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big red monster!

2010-03-23T02:45:00.001+08:00

dreaming of driving a ferrari for the day?

that experience's exhilirating!

meet the sun!

2010-03-16T02:31:00.003+08:00

i know i've been lazy... and this blog has been stagnant!

but then i've nothing much to update with, so enjoy a couple of pictures here, of my newly acquired sun conure, vodka!

*oh & i officially received my 1st bite from this imp here today, after a mere 2 days with me!*

vodka the sun!

2010-03-13T02:27:00.002+08:00

crazy me!

remember i once 'featured' tequila my grey in one of my earlier postings?

on impulse today, technically yesterday, i got myself another sun conure!

well to be fair it was cheap, way below market price, and a rather juvenile lovely baby there.

soon enough, you guys can meet vodka the sun conure!

for now, i just hope the silly bird stops trying to fly off the parrot stand, its impossible!

crickets!

2010-01-15T22:25:00.004+08:00

things i do for my pets!

now, even i think its a tad too crazy.

so it goes like this. ran out of cricket supplies for my shamas, and i thought, oh well, take a nap, get it in the evening...

wrong!

taking my time, upon arriving at the neighbourhood pet shop, guess what...

out of stock. epic fail. fml.

so of course i went into a frenzy, i'd say i nearly landed myself a panic attack!

what am i gonna do!

the lady there told me the supplier is out of stock, which means, you can forget about any shops around jb, they won't have it, definitely.

and i'm left with no supplies at all!

here's the drama...

a pet shop i been to sometime ago popped up into my mind.

pretty faraway i'd say, its in another town. and for the fact that it was already hitting 8pm. most pet shops only open till 7+, with the exception of a few; and i had no idea what's the operating hours of this one, or whether they do sell feeder crickets over there.

but i had no choice!

i revved up the engine, and sped all the way to my destination. and yes, all 125km of it. just for crickets, without knowing if they had it!

hmmm, well, i've got 10 bucks worth of crickets in my freezer right now, instead of my usual 4-5 bucks.

haha, ya know, gotta make the trip worth it right?

2010.

2010-01-01T04:10:00.002+08:00

what a way to bring in 2010.

where everyone clinked glasses and many wished me a great year ahead, the 1st few seconds of this new year left me confused.

i was already feeling alright not having you around, convincing myself that was the right choice to make some time ago.

leaving everything, & having people constantly tell me its alright to be friends, i attempted.

maybe i failed in this point.

christmas day, you brought us down memory lane.

2010, you wanted to spend it together.

but, doing those things in front of me, i can't help but think you're doing it deliberately.

now i'm confused and spinning, running towards no direction; what's more with the facebook status, isn't it too much of a coincidence?

oh alright, this is pointless babbling on my side. whatever 2010 has in store for me,

BRING IT ON!

- side note: omg omg omg, joycemirage force kissed me!!! *runs away* -

lighter fluid.

2009-12-21T06:31:00.003+08:00

feeling disturbed by my pool cue's stickiness after loaning it to adriangoatee for a game yesterday, i sat up on my bed thinking long and hard about it.

suddenly, a light bulb popped up above my head!

since lighter fluid can be used to remove adhesives from a new pool cue without relatively doing it any harm, why not try removing those dirt and stickiness from my cue shaft with the same thing?

bingo! a few paper towels and a quarter bottle of lighter fluid later on, i hold my cue shaft high and proud, its regained its glory!

although it doesn't really remove the chalk stains and dirt embedded in the shaft, at the very least, it follows-through really well now. its silky smooth! definitely comparable to my brand new bk2's shaft.

what a sense of accomplishment! *beams, beams, beams with pride!*

predators!

2009-12-20T06:39:00.002+08:00

this is it guys...

this marks the day i have a complete set of predator cues and accessories!

lets see...

1 x Predator Ikon III Playing Cue

1 x Predator BK2LW Break Cue

2 x Predator Air Jump Cue

1 x Predator Ikon LeatherLuxe 2x4 Cue Case

1 x Predator Sport 2x2 Cue Case

1 x Predator Billiard Towel

what a magnificent combination, imho. everything a player needs is in my arsenal now...

not forgetting the Q-Claws and Tip-Picks as well as other accessories...

whooaa. what a relief it is, now its time to work towards my brunswick metro!

bbq-ed!

2009-12-16T02:44:00.002+08:00

it was all fun, running around getting the stuff, getting the preps ready, starting the fire burning...

right up to where our 1st dishes were charred!

to you guys who made this all happen, i'm glad we are all sticking around like this.

well for those who didn't and went ahead flying their kites high above, i've got nothing to say but just that i feel sorry for you.

it was all great fun, had our laughters and all, the only regret is that...

the beeeeerrrrsss were not moving along! v2 coming soon i suppose, this time involving no meats to be grilled...

its purely drinks drinks & still drinks!

mcflurry.

2009-12-09T05:15:00.004+08:00

its been nights after nights, visiting mcdonald's in the wee hours of the morning getting our ice cream fix!

and in the midst of all that...

i think, i just think...

i'm falling again. *smiles*

I’ve been spending all my time

Just thinking about ya

I don’t know what to do

I think I’m fallin’ for you

I’ve been waiting all my life

and now I found ya

I don’t know what to do

I think I’m fallin’ for you

I’m fallin’ for you

but now, what's best to do i guess...

is still describable with these words from the same tune...

I don’t know but
I think I maybe
Fallin’ for you
Dropping so quickly
Maybe I should
Keep this to myself
Waiting ’til I
Know you better

boo.

2009-11-30T07:57:00.002+08:00

it's no fun being sick.

to an extent, i'm bedridden, or should i say, have been bedridden the last 48 hours. & the closest form of communication i have with the outside world is my macbook, which sits right next to my bed. i can't even reach for my phone on the table. *sigh*

oh wells, on a brighter note, i slept so much i guess my eyebags are starting to disappear now! i'm bored, hopefully i can rejoin civilization tomorrow... i miss singapore!

stagnant!

