Past Values

I have a job. Been working for about two months now, sorry about the silence all this time. Been too busy.

Anyways, during my time working in 1 Utama, (I work at a game shop, by the way) I have to put up with bratty kids and idiotic parents about half of the time. Not that the job is without its benefits, considered I'm practically paid to play, but the amount of moronic people I meet is staggering.

Imagine, if you will, this situation.

Kid comes up to me, asks about the memory stick for the PSP. Told him the price and everything, kid says okay. Kid calls dad, which says okay as well. I test out the card, which checks out. Dad pays, kid walks off happy.

End of it? Not very likely, as you've probably figured out.

It was half an hour till we closed shop, and we were just hanging around listening to music and stuff. Kid from just now walks up to me, complains that the memory stick ain't working. He says the card isn't detected when he slotted it in.

Fair enough. I check it out. On the back of every card is this warranty sticker, which states the manufactured date and whether it has been tampered with or not. I look behind, sticker's torn off. I asked the kid if he torn it off.

While I was in the middle of asking him, the dad shows up, overhears me say that he wasn't supposed to tear off the sticker.

Dad goes ballistic, starts tearing into me that he didn't know that you weren't supposed to tear off the sticker, and that it was my fault that I didn't inform them beforehand.

AND if that wasn't enough to make your blood boil, dad keeps railing on about how I should replace a card for him because his machine could read other cards. Funny thing was, it was a brand new card, which means no games, and yet when I checked inside, it was full.

Which lead me to think that he was trying to cheat me out of a memory card. I even offered to check his machine and repair it for him, which at that point he started going on about how he had friends in high places and how he would tell them all not to come to shop here and how he would try to sue me with his court case based on the fact that the customer is always right and how he would arrive in court with only his underpants on, blah.

Man, how much more stupid can you get? Sheesh.

What makes me angry and sad(more angry than sad) is that this kind of attitude is extremely common nowadays. Manners and integrity are almost nonexistent in this day and time.

The question which is most prominent here is why have integrity, mannerisms and overall good attitudes have deteriorated till the point of nonexistence.

The thing is, I know the answer, but I still don't get it(pretty much).

Men, I'm asking you this.

Why have you deteriorated till the point where you're so devoid of everything that defines a man, for example manners and integrity, to the point where it shows on your face and changes your features? (seriously, it does. go compare a good man with a nerd and say it isn't so.)

Seriously man, its like a freaking syndrome. Just look at typical nerds nowadays. Sad to say, Malay nerds and Chinese nerds are becoming more and more alike. They even look alike, so a point. Indian dudes, good for you, you don't seem to have many nerds among you.

You know what I think?

Nerds aside, I believe that the human psyche actually affects the physical appearance of a person, so even if you're like me, and girls shun you the moment they see your face (not really lah. don't be so sensitive, heh.), if your attitude is good, it shows. same goes for those above average looks, if you're a nerd, too bad, man. It shows.

So, I think that the link between the looks and the attitude, are the values instilled in them. Those brought up well are normally more liked because of their attitude. Similarly, those that have been through bad times early on in life, have a better attitude because they know what it's like to hit rock bottom.

Seriously, it's time people started re-learning their values, else they lose what little humanity they have left. And I'm not being overly dramatic, it's true. Take away values from a person, and he/she becomes something like cattle, surviving on instinct.

Have you really taken the time to wonder what happens to them? No need to think, just open your eyes and take a good long look. Go to a place with lots of people, like a shopping complex or a mall. Just observe the people going past, and you WILL see them. Some are so far gone that they have actually regressed. Look more like animals than men.

While I am trying to make a change by showing people how real men are like, it'll take more than me to change things. So, please, do something about yourself or that nerd you know.

Otherwise the term "gentleman" will really be a term of the past.



This post is meant to kick some butts and open eyes to the current situation.

Any comments are welcome, and personal contact can be arranged. Eventually.

Don't like this post? Bite me. Haha.

'Tis the Season To Be Jolly

So sorry for the long wait, and so here it is.

Well, Christmas on the whole was a rather quiet affair, (yes, Ellana, really.) Must say, though, I really had a whole lot of fun. Before I went back to Ipoh for the 25th, I went carroling with the St. Mary's youth group. Now let me tell you, this really was not as it seemed. Most people who have heard of St. Mary's church are under the impression that they are a very pious sort of churchgoers, you know, hymms, rosaries, the sort. So I (doubtfully) thought that this would be a quiet event as well, but since Vanessa asked me to go, well.

