aaarrrrgghhh!! .. to quote liz lemon from 30 rock – “I WANNA GO TO THERE!”
i remember i once had this wishlist posts – cant seem to find it here – maybe it is in my previous blog .. but anyway .. i know its a lil bit late but heres something i want for birthday/christmas/ whatever..
LOMO!
i want this diana f+ camera .. and by saying i want, i mean i HAVE to get it soon! .. im sorta addicted to lomo photos now – thanks to a sudden surge of short trips that i had in the past few months .. nothing big and fancy – just local trips but was made sweeter by the lommo pics that i took .. i am so into lomo that at times i dont feel the need to take my digital cam anymore .. heh .. i think i took so many pics that even the guy at the film shop asked me why do i like films so much at this digital age .. i never really thot about why do i like it so much – and had some trouble explaining why i am so into it but i told him im just basically tired of all these ‘perfect’ shots (heh) and i like the surprise of what my photos going to look like .. cos thats the sweetness of lomo – u really cant guess how its going to turn out .. and i bought expired slide films – so half of the time it wouldnt turn out nice – like sometimes therell be red-ish tint .. sometimes it gets blur .. u know things like that .. but the more i took it – the more i love it ..
im using my sis fisheye so far – cos for the life of me i cant seem to find batteries for my LCA .. aarrrrrgghhh! .. pissing me off .. nevermind ill try harder – but still i NEED to buy DIANA F+ badly .. heh .. cos i love the baby blue extended flash .. tis lovely .. heh .. AND were prolly going to go on a vacation during the chinese new year – so gotta be ready for that .. also ive been thinking of getting another lomo for a long time now – so ive finally chosen one .. of course my ultimate lomo is the ‘horizon – perfekt’ .. but that cam is ridiculously expensive .. and just how many times would i need to take a panoramic shot – eh not that many .. so diana comes first .. and im gonna get some films .. and the 35mm back – just to quench my LCA thirst for the time being .. and um ive been eyeing the splitzer for quite sometime too .. god i SO want the whole kit – heh – well we’ll see
i dunno why did it took me soo long to get back into lomo – but i guess it comes and goes – for me at least .. but looking at all the pics that i took really hyped me up for more lomo fun .. so i really gotta get another one ..
crap .. badly need a scanner too
funny how theyve changed the format in latest favorite radio station BFM and features these morning interviews with business people or as they call it ‘the morning grill’ .. and what is even MORE funny is that I would listen to them .. like wholly .. heh .. wont even bother to change stations .. i dunno im not much of a talkshow person and i HATE it when DJs overtalk but with this show – i kinda like it .. i think maybe its the interesting ppl that they bring on and the no-nonsense DJ type of ppl who interviews them that makes it bearable and sometimes .. cool.
think they had a flower and gifts company (that ive never heard of) but seems to be doing very well it seems .. then there was the tony romas / manhattan fishmarket MD .. and then Ms Read/D’lish owner .. whom i didnt know jack about but it was a very interesting listen .. and a few others which i cant remember – i think theres that odyssey bus owner at some point .. so anyway – my point – since when did radio interviews got interesting?.. im more open to it since podcast i guess .. this is like a surprise podcast of sort .. heh .. so anyway .. i kinda liked all the interviews that they did but when i heard that theyre going to interview the overly popular tony renandez of airasia fame, i was like – ok not like hes over exposed or anything – or not like ive never read/heard an interview of him before … so today for lack of any other options – i decided to listen to it anyway .. well its either i listen to that or listen to replays of tune-deaf pussycat dolls songs or IQ destroying prank calls done by obnoxious DJs .. to my surprise – i enjoyed the interview .. it was interesting and very informative .. also gave an insight on how much tony hates MAS hahaha .. well he didnt say it out but i kinda get the negative vibe … so first of all id say kudos to BFM for getting it right – i think for some weird reason they managed to find a niche market and as tony said – theyre focused on it .. they did right on a few things in fact – they knew their targeted audience are business ppl – so i guess that makes it a 25 to 50 age group .. so first – these ppl wouldnt be caught DEAD listening to the craptastic artists offered nowadays (ok i know maybe there are a few goods ones but everytime someone mentions ‘todays artists’ somehow pussycat dolls comes to mind), they play 80s songs – most of us in that age group group could relate to that and i LOVE reminiscing the good ol days, they play good ol rock – this i havent really figured out why – a lot of 90s pearl jam fans are businessman nowadays?.. dunno .. maybe .. then second – they put those interview/grilling sessions from 8 to 9am – a time when all of us would be in our cars going to work .. PLUS its a nice change when everyone else was doing dumb stuff and playing those overplayed pop songs .. and third – no nonsense DJ – and by no-nonsense im not saying they got a serious DJ – its just that this DJ is NOT overdoing it and just plain non-obnoxious – and of course has a pleasant voice.. so all and all that conributes to an enjoyable experience .. so good job to BFM and hopefully they stay that way .. interesting interviews and great songs - good combo
so now back to tony airasia – few things i found out about him thru that interview -
1. speaks with a british/american slang (i still can figure that out)
2. he has a blog (yea i kno.. unbelievable)
3. wears airasia cap ALL the time .. especially when travelling using othe airlines (judging by a photo from his blog)
4. kinda hates MAS (heh)
questions were interesting .. his answers were of course interesting .. could sense his frustration with MAS (which I find interesting .. heh .. but he has a point) .. so all in all i found this interview very refreshing and its a surprise cos its not like i havent read anything about him before .. so of course one of the questions were the feedbacks from airasia passengers – heh .. and i really like the way tony answered it .. just straight and to the point .. u paid for budget airlines so you GET budget airlines .. and honestly by the complaints that these ppl make – if i were tony id have told them ‘oh fuck off and stop complaining – you couldnt even AFFORD to go to BALI before airasia .. now u get a chance and ure complaining?’ .. MAS on the other hand .. heh ..