2009-11-14T05:50:00.003+08:00

block block blocked!

i seem to have momentarily lost the will & passion to write on...

guess its cos of my boring, unhappening, routine life these couple of weeks. let's just sum it up this way:

1. alarm rings!

2. snooze

3. snooze again

4. keep snoozing (well you get the idea...)

5. do what everyone does when they get up...

6. singapore!

7. eat

8. pool

9. sleep

alright, you get what i mean. life's centered around nothing but pool and my escapades in singapore, daily.

time to find me some other things to do in life. i don't wanna seem boring...

just for 50?

2009-10-24T04:54:00.002+08:00

met the ultimate asshole in pool today. *sigh*

its the 2nd time i met someone in the game of pool with bad upbringing, bad manners, or both..

these are the guys that put the game we love to extreme shame. just for 50 bucks? you're damn desperate, boy!

on a sunnier note,

getting to know a player from california who is so passionate about his game really amazes me.

he's probably in his mid-thirties, and has a burning passion for the game despite playing for 10 years already.

now tell me, who on earth brings his pool cue with him while on holiday in malaysia?

apparently, he does.

FML.

2009-10-17T16:16:00.002+08:00

impulse-buying!

i bought a predator cue case, for like a thousand bucks, and upon reaching home, guess what? it doesn't fit all my cues. predator cues should really look into their advertising. it was advertised that the back pockets can hold up a predator air jump cue...

but right after i reached home, elated with my purchase, i realised what they really were trying to say is that the back pockets can hold up only the butt of the cue. the shaft would still have to be in the main compartment.

so now, i would have to carry a shaft openly wherever i go, until i have enough to get another case, which would cost a couple of hundred more that the original 1k. FML!!!

and now, what shall i do with the extra case when i've gotten a new one? everyone, blame predator for their false advertising!

but still, this baby really exudes a cool yet secretive look. too bad it doesn't fit all my stuff in it. anyone wants to buy it from me? brand new, cheaper than retail!

SGD 37.50

2009-10-15T20:22:00.005+08:00

mini mega-post coming up! ironic isn't it guys? i think stella's lameness is slowly rubbing off me.

save me!

mmhmm, to fire things up... let me show you guys something, an all-access pass to mediacorp singapore! now don't look down on this little piece of magnetic card, its my licence to legally stalk all the celebrities in singapore, be it actors, actresses or radio deejays!

& then, right down here its my very good friend, with his temporary boob job. hahaha.

now here comes the oreo family! well i munch on these things whenever they are available, & this is practically the whole oreo family you can find in malaysia. still waiting for them to bring in the strawberry flavored ones, so i won't need to smuggle them in from singapore anymore!

& finally guys, never ever try this. spending a hundred bucks on two pieces of plastic lol (it's pretty much dumbness). they're joint protectors for predator cues, and for this price, of course you get original ones.

the pirated ones only cost 30% of this price, but shucks, like what they say,

"ya want style, ya gotta pay, boy!"

dartboard!

2009-10-02T06:24:00.006+08:00

wheeeee!!!

after 4 hours of experimenting and trying to figure out the dartboard, two grown men, one armed with a drill gun & the other with a vacuum cleaner (so clear that i was the macho one, and kevin was the vacuum boy lol)...

i have a fantastic looking dartboard adorning my room wall now! its a winmau blade III dartboard anyway.

ooh and shhh, don't tell mummy that apart from the two holes we drilled, missed darts also accounted for 10-odd extra holes in the wall!!

predator ikon 3.

2009-09-25T06:05:00.005+08:00

woooshhh!

i finally laid my hands on yet another predator!

telling myself i shall maintain this properly right now; it ain't cheap, and ain't gonna withstand any form of rough use either!

now this shall keep me happy for at least a month or two!

hurray! look at that majestic predator cat... it's even adorning my phone as the wallpaper now!

winmau.

2009-09-23T06:42:00.003+08:00

damn laa.

i guess my ideas do surface one by one, right after one another, as what mom says...

i'd most likely be upgrading to a predator very soon, but you see, i haven't even gotten my hands on them yet, and i'm hatching another plan in my mind now.

well it goes like this, some of you might know i used to play a little darts while at mirage sometime ago, to an extent of getting myself hooked onto it. not long after, i gave all my attention to american pool, thus clean forgetting about darting.

and now my friends, i'm contemplating something silly; installing a winmau blade III in the heart of my bedroom!

crazy or not, you tell me?

crazy-eee!

2009-09-19T06:41:00.003+08:00

whippieeeee!

smellymel is gonna reach jb in a few hours' time! i really miss that dumb girl, all the times we hung out together in kl and mad stuff we do!

now where shall we go where shall we go?

anyway, selamat hari raya to my muslim friends and readers!

of choices in predators.

2009-09-15T20:34:00.002+08:00

well this isn't for those who aren't into pool.

but for those who are, you should know what i'd be babbling about in the post.

am facing a difficult decision now.

between a predator ikon, used for less than 3 weeks by masterpatrick, cheaper by 300 bucks, and most of all, it helps him in a way, cos he's looking at getting another cue.

or,

splurge on a brand new predator p3, which isn't exactly an all rounder, but pretty much suited to my playing, but is more expensive. in fact, its loads more expensive.

damn, i believe this is the hardest decision i have gotta make up till today.

let's just put that aside for now, shooting out for pool! (pun intended!)

5.30am.

2009-09-08T06:29:00.002+08:00

here's a quiz...

who on earth can pull an all-nighter shooting american pool, drinking heineken and guinness up till 5.30 in the morning?

apparently, we do.

heck, that's 10 straight hours doing nothing but a bunch of grown up men hanging around each other, holding sticks and balls.

champion!!!

bored in boxers.

