Friday, December 31, 2010

Look what I found in my room..

My sister's Xmas present =)

Trip tommorow, how to not get fatter?

Will be leaving for NY tommorow. There is only one thing that I fear about this trip. No, it's not getting shot by some crazy yank. I'm worried about the food. 12 days without gym will really threaten all my efforts to try to get slimmer during the holidays. Perhaps I should wear as much as I can in the snow just to add up to my body weight, hence more effort needed to drag myself along, thus using up more energy and burning up more fat in the process. Anyhow, I hope that the hotel we will be staying at will have a gym. For now, let's party for new years eve!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Last Day at Work

As the title suggests, it's now, as I'm typing, my last day at work. Just reached home light headed and freakin happy. Anyway, reflections on my first time working. Working is great, meeting new people, learning new things and making new friends. I expected work to be hell on earth but it's all fun and shit. Coincidentally. a few of my old pals came today to the cafe. Just wanna thank everybody at work for all the fun and the drinks....off to the Big Apple soon. Cheers! =)

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Makaning - Home Pan-Fried Steak

I have to admit that I'm more of a carnivore than a herbivore and I view vegetarians as idiots because of the flavour that they are missing from meat. Meat is an amazing creation of God. If there was an Oscars for God, it would be because he made meat taste so good. Among all the meats available for human consumption, beef must be one of the most flavourful and the simplest to cook.
Above: Ahh...bloody in the centre. Perfect.
    For my version, just a simple dash of salt, ground black pepper and rosemary will do. Mmmm...and don't overcook it, bloody in the middle with a pan-seared crust on the outside to seal the flavour and juices inside. Heaven. Protein rich and easier to cook than Magee, the best pre-workout meal for me. =)
Above: Defrosting is the most troublesome step in cooking. A lot of the juices might be lost here. Left my microwave all bloody.
Above: Salt, pepper and rosemary.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Happy Holidays Everyone from MyDailyRoti!!

I can't believe how many times I have repeatedly typed this sentence, "It's been awhile since I updated my blog." but it's been a while since I updated my blog. As I've mentioned for the millionth time, I'm tangled with gym in the afternoon and my part time job at night. At the moment that I am typing this sentence, it is Christmas Day and I will be working at night...sheesh, just like Christmas eve.

    Anyway, I will probably have more time to update my blog and more interesting stuff to blog about once I go to the Big Apple next week. =) In the meantime, you guys are probably thinking that the pathetic fatass that runs this blog is just giving excuses because he has nothing to blog about. Of course everybody knows now that I work at a cafe bar at night, but just to prove that I go to gym in the afternoon, I uploaded a picture of me outside the gym, and I also ticked something off my bucket list. =)
Above: Sitting in the middle of busy road, check!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

My Daily Roti Movie Reviews - Tangled (2010)


This is a really really belated review. I'm so "tangled" up with work and gym lately, I spend more time outside home than back home. I was also supposed to blog about my visit to KLIMS, but it was totally boring so to hell with it. Back to the movie review, I'm not even sure if the movie is still screening at local cinemas. Anyways, I watched(was forced to..) the movie Tangled like 2 weeks ago with my pals. I'll admit I'm not the biggest fan of animated movies and more so kiddy films. If I were to choose what movie to watch on that particular day two weeks ago, I would've completely missed Tangled.

    Well, things didn't turn out my way that day and I went for Tangled. Basically, it's a slightly modified version or the original Rapunzel story. I'm sure everyone knows Rapunzel. Yes, Rapunzel, the girl with long hair?? Um...the hair that the witch uses to climb up to her tower?? If you still have no idea what or who I'm talking about, I suggest you go buy a Ladybird story book with the title "Rapunzel".

    Anyway, it seems that through my research, this movie is the most expensive animated film ever made and the SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE movie ever made! Thanks to all the complex CGI animation. I have to admit the CGI is pretty fantastic, the hair especially. You can really notice every single hair fibre in there. Maybe if you use a microscope and pause the movie at the same time you can see her hair cells. As with most animations, the plot is good. I have to say there were parts where I had to force myself to not laugh, or smile just to let my pals know my dislike of animations. I however genuinely dislike the Disney-ish singing and dancing stuff, also the lovey dovey parts, but I respect that this is all part of Disney tradition.

