nick

Could someone enlighten me on what is:

[c=x] nick [/c]

where x is a seemingly random number, and nick is the msn nickname.



"Nick? What does that mean?

Oh, nothing. My dad thought of it while he was shaving."

Top Secret

Random

It's sad to hurt the ones you love, especially if it's not on purpose.

On another note, I just found out. Scarborough Fair is NOT a love song or anything like that. It's more like a twisted love song? Haha..or rather, more like a jilted lover who finally has the chance of making his/her former true love regret that move.

I'm very random now yeah?

Scarborough Fair

BOTH

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me to one who lives there,
For she once was a true love of mine.

MAN

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Without any seam nor needlework,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.

Tell her to wash it in yonder dry well,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Which never sprung water nor rain ever fell,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.

Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.

Ask her to do me this courtesy,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And ask for a like favour from me,
And then she'll be a true love of mine.

BOTH

Have you been to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me from one who lives there,
For he once was a true love of mine.

WOMAN

Ask him to find me an acre of land,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Between the salt water and the sea-sand,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.

Ask him to plough it with a lamb's horn,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And sow it all over with one peppercorn,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.

Ask him to reap it with a sickle of leather,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And gather it up with a rope made of heather,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.

When he has done and finished his work,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Ask him to come for his cambric shirt,
For then he'll be a true love of mine.

BOTH

If you say that you can't, then I shall reply,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Oh, Let me know that at least you will try,
Or you'll never be a true love of mine.

Love imposes impossible tasks,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
But none more than any heart would ask,
I must know you're a true love of mine.


Finally, Random is the daughter of Arthur Dent. Random Frequent Flyer Dent, to be exact. And there's totally no link between this post and characters from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Work, work..

Who said that?


[I'm starting to turn into Larry..rats]

Like Gaylord Focker said, "Who says there's no such thing as a male nurse? I'm one!"
Or something like that.

All the best in the upcoming CAs, y'all! Mug hard k?

I'll be joining you too..

Just that it's a different subject..

And in a different place..

And I don't have CAs.

But yeah, my best wishes still goes out to you people.

Gambatte! =p

Long Live Queen!

Nope I didn't miss out a word in the title. I'm not English lar.
But seriously, their Bohemian Rhapsody rawks! Check out the link and find out how much effort has been put into it! Especially those under the recording and song structure headings.

Saw a Taiwan serial just now. Not that I'm a fan, since I have too many comments about the inconsistencies and obvious flaws demonstrated in it. It so happens that some other family member(s) watch it. Spirits of Love, I believe that's the name.

Anyway, I happen to watch when something that's supposed to be tragic is happening. It starts off with Ah Chui* trying to rescue his friend Chui Wa* from the clutches of rival Mafia boss-cum-politician Ah Pao*. CW being held hostage by AP, who demands that AC return incrimiating evidence about AP's shadowy activities. So, being the gallant and not quite stupid friend, AC pulls out a tiny Beretta pistol and trains it on AP, thus forcing his rivals to release CW. [Ok, I said he was the not-quite-stupid friend, not the intelligent friend. Any person with wits would have dragged the chief mafiaso AP along as a way out safely. They were after all outnumbered 2 to 10s. -_-"]

Anyway, due to his oversight, the rival gang members manage to wallop both AC and CW and subdue them without any losses on their side. Soon after, Sheng Tian*, who after being informed of the situation by AC's wife Yue Feng*, rushes in to mediate. However, the ever naive ST is also given a good beating. AP's remark is the best man! "Why do you all stupidly to die?"
LOL!

After more rubbish talk and some more beating, AP suggests capturing YF and torturing her so as to coerce AC to give up the evidence. That's when [coincidence?!] YF appears on her own accord and turns over the evidence without so much as a fuss. Happily, AP lets them all go. On the way back, YF spots the Beretta that AC dropped. She rambles on about drama-mama stuff, then proceeds to take the gun and tries to kill AP. Without turning off the safety catch. Meaning, she can't shoot it even if she wanted to. Meaning, she was literally handing the gun over to the enemy right after threatening to kill him. Wahaha.."with friends like these who needs enemies?"

Not surprisingly, AP commands he cronies to kill AC with the same gun YF so kindly passed to them. In a brave and surprisingly agile show of bravery, YF jumps and shields AC from the 2 bullets. The four now realise [finally!] the sillyness and danger of the situation, and make haste to escape to treat YF. In the car, she reveals that she has duplicated and sent out copies of the evidence before arriving to "rescue" her man.

