tattoos.

note: not for the faint heart.

was randomly looking through tattoo designs online.



i kept clicking around and found out that one could even tattoo their eyes. yes, the eyeballs. this came to me as something entirely new.

it's barely a design. the artists/extremists have only explored as far as blotching the Sclera.

i thought it was interesting enough to share. check it out.
once again, not everyone could swallow this. so click wisely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxg7vh1X4fs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFxaQJzHCAc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3ecLvIa_8

Birthday.

My birthday this year was somewhat different from the previous years.
Started of by going to temple in the morning. I did some hopping after to get my Masi (Aunt) something since she shares the same birthday as me. My family wished me and gave me presents. The uncle I live with called fellow relatives over and we had drinks that night.

Friends and family wished me.
Facebook wall was flooded w love.
Sukhi wished me on 3 timezones and sent me a card!
Jag had a 2 hour convo with me!
Spoke to Mom/Dad/Grandpa!
Ju texted me!
Gret called!
Amz wrote on my wall and sent me a treasure chest(Chocolatier)
full of chocolates from all over the world including
Nigeria, Canada, SFO, etc. love!

Next day boys called me out. They bought me 2 Crown Royal Cask No.18 bottles.
4 of us finished both. Crazy.

muslim conversation.

Tune: Rihanna - Russian Roulette.

blogging.

i can't speak for everyone. but my blog is way off track.
to blog is to scribe what you think. thoughts and feelings.
my mind's been derailed ever since the breakup or even before.

been using this space recently to announce feelings cowardly and say things i can't say upfront. sad. thus my decision to stop blogging. either completely or till i pull myself together.

figured that as much as my friends love me, some are distancing themselves away from me unknowingly, or knowingly maybe, due to certain events.. i should do what my heart & mind agrees upon.

let's see how this unfolds.

rahat does it again.

manga jo mera hai, jaata kya tera hai, maine to nahi tujse janat maang layi,
kaisa khuda hai tu, bas naam ka hai tu,rabba jo terhi seedi na chali.

tenu dil da vaasta. sheeeezz.

listen.

hometown glory.

been 2 days, feels good.
can't wait to fill the week up. :)

ps: you shldnt be reading this, call me!!

bag fulla gifts, pocket fulla joy.

if Saturday doesn't come for me and God decides to take me away mid-air..
remember i love you all to bits.

otherwise, come saturday and your phone wouldn't stop ringing!

laters lovables!

mid-air serenity.

flying over the vast oceans, leaves many stomachs in a knot.
not me tho. love being lost in space with jets at full force behind me burning away. stewardesses doing their thing. a drink of whiskey here, cup of coffee there. sweet desert here, a wink from the stewardess there.

then you get lost in incomplete sleep with your head bobbing all over the seat headrests. you wake admist the darkness to a plane full of bodies drooling. but random moments will always be highlights such as a light in the distant admist total darkness, it's a random girl reading with her single light on. makes you wanna take a pic. or a song on the SQ music vault that makes you smile. or also when the stewardess brings you more whiskey without asking :P

hahah. yea, then comes transit. tired people complaining without saying a word. their faces say it all. you talk to them and they give off an unfriendly grunt. pull out your laptop and the battery's dead. try to sit, but the butt cheeks are yelling in numbness. before you know it, the queue to re-board is longer than the plane's length itself.

the last phase is always a knock out for me. i always wake when we're about to land. just as the pilot nervously but assuring steadies the plane before making contact with the tarmac, i'd whisper instructions to him. almost like i'm grading him. and upon touchdown, i'd tell him what to do with the throttle.

only then i'd thank god for the blessedly safe journey.

before the stewardess can announce how not to yank out your cellphones, you'd hear ringtones and vibrations buzzing through the plane. and nothing surprising when everyone just stands up, ready to run out the door before it even opens. sheesh.

why don't no one enjoy every second of flight, like i do. ;)

naa, no turning back now.