    So my verdict, this is a nice and enjoyable film for families with kids especially. For people that like to keep a straight face, it might not be your cup of tea.

My Roti Rating: 6.5/10 (It's just not my favourite piece of roti)

Thursday, December 9, 2010

My Denim Adventure - Week 17

Been so busy lately, with gym taking up my afternoons and work at nights that I have to put my blog on hold for a few days. Anyway, it'll be week 17 of trying to break into my jeans come this Friday, which at this moment that I'm typing these words on my computer, is tomorrow. 4 months had gone by so soon but yet there is still minimal fading. Stuff that I had learnt: patience is a virtue in the raw denim game.

    Anyway, as I had mentioned in one of my previous posts, I took my jeans for dry cleaning after sunbathing failed to kill the smell after weeks of continuous wear. I collected my jeans on Tuesday and checked them out, sniffing them at the same time, and now they smell just like a new pair of jeans. No more stains, no more dirt. They also shrunk a little, almost to how they were when I first bought them. In fact, they look almost new apart from the little patches of faded areas. In less than 2 months time, I will have to decide whether to wash them for the first time or wait another 6 months. =)

Above: Argh...still very little signs of fading.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Visiting KLIMS, more updates soon =)

Will be visiting the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) the following morning, hopefully it won't be a huge disappointment....though I expect it to be. =)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Work is killing my feet...

Above: Reddish parts are literally numb, might go gangrenous soon.
I would really like to stop blogging about work but I figured out people would be more interested in knowing how people are hurt rather than why they are happy, so here goes. Went to work and was asked to water damn plants, do the boss' paperwork, use a hammer to hammer stuff to the bottom of every chair leg at the place, tighten screws while sitting on the floor under the table and carry 3 beefcakes alone while crossing the traffic-heavy street back and forth for every one. Damn, I thought I was supposed to be a waiter??

Friday, December 3, 2010

Reports from 1st day at work =) and updates on my denims...

Above: All ironed and ready for work tommorow.
Woke up with barely 4 hours of sleep, went to work, sweep floor, clean tables, water plants. Ended up getting soaked in perspiration. Wore some ill fitting shoes and pants that make it impossible for me to squat down. Apart from all these, the experience was great. Met some new friends. =) Went to gym and back to the Establishment for a drink with pals. Looking forward to night shifts.

    Anyway, updates on my raws. Apparently my parents couldn't tahan the sick smell oozing out of my jeans and I had to bring it for dry cleaning on Wednesday. Will report on result once they are ready to be worn again next week. Anyway, did rather badly for my exams. God please help me do well next sem...Amen.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Bekerja-ing 'tama kali...I got my first job!

Above: Baju dah 'de,  mep pun 'de...tapi duit xde!!
As the title of this post shows, I have landed my very first job. Alright, at 19 it is not all that impressive. I've seen kids much younger than me with blue hair selling pirated DVDs at pasar malams and kids that are still in primary school selling packets of junk food in baskets at mamaks but I'm not here to impress. Rather, I'm  actually trying to earn more money so I can spend it on my trip to the Big Apple. Heck, I have nothing much to do at home anyway and getting some working experience is beneficial.
Above: Shined and ready for work. Shiny gilerr!
    I will be working as a part-timer at a newly opened cafe bar, something like a bistro called Establishment. Located just opposite the entrance of Dataran Pahlawan near Equatorial Hotel, corner lot under the new Korean barbecue restaurant. Be sure to pay me a visit, there will be a 10% discount for you. =)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

My Daily Roti Movie Reviews - Social Network (2010)

I've been pretty free until about 3 days ago, which was Sunday. Packed up and on to KL for two nights to apply for my US Visa. Anyway, I'm back to My Daily Roti and up and blogging again. Last Saturday, I think, my pals decided to ask me to go for a movie. Now, I had just finished my semester not long ago and was trying to catch up with the newest going-ons in the outside world, so they asked me to come along for a movie. I figured that I haven't been to the cinema for a while and I said yes of course. So they bought tickets for some movie called Social Network, which has Justin Timberlake in it. So you know what I was thinking about then? "Oh my God, not another chick flick!", but it turned out alright.

