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Friday, April 29, 2005

 

The contents of my fun

My phone rang; 15:56 on the clock; It appeared to be "Chong Ee Von My2" on the wire. "What Roger Sanchez signing? Why would I want to go? Free tickets? No. Yes. Alright, I'll tag along." Little did I know at the time there was free beer involved (Lucky me). Who would turn down free beer? You would have to be barking mad to turn down free beer! Or sick with some problem, which this statement applies not to you.

An SMS: Nouvo party event free flow. Something along those lines. Far be it for me to decline such a warm and considerate gesture.

18ish on the clock in the car whilst inching towards KLCC and neither of us knew the way. Actually, I did, but just didn't know at the time. More suburban than I would like to be and more urban would I be to like. 20-30 minutes later were we at the concourse level of KLCC. Pathetic to not know our way around town.

Tower Records: No sign of Sanchez; we obtained our cold Heiiinieees. C.E.Von waves to her friends Onn Seng, Rita, and others (I've forgotten the rest). I don't know if that's any coincidence with the Heineken dispenser-man dispenseringating the bottles with his method of unbottle-capping and wiping down the droplets off the bottle. He obviously went to beer school.

Four beers later, a half hour or more, and no sight of our star: A wait that everyone was willing to take as sure as the sun with the fun. Ee Von flirting with Daryl B. Brought on by me saying loudly, "Handsome wat, handsome wat!" A look of recognition by the DB to the EV. Not a moment later, they were conversing on a pseudo-familiar plain.

We are queueing up for autographed posters. Bored, by then, my mind wanders for something to eat; Arrived then - a kinky blue fairy Joyce, whom I've never met before - but have seen around. Met her later and remembered that Joanne works at the same place she does. She says, "With Joanne, yes, very nice girl." To which I said "Do you really think so?" or something like that. I don't know why, though. Sorry for that.

We sit at McDonald's for my dinner. This fella needed to sober up. I wouldn't have drank gluttony if she had told me that she might not be able to drive on the way back. Imagine this: Both unknowingly directing each other to a way home; we ended up at Penchala Link, which according to everyone in the world is pretty far from the quickest route back to our neighbourhood. On top of that, D.U.I. I vow to know the streets better. I will no longer live in a place where the streets have no name. I never come to town.

I decided to mellow out and wait for later, unsure if later was going to come. It did.

Later, that day: Phone rings.

Me: Ah! How?
Not Me: I'm outside. (I hear a muffled hi/hello in the background)
Me: Ok. Coming.

Why is Shao Ming doing in front of my door? He needed to urinate, in my bathroom, no less. That's not what I meant! What I meant was that I didn't know he was coming. I was supposed to be shocked, I guess. Justin, too! Funny. Much appreciated was this.

Free drinks at Nouvo. This is all I want to write on that. V.I.P. seemingly packed. But what do I know? I don't come to these places. Reaffirmed, is that, at the end of this night.

Justin picks the spot next to my shoe to regurgitate his lunch + dinner on. That wouldn't be so funny if we weren't sitting in Lotus or whatever the hell that place is called, at Bangsar, having supper. Shaking around, moving real mad-tripping-like in the front seat, slamming the gears into Neutral every minute or so, was what he was doing moments earlier before we arrived. Not forgetting to mention the rear-view mirror.

End of the day, I get a nice massage; And that is excellent isn't it? You'd like that wouldn't you? You'd love it. Thanks for reading. Hope you could have pictured it like it was.

It's 6:35A.M. now and I doubt that the fella is awake to go for a walk in the hills. It's Friday; I guess I'll just watch Gilmore Girls, episode 19.


Wednesday, April 20, 2005

 

Challenger (Are you challenging?!)

Please replace "-omitted-" with "challenger" or something. With permission:

20/04/2005
04:41:48
Yew Seng
S | |\| F /-\ !
I'm going to publish the challenger email. Is that ok?
20/04/2005
04:42:00
S | |\| F /-\ !
Yew Seng
haha
20/04/2005
04:42:03
S | |\| F /-\ !
Yew Seng
up to u
20/04/2005
04:42:21
S | |\| F /-\ !
Yew Seng
but dun send it to me
20/04/2005
04:42:29
S | |\| F /-\ !
Yew Seng
i have 2 copies in my hand
20/04/2005
04:43:22
Yew Seng
S | |\| F /-\ !
HAHAHA.

