The Principle of Equivalent trade

Full Metal Alchemist by Square Enix was nothing short of what i expected from the creators of
Final Fantasy. Intriguing plot, a meaningful theme , touching and all the comedy one might expect. The tales of two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, their love for each other and most importantly, their struggle through life.
A bit of the technical aspects first. Graphics were great especially when transmuting. Music too was nothing short of a Square production.That's about it!
Actually, the only thing that really took hold of me during the whole show was it's theme, ' The Principle of Equivalent Trade'. Is it possible to believe that to gain something, you must first lose something of equal value? At first glance, it does seem like total bullocks but when given thought, it does make a little sense.
Just look at your own life. There should be many examples to it. I mean you and i, we study hard to get good results. Due to our hardwork, we achieve good results. However, the results are only part of the end bargain. It's the process of working hard which builds your character that is the real trade here. That's why, even if you felt that hard work has been toiled, think not of the result but of the process through it. This is just only an example but do you think it's right? Even when you look at a relationship, it still applies don't it? Getting married will make one forfeit one's bachelor hood. If one breaks up in a relationship, all the post suffering would be somewhat equivalent to the happiness during it. Even in the Bible, the richer one becomes on Earth, the poorer he'll be in Heaven.
Then again, it's still crap. What am i saying actually?I really don't know. Maybe it's just cause that things like that are happening to me.Hopefully it doesn't apply for my exam though. Neither the time or will to go through it.Christmas spirit!Joy to the world,the Lord has come, may He blabalbla!
I've nothing much else to say...Guess that's it!

The Perfect Heist

This is the story of how to rob and get rich quick. Sure, it's no Ocean's 11 or the Italian Job but it gets the job done and its 90% full proof! How,u might wonder? It's simple actually. Pickpoketing in train stations in Malaysia!

1.Get a group of people, preferably 2 or 3. Make sure one is big sized and rugged enough while another is good at pickpoketing.

2.Avoid monorails and ktms. Monorails usually have security officers and Ktm and always jammed packed. Putra would be the best line for the heist.

3.Wait for peak hours, when the trains are usually packed with tonnes and tonnes of people until everyone is butt kissing each other.This makes the perfect opportunity for the big guy to push around while the other guy gets working by pickin through the pockets of a guy.

Note: the victim os almost defenceless as his hands are holding the rail and it's so packed that he can barely move.

4.Arrive at the next station. Before the door closes, head out. This way ,there's no time for the victim to catch up even if he realized it was gone..That means you get a new phone and maybe wallet and stuff!

Easy enough right?The chances of getting caught are low right?You know why i know all of this. That's caused i experienced it just 2 days ago!Apparently,it's very normal here in Malaysia(not just talking about KL and JB but other parts as well)What was a bit shocking to me was that those people are probably not Malaysians but immigrants. That's because after getting the phone, the made international calls( mine was to Brazil). So why are Malaysians so kind hearted enough to let them stay and let them rob the daylight out of us!?

I do have one suggestion though to lower this. Put security guards on the platforms in LRT stations. That way pickpoketers are more afraid to take action and the guards can control the traffic as well. To me, this simple step might acutally heavily reduce the occurance of such cases.

Really, the sign 'Beware of pickpoketers '.. does anyone think it bloody does any good?

Reunion of the Two??

This is the 2nd time i'm typing this, as the 1st one somehow got deleted.. sigh.. that's life aye? Anyway, here i am, going to talk about religion! I am a Catholic since the day I was born. Today's issue would be about Catholicism and Protestanism (I'm not sure where the Orthodox is categorised under.) Well, let me not bore with the history about how they separate and stuff,though i admit it was the Catholic's wrongdoing.

Just recently,last friday exactly, i went to a praise and worshipped session organised by Planet Shakers( a group from Aussie).Pictures for those who want to see are here (http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeCOGjlu4ctWIv) Back to the topic, it was all great and fun, the band was really really good! Radical as some may call it.. to some Catholics, conservative ones, it may considered heresy! cool bass solos and guitar solos, it was no surprised it attracted a couple of thousands of God's followers. That itself was a rare sight considering it was hard enough to get a place big enough as Sunway. The pastor was great too.. witty , charming and funny. Somehow though, i felt i was the only Catholic there, Angie you're excluded cause you've not been going to church for 18 years!That was a sad thing to see as i hoped that one day the two communites might be reunited.

That however, i feel, it's near a stage where it's almost impossible to happen!Why,I say? That's because, that night, I felt that even though we are Christians, we both have a different set of ideologies and fundamentals. Catholicism, since Paul build his church, has been one of the most conservative groups ever. Whether that is good or bad, that i cannot answer. That's because for every bad, there's a good and I do believe that everything the Church does, does have it's reason. That day, the pastor did talk about paul and cylus(not sure the exact spelling) being imprisoned for exorcising a demon. He talks on how they sang and 'partied' so that God could listen and free them.Yes, he did say they prayed but his interpretation was more like that they 'partied'. Ask a priest to tell you the same story, and he'll say that they fervently prayed in faith and silence to God for His divinty.Thus, it only does say that both camps does have different beliefs. None is right, none is wrong though, i say.

