The Government did the right thing.

Abdullah did the right thing, never thought he would have to guts to do it. REAL inflation is at an all time high, please don't take whatever number reported by Bank Negara as the real inflation cause its bullshit. If the government had not done anything, and continue to subsidize fuel, electricity & commodities, a repeat of 98 would happen. And heck once again Malaysian economy would be left behind compare to the other Asian countries.

Now is the perfect time for the government to cut all subsidies and lift ceiling prices when everyone else in the region is doing it. It surprise me that Abdullah made such an unpopular BUT NECESSARY move. Kudos goes to him. Although the lay person on the street might not understand it and complain, it was the right thing to do for the Malaysian economy, for the sake of keeping the economy competitive.
There are jokes about our Malaysian fisherman whom gets M$2.5k diesel subsidy a month and instead of fishing, they just sell diesel to Thailand. Our fishermen have forgotten how to fish.

And then there is the Independent Power Producers (IPP) whom have a one sided deal with Tenaga Bhd which requires Tenaga to buy electricity from them even when the price is much higher than the cost needed for Tenaga to produce the electricity, or even when Tenaga has ample electricity. All these one sided deals was done under the previous administration. And the contract didn't had a renegotiation clause so the only way to balance things out and be fair is to slap those IPP with windfall taxes. Once again, KUDOS Abdullah.

Overall, all these subsidies cuts and lifting of ceiling price would definitely make Malaysia more competitive.
And which Vietnam being one of the worst performing markets this year (54% drop in their market) and Pakistan suffering too, foreign direct investments (FDI) would definitely increase in Malaysia.

But yes people, its burdensome, but in the long-run it will be worth it, a caveat though, the government should be very transparent with where the money from subsidies are going. A good idea is the construction sector as its suffering from high commodity price.
AND BLOODY HELL. TIME TO MAKE PETRONAS STATEMENTS PUBLIC! God knows how much went to Abdullah's and Mathatir's cronies.

Of Gym

Ah, so 3 exams down, 2 more to go. It seems that every student in my residence is done with exams and its only me being cooped up in my room studying day and night-_-

Just outside, students play toilet horse shoe, touch football, or just hanging out. It gets pretty hard to concentrate -___- But today, it was cold and gloomy, I never though I would be grateful for a gloomy day (:

My routine has been study, sleep & gym. Speaking about gym, how many of you guys wanted to chat up that hot guy/girl at your local gym? Well here are some lines to help you out (the work below is not mine and has been taken out from a fitness blog).

To chat up a hot guy at the gym.

1. “You got a new iPod. Should I get the 10 gig or the 30 gig?”
2. “Can you close the bracelet for me?”
3. “Your gloves are nice. Where did you get them?”
4. “Do you think that class instructor good?”
5. “Can you teach me how to use this machine?”
6. “Do you know any workout to reduce the breast size? Mine is a bit too big to handle.”
7. “I never do this, but I think you’re cute and I got tired of waiting for you to talk to me.”
8. “That’s a stain on my bra top, isn’t obvious?” (pointing to the breast)
9. “They say missionary position help men to work out the chest and triceps, is it true?
10. “Is that a train in your pants, or are you just happy to see me noticing how big your dick is?”

To chat up a hot girl at the gym.

1. “Excuse me, but I think I dropped something! My jaw.”
2. “Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes.”
3. “I’m afraid that I have to ask you to leave. Your sexy body is making other girls here look really bad.”
4. “Can I take your picture with my camera phone? I want Santa Claus to know exactly what I want for this Christmas.”
5. “I may not be the best-looking guy in here, but I’m the only one talking to you.”
6. “Are your legs tired? You have been running in my mind all day.”
7. “I’ve got a 6 inch tongue and please teach me how to use it.”
8. “Hello. If I tell you my balls are bigger than my biceps, will you believe?”
9. “Hi, my name’s [name]. Remember it, you’ll be screaming it later tonight.”
10. “Nice legs you have! What time do they open?”

Picture of the day:Serena and Daydream (: Just 2 more months <3

Of Discrimination

Ketuanan Melayu (for Malay supremacy or Malay dominance) is the racist belief that the Malay people are the "tuan" (masters) of Malaysia. The Chinese and Indians who form a significant minority in Malaysia, are considered beholden to the Malays for granting them citizenship in return for special privileges as set out in Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The concept of ketuanan Melayu is usually referenced by politicians, particularly those from UMNO, the most influential political party in Malaysia. Infamous politicians like Najib and Hishammudin are guilty of this at the highest level.

