What's Goin on, Porky?

I'm worried bout the sister in National Service. Calling back crying? Not at all familiar to me. What the heck is going on over there?

Jac Jac Day

First, let's have a few silly pictures of Jac on her birthday celebration.

Hi. I'm Jaclyn and it's my birthday.Yes, this is also me.
I am getting drunk on a bottle of Hot Peri-peri Sauce. No prizes for guessing where we dined.

Also present that night, Jin Seon and le Bounce! (As the fingers accused)

Yeah, waiting for Junde, Sze Yuen, Choong Khin and Tony to arrive was indeed boring, eh Jin Seon?

But, it was worth it, we all had great heaps of fun =p

The cake ceremony, which was timed to perfection when dear Missy Jac went to take a piss in the toilet (ignore the three packs of cards beside the cake)

Birthday wish: "Okay, I wish to get straight As for my results, to grow taller, endless supply of good food, alcohol and coffee, my dream guy Jo Kien to make some moves on me later etc etc...

Half an hour later....
Okay, done with my wish, we can blow the candles now!
And cut the cake!
Playing with my camera's zoom at Choong Khin.
Toser the Pony and Choong Khin
CK & Sze Yuen

And then there was a 'surprise' Sim Onn! with Junde
News was that he's now exclusively homosexual, as opposed to the bisexuality that we were used to with him.
We even went for a post-dinner drink, Jac got us a big one, as you can see. Warning, you need to spend a minimum of RM30 and must have at least 6pax to order this for your birthday, in the same place we celebrated Shen's birthday =p
My face off with Sim Onn, he spat tea in my face moments later. wanker -_-
Happy 21st Jac, hope we helped make your day =)

Tomorrow's bound to be a boring day in the condo, having to keep watch at construction workers from 9-5 only being free for lunch hour -_- I hope they have internet there. Shen's surprising me by keeping up with every post I write like an obligation. Shit, this gives me less room to bitch about her. hahah

Lyric quirk

One of those random lyric-change moments

Hands
by Jewel

If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all ok
And not to worry because worry is wasteful
and useless in times like these
I will not be made useless
I won't be idled with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
for light does the darkness most fear

My dick is small, I know,
but it's not yours it is my own
but it's not yours it is my own
and I am never broken

Poverty stole your golden shoes
but it didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
but i knew it wasn't ever after
We will fight, not out of spite
for someone must stand up for what's right
cause where there's a man who has no voice
there ours shall go singing

In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters

I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray
I will get down on my knees and I will pray

My dick is small, I know,
but it's not yours it is my own
but it's not yours it is my own
and I am never broken

My dick is small, I know,
but it's not yours it is my own
but it's not yours it is my own
and I am never broken

We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's d*ck

Final one censored to avoid crossing the sensitive. Anyway, this only spontaneously came about when Poing, Jin Seon, Jac and I were playing Gin Rummy in another one of those 'we-have-nothing-better-to-do' nights, which ended up with us drinking two bottles of wine with her dad (who, by the way, is a nice wine-loving chap). We got him an average bottle of Penfold's 2005 Cabernet Merlot which I have tasted and approved of before, and he rewarded us =_= with two bottles of hoo ha good stuff. Sileni (NZ 2000?) and another.. I forgot, dang.

Good night world =p

Rambles

Today feels like a really heavy day somehow; a continuation of many days of waking up late and rushing to meet my buddies, hanging out doing nothing much, spending money and eating out, with little time for myself. I think it's a good thing I'm with my family at home tonight to catch up a bit, even if I'm spending my time alone now. Who would've thought so much could happen with a night away from home anyway, the eve of my sister's departure to National Service for 3 months, which was also co-incidently Jac-Jac's birthday. All that drama, with a happy ending of course. I wonder if it's that weighing my mood down or if it's the Monash offer letter for my Honours degree. Yes it's arrived, and I don't see any scholarship offer there at all (which I will continue to pester for when I'm back in campus). Comparing my sister and myself; I've always been the more obedient one, though she's not a bad person either, just lazy and maybe a lil less helpful. Conversely, she's a lot more gifted academically than I am; the straight As student who also does fairly well in extra-curricular stuff, art etc etc. Except for sports, of course; she's hopeless in that.

