Listening to : Busta Rhymes - Touch it, Yin Yang Twins - Shake, and a whole lotta reggaeton. Feeling : equal parts stressed and unproductive.

Both of these songs layan giler man, just listen to them if you're not gonna check out the vids.

Just when i thought i build up some serious last-minute cramming momentum, potong stim again. Haih.

Just when i'm still wiping the spittle from the corner of my mouth from that ( verily subdued ) flame-war rant, here comes another shitstorm - The eBay laptop scammer who got 0Wn3D. Read about it here.

Cutting a long story short, this guy bought a laptop on eBay, with the seller claiming that it was in good condition except for a missing charger. When he eventually got it after a delay, however, it was defunct. The seller refused to refund or compensate him in any way , still defending that it was perfectly working when he sent it off. Naturally, the scammed buyer was a bit miffed.

Karma, however, had other things in store.

When the buyer either got it working or just salvaged the disk or something, he found that (presumably) the seller/scammer had not bothered to wipe the hard disk ( all the more reason to suspect that it was fucked before he shipped it no?) and it was full of finger licking goodness:

- His bank details, passport scans, and CV
- Porn.
- Gay porn.
- Foot fetish porn.

And the creme de la creme - sneaky mobile phone piccies of women's legs, mostly on the Tube.

What - you'd think he was just gonna sit down and accept losing 375 quid to an eBay scammer? He could have gotten his own back in quite a few ways - in the end , after still not getting his money back from the scammer he chose to start that blog naming and shaming the guy by putting up photos of him and his private predilections. Well, seemed like the most legal(well borderline legal anyway, since he owned the disk and all that came with it) , and satisfyingly vindictive, no?

He probably had no idea how big this was gonna get.

3 weeks and 700,000 hits ( as of today) later this has become an mob lynching of epic proportions. This story has just been published in newspapers from England to Australia, with the seller still at the same time hopelessly claiming innocence, and also threatening to sue for libel. Which is kinda hard when the evidence is just impossibly weighed against him. The hits are going up by the thousands every minute, and the comments page is just........welll

The comments started out amusingly enough with the odd comment of support and some very amusing attempts by the perp/perv and his crew to discredit himself and at the same time cast doubt on the buyers character. Then it started to become a heated discussion about the legalities of the situation with armchair and "IMHO" lawyers throwing out their piece.

After that all hell started to break loose, with threats, racist slur and the like - and thats with the tagboard already moderated to an extent. Xenophobes, homophobes and yokels just started popping outta nowhere. Its like everybody wanted a piece of the scammer - and a few were also clawing at the buyer ,"laptopguy" himself.

Seriously, the amount of bigots, 'tards, tossers and other trash on the comment board. WTF man. Even those who are supporting laptopguy are hurting his cause by letting the whole thing degenerate to that extent. Being shamed on such a freaking epic scale is already punishment enough for the scammer. Heh - it seems he's bearing the brunt of the wrath of a horde of scammed eBayers.

Its still impossible to tell whether this is gonna be a super intense flash in the pan thing, or will go on for some time. Whatever it is, this whole mess will provide a hella interesting case study for you lawyers, psychologists and sociologists, no?

The twists and legalities over the data and the use.
The power of a lynch mob, augmented by the anonymity and audience of the internet.

Its a freaking opera, i say.

Okay so it wasnt that short after all. You shoulda just went over to the site. Well at least i've kinda summarized the bajillion comments too.

My opinion?

PAAAAAAAADAN muka la. Padan muka padan muka x 100. Dahlah kantoi tipu orang - ada hati nak carik gaduh lagi. Shoulda just settled when he could man. He's just digging himself a deeper hole now man. Should be fun to watch tho.

Back to trudging through materials bullcrap. Meeting up with Dr.M tomorrow to drop my 3rd year coursework idea on him. See if i can dredge out anything on the materials paper hur hurhur.

OMFGWTFBBQ yarabbi lasergun *pchew pchew pchew*

What is up with them brits , and caucasians in general and their unhealthy obsession with tanning? Just the other day i was grocery-ing at Sains' and it was Attack of the Leather -Skinned People. All shades and colours - from lobster red to "cheap spray tan" orange to "i gave myself skin cancer in Algarve but it was worth it" brown. Give it up - you can't cheat your natural skin colour man. Leave the gourgous sun-kissed olive tans to the mediterraneans.

