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So I'm listening to the acoustic side of In Your Honour by Foo Fighters. I'm already back in Saint John by the way.

I woke up 2 hours ago and I couldn't get back to sleep.

I slept at 8 o' clock last night.

And this Chinese Toy Recall Cartoon really cracks me up:

BWAHA. I love China.

And I have a random poll now... have fun answering!

I Am In...

To Hongkong I went this morning at 10:20AM. The plane ride was alright. I thought it was going to last 5 hours. But I was wrong! Only 2 and a half!

And look at all the bags...
I was thinking I should get a colourful luggage-bag so that I could spot it easily next time.

At the arrival hall. This is worse than Singapore.

Interesting wall design.

I had beef curry for lunch. Funny story about how I ordered it. Hong Kong waitresses know VERY LITTLE English. And I know VERY LITTLE Chinese, aside from wo pu kuan ni and bo lui and useless words that won't help you in ordering food.

Anyway it had this reference letter (A3), so that's what I said to her. And then I thought she asked me what drink I wanted, so I said "Coke". And then she had a "What are you talking about?" face on.

And then she then she pointed to a small section on the menu which said "Mildly sweet/spicy". It hit me. She wants to know how hot I would like my sauce! So I said spicy. And then everything was alright. She didn't have to ask me what I wanted for a drink though.

GO CHINA! After I saw this monument I totally forgot Hong Kong was under China.

This is the Express Train that I took to Hong Kong Central. Took only 24 minutes! (Or at least the promos say so)

And when I got to HK Central... I did A LOT of wandering around. Just random walking to take in scenery. And wow was there plenty of architectural scenery.



And look! I stumbled upon the legendary music store! Woohoo spent an hour there. But spent zero dollars on nothing.

And in between every tall building lie alleyways full of cheap stuff! But mostly female stuff. So I won't be buying a shirt saying "Kiss Me Quick" anytime soon.

When I saw this... I laughed to myself. How can there still be this kind of technology in the city? And moreover, that man about to walk through the scaffolding is about to get lots of bad luck! Haha. Or is it a ladder against a wall you have to walk through? I don't know, I'm not - uh, I'm not going to say Chinese.


If you look carefully, those are Filipino faces!

I was walking aimlessly through the streets of Hong Kong wearing my "I Believe In Santa" T-Shirt. And I swear I thought I saw one of my old friends walking at the intersection. I must be seeing things... or people.

Suddenly, a lot of random faces I see remind me of people I know of back at home.

Next stop: Toronto

Bad Hair Days

Use the pictures. I've had many bad hair days, weeks and months. And now my blog is starting to look like a narcissist's I-Love-Myself photo-album because there's just too pictures of me now.

I like this hair-cut though.
It's so awesome.
Amilyn 'accidentally' cut it for me.

AND I HATE PIMPLES.

R.A.T.O.D.T.D.K.H.T.D.P. + Gwen Stefani To Malaysia + My DishWash-Hating Girlfriend + JASON?!

Say it with me.

RAH-TOH-DUD-DUD-KUHT-UHP.

RAGE AGAINST
THE OTHER DRIVER
THAT DOESN'T KNOW
HOW TO DRIVE PROPERLY

It's not about French rats yearning to chef it up (Ratatouille). It's about Road Rage.

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Amilyn had freakuent road rage. Just like yawning, it's affected me somehow. Come to think of it, I think she transferred the rage to me.

I say 'Oh look at that. Nice, jerkface' in the car - even with my father guiding the wheel, whenever someone just cuts rudely on a one-lane road.

I say things like 'Oh just because you're a Merc you can do that (add lots of sarcasm)' and 'Blasted Bimmer'.

I may have a problem.

AMILYN AH.

I think I only have road rage for entertainment purposes and Amilyn's benefit so that she will think

'Aiyoh why this guy ah. Not even driving yet can have road rage liddat. Haiya he become worser than me la if he drive la. I be good happydays driver la.'

Haha.

New Words:
Freakuent - frequent and freaky. (I coined this!)

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So I see (on television) and read (on newspapers) that Gwen Stefani is going to Malaysia, and some Malaysians aren't too happy about the Hollaback Girl performing her hits with maximal sexiness.

Thus, they just bring a new Gwen Stefani. Not a Gwen Ste-phoney. But...an Asian version (maybe not from China because she might contain lead, formalin or cardboard).

INTRODUCING...

GWEN TSE FANG NI!

Instead of sexy red dresses. Full-frontal covering Cheongsams!


This is a big no-no!


Okay... the legs are covered. But too much shoulder. MORE STEAM! I MEAN CHEONGSAM!


Ah... perfect. Boleh pefom! Although now her top looks more like a remix of a Filipino President's wife formal dinner attire.


Thanks to Giorgio Armani for this wonderful Asian excursion.

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Look at the following image.


Would you like to be the one to wash and clean up all that?

If no is the answer, be an affiliate of the Dishwashing Haters Society. Amilyn's the chairwoman. And she claims that her yearly quota on dishes to wash is 2 dishes. I am the chairman of the Dishwashing Lovers Society because I really don't mind washing dishes at all (I hear people whispering "This boy is sad").

This is what I say to you, Dishwashing-Lover haters:
Wash it or shut it.

I'm gonna' go visit the Dishwashing Haters Society's chairwoman cause she's gonna' teach me how to iron clothes.

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Jason Wong now has a black Macbook.

Everyone get their pitchforks and go after him.