Why do I ramble so much?

In a way, I feel I don't deserve what I'm getting. I can't even get a straight out scholarship offer without going to the office to try to set things straight; she's probably gonna get a full scholarship for her foundation year (I got only 1k off my fees). She deserves this, and yet my dad almost denied her the chance to study architecture for monetary reasons. He never did go against me and Biotech, though his attempts at leading me away from Pharmacy succeeded when I was 17. While my course IS cheaper & shorter than the one my sister's goin for, I still think I'm having it easy, probably because my parents were grateful I'm quite responsible for my future compared to what my brother showed at my age then. Maybe that's the kinda pressure I've set for my sister; a higher benchmark. I'm not saying it's bad, but to see that she almost slipped the opportunity to study towards her dream job, it's a little scary. Guess I helped instill such ideals like 'study what you like' rather than 'what makes you rich'. Interests over gains. Silly, luxurious thinking that many people cannot afford to live by, for it will milk them dry of funds. Also, I missed my sister's last night at home before her departure to NS to attend Jac's birthday, which pissed my mom off a bit, in hindsight. I have to say though, I think I've been a good enough brother lately to be bringing her everywhere, sorting her college & scholarship applications and choices etc etc plus taking her out + buying her breakfasts/lunches/dinners. So I don't feel so guilty over missing her final day at home, only I feel a bit guilty that I wasn't there to help her out when my dad almost gave her that ultimatum away from her dream job.

Friends are like painkillers; morphine. They make you forget what stress or pain that you really have inside, though it never really vanishes sometimes, just like how painkillers work. It masks and numbs the pain until later on, when the effects of the painkillers wear off, when the party's over, it all comes back down on you, and sometimes you kinda forget where all that stress and weight came from, like how I am now. I feel tired in the head, but of what?

I feel so weighed down by some invisible belly weight that just seems to hang in front my chest. Maybe I'm growing boobs. oh wth -_-

I'm going in circles today, sorry

*Jac's birthday write up next

How I spent Christmas

Gettin home from a Poing's-dad-paid night at about 2am, I went online and played guitar (no, I don't go online to play guitar, I just did both together) and somehow wasted time until 7am in the morning when I finally slept. So I was up and alone for the first 7 or so hours of Christmas (the first two was still with the ladies I had Christmas eve dinner with of course). And then I slept till 8.30 pm. No mistake, it's PM. Woke up and slept a couple of times, but it's quite nice to pig away like that. Zzzzzzzzz......

"Merry Zmas"
(Bounce, 2008)

A quick shower and dinner later, I'm back on the computer. Geez -_-

Melly Zzz mas!

Festive Bug

Yes, I decided to post this as a 'new post' because the one I just posted was already overflowing with text, and this one will be texty as well. Dig the text-ures. Bahh. I was just wondering why everyone around is falling sick during Christmas when I remembered our ridiculous theories last night that hit us when we're yum-ing cha at a place called 'Hailam Coffeeshop' or something in SS2, which turned out quite good in our opinion (My girlish threesome and myself included). My theory was that someone around has something against carolers; either they don't like to give money to them or that carroling just bug them to no end. Hence, this disgruntled anti-Christmas-carol person let out a Christmas sorethroat bug that has unfortunately hit innocent non-carolers such as myself, Jaclyn, Jin Seon and Poing (Not to mention Nova and more people from the lab, what the hell?) -_-
While Jaclyn usually comes up with theories that are quite horrible, I think her hours of ridicule with Justin must have brightened up her senses to controversial plots. She came up with a brilliant idea that maybe the bug's let out by one of the carolling teams to hit their oppositions so they have no competition during Christmas, easily emerging as pants-down hands down winners. Klever girl, though it has flasws since they could hit themselves with the bug.

