Whose ashes?

So, Michael Jackson died. His tribute, well more like his funeral, was said to cost $1.4million. That’s an expensive funeral. Now, don’t get me wrong, I loved MJ, well his music more than him, but 1.4mil for a funeral?

Again, don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to complain about the ramifications of such large scale spending in a time where the economy is as stable as a…very unstable thing.

No, no. Not about MJ and certainly not about the economy.But about death.The concept of an extravagant funeral is making me think.

Why? Why do we find the need to purchase a large wooden casket in which trees were chopped down (in MJ’s case, 14 carat gold trees) for a lifeless body, invite friends and family over for a bite and some mourning then later in the day finish it off with beautiful speeches, prayers and poetry. All of which FOR the deceased but heard by the living.

And I hardly believe, that if there is such a thing as the spirit of a being, that it would be able to hang around and watch the ceremony and nod in appreciation at how the flowers set the appropriate “there is a death in the family tone” and that Jason did a good job in not allowing Uncle Hector to deliver a eulogy. Wouldn’t this ethereal-being be a tad busy talking to St. Whoseits at the Gates made out of Whatsits?

I always had the plan of being cremated. If you thought ‘hahaha, cremated alive!’ there is very little to say regarding your sense of humour. I don’t know why though. And there’s that problem of what to do about the ashes. I love the ocean, so I thought it would be rather romantic for my ashes to be thrown out into the ocean, a clean one; plus, it would make a stunning photograph.

But that’s the thing, MY ashes? How can it be MY ashes; the organism in which the pronoun ‘my’ is applied to is no longer…‘him’. The same grammatical concept can be applied to the funeral, the casket, the grave, the tombstone, the altar, the ashes, the urn etc.

You are not there, the concept of ‘you’ has disappeared along with your heartbeat and brain activity. So surely, there is no way in which I would be offended if my – ‘the’ ashes were thrown not into the ocean but down the jamban or Selat Melaka (they’re increasingly becoming one of the same anyway). The same would go for the 1.4mil funeral, I, well the concept of ‘ME’ wouldn’t give two hoots as to whether or not Mariah Carey is present to sing off key.

Here lies nothing.

No, seriously.
Think about it.

And I'm sorry, about you, and me

This can only mean one thing... THE END OF THE WORLD! AHHHH!!!

What thing? What the hell am I talking about? Well, I'm talking about the idleness of the blog! If you compare our blog to a lake, it is so stagnant that the algae population in it is like the population of Africa, to the power 42! And if there is any sign that the end of the world is near, this would be the it, not the movie 2012.

The last time I checked, if I'm not wrong, the Jitler had late night activities ( for the benefit of the tabloids, it's some acting workshop) every night for an entire week and the usual T4YP+The Platform occupying most of his time.

In Ming's case, he has been busy studying and working hard to be the Wannabe-Doctor-of-the-Year, an award awarded by the Award Awarding Association of Awarders. Not to mention he has also been preoccupied by A2 exams in September if I'm not mistaken. Haven't heard him curse vagina for 3 weeks, you say? Yeap it's that bad.

And myself? Well inbetween watching Top Gear and procrastinating, I've been very much bogged down by final projects after final projects. Ever since the start of August, the gate of hades had open and unleashed monster after monster amount of assignments. To make things worst, I found out about 2 months ago that beginning from this year, they have stripped us from the privilege of having free access to Sunway Lagoon, not that I care anyway, but I thought it would help make my situation seem worse. Note that I didn't include sleep anywhere in this paragraph... Haih...

So yea a quick roundup of what's happening in the lives of the ever-happening Two and a Half Men. Here have another present from me. See you all around!



P.S. : Just to update everyone, LOUD 2009, yes the annual concert event organize by my church is back and is being held this Sunday, 26 of July. The pre-concert events starts at 5pm and the concert itself will start at 7pm and the whole event will end at around 9pm. This year I am in-charge of the newly formed Multimedia Department, which is responsible to come up with some motion graphic videos, one of it being a background video to one of our band's song, much like something you see during award shows such as MTV or the Brit Awards. If you are able to find time this Sunday, please come and bring friends along too if you can. If you wanna come but got no transport you can drop me a message or call me and I will try to help sort things out. Hope to see you there!

Here is a promo video for the concert;

just had to say this

VAGINA!

haha. sorry ;D

omg college this week has been so tiring. especially Maths. i had double periods back to back on wednesday, and she was teaching IMAGINARY NUMBERS.

sigh. Jit. i wish you were in class. the jibes you could have pulled about IMAGINARY NUMBERS with mrs. sukhdev. i can almost imagine. *ROLF*

and CK. why you soo moody nowadays. goodness. relax lah. ur classes until 5 everyday issit? why so pukimak wan.

thats all for updates.

we all began with good intent

college reopened today without the *BANG*, not that anybody was anticipating it. it's a typical age thing, nothing is ever so "exciting" anymore.

didn't we totally had this conversation CK? How a lot of things aren't the first time anymore... and we feel kinda robbed of our innocence? i guess it doesn't just apply to specified aspects of life...

it gets worse with age... it gets worse i tell you.

and to my loving college mates. today's our year anniversary :D

HAHAHA. so fucking sappy la mahai.

six more months and its another change of friends. i love you guys soo much you know. (although no fucking-body is going to see this sappy shit, as my classmates don't read my blog)

well. except maybe Tiffy. vaginaface ;D

and.and.and!

im

in

love
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with this!

i know lah alot of you gizmo freakie pro people are gonna have alot to say about the new Nokia N97, probably not very nice things as well, but go suck wtfbbq ok..
it's all about personal taste, and this phone is exuding soo much pheromones i am LITERALLY in love.

and happy birthday to my darling esteee ;D
if you feel old, trust me, i know very fucking well how you feel.

