MIA

Post 49: Expect to wait awhile before 50 comes up. It did, after all take two days of work to get this up.

Okay, the text on screen appears several seconds after I type it, my software's been outed to Microsoft as illegal, I'm running programs I didn't know about, overzealous malay websites about going to hell appear in My Documents for no apparent reason and refuse to leave, several icons appeared on my desktop that I didn't know about, three new applications installed themselves yesterday, QuickTime is open but nothing's playing and I can't close it, Adult Friend Finder has somehow dominated my Firefox, critical system errors greet me at every turn, and my iPod beeped at me.

You know you're in trouble when your iPod beeps at you.

I mean, how does it do that? iPods don't even have speakers. I suspect it's beginning to gain sentience. Apart from its inexplicable 'you watch what I say you can watch' attitude, the battery bar is no indication to how much power the iPod actually has. It just displays a reading as high or as low as it likes. And it gained the ability to beep at will.

Anyway, while I was supposed to post some happy things and a couple of artworks, these may have to wait since I am in no mood to use Photoshop with all the things that are going on right now. It's just gonna be so lagged.

So I'm releasing the angel picture prematurely. Looking at it, I know at the moment it represents the creme-de-la-creme of my public portfolio, but I already know I can do better.

What I need is better bloody scans. The kind without a million rough edges that have to be either cropped manually or ignored. If ignored it will become an ungainly bold edge in some parts of the picture.

Anyone know how to sorta feather the lines using Photoshop? Or might it be time for me to go with Flash?

http://www.komala.org/

You might have seen it in the Star yesterday morning. Komala just got elected as president of MIC Wanita. Contribulations, Komala. You make us both proud and uneasy.

komala!

Speaking of the Star, Screw you Star! At least warn us that you're going to totally wreck the plot of the OC before you do it! You might have noticed that yesterday's Star Two section carried a picture of Marissa Cooper. There was an article about the finale of the OC's Season 3, something I do not want to spoil before I watch it. Unfortunately, I didn't even have a chance to save myself, cause the major spoiler was in the very first line.

Highlight only if you really wanna know. I'm giving you a choice. The Star never gave me one.

Marissa Cooper dies in the season three finale.

See, those of you who saw that know why it's the kind of thing you don't want to hear about one of your two favorite shows before you actually watch the damn episode. For those of you who didn't, here's a picture of Mischa Barton/Marissa Cooper:

Who can forget that it's always summer in the OC?

X3. The reviews said there wasn't enough time for character development. With forty years of Marvel history already behind the X-Men, who needs character development?

The movie was a showcase for some awesome displays of mutant power. I think it also shows how far our local censorship board has come

"Don't you know who I am? I'm the unstoppable Juggernaut, bitch!"

Click it. It links to an old X-Men cartoon with that line.


In any case, I won't be doing any serious Wishworld for awhile, mainly cause my computer can't handle the Photoshop anymore. Don't matter, there'll always be pretty stuff to look at here.

This might sound a bit PeakSheng-ish (or the complete opposite) but in all my years as a card-carrying Malaysian citizen, the one thing that ever made me feel any sort of patriotic pride is this:

Johor Disneyland?

Now that would be awesome.

Hardcore xXx

Mahadi, stop using my blog to push Islam.

Where I come from, we have an expression:

"A watched Photoshop never loads."

This is not because of superstition or shit like that, but because no one is stupid enough to stare at the monitor for five minutes while CS2 lags and loads.

