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Ask me anything (How do I blog?)

2020-01-01T00:00:00.000+08:00

From now on I will mostly do my blogging by answering questions asked by people. To ask me, just reply to this post or alternatively go to http://www.formspring.me/halfey and drop your questions there. You may ask anything to me but it doesn't always have to be about myself; perhaps you would like to ask about something that will make me think deeply about what I'm going to answer, which means it

Goodbye halfey.com

2012-01-09T18:58:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Revolutionizing Malaysian music scene

2011-12-18T01:31:00.001+08:00

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Of the World Wide Web and Goodle

2011-12-15T23:19:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] GOD vs. SCIENCE

2011-12-15T20:09:00.001+08:00

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[Review] Prey (Guilty Crown ep. 09 - WARNING: not a proper review!)

2011-12-10T00:15:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] The death of Flash is imminent but HTML5 wouldn't be a complete replacement

2011-12-04T19:55:00.001+08:00

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[Analysis] Adulthood in anime is either a #nosuchthing or #doesnotexist

2011-12-04T19:33:00.001+08:00

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[Analysis] What's so bad about Metro UI?

2011-11-20T22:30:00.001+08:00

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[Fashion] There's no such thing as steampunk fashion

2011-11-15T23:51:00.001+08:00

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[Cosplay] Sena 'Niku' Kashiwazaki by Miyuko

2011-11-13T20:55:00.001+08:00

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My webhosting trolled me. They restored my lost posts but...

2011-11-13T20:15:00.001+08:00

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[Repost] The truth about Ika Musume

2011-11-13T19:55:00.001+08:00

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So my webhosting decides to troll me

2011-11-13T14:51:00.001+08:00

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The truth about Ika Musume

2011-11-13T14:09:00.001+08:00

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Idiots and Social Networking

2011-11-06T14:28:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] The reason(s) I love Mami-san so much

2011-11-06T01:49:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] A battle costume that doesn't do much as a protective gear

2011-11-06T00:34:00.001+08:00

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[Edisi Malaysia] 10 perkara yang aku benci pasal orang Malaysia bila guna rangkaian sosial

2011-11-03T20:07:00.001+08:00

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[Review] There Are No Flags at the Swimming Pool (BokuTomo ep. 03)

2011-11-02T00:09:00.001+08:00

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[Review] Survival of the Fittest (Guilty Crown Ep. 02)

2011-11-01T21:29:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Faildroid (and why it's no big deal)

2011-10-25T22:49:00.001+08:00

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[Early Impression] I feel guilty for every bad things that (happened/happens/will happen) in the universe

2011-10-20T00:08:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] iPhone for ass (that spews crap)

2011-10-17T19:21:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Chromefox vs Firechrome: a new yet overdue browser war

2011-10-16T00:35:00.001+08:00

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Google Chrome Browser for Android

2011-10-15T23:34:00.001+08:00

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[Cosplay] Mami Tomoe from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

2011-10-09T01:40:00.001+08:00

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[Early Impression] I have too many friends that I want to kill some of them

2011-10-08T01:02:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Forgetting Steve Jobs

2011-10-07T23:28:00.001+08:00

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[Overdue Analysis + Final Impression] Mayonnaise Chicken For My Cat

2011-10-05T22:38:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] #Nymwars: The danger of the "I don't mind" statement

2011-10-05T21:43:00.001+08:00

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[Analysis] The return of a certain squid girl (Ika Musume Season 2)

2011-09-27T22:24:00.001+08:00

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[Final Impression] Hanasaku Iroha (A reunion for Ohana-nyan)

2011-09-27T21:23:00.001+08:00

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Humans and Fear

2011-09-25T15:55:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] A Die-hard Adobe Flash

2011-09-16T23:41:00.001+08:00

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Internet Freedom: Getting past the not so intelligent security software

2011-09-16T21:09:00.001+08:00

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[Final Thoughts] Long Live Christina! (name subject to change) - Steins;Gate Finale

2011-09-14T22:29:00.001+08:00

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[interpost] #Nymwars - The MMORPG+

2011-09-13T17:57:00.001+08:00

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[Quick Review] It's not over (yet), Ohana-nyan - Hanasaku Iroha ep. 24

2011-09-12T22:58:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] #Nymwars: Google is missing the bigger picture

2011-09-12T22:37:00.001+08:00

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[Combined Review] A hope for Ohana-nyan (Hanasaku Iroha ep. 22 & 23)

2011-09-05T21:29:00.001+08:00

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Steve Jobs: From Apple To Nokia

2011-09-02T00:36:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] August 2011, a time to remember in the IT world

2011-08-25T22:10:00.001+08:00

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[Quick Review] Save Christina, save the world! (Steins;Gate ep. 21)

2011-08-24T23:44:00.001+08:00

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[Quick Review] Hanasaku 'Eroha' ep. 21

2011-08-23T22:26:00.001+08:00

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[Analysis] What if HP's PC business and Palm team were to put on sale?

