Closing blog down

I'll be closing this blog down for awhile. Will write notes on my Facebook account instead of this blog for privacy reasons. Add me there if you're interested in my humble jottings.

I am asleep

Not. It's 5.30 am. I hate waking up this early. Must have been the caffeine I drank at Starbucks last night with my buddy Dazu. How the heck could that happen? You drink a cup of cappuccino at 10pm, you sleep at 12 midnight but wake up at 5am? What is this weird delay in caffeine insurgency that's going on.

It's worrying waking up at this hour in the morning. I always imagine it being a sign from God that 'something' has happened. That's not enough emphasis. I always imagine it being a sign from God that SOMETHING has happened!!! Arghhhhh! That's more like it.

My worrisome mind made me go to Facebook and check. Nothing shocking there, besides people trying to vie for attention. Thank God. Then I checked my e-mail, nope nothing going on there as well. Lo and behold, I soon started checking CNN and BBC just to make sure that nothing crazy has been going on that would personally affect my life.

Did you notice that I checked Facebook first before G-mail?

On any normal day waking up at this hour after only 5 hours of sleep really isn't that bad. However, last night I was pummeled by a gym trainer. Before the gym training session the trainer asked me what my goal was. I told him that I did the gargantuan mistake of signing up for a half-marathon in March and that I needed training. Right after telling him that, I also told him a story of how me and the wifey watched some rugby (yes, I don't watch rugby. just so happened it was the only thing worth watching on TV. yes, it isn't even nearly as awesome as American football), and that the wifey was wondering why when I wear my South African Springbok jersey that I don't fill the shirt like the players.

Instead of doing the normal runs of say 5 kilometers within 30 minutes, the gym trainer decided to do weight training with me. And now I can't lift my arms.

I should go back to sleep.

Mad Men

Mad Men is the best drama TV series around. Nothing comes near to it. Don Draper is freaking awesome and I love him, I'd want to be him too but not really, I'm afraid the wife would anesthetize my little friend and chop him off. People who have not been introduced to Mad Men, consider this your initiation.

Pressure

My exams are less than a month away. I'm starting to feel the pressure.

My strategy on taking these exams are just doing problems problems problems. There's no need to understand the material, seriously. Even if you understand it you won't be able to answer all the questions in time unless you are familiar with the questions shown.

I kinda like the pressure nowadays. Sure I have buddies who go home and never have to worry about anything after their 9 to 5 jobs. But where's the fun in that kind of lifestyle? Life is about struggle and overcoming that struggle. There are no heroes - just ordinary people who rise up to huge challenges. Think of this as my personal way to feel better about myself (though you shouldn't really care).

OK, enough talking, more problems. I won't be updating this blog until after my second exam in November. Till then.

The Malay Woman

Generalizing works. Sure, you can say that some people are not stereotypical of their generalizations. For example, Asian guys are known to have, in the words of my friend Ijai, 'organ reproduksi' that are not capable of cock-fighting with Mat Salleh guys. But hey, look at me, I defy such stereotypes. (Mostly because of the correlation between my height and my 'organ reproduksi', haha).

One of the generalizations that I would like to discuss today is about the Malay woman. I've noticed some of these generalizations these past few years, and want to share them with you.

Relationships
In terms of love, never ever doubt the Malay woman. She gives it all. Up to the point of madness. Drunk love some of you might call it. The Malay woman would defy all odds when it comes to love. Cross a river of fire - Yep. Yes she would. She'd cross an ocean of fire if she had to.

I have a friend who's so madly in love I swear, she'd do the most outrageous things. I could imagine her drinking bat blood, sacrificing goats, encroach upon an ex-lover's wedding to stop it and so much more. Another person that I know online (someone who reads my friend's blog), lent a few thousand ringgits to her boyfriend of the time being. Those two broke up, and now she's figuring out ways on how to get her money back.

I could never imagine any other woman in Malaysia to be that involved. For the sake of being racial, could you imagine a Chinese woman lending money to her boyfriend? I'm sure she would after some convincing and tender loving care, but at the end of the day the boyfriend would have to pay her back, interest included. Haha. Oh my racial tendencies.

