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Youngest kid of six with an inferiority and black sheep complex, but determined that God saves not just his soul to heaven but the remainder of his manic-depressive life, so others won't say he became a Christian and remained a jerk.


MAIN THEMES

On identity
i won't be transparent before i'm opaque. and you'll get to know me starting from the small things: who my favourite bands are. what kind of movies i like. who are my heroes.

On Christianity
I’m convinced that when confronted with sincere, real love, the Jesus factor will become obvious. But let’s not plant the cross before we carry it. I’m not trying to con you.

On dreams
Some dreams are meant to be achieved. I know that. But maybe other dreams are meant to drive us, privately. Never known to anyone but ourselves.


OTHER THEMES

On melancholy
It is a sadness that, when choosing between crying and sighing, will choose sighing. I'd almost say that melancholy is being sad about sadness itself.

On memory and nostalgia
It saddens me when life moves forward and people decide that certain things are worth forgetting.

On language
I've learnt that the word irregardless is filed as a non-standard word in the English language. That's a lexicographer's way of saying it's not a real word.

On politics
Crowds are fickle things. So when we stand in the thousands and cry against the present government, do we know who we're actually crying for?

On society
People always want the best for themselves. But I want to sometimes take second or third or fourth best, just so that the loser down the road doesn't always have to come in last. It must feel like shit to always come in last.

On growing old
Leasehold property make me feel sad. It doesn't matter how old the family photos are that you put on your wall. It's your family but it's not really your wall.

On philosophy
I ask you, if God loves everyone, and if God is also incapable of loving evil, how can there be such a thing as an evil man?

On a daily basis
One line quips, like this.


CHAT





Tuesday, January 30, 2007
GCB is under some major reconstructive surgery. Problem was that since blogger upgraded, my old skin couldn't take to comments anymore. Hence, I've had to put together an entirely new skin (just so i can hear your comments!). Which is a shame cos i really loved my old skin and i thought i'd settle on that for good. Then blogger had to upgrade and screw up that skin.

So, as you can see, there's a new look going on but it's really, really far from complete. The few things that are due to be corrected are:

1. the logo, which will go up as soon as i figure out how to dump it into the new html codes
2. the size of the boxes are all out now. problem is that explorer and firefox are giving me different results
3. font colours should be green, as will be a thing or two more... in keeping with the branding of GCB
4. the menu headings should also be like newspaper headlines

Gosh... so much things to do. And I'm actually too busy to be even upkeeping the blog, hence it's taken ages and bits and bobs of work, stealing time from anywhere i can. So this is the bits and bobs that have been done. More will be added to the place in the days and weeks to come. Hopefully this place will look alright soon.

At least now you guys can comment. So do comment away ya guys.

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Genusfrog [ 7:45 pm ] | 0 comments

Monday, January 22, 2007
HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!

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Genusfrog [ 11:07 am ] | 3 comments

Tuesday, January 09, 2007
THE DREAMING

Last night, i dreamt that i was driving in a car with mel. it was night. and there were all these motorbikers in front of us. and then, at a sharp right turn, two of the bikers fell and they and their bikes spun and flew into a ditch on the right. we stopped our car and went down to look, and other people were doing that too. mel was concerned about them but i told her "it's ok, these guys know what they're doing" (which incidentally is my reallife approach to unruly bikers).

suddenly, the place was swarming with cops and people. people were getting arrested and there was a court room set up right there by the roadside, with road blocks and tons of people. the cops were controlling traffic - not to drive people away, but to keep those present there. one lady was on the bench, a chinese lady in glasses, short hair. she looked like one of those fiery activists as she defiantly defended the dreamscape criminals. in my dream, i knew that she was trying to protect the identity of the criminals (what crime was it?) and she refused to tell the court anything.

and then, when questioned, this lady began pulling out all these russian writers and quoted them in russian to the assembly before her. first she pulled out tolstoy and started screaming at the court. then she pulled out dostoevsky. then i remember telling mel that we had to go and we tried to leave but the cops wouldn't let the crowd disperse. and then the dream ended.


THE WAKING

"...and there were all these motorbikers in front of us."
on saturday, i met some new people and we talked about local movies, and one of them asked me if i saw Rempit. i became conscious again about motorbike gangs.

"...and then, at a sharp right turn, two of the bikers fell ... and flew into a ditch on the right"
last night, after speeding around the bend in the road, jack said: "i call that the RSD hairpin, the one i drove a 100 miles at. It just came up at me, so insidious".

"Suddenly, the place was swarming with cops and ... people were getting arrested"
yesterday, at work, charlotte was showing me pictures of a protest she attended, and there were cops and tons of people, and i was told they had tear gas ready.