No, seriously put your top back on.Really. PLEASE.

AieEEEE*pokes out eyes*

While we're bemoaning things European, nothing screams Eurotrash louder than the Eurovision contest. Seriously

Over the last 5 years i've been in this godforsaken country i've never given a rats ass about the Eurovision song contest. Factor in other people in your msn who do, youtube and exam procrastiation , however and yeah there ya go. This year's winners are a motley Finnish lot who look like a bunch of uruk hai who loved Kiss so much they started their own death metal band after Saruman hailat.


Alrighty it IS quite catchy, but im sure you're asking how did they win eh?

Because they're up against jacksies like this.


Thats the british entry. True, Eurovision is more a political and amusing spectacle rather than a talent contest but even by Eurovision standards thats goddamn appaling. A middle aged chav white boy rapper wannabe who's also probably a pedo. Baaaguslah. Im still sayin that the French told 'em that "oh zees year we have noo Eurovision, oui!" and then plucked some faktap council estate chav and told him to represent his queen and country at the esteemed musical stage that is Eurovision. And offered him a Burberry cap and some random bling.

Quick shoutout while we're on European culture - anyone *ehukehukLongridgeppl* who'll still be in london around 20th June and wanna catch something at the R.O.H? Damn gatal to see overweight people in helmets and leather corsets screaming in German and Italian. Esp if it happens to be in Aida, M.Butterfly, Turandot or anything Wagner.

I'm no Jeremy Clarkson, but since when has any man needed an excuse to perv over a car. Behold the new Ferarri Fiorano:

Looks like the best bits of the archetypal american muscle car(minus the oversized obnoxious chrome ramscoop up front) on a thoroughbred Italian. 6 litre V12 at 620 bhp and everythings bloody computerised - for ease of "everyday driving". Your kotekla everyday driving - you have that car also takkan you drive it to mamak or pasar malam kan? Even if you don't get carjacked ( yes assuming there's gonna be no more than 10 of those in M'sia - wont be very difficult to track down) someone is bound to just key it out of spite.

But seriously check out that ass.

Me likey .

For all you people who took my advice on Questionable Content, here's another comic for me to whore - Alien Loves Predator. Its a touch ( when i say touch i mean a huge grope) more surreal but still freaking hilarious. Typical American sass with just a touch of sacriliege.
Haven't been meeting my camwhoring quota here at all - so here's the next best thing - more droolicious pictures from my kitchaan!

Super nyummy open top breakfast sarnies - wholegrain bread, turkey ham, cucumber, tomatoes and eggs sunny side up with a choice of savoury spread - marmite, japanese mayo, tzatziki, guacamole, taramasalata , whatever go wild. If you got balls go combine all those la. Vomit sure like makan crayon liddat.
Panfried salmon with garlic, chilli and coriander infused butter - made it up on the spot. MMmmm. After making nasi goreng belacan the other day, only after the smell sank into the kitchen a few hours later - combined with the smell of cut grass on a warm rainy day - made me randomly think of home. One more month onlyyy!

Hey its exam season but it doesnt mean you cant eat well - hell its even MORE reason to makan puas puas kan?

Despite gettin my ass planted on my seat to cram for exams, there's still fuckload of web-based procrastination to be had.

Facebook ( Friendster is soooo proletariat)

MSN

And last but definitely not least , blogs.

Asides from your friends' blogs( whose tagboards you dont spam anymore - here's their Facebook walls for that) you gotcher:

Regulation bimbo blogs - not a derogatory term - they're fun brainless skimming with lotsa eye candy - and occasionally goood writing. If you can stomach the all-too-common chronic overuse of pink.

Satire, parody and purely ranty blogs - amusing reading, barring the occasional cheap shot or toilet gag.

Political, religious or cultural commentary blogs. Mostly one-sided, opinionated pretentious rants. The flame wars and name calling in the comments make good reading though.