2011-08-22T10:40:00.001+08:00

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[Quick review] Nichijou ep. 21

2011-08-21T20:51:00.001+08:00

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[Overdue Review] Mawaru Penguinderp : "I love curry!"

2011-08-04T23:33:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] My ideas for the ultimate smartphone

2011-07-21T00:32:00.001+08:00

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Ro-Kyu-Bu! Ep. 02 & 03

2011-07-20T23:02:00.001+08:00

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It's Tanabata Festival, and my wishes

2011-07-10T12:39:00.001+08:00

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[Review] Ro-Kyu-Bu!

2011-07-07T01:12:00.001+08:00

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[Final Impression] C - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control

2011-07-03T23:48:00.001+08:00

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[C]: Steins;Gate to Seishun Otoko

2011-06-08T00:26:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Stupid argument in defending CLI over GUI

2011-06-03T22:22:00.001+08:00

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[Interpost] Would it be OK if women become Stormtroopers?

2011-05-30T00:25:00.001+08:00

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[Quick Analysis] Hidan no Aria

2011-05-29T07:14:00.001+08:00

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[Question] How many children do you want to have?

2011-05-20T22:08:00.001+08:00

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[Poll] What would you trade for Midas Money if you were an Entre?

2011-05-20T21:39:00.001+08:00

My Hometown (but I spent most my lifetime being outside it)

2011-02-12T06:36:00.001+08:00

I was born in a small town in Malaysia named "Sri Aman". The word "Sri" literally means "glory" while the word "Aman" means "peace". So "Sri Aman" means "the glorious and peaceful town". I'm not sure about the "glorious" part but if you ask me, the town is really "peaceful" because it is silent and not crowded, though to most people the silence that they feel inside the town may resulting the

I Hope I Never Lose... My Own Existence

2011-02-12T06:27:00.000+08:00

Being exists is the greatest 'pleasure' I've ever had in my life. I can't imagine if I've never existed or I can't imagine if something like that is going to happen in the future. It's because I exists that I can witness and feel the existence of others. Likewise it's because I am exists that other people know me. In fact I don't mind if I'm dead as long as people remember that I'm once here.

On Being in the Spotlight

2011-02-11T00:25:00.001+08:00

Yes I've been on the stage several times. If I'm not mistaken it's more than 10 times, to say the least. Of course being on the stage just to receive some gifts or certificates does not count. The reason I being on the stage may be not that great like performing in a musical or something like that, but I can say I did performing something in front of the audience and receiving lots of applause

Dude! I Love Slang (No, I'm not actually)

2011-02-11T00:17:00.003+08:00

Dude! I hate slang. Though it's not at the same hate level as how I hate profanity, it's still annoying to me at least. It's not that I prefer talking in formal language all the time; in fact I use some slang too (like the much used "LOL") whenever I think it's appropriate. However I'm not the type who easily submit to made-up or trendy slang. For me, I think most people fell ("FAIL") victim to

Dude! I Love Slang (No, I'm not actually)

2011-02-11T00:17:00.001+08:00

Cirno: A Fictional Character I'd Like to Hang Out With

2011-01-17T23:45:00.001+08:00

Previously I've wrote about how I'd like to bring Miku Hatsune to life. My bad that I forgot another reason I'd like to hang out with her is she's a software in a form of a girl! (only an otaku would understand what I mean). Even worse, I forgot to mention about Cirno in the same post. If Miku Hatsune is a green-haired girl, Cirno is the blue-haired one (of which both are my favorite colors). You

Miku Hatsune: A Fictional Character I'd Like to Hang Out With (part I)

2011-01-17T23:33:00.001+08:00

Actually Miku Hatsune is not the only fictional character I'd like to bring to life. There are others too, like Haruhi Suzumiya (because I want to turn her into my one-day sex slave), Kirino Kousaka (I'd like to train her into an obedient little sister for one day), etc. I admit that it's a hard decision to make. After giving it half-hearted thoughts, I decided to go with Miku Hatsune. Keep

The Best Movie of 2010 (um, I wonder is there any?)

