Procrastination

Sleepless nights. Coming late to class. Even missing classes. All for the sake of doing something which should have been done 2 days ago.

Don't do it guys. Don't. Do. It.

After today, I have learned my lesson. Next week will be better! (kot)

It's a new dawn. It's a new day

It's a new life for me. And I'm feeling good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edwsf-8F3sI

Closing Time

A couple of things that I want to share di keheningan malam:

1. Age is just a number. Personal belief states that you should never feel that you are too old to be doing anything, or in some cases, too young to be doing something. You should not feel that you have to be 50+ years old and retired to start regularly going to the mosque, or you should not feel that since you're 50+ years old, you are too old to be skydiving (unless you have a heart problem. please don't skydive if you have a heart problem.). Life is too short for you to be worrying about age.

Of course, this by no means justifies you doing stupid shit that harms other people, while you scream "YOLO". For example, throwing water balloons at random passing cars. YOLO. ........yes...... thuper

2. Aini punya cupcakes power gile. Tak sempat nak tangkap gambar dah habis mamam. Well done bebeh. =D

3. I just purchased a lens which cost approx. $1k USD. Some people might think that "mamat ni, senang2 je abis duit. bukannya nak saving". But as Syun so eloquently put it "buy what you want, when you want"..... sort of... Actually I have been seriously thinking about this purchase for at least one year. I investigated every possible pros and cons regarding the lens, reflected on what type of photography I enjoy doing, and I just pretty much felt that this is what I need to take my photog skills to the next level. Trust me when I say this, splurging on this was not an easy thing to do by any means, but I am absolutely positive I won't live to regret this purchase :) Plus, I think that this lens will last me for at least 6-7 years (maybe longer) if I take good care of it. Some people enjoy buying clothes, some people like to eat, some people like buying handbags. I like to buy photo gear. To each his/her own. *shrugs*. Long term investment -> satisfaction in taking photos -> win.

4. Another positive outcome of my (borderline on OCD) research on Canon lenses - if you think you want to purchase a new lens, but you're not sure which you want to get, feel free to ask me, and I am more than happy to help nudge you in the right direction. A motivated photographer -> a happy photographer -> a happier world -> win.

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"That's all I have to say about that" - Forrest Gump

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Yours fishfully,

El Fishvilla

p.s. I wrote this post in about 6 mins, with minimal edits. Unprecedented, considering how long I normally take to write even 1 single paragraph. lulz.

p.p.s Sorry no pics. Too. Effing. Lazy

Final Exams

Final Exams are starting soon. I don't feel like doing anything. I want to lepak depan PC. baca blog. Read other non-academic things. Bela hamster.

Gosh. Summer can't come any sooner. fml fml fml.

Perspectives

Today I felt like writing something. I suddenly had the urge to write, and so write I shall.

In true spirit of most of my blog posts, this post shall be random, and therefore will most likely not follow a logical "train of thought". I'd like to think of my posts as little nyamuks - wandering around aimlessly and annoying people until someone gets annoyed enough to smack it and kill it. Yes.

Anyhow, I just thought I'd share with you guys some of my personal beliefs and philosophies on life.


1. Always help other people out whenever possible:-

To me, it's a no brainer. As the saying goes "A friend in need, is a friend indeed". I think that if everyone shared this feeling, we would be so much better off. A little sacrifice on your part might mean the world to other people =B


2. Don't call girls bitches and don't call guys faggots:-

In fact, if possible avoid lah kan nak panggil org bende2 tak appropriate. I know I am guilty of calling orang nama pelik2 jugak, but to me the word "faggot" for guys and "bitches" for girls is really crossing the line. People have feelings too.


3. Be constantly aware of your surroundings:-

This statement can be interpreted in at least a gazillion ways. For example, one might interpret this to mean: watch what you say, when you say it, where you say it and how you say it. *shrugs*. I leave this up to you to decide what this might mean for you.


