There is a massive disturbance in The Force....

Okay, after my groans and sighs a couple of hours ago, i decided to stop my work and relax for awhile..hey I deserved it..and so I surfed my cool 'buddy''s website, JoBlo and saw that Kevin Smith had a chance to go watch Episode 3 early! For those who don't know who the heck is Kevin Smith, let me, the movie geek, enlighten you.

Kevin Smith is a well known writer/director/actor who has been doing classic cult comedies such as 'Clerks', 'Dogma', 'Mallrats', 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'. He also is a comic book writer and is a great fan of comics. Well that's how far I know him truth be told. I wouldn't want to act like a smart ass because Kevin Smith followers will crush me for that.

Anyway, my point is that if Kevin Smith, one of the biggest Star Wars fan in the world, says something good about a Star Wars movie...he's the man to trust. That being said, here's an excerpt from his website, http://www.newsaskew.com/

“Revenge of the Sith” is, quite simply, f**king awesome. This is the “Star Wars”
prequel the haters have been bitching for since “Menace” came out, and if
they
don’t cop to that when they finally see it, they’re lying. As dark as
“Empire”
was, this movie goes a thousand times darker.

There...now my anticipation for this flick just shot up the roof!! There are spoilers in Kevin's website and I've read them through (see, I normally won't read spoilers but i just can't help it with Ep3), and form what he has described....I'm salivating like hell already!!

For those who don't mind spoilers, visit this link: http://www.newsaskew.com/blog/?m=20050425 and read some fancy tidbits on what happens in Ep3. Not 100% spoilers but just some highlights on this movie. Some other quotes by Kevin Smith on this movie:

This flick is so satisfyingly tragic, you’ll think you’re watching “Othello” or
“Hamlet”.

This is the birth of Darth Vader we’re talking about. The only comic moments in
the flick are given to R2D2, and while good, they’re all pretty few and far
between; the order of the day is dark, dark, dark.

Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor steal the show, but Hayden Christensen silences
any naysayers who wrote him off as too whiney in “Clones”. This is the flick
that feels closest to Episodes 4, 5, and 6, because - for the first time since
“Return of the Jedi” - there is a clear villain.

Remember the link people, but be warned...spoilers ahoy!

http://www.newsaskew.com/blog/?m=20050425

Finally back on track....or am I....

Okay my friends..i'm on my feet...well..almost...I'm at work now...90% healthy...I just can't figure out why I'm still dizzy and very very woozy...I feel like falling sometimes...and I just feel so jumpy..not alert...sometimes the slightest beeps feel like gongs...wow...did I take flu medicine or did I really take 'V'?

Anyway..on my way to work...I was really doing some deep thinking...something which i haven't been doing lately...and here are some of my sighs and groans:

Do you know how it feels when you do work for people, and you give it your best only to find out that you don't feel credited as much as you wanted? I mean, yea sure a thanks would be great enough and I don't expect people to buy me lunch or say "Hey, shah want to marry my beautiful daughter?" or give me 1 million dollars (although that would be really great if it were to happen in the REAL world) but all i want is respect. That's it..respect for what I've done for them. Sometimes I feel like people are not giving me respect after what I've helped them with. I'm not talking bout respect as in saluting me early in the morning saying "Good Morning Sir Shah!" and saying "Sir, yes Sir!" after every query i make...but a simple smile or chat would be nice.

Okay, maybe sometimes I beg too much as a receiver but I'm not playing my role as the giver. Yes i admit I sometimes look like a jerk who's totally selfish but I'm NOT. I LOOK that way but truthfully i AM NOT. NOT selfish like those stereotypical selfish people you see in movies or dramas..maybe just normal selfish as in naturally selfish. but never selfish with knowledge or help. I will help if i can and I will if I am able to.

Now this made me think..yea people nowadays aren't bothered to know about 'that guy over there' or 'this girl who mops the floor'...but people...listen to me..those people may very well save your life one day..you never know...whether they helped you before or not...just respect them. ok? respect them. it's in our religious teachings even. Islam says respect your neighbors and other people. treat them like you treat yourselves. So please respect...at least with a smile. You may think it's dumb or lame but moving those few muscles around your mouth to smile at a person, may very well change that person's life. He/she could be thinking about suicide and when you came along, you smiled that beautiful smile with sincerity and respect. He/she feels honored to even live and feels RESPECTED and therfore cancels suicide. Haven't you thought about it that way?

Now my next sigh is about money. Simply put..i just feel like going back to barter days...money is really something that could be meaningless one day, and it could be the object of desire the next. People's dreams can just go in smokes because of money. Yea I know how some kids who dream of being doctors end up being postal workers because they don't have money to take medic. Maybe takde rezeki...but there's always a reason behind things right? I know that...but right now my point is to focus on how a person feels when their dreams go in flames because of money.

You dream of being a interior designer. To be acknowledge these days, you need stupid printed papers of qualifications and can only be received via education. Where to study? Some big ass fancy college or institute that 'guarantees internationally recognized graduates'....yea....riiiight....what you DON'T see in the print is written in invisible ink...the full sentence is actually this:

"Our college guarantees internationally recognized graduates if you have tonnes of cash in your bank to pay for our highly priced fees and if you don't have money, then dream on sucker!"

Don't be hatin'..it's a fact. It's a materialistic world. Gone are the days of 50cents Nasi Lemak the size of your normal nasi ayam package. Gone are the days where candy are 10cents for 10.

Okay..enough blabbering...at this point some of you readers may think I'm wrong..some think I'm right. Ok..i appreciate your opinions and I respect them seriously. I'm just stating what I think and how i view it. So right now...my conclusion to my sighs and groans?

a) I should continue to respect people and if people don't respect me back, well, it hurts, but who's losing? Certainly not me.

and

b) Money? I have to work hard if I want my dreams to come true. The rest is up to Allah the Almighty. HE is the one who determines my wealth and health. Anything that happens is for a reason. So I shall not give up. I i do fail I will utter these words that have been popularized by one of the most popular rejects:

"I already gave it my best and I have no regrets at all..." - Sir William Hung..hehe *sir was added for respect..

-Peace!!-

The Force isn't balanced well you see...