NEP
In 2006, a major dispute arose when the Asian Strategic and Leadership Institute (ASLI) issued a report calculating Bumiputra-held equity at 45% — a stark difference from the official figure of 18.9%. Criticism came swift saying it was fabricated. Okay then what about this?

In 1997 University of Malaya study had calculated the Bumiputra share of equity to stand at 33.7%, using par value. Let me break it to you guys. YOUR INTRA-EQUITY is fucked up and it has nothing to do with the other races. Approve Permits and what-nots, its your own doing, so clean up your own mess and stop blaming the Chinese for taking away your wealth.

So where am i getting at? To all my friends who have turn 21 please vote and be heard. Can't wait to turn 21 this year =PMarcel's 24th

Picture of the day:You look absolutely adorable. I love you, don't kill me (:

Biology

"Biology is killing me. If I was a science student I wouldn't find it that hard but since I'm doing arts its bloody tough."

"Oh you're not doing SCIENCE? WTF are you taking biology for?"

"Hey hey, I have an interest in biology, its just hard to study thats all. Anyway this is America, The land of opportunity and dreams."

(What opportunity if you're studying French, Biology and Human equality)

Only in America.

PS: Still have one more mid-term to go.

Of things to remember and investments

1. When crossing the road in Canada remember to look left first then right (almost got hit today).


2. Becareful of icy areas while walking (don't want to tumble down like a fool do we?)


3. When a sign says "Caution: falling ice" remember to take it seriously =_=.


4. Zara jackets can't do jack shit in winter (really tempted to get an eskimo's jacket).


5. Pray that it snows everyday during winter (the temperature when it snows is around -10 degrees with wind chill, and if it doesn't snow the temperature is around -23 with wind chill. Something to do with the pressure. Go wiki it).


6. Halls food make your fart and poop smells funny (might be due to the high consumption of meat maybe?)


7. Gay cowboys have a short-life span. The joker is dead, 1 for batman 0 for the joker ( I seriously think he was one of the better actors around, we salute you Heath Ledger)

I like my investment professor. I think he is a brillant man, not to mention a funny one too. Did you know that stocks in the long-run has the same risk as Treasury bills (T-bills) and Bonds? When i say in the long-run i mean 15 years+


And that the average return of stocks is 20%, much higher compare to T-bills and bonds. All this is according to Jeremy Siegel, not my professor mind you ( if he did all that research and came out with that he won't be teaching right?)


With that all said, thus my professor is an aggressive investor, 100% stocks. I don't know how he does it but he have balls. He says he practice what he preach.I mean imagine if you have a portfolio worth 500,000. The market drop by 6% that would cause you to lose 30,000. That takes balls.


Now i'm really interested in finance, in one and a half years time i'll graduate and would be earning my own money. I reckon its time to start researching and what-nots (: A friend of mine suggested gambling, ( he is a year older than me and he is already investing) he says that when you invest you have to be prepared to lose money and not let the chicken little inside you take control of you. Btw, he just got an internship with Credit Suisse.

On to something more interesting, I almost freeze to death while visiting some lake i couldn't even remember the name of.

Braves souls who was foolish enough to venture out when the weather was -23 degrees with windchill.

Picture of the day:

Love you dear (:

Of .......

Have you ever walked up to someone and said hello and realize he/she isn't the person you thought he/she was?

On the tram heading back to Lygon street
"Hey, how are you man." *gives the typical male handshake.
"Hey, I'm good. Yourself? *had this do i know you look written on his face.
"I'm good, I'm good, are u going for the Trinity College play?"
"Huh, Trinity college play?"

Oh crap, hahahaha mistaken Anup for another Indian guy. Hey, i swear to you its an honest mistake. And i made a new friend alright. His name is Ashwin! Take that =P


I realize I know little. Very little. I'm proud, too proud of my strengths. Mind you, I know very well what my weakness are and thus the pride I have. I could accept constructive criticism on my weaknesses, but as soon as you come anyway near my strengths, i would shut whatever you have to say about it out. I would ignore the words you say and it would have no effect. But the past few weeks made me realize what little I know. What I need is to be humbled, break down and torn apart before being able to learn this very valuable lesson.

