Monday, January 28, 2008

Latest Horror Movie In Town

Pulau Hantu is one of the latest Indonesian horror movie in town.

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The poster of the movie seemed quite scary to me actually. And I once even thought it might be the scariest one ever.

But after taking a closer look at the poster, the ghost actually reminded of something.

I think the ghost has a little resemblance to Ronnie James Dio from the metal band Dio.

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Hmm....

Don't think so?

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Well, I just find some similarity between them.



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Do you think they look alike now???

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Australian Open 2008

This is my first time watching a tennis tournament from the start until the end! Before, I was too lazy to do that, and only looked at the results every morning from Euro Sport News.

My favorite male tennis player was Andy Roddick (6). After watching a few of his performances these days, I don’t think I like him anymore (except for his aces xp).

Since his elimination in the 3rd Round (I think) by Phillip Kohlschreiber (29), I started to support Novak Djokovic. ;-)


My favorite female tennis player is Ana Ivanovic (2).


Oooo yea!


Australian Open 2008 has just ended with a surprise! I predicted Federer (1) and Henin-Hardene (1) to win the men’s single and the women’s single respectively.

But woah, how wrong was that?



Men’s Single Final


Djokovic hmmmm…lying down (?) after winning the championship point.

Novak Djokovic (3) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (18)

Yea! I’m right by supporting Djokovic! His performance in the tournament is simply superb! He had never drop a single set in this year’s tournament (except for the Final)! Even Federer failed to steal a set from him! Really wipes the smile of Roger’s face!

I said wipe the smile of his face!



Yea, that's more I like it! That will make Djokovic go hitting his chest rapidly, and showing his really intimidating face!


"ARR!HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE"

Anyways, he played quite bad in the first set. I thought Tsonga would actually win! I guess Novak's fitness and experience has got something to do with him winning the championship.



Well I’ve got more to talk about the new rising tennis star, Tsonga! This Frenchman had beaten some of the top 15 world players, most notable, beating the world number 2, Rafael Nadal! And he’s unseeded! He was number 338 two years ago. After beating Nadal, his rank jumped up crazily by 300!! Then, after losing the Final, he is now officially world number 18. o.O



Women’s Single Final


Sharapova celebrates after winning the championship point.

Maria Sharapova (5) 7-5, 6-3 Ana Ivanovic (2)

Ivanovic didn’t quite get her touch during the match. I was quite disappointed actually…But all and all, she did a great job in the tournament. She beat Venus Williams for the first time after 5 meetings (I think, lol) with her. Her rank has risen from 4 to 2 now.

Maria Sharapova was really consistent throughout the tournament. She thrashed Justin Henin-Hardene (1), beat Jelena Jankovic (3) and Lindsay Davenport. All in straight sets! Simply impressive!

I didn’t really watch the other tournaments in this grand slam. If you happened to watch any, you would notice how empty the court is. Even in the finals too.


By the way, did you guys notice that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga look like Boxing legend, Mohammad Ali??

So…what do you think? Same, eh? Haha


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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

2008 Africa Cup of Nations


The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations has just started!

Well, here are the current group standings:

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GROUP A

1. Morocco 3 pts
2. Ghana 3 pts
3. Guinea 0 pts
4. Namibia 0 pts
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Latest results:

Ghana 2-1 Guinea
Namibia 1-5 Morocco


Men to watch:

Ghana’s Michael Essien (Chelsea) and Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth);


And Morocco’s promising young talent who scored a hat-trick against Namibia, Soufiane Alloudi.


Alloudi (Right)

My prediction:

Ghana will top the table, followed by Morocco.



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GROUP B

1. Ivory Coast 3 pts
2. Mali 3 pts
3. Benin 0 pts
4. Nigeria 0 pts
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Latest results:

Nigeria 0-1 Ivory Coast
Mali
1-0 Benin


Men to watch:

Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou (Both Celsea). Man, Chelsea is good at producing talented African players!

Nigeria’s Jon Obi Mikel (Chelsea, again) and Obafemi Martins (Newcastle United).


My prediction:

Ivory Coast will go number 1 and number 2 will be filled in by Nigeria.


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GROUP C

1. Zambia 3 pts
2. Egypt 3 pts
3. Cameroon 0 pts
4. Sudan 0 pts
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Latest results:

Egypt 4-2 Cameroon
Sudan 0-3 Zambia

Men to watch:

Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o, who now plays for Spanish giants, Barcelona;


Egyptian Mohamed Zidan (Hamburg SV)! He scored a brace against Cameroon!!o.O



My prediction:

I think Egypt will fill the top spot while Cameroon goes second.