I really hate it when this happens..I'm at home now feeling sick as always...caught the flu two days ago..yesterday I thought I was doing okay..so I went to work...but the flu came back and I had to go back early...now I'm stuck at home feeling woozy and so stoned...(stoned because of the medicine, mind you)...

Now the thing is...I'm really not balanced now...emotionally unstable....I just hate this feeling...you know...when you go online and you see you missed a LOT of things...then you go stable and say to yourself..."hey what the hell..nothing big.." then you feel like igniting your lightsaber and slay all people to death..(uhm..just a lil exaggeration there..)...argh...flu...

Actually...yesterday night was one hell of a night...and I know this is from the medication...you know how strong flu medicine is? that small yellow tablet can knock you out for hours! and for me..it was...wow. I had my first experience of being in a dream that was in a dream that was in a dream and all of them were so real. With me so far?

First i dreamt of wanting to wake up from my bed but I just couldn't open my eyes. My head felt like it was stuck (literally) to the pillow. Head felt heavy like boulders. couldn't turn around, my body felt locked in place. I tried as hard as I can to wake up but I failed. After what seems like hours, I managed to get up and found out i was actually dreaming..so I woke up and went to the toilet and saw myself in the mirror sweating as hell...probably from the 'hours' of trying to wake up in my dream before that...then I walked to my bed, but halfway there....

I woke up again, still lying on my bed. THIS time however, for real. So i was in a dream that was in a dream. Whoa. No Matrix is gonna beat this by a long shot. I'm currently still unstable and still woozy from the drug effect and my alert systems are currently 50%. I'm jumpy and I hear things....of course I hear things, i'm not deaf now am i?

Anyway....got to get some rest...

*breaths like Darth Vader*

yea..probably because I have a stuffy nose..

-peace!!-

A day in a life of a Sith Lord

Hmm...made me cranky, the dark side has...I just feel like shit today...i dunno why...i had a great weekend (the only weekend that I felt time passed by so slowly) and now back to work. Tapi takpaaaa....ujung minggu ni cuti tiga ari...hari buruh...hahahaha...yay...boleh aku sambung main game sampai habis game tuh! yeh!! anywayz...back to the darn work again...sheesh....

i want to go back and study like a student, live like a student, eat sleep like a student and ponteng klas like a student. I miss those days...tapi pikir balik....sem ni ade FYP! oh shit...haven't thought of a project yet...damn...

if only i could slay people with my lightsaber..............

(*cue imperial march theme*)

-pis!-

To the Dark Side, I have been seduced....

This is a result of keeping hate, fear and anger consume myself. Now I shall kill all Jedi. I shall rule the Galaxy. Well...just ruling Photoshop would be adequate enough.

Prepare yourselves for...

Darth Quirinus

(yea that name wasn't made up you know..it may be lame but hey..it's a weapon)

Yoda: "Told you, we did. Listen, you did not. Now screwed, we will all be!"

- Welcome to the dark side -

It's a superhero weekend!!

Alrighty then....now my friends all know me as this guy who just loves his video games and loves his movies...now previously on the SSC (buat style cam "Previously on the O.C") I gave some minor updates on the gaming world...now it's that time, right about that time to post some updates on movies. Mainly, superhero movies.

This year will see some of the most anticipated comic superheroes movies (Star Wars Episode 3 is another thing). While finally witnessing how Darth Vader transformed from a whiny momma's bitch to the most evil Dark Jedi in the galaxy far far away is kinda cool, nothing beats watching superheroes come to life, despite miserable failures (*cough* Daredevil *cough*) previously seen.

That said, here are some cool pictures and info for the unaware:

Superman V

This movie will take off from where Superman 2 left off. The director? Bryan Singer of X-Men fame. Who will play Clark Kent and Lois Lane?

An unknown actor, Brandon Routh (www.brandonrouth.com) will be playing as the late Christopher Reeve...no I mean Clark Kent and Supes. This Brandon guy is reaaaaallly creeping me out..why? Cos he looks like Christopher Reeve...damn. Good Choice Singer!

Lois Lane? Kate Bosworth. In the pics I've seen, she kinda looks okay..but what's with the hairdo? I mean it makes her forehead look like a 5 lane highway...heh but she's still cute..so she's forgiven.

Oh..and I'm not too sure about this, but the last I've heard Kevin Spacey was to play Lex Luthor. Nice choice.

So this is the latest pic of Brandon Routh in his Supes suit! It looks cool to me...the design we all know since kids but with modern day material! (Look at the cape! Polyester?).
Thanks to joblo.com and brandonrouth.com for the pic.

credits: www.joblo.com & www.brandonrouth.com

Ooookay...now with supes out of the way....let's get excited with....

BATMAN BEGINS!! Yeehaw!!

Now there has been a LOT of material on Batman's updates and a whole lot of vidclips...but I'm not that fanboy who'll keep myself updated. So here's a few posters that came out....all i can say about them: Suh-Wheeeeeettt-uh!

Who's in Batman Begins?

Christian Bale as the man in black tights, Katie Holmes as the girl in tight underwear, Morgan Freeman as an old man in tights...just kidding...., Gary Oldman as the Commisioner who's a tight asshole (again with the kid), Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jin (trust me, search for his pics in this flick) and Ken Watanabe as Gojira..hahaha I kid again...as Ra's Al Ghul. Ooh..and there's Scarecrow too!

again, credits to my main man, JoBlo!

Okay...now the last comic superhero (or anti-hero in this case) is none other than Ghost Rider. I no nothing much about the comic or the movie...except that these pics just surfaced:

Nic Cage as Johnny Blaze

Ghost Rider's Hellcycle

credits to JoBlo again

So that's it y'all...stay tuned for more updates!

Adventure. Excitement. A jedi craves not these things.

...and I'm not a jedi am I?



Aaargh..lama giler tak memblog (2 days lama ke?)....been busy this few days...ni harini cuti pun nasib la...esok ade lagi keje...hehe...tapi it's better that way...at least i have something to do..

anyways...nothing much has happened to me the past few days...just bought a 2 new games for PS2 (i have this very bad habit of buying games...but not finishing them....i must take a month leave to actually go on a marathon of finishing those games...one month still ain't enough come to think of it..). I bought LEGO star wars and God of War.

