Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Fuzzieeeee.


I NEED TO START MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Run Fat Boy Run.

To St Kilda and back!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Listen to your Mama.

That's why you don't stay out till late :(

The only two things that could make your night turn for the better:
1) Turkish cab drivers
2) Busker with an out of tune guitar :(

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

What would you do?

One more day to unemployment!

Monday, November 22, 2010

I will take you down.

Because two can play the game.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Not Another Day.

coffee drop off's, 'let them eat' too pretty to eat cupcakes, well wishes from over the seas work better than Red Bull :D

Thank you for making what was supposed to be an insignificant 22 special :)

Friday, November 19, 2010

Fused.

first red bull everr.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

30 minutes to Friday.

Because I'm only as original as Jared Leto.
:O

and 2000 words nowhere close to an essay.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Keep On Moving.

I still have breathe to change my tomorrow
-Anthony, Project Runway Season 5

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Before Sunset.

What you need for a good night's up.

1) A double shot skinny latte at 9.00 pm after 3 cups of coffee earlier in the day
2) Sigur Ros on AKG Quincy Jones headphones
3) CAPM Roberto style
4) Undecipherable Math notation
5) 6 classmates

There you have it, a perfect start to the morning.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Growing Pains.

Zits.
Heightened self-awareness.
Awkward.
Bashful.
Out-of-body experience.

Oh like puberty all over again!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Beauty of a Sleepless Night.

Did you hear that?

My heart it ran a race and it skipped a beat
My lower abdomen, ravaged by unassuming beasts
Nerves grind, raw swollen from the imploding tension
Strikes a trauma to raise an unmentioned.

Sunday, November 07, 2010

A Dignitary Visits.

Bloody copters.
Two hovering in the air for the past hour.
Interrupting my time series mugging.

Go away Clinton!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Drink your way.

The air heavy, bloated, seeking escape.
Shallow breathes thirsty for yesterdays.
Where every whistle of the wind carries a whiff of putrid flesh.
Lungs soak in residual 8% content.
A cocktail of brews in every ray, in every sleep,
on every baking ground.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

No Sleep Tonight.

7 hours to presentation.

Intergenerational tranmission of depeeennnddaancccyyy whhhaaaaaaa.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Next Order Please.

Magic magic, you're my magic!

soy latte's are so yesterday.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

IMO.

Turning to the 'rakyat' for a more 'inclusive' budget, what a populist politician overused joke!

I am concerned that you have spent your time in office reading obvious blogger's comments on your tech-savvy blog, because it speaks volumes of your advisers if you saw fit to micro-manage as if you have.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Horror Show on Repeat.

I don't know la : (
Where to start.

I want to go home, I want to go home, I want to go home : (((((

Monday, October 11, 2010

V.O.D.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Mark 8:34

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Look Up.

I've Got You,
To Make Me Feel Stronger.
-McFly, I've Got You

Friday, October 08, 2010

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Yes, I Can!

I'm Superwoman.

I can do this :D

Sunday, October 03, 2010

oh no.

I've lost count of how many times I've had to type 'Intuitively' now.

Clearly, this is not good.
Suggestions of more convincing alternatives are welcomed.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Flirting.

With 10,000 words of my imagination.

Friday, October 01, 2010

Body Heat.

Fret not for I have not turned into one of those girls who carry cutesy dogs in LVs.

I sit him on my lap, he doubles as up a hot watter bottle and an arm rest.

That is Jeeme, yes get the spelling right, and he's mine to claim for my own for the next 2 weeks :D

Monday, September 27, 2010

Best Late Night Company.

Tell me what to do when you've got one homesick dog on your hands.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Pry Me Away.

I signed up for an Ultimate League which plays every Monday night.

First I thought it was going to be a breeze, how hard can catching a flying disc be right?

Think again, combine the elements ; NO CLEATS :( + 6 feet tall male giants + Colombians who have spent 3/4 of their life playing competitively + game play jargons and throw ME into the equation, you get a headless chook on the field getting yelled at from the sidelines for losing my marked player multiple times during the night.

The point of this post is not to boast of how much fun I'm having from my involvement in a team sport, on the contrary, its been an extremely painful experience. Cracked nails, aching glutes and near-hernias' they heal, but the knocks to the ego, they're permanent, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Reminder: Always strive to remove oneself from your comfort zone.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Good Times.