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GROUP D

1. Angola 0 pts
2. Senegal 0 pts
3. South Africa 0 pts
4. Tunisia 0 pts
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No latest results yet.

Men to watch:

El-Hadj Diouf (Bolton) who plays for Senegal;

A promising youngster who plays for Everton in the BPL, Steven Pienaar (South Africa);

And Angolan Manucho Goncalves (Manchester United), a future potential. He has yet to display his gaming style. Fergie describe him as tall, agile and a quick forward.

Sorry, I can’t find his picture.

My prediction:

South Africa will go top while Senegal will move into the second spot.


KNOCKOUT STAGE

Quarter Finals:

Group A winner vs Group B runner-up

Group D winner vs Group C runner-up

Group C winner vs Group D runner-up

Group B winner vs Group A runner-up


According to my predictions above, it will go like this:


Ghana vs Nigeria

South Africa vs Cameroon

Egypt vs Senegal

Ivory Coast vs Morocco


My next prediction goes like this:


Ghana 3-1 Nigeria

South Africa 1-2 Cameroon

Egypt 0-1 Senegal

Ivory Coast 2-1 Morocco


Let’s proceed to the semi-finals. These are my next predictions xp:


Ghana 1-0 Cameroon

Senegal 0-3 Ivory Coast


Third place:

Cameroon 3-1 Senegal


And the finals:


Ghana 1-2 Ivory Coast


Hehe! Let’s see if I’m right or not!


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Friday, January 18, 2008

The Tasek Lama Journal

Maybe you guys are probably sick of my journey in Tasek as I've blogged about it before.

As I've said before, I wanted to do more outdoor activities like hiking and so on. So I went to Tasek a few days ago, with the intention of keeping fit and to increase my stamina.

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For many people in Brunei, Tasek Lama has always been the right place to keep fit, stay young and increase your stamina. However, for rich people in Brunei, the right place to keep fit, stay young, workout, increase your stamina and also to entertain yourself is Fitness Zone.

As early as 3.30pm in the afternoon, there were already so many cars parked at Tasek, which means a lot of people were already there.

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I wouldn't suggest buying the coconut juice and bringing it along with you while you're jogging or hiking.

Luckily, there are also vendors selling drinks like isotonic drinks, soft drinks, coconut juice, mineral water and so on at the car park area, just in case you've forgotten to bring your drinks from home along with you. So what if you've forgotten to bring your drinks and money from home?

Quite surprisingly, most of the visitors at Tasek are mainly elderly people, as well as middle-aged people. And what these elderly and middle-aged people usually did is, come to these foot massaging stones area, take off their shoes, and start walking on it.

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I can't even survive 30 seconds while stepping on these stones but these people can actually spend their whole day walking on it.

Some parents would normally take their enthusiastic kids along with them too, but then, none of these kids are actually jogging nor hiking.

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Well, can't blame the kids. So what these kids usually do in Tasek is basically just having some fun at the playground. Makes me wanna join these kids and play too, but then, maybe I am too fat, so probably I would get stuck inside while trying to get down riding the slide.

As I was about to go to the toilet, I found out that their two huge water tanks behind the toilet was seriously overflowing, and the water just keep flowing out of the tank nonstop.

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At this moment, I feel like doing something as long as it would help stop the water from overflowing, but realistically, there's absolutely nothing I'm able to do to stop it.

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The water here are so wasted. I even wonder if the two water tanks has been fixed by now.

I first made a few runs around Tasek, which is my actual purpose of going there.

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Much to my disappointment, I can't even run around the park nonstop. Not even one lap. I have to stop running for a while at most times to catch my breathe, and then continue again.

When I realise I've done enough running, I head down to the most popular waterfall in Brunei.

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Going to Tasek without seeing the waterfall is like going to Gadong without going to The Mall.

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Rock-climbing has been inactive as ever.

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So after I've been to the waterfall, I then take a walk up near the hills.

There were also many people walking around here. Some went on to climb the hill but I opted to remain on the jogging track.

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This part of the road seems like a road down from a huge mansion.

I know I'm playing futsal on the following day, so I preferred not to climb the hill as it would make my feet fatigue again.

At the top of the track, there's nothing much. The reservoir is located up here, but there's also tight security around.

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Not very tight actually but there are fences and gate to prevent people from entering. Just in case some kid accidentally piss on the river and poisoned it, y'know?