id hafta say that i think ive used MAS as many times as ive used airasia .. i dont have any complaints for airasia so far .. i know what i paid for and im not trying to get gold when i paid for i dunno nickel .. or whatever .. i dont mind the delays (which airline doesnt have delays?) .. i dont mind the non-designated seats – i like sitting at the back anyway .. and what is this fucking mentality that malaysians have that they always have to sit in front? of anything for that matter – busses , trains .. u name it .. they have this ridiculous mentality that u always HAVE to sit in front .. EVEN .. EVEN when there are multiple doors that u can use .. so it makes no difference right? back or front? .. i just dont fucking get it .. i dont mind queuing to get to the plane – and when i DO i just dont queue and sit and wait .. no problem … ppl are complaining about all sorts of things and yet they forget that they are paying very little .. for me – i get to go to bali – thats all i have to say
MAS like i said on the other hand – i think i have 1 post complaining about them (at least) … thing is – if they were budget airlines, i prolly wouldnt care .. but theyre NOT, theyre a premium airline and yet they gave you SHIT service .. ive had a few bad experiences with MAS .. and theyre really horrible .. i wonder if they have rectified that complaint i have on their customer service line – wonder if they have actually stationed someone there .. or maybe that was part of their cost cutting practice – no customer care .. glad to report that after all the ruckus i have created – they refunded my money on the next week itself … after of course 4 months of claiming .. so thats premium airline for you .. but damage is done – i dont think i can talk to any of MAS staff now without being snappy after only 30 seconds .. im losing my patience with them .. malaysian hospitality my ass .. well unless of course THAT is malaysian hospitality …
so anyway .. no point beating a dead horse .. hopefully they figure it out – its taking too long tho .. poop
got back from bangkok yesterday … not feeling taht tired but decided to skip work ANYWAY .. and purposely switched off the handphone … im always wondering how am i ever going to get a fully rested uninterrupted holiday without having to think about work .. or is it like of course you HAVE to think about work .. EVEN on your holiday … i dunno thats just wrong … im a all or nothing kind of person … when youre on a holiday – youre on a holiday … cos i mean when ure at work – it sure as hell AINT a holiday … shit … i get a few calls everyday while in bangkok about work – and most of em are problems that needs to be solved .. so like i have to be at site kinda thing … so theres not much that i can do while in bangkok … but it STILL sucks the life out of everything …. AH but then a quick trip to the markets full of yummy looking ppl does the healing … heh … anyway bangkok – it was more like a shopping excursion i guess .. didnt got to all the tourists spots … i found it amazing that theres soooooo many tourist – granted thats its apparently high season for tourist to go there … still … i think malaysia gets like a third of that on its best season … hmmmm i wonder why …
heh i dont actually … i know why ppl go there – well im not passing judgement on ppl or whatever but half of the male tourists there have like ‘im only here for that patpong area attaractions’ written all over their faces … heh … anyway … it was nice going to the markets … a lot of cheap stuff – and what i like is thta they have these like independent designers doing their things – selling dresses and bags … BAGS i love their bags … im not talking bout the tod oldhams rip offs but the ones that they made themselves – funny shapes and sizes and colors .. and most of em are HUUUUUUUGe … i wanted one … but it costs A LOT – like 300 to 400 bucks … so … screw that … i didnt bring that much money …
so we stayed at grand hyatt erawan …. very nice hotel – expensive heh .. but really nice … ppl are nice … bathrooms big … service is great .. foods great eventho we couldnt eat half of the stuff in the menu … but most of all – the bed … THE BED was really something amazing … my god … it was huge for a single bed and they put like layers and layers of i dont what on the mattress to make it inviting … but it was great .. heh .. so forget about getting up early … makes my bed in my room feel like im sleeping on a rock .. heh
