[Self] Calligraphy 17Jan09

Another small calligraphy display in Cempaka Buddhist Lodge. I was there on Saturday afternoon just taking a look wasn't that impressive. And as I was just leaving an old man (organizer I think) asked me to stay for the opening ceremony.

I didn't want to but he asked me to help him make up the numbers. OK, so a small favor for an old man in a temple then .... And then PJ Utara MP Tony Pua dropped by for a short officiation. I cringed thinking there goes 1 hour (have been stuck some ceremonies like this before and goodness dammit those politicians go on and on about everything except real issues).

But nope. The man gave a short one mainly to thank the artists and committee for organizing the event and talked about his appreciation for art ... in 5 minutes!! All in all, everything was done in less than 15 mins (inclusive short speeches by 2 older foggies and the ribbon cutting).

The man didn't even talk politics at all ... which seemed too good to be true, and too uncharacteristic of politicians. Could Tony Pua be employing a double to get these minor officiating work off his back? ;)

[wtH] Lord Of The Aman !!

Spring cleaning time ...... and my brother found this really teruk brochure (aka junk mail) we received sometime in 2006. It was so bad he actually kept it for memories sake.

Introducing .... THE LORD OF THE AMAN !!!


What a way to advertise to sell off houses man. You have to simply admire Mah Sing management's devotion to the original LOTR though to have summoned a campaign such as this! The "coolest" is that they have taken pains to put in some cinapek faces over Legolas, Aragon and Gimli :D

Imagine the decision making process if you will ...
Marketing Guy: I want to be Aragon.
Head Honcho: Gon lei geh tou, ngoh gam leng chai, han ding hai Aragon la!! Sei Chai Pau!!
Marketing Guy: OK OK, gam si hai ... dai lou ...
QS Guy: Like that ahhhh ... I wanna be Legolas.
Marketing Guy: You pokai la, MCH ... I be la. U so yong sui, be Golem la !!
Head Honcho: Hahahahaha
Marketing Guy: Hahahahaha
QS Guy: Errr, hehe , hehe , hahahahaha
Driver: Then I be the short one la, can boss?
Head Honcho: Dun need to say also, see you so short already, sure be like that shorty la!!
ALL: Wahahahaha

Head Honco feels good about himself and the campaign being a pure success, and whips out a bottle of Remy Martin from his desk for the guys....


Now, the question unanswered is ..... if you do go to Aman, would you see a peaceful Hobbiton full of happy hobbits; or would it be instead full of some advanced breed of uruk-hai nasties prancing around instead?

[Self] Calligraphy Exhibition Jan 09

Sunday afternoon was spent looking at some calligraphy pieces in the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (which is actually in KL somewhere at the end of Chinatown).

Although I was dissapointed at the extremely small scale of the entire display and also the creativity (in the poetics and writing style), there were a few pieces worth capturing on the camera phone.

My fav was: 未受天磨非好汉, 不遭人忌是庸才。



A bad translation would be: If you haven't endured the challenges from The Heavens, you aren't a man; if you haven't aroused jealousy & ire from people, (that's because) you merely lack talent.

[Self] Sunday 04Jan2009

Basketball session with some mates back from CHHS.

Unlike the past few sessions, this time:
- I lost every single half court game I played in
- Scored only 2 darn buckets
- Got rejected 1 time
- Got bitten accidently on the head by some tall fella I was marking when jostling for a loose ball (yeap, it was teeth digging into my scalp)
- Twisted my right ankle mid game, walked it off after 15 mins
- Played another game, and twisted the left ankle hard this time

But weirdly, it felt good. Sounds crazy but getting injured from Bball makes me feel alive :D

And discomfortingly alive I may add, the simultaneous injuries on both ankles makes walking a tad too much a reminder of me age and how I have become one of those old uncles who still insist on playing Bball.