Thursday, August 30, 2007

warning to namewee video and going to tokyo


exactly two days ago i posted the above video on my youtube channel and since then it has been collecting a LOT of comments from angry malaysians. the first 24 hours is full of racist idiotic comments that i have to delete a lot of them. the interesting thing is that, although during the first 24 hours, it looks like the malays and the chinese are trying to kill each other, the next day, i started to see these two sides to UNITE and just pouring out their disgust against the video's original creator, whoever he was. it's an amazing and dramatic change.

everyone, malay and chinese, were condemning the 4 bastards in the video and the foolish racist remarks started to tone down, a little. now it was all about bad mouthing these 4 sick sons of bitches, regardless their race nor religion. it's nice to see malaysians, together hand in hand, throwing offensive remarks to 4 deserving fuck ups.

yeah i know the video is quite controversial but what i intended to do is to reveal to all malaysians that sick people like this DO exists in the malaysian youth community, and something HAS to be done. this problem is serious because we all know what extreme racial hatred is capable of doing. the government should start to notice the ripple in our country's racial harmony, and take proper efforts to prevent it from becoming a wave that could swallow and destroy us all. maybe i sounded a little pushy and exaggerating a bit there but still, even the smallest ripple deserves attention. intelligent attention.

you can read the description of the video by going to youtube. although it was merry and all, i was planning to take the video down very soon, delete it because my intentions in posting the video can be easily misunderstood by dumb people, . and there are a LOT of dumb people out there. like myself.

and yeah. i'm going to tokyo for a week. i have no propose what so ever to be in that cramped city full of smelly nerds and noisy high school girls but i was boring bored. actually, there IS a place that i want to visit. odaiba. the fuji televison networks is doing a summer festival or something and i really wish that i could see the mechaike members when i'm there. other destinations to visit will be decided when i'm there.

got to finish packing my bag.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

am i missing out?

i've been doing a lot of watching and reading on the current trends and issues in malaysia and i just can't help but feel that there is going to be a HUGE revolution going on in malaysia. and i'm missing out on this awesome thing we call revolution that does not happen multiple times in the life span of a normal being.

what kind of revolution exactly? is it an economic revolt that demands a drastic change in our ways of doing things? is it about our social philosophy? politics? cultural related? well, i don't have to elaborate about what kind of revolution i'm talking about here for the sake of you guessing what it is; but this has got to be the biggest one since 50 years ago; IF it really happens as i have predicted.

interesting times is upon us, malaysians.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

俺の脳内イメージ

名前で脳内のイメージを考えてくれるサイト:脳内メーカー。やってみて!俺の場合は、結果がそんなに嬉しくないけど、本当かもしれないね。悪いところをなくして、自分を改善しようと!

タウフィック アリの脳内

下は俺の脳内のフェチのイメージ。これは恐ろしいほど結構一致する!

Monday, August 27, 2007

my negarakuku video on youtube got an honor !!!

yeah. my video of negarakuku by namewee with malay translations got an honor from youtube for being the most discussed video of the month (from japan). not that it's a big thing or anything, it's just that i have nothing to write at the moment.

aha but i can write about this: i'm basically living my life upside down now. i stay awake all night long and sleep during the day. feels weird to not have the contact of the sun.

wicked.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

orang jepun ni memang baguih bebenor !!!

dua situasi yg hampir sama, tapi ending nya amat lah berbeza.

situasi pertama: lokasi nya di KFC Pasir Mas Malaysia:

lepas makan dan bayar bill, aku terus pergi ke kereta nak anta kawan aku ke rumah nya. masuk aje kereta, baru aku teringat yang aku tertinggal handphone kat atas meja dalam KFC tadi, so dengan tergesa2 nya aku pegi kedai tu balik untuk dapat kan handphone aku. tengok atas meja, takde. tanya org kedai pon, dia cakap tak nampak pon.

aku heran. mcam mana la bole tak nampak sedang kan dia yg bersih kan meja yg aku baru pakai tadi. dengan penuh perasaan sedih dan kesal (dengan kecuaian diri sendiri + ketidak telusan org kedai kfc), aku pulang sambil berkata dalam hati " hmm... nak buat mcam mana.....".

situasi kedua: lokasi nya di SUNKUS Akita Jepun:

pukul 4 pagi. tiba2 aku dahaga yang amat sangat. so dengan muka mamai gila ngantuk nak mampos nya aku angkat kaki, kayuh basikal sampai kombini 24 hours sunkus yg terdekat. beli vitamin water sebotol + pau kacang merah. balik bilik, minum, tido. bangun besok pagi, tengok iklan: pizza ten four buat sale 3 pizza for just 1500 yen! apa lagi terus call. pizza sampai, time nak bayar baru sedar yg dompet duit aku HILANG! TAKDE! nasib baik dalam bilik ada duit syiling, bole juga bayar pizza. cari punya cari, memang dompet tu takde dalam bilik. fikir2 balik, tak lain tak bukan, mesti hilang kat sunkus pagi tadi. so dengan perasaan berdebar2 nya aku pegi sunkus. memang cuak woo, dalam dompet tu dah la ada alien card, atm card, mastercard etc. sumer nya benda2 penting yg memastikan aku hidup dengan baik kat jepun nih.