Keeping that thought in mind, X3 tribute comic:

All your base are belong to us
Barbie Horse Adventures receives gamers award
Chocolate chip cookie chokes president
Disney builds daring new attraction called Brokeback Thunder Mountain
E3 comittee reveals that LACC actually ancient indian burial ground
Final Fantasy 13 contains all dead characters from Kingdom Hearts series
Gay bloggers celebrate Groundhog Day in Germany
Horny House build home for local hobos
Internet explorer kills child in Iceland
Jessica Alba, secret diaries of
Kid Rock joins Korn
Lara Croft crafts sandwich with Kraft
Miss Universe sighted smoking marijuana
Nsync signs up for NASA astronaut program
Oprah Winfrey to be executed in season finale
Prince of Persia in Playboy magazine
Quotes from President Bush reveal secret messages when played backwards
Ricky Martin joins ramadan in Russia
Stephens Hawkins and King stars in Sports Illustrated feature for Summer Olympics
Taratino to film Kill Bill 6 in July
UFOs spotted in Malaysia on 123456 day
V for Valentine receives Academy Award
World War III slated to begin in November
Xena warrior princess to join cast of X-men
Yahoo says just use yellow pages
Zelda Wind Waker 3 to release in Q3 2007

Got your attention?

The very next next post will be my 50th post. The Examination diaries continue below.

Such coordination hints at a hive mind of sorts. More evidence follows...

That's right, the five-month anniversary of my blog, and the two-month anniversary of my sitemeter. I sometimes think I should have started the sitemeter earlier, it's kinda missing three months worth of visitors.

The following event (which I shall dub the Boon Clone Saga) took place at about 1.00am - 2.30am one Saturday morning. Notice how one of the Boonguans is actually Brian.

Don't matter. In another 250 hits as of press time, I will also be celebrating 2000 visitors. How shall we celebrate? With the posting of the angel picture, several comics and the end of the mid-terms.

2000 visitors is 1000 a month since April Fool's Day. Which incidentially is my new birthday. That's right, don't bother to wish me on the 2nd anymore. I am now officially one day older!

See, Leong seems to have coaxed Brian over to his side, by means fair or foul. Boong stands alone.

Maybe it will also be the day my blog passes the 500 comment mark? Actually, that mark might have already been passed, since the last time I counted it was 350 something and that was a month ago. Anyway, comments are more important than visitors to a blog. Comments show that the post inspired commenting. If people read it but don't get thought-provoked, what's the point?

The enigmatic Boon, it seems, has won his enemies over.

500 comments is 100 a month since New Year's Day. If you look at it from that perspective, that really is not a lot. Something has to be done about that.

Anyway, 250 hits will take 7 more days at my current average. I have decided that this is not enough, so I have deployed a new method to reach and surpass that faithful silver shot before June.

The saga ends and life returns to normal. Pretty much.

Yes. Buzzwords. No I am not being cheap. This is actually pretty important research and I will tell you the results when I'm done. For the record, my daily average is 35. We shall see if those numbers spike.

Look, writing buzzwords takes work.

The examination diaries part two. General Science versus Pure Science.

In the Red Corner, General Science.

Oh, you guys study ice-cream now? What's next, the chemical composition of a fried twinkie? I have to get in on this GS shit.

Cripes!

I think you chew food in your ass.

Or the baby maybe develops in the freakin vagina!

Refer to children's encyclopedia for this one.

What's next, periodic table color-by-numbers?

In the Blue Corner, the Trinity of Pure Science, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Do you feel that? That is the feeling of real chemistry as it punches you in the gut.

This isn't even a hard question. It just looks complicated.

Remember the GS question about digestion, and weep.

Why am I doing this again?

I dunno, it's not funny anymore.

I have a couple of surprise announcements for the next post. Yknow, post 49.

The Examination Diaries

You have no idea how much good stuff is about to fill this space. What I have for you over the weekend and after the exams is totally solid. Great for de-stressing. Check back for jokes and all-round exam humor.

The first update is down. There will be another. Hint: It is about the wonders of general science. If anyone asks what army science was a general of they will be shot.

The examination diaries. Not my best work, but my most colorful. Check out Wai Khuin's bandana, Aaron's lightning ball, Eliot's hair and Michael's fire pheonix. Good stuff.

Oh hey, me and Mark might be doing a joint project. A single piece or maybe a miniseries. I'll keep you posted.