Amrit blogged about Thich Nhat Hanh.

i blogged about 'em months ago. great post amz!

hundreds on the table, twentys on the floor.

whadddupp

so serious shopping has begun. decided to buy one thing for myself, and it'd be shoes. walked into DSW with a budget of 30-40 bucks. walked out with hugo boss shoes worth 250. i paid only 90 tho. lol. hellllaaa sweeeet tho! jag boy will love em!
you'll see me pimpin 'em in town soon.

dad wanted coupla beer glasses & a whiskey set. customized tho. cost me a bundle believe you me. but hella worth it.
when you guys visit my crib in spore, you'll be served booze in 'em fo shizzle.

hmm, done with dad's gift.
i just need a set of shirt and pants (and nothing else i swear!).
and next up is gifts for the ladies; momma and sista. which of course, i consulted my sister on it. and she already emailed me exactly what i shld get. lol .probably get 'em monday onwards.

just waiting for ah chew to get back to me on his cap size!! hopefully by tonight. com'on chew! ;)

aight peeps. need anything, holla at'cha boy.

till then, laters.

big.

thoughts..

we're put on earth for a reason, right? if every man makes a difference in this world, touches someone or saves a life, where would we be today.
instead of exploiting, what if we created.
why do our kids grow up thinking, let me just enjoy first and i'll make something out of myself later.
why do we follow the educational path hoping to mold our kids into something great.
our parents, for some of us, grew up hustling. did they go wrong?
they educated themselves, hustled thru tough jobs, and finally found a certain job that worked; and possible they were interested in.
so why go through a 6 + 4 + 2/3 + 4 = 16-17 year education process where instead from the start, you educate the kid with life skills and enough education for him/her to think critically and to question the world.

when a child is born, he thinks without fear. asks why the world is round, where do babies come from, why is the sky blue etc.
why do we blunt that kind of thinking. imagine someone who grows up with that unchallenged mindset. i'd recon he take the world by storm 'coz no one can stop his imagination.

probably blogged about this before from a different angle.
coming back to our motive in life. we live such comfy lives where we got power from every socket and water from every tap.on the other side of the world, we've got millions of people who die without knowing why who have not heard of a torch light or a hybrid car. yet we have built ourselves a society that is no different from hyenas.
jealousy, hatred, you know the deal.
what stops us from helping the less privileged. what stops us from focusing our energy into building something for the less privileged.

lotta ppl live in fear. fear of falling below society's drawn line. the line that separates rich from the average, and average from the poor.
little do we know, but i've met poor ppl who're much richer & happier.

pfft. confused world we have on earth.

GoodFellas.

Just watched GoodFellas. Great movie. Love these kinda movies about the mid 1900 Italian mobs. If you haven't had to time to watch the first Godfather or the GoodFellas, watch it.



music:
T.I. feat John Legend - Slideshow

next big thing.

http://omegle.com/

i heard it ain't only on the web, but now it's an iPhone app.
uh oh, there goes the roof.

pajama time!

okay this is serious. lol.
i'm planning to customize my license plate on my car. i can have up to 7 letters. i need ideas.
i wanted: K A N G. but someone took it. and so is pardeep.
so kinda need something stunning yet unique. ideas? drop it in my drop box or chat me up.

and the shopping has begun. 2 wks till airborne.
thing i love most about flying, other than actually being airlifted or in-flight, is transiting in seoul or even just the waiting time in SF. chilling at bars, restaurants or waiting areas and watching the looks and reactions of people. people from all walks of life, from all over the world; some friendly and others not. love.

so anyways, shopping. called sister yesterday to discuss thoroughly what to get mom dad. she's the best.
still got coupla things to pick up for friends too. i plan to finish it within the next few days and not drag it all the way till i leave. (yea right p'deep!) ;p

jay just shot the vid for 'run this town' off this new album blueprint III.
the pics sneaked look wicked! hella hot. can't wait.

through your eyes.

do this for me.
be my mirror:

http://kevan.org/johari?name=p'deep

& be honest.

japanese.

longest it's taken me to purchase a car. a week.
looked at numerous cars, debated on my choices w family and friends.
but finally got it. it's sitting in the drive way looking like mint.
2008 honda civic. metallic gray. v4. 15K miles.







w'cha think?

this is my life homie; you decide yours.

hahah let up the suicide doors please.
Lamborghini made my day. thank you.







it's a concept model. lamborghini estoque.
4 door, v10 engine like the gallardo's.

yes sir.

ps: bee, how about this one as your first car? ;)

tat.

no 3 ways about it. it's either you get it or you don't.
i've seen quite a few tat's online on celebrity bodies but still think beck's array of tat's still flow pretty neat. i'm starting to disagree with his back tat's but his neck and arms tat's are cool.