Ok, here comes the important part. She tells him that she has no regrets, and that she has had a lot of things in life. [This after complaining to AP during the confrontation that he has caused her and AC to lose their chance at happiness and prosperity..not to mention she has also condemned her unborn child to death] She continues and asks AC to live on and live to the maximum, including living her life for her.

Now that, that is totally rubbish, not to mention wholly selfish. After rashly trying to kill AP [a move that is meaningless since she has already released the evidence, thereby ensuring his eventual downfall] and is in the last throes of death, she forces the burden of surviving her to AC? Man..now I understand what Kenshin said in Rurouni Kenshin. "This burden..sometimes it's just too hard too bear. I don't even know whether I can atone for all my past mistakes.."

Selfish, brash person.

And I had a great time laughing at the scene where she reaches the hospital is doctors are trying to revive her. The ER is practically just a ward bed with curtains drawn. Not to mention you can see bottles of drugs on the shelf nearby, making it look more like a pharmacy-cum-bed than an ER. I know the expected response is to cry at this scene, but hey..I laugh when the joke's funny~

*
Ah Chui = Water
Chui Wa = Water Frog
Ah Pao = Cannon
Sheng Tian = Triumph Against Heaven
Yue Feng = Moon Phoenix

What man?

Wicker man.
Depending on whether it's the 1973 or 2006 version, there's varying descriptions.
Since I did not watch the 1973 version, I can't comment on it.
But here's a description on wicker, taken from www.webster.com. Read it, it's important.
Main Entry: wick·er
Pronunciation: 'wi-k&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wiker, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect vikker willow, Old Norse veikr weak -- more at WEAK
1 : a small pliant twig or branch (as of osier) : WITHE
2 a : WICKERWORK b : something made of wicker
- wicker adjective

And since I have watched the 2006 version, I can give a description of it.

Very simple description, one word is more than enough.

Sucks.

Yup. Man, the plot cannot really get any worse than that.
Come to think of it, Andrew sums it up nicely. "It's worse than SOAP. At least you knew that that was a lousy show, so you kind of enjoyed a lousy show. With this, you don't know whether to think of it as a good or lousy show, whether it was a horror or comedy show."
And N should have told us this intersting nugget of news: "The cashier asked us if we really wanted this show."
Man..
At least, at least the company was good. Ah..nothing like enduring through wicker man with good friends.

I'll miss you.

Have a safe trip..

Battlestar Galactica

Whoa, caught up in this series for some time now. It's about an era when humans have reached a level where they are either skillful enough, or cocky enough, or both, and created machines with incredible artificial intelligence. These machines, the Cylons, were designed with just one purpose in mind - precise instruments that would visit death upon all enemies.

In a twist of irony, these machines develop a sense of self and start to rebel, ultimately waging a war to destroy this race of murderous humans. After a long and exacting war, the Cylons suddenly pulled out and disappeared. After a few decades of ensuing strained peace, the Cylons pull off a surprise attack that leaves Caprica, the homeworld of the humans, a desolate wasteland full of radiation.

The nuking of the planet and the destruction of the numerous spaceships of the humans result in only about 50,000 survivors. Among the few spaceships left, one of them is the ageing Battlestar Galactica. It was a relic of the old war, with outdated equipment designed to defend itself against the technological attacks of the Cylons, and was supposed to be decommisioned on the day the Cylons launched their surprise attack.

As they escape in search of a mythical place called Earth, they face a lot of obstacles. One of the most disturbing ones is the presence of next-generation Cylons who look, feel and act like humans. In fact, some of them think that they are humans, and are only activated later on when it suits the Cylon wishes.

Well, there's something that stuck with me when I watched it. Somebody on the show said, "..in our desperation, we looked backward for a way to move forward." Somewhat of a oxymoron..but makes sense. Although he meant that the technology on board the Battlestar are dinasours from the past designed purposely to defeat the assault of the Cylons that could disrupt all modern equipment, history teaches us lots of lessons that would be useful for us to advance. By forgetting the past, its mistakes and lessons learnt, we lose our roots. More importantly, how are we to advance when there are lots of things to learn from our forebears that we have forgotten?

For tomorrow!

Singapore Dreaming

Whoa..it's out already! Too bad can't catch it =(

Yup, it's singapore dreaming, a wholly Singaporean film. Even President Nathan went to watch the premiere!

Man, this just rocks, stones and scissors, as our friends kiddy and vege like to say.

To think, I missed Talkingcock The Movie last time and now this.

Oh well..for those interested here's a short review and synopsis. Can even watch the digital version in Eng Wah cinemas! IE. it won't have all those smudges and lines that are associated with older cinema films.

Like what some people say, "Don't be a chicken, be a cock! Tok kok!" Hehe..

National Day 06

National Day is coming sooon! Tomorrow, in fact.