aku tanya kakak cashier: "ado napok dok wallet sayo? sayo raso ado jatuh kat keda nih". kakak cashier tu cakap "tungu kejak deh nok gi check dale". seminit lepas tu dia keluar dan suruh aku describe wallet aku dan bagi aku punya full name sebab nak check betul ke aku nih the REAL tuan punya wallet tu. syukur alhamdulillah. bila aku dapat wallet aku, punya la terkejut nya sebab semua kandungan dalam wallet aku mcam TAK terterusik langsung. duit 60000 yen dalam wallet tu pon ada semua. bole la aku beli ps3 !

kalau org cashier yg jaga kedai pagi tadi tu nak kebas duit 60000 yen dalam wallet aku tu pon, boleh aje. dia pon jaga kedai tu sorang2. pelanggan lain pon takde time aku gi kedai tu. aku tanya kakak cashier tu jumpa kat mana. dia cakap org yg jaga kedai pagi tadi tu jumpa kat luar entrance kedai time dia nak sapu lantai kat situ. maybe wallet aku tu terjatuh time aku nak masukkan dalam poket belakang kot. mesti mamai punya pasal, wallet tak masuk poket pon boleh tak sedar.

begitu lah cerita nya. situasi yg hampir sama (aku tertinggal barang kat kedai), tapi ending nya berbeza. kadang2 aku rasa sedih pula. apabila kita tertinggal barang especially barang yg berharga kat malaysia, memang kebiasaan nya kita expect benda tu kita tak akan dapat balik. kalau dapat pon, duit dalam wallet mesti kena kebas punya. tapi benda nih jarang berlaku kat jepun. adakah ini perbezaan nya org yg mengaku islam dengan org jepun?

benda2 mcam ni la yg buat aku makin suka ngan jepun nih. diaorg nih bersopan santun + baik budi pekerti. of course la diaorg ada juga keburukan yg takde dalam org mesia, aku pon banyak dah kutuk org jepun dalam blog nih, tapi kebaikan diaorg jelas menonjol drpd keburukan diaorg. patut la tun mahathir pon respect gila ngan org jepun. hmm... maybe aku kena change plan aku. dulu aku plan nak kerja kat jepun 2-3 tahun aje. skang aku rasa mcam nak kerja 5 tahun plak hehehe.

p/s: gamba diatas tiada kaitan langsung dengan post aku. eikura nana (榮倉 奈々). awek okinawa memang BESST !!! (tapi dia asal kagoshima sebenarnya...) click for bigger picture.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

malaysians, do you forgive namewee?

so the controversial malaysian rapper, Wee Meng Chee (aka namewee) who is now studying in taiwan, the guy who wrote the song 'negarakuku' has apologized to the whole nation through MCA. he said that he was fully aware of what he had done wrong and promised that it won't happen again. apology had bee said, now he hope he can move on. but it seems like what he had done with the song is not as small as he thinks it is. it came up to be something bigger as even the prime minister has given (a slight) attention to this matter. just watch the video below:





by just seeing and listening to those (important) people on the video, you know namewee won't be let off the hook scott free that easily. i bet there is going to be some punishment waiting for him when he finishes his studies and returns home. the question that i would like to ask is this: what kind of punishment do you think the
Attorney-General should / would give to this young man. or does he deserve no punishment at all?

if you ask me, i would say: let him off the hook this time. but make him serve the military for 3 months. that would be enough for that so called offence. that should give him new ideas to rap about.

so lets say he served his 'punishment' and all; what is left to do? i think we should review again his lyrics and ask ourselves: these words in his song, how much level of truth does it reflect on our beloved country? can't we hear the screaming voices of people, our people, who is fed up with the system? can peace and harmony bloom with the implementation of a 50 years old racial-favouring system?

is this the start of a new may 13?

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

it's freaking HOT in japan right now !!!

gay summer hot
this year's summer has got to be the hottest one ever ! it's freaking 35℃ in akita; and thank god i didn't live in tokyo, it's almost 40℃ there ! i was thinking about going to tokyo this week but i just cancelled all my travel plans because everywhere in japan it's too freaking hot to have fun ! i've decided to spend my holiday in the comfort of my own room, alone, without the contact of the sun, or the human race, writing senseless blogs and editing worthless videos to be put of youtube. i also plan to read more about current issues; global, local and malaysian issues. did you know the japanese politics world is so fucked up right now with abe (the loser japanese prime minister, bring back the great lion koizumi !!!) losing the upper house polls; for the first time in japanese politic history, the opposition won !

they said on the telly that it's because of the global warming (地球温暖化) slowly kicking up it's effects. damn you global warming, are you going to bring the end to this world ?