This however,i want to stress about the difference about the two camps( maybe the similarities, depends on how they see it.This is my opinion only after all.) That's about suffering. The Catholic Church has always stressed on the suffering of Jesus he gave for his people and that we celebrate mass not only to remember it but also to emulate it. This is why mass is so monotonous and dull but it does get's it's message across. Protestant churches I feel, however, stresses more on the fact of worshipping Jesus alone, not his deeds or attitude. They see him as a God, without seeing who He is. This is just a mere gut feeling though. The pastor said, ' Jesus one said,' See not the deeds i've done but for who i am.'.' However that itself is contradictory as it is Jesus' acts and deeds that made Him for who He is then,now and till He comes again.

Really want to cut this short now.. Haven't had much time and been wanting to write my next edition already. However, one last point! That's about donations and charity! Really, that day, the way they used a parable from the Bible to up donations kind of upsetted me a little. To me, donations were always of a voluntary basis, and no matter how much it is, it's still good! I'm not saying that the Catholic Church does not do that but I've yet to see a similar thing.

Anyway,all in all, even though I've been hitting the Protestants almost throughout this , I do want a reunion of the two communities. Both aren't at fault and we shouldn't be like other religions that have split as well!God Bless every soul on Earth:)

Other updates on my life... This happened like long long agoooooo!!!PPKTJ had a sports gathering!I actually played sumo!!!Not bad eh?But lost like shit. Softball was fun though. Pics click here- http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeCOGjlu4ctWIc

Urm..The Story Of a GirL

This is the story of a girl...liked that song lots:) Anyways, This is the story of girl i met on coming to ppktj. I really do hope she won't be reading this(hazukashii) but i don't think i'm going to talk anything bad about her.
Truthfully, I think of her of her as a nice and friendly person up to this day, and my relationship with her can be compared to that of one of my friend's experience.While my friend called herself bitchy for using that guy, I really can't help but to feel that i was used too. However, I did accept the fact of what was happening and got myself into such a mess.Do I regret it now?I'm not so sure..Sad as it is now..Happy it was then..Guess u win some lose some..The karma law..
When does a relationship become strained?That i wonder. Relationship in this context doesn't mean bf/gf thingy but more as a general case between to persons.See, I have always been the type to want to talk alot but sometimes i felt that i was forcing it as well. Nothing of me comes in moderation, even up to this day, i can barely talk normally with her. Just the regular smile and the occassional smile. What started off as talking for a substantial bit for a few months is now dwindling to almost nothing. Maybe that's what i'm most depressed at. Even though my feelings for her were not what they used to be,still i hoped we could always remain close companions. Then again the word 'close' is always up for debate. It might be for her,not for me, i don't know. Maybe for her, replying msges are not so important but i usually take extra effort to reply no matter to who.
However, as much as i think this is her doing,so is it mine. Hers was the fact that things are going on better in her life now than it was then.Ignorance is bliss ain't it? It was mine for hoping too much, for being such a shy person(applies for certain cases). Maybe it was just never meant to be. Usually how a relationship takes off will affect the way i communicate with them in the future. The fact that we hardly talked in reality was a setback. Back to hope,Raistlin(Dragonlance series book) used to say 'Hope is the denial of reality' and i believe his words are very true but not to have hope is living a miserable life.. just like him.. As great as i liked him, i definitely do not want to end up like him,demented,cruel but awesomely cool.
Seems that i'm digressing from the main point, the story of this girl. Having different set of friends also seemed like a major obstacle. It's hard when i'm with her group of friends, i just get tongue tied. Even though it seems that she's getting closer to my group of friends and i to some of hers,still nothing has changed. Sometimes, we're almost like strangers but maybe i'm just being biased for hoping too much again.
I might as well take the opportunity to discuss on being a chinese educated and a banana like me. There is that communicative barrier.. she i feel prefering to speak in mandrin while i definitely speak English. But the sets of cultures each education system is brought up affects our mind sets and that really is another stumbling block. Her being the more conservative , diligent type while i shy as i am,open i am too and pure laziness.:P Doesnt seem to bear any consequences on a relationship between two people but somehow it does. It's something that i am yet able to explain.I once wrote her something and i doubt that she understood much of what i said.For once, i felt that tense in writing was important, in this case being the future tense, of things i hoped to become, not what that was.
Anyways, this is just my opinion of things as i never did get her view. One thing i did like about her was that she was quite open in telling things, making it easier to understand and not always guess. Doesn't seem to be that way now. Acquantainces we are now.. something i have always dreaded so. If you do read this, i hope no offence is taken in anyway. I'll still be here as always. Maybe one day things will change but distant is seems so that i can't see it anytime soon. I thought that her leaving soon might do me good.. it's like phasing out another part of my life but that's just quite cowardly...
That's it for now anyways.No one is to be blamed for anything.. life is just life.

