The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. Arnold Schwarzenegger
I’m starting to blog again so I’m kicking off with this “10 songs with the word (blank) in it and each month, I’ll post one of these. All songs will be from my hard drive and it would be greatly appreciated if people can post comments or songs with the chosen word if a song was left out. This month’s one is hate. There’s a lot of hate out there and I’m just here to address this issue. From racism to bigotry and bullying, The Black Eyed Peas would be saying “Where is the love?” The good thing that came out of this was that I had just enough songs that had “hate” in it but looked totally insignificant to all the songs that had the word “love” in it.
- Mariah Carey featuring Gucci Mane and Big Boi - H.A.T.E U
- Plain White T’s - Hate (I Really Don’t Like You)
- The Game featuring 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It
- Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You
- Auburn OR Asher Roth - I Hate College [#Biwinning! Duh!]
- Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
- Hollywood Undead - This Love, This Hate
- Bullet For My Vallentine - All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)
- A Rocket Summer - Pull Myself Together (Don’t Hate Me)
- Relient K - Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been
Bonus! The Indonesian band “Boys Hate Summer” did a mean cover of Eenie Meenie which I like
Stop drinking the hatorade and start drinking the bubble tea! Chao Outside! - Peter Chao
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not - Andre Gide
My lack of activity on blogger is due to the fact that I'm on Tumblr. I sorta converted .Thanks a lot roza =(
Meet me here. Most of my stuff will be there from now on.
This is my farewell. It makes it sound like Tumblr is the other woman but that's cause she's so damn easy ;D
I haven't been blogging lately. Clearly it has shown
A lot has happened while I was gone. I wasn't overseas or anything but just trying to make the most of what little summer of 2011 truly has to offer
This year has been good to me so far but when there's ups, there's downs to and this refers to the people I've known over the years leaving Auckland in pursuit of a higher education a.k.a University ( College for you americans ) Will miss ya heaps!
Lastly, along with the couple tracks I post on each blog, I'll chuck up a youtube video because I'm such a youtube junkie. Let's get into it!
Currently listening to:
Song - Jrdn - Like Magic ( Something for Valentines next year? )
Noah And The Whales - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N ( funny name for a band huh? The song's kinda uplifting though )
Band / Artist - Crazy Loop ( Thanks to Jackie Chun for playing this. This guy's songs "Joanna" and "Mm Ma Ma" are insanely catchy )
Currently watching:
Ahead with the blog topic
I'm just gonna list them in no particular order
Campers and noob tubers ( you know who you are )
Extremely indecisive people [keyword - extremely] which causes me to wait (another thing that pisses me off) *insert situation deciding what type of bread you want for a Subway sandwich. What do you think the pictures are there for? So that you can make a prompt decision when you're still in the queue
Me letting people down
Slow driving - for example doing 80ks on the fast lane on the motorway. It's a fast lane for a reason
People who can't park their cars. This includes people who take up two spaces instead of one, double parking, obstructing others, so on and so forth
Haters but hey, haters gonna hate
Animal cruelty
Discrimination towards sexual orientation like the incorrect use of the word "gay"
Bad fashion sense
People with no appetite. People are starving in Africa and here you are saying that you're not hungry?!
People who waste food which is even worse than people who have no appetites
Awkward moments
That one squeaky desk, that one rocking unstable chair, that one person whose either coughing and sneezing or has a runny nose and has to blow their nose every 5 minutes
Stupid people because killing them is illegal
Racism / Racist. Why the hate?
The chorus of Kanye West's "Runaway" names a few
"Let's have a toast for the douchebags,
Let's have a toast for the assholes,
Let's have a toast for the scumbags,
Every one of them that I know
Let's have a toast for the jerkoffs
That'll never take work off
Baby, I got a plan
Run away fast as you can"
Housewives of New Jersey. How can people watch such garbage on TV?
M Night Shyamalan
Full priced items
Apple product enthusiasts that constantly rave about iGear
People who whine and complain a lot
Buskers who use the money they earn for smokes. No wonder why you're busking
Everytime I fall for this
When shit happens
Assumptions
I'll post a "Things that I like" soon
Till next time
Currently listening to:
Song - DJ Earworm - Don't Stop The Pop ( Sums up 2010 pretty well. Beats listening to an insanely long countdown from 100 to 1 which I never like )
N-Dubz - Girls ( Extremely catchy NSFW though )
Band / Artist - Cheap Seats ( Loving some of their tracks "Sin, Repent, Repeat" and "Chained To Me" )
Kill Paradise ( Very synth-y )
People often quote "The future is always under construction"
But I say "The past is always under maintenence"
Because if it is not highly maintained, you'll forget things.
You'll forget the memories that would bring a smile to your face
You'll forget the friendship before a falling out
You'll forget how awesome life was and still is.
Looking towards the future, we often think about the past.