still workin, studyin, hookah-ing & chillin.
can't wait to fly.

calming tune:
Landon Pigg - Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop

for those who haven't seen, i just got done with my Uncle's restaurant website.
it was kinda a rush as we wanted to get it out there asap, so didn't get a lot of what i wanted into it, but i'll keep editting it over time (after i get another 2 of his company sites up ;p). check it out tonyromas.us
lemme kno wcha think.

family.

they add so much color to my life. webcam-ed with grandpa, dad, mom all together at one time yest. spoke to Jag. felt awesome. lookin' forward to returning to singapore more nw. jjjjjjeaa!

still think there's nothing more imp than family in life.

on a new note..
i'm confused.

the new Palm Pre can run apps in the background. like for example, update FB, twitter, etc. just like how the Mail box is updated w/o the app having to be open. currently iPhone 3G or 3G S doesn't do that.

iPhone 3G S: -1.

iPhone 3G could already take videos. So iPhone 3G S's NEW Video capturing capability is just bull?

iPhone 3G S: -2.

They say iPhone's next step is remotely accessing your iTunes. So basically you can play your music from your computer without actually having it in your phone. but.. the iPhone 3G can already do that!

iPhone 3G S: -3.

the iPhone 3G S boasts voice recording; yes yes, iPhone 3G could already do that.

iPhone 3G S: -4.

these are main differences the 3G S was launched for and i realized they all could've already been done on the 3G. so what power does the S hold?

in iPhone's defense, i would say be patient. the 3G S probably holds endless capabilities which has yet to be unrelieved. only time will tell.

ps: don't get me wrong now, i still luuuvvv the iPhone. :D

lesson.

more than fame or fortune, MJ brings us a lesson.
his memorial was not only a remembrance but a reminder to us people.
through the songs and speeches, everyone's bottom line was how he touched their life. the song 'man in the mirror' just spells it out.
during the song, 'heal the world' they put up religious symbols of all religions. including Sikhism, Islam, Christianity and more. as they did the prayers, people in vegas, people on the street held hands to pray.

the message of one world, and how we aren't apart but together; how we.. you, you and I make the difference. and it all begins with I/me. a simple message which he lived all his life singing, dancing, sharing, donating, preaching about.

in our prayers, we ask for angels to come before us. Christians ask for Jesus to return. what do we have before us? A man or an angel who has lived right before our eyes, thought us the right way.. and upon leaving us is telling us the key to peace on earth. what is MJ.. if not an angel so pure.

if you haven't, hear.

cassie feat. diddy - must be love.



new tunes:

Mr. Hudson - Supernova feat Kanye

the official video for MJ's tribute is out..
The Game - Better on the other side

let the music speak.

" this is that song that'd make the angels cry.
look up in the sky and ask God why.. "

The Game ft. Chris Brown Usher P Diddy - Better On The Other Side

listen to the lyrics peeps. Diddy says, "through us your legacy lives on".
The kids these days, the kids of tomorrow will only hear, feel and respect MJ the true way.. only through us. we represent MJ.

represent well.

big up to The Game for this one.

music.

MJ. he ain't dead, it's rebirth of his music.

Other tunes:

The Dream - Hit it On The Road
Ciara ft. Missy Elliot - Work
Chris Brown - Not My Fault
Clipse feat Kanye - Kinda Like A Big Deal
The Game - Put You On The Game

peace.

peace.

contentment,
selflessness and,
expect nothing.

in regards to
everything
and anything.

find peace.

soul singers.

two singers on my radar currently.

Adele. Love her voice (british - london, accent in her songs).
Her voice is angel like. Peeps cry during her unplugged concerts for mtv.
very soulful.

yes she's fat,so?, still lkin good. but hey, listen to her. other than her 'hometown glory' and 'chasing pavements' which are all over radio singapore i heard.

check out mtv.com/music/
(this webby used to be only allowed to viewers in the U.S. but now even you guys can see. it's a really good site for music + videos.)



the other I twittered about recently is Damien Rice's backup singer:
Lisa Hannigan. or Used to be Rice's backup singer. he fired her 2 yrs ago after a 7 year journey with him and 3 album success. weird.

she's gd lkin and her voice.. indescribable. gotta listen.

damien rice.

his work just amazes me. his music seems so calculated, precisely how he wants it without him having to try hard. it's simply him talking and singing. lyrics are so down to earth. and lisa.. she's wow. pretty & powerful voice. even she seems so perfectly chosen to sing alongside him. she's so well trained in terms of controlling her voice for singing that it's like angels humming. youtube his music. watch those recorded Live at Abbey Road.

exams over. summer school beginning next week.
nothing else to do but welcome the dawn of em partays.

put the key under the mat and you know i'll be over der.

so our beloved and ever trustable Singapore Airlines was having a sale yesterday. No silly, not selling their planes away. Instead, their air ticket prices were slashed quite a noticeable amount. Mr. Kang decided to go shopping.