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But even if anyone, not just kid, feels like taking a piss when they're up here, they'll probably be able to do it too!

I actually saw an uncle who were up here and went to the back of these wooden huts. To the back of these huts, okay?

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So it's rather obvious that the uncle is taking a piss. Maybe it's because the uncle feels better to piss in the great mother nature rainforest or maybe it's because that uncle feels lazy that he resorted to take a piss in the wild.

But of course, taking a piss in the wild is always a risk. Risks of your little brother kena bitten by red ants. That actually happened to one of my long lost friend who survived the incident to give the tale.

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There were no watchmen nor any security guard, so taking a piss there may be a bit safer.

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I also learnt about where the new jungle trekking route starts from and leads to where.

I've never tried these new route before, there were so new to me.

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A couple who was ahead of me tried the new jungle trekking, but then, in around just 3 minutes, they came out again. If you look closely in the picture, you might be able to see them trying to get out.

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The good thing about this new jungle trekking is that the exit is just near the entrance of Tasek. So after the jungle trekking, you can just go back home right away! But I didn't go for it.

Maybe I should try the new jungle trekking next time. But I'm afraid I might get lost on the way.

Anyone wanna join me next time?

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Monster vs. Ghost

Which do you fear most?

A monster whose favorite dish is ‘man’ chop;

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Or…

A ghost that haunts mankind for a living?

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I’ve recently watch The Eye 10 with Desmond at his place. Well, it wasn’t that scary, actually. It was just a bit disturbing. I’ve got a habit of being paranoid after watching ghost movies. What a wimp, no?

Remember the original The Eye? I think it was premiered sometime in 2000, was it? It was the scariest movie I’ve ever watch. I had to think twice whenever I ride an elevator…alone. But that was last time.

Desmond, however haven’t watch it, yet.

So we thought it would be a great idea to watch some scenes from the movie at youtube. I remembered the movie quite well. So I know when to get ready whenever the scary scene is about to show up. Turns out, the scary scene isn’t that scary anymore.

The ghosts weren’t that ghostly anymore too. They were more human-like to me…now. The Eye is definitely not the scariest movie I’ve ever watch anymore. Present day technology and superb movie effects played some part in this influence too. Compared to the horror movies today, The Eye is like the movie Borat. Even the not-so-scary The Eye 10 wins over the original scary-like-hell The Eye.

That’s why I can’t wait for the remake of The Eye to premier in cinemas this February.

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Jessica Alba, my favourite female celebrity, in her role in The Eye.

Everyone here agree Asian horror is way more horror than Western horror, right? Hopefully this remake of The Eye will be worth watching.

Okay that’s the ghost’s part. Let’s move on to the monster’s part.

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Man-eating monsters. Man-hunting monsters. Zombies, vampires, aliens, etc. Any kind of monsters. So long as they are not categorized under spiritual beings.

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A stupid poster I found in the net -_-"

Between a ghost that do you no harm except to freak you out and a monster that only thinks about meat, I would prefer monster over ghost. At least, most monsters can’t think, as far as I know. Something that can think is very scary, except for humans, of course.

Oh, you can kill them monsters too. Unlike ghosts, if you shoot them, the bullets will just whistle pass through them without them actually getting hurt (according to movies). It would be weird to see a ghost clutching its stomach, and crawling on all fours, due to an injury sustained from a gunshot.

So if I’m trapped with a man-eating monster in a small room...I probably still won’t survive to tell the tale. But still, there’s a chance for me to ‘think’ of a strategy to survive. There you go the thinking theory again. From what I’ve heard, human survival instinct is very powerful and the adrenaline pumped, helps you to make good survival decisions. I must have been crazy to choose monsters over ghosts. Oh well.

You see, if a ghost appears right before you, you will most probably freak out and take a run to the opposite direction. Then, when you look back, the ghost is not chasing you anymore. Heck, it will most probably disappear! Then you stop running to catch your breath. When you look up, pee-ka-boo! The ghost is now right in front of you! The point is, they think! They let you run away so that you will get tired, only to appear right before you again. That’s the theory I got from most ghost movies. =.=

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Oh, one more thing, I don’t believe in ghosts. Still I won’t risk finding evidence to their existence!

So what do you think? Monsters or ghosts?

Please drop some comments, if possible (tagging also can, but commenting is better)!


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Monday, January 14, 2008

The SOAS Mosque

It was around last week when I was at Bandar with Nazrin in the early morning. We were there to play futsal at Harun's Gym later in the morning.