4. Love your parents. Cherish your parents. :-

Bayangkan they had to raise our little punk asses time kecik2. Berak, kencing random2 kene bersihkan. Makanan minuman kene belikan, siap suapkan sekali tu (Afauhhh). Clothes, toys sume they all had to buy. Hey! They're not even getting paid to do all that stuff, sedar tak? But eventually, disebabkan didikan and kasih sayang from them, you turned out perfectly fine :) So if you haven't thanked your parents anytime recently, call lah diorg. (which reminds me, i need to go call umi and walid lepas tulis blog ni =B)

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Ok that's it for today. I bet if I sat down and spent more time to think about these things a whole lot more, I might be able to write a book. Legit. Lol. Obviously ain't gonna happen anytime soon lah kot kan?

I'll try to minimize time between posts. We'll see how that goes.

Yours Truly,

-El Fishzilla-

This post is not relevant to you. So don't bother reading it.

Hey,

This is a "'suka-hati-aku-lah-nak-tulis-ape" kinda post. Kalau salah grammar ke ape ke, whatever lah. aku tak peduli. I just feel like typing something, even though I am absolutely sure it will be pointless, and will not make sense at all, because I think that lately I've been having way too many things circulating inside my head, without any way to express it.

I don't know when I've started feeling like this, but it seems nowadays i'm becoming quite the pessimist. You know, "the glass is half empty" sort of person, who thinks that behind every door lies failure, and more dissappointment. yeah. Sometimes I feel like kalau aku ni orang luar and aku baca twitter aku tuh, I would think that I'm a person with suicidal tendencies. Morose, melancholic. bla bla. fuck my life. that kinda person. lol.

Padehal aku rasa dulu aku ok je. Rasenye kalau kat skola, I'll be the one yang selalu cam happy go lucky, ape nak jadi-jadilah, kinda person. Tapi tak taw kenapa sekarang nih, asyik down je keje. Tanpa sebab. Lawak ah. It's like aku naik this basikal, and then tgh turun downhill tgh laju gile babi. adrenaline rush. fun fun fun fun. tibe2, aku break, then pusing and instead of turun downhill laju2, aku gi naik uphill balik. sbb.....ntah. saje nak peluh2 nak kayuh basikal kasi penat kot. lol.

I'm the type of person yang sebenarnye tak suka tunjuk real emotions. (well except for some situations lah kan). And yet, ironically here I am writing about my emotions. funny. Maybe korang tgk aku ni kat luar happy je, banyak cakap, gelak cam sial, sakat2 orang etc2.. But honestly deep inside, bila time aku dah stop cakap and stop having brainless conversations with people, (brainless conversations are fun) and bile aku sorg2, aku rasa kosong. Emotionless. Macam lately I'm not sure who to talk to. Sebab aku takde masalah luaran ape2 yang major pun. Tapi aku still rasa down. Depressed for some reason. wtfblanket tol. tak make sense. lol. It's like right now the reason why I'm not telling anyone how I feel, is because I'm not sure what I'm feeling. fucking pelik sial.

and sometimes, I also get this feeling cam orang2 around me are all like puppets. or robots. somewhere along that line.

But yeah, now that I've typed all that shit out, I think I can say that right now, I just feel like one foreveralone bastard, who no one gives a crap about. yeap. that's how I feel. haha.

Which concludes today's entry.

Sorry for being morose and sad and depressing... ..no wait, why should I be apologizing on my own damn blog...... yeah, so... i take it back. I'm not sorry. lol. wait...

this is fucking confusing.

I want my double rainbow now. Gotta think happy thoughts.

Pelik kan aku ni? lol.