Normal price to fly to Singapore $1100. Lowest it has been is US$1000.
I bought it at $670. *Background church choir.. HAAALLEEELUYYAAHH*

I had no plans whatsoever but with ticket prices at such a low, one must be blind not to take a trip.

August 28th to September 20th. I'm excited.
( I spoke to my summer class lecturer and he said he'd shift the final 3 days before time for me. Sweet! Thus August 28.)

hahaha.

new iphone baby.

releasing July 19.

www.apple.com

Exterior looks the same tho.
It has 3 MP camera, auto focus, one touch video recording, compass capabilities.
It is 2wice as fast as the current iPhone. It has a 32G model too.

how true.

There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring:

impatience and laziness.

- Franz Kafka

p.s. Lakers lead the NBA finals 2-0.

L.A. LAKERS. I smell victory once again.

kobe has a line of shoes. these are his new pairs:



Lakers are 1-0 up over Magic. Game 2 is on Sunday.
NBA has had 60 Finals so far. LA Lakers have made it to 30 of them. lol
We deserve this. Let's go!

On a different note, Jay's new album is dropping soon. and i hear so is Wayne's in summer. Their tracks are leaking on youtube. Here are two fresh ones..

Lil Wayne - Kobe Bryant

Jay's first official song from the new album will be “Off That” featuring Drake.

Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)

btw, The Blueprint 3 will be released on September 11th. ;)

Wale ft. Lady Gaga - Chillin

njoy.

cars.

in the u.s, the car market is huge, as you can imagine. but it isn't just the new car market that so vital but the used car market here is as vital. here, we have websites such as craigslist.org, where it's free to sell or purchase your cars on. it's a simple site which everyone uses; dealers and individuals.

my audi's for sale. yet again. in punjabi we say, "Loha Nayi Changa" or the metal is not good implying that the car is not lucky or of good breed. the a4 is powerful and sporty but as a student i look for reliability. not to say my audi has broken down on me (touch wood), but i've spent a whole lotta money on this car. my first two i didn't spend any money on maintenance. i just spent on her tires. she's running great now, looking better than ever after a wash today, but i know that she has to go, sooner better than later. i love her fo sho. but it'll be better for my pocket.

an individual asian buyer is coming tomorrow to see her. and i'm going to try my best to sell her and convince him. past few persons who came to see her were not really convinced. so lets see how it goes.

what i'm looking for as my next car? you know it's easy to buy a nissan 350z, infiniti g35 coupe, vw jetta gli .. just slide the damn card innit. but naa..
looking for something reliable. my co-worker has an early 1990s toyota corolla wagon. it looks old and run down but upon asking him, she's never given 'em no problems. so is it better to spend 15K on something newer but gives you problems or 2K on something mature? tough.

wish me luck.

p.s: this tank of gas is dedicated to her. all 300 miles of letting go more than ever. dedicating this tank to speeds of 80mph and no less. giving her the adrenaline she was made for.

iPhone.

The new iPhone!
How am I convinced that it's rolling out in the next two weeks?
(Note: None of this is accurate as I'm merely guessing.)

1. Best Buy and other major cellphone companies both in the U.S. and Taiwan etc have reported a shortage in iPhone 3G stock.

2. Parts for the new iPhone have been reportedly started shipping to Taiwan, etc. I've seen pics of the frame(casing). The new iPhone has rumoured to have a Matte finish on the back in comparison to the current polished plastic. Here's a pic:



BUT

I was talking to my uncle and he came up with this theory.
Why would Apple launch the new design now? In the business mindset, they would launch the OS 3.0 as announced June 12th. Then put the new OS in the current iPhone 3G and sell as many of the remaining iPhone 3G's in stock to the public untill their stock really really runs out. When that's done and they've made as much money as they can out of the remaining iPhone 3G stock. Then BOOM! They launch the new iPhone design with the new OS 3.0 installed in it.