As we went there early, Nazrin had the idea of going to somewhere for breakfast. We then eat at a typical "Indian restaurant/cafe". We both ordered Teh C. Nazrin also ordered Roti Kosong for himself. I didn't eat as I didn't have the appetite that time.

As we eat, Nazrin claimed that the curry being served is too sweet. Their Teh C also tastes very sweet! This then led us to suspect the restaurant is using expired milk. Hmm..

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It was barely 7am when we left the restaurant, so I suggested to give the SOAS Mosque a little visit as I've never been there. Halfway walking to the mosque, we started feeling something bad about our stomach. Darn.. It must've been the food from the restaurant..

So we quickly made our way to the SOAS Mosque, just to use their toilet, and to take a dump. But hey, at least I know I'm taking a dump at a cleaner place!

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But no, taking a dump is not the first thing we did. We looked around the mosque, took some pictures before we found the toilet.

I wanted to go inside the mosque and have a look, but I was stopped by this sign.

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So, to give the religion a little bit respect, I opted not to go in. Well, just like the signboard has stated, we can go in there when there is no religious activity taking place right? I also don't want to have an angry imam chasing me all around Bandar Seri Begawan! (Just joking)

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I'm really impressed with the architecture of the mosque here. I mean, normally you wouldn't expect a building built more than 50 years ago to still look this nice right? But this mosque seems very well maintained. Hmm, that's very good I guess. I also found out that my mum has visited here roughly about 30 years ago!

The mosque is also undergoing renovation, so obviously there are foreign workers around. Some part of the mosque are also out-of-bounds to us due to renovation work.

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I've always wondered what is inside this ship.

As me & Nazrin does not come to this mosque very often, we even have to ask one of the foreign workers the location of the toilet.

Two Bruneians asking a foreigner for location in Brunei = Fail.

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Surprising, the toilet isn't very big. There are a lot of rooms for another 10 persons or more though, but surely, not more than 5 person can walk around the toilet. It'll be too crowded by then.

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So that concludes my first ever real visit to SOAS Mosque. Renovation works will complete soon I guess..

I wonder if that will make any difference to the mosque.

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Chinese New Year decors

How many of you are anxious about the upcoming Chinese New Year?

I, for one, is very anxious about Chinese New Year! That's when we get to wear new clothings, receive tons of red packets, make new-year visits to close relatives, having open houses at people's house, having reunion dinner, listening to the neighbours playing the Chinese New Year songs on the radio loudly, play firecrackers, and watching lion dance!

The atmosphere during Chinese New Year is just so good. That is why I love Chinese New Year so much.

But Chinese New Year doesn't seem so interesting without Chinese New Year decorations. And already, Hua Ho Kiulap has already started selling Chinese New Year decors and other related products! Don't play play!

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As the year of rats will be coming in this Chinese New Year, there are so many rats figures out for sale.

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Lots and lots of 'em.

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And they only go for B$2.50 each.

Miniature lion dance costume are also available here. I used to fancy those back when I was a little kid, but I think I didn't make good use of it and probably my aunt or uncle has thrown it away. It was old and dusty though.

I remember I also used to have these masks which we called it "Lao Kay Poh". I don't know why though.

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These masks can hardly be seen nowadays during lion dance performance. But I'm happy enough to see these masks available for sale.

Wide range of artificial plum trees can also be found here. I'm not sure how much these trees cost, but these are surely a good addition to your Chinese New Year home decors.

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And there is also one section where you can buy lots of red packets with different patterns and designs. These red packets are getting more and more trendy as years passed. I wonder how will red packets look like in, let's say 50 years later?

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Some of these red packets with pictures of cartoons are quite cute. Maybe you can get free red packets from banks and supermarkets, but you may also want to consider buying these "cute-looking" red packets.

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And you may even buy red packets with your surname written on the red packets itself, but these red packets doesn't seem so big. It would be rather obvious if someone tries to put a B$50 note or a B$100 note in it.

So Chinese New Year is coming in less than a month from now. I hope Chinese New Year this year would be better and grander than before.

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Now I really can't wait for Chinese New Year. I have yet to buy more new clothings and shoes though.

Will I be able to receive more red packets than last year? We shall see.

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Monday, January 7, 2008

17 Years and On..

Today is a very special day. Therefore, I'm now contributing this post to Wafi, who is one of the best joker I've ever met in my life!

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M5Sc1 - 2007. Last day of school.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAFI!