'pod

Hey fish friends,

Does anybody have a vacuum cleaner I can borrow? Because my blog is getting dusty and I sorta need to clean it. (cue for kick drums, snare and crash cymbals)

Yeap, it's been ages since I last updated this poor excuse for a blog. I'll be honest, I actually came really close to writing about something a few times before, but it ended up being a twitter status instead. Twitter is sooo much fun. I can just write whatever that comes to mind, without worrying about paragraphs, and structure and flow and all that funky stuff that you have to think about when you're writing a blogpost. So to all of you bloggers out there who regularly update your blogs, i tip my hat to you sir/maam - you're awesome :)

Anyways, the main reason for my post today (oh I should probably mention that i'm doing this at 1:05am. because I feel like it.) is all because of this baby right here:

Forgive me for sounding like a little kid who just got a bazooka for Christmas, but hey, that's exactly how I felt like unboxing my little baby. :). Also in the video is an underwear commercial. Let's see if you can spot what I'm talking about. (hee~)

Now, you and I both know that every new equipment will be subjected to tests. So, here are a couple of random shots I took with my camera mounted onto the tripod:

(oooo ghost)

(no camera gear test is complete without the mandatory action figure shot. courtesy of Sani. of course :P.)

(shot at f/1.8)

(same composition as above, except shot at f/22. with a blistering shutter speed of 3...seconds!)

(in case you were wondering, it's a Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod with a 498RC2 head. I just absolutely love saying that really fast. It makes you sound so..... cool and...... awesome.....yeah)

That's it for now folks. I'm thinking of doing a couple more test shots tomorrow. Maybe. We'll see. :P

Ciao2

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

Highs and Lows

thanks seniors buat open house. :) that was my lunch and also my dinner. i'm glad i got to eat loads of stuff. XD. big two thumbs up!!

on a completely separate note, i think that there is a part of me that wants to change, but a part of me that is trying to resist this change. It's very, hard to describe.

i should prepare myself for long sleepless nights. *sigh.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy.

Digital Memories

After my long self-imposed blogging hiatus, (mostly due to the increased workload this semester compared to my previous 2 semesters) I suddenly felt the sudden urge to post something about my current hobby, or better yet, my current obsession - photography.

Without further ado, allow me to show you a couple of nice shots from my camera:

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1. Modern Samurai (a.k.a. nuyS):

Why I like it: The clear blue skies, and the priceless expression.

2. ME! (Full credits goes to Adzrin for taking this shot):

Why I like it: The expression on both of our faces - the kid afraid of falling, and me reliving childhood memories.

3. Oo-la-light:

Why I like it: Well this was a shot I took while waiting for my food to be served at PF Changs. I decided to do some experimenting with manual mode, and took a photo of the lamp right above our table. Well let's just say this shot served as an eye opener to me on the world of manual dslr setting, and since then I've been shooting 90% in manual mode, with the occasional stop over in Aperture mode.

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Ok, since it is sooo annoyingly hard to upload photos on blogspot.com, I think I'll call it a day. Need to start doing my ENGM assignment.

Until we meet again,

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy.

edit: blogspot is a bitchy flip flop. for some reason it won't allow me to post the full length of the image. so please right click on the image>view in new tab to see it in all its glory. gaaahhh.

The road to saving*coughstealingcough* money

Yo folks.

I've been blessed with an abundance of free time recently - fresh off summer classes and about to proceed into the Fall semester. So, naturally, I found a perfect way to kill time:

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Looking for a bunch of DSLR related stuff :)

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Oh yes, that's right. I never mentioned it before, but I am proud to announce that I am now the ecstatic owner of a Canon Rebel T1i DSLR and officially a camera geek. :-B.

(yay)

After looking around on the internet for a place that I can tap into for DSLR related information, I discovered this amazing website. (note: proceed with caution since some of the forum members are capable of posting pictures so beautiful, I guarantee it'll blow your brains away) :

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

Needless to say, I'm awestruck, brainless, salivating like hell and hooked. However, after looking at the umpteenth picture, I started to think, "If they can blow my brains away, why can't I do the same?". Therefore, I cleverly thought of several ingenious steps which will hopefully propel me to the coveted status of "brain-blower" (not necessarily meant to be done in order):

1. Improve my technique using the gear I currently have, which ain't much

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

2. Read up on as much photography books/magazines/journals as possible.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

3. Learn about post-processing images.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

4. Attempt to look at the world from a different perspective.

. Smoke whatever they were smoking when they took them psychadelic images.