This is my past ( or pictures as far back as I could salvage )
Ahh! the good ol' days
Just chilling with mah homies
OHKO
It's somebody's birthday coming up xD Btw That's my teacher on the left
My best buddy who has mad fingernails for playing the Veena
Wow! Just two dorky kids!
My 15th birthday party =D
Gazing into the distance
Whose this beautiful girl next to me?
The year Orange house actually winning something
LOL Timmy's pedo look
Dragon dance like an asian kid
Our little escapades
You're now officially allowed in the Common Room now Sera lol
Before you became a gym junkie Wei Ho
Mad photobombing skills guys
Summer begins with us
Guy with long hair
Us acting like retards =D
'tis was a good night
Just for you Harsha!
Our C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G song
Epic facials all round
Our celebratory last day of term ritual
OMFG! I'm wearing the same shirt in the picture atm
Scored tonnes of free stuff didn't we Ajay?
William's hot body
1000 paper cranes = my baby
That's how we start off 2011 bitches
This is my future
lol just kidding
Kick starting the New Year of 2011 in style ps Sorry to all the motorists driving past yesterday. Instead of saying "Happy New Year", I said "Merry Christmas"
Currently listening to:
Song - Lonely Island featuring Akon - I Just Had Sex ( One of the catchiest songs I've heard in a while. Possibly a summer hit? Maybe not one for the kiddies )
Dj Earworm - Like, OMG Baby ( Mash up of many songs. Can't wait for the official 2010 mix though but this will suffice for now )
Taylor Swift - Christmas Must Be Something More ( Just something for the holiday spirit )
Band / Artist - Kina Grannis ( Her voice is so serenading. Sounds similiar to Colbie Caillat *inserts Natasha's failed attempt to act out "Bubbly" in a game of Charades lol* )
Girl Talk ( The musician actually a guy. Yup, just the one guy like Adam Young to Owl City but instead of making happy synthisized music, Girl talk mashes Hip-hop songs. I've listened to his recent album "All Day" The album is such a sample fest which fyi I love! Try 373 overlapping samples over twelve tracks [for navigational purposes] or just one seamless track [how it was meant to be heard]. Mind Blown!
Well I've been busy lately over the past couple of weeks and the rest of the holidays are probably no different. First of all, shoutouts to the Kamath Sisters overseas (Shraddha, Sunaynay and Shilpika) Missing ya heaps! and to my home boy Terina (she just wants to be acknowledged) and finally Chooi Wen cause it's her birthday coming up and here she is buying me a souvenir from overseas! Happy Birthday Choi Sum!
Only photo of us I could find
Much love to the rest of ya over the Christmas holidays! I just want to fit in one last post before 2010 finishes!
So during exam study leave which was a while back (I was busy remember) and here I was, chilling in front of the TV after dinner and like I always do, I start channel surfing.
I was like wtf was I watching TV?! Then I remembered. The internet is capped =(
But then I wouldn't of found Heston's Feasts. One of the best cooking shows if not the BEST on TV! Keeps me interested in cooking, end of story. Cooking should be as exciting as this! Take that MasterChef, Hells Kitchen and Top Chef! Sorry Padma Laksmi
Only reason to watch Hells Kitchen
Only reason to watch Top Chef
The best 30 seconds of my life (inside joke) but Heston is truly a genius!
Moving onto the main point of this whole thing or do you want me to rant about how cool Heston Blumenthal some more? After Heston's Feasts, more channel surfing was done and came across this inspirational speaker by the name of Prem Rawat on a channel I never knew I had (Triangle TV?)
Here he was. This short middle aged in his 30s or 40s in a mahogany suit sitting in front an audience. He had this glint in his eye. I would have flick to a new channel but glad I didn't because this wise man basically changed my outlook on life.
He starts off with "What is the meaning of life?"
A question that stumps us on a day-to-day basis.
A question that goes unanswered
So I asked myself the very question and did some soul-searching
What is the true meaning of our existence?
In the film Equilibrium where Christian Bale slices off Taye Diggs' face along with taking out an entire team of baddies with killer gun moves, one of the most memorable quotes was this conversation between John Preston (Christian Bale) and Mary (Emily Watt) about their existence
I just don't like you that much Taye
Mary: to John Why are you alive?
John: I'm alive. . . I live to safeguard the continuity of this great society. To serve Libria
Mary: It's circular. You exist to continue your existence. What's the point?
John: What's the point of your existence?
Mary: To feel. Because you've never done it, you can never know it. It is as vital as breath and without it, without love, without anger, without sorrow, breath is just a clock. . .ticking
That's one way to see our lives. To become emotionally involved and immersed in life. Just wanting to love and to be loved. It's such a simple thing that is incredibly complex.
Or you can take it from Forrest Gump
"My momma told me life's like a box of chocolates. You don't know what you'll get" Something predictable and something a little unexpected.