    Social Network is basically the story behind facebook. Yes, the facebook that you and I signed up for and "like" unnecessary fan pages. Justin Timberlake played Sean Parker, who in real life looks like a shaggy spaniel instead of Timberlake-y. Anyway, of course being Hollywood, they had to pollute the real story a little bit by garnishing it up with a little bit of mild sex and stuff. It was quite an interesting movie to watch but it made me feel a little bit stupid, what am I doing sitting on my bed blogging and you reading this wherever you are? While Mark Zuckerberg had become the world's youngest billionaire?

    Anyway it's worth a watch for anybody that has a Facebook account, which I assume is half of the 6 billion human population on planet Earth. An enjoyable and simple movie, nothing much to complain about.

My Roti Rating: 8/10 (Anybody will enjoy this piece of roti)

Saturday, November 27, 2010

My Daily Roti Kopitiam - NS for Everyone?

Above: My company flag, designed by yours truly.
In this moment of boredom, where I am lazing about at home today.....and possibly the next 2 months, I began to think. It is in moments of boredom that ideas are thought out, memories are recaptured. It was in a moment of boredom that Sir Isaac Newton bothered to figure out why an apple fell to the ground instead of up into the air, in a moment of boredom that Gregor Mendel decided to make plants have sex instead of doing his daily routine of watching nuns. Unlike them, I was bored of burning bugs that I find around the compound or feeding guppies to my dogs, so I rested on the reclining chair and began to hypnotise myself. In this moment of boredom, memories of my stint at national service, or NS started to come back.

Above: "I smell fear"
    God damn I thought, I miss those 3 months like hell. I remembered the 1st day I knew I was going to what I thought would be hell at that particular moment. It was at my chemistry tuition and someone decided to kill the boredom by finding out who will be going to hell. I decided to join in and I was one of a few there that were the unlucky ones, or we thought we were. 1st day at camp was hell, so was the 2nd day and so were the 5 or more days after that. I hardly knew more than 3 people there. The following 2 and a half months were one of the greatest moments of my life that I will cherish forever. I remembered the moments of hardship and friendship. I learnt lessons there, how to iron my clothes, hand wash my clothes, how to not get my stuff stolen after my phone was and of course how to kill flies with a rubberband. NS was fun, the friends that I made and not to mention some enemies. Ah..and the tears everyone shed on the last day. After the stint, I felt sad instead of what I thought how I was going to feel 3 months prior. NS was great and till this day I believe that I was in fact lucky to be chosen to participate in this one in a life time experience while others who laughed at me for being chosen didn't get to go. In the end, I got the last and the loudest laugh.

Above: Not exactly like Auschwitz is it??
    Anyway, thinking about NS, I remembered our gov's plan on making NS compulsory for every teenager and for once I thought that the gov will be doing something right if the plan is to be implemented. I remembered when the idea of NS was first brought up, people complained that it's another waste of the rakyat's money. But actually, I think it will only be better if NS is made compulsory. Perceptions were changed, I've heard so many parents of NS-ers that have praised the programme for being so good at disciplining their children. Children came back and knew how to wash their clothes on their own and wash dishes etc. Also, I saw with my very own eyes that barriers between teens of different races were broken, everybody worked together, slept together and bonded together. It was wonderful. Of course there are bound to be troublemakers, but in the real world troublemakers are inevitable and it only makes one stronger by learning how to deal with the challenges that they will be facing once they are out into the real world.

Above: Pray that you will be chosen and you shall.
    Think about it then, if every teen were to go to NS, so many lives would be changed, so many paths straightened and so many barriers would be broken. Unity among people of different races would be stronger and the future of our country would be brighter. Therefore, gov, if you are listening, make NS compulsory for everyone in this country. Many need help, NS is one way and what a damn good way to help them. For those that have just finished their exams and are thinking of giving excuses like bad health or studies to try to avoid NS if you are chosen, I think you're an imbecile. I promise you, tears will come out of your stubborn eyes, even the worst people among all come the day when all of you throw your berets into the sky, and I've seen all that with my own eyes.