i remember my second year in japan, when i was having my first snow in nagano, it snowed so much that it accumulated to my waist ! it was definitely a cool experience and fun too ! then the year after, i was excited to have that same degree of snow-awesomeness, just to be stabbed in the back by my own over expectations when it went the path of disappointment; the accumulated snow doesn't even reach my ankle! the the year after, it doesn't even accumulate at all ! damn this world is going to hell ! and she's bringing us along.

it's freaking hot in here, i can't think straight. i would choose spring over riko tachibana in a nurse cosplay on my bed right now. wait a minute... let me think about that for a second... emm... ahh... ok. give me spring or autumn. i can't stand the HEAT !

negarakuku : malays can't stand the heat?

i know this has been an old news in malaysia but i'm going to give a brief introduction to this video anyways. the video below is entitled 'Negarakuku', written by namewee, a chinese malaysian now studying in taiwan. namewee high jacked the malaysian national anthem's melody and created a rap song that outrages the malay community of malaysia. just look at the comments people put about this video on youtube.

the song touched issues like police bribery and racial double standards that when you think about it with a calm mind, although it's hurtful and ugly, is very true and serious at the same time. what amazes me is that how racist and inhumane the reactions towards this video is, it seems like these people (who posted rude, racist comments) didn't even understand or took the time to understand what the lyrics means (it's in chinese); but instead flame the independent musician blatantly just because he spoke his mind about an issue everybody knows about. a lot of the comments is about killing the rapper and doing horrible things to his family and stuff. is that what you call islamic? what, the chinese can't criticize the malays these days?

but what's worse is the responses that angry chinese wrote to counter the horrific comments they get from malays. and the process repeats itself thousands of times. chinese and malays dissing each other with offensive language that are far more serious than the song in question. it looks like although the goverment proudly touts the country to be racially harmonic, the reality is that racial hatred is burning like wild fire in a hot summer day in the hearts of malaysian men and women. what i'm trying to say is that the song 'negarakuku' is nothing compared to the comments you could read on youtube. it's dangerously racist, full of anger and hatred, and could do more damage than the silly song namewee wrote.

the nature of rap is harsh and very straight to the point and i think namewee did a not-so-bad job with this song. i don't think this song is racist but more about calling the chinese to stay together and be strong; while addressing the issues that needed much attention by the government (like how slow the government workers work) and the people of malaysia. maybe that's what worrying the malays so much it makes them scared. they don't want the chinese to become stronger in malaysia. i am a proud malay and all i care is racial harmony in malaysia but i am also a supporter for free speech and the right to voice my opinions. malaysia was not supposed to be a communist minded country, we shed blood and tears to get rid of that ideology many years ago.

if a simple song like this could make the malays freaked out so much, i wonder what they're going to do when they found out what the pro-communist political organization in malaysia is doing right now in the local universities...... that is another issue i'm learning bit by bit now. i suggest you do your own investigation.

anyways, this is the video, and below it is the english translation.

2007 Visit Malaysia Year Theme Song
I Love My Country
Negaraku

(Repeat) Check it out, yo, yo, yo.

(Repeat) Negaraku, Negarakuku.

I love my country, only when you have a country you
have a home
Only with a home then there will be me, standing here
with you
Loudly singing, don’t be afraid
Even though I curse all the time
My song, is just like the durian
Tough and spiky, only
To see if you dare to open it, to look at the truth
inside
It can be very stinky, it can be very fragrant
It only depends on what kind of nostrils you have.

Our police is called Mata
Because they have very shiny eyes
Once it’s New Year, they will be very hard working
Holding pens but they will rarely write you a receipt
Because they are thirsty, they need to drink tea
Also kopi-O, want to add sugar?
If they add sugar, their mouths will sweetly smile at
you
When you are leaving
They will even go “Tata.”

Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup bersatu dan maju.

This phenomenon, doesn’t need any improvements
Neither does it need strengthening, the police and the
people work together
A cup of coffee keeps our relationship temperate
I so very suka
At least I won’t go home and receive a saman (fine or
ticket)
My dad would sure be pissed
I would also kiong kan (swear word in Cantonese for
“get raped”), with no car to drive
What to do, this time so very kao lat (an expression,
something like aiyo)
With no car, how do I go out and play?
With no car, how do I wage “wild war”? (I don’t know
what it means but I assume it has something to do with
a girl)
With no car, how do I go and watch ah kua?
(transvestites)
This country, I like it very much.

5 in the morning
There’s even a morning call to wake me up
Sometimes a few of them will sing together
When you listen to it, it’s like a love duet
The voice ululates like an R&B song
Even though sometimes they sing until it’s out of tune
Even though sometimes they even sing until their
voices break
Some sound like cockerels, but they wake up earlier
than them
This way we can know the time to get ready for class
and for work
Don’t blame, the government only takes cares of the
natives
Don’t blame, we don’t receive equal care
Only this way we can prove that we Chinese are not
afraid of hard work
Only this way we can train ourselves to find a
solution during hard times
Don’t feel weird about their standards
Because this only shows that we are smart (or capable)
Children who are not spoilt will not be dependant
Because you see some children are still not weaned off
breast-feeding.