LEGO star wars is kinda cute...cos you're playing lego characters...but it's star wars...so u get to play Episode I, II and also III! yea...that's cool....kinda tough for kids eventhough the LEGO title may seem to target kids..(either it's tough for kids, or I just plain suck at this game). Oh and the other game? DAMN it's fantastic...God Of War. How do I sum it up...hmm let's see...

Devil May Cry + Prince of Persia + Lord of The Rings (movies) sized levels + haunting orchestra music + SWEEET visuals = God Of War

with that I do some cancellation here and there, matikan tu..matikan ni...bahagi dgn 8 and voila: 3 words

This Game ROCKS.

Oh and for those who would like to buy this game, just be forewarned that this game is ultimately gory with tons of blood and decapitation (hence the title God Of War dumbass..what were u expecting? teletubbies??) and to push it up a notch (well maybe the developers said "hey if we're getting an M rating for gore why not use the rating fully?") this game contains nudity. Well, the main character going topless is not considered as this but I mean topless females. Yes. Well...there should be cos in the ancient Greek / Roman times (this game's timeframe), bras were not invented yet (or so i think). So there ya go.

To finish up my blog, I'll splurt out some updates in the gaming world:

- GTA: San Andreas will be coming to the PC anytime now..
- The upcoming E3 will probably have the PS3 on display...
- PSP's price hasn't gone down yet, value pack: RM 1700, set only: RM 999
- SansDisk's Memory stick Pro Duo, 1GB is now on sale in Malaysia. Price? RM 699. Cry now.
- New games to watch out for (PS2):

• Star Wars Battlefront 2
• Star Wars : Episode 3 The Game
• Star Wars: Empire at War (PC)
  
• Fear and Respect
• The Godfather: The Game
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects
• Wanda and The Colossus
• SOCOM 3
• Soul Calibur 3

Well that's it I guess....Oh and by the way...a lil tidbit for MGS4

- it'll be on the PS3
- you will have no place to hide in levels
- Hideo Kojima, the series' creator will not be developing MGS4, but only supervising as exec producer

That's it y'all..

-peace!-

30 seconds of SENGAL

HAHAHAHA best best!! I just overheard a joke from my colleague just now...he got an SMS...kata hot news. Dia bacakan la the news tu:

Prince Charles was admitted in the hospital today, because of food poisoning. Prince Charles was believed to have this due to drinking expired breast milk.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Nice!!!

(sape yg tak paham tu...hehehe pikir la balik, Prince Charels kawin dgn sape?)

-Peace!-

The One With Sengalitis Entering KLCC (eh cam Friends la plak)

Aku pelik betul la..why izzit I don't feel like blogging at home when I have hours and hours of internet time? Hahahaha sampao keje je terus2 nak blog. I think the workplace here gives me the confidence and energy to blog (or maybe it's just because I have a whole lot of time doing nothing at work). Anyhoo...here goes a recap! Last weekend was one hell of a time, and one hell of a time it was! Seriously...It's been a long..looooong time since I ever had this much fun!! The last time was obviously before practical training la..

Okay, so it started on a Thursday. I had a plan to go to KLCC because I wanted to go to Kinokuniya to get my dose of 'you know what' (in case you still don't know, it's called Sin City). Knowing the fact that the train ride to Central itself is one hour plus, i was telling myself, "Why bore myself to death with another 3-4 hours at KLCC alone?". Well yeah I could cuci2 mata ke...or tentukan whether rejeki mencurah2 ke tak...but alone? That sucks. So of course I thought about calling up my friends to go for a trip. At first I notified cheepoi in Howyeah about the plan. Then something happened. Something good. Laili and Peet responded, so I said what the hey? Ajak je la ramai2! lagi best!! Well, best tu mmg best...best tak terkata.

Fast forward to Saturday, I reached KL sentral and met them. Oh man was I happy to see them, especially Peet, MatP and Laili..(cheepoi aritu dah kluaq pi Mid Valley dah dgn aku). And from that moment, Sengal-itis was everywhere non-stop. And I MEAN NON-STOP. Sampai2 je cheep dah tanya pasal kejadian Komuter sengal ms pi Mid Valley aritu...die tanya jadi lagi ke tak. Dah start dah citer sengal. I tell you, when I'm with these guys I really transform to a clown + laughing machine man..couldn't stop laughing! Itu la sengal!!

On the way to KLCC tu, stop jap la sebab aku borak dgn MatP..lama tak jumpe dier doh..borak2 pasal bini dia..tanya keje amacam...and terbongkar lak rahsia yang bet pegi keje amik attendance je. HAHAHA!

So now we were at KLCC and the hot topic of the day was: "Laili dan kerjayanya sebagai penjaga Lif terunggul". Hahahaha she asik kena je dgn kitorang..sket2 jaga lif..sket2 jaga lif. Then cheeps asked what movie we wanna watch...tgh dok sengal2 kat TGV, kite buat list la nak tgk muvi ape:

1) Sembilu 2005 - tak best cos ade bet
2) Cinta Fotokopi - reason #1
3) The Pepsi Fire (eh, Pacifier) - Pending
4) Mumbai Express - don't ask
5) Pacifier Tamil version - hahahaha

last2 tgk Be Cool...hahaha aku tak kisah pun mane2 filem nak tgk cos mostly filem now showing, aku tak tgk lagi...tapi tgk Be Cool pun takpe la..dpt tgk The Rock jadi gay dowh! hahaha So suh cheeps beli tiket, then shot off for makan. Cube bayangkan..nak pikir tempat makan pun amik masa setengah jam...siap sempat sengal2 tepi escalator depan kedai Chanel..lagi2 ade bulb flashing cm amik gambar...ters cam photoshoot la..hahaha!

Last2 choice kiter...Burger King!


Dah order, dok makan burger tu..still sengal! The sengality conitnues! hahahaha sampaikan laili pun takut nak minum..dia dok gelak je memanjang...SAMPAI KREM MULUT NGAN PIPI! hahaha! kesian...tula...kitorang dah warning dah...mcm aku, cheeps, peet dgn matp dah besa masa HSE..dah lali dah..otot2 muka dah fleksibel.