Classic C*****: '...everything you need to know in order to impress
your friends with your knowledge of the most famous people...
of economics. However, it is recommended
that this paper should not be read in the company of
anyone who reads dusty old books, and who therefore has a tendency
...to sneeze...'
http://www.economics.unimelb.edu.au/staff/jcreedy/Adam%20Smith%20And%20All%20That.pdf


The one reason you should enrol in Public Econs.
How can you not love this man?!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Dispassionate.

What if you no longer know what you're fighting for?

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

summerdayze.

something to take my mind of things.

Albert Park Ultimate F****** Spring League.

I'm not going to spell it out cause I've already got heaps of people taking a piss at me and my choice sport.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

But I'm In Too Deep.

I don't want to do this anymore.

:(

Monday, September 06, 2010

No slacking!

Working working like a mad rabid dog right now!

Friday, September 03, 2010

pop the champagne bottle!

ohmygosh, I can think 'economic-ally'!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

We're nearly there!

I smell barbeque!

Spring is almost here :D

Thursday, August 26, 2010

This is My Adviser.

Wisdom.

Harry Johnson, has anyone heard of him? He sat on the boards of Chicago and LSE. He was the most revered economist of my time. He has published multiple papers, unfortunately, no one remembers him because he did not have anything named after him. The lesson is, get something named after yourself, and you will be immortal. Like the Laeffer Curve, any 5 year old could have done that. Remember to write your ideas on a napkin.

AWWWW.

Eye Opener.

People Lessons.
Lessons on People.
Character Building Lessons.
Lessons on Characters.

I could go on.

Economics has thought me more than just Economics.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Things to Live By.

Faith is not built in the storm, it is built before the storm.

- Ps. Jimmy

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Finding Clarity.

I would have written a shorter letter but I did not have the time
-Mark Twain

Take Note.

Mid-morning coffee.

A single estate roast, black please and a rugelach.

Just what I need right now.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Wise Words

An excerpt from today's 'What I ( Todd) Know About Women', The Age

She ( Todd's mom) always told me to thank the people who clean the floor wipe the tables, serve the food, 'cause she used to say, "Todd, that's where you're from, the rest is just made up".

Sunday, August 15, 2010

An Unhealthy Obsession.

Economics is 'everywhere'.

WORD.

I shall say no more to prevent expulsion from the community.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Friday, August 06, 2010

Screens and I.

Do you think God speaks through technology?
In my case, blank screens?

In a matter of months, the following has given way:

1. iPod screen
2. Laptop screen
3. Quasi-touch screen handphone keypad

oh woe is you who will have to wait longer for replies :D

Monday, August 02, 2010

How does your country rank

In terms of Inequality?


The Lazy man's best research assistant.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

This is It!

This year shall be the best year of my life.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Jaguh Kampung.

I wonder whether Adam's victory in Masterchef will appear in Malaysian news tomorrow, just like Guy Sebastian's Australian Idol win.

Ahah! There you have it already, Facebook feeds proclaiming 'Malaysia Boleh!'

Malaysia/Malaysians always desperate to claim bragging rights. Well I don't blame them really.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Are you Malaysian?

Malaysian Chinese have got to be the most negative of the lot.

http://www.merdeka.org/pages/02_research.html

Its no wonder my people are getting out as quick as they can.

:(

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Help Me.

Resolve horizontal inequality.

Traditional methods have obviously failed us.
Altering incentives to motivate a love reaction.

Friday, July 16, 2010

What I Did For Love

But if today were the day you had to stop dancing how would you feel?



A Chorus Line - Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway show

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Ailing Dog Old Tricks

Does Talent Corp Malaysia sound familiar?

Because it is!

A repeat of the 'Brain Drain' program introduced way back in 1995!

AHAH! My most significant discovery from my night of research.

Source: Southeast Asian Affairs 2005
edited by Chin Kin Wah

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Only Days.

The Least Free Places on Earth: 2010

We may one day see the Twin Towers featured here.

Idiot Pollies.

Are you expecting a pat on the back, and a gold star dear sir?
You obese individual, give him a home already. You're not doing anyone any favours by being patronising and enquiring of his well-being. You're probably going to call in late to work the next day aren't you?


Yes, I think the world will be a better place without obese individuals.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

In A Decade or So,

Charter Cities

As seen on the Harvard Business Review’s List of 10 Breakthrough Ideas for 2010

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Make Light.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
-Charlie Chaplin

* * *
Remove the laughing track,
It thieves, it steals from the cold hard facts.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Free.