<3

and this is for you.

be strong my girl, God abandons no one, not even a fly, and he will especially care for you in your time of need. ask and you shall receive. if a father knows how to give good gifts to his children, and all fathers are sinners, what more our Heavenly Father and his gifts for us? he will bless us abundantly regardless.

our love is evidence ;)

Love was raw and young,

we believed we could change ourselves
the past could be undone
but we carry on our backs the burden,
time always reveals
in the lonely light of the morning,
the wound that would not heal,
it's the bitter taste of losing everything, that i have held so dear
- Sarah Mclachlan, fallen

i cannot guarantee that your heart will ever be the same again, but i can guarantee that it will be stronger, bigger and fuller; ready to take on the next challenge that awaits.

the hole will never dissapear completely, i'm sorry to say that, but you will be strong in spite of it.

love you very much.
happy birthday again!

xoxo

woawoawoawoawoawoawoawoa

This time around, I'm sharing a rather electro-disco-synth-heavy song which I stumbled upon when I visited my favourite DJ's web and he did a remix on it. It is called Heartbreak by Rosie and the Goldbug. This however is the original which I think sounds better, but the remix and the original is 2 different styles of music so can't compare. Pay attention to the video as well, the effects are stunning.



11/10

Can la, I'll go pick up drums or guitar, Ming you go on your organ and Jal you go on the piano, can form a super chun synth band haha

perhentian -- an experience!

i am highly aware that the girl isn't me. haha.
it's suzie pointing towards the sky.

felt that it such an awesome picture to start this post with

the 12 amazing people in the trip ;D

this is at the jetty, Kuala Besut sebelum the island.

the blue blue water as we got nearer the island.
could literally see the seabed ;D

the beach we were staying iN! BUBU LONG BEACH ;D

view from the top of the island... tre's windy up there.
the wind contributed to the fact that they could harness wind power for the locals.

windmills! harnessing renewable energy source

moi. suzie. tiffy

the gang again ;D

suntanned alicia, alphie and me

the rockie area. so pwetty right?

the trip was one of the amazing trips i've ever been on. PERIOD.

there's lots of other funny pictures that i'm dying to post up lahhh. but those bitches never send me and copy from facebook memang very not stim wan the quality.

oh well.

go my fb and c lah you two. don't be lazieee.

i miss the island already :

you know, an errant thought just crossed my mind. it wouldn't be such a bad idea to drop out of school and move to an island, don't you think?

haha. xx

Level 2

9 hours+, straight.

Don't mind me, I'm just taking time off to just rant and pat myself on the back.

So far I've really learned that there is no shortcuts in the creative process, only mastering skills to improve your efficiency. The bottom line is, this stuff takes time, a lot of time. When I start on an assignment, I often see myself sitting there for 3 hours (minimum), occasionally fidgeting around and floating around the house. It's not just patience that you need, but vision, to be able to see the result in your mind, because sometimes even after 3 hours, you still might not physically see anything that resembles what you want, and that can be really demotivating.

With that said, I'm quite proud of myself so far. I've been completing my assignments and passing them up on time, which is a miracle I would think, comparing it to how I handled schoolwork in the past during school days. I see myself improving visibly on some assignments which is really encouraging and I've even got one of my paintings stucked on the wall of a hallway somewhere in college =D. There are times that I even consider restarting from scratch again to come up with a better quality work (e.g. the one above).

Hallelujah! for His sustenance and blessings so far because its not just about spending time, it's also sacrificing time a.k.a. sleeping time, to get things done. I'm really excited to show some physical pieces that I've done when I have the opportunity to take a picture of it and upload it.

Time to hit the hay, see you 2 around soon. Break all bones, Jit!

what's up your va-jay-jays!

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY


i'm back. kekeke. the trip was the BOMB ya'll. can't wait to see you all again. got so much to tell!

pictures and posting later k? very lazy to upload. and many nice pictures in my friend's camera. need them to send to me first (those bitches)

cu Sunday!

xoxoxoxo

Check

6+ hours of mouse clicking,eye straining and water drinking.

Try and spot the difference.

Shameless

Okay, as the title suggests, it's time for shamelessness. In this case: it's shameless advertising!

I've been working with an ensemble at klPac for nearly 3 months(?) now. We're called the t4yp ensemble (theatre for young people)

Anyway, this week, we're having our first of two big productions: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

Do come watch!

18 - 20 June @ 8.30pm;
20 - 21 June @ 3pm
RM25 / RM15 (students)
Pentas 2, klpac

More details at the t4yp blog.