Society
The only reason why the Malay society is still relevant today is because of Malay women. The Malay woman is so diligent. She studies hard and works hard. Around 70% of university students in Malaysia are women (Malay + dll). The Malay man of my generation is terrible. Most of us Malay men enjoy melepaking, mat rempeting, and of course our favorite - politicking (join riots etc). I've heard numerous times that it's hard for a Malay woman to find a good Malay man. It's not that hard to imagine why.

I guess the one thing that the Malay man should be relieved of is that the Malay woman hates other Malay women. The Malay woman will use every dirty trick in the book: backstabbing, badmouthing, town crying to bring other Malay women down. That's why they'll never rule Malaysia.

Exercising
The Malay woman does not like to work out. I don't know why they don't. Semua malas nak berlari. I knew maybe one or two Malay women who generally liked to go work out and play sports. The rest? Just sit at home most of the time I presume. Maybe it's the good genes, or maybe the Malay woman eats very little, but most Malay women are not fat.

Dream

A man can only dream of having all the greatest gadgets the world has to offer. This one is a little on the pricey side, and I don't see myself buying it on launch day in March 2011. But boy oh boy, doesn't it look sweet. With the Leica X1 costing an insane amount of 2000 USD and the leica M9 costing around 7000 USD for the body and 1500 USD for a good lens, I think this is quite possibly the best alternative out there.

With the APS-C sensor (the same as the Leica X1 and Leica M8 but not as big as the full frame sensor of the M9) and a fast 35mm f2.0 lens, this is one hell of a sweet (yes I've used the word sweet twice) camera.

Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan

I don't believe in an ugly girl turning into a beautiful woman. It just doesn't make any sense to me. Perhaps if a lady used to be fat, then lost some weight by means of contracting a horrible painstaking disease (or worked out intensely), became thin and suddenly beautiful - maybe that scenario could happen. But from pure looks to another pure look... is that even possible?

Then came Myleene Klass.

Let's look at her transformation:

This was her when she was young. Not a girl I would even think about asking out.

This is what she looks now. Stunning! My friend Ikram would love to go out with her, as Ikram is known to have a strong preference for the Chinese look. Haha.

I'm trained in actuarial science and a little bit of finance and economics. Myleene Klass is the perfect example of what I've learned in my finance classes - the importance of investing. Buy low, sell high. The returns on her stock have skyrocketed to heights that can only be imagined!

As I sit here on my pc chair and admire her beauty, I try to imagine what other guys who actually knew her when she was an ugly duckling feel now about her. Do they regret not trying to ask her out? Could you imagine what they've missed out on? Tsk tsk. They probably had a shot with her when she wasn't that beautiful and had (most probably) a lower self-esteem back then than what her esteem is now, being a model and all.

Men, my advice is never to rule out a woman too fast. Some might have great potential. Things could look way better when touched up the right way.

Simplicity

What do women want? I don't know. My guess would be something that ranges from 'everything' to 'more than what the other girl has'. No one knows the true answer to that question - even women themselves. I'm perfectly fine with letting that riddle be unanswerable though.

Men on the other hand, are simple creatures. Our wants and needs are very basic. The number one thing that we men want is sex. Aha! Not. That's a given, right people. No need for me to write a lengthy description and pretending to be surprised here.

But what is the second most thing that men want? Number two is probably the tricky part. When I think of it, my answer would have to be - it depends. Number two is dependent on what type of man the person is. Is he a gadget freak? Does he like video games? Loves cars? Is he an outdoory kind of person?

Since there's no simple formula for the second question (no QED), I'll provide an answer for myself as an example.

Adam Johari's second item on his wish list is having two large TV's, two Xbox 360's, two Halo Reach CDs, and playing Halo Reach split screen amongst 8 people. His two brothers has to be playing, then add in Ijai Jonoh, Anas Mustafah, and three other guys into the equation. Done. Voilla! My second desire.

And you thought that men were complex.

There's not much to say...

Just that I will be on a flight back home to Malaysia on Saturday morning. Yeahhhh!!