I have posted something that might amuse you in more or less ways that it did me. Have fun!

From : <-omitted-@streamyx.com>
Sent : Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:32:08 AM
To : -omitted-i <-omitted-@yahoo.com>
CC : -omitted-@hotmail.com (Me)
Subject : Re: info about DMZ network segment in my network security and control design.


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shut up! welcoming on what r u going to do to me. I already fed up with ur kind of disgusting
attitude. i never regret on what i have done or spoke once i start it! Show me everything that u
just ever had!!

----- Original Message -----
From: chong sin fai <-omitted-@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 4:18 am
Subject: Re: info about DMZ network segment in my network security and control design.

> i never say i am right cause i miss for 2 meeting, and
> i have already apologize. and i also know tat
> apologize also no use but i am not purposely to miss
> for meeting. by the way, i have modify alot in my
> second version of my diagram. and tomolo i will show
> my third version of my diagram. i am not going to
> argue with u anymore, tat is. if u keep on doing tat,
> i will treat u as how u treat me.
>
>
>
> --- -omitted-@streamyx.com wrote:
> > What u want to have meeting? we actually already set
> > our meeting on Mon (29/11/2004) but u didn't come
> > and that is the 2nd time u didn't come for the dccn
> > official meeting which i and yew seng come! is that
> > call respect? and now u say want to have meeting and
> > just we need to have 1 JUST FOR U??? i remember... u
> > said u draw the diagram until 7am in the mon morning
> > ma... right? But we already set the meeting on Mon
> > (29/11/2004) at the week b4 it. can't u prepare ur
> > work earlier!? if i'm not wrong, last minutes huh...
> > Yes! i remember how ur diagram flow and also u
> > didn't come to meeting, yew seing print out ur copy
> > to me, is that respect again? submit ur diagram very
> > great already ah? do u know why i remember ur 1st
> > diagram? that copy of ur diagram is with me now!
> > honestly to u that i come from low educated family
> > or even can say non-educated family at all, i can be
> > anything, welcoming all the bad words. u think i am
> > not respecting u and so do i. anyway again, we will
> > meet tomolo and definately i will discuss the dccn
> > network with u. i desperately looking for dccn
> > submit date and that's the end.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: chong sin fai <-omitted-@yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 3:40 am
> > Subject: Re: info about DMZ network segment in my
> > network security and control design.
> >
> > > u r the one who wanna challenge, i alway in my
> > proper
> > > manner. i never say tat u must follow mine, i just
> > > want to discuss how we going to match up my
> > diagram
> > > and ur DMZ security. hei, man, can u still
> > remember
> > > how my first diagram flow...and i have do my
> > > modification on my diagram. i want to have a
> > meeting
> > > because i appreciate ur work. please stop all ur
> > > inpolite word. not only u will use tat word, i
> > treat u
> > > as a friend but u never respect me.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- -omitted-@streamyx.com wrote:
> > > > r u challenging!? huh! come over la! chi bai! if
> > u
> > > > not paying attention in the beginning, not
> > respect
> > > > to the meeting! not come for 2 officail meeting
> > > > oledi! i now fuck u! do u think i MUST follow
> > urs?
> > > > remember! i can even bet that 30 marks with u!!
> > u're
> > > > taking task 1, that doesn't mean u're the ehad
> > of
> > > > the whole assignment!! i will try my very best
> > to
> > > > finish my part that is!!
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: chong sin fai <-omitted-@yahoo.com>
> > > > Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 2:28 am
> > > > Subject: Re: info about DMZ network segment in
> > my
> > > > network security and control design.
> > > >
> > > > > is ok for me if u wanna having a quarrel, and
> > can
> > > > u
> > > > > please be polite abit, dun use the word "r u
> > > > mad!?".
> > > > > wat to say sacrifice ur lunch time, we can
