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Theatricality

2010-10-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, so my latest interests in music has been Eurodance, Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert. If you are like many of the self-respecting music lovers out there, you would have probably groaned at the thought of the first two, and if you lived under a rock you probably went 'Adam Who?". If Sigmund Freud were to analyse my choices, he would probably say that my choices of overly sexual and theatrical musicians belied a subconscious need to express my needs and desires etc and something about not getting sex as a kid. I say, better them than Justin Bieber.

Yuck.

Lady Gaga, I feel is a breath of fresh air. Quirkily original, though some people may call it insanity or 'gaga'...get it?...whatever, her creativity shines through from her music style (listed as techno pop..wtf?) to her clothes, hairstlyes and definitely her raunchy lyrics and music videos. She's no beauty, anyone who's seen her can tell you that, but 'Frankly, my dear, I don't think she gives a damn'. If you look at how she got where she is today however, things start to make sense. She was a normal child to two normal parents and she went to a Catholic school. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is , i think, when sanity fled. After years of being repressed, she went on to music school. Yes, she actually studied music and she tried to break in to the industry. Of course, then she was called Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta which means, in other words, not getting anywhere. Something snapped somewhere and she began performing cabaret acts under the stage name Lady Gaga with her partner ( music partner, nothing else) Lady Starbright. She was also working as a songwriter before AKON 'recognised' her talent and signed her on to his Kon Live Records. The rest, is history.

Now, on to Adam Lambert. The oh-so-sexy star shot to fame when he won runner up in the American Idol competition, season something..I'm not sure, google it. AND, he was the first contestant to be be openly gay. Why are all the good men gone?? Moving on, I LOVE the way he uses eyeliner. Or guyliner as he calls it. I think, all guys should use guyliner regardless of sexual orientation. It's hot. I mean, look at Johnny Depp, it definitely works for him. The male population already moisturise and use shampoo specially for men, guyliner is the next step on the inevitable journey of male grooming.

Eurodance, no matter what you say, is always good when you just want to dance. So stop complaining about it. If you want quality music, go listen to Rachmaninov or something. My favourite right now is Bass Hunter,( I was never known for good taste and people close to me will vouch for that) and can Cascada be classified as Eurodance? Anyway, have a listen and don't be uptight because 'In the long run, we are all dead".

Heeeeeere's Shajy!

2010-03-06T11:32:00.000-08:00

Heya everyone!

I'm sure no one is following my blog any longer since it has effectively been 2 years since I've posted anything. Furthermore, I'm sure vlogging is now more popular as can evidently be seen on youtube. So whatever....

Anyway, guess what? I'm in my second year of uni!! Life is definitely much better!...not neccessarily easier. :S

Internship applications are wearing me out..fuelled by my growing concerns that if i don't work enough I'll be the newest citizen of Loserville..Population:01

Meanwhile, I am wondering on the focus of my blog. Suggestions?

I guess, here I go again..

2009-01-25T06:43:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, i guess i'll start blogging again, largely because i finally remembered what my password was and obviously, i have lotsa opinions to dish out. :D See ya in future posts!

What to do in case of a zombie attack

2008-07-10T01:18:00.001-07:00

We've all seen movies about it with zombies that think (Night of the Livivng Dead), zombies that run (28 weeks later), zombies that do the gardening and walk the dogs (Fido) and quite normal zombies (Shaun of the Dead). But.. the thing is, if you want ,like, proper information on how to survive a real zombie assault on your neighbourhood ( you scoff at me now, but you just wait) theres no proper guide. So, I have decided to compile a guide from many sources to aid you should you find your neighbourhood/town/country/etc overrun by zombies.

Be Prepared
I have sifted through some material from the Federal Zombie Agency (don't ask) and i've found the so called "The 5 pillars of zombie fighting". It makes sense, so here goes..

1.Never underestimate the zombie
Zombies are not mindless hunters. They are swifter and craftier than one might expect. A lone zombie can burst out of hiding and take a chunk out of you in the blink of an eye.

2.Never engage a zombie if you can avoid it
Though zombies are surprisingly quick in confined spaces, they are not swift runners. Engage the zombie only when you are trapped, and escape is not an option.

3.Focus on the task; keep fear out of your head
No one, no matter what their powers of description, can fully prepare you for your first encounter with a zombie. Their grotesque appearance and smell, along with the inhuman noises they emit, can induce a level of fear and terror that precludes rational response and causes one to freeze. You must not react to the zombie's appearance. Focus instead on delivering a combination of offensive and defensive strikes that will buy you enough time to escape.

