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Logorama! - Oscar award winning animation

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

An animation comprising of famous logos and brands all around the world. By the end of the film you would surely have spotted at least 50 logos that you recognise. Watch it! Its freaking awesome.

Nom nom nom....regurgitate.

An average Malaysian would spend 12 years of his/her life huddled in rooms filled with wooden/plastic tables, semi-functioning chairs, and cruddy toilets; trying to make sense of the babble from the somewhat uncertain looking individual who; in their unmoving manners; wave their fingers and long metal rulers across the chalk-filled air occasionally banging on the front desks asking for their audience's attention and also to shut their traps. Our public schools hold many memories of trials & tribulations, first loves & love lost, self discovery & self detonation. Like many schools of other nations, our years in school would be remembered fondly, or dismissed when the topic comes up. 
Its a place where we find ourselves and somewhat try to learn the ropes in preparation for the big ugly world out there. The question is: Did we actually learn anything useful all those 12 years of education?

Answer is: Of course we did. We learned a lot We also learned that studying is akin to eating a bowl of soup noodles and spewing it out the exact same way it came at the canteen lady.

Sudents in Malaysia have been hum-drummed to believe that xerox-like skills are the pinnacle of the education system. If one could reproduce exactly what they scanned from a text book on to the examination paper - Ace! At the end of the day, our public schools produce students who can only CTRL+C, CTRL+V. No analytical skills garnered, no understanding needed. Just slap on what was printed back onto another piece of paper. Wow, 10 A1s! Does that qualify you as a 'smart' student, or just a machine with photographic memory?

Up to this date, there has been many stories of A1 students getting scholarships in foreign institutions, only to come back crying because they can't cope. Why is it they can't cope? It's because we are not trained to THINK. We have been spoon fed all our lives and when the moment comes that one is to be required thinking out of the box, the box crumbles under the immense gravitational pull of the individual's hollow mind.

The students are not the ones to be blamed for all this. It is the teachers, their parents, and the whole education system that has to be blamed.We need not lower standard to allow every child to come out as A1 students. We need not shout and brag about how many As our children collected over the years through CTRL+C. We need not publicize how 'smart' and 'accomplished' our nation's youth are in daily papers. It is just pure glorification of pseudo-intelligence. We need a society of genuinely intelligent people. People with the ability to dissect and think through problems and give solutions.

It is sad to think that our youths only seems to obtain that 'Life OS patch 2.0' when they hit tertiary education systems.

Beyond the Web - Savage Chickens

One wonders if people will realise it....

10 things about our boys in blue

1. If you got robbed, and lodge a report, they will tell you, "Ah...these things now very common so must be more careful ya? Must watch out for yourself, lots of criminals around these days"

2. Favourite activities include watching out for motorcyclists, people who don't wear seat belts, people with poor memories of their roadtax, people who look like they just came back from partying.

3. The love for blocking major highways 'just after a long bend' or 'right after a uphill' remains consistent; causing an unforeseen jamming of brakes or untold fender benders.

4. Guns are not used very much. So when an opportunity to use them comes to play, 'Shoot first, ask questions later!'

5. "Eh you people illegal gathering ah? What you doing here? Drugs? Pirate DVD? Pron?

6. They will always be a 'friend'. "Hmm....so how would you wanna settle ah? We can be friends right? You help me, I help you ah......" (with a smile ear to ear)

7. Flashing blue lights are great ways to beat the traffic! "Whoa! Look at the people stopping at the side to give us way. Quick need to go toilet eh!"

8. Stress levels can reach stratospheric levels in the department from all the mind numbing boredom. Releasing stress through physical means is much obliged on any new visitor behind bars. Usually happens before any form of interrogation or opportunity to speak.

9. Checking out couples making out in cars & parks, and interrogating them is a great way to pass the time on lovely evenings.

10.Nappy time. Always welcomed.

4 of the most timewasting, social de-provement things

Human Technology - as what Finnish mobile gadget manufacturer would coin it; is not really improving human lives if you look at the other side of the coin. A myriad of technological advances in mobile and connectivity technology has spurred human dependence on gadgetry to go along their daily lives - successfully isolating everyone on individualistic islands away from more 'humanly contact'. Here are a few things which ultimately waste your time, suck your leisure, kill relationships, and commit murder on your social circle.

1. Smartphones - Smartphones enable an individual to connect anywhere at anytime. Wouldn't it be nice to receive emails and pdfs of charts and proposals whilst on your week long holiday in the Maldives; and be expected to reply because your job says so? Technology supposedly alleviates stress by providing quick, one-touch connectivity; but would ultimately become our prison - enslaving us to our jobs and bosses forever. Sucks doesn't it?