2009-09-05T04:06:00.002+08:00

i think life's slowly losing its meaning for me...

constantly so involved with the piling workload, & centering my after-hours around shooting pool and alcoholic drinks only, it no longer possess the bubbly and crazy vibe i used to go through daily.

maybe age is catching up huh? or is it so that everyone's experiencing the same thing nowadays? which then would mean the world's slowing down, not me alone...

oh yeah, check this out. its circulating like wild fire around youtube; that michael jackson's death was (or should i say, is) purely a hoax. just key in 'michael jackson hoax' and you'd find dozens of professionally produced videos centering around the controversy. i'm half a believer now to be very honest.

now give me some feedback here, should i splurge on a new alto saxophone or a set of new pool cues? they cost roughly the same, and that's why i can't really make up my mind!

rumour-mongering.

2009-08-28T04:34:00.002+08:00

don't you just hate it when rumour-mongers spread false information?

and don't you hate it more when they put words into your mouth, saying things you haven't, or just exaggerating things you said, especially so when it involves a third party?

well, i just experienced it today, again.

note to you my friend, jason tan, its not funny nor entertaining when you do this. perhaps its better if you change your attitude as to get more people to start liking you.

ranting aside, what happened to my pool! the skills are deteriorating, its either i give it up totally, or chase it back. crossroads uh? show me some light!

nijyumaru japanese restaurant.

2009-08-19T19:26:00.010+08:00

i'm all ready and pumped up!

inspired by my old friend (and by old, i mean technically old, not literally; 20 years and counting friendship!) eevon, this will be my first ever attempt at food blogging!

Nijyumaru Japanese Restaurant

Address:

No. 24, Jalan Permas 10/5, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Tel:

07-388 9818

GPS Coordinates:

N 01.49759

E 103.81435

Operating Hours:

Open Everyday

Lunch Time (12 noon - 3pm)

Dinner Time (6pm - 11pm; Last call at 10.35pm)

for advocates of japanese cuisine, it is certain that they will at any cost avoid chain restaurants like sushi king and kinsahi sushi. it all boils down to one thing... the substandard japanese dishes served there.

however, it isn't an everyday affair that families can afford to shell out exorbitant four-figure sums for a japanese meal at authentic japanese restaurants.

fret not, my friends. nijyumaru japanese restaurant, although being fairly new, offers you authentic & delectable japanese cookery for a fraction of the price. personally i think it rivals the prices of sushi king and the likes of it.

now for some proof that their dishes doesn't only taste good, but are masters in terms of presentation too!

okono miyaki

idako

tenzaru soba set

sakae shioyaki

unagi kabayaki

ebi tempura

chawanmushi

kawa mentaiko maki

i would have to comment that it was a rather enjoyable meal, palate-wise. however, in terms of service, the staff and management could do with a little improvement. what would be the point of reservation if your hungry customers were to be left waiting at the entrance like fools, sweating profusely for 15 minutes before being allowed entry?

for lovers of all things japanese, this food haven definitely garners two thumbs up from me otherwise. from the quality of food and presentation, there's practically nothing you can complain about after a hearty meal.

price-wise, i personally think its truly value for money as well. give it a try and drop me some comments!

Ratings:

8.0/10.0

food blogging!

2009-08-18T19:17:00.003+08:00

my god. i am in the midst of blog-surfing, and guess what?

i think i might just venture into food-blogging.

just read eevon's blog and my, she really blogs about food and events quite a bit.

well, maybe this food-blogging thing might just bring me back into the blogging atmosphere.

its a real commitment though.

should i, or should i not?

...

2009-08-03T01:06:00.004+08:00

crazy. i looked back on records, & just realized i have not posted anything up for the past month!

talk about being unproductive, lifeless, lazy and blue. everything in a package.

think i should go out and explore right now. where are you, the happening life i used to have!

(does playing pool everyday count as having an interesting life? cos if so, i guess i'm on a higher plane than most others are! maybe i shouldn't bore my readers with the styles and shots or whatsoever i execute daily on the 9 by 6 table!)

postsecret.

2009-07-09T03:58:00.004+08:00

postsecret, one of the greatest ongoing community projects in my opinion.

most of you would probably already know of this site, but its simply inspirational what i read there that it well deserves a free advert right here.

every monday, i'd be looking forward to checking out the site. it probably has got something to do with my fascination towards learning about the life of others in various countries across the globe. but at the same time, most likely its also cause reading some of those cards make me feel contented with my life and what i have now.

try clicking on the link guys, perhaps you will also find an inspirational quote from one of the mailed cards, or maybe look up and thank god for whatever you have been given today.

oh right, alternatively, you can also follow them on twitter. daily secrets, baby!

- http://www.twitter.com/postsecret -

pooh bear.

2009-07-08T04:51:00.003+08:00

more & more of my friends are discovering this blog...

mainly by my writing style. its pretty evident, i guess this brings me a step closer to putting an end towards the superhero cover-up.

WINNIE SAW SHU LI

welcome onboard!

[ hey sweetie, keep this a secret between us okay? don't tell the others about shutterbug86's superhero identity! ]

jackson 5 legacy.

2009-06-26T14:04:00.005+08:00

michael jackson, the king of pop's death. its official.

as it is for many i believe, its a piece of news that took the world by storm. i still can't stomach it yet.

my generation, at the very least, we could proudly label ourselves as the ones who 'grew up' with m.j. from the jackson 5, until when he struck out on his own, going through numerous facial 'changes', i witnessed it all with my friends.

really did believe he could make a comeback from his idling state; countless child abuse/sex crimes as well as the financial turmoil he was facing, many of us discussed countless times whether he could shine again with the upcoming concert tour. now it wouldn't be happening, it'll be just like one of his hit albums, 'history'.

a legend that's passed on, no longer part of our world.

what would be the best thing to do right now other than wallowing in tears mourning his demise?

follow these steps i'm gonna take right now...

clear your cupboards & find his albums from the past! i assure you nothing but a wad of cash waiting for you... now where's my collection?

[omg, i think my jackson 5 vinyl, if sold, could very well sponsor me a brand new 50" LCD TV fully equipped with state of the art home theatre system. gonna turn my vinyl rack upside down!]

- yet another excuse for me to put off the racetrack pictures! no i'm not lazy, i'm just sad m.j. departed. face it, the pictures are gonna take forever, my friends. happy waiting! -

i'll be back.