Got to learn how to submit to authority, rebellious by nature, I find having someone above me hard. Really hard. Submitting to someone who have benefit in return isn't hard, e.g. employer-employee relationship. Its submitting to peers which i find hard. To be a good leader you must first be a good follower, gotta keep that in mind.

Gotta realize I'm am the same level like every human being on this earth. I am not a level above nor am i a level below. This superiority complex must be overcome. I need so much more humility and empathy. Yup, those 2 qualities are greatly missing in my life. Cocky and arrogant I am, but i hope to be so much better.

Its going to be hard, but no one said its going to be easy. Life on earth is a journey, never a destination. So yup, dream like you will live forever and live like you will die today. Till next time. Cheers~!

Of Pride and Arrogance

Hahaha, my goodness, came back this morning to be greeted by Roger sleeping on the floor and David in my room. Oi, my sheets are new, I just got them changed! (But I really don't mind Roger sleeping on the floor as i haven't vacuum for ages, maybe his shirt and boxers can help make my job a little easier =P)

David enjoying himself on my bed >.<

Thats Roger. Notice the PS2 my housemate just got!!

A few days back, I learn to lay down my pride and apologize for my mistakes. I'm a proud person, saying sorry is not something i do on an everyday basis. Arrogance is what I strike people as, and I can't say that they are that far off. Bruise my pride, and I'll hurt you more than you hurt me. But yes, I've realised that pride gets in the way of a lot of good things.

I used to think that a man without pride is worthless as its the only thing that someone would not be able to take away from a person, and thus one has to fight to keep it from being step on. But I guess I when overboard and push my ego into the "SuperEgo" side. Balance is the key, if an apology can make things right, why not just lay your pride down and apologize? I guess people in general struggle with pride and arrogance, especially guys. So yeah, to all those people out there who finds apologizing hard, the next time you think about not apologizing, why not think about what would happen AFTER you apologize.

No doubt I did not feel my best when I apologize but it felt pretty good later on ( : So trust me, be the bigger man and apologize!

Roar!! I found new joy in cooking! Better get to it!

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Later!

Unfair and racial in nature

The move that requires Law firms to have at least THREE Bumiputra partners which one of whom must have at least 50% stake before being able to do business with the bank is PURE BULLSHIT and discriminatory. So much for Malaysia being fair to all races and how the new NEP was suppose to help ALL irregardless of religion or race.

Malaysia is going to the dogs, that's for sure. Globalisation is happening and Maybank directors are still stuck with that stupid mindset of "If Bumiputras are in more law firms, our economy would grow". Can someone please educate this fcuktards?

There is this saying which i think its so true. If its a MALAY problem, its a national problem. If its a CHINESE problem, its a racial problem. If its a Indian problem, its no problem (hey hey, I didn't create this saying alright). Malaysia still have a long way to go if we want to achieve racial unity, it's the 50th independence day come this August, and it pains me to see stupid law like this being propose.

Picture of the day:
I got Indian friends =P

Of being drunk

The following post would have loads of grammatical errors, its word for word of what was said in MSN. (Okay maybe not, cause i found out you can't copy and paste stuff in here, what a bitch). And may be offensive to certain parties. =_=''

Me: Whats the craziest thing you have done when you are drunk?

XX: Urmmm when i am drunk? Got alot.. and some on video. Wait, i'll try to remember.

XX: Ohhh,ahhh, got this once...This girl piss the shit out of me (and i actually hate her even before i got drunk) so i got irritated cause she was irritating the fuck out of me.. So i took a JD bottle, smash it on table and point it at her and told her to shut the fuck up or else i'll stab her face with it... her bf also stone.

XX: And then i was drunk during 2006, new year's eve party. My ex came down to PJ to Find me.

Me: OMG you did that? Point a bottle? Oh okay your ex, go on.

XX: Anyway my ex came down, we go minum (drinking) at my friends condo. After a few games and lots of booze, we had a one night stand. And i woke up with the biggest smile on my face plus the hang over. Imagine having sex when your drunk. Your laughing your ass off more than having sex. So its damn paiseh in a way.

Me: Eh, thats a freaking good one!

XX: Which one? The one about the ex or the crazy bitch?