Anyway, I promised you tales from the examination diaries, didn't I? Have a look at some of the Q&A I did this term (I can't show you the original papers, since they're with the teachers but this should give you a good idea):

Biology
Question: Explain how more beef cattle is produced through process X.
Answer: Certain cows are fed apples and wine from birth. These cows receive massages and listen to fine music. This makes for a specially tender kind of beef called Kobe Beef. Kobe Beef is soft like tofu. Thus is is very expensive.

The question actually called for an explanation on cloning. But tissue culture aside I know nothing about the subject.

Moral
Question: Memberikan definisi nilai korban untuk negara.
Answer: Chuck Norris tidak boleh korban untuk negara. Namun, beberapa negara telah korban untuk Chuck Norris.

I really wrote it, I swear.

Question: Apakah sejenis kitar semula yang lain?
Answer: Kitar semula ahli keluarga.

Sejarah
Question: Apakah nama masjid kedua yang dibina oleh nabi?
Answer: Taj Mahal.

In case you couldn't guess, I didn't study.

Question: Apakah masjid X dalam petikan?
Answer: Masjid Jamek.

Question: Apakah strategi hijrah nabi yang bijaksana?
Answer: Mereka berhijrah pada waktu malam.

Essay Question: Huraikan kecapaian tokoh-tokoh yang disenaraikan.
Answer: Alexander the Great merupakan seorang jeneral dari tamadun Yunani. Beliau mempunyai kuda. Beliau telah melawan gajah. Beliau suka lelaki. Beliau telah menakluki banyak negara. Oleh itulah Alexander dapat panggilan 'the Great'.
Asoka juga merupakan jeneral dari tamadun India. Namun, Asoka tidak tercapai seperti Alexander. Oleh itu, dia tidak dipanggil 'Asoka the Great'.

Writing these I was shaking so hard Sarah Tan came over, patted my head and told me not to stress over it.

The period of Malaysian examinations are not really a good time for bloggers. The number of hits per day has dropped like a stone.

Yesterday night I stayed up so late. I was studying, see. And to keep my head above the table I brought a cup of sugar into my room. I managed to stay awake until 2.30, when the sugar ran out. But before I fell asleep, a bright flash of light not unlike the one that brought the doppelganger (see 123456 day post for details) appeared outside my window. I went to the window and there was an angel. I took a picture of it and it seemed to get pissed. Unfortunately, I don't speak angel. The picture of the angel will be posted this weekened.

I watched Grease on Saturday night. So did Sanjay. Dexter watched it on Tuesday and Kenji watched it on Friday. A lot of people I went with said it wasn't that good, but screw them. It was hilarious. There was a song about mooning, tons of making out, crazy innuendo and Greased Lighting! *KRA-KOOM!* The character interaction was just fun to watch. And the dancing was good. Lots of pelvic thrusting and groping.

The Wrap

E3 is almost over. I need it to be over. Any more teasers and I could break down and cry.

Come on! I heard they even have skateboarding ramp over at the Activision booth, to promote the new Tony Hawk!

How could you not love a game like this?

The individual styles of Grand Theft Auto, Prince of Persia, Oblivion, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Hitman all rolled into one. Too much awesomeness for one game to contain? Ubisoft begs to differ.

Now let's talk. About the massive injustices of E3.

Look! Children! E3 is supposed to be a strictly above-18 event! THANKS ALOT, YOU SECURITY ASSHOLES. Now I'm sitting here at home while some six year old douchebags who don't even know what country Ubisoft is in get to play around in the LACC, which I have never been within a pandaren's wang of. Yes. That's how far I am from E3, while those snot-nosed punks get their diapers soiled watching Dexter and the Powerpuff Girls.

If I ever meet you down a dark alley, I'll roundhouse kick you so hard you'll die and come back to life!

The Microsoft Bus! It turns into a house. Unfortunately, it never made the cut for the Transformers.