So let's take this time to count our blessings, and to honor some heroes who have passed on for the sake of our country.

Thank God for a safe time throughout our lives, or at least throughout my life. There has been no wars like the Iraq Wars, or even the Star Wars. In fact, we should also thank God for the lack of wars in other places, like most of the ASEAN countries. Since we are on this topic, why don't we also thank God for the lack of wars in well, MOST of the countries in the world? It would be most appropriate.

Thank God for the economy. We do not have high taxes like in some countries way up north, like some Scandinavian country that charges up to 50% tax to finance projects that are designed to develop their country. We should be thankful that unlike that country where those projects have benefited the locals and foreign investors, we have capable and outstanding ministers here who are not ashamed to blast each other over screw-ups like in the case where luxury cars were not sold to certain VIPs for a trifle. We should be thankful, that instead of bowing to outside Western influences, our leaders are trying their best to protect our local business interests by imposing abnormally high standards and stringent requirements on foreign investors. Also, we should be thankful that they are trying to sign a full-blown FTA with the US that would protect the drug companies by banning all currently legal generic medications. An agreement that would make those AIDS sufferers who are relying on much-needed government subsidies and cheaper generic medication imported from India cough up the enormous amount of money that is rightfully claimed by pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Thank God also for capable leaders in the government. Leaders who would not sell off their assets to others unless the buyer was from a certain race. Yes, be thankful for them, for they have only the interests of the people from that race at heart! Hark, bravo to them! They would even publically rebuke other ally parties who would find means to attack and destabilize their own party for whatever reasons. And most of all, with so many like-minded leaders, they would receive overwhelming support to continue in their course of action without having to apologize, showing that the government is united and receives a mandate from the people.

Thank God for patriotic citizens! Thank God for leaders who lead by example! Kudos to the many ministers who are going round distributing our national flag! Bravo, bravissimo! Salute the people who marry while clothed in the national flag; admire those who decorate the entire car, frame, roof and windows, with the flags! Weep with tears at the news of those who died for our country, oh those patriotic souls! Even though afflicted with hypertension and diabetes, one of the participants of the National Day parade in Sarawak still persevered and attended the rehearsal despite feeling faint. Oh, that she had so much pride and love for our country! This is sublime, nay, nobel beyond all thought, that she would have sacrificed so much for the one thing she loved so much! Nobel, patriotic act!

Thank God for local enterprising companies. Like the lone satellite tv company, that unhesitatingly sacrifice a few months revenue so that we would have a chance to watch interesting programs in front of the idiot box. Thank God for their wise selection of choices, like Animax which was supposed to have premiered years ago.

Ah, now who can tell me that there's nothing to be thankful for? Who can say that there is no reason for us to display our feelings for our country on this glorious day?

PS. This is an advance greeting. Happy anniversary to our country, and a happy birthday to my friend Ling, the only Malaysia babe from Singapore that I know! Keep smiling, and bury that homicidal tendency you have now =p Have fun at the new campus!

Interesting stuff

This is decidedly a world full of curiosities and misdeamours. Just yesterday MMMC hardgay was telling me about this crazy man. It seems that he left hypodermic needles laced with HIV-infected blood in cinemas around my place. Now this might not really sound unusual to certain people since it happened before in places like Thailand, but here, it most certainly is one of the pioneer acts of hateful torture. Hardgay said that at least 3 girls were infected, and the crook is still at large. Hmm, if this story be really true, thank God nothing happened to us when we were watching Monster House yesterday!

On another note, was flipping through the news that I missed over the past week and noticed this story about a New Delhi man who has what is known as diphallus. Di = 2, phallus = pertaining to the penis ie male outer reproductive organ. Usually this occurs very rarely, with a rate of about 1 in 5.5 million men. These people will have two of the same thing, but on most occasions "2 much of a good thing is even better" is really not applicable, despite what the filmmakers of Garfield 2 want to lead us to believe. Those poor men will have an extra piece of unfunctional equipment dangling around at all times! Imagine the distress..Then this Delhi guy, he's a real rare example. Both of his, er, equipments actually work! Well I don't know about his feelings of having 2 functional ones, but he plans to go under the knife to remove one of them. Most probably to prevent his future wife from getting the shock of her life =p Well, all the best to him! Man, those surgeons will really have a hard time, since both are well-supplied with blood vessels. Hopefully all things go well and he gets on with his life.

Then there's the bizzare. Hardgay passed this to me, but I have to warn you first. It's seriously disgusting. My skin still crawls thinking of it.

Hardgay's disgusting article.

If you're done with it, read this to determine if that is true or fiction.