Monday, November 22, 2010

My Denim Adventure - Week 14

It's already week 14 breaking into my jeans and my parents are beginning to think that I've gone mad wearing a pair of jeans for so long without washing. Can't blame them as they cannot fathom the concept of raw denims. Also, there is another reason.....they stink!

    Because they stink and even I think so, I've decided that I should do something about it. Of course I will not wash them because the fades are still minimal and the last 14 weeks would prove to be a waste of time for me and my testicles. As I remembered during the course of my research on raw denims, there are several ways to get rid of the smell: dry cleaning, hanging under the sun or place them in the freezer. Yes, in the freezer. Apparently putting them in the freezer will kill some of the bacteria producing the bad smell while making others inactive, same thing happens if you put them under the hot sun.
    I have actually thought of dry cleaning as it would be the most efficient way to get rid of the smell but raw denim sifus on forums advised me against it as the chemicals used in dry cleaning might interfere with the fading process. So, to not make my parents send me to an asylum, I decided against putting them in the freezer with the ice cream. So I hanged them under the hot Malaysian sun and wow do they still smell bad! Just a little bit less than before. =)

Friday, November 19, 2010

My Daily Roti Kopitiam - My Roti Nostalgia

I have always wondered why people like to dine at fine dining restaurants. There are so many rules, use the utensils in the wrong order and you will be sentenced to death by embarrassment, dressed in shorts or slippers and you'll have your feet amputated, and in some places you have to dress in a suit, how is that comfortable for eating???

    Sure, people argue that fine dining is an experience and I do agree with that. It's fun to dress up once in a while, fun to spend extravagantly once in a while and fun to indulge in luxury once in a while. But for all you pay for, is the food more satisfying to the taste buds than the best or chien, wantan mee or char kuey teow which are all 10 times less costly? NO. In fact I have to say that I, and I'm sure a lot of you crave more often for cheap, honest street food than Foei Gras with Chef's Salad. Also, most of the time the tiny portions force some of us to go for another session of street food gorging. 

    I have to say, in terms of fun, making a comparison to cars, fine dining is like a Mercedes Benz. It's quiet, comfy and luxurious but hell it's boring. Compare it to an Ariel Atom, which is comparable to  dining in a kopitiam or road side street food stand; you only get one seat, no windows, no doors, no roof and a million times more fun. I wonder why then, people would crave for McDonald's which makes some of the worst tasting burgers in the fast food world when they can get 2 packets of 4 rotis per packet from one those forgotten bakeries around the country that tastes and smells oh so fantastic with the texture of fluffy cotton. I did just this afternoon(Thursday), my sister brought me to a bakery, one that we used to go to when we were younger and bought all sorts of buns to my dad's office to indulge in. Biting into the oh so soft and great tasting roti brought back a lot of memories. Who needs Breadtalk? You get 4 pieces of these for 1 piece of rock-textured roti at Breadtalk.
Above: RM2.50/packet and 4 rotis/packet. Fish Ohhh Shit from McD .> RM 5.
Above: I might not look as good as a cheesestick, but I taste twice as good and was made with more soul.
    I have to make a conclusion then that street food, or any cheap food, despite the low price tags are so much more meaningful and honest compared to bits of meat and colourful vege in the middle of a plate the size of an elephant's feet. Who goes to travel in a country and dines everyday at a 5 star restaurant? He/she must be stupid. Street/cheap food is the true representation of the people that make it, wolves in sheeps clothing, like a middle aged woman, dressed in a simple dress but she has experience on her side while in comparison, fine dining is like a young girl that dresses well to impress but has little experience. Who would you have more fun with? You make your choice.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Makaning - Snickers Ice-cream