Patriotism

Someone who I didn't even know called my beloved country "Boleh-land" on one of my friend's Facebook account. He mentioned the word on a comment, describing his distaste towards the MACC (Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission) on how they were handling the Teoh Beng Hock case.

Mr R I find it hard to understand why the MACC (as the premier government organisation for Anti-Corruption) would stoop to such lows. But then again this is Boleh (only when gomen say boleh) land.. :)

Monday at 1:20pm ·

Adam Johari somebody questionably died in the MACC compound, can't really say that its credibility isn't compromised.

@Mr R : i don't know you, but i find it insulting when people call my country boleh-land.

Monday at 1:32pm

Yes, that's the kind of person that I am. When it comes to my country I'll shun away from being afraid of speaking out. No takut malu. No trying to figure out a more halus way to make my dissatisfaction less apparent. No sugar-coating needed. I don't hide my feelings in layers of pacifistic disposition.

However, this person was unlike the keyboard warrior cowards out there, and sensing my antipathy in the blunt comment I gave, was kind enough to send me a personal message on FB.

Mr. R

Hi Adam, I don't know you either but apologies for any offense. :)

I call Malaysia, Bolehland as a form of sarcastic recognition of the oft used government catch phrase "Malaysia Boleh" as so do many Malaysians who are dissatisfied or cynical with the government promises and performance to date. Promising the world but failing to deliver anything. Didn't want to post response on N's wall :)

Toodles.

Adam

Hi Mr. R,

I didn't mean to sound offensive, if I did I apologize. It's just I don't like how the word Boleh-land is used to describe Malaysia. To me, Malaysia is our country, a separate entity from the government, and as a citizen I uphold the word Malaysia to its highest decree. It doesn't bother me if people mock the BN government, or Pakatan Rakyat, both of them deserve a thorough trashing from time to time, but I feel a little offended that people would use the general term 'Boleh-land' to describe my home and its people.

When Barack Obama went on TV before becoming president, he didn't wear the American flag pin on his suit, which made people from both sides (right and left) launch a swarm of criticism towards him. Even such a remote matter triggered huge repercussions; now in this case my country is being called 'Boleh-land' which we all know what it means, and I don't think as a citizen that I should just let such mockeries go idly by.

Again, sorry. I'm quite sure that you aren't the kind of person who isn't patriotic or in any way trying to insult our country. I'm just very nit-picky with terms and associations. 

My response was in a gentler form though. With it being Ramadhan, and the fact that this person messaged me personally so that, if we had to go to the mattresses, we could avoid that in my friend's comment section, I felt compelled to write back in a much better demeanor. But let this be a lesson to Malaysians out there: Malaysia is our country. Our Home. If you want to talk about Malaysia you make sure you use her name with respect.

Penat aka Tired

Fasting from 3.30am till 8.30pm is somewhat tiring. Couple that with trying to study everyday just makes it excruciatingly exhausting. On a happier note though, I will be returning from the 5th of September till the 18th of September back to my beloved country, where my blood spills and flows - Malaysia. I haven't been back in two years since I got married. That, and the fact that I have not celebrated Hari Raya (Malaysian Christmas) back home in seven years makes this trip seem ever meaningful.

Can't wait to see everyone back home. Seronoknye! Mark your calendars rakan-rakan.

2nd year

Happy anniversary baby

Tak kenal maka tak cinta

I don't need to see the British version of The Office. There's no rule out there that says that if I enjoy the better version of the two - the American Office - that I would need to see the British version as well so I could at least compare the two.

However, the fact remains, that I am a true gentleman. Such forth, I shall watch the British Office and at least try to 'hear it out'.

Actually, one of my co-workers who is British (hah! she's biased) keeps on saying that the British version is way better. She rallied up all the guys in the office and made them turn against me. When I asked her to give me proof that the British Office is better than the American Office, she said,"I'll prove it!! I... I.... I dunno how to.... Bah.. I'll prooooveeee it!!!". Days went by when I waited for her to show her "proof". "Uuuuuu, you're gonna prove it like a theorem aren't you!?", I taunted.