2009-06-24T06:28:00.002+08:00

oh my god, took me really long to realize this:

i have been on an unannounced, unprecedented hiatus, weeks if not months i'd say.

contrary to popular belief, i am, still alive.

its a promise, i'll be back on track real soon.

working on the racetrack pictures, coming up in a jiffy!

[yes i know, i know i'm lazy to the core, don't remind me please, thank you!]

vroom vroom psssttt!

2009-05-31T03:47:00.002+08:00

hell of a night at the pasir gudang racetrack!

even on the way there we started the night pumping by racing 2 cars on the highway, drivers unidentified.

crazily, the proton iswara there, with his minimum engine capacity smoked us big time, awesome driving there bro, although i know you most likely wouldn't be reading this.

pictures of the johor circuit sprint challenge & super open coming right up! i'd even throw in a summarized write-up of it!

reason being? well these things are just too good to NOT be shared!

jaded-j.

2009-05-29T15:21:00.005+08:00

LIEW SU JUN!!!

i can't believe you actually found my 'secret' blog... now you've officially been recorded as the 2nd person to uncover my identity... here.

hahaha.

anyway, keep my superhero identity under wraps! i still gotta save the world!

twilight.

2009-05-28T05:17:00.007+08:00

i think tiger beer & nuffnang isn't that eager to give me that nintendo ds lite they're throwing away. so here's a newer post to delude myself; so that the post below is obscured from my sight!

in accordance with the recent twilight frenzy, i too, joined in the fun by acquiring these new "pets"...

3 different kinds of cacti, one of them being the one featured in twilight as bella's cactus.

oh by the way, my friends, until 2010's champions league final, please do not further remind me of the disappointing 2-0 loss to barcelona today. yet another european cup which slipped through united's feet.

*sigh*

ndsl.

2009-05-20T22:57:00.004+08:00

because i'm a greedy monster...

hand me that nintendo ds lite you're giving away!

what now? don't i get an extra brownie point for honesty?

einstein!

2009-05-19T07:07:00.004+08:00

for most of you out there who swears your dog is the smartest boy around, think again.

many have constantly included the derogatory term 'bird-brain' in their daily lives in reference to not-so-glamorous moments their friends go through, think again.

personally, i have been brought up with birds of all kinds surrounding me, especially parrots. being an avian-crazy person my peeps know me as, you would now know i'm a faithful advocate of this statement,

"a dog isn't a man's best friend. a parrot is. especially when the little one's a true blue gray."

apart from being really interested in exotic animals - birds, parrots especially would be animals i wouldn't live without; a great example being my boy, tequila! never fails to amaze not only myself, but visitors to my place at the random-est moments.

here's a clip to share, an astonishingly smart african gray, known as einstein. far surpassing the notions of a performing zoo exhibit.

aza aza!

2009-05-17T05:13:00.002+08:00

well, i don't really know if its just in my vicinity or if its happening all around, there just seem to be hordes of people fighting each other now.

umm i don't mean it as people brutally stabbing each other, but in this night alone, i witnessed squabbles, quarrels & fist-fights between not only friends but also strangers.

from what i can recollect, 3 such cases in this night, a grand total of 7-10 cases i've seen in the past 2 months!

is it that jb is getting more unruly or is it happening everywhere else? point the finger at anything, some of my peeps even linked it to the current economic depression.

for instance, tonight alone, just before heading home i had the privilege to enjoy such a kind of brawl we term 'free show' locally. 2 friends (apparently) whacking the hell out of each other...

for what you might ask? behold the answer...

a girl. yes, a female homosapien.

whatever happened to chivalry & loyalty amongst brothers. probably doesn't exist in this time anymore.

sea of blood.

2009-05-15T01:10:00.002+08:00

i'm feeling sad, really sad.

out of a sudden, my snooker skills deteriorated really badly.

what accounts for it? i seriously don't know, no idea at all.

come back to me, o' magic touch! i shall cherish & take pride in you, don't run away from me!

i promise...

greenbottle blue!

2009-05-13T03:12:00.004+08:00

seriously, i think i have a disorder.

its called,

"tarantula-acquisition-disorder".

dozens of tarantulas big & small, coupled with a lot of nagging from the mom, now i'm a happy owner of 3 more greenbottle blue tarantulas.

so far i guess they're the most beautiful ones as spiderlings. metallic carapace, flame legs with tiger stripes on their abdomens! now quit imagining, hit google for the images of this beauty & i'd bet my last penny your jaws would fall wide open!

SSD.

2009-05-07T07:27:00.003+08:00

equates to 'sudden spiderling death'.

well, one of my smithi slings isn't moving at all, except for occasional twitches on its leg(s).

really do hope to see a recovery in it, wouldn't wanna lose a life here won't you agree?

buck up, little red stripes! do not, i repeat, do not succumb to the ssd syndrome!

labour (day) pains.

2009-05-01T00:42:00.002+08:00

i. am. dead. tired.

it was really a bad choice choosing to enter the lion city, singapore today.

totally slipped my mind that the following day would be labour day, and that means hordes of working class people are gonna flow in, taking advantage of the long weekend for a well deserved break.

the aftermath? mrt train packed like sardines, public bus packed like mackerels, & now comes the best part of it; every single queue line, be it at the bus station, singapore customs checkpoint or malaysian customs checkpoint setting world records of their own.

words won't be able to describe the massiveness of the queues today, all i can say would be seeing is believing.

officially wasted 5 hours of my life queueing up just to get my ass back to home sweet home.

sixthseal.com

2009-04-22T05:02:00.007+08:00

happy 7th blogniversary to one of my favourite reads, sixthseal.com!

i still clearly remember how i came upon this site approximately 5 years back. it was nadiacipapgoreng who started me on this addiction then. during a session at our boys' crib, she told me all about this site and insisted that i checked it out!

5 years later, i'm still an avid follower of this site. penned by a malaysian blogger, huai bin, who coincidentally was also from monash university, thus making him my senior (albeit very much in seniority levels here), this roll here comes highly recommended from me; make it a staple addition to your must-read list!

oh by the way, in conjunction with sixthseal's 7th birthday, huai bin decided to sponsor me a packet of dunhill! thanks a lot mate! hoping to see more awesome posts from you!

eagle eye cherry.