Life is what you make of it.
“For all of us who are alive, life is the real issue. Yet so often we judge our existence by the things that happen to us—by whether things are going our way or not. Sometimes we feel strong—strong enough to dictate our future. Sometimes we feel that we can make things happen. Then there are times when we feel totally helpless. But through all the dramas and bumps, there is life. There is the very powerful, very existence of every single human being”
“To live this life, my friends, you have to have a genuine passion. Nothing artificial. To live this life, to love this life, you have to have a genuine passion. People think Kabir was so wonderful because he was uneducated and yet he said all these wonderful things. Do you think it would have been different had Kabir gone to Yale and Oxford? If so, you missed the point. The point isn't whether he was educated or not, because, in the truest sense, he was very educated. More educated than most people. The point is that passion. Maybe you won't be able to write like Kabir, but you can feel the same passion. Passion is the point. That love is the point. That feeling is the point. That is achievable by everyone sitting in this hall, and in the city of London, and on this planet Earth. That passion. That love. That awakening. That joy.”
"People try to define life. You know, all the 900 different things that people have wedged in there. But in reality, life is simply the time between birth and death. That's life. To us, it is a lifetime. But somewhere.. out in space, it may just be a blink of an eye, that's all. Because of the earth's gravitational pull, time is being slowed down and TA-DA, you have a lifetime. But somewhere out there, it's just this blink of an eye. And in this blink of an eye, you have created complexities that rival the complexities of the universe itself. In a sense, you have outdone the stars, you have outdone the motions of planets. You have outdone the whole principle of how light travels. In your little world, you have created absolutely amazing complexities.
But Prem Rawat summarized the reality of life in three words - To Be Fulfilled
Everyone may have different goals in life but at the core of these so-called goals, they are hoping to achieve the fulfillment of their life. Whether it's focused on relationships, their careers, their lifestyles, they want fulfillment.
"It's something that moves and inspires each human being.
And that is the desire to be fulfilled—not in thought, not in imagination, but in earnest"
"The meaning of life cannot be explained. It must be felt"
"When you die, when you look back, what do you see? What will you remember?"
"The good you've accomplished or the good you've done to others. This contentment is the fulfillment in life
What things did you do to get this far?
These are the questions you ask yourself
when the road ahead seems blurry
when you've lost sense of direction
when you're at the crossroads
What I've taken from this is as long as you're passionate about something and live a happy, fulfilling life, that is what really matters. Nothing materialistic or artificial. Just the genuine article.
It's not always the destination but the journey You only have one life. Live it!
Since Calculus Exams
November 25th - Clinton's BBQ and Harika's Farewell Party
November 26th - Sharukh's 18th Party
November 27th - Franjo's 18th Party
November 28th - Reshmi's 18th Party and Roshni's BBQ
November 29th - Major Sleep In! (also mowed the lawn)
November 30th - Ian's BBQ and Black Ops
December 1st - Bandwidth renewed and Ryan's LAN gaming with John and Dine and Dance at MRPS
December 2nd - Grad Dinner
December 3rd - Slept till 3pm then go to work
December 4th - Sid's BBQ
December 5th - Natasha's 18th party
December 6th - Harneet's surprise 18th Party
December 7th - Terina's 18th Party and Natasha's Drink up
December 8th - Shopping with Nicole
December 9th - Prefect Amazing Race
December 10th - Clinton's BBQ and Black Ops
December 11th - Coca Cola Christmas in the park
Currently listening to:
Chasen - One In A Million ( You can't say "you're one in a million" to a girl anymore. There's currently approx 6.8 billion people at this very moment in time. "One in 6.8 billion doesn't have the same ring to it )
Jamiroquai - White Knuckle Ride ( Takes you back to the 80's doesn't it?)
Ironik - Falling In Love ( British rappers sounds funny when they rap )
Well clearly I own a lot of sunglasses but something even better is when people who looks even sexier in them
Share the joys of owning sunnies!
Timmy - Most Likely To Buy The Franchise Sunglass Hut. Thanks guys!
OMG! Shiza drinks? Reshmi's a stunnah!
mmm! Sandwich!
And they lived happily ever after xD
Hustlers? Bodyguards? Bouncers? Your call!
Cheese!
Chillin' after a good night out
Two sexy beasts above
Nerdy? maybe. Hot? Hell yeah!
Rocking them shades sis!
WTF! Where's my leaver's hoodie?
This is my Jay-Z impersonation
Superman!
You eat that sammich Ajay!!
Calling me asian, are you? (I look freaky)
Looking pretty gangster there Brendonious
Why yes Anna. You are the second sister to wear my glasses!
Sondiyp: What the hell are you looking at?
What's with people eating sammiches whilst wearing my glasses? Sexy Henry!
Eh Rishi? There's no hot chick there! You pulled off the "asian kid" look Tony!