Today, I heard her usurping support on how the British Office is better than the American Office from the kitchen with the other guys. That sly woman. Rallying her supporters behind my back eh? She should know that I have ears of a jungle cat, and of course, that I sit right beside the kitchen. People who know me know that I love to eavesdrop. After I barged in and accused her of treachery, mutiny, and the like, she took out her blasphemous weapon, which was in the form of DVDs.

So she gave me her British version of The Office DVDs to borrow. Time to watch this measly performance of trying to be funny version of the real one and only The Office.

Drool

Hello lads/chaps/mates. These past few days have been absolutely brilliant with great weather and marvelous food. None of that utter rubbish nonsensical rain that the British are so known for. A few days ago me and me wife.... urghh. Ok, I can't talk like a British person. It pains me to even write those few sentences.

Anyways, a few days ago the wifey and I went to a famous Pakistani restaurant in London. We were going out celebrating our 9 years (yes, you read that right) couple anniversary. After work, I met up with the wife at the Monument Station where we took the tube to get to Aldgate East.

Before I mention the name of the restaurant, I have to thank my buddies Vasan and Sze Yin for introducing this place to me. The restaurant is so famous, that even Tom, Dick and Harry go there. Yes, white people ;)

The name of the restaurant is.....

Tayyabs

If you have been living in London and you love Indian/Pakistani food, then you have to get to know Tayyabs. This place is simply amazing. But don't get swayed by my mere words, let's let some pictures do the talking.

The mixed grill

I find myself to be a little special in Tayyabs, because the best dish that they serve, is not even in the menu! But I know about it! Haha. I'm so in the know *grin*. The mixed grill is the best dish served in this restaurant. It's an assortment of lamb chops, shish kebabs and marinated chicken. If you aren't that interested in the chicken and shish kebabs, then just order the lamb chops. You have to taste the lamb chops. The lamb chops from Tayyabs are heavenly. Sedap nak mampos bak kata Shikin. (Translation: so good that you could die)

Garlic Nan

Mango Lassi (some reviewer online said that the mango lassi is sunshine in a glass)

Karachi chicken

"There's so much food!"

The price of food at Tayyabs is pretty reasonable. It is no where near expensive, nor is it super cheap. Shikin and I usually spend around 12 pounds per person when we go there.

When it comes to Pakistani food, Tayyabs is just at a different level as compared to other restaurants within the same genre. The food here is mind blowing. Even Mat Sallehs know that. As evident by the long queue:

You would think that the queue is only during prime times like lunch and dinner, but you are mistaken. Tayyabs' queue is like this every single day, every single time. If you want to avoid the 1 hour queue, then you should make a phone call reservation of which you will still have to wait, but it'll be around 20 minutes outside the building. There was a time that I went to Tayyabs with Shikin on a whim. "Let's just wing it!", said myself. Yeah, right. Merajuk isteri aku. We waited 45 minutes, then gave up, went to a different place but with Shikin's frown not changed.

I wouldn't recommend Tayyabs as a first time dating place. The queue, the loudness of the people conversing, the very raw engaging food that will have your fingers smelling of spices by the end of the day and so forth just aren't the proper conditions for a date. But if you are looking for the absofuckinglutely best Pakistani food there is with out even the slightest of compromises, this is the place for you.

ps: to my friend Rachel, if you read this, and one day you decide to end your tenure as a vegetarian, I'll get you some of those heavenly lamb chops and we'll pig it out ;)

The best fruit in the world

Is not the durian. Durian is the worse fruit in the world. It stinks. It tastes like something that has been left in the refrigerator for months. There are people out there who 'named' the durian the King of fruits. Say what? Why is durian the so called King?

I shit you not people, though I have no experience first-hand of eating that spiky fruit from hell, the durian is terrible in so many ways:

1) After you eat it, your whole body starts to get warm! Really. It's a well-known fact. To counter act this fruit from hell, people would normally eat the mangosteen (the best fruit in the world, which will be discussed later on)  to cool your body down.

2) It is almost impossible to open it. How did man even know how to open the fruit? Wait, I'm going ahead of myself. How did man even know it was a fruit!? Did a farmer one day went into the tropical jungles of the northern peninsula and experienced observing some orang-utans and gorillas open the fruit up? Did those orang-utans open the durian up, ate it, and made orang-utan-styled "ooo oooo aaaa aaaa" orgasmic sounds of joy? Really, I don't know.

