The day before yesterday I woke up and found white stuff near my door. When I opened the door, at both corners, there were what looked like paint scrapings. Just white small pieces of paint at the door. I didn’t give it much thought.

Today, I was watching Lost with my brother in the living room. I thought I saw something scurrying across the floor into my brother’s room. I thought maybe it’s just a plastic bag thingie. Another Lost episode later, I saw more movement, but this time it went inside my room. Funny plastic bag, I thought ….

Julian : “Did you see that squirrel?”
Jason : “It looked more like a plastic bag, or a lizard … ”
Julian : “I’m pretty sure it’s a squirrel, or a rat”

So I paused the show. My brother closed the door. It being 2am and all, we didn’t want to wake up the resident rat-killer ( my dad ). So we went downstairs. I got a broom and a dustpan. My brother took a mop. When I reached my room, I changed my mind about my weapons. I switched to a baseball bat and an electric mosquito racket instead.

I was thinking “Alright, time to kill something bigger than a mosquito. Time to be a man …”. And so we searched under the beds for a while. Then we concluded that it must have went out the window.

I guess the paint scrapings were from the little vermin trying to claw itself out of the door. No wonder I thought I heard some stuff the night before. Like scratching or whatever. And to think I was sleeping soundly while it was scurrying around the room and scratching the door.

Imagine being woken up at night to the sound of scratching on your door. Speaking of creeping myself out, I was driving around Bukit Tunku today. That place is always so misty at night! I remember driving past the same empty lot and having a little chill and not daring to look at my rear view mirror.

That’s it, tonight I’m not sleeping with the window open.

So when is the malaysianized version ? Lelaki Labah-Labah ? What would he do ? Catch DVD sellers and fight corrupt policemen ? Bargain with the cut-throat peddlers of Petaling Street ? Be a journalist for the Sun newspaper ? Eliminate bribery from the police force ? Catch corrupt politicians ? Compete with Keluang Man(a bastardized Batman who looks like a banana) for a TV spot ? Fight the I.S.A ?

Okay, I’ve said too much. I love my country, ignore all of the above. Please spiderman, don’t take away our DVD sellers.

The movie was a little draggy for me. I had to go to the toilet once because of my weak bladder(it’s heridatary) and also maybe because I was restless. The movie was well done though I would admit, but maybe a little rushed ? Try being a director that crams 300+pages into 2 something hours. Oh , and Cho looks so chinesey !! hehe …. later on , she’s kinda cute I guess.

The only way to watch this film is in a crowded cinema with all those teen girls squeeming at the guys ( the twins and Cedric ). Oh , and the restless kids who have to go toilet often.

Doom
This movie stinks. Along with all the video-game adaptations. Name me one good video-game movie and I’ll eat a frog. Figuratively, of course.

Music:

The Used - In Love And Death
So this album speaks to the inner emo kid in me. So what ? Perhaps they use the bleeding metaphor a little too much ?

Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Highly recommended. Nothing like I’ve ever heard before. I skip the instrumentals though. Parts melodramatic and rousing, about the state of Illinoise, from Wayne Garcy the serial killer, to UFOs , to Andrew Jackson to Metropolis and Superman and about Ghosts.

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Very slowly growing on me. It might be brainwashing me.

Team Sleep
Fronted by Deftone’s Chino Moreno, this electronica band is something different. A little mellow and depressing. But nice.

Games:

Resident Evil 4
The game is very solid and has great gameplay. The best Resident Evil game ever. But they try to throw in every B-grade-movie-cliche’ and has one of the lousiest endings ever. (They ride off into the sunset with a jetski ?? COME ON !!)

Ratchet : Deadlocked
The spider tank rocks ! The action rocks ! Damn I gotta sit down and start this game.

Urban Reign
Never have 3 people sat down to play as street gangsters beating up each other to gain possesion of a teddy bear been so fun.

Defense of the Ancients
I’ve been on a losing streak. Stupid game…

Anime:

Basilisk
This anime is very violent, but also very tragic. You sorta care for both the “heroes” and the “villains” but they die anyway. Tragic and absorbing. No shit filler episodes, all very fast paced and action all the way. Did I mention it’s violent ?

Naruto
Currently showcasing stupid shit-filler-non-manga episodes . Who cares about super curry?

Books:

Michael Crichton - State of Fear
Did you know that global warming is just a theory and is debatable ? Well screw those environmentalists and their “dramatic” implications. (Can anyone think of The Day After Tommorow ?) . Better researched than most environmental websites, this book is quite informative.

Websites:

The Perry Bible Fellowship
No , the comic is anything but churchy.

Fazed.org
My number 1 source of Internet bullshit (news,videos)

Wikipedia
I used to read the encyclopedia to sleep. Now I read this online encyclopedia while neglecting sleep.

Its a wonder how I ever find the time to do anything else.
Things to get:

• Lost Season 1
• Star Wars Episode 3 DVD
• Alien , Aliens
• Howls Moving Castle

If just dawned on me. I am not studying anymore. I am fully responsible for my own actions now and am supposed to take care of myself. This is all freaking me out. No more bumming around without the discouraging look from parents. Yea, I know I’m teaching tuition but I don’t think that would be a permanent job. I have plans though, and it involves leaving this country for better work conditions and to explore. Explore both myself and the other country of course.

I don’t if its just me, but I feel somewhat constricted of growth. I feel the need to “leave the nest” so to speak. Just to see what I’m capable of on my own.

I was having a talk with a friend today and we talked about how as adults we grow up to be less risky or adventerous. Then I noticed that I’ve been playing safe and acting far too safe for my own age. I’m young !!! I should be reckless and irresponsible !! I should go thrash something ! burn stuff !! blow up stuff !!

I need to rock out a while…..

Girls , does your boyfriend have commitment problems ? Want to test his level of commitment ? Or do you want to dump him unceremoniously ? Buy the Fake Pregnancy Test !

That is probably the most cruel excuse of a marketing ploy ever invented. That’s the most horriying thing a guy could ever get . Come on ! it’s not even funny !!

Girl : “Honey … I’m pregnant. Check out this pregnancy test”
Boy : “OMG”
Girl : “Just kidding Brad, but that wasn’t quite the response I expected”
Boy : “WTF?”
Girl : “Sometimes I think you don’t understand me at all”
Boy : “ROFL”
Girl : “That’s it Brad, we’re breaking up”
Boy : “But but but … “