2011-01-10T22:36:00.001+08:00

I'm not a movie-type person. If you ask me, I'd proudly say that I'm an anime-type person. Although I may watch anime from time to time but the number is too small that I can't make any fair judgment to say this or that movie is the best or not. Even so I admit that there are movies that caught my attention. However, like always, it's just temporary and in the end, anime wins. A

"How I Fight Cabin Fever on Snow Days" - something that would never happen to me

2011-01-10T22:20:00.001+08:00

Cabin fever is something that would never happen to me, at least in the near future. It also never happened to me in the past either. No, it's not because I'm "immune" of it, but because there's no such thing as snow or winter at my place here. Without printed or electronic, I'd never know how snow looks like. Well I can tell you my country is a place second closest to hell, if not the first,

My Stress Level = ∞

2011-01-10T22:00:00.001+08:00

Am I stressed out? Yes, I am, even right now. Just like how I'm easily get bored of everything and easily distracted by everything, I'm also the type who easily get stressed, even by a simple thing. For example, something as trivial as my personal pet peeve may resulting me having a prolonged stress. Also a "bad English day" (which happen almost everyday to me) may also rendering me having a

Talking Versus Texting: My Preference

2011-01-10T21:41:00.001+08:00

Actually it depends on the situation/setting. In my place here, texting is more economical as it's cheaper than talking over the phone. Not only that, with virtually everybody here possess at least one cellphone per person, everybody is able to text or receive texts. It's been a popular choice over here ever since cellphone services started booming nationwide in the late 90's. I can say it's

How I Stay Focused (though actually I can't)

2011-01-10T21:16:00.001+08:00

I'm a person who is hard to stay focus. It's not always because I tend to get bored really quick but it's because I'm the type who easily distracted by virtually everything. For example, when in exam, I'd get distracted if somebody nearby dropped his/her pen. The bad part about me is I can stay focused for only a few minutes. And the worst part is, it takes time for me to regain my focus again.

A Memorable Job Interview

2011-01-07T00:09:00.001+08:00

The job interview I'm going to tell you here is not memorable because it's something that I can't forget. It's something that I HAVEN'T FORGET because it's still new and fresh in my mind. To tell you the truth since the 10 years I've only been to job interviews not more than 5 times. I'm worry about the small number because I believe it's necessary to have enough experience in job interviews.

A Recent Epiphany

2011-01-07T00:04:00.001+08:00

Have you ever had an "Aha!" moment? More specifically did such thing happened to you recently? What sparked it? I had mine too though it's not really recently (I can't really remember any recent "Aha!" moment that happened to me). Anyways it did happen. Idea's Interrupted For me that "Aha!" is a moment of I got an idea or vision of what I should do (from wikipedia, it's "a

Things That Makes Me Smile Unknowingly (>_<)

2011-01-07T00:02:00.001+08:00

I think smiling makes almost half of my daily expressions. I'm the type who easily smiled even from a simple thing. Well smiling is not a bad thing to begin with. However there are also times I'm smiling without realizing it. In fact I'd never knew about it without somebody telling me (>_<) lolcat adaptation #1 Cats are one of a few things that makes me smiling unknowingly. Do

If I Had One Hour in a Time Machine...

2011-01-07T00:01:00.001+08:00

The idea of the existence of time machine is no longer cool to me. To be honest I found it stupid. The only cool side about it is if it was real. Alright, for now let's just pretend that it's real. And to put more challenge to the "simulated reality" let's limit it to 1 hour only. Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine For that 1 hour I think I'd like to visit myself in 10

My Greatest Accomplishment of 2010

2011-01-04T00:20:00.001+08:00

Since Q4 2009 I have plenty of "missions" planned for 2010. Some of them were "accomplished", some of them were dropped (halfway or canceled) and the rest were brought into 2011. Yes, I have many "accomplished missions" in 2010 alone, though the number is small if compared to my "failed missions". Some of them are just small things not worth talking about and some other are "really big things".