I admit I'm a little addicted to this candy bar ice-cream shit. I've been finding some gems appearing in my fridge recently. I did a little review on Mar's ice-cream recently and hell I loved it. Along comes the Snicker ice-cream. I am a fan of nuts (the hard seeds produced by plants not the ones hanging in between your legs)  and I have always prefered Snickers over Mars. I think its just a nutty version of Mars, so I was delighted to find this in my fridge. Just like the Mars, it looked exactly like a normal Snickers candy bar. Tearing apart the plastic, a glorious sight greeted me. It looked like a mutated Mars ice-cream. Tastes good too, texture is nice, like a big fat juicy grub with undigested nuts in its digestive system. Crunchy exoskeleton, soft and fluffy insides with bits of crunchy nuts. Mmmm...you should try it.
Above: Looks exactly like a Snickers bar.
Above: Like a Mars bar with Gangrene and Cancer...but tastes oh so good.
Above: Ice cream, caramel and peanuts.

I'm back!

God damn it's been a long time since I updated my blog. I've been busy with my exams and having a little fun for the last two weeks. Finally I've finished my exam this past Monday and was supposed to update my blog last night until stupid @T£!(&£(^(* Streamyx decided that I shouldn't be surfing the net so late into the night. Even as of now when I'm trying to put up this post, they are still giving me problems.

    Anyway it's such a relief to go through my first university semester without much problems, except maybe I should work harder next semester. Went to view my new room on Monday night and packed up my stuff on Tuesday morning, eager to go back home and sleep in my bed. Got into a cab and off to Bukit Bintang to meet my parents who were there for the newly opened Uniqlo (it's a very successful Japanese clothing company) where they were looking for some cheap winter clothing to buy for our USA trip next January. Uniqlo is great, I never miss it whenever I'm in Hong Kong. Cheap clothes, cheap accessories and lots of lots of socks of all colours! Anyway, met my sister in the carpark and placed my luggage in her car and then got out, tried to cross the road and got banged by an imbecile while trying to reverse. Shop shop shop, rain rain, sleep, eat, reached home....sleep, blog. =)
Above: Big haul from Uniqlo. =)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Found another tumor on my dog!

So I was brushing my dog after bathing her and before drying her up. I was brushing her left hind leg and suddenly realised she was bleeding. I push my finger through her thick fur and noticed another smaller tumor that had gone unnoticed all this while.
    My dog recently went for surgery to remove a benign tumor but this tumor was so well hidden nobody knew it existed...another few hundred ringgit for another surgery?
Above: My dad was right....it does look rather like a berry.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Another day of studying...

Woke up to another miserable day knowing that I have to study for the finals next week. Holiday mood symptoms have set in, nobody likes to wake up late and then study. Well, I guess for the next two weeks I will be abandoning my blog for a while. Anyway, woke up this afternoon and cooked myself another nutritious meal. Alright, it isn't that nutritious but it is good and essential for a day of studying and gym. Instant noodles are one of mankind's greatest achievements. ;)
Above: ChuaKZ's Special Instant Noodle, consisting of instant noodles cooked in anchovy and prawn stock, fresh prawns, mushroom and tofu skin (tauki), topped with 2 fried bullseye egg.
Above: Study study study.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Phone stolen...again...and then found out it was a prank by my friend

So I was going to the mamak stall to have some Roti John and roast chicken with my friends after gym. Laughing about and getting mad and on the way back to the car after our comedy session I found my phone missing. Called it with my friend's phone and it was off, and I never ever off my phone. Gosh these thieves are fast. Anyway, I don't think he's gonna sell that rusty, dirty, sweaty old phone for big bucks. Thanks for the new phone pal. =) Fucker's gonna ruin the fade of my jeans, especially after the fading left behind from my phone which just started to form...damnit.

Update: Phone was "stolen" by my friend who thought it was funny to play a prank on me. =.=

Monday, October 25, 2010

My Daily Roti Movie Reviews - RED (2010)


I supposed to be staying in my room after gym to study today. However, woman wanted to watch the new movie, RED very badly so we headed to Midvalley to catch the movie. I was pretty excited about the movie as well since I'm a big action movie fan. Furthermore, it has Bruce Willis in it. Also, Morgan Freeman is in it, and John Malkovich, that weird looking guy that starred in Burn After Reading. Helen Mirren, who is 65 years old, also stars in this movie and is incredibly attractive in a milfy way. Anyway, all of them along with Brian Cox played as retired CIA, MI6 and Russian secret agents, hence the movie title RED (Retired, Extremely Dangerous). This movie is also loosely based on some comic book series.