Rahmat bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita
Selamat bertakhta.

People who hide in government departments are even
better (even more capable)
They can do everything so slowly
Even when people are queuing, are cursing stinky lelai
(what’s that?)
They’re chill and unfazed
Sometimes they even bring out their kuih
They eat their nyonya kuih
More people will continue queuing up
Even when you curse stinky lelai it doesn’t matter
Because the guard at the side is dreaming
And he won’t scold you one lah.

They wrap up their heads; walk slowly and cross the
road slowly
When you pass in the car you even have to let them
pass first
The most important thing is to live happily; the most
important thing is to live comfortably
Don’t be like the Chinese
Busy the whole day, very tough
We really cannot NOT admire this spirit”
Because this is their attitude in life.

(Attitude, attitude)

I’ve been saying good things in this song
I believe those of you who are pissed at me will like
this now
The world is peaceful, and full of hope
No one is hurt, there aren’t any riots
You’re so classy, you’re so elegant
Your kicapkicapkicapkicap is fragrant, and you don’t curse
You guys are the most high class, every day it’s just
romancing

Listening to Guang Liang Pin Guan (this local Chinese
artiste)
But he already ran to Taiwan
Private school students graduate
It’s so very tough to get admitted into local
universities
Actually we don’t have to get pissed about this issue
Actually this is the a very noble plan by the
government
They want us to explore the world, to find new
opportunities for ourselves
To learn things and come back and repay the country
This is plan is so great, I can’t quibble about it
All over the world you can see Malaysia’s children
They’re like refugees, so very shiok (expression for
orgasm or high)

2007, Malaysia’s having Visit Malaysia Year
The Chinese culture is brought out and paraded
The government doesn’t even care about private school
students
The certificate is thrown into the longkang (ditch),
just like me

Graduated and went to Taiwan
Learned about things, and got ready to come back to
repay my country
I stood on the streets of Taipei with my guitar
But my mouth still sings.

Rahmat Bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita Selamat bertakhta.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

俺の一言:日本で起きる少子化・高齢社会問題

以下に書いてあったのは俺の福祉社会論のレポート。今日朝早く起きて、9時から14時まで頑張って書いた!自分に感動。何故そんなに急いで書いたのかというと、今日提出しないと単位が取れないからだ!!!マジギリギリス!後、今日の18時から留学生の旅行に行って来まーす!超楽しみにしていた旅が。。。もうすぐ!!!

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私は今まで、福祉工学や社会科学などを考えたことがなく、自分の国(マレーシア)にいるときに勉強する機会もなかったので、福祉工学や社会科学に対して知らないことは山ほどあります。福祉社会論の授業を受けてから少しずつ考えるようになりました。

今回のレポート課題では、福祉工学や社会科学における少子化と高齢社会の問題に絞って述べたいと思います。そして、この問題に対して日本とマレーシアの違いあるいは共通点があれば、それについて自分の意見を少し述べたいと思います。

まずは少子化について述べたいと思います。少子化問題とは、生れる子供の数が減少し、現在の人口を維持できなくなり、経済全般/社会保障/労働市場などに大きな影響を与える深刻な問題です。この問題は高齢社会に強いつながりがあります。高齢社会に進んでいく日本では、それをサポートする若者(税金で高齢の人の年金が払われる)が減少すると、政府が年金を払えなくなる恐れがあることが問題です。高齢化社会はますます進み、日本人の平均寿命はどんどん延びているにもかかわらず、それをサポートする若者が足りないと、国の経済発展にまで影響が予想されます。

少子化が進んだ原因は「女性の高学歴化、晩婚化、未婚化」、「経済負担の増加」、「子育てよりも自分たちの生活を楽しみたいと考える人の増加」、「将来の社会現状に不安がある」、「出産・子育てが女性の自立の障害になっている」、「保育施設、育児休暇などが整っていない」、「精神的・肉体的に負担が大きい」、「性欲がなくなった」などがあげられています。

この問題はどれほど進んだのかを見てみましょう。現在の人口数を保つために、一人の女性に2.1人の子供が必要です。2005年に行った調査によると、日本ではその数値が1.25になっています。これは何かと言いますと、2006年の12774万人をピークに、日本の人口は減りつづけると予想されています。2100年における総人口は、約6000万人。つまり半減するのです。そうなると、会社や企業などに仕事をしてくれる日本人が少なくなり、外国人労働者がより必要になりつつ、大勢の外国人が日本に移動し、国際的な多民族国になると予想できます。国際的な多民族国になってすべて悪いことであるとは言えないが、新たな問題(文化、価値観や考え方などの違いのせいで起きる差別問題など)は発生するはずだと思われます。