Jogging with the lazy lady trio and hitting the punching bag, is that enough to shed some layers off my low density biological layer cake? I wonder. Planning to get these to protect my knuckles from further cuts. I feel like I'm getting fitter but my weighing machine says I'm gettin heavier O_O Horror! But, ackhemm, it may be due to muscle formation since muscles are heavier than fat *beams* But dammit, I wanna lose fat, not build muscles (yet). My brother's already naming me 'Robocop' for the size & toughness of my triceps (I wonder why only that part turned out strong in me). It's time I lose some bulk to not look like a hard chunk of muscular potato -_- Gotta make it lean first. Geez, what's with my senseless rambling overflow. Oh yeah, to read something funny about the 'fatwa-fatwas' go check "Veena", it made me laugh like a dog alone.

By the way, newly discovered (through Tse Yuen) food place called "Chola Spice Garden", at the rows of shops near Sunway Pyramid. It's good! A tad expensive for Indian food since we're probably used to mamak pricing etc, but it's much better than the average mamak and it's clean, air-conditioned and quite decently furnished. The food's good so far. I've only been there twice, both times indulging in their rice dishes (Briyani Kambing & Nasi goreng Bombay with Kambing). Yes, I'm a sucker for mutton curry with briyani, it's the best combination ever, and it's one heckuva salivating affair to have theirs. First time I had it...

Tse Yuen: I thought you said you're not hungry?
Me: I wasn't, but damn, this is good shit!

I like the neat way they present their food, like how the briyani has the mutton burried within the rice like it should, served in a little pot, like the one below.
And also, the second time I was there, they served my 'Bombay Fried Rice' that was... in a chilli-orange colour, moulded into the shape of a mini Taj-Mahal, minus the towers and intricacies of course. Fine, maybe just a lil dome of rice above a block of rice. hahaha, but it's good, looked good and tasted so too =p I'll be visiting that place again for sure!

Festives

23rd: Would've been my fourth anniversary with my ex had we not split up =p
24th (today): Suk Han's (Tiffany's) Bird day

HAPPY 21st BIRDDAY SUK HAN

May you have a GRRReat one
with your loved ones holding your hand when you want them to
=p

25th: Christmas
26th: My fake gf's Jaclyn's Bird day
30th: Marilee's bird day
31st: "Get Drunk" DayNew Year's eve
1st: NEW YEAR

Hoo ha, it's gonna be a blast =p

And here I am, in my labcoat, mucking around in the lab with the rotary vibrator rotarvap that will take another eternity to finish evaporating that load of ethyl acetate before the dawn of the dawn of the new pump era (ignore me).
It feels weird when you go to bed without someone to think about sometimes.
Just to remind myself to drive carefully, I think I'll talk about an incident that happened few days back, though it felt quite long ago to me now. I suppose I'm good at suppressing memories I don't like, and may even be doing so subconsicously, perhaps that's why I don't end up holding too many grudges? Anyway, at that particular day, I was to wake up at 7.30 am, an ungodly time for a supposed 'holiday' to fetch my sister to her future campus to make some inquiries. So I drove in through the route that unfortunately was going through some renovations and could see that I was gonna reach a dead end ahead, but went on just to scout for the roads around that may lead me to Eureka anyway. A formally dressed lady (probably in her 20s) who carried the 'morning sulk' but otherwise looked fine contemplated crossing the road ahead of me, but hesitated and stayed rooted to the roadside. Noticing this, I continued rolling at my 30 km/h and looked about for an alternative route when she suddenly decided to cross the road without a backward glance at my rolling T-mo (My car's name). "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" were the words that sputtered out of my gritted-teeth while I jammed the breaks and sashayed the car left slightly just to bump the lady's right bum cheek as she lifted that leg up to minimize the impact. She looked back with an unreadable expression; a mixture of shock, guilt, fear and anger I'd think. I felt horrible. and shocked, but the lady only turned away when I tried to wind down my window to apologize (she didn't even lose her balance and fall, thankfully), she nonchalantly turned and walked away, completely ignoring me.
Without a gf, even a crush'd do the trick, but when there's no crush, it's just rather boring.
My sister must've felt rather shocked to be there throughout the entire incident. One of the things I noticed was that I didn't go through a profane outburst even at such a situation, which I am pleased about. But to think that I've been driving so much and could still make such a careless, possibly fatal mistake, is rather disheartening, and I've been rolling in neighbourhoods slowly as I've always been, with an added tinge of overcaution from then on, making me seem like a paranoid old man on the wheel. Bahh
I need to open my eyes to accept more girls around as possible targets or meet more people. hahaha
Ever since that, I've been buried with company with the lab and my girlish trio of Jin Seon, Jaclyn and Poing, though Poing and Jaclyn are almost mutually exclusive since they almost always appear without the other. Maybe they secretly hate each other or something =p Nah, rubbish, I'll be seeing those childhood friends who competed for their tuition teacher's affection together later alright, supposedly dressed up too. I need more male friends. Preferrably if they stayed near me and were mostly available to go out with. The girls are girlifying me, and I am worried -_- Merry Christmas people, wishing you early in case I get too wasted tomorrow to post (I hope not).