4.Do not allow the zombie to get a grip on you
Once a zombie wraps you in its powerful grip, your prospects for survival are minimal. Therefore, your first priority must be deflecting away the zombie's hands.

5.Seek medical attention after any encounter*
Always have trained medical personnel examine you as soon as possible after any encounter, even if no wounds are visible. The zombie virus can enter your body through the smallest opening in your skin, be it a scraped knuckle or a nicked elbow.

* a little note on number 5, in my opinion if you've got a cut, find a way to blow your brains out or sever your head 'cos you KNOW there 'aint no cure for that.

Weapons
So you might think great for all those ppl in the movies they're Americans and they have guns, we might not even have baseball bats! But remember, improvise!

1.You can use a badminton racquet(is that how u spell it?): I know someone who can swear that being hit by a shuttlecock gave him a concussion.*

*In times of panic and crisis i doubt you'll be able to aim and smash properly so just use the damn racquet. Other sports equipment such as hockey sticks, tennis racquets and etc. can be used. However, i don't suggest using ping-pong bats or anyhthing of the like that are only good for short range attacks.

2. Long cutting implements
We're asians! I'm sure you'd have a parang somewhere, so use it and send those heads flying.If you don't..well...tough luck...

3. Religious stuff*
* Now there has been No proof that zombies are atheists or anyhting so i don't know if this would work. But hey, if yellow talismans work on jiang shis, why not zombies? (Your funeral not mine)

General Survival
1.If your house is overrun and you have to leave the neighbourhood, travel in packs. Get all the surviviors and aim for a safe haven that you or anyone knows and you have to be sure that is not overrun by zombies* and try to contact the authorities. ( Thank god we're in Msia, the govt will call out the water canons and the federal police and everything)

*Contrary to what the movies might tell you, a shopping mall is NOT that good an idea. Sure there are supplies but there are too many exits to guard and too many opportunities to be jumped by a zombie. Try running to your nearest town hall or neighbourhood association which is small enough to guard.

2. Another thing to remeber when travelling in packs is..
a) Put the slow people behind you
b)Always have a weapon at hand amd keep your eyes peeled
c) If anyone is bitten, bash their head in (Believe me, its better this way than seeing them later)

Last but not least

If you're not the leading actor/actress, theres not really much chance of you surviving,so, why bother? :P

I hope you found this very informative, and may you have a long life.

Cool videos to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNIs4YKtZM and watch the other parts as well.
Enjoy!

Supers!

2008-07-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

All those powers and not one decent piece of clothing in sight ! :p

I'm milldly dissappointed with the fact that I wont be able to catch many upcoming superhero movies in Malaysia seeing as I'll be leaving for the UK in December. At least I managed to catch Superman, Spiderman, Batman,Iron Man, X-men,Ghostrider, and the lousier Hulk movie. (why,oh why are they all men?)

Gotta love that bike!

There's of course catwoman with the oh-so-hot Halle Berry but it sucked a little. Other heroines like Ultraviolet (Milla Jovovich) and Elektra (Jennifer Garner) sucked more because the story overplayed their so-called maternal instincts and the ability to fight on needle point heels (puh-leese) and not get veiny legs as can be seen in Aeon Flux(charlize Theron). I mean theres nothing wrong with being feminine i guess but not every female superhero has her biological clock ticking, right? Right. Though I do love the gadgets in futuristic Ultraviolet with hair colour that changes with your mood and weapons you can pull outta nowhere. There's also the remake of the old series, Bionic Woman, of which season 1 finished airing on Star World (but again using the maternal instinct stuff). Can't i get ANY emphasis on being strong and independent here? You don't see Batman being all paternal, right?

With great powers, comes not so great dress sense

There's also the typical take on superheroes with them being conflicted and fighting with inner demons (Batman, Spiderman) but I think Hancock takes it to a new level. I've seen the trailer and i'm itching to watch it (literally,i'm having chikin-pox right now). In Hancock, Will Smith begrudgingly goes aound saving town in hobo attire, beer bottle in hand causing more damage than he does saving.Ahhh, Will Smith, speaking of that, MIB (Men In Black) can't be classified as a superhero movie right? too bad...

Sigh..... <3

But a different breed of superhero movies are set to come out in 2009 and beyond, well...anti-superhero, i think. Not that it hasnt been done before like in The Punisher and Sin City. Theres also Watchmen which actually begins with a murder of a superhero.. its a bit like Disney's The Incredibles ( loved that movie). Theres also the new X-Men movie still in production called X-men Origins:Wolverine. I wonder if they'll do it for Storm, rogue and all. There are other ani-heroes of which i can't remember slated to come out but not really sure.