Check out the inner sanctum of the Microsoft employees. One of them is using a Powerbook. Oh, he is so screwed when this gets out. Variation on an old Penny Arcade comic:

Mac: You're bruised, Mike.
Mike: It's... it's nothing.
Mac: Has he been hitting you again?
Mike: No! It's not like that. He just... doesn't know his own strength.
Mac: We've talked about this, Mike. You can put an end to this -
Mike: Oh my god, it's Microsoft! He's home! You gotta get out of here, he'll kill us both if he sees you with me! Get out of here, Mac, go!
Mac: I'm going. We're both going. Together.

One more reason to go to E3. I mean!

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Especially considering the above picture.

And what's Mario got to do with these kids and their extracurricular biology experiments?

Paris Hilton at E3? That's just the right amount of... whatever it is.

The final word on the Wii and the Pii is out. Pii and Wii. Imagine that.

Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Mass Effects, Heavenly Sword... these I need, like mercy from heaven's gate.

All right. I promise not to talk about E3 anymore.

Except I have to tell you about these.

Dead or Alive Xtreme

Was it inevitable that Tecmo would release a sequel (of sorts) to Xtreme Beach Volleyball? Probably. Now saying that games like these are tailor-made for people like Dass and Waikit might be somewhat lacking in something, but they did spend an entire night playing it.

Wai Khuin, your chance to finally find out what Dead or Alive really is.

As for myself, as a part of my solemn pledge to exploit all that is E3, and in the true spirit of truly selfless self-sacrifice, I downloaded the trailer.

This might seem like a "I took a calorie bullet for you by eating all your chocolate" kind of thing, but let me assure you that I undertook my duty of leering at every exposed breast and soaked garment in the utmost of seriousness. Seriously. To demonstrate my steadfast dedication to writing a review that would be accurate, I watched the trailer again. And again. Like fifty times.

The sum of its parts can be summed up in one sentence: scantily clad ladies do battle in various lighthearted water sports. (No I'm not going to tell you what they are! Watch the damn trailer!) It's not all fun and games, though. The production values won it the Worst Soft Porn Feature Ever award.

Jackass the Game

Unbelieveable? Believe it. I'm not sure I want to waste words on this one. Let me just give you the word from the fine people over at IGN:

You'll recognize a lot of the stunts from the show. San Fran Trash Can has you inside a garbage can, rolling down a hill at full speed trying to pull off jumps (rolling off car trailers) and stunts (including rolling underneath truck trailers) while trying not to get slaughtered by cars or smacked up on buildings or road signs. Another similar one was Downhill Shopping Cart Run, where you ride in one and try to smack each other in the face while riding the stolen carts down the hill. There are also sequences like Bus Surfing, Grenade Golf, 4th of July (this should hurt your gonads, we're thinking), Extreme Unicycling, and something called Big Balls.

Right. Well, next time Liwen and I get together with our crew to shoot some videos, we'll keep that in mind.

Another 50 Cent Game.

OH-GAWD.

This is for Dexter, and any other chocolate loving freaks out there:

Masters of Horror: Chocolate

"Jamie (Henry Thomas), a newly divorced young man who creates artificial flavors for the food industry, suddenly and inexplicably starts to experience brief and random flashes from someone - and somewhere - unknown: sight, sound, smell, touch. Learning that he's experiencing life through the senses of a mysterious woman, he begins to fall in love with her - without having met her. Eventually, he discovers a horrifying secret that binds him inexorably with the perfect woman in an erotic, horrifying dance of death."

Anyway, Teacher's day is coming up! If you're short on ideas for what to get for your teachers, here are some great pointers:

Alamin -
Jason: Let's buy him a motorcycle helmet. I don't mind paying extra for Alamin.
Sanjay: No, get him a shaver!
Jun Ian: Have you seen the way his robe fans out behind him when he rides his motorbike?

Chin -
Jason: A barometer!
Sanjay: No, let's get him a disco ball!
Jason: Yeah! I can just imagine him swinging it seventies style!
Jun Ian: Holding the barometer in his hand and you can see the mercury levels going like up and down!

Doraemon -
Jun Ian: Platform shoes.
Mahadi: Yeah.

Dorothy -
Jason: False teeth.
Mahadi: New pair of dark glasses.

