Its raining man!!! Hallelujah....NOT

The monsoon is upon manipal. Finally...No more blistering summer heat. No more dust and sand. No more sweat soaked bed sheets and underwear. Within a week, the dry brown landscape is replaced by lush green hills and and blooming flowers. In these cold weather you can just sleep and sleep and sleep.

that's where all the goodness end.

heavy rain and a poor drainage system in this town makes it a breeding ground for mosquito's. The cases of malaria and denggi are on the rise. As of today, 15 malaysians had been diagnosed with malaria. The infected local population is somewhere in the 50s. Actually its not to bad here in manipal compared to mangalore( a town 1 1/2 hours away) where there is more than 2000+ cases reported. Its almost reaching a pandemic state. Malaria, denggi, haptitis A and cholera is epidemic in this area. Yesterday a patient died of cholera in manipal. Pretty scary.

well, most of the ppl that got infected are those staying in the hostel or the surrounding areas. Since I live quite far away it doesn't really bother me, though precautions are still taken (I think im widening the hole in the ozone layer with the amount of insecticide im using). im faced with other problems. With the green lush grasses growing all over, an old foe reappears. Those dastardly COWS . When it rains heavily an entire heard of cows(usually 8-11 in number depending on the number of offsprings) will 'invade' my house and use it for shelter against the rain. Last monsoon, a gentle prodding with an umbrella on the alpha male will send them all out again. But this time around, even a smack would not move them. Sons of bitches...So what to do. Just leave them there. And same story after that. They just leave a pile of shit as a sign of thank you. A pile of shit per cow...Imagine. mardar chod
so one night after coming back from a friend's house, as I was coming down from my bike(it was pitch black cause there was a black out), my left leg got buried ankle deep into a slimy wet cowdung. Utterly disgusted, I tried coming down from the other side of the bike. So I put my right leg down. ppiaakk...
'nee na bueh!!!' my right leg also got buried. All the shouts of hokkien profanity drew my housemate out. Poor guy, as he came out to rescue me he himself also step on a piece of shit(apparently one cow climbed up 4 flights of stairs and crap on my front door). Then Cantonese vulgarity started flying out.'mai chau hai!!! ham ka...'

resigned to the fact that this is one problem we can never overcome, we both went into the house, planning what kind of beef preparation we gonna eat tmrw at the muslim shop. if you cant beat them, eat them....

Smoke up dude!!

WEED...That's something most of us college going guys are familiar with. Some ppl I know actually argue that doing weed is better than taking a puff on a cigarrate. Hell, the Brits actually wanted to legalized weed but the proposal was turn down in the House of Commons(maybe they should try banning Beckham from taking penalty kick first). Its an illegal substance in most countries except maybe Holland. But then again almost every recreational drug is legal there.

so wat is WEED?
it comes in many names eg: ganja, pot, Mary Jane etc. Weed and marijuana are actually 2 different substance though they are both derived from the same plant that is Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa. Weed is prepared from resinous extract of leaves from the female plant while marijuana is synthesized by crushing dried flowers found on the top of the plant. The plant itself can grow as high as 4-6 meters. The taller the better cause the seed and flower at the top most part of the tree has a higher concentration of active principles[cannibol which is inert but on exposure to heat will convert to the active isomeric tetrahydrocannibols(THC)].

after smoking up, THC will affect both the mental and physical status. The individual will have a feeling of euphoria, well being, sleepiness, dreaminess,increase self confidence and rapidly changing emotions. Thought process are hampered and there will be altered reality testing. Some might even hallucinate, usually something to do with an erotic fantasy.
weed also causes an individual to feel extremely hungry and thirsty, slightly nauseated and decreases motor coordination.
using the drug in small quantities is not harmful, but this vary from individual to individual. Because users develop tolerance to the drug( that means if it takes 0.5g to get you high in the beginning, in a months time, 0.5 will not give the kick any more. So you increase you intake. This will go on and on), there is a tendency for smokers to develop into chronicity.

chronic usage of the drug will lead to amotivational syndrome. The individual will be lethargic, apathetic and discline to work.
what is more dangerous is the tendency for chronic smokers to develop organic structural damage of the brain cells. It will get so bad, that one day while under the influence of the drug, he/she might suddenly run amok which is characterized by a frenzy homicidal tendency which is purposeless and motiveless. Those killed are usually those dear to him or anyone around him at the time. This killing frenzy last for only a few minutes after which the individual will recover and have absolutely no recollection what so ever of what he had done. If the guy is charged in a court of law he will be acquitted on the grounds of acute insanity(under McNaughton's rule). The basis for this is that because the individual is unaware of his own action and cannot differentiate between right and wrong at the time the crime was committed, due to extensive structural damage to the brain, he cannot be held liable for it. Though he is acquitted, that does not mean he goes Scott free. Poor guy will be lock up permanently in a mental institute(or until deem fit to be released...Which I don't think will ever happen).

so guys...wat you waiting for. roll up those sugar weed and smoke it up. if you ever kill anyone and get thrown into Tampoi, look at the bright side man. free food and lodging...

The Typical China-Man
There was once an Chinese man called Ah Beng who was
involved in a
terrible car accident. In the hospital, when he gained
his
consciousness, he called
out for the nurse to know what had happened to him.
"I'm very sorry, sir, but you had involved in a very
bad car crash".
"Car crash! Tiu!! My Marcelly (aka Mercedes ) ! My
Marcelly! Is
my car all right?" he asked hysterically.

"Sir, your car was destroyed, but that is the least
of your worries. You've
lost your left arm in the crash, and we were unable
to save it", she said
apologetically.

"I lost my arm? My Rolex! My Rolex piu leh!"
"Sir, please calm down. That is the least of your
worries. You are
in a very critical condition and all your family are here
to see you".

He asked for his family to be called in. As they
gathered around the bed, he
called for each of them.

"Wife, are you here?"
"I am here husband, and I will never leave you"
"Son, are you here?"
"I am here father, and I will never leave you"

"Daughter, are you here?"
"I am here father, and I will never leave you."

"Well," said Ah Beng thoughtfully, "if all of you
are here, WHO THE HELL IS
LOOKING AFTER THE SHOP?!!! TIU NIA SENG!!!"