2009-04-21T01:46:00.003+08:00

it was a sleepy sunday. i got up anyway, not reluctantly tho, as its gonna be the last karaoke session we're gonna have with tasya for at least another two years!

so, in the midst of screaming our lungs out in our private room, with the newly refurnished redbox karaoke; guess what we found?

amongst the new song numbering system, fresh leather smell of couches & more awesome sound acoustics, we discovered this:

eagle eye cherry, is in fact, a chinaman in disguise; & this would be the original photo taken before making it mainstream.

i swear, its the biggest controversy of the year, yes it is!

excuse me, you want girl?

2009-04-19T04:16:00.005+08:00

look at the picture above, what would be the first thing that comes to your mind seeing this?

yes, for most malaysians, they would think of late nights out, football matches & most commonly, this one local drink, teh tarik, would pop up instantly in their minds.

this would be the famous mamak shop, as we malaysians call it, not only a hangout place for youngsters, but now elevated to a point where it is part of our culture living in this country.

well, it was the same case for me, as the average malaysian boy, until last night.

enjoying my teh tarik over a chat with a close friend, this lady in her early thirties suddenly came by us and baffled us both with a one liner in plain street-style mandarin,

"excuse me sirs, would you like the services of a girl now?"

looking at each other, we both declined her offer in unison, & then stared blankly at each other for a good whole minute before laughing our heads off.

these hookers are seriously taking their business to the streets now, goes to show how badly the malaysian economy is doing at this point.

practically, this has now become an inside joke within our clique. so the next time you hear one of us say "boss, you want girl?", you'd know what we'd be laughing at instead of getting question marks plastered above your head!

confusion.

2009-04-17T20:12:00.005+08:00

i'm at crossroads.

i'm really, really bored. been doing close to nothing the whole day but i can't go out.

need. to. conserve. my. funds.

help me!

well, & its not helping that my wonderful circle of friends have been calling me the whole day, asking for plans or plainly trying to get me out.

quite astonishing i'd say, 21 people calling me out on top of 16 missed calls i didn't bother to return. very, very unexpected. guess these are the minor details people fail to notice in their daily lives.

in a way, it makes me feel loved. hahaha. that sounds gay, seriously.

satay night.

2009-04-16T03:04:00.004+08:00

alright, so it was really unexpected. i vaguely remember su-lyn telling me sometime ago that she'll be back on the 10th this month, from one of our silly conversations on messenger.

fast forward to yesterday; bunch of us were chilling out at living room (a cafe joint in jb, very similar to the apartment in the curve, kl) where tony-monster was rushing his assignment, & bored me decided to lug my macbook there just to kill time.

the ever so naughty and random lynlyn suddenly proclaimed on messenger, "let's go eat satay!"

thus the plan was born, on this very night we went for a satay session to satisfy her cravings. now this is where i found out something horrible!!! despite my futile attempts to keep this blog away from her knowledge, she told me suddenly, "you know, i've been reading your blog! shutterbug86.blogspot.com right?"

really, you should all see my surprised face right there. so here's a shoutout to you eeyore-girl,

WELCOME HERE NAUGHTY-JUMPY-EVIL-LYN!

it was really nice catching up with her although its for only a while, have always enjoyed her company in a way or another. this also set me thinking, the internet is really scary isn't it? it was so simple for her to locate my blog, despite my attempts to keep this hush-hush from some of my friends.

*hazelnut coffee, you have 5 more days, 12 hours and 39 seconds till your holiday ends! now go make full use of it and enjoy yourself, and that means shoo! don't waste your time opening my blog can? you silly girl. whipped cream waiting for you right here, you better come back with my shirts or i'll spank you till you reach nigeria!*

tung chun.

2009-04-12T02:22:00.008+08:00

this would be by far the biggest achievement in malaysian motorsport history.

situated in permas jaya, johor, malaysia; tung chun motorsport, one of the pioneers of motorsports and performance works in our country, surprises us with yet another crazily modified monster machine.

this video says it all, take particular notice in the weight of the car, shifting speed, and the speed of this demon on the quarter-mile.

another pride in this industry.

mr sunshine.

2009-04-08T05:22:00.002+08:00

i'm really getting lazier by the day.

did nothing but play games.

skipped the gym session. trainer called me and i had to create an award winning script to get myself out of trouble.

& what happened to not drinking anymore? well that promise to myself got broken at 7pm today!

but in all, it was a fun day. from the next waking moment onwards, i'd be reverting back to my boring schedule.

now that's what a healthy lifestyle should seem like!

freeeeee!

2009-04-03T04:32:00.003+08:00

woohoo! yippiee!

it feels like i'm over the rainbow, for i finally cleared my loan with dino!

well, most might think i'm over-reacting, practically throwing myself across the moon. what's the great fuss you making over this?

but for people who actually know me well enough, ask them and they'd tell you how much i hate to be in others' debts. its indescribable, no one's ever invented a word for something of this severity.

this calls for a nationwide celebration in my own way... but not until i build up my coffers to an acceptable threshold.

current financial standing? hmm, just imagine me a bumpkin, living on donations given by a church mouse. sounds bad ain't it? =)

$$$.

2009-03-28T20:47:00.005+08:00

cash flow problems!

new personal project coming up for me actually, it goes like this:

- return the cash i borrowed from dino as soon as possible, hell i hate to be in other people's debts. (estimated time - 10 days? hopefully i'd be able to save up 5 jizz in this period of time)

- build up my coffers; i'm really dead broke right now, without a cent in my savings.

- get my finances really sorted out, its not a great feeling to be without cash at all.

- finish up the books i bought during the bookfair!

- really gotta put my gym membership to full use. make it a point to go for at least an hour every alternate day.

titanium membership = more cash = needing to make fuller use of the facilities

- stop being a lazy doofus and get things done around the house.

on another note, i just attained another level of realization. what releases me during times of being down; its just one word, really: trance.

bookfair.