次は少子化が起す問題点を述べたいと思います。まずは社会保障制度の崩壊です。現在の社会保障制度は、1995年には約5人で1人の受給者を支えています。それが、2000年には約4人で、2010年には2.8人で、そして2020年には2.3人で1人の受給者を支えていくこととなります。これは何かというと、現在日本人が払っている厚生年金は2020年になると二倍以上の金額を払わなければならないことになります。

次の問題点は経済活動の崩壊です。総労働力数=生産年齢人口数であらわされ、15歳~64歳までが労働力として解釈されています。1995年には8700万人の労働者のいたものが、2020年には7500万人程度に減少すると予想されます。この生産年齢人口が減少していくと同時に、老年人口(65歳 以上)が増え、年少人口(14歳以下)が減少していったとき、これが高齢化社会と呼ばれるものです。前のページにもいったように、労働者ではない人をサポートする労働者が少なくなると、一人当たりの労働者に負担が増えていき、ストレス社会などにもなれると考えられます。一方、失業率問題がいなくなるのはすごく良いことだが、それは今回のレポートの問題外とします。

そして、次の問題点は子供社会の低下。子供が少ない時代では、昔と比べて一人の子供に対しての愛情・注目(attention)が大幅に増えてきます。それは決して悪いことではないが、やりすぎると、その子供は大人になって社会に出ると大変なことになります。子供が悪いことしても、可愛いからといって親が叱らないとなると、その子供は周りの人が関係なく好きなことならやってもいいという考え方が頭に付き、全体的の社会のマナーが下がるはずです。子供を甘やかすすぎると、言葉遣いを気にしない、マナーが分からない、自分の親でも尊敬・感謝しない子供になるでしょう。

テレビ・雑誌でも最近の若者のマナーの悪化についてよく遭遇(encounter)します。実際はどうですか?モラル・マナーは簡単に測定できる性質ではない、そして私は日本に来て間もないので何とも言えないですね。

ちなみに、マレーシアでは「少子化」という言葉を聞いたこともなかったです。「高齢社会」も。なぜなら、マレーシアでは4人兄弟(私は6人)というのは普通です。マレーシアの人口(現在約2550万人)はこれからも増えていくと予想されます。そして、マレーシア人の平均寿命もそんなに高くないので(男性70歳・女性74歳)、マレーシアでは少子化と高齢社会の問題は存在しないと言っても過言ではないと個人的に思います。しかし、日本では存在しない問題(人権や差別問題など)がマレーシアでは山ほどあるので、マレーシアでおける福祉工学や社会科学の内容は日本と大分の違いがあると思います。

最初は「私たちは機械工学の学生だから、福祉社会を知らなくてもいい」と少しだけ思ったことがあったが、講義に出てそしてこのレポートをやることで、より福祉工学や社会科学に興味を持ち、これからも、社会に役に立てるように福祉工学や社会科学に対する感心・知識を身に付けたいと思うようになりました。ありがとうございました。

Monday, August 06, 2007

akita kanto matsuri 2007



Today I went to the AKITA KANTO MATSURI, one of the three biggest festivals in Japan. I was invited by WAPIE (Akita Women’s Association to Promote Cultural Exchange) to join them and experience the festival together while doing some cultural exchange stuff. It was very kind of them. Before going to the festival, we gathered at this cozy hall where we were given a brief but quite detailed explanation about what the festival is all about, ate some great tasting Japanese bento and did some traditional Japanese dance. Then it’s off to the main menu for the day.

The festival is a bit different from the ueda matsuri that I participated last year. It’s still a parade-style festival, but it’s crazier. They got like girls drumming moving taikos (Japanese drum) while the guys tried to balance paper lanterns attached to stairs of bamboo sticks (see picture); when you see kids aged 10 to 15 years old doing these amazing tricks trying to balance those humongous stairs of paper lanterns, dance and do other stuff all at the same time, you can’t help but felt amazed. They must have practiced hard.

While we were watching all the craziness that’s going on the streets, the mayor’s wife invited us to the VIP observation post to see the mayor of akita. What an honor. Ok, about the mayor’s wife, we had a little conversation earlier at the cozy hall that we gathered before. I didn’t even know who she was until she said in perfect English pronunciation: “my husband is the mayor of akita.”

After the parade is over, we took pictures, and greet our guider goodbyes. I forget to mention that there were 3 other foreign students (all Malaysian girls) in my group and when it’s time to go back, we separated with me going home alone, again. On the way back I met with a group of Chinese (mainland Chinese) foreign students and we decided to go back together because we were staying at the same dormitory. I mean the building is the same; of course our room were different!

These 3 girls (the Chinese foreign students), they were always being nice to me especially this one short girl, but unfortunately I just can’t remember their names! It’s just too hard for me to remember! So whenever I speak to them, I always avoid conversations that might need me to pronounce their names. I’m so rude.

We were riding together (riding a bike, not like ‘riding’ in a sexual context ok?) when I bumped into tsushima-kun (my current classmate, this kid is a genius!) waiting for okada-kun (another classmate, and he’s kinda horny, always talking about sex) in front of the mini-convenience shop near the train station. My plan after seeing the parade is to go to tsushima-kun’s apartment to copy some assignments, so I decided to join them instead and let the 3 chinese girls go home by themselves, exposing them to the dangerous night full of stalkers and sexual offenders.