    All I have to say is that this movie reminds me of the famous Die Hard series featuring Bruce Willis. Don't wanna be a spoiler so won't tell you about the story line but the movie is extremely entertaining and funny just like Die Hard. John Malkovich who played Marvin, a retired CIA agent who is now a bit mental is extremely entertaining and funny. Bruce Willis as usual, played a cool character who is quiet about everything and kicks all the asses. A lot of ass kicking and face bashing by a bunch of old people. Action movie fans should catch this movie along with comedy fans. A movie for good laughs and good entertainment and good fun. Recommended.

My Roti Rating: 8/10 (you will be recommended by me to try this piece of roti)

Saturday, October 23, 2010

My Daily Roti Movie Reviews - The Other Guys


Another week another movie, this time it's The Other Guys starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, two of my least hated Hollywood guys along with short appearances of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson, again two of my least hated guys in Hollywood. So 4 of my least hated Hollywood stars in one movie, sounds promising. But is it?
  
    Fortunately, this movie didn't turn out to be shit. The opening sequence with Dwayne and Sam doing the cop chase thing was good. In fact I think every scene with these two guys was a good laugh. Basically the movie is about two over enthusiastic cops, feeding of the fame they're getting, always taking big risks and making headlines. However the risk taking was too much when they jumped off a building and killed themselves. Since the city is now in need of new heroes, the other cops in the department, aka The Other Guys are looking at taking up their places. Nerd cop that prefers paperwork and actionman teams up and tries to solve case. The movie did provide some good laughs and fun. However, personally I think it would be better if the characters Dwayne and Sam were playing didn't die so early, well of course they had to but I just wish they didn't. Not a bad plot, good action, good humour and good fun to watch. A movie that you will most definitely enjoy but will eventually forget about in the near future.

My Roti Rating: 7/10 (nice roti but won't crave for more)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

My eyesss!!!!

We had a very very bad haze yesterday in Malacca and nooo....it was not due to too many cars on the road or too man people smoking joints. It was because someone in neighbouring Sumatra decided...Mmmm...I need more land...maybe I should burn some grass or a little tree standing in my way. He does it and then it quickly becomes a raging inferno emitting smoke like a giant tobacco stick which then gets blown into our face and cause us lung cancer or lungigitis or watever breathing problems and for me, eye problems. Until today I still don't understand why these fuckers aren't getting into jail. What is the Indonesian government doing? Damn it, woke up with teary eyes and found myself looking like Sadako from The Ring this morning.
Seven Dayssss

Friday, October 15, 2010

Makaning - Mars Ice-cream

Phew, it was a tiring day today. Woke up early in the morning to go and renew my passport and spent part of the day at my cousin's chattin and shit. Came back, rested and immediately went back to work cleaning my guinea pigs' cage.
Above: SWEEK-y clean.
    What's better than a stick of ice cream after a hard day's work? So I headed to my fridge expecting to see a few boxes of Magnum Almond and Potongs. However, something else caught my eye.....
Above: Mmmmmmm....I'm gonna get you
    I immediately grabbed hold of it, ripping it apart and using my fingers to dig into it's contents like an aye aye picking for sweet juicy grubs in a rotten log. Lo and behold, my first encounter with Mars Ice-cream. I'm sure all of us had at least taken a bite of a Mars bar before. Nutty and delicious, but OMG this ice cream is easily 10X better. Basically the white sticky stuff (No, not what you're thinking) is replaced with ice cream and it really works wonders. For nut lovers you would miss the nuts though. Amazingly good. ;)
Above: Mmm....exactly like a fat juicy grub.
Above: Looks like any regular Mars bar.
Above: Like a grub, Hard chocolate exoskeleton on the outside and caramelly and creamy flesh on the insides.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

My Daily Roti Kopitiam - Stop Teaching Science & Maths in English?? Stupid?