Makes sense right? So as much as I'm excited about the new phone. My uncle's and my prediction is:

New OS 3.0 launch - June 12.
Newly Designed iPhone - August-ish.

but hey, those of us who've been patient for the new design.. what is another month or two innit. ;)

p.s: Hold your horses Jag!

7 pounds.

okay okay, i know i said Marley & Me was an awesome flick but this.. wow.
from the start to the end, i was glued. plus blown away by the ending. great movie!

tunes.

coupla new tapes. listen:

1. Drake.
2. Weezy.
3. Rob.
4. Kanye.
5. Keri.
6. My fav.

peace.

Marley & Me.

i started this post by telling you how the movie goes. but then i stopped and figured i ain't doing justice to the movie by telling you. go watch it yourself. ain't no nothing to be shy about when i tell ya i teared crazy at the end of it. never saw it coming that way.

reminded me of my dogs. especially Lucky.
such an angel she was. she would love you so much as long as you were in the house. she was friendly and so sexy. now, prince is the opposite. big ass male dog. only similarities they two share are that they're both gorgeous and they love us as much as we love 'em. ;)

still consumed in my circular lifestyle. study; work; family. lovin it!

p.s: should i get a new car, or save money?

pixels.

What is a good day to you? your day's expectations..
keep it simple. like a good day to one can be to not die on the way and back from work.
if you survive, then its a good day. if you die, then.. who cares? you'd be dead anyways innit? we set the bar for ourselves too high.

anyways, was on the way to work on Mothers day. Shift started at 1pm and it'd have gone all the way to 11pm. Sweet. but as I was highway speeding in my audi.. Whaa whaaat! pfft. anyways, as I was on the way to work on 280 South, there was a traffic jam. At 1pm? Had to be an accident. as i inched closer to the scene, i saw thick smoke emerging into the clear day. I hoped to God no one lost their life.

As I drove past, a Chrysler Sebring convertible was on fire. Yes, the whole damn car literally in heavy flames in front of my eyes. I looked on to see the other car it has hit into. A Lexus LS. Make sure you're seated before you read the next sentence. The firefighter had the backdoor open and he was helping.. kids out. shit! KIDS! That just did it for me. A car on flames + kids.. I drove past not knowing if kids and adults lost their lives in that accident, on mothers day. My heart has been in a knot. I said prayers for those lives and told God not to take them yet. shizz..

Saturday was a distant cousins' engagement. She's my age. The boy's a hardworking and great natured guy. It was really a joyous occasion with the whole family. Of course whiskey and dancing multiplied the joy even more.
On top of that, I met Amrit's cousins at the partay. What are the chances? It was great chatting them up. They invited me to join them in Vegas in 2 weeks for Tiesto at Jet Nightclub. Doubt i will, but see how things go. Amrit/Ju, wanna go? lol.

Gonna dive into coupla tiny projects. update soon.

a mother.

she passed.
he has been in the states for years. she was in malaysia all along.
they communicated often. he flew across to see her after many years. and recently she flew here to stay with him. 6 months. he gave her joy, company and care. about a month ago, she flew back after 6 months.
i get a call moments ago saying his mom passed. stroke. v sudden.
he flew back coupla days ago to see her ill. abt 2-3 days later she passes.
my friend. he lost his mother.

it scares you. no matter what you do, you can never prepare for moments like these.

i see god in my mother. i see god in everyone's mother. a mother gives unmeasurable love. love deeper than the deepest. love you can only feel. can you live without a world without that kind of love.

he has only memories now.

scares me.
the only reason i regret being abroad is coz im far from my mother. i've got god by the neck on this one, dont he dare.. dont he dare.

Sikh Gurdwara Visit

I recently brought a class of my University's students to the Sikh Gurdwara(Temple) as an introduction to Sikhism. Many of them had never heard about the religion before. I gave them a mini-lecture as I guided them through the temple on a tour. I made them take off their shoes, wash their hands, cover their heads and even eat langar(free-kitchen). For my non-Sikh readers, 'Langar' translates to free kitchen. As Sikhs, in every temple, we provide free-kitchen or free food to anyone who visits our temple. As everyone, no matter what race or religion, is welcome to a Sikh temple, no one would go hungry. Therefore even you can go into a Sikh temple, with your head covered, to have a meal.