Emo blogs/what i did today blogs. *right click, close tab*

That said, i can remember the good old days when THIS was an emo, ranty blog(with bad poetry to boot). Well it still is to some extent, but now its got shiny shiny pictures! Some of my quite recent posts can be quite bimbolic as well, innit? Over the years( hey i CAN say that. almost three is still more than 1) i mighta just tweaked it a little to be more entertaining and reader friendly for all you wayward random blogskimmers. Let it not be said that Amar's a bad host. Mint tea, anyone?

I kinda miss not having to censor and veto certain subjects & entries though. You never know who's reading - great is the power of Google indeed.

Sometimes while just skimming you get lost and when you look around, you're in the middle of a flame war. Its amazing how some people can feel so passionately about the most inane of things, or how tactless and hypocritical some people are. Fine, you're just asking for it if you randomly touch a sensitive subject with all the care of a cold-handed female gynae( or so i've heard) but sadder are the folks who dont realise that its a complete waste of time putting in your own 2 cents on blogs like that. You'd be better off opening tanning salons and taking stupid angmors' money. Its funny how some parties- especially the media - pinch something off some random wankers blog and say that its canon, that its the voice of the people.

Enough comedies with "heart" , more outrageously rude stand-up please, Mr. Williams

As if we don't have enough slander, drama and misinformation from state run media. Seriously bimbo blogs are the way la. I'm like up to here with political news from back home and what people think about it. 99% of politicians across the bloody world are ignorant, corrupt powermongers, especially Third World politicians who have this tribal "Big Man" mentality. You're welcome to grab that PHD in political science -i'll be seein ya as a panelist on some mornin talk show someday in between your thankless lecturing gig. No matter how much you know about the system and its flaws , you wont be able to fix it. So there.

Thats MY 2 cents as a disillusioned cynic, resigned to the life of a corporate whore.

And now for zee quotes !

"OMG bendalir faraj terabor summersault!"- dont ask

"macam spoon in a milo can jer." - yes this was said with a sexual connotation

"check out my one hand technique" - cutting steak with one hand, or explaining the long toilet sessions?

*JENG JENG*

HARD

*JENG JENG*

ROCK

HALLELUUUJAAAH!

There goes my nicely adjusted body clock again. Hancur berkecai terabur bersepai. Pandai sangat la download 2 new games on Monday - Heroes of Might and Magic 5 and Rise of Legends. Yesh i know i should be studying , but the damage is kept to a minimum - i'm stuck, and tired of, HOMM 5 on Monday itself, and i finished ROL in less than a day. Psycho kan?

Well my clock has already been slightly skewed by workin out on the Solidworks redesign for manufacture bit of the mini-hydro generator. Its actually quite fun, but yeah it DOES feel like a little bit too much of my own time spent on a 3-CAT aspect of a 8-person group project.

Thats alllll me baybeh. But seriously. Setengah kumpulan aku semua orang PRC. Dahlah sekor dua slalu ponteng meeting - orang tengah bincang design, materials and manufacture diaorang *prekprekprek john galliano prekprekprek vivienne westwood* Kurang ajar babi sial. Kerja pun macam sial - buat sikit sikit pun takleh harap. Ingat nak pegi lab cam nak pegi catwalk Milan.

Obviously my time management skills always has, and always will be, RUBBAYSh.

*Earth tilts a few arc seconds more from the collective impulse arising from all the people who know me rolling their eyes sooo hard*

I guess there is just one more monkey to get off my back before i get back to full steam studying. Drolling out an entry here before i just go *blaargh fuckit* and get rid of the entry ideas and quotes that i've been jotting down. I have already lost the vitriol for quite a coupla rants.


Listening to : Rain, Tangga, Flaming Lips and Wagner ( Jiwang, Indie & Opera - how much wierder can it get?)
Feeling: like i have bees behind my eyelids. bees that are still pissed that Nintendo dropped "Revolution" in favour of "Wii"

First off imma whore some music. I've been listening to Tangga quite a bit - well their 4-5 decent songs anyway - but my favourite has been "Hebat" until i listened to "Terbaik Untukmu" a coupla times. Man that songs a helluva grower - make sure you check out the video clip. One of 'em's quite hawt.