Seriously, dok kat Burger King tu...aku rasa sejam lebey kot...sebab nak abiskan masa before showtime...dok borak2 ntah hapa2 tah...from:

Cheeps: Laili, ari ni still ade orang keje ke kt ofis ko?
Laili: *tgh pikir*
Aku: Macam mana orang nak keje? Laili kat sini, sapa nak jaga lif??

to conversations like this:


[describing a moment in the movie theater]

Aku: Ko tahan je nk buang angin tu..tunggu time org gelak2. Pastu org dh gelak2, ko nak buang angin tak dapat lak. Bile time orang dah senyap...*prooooooot*! hahahaha
Peet: Tu la..pastu siap bleh sambung komen, "Ala salah timing la pulak"!


HAHAH I laughed like hell on that joke! Nice! After laughing like hell, we went to Kinokuniya to buy my stuff then we shot off for the show, where Mr. Mat Kool Blaster a.k.a MatP had to go back for B-Ball training.


Dalam wayang je kitorang senyap. Nak mampus ko nak sengal dlm wayang? Terang2 iklan Nokia tu cakap jangan bising. Tapi sempat la gak Peet buat statement masa dia tunjuk preview Star Wars Episode 3. Die tunjuk kat Jimmy Smits yang play as Bail Organa tuh. Dier kata muke die cam Anwar Ibrahim. Hahahaha! Nice!


Fuh..panjang giler blog aku..macam peet ckp la...kalo citer satu2 pun, tak abis punyer...mau due tiga blog..hahahaha

Ape2 pun, I had a GREAT time with you guys (and girl) hehe..next time bile free..takde ape2 menghalang..ajak je la..aku on jer! hehe!

Thanks cheeps, MatP, Peet, and Laili for making last Saturday's meeting a happening one!


P.S: Bet, ko igt ko tak pegi ko selamat ke dari kitorang? Hahaha still kena kutuk gak! hahaha! "Apsal nak masuk toilet pompuan kena beratur?" "Sebab bet takde kt sini nak jaga toilet." hehehehe


Some memorable quotes from this day:


"Bila saya besar, saya nak jadi driver Putra LRT"


"Ayam bunyi camne? Anjing bunyi camne? Ko nak tau ikan paus bunyi camne?"


"Ala salah timing la pulak!"


"Laili diturunkan pangkat jadi jaga escalator"


-peace!!-

Toilets carry Sengal-itis too?

HAHAHAHAHA!! What a joke...okay just to share with y'peeps...ini satu kejadian yang sungguh sengalllll....hahahaha and i was the victim...

Aku turun dari komuter dekat stesen KL Sentral...and before aku pegi beli tiket LRT aku singgah jap kat tandas sentral...aku dh tak tahan ni....sejuk giler dlm komuter tu! So aku masuk je..aku nampak tiga2 pintu toilet tertutup...tp the first pintu tu hijau...so aku try tolak sket2..eh...dier tak gerak lak pintu tu..so aku igt ade org la dlm tu..aku tak berani la nk serbu je..kang tak pasal2 bersepah lak toilet kalo ade orang dlm tu. So aku tunggu je la...ade sorang mamat cina ni pun tgh tunggu cos the other 2 toilets mmg occupied...warna merah. Then mamat cina tu cuba tolak pintu yg hijau tu...dier pun tolak...pintu tak gerak..so aku igt sah la...mmg ade org dlm tu...maybe dier nyer lock tak tukar warna ke..

Tunggu punya la tunggu..dekat nak 10 minit la gak...yg 2 toilet lain tak kuar2 gak...berak batu agaknye kot..mamat cina tadi pun blah..agaknye dier nak gi kencing kat pokok mane tah kot? aku tunggu la..ade lak pakcik ni..masuk...dier pun tunggu...ni dah dket nak 15 minit dah ni...woi berak simen ke woi!

pastu pakcik td tny aku..."eh toilet ni kosong ke?" sambil tunjuk kat toilet yg hijau tuh. Aku pun ckp la "ade orang kot..dr td saya tunggu..tak kuar2 orang tu. Ade gak cube tolak..dier tak gerak lak pintu tu..mcm tutup."

Pakcik tu pun ckp oooo...tp 2 saat lps tu dier cube tolak...memula mmg tak gerak..so aku pun confirm la dlm hati..mmg orang tgh berak batu dlm tu. pastu lak pakcik tu tolak kuat sket...*pup* terbukak lak pintu tu...tgk2 kosong je toilet tu...

cilaaaakak nyer pintu...aku tertipu rupanya.....ahahaha sengallllll!! nasib la pakcik tu bangsa sendiri..at least dier ckp la gak..."masuk la dulu dik..dik dah lama tunggu dah ni.." aku pun masuk je la...dah nak letup cam milo letop je..itu kalau bangsa lain tuh...huh terus2 masuk aku rasa...hahahahahaha adeh..sengal gitu!!

berakhir lah kisah sengal di KL sentral...sesuai dgn blog ni...Shah's Sengal Central...hahahaha!

-peace!-

Cells in the brain..

Woohoo so I got called up by my SV just now...asked me to check up on a customer from the Engineering dept, Mr. Lee Kay Shiew about Interwise..dah lepas settlekan tu...dia tanya lak..."eh you're halim salleh's son aa?". I just smiled and angguk je la...heh...tu la kalo keje kat tmpt ayah keje dulu...sure orang dok tanya2...adeh..

well...not long after that...the boss of IT support, Mr. Ismady called me and asked me about this project that he wants to give me...not a big project la...it's to do a conversion from a webform to XML...gonna be used into this system that deals with customers and consumers complaints...yeh! mcm susah je...tpi xpe..belum cube belum tau...yeah!!!!

So to celebrate this occasion (what occasion?) I would like to dedicate this song to you people. Nak MP3 dier? masyuk siot...siyes masyuk...cari la for Cells, by Joshua and Servant Singers, album The Servant.