Scattered Remnants

I meant to write this one up a while ago, plagued by the mind-crippling procrastination. While I await the 30 minute incubation required by an assay in the lab, I shall escape this evil embodiment of laziness in me and write up.

The scene before my plant biotech paper last semester

Probably the most stressed I have ever been before an exam. Why? Because I was surrounded by hopelessly nervous people O_O That, was hell.. I was saved by Norah Jones' "I'll be your baby tonight" which I blared into my ears using headphones to block out the heavy atmosphere around me.

Serene at her worst.
Jessica exploding while she tried to avoid my nosy camera
Me being retarded to make it a complete set depicting the three stressed donkeys for the paper.

Bringing Jaclyn into the lab to study

We figured a novel function for the common retort stand.

She's studying real hard there.. the books contents diffusing into as she focuses in her deep sleep trance.

More random Crap

*smiles*

The leftover wine from uni gang's KL trip, which I finished. Just didn't wanna waste ya know?
My sister being retarded.
Karaoke with the usual Tony & Jin Seon. Wait a minute, I never knew the bottom of the mics had lights?

A rare Dodo (Dorin) caught sleeping in Langkawi during one of our car rides. One of the last of her species, really.
When we waited for check-in in Langkawi, everyone had a go at this (Tony & Wen Han).
This too (Jin & Jin Seon)
Our dinner place, pretty good (recommended)
Amin posing in his sleep while the rest of us played Pictionary/Gin Rummy
"Can't you feeeeel, the loveeeee tonight?"
NO
The level of 'syok' depicted on his expression is immeasurable, don't you agree? Almost equal to my level of malevolence
More of Langkawi, in Aquaria where these African penguins were all contemplating taking that last, daring step to plunge head first into the (un)deadly waters that lurk below. The way they position themselves is plain hilarious, edging so close together as if waiting for a mistake to accidentally nudge the closest one into the water rather than waiting for their courage to accumulate to an effective level =P

This picture here tells of a tragic story, where a group of sleep-deprived teenagers , one half-drunk (Tony) decided to catch the sunrise in ol' Langkawi a foreign land, only to be disappointed by the fact that the location's east side was obscured by another large chunk of hill/island. Boo. So, they decided to visit Eagle's Bay (did I get the name right?) at that ungodly hour instead, just to comfort their little broken hearts, ignoring the pleas of their bodies to rest.

How I wish I brought a camera to Langkawi (all the pictures in this post are from my phone). This really would've allowed for a great picture.

