Sober MTGOholic

"Hello, my name is Icky, I'm a MTGOholic, I've been 1 week sober..."

I've been wondering since the 24th on why I haven't been able to connect to magic online and why the connection has been completely terrible since then, and I just found out why...

TMnet has announced that there will be service interruption from 20th December to 31st December.

"Dear Valued Customers,
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to announce that there is a disruption of its Internet services due to circuits fault on Southeast Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 4 (SMW4) submarine cable network between Palermo (Southern Italy) and Alexandria (Northern Egypt) linking Malaysia to Europe. Due to this, customers using Internet services may now experience slow browsing while accessing websites hosted in Europe."

It's been so annoying but I have to say, it has been getting me out of the house, so that's something good.
Niki just got back from UK, I picked him up from the airport, he decided to surprise his family again so he didn't tell them he was coming back.
Also, Senthil just got back from Indonesia as well, he seems well.

I also recently submitted my resume (which I had to make for the first time ever) for an interm position I'm trying to get. If all goes well I should start in January and that would be the end of me bumming around at home. Hope I get it!

Overall it's been a pretty good month (other than my losing streak) and Christmas was fun, let's hope that New Year's Eve will be good too!

Although, I still can't wait for this whole Streamyx thing to be okay again... :-/

Take care and have a nice day! :-)

Street Lights

Let me know
Do I still got time to grow
Things ain't always set in stone
That be known let me know
Let me
Seems like
Street lights
Glowing
Happen to be just like moments
Passing
In front of me
So I hopped in the cab and
I paid my fare
See, I know my destination
But I'm just not there
All the street lights
Glowing
Happen to be just like moments
Passing
In front of me
So I hopped in the cab and
I paid my fare
See, I know my destination
But I'm just not there
In the streets
In the streets
I'm just not there
In the streets
I'm just not there
Life's just not fair...

Daymn!

Would you look at that!

Daymn! :-)

I love you babe, and very proud of you!

Btw, my internet connection is somehow busted and its very annoying, so I'm at Old Town now. I hope it gets fixed soon, I don't know what's the problem, it was working just fine last night... *sigh*

Take care and have a nice day.

Icky Is Old

Well, my papers was a bitch. I guess that's what you get for studying last minute... haha.

But, it's over! :-) Free till February, can u imagine that? I think our holidays are waaaay too long, but I'm not complaining :-p

Finished my last paper on 5th November, 1 day before my birthday, sounds like awesome timing? Not so much. My last paper was so depressing. But.Oh.Well. At least it's over! And I'm old now. 22 years old. Damn.

Anyways, so I've been thinking of what I should do during this holidays. Obviously I'll need a list of plans that I will regret not doing by the time the next semester starts, it's just tradition! haha.

Let's see:-

1) Get a job (likeliness = low)
2) Join a gym (likeliness = moderate)
3) Work on my music (likeliness = moderate)
4) Watch all the TV shows I've been meaning to watch (likeliness = low)
5) Play Magic (likeliness = very high)
6) Catch up with friends (likeliness = high)
7) Start the scratching class (likeliness = low)
8) Go on a holiday (likeliness = confirmed)
9) Drive up to Penang with friends for PTQ (likeliness = high)
10) Go on a trip with Kel (likeliness = moderate)
11) Perform (likeliness = low)
12) Be exposed to sunlight (likeliness = unknown)

Can't think of anything else, hmmm...

Anyways, things are pretty good right now and I hope it stays that way! I know I've been quite a loner for a while now and it's 10000% my fault, but I plan to change that cos I don't think this lifestyle is very good for me, haha

I was just thinking of what Zac said the other day, "Icky, I won't let you turn into an MTGO (Magic the Gathering Online) geek, you're too cool for that!" haha, well, he's right, and I plan to be more productive!

Let's see if it works out :-p

Btw, my money from the check is still not banked yet. You know how long it takes to clear the cheque? 1 month. No kidding. Something about having to clarify with the Australian bank and convert the US$ or whatever... boo hoo, it takes 2 seconds to call, seriously. Oh well.

Take care and have a nice day :-)

Icky The Cardboard Geek

It's here! Finally!

I got an email from FedEx yesterday saying that a package for me was scheduled to arrive today and when the details said "GP Manila" I knew it was my cheque!

So I got home just now and there it was, and even though I know that I won and I knew that it was coming, it gave me a sense of realism when I held the cheque in my hand. I thought to myself, "I won $500 for playing a card game!" muahahahahahaha :-p

It's a different feeling, for me at least, after winning a tournament, and after receiving the prize. When I won a 160GB Apple TV in a side event tournament during Pro Tour KL, after winning the last round, it was exciting, but after holding the Apple TV in my hands, it was like "whoa!"

I think that it's the whole prospect of, as I mentioned earlier, getting rewarded for playing a game that I love. Thinking back to my first tournament, I have definitely gone a long way.