Cells

It'll all click when the mortgage clears
All our fears will disappear
Now you go to bed
I'm staying here
I've got another levelthat I want to clear
My skin feels like orange peel
My eyes have been vacuum-sealed
My organs move like a squirm of eels
We should be more adventurous with our meals
They annoy me those who employ me
They could destroy me
They should enjoy me
We eat chinese off our knees
And look for each other in the TV screen
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
I drag myself into the town
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday I'm at my desk
At my desk, I'm like the rest
All I do I want to do with you
On the city's skin they move on mass
Like a rash on the back of a manky cat
Now in I go like a fool
I can't resist dipping in the pool
I watch them watch me I watch them too
Across the street across the room
I dress myself like a charcoal sketch
My eyes are brown and my hair's a mess
They annoy me those who employ me
They could destroy me
They should enjoy me
We eat Chinese off our knees
And look for each other in the TV screen
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
I drag myself into the town
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday I'm at my desk
At my desk I'm like the rest
All I do I want to do with you
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
I drag myself into the town
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday I'm at my desk
At my desk I'm like the rest
All I do I want to do with you
The cells I am at the moment will soon die
But I will be here
Oh I'll still be here
The cells I am at the moment will soon die
But I will be here
Oh I'll still be here
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
I drag myself into the town
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday I'm at my desk
At my desk I'm like the rest
All I do I want to do with you
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
I drag myself into the town
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday I'm at my desk
At my desk I'm like the rest
All I do I want to do with you
Everyday, everyday, everyday...

-Peace!-

Due to requests a.k.a Proving my innocence

Sheesh...some people just don't let you go freely don't they? Well..okay..okay I know they're joking..ha ha ha I'm laughing...no really...I am. For real.

Anyhoo, I would like to prove that I'm uhmm....not seduced to the G-Side (as some people call it) by posting a few photos of some hot..HOT women that have been in my dreams a few times...so here goes.

The hot, the cute, the one, the only...Jennifer Garner.

AHAH! BOOYAH! Christina Aguilera before she went slutty...

You satisfied? I sure am...

So what's it all aGout?

Everyday is a new dayyy....Eh...macam P.O.D plak....ngahahahaha...hmmmmmmmmm so wut's up today? Well...nothing actually..my SV xde lagi...he's a busy busy man...yeah....so yesterday I took leave because had to go for a follow up appointment with the docs..and get my blood test results...wow....

My blood test showed positive....for G.A.M.E!! (sorry for those who never watch Malibu's Most Wanted before..you'll never understand)

Ok..seriously...I have a high level of Uric Acid....yea....all in all...i just don't have enough water in my body...

Information to share with friends

Basically, the protein food you take (e.g. Udang, Sotong, Red Meat and internal organs, kekacang) will produce uric acid in your body...now uric acid should be taken out via..yep..your urine. So what makes you urinate frequently? Drinking lots and lots of water. If you get dehydrated...the uric acid will build up in your body in the form of a chalk-like substance...(dier mendap le..) and it will go to the joints...mostly the elbows,foot,wrists,fingers...that's when you get inflammation and feel the pain a.k.a gout. That's what i felt..the leg swelling. Okay here comes the fact that explains the mystery of my age....I'm not 21...i'm 41..haha just kidding..
Yes, these symptoms of gout normally attacks middle aged men..BUT in my case...it's because it's in the genes. Plus my awful discipline of not drinking a whole lot of water. It only makes it worse. My late grandfather, dad's side had gout. My dad has early symptoms.

Anyway..i take this news as good news...I mean, not in a sense that I yell out "Yay I have GOUT! BOOYAH!"...but more of "Thank God I found this out early..if it was not detected at this time...it would've been worse later.".
All i have to do is drink drink drink water...until I pee like there's no tomorrow..hah.

Like what wise men say...life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.

So friends..if you have any family history of gout...please remember to drink a lot of water if you can't stop or control eating seafood. Controlling seafood intake though, would be better. Well..even IF you DON'T have family history..just drink water...Coke, Pepsi and other sodas are ok (a lil bit self consolation ere i think..) but plain water is a must...to avoid that thing called Gout.

-peace!-

The SSC's official Movie

GALLERIA SENGALIA

Rick: Who's the goof? ME!

Zornoff: My name is Zornoff, this is Zaboo, Zelner, Zelbor, Zelwina and uh.. Jeff.

Jeff: Hey!

Jeff: ZOLTAN!

Zoltan (left) and Jeff (right)

Gay Alien Nordic Dudes: What about the Yuniverz?

Gay Alien Nordic Dudes: We're the (pause) keepers of ze continuum transfunctioner..

Jeff, SSC's official hero...

Trust no one...except for us!

Our wise and powerful leader.....

ZOLTAN!!

Joy of a child in a song...

When I was surfing my friends' blogs and spamming their tagboards and shouties...I read my fren, Bet's blog...he posted the lyrics to a song called "Firasat" by Marcelle. That really inspired me cos I truly remember one song that I heard when I was little....this song really cheers me up and I hope it will cheer you up too. I can't remember the singer or creator because it was from a long time ago...




So here, I share this song with you people...





















Bapaku pulang dari kota,
Bapaku belikan kereta,
Kereta Kecil Warna Merah,
Boleh kubawa ke sekolah...

Pon pon pon pon pon pon pon pon pon,
Kereta Kecilku berbunyi,
Marilah adik mari naik,
Boleh kubawa jumpa nenek...

SENGAL!!!

This is where I draw the line

Alhamdulillah...that's what I can say for what just happened! I was sitting down on my chair like usual, kinda bored with no work to do (my SV xde plak arini) and suddenly the IT/IS Boss, Mr. Khoo Keh Foo approached me and asked me if I'm good at art.

"What kind of art?", i asked..

"Cartoons. Are you any good?", he continued

"I can try...", hiding the fact that I love to draw cartoons..I don't wanna sound so proud and end up making an ass out of myself.

"Can you draw like Lat?", he asked...full of hope.

I chuckled. "I can try to draw like him..".

He just nodded and said he'll call me up later.

About an hour passed, and now another bigshot from the GLOBE department (GLOBE is a standard work system in Nestlé: stands for GLObal Business Excellence), Mr. Cheow Yeow Keong called me up to the meeting room. THE meeting room where all the top guys held their meetings. Wow. This sounds big.

Then it hit me. My heart goes "baboom-baboom-baboom".

I was requested to draw some cartoons for a presentation that will be held by The GLOBE Director. The cartoons act as an analogical representation of the whole GLOBE v1.0 to v1.5 migration process.