Anyways, the visit was a success. I was not in this class btw. My previous class' professor mentioned that he'd love such a tour and I volunteered thinking why not. Here are some pictures.

circle.

Junior just blogged about something rather interesting. He wrote about 'how sometimes friendship is more important than love'. I'd definitely agree. I think Juju would recall this phase in my life where I used to preach about how 'Love ain't worth losing friendships for'. It's rather powerful. Junior shed a different light on it saying how one can be 'Greedy for love'. Nicely put.

ahh bored. Got classes and work today. The usual. Time to see professor. laters wildcats.

birds.

I couldn't live the life of birds. there isn't a moment without hard work & perseverance. birds wake and before they take flight, they lookout for predators and any kind of danger. to take flight, they have to flap their wings with enormous amount of strength. the idea of literally spotting/finding food is on a whole different level. then bringing that food back to its family. once again, in everything it does, there is no rest + the fact that it thinks its in danger 24/7. could you? i do respect them hard working creatures including ants, bees, etc.

it's hard living without a pet. with Prince, there is always love in the garden. he's always waiting there to love you. just like Lucky did - she's an angel. Prince loves me much but being a male, he's got ego issues. At my uncle's place, we got fishes and birds. Parakeets + Goldfish, an Oscar and a Green Terror. Birds are lovely, they sing in the morning and through the day till dawn. Fishes are nice to keep, but they need lots of care to keep them alive. They easily die if the right care isn't given and it hurts when you've got a fish for a long time and it dies.

I've been doing research and I've come to realize that I might just have been overseeing the right hobby. I love fishes but better than that, I love Live Planted Aquariums. Instead of just having a fish tank with big fish, these tanks are big on decorating the tank with soil & actual plants to give it a certain look, with any kind of fish - big or small; preferably small. Thinking of starting soon if I can, but going to need lotsa dough. Check it out:



Btw JuJu is going travelling on her own! Exciting? Yes, indeed. Check it, her plans are:

this week:
Sat to Tues - Dubai.
Tues to Sat - Istanbool.
Sat-Sun - Back to SG.

and later:
Jun - Bali.
Jul - San Francisco.
Countdown 2010 - New York.

Amrit, Gret, Sukhi, Jag & Jai are also traveling. Gangster Gret's going Bintan in May,
Professor Amrit has just returned from a snorkeling trip at Rendang Island,
Jai Boy is traveling to New Zeland soon,
Orignial Jag has been rioting in New Zeland recently traveling here & there and,
Sukhi dearest is heading on a tour of Europe once again with friends and then back to Singapore - all this after her heavy exams.

definitely exciting! Good Luck gents & girls. Enjoy!

chinese.

Today I watched this movie 'Dark Matter'. It's about how a Chinese dude came from Shanghai to the states to study. He was preparing his PhD thesis and prepared a breakthrough project. It was so good that it was better than his Professor's very own thesis. His Professor got jealous at his brilliance that he denied and shut his thesis out. The Chinese dude eventually failed this grad school. Movie ended with the Chinese dude shooting his professor and the professor panel. (I think it was based on a true story that happened in the USA).

Anyways, what stood out the most from that movie was when couple of them Chinese boys were discussing the American thinking. They said, to climb a mountain one would say I need new hiking shoes; to paint you need a new set of colors; etc. which made sense. The Chinese way of thinking is very rooted, simple and focused. Didn't think I would say that but made me think of my life in Singapore and yet again.. how we're..I am blessed.

losing life.

just like fine sand escape your fingers; just like the sun secretly sets; just like age creepily adds on; just like termites subtly eat away - i'm losing life.

as conservatives, we spend a good 20 years realizing our ideal path. we waste the next 10 years living our parents dreams. we barely start living our lives past 30 when we finally say fuck this bullcrap. do you wake everyday with a smile? do you put on clothes and set out to do the things you die for? do you meet people whom you love and they love back? it's not just about you being happy. it's about every little thing you do in the every day that you live.. is supposed to fill you with joy. aren't we supposed to overflow with joy, pleasure and love? we live life once. we're overjoyed by birth and afraid of death. then why don't we grab every moment and accept it.

i'm stuck in this cassette of life. it's a tape on repeat being played on an old school deck. you and i are stuck in it. society tells you how to look at things - how to judge, accept, smell, eat, reject and give up or work like a dog. what are we working towards? what are we slogging for? what is money? pfft.