Call me a loser if you like, but I've been playing Magic for 10 years now! 10 freaking years!

I may be a super cardboard geek, but at least I'm happy :-)

My first "success" of winning something "big" was a side event at Grand Prix KL, I think it was in 2002. It was nothing great, just a little side event, but I had gotten my 1st ever 1st place finish! The prize was just a box of boosters (RM320 retail) but it was just so exciting for me!

I'm happy at where I am right now, and although I don't expect to be a full time pro player (because there's just no money in that), I do hope to be playing in higher level events.

Things I have to do before I can quit playing Magic:-

- Win a Nationals Championship trophy
- Top 8 a Grand Prix

- Top 8 a Pro Tour

- Qualify and play in Worlds under the National Team

Ambitious? You bet, but if I don't set a goal, I won't achieve anything!

Oh well, current goal right now? Pass my exams... hahaha

Take care and have a nice day!

Kau Pijak Hatiku Lagi

Waktu kita sama sambut hari lahir
Ku berikan dia hadiah bunga

Cantik, engkau memang cantik
Izinkan aku menatap wajahmu lagi
Cantik, engkau memang cantik
Izinkan aku menatap wajahmu lagi

Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi

Tinggi harapanku buatmu
Tak ku sangka ia hanya setengah jalan
Jika memori kita disimpan di dalam cakera
Kan ku mainkan sampai bila-bila

Cantik, engkau memang cantik
Izinkan aku menatap wajahmu lagi
Cantik, engkau memang cantik
Izinkan aku menatap wajahmu lagi

Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku lagi

Pijak hatiku lagi
Pijak hatiku lagi
Kau pijak hatiku
Pijak hatiku lagi

Empty Decorations

Just read her blog. Once again I feel like I'm at her mercy and disposal. I don't feel like I deserve to be in this position once again.
When I first found out and asked her to just please end it, somehow I was the one who had to try harder with my gestures.
When I couldn't forgive her for what she did because it was just too difficult, I don't know how I ended up being the guy asking for forgiveness.
Once again I don't know how I ended up being in this position. Somehow, this time, she's the one finding it hard, for what? To be with me. Now it's a phase. I stood by through it all, through everything, but still I'm being put right here in this position, where I do not want to be.

You may wonder why I put up through all of it, and my answer is simple, that's what love does to you, but I do not know where this love of mine will take me. I fought for what I believed, for the feelings I feel so deeply, so it cuts me deep to be losing to her "growing up".

Perhaps my luck's run out. Maybe she's grown up and realized that I'm nothing special and she could do better then me. What do I have anyways? Just an overweight card game addict with 4 papers waiting to be failed.

She said she's gonna try, and I'm gonna wait and see...

Lagu Untukmu

Tiada bintang
Dapat menerangkan hati yang telah dicelah
Bagaiku lumpuh tak mampu berdiri
Aku tetap begini
Takkan berubah kerna aku tetap aku
Dan lalu rindumu bukanlah aku

Guna hati, akal dan fikiranmu
Berbeza
Kau dan juga aku
Dua hati yang tak mungkin bersatu

Apakah aku
Hanya boneka yang sering engkau mainkan
Yang dikawal oleh jari-jarimu
Ku punya hati dan perasaan
Pernahkah engkau fikirkan
Cukup cukuplah oh cukuplah

Guna hati, akal dan fikiranmu
Berbeza
Kau dan juga aku
Dua hati yang tak mungkin bersatu

Tak faham tak tahan
Sabarku tak tertahan
Melayan sikapmu perawan
Berbeza-berbeza
Kau dan aku berbeza
Kita memang tak serupa
Bebaskan bebaskan
Ku ingin dilepaskan
Kita tidak sehaluan
Cukuplah sudahlah
Sampai di sini saja
Hubungan kita berdua

Guna hati, akal dan fikiranmu
Berbeza
Kau dan juga aku
Dua hati yang tak mungkin bersatu

Sometimes...

How hard could it be? You asked the same of me so you must know how this feels.
Why is it so important?

Why?

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KAMI

And so I wrote an entry yesterday, but it was so depressing that I decided to just close my PC and go out instead. I like going out alone occasionally, so what if I'm a loner sometimes...

So I went to Pyramid and decided that a movie might help cheer me up. Then I remembered that KAMI The Movie starts playing at the cinema first day of raya! I immedietely decided that I'm gonna watch it, cos, I was looking forward to it, and, well, I barely know anyone who'd be happy in watching it with me, haha (c'mon people, support the local industry!)

I'll admit, I have not been watching the TV series much, in fact, I think I watched it like once, but I really liked it that one time I watched it, and I'm always up for checking out a Malaysian made movie that looks different. So I went in and watched it.

And I loved it!

I'm not gonna go on and write a short summary, but, if you've got the time and chance, go check it out! I'm happy to see that our movies are getting better and so is our music industry :-)

Politics, Racism and all that bullshit aside, I love this country!