And then...
"Whazzat looney doing?"
This dude (Tony la) was trying to get a picture of him swallowing... the moon, which was still up in the sky despite the break of dawn. Wen Han (dude behind with camera) was there trying to get the right angle, though I never got to see the shots on his camera. I still think it makes him look utterly stupid (Tony, I mean) when you take him from here =p
*smacks head*
Then there were sleepy Dodo and dying Toto
She needs her beauty sleep, really. He just needs to get over his alcohol intoxication (notice Chipsmore pack in his left hand? hehe)
Taken for Bun Bun
This picture... tells another tragic tale, revolving around a group of happy teenagers playing Pictionary in a hotel room (which was really fun, especially when we watchd Jin pair up hopelessly with Tony, as the former was on the verge of tearing out his brains in frustration as the rest laughed away), until one of the short(est) boys in the room decides to take a rest on the bed, which instantly drew a head-first lunge by another taller boy (Jin), right into the short boy's knee. That there, my friends, is a bruise that Jin's HEAD caused when his HEAD rammed my KNEE with a loud *THUD* with echoes cuz Jin's skull was mostly hollow hahah. While I only expected HIM to grimace in agony after the collision, I can't help but to grab my knee in pain either *teet tao gung* (Metal Head Technique in Cantonese, haha)
The place we had dinner, with our stoned friend, Shim =p This was the last night, which we spent dinner at the pool side of our place. Nothing too spectacular though.
Our dear Dodo from an unflattering angle (sorry babe >_< enchanting ="">

*End of Langkawi Bits*

This, my friends, is a pissed drunk older brother who lay motionless in his own product of emesis. Highly reminiscent of oneself during a particular night on the threshold of the year 2007. This is how Karma gets you right in the ass. I only discussed my own experience with Sze Yuen, CK & JacJac few nights ago, where Sze, Sooks & Michelle (what sweethearts) helped clean Justin's & my puke & even hid my carkeys so I won't wake up and crash myself driving my way home. Ahh well, I paid back (to my brother, oddly), by sitting at my staircase downstairs at my garage for 2 hours & more waiting for him to regain consciousness & sober up. Okay, maybe he didn't really sober up properly. I ended up wiping the puke on his backseat using tissue *ew* and getting him water while he mounted a drain to puke for another 20 minutes. Ah well, that's what brothers are for -_- Oh yes, he soiled his brand new more than RM800 suit that night and publicly embarrassed our name (Lee) on Facebook. dick (guess it applies to me too) =_=
This is one of my friends in the lab. It's a 'Rotary Evaporator', often abbreviated 'Rotarvap'. I like this machine, makes my work simple. Anyway, few days ago when a salesgirl came in to try to sell some of these equipment and Tse Yuen mentioned the rotary evaporator, she misheard and repeated out loud "Rotary vibrator?". BWAHAHAHAHA. Okay, to give him some credit, TY actually did quite a good job in maintaining a straight face when she slipped that out, only to falter when he saw me laughing behind her back and then bursting into a big laugh in her face =D hahahaha, mean doods (And it seems, after some 'intense' research conducted by TY, he actually found that a 'rotary vibrator' really DOES exist, whoa)

Hey people.. It's PUSSY TIME!
Near my house. Naughty pussy scavenging other people's junk. Tsk tsk tsk, desperate little pussy *pat pat*
To people who knows the cheap economy rice in ss15 where the drinks lady would nonchalantly chant 'horhhhh deeee yeaaaahhh satu' or 'leng cheeeee kaaaaaang satu' upon the completion of an order, this cat is a regular there. Moments before this picture was snapped, the cat was yawning and stretching in a very human-like manner, which prompted me to take this, only for me to be a split second late, geezers

On another note, I got new leather shoes (formal wear, ya know, the old pair from my form 5 prom has given way at last, water leaks in if I happen to step on wet ground) using Jin Seon's RM50 voucher for Hush Puppies, thank you very much =D So I got an occassion to wear it when one of my uncles decided to throw a lil dinner party at Marriott hotel, here's proof with my mom. I also wore a brand new belt that I bought because I left my pretty damn brand new one in Langkawi =_= Pictures, here.

Momma & I
(nope, you can't see the shoes)
The new belthead, chosen from a very limited amount of choices, nevertheless, nice enough to satisfy me. It's brown again =p

This post is so random and outdated, which really reflects the author quite aptly.

*Added* Oh yes, I was taken by surprise when Tse Yuen suddenly told me "Hey, do you know you're actually quite well-known in the labs?" When I pressed on, he refused to answer, and I guess that's why it suddenly stirred up in my head, what did I do???