2009-03-23T04:19:00.004+08:00

rushing to a book-fair at the last hour (literally) isn't exactly the most exciting thing you can do in your lifetime.

especially when you blow the equivalent of a police officer's monthly salary in a span of an hour, plus another RM150 on parking summons, for being desperate enough to lay your hands on chopped up trees with some ink on them.

the cashier-lady's expression? it was priceless. seeing a couple huffing and puffing their way in to the convention, then exiting with 800 malaysian ringgit worth of books. guess that's not a sight you come across everyday in this line isn't it?

behold, just a teeny little small part of the purchases today!

reject shop.

2009-03-17T23:50:00.003+08:00

my application got rejected? seriously, what is going on man.

this wasn't supposed to take place at all, it was a confirmed application, so much confirmation given that i was even issued a guarantee!

and now this had to just happen.

i guess my ears aren't going to enjoy quiet days any time sooner.

& well, i really don't know if this is good or bad, but most definitely i'm gonna have to pack in to singapore within these few days.

welcome to the repetitive life and anticipating moments of the guy behind this monitor.

cheers.

resurrection.

2009-03-14T18:42:00.002+08:00

phew. i died and came back to life half an hour ago.

for the uninitiated, this might sound a little alien so just, hmm, bear with it i guess.

it took me one really good scare to realize my mexican fireleg (brachypelma boehmei), famed at 6 inches legspan, is definitely as fast, if not faster than an orange baboon (pterinochilus murinus)!

it was really uncalled for, accidentally flooding the enclosure, and that being my biggest tarantula ever, decided to run away for its life while rehousing.

imagine a really big spider (well its not classified as a spider, but just for comparison's sake) running amok in a boy's room. for god's sake its a boy's room, filled with junk everywhere, perfect places for the little devil to hide in!

everything's fine now, the fire-devil is now put right in jail where it rightfully belongs to.

6 full inches of glory, in a situation not under your control, i'm lucky being alive typing this now. *sweats*

dora-e-mon.

2009-03-13T04:33:00.005+08:00

i've been youtube-ing excessively recently!

and with that it isn't really a bad thing per se, as i have come across some really weird videos, while some others are exceptionally entertaining.

at the risk of turning this into a videoblog (which hopefully it wouldn't), this is yet another clip from youtube that kept me laughing no matter how many times i re-run it. *grins*

psycho.

2009-03-12T03:12:00.004+08:00

this guy here is pretty daring i would say, treading on the fine line of being god-like.

that's for sure, one thing i wouldn't attempt doing without taking any precautionary measures whatsoever.

probably, he's got a nut loose somewhere up there i'd say.

enjoy the video; & from my perspective, after watching countless videos by this bloke here, i gather the word 'fear' doesn't exist in his dictionary! (from all the life-threatening scenes of him, which he just magically shrugs off with a good laugh)

mad.

2009-03-11T03:01:00.002+08:00

i think i'm totally crazy.

or perhaps i have attention deficit disorder, which lays so well-hidden over the many years?

if i'm somewhere in the states or the united kingdom it might not be so surprising, but in malaysia? what more johor bahru?

pretty crazy how my tarantula collection has expanded over just a couple of months, its plain scary just looking at the shelf right now. which person in his right mind would go around collecting these arachnids as if they were some old-school pre-war stamps?

to an extent, my wallet has been sucked entirely dry thanks to these little crawlies that inhibit the corners of my bedroom(s) now. but on the other side of it, there's a really intoxicating feeling knowing that you & girlfriend combined; possess the biggest tarantula collection in the whole country! (although its tentative; there's no possible way to have it confirmed, unless i call in the guinness officials)

really, really madness. i seriously hope i'd stop right here. god knows maybe in a couple of months' time i'd start switching to monitor lizards. that would be the day i see mom coming at me with a foot-long chopper in hand, so bear in mind, its tarantulas & a full stop.

unexpected.

2009-02-25T00:22:00.002+08:00

friends who came down from kl for the holidays led to myself spending these few nights with them in my bid to play good host.

what came unexpected was last night. out of nowhere, this friend of mine (we shall call her eeyore!) joined in our session as well. i wouldn't say we're best of friends, but she's a pretty nice girl to talk to, albeit the sudden crankiness she might exhibit at the weirdest hours.

used to hang out a lot when we were in kl, as she was the girlfriend of a guy in our clique. so, of course, since they parted ways amicably, what more with her being in kl and myself in good ol' jb, obviously there were less time we spent together, or talked to each other for quite some time.

well, this girl surprises me actually. the point i was trying to get at goes somewhere along these lines. we had a pretty long chat over a few drinks last night, and i actually realised this girl is really, really deep. the topic of the night revolving around the table actually set itself against relationships; what with mine and her recently ended relationships. talking to this little girl here, i actually absorbed a lot of knowledge, and sent me into a new dimension where now i realise, this girl isn't as simple as what we think she is!

she gave me pretty good advice on my decisions & my route. apart from that, i really learnt a lot from this eeyore-loving girl here. now i guess i have another name to add to my confidante list!

tarantula battle!

2009-02-20T04:56:00.004+08:00

sometime ago, when you ran all over the place, jumping up and down laughing at me for having less tarantulas than you did, i decided something had to be done!

so quietly, i went online & after hours of searching i finally got my hands on these babies i've always wanted!

- mexican redknee tarantula

- chilean rose typical color form tarantula

- chilean rose red color form tarantula

& when i was darn ready to show you my achievements, you gave me a lil surprise on valentine's! now i have 2 mexican redknees in my collection!

well, now i'd say, i officially have more t's in my collection than you do, silly girl.

(but that definitely came with a price, i pretty much sold my house, my car, my dog and my cup in order to make those purchases!)

hearts.

2009-02-08T16:24:00.001+08:00

its been fluttering bad, real bad recently.

show me the right way!

oh by the way, i'm a coffee bean monster hunter now!

resolutions.