Two sections were to be covered:

What's new with v1.5 where basically I will draw the analogy of a car being upgraded. Every point that was explained, I already had the idea for the drawing. Cool.

The next one was to show who will be behind this migration process, basically a contractor, the workers and the owner of the 'car'. Aah..oookay. Got it. :)

Deadline? sometime around next week. The presentation will be on the 28th, but I will be sending them drafts before the final execution. Heh. Rasa cam keje utk Pixar plak..hahahahaha.

And with my big mouth I asked them,

"Do you want them static or animated?"

Good job boy. Here, have a biscuit. Arf!

Of course the bosses said it would be better if I could have it animated. At this point I was thinking either GIF Animator or ImageReady. Maybe I could try simple animations. I have them in my head now. Yeahhh!!

Well..this is it. My big break. Ahah. As if. I'm working for Nestlé for cryin out loud, not Dreamworks..but what the heck. It's my big break if i say so. :D

Alhamdulillah.

p.s: maybe I'll post up the final drawings when it's finished..just to share.


-peace!!-

Update:

After writing the blog, I went off for prayers (lamabat sket la plak) and I noticed something. I didn't button up my collar and my neck tie wasn't pulled up to the max (like normal la i mean). Shit. I forgot that I unbuttoned my collar during lunchtime because it was hot. And i faced the bosses just now...looking so messy and with an unbuttoned collar. Dude...what was I thinking???? Shit.

As the day starts off...

Sin City!!! Sin Ci....heh..sorry..couldn't resist. :P Well I'm officially hooked with that movie. Watched it 3-4 times yesterday..back-to-back! It was like putting on the DVD on 'repeat'! Heh..well enough of that..

Anyhoo..I'm back at work today after a week of rest and loved every second of the rest. Sometimes I really think hard and deep only to find out that just maybe...just maybe...i truly think that my workplace sucks. This Place Sucks.
I know deep down inside this is all because of the lack of work. Not because of the people. The people here are great (minus a few. hey..yin yang baby..). I dunno...I get real jealous with my friends sometimes...they all get these great opportunities at work..while I sit on my ass for the whole day. Don't get me wrong..website management and design is the bomb, but in my workplace? Why do you think there's no such position for what I'm doing now in the first place? Because they don't quite need this. They outsource designing. Sheesh.

So what will I do at work today? Hah...I'll let fate do the work (in other words; I'll just sit here like a lazy son of a gun).

Hmm...



(30 seconds pass)



Hmm.........



(60 seconds pass)



....and I'm still here writing this blog.




(90 seconds pass)



POOF! IT BECAME KO...KO...uhm...ahhh ferget it!!


-peace!!-

It only took me 10 bucks..

Okay..okay...wait...wait....oh daymn...I can't hide my excitement!!!!!! I just found the Sin City DVD...and WOOHOOOOOOOOO what a BLAST it was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So i was going to Terminal 1 and I suddenly felt the urge to go and check out my fave DVD store...there it was....shining ever so brightly......Sin City....Oh my GOD!! But I knew deep down inside that this must be a damned cinema copy where the sound is soooo awful....the cameras will shake and you can basically hear the camera creaking...oh people laughing in the background..but hey...i thought "What the hell...I'll buy this son of a gun just for fun". Anyway, IF the quality was crap...i could just return it tomorrow for another story...all I wanted was to go through the damn story once. All the way home..I was telling myself.."I know sure this one not clear laa..but hope that the sound is okay and the picture is watchable...at least one round la before I return it tomorrow".

Dear God I love to be WRONG.

The moment I fired up the DVD....the minute I hear the song playing...and Marley Shelton came out as The Customer...my mouth dropped to the floor. It was crystal clear..(well..at least by early copy standards)..the sound? nice and non-echoey...wow...dreams really DO come true...Heck I didn't even change my shirt!(Just came back from dinner).

I sat there gawking at the beauty of the movie...in gorgeous black and white...frame by frame an exact copy of the novels...oh my God...it was so beautiful i almost cried...LOL

The movie started with Hartigan with young Nancy Callahan...then stopped to start with Marv...now Marv's section was truly enjoyable..cos I had the book...damn it was fii-ai-ai-ineee (a la Pablo Fransisco)..but two frames were kinda questionable..i'm not sure whether this was the final cut...or it was edited by someone else...one part where Marv was supposed to slam a guy's head face first into the wall was replaced with a repeat shot of Nancy dancing..it's like it was 'censored'. Oh and another frame where Marv was supposed to blast the head off a guy was blackened out...hmmm...now i thought this was gonna be trouble if it continues like this for the rest of the movie.

Dear God I love to be wrong two times in a row.

When 'The Big Fat Kill' section kicked in...it was uncensored hardcore gore all the way...eventhough the blood is substituted with white color (as in the book), it's still cool to see hands get chopped off, katana blades going through the top of a head, exiting through the mouth and of course, the all important head being cut off with white blood spurting all over. Hey, this is a graphic novel anyway.
Man Big Fat Kill was really a fun, funny and gory story...that Jackie Boy just won't stay dead..(even if it's Dwight's imagination..it's still funny. Kudos to Benicio del Toro for a magnificent portrayal of Jack Rafferty!).

"She doesn't quite chop his head off. She makes a Pez dispenser out of him"

Lastly, 'That Yellow Bastard'...this ain't as humor filled or gore filled..but the story was strong...my only complaint is that Bruce Willis doesn't look 60 man...he does play the role well...only if it wasn't a 60 yr old man...Hartigan should be strong and slow cos he's old..but hey...great performance nonetheless.

Conclusion? This movie...is a BLAST!! BOOYAH!!! Ok..maybe to ME...to those who already bought the DVD, if you don't like the movie..then I'm sorry dude..it's just not your movie. C'mon, not everyone agreed Gigli was a dud. Well..maybe everyone did..but you get my point.

9/10 for Sin City.

P.S: I'd like to thank Mr. Bet and Mr. Cheepoi for giving me the heads up on the availability of the DVD. Thanks guys..y'all really made my day!!

P.S.S: Can't wait for the original DVD to come out..or at least, the 2-disc pirated one. Robert Rodriguez said he will be including the 3 stories as separate stories in the second disc, so that you can watch them as you would read the books. That means a lot of deleted scenes from each story will be added in to get the full thing! (The theatrical version had some deleted scenes to accomodate the flow of the 3 stories together.)