My hari raya has been pretty good as well, I'm having a good time (and alot of good food!)

Although I'm a little late, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to everyone! To everyone who I've done something wrong to, or who hates me (namely everyone on my previous list...), please forgive me... sempena Aidilfitri ini, ku pohon maaf zahir dan batin.

Take care and have a nice day.

And Tomorrow

And Tomorrow

Today is filled with anger
Fueled with hidden hate
Scared of being outcast
Afraid of common fate
Today is built on tragedies
Which no one wants to face
Nightmares to humanities
And morally disgraced
Tonight is filled with rage
Violence in the air
Children bred with ruthlessness
Because no one at home cares
Tonight I lay my head down
But the pressure never stops
Gnawing at my sanity
Content when I am dropped
But tomorrow I see change
A chance to build anew
Built on spirit, intent of heart
And ideals based on truth
And tomorrow I wake with second wind
And strong because of pride
To know I fought with all my heart
To keep my dreams alive

-Tupac Amaru Shakur-

That's one of his poems fom The Rose That Grew From Concrete, lots of good ones in there but this is one of my favourites.
I just realized today that he died 12 days, 12 years ago. Makes me wonder sometimes what would happen if he was still around. Would he still be successful? It's a whole lot of pressure coming out with good new material all the time, not to mention people's taste keep on changing. But then again, if he's still around, Kanye would probably be producing some of his songs! Hip Hop just evolves that way, haha.

Whatever it is, he's part of the reason why lyrics is very important to me, and with the love I have for poetry right now, I must say, I've been inspired.

Take care and have a nice day.

People Who Hate Me

And so I still dunno who hijacked my Facebook... oh well, whatever, I got a new one.
It was hell adding all my friends and re-tagging all the photos, but it's all over now thankfully.

This whole thing got me thinking though... who the hell hates me so much?

Lemme see if I can try and list down everyone who would potentially hate me:-

My ex-gf's ex-bf - He hates me alot cos she cheated on him with me
The dude who conned me (see my first post) - He shouldn't hate me too much, it's his fault
The other party members from the elections - Don't really think they hate me, it's just elections
Sha - Not sure what happened but I just wanted what's best for her... Shit happens I guess
Liz - Another misunderstanding. If only she was nice to me about the trip...
Sha's bf - This dude probably hates me alot, I'm sure he means well, just don't refuse to take care of your gf and tell her she's embarassing you when she's drunk and puking all over, that's really the only problem I have with you man.
Lasha - Was my useless group member from college who didn't do anything, so I was quite mean to him... Don't think he even cares about it anymore.
Last year's ball committee - I complained about last year's ball in front of the cafeteria. It's their own fault though, stupid timing and bad organization
My ex-gf - I sorta shared my opinion about her with other people, she didn't like that very much
HMV in Shibuya, Tokyo - We had a little misunderstanding.
Lach - Once again, a misunderstanding, but I guess the fight was long overdue. People have feelings man, can't just say what you want!
My assignment group members - I've been so busy with the elections, I'm sorry guys...
The dude who started "the blog" - Still have no idea who you are
The dude who hijacked my Facebook - No idea as well

That's all I was able to come up with... Beyond that I wouldn't know, do tell me...
Maybe I'm just too direct sometimes or maybe it's my excessive cursing... I dunno...
Oh well, I guess we can't always make everyone happy. That's why I like gamers, or rather, Magic players, they tend to have a good sense of humour. I don't have to say "I was just kidding man" every time I tell a sensitive joke, they just get it.

Well, if there's anyone reading this who hates me, lemme know if you wanna chat, I'm sure we can talk it out, I think I'm too old for stupid fights...

Take care and have a nice day!

Identity Theft

Yesterday some dude got into my Facebook account and changed the email address, so I can't log into my Facebook anymore. He even made a new email address that's similar to mine but with the number "123" at the back just for that purpose. Also, for some weird reason, he changed my name to "Made Mal"... like what the fuck is Made Mal? I figured Mal is probably cos of my name, but, again, what the fuck is Made Mal?

I logged into Kel's account to check out what he's done, and I find him playing Poker with MY chips, so I joined the room. He was basically throwing my 6.5 Million by doing shit like going all in with 2 Million pre-flop with off-suit 2 and 3... Still, I didn't care, I started chatting with him
This post is bloody long cos of the chat logs so bear with me.