I asked tsushima-kun to take me to his apartment, but before going there, we stopped by aki’s apartment, to have a little chat, okada-kun said. I’ve never spoken to aki, so I thought this might be a good chance for me to know him and be friends. So aki’s apartment is tidy and clean. Maybe a little too tidy and clean for a typical male teenager’s room.

Anyways, we chatted. Then aki took out a bottle of Japanese whisky and drank the devilish liquid with okada-kun until their face turns red. Okada-kun started to act funny and asked me weird questions. Suffice to say, a lot of the questions is about girls and, of course sex. So I told them that I’m a sex god. And they believed my saucy stories! I could be an erotic novel writer that focuses on lonely housewives! It does not matter whether I’m telling the truth or not because come tomorrow, they were too drunk to remember what I said. Kids.

After that, tsushima-kun took me to his apartment, I copied the necessary documents and went home to sleep after a very successful day. Not only that I have watched a big Japanese festival in a VIP seat, I made new friends and was able to find a solution for my assignments. I need to wake up early tomorrow because I need to write that means goodnight in japanesethis boring assignment about Japanese welfare; so…. Oyasuminasai ! (means goodnight in japanese)

movies movies movies !

more random movie reviews from me! this time it's a mix of new and old movies, across many genres and medium.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - 7.6
the teenage mutant ninja turtle were my heroes when i was a kid, so you can't imagine how excited i am when i heard about this 3d animation movie. although the funny and cool turtles that i knew was toned down a bit, the action sequence is done quite nicely and they still kicks ass. definitely a must watch if you used to wish that you'd be a mutated ninja turtles.

Ong-Bak - 8.5
tony jaa is amazing. tony jaa is amazing. tony jaa is amazing. ok, that might sound gay but really, this guy breath new life to the dying hardcore martial arts flick with this action packed movie. the stunts were all done without any safety harness, video speed alteration or a sane mind. an amazing action movie from thailand. one more thing though. the story sucks. but that is forgiven because the fighting and chase scenes were executed flawlessly; makes you say wow aah uuh every 3 seconds. have i said that tony jaa is amazing?

Tom Yum Goong - 7.2
tony jaa is still amazing in this movie after ong-bak. it's just that it borrowed too much from ong-bak. the story still sucks but the action sequence is still top notch. a must watch IF you liked ong-bak.

Ichi Koroshiya (Ichi The Killer) - 8.2
the japanese film maker takashi miike must be a perverted sick man. and i love this guy. this movie must be the goriest action film i have ever seen. not recommended to people with a weak stomach. if you can handle gory and extreme violence towards criminals and woman, this is a MUST WATCH. miike's brilliant use of shocking violent sequences to advance this interesting yakuza-themed movie is just amazing. a VERY weird but good japanese movie.

時をかける少女 (toki wo kakeru shoujyo) - 8.0
the english translation for this movie : The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. that should give you an idea of what the story is about. the story is told in a very light hearted way and you really felt attached to the main character, makoto and her friends at the end of the movie. the art design were beautifully drawn and reminds you that 2d animation is here to stay, for a very, very long time. time paradox plot holes aside, this is a nice anime movie; recommended for anime fans.

Hotel Rwanda - 8.5
inspired by a true genocide in rwanda, this movie really knows how to grab your attention and hold it there through the very end. makes you think about how foolish racism is. how can humans hate each other so much just because they're not from the same group? right now the exact same thing depicted in the movie is actually happening in darfur, and it is so sad that all i can do is write this review of an old movie. must watch for every one.

Tokyo Godfather - 8.4
who would expect the weird combination of 3 tokyo homeless people : a runway-from-home girl, an alcoholic ossan and a gay made a great movie? set in a backdrop that any ordinary japanese would try to not talk about that is the homeless people in tokyo, the fate of 3 people were tremendously changed when they accidentally found a baby in a trash dumping place. their adventure to find the baby's mother were filled with (sometimes too handy) coincidences and plot twists that made the film a thrill to watch. watch this if you like anime.

Van Wilder - 6.0
after american pie, everyone wants to make films about teenagers and sex jokes. this is one of them. although there were some really funny moments especially with the nerd indian virgin, there's just not enough to make a good comedy film. pass this.

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - 5.0
tim burton working together with jonny depp sounds interesting right? not until johnny depp made his first appereance as willie wonka right in the middle of the film. this movie sucks. even if i was a kid, i'd hate this movie. no story, no narrative, no content. stay away from this film.