5. etc.

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which finally brings us to the reason for the title of today's post:

6. Improve the quality of my gear.

or in layman's term

6. Stage a bank heist

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I think I'll continue this post later, it's getting kinda long.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

p.s. stay tuned. I'll be posting my dream gear in the next post. =D

Wickedly Funny

It's raining in Nashville. Very depressing weather. *sigh*

Luckily, my sister gave me the perfect antidote to cure what would otherwise be a very depressing day.

Shout outs to my sistah! YAY!

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Without further ado, allow me to present:

"WHAT IF CELEBRITIES WERE FAT"

(dun dun dun)

Enjoy. :)

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

cool stuff

The little pony jumped over the fence and marched off into the magical world of Shetkaeytia where pink pixies and eccentric elves danced around blue bonfires.

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Is my T1i here yet?

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Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

(p.s. the elves are camouflaged against the grass. because they're green.)

White Noise

If you live your life, constantly trying to please everyone around you, you're wasting your time...

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...Easier said than done.

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Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

Of Queues and Ethics

Something happened today which sort of irritated me to an extent, that I felt compelled to post it in this blog.

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Let's start with a definition of a word.

No, it's not one of those big, scary, words that cause you to shriek, hide underneath the covers and violently tremble in fear upon hearing them, because they're...well...they're big and scary.

It's a rather common word, that I'm sure most of us have heard at least a dozen times in our life.

Here goes. 1.2.3.

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QUEUE

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There. That wasn't so bad now was it?

Now I say "most of us have heard it" because I realized today that, apparently, people fall into either one of these 4 categories

1. Heard of the word and know the meaning.

2. Heard of the word but don't know the meaning.

3. Never heard of the word before.

4. Carrots.

So allow me to enlighten you on the magical word known as "queue".

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Queue (as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary):

2 : a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles

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And in case you folks were wondering what a queue looks like:

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Queueing, in most countries is regarded as a sign of respect and courtesy and also reflects upon the person's upbringing in the unwritten laws of human ethics.To an extreme extent, by queueing in a foreign land, you're not only showcasing your own personal level of maturity, you're also acting as a mini-ambassador for your own respective nations, providing to the onlookers, a small glimpse of the level of "development" of your native homeland.

Note that, "jumping a queue", is not considered queuing. On the contrary, it has the exact opposite effect of queueing whereby an abundance of "evil eyes" and "snarling faces" and thoughts of "This guy's a douche bag!" will be provided on platters of dishes served cold.

Obviously, being the good and angelic people that you are, you wouldn't want that happening to you right?

Make this world a better place. Queue.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy.

p.s.

just in case you prefer things to be explained in another language. Like...... in....pfft.... I don't know.... Malay?. Here's a quick recap: Fahamilah sistem beratur. Tolonglah beratur selalu. Jangan jadi beg doosh yang suka merumitkan hidup orang lain. Terima Kasih.

Yang Benar,

Ikan Kecil

Bunkface - Escape Dance

I was bored today, decided to make a rhythm/lead guitar cover for Bunkface's song entitled Escape Dance.

I did around 3 takes each for the rhythm and lead parts, so near-perfection is out of the question here.

It took me about 2~3 hours of fiddling with Sony Vegas Pro before I finally figured out how to get the stupid split-screen thingy to work.

And another 5~6 hours to upload the friggin video, courtesy of Malaysia's "faster-than-a-speeding-snail" broadband speed.

At the end of the day, I think that I'm quite pleased with the results, if you guys don't mind me saying so.

So, anyways here's the video open to your scrutiny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1fo0zS-LM

Enjoy =)

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

I see ignorant people

One of the main reasons why I stopped watching the Brazil-Portugal game last night was because of the hopelessly ignorant commentator.

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What exactly did he do?

He called Julio Cesar and Julio Baptista, Joo-lee-oh instead of Who-lee-oh.