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Wonders of Life

[EDITED as of 12/1/08]

Due to majority confusion, I decided to edit this post.
I’ll bold those that I’ve edited.
I'm sure those who haven't understand me yet, will still have problem understanding what I've edited. Please ask me, in the form of tagging or commenting, if you need any clarifications.



Have you ever wonder what’s the true purpose of our existence? Why do we exist in the first place? Why do we have to exist? Do you think there’s a grand entity controlling our lives? Those are damn good questions and I doubt anyone would have the answers. So I’ll leave this hanging.

There’s another question that has been bothering me.

Are we seeing the same thing as the others did? Try to dissolve the question first…

Let’s take the color red for example. There’s no real definition for red, except that it’s red. It’s just red. Is the ‘red’ really red in everyone’s eyes? Confusing?

(Well, if you know the definition of red or any other colors, please, you're more than welcome to clarify it in the tagboard or simply by giving a comment)

Let’s take the picture below as an example…

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Look at the mouse. Look at the blue part of the mouse. Yes, so far it’s the normal blue you normally seen. This is what you see through your eyes.


Now look at this.

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Okay, imagine you’re switching soul with somebody else. Could you be looking at that kind of world in the picture above? Where blue is actually yellow in this
“somebody’s” eyes? Do you get what I’m trying to say here?

p.s. Yes, I know it’s a negative image. Please be aware that this is just an example, to clarify my idea. This will also help you understand better as it’s in the form of picture.


Now that’s another mystery I doubt will be ever solved. Unless, of course, a soul switching machine is invented.

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The concept here is not only about colors, it’s about what we see. What the others see. Are they seeing the same thing as what we see? Or could they be seeing a totally different world but doesn’t seem to be making much difference because everyone thought everyone is seeing the same thing?

Could this apply to hearing too? And how about voice? Could these answers lead to the much bigger picture, the truth to our existence?

p.s. This has nothing to do with color blindness or whatever disease crap. This is just a question whether we are truly experiencing the same world as everyone else…or not. I appreciate those who understand me.


Sorry for blabbering this nonsense. It might not make any sense to you. It’s worth thinking about it though. Makes you realize there’s more to life.

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Oh just for the record, it is, of course, possible that everyone is seeing the same thing. And since no one has any proofs (if someone do, please tag or comment, as usual), it is also possible that we are not seeing the same thing. Please, be aware that I'm using the word 'possible' here.


Have a nice day!


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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Calling It Quits

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Short talk:
I think I found a new part-time job working in an office, probably doing what a clerk usually does. Should I apply for it? I actually prefer wearing formal, office suit than normal t-shirts and jeans!

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How many of you have been taking part time jobs lately?

For me, I did. Yes, I'm not joking. I did work, but my first day working is surprisingly, also my last day working.

Recently, one of my friend introduced me to the job, that is, being a sales attendant at a small stall which they usually have during exhibitions in The Mall, Gadong. As the stall is being rented by a kid's store, there is no doubt that the place I worked is selling toys and children's apparel intended to attract kids. The pay was $16 for 12 and a half hours. Yep, no kidding. And I have to work everyday until their exhibition ends.

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A typical exhibition at The Mall, Gadong.

I have to say, I'm not used to this. They expect me to work everyday! But I was reluctant to do so as every Sunday is my family day, like a family outing every week. It would probably put me to tears if I weren't able to spend time with my family on a Sunday.

As I was about to have my break that day, I was disappointed to be told by my supervisor that my break time have been reduced from 1-hour to just 45-minutes, and it's only my first day of work. -_-" The reason she gave me for that was, "Oh, I'm afraid there might be a lot of customers later, so 45-minutes,".

To me, that was just some hell of a lame ass excuse. I was very unhappy with that, of course. And so I spend my 45-minutes at the food court, drinking only coffee to keep myself awake. However, I got bored in the whole afternoon. Apart from my main responsibility of arranging the stocks and issuing bills, what I did most of the day was standing and waiting for customers!

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Coffee is what I had for lunch that day.

You have no idea how long I stood. I feel very fatigued, especially my feet!

At that time, I was already starting to sing to myself Michael Buble's hit "Home".

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Let me go hooooome~!

Then finally came my 2nd break time of the day. I've decided to be a little more economical, so I tried to find the cheapest food around Gadong.

This then brought me to Netzone. As I looked through their menu, I saw a $2.50 fried rice, and thus decided to order it.

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NETzone, if you think their food is nice then you would've been caught in the NET, and hence the name.