Friends..past present n what to be

wat actually happened to me for the past few days?was actually quite euphoric...didnt feel like i was in reality.. maybe that's cos ppktj is reality and that really just sucks eh?hrMm.. i actually stayed at ben's place after my road trip..his parents are actually very pleasant n it's cool to see how business like people run their lives.It also gave me my 1st experience on an S-class...bloody hell..one experience i wont forget... ben is still the same person i havent seen since june or so.. the mugger n tuition type...but that's because he's studying in sing n i can't blame him. enjoyed his company for the last couple of days n sad to say that i hafta wake up from my dream n go back to reality tomorrow..sighs..

anyways,yesterday i went out for dinner with my old friends, angie, jane n alai.. was actually wonderin how they were as i havent seen jane n alai for quite a while. Seemed kinda awkward.. thought they might have changed.. However,it was a pleasant surprise that they were all still the same. Jane speaking at the top of her voice..heng huas.. that's the word! was actually pleasant to hear that word... seemed to foreign already considered it was one of the most frequently used word last yr..with the exception of cheap joke..btw,i heard the lodge phrase 'cheap joke' has infected russia because of joyoki, thts the way man! anyways,we went to eat fish head in taipan n it wasnt all too bad..good meal!hehe..dunno when i'll be seein them again though.. sunway n subang is just too far!

today..was boring..till evening to say the least..met some more asean people..choii syn,alex n pei xin(ex). was fun!went to mid valley..n watched shark tale..talked bout old times n seems no one has changed much.. apparently they have an altar of me in sing ..of all my unwanted rubbish which includes a pillow, my star hub bottle,etc..

oh yea,over this past few days.. i was actually a part time baby sitter.. of two 4 yr old twins.. an interestin pair! one had chicken pox.. but both were joyful n happy..neither seemed sick at all.. it's actually quite hard takin care of them unless they;re sleepin. or not they'll be like climbing all over u! i never had a younger sibling so i wouldnt know tht much.It was fun to say the least... they still seem to be innocent of the real word n it was cool to see tht. btw,one of them actually spoke better eng than msot ppl at ppktj..serrious..

all in all..over this last few days did teach me something.... nothin has changed, every1 has moved on though maybe except me... i dunno,maybe i'm just scared of losing friends...drifting apart all together.. real sad case.. it'll happen one day though but i hope i dont want to see that day.. i dont think i can bear it at all.. somehow, i must move on to get over this misery and emptiness of mine but i cant seem to bear myself to do it!how? i've yet to find an answer...sighs...

friends....just how important are they to me?

no.1

wo hoo my 1st blog... really no more life already. Not sure how well mine is going to be but actually i'm startin this as a challenge to my friend not to write a boring one.

hrmm... what the bloody hell am i supposed to write anyway? Life is full of shit or life is wonderful that you're going to puke.It's almost always about these 2 scenarios anyway.

Let's start with the life is wonderful setting. Last wed, a group of friends from ppktj n i went to ipoh-kedah-penang-kedah. Road trip but missing all d girls!okla,must give credit to ipoh n penang. Living up to their reputation as a land of hot chicks but really, the food was even better!!!! day after day,gobbling down food is an unhealthy lifestyle but in such places with good food, no wonder asians are getting obese!in ipoh,there was the hor fun but the tauge chicken must be singled out for praise.. really really good and the pork balls that came with it which was so sumptous!ok...should stop talkin about food as i'm getting hungrier but you get the point.:)

girls..food..oh..all of us did meet the most 'beautiful' woman in ipoh tho..ppktj students should know who.. the 1 and only low sensei!haha..she's actually nicer outside school. Feel that she's just fierce and bitchy in school as a counterbalance to the other teachers. A must need ingredient to a good school. anyways, she treated us to summore good food..cakes n movenpick ice cream! my first experience!damn good to saythe least and i must thank herfor the wonderful dessert.

hrm..besides those two things, the architecture is sth of interest. Temples built in caves, penang hill n it's interestin cable train, penang bridge! n of coz bukit hijau...actually includeslandscape as well:D This was the 1st time i saw the magnificient bridge or so tht i can remember.. Really a sight. n the waterfalls in bukit hijau were awesome even if a little dangerous.

ohh...thts bout it i would actually like to say bout the trip .. the buses!haha.. malaysian coaches.. late..crazy... n definitely dangerous! fucking freaking dangerous.. ride at your own discresion. For pics, http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeCOGjlu4ctWHC