Also foresee myself digging up more Korean music - mostly poppish R&B like Rain and SUPER hot Hyori Li. Well the songs arent THAT good - but Hyori's fuckin hot and Rain's vids got some slick choreo. Those two kimchee quaffing kids can moooove. I really like Rain's "I do" though. If it came on my ipod while i'm strollin on a sunny day i'd walk with a bit of a bounce too.




I might not be that big on classical music but i just LOVE German operatic composers. No one can fight Richard Wagner when it comes to rich, dramatic leitmotif strewn pieces. Its almost like every other classical movie score composer was influenced by him in one way or another. You've probably heard pieces from "Ride of the Valkyries" or "Tannhauser" or "Lohengrin" in some random ads or somethin.

Ooh OOOOh SUN! * points like jakun *

The other week we had another day of beautiful , sunny 25C+ weather. Thank god we made full use of it by milling around campus and chillin for a bit at the field in front of Maths & Stats building cos since then the weather has been typically rubbish again. After randomness and smoothies only Sangee, Din and myself ended up lounging about in the sun talkin about anythin BUT exams.

A lost little dandelion. Obviously not on my legs unless i've suddenly tanned a few pantone wheels and developed a penchant for anklets.

Another lost dandelion. And yup those be my feetRandom shot by sangee that came out really luvverly

"Exams? What exams?"

Haven't been spending nearly as much time in the kitchen. Which is good. Not only does that mean i have more time to procrastinate before doing work, i'd also be eating slightly less. Seriously feel so *blaargh* ( Not girly "*blaargh* dont look at me im fat" but " man i'm so restless and antsy *blaargh*") since not having gymmed for a week. Been doing some nice things with the fresh curry leaves Sangeetha brought me from home anyway. Yummaaaayy.

Karripulai r0xx0rxsz!

Oh and a quick little tribute to idiots now. If you also happen to be procrastinating, have a lot of free time, or are done with your exams (in which case DIE. Die now) read the links first.

Idiots who don't know when to shut the hell up. Seriously this is why the Information Minister pretty much laughed out the idea of having live telecasts of the Dewan Rakyat. True you also have plenty of audacity in the British Parliament but that's at least the "question authority" kinda audacity. This is just vulgar, kampong audacity. Seriously the YDP should have a button that automatically feedbacks the whole PA system to shut up errant MPs. Or we COULD go with the live telecast thing and have an AF thing with SMS votes and all. Except the MP with the most votes gets tasered where he sits. Then maybe they'd serve the people a bit better. Synchopantic self-serving empty suits. Also read about the scandal with the MP and illegal logging fiasco. Actually blatantly asking the customs officer to close one eye? KNNBCCB.

Narrow-minded bigoted idiots. What a total asswipe. (Its in Malay tho)

And best of all, idiots who obsess about other idiots. Okay fine you're gay. But please don't act like 10 year old girls with neoprints and all. *Brrrr*

They don't make 'em like they used to...

Anyone remember those super random cult classic fiction/fantasy movies from the 80s? C'mon there's some freaking classics there man. Over the top acting. Bad effects. Stories that are like OMGWTF. Flash Gordon, Dune ( the crap version with Sting). He Man, Sonja Red, Conan, Krull, etc etc etc.

James Earl Jones : " Luke, i'm your fath....CRAP wrong script!!"
Ahnuld: "You've just been erased....auAuAuAhGh" * decapitates the gaffer*

They're just damn fun to watch sometimes when you got nothing else to do on a boring rainy day or over a quick meal. You really gotta appreciate the effort they used to put in into the "smoke & mirror" special effects, the costumes, and the sets in the good ol' days without CG.

weEEll better get back to work tho. Here's a nice big heap of steamin' fresh quotes from the weeks past:

"banana is a good source of potassium, msn is a good source of procrastination" - Sheryl

"real men wear makeup" - Charlotte "Faghag" Yeow

"what do you call a gay ape? berukback mountain!!"- Alex, who deserves divine retribution from the god of bad puns.

"oh my god DIE YOU INCRIMINATING PHOTO TAKER" - Naziah "Cheery" Abas

*on a blackboard in PvP*
"Nietzche: God is dead"
*erase erase rewrite*
"God: Nietzche is dead"