Here's the conversation (I am Kel because it's not my account)

[Kel]: made mal
[Kel]: who are you?
[Kel]: why did you steal my account?
[Kel]: if it's for my hold 'em chips, you can just take them all, just give me back my account
[Kel]: you can throw away all the chips like you just did, i don't care, just give me back my account
[Kel]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGH
[Made Mal]: ok man ]
[Made Mal]: but u have to pay
[Kel]: how much?
[Made Mal]: ill send u message
[Kel]: who are you?
[Kel]: what did i ever did to you?
[Made Mal]: u did somthing... i will remind u
[Made Mal]: but later
[Kel]: what did i do?
[Kel]: is it because of the elections?
[Made Mal]: i said i will tell u later
[Kel]: who are you?
[Made Mal]: far friend
[Made Mal]: ;)
[Kel]: do i really deserve this?
[Kel]: what do you get from taking my facebook account and playing poker...
[Kel]: what does made mean anyway?
[Kel]: give me a call when you want to talk
[Kel]: i'm sure you have my number
[Made Mal]: yes u are right
[Kel]: oh well, just call me
[Made Mal]: no i wont call
[Made Mal]: how much u buy ur account ?
[Kel]: what do u mean?
[Made Mal]: how much you pay ?
[Kel]: how do i see you?

*at this point he left the table and entered another,I followed him*

[Kel]: made, so you are just trying to finish my chips?
[Kel]: how are you going to contact me?
[Made Mal]: yes wy ?
[Made Mal]: u care about ur chips or ur account?
[Kel]: it doesnt matter, just wondering why
[Kel]: because you must really hate me to go through all this trouble
[Made Mal]: do u really want me to give u back ur account ?
[Kel]: yea
[Made Mal]: ok look
[Made Mal]: do u pay 1000$??
[Kel]: i just dont know if you are going to
[Kel]: where do i meet you
[Made Mal]: add me on msn
[Made Mal]: v.i.pee@hotmail.com
[Kel]: r u online?
[Kel]: where r u?

*at this point he left the room and I added him on msn*

Sticky Icky says: why are you doing this to me?
Sticky Icky says: what did i do that was so bad?
life is a bitch.. says: look man
life is a bitch.. says: some friend of u
life is a bitch.. says: paied me to do this
life is a bitch.. says: i dont know u
life is a bitch.. says: im far away from u ?
life is a bitch.. says: even i dont know where u are from
life is a bitch.. says: i met him on yahoo chatrooms
Sticky Icky says: i asked you earlier what i did, you said you'll remind me later
life is a bitch.. says: yes coz he told me to say that
Sticky Icky says: what does he get from doing this?
life is a bitch.. says: i dont know
life is a bitch.. says: he paied me 600$
life is a bitch.. says: man im form lebanon
Sticky Icky says: how did he pay you?
life is a bitch.. says: ill do whatever to who pays me
life is a bitch.. says: western union
Sticky Icky says: who's the guy?
life is a bitch.. says: he asked me to make ur account be disabled
life is a bitch.. says: im sorry man
life is a bitch.. says: i dont talk about my customers
Sticky Icky says: i thought u said you'll do anything if you get paid
life is a bitch.. says: aha
life is a bitch.. says: how much u gonna pay ?
life is a bitch.. says: now... becam a cutomer
Sticky Icky says: so you're willing to tell me who it is?
life is a bitch.. says: yes sure
life is a bitch.. says: when ill got the money
Sticky Icky says: so, i pay you and you dissapear... you know that thats not right
life is a bitch.. says: look
Sticky Icky says: i dont mind paying you if you can assure me ull tell me
life is a bitch.. says: that guy paid me firt
life is a bitch.. says: b4 i got ur account
Sticky Icky says: how did you get into my account?
life is a bitch.. says: lol
life is a bitch.. says: it not ur business
life is a bitch.. says: that's my job
Sticky Icky says: of course its my business
Sticky Icky says: how do i even know that you really hacked in
life is a bitch.. says: im in
life is a bitch.. says: ur account
Sticky Icky says: you probably just guessed my password
life is a bitch.. says: hahahahahahaha
life is a bitch.. says: no man
life is a bitch.. says: anyway
life is a bitch.. says: i dont have much time to lose
life is a bitch.. says: i have to leave soon
life is a bitch.. says: if u wanna make a deal..
life is a bitch.. says: lets do it
Sticky Icky says: how much you expect?
life is a bitch.. says: 600 $
life is a bitch.. says: coz he want to pay 400$ after disableing account
Sticky Icky says: i thought u said he paid first before u did it?
life is a bitch.. says: there is 2 deals
life is a bitch.. says: the account deal
life is a bitch.. says: nd the disabling deal
life is a bitch.. says: 600$ for stealing and 400$ for disabling
life is a bitch.. says: that why i told u at first u have to pay 1000

I tried my best to make him talk, when he didn't, I went to start a new account and re-add all my friends before he deletes my old account (cos I needed to see the old account's friends list and add one by one from there). Being the bitch that Facebook sometimes is, I had to type the random words crap for verification EVERY TIME I added someone

THE FUCK does my life have to be filled with so much drama? First the blog, then the elections, now this? Seriously, all you haters, leave me the fuck alone!

Times like these...

And so I lost. I suck.

Am I bitter? I guess I should be, but now that it's over, I find myself surprisingly calm and at peace.

I didn't tell anyone, but that day when Crossing Boundaries performed "Times Like These" acoustic, I thought to myself, "damn I miss music".