anyway .. i would love to go to bangkok again – this time id like to visit the beaches / bitches … heh … i heard theyre nice .. i wish i can go off like for like 3 months and just go everywhere – covering like the whole country … instead of taking a few trips for 3 to 4 days to each individual destination in a country … i dunno .. u wouldnt get the FEEL of it … plus yes ud have taht ‘oh ill kno where to go NEXT time’ kinda thing … BUT ull always have something else in the itinerary and theres ALways NEW PLACES to visit .. so why not just do it all in one shot – and no itinerary – well just a loose itinerary heh … so that u can fit in whatever u want … like lets say u want to visit a certain place twice .. u know that wouldnt fuck up your whole plan .. so .. im talking completely bullshit tho .. cos theres no way in hell am i gonna get a 3 months leave .. heh .. but seriously tho … my friend meera is getting married soon .. and shell be moving to new zealand next year maybe .. soooooooo .. hahah … im rite now fantasizing about taking a year off and going around nz … woohoo … that would be fun
and talking bout fun stuff … my company has a new project in the maldives … so .. yea … im NOT involved – which makes it so much better … yes I KNOW if ure part of the project ud get to go there for free … BUT my friends … after a year of this work – i KNOW it would be HELL if ure in a project and it doesnt matter if ure on a beautiful island or not – problems are problems … MAJOR problems gives you MAJOR headaches regardless of wahetevr or wherever .. so id rather just go there and see the site – hence i have planned to go there when the site would be finished .. heh … less headache and more things to see … so … there u go im all set for next year – maldives and US of A … heh for my sis graduation …
anyway … im excited
in ROME … wooohaaaa!
i miss my cute lil hut ..
heh
u know what .. staying in that cute lil hut really made me realise something … lets list it down now:
… ok maybe i sound a tad selfish right there .. just a little .. but it IS important tho .. choosing the right person to go on a holiday with is more important than youll ever realise .. cos if you picked the wrong person – ull have a shit vacation and ull feel that ure not having fun and its all a waste of money .. so we dont want that do we … BUT u know and im not saying this just cos im single … i dont even care bout that … u dont just have to go on a vacation with your b/f – u can go with ANY of your friends .. anyway what i found out is – its not so bad going on a vacation by yourself after all … ok theres the safety factor – but if you stick to the obvious ‘DO NOTS’ like do not walk alone in a backlane somewhere at 2 am and stuff like that .. i think youll do fine .. go on live a lil … i liked my short stint of holiday alone … and im quite surprised that i enjoyed it THAT much .. but i think it all boils down to the character of a person … because for me – more than anything else in this world – i HATE rules .. being told what to do .. have a set of system of doing things – unless of course its my own – and if thats the case – the order is no order .. so i liked being able to get up at 9am .. go out to the beach without washing my face .. heh .. of course its not good when theres cute guys around – and boy there were many … but they were all with their g/fs so FUCK IT .. i liked being able to eat breakfast at almost noon .. and not having lunch but just some silly junkfood .. i liked the freedom of sleeping in front of the tv with tv being on and waking up suddenly at 4 am to change the channels .. heh .. and i liked not being able to decide where to have dinner until its almost 11pm and most places are closed and most bar cum restaurants have turned to bars and not serving food anymore .. i liked that freedom … so while going on a holiday with someone is fun but going solo is ALSO fun .. and maybe u could try local destinations just for a test run .. u know if the idea of being alone in a foreign country gives you the creeps .. who knows you might like itso there it is .. my so-called guide to a relaxing and enjoyable holiday or it should more aptly to be called “how to not go crazy after 3 months of level 9 stress” … i think ill start to follow it from now on – coz my job is just waaaaay to stressful .. yes ive only just realised that … no no wait ive realised that since my first project – what i dont realise is how to counter attack that stress … and what 2 stressful projects back to back can do to you … i dont wanna loose my hair please – so i NEED this ..