3) It smells

4) Your fart smells after you eat it

5) It looks ugly

6) You are ugly (emo) if you don't believe in me

The finest

"It's amazing how McDonalds can produce the same kind of food everywhere in the world. McDonalds in America tastes exactly like McDonalds in Japan" - McDonalds fan.

I agree with you McDonalds fan. McDonalds produces the finest food the world has ever imagined. I don't know if there is a mister McDonalds, or a misses McDonalds, but people of the world should be grateful to Mr/Mrs McDonalds for gracing us lesser beings with a taste of what food perfection really is. All the fat guys in the world who can no longer see their 'little brothers' down there should, only if they can, extend their left and right hands out and clap for McDonalds.

Having watched How I Met Your Mother episodes in reruns I can't help but remember that there was an episode where Marshall was looking for the "Best Burger in the World". He found his best burger in some shady alley in New York City. Me? I found mine in no where else but Ronald McDonald's McDonalds.

The perfect burger, in the whole wide world, bar none, if you disagree with me I will spank you, in its own entire league, could make you have a burgasm, is....

tadaaaaaaa

The Prosperity burger! Hu-raaa! Woof woof woof!

Yes. It is McDonalds Prosperity burger. I don't care if you guys have tasted the burgers from the likes of Hard Rock Cafe, or Victoria Station, or San Francisco Steak House, or anywhere else in the universe. THIS, is the best burger in the world.

It's a shame that it's only offered in MALAYSIA during CHINESE NEW YEAR season. This burger is a reminder of what prosperity really is. Screw the angpow money your relatives give you. No sorry I take that back. Take the money that your relatives give you and go and enjoy the finest burger in the world. The finest burger in the world only costs a mere 10 ringgit as a set. Now, if God were to offer you heaven in exchange for 10 ringgit would you refuse the offer? No. Definitely No. HELL NO. Same concept applies for this burger. Plunge, pilfer, steal if you must but you will obey Mr McDonalds wand and eat this.

Tobi is

I don't know who Tobi is... I had a theory that Tobi was Captain Yamato... but it doesn't seem possible. We should all just wait and let Kishimoto reveal who Tobi is to us. That may be hundreds of chapters from now.

Who is Tobi??

As a self-confessed Narutard I've invoked on this personal mission on trying to figure out who Tobi really is. Tobi is the ultimate villain in Naruto. He killed Naruto's mother (Kushina) and father (Minato the 4th Hokage) and was able to convince Sasuke's brother Itachi to murder their entire Uchiha clan. Tobi was also the person who released the Kyubi (9 tails) 16 years ago when Naruto was born, wreaking havoc unto Konoha which had plenty of their ninja's dying to defend their country. After those incidents, Tobi has reemerged himself after going into hiding to execute his Moon Eye plan and conquer the world.

Tobi

In the series Tobi appears as a new member of Akatsuki, a subversive ninja group with intentions of conquering the world. He pretended to be a weakling and kept on portraying this joker image while in the group. As the chapters progressed, more Akatsuki members died and he finally reveals himself as Uchiha Madara.


But is he really Uchiha Madara? Why won't he show his face?


There are plenty of theories going on out there. I'll show you guys the main theories, and I'll mention who I really think is the REAL Tobi.






1. Tobi = Uchiha Madara

The jutsus that Tobi has been using is extremely powerful. So powerful, that only a few ninjas in the ninja world would be able to do so. The fact that he knew about the nine tails in Kushina's body, was able to kill the third Hokage's personal ANBU ninjas, knew about the 4th Hokage's capabilities and was able to extract the Kyubi from Kushina points towards him being a very strong ninja with a lot of ninja knowledge. This made most of the ninja's out there (including the 4th Hokage) assume that Tobi is Uchiha Madara. Well, those plus he has a Sharingan in his right eye and he self-claims himself to be Uchiha Madara.