I've got my life back,

Now, what do I do with it?

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Mouthful.

What a day! A morning of frantic studying after a fitful night in bed praying for mercy for an afternoon paper, then the very much dreaded open book exam, walking into the exam hall with Einstein like classmates carrying a feet high worth of material and books I've never seen in my life! (which to my surprise disproved my initial hypothesis of a correlation between amount of material and level of intelligence), a basketball showdown between our econs lecturers + honours crew, watched the God forsaken slovakia vs NZ soccer match thinking it was going to be the Brazil vs North Corea game, leaving 15 minutes into the second half to check out the ball of flame at the Fed Square, then celebrated with the New Zealanders their goal at the 90th minute at the Transport Bar.
I couldn't have asked for a better day : )

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Sleep Easy Now.


Its comforting to know I'm not the lone lost soul.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Heavyweight.

On average, which of the following is the heaviest?
A. Baby whale
B. Baby elephant

Because I'm paying good money to be an economist and not a biologist, I'll leave this question to the experts.

Jen's utility function
u(final exams) = u(distractions) + beta u(foodconsumption)

where beta>1

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Inexplicable.

So visually appealing, I can't peel my eyes of this video by

Tame Impala

Sure beats page long log linearization of RBC models without guarantee of a solution that's for sure.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Embracing Adulthood.

As they say, age is but a number.

Only the churlish child would spell adulthood as adultdoom.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

The Man on The Bench.

I know that feeling all too well.

The man,
He clutches his sides in agony.
The wind, his body orchestrates a bereaved harmony,
His eyes they turn to the clear blue skies,
solace he pleas, but they're deaf to his cries.

Courage I gathered,
A footstep too soon I faltered,
Our eyes as they meet,
My heart begins to weep.

I bow my head, eyes to my feet,
I hurried on by.
Perhaps I was his answer,
but to this stranger I was shy.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Yellow Submarine.

The perils of a cabbie running a late night shift.

From the 13th floor at 3.30 a.m., I hear loud thuds, sure is strange for someone to be having a baseball game out on the streets on this cold night eh? My eyes search the street below, keen to be a 'spectator' of the 'game' unfolding.

Finally, my far from perfect 20/20 vision lands sight of the players at one of the bases.
A little too late, as they run for lives after hitting a home run.

The battered victim walks away shame faced, making a quick getaway from the maddening 'crowd'.

****

I hope Mr Indian student who came to Australia searching for a better future after being lied to by unscrupulous migration agents is doing alright : /

Oh happy day!

I wish for 24 degrees tops summer days whenever I watch this.

Kings of Convenience - Misread

Friday, May 21, 2010

Mates.

Background:

Simon: Paul Samuelson was once challenged to name one proposition in all of the social sciences which is both true and non-trivial. His answer was comparative advantage.

Now, my answer, though I'm not Samuelson, would have been the VCG Mechanism.

* * *

At this point, my mind drifts away to the man boob jokes, the excessive porn-age I've been forced to listen to, tofu burger wagers on the footy attendance, and paying out the white boys who don't do bubble tea.

What, Week 11 already?
I'm missing first semester already : (

P.S. I've only recently realised I've got a lot of 'Simon Says'. I shall make a formal introduction of this mysterious Simon person at the end of this semester : )

Monday, May 17, 2010

Don't Mess.

Got you at your own game.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Music your parents would listen to.

Plain vanilla acoustic guitar-ing,
With that surprise centre!
Its like those butter cakes, mostly ever underrated.

Friday, May 07, 2010

Lectures.

Simon - This is the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Now, you can impress your mom.

Simon - Should I work this out on the board? I don't want to embarass myself.

Simon - Now, if I were a good lecturer I would be able to proove this.

Friday micro lectures are the best!

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

You've got to meet my friend, Dave.

At the Honours computer lab.
Background chatter: How pushing back assignment deadlines = rent seeking

Me: I'm sick of all this Economics talk. I need to befriend more blondes.
Dave: Oh. (stares into computer screen). Oh right. Dumb blondes you mean. Whoops, that was redundant.
Well, I've been hanging out with dumb blondes. (stares intently at me) And she doesn't even look like one.

OOH BURN.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

He's the man!


'Don't stop believing'
Mayer, was singing straight out from Glee!