 To add to that, in the advent of widgets, customizable and downloadable games through open-source programs and pre-made digital boredom-killers - we soon become individuals who only know how to interact via weird gestures with a mobile in hand. How many people have you noticed staring intently at their 3.5 inch liquid crystal screens, making poking & swiping gestures without a care in the world? For instance, I had a scenario where a friend called me out for a cuppa one night and all he did at the cafe was molest his mobile to no end. "Hey man you didn't just call me out to watch you give your mobilephone a jerkoff session right?" Put those down and talk like what our human mouths are designed to do!   

2. Satellite / Cable TV - How many of us own satellite or cable TV? Statistics have shown it to be at least 7 out of 10 people. How many of us find ourselves glued to the idiot box for hours to end, surfing channels programme after programme to wild away the day? Don't lie, I'm sure some of you would be guilty of that. TV sucks the soul away, putting us into a trance-like state where we can't pry our eyes from the pixel-filled screen even when a volcano erupts behind us. As our bodies remain idle for long periods, and our brains remain static from no human interaction; we will soon become a species of zombie-like husks who survive on commercialized liquids and junk food as we give praise and offerings to the TV God. 

3. FaceTwit - These things have been beaten to death by numerous articles already so I will cut it short: Farmville, online stalking, and announcements of your toilet duties will not bring you very far in life. I kid you not.

4. MMORPGs - Holed up in a dark room filled with light-emitting boxes, only moving your index and middle finger and mashing away on the WASD keystrokes for 18 hours a day will land you in the corner as a socially-awkward, weak-willed outcast of nature. MMORPGs are notorious for murdering time, raping the lives of many young impressionable kids. Yes they seek to fit in the social strata, yes they need to obtain instant gratification and a sense of achievement - these games in fact do offer them, albeit only in a digital world. MMORPGs are not substitutes for a real social life! Wake up boys & girls, there is a big big world out there for you to conquer! It's called REAL LIFE.

woof woof, yes master!

They need to know who is their 'master'. Help them find out who their REAL master is.

Its not about who gives the most 'biscuits'. 

I'll poke em out!

Why would someone wear glasses without lenses? Something like this:

The many wonders of human diversity really give a kick to the soft parts of head sometimes. Glasses were once considered a burden, a sign of handicap, a big arrow pointing down at you telling the world that you can be pummeled to the ground easily once your second pair of eyes were removed. No doubt that glasses have transformed from nerd-wear to hip-wear within the last decade, but it should not validate the reasons to wear them when lenses aren't even installed! What's the point?

People would argue it being a fashion statement; like this reply to a question found on answerbag.com:

Question: Why do people wear glasses with NO perscription lenses in them? Are you one of those people, what are your thoughts on this please?

Answer: Well.. I Am Not One Of These People But I Suppose Glasses Can Be Very Fashionable Especially The Designer Glasses. So That Could Be Why Also They May Make People Look More Intelligent Or Someone Could Just Maybe Want To Wear Them. 

(end of excerpt)

No my friend they do NOT make you look more intelligent. Someone with gray matter working at least 2% of the time would not want to wear glasses that allow blokes to deliberately poke two fingers into your retinas. Glasses by far do have the tendency to invoke auras of smartness and class, or on the flipside if badly fitted or designed, make you look like that nerd back in school that got kicked in the nuts everytime he tried to say cupcake. It has two sides to the story but once it comes without any lenses; it fails to qualify being a set of 'glasses', turning it to 'tard material. 

So please, for you people with a perfect 20/20 vision, if you want to wear glasses just to look hip, please choose those with non-powered lenses. The people who need to wear contacts or REAL prescription glasses all their lives would not sneer at you funny anymore. Promise.   

It's like parking a handicap at yourself when you don't have one. It could also be on the same lines as buying a wheelchair just to cruise around in it - just cause the cool kids say being in wheelchairs looks cool at the moment. lolwtf? 

 

15 facts you should know about breasts

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We should stop this habit

We as citizens of Malaysia, a seemingly democratic country should stop championing this downright destructive behaviour of:

 Fence sitting. 

It does not bring us anywhere and will never get us out of any situation.

Blogging taken over by Microblogging?

You know the buzz.

Blogs seem to be experiencing a slow and painless death with the advent of more and more attention given to microblogs. Twitter has revolutionized web publishing in a way that enables people with short attention spans and bad writing skills to appeal towards a wider scope of readers.

Previously, blogs would garner readers through insightful articles, photos with captions that tell a story, or just plain inane rant that has some entertainment value. Most blogs were carefully crafted to reflect the personality of its author; creating a persona and online presence that can mirror (or even replace) newsfeed websites or fullblown corporate online entities. It seems that we humans reel from all that brain activity and now divert our energies to simple, more condensed versions of internet publishing - maybe because people are just too darn lazy to read anymore, or just too darn lazy to type.