"Yeesh.."

Sin City: That Yellow Bastard

So here it is...as I promised (though a bit late..) the next chapter i'm covering is:

*que Zeus like voice*

THAT YELLOW BASTARD!!

enjoy..

more coming soon..

Sin City: The Hard Goodbye (Part 2)

Welcome back for another part of The Hard Goodbye! Here are a few more comparisons.....gorgeous...

Next up: That Yellow Bastard!

Sin City: The Hard Goodbye (Part 1)

Okay, so here's the first batch of comparisons of the first novel in the series, The Hard Goodbye. All images are taken from FilmRotation.

Amazing huh? Stay tuned for more!

A day (or more) in my crib

hmm so what's new today...well first thing's first..i'm on M.C today...until tomorrow..so all together 3 days..because of my foot..it was swollen yesterday..went to the docs and he suspected Gout..wow...he suspects that cos I have family history of Gout..so it's not impossible to get it at my age. He just gave me medication for the swelling and the Gout symptoms. Had a blood test taken too...to get the Uric acid level in my blood...next week the results are comin out. Oof..and i thought it could be as simple as salah urat...or a fracture...

Oh well...Insya-Allah..there's nothing wrong..

Ooookay..so what would I server up today...hmmm...ahah! since my Sin City fever ain't cured yet...i found this site that had these awesome comparison shots between the comic panels and the movie frames..i'll post it right here on the SSC!!

This movie has been getting GREAT reviews from a lot of people..but of course when there's a Ying, there must be a Yang...so sure there are some idjuts who think the movie is crap..why? "Because of the over-the-top violence, gore and plain linearity of the plot".

Sin City was translated from a graphic novel, and the novel itself was like a film noir..lots of narration...it's just like a story book telling about the people in Sin City...the violence and the sexuality of it being the major points. So what do they expect when seeing this kind of movie? Spy Kids? Agent Cody Banks? Muppet's Treasure Island?? Babe?? You get the idea...of course it's gonna be wham, bam violence, blood-in-your-eyes, head-chopped-off, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs style!! Like D'UH?? So here's an early warning..well if you people are curious enough to buy it on DVD when it comes out la..this is NOT a movie for everyone. If you think heads chopped off, hands being eaten by a psycho cannibal or nude & topless women not your thing then don't waste your time watching it and go on saying that it's horrible, or just plain unwatchable. You've been warned.

Aight, so I'll be posting up the comparisons in a few...stay tuned!

-peace!!-

20 seconds of thoughts

ugh man..I have to stay in the office and avoid walking around too much...or else my foot will be damaged..ohoho..so i'm stuck in the office during lunchtime...man how boring is that? it sucks...and i'm bored to death....i just wanna go home...aargh....dok dpn pc lama2..kalo main game xpe gak..hehe..ni buat bodo je...AARGHHH!!!

Monday is the worst day of the week...

Monday...sheesh..it's Monday again..y'know..I'm not sure if i'm the only one feeling this way..but doesn't it seem that...for the first 5 days, Mon - Fri...you'll be really looking forward to the weekends...then when the weekends come..it vanishes like thin air...*poof* (no it doesn't become koko krunch dis time..) and it's Monday again..ugh..oh well..that's life..you only get 7 days in a week..

When we were in school or uni..we were going "Man..cannot wait to go to work la..no more exam..no more studying..". I tell you ah..you get that thought in your head, immediately go and kick yourself in the ass. Treasure the school days man..they're cool...you got friends...ur always learning something new..you have school holidays for cryin' out loud! Now last time I checked, we didn't have WORK HOLIDAYS did we? well..if u consider LABOR DAY that..it's still once a year. Maybe M.C.s. Yea. Paid holidays. Costs about 30 bucks. Heh.

Anyhoo..my foot still hurts. It's pulsating with pain right this second. It's originating at the toe area..the big toe..it's so stiff and hard..ugh..I can't even bend my toe! I dunno if it's just a sprain...but sumtimes i feel like i have a fractured bone in there..cos it's so 'ngilu' man...

PS2 Update

Hey, hey, hey! I got lucky again...I was surfin' on the web for tutorials on PS2 lens tuning..and I got one which had a tip I did not read before. Clean the lens..but instead of using Isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) which I didn't have..they said you can use a Sunglass towel..y'know the one they give for glasses..I was like..HEY NOW..that possibly could work since the lens is glass. So i tried it..and VOILA...it worked! Just needed to adjust the white cog in the PS2 to one more notch...and the games worked! Alhamdulillah...saved another 100+ bucks! But still...I couldn't get to boot my NBA Street V3...daymn..so bet..i didn't have the heart to ketuk2 my PS2..but I surely can and WILL ketuk2 your head la bet..HAHAH!

More thoughts..later!

-Peace!!-

Holiday is the 8th day of the week

heyy..it's a Sunday..and you know what that means...
Tomorrow's a work day and I just don't seem to have had enough time for rest for the weekends...ARGH!

Well here's a quick recap of yesterday's events..
I woke up with a sprained foot..again...but now it affects the toe...shit it hurts! then after lunch I was supposed to go to Cheras for an engagement ceremony..my aunt's gettin engaged..so I was like going there..in the hot sun..with my damaged foot...limping away..wow..even when i went for Zohor prayers..i was sweating just to duduk antara dua sujud / tahiyat...aargh..my foot was like...stiff! about 330 we (family and I) left for home..

kat rumah..rehat jap...then at around 8pm shot off to terminal 1...gotta go get some stuff...toiletries and bla2...I went to buy games as usual...just bought brothers in arms & sw:republic commando...blum install lg..hehe...

for supper, we headed to this normal hangout la...called Roy Siang & Malam..haha...mamak place but it was a cool place...the food there's excellent..

lps makan2..balik la...ape lagi...

erm..nuthin really happened yesterday...nothing that cool...just normal stuff....but daymn...my PS2's havin trouble...and i'm trying my best to repair it myself...i don't wanna shell out 180 bucks just to go tune my lens...aargh...i hate this...