and im thinking – so does everyone else
nyuk .. nyuk .. nyuk
im in LANGKAWi .. niiice .. i feel soo relaxed now and im blogging .. just had dinner at this quiet lil place called pizza something or other … had spaghetti carbonara *nyum* .. its 11 pm and im in one of those cute lil internet half-shops … which is RIGHT in front of my motel .. which is RIGHT in front of the BEACH … mmmWAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA! … this time yesterday i was sitting in my office ass-deep (no no one uses knee-deep anymo) in quotations… this is what i call THE SWEET LIFE
ok i shouldnt be too happy tho cos im here for a reason … and NO its not for holiday … im going to handover a site tomorrow – and therell be a site inspection … so we usually get our asses fried by the client .. so i dunno why the hell am i in such a happy mood … maybe its becos im in LANGKAWIIIII .. hahah … and when i open my door the sea is rite in front of me …SCWEET … yea so tomorrow will be like “WHERES THE DOOR HANDLE?? WHY ISNT IT FIXED YET??? … WHEN CAN YOU FINISH EVERYTHING???? .. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE TO USE THIS BUILDING TOMORROW!!!!” … and ill be like “take a chill pill .. handle will be fixed when it gets fixed … stop being such tightasses … were in langkawi .. over here – lifes a BEACH”
heh .. right
so anyway .. i feel soo damn free today .. like i dunno soo liberated .. no not liberated – more like .. umm im feeling what bob marley would be feeling everyday … u know .. sitting around no worries smoking weed being a hippie … maybe its cos im staying in a motel – sorta like a backpackers motel … so im getting that backpackers “im so free to do whatever” vibe in me … my motel is just 5 mins away from my site … so i just walk to work … then had to do a lil bit of work – but somehow fell asleep .. heh weird .. NOT .. so then went back to motel … took my “dwell” magazine and stepped out to the beach to watch ppl having a beachy fun time … it was soo cool .. i was : lounging -sitting on the sand – flipping thru “dwell” magazine – eating cadburys “breakaway” (heh .. get it?) – watching beach ppl doing beach stuff – and best of all – i get the SUNSET … perfecto .. what else can i ask for … heh i swear if someone says “someone to share it with” im gonna slap them where it hurts most … yea
im finding langkawi a bit strange tho … first of all – sooo many ang moh tourists … where are all the local tourists? .. ratio of ang mohs and locals is like 6 : 1 … i feel like im in Bali … well maybe a tame bali … bali scale 1 of 10 … heh .. and the locals (i mean the langkawi ppl) are also weirdly foreign .. i think maybe its cos theyre all half thai half malay \.. i dunno – maybe cos im in pantai cenang and not in the kuah town … just feels weird … maybe cos i havent been here for so long … even the time when i was here i had no time to walk around … so .. it really is starting to look like bali tho .. with the little shops and cool one of a kind restaurants along the road … pantai cenang is starting to look like kuta beach .. and theres soo many foreigners … u know the type who stays here for like months or years … beach bums .. heh … i was looking for an internet shop earlier today – cos i had to search for a hotel cos EVERYWHERE else is fully booked .. and i went to this lil shop by the road … and was looking around for the owner (cos it looked closed by the sign sez ‘open’) and suddenly this guy from a nearby food stall shouted something at me … turns out hes the owner and hes saying that hes doing some renovation to the shop so its closed for the time being and then suggested that i go to another internt place … which is cheaper than the other ones (and it being just a stones throw away reallly helps) .. from his accent i think hes german … so .. i thot thats soo cool … u know … leaving your job and go to some very far away island and just live there … COOL
and u know when i was walking on the beach .. there were a few local kids with really really curly hair – u know the type of hair thats been exposed to the sun for too long … and very very very tanned body .. more like charred maybe … heh .. u know the REAL beach bums … i only saw those when i was in bali … i dont think theres those kinda ppl in PD or telok chempedak … anyway – u know i thot they were cool … ive always been really amazed by these ppl .. u know where they can just drop everything and settle for a life on the beach .. surfing wakeboarding doing odd jobs by the beach … and theyd be constantly walking without a shirt on .. EVEN when not on the beach … and they prolly listen to bob marley everyday .. heh .. soo rasta .. and im a bit jealous too .. cos ill always wonder what itll be like if i start having that life … u know … let go of all my worldly belongings … no responsibilities … no commitments … no worries … well maybe ill be worried bout not having anything to eat for my next meal .. but whateva mon … just play that bob marley song and everything lil thing .. is gonna be alrite
yea
my mind WILL wonder bout stuff like that
my friend meera and i once talked about opening a bed & breakfast thing sorta … by the sea (my idea that!) .. that is if both of us end up not getting married … god thatll be sooo cool – the b& b thing i mean …
anyway – im off to bed i think .. gotta wake up early tomorrow for my SUNRISE and pancake breakfast … nyum nyum … i found this cute lil cafe that serves breakfast ONLY (how COOL is THAT??) … so im hoping itll be one of those crispy type like the one that i had in bali … it REALLY is starting to be soo international here .. heh … the “breakfast and garden bar” outnumbers the “warong haji salleh” by 8 to 1 … heh .. what is with me and all this ratio stuff
ok im signing off with … “I WANNA BE A BEACH BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
goodnite