Regardless, he's incredibly good live!
Possibly made better from the mid section of the third row ; )

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Perkasa.

http://www.thenutgraph.com/real-deal-perkasa

I'm just stunned at the things this man is spurting.
Not the Article 153 of the Constitution or the threat of the Sedition Act, nothing new with those.
But his economic principles, all fallacies!
Not a single show of substance.
He's feeding 60,000 - 70, 000 with emotional driven propaganda, and they're all just feeding off him!

This is worst than any horror show!

Are you proud to be a Malaysian?

I was going through a Merdeka Center PM approval rating report, and I noticed a very disturbing trend.

A large proportion of Malaysian Chinese are answering don't know to the survey questions posed.
Feigning ignorance or could it be an inherent 'I can't be effed attitude' because I'm ditching this joint for a better one?

hmm.

Oh I've answered my own question, or rather Merdeka Center did.

In another poll, where respondents were asked 'Are you proud to be a Malaysian?'
Compared to the 98% of Malays and Indians who answered yes, only 73% of the Chinese interviewed agreed.

hooooboy.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Talk about intense.

I don't know what I was talking about when I used to rant about my workload.

Pishposh, compared to what they're throwing at us right now.
Last year, that was fiddlesticks.

Monday, April 19, 2010

say cheese!

"Happiness isn't a commodity that can be purchased in a store....It's a byproduct of the way you choose to live and the things you choose to think."

another one bites the dust.

As my eyes swim in that sea of words they call the NEM framework,

I feel like baulking from the nauseating stench of denial + arrogance.
But that's only the first page out of a 100+ page document.
So I'll give this case a rest for the mo.
I'll report back soon!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Writing a Research Essay 101

Good theory is a conversation between you and your mom.
-C.Fontenay

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Got an overflowing cup?

Be the change you want to see
-Mahatma Ghandi-

First seen on a girl's t in church when I was supposed to have my eyes closed. heh ; )

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Dunce Award.

Najib Awarded ASEAN Transformational Leader Award

Tay [Asean Business Forum president] said that Najib, during his tenure as defence minister, went about transforming the Malaysian Armed Forces with his focus on total quality management.

As education minister, Najib oversaw the liberalisation of Malaysian education with his approvals for more private colleges and for initiating a new Education Act which many education ministers had attempted to introduce but were unable to do so, she said.

Read full article here

This calls for a ROFL.
C'mon you know you want to!

Well I did say I was going to give the poor guy a break, let him prove his mettle,
so I am, and am going to leave it at that.

Monday, April 05, 2010

Paradoxical.

She's nothing like a girl you've ever seen before
Nothing you can compare to your neighbourhood hoe
I'm tryna find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful

Sexy B* - David Guetta feat. Akon

A LOL moment.
Paradox, now that's just being polite.
Lets take it up a notch, oxymoron.
Definitely doesn't qualify as a 'musos' post.

Saturday, April 03, 2010

One Year Too Late.



Drunken Stupor.

Best 'Hangover' Cure - Brekkie at the local with the locals + summer flavors on an autumn morning + Canadian goodness : )

That's Vicky and Jas not looking their best!

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Fool Me, Fool Me.

T*: I'm working tomorrow
Me: Oh yeay!You got your job back!
T*: You know, I'm working at a new store.
Me: WHAT?! YOU DIDN'T TELL ME! (our #4 relationship obligates immediate sharing of news as big as this!)
T*: I thought I did. Country Road. 50% staff discount. and I'm going to negotiate with my manager for a $500 clothes allowance.
Me: NO WAY! (secretly envious, but already buttering up for favours!)

T*: Hey, you know its 1am on the 1st of April .
Me: Huh? So what?
T*: April Fool's!

A 33% discount at FCUK isn't too bad either.

I've never been so relieved that the mid sem break is finally here!
Drink up!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Yet Another.

Its now 2, and I'm one for early nights, for early days.

But tonight's different. I'm not kept awake by urgent 'to-do's.
Neither am I particularly ticked off with myself that I'm not in REM sleep at this hour.
I'm relishing the dark skies + the gentle breeze + crickets (are they really crickets? I've never seen one in my life!)
My mind's abuzz with 'revelations' if you wanted to give it a name.
I'm more than happy to share with you in person, if you'ld like.
Give me a 'tinkle' as my momma would say.