Haslina -
Jun Ian: Buy her Burger King!
Jason: No, get her something chemistry...
Sanjay: A laminated periodical table!
Mahadi: A plastic or glass something, and then in the corner you write the chemical formula for whatever it is.

Maheran -
Mahadi: Malay to English dictionary.
Jun Ian: Malay to English dictionary.
Yow Hwui: Malay to English dictionary.

Selva -
Sanjay: McDonalds.
Jun Ian: Make sure you buy it on Sunday, then.
Mahadi: You could get a cheeseburger for...
Jason: 39 cents! At McDonalds, baby!

Last but not least, more words of wisdom from everyone's favorite half-Chinese half-Malay science student with specs and whose name starts with an A and contains no I:

No, Azfar. Only you.

E3 Insanity - Warcraft Movie, Final Fantasy XIII! ++

I'd always been a PlayStation type, being a victim of circumstance as these games are the one most commonly cracked and pushed in the circles where I live. Problem was, the gameplay footage of Twilight Princess had me wanting a Wii too. Then Mass Effects was announced, for the 360 no less, and Bioware's move threw me off completely.

So I made a list of all I knew.

Wii - Super Smash Bros, Zelda, Metroid, Excite Truck, Red Steel

PS3 - UT2k7, Final Fantasy, God of War, Guitar Hero, Kingdom Hearts, Resident Evil, Tekken, MGS4

360 - Halo, Mass Effects, Oblivion, F.E.A.R., Alan Wake, Gears of War, Too Human

PC - Spore, Crysis, Oblivion, Burning Crusade, Battlefield, F.E.A.R., C&C, UT2k7

At the end of it all, despite the temptations of the Wii-mote and Live, I remembered why I was a Sony boy. I mean, it's not just about the games. The name sells. Blu-ray, Linux and now motion sensors like the Wii-nunchuck?

But when I do get a PS3, I'm going silver. Or white, or whatever. The PS3 looks so last-gen I could spit.

The biggest names and the biggest games, get your dual-coverage of what you want to see from this year's E3 from PandaPanda and Misc. Rants!

E3 over at rantings and the story continues over in the comments section!

Look for comments by me for fast links to trailers for Bf2142, Crysis, Fable 2, FFXIII, Zelda, and the latest on the PS3 release!

This posts concerns E3 goodness. There is also stuff on Uwe Boll, dunking booths and the homosphere. Which is exactly what is sounds like: a blogosphere of gay blogs. Why would you be interested? Well... (hinthintcoughcough*clarissa*coughcough)

Yeah Mahadi, that's the Annarchy T-Shirt logo. Again, from Penny Arcade.

E3 is my new OH GAWD. I mean, OH GAWD! It just started and the real showtime apparently doesn't even start until Thursday, but man this is one major bombshell they dropped!

Why am I not at E3 right now? WHY!?

The first time I heard it was maybe half an hour ago. I was in the car on the way home, and the radio mentioned some news about Sony and the PS3, and I remember: E3. Then there was something about a movie based on the popular Warcraft video game series.

Guess what? What they really meant was World of Warcraft. There's going to be a WORLD OF WARCRAFT MOVIE. Jason, Dexter, Liwen and Jason, are you as hyped as I am?

Uwe Boll directing.

Just kidding guys. That would be cruel. For those of you not into the whole gaming movie culture, Dr. Uwe Boll is the industry's most infamous resident. Yes, he actually has a doctorate in literature. I don't know how he got it.

From a totally unbiased viewpoint, Uwe Boll has made some of the worst movies the world has ever seen. As of January 24, 2006, all three of Boll's video game adaptations appeared on IMDb's Bottom 100 list. He practically scrapes the bottom of the barrel at sites like RottenTomatoes.com, and the stuff of his films are widely considered "so bad they're good".

His three game adaption movies, Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead, and BloodRayne have probably set a new low for movies everywhere.

One oft-cited review of Alone in the Dark, by Rob Vaux, sarcastically states that the movie should make all other "bad" movie directors feel better in comparison.