> > have a
> > > > > short meeting after ur lunch. i just wanna
> > make
> > > > sure
> > > > > all the stuffs u have done is on track, cause
> > if u
> > > > r
> > > > > not follow my diagram will getting trouble at
> > the
> > > > end.
> > > > > i just want to discuss with u all whether the
> > > > security
> > > > > part tat i implement in the network will match
> > > > with ur
> > > > > parts. if let say u think i am mad or u think
> > i am
> > > > > just wasting ur time then is ok. for me is ok.
> > > > >
> > > > > please bring all ur stuffs along tomolo if u
> > want
> > > > to
> > > > > have a meeting.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- -omitted-@streamyx.com wrote:
> > > > > > I already draw out and print the network
> > > > security
> > > > > > and control diagram the 2nd week of dccn
> > > > assignment
> > > > > > start. by that time u say u understand so
> > yew
> > > > sing
> > > > > > take the diagram and now u say u dunno what
> > my
> > > > > > network security and diagram is??? r u mad!?
> > > > > > I told u on Mon (29/11/2004) after dccn
> > class,
> > > > yew
> > > > > > seng was there too, DMZ is just a key word,
> > it
> > > > is
> > > > > > actually a public service network? do u know
> > > > what is
> > > > > > public service network? it is the network
> > > > segment
> > > > > > which consist of web server, ftp server,
> > > > external
> > > > > > database server for web server, external
> > mail
> > > > server
> > > > > > to receive email 1st and then transfer to
> > > > internal
> > > > > > mail server. DMZ/public service
> > network/screened
> > > > > > subnet are just provide information to
> > external
> > > > > > visitor or to fool hacker (lecturer said)
> > come
> > > > over
> > > > > > to attack us ok.
> > > > > > now only u shout for meeting huh... no
> > choice,
> > > > have
> > > > > > to sacrifice my lunch time bcoz of u not pay
> > > > > > attention to me in advance (or u not
> > appreciate
> > > > my
> > > > > > work), our class end at 5pm. Anyway, i will
> > draw
> > > > my
> > > > > > network security and control diagram to u
> > tomolo
> > > > > > with no choice coz u're not taking anything
> > in
> > > > > > advance and complain in the end...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: chong sin fai <-omitted-@yahoo.com>
> > > > > > Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:02 pm
> > > > > > Subject: Re: info about DMZ network segment
> > in
> > > > my
> > > > > > network security and control design.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- -omitted-@streamyx.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > I just read a book titled Perimeter
> > Security
> > > > > > > > Fundamental. DMZ network segment is
> > actually
> > > > > > mean
> > > > > > > > screened subnet. The network segment to
> > fool
> > > > > > hacker
> > > > > > > > come to attack us. I have web server,
> > FTP,
> > > > > > external
> > > > > > > > mail server, external database and
> > external
> > > > DNS
> > > > > > > > within the DMZ network segment. Sin Fai,
> > we
> > > > have
> > > > > > > > implemented screened subnet.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > quite hard for me to imagine wat u have
> > done.
> > > > > > since u
> > > > > > > said we have implemented screened subnet,
> > we
> > > > still
> > > > > > > need to draw it out in the network
> > diagram.
> > > > and i
> > > > > > got
> > > > > > > no idea wat us DMZ network, so better have
> > a
> > > > > > meeting
> > > > > > > tomolo afernoon.


 

So...

So, I received word that my results for the examinations were out today/tonight/this morning. I hadn't failed anything till the final year project. Not to be optimistic, but I was expecting to fail once more at the retry of my final year project, which, incidentally, did not go all too well either.

I passed. To my disappointment, I only received a 3rd (third) class honours in my classification. Truthfully, I expected worse; worst, even. But now that I see that I received 3rd class (which is crap in case you were ever, in your time, wondering what the hell that meant), I (optional: can't help but) feel cheated out of my fully paid RMXX,XXX.XX.