"...a chinese lady in glasses, short hair. she looked like one of those fiery activists..."
on sunday, i had lunch and a good long chat with one of my cell members reena, who is a chinese lady with short hair, sometimes wears glasses, and has the zeal of an activist.

"And then, when questioned, this lady began pulling out all these russian writers and quoted them..."
yesterday, while looking for a new wallpaper, i came across a the hot red cover of a book called Ni Marx Ni Jesus, about revolutions. I equate redness and marx with russia.

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Genusfrog [ 9:40 am ] | 1 comments

Monday, January 08, 2007
Vernon: Alrighty, I'll see you at 7.30.

*click*

Fergus: Mate, I got a shitty problem.
Vernon: What?
Fergus: My car keys went home in someone's car.

*click*

Fergus: Jack, you're not at my place yet are you?
Jack: No.
Fergus: Good. Don't go yet.
Jack: Oh. Ok. Why? Whassup?
Fergus: My car keys went home in my friend's car. I must have dropped it when we went for lunch. So I'm stuck in Cyberjaya now.
Jack: Oh man.

*click*

Fergus: Hey, I made the same terrible mistake again?
Adrian: What?
Fergus: I left my keys in your car.
Adrian: HAH?
Fergus: Yeah.
Adrian: SO HOW? I'm in PJ already y'know.
Fergus: I know, I know. Just wanted to let you know... are you at home or are you out?
Adrian: I'm out.
Fergus: Anyways, later when you go to your car, could you just give it a look?
Adrian: Yeah, ok.
Fergus: Thanks. Sorry ya.

*click*

Fergus: Hey, what time are you going home?
Jean: Aboooouutt..... soon?
Fergus: Oh. I left my keys in Adrian's car. He's back in PJ now and I need a lift.
Jean: Oh no!
Fergus: Where do you live?
Jean: Seri Kembangan.

*sigh*

Fergus: Mate, can't do lah. No one's going back to PJ. Nearest is Seri Kembangan.
Vernon: Ok, call Jack and ask him to pick me up from home. Then we'll go together to go get you, then we go straight from there.
Fergus: Thanks mate.

*click*

Fergus: Hey Jack. Just spoke to Vern. Here's the plan: you pick him up from his place soon. He'll be home in 20 minutes. Then both of you come pick me up, then we go straight.
Jack: Okay. Okay.
Fergus: Thanks buddy. Real sorry ya.
Jack: No worries.

*click*

Adrian: Ei, i am over at jas' hse tho. U ok tom morning?

*beep*

Fergus: Prob is my house keys are there. I can go pick from you, wherever. So sorry tho!

*beep*

Adrian: I am in taman megah eating. U cming nw?

*beep*

Fergus: My friends are picking me up then we're eating at william's. The keys are there rite? If not i'm in big shit.

*beep*

Adrian: They are. What time they picking u? Aftr ths we goin bck puchong. Cl me

*beep*

Fergus: You just follow your plan. I won't rush them cos they're bailing me out. I'll go find you as soon as practicable. Won't leave it late.

*beep*

Adrian: Okays. Sure just cl me

*beep*

Fergus: Stupid Fergus! You're so stupid... so stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid...

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Thursday, January 04, 2007

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Genusfrog [ 3:33 pm ] | 0 comments

Wednesday, January 03, 2007
I have never been much of a resolution kinda guy. For the last two years, I had themes for the year, and to a large extent, they were duly met - not because of my uncanny ability to self-predict, but because the themes i chose were pretty self-evident anyway. At any case, i've decided to list down 207 things to do this year. i don't have all of them now, so i'll add them as the year kicks in.

here are the first 33 things i wanna do this year.

1. learn to surf
2. send comics to newspapers
3. go overseas (singapore doesn't count)
4. start writing second screenplay
5. drop to 60kg or 30 inch waist
6. compile a blog book
7. start mel's birthday gift early
8. don't drink soft drinks at fast foods and cinema
9. don't eat when not hungry
10. study romans
11. eat more bitter gourd
12. remain teetotal (actually, i don't see the point of this, since i've never been drunk)
13. keep a weekly devotional diary
14. watch the godfather trilogy
15. buy the dollars trilogy
16. finish watching dallas seasons 1-3
17. read if on a winter's night a traveler
18. read animal farm again properly
19. finish reading case for faith
20. keep handphone alive until 2008
21. write a musical number
22. send my car for service first time, on time, every time
23. midnight cap on football manager on working nights
24. finish colt 1 with flying colours so i never have to do it again
25. go to gym in the mornings before work
26. wash my cups at my office desk (especially on fridays)
27. pay my bills first time, on time, every time
28. catch at least one liverpool game a month
29. stop attributing my character flaws to my upbringing
30. learn to juggle three objects
31. sleep before 1am
32. improve my mafia skills
33. improve my holdem skills

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