"It's okay, they'll tell themselves. At least I didn't make Alone in the Dark."

For the Bloodrayne movie, Uwe famously decided to use prostitutes instead of actual actresses.

"They were better than actors. We looked for local Romanian actresses, but there they are all from the theater and act very broadly. For 150 euros a piece the whores would be naked and do as they were told. It was better.”

He is currently directing the movies adaptions for FarCry, Postal and Dungeon Siege.

His wikipedia article can be found here.

Well, he's going nowhere near Halo and World of Warcraft. The Times reports:

Blizzard will announce Tuesday that its massively successful, massively multiplayer online role-playing game is set to be made into a big-budget fantasy picture along the lines of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films, with Warner Bros.' Legendary Pictures handling the production.

From "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" through "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" and "Doom," films based on video games have traditionally ranged from the merely bad to the downright masochistic. Generally, the fault has appeared to be a focus on special effects and cheap thrills at the expense of emotional engagement and character development.

For many years, films based on comic books and traditional high-fantasy worlds suffered the same fate. Yet recently, directors and screenwriters ranging from Peter Jackson with "The Lord of the Rings" to Sam Raimi with "Spider-Man" have come to appreciate that in even the most fantastic setting, a successful film is based on compelling human stories rather than on yet another explosion or dragon.

Director, cast, release date, and budget are all undetermined as of yet, but the paper quotes Blizzard CEO Paul Sams as saying that the goal is to make "one of the best films in the world," a World of Warcraft pic that will appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike. He said Legendary Pictures management was keenly attuned to what Blizzard wanted out of a World of Warcraft film. Legendary's first film was Batman Begins. Other projects being brought to the big screen by Legendary Pictures include Superman Returns, The Ant Bully, Where the Wild Things Are, and Frank Miller's 300.

[06:45:03 PM] [d] FFXIII: dood
[06:45:14 PM] [d] FFXIII: did you wet yourself with excitement?
[06:45:40 PM] [d] FFXIII: or do you even know yet that they're
making a WoW movie?
[06:46:26 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: WTF?
[06:46:29 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: WHEN
[06:46:29 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: OMG
[06:46:32 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME
[06:46:38 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: FUCK U DUDE...
[06:46:40 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: WHEN?
[06:46:40 PM] [d] FFXIII: it was just announced
[06:46:41 PM] [d] FFXIII: E3
[06:46:42 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: TELL ME NOWWWNOWNONWOW
[06:46:43 PM] [d] FFXIII: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149638.html
[06:47:00 PM] [d] FFXIII: I heard it on the radio and I went
straight to my com
[06:47:06 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
[06:47:12 PM] [d] FFXIII a: lol
[06:47:22 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: wait wait..no time to read
[06:47:26 PM] ¿º.--» [J]: tell me at school tomorrow
[06:47:30 PM] [d] FFXIII: hah!

Oh man I hope that it's either Peter Jackson or Bryan Singer at the helm of this one. Did you see that X3 leaked clip with the Sentinel head? That was just awful.

Halo's going to be good, though. It should be.

"If I didn’t make this clear in my previous update, Bungie’s in this for the long haul – 100% dedicated to making the Halo movie the best it can be. Now we have help. Ten thousand pound gorilla help. And that’s just about the best kind there is."

Yes, that is King Kong with a hat talking to that Halo girl. I forget her name.

The word from Penny Arcade:

Speaking of movies I assume you have all seen the latest Superman trailer by now. I would describe it as “shit hot”. What’s interesting is comparing how awesome the Superman trailer looks to this terrible clip showing a sentinel from X-Men 3 (possible spoilers). Everything about that clip is trash from the set to the acting to the dialogue. I am perfectly aware that Colossus throwing Wolverine around is canonical but in real life it looks fucking stupid. I’d say Bryan Singer was what made the previous X-Men films so great and now he’s taken his magic wand and pointed it at Superman. Comic book fans are lucky they have someone like Bryan who not only understands comics but understands how to translate them into movies without making you feel ashamed of your hobby. What I want to know is when videogame fans will get a director like that.