Twitter, with only 120 words max for every post - forces people to shorten every bit of information and cram it all into a one, sometimes badly written sentence. In the next few years to come, and probably a breaststroke towards the future; news and communication would just mirror those bad one-liners your get in B-grade direct-to-video popcorn flicks.

Boredom Killers

Here is an old flash game which I found really fun to play especially when you are bored in the office.
Fancy beating nerds and those annoying bullies in playgrounds?

This game you play a deranged kid who has an equally badass dad. You get to beat the living daylights out of the other kids around town.

PLAY HERE!!

Caught in the Middle Income Trap

Would like to share this article by Dr. Fong Chan Onn
He illustrates the reasons why we Malaysians are stuck in this endless cycle of 'low pay, high expenditure'. Of course it sucks but its a reality in our country though many disregard it due to their unexceptionably low 'comfort zones'.

Read on at this link: 
Caught in the middle income trap

Bits and pieces of a childhood gone by

It's 3pm in the afernoon. Way past the mid day food break where everyone would have gone home, changed, and ate grub. We gather up in the air-cooled hall, staring blank at a black box, complete with ice-chilled drinks and crunchies on sides. Fingers move rapidly. 'blip - blop - blip - blop' Stares become more intense. Taunts are thrown. 'kaching' Laughter persists. These are the days hulled up in front of the TV, playing video games with school mates.

If you were born in the late 70's or the 80's, you would most probably remember the emergence of digitized 8-bit pixels and sounds growing in homes all over the world. The age of console gaming just started. The Atari, Super Famicom, and its clone, the Micro genius; all had homes in almost every kid's heart during that time.

The Micro genius - my first console

This little bastard made it's way into many homes of the 80's, filling them with laughter, hours of frustration getting the cartridges to work, amazing family times, and the lies of 1001 games-in-one-cartridge where only 4 games actually work. This mofo lasted till one fine day when my cousin decided to pass the mother of all consoles at that moment of time - The SEGA MegaDrive.

This black lump was the most sought after console that filled magazines, posters, shops, and hearts during that time. It introduced a whole new genre of games which were fast paced, a little bit more exciting, and definitely nicer to stare at. Remember the good days controlling a blue hedgehog running around green and brown pixels, and fighting evil robot eggs by rolling into them.

Soon, the world saw a new revolution in console gaming with the birth of the all mighty Sony Playstation.

Since finding a home at my place, the Playstation offered gaming experience on a whole new level. The graphics blew everything else out of the water, and many hours were wasted playing Gran Turismo driving around in circles and building skylines to race on dirt; flying on rocket powered hover bikes in Jet Moto; blowing and beating up friends in Wipeout, Mortal Kombat, and the ever-fun Twisted Metal; as well as losing sleep by reading up on walkthroughs for the Final Fantasy series. The fun continued with the purchase of the Playstation II.

It seems that the days of hanging out with good mates, all with controllers in hand are almost over. Miss the days holed up in the hall playing games with friends and family. Miss the moments trying to get cartridges to work by shaking, cleaning, and blowing air into them. Miss the times hammering the controller with blistered palms and thumbs. Miss the nights staying up trying to beat 'just-that-one-level' before retiring for the day.

Good are those days. Good are those times.

VIDEO: For everything else, there's Zipties!

Zipties (aka cableties) are one of the most ingenious inventions ever. It is lightweight, easy to carry, easy to apply, and most of all, strong as hell.You can use them for almost any application, whether it be fixing your car, random wires hanging around the house, the broken spade in the shed, your file cabinets in your office, or just to tie a friend up for the lulz.

Here we see how you can prolong the life of you car's bumpers with the use of this miracle plastic strip. 




The only other thing which beats the cable tie in terms of application and ease of use is duct tape!

Rumour Roll: May 1st price changes

RUMOUR ROLL - obtained via forums.

" PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 - The mechanism for fuel pricing in Malaysia has finally been finalized and controlled under one mechanism, which also takes the
high and lower income group people into consideration, according to Finance Trade Minister Tan Sri Anuar Ali.
"From May 1, the fuel will be pegged at RM 3.90 per litre for RON97,while RON95 will increase to RM 3.70 per litre.
However, the prices of national-made vehicles will be lowered by at least 40 percent.

For example, a full-spec family sedan Proton Persona 1.6 litre engine will cost around RM 23,000.00 excluding road tax and insurance. Import tax and excise duty will be revised to only 30 percent, from the current 200 percent.

Imported vehicles such as the new Toyota Camry 2.4 litre engine will cost around RM 65,000.00." he said.