Me: BOTH.. =D

PS: No, i am not going to tell you who the person I was talking to is. And no, hahah i ain't going to share my crazy stories....at least not on my blog =P

Picture of the day:
ADILAH this is FOR YOU!!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA

Of Being Top Class and Hating My Hair

Hey struggler , yeah i am talking to you, you know who you are. Are you going to give up now? After such a long journey. Have you forgotten the promise we made --that we would not stop till we reach the peak !! Why give up now, when you are so close. Remember what you told me when i was at the bottom, you told me to preserve as things would get better. Now i am telling you the same thing. FCUKING PRESERVE.

What happen to laughing at those who laughed at our dreams and hopes? What happen to proving those doubters wrong? What happen to humiliating those who have humilated us? We still got a long way to go buddy.

So what? You hit another wall. Tell me what's so different about this wall? Why can't you over come this? Maybe your feeling the fatigue. Maybe your so sick and tired of caring anymore. Maybe, just maybe you accepted it?

So what if this guy is way better than you. Face it, he is a genius and your not. But heck, theres one thing that we have that he doesn't. That is the knowledge of knowing what it feels like to be at the very bottom and not wanting to ever be there again. Because of that fear, we constantly strive for perfection. What does someone as gifted as him knows about being at the bottom? He is weak, you can take him on. ROAR lol (:

So struggler we have been through thick and thin, so are you going to let me pull you up from your despair or are you going to continue to curse and feel hopelessness? Oh, that was stupid of me to ask, of course you would pull yourself up, after all we are strugglers and you would bounce back better than before ^^

Marie, Chiew Mei & Jian (I felt like putting it up)

Picture of the day:
From left: Sang, Too insignificant to be mention, Sunita, Hendry, Sofia, Jian, Naveen and Ilya

Of Bad Boys and Girls

Being nice and gentlemanly but still can't land the girl of your dreams? Was with her when she was down and defended her when she was getting diss, yet she says she wants to be just "friends" ? Time for a new gameplan gentleman, be bad, not just bad, but bad to the core... Ever wonder why the jerk/bastard/two-timer land the girls? They treat woman-kind like crap but yet, they still get the babes. Doesn't that tell you alot?

There's this Chinese saying that goes "if a guy isn't bad, a girl wouldn't have interest in him" Driving a girl around, listening to her problems, holding the door and paying for dinner, isn't that like the foolproof formula to get the girl? Apparently NOT, alas, how times have change, its more like, give the girl more attention and they would be thinking "boring, no challenge, lets find for someone else." You probably end up being their "best pal" or something. (That means not being able to get into her pants while she's sober, and you wouldn't want that =P Anyway getting into her pants while she is drunk or something is just wrong !) But on the other hand, be cool, and don't fall head over heels for her and she would be questioning where exactly do she stand in your eyes.

Girls are attention seeking beings. They strive for attention, don't give it to them and they want it! Get me? And it amazes me to this day why girls need approval from BAD BOYS. (Yup, not nice boys but BAD BOYS, heck i don't think most girls even care what nice guys think about them, because nice guys only SAY NICE THINGS! Thus the logic =P) Girls say they always end up marrying the good boys. But how many of you boys out there are going to get married soon?! Hands up please! That's what i thought, at our age, marriage is the last thing on our mind. And even if nice guys end up marrying the girl of their dreams, thinking about the amount of guys she's been with kinda freak at least me out =_=''

Lol, so how do the good guys overcome this? How could someone ordinary and armed only with a heart of gold, win over a girl from a hot, sexy, athletic, charming bad boy with a devil may-care attitude you ask? Er...lets see,

1. Have a bad boy persona! Get a few bunch of friends and ask them to play along when you tell your crush about how u heroically beat up 10 guys that pissed you off. Or how you intimidated your teacher to give you an A for a project or something. (A guy with a notorious past somehow get more brownie points)
2. Get the bad boy image! Having a Mop looking hair? Time to change man! Go spike your hair up, the higher the better =P Get a few piercings and while you are at it, why not a tattoo too that says "I AM BAD TO THE BONE"
3. Be over-confident, (yup, being over-confident is much better than no confidence) walk with your chest sticking out! Nothing oozes sex appeal more than confidence. (Just don't look like a sohai while doing it and those with man boobs should just skip this part =P)
   

Okay, now that you are a full-time bad boy go get that girl of your dreams! They always say bad boys never win. Yes i agree with them, bad boys never win, they just finish first (:
Man i am freaking tired, rock-climbing is so energy draining, i don't even know how a rant turn into some wisdom post LOL

Random RANT: And i think "Stranger than Fiction" is such a smart, entertaining yet enlightening movie. And i can sincerely say that i enjoyed it! Live life to the fullest people!!