Jump Around

Matteo, Wei Ting 'Waiting', La Plap, Ain't Gel


Blue striped wall ... used for covering construction sites


First all four of us.


Then everyone has 'Jump At The Same Time' Disorder


Me And Matt. I jump at the right time though.


I will grant your wishes.


SLAM DUNK!


With Wei


Filipino on the floor!!!


Nice effects! My idea though.


Angel gets... some weird urges afterward.

HAHA!

Back In Brunei (Part 1)

Part 1 of 4

"It's extremely hot!" I exclaimed while simultaneously hugging my family and sweating profusely at the arrival hall.

Getting back to Bruneian weather was quite the challenge. From -30 to 30 and above. That's a 60 degree difference!

I put my hand into the fridge at home and I can't feel anything cold at all.

"Is the fridge working?" I ask.

"No I think your system's just broken", my father says.

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I watched quite a lot of movies this summer. Let me make a list!

Spiderman 3
A lot of people have issues with Peter's character shifting from his normal look to 'emo' look. I think, although it's not done very well, it's the only way to show that Peter was being controlled by that symbiote. And the fight scenes with the Sandman and Venom were very well done. I enjoyed it without a doubt.

Pirates Of The Carribean 3
I didn't watch the 2nd one. But the Singaporeans I feel were portrayed wrongly. And instead of saying "More steam", Chow Yun-Fatt should've said "MORE STEAM LAAAA!!!"

Shrek 3
A hilarious film. And I thought Justin Timberlake was going to sing a little. But I guess not. I don't think SexyBack should be played to children under 10.

Ocean's Thirteen
I can still remember some parts of the dialog (because I watched it thrice). Acting by Al Pacino is superb. And the mashup of all these great actors. Brad Pitt. Clooney. Matt Damon. And that cool Chinese guy.

AND HOW DOES EVERYONE IN THE TEAM KNOW HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE!?!?!

Transformers
All the boys need to watch this film. It has everything. Cars transforming into robots. Slowmotion Matrix-esque camera rotation action while there's two rockets careening past the camera. Geeky-kid-to-boy-who-holds-the-key (or more accurately the glasses)-to-the-world's-safety plot. Sexy-girl-who's-out-with-the-jock-but-then-ends-up-hooking-up-with-the-geeky-kid love story. Linkin Park music at the near end. Little spots of humour here and there. I enjoyed watching this film, even after three times.

And there's this new film that's coming out which looks very interesting. I call it KL Drift. But I think it's called Haru Biru or something else I can't remember!

It's got Protons and Toyotas all souped up and drifting and making tires squeal. Malaysia is going to be South East Asia's Japan.

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So I've been hitting the gym quite frequently lately with Jason and occasionally Teo to prevent fats from amassing in the wrong places and looking... weird.

When some people saw me for the first time in a long time, they said "You look more muscular."

I reply saying... "Nah... I'm just ROBUST".

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And oh yea, I'm 18 now. Had my birthday a couple of days ago.

All I can say is just...

Legal. I just despise that word.

A Wedding, The Poo Plant, Sussex

But first, let me start off by saying...



REALLY! Look at me!

Besides the tragic weight gain...

I attended a wedding anniversary last week.
A 50th anniversary to be precise.
And I was asked to play the piano again.
I had fun. And $50 at the end of it.


Here's me in my 'barong'.



An expensive bouquet.



People dancing to a waltz.



And part of the appetizer... Being the quite hard-wired Asian I was, I was wondering...

"Where are the spoons?"

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My Chemical Engineering class went to a Wastewater Treatment Facility (read: poo plant).



At the end of the trip, we were put in groups of threes and were made to present the wastewater treatment process.
We were told to get creative, so I made a very interesting 6-minute video.
It took me about 12-13 hours to complete the video.
And after the video, my team-mate Mark asked me...

"Are ya sure yer not called to do something else?"

Sure, that sounded very discouraging to hear, but then quickly said;

"Chemical Engineers need to present stuff like that all the time. You'll be making lotsa money when you're working!"


Here's me and my group at the entrance.

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I went to Sussex one weekend with my friend Katie.


Very pleasant sunsets.



At one of the town landmarks.



With Becca.
The cows' names are Daisy and Buttercup.
I don't know who is who though.


Becca, Me, Katie, Chris. The photographer is Graham.



Me with the family dog. Notice how I'm not freaking out.


Katie had a huge collection of old vinyl, and we looked at some of them. She had records of Bee Gees and the Village People in very good condition.

And at the end of my Sussex trip I was handed these two records which I consider classic.



Ah, The Carpenters and The Von Trapp Family.


And I also got a very huge chocolate rabbit from Katie's mother!



This should've been all eaten up by now, considering my increasing addiction to chocolate.
But somehow, I keep forgetting to eat the thing because of my intense exam period!

Note: I don't have periods because of exams. I am having a time-period of exams.

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Random

One morning I decided to get up early,
and go to school at 7o clock to do some odd hour studying.



And here's me, Fadia and Mark,
one more time for our presentation.



This is Desiree. She doesn't want me to go back to Brunei.
*cue for 'awwwwww'*



Sunglasses rampage!! We took just before going to the Poo Plant.



Ali, Fadia, Me, Fatima, John and Stephanie.



Overall, things have gotten better.
I'm much happier with my grades.
I only get depressed once in a while.
And I guess I'll be back in a month.



And the countdown timer is ticking pretty quickly...
I AM EXCITE!!!