the same kinda feeling you get when your girl friend leaves you for another guy....BUT WORSE!!!

Anyways, i could sit here all day and preach about the importance of music to me, but i don't want to over kill this subject.

So, my advice for a happier life is: Don't be afraid to play your music loud, Listen to all types of music, don't put yourself into a genre that won't let you keep an open mind (e.g. Dont be a goth and only listen Meatl, cuz break beat hip hop is the amazing!!!), and most importantly, always keep a beat in your heart, ears, and keep your finger on play button!!!!

My Music reccomendation for today:

Gas Panic (Oasis, Standing on the shoulders of giants)

Cartoonies!!!!

During the past week, whilst i have been revising for my exams (Gulp!) I have been experimenting with the 'Paint' program on my laptop. Its a program that every single windows computer has and most people hardly ever use it.

I don't know why i suddenly took a fondness to this program, i mean, it's not like i ned to use it for my work or anything?! I just one day started drawing and found myself curiously addicted to what i could do with it!

I did my first cartoon charecter of Adi about a week and a half ago and i have done a few more since then. If you wanna have a look at them all then go check out my FaceBook page and its in one of my photo albums entitled "what i can do with paint". I like drawing them cuz although they are just really simple shapes and lines, it's the attention to personal detail that makes them special. I get all this detail by looking at photographs of the people im drawing and save a couple of images of their clothes and hair styles. This creates a certain uniquiness about each one.

Right, Im going off to do my revision now, Priciples of Management..........yey........., but later i'm going to re-do the cartoon image of Adi cuz she says its not fair that she has a bigger head than Debbs.

If you would like a cartoon image of yourself, then just message me on facebook, and i'll knock one up for you when i have some spare time. In the meantime, enjoy looking at my latest creation of my sister.

My Music reccomendation for today:

Beer (Psychostick)

Have you seen "MY TIE?"

No i'm not talking about NECK TIES YOU FOOL!!!! Im talking about Blood, Pain, and total CARNAGE!!!!! Cuz that is what was on the menu for the International Muay Thai superfight at Shah Alam stadium last saturday.

I first saw the poster for the event outside my lecture hall at KDU; and as soon as i saw it i knew i was going.

I got student discount and got the tickets for the bargain price of 35rm down from 50rm! So it was set; in the words of Elton John "SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING"!

We rocked up to the place quite early and took at seat inside, and although i had paid for 35rm seats, we went and sat in the 1st class seats, which were 75rm a seat! We waited and waited for what seemed an eternity....then......suddenly....the lights went dead, and the fighters came out!!!! Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, switzerland, Thailand, Brazil, and Scotland, it was a righ ol' mix up of diffrent countries competing!!!! The first fight was quite lame, but the action soon picked up after that!!!! 26 bouts of BLOODSPORT, and one (Gay) fashion show later it was all over!!! The last fight was especially good becuase The scottish guy beat the Thai guy (at his own countries sport i might add) and took his title! I was quite glad it was over cuz my voice was gone from all the shouting i had been doing. "Punch his Ribs" "Kick him in the head" "FUCKING KILL HIM!!!" Yep, my throat was dead!

All in all it was a GREAT night, but the event organisation (not to mention the commentators, if you could call them that) needed alot of work! If the fights come back to KL then for sure me and Adi are going, but next time we will smuggle a few beers in! hehehehe!!!!

My music reccomendation for today is:

A cause des garcons (Yelle, Pop Up)

The FANTASTIC 4.....day weekend

Drink responsiby. Thats the message every drink manufacturer wants us to understand. They put in it their T.V ads, poster campaigns, and print it on the back of their bottles. However, putting it on the bottles was a total waste of time cuz i was waaayyyyy to drunk to read it over the week end. Heres is the 411 on my fantastic 4 day weekend!

Friday

We picked up my our mate Patrick at 11.45pm at LCCT airport, and rather than taking him home to do the usual settling in, we headed straight into the city for some MAD dancing action. We arrived at Heritage road and like a group of degenerates we stated drinking budget "Russian" vodka in the car park. In 10 mins the 3 of us (me, pat, and adi) had dome 3 quarters of the bottle.

We then made our way to Space to hook up with Candy (pats best mate) and Adrian (candy's office colleague). There we proceeded to party like its 1985; with me and Pat totally OWNING the dance floor and Podium!!! The night was ended with a mandatory trip to the mumak to chow down on soup Kambing