If you guys want some World of Warcraft thing to satisfy your cravings, try Returns if you havent seen it already. It's a fan made World of Warcraft movie that's already won all sorts of awards. And the studio's name is Rufus Cubed Productions. Come on man how cool is that.

And oh man oh man that isn't the half of it. They just announced not one, but THREE FINAL FANTASY GAMES set in the FFXIII universe. Which is totally screwed up considering FFXII hasn't even hit stores in english, but yeah. OH MAN THAT IS COOL.

The main character of Final Fantasy XIII. It's a girl.

Look, she's been raiding Yuna's wardrobe.

This is actually the early battle system for the game. That's wicked awesome.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

Does anyone else think that this looks way like Sora and Riku's Eternal Session Limit Break from Kingdom Hearts 2? Could Versus XIII somehow involve the Organization?

And that FFXIII based game for handphones. Final Fantasy Agito XIII. I could give less of a rat's anything. Never be able to play it.

Oh and I beat Sephiroth last week, forgot to mention that.

Damn it I'm all geek again.

Damn! Now for some hot gay action. Oh yeah I am so not kidding. Source credit: Grace.

Gay blog. It's called coupled on 10th April 06.

Self-explanatory actually, but I find it pretty cool. They've racked up hundreds of comments in a short month and a half. Most are from people congratulating them on their love, but there are a few narrow-minded homophobes who pop up to flame and threaten them. Whatever, those guys are idiots.

Gay pride! You go, you two.

From sLimplycatchy's Xanga Site, written by Clarissa some time back:

sarah and i just came back from mv. we saw 2 CUTE GAY GUYS! at least i think theyre gay. we saw them at mdm kwan's and one of them looked like daniel wong. the other looked like jun ian from the back. the daniel lookalike was SO CUTE! even while eating! and we saw amber chia in topshop and whn she was modelling. and we saw darren with his sis and mum and sarah saw her friend, lee min. when;s my dad picking me up? im supposed to go shopping for provisions. im going to start studying tmr. oh and i ALMOST bought this silver silk tie. SO SAD!=(

Yeah. So now we know that Daniel and I would make a cute couple if our sexual preferences ever differ. Thank you Clarissa for that insightful insight.

I saw two gay guys at Bangsar LRT station today. No shit. They were in school uniform and walking together and one gave the other a KISS ON THE CHEEK. God.

IMPORTANT ADVERTISMENT:

The Interact Club will be having a Teacher's Day Carnival on the day before the holidays. This carnival will be all kinds of awesome, so do save your money for the day. Come visit me, I'm in charge of the dunking booth with Hari this year. Awesome much?

The Dirt

Government Agent AAA. Armed and Armored Alamin. Kinda like Vin Diesel, only not.

There's a hilarious tale behind this, but I'll save it. Maybe one day you'll see the papers.

Selva: And so in the area of mosques and temples, everyone is...?
Jun Ian: Eating?
Selva: Equal. I - what did you say?

For today, at least, there are different papers, for scrutiny.

Jun Ian: Adi Farris do your thang!
Komala: No! Not now la I'm eating! Go over there and do it!
Adi: Uh, okay.

Adi does his thang. In front of Komala, who is eating.

Jun Ian: Oh shit!
Komala: You see!
Dass: I think that's bigger than my arm.

For those of you who have been looking for the story on Keith Lester, Christopher Lim and the rest, I have done my best to publish the various accounts that I have gathered over the past few days in a way easily accessible to the general public.

The truth is out there.

Be forewarned that the information you are about to delve into may not be 100% accurate. These are simply rumors, to the best of my knowledge facts, but the whole story is under such a tight veil of secrecy that this could well be one of the most complete reports outside the Administration and Form One.

Page two of the Report Rated R

I have one more, stunning piece of information. Unfortunately this titbit must be withheld until its accuracy can be verified. It concerns the key to the whole matter - who did Christopher Lim freak gently from dusk to dawn?