Leah Dizon's Latest Single: L.O.V.E U

not bad at all. well, anything from leah dizon is A OK from me hehehe.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

to tinystar316: please let me respond to your msg!

hi tinystar316 thanks for responding. first, i want you to know that i'm not japanese, korean or chinese; but that does not i mean i don't understand the 'hatred-issues' these countries had with each other.

first, it would be VERY helpful if you could give me the link to the video that you said i commented; because i want to know to what exactly you're trying to respond here. or you could just copy and paste what i wrote that made you want to msg me and 'educate' me about a thing that i already know.

you said you hate anti-china japanese. but do you think the japanese like anti-japan chinese? when someone did the same thing to you, you'd hate them? so do you hate yourself then?

i have been living in japan these past 4 years and i must say, i have never met a japanese that blatantly would say bad things about the chinese or the koreans.; in fact i think the japanese does not even care about the chinese and koreans. the japanese only think about themselves. they don't hate china, they just don't give a damn. unfortunately for the chinese, that is not fun because if the japanese don't care about them, then how the hell could the prove that the chinese is better than the japanese?

yes, i know you are going to deny this, but chinese and korean DO felt inferior to the japanese in a lot areas; especially in economic growth, freedom of speech and of course the 'cool culture'. they hated this fact so they must find something to level things up. thus the war is chosen as a weapon to degrade the whole japanese race. the problem is, although the chinese and koreans paid a lot of attention about what the japanese do or say concerning the war, the japanese just don't care about what the chinese and koreans think, and this makes them mad because that means they can't degrade the japanese anymore if they don't know history. the japanese is so ignorant and didn't care about anybody else and all they want is to live happily in their small, crampy country without having to feel bad about all the horrible things that their ancestors did.

i know in an environment that encourages patriotism and government obeying that is china, of course the government would a lot of attention to educate it's children about history, and like any other country in the world, the information given is surely in favor of their own country. i knew enough chinese to say that they really think that they're always right and everyone should do what ever they say.

i know ( and the whole world too, including the japanese, if you don't realize ) that the imperial japanese army did horrible things during the war. every japanese acknowledged this; but our generation (i'm 23) has nothing to do with the war. i know the chinese and koreans hated the fact that the japanese is still better than them, but why can't we just accept the fact, move on, work harder to beat everybody else, and live happily with harmony intact?

anyways, i think chinese should stop pirating japanese goods if they really want to be better than the japanese. is it just like eating your own spit; you said someone is bad, but you copy their work.

これが私の考え。
以上。

Saturday, August 04, 2007

reasons why i declined your 'friend request' from friendster

ok. so to those who have a friendster account, i'm sure you have got some random people that you really don't know, requesting you to accept them to be in your friends list, right? if you don't know what i mean because nobody has ever requested you to be his/her friend, i pity you. i really do.

at first, i used to just accept ALL the requests with an open heart (and face the consequences). The thing that irks me is when these new internet friends that you know nothing about; they talk without thinking, are being rude and say stupid annoying shit for nothing.

When I sent them a message and asked them to introduce themselves before I could accept their friend request, they didn’t reply back. so you asked yourself "why the hell did she/he wanted to be my friend when she/he doesn't even want to reply my messages in the first place?".

Worse, they replied back with an immature fury, accusing me of being ‘sombong’ and then forced me to just accept the request, jgn banyak songeh2 org lain sumer accept ajeh ko ingat ko bagus sangat ke.

So their intentions are clear. They don’t want to have anything to do with me accept my name on their friend list. They don’t want a warm, friendly relationship; they just want to brag at how many friends they have in their pathetic little lists; like a stupid race of dumb children trying to show off a list of FAKE bullshit. I want to say this to these kinds of people: I rather have only one friend that I know, then having a thousand friends that I DON’T know. Fucking posers.

These people come and go in a very randomly fashion; but I DO occasionally meet people that are truly sincere to know more about me and share their opinions and wonderful experiences with me; and I really appreciate these people and they are the real reason why I’m still in that stupid frienster network. It is so awesome to meet these warm people who possess deep character and thought provoking opinions, being able to hold an intelligent argument or discussion; and at the same time be playful and joke about everything.

That is why whenever I got a friend request from someone that I don’t know, I would first look at their profile to decide whether she/he is an amazing person or just another annoying homo sapien. Of course, one should never judge a book by its cover; but let us be realistic here, I can never be accurate in my judgment, but there are some obvious characteristics that you could easily see in these people that the amazing people does not have.

I am not a mean person, but sometimes, you have to be mean at annoying random people; it is less stressful that way. I have decided to ‘clean up’ my friends list and only let those people who have a connection with me, stay there. All the garbage must be vaporized.

This has got to be the most arrogant thing that I have ever done, but below are some of the criteria of people that I plan to delete from my friends list; and it also applies to when I’m deciding to accept friend requests from strangers:


1. I don't know you and you didn't send me any message introducing yourself. Wanna be friends? Be polite and say hi or assalamualaikum first. Remember, introduction is very important, don’t they teach that during kindergarten?

2. When I asked you to introduce yourself, you started to be rude said "don't be sombong la just accept".

3. You're lonely, annoying underaged girl.

4. You're a guy that has no connection with me what so ever. We share no interests, we don’t know each other and you don’t even care if I ever existed.