However, I would have to disagree that he actually is Uchiha Madara. Uchiha Madara was born way back during the 1st Hokage's time. He would be more than a 100+ years old now if it were actually him. Wouldn't it suck if Kishimoto (the writer and drawer of Naruto) portrayed Tobi as Uchiha Madara and it actually IS Uchiha Madara? That storyline would suck so bad.

When Kabuto used Edo Tensei to reveal a hidden coffin, Tobi was so shocked of the dead body that Kabuto presented. I'm assuming Uchiha Madara's real dead body is in there. All in all, I don't think that Tobi = Uchiha Madara.


2. Tobi = Obito

The name gives out the hint. Tobi sounds like Obito. Obito sounds like Tobi.


Obito might be Tobi because he is from the Uchiha clan that has the Sharingan's ability. The fact that his right side got crushed, rendering people to wonder where his right eye's Sharingan went to and that Tobi's right face is someone old/crushed might make you think that Tobi is Obito.

Again, I would have to disagree that Tobi = Obito. Obito was Kakashi's close friend during childhood, making him a kid when Tobi attacked Konoha 16 years ago. There's no way that kid Tobi, without him invoking his Sharingan, could've been able to fight Konoha's Yellow Flash (4th Hokage).

Tobi 16 years ago threatens to kill baby Naruto

3. Tobi = Izuna

Izuna's dead body

Izuna is Uchiha Madara's twin brother who gave up his eyes to Uchiha Madara. Not much is known about him. We know that he lost his eyes/ gave them to Uchiha Madara and died in battle afterwards. Him being Tobi just doesn't make sense. A curveball out of no where. Some people say that the coffin that Kabuto summoned actually had Izuna in it and that Uchiha Madara is actually Tobi, but I think that's a long shot.

4. Tobi = Danzou

Danzou revealing his Sharingan

This can't be true since Danzou is now dead. There was a time that people actually thought that Danzou was Tobi since Danzou kept on hiding his right eye. Danzou's right eye was actually from Uchiha Shisui (Itachi's friend that supposedly was murdered by Itachi). The fact that Kishimoto shows Danzou talking to Tobi and now that Danzou is dead makes Danzou impossible to be Tobi.

5. Tobi = Uchiha Shisui

Uchiha Shisui is Itachi's close friend. Itachi killed Shisui to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan. We know he is dead and that Danzou had his right eye which makes him impossible to be Tobi. He was also just a kid when Tobi attacked Konoha 16 years ago. Very unlikely equation.

6. Tobi = Salamander Hanzou

Salamander Hanzou

Salamander Hanzou was an extremely strong ninja that killed plenty of Konoha's ninjas during the great war. Three of Konoha's ninjas survived fighting Hanzou - to which Hanzou granted them the title of the legendary Sannin for surviving. They were Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade.

Hanzou made the mistake of killing Yahiko. Yahiko was Nagato's best friend. When only a child, Yahiko and Konan saved Nagato from death of starvation. Nagato went berzerk after Hanzou killed Yahiko. It says that Nagato "single-handedly killed Hanzō, his family, and his retainers, and then conducted a systematic genocide of anybody even remotely associated with Hanzō, even to the extent of terminating the ambassadors of the villages Hanzō was associated with"

Being dead and all, it would be hard to say that he is actually Tobi.

So there you go, six examples of who could be Tobi. Each has their strengths and weaknesses of actually being Tobi. Personally, I think that all six of them are not Tobi. Do you want to know who I really really think is Tobi? This is probably a long shot. But I think that Tobi is....

[to be continued]

Gum

This is my favorite footballer for now.

Paul

The World Cup

I don't think that Spain were that good. Sure, they won it. Yes, they beat teams like Portugal, Germany and Netherlands. A person would have to admit that Spain controlled the ball really well, having a possession rate of around 60% in most games.

But watching Spain is boring as hell. They only scored once in like every one of their knock-out stage games. 1-0 against Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and Paraguay. Maybe they are good; I stand corrected on such a bold statement. But I'm pretty damn sure they are not exciting.

Would you rather pay to watch a one-time orgasmic team like Spain? Or would you rather pay to watch multi-orgasmic teams like Germany and Argentina play?