Shaegan: I heard you were a vegetarian once.
Serene: Yeah, how did you know that?
Shaegan: I just know.
Serene: ...
Shaegan: Oh wait, a little birdie hopped on my shoulder and told me.
Serene: ...
Shaegan: A chinese birdie.

In other news, 123456 day was today. I awoke at 1.00 am to take pictures of the sky. Then the strangest thing happened.

Some may have noticed that this comic is a rip from Jeffrey Rowland's excellent diary comic Overcompensating. The same people may bite the wax tadpole for this is what scientists in Norway call a "tribute". To Jeffrey Rowland. Not, say, the Englishman.

Jun Ian: You really love Warcraft. Are you gonna be one of those people who go to Blizzard conventions?
Jason: No...
Jun Ian: With your little night elf ears...
Yow Hwui: I think you are.
Jun Ian: And you'd be all, "For Azeroth!"
Jason: For Azeroth!!

For those of you unaware, 123456 day is the day when all around the world, at different times watches are pointing to a singular moment in time and space.

01:02:03 04/05/06

Perfection in a date.

In our own country it lasts but a second, but time zones differ and thus it is a day, not a mere moment. Maths tells us that this phenomenon occurs once every hundred years.

Mahadi: Let's change the lyrics in Greased Lightning.
Jun Ian: To what?
Mahadi: Wax Pardeep.
Jun Ian: Dude.
Mahadi: Wax Pardeep, go Wax Pardeep!

Today was a damningly funny day. Most of it was because of Adrian, but that's the kind of thing you can't put into writing. But the following conversation probably has some kind of educational value. It's also hilarious.

Sanjay: I have a new way to memorise the electrochemical reactivity series.
Jun Ian: Yeah?
Sanjay: This is how you remember anions. Clarissa Beat Ian OH!!
Jun Ian: W...what the fuck?
Sanjay: Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Hydroxide.
Jun Ian: Oh...kay..
Sanjay: And for cations uh... Fool Sanjay Playing Hand Cock Africa.
Jun Ian: That makes... no sense whatsoever.
Sanjay: It's Ferum, Stanum, Plumbum, Hydrogen, Copper, Argentum.
Jun Ian: Uh.
Sanjay: Oh man I gotta tell Yow Hwui this.

Yow Hwui: How do you memorize the normal reactivity series?
Sanjay: Potential Scientists Can Make A Zoo In London...
Jun Ian: No, do you want to hear Guan Xiong's? That one's stuck in my head.
Jason: What's Guan Xiong's?
Jun Ian: Play Sex Can Make A Zebra In The Lan Ci Mother Son of a God. Potassium, Sodium, Calcium Magnesium, Aluminium, Zinc, Iron, Tin, Lead Copper, Mercury, Silver, Gold. I never ever forgot that one. Ever.

Ze Shen: Try this one. Play Sex Can Make All Zebras In Thailand Lose Control.
Sanjay: It should be Play Sex Can Make All Zebra Horses In Thailand Lose Control HAA!
Yow Hwui: What the fuck?
Sanjay: Horses for Hydrogen, HAA for Hg, Ag, Au. Mercury, Silver, Gold.
Jun Ian: Mercury Silver Gold is MSG la.
Jason: Message!
Jun Ian: Play Sex Can Make All Zebra Horses In Thailand Lose Control MeSaGe!

You go, zebra horses.

If you haven't, you have got to see these to videos of Hawk drawing. The man is a machine.

Now I want a Cintiq.

There was that thing about tuition for gays. This'll be later. There was probably more to say, but I think I forgot. So that's all for now. Good night, everyone.

Sanjay: Do you think Britney Spears is hot?
En Yaw: It's just cause her boobs are big then you think she's hot right?
Sanjay: If you think her boobs are big then you should see Pamela Anderson's.
En Yaw: Who is Pamela Anderson?
Sanjay: Her boobs are bigger than my pencil box.

En Yaw looks at Sanjay's pencil box.

En Yaw: She must be a monster.