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

Saturday

Pat, Candy, and Adi went for linch at the curve in the early afternoon, i was unable to join them cuz i was battling a hangover that could kill an elephant!

A few hours later, around 3pm, i was ready to rock! UrbanScape was the destination! An outdoor/ indoor local music event featuring Rock bands and killer Dj's. Our good friend megat, had a boutique stall there selling his garms to the malaysian masses, so we invaded and made it our HQ!

Within an hour i was the only relativley sober one there. I was driving so i just had a couple of cans, But the rest of them started and FINISHED a complete bottle of Jack Daniels!!! We danced around, partied, and after the chaos had ended at UrbanScape; we headed back into the City to Zouk, where khai was playing at the loft.

More drinking ensued and we drank 2 jugs of guiness mixed with white wine cooler (suprisingly tasty)! The night ended with a 10 minute wait in KFC for a 15pc family bucket of chicken. Out of the 15 pc's i inhaled 7!!! Urgh........never again!

Sunday

By this point, we had all started to feel the drain of leading a rock and roll life style and decided to have an easy day shopping at Pavillion. Its this really swanky, high end shopping mall. I'm always seeing important people shopping there surrounded by security and body gaurds! Me? I prefer not to use my body gaurds; i like to keep a low profile!

Anyway, so 2 hours later and a few hundred bucks less in our pockets it was dinner time. We drove from KL to Hartamas square where we ate enough to last us the rest of the year!!! Satay, Kuay teow, La la, Tom Yam soup, Tau foo, and Chocolate brownies with ice cream. I was feeling like a right fatty!

After we had closed Hartamas square down, we went over to breakers to play some pool. I was on top form, i didnt lose one game, I even BEAT my wife (not an easy task!). So on a triumphant note we went to bed and had an early night as we were knackered!!!!

Monday

Monday was to be an Indian day. We met Adi for banana leaf, and then sent Candy to KL Sentral to catch the train to KLIA. When she had left for hong kong me and Pat drove down to Batu caves to feed the monkeys, Hike up the stairs, and check out the indian paintings. Very Cultural!

When we had had enough of monkey mingling, we picked Adi up from work, and went to eat CRABS!!!! Yum!!! I love it, thers just something really satisfying about the destruction that comes along with eating crabs. When we had finshed chowing down we where gonna just sit for a while and relax, but a flying cockroach put that plan to rest!

When Adi had finished running and me and pat had finally caught up to her; we drove to KLCC and went up to the sky bar. This was my first time to the Sky bar, but it wont be my last. Situated on the 33rd floor of traders hotel, the sky bar boasts a pleasent atmosphere accompanied by breath taking views of the Twin towers and KL city! We sipped expensive wine and chatted about the weekend right unitl the stroke of mid night. Then we got into our pumpkin carriage and our white mice pulled us home!

The next day, pat went back to Hong Kong, thus ending The FANTASTIC 4 day weekend!!!!

My music recommedation for today is:

Flying without wings (Soulwax, Much against everyones advice)

Taking the Long Way home!

Many of my close friends will tell you that i am an avid skater and always have been since the age of 12. I started with snakeboards and progressed to streetboards and competed many times in various skate jams, meeteings, and events.

However, whilst i was always into my pipes and rails, i never really boasted of my longboarding passion. I fell in love with my first long board when i was 16. I was at the skate shop buying Kyrptonics for my streetboard when i saw it lying up against the wall. 46" Gordon and Smith FibreFlex. Beautiful! I had to have it, so i saved up my money and bought it! Currently, i own three longboards. The FibreFlex, and two Sector 9 boards! But due to the weight of the Sector 9's i could only bring the fibreflex to KL.

Its hard to describe the feeling and pleasure that longboarding gives me. Leaning into a corner and just feeling the board turn is an experience i never tire of. Its not about how fast you can go, or what tricks you can do, its simply about movement. Going from A to B. There is a street in my neighbourhood, its about 300 metres long, and has a small gradient to it of 25 degrees (maybe less). There is one 90 degree turn to the left. The surface is flawless and very wide. I am there at 6pm every evening, just crusing and carving listening to artists such as Krafy Kutz, Herbaliser, Dj Kentaro, DJ food & DK, and Jurrasic 5.

A combination of a great spot to ride, spectacular board, and phat beats puts me into my own little slice of heaven. Longboarding isn't about showing off, or who is the best rider, its just simply about being one with motion.

So do yourself a favour, go buy a board, and take the long way home!

My music recomendation for today:

Way of the exploding crates (Krafty Kutz, Slam on the Breaks)