Also did you realise I've been more open lately?
Must be the summer nights.
I really must collate date, plug binary (of course!) data into eviews to generate a function for my mood-swings. A model to determine significant contributing factors for me to manipulate the significant variables to ensure consistent 'OH HAPPY DAY' moments!

GEEK.

Friday, March 19, 2010

TGIF.

I'm so relieved the weekend's here!
I've finally handed in my research essay topic proposal.
I'm more than happy to discuss utility maximisation functions with you, if you'll like to hear about my foray into the alien world of political economics.
BTW, utility maximisation functions is just economic speak for

'happiness'.

To make you regulars feel more inferior than you already are to greyhaired milton friedman wannabees'.

For now, I'll treat myself to a leisurely stroll in the park and maybe, a swim after.
and maybe,
Perhaps I'll sneak in a 8 hour sleep tonight.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Switched On.

I can't turn the lights in my head out.

Try having a 40watt bulb beamed in your face,

Feel the heat now?

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Is This Life?

1 application down, and only but a gazillion to go.
Only week 3 and my days are spent at the library.

I'm not complaining, I'm just writing to tell you,

The Story of My Life.

In the words of Beethoven,
Muss Es Sein?

Es Muss Sein!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Your Turn!

The insides of my ears are all crusty.

Now, that's all you have to guess where I've been and what I've done today.

Chalking up the obscure posts count as we go! :)

Okay, fine, for safe measure, here's another:
Fibreglass or Foam, Width, Floatation Device.

and that my friends, is all you have!

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

not meant to be.

oh boohoo.

Stereophonics is coming to town!
And I'm going to have to give it a miss,

AGAIN.

My Life in 12 hours.

Ya know how you've heard them folks say 'I've seen one too many things in my day',

Well for someone who's barely lived to a quarter of a century, 'I've seen one too many things in A day'.

From domestic disputes involving police + ambulance + cordoned lifts awaiting blood splatter clean up to 3 hoodlums smashing car windows dead in the night.

This ain't no Bronx or PJ for that matter, its upper middle class South Melbourne : /

Monday, March 08, 2010

Tattletale

I called the coppers on my neighbours!

: D

That's not the end of it, the ambulance's here!
I'm waiting for them to wheel out em idiots.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

In Retrospect.

The last cheesytillyougag post was typed in a state of near-drunkenness.

But I do really like my lecturer to be able to speak of her so fondly in mid-sleep.

Anyway, here's an update for you!
I'm struggling to establish some form of discipline/routine in my life.
Been living it too haphazardly in the past week.

: *

Friday, March 05, 2010

Change.

I'm back before 1 am on a Friday night during the school semester.
Ahh bittersweet.

Something good came out from being late to class today!
Kind lady flashed her pearly whites. My momma taught me to be polite, so I had to stop for a chat. A lecturer from two semesters before, she actually remembered who I was!I wasn't just another one of those pesky Asians floating around campus these days.

She may not be another Borland, or Freebairn frequent media commentator academic types, but she sure had character that lady. You saw the passion in her eyes!

Now, that's what I call inspiring.

So I wrote her a thank you email : )

Monday, March 01, 2010

An Education.

The Story of My Summer.

Lesson 1:

Family as I count,
More numerous than thought,
Vanishing blood distinctions,
Bound by past, present and future collisions.

Lesson 2:

A commitment.
Emotions obligate,
To walk, to run, to work out together our fates

Lesson 3:

Hands that are dealt,
Play with intelligence and stealth

Lesson 4:

Independence as much as we strive,
Accomplishments to feed our burgeoning pride,
The fall from world's grace we slave to stave,
All counts as lost at the grave.

HURL.

I feel sick.

No, its not a physical ailment, its a heart condition.

The grass is always greener on the other side.
I know, because I sang the song, have always desired her tuff of orange curls, if not for myself for my very own child.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

life in reverse.

I had such a HOOOT tonight tris.kyn.

Reversing into traffic + driver apologising when we were to blame + yelling at the sight of 30cm long rats (strange the policemen 30 metres away didn't come running in our direction when my shriek pierced through the humid air) + walking into oncoming traffic + attention seeking laughter (this dude I know was definitely checking triskyn's long limbs out - PJ's too small).

nyehehe. another 48 years and we're one step closer to that wii room!

next time: ss2 glass noodles + fly kite + boston!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

cool ;)

is when people message you on msn asking,

'where are you now?'

Saturday, February 20, 2010

: )

random visits at random hours are the best-est! (in the spirit of being back in Malaysia)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Day 3.

in chronological order.