Jai, once told me about this streamline that everyone gets stuck in. He said not to fall into it. Taken the untaken path; live your own life. Wiseman's words. bigups to you boy. Hope everything's turning out well for ya. holla.

dont mean to bore ya.
(blame this post on damien rice's Delicate - it twirls with emotions.)

unexplainable.

Funny thing happened. After work, I stopped by Burger King to get a snack. While waiting in the drive-through, I looked upon my Guru's picture and thanked God for everything. I pulled out onto the street after getting my food and I got pulled over by the cops. He checked stuff and let me go, only after suspicious questions like 'Have you had anything to drink?' etc. Very rarely you get let go without a ticket. I thanked my stars and my Guru. Always felt with him in my car like that, I'm being taken care of. Blessed!



I'm running late. Work in an hour & I've yet to take a bath. Shucks!

procrastinating.

Taken in January. The Bay.




Juju's selling her handbags ladies & gents. She has put up a series of pics on FB if you haven't already seen. She's got labels from Prada to Salvatore Ferragamo. Sheesh! Check it out.

Weather's been weird here. As Spring's maturing, the sun's shy no more. Supposed to rain today but it did merely an hour. It's nice again out there.

pfft. im blogging coz im putting off reading my sociology. time to get to it i guess. laters guys.

life's adrenaline.

about the accident; in a nutshell, i survived. the only reason i could go on with my road trip was the heavy medication.

life's been pretty unpredictable recently. opportunities pop up randomly. they're only good if you grab 'em. The quarter began & the only thing in my mind was to study hard. My plans got rerouted when my uncle bought a new business. he purchased another restaurant, Tony Roma's. the only one in the Bay. i have been busy there ever since. it's exciting to be there and watch my uncle work his magic in managing it excellently. Life has become a rush of excitement for me ever since, in regards to balancing work, studies, social life, my personal life & hobbies. Definitely not easy, considering 4 out of 7 days I'm at the restaurant. I'm loving it, no doubt. but just need time to sort everything out.

side note: alex chew is starting a new company. Hoovix.com. He'd be doing everything from web designing to video editing etc. He hasn't even launched his website but MediaCorp came down to interview him. Great contacts innit? Anyways, just a shout-out. Good luck boy!

ps: what happened to 2009? It's April already!

we need them two.

There are two people we need in our life. These 2 better be our besties and by our side all through life. It's just so very necessary.

1. A Hairstylist / Female Barber.
2. a Lawyer.

Agree?


Moving on. How did I get hurt? First stop on the road trip was Pismo Beach, CA. After stopping at our motel, we left for the Kayaking center. There we learnt that there wouldnt be any kayaking done all week because of heavy winds out there. Shucks! Next option which we kinda were not so enthusiastic about for some reason were riding the ATVs. At Pismo, they have acres of Sand Dunes just like in the deserts. Soft beach sand that go on and on where you can go wild with your ATVs. So we rented them for 2 hours.
For the first 30 minutes, we were barely getting accustomed to the bikes. We explored the dunes and even did jumps. 40 minutes later I lead the way by speeding over knolls. Only realized I've ran over a knoll once I was mid-air. Landed on my head; ATV on my neck. Hospital; Scans. Barely survived.

Rested for a day before I hit the road again. Hit hollywood, LA next day to meet with S.Shahi for lunch. Got my look-alike Wayfarer there. :)
After lunch, Vegas bound.

We managed to hit most of the hotels + clubs. All except one club we were on the Guestlist. Sweet!

Hotel/Club list:

MGM Grand : Studio 54
New York - New York : ROC
Wynn: Tryst (Best)
The Mirage: Jet Nightclub (The Biggest in name)
Bellagio
Caesars Palace (Love!)
Treasure Island

Will (try) put up pics soon guys.
Time for class. Laters people!

mr. elephant tusk

Guess who's back?

hello ladies. I'm finally back from my trip. Lots of things happened. Bad & Good.

Bad: Got into an accident. Barely survived.
Good: Enjoyed. Vegas was hot.