Sorry for putting you through it. After all, I did give you a warning beforehand. =0

That's all folks. Til the next time.

Plato, not Pluto!

Plato.
Rhymes with Jell-O. A bit. Slightly. Maybe.
Philosopher.
Dialoguer. (Is there such a word? Probably not..)

pla·ton·ic
Pronunciation: pl&-'tä-nik, plA-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin platonicus, from Greek platOnikos, from PlatOn Plato
1 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
2 a : relating to or based on platonic love; also : experiencing or professing platonic love b : of, relating to, or being a relationship marked by the absence of romance or sex
Courtesy of Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Reminds me of this movie I once watched. Ok, a patient and open mind is required here. Some scenes which I will gloss over will be disturbing to some, and at the same time be read by some disturbing people. By reading from this point onward you promise to think clearly and neutrally, without giving rubbish comments. You've had your warning! Haha..

This is a movie called Platonic Sex. Hey, hey. Remember the warning! Ok, the title is kinda tintillating. But! Many, if not most, of the Chinese and Korean movie titles have interesting (actually, more of disparate) English translations. Anyway, this is a sob story (aren't most Korean films these days like this?). It revolves around this girl who is forced/tricked into being a porn star. Don't quite remember the details. However, after a few (popular) films, she meets this nice guy, who loves her for who she is, not for her sex appeal or whatever. Quite the gentleman. Who, incidentally, doesn't know about her shady job. Over time, she starts to feel guilty about her past and decides to stop being involved in such productions because she felt like it was a betrayal to the guy. Which, to me, is a good thing. Nevertheless, like most Koreans scripts, this ends with a tragedy, and a new lease of hope for the other person.

I guess why it's titled as Platonic Sex is because of the story line (duh!) and maybe because of the phrase platonic love. Or like N says, platonic friendship. Basically it means a relationship that does not involve sex. This kind of shows in the way the guy treats the girl in the movie. The platonic sex part would be her productions, I guess. Could be construed as the opposite of platonic love. She's having recorded sex that does not involve elements of a healthy friendship. Total opposite of platonic love.

Ah, rats..going into movie buff mode. Haha..Well, a better choice of movie would be A Moment to Remember. Also another movie from my Hall of Love and Loss. But without the over-18 issues that are raised in the other movie. Cathay is now screening it in Malaysia if you're interested.

Haha..didn't think that a comment would lead to such a long post! Ok, that's it now. Gotta get me some shut-eye. Having some mild headaches stretching from the right parietal to the right occipital. Must be the Sandman catching up with me, demanding I repay some sleep debts. Or is it the other Sandman? Haha..Nitezz y'all!

Evil Dead!

The ultimate experience in grueling terror!

Haha..that's what the director (Sam Raimi) writes at the end of each part of this trilogy. It's basically a 80s horror show, where people who go to a deserted mountain shack find a recording and play it. It basically is the logs of a scientist who found a book, or rather, the Book of the Dead. The scientist has just decoded the book and records the words that are written, inadvertantly opening the gateway for demons to this world where they can torture and possess humans. After possession the human's soul is theirs to keep, and the animated dead body will then try to attack other humans and take over them too until the whole world is possessed or the body is totally destroyed.
The 3rd part is, however, slightly different. The Book of the Dead mentions of a Hero from the Sky who, in the year circa 1300 AD, leads the world to victory against the dead. The 3rd and last part in this trilogy basically is the cronicles of this hero, who turns out to be quite the familiar fellow.
Unsurprisingly, this whole trilogy is quite old and is seriously cheesy, even by the 80s standard. Haha..nevertheless, the last part was shown on Astro some time ago and was quite hilarious. That hooked me and here I am with the whole trilogy. However, the first two parts really cannot make it lah. Instead of being frightened I was actually laughing my head off. Lol..or rather, LMHO.
Actually, it's not that bad. It's after all a B-movie. However, the director/writer is quite good, having produced the first installment at a tender age of 21!
Well, if you want a good laugh, I recommend the 3rd part. It's still the best of all 3 installments! On a sidenote, just sit back and relax. This is meant to be a comedy more than a horror show, unlike the first 2.
Hopefully Astro screens it again. =)
What sia, lame sia~

TGIF!

Ah..friday..Thank God for Fridays! Haha..
Going out to watch Superman..anybody interested in coming along? haha..premieres..
Also, all the best to my siblings, who are going to have piano exams on that morning. I pray that they will do well in the exam, and more importantly, that I can safely send them there on time and in 1 piece..haha..you know lah, Malaysian drivers. Haha..

Btw, hope you don't think I'm outdated..going to watch movies that were popular during 70s and 80s..haha..If not,then this would be my real face-_-"