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these time and time again

It's not like I haven't been listening to any music since the elections, it's just that it was a much much much much much bigger part of me before. I dreamed of being a performer, wanted to be a DJ, I found pleasure in writing my own songs, I breathed music and spoke lyrics...
This whole thing has made me uptight, and I didn't even know what I was doing it for, all I knew was that I wanted to win.

Kel said that I lost my focus, and she was right.

I wanted so much to lead to make everything better, I wanted next year to be the best year for Monash with every event being top notch for the first time. I wanted to make Monash cool... hahahahahahaha

Upon finding out that I lost, I was pretty upset at first, but I slowly started to feel a sense of freedom. "I don't have to do anything for anyone anymore!" I started looking at the bright side and all the things I can do instead. I can play more Magic, listen to more music, play more pool, and the best part of it all, I get to spend more time with Kel!

At this point, I am alright with losing, at this point, I am calm, I don't mind anymore, I am a good loser. Everything is good, and I'm feeling good.

But if I ever find out who's responsible for the blog, that motherfucker is dead.

Take care and have a nice day! :-)

Icky For President?

And so the elections are finally here... and some people have chosen to ruin it for me...

I've wanted to run for MUSA since I first knew about it in 2006, it was all so exciting for me, campaigning and all, just like the movies! I love the thought of being able to oganize things in a bigger scale for the university, I guess it's just my kind of thing.
I didn't know much people back then, neither did I know how to even run in the elections.
Fast forward 2 years later, and here I am, finally running for President, and this happens.

To be honest, the blog hasn't affected me as much as it should have, perhaps because part of me just don't really care. It's probably the ego. But I guess, it kinda bugs me not knowing who started it or what is it that filled them with so much hatred. I know, I know, I get it, something always happens when elections come close, but now I am getting a bad name for things that I didn't do or not involved in.

Oh well, whatever, I'm still gonna win. I'm just gonna.

At least I won US$500 in Manila! 31st place :-) Definitely makes up for my super crap performance in Nationals... *sigh*

Take care and have a nice day.

Conveniently Inconvenient

So I had to finally do my passport as I will be flying off to Manila in 2 weeks time, not to mention I need it to apply for visa to go to Beijing at the end of the year.

Feeling determined to do it today since I was feeling kinda sick yesterday, I set my alarm clock at 6.30 so that I could go there early and get it done fast. Naturally, after sleeping back and getting up again for like a million times, I finally got up and was on my way to go to the old Subang Airport by 7.30am.

I arrived at the place at 7.45 and noticed that the parking is charged by the hour at RM1.50 per hour. I thought nothing of it at the time as I was notified by some friends that they now have a machine that you can just dump your stuff in and pick it up in 1 or 2 hours. It's supposed to be reliable and convenient.

So I parked and walked in, looking for the machine. I asked the guard there and he said thet the machine broke down yesterday, so everyone has to do it manually. He said I need to go get the form, fill it up and get a number. I was thinking like, oh well, I guess that's just like an extra hour or so. Then the guard showed me where to get the form.
There was a huge line at the counter to get the form, wanna know why?
BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO LINE UP TO GET THE WAITING NUMBER FROM!!!
So basically, people have to line up there to get their form, fill up the form and line up at the line again to get a number!!!
Having no choice, I lined up. It took about a good 30 minutes till I finally got my form. I filled it up and lined up again. I finally got my number, 1120, at 8.53am, almost 40 minutes later.

Knowing that it would take a while, I decided to go get a drink at the cafeteria nearby. Needless to say, it wasn't a very good teh tarik as they use the cheap tea, the one that leaves your throat feeling like crap afterwards. I went back to check the number after my drink, it wasn't even close to mine yet, so after a while, I went back to the cafeteria to have toast and milo. It wasn't too bad this time, although, it is kinda hard to mess up toast and milo, so I guess that's why.

I went back after that and sat inside the stuffy waiting area. I waited and waited and finally, my number was called at 11.15am! So I went, and this time, it's just to pass the forms in and give my fingerprints. I was given the same number again and was told to wait, this time to PAY!

Waited and waited and waited and finally, lucky me, at 12.22 I was finally called to pay for my passport. After paying, you know when you'll get the passport? 2 hours later... bah...

Sick of waiting for so long, I decided to go home and come back later to pick it up since it's near my place.

I guess I should have expected it, but I can't help but get pissed off. Is it really necessary to line up and wait 4 times to get a passport processed? It feels like such a con because people have no choice but to park there, and they have no choice but to wait, and if they're hungry they have no choice but to eat at the cafeteria there, it's like, the least they could do is charge a flat rate for the parking, I mean, people don't really go there to have fun or have a picnic, they're there that long because the system requires them to be there that long. So great the con of man...

Burned a good 5 hours of my life for nothing and had to pay RM7.50 for parking... bah...