He called Juan Joo-an instead of Who-an

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Now you might be thinking that I'm being extremely nit-picky about the subject, and I have to admit I am being nit-picky, but that does not change the fact that this seriously pissed me off.

Look, it might be acceptable for us regular folks at home watching the game to be oblivious to how you actually pronounce a person's name.

However, if:

1. You're getting paid to speak
2. Whatever you're saying is being broadcast live for the whole world to scrutinize

You'd better be doing your homework, and figure out how to pronounce each player on each teams' names to at least show some courtesy/respect and say his name right. Plus, it's not like Juan and Julio are some exotic names that only show up twice every decade. In fact, Juan ranks at #52 out of 1220 and Julio checks in at #247 for the most popular US baby names of 2009. [courtesy of thinkbabynames.com] Not too shabby.

Is that so freaking hard to do?

Damn. Absolutely ridiculous.

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Oh, and it was 0-0 when I stopped watching the game. I don't know how it ended, nor could I care less. Thank you Mr. Commentator. =)

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

Wishy Washy

I woke up today at 12 noon and thought about this question that my friend once asked me:

It is a magical day, and on this particular day, everyone on the surface of the Earth gets to have ONE wish fulfilled.

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What would yours be?
(and no.. you can't wish "to have more wishes"... that's just....pfft...lame)

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It might seem like a weird question that you normally give the weirdest answers to (i.e. Lifetime supply of ginger ale, have an invisibility cloak, be able to fly etc.).

But try looking past those kinda stuff and think about this question on a more....let's say..."philosophical" level.

You know..... the "what's my purpose in life" kinda way of thinking.

A little bit of soul-searching ain't gonna hurt no one. right?

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Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

A feeling I feel when I feel like feeling the feeling I felt before

I had dinner tonight with my family +guests.

Menu: Spanish chicken w/side salad. Absoballylutely delicious.

According to my Umi, it's a pretty easy dish to prepare, so she thought of showing me how to make it earlier this evening. (nanti kat US boleh buat untuk kawan *wink wink*). But alas, I had other plans.

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watching Lagenda Budak Setan.
good news = it cost me 5 ringgits for the movie which is dirt-effin-cheap.
bad news = kecewa ngan movie. it was like a headless chicken driving a ferrari on a Malaysian highway; recipe for instant failure)

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Later that evening: 10pm. Had a few drinks....of teh o' ais limau at Awwal Maju, while watching Spain vs. Switzerland. Great Atmosphere. Great Company. As for the match.....

Final Score:

Swiss 1 - 0 Spain



bottom line: kecewa ngan Spain.

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It's now 2 am. I think i've had a pretty mengecewakan day. Nasib baik dinner was top notch. Nak tido...

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

Jamming

We jammed yesterday. By we, I mean our band, Black Forest Mocha. Friday nights at 12:00 midnight are our routine practice sessions. They usually go up to 2:30am. Then it's off to the common grounds to get some grub to fill some empty stomachs.

Oh yes, and every time we jam together, someone is always "anjing-ed". (If that's even a word. :P). By someone, I mean....... well, names aren't all that important anyways. I think if you know me, you can figure out who that person is ;)

Last night was no exception.

We had a good solid 2 hour jam session, ran through our setlist for an upcoming performance - senior farewell party. It was really after that jam session, that we had the most fun.

Coming up with new types of food:

i.e.

Masak Lemak Zaki
Mee Goreng Zaki
Zaki Masak Kicap
3 shelled zaki omelette, extra cheese, extra Zaki

and coming up with new movie titles:

i.e.

Zaki Kong
Star Wars EP II : Attack of the Zaki
The day after Zaki
Lord of the Zakis
Clash of the Zakis
Hairy Zaki and the Prisoner of Zakigaban

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Life is Wonderful ain't it?

p.s. oops. I kinda let the names slip now didn't I?

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy

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Ok. So I have an MSE homework due tomorrow. It's freaking annoying. And I haven't started anything yet. whoop de doo. Someone ain't gonna get much sleep tonight.

Yours Fishfully,

Little Fishy