You'd think superheroes had access to proper clothes...

Then, we have the superhero clusters like Justice League coming soon in 2011 with Superman, Batman, Wonder woman and who knows who else. Also, with the tantalisisng ending of Iron man due to the appearance of Nick Fury suggests a sequel involving the hero cluster called The Avengers .

Cluster 1 : The thundering thighs (The Justice League)

Cluster 2: The Boisterous Biceps ( The Avengers)

So, do I love 'em or hate 'em? Beats me....

Blackout

2008-05-02T06:29:00.000-07:00

No, I don't mean the album by Britney, its something a little more exciting.... a blackout at my house! So, what does one do when theres a blackout and everything you derive pleasure from depends on electricity?? You take pictures! (Duh!)

An IKEA lantern i found in the storeroom

I thought I'd only see this during Deepavali

Cute light

Forgot to turn off the flash but thought it looked nice anyway

Then, I thought I'd go outside because it was like an oven inside. It was kinda spooky....

I mean, this is my house number, can you believe it?!?

I won't bore you much more, just one more pictures.......

The candle holder is red glass, so this happened

Well, thats all folks... hope you enjoyed it more than you did Britney Spears. :D

Hee hee

2008-05-01T02:50:00.001-07:00

Looks like I can change the template after all. :P

I yield!

2008-04-30T20:47:00.001-07:00

I give up. Looks like I'll be using this template for a long time to come. Make the best with what you have.....but the templates out there are s000000000000000000 tempting!

Noob

2008-04-30T19:47:00.001-07:00

Who would have thought that getting a new template would be so hard! I keep looking for nicer templates and when i do find them I can't extract them and if I can extract them, the thingy says that the Xml is wrong or not correct or not properly arranged.

Gaaaaah!! I can't believe im saying this but now I wish i understood HTML. I mean, just sticking in the cbox code in the template itself was like calculus.

Help!

Here and there

2008-04-30T01:11:00.000-07:00

Today I feel like touching a few topics that have always irked me, like since forever.

For instance, hollywood. Why is it that whenever they make a story about people in some other country say asia or the middle east they always use mat sallehs to play the major roles and not Asians themselves??Also, they get the cultures so totally mixed up. I mean, since when do Arabian men go on romantic horse rides with an infidel(person who aint muslim)? Why?? Sebagai contoh, in the movie "Sahara" not the modern one but the one made in 1980-something (check IMDB), the setting is, of course, in sahara. BUT!!!! to portray the arabian men, they just took some kwai lohs, wrapped them up like arabians and painted them brown. I mean if they had taken some real natives, they could save on wardrobe, the bucketloads of make-up(they are naturally brown) and you can also pay them dirt cheap wages as well. Then, it strikes me that they can't speak English. So, there goes my arguments out the window.

Another thing is the Malaysian timing (not Ti Ming). I swear we need a whole new time zone just for ourselves when it comes to setting appointments. e.g 7 p.m most probably means 9 maybe 9.30 p.m.

There is also the Indian saying that no matter how much a dog barks at a mountain, he can't really move it. Go figure.

Have you noticed that after you've read a novel, you become a bit weird for a while? Well, i do, here are a few examples.

After Shajitha reads Jane Austen:

Friend: Sigh! I just feel so sad and depressed.

Shajy: Oh dear! Pray!Do tell me what is it that concerns you so??!

After Shajitha has read a book on philosophy

Friend: Hey, finished your maths homework yet??

Shajitha: What is the point of homework? What is the point of life? Why are we here? Are we meant to be here......(you get the point)

Heh heh.... imagine if I read too many murder novels and serial killer biographies..bet you guys would be worried :D

A Small Beginning

2008-04-29T05:23:00.000-07:00

The beginning of the universe!

This is the beginning of my blog posts, as this is so aptly titled, and my reason in emphasising this particular point is that you may not find my posts as interesting as they should be. But in due course, i assure you, i'll endeavour to make my blog worth reading especially for my long suffering friends who still visit my msn spaces page for that slim possibility I may have posted something new- I mean you, JW. (A moment of silence for the expiration of the afore mentioned msn spaces.) *Sniff*

Well, out with the old and in with the new they say... I shall be making improvements to my blog but for now, you'll just have to put up with it. Honestly, I'm going to go look for a better template thingy. Though, I do think the title is a stroke of genius on my part. It means "thoughts". See how much better something sounds in french than in english?

I promised a small beginning, so I'm not going to ramble on. Till we meet again in the next post, adieu!