see saw.

here’s a piece of advice, people.

view people as who they currently are

and not how you think they could be
and certainly not how you want them to be.

…trust me.

S.F.F.

i love short flight friends.

i’m one of those people who tend to

get excited to find out who sits next
to me during a (relatively) short flight.

and short flight friends are the best.

just like a new blossoming relationship,

they are on their best behavior,
and they tend to treat you very nicely.

during the short flight they are able

to share the funniest or most interesting
thing that happened to them lately.
and maybe they share the same hobbies
or support the same footie team with you.

so within that short space of time,

it isn’t enough for them to start annoying you,
and for you to realize they are psychos.

and once the flight is over, you end up

having a nice memory of them, and you’ll
be happy for having the best short friend ever!

it works. give it a shot!
 

extra juicy juice.

bought this UHD tv the other day,

and i must admit, part of the appeal
was to see what the fuss was all about.

…sameee je rupe gambo tuh aku nengok.

now, when you label something as “ultra”,

it invokes expectations of awesomeness,
like ultra magnus* and otromen taro.

but no. it looks exactly just like HD to me.

so once again I feel duped by stuff that is

written on boxes, like serbok hayam goreng
“extra crunchy” or “premium” mushroom soup.

…bloody adverts.

* i bet most of you have no idea what this is!

or else.

doing good is always a positive thing.

like giving money to charity organizations,

help clean beaches or forests or parks,
and inviting your friends over for lunch.

you then feel a sense of happiness and warmth, right?

you’ve helped ease a financial burden,

you’ve helped preserve the environment,
and spending time with friends is a delight.

but imagine an alternative scenario where you HAD to.

minimum of a 100 bucks per month without fail,

or else you will be labeled as inconsiderate.
minimum of 10 beaches or forests or parks per month,
or else you will be fined by the department of forestation.
minimum of 4 outings with friends per month,
or else your friendship would be in question.

so now, the charity has become a financial burden to you,

you start to see environmental preservation as tiring,
and spending time with your friends has become a chore.

so why should we enforce these things

and make it negative and involuntary

when it’s a great thing to be done with an open heart?

...that’s the problem i have with religious enforcement.

going around to nab people and giving out fines for

berpakaian kurang sopan dan tak menutup aurat
and god knows what else has been brandied about.

i dunno about you, but i’d much prefer people to

practice religion or improve themselves on a voluntary,
open-hearted manner and not by force.

religion is the purest piece of self-involvement ever.

and that’s the embodiment of enforcement. do it. or else.

age old question of the day.

i pride myself as being an avid fan of the
lord of the rings trilogy and books, however,
one thing really has escaped me and i just wonder.

how old is gandalf actually?

tweets of the day.

a friend recently tweeted;

"...the benchmark that i set for myself
and people around me is high. that's why
i tend to get dissapointed easily..."

in which, my response was;

"...i tend to view most people as idiots.
and it almost NEVER dissapoints..."

see? it's all about setting the right benchmark ok.

judgy net.

everyone doesn't enjoy being judged kan?

be it at work, when you have tried hard,
be it with family, who you tried caring for,
be it with friends, who you support.

but imagine getting judged by social apps.

if you notice, there's always these 'suggestions'
by social apps, and it's labelled as 'people like you',
'things that might interest you', 'you should follow', etc.

so, in my case, for 'people like you',
they've listed down complete strangers /
oghang rupe serabai gile / people who
have absolutely no indication of having
anything in common with you whatsoever.

for 'things that might interest you',
they've listed down crappy stuff like
gardening / automotive / banking.
well NO, all those things does NOT
interest me whatsoever either ok.

and for 'you should follow', they've
lsited down stuff like fitness / travel/
environmental groups. macam tau je
aku ni da gemok / ske dok umoh /
ske make fun of 'green' people.

bloody judgemental internet. hmmmph.