1. Family lunch
2. Family Visit
3. Visit from another Family
3. Extended Family dinner
4. Cheesy Chinese New Year film (which was surprisingly HILARIOUS) with 1/5 th of uncle's FAMILY.
5. 3/5 th Family drive in fright from cheesy chinese new year film with eardrum busting volume control (correction: the lack of it)

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Its good to be back!

amanians
taylorians
melburnians

the conversations, the company : )
2 hours - delayed arrivals, ex b*ing, study load whinging
3 hours - whirlwind of affairs, favour!
3 1/2 hours - corporate slavery, tattoo, surprise homecomings!
4 hours - birthday boy, blame the indecisive

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Day 1

Nasi lemak with pork curry
50 cents doughnut from market
yau char kwai
yau char kwai with red bean
KOPI AIS SATU BANG!
yam cake
lo shi fun
ais kacang
hainanese chicken chop
GAL PALS FRIENDS FOREVA XOXOXOXO

: ))

Saturday, February 06, 2010

You don't need to look far.


Shove this in my face if I ever reach a point in my career where I don't have to think twice about splurging big bucks on a very unecessary Hermes.

Cotton Country.

At the station, Qing and his team squeeze into carriage 12 of heir workers' train. Qing carries in his backpack one modest pack of sausages, two small bottles of water and an apple. That's all he'll be consume on his sweltering three-day journey to the cotton farms of western China [Xinjiang].

Qing, has no idea about the simmering resentment people like him [cotton migrants] are causing. On July 5, 2009 race riots broke out in Urumqi, Xinjiang's capital, leaving almost 200 dead.

- Garnaut, J. & Li, M., February 6, 2010, The Cotton Country, The Age


Friday, February 05, 2010

The 5 W's.

What if I had never left?
Who would I count as friends?
Where would I be right now on a Friday night?
When and will I, have I ever got my act together?
Why and would I ever have thought to write this?

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Not for the Faint Hearted.

I finally braved myself to clean up my 'links' list.

Left unchanged for the past 4 years, names were interspersed with intentional spelling errors, and block letters in between to add 'edge' to what appeared then to my 16 year old self as sedate Times New Roman typography.

Now, what took me this long.

Even if it was 5 letters, every link held a story.
Its display style, the order (only alphabetized much later, didn't want accusations of playing favourites to hold!) and doh the blogs itself.
Others have moved on, deleting, leaving blogs stagnant, but I held on.
Well twentygasptwo calls for adultdoom, so I've clicked the memories into oblivion,
and marching on forward!

Oh, but there's those special few I'm stubbornly clinging on for dear life.
To remind me of how good it once was :)

Though I must add, very much against adult etiquette, I was very tempted to entitle the links column,wait for it,

FRIENDS4EVA.

Stir it Up.

An unjust law is no law at all

- St Augustine

Keep Your Eyes on the Ball.

Tolson : Who is the judge?

Debaters: The judge is God.

Tolson: Why is he God?

Debaters: Because he decides who wins or loses. Not my opponent.

Tolson: Who is your opponent?

Debaters: He does not exist.

Tolson: Why does he not exist?

Debaters: Because he is a mere dissenting voice of the truth I speak!

-The Great Debaters (2007)

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Its eating me alive.

Never wear heart on sleeve,
Odds against, why risk the tease.

Friday, January 15, 2010

The Tumultous Soul.

Craves for distraction.

Escapism screams for attention,
The tow lines tug, exerting tension,
With bruises, burns,multiple lesions,
She bows and caves into the unmentioned.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Observation.

How does one explain the baby photo profile/display picture on social network phenomena?

a. To serve as a reminder of the 'good times'
b. A sign of times, physical mutation with aged ugly people as a result
c. Some 'creative' soul put up a funny and the rest of the facebook population thought it was cute to copy

An observation at 1.17 am, an hour after TEE's TWO-TWO!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Up In the Air.

AGAIN!

I need wisdom/discernment/good counsel more than ever now.
Please pray :)

Friday, January 08, 2010

toss and turn.

many sleepless nights ahead.

Bagai Kisah,

Katak Di Bawah Tempurung.

Get your facts right!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

You're Breaking Up.

Huh? What? Could you repeat that?
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Disconnected.
Incapacitated.
Opposed.

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Boundaries of present, imagination, building,
Stricken, sickened, exposed, barren.