When Dr Mahathir introduced the system of teaching Science and Mathematics in English in 2003, I was one of the people who rejoiced. Finally, our government has done something beneficial for us for the good of our future. I remembered, I was actually the 2nd batch of students to be given the privilege to be taught under this system. However, recently our government has thought that "Mmmm....people in the kampungs are suffering...we should teach in Malay". So from 2012 onwards, the teaching of S & M (stop thinking bout something else you horny people) will be done in Malay!

    I was extremely disappointed with this decision. Only after 6 yrs (decision was made in 2009), our government has given up and Dr Mahathir is not a happy bloke. Now, I think I should let you know in case you don't read the news that this is because of a protest by Malay linguist saying that this could threaten the Malay language. No offense, but this is for our future. Some might argue that countries like Japan and China have their S & M taught in local languages but they are still more advanced than us. Well, if you compare us to Japan or China, most of their university courses are done in native languages. Most of them will also work in their country which provides good jobs with good pay (in Japan at least). Here, our courses are taught in English and I have known so many people before me that struggled to keep up with the terms. Even nowadays, many students that went through the English system struggle in keeping up. So how are they going to keep up if they are taught in Malay? If you are in Japan, a very scientifically advanced company like Honda or Toyota will hire you and your job is done mostly in Japanese. Here, our jobs are done in English! English! You teach Science in Malay and you go to work in an English speaking environment, not damn Malay!

    In the old days, everything was taught in English. It took many years for certain non-Malay speaking students to keep up with studying Malay when the system was changed, my dad was one of them. It needs to take the same time for students with weak English to master the language. 6 years is not a long time, and in this short time our government has given up hope. I asked many lecturers and so many of them told us it is so much better nowadays for students to be able to understand the terms in Scientific courses especially. Before that, a lot of students had to go through hell. I am sure that if you are a modern human being wanting our country to prosper in the future, you would know that we need to globalise our country. Admit it or not, we have to know that English is THE global language. If you don't speak English, you can't compete with the world. With exception the already ultra-modern countries like Germany or Japan where they can and will continuously keep up with global trends even while neglecting English. Problem is they have the resources and the ability to do so, we don't. This is the reason why we slack behind countries like Singapore. Singapore is very much a globalised nation. They are educated in English, yet they have not forgotten their roots. This is evident in the films they make, they still make them in Chinese. So, why we as Malaysians, wanting our country to be globalised and modern, still reluctant to accept the importance of English? Why are we still fearing globalisation of making our next generation forget about their roots when they wouldn't? Why O our government, why did you make another stupid mistake?

    People, please, comment and tell me your views on this issue and please, make a change if you can. The general elections are coming soon, if you are eligible for voting, register yourself and make a change.

Monday, October 11, 2010

My Denim Adventure - Week 8

    It's been awhile since I promised to upload the progress of my raw jeans. Well, it took me so long really because I didn't see any significant progress in my jeans. Maybe I'm just being a little bit impatient as it takes as long as 1 year to truly break into your jeans.
  
    For the past 8 weeks I have ran in them, walked in them, slept with them and the signs are starting to show. There are already signs of fading, it really felt like it has been more than a year since I bought them. They also got a litle bit shinier for reasons not known to me, though another denim freak has reported the same with his pair of Dr Denims. The blue dye also bled on some of my stuff, especially evident on my shoes and belt. Another thing that comes with constant wearing and running and walking and all other physical activities is sweat. My jeans are starting to smell abit bad, just a tad bit. One of the solutions provided by the denim geeks is that to kill the smell temporarily, thy shall puteth thy jeans into thy freezer. If the smell gets real bad, another solution is dry cleaning to get rid of smell without getting rid of the layer of starch. For now, the smell is still minimal, so I will keep on wearing them for another 2 months or more until the smell is too bad for me to go into public.
Above: Week 2 on the left and week 8 on the right....more "whiskers" appearing on the jeans and becoming more permanent.
Above: Creases have become more permanent and fading a little, too little to be captured by camera.
Above: Little outline of fading where I place my handphone.
Above: Fading on button-fly, note the lighter blue.
Above: Fading on crotch, constant rubbing on them with my balls have done their damage.
Above: Bleeding of blue dye on my shoes.