Picture of the day:
But at times, the good guys gets the girl too (: Jin and his curly hair with hot girlfriend stef doing some weird face and Uber-cool Jian ^.^

Of Speedos and Speed

Went swimming yesterday at freaking 4.30pm at RSC. I need a bloody tan, cause i am as fair as my caucasion counterpart =_= And i love an empty pool. You know, Empty pool= Can-do-stupid-things-that-you-won't-normally-do-when-there-are-people-around. Eg, Creating your very own swiming style! Doing flips and what-nots. Anyway, half way through my laps, this dude turn up, he was in his early 30s. I won't call him fat, but he had a stomach the size of humpty dumpty(wtf! i don't know who to compare to) BUT, hear this BUT, he was WEARING SPEEDOS!

For those who are new to the water world, let me give you a low down on how things work.

• Long/Track pants. These are the utterly noobies. No professional swimmer would give recognition to them. These people cause the pool to be in an utter mess after using them. Wtf guys, long pants are not mean to be in the pool!!GROSS asses!


• BoardShorts. Okay okay, these are more beach-goers than Pros, but hey, at least its boardshorts. Boardshorts win over long/track pants anyday! So in a way they do get alittle more respect.


• Swiming pants. Well these stuff doesn't exactly have the V-shape that exposes your pubes that Speedos have but its more like those tight hot short pants that girls wear. =_= So yes, armatures swimmers wear these!!


• Speedos/Swimming Trunks. Now people who wear these are the TOP DOGS in the pool. (Unless you got no shame =P) Their ahemmm are carefully trim so that their fellow swimmers don't have to see anything unslightly. (Sometimes, when i see hair in pools it makes me wonder =P)

And i was so right, he was swimming fast! Free-style, back-stroke, breast-stroke, butterfly. He was whooping my arse in terms of speed and stamina. How fast am I you ask?? Well, I was after all a school swimmer ^.^

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How you like that speedos man! I am pimping and your not, you OLD man =P Just felt like proving a point to him you know XD

Of Muscles and Beauty

Wtf! i took like half an hour figuring out my password and username for my blog. And i just freaking created it YESTERDAY !! Talk about short term memory =P I currently have the writing bug in me, but how long sould this last i wouldn't know ... Hit the gym today with Jason and Ngan. I am gonna sound like a freaking kid/himbo but heck , I WANT WASBOARD ABS.

Girl 1: Hey , i got sand all over my shirt...
Jian : No worries! *takes her shirt and scrubs it on his washboard abs*
Girl 1: ahhhhhhhh.....

I came a long way. Used to be pretty scrawny, guess its just human nature to never be satisfied with what we have. But isn't it a good thing? I mean if Bill gates was satisfied with Win94, we wouldnt have Windows XP and more recently Vista right? So maybe, just maybe being not satisfied with what we have can be a good thing. But i am not saying it applies to all things right. I personally feel that nowadays everyone is so fcuking materialistic! Not only the girls but the guys are guilty as well.

"Aiyo, that guy just now ask me for my number, but his phone is only a Nokia 3320, you think i would give meh? " Yes you, you know who you are! So if it was a Nokia N90 you give your number right? Lol

And don't even let me even start with that inner beauty crap that you were taught when you were young or in those Disney morally right crappy movies. I mean ever wonder why that "geek" in the show is soo fcuking goodlooking/pretty/hot/ sexy? Innner beauty my arse!Try putting someone like this (Yes, Bush is fugly)

So i wont be a hypocrite by saying plastic surgery isn't morally right or stuff like that. To all the people who wants to go under the knife, i say GO AHEAD IF IT MAKES U FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF! Just don't get like E-cups boobs or look like barbie then its find. =X

Picture of the day:
Crap, i am such a himbo... hahaha, Okay okay, i admit, this is call posing.(take note Chiew Mei)


And you guys better work out. That's Su carrying me, no joke, 72kgs =.="