The mechanicsm has been said to be undertaken by a team of experts from Australia and Canada who were earlier briefed on the issue of subsidy in this country, whereas after consideration by the transport minister, they have signed the constitution that the system will be made on May 1, the day it goes into effect.
under the new system, there will be a major effect on the existing consumers who have already purchased a vehicle and to those who are inthe midst of repaying the loan of their vehicle to their financial institutions.

Ahmad Tajuddin said the government might also re-introduce a cash return annually to Malaysians who own a 1,500 cc and below vehicle. The amount have yet to be decided but he assured that the amount will compensate the price of fuel by at least half to eligible Malaysians based on bumi quota."

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This is like a repeat of 2008's incident just even more absurd. Not only fuel will go up. food, necessities, and the lot will also go up. Seriously, its fucking expensive to even go out and have a decent meal nowadays. I guess they are doing this cause they wanna squander off more $$$$$$$ before leaving the stage. Chicken rice will balloon to RM7.50 for regular plates, Teh Ais will sky rocket to RM2.50 per cup. Best of all.......our wages never go up.

Such a sad thing....what has our country come to?

You know, we are the only damn country is this whole wide world that discriminates cars to fuel. We as tax payers should be entitled to get the same priced fuel regardless of what car we drive. Should we be discriminated against our choice of cars?

To make matters worse, this is such a big blow to foreigners and middle income groups alike that FDI in our country is going to dry up so fast its not funny. And not only that, we will be listed all over the world in travel guides as:

"Travellers advisory: Malaysia controls its petrol prices according to your nationality, so please be aware that you may or may not be able to get petrol anyway if you rent or buy a car if you are not able to be verified by the 'reliable' computer systems. Malaysia uses the MyKad system to judge whether one is fit or unfit for automobile juice."

Sooner or later.....God forbid, that petrol will be controlled by the colour of our skin! For fucks sake people please realise that our beloved country is turning into a shithole and our economy is going down the drain with these retarded quarter-baked plans.

Indonesia has already overtaken us in wooing FDI, Vietnam is growing rapidly, Singapore continues to be the main hub for South East Asia - so where does this leave our country which still argues over simple matters like word usage?

Maybe one day greys will come...

There has been so much buzz around regarding our frail sense of unity and tolerance. One would wonder when would we ever learn how to get along together. This not only happens in our fair country but all over the world; minus all the views through the rose-tinted glasses of media and general globalisation. Sci-Fi fans would admit that humanity will only accept one another when a greater and more significant 'other' emerges.

It's the law of distraction. Put a bigger distraction and people shift their heads automatically. If, say one day, aliens from worlds beyond arrive and say hello to us; bringing their brethren along to 'share' existence on our blue planet - humans, will slowly learn to understand that we are not that much different from each other as compared to those interstellar hipwickies. We drink the same H20 composition, and procreate in the same manner. We all have hair that sprouts from the place where the sun don't shine, and we all sneeze and laugh for the same kinds of reasons. So what is there to be xenophobic about? Yes, the argument would be that languages and culture get in the way but that all can be fixed by one thing which all of humanity should have the privilege for - education.

Maybe one day bright lights will descend on us, opening our eyes to life outside of our blue speck. Their existence will override all that we have learned and know about ourselves - and possibly, maybe we can soon learn how to move forward and accept 'ourselves'.

Change

Change. Everyone is scared of it.
Oh how we love to wallow in the simplistic view that things should just be the way they are. How we love to glue ourselves to the things that provide comfort and security. How we gaze endlessly at a future where things remain static based on the idea that shifting winds bring calamity and mess; and a bound storyline brings us happy endings.

Stuck is many because of this notion. Stuck they are in an endless cycle of robotic chores, pre-programmed banter, and anticipated outcomes. Nothing rich, nothing stupefying, nothing worth remembering.

Accept and acknowledge change. Embrace it's hand in writing your story. Move with it and maybe, just maybe, our aquariums may just seem a little bit more like oceans. 



This song talks about change and runs a very infectious beat. It's currently on loop in my playlist cause I can't get it out of my head! Nonetheless a great song for drives and neverending gazes out the window for self-reflection.

We have failed.

As of today, it marks the turning point of tolerance in my fair country. Masks unveiled the 'open truth' about our country's societal mentalities. It is sad that we can't seem to bring ourselves forward with the times and embrace differences. The modern world will turn their heads and leave us to our pathetic antics. Losing out to the rest of our neighbours is inevitable. Those who have once looked up at us are now spitting in their cups with disgust. We are a prime example of humanity 'on the journey to the deep end'.

Condolences to those who lost, are lost, and remain lost.

The Self Destruct button has been pushed. 

As of 2010, we are all going to the deep end

 

I wish people would stop feeding peanuts so we don't get anymore monkeys.
Our country is in for a societal paradigm shift! For the worse!