My Ancestors' Stories

2011-01-03T23:31:00.001+08:00

My real name is Akmal Rizal Shah Putra Mahayuddin ibn Hariffin Shah Putra Jammalullail. If you look at it I'm pretty sure it'd be hard to guess my ancestry line. To tell you the truth, it's not that complicated, and I'm not from a royal family or something like that. In fact I have no relationship with any royal families in the world. However It's from my name that I learned about my family's

Someone Who Deserves More Credit

2011-01-02T22:33:00.001+08:00

Do you watch anime? Or specifically do you watch OreImo? If you don't then stop reading right now. If you do then you have to agree with me for what I'm going to say afterward. I'm going to tell you who deserves more credit in that anime. Ore no Imouto For me Kyousuke Kousaka (Kirino's big brother) deserves more credit than Kirino herself. I know he's not manly enough to be

What I Want to be Remembered For...

2011-01-02T21:06:00.001+08:00

Let's accept it, every living thing will face death regardless we want it or not. Of course if there's a choice not to die I'd opt for that but that's just impossible. Having high interest in history myself, I've learned about many ways people would be remembered for. Some are good and some are bad. Now it's time for me to think about that too. Small bronze statue of a medieval

Three Countries I'd Like to Visit (and why)

2011-01-01T23:28:00.001+08:00

I'm not really a travel and adventurous type of a person but believe me deep within myself I still have some desire to visit foreign countries. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I hate my own country or I love some other country more but think of it like visiting your neighbors. Throughout my life I've been dreaming of visiting other countries, especially the European countries. However things

What I'm Looking Forward to in 2011

2011-01-01T22:45:00.001+08:00

This is not the first time I'm saying this. There were many things I was looking forward to do in 2010 but many of them didn't make it in the end. Some of them are dropped and the remaining will be brought to 2011, together with a few additions. Here I present you things that I'm looking forward in 2011. Keep reading. Ore no Imouto 1. Finish my OreImo-parody artworkI know it's

Silence is Golden: First Impression: Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii ...

2010-11-07T18:33:00.000+08:00

Silence is Golden: First Impression: Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii ...: "This is probably what I look like whenever I see Kirino XD Lelouch is that you?!"

My Country? It's Like This

2010-09-16T00:44:00.001+08:00

This prompt is answered in conjunction with the Malaysia Day on September 16. I'm an average Malaysian who was born in Malaysia, also live in Malaysia until now. So you know nothing about Malaysia? Here' let me tell you a thing or two about it. Assuming you know where is Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines, I can tell you Malaysia, on the map is located in the middle of those

What I'm Avoiding

2010-09-04T04:06:00.001+08:00

Generally speaking, I hate anything that gets in my way. Although I tend to avoid everything that I hate, if those things that I hate are happen to get in my way I'll face them because I feel like it. I'll keep harassing them until they get out of my way or until they follow my way. But all that has nothing to do with what I'm avoiding as per what explanation below. Chuck Norris (1)

My Stance In Swear Words, Goshdarnit

2010-08-14T18:46:00.001+08:00

I have give my thoughts previously about swear words. This is the Part II of it, and this time I won't hold back, so if you find any 'unmasked' vulgarities below, please bear in mind that they are solely for the purpose of explanation, not to piss off anybody. Fuck you Lets start with the most popular swear word, 'fuck'. I still don't understand why people, especially the

My Superhero's Special Power

2010-08-14T06:28:00.001+08:00

If you were a superhero, what special power would I like to have? Before anything else I should ask myself what kind of superhero I'd like to be? The one with single superpower (like the X-Men) or the one with multiple superpowers (like Superman)? Lets perform some analysis first before I can decide any further. Superheroes go shopping Take a look at Superman. Aside from his

My Dream House

2010-08-12T06:08:00.001+08:00

This is about the home of my dream. Everybody has their own dream home, I mean who doesn't? People has always dreaming a perfect and ideal home for their life, even if it does not appear to be 'perfect' to other people. Perfect here doesn't have to be 100% because for most people, what they need is a "just enough" home with roof, and rooms, as long as it does provide a shelter for them. Here is

How I Feel About Swear Words, Goshdarnit

2010-08-11T05:46:00.001+08:00

Some people love to swear. For others it makes them cringe. So where do I stand, and why? When only swearing will do I like to categorize swearing into two categories; acceptable swearing and unacceptable swearing, depending on the level of harshness and vulgarity of the swearing words. For the acceptable ones, they are the less vulgar words such as 'damn' and "holy crap", which

The Movie That Moved Me

2010-08-05T23:51:00.001+08:00

If you think you're a big fan of Bruce Lee, I can say you're not until you learn more about Ip Man. I mean a real Bruce Lee's fan should know who Ip Man is and if you don't then be prepared Bruce Lee's ghost will hunt you and choke you to death. Ip Man (may also spelled as "Yip Man" in Romanized Chinese) is a Chinese martial art (kung fu) movie and the title of the movie itself is after