I've been holding a gaming console since i was 3 years old..my first gaming console was the Atari...then i upgraded to a Micro Genius which was actually a rip-off of Nintendo..it plays cartridges..and i remember back in those days...those lil' things cost 50 bucks man...

now starting from the Micro Genius era, every gaming console i had...had to go for repairs at least once...my Micro Genius was one...the IC card (or whuteva they call it) broke and had to be replaced...i kept playing that thing untill 97..where then I got my first Playstation! woohoo!!

about 2 years later...it went kaput...and i had to shell out frikkin' 300 bucks (if i'm not mistaken) to change the lens...and i got cheated. stupid bugger...they said "oo ini original nyer lens" which meant glass lens..but it turned out to be plastic lens...and i found it out after my PSX broke down again...

well..if i'm not mistaken...2001 was the year I bought the PS2...cool...and now it remains with me until today...but then there was the problematic lens thing again...biasa la...main game tak ingat dunia..mane lens tak tercabut?? hahahaha!

see? i'm a gaming freak...not only consoles..but PC gaming too...i know about gaming news...i know about future games...i know reviews about them..i know the creators...the developers...but i don't think i'm the walking dictionary of gaming.....yet

aah well...that's about it on gaming freakishness...now i want to go try fixing the PS2...and try to save a hundred bucks...wish me luck..

-peace!!-

this is gonna be the dream job of a lifetime..

PHEW!! What a day! Good, good..I have loadsa work today!! (i'm psycho ain't I?) After Friday prayers (which I slept thru mostly..khutbah dgr half half..adeh..) I sat down with this akak and discussed about the Intranet nyer links and documents..nak kena update most of them...kena delete most of the documents...and bla bla...tp yg best tu cos akak ni citer...her brother got to go to this awesome video game convention....man he got to see the XBOX 2 in action man!! Then..he got lucky cos he got a free..yes..FREE huge plasma TV that's not even on sale yet!! Shipped and delivered to his home..FREE! whoa!!! Dahla dpt main XBOX2...pastu dpt free plasma TV...man his job is to play games...WOW!

That's MY dream job man...I get paid to play games for life!! and go to awesome conventions!! WHOOOOOHOOO!!! well..that'll be the day...

Today, I'm gonna go back by LRT...cuci mata sket..haha..and my story'll continue at nite..hopefully..if I don't get too tired..huahuahua!

-peace!!-

it's Fly-day and aym leddy to LOCK!

Guten Morgen (did i spell that rite?)!! Wahh Fliday oledi arr?? Yeyyy another glet weekend coming oledi maa!! wuhuuu!! Wah..the first 2-3 hours of today was kinda cool..I mean haven't got anything cool happening to me before..besides designing in Photoshop at work..(ooo look at me..look at me I'm a Photoshop nerd!! Oooo!). Ok so let's start the story now shall we?

Some cute girl came up to me and said hi to me. I just said hi back and smiled. She then said to me

"Hey, you look familiar la.."

"I do? Wow sorry but I don't know you..", I answered

"Oh you don't know me for sure..but whoever watches TV would know you la..you joker la you.."

What? TV? Oh crap..is this candid camera or what?

"TV? Now you're surely mistaken. I haven't been on TV before..", I told the girl nicely

"Oh really? Well..anyway..'not a movie star' guy..", she said sarcastically
"You sure are cuter than you're on TV..", and she followed with a cute wink.

I was like..whaaaaa? This gal baru lepas dari hospital sakit jiwa ke? Then I heard a voice..

"Bangun la..dah pukul 5 dah ni..."

Darn it!! Mimpi pulak daahhh....(hehe mcm citer2 seram melayu..it all ends with a dream..sheesh)

Hehe sorry peeps..sj je nk panjangkn blog ni..anywayz if you peeps were with me the whole time..then thanks! You actually DO read my blog! LOL! Ok so now the real thing that happened was this, and I warn you..it's much lamer than my dream..(isn't real life always like tht?)

So I reached office at 830..my usual time if I ride the komuter and LRT..sampai2 je my SV asked me to setup the training room for an Interwise session (an online meeting using the software, Interwise). He brought a box to the room and showed me this cool gadget for teleconferencing..cool man!! Polycom was the brand and what a fine brand it was! (mcm smartshop plak dah..)

I set it up and my SV gave me a projector pulak to setup..and then the meeting organizer nyer laptop lak..wah..now i feel like IT support..at least something else to do rather than sitting down on my chair and thinking of designs and updates and stuff..(i tell you ah..my brain got more muscles now than my body..erm..hey that's not a bad thing at all...rite? *confused*)

So when everything was done, I ran the meeting for him and taught him a few stuff on the software..cool..well..that was it..hahaha nothing gempak la...now I shouldn't have written about my dream..cos it's so damn frikkin' cooler than my REAL first 2 hours of the day..huuuuuuuuaaaargh!

Maybe somethin else would come up lait-tah? yeahh stay tuned and find out! (if you want to la..)

oh and a lil' something on yesterday's events:

Yesterday when I was driving home from work with my dad..I saw this car from far..(rhymes!) and I thought it was a friend...Blue Proton..license plate starts with NA* and number starts and ends with 7..hmmmmm...

"RUSY??" i thought..

skali bukan...but hey..I always have these events happening to me..it's like a pre-projection of what's gonna happen later..cause I actually met someone I knew...on the highway! LOL

From far..I saw this car...with a very familiar color...kinda light purple...then i saw the license plate...CAQ..

AHAHAHA!! I knew this car..so far..I've never seen a Satria (satria rite?) with that kinda color..and the license plate..ahaha I really remember cos the owner isn't from the state of that number..(CAQ is a Pahang car..and the owner ain't from there man..)

I drove on the fast lane..she was driving in the midlane..haha I actually slowed down the car so tht I was driving the same speed as her..sj je nk cuakkan dier..then I honked..hahaha she was like...so surprised to see me..hohohoho funny funny!! ape la..xde tmpt lain ke nk jumpe ko sha? kalo jumpe kat sentral ke...kt terminal 1 ke..xpe gak..ni jumpe kt highway...dlm keta lak tu...nguah3x!! but it was kinda kewl to meet a close (close ke sha?) fren setelah lama tak jumpe..huhuhu..

well that's that for my storytelling kids...tune in for more..

Sengal-tubbies!! hehehe

-peace!!-