5. You're a guy but you wear pink tank tops and short pants.

6. All of your profile pictures were fake and do not have even a single picture of the real you.

7. You can't type understandable Malay or English. Or Japanese.

8. You don't speak one of these 3 languages: Malay, English and Japanese.

9. You got like thousands of people in your friends list (you gotta be kidding me !?).

10. You posted/spammed the bulletin board with boring, stupid personal Q&A question that nobody cared about. You know, those useless posts about what did you ate for lunch today and when is the last time you cried and what are you wearing now etc. seriously, NOBODY GIVES A FUCKING SHIT. NOBODY!

11. You posted/spammed the bulletin board with boring, stupid posts about stuff like if you don't forward the message to 100 other people your account will be deleted. Worse, if you don't forward it, you'll have bad luck in the future and your daughter will be raped and all the horrible things in this world will happen to you. Its 2007 already, but if you still believe that those things are real, GET OFF THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU DUMB FUCK. SYIRIK GILA!

12. You an unstoppable japan-mania. Just because I live in japan does not mean that I know everything about Japanese drama, anime, manga or jpop!

13. You're a really, really attractive girl but your profile is full of your pictures with your boyfriend; hugging each other and stuff, breaking boundaries that you should follow as a muslim couple. No, the whole world does not need to know how a romantic couple you two made.

14. You're a really, really attractive girl but you like to talk gossips about celebrities and the stupid, useless stories about their life.


15. You're single young women, but you're fat and ugly (sorry, the society we live in is harsh). Please do believe in fate though. Jodoh tak akan datang kalau tidak dicari.

16. You're gay.

17. Your friend is gay.

18. You're a 16 years old girl but you dress like a fucking slut. Dress proper and be polite, kid!

19. You're a creepy nerdy asian guy with HUGE glasses. The ‘geek’ spot is mine, don’t try to take it away from me!

20. You tried to 'ngorat' me. You really think it's going to work? But then again, the way men and women perceived courting is changing little by little with the advancement being made by feminist and social thinkers, so I guess it is not that bad. Just make sure it was done with taste and passion. ;) I like chasing, not the other way around though; but I’m all open to new ideas and experiences!

21. You simply are annoying me to the bones. The immature use of broken + rojak language. The foolishness and immaturity you brought to your writings. All the empty and fake comments you made at my pictures. Meaninglessly annoying graphics with sounds that you put on my profile page.

This is the main criteria: immaturity, fakeness and lack of original characteristics that appeals to me.

With that said, I have a message to those people that I have deleted or denied from being in my friend list: I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings with my words but you have to understand that you have annoyed me and this is the internet where as long as i don't physically harm you, it's OK. I mean you no harm at all, it's just that I wanted peace and I don't want to have to tolerate with useless annoyance. So please stop sending me messages telling me that I’m an asshole. I know that very well already. It is my entire fault that you're annoying. It’s my fault that you're a dumb-ass. If I’m really an asshole, why do you want to be my friend in the first place?

I’m not a happy friendly guy, can't you tell how twisted is the workings of my mind by just reading my profile? I love sarcasm and dark humour, and I don’t expect everyone to understand me.

Not like all those malaysian reality-tv idols (akademi fantasia, mentor, malaysian idol etc.) that don't give a fucking shit about their ‘hardcore’ fans except for their money and support, I don't want to pretend to be nice, always giving out fake smiles and trying to please everyone for their money. This is me. I might change someday, but for the moment, I don’t want to be hiding behind a mask and be fake and empty. Well, at least I tried.

If I don't want to be your friend, just accept it. I’m a nobody. Forget about me and just ask other random people to be in your friends list. I’m asking politely for you to FUCK OFF and leave me alone please. Just don't forget to 'undi sakan' your favourite idol whilst letting all the starving children in darfur die of malnutrition and genocides.

Stupid humans. Sometimes i wished i was an alien so that i could go to earth with my space ship and kill you all with my awesome green laser beam.

Naah. I was just kidding.

I will ONLY incinerate the men and the elderly to leave the female home sapiens as sex slaves. MY sex slaves.

p/s: I am not trying to be someone that I am not. I really wish you’d met other people that are amazing and bring benefit to you through the popular networking website such as friendster. It is unfortunate that I don’t like you enough for me to be interested in knowing you. This is the internet; there are thousands of other assholes that are even worse than me. This is the reality of how harsh the environment is. I don’t have all the time in the world to care about something so flat, normal and boring. Peace out!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

PUFFY - boom boom beat

10 years into the business and PUFFY still rocks the japanese music world !!! this is PUFFY's latest single: boom boom beat. check it out !

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

kojima yoshio

kojima yoshio - japan's newest comedian who got a quick shot of (a probably short termed) stardom when he tv-debuted in the famous japanese comedy show: warai no kin medaru (笑いの金メダル). this guy is an absolute idiot; and i don't know why can't i stop laughing. ocean pacific peace!

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