The Movie That Moved Me (part II)

2010-08-05T21:48:00.001+08:00

Ong Bak is a Thai movie starring Muay Thai martial artist Tony Jaa which released back in 2003. Since then another 2 movies under the same title has been released (Ong Bak 2 in 2008, followed by Ong Bak 3 in May this year, but all movies does not related in any way in each other, except for the presence of Ong Bak, the Buddha sculpture being the subject of attention). So why did this movie

The Movie That Moved Me

2010-08-05T21:00:00.001+08:00

Alright, it's "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy. Um, they're not really 'moved' me but they did it indirectly though. I mean it's the secondary effect of the movie that moved me instead of the movie itself. So how did this movie affect me? Well since I have limited English I always feared of English books, including the original novel of The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. In that sense

If I Could Relive Any Day of My Life

2010-08-01T20:37:00.001+08:00

Everybody have their own regrets. However that is not the only reason who people would want to relive their past. Some might want to re-experiencing the happiest moment in their life. Some others might just never had enough of the previous events. Thinking about reliving our past maybe stupid, childish and just a wishful thinking because it's impossible to go back in time but it doesn't mean it's

This Poem Is Brought to You By the Letter 'S'

2010-08-01T19:39:00.001+08:00

Damn this is the most difficult blogging task I ever have. Write a poem using only words that start with "s"? What the...? It would be easier if it's in Malay but to do that in English is quite a challenge for me with my limited English. Alright, I'll accept the challenge. So when I think about multiple 'S', the first thing that came up in my head is the triple-S. Surely this would ring a bell

My Neighbor(s)

2010-08-01T01:22:00.001+08:00

A poem to my neighbors. I could have wrote more but 10 lines seems to be most I could do right now with my limited English. Colorful hillside neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal in the morning sun O my neighbors you all are kind,Even if I make noise you won't mind,To the left Mr. Ayub always with his cats,Did you know that I'd love to keep them as pets?Since they alway come by

The Best Advice I Ever Received

2010-08-01T00:53:00.001+08:00

Just like quotes, I rarely (almost never) abide to people's advices. It's not that I'm selfish or what but I take them as a mere suggestions, which means in the end things will always depend on myself, and luck, and even God's intervention (if you atheist people out there are laughing at me because I believe in God, then you are wrong). And more often than enough, people thought they're giving

The World Would Be a Better Place If... (part II)

2010-07-31T15:08:00.001+08:00

The world would be a better place if we could make cigars and smoking habit completely vanished. I was a smoker too and I start smoking when I was still a teenager. However I managed to quit even before I graduated from my high school, and completely quit before I reach 20. Now I hate cigars and smoking. The truth about smoking is it turns one into a loser because addiction is a characteristic of

My Favorite 'Quote(s)' of All Time - part II

2010-07-31T00:50:00.001+08:00

My 10 favorite 'quotes':"Everybody lies" - House"Everybody's a hypocrite" - House"Nobody's perfect, but everybody does" - Me"God made relatives, thank God we can choose our friends" - Me"Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?" - Me"Behind every successful men, there's one woman; behind every unsuccessful men, there are two" - Me"If I give a poor man a fish, I only feed

My Prophetic Dream

2010-07-31T00:07:00.001+08:00

Prophetic dream may sound stupid because, who in the right mind would believe in their dream? Actually dream is there to make our sleep more 'enjoyable', interesting and not just boring. And dream is always based on our deep unconscious desire. Believe it or not sleepwalking may be caused by one's deepest desire to do things that can't be done while awake. The truth is, just because we had one or

My Favorite Quote of All Time

2010-07-30T23:04:00.001+08:00

Actually I don't really have this "favorite quote" because I never really pay attention to them or try to remember them. Besides I always stumbled upon many interesting quotes that it's hard to pick which one that I like. However, if I were to put one of many that I remember, I'll just pick this:"He who knows, controls" or "He who knows, rules". Not sure which one is correct and I'm not sure

The No-Fail Way to Make Me Roll My Eyes (Or to Make My Eyes Roll)

2010-07-30T02:39:00.001+08:00

10+5 things that are guaranteed to make my eyes roll without fail: eyes roll back around 1. American jokes; because they would make me think "what's funny about it?" most of the time.2. Feminist who are bitching about the "discrimination against women" where such discrimination does not really exist.3. People who go against death penalty but hypocritically they are OK with