My current fave..

I absolutely love the lyrics. And i listen to this abt 5 times a day ;-)

MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL (Air Supply)
I know just how to whisper And I know just how to cry I know just where I find the answers And I know just how to lie I know just how to fake it And I know just how to scheme I know just when to face the truth And then I know just when to dream And I know just where I touch you And I know just what to prove I know when to pull you closer And I know when to let you loose
And I know the night is fading And I know the time’s gonna fly And I’m never gonna tell you everything I gotta tell you But I know I’ve got to give it a try
And I know the roads to riches And I know the ways to pain I know all the rules and then I know how to break’em And then I always know the name of the game
But I don’t know how to leave you And I’ll never let you fall And I don’t know how you do it Making love out of nothing at all
Making love Out of nothing at all Making love Out of nothing at all Making love Out of nothing at all Making love Out of nothing at all Making love Out of nothing at all Making love Out of nothing at all
Everytime I see you, well the rays of the sun are all Streaming through the waves in your hair And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes Like a spotlight The beating of my heart is a drum and it’s lost And it’s looking for a rhythm like you You can take the darkness from the deep of the night And turn it to a beacon burning endlessly bright I gotta follow it ‘cause everything I know Well, it’s nothing ‘till I give it to you
I can make the runner stumble I can make the final block And I can make every tackle at the sound of the whistle And I can make all the stadiums rock
I can make tonight forever Or I can make it disappear by the dawn And I can make you every promise that’s ever been made And I can make all your demons be gone
But I’m never gonna make it without you Do you really wanna see me crawl ? And I’m never gonna make it like you do Making love out of nothing at all
Making love Out of nothing at all...

What is the purpose of life?

I'm lost. seriously. if you're telling me that the reason we are put on this earth is to procreate, i'd say go boil yer 'ead or somethin.

i mean come on.. do you seriously want to bring a child into this god forsaken world. where all you end up doing for the next 20 yrs (and counting) is worry where the child is, if its ok, if its being kidnapped, if its doing well at school, if your bank balance is enough for its college fees, if its doing drugs and getting in with the wrong crowd, etc etc etc.. well you get my drift. whats the point? all of the above as opposed to say a nice holiday every year to hawaii. or mauritius. or the african serengeti. (well i wanted to used the word safari, but serengeti sounds more exotic). gimme a minute while i check it up on MW. *pause*

ok it means "wild gama reserve" something or other. so a better bet would be safari. but who the hell cares.

so yeah. coming back to the main question. whats the purpose of life? why are we here? or is it that since we are put here thru no request of our own, we just blunder thru it and make the best of it and die? weird.. cant believe there's a god up there who would want that. but lets, for argument's sake, leave god out of this. i dont wanna focus on the spiritual aspect of this question just yet, cos i'll get spiritual answers - for which i'm not ready ;-)

and i bet every other religion will hv different answers for the purpose of life anyway. like if you're a ---------, then your purpose would be to kill everyone of a different religion. or if you're a ------, then it would be to devote / dedicate your whole life to certain causes. of cos depending on how fanatical you are. and now there's this new term "relaxed-_______" like relaxed christian is someone who's called a christian but doesnt follow everything the bible says.

ok we're diverting here. i said i didnt wanna get into the religious point of view, not ready for tht yet. enjoying life too much. hell, if i'm enjoying life, why the hell am i writing abt the purpose of life? i shouldnt even hv the time. anyways.. yeah well.. so.

religion aside, why are we here? to make money like bill gates? to do good like mother teresa? to protect the vulnerable like jane goodall? to leave your footprint on the walk of fame? (or handprint, whatever).. WHY?

i mean, i'm done with life. not that i wanna commit suicide or anything, but if you think i just wanna trudge thru this with the same purpose my ancestors had, i think you're losing it. i mean, do i REALLY wanna wake up for the next 30 yrs, get out of bed, go to work, save money, get married, buy a house, have kids, send them to school (and tuition and swimming and piano and karate and the countless birthday parties), pay for their college, see them have kids and die. Gawwwdddd, there's definitely more to life than this man..

Maybe a gap year is a good idea after all. pity they dont practice it here. cos it would mean taking some time off to discover yourself. is this all there is or do i want to make a difference somewhere else, to someone else? i should consider it. its never too late actually. take a year off, mayb teach english to kids in spain. or apple picking in new zealand. or working with animal shelters in US. or "replanting" (i mean, trying to restore) destroyed reefs in Australia. something like that. where i know i've made a difference.

well, if you find out anything remotely related to the purpose of life (NOT religious), lemme know before i go bonkers ;-)

Jalan jalan cari makan ;-)

This was so cool. I went to check out this place in PJ for my sister’s graduation lunch/dinner, so I was actually in a rush, so just went in, said hi, and started discussing the menu. And while going thru the menu, I was like “so is this spicy” etc, and suddenly she comes up with this brilliant line “would you like to try some” and I’m like “no, its ok, I’m in a rush”, and she goes like “no, just try a bit”, so I say “well, ok but just a bit”.

So then she goes to the table where all the food is and starts with the claypot briyani, with some chicken (really nice), a bowl of dhal, some raita, and some acar (also really nice). So then I started eating and also talking abt her dishes and what kind of mutton dishes she had, and then she brought me 2 other mutton dishes. It was sooooooo cool. I felt like some jalan-jalan cari makan person ;-)

Then after that, I was looking at the whole menu / budget and how abt dessert and she suggested her chendol which is apparently a house specialty cos the santan is totally fresh and the gula melaka comes from Melaka (I mean, where else does gula melaka come from?). and she was like “why don’t you try it”, and I’m like no, no I really cant, and she insisted, and I said “well, ok but just very little”

And she got the chendol maker to make me a FREAKING HUGE BOWL. And it was DAMN NICE wei.. but I couldn’t finish it, the portion was damn huge.

But the thing is it was sooo cool. I realy felt like the host of jalan jalan cari makan, like trying out everything and being a food critic like that guy in ratatouille.

Man, that cartoon was soooo cute. And it was interesting what the food critic said at the end. It was something like “our job is so easy, all we do is criticize people who have put a lot of hard work into something, and we hold the power to destroy it”.

Oh well, I’m off to have tea and enjoy the wkend.
Actually wanted to blog about the purpose of life but that will be another one la..
Cheers ;-)

Of weddings and graduations..

Well, so its official - i have asthma. and my first attack was after climbing up a flight of steps from the carpark to the lobby of heritage! and it was just ONE flight.. sheesh.. but i went for a second opinion and doc said tht its mild and i should stop it before it becomes a full blown attack and anti histemines are fine for the time being. so its back to swimming n ice cream n beer n stuff.. hehehe.. no major lifestyle change needed after all..

so yeah, ipoh. damn fun. met up with the whole brady bunch. so malay weddings are boring - its hot (luckily weather held out, it was only raining when we were under the tent), took tons of photographs and the theme was green.. i mean GREEN. like shrek. with the size to match.. eugghhhh... well..

so yeah, my sister's graduation. a freaking mess. but she enjoyed herself. since i was chauffer-maid-photographer-butler-everything for the day. i might as well make a career in event management! and on top of that i hv to organize her dinner this weekend. which includes rsvps, goody bags for the kids, food, venue, logistics, etc etc. and who's vegetarian and who's not, apparently some god's birthday falls on that saturday and a few people are vegetarian! Hmmpphhh..

who needs a career when they've got family!