2009-01-06T06:24:00.002+08:00

well it's a brand new year, with a lot of hoo-hah sending away '08 & ushering in 2009.

for most, at least those i know of, a spanking new year means a longer list of ultimatums we call 'new year resolutions'.

but enough of the dreaming, how many of us actually bothers with fulfilling our promises made during this period of time?

that's why, my dear readers, i've decided to not create a list of boring new year resolutions i'm supposed to faithfully abide by (not that i ever did have these resolutions at any point of my life anyway), but set a number of possible goals i can achieve, which would be reviewed at the end of each month! (now that sounds more down to earth ain't it?)

1. people say a boy's room will forever be messy, and i lived with that all my life. now's the time to prove these theories wrong! a not-so-messy bedroom would be just about the best thing i'd look forward to seeing everyday.

2. this links to financial stability on a smaller scale, but some of you would understand what i mean. working towards my goals of expanding the collection of exotic pets! i still want my siberian husky & a room full of tarantulas =)

3. as what you have told me, i'd learn to listen from now on. in the sense that it's just proper to let others finish everything they have got to say, before i start a brand new topic of my own.

4. also what you taught me indirectly, perhaps its time i fended for myself more. gone are the days of being sweet & thoughtful to others, constantly worrying for my closest ones; it's time i learnt to be a little more self-centered & not put in so much care & attention for others.

5. don't let my so-called talent (overstatement!) in guitars go to waste, go back to being a little more lifeless, hugging the axe to sleep every single night. at least until i am able to reach say, 85% of my skills as well as speed during my heyday?

6. transform my sleeping pattern back to as per how a normal person functions. that means no more avoiding the sun, boy!

let's see then, how many of these simple monthly resolutions can be kept in check from now on!

exoticism.

2008-12-28T21:30:00.011+08:00

take a deep dark look into the world of exotics in malaysia!

be warned, this is only part of the collection.

i'm proud to be guinness.

pogona vitticeps (australian inland bearded dragon)

brachypelma boehmei (mexican fireleg tarantula)

x'mas '08.

2008-12-25T22:44:00.002+08:00

'twas an eventful christmas eve last night. from being so bent on staying home for a lonely christmas countdown with my pets, all it took were a couple of messages on my mobile to get me going into the party mood.

'though i was a little late for the countdown, it was a darn happening night out i would say. crazily club-hopped, where it seems the whole of johor bahru was gathered in eden. took probably just an hour or so to get me tipsy and flying; where i attempted some dumb stuffs caught on camera by claire!

after-party was madness i would say. not much of an after-party but we went somewhere malaysians love to hang out at during the late hours leading into dawn. in a drunken stupor, parking my car into the spot i kinda miscalculated and kissed the bumper of a toyota hilux. caught some attention there but wasn't a big deal, so duh.

anyway, merry christmas & happy boxing day, world!

living room.

2008-12-21T06:29:00.011+08:00

we were here...

enjoying each other's company while savoring this...

well, those were the days. the unforgettable moments together. =)

sudden thought.

2008-12-19T05:27:00.003+08:00

a crazy idea just came to mind.

well, its some sort of preparation for my collection in the future, which i perceive would turn out to be humongous.

i'm letting my tarantula go on a fast. =)

past molt; i'm gonna starve it for 2 weeks before feeding it, just to see if it can survive on nothing but water. its a risky card to play, but it will be for the better in the future.

keep our fingers crossed that it will make it through the ordeal!

[ :: maths calculation :: pre molt fast = 2 weeks; past molt fast = 2 weeks; total? 1 freaking month with nothing but water. ]

reminiscing.

2008-12-17T03:46:00.002+08:00

i think its the recent weather. gloomy & raining unpredictably, it seem to have gotten me into an emo state of mind.

how does it seriously feel, when your girlfriend doesn't live up to expectations? like personality-wise, what you expect of her and things that touches on her as a whole? well, i do understand that no one's perfect, but when promises to break out of an unwanted habit is never kept?

also, when the relationship gives you a vibe where the other party isn't giving as much, or in another's words, labelled as a relationship of convenience, what would it likely end up as?

it just leaves one in a state of turmoil when you gotta think about these things. & seriously, what sense would it make where you aren't supposed to refer to your ex-girlfriend as your ex-girlfriend? things like "i think we were exclusive for too short a period of time for you to say i'm your ex-girlfriend." does it even make sense at all?

then, here comes a topic almost always debated upon. post break-up; sometimes the ex just acts normal, 'cause the friendship is supposed to be maintained the way it was before the both of you took it to another level. and sometimes, all of a sudden, you get calls and messages asking for chances and another try at making things work out. sometimes, she just tries to spite you by letting you know there's someone who's going after her. (it might be true, it might be untrue) do all girls react that way after ending a relationship? personally, i don't think so and i hope that's not how the world revolves.

well, enough of ranting. good news is, the shutterbug's snapping again! =)

yippee!

2008-12-15T20:10:00.005+08:00

great news!

after a long wait, finally my fireleg tarantula successfully molted!

now its just a couple more days of waiting till i can start it on a cricket-feeding-frenzy!

lightbulb!

2008-12-15T01:27:00.005+08:00

something just struck my mind while watching videos on youtube at midnight.

i think i'm not normal.

generally, people keep pets such as cats and dogs. the more boring ones are contented with fishes. at most, the uncommon ones we see are shrimp keepers or marine fish keepers.

but why why tell me why...

a couple of my friends & i find pleasures in keeping pets not many others own in my country. we call them exotics, but more appropriately, i think half my collection are considered deadly and dangerous.

here's my list, i'd let you, dear reader, decide how queer it is:

- congo african grey parrot

- african emperor scorpions

- mexican fireleg tarantula

- chris allen red australian inland bearded dragon

- sugar gliders

- chipmunks

& that's not including the more normal pets around the house. wheez, i think i should go ahead & apply for a permit, turning my residence into a mini-zoo!

[ no promises, but pictures coming up if it doesn't slip my mind! ]

amy says no more?