On a different note though, notice how there's always a whole bunch of kids at these kinda places? Like to make and IC or to make a Passport, there's always a bunch of kids, and I always wonder why their parents bring them. I know some of them have to be there cos it's their passport, but I see some kids just being there to hold a handbag, poor kids, haha.

Also, notice how there's never anyone attractive when it comes to these kind of things? You look around and look around, but nope, not a single one.
I think it's a conspiracy... no wait, I'm convinced that it's a conspiracy! Beautiful people don't need passports, don't require licence, don't need identification cards and they aren't allowed to line up for anything!!!
Damn, I wish I was beautiful too... :-p

Take care and have a nice day!

Rock Bottom...

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won't you pick me up?

I Get Money, Money I got

It's been a while but there's some news!
I've recently managed to get back all of my RM550 from the dude who ripped me off! It took a while and he missed a couple of payments but I finally got it all back and it's pretty satisfying.
However, I am now more convinced than ever that both of them are the same people. There's been a couple of times where I called the conman and the person who picks up says he's the guy that's helping me out and he'll try to contact the conman and some days where I try to call the other guy's number and the conman picks up and says that he'll pay soon.
I think it's pretty obvious somewhere along the way he forgot which number he used for who and accidentaly mixed them up revealing his true identity. Such a shame if you ask me, cos he really went out of his way to make up stories and expressions to prove that he's a different guy.
Oh well, sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh ke tanah jua. Such a dumbass.

Also, it's been a pretty busy week for me, but a pretty interesting one too. For starters, I did my first paid MCing job! It wasn't anything big, a friend of mine wanted to have a 21st birthday party for her and all of the friends that's turning 21 this year. I guess you could say it was a birthday party for everyone. They had it at this really nice place in Bangsar. I had lotsa fun and experience is always good!
I also finally finished my rap recording for Senthil's song! It sounds good so far, right now just waiting for them to master it, should be cool!
I'm trying to start a Magic club together in Monash as well, it's been approved and next week we have to promote it and get members. Got very little members so far, but I'm hoping more would join.
However, among all the days, no days were more tiring than yesterday. Had a lunch thing at Farah's, then there was a gathering at some place in Bandar Utama by the BU scout troop that I helped train with the other Rovers last time. It was cool cos I haven't seen these kids for a long time! Not to mention I was able to meet my scoutmaster and my fellow scouts. I couldn't stay long for the thing however cos I had to go to Syaida's surprise birthday party at a park in Subang Jaya. It was really cool as well, the food was good, and it was such a beautiful place, there was a lake and all next to the park, yea, random but true. As soon as Syaida arrived and I had some food, I had to leave again cos some AFSers were leaving Malaysia for good so they threw a party at their apartment near TTDI. It was alright, I didn't know most of the people but Trisha was there, and Hsien Yew came later. Stayed as long as I could and left when I was just too tired.
All in all its been fun. I'm supposed to go for the Orientation Bash camping trip yesterday and today, was so excited about it when I first found out about it, but I guess it was just very wrong timing for me.

Oh well, as a final note, as if you haven't already, go watch The Dark Knight! I really loved Batman Begins and it was my favourite Batman movie before this, but as far as Batman movies goes, this one definitely takes the cake! Before I watched it, I was happy to hear it's by the same director, and I have to say, he did not dissapoint :-)
However, I am pretty sad that we will never see the same Joker again. Let's hope if they get a replacemen for him, the guy would be able to perform half as well as Heath did. RIP.

Take care and have a nice day! :-)

Vice President Icky

And so I was quite recently elected as the Vice President of the Monash University Student Council. The reason why they needed another Vice President is because the current VP is understandably busy, being a Medical student and all, so they needed someone else to help out.
I am quite happy I was elected, however, I have just came to the realization today on how busy I am going to be! Looking through my handphone calendar I find that lots of my days for the next few weeks have been filled up with something. I guess that's the problem of wanting to do everything...

For Monash, there's orientation week next week, then there's orientation camp, street carnival soon after, and not to mention Monash Ball.
In my Magic world, theres Prerelease Mania this weekend, Eventide Prerelease next week, then there's Release Party the week after, PTQ Berlin the week after that, soon after is Malaysian Nationals and 2 weeks after that I'm flying to Manila for Grand Prix Manila.

So basically my weekdays is Monash stuff, classes and Kelsey, while my weekends are Magic (and more Monash stuff). How will I find time to playtest? I was determined to do well this Nationals but looking to the future I see many time constrains. Not to mention I don't wanna fly all the way to Manila and scrub out like a fool.

I guess I'll manage it somehow, I've always loved doing all these stuff. I'm just a little stressed thinking about it right now... there's so many other things that I have put aside... I wanna perform more, and there's my DJing that I wanted so much to be good at, not to mention my much procrastinated completion of my songs. I don't even have as much time to meet many of my friends anymore... feels like everybody is slowly drifting away... TV shows? Yeah, right! Even talking about setting aside time for gym right now is a joke.