So, I'm smoking in bed (a metaphor for smoking in my chair), thinking that maybe, just maybe, I might have tried too hard at trying too little at this Malaysian tertiary. However, it does read a little like a spoiled child's entry. I take my words back.

At least I have a degree to look at now. How come so many people keep asking about the convocation as though it matters that much? I'm not going if there is one. It's bad enough that they make you pay for it, but they also incur extra charges on your "once in a lifetime" award for purple-hearted bravery in battling books. What is the symbolism behind the heart being purple?

Can anyone comment on that? Villianese, perhaps (I do not own a camera of digital make or otherwise, which is in this country at least) you could find that out for me. I don't have pictures of a purple hearted anything either, so, perhaps you can fill me in on your research. Much appreciated. When I do get a digital camera, the first thing I'll do is post something on that.

I'm speaking with a fellow classmate of mine and we (I mean He) is comparing results with me, and I have already succumbed to doing the same thing. His results are a class higher than mine; 2nd (second) lower, if you were wondering, again. He cheated; Obviously. Just the same with everyone else who received a higher classification than I did.

Started designs on a more suitable web layout. However, it's to be hosted on a different domain. We'll see how far this project goes. Flash-based design with scripting that I hope to learn soon. I'll post a very uninterestingly funny email conversation that I have the displeasure of sharing in a while. Conversation doesn't involve me.


Tuesday, April 19, 2005

 

Publicising My Taste in Music Again (in hopes of attention, probably).

Another boring night. I don't know what I'm looking for and I'm bound to contradict myself sooner or later in this web log, which is why I don't post many posts and keep them all as drafts. A lack of confidence in what I say. Don't confuse that with self esteem. I think the world of myself. I am my world. Not just as island.

I'm talking to EV from my class. Occasionally, I send people songs, amd today is her lucky day because I've sent her a couple. She listens to predominantly Chinese tunes, which is just my assumption. She appears to not be so introduced to the English music scene. In some ways, that is a good thing. So far, she's told me that she liked Bic Runga's "Listening for the Weather" 3 times. I think she just directed me to a lyrics site.


Monday, April 18, 2005

 

[Dream] 16-03-2005 M&M's Slurpee (erratically unedited)

There was food sold on the side of the streets and we (A bunch of friends that I don't know and I) were hanging in front of. I remember the deep fried prawns and how someone tried to take one and was told off by the lady running the stand.

Was in this seven eleven sort of store and there were these m&m's slurpee drinks and a bunch of those toys such as guns and the like. I remember playing and chasing a bunch of people. I saw a lot of people I DO NOT know as well and also their faces. One looked like xxxx xxxx.

We took one of the rifle toys and started playing with them and 3 of us (me an two other unknowns) started chasing each other. Actually it was just hte other two where one was trying to shoot the other and did. I remember hearing an "ow". However, I was shot in the face and it didn't enve register a feeling. Which should have been a sign that it was a dream.

Had to eat some tapioca rice and luckily there was chocolate cake. I don't remember much but I don't think I was able to eat the cake. The idea of the tapioca rice thing or whatever the hell it was, was playing in my mind. I could even remember a damned article about how this one man ate it and it is the bare necessities of living and all that crap. This guy named Michael 'Something' and how he ate it for days to avoid hunger and all to see how far he can take it. 11 days or something. Can't remember.


Frames of little flags and pictures on a street side bar thing. So strange. I can't quite recall the things that were in the frames. Most I remember right now was that there was a flag. A very little one and a bunch of other stickers or cut outs of pictures. It was very strange. I didn't quite notice it when I was there at the time because I was apathetic but then I slowly started to look at it. It was mesmerising. Until another part of the dream took over the attention. I really can't recall the stickery things. Just that I was tehre with this girl and I had my arms around her shoulders and her man friend, this big white dude, said something this and something that.

In the dream, I didn't dislike chocolate one bit. Looking over the m&m slurpee and all. I was also wearing my east india plaid design. Or whatever its called. The shirt was under another tshirt or something. Perhaps jacket.

Woke up halfway realising I left my dishes and stuff in front of the television. Poor old grandma had to clean up after me and all. Might have left the air conditioning on as well.