I thought I would like what I've ordered but turns out, it doesn't taste like how I expected it to be! It tastes pretty bland actually. It may seem delicious, but it was not tasty at all. I couldn't even finish the whole plate. I guess that's what I get for the price I pay.

Just as I got back from my break, I was told by another supervisor that one of us has to be transferred to their main store in Kiulap as the stall is packed with too many male staffs. As I'm the only one to have had my break, I guess I'll go Kiulap then.

I then followed the supervisor down to the basement and hopped into her car. I was hoping to sit at the back of the car but instead, she cleared everything off the passenger's seat and then told me to sit in front. I was shell shocked. That put me in a very awkward position. Besides, it was only me and the supervisor in the car that time.

When we reached the Kiulap store, I was then told to wait for another supervisor who was having her break. That wait leads me to another 45-minutes doing absolutely nothing! So of course, I was already very unhappy then, and there's nothing I can do.

Walking into the store, I can see almost all of the staffs there wearing santa hats. I was actually very afraid that they might ask me to wear one of them.

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This is the place where I was transferred to. You'd probably know where the shop is now anyway, but just pretend that you don't know, will you?

In that 45-minutes, I was constantly walking in and out of the store to see if the supervisor's back not. At one point, I was being giggled at by two of the female staffs and it seems like they are either talking about me or laughing at me.

One of the female staff then looked at me and said,
Staff: You're waiting for the supervisor right?
Me: Yes.
Staff: Oh, are you non-local or what?
Me: What? No, no, I'm Bruneian!
Staff: Oh oh, so you're Muslim lah?
Me: Me? No... I'm Buddhist..
Staff: Oh... *laugh* I see..
Me: Yeah..
Staff: While working, you're also waiting your examination results?
Me: Uh-huh.

I have no idea how she came up with the "not local" thing. In fact, she's actually the one who's not local. Not joking here.

So when the supervisor came, she asked me a few questions related to the job. The conversation went almost positively for me. The supervisor actually seems really kind. Very easy-going person. Having barely worked there for 8 hours, she has already asked if I wanted any day off. I wanted my off day to be on Sunday but it was full, so I can't. Bad luck, I guess.

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Kids nowadays play something extraordinary compared to what we have in our time.

To say the truth, my job in Kiulap is actually far easier than my job in The Mall. In Kiulap, I'm able to have a full 1-hour break time, but the bad thing is that I have to work until late 12am as they have some midnight sale going on.

But of course, how would I be able to stand this??? That means I have to listen the song they play on their radio like the Bob the Builder song, the Christmas songs and their lullabies everyday? No shit.

As it was Christmas eve that day, the supervisor even asked if I wanted to dress in Santa Claus's attire on the Christmas Day itself and distribute candies to kids. -_-" That seems like heck of a brilliant idea but no thanks. I won't even wear Santa hats and now they want me to wear Santa's shirt? I'm grateful.

The following day, I didn't even go to work. Heck, I didn't even want to but I did send a sms to "my friend" who introduced me the job, telling him that I wanted to quit the job for some "urgent" matters, and help spread the message to their supervisor and manager. In fact, I don't think my friend even told the manager himself. But that's okay anyway, I never received any phone calls from them too.

Right now, mentioning the shop's name would traumatize me. I didn't even get my pay of working for one full day ($16). But still, I'd prefer not to take the wages than to go over to that store again.

A lot of people asked why. Well, the main reasons that I've quited the job was:
1) I didn't enjoy the job.
2) I feel very bored and tired of the job.
3) I was lonely.
4) I don't even know if a particular stock is available.
5) I accidentally gave wrong information to customers. And it does not happen just once!
6) I couldn't make Sunday my off day.
7) Working for almost 12 hours (9m - 9.30pm) is sickening. Working for 15 hours (9am - 12am) will make me feel my life is almost over.

True, I now fully believe what Mr. Peter Rose said. I can remember it very well. He told us that we should pick a job that we fully enjoy doing, not for the amount we are paid to do so.

Reason #4 is, like for example, a customer called up to me and asked me if they got size 8 for the shoe they want for their kids. I don't even know if they have it! So I have to ask the other sales assistants every time! Then at one point, I was told to go to their store room to look for another shoe of a particular size. That search made me looked for their whole store room and in the end, I found nothing they wanted. Even their other worker have to come up to the store personally and find the shoe himself. I feel I really looked like a fool here.

I was really scared on the following day when I didn't went to work, because I was terribly scared that they would find my picture over the whole internet and announce what I did on the newspaper?

Let's say, this?

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You have no idea what people in these days are capable of doing.

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