holey shit

Whoa, this is some scary shit; the thought that it’s even remotely possible….

family values

When I was in Manchester, I saw an ad for a TV series, DNA Stories. It’s tagline was “You can’t choose your family but you can disown them”!

very effective and greatly respected overseas

I was stunned to see this piece published by The Star. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

blogged for the 1st and nth time

Another photo of mine has been featured in a blog for the first time to my knowledge, and my most popular photo has been featured again in another blog.

breaking wind

Despite being sickened by all the recent multiracist rhetoric, hope still springs (though not eternal) in my breast. I was inspired to bastardise a Scorpions song after reading a Malaysia Today article. Here goes:

I follow the Kelang
Down to the Padang
Listening to the wind of change
This night on March the 8th
The Rakyat eagerly wait
Listening to the wind of change

The world is closing in
Did you ever think
That this would happen in our lifetime
The future’s in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change

Walking down the street
Recent memories
Remind us that the fight’s not over
I follow the Kelang
Down to the Padang
Listening to the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change

The wind of change blows straight
Into the face of time
Like a tsunami that will cleanse
This polluted land of mine
Let the Dewan Rakyat sing
What Malaysians wants to say

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change

for what is a man profited…

“Datuk Zakaria Md Deros died…at his palatial home….”

a new day has come

There is hope….

fisheye

CNV000001, originally uploaded by dckf_$êr@pH!nX.

I have a new toy!

new slippers

karate sandals, originally uploaded by dckf_$êr@pH!nX.

I bought a new pair of flip flops to replace my stolen pair. I hope this pair is ugly or at least common enough that no one would want to steal them. Unfortunately, I didn’t try them on before buying them. If I did, I would have bought a pair two sizes larger!

another pair stolen

After my Havaianas were stolen, I bought a ciplak pair of slippers which I leave outside my flat, but even that got stolen. How sad!

best burger in town

After so many months, I finally checked out my friend’s place, the cutely named Palate Palette. I had dinner there last night where I had the best burger in the Klang Valley: the Minimalist Burger, a burger without the frills and fillers, just the patty. It was utterly divine. At RM23, it wasn’t cheap, but it was worth every single sen; we even ordered a second. The Burger Ayam Special from the Ramly Burger stall outside the 7-Eleven at USJ 4 now trails far behind at second place. What is it about Ramly Burger stalls and 7-Eleven stores?

clean and fair elections

From an article in today’s Sunday Star, a newspaper owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association, a component party of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional: “Contrary to the lingering perception that KL is a pro-opposition city, the Barisan has commanded the lion’s share of seats for several elections as a result of redelineation exercises by the Election Commission.”

wild kl

KL is one wild city. Like many cities around the world, it has its regular share of urban wildlife like birds, bugs, lizards, frogs, toads and small rodents including cat-sized rats, and of course there are lots of stray cats and dogs. But it’s also common to find monkeys, civets, treeshrews, monitors and snakes in your garden in KL. Not too surprising I guess, as these are generally small and generalist animals. What makes KL truly wild is the fact that you get tigers roaming in your neighbourhood, pythons and king cobras slithering in your backyard, tapirs wandering into swimming pools and getting hit by traffic, serows joining the morning traffic, leopards sprinting across race tracks and crocodiles swimming in rivers in the city centre. It’s a modern capital city alright, but it’s a jungle out there! Does anyone know of any other concrete jungle which supports such a gamut of wildlife?