UPDATE


My friend Adilla said I could say all the shit I wanted. She added a 'lol' right after.

Adilla Fauzi 

Say all the shit you want Adam. Lol.

2 hours ago ·  · 

Adam Johari 

thanks adilla. i will. where do i begin.

oh yeah, spain won the world cup. good for them. it took them 70+ years to achieve it. with this world cup they now have... hmmm... one world cup title under their belts. that's the same amount of world cups that england has. uruguay has more world cup titles than spain.

how did spain achieve that one world cup title? oh. easy. by pussy divers like iniesta and dick grabers like puyol. let's not forget the disallowed corner kick that netherlands was supposed to be given 2 minutes before the goal.

spain won this world cup. but i don't think this is the absolute-ultimate-orgasmic-inducing world cup that people will remember. spain scores one nil all the time. wow. let's watch replays of how spain played! doubt it. i'd rather spend better time looking at paul.

i know one of you spain supporters paid that damn octopus.

Best football move EVER!

Adam

How the government shot itself in the balls

First, I would like to apologize for getting this article out later rather than sooner. I wanted to write it earlier, especially when it was a hot topic, but responsibilities (the World Cup) got in the way and only now am I free to pen my thoughts.

Going back to the motion mentioned above.

On the 14th of June the Malaysian government decided to cut Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) scholarships for students pursuing their undergraduate studies overseas. The reason that the 1500 overseas scholarships will not be given out next year is because the government simply "can't afford it", according to Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, the minister in the prime ministers department.

Picture: Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz

The article that mentions the abolishment of those scholarships can be found here:

[ link ]

You know, I'm really tired of having politicians that are f*cking retards. They must think that we have the memory of a goldfish when they released that statement. Someone in the magical kingdom of Putrajaya should really learn the basics of Public Relations (PR), at the very least, so that when they screw things up beyond comprehension they could at least lie to our faces.


Huh? PR? Well...


Around the same time when Nazri declared the cut, the government proposed to build this. Then, a few days later they announced this. The travesty! Come on brader, who are you trying to kid? The government has no money for scholarships? Then please explain to me how they can build an RM800 million mansion for maybe 10 people of our royal family and an RM800 million new parliament for our MPs.


Perhaps, the government should just abolish itself and let the Sultans rule the country. Right? Right? Wrong. No. Sit down you Hang Tuah fanatic. Some Sultans and Princes are way more messed up than the government when it comes to money.


It's amazing how much you can't learn even after so much exposure. BN is made of three main components - three parties with three different races. And yet, they never learn from each other. Not one bit. Wahai parti Barisan Nasional, tidakkah kamu tahu yang Orang Cina sangat mementingkan pembelajaran? Do you not realize that Chinese people love education? Education is like the one thing that the Chinese people take pride of, besides making money, drinking sarang burung and eating roast Peking duck, and you want to take that away from them? If someone came up to me and tried to steal my Iphone.... OK let's not discuss that situation... *belai Iphone


Some of you are going,"Why is this guy talking about race? Aren't the scholarships made out of bumiputeras and non-bumiputeras?". For those who don't know, there are two big government run scholarship providers in Malaysia - JPA (the one they want to cut) and MARA. MARA scholarships are exclusive for bumiputeras only while JPA overseas scholarships consist of 56% bumiputeras and 44% non-bumiputeras. The media spin-doctors in collaboration with someone inside the government cleverly announced those statistics about the JPA break-out so that the non-bumiputeras wouldn't be outraged.


Let's do the calculation. If you have 44% of overseas scholarships for non-bumiputeras, then you cut them by 44%, let me see, what is the result, hrmmm.... someone, hand me a calculator please, nak kira brape peratus tinggal.


This is downright racism. Yes I said it. I hate punchlines and cliche words that politicians use like "change", "grass-roots" and one of them being "racism". But this is SO blatantly racist that I will excuse myself for using the word.