Will write more later. Need to see the doc in 5. Laters peeps.

religion.

as humans, what do we know about God? merely nothing. we put all our faith into mediums. religion is a medium. idols, sculptures, holy books and priests are mediums. we are mediums. 'powerful' priests invite 'holy souls' into them to talk to us - to ask for help or whatever they want. is that God? do we pray to God then or that holy soul who probably will get our needs fulfilled? we 'pray' for success, happiness and hope. prayer? another medium for individuals to reach God?

God? Who, where, what? Yes, I sound like an atheist. But these thoughts float through our mind every once in a while. It almost draws you on the line. Lately, I've read some material and even heard priests preach about how God isn't out there, he/she's in you. It starts within you. Find refuge within yourself. Thich Nhat Hahn's 'Peace Begins Here' talks about that. There is a powerful analogy. Here it is:

" Imagine a wave that is very tired of rising and falling, up and down, and
would like to seek refuge. There is a refuge for the wave, and that is the
water. If the wave recognizes that she is water and seeks refuge in the water,
she is no longer afraid of rising and falling. It is very important that she knows she is water, and that she doesn't have to seek water outside of herself.
Maybe you are a wave, and you are so tired of rising and falling, of being born and dying. You are looking for something solid, safe, and long-lasting in which to take refuge. If you are a wave, you don't have to look for the water. You are the water in the here and now. God does not exist outside of us. The ultimate, our refuge, is not outside us, it is right here inside us. "I rest in God" means "I take refuge in the ultimate." We can call the ultimate Buddahood, God, or Allah; it is all the same thing. "

Yes indeed, that's the teachings of Buddhism. but doesn't it relate to all religions? I know it does to Sikhism. But Islam, Christianity and Hinduism? I'm pretty sure. because there is nothing wrong with that analogy, all it says is God is in you; find God within you; take refuge in yourself.

My point is, how much do you believe in your religion? and if you do, a lot; then have you questioned its ways? as in, not doubt it but thought about it practically just to see if it makes sense. find answers to why this works or that works. and not 'just because' or 'coz god is powerful' should work every time. many turn to atheism because they can't find the answers and they take the door out. that's the easy way out. People who switch religions never looked deep enough into their own.

So, educate yourself. Find God. Make the effort because life's short. Your soul is soon going to face judgment. (do you believe in life after death? judgment day? - that's a whole different topic.)

lighter.

helloo people.
exams are over. feels like weight off my shoulders. feels good. :)
spring break looks very bright. my boy, jimmy, and i would be on a road trip.
yes, just us two. we just wanna relax and unwind while partyin a lil too.
the trip spans Mon - Sat. First we are going to Pismo Beach. It's got lotsa stuff to do there, one of the nicer beaches around here. We're probably going kayaking there. then might hit LA - long beach etc. and then, Viva Las Vegas! for 3-4 days. just venture out, partying and even going for an adventure at grand canyon.

its exciting but in a mellow way. you know.. road trip kinda mellow. just take it in as it unfolds. watching Seinfeld now. catcha guys later. :)

1 more day.

one more day. then freeedom! can't wait. 1 more day, 1 more exam.
then im going to hit the road. road trip baby! more details after tomorrow's exam.

peace.

art.

i envy artists. but..who are artists? regular people who sneak away from the streamline rush of the world and cultivate their time onto a canvas. or direct their energy into a scissors cutting out shapes, colors and fabric creating art that makes them not only smile but causes their heart to skip a beat. that's the feeling i get when i sit and surf the web. i see the ease and simplicity in designs and art. paintings, ceramics, graphic or even random materials put together. even photography, as easy as it sounds; grabbing a point-and-shoot or a dslr, applying enough pressure to depress a trigger. snap. everyone does it. but the art of it, the eye. thats what matters. to see the niche in a moment. to look at an everyday moment and go wow. to look at your friend's face in a certain angle and mentally tell yourself.. look! .. wow. i often wish i had an inbuilt camera in my head, everytime i blink. it snaps. and the pictures are saved in some archieve i can browse later.

artists are merely patient people with time on their hands. they cultivate their ideas like a hen warming an egg. from young they've taken in the gradients of fabric, the touch-feeling of everything they set their eyes upon .. and now they put all that together to form.. well, art. i do envy them.

snap.

Just for Gret.

06. Gretchie, use this as motivation? ;)

whadup.

hello all. same blog, different url. this one sounds more crispy.
added twitter, so follow me.

finals next week. then spring break. can't wait. woopie!

ps: bee. start bloggin' again gurl!