I gotta fix this, can't be lazy anymore, I must be better.

Take care and have a nice day.

Dearest Childhood Friend

I was reminiscing my childhood and was inspired to write.

At this time I feel insignificant,
Wanna say it but I don't know where to begin,
It's just playing on repeat again and again,
Wanna face it but I don't know if I can,
Here's my plan, pretend it never happened,
Maybe then once again I can start laughin,
But then I gotta face that its life and,
Realize all good things must come to an end,
Back when we were kids playin and nappin,
At the flat pretending like we were captains,
Who knew that in a box you'd be wrapped in,
It's just sad all thats left are just has beens,
I wish I didn't grow up, wish I was a kid again,
This time I'd be around to guide and to hold your hand,
In my mind, your memory is everlastin,
In my heart, you'll always be my lil cousin,
I'm sorry I was gone and we rarely met again,
Sorry I moved on to meet all my new friends,
Wish I took the time to call you to make plans,
If I did, who knew what could have been,
If I tried, who knew what would happen,
If I cried enough would this pain end,
It's not right to witness a parent,
Bury their child even if they're in heaven...

This one is dedicated to Harris, my cousin who passed away over a year ago... Also, to Hannah, Kelsey's cousin who passed away very recently...

I miss you Harris, I know you're in a better place now but I just miss you... I wish we had met more often, I wish you didn't move so far away, damn I wish it never happened. I'm sorry I was missing from the last few years of your life...

Sometimes life moves so fast and we take things for granted. No matter how busy and exciting life can be, let's not forget what's important.


Take care and have a nice day.

Icky Gets Ripped Off... Part 2

And so my exams are finally over. It ended with a pretty demoralizing Macroeconomics paper but oh well, such is life.

Interesting things has happened since I got conned off RM550, here's what happened.
Andrew came back from Australia ad one day, him, his friend and me went for dinner. We were talking about my misfortune and Andrew's friend said that I should call the mechanic and ask for the number plate because he can track down the guy with it. We continued talking and finally decided to make a police report. That was of course a waste of time but at least I've fulfilled my responsiblity.

I then called the mechanic again the next day asking for the number plate and full name. The mechanic said he'd look for it and get back to me. That evening I got a call from mr "private number" again. I immedietely asked for my money back and was obviously too pissed off to face more of this "what are you talking about" drama. He asked me to listen and I finally did. His story is that he owns a cybercafe and a boy that always plays at his cybercafe borrowed his phone that day to make calls. He really didn't know what I was talking about then my SMS got him thinking and he asked the boy about it and the boy admitted. Long story short, he's making the boy pay me back the money. He said that he's gonna make the boy pay me RM50 every 2 days because the boy doesn't have much money and he doesn't want the boy to con other people just to pay me back. Apparently the boy doesn't have money cos he's a gambler and the person I banked in my money to was his bookie which he owed money to. I agreed finally because I thought at least I'll be getting it back.

2 days later came and I was glad to see that RM50 was banked in that day, and even 2 days later another RM50. However, the next payment was supposed to be yesterday but I forgot to call the guy about it cos I was busy. I remembered about it today and SMSed him asking if the boy had deposited the money. He said he'll ask and let me know. Didn't get back from him so I went to the ATM to check, no deposits yesterday. Tried calling the guy but "the number you have dialled cannot be reached". I wasn't too worried cos the same thing happened before but he did call me back, so I thought nothing of it. Until now I haven't gotten a call and I still can't reach him so I have a feeling that I've been had once again. I'm gonna see if I hear from him tomorrow, if not, I'll try calling the mechanic again. It sucks but oh well, at least that's RM100 more that what I thought I'd ever get back.

I still don't believe that there are 2 different guys, I have the biggest gut feeling that they're both the same person. I didn't care cos I was still getting back my money, and now this happens. Some people are scums.

Needless to say, don't be a dumbass like me who thinks he's too damn smart to get conned cos he asked for proof first. Bleh.


Take care and have a nice day.

Beware the Procrastinator

And so I'm supposed to be studying for my exams, have my second paper very soon and I'm not very prepared (yeah, yeah, what's new)...

I was sitting in the library last Friday and had a mental block, couldn't do a thing! But naturally, all these other ideas will pop up in your head when you need it the least, haha. So I rhymed.

See exam's, on monday, and today, is friday,

Get it done, in three days, cos if not, then i'm dead,

With no concentration, doing well isn't an easy feat,

So in the end i'm bound to fail and will have to repeat,

Oh look at what I did, im in so much of shit,

So unprepared, ain't no paper I can sit,

Just sittin, prepare my mind for its demise,

The statement "did the best i could" for me i know is full of lies,

Just because I, know I didn't spend much time,

Instead I spent the time I had to write this page of rhyme,

You know whats the worst crime? Its to procrastinate,

Cos it just makes you do your work only when its too late,

But even when its late, you don't want to do it,

And so instead you tell yourself you need to go to bed,

And so you don't feel bad, you're waking early morning,

But when you do, cant do a thing because you keep yawning,

And when the exam's done, you know what you will think,
"I'll do better next semester" but you do the same.damn.thing.