2008-12-11T20:30:00.002+08:00

really amazing how i feel relieved right now.

its like, i finally got a heavy burden off my shoulder; not in a bad way per se, just that there's this feeling i can start living life again.

currently, this old song i dug out from my massive library is really intriguing me every time i put it on loop.

sia sia sudah

kita jalin cinta

bila hati selalu berbeda

sampai kapan lagi

'ku harus menahan

rasa kecewa di dalam dada

seandainya kita masih bersatu

tak mungkinkan menyatu

walau masih ada sisa cinta

biarkan saja berakhir sampai

di sini

tiada lagi yang 'ku harapkan

tiada lagi yang 'ku impikan

biar aku sendiri tanpa dirimu

tiada lagi kata cintaku

takkan lagi 'ku bersamamu

biar 'ku simpan semua

kenangan 'ku bersamamu

the rollercoaster ride ends here i guess.

' hey you, although the time was short, all i can say is i do cherish every single moment we shared together. =) '

oh happy day.

2008-12-08T19:18:00.003+08:00

thinking about things from all directions since the waking of the day, finally i came to a decision, not to live life this complicated from now on.

perhaps, life should be concentrated around making myself happy, rather than worrying about so many things at a time. i guess, its time to revert to my old self, not being so responsible towards the people i do care about. well, its not in a negative way, but in a nutshell, it just brings about living life the carefree direction i used to fly with.

really, its tiring to always go against the flow or having to find out where you are, what you wanna do, or constantly letting you know of my whereabouts.

we'll let fate decide where this takes us. =)

in the meantime, carpe diem!

[ to you my dear girl, it's now time to experience what i think you wanted all along for you and me; one word, seven letters, its called FREEDOM. ]

confused.

2008-11-30T15:25:00.002+08:00

i'm pretty much left in a state of confusion now.

sometimes, you really make me think everything's going so smoothly; & other times, you come up with the most unexpected things that breaks all my expectations, of the perfect little world.

you said that promises were meant to be broken,
i wonder if the words that you said could be shaken,
then you tell me,
that you will make no promise that you can't keep.

i think i need a guiding light; tell me...

should i give this one more try or would it be for the best of both worlds if things were left not so complicated?

81.

2008-11-20T02:25:00.003+08:00

its been a quiet one this year.

well, at least it was what i expected (and wished for this time i guess).

ironically, the ones i expected the most from failed to deliver, & the ones i never expected anything from gave me the best.

oh baby, its a wild world. =)

[darling, you made it all seem perfect for me.]

my return.

2008-11-03T06:34:00.003+08:00

i'm back now. glad to say, i believe the bad things are all starting to move aside, finally.

so far, i think we've got things worked out, every second now seem to be filled with stuffs making my day.

i refuse to think about how would this eventually turn out, but right now i guess its just best letting nature pave its own course ain't it?

by the way, i think i'm gonna expect new kicks! would you let me embrace you in my arms, oh my lovely nike dunk sb lo gibson?

simple life.

2008-10-27T06:18:00.003+08:00

why can't life be just simple, having everything sailing smoothly for you?

when i just got ready to bask in the warmth of a perfect life, walking down this beautiful path on the right, all it takes are mere seconds to bring me on the untrodden road to my left.

thank you my dear, for making this night an unpleasant one for me.

ball challenge!

2008-09-07T05:03:00.002+08:00

omg. i'm like zoned out.

with my mediocre potting skills, i actually got roped in for the main team of breakers 8 ball challenge.

if it was 9 ball, i wouldn't fret as much i think. but 8 ball; a totally different ball game for me! (no pun intended)

wish me luck guys, i wouldn't wanna let the rest of the team down. let's just hope i don't actually screw up the team's placing. =(

road trip!

2008-08-25T01:56:00.002+08:00

crazy bunch of us took an unexpected; last minute road trip to batu pahat! that's like a kampung, loosely translated from the malay language to meaning village, smack in the middle of the johore state.

yes it might sound like i'm making a big fuss out of it. so what if it's like a village? now here comes the fun part. other than all the awesomeness you get from going on a road trip with a couple of your best buddies, experiencing village life for half a day and just being crazy... now check this out:

this is 'the' place to source for great food at a dirt cheap price! definitely something you wouldn't expect in town areas. so guys, when you're given the chance, please do visit this little kampung for the array of delicacies you can get there, infused with the many cultures of malaysia, & also, not forgetting a whole day of fun! (well more if you decide that you can't bear to leave the place, makes sense ain't it?)

breakers!

2008-08-20T05:57:00.002+08:00

its pretty awesome to be re-living the days at breakers.

finally, i had the chance to visit this place again after being back here for nearly two months. the place had not lost its glory (although it was renovated, now making it smaller) but new faces were all around! the ex-manager of the place fell out with the boss, and now a new guy has taken over!

to sum it up, only one word could be used to describe the feeling at breakers: AWESOME!! & i can feel it, its all coming back to me; days of american 9-ball and foosball!

introducing tequila!

2008-08-14T00:34:00.013+08:00

hi everyone!

my name is tequila! & i'm a congo african grey who came to live with humans!

here i am, taking the chance to blog while my human companion isn't around, & it sure isn't easy trying to figure this thing out! (i'm pretty confused, i heard some people call them laptops while some others call them macbooks, well i couldn't care less about that though)

i gave it some thought, as some of you might be wondering as to how i look like, here's a picture of me i found in the cupboard, but that was taken some 2 years ago... well make do with it!

i gotta be going right now, so i'll sign off with this ya? goodnight world! (yikes, did i even say hello in the first place? scratch that.)

virgin entry.

2008-08-11T01:47:00.003+08:00

dear readers,

pardon the deliberately intended yet unoriginal pun in the title posting!

being my very first post on shutterbug86.blogspot.com, i would like to extend a very warm welcome & express my joy on what say, my 5th, 6th or perhaps 7th blog created? well, that goes to prove a point; i'm not only a shutterbug at heart, but also a bloghost-hopper! [ if this term even vaguely exists =) ]

no promises on what's to be published on this weblog, but its highly possible that i would be introducing tequila in my next not-so-virgin-anymore post!