Of course, the media tried to help abate the issue. What was their excuse for the cuts? Reaching for the silver lining, they mention that the cuts actually means that our local universities are getting better! Now I'm all in for semangat Malaysia. Tapi tolonglah, who's leg are we trying to pull here? We have some really good local universities, like UM, UKM, UPM, Uniten, Uni Petronas, UTAR, MMU, etc, but at the same time, there's a huge growth of mushrooming universities emerging that are totally, downright, lacking in almost every aspect; be it in the form of facilities or teachers when compared to other universities around the globe.


Scholarships are good for the country. It is a good investment, perhaps the best investment a country could ever make. Spreading the wealth (non-socialistic way), which, may I remind you, is the governments job is effectively carried out when they give out these scholarships. It is a promotion given to kids who work their asses off in school. It helps the families financially who can't afford to send their kids overseas. It is a life changer.


At the very least, the government should give JPA scholarships to kids for twinning programs so that the kids can have the opportunity to go overseas if they do well, even though the period will be shorter.

I got the Iphone 4

Failed - again

My results came out a few hours ago. I failed Exam CAS5, for the second time. Before the results came out I kinda knew that I was on the fence on the exam; of course there's that teeny tiny side of the brain that tells you that there is some glimmer of hope of passing. Haha, don't listen to that teeny tiny side. He's mostly wrong.

The month before the exam I studied like a monster. Sleeping at 2am studying almost everyday. And still it wasn't good enough. Way to go Mr. reality for smacking me on the face.

Let this be a lesson to everyone out there. There's no easy way of success when it comes to the exams. Humiliation, sleep depravation, anxiety, feeling stupid - I've felt it all - again.

UPDATE: So I still haven't received my fail letter yet. I keep on wondering what kind of fail score I got. Hopefully it's a 5/10 and not anything lower. The management over here has asked what score did I get; my only response is "I know I've failed. I just don't know how bad". haha

US Soccer

Ever since I got to England everyone here has been making fun of the US soccer team. My US soccer team. Before the World Cup started a couple of weeks ago, everyone kept on telling me how terrible the US team is.

"Soccer? It's football! You use your foot to kick the ball. Football!", one of the ladies told me.

Another guy said ,"If you notice, all the countries that call football soccer, are not good in football. Just look at the US, South Africa and Australia"

Another guy went on a tangent and mentioned ,"The American football is the same as sissy rugby. That's why they have to wear those pads. All of them are a bunch of sissys"

My blood began to boil. "Need I explain to these people that American football is one of the best sports in the world?", I thought to myself. I took a more relaxed approach instead. "Well, they have to wear pads cause there is something called a forward throw in American football. If the players are running as fast as they can against each other, they would crack their skulls if they didn't wear protection. Plus, they didn't wear protection in American football back in the day. They implemented it cause all these college kids were dying playing it".

Before the world cup started every single newspaper in England mentioned how the English were going to trample all over their oppositions - America included. "England is bound to win the world cup!", hailed JPMorgan with their biased mathematical model stating that England was going to win it all. "The key to winning the World Cup lays in the hands of England's prolific striker Wayne Rooney", each tabloid said.

"I'm predicting a 3-0 score. England winning of course", predicted one of the guys in the office concerning the England - USA game.

Ok, then came the World cup and the USA vs England game. Please, somebody, tell me the score? 1-1! What is that? Is that a fluke? Could this be the revenge that I've been waiting for? Should I go rub it to their faces? Nope. I shouldn't. You know why? Cause I kinda like the English team.

Continuing on with the story...

Then back in the office kitchen all of the guys started telling me that it was a fluke. "America got lucky in that one" "Any other day England would have destroyed America" "England never does good in its first match". Hearing all those comments, I chuckled in the inside, cause deep down I knew they were hurting, and rightly so. A true fan always hurts when their team doesn't perform as they should.

After that, Deutschland came with a fury on Australia of which hadn't been seen in the 2010 World Cup. I was so amazed, and because of my amazement I declared to my officemates of how Germany is probably the favorites to win the World Cup. You know what response I got?

"That's very scary for your America Adam. Cause US will meet Germany in the top 16 match. England will be the top of the group, with America coming in second to meet Germany, which is the top of their group". ARGHHHHHHH. How dare you keep on undermining my US! BUARGHHHHHHHH. If I could only blow fire!!

Last night, England drew against Algeria... :|