Hahaha, so lame but so true!

On another note, I went to P. Ramlee The Musical: The Life, The Loves & The Inspiration last night!

It's the second season and this time they got another dude, Musly Ramlee, to play P. Ramlee, and I have to say, this guy NAILS the part! The talking, the singing, the movement, exactly like the great man himself! Needless to say, I enjoyed it immensely. Those who saw it will agree that Tiara Jacquelina has done it again! I'd tell everyone to go see it, but the last show is on Monday and the tickets are SOLD OUT. Maybe next season!

Take care and have a nice day!

Icky Gets Ripped Off...

So here's the story, been meaning to start a new blog for a while now but just didn't know when, until what happened today...

2 days ago I was going through lowyat.net and found a post by this guy selling a bunch of Jordan stuff, like shoes, jackets and caps. Being the Jordan shoe freak that I am, I checked it out and send him a PM offering to buy his Air Jordan I Retro White and Air Jordan 3 Retro III. What intested me the most is the fact that both the shoes are in good condition and never worn, and the best part of all, it was exactly my size! (11 US)

He replied and asked for my MSN. The thing you should know is that this guy is in Penang, and I was never a fan of non-COD (cash on delivery) deals, but in my mind, since my cousin is in Penang, if I get a good deal I could ask her to get it for me first.

So against my better judgement I went ahead and gave him my MSN and we negotiated. I asked about why he was selling it, how come it's not been worn, how much, how to deal and etc.

He said that he needs the cash cos everything so expensive nowadays (damn, everyone gives that as a reason!), he doesn't wear it cos he collects them, and he would post the shoes to me. After much negotiations, he agreed to let it both go for RM550 including postage. I had said that I'd rather have my cousin meet him, unfortunately my cousin had just arrived in KL when I called her and only going back in 2 weeks so I eventually agreed on posting.

I don't know if it was they way he talked or what, but in the end, I found myself agreeing to bank in money, and he would send me the stuff and it should arrive either today (saturday) or monday. I asked if theres a way I could check that he really sent, but he said the delivery status can only be checked online after 1 day. After showing my concerns and him reassuring me, I said okay.

A few minutes after talking to him on MSN, I had cold feet and messaged him saying that I'm sorry but I won't do it unless he posts it first or he waits till my cousin comes back because theres been many warnings about these stuff and furthermore, he's a new member on the forums.

He replied saying that he understands and agrees to post it first and MMS the posting receipt as proof. He finally sent me the above MMS (using someone elses number cos his phone got no camera) with the pos laju posting receipt. Being the easily convinced fool that I am, I was satisfied and proceeded to bank in RM550 to his bank account.

He called me several times after to ask me if I had banked it in and he asked that I send him a picture of the Maybank slip as proof that I have banked in the money. I asked him why not just check the bank account, he said something's wrong with his ATM card so he needs to deal with that first, so he got no other way to check. In the end I ended up emailing him the following Maybank slip.

Even though I was still a little worried, I thought nothing of it, until today. I wanted to call him to ask what time does packages usually arrive and how to check my delivery status, but when I called, the line said "the number you have dialled cannot be reached at the moment", in the way of indicating that the line is not in sevice. I started to freak.

I went online to search the forum for his topic, and to my surprise, another member posted saying "do not deal with this guy, he cheats money". Apparently that guy got conned too. Thats when I knew my money was gone.

I was so pissed, mostly at myself cos I dunno why I did it when I've always been against this kind of deals... I guess its the pos laju proof...

However, I remembered about the MMS he sent me being from another number, so I tried calling the number, notexpecting much, when suddenly a guy picks up. The guy didn't understand much english so I asked him in Malay about the guy who borrowed his phone to send an MMS. He said that he runs a workshop and that dude sent his car in. I asked for Mr Conman's real number and address but the man only had the phone number.

I called the number immedietely, but surprise surprise, no one answered, good thing was this number was actually ringing. Few minutes later I got a call and I knew it was him because even when he called me before it always says "private number". I asked him bout the shoe but he kept insisting he doesn't know what I'm talking about or who I am. He continued by saying "I gotta call you back later, sorry" and hung up.

I then sent him an sms, basically attempting to put him on a guilt trip and trying to get him to return the money (I know, I know, no need to point out that it's pointless, I've already accepted the loss, I just thought I'd try). He replied with the whole "really dunno who you are and what shoe?". I replied telling him to stop pretending and asked him to return it again. He didn't reply.

I'm just gonna see what happens until my exam paper on Wednesday, by then, if no progress, I'm gonna track the Maxis number and get his address. If I feel like theres a slight chance that it's the real address, he is gonna get a visit from me sometime in the near future. It won't be pleasant.

Take care and have a nice day.