Not on your life.

I tell you honestly, these bunch of teenagers were one of the noisiest things I've ever heard(believe me, I've heard quite a few things) and some of it, honestly, was quite annoying. You'd be annoyed too, if some dude starts singing "Sweet Child Of Mine" next to your ear in an extremely loud bass voice while you were trying to take a nap.

Now most of it was really fun, and we sang, ate(Thanks again, Mike.), and talked all the way from one house to another. The trip took us more than half a day, just because the driver took his "shortcuts" and landed us in the middle of nowhere with some "sakai" and "jakun" looking at us with their mouths half open. Each house only took us half an hour, maximum. The time was all spent on travelling. (not that I'm complaining, with all the fun we had on the bus.)

Ooookay. *deep breath*

After the event in KL, went back to good ol' Ipoh via Plusliner bus. Got on the night bus, no hassle nor jam, got to the terminal on time, all that. I was thinking "Yay! going back to Ipoh!!" all the way to the bus and about 20 minutes into the trip.

Bus started out slow........towards the direction of Ipoh.

30 minutes later.........still slow. I thought "Okay, maybe he needs to get out to the highway."

After getting to the highway........... STILL slow. I was looking to see if anything was blocking his way, and from the looks of things, other passengers were doing the same thing as me. Cars were lined up to a point which I couldn't really what was going on, except some flashing lights.

Turns out there was a police check. Out of the blue, in the middle of the night. Well, alright. Though I suppose that's why Malaysian Police are called "chai lou" in Cantonese. "Chai lou" directly means "guess man". They never really seem to have a reason to do the things they do. They just say "based on a private source" most of the time. Must be the the Chief of Police saying "Hm....I feel that there are going to be people speeding/drinking/(you name it kesalahan) tonight".

Well, after he passed the police check line, AND was out of sight, the speed suddenly went from 50 km/h to about 120 km/h. (I guess he felt the need for speed too.) All was well from that point, (except from the snoring coming from the uncle beside me) and needless to say, we all got back safe and sound.

Well, after I got home, played with my cat a little, things quickly started to get boring. Sitting at home with nothing to do everyday may seem nice, but until you try it, you won't know how dull it really is.

After a while, I got used to the process of just enjoying the day (namely, being lazy.) and found litle things to do like walk around the neighborhood and watch TV with my parents.

Yes, lazy just like this.

The 24th came.

There was a barbecue buffet at my church on Christmas Eve, and so I went with my parents. Saw most of the old HM gang there, had some fun, ate some, and then went for the midnight service at about 10 p.m.

On Christmas, I......had nothing to do.

On the 26th, went out drinking with Aaron, Pui san, Kim, Diming, Dijie and Raymond. I was the "transporter" for the evening, and thankfully I do not get drunk easily.

Had Smirnoff vodka for the evening.

Went to the usual spot, a jazz bistro in Casuarina hotel, and talked the night away. Aaron came back just in time, so we picked him up from the bus terminal and went straight to the hotel. Talked half our ears off, drank some, requested our(my) favourite songs, and the bartender, which I knew from somewhere back, very kindly gave us a staff discount on the whole deal. Diming kept drinking, cause we only ordered one bottle, which wasn't enough for him. So he ordered a Bloody Mary. AND he wasn't used to drinking. (for readers who don't know, a Bloody Mary is a kind of drink which is quite potent and takes some getting used to.) In the end, he ended up having to be shouldered out of the bistro.

He'll be fine.

After that, we went to a mamak stall in Greentown and tried to clear our drunkenness (actually, we were hungry.) and the night passed on. Dijie tried this thing called a shisha, which looked kinda wierd but smelled really nice. According to him, it was something like scented water vapor, but it looked like scented smoke going through cold water to me, so I didn't try it. After a while, we decided that was it and we all went home after that.

All in all, it was a really fun outing. Thanks guys.

Thanks again to the bartender whom so kindly gave me a discount.

Let it snow.

Update Frenzy

Gonna be updating for Christmas, New Year, and general stuff all in one go, so bear with me, hm?

Thank you.