The OC

weve been on the run, driving in the sun, looking out for number one, and I am back in The OC!! (third season! thanks roy!)

Kings of Convenience

"... The got signed (finally). Erlend (one of Kings of Convenience) could cash in loan that he'd taken to survive the latest years. Eirik (the other one) could quit studies. they could concentrate on doing what they do best:

Spending late nights by the window, in the old, white house, or in Eiriks brand new apartment, drinking tea, making songs that makes the world stop, and listen." Anders Waage Nilsen

A Good Cry

"if you cant laugh at yourself, life could seem a whole lot longer than you like... what do you do? you laugh you know, I'm not saying I don't cry, but... in between, I laugh, and I realize how silly it it to take anything too seriously... plus, I look forward to a good cry...

... feels pretty good."Sam, from Garden State

a good cry huh? its not til when its being said and heard, that you realize you had already forgotten how it feels to cry, to love... to feel. its been a while since I last did, and I feel like shit. how much dignity does it take for a guy to cry?

while the world is sliding across the ecliptic plane, I halted in the pass.

What a difference a day make?

half a million pf people could die.
someone could fall in love, someone could fall out.
the still sun might be shaded out by the forever altering clouds.
threads could be made into scarf.
securing the job which seemed so hard, could be so much easier the day after.
a piece of music to be created. a picture to be drawn.
a book to be written, a heart... to be crushed.
I could change.

from looking like this,
to this
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how do you like it?

Decision made - somehow

called my mom again today, talk for a little more than three quarters of an hour. we talked about my work in kitchens, hows life back in Malaysia, my mom's part time job as a clerk which she quited last saturday, the backpack I had my eye on (which I bought this afternoon), and then finally about our family scattered around the world, and how I really feel like staying in New Zealand. that very moment, my mom said something which helped me decided on something.

"its a dilemma, though I know you really like to stay in New Zealand, theres another thought saying it would be, you know... good... to have you... Back. but I do hope you will succeed in securing your Visa in NZ of course, if thats what you want..."

=)

The Bourne Identity

so National Bank is chargin' me flippin 30 cents for everytime I swipe my debit card. and I uses my debit card like a million times a day. that means, A LOT!!

I went to the teller this morning and asked to close down my account, the man didnt say much, introduced me to this personal manager, sat down, and it was all done. straight away, holding 391 dollars in my hand, I cross the street to Bank New Zealand for a new account.

so I told the customer service officer how National Bank was cutting my throat with the sharpen edges of the charges, and how they shhuu me off by not tryin to retain me as their loyal customer. she took pity on me, and offered me a Graduate package. that is, no monthly cost, no transaction cost, no nothing! sweet! being introduced to another personal manager, my new account was on its way!

when being asked for identification:

Malaysian probation drivers licence - expired (today!! 11/07/2006, means I get my full licence!)
ViC student card - expired
International Student Card - expired
library card - no pictures (insufficient proof of identity)
Visa Card - no pictures (same as above)
flat security card - er..
IDD calling card - er..

so turns out Ive got no forms of identification anymore.. well, cept for my:

passport - expires November 2006.

guess I better start renewin my stuff huh...

*randompost*

so I went clubbin today. it wasnt planned or anything. got a text from work saying their out, asking me if i wanna join. so im like, "sure.. where and when?".

but thats not the thing. (yes there is a thing AK). the thing is... I was alchohol free from the minute I stepped out out of my flat, til the minute I stepped back in.

proud of me-self haha...

they really are the kings...

know Kings of Convenience? two guys, two guitars, one too nerdy, one too shy, yet, they made some of THE best music ever heard.

this is one of their live performance recording singing a song from their Quiet is the New Loud album, titled "Winning a Battle, Losing a War", and I felt tiny. so tiny. see them playing their music, the complication and consistency of their fingerings, firm voices, hitting harmony on every lyric. amidst all thats going on, their facial expression showed nothing but the mere sense of enjoyment. their music.

are they not the best or what? as gay as its gonna sound... I love them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TBJnUT3XZTE&search=kings%20of%20convenience%20live

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half way through, and lets see whats on the list huh?

1. just came back from a trip down south, for the third time, with my brother. good times.
2. bought 3 books, very heavy stuff, "Handmaids tale", "Girl with a Pearl Earing" & "March".
3. got a 180 bucks external hard disk.
4. got a pair of Sennheiser PX 200 headphones from my brother! yeah!
5. lost every piece of music in my laptop, which I eventually got back at least half, thanks to Roy
6. started working day and night in the kitchen's'. really tiring, but for the fast cash, guess Im bound to labour myself for a few more weeks huh.
7. got myself really wasted at a friends housewarming party. hung over for 2 days. damn.
8. looking for jobs? neh... better not get in to this topic.
9. going to get a back pack and a goretex jacket at Kathmandu sales. 2008 Europe. here I come.
10. miss my family. & friends
11. called home, friends. good times.
12. no coffee lately, coz of the hung over and wasted stomach. but soon... soon...
13. miss jazz at lido for so many times I lost count. i miss it.
14. found out jazz at sandwiches is actually good!!
15. dying to hang out with friends. everyone of them.
16. this is really random huh.....?
17. guess i better stop here before I fall asleep...

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