roller coaster

just finished watching CSI season 4. there was this one episode bout a roller coaster ride went wrong. the whole car jumped from the track and crashed landed killing all five. someone sabotaged it.

damm!! never gonna ride on a roller coaster again. i've never been a big fan of all these terror rides anyway. the last time i rode one was three years back in gentings. it was called the cockscrew(or something like tat). i was with my ex gf. it was a pretty big hit with the crowds. we had to wait for 45 mins to jump onto that terror on wheels. i was trying all kind of tricks so tat i could escape from the ride but she was not buying it. was forced to lie. told her tat nature is calling-the BIG one, and i really had to go or else vomit wont be the only thing i will be excreting during the ride. she reluctantly let me go.

so there i was drinking a coke with a kit kat chocolate thinking wat a brilliant conman i was. after twenty mins, went back to the roller coaster thinking it was well over my turn. to my suprise, she was still lining up. and we are second in line. i thought of running, but then she caught sight of me. so had no choice but to walk to the line. at that time i was more depressed than scared. cant believe my last meal on earth was a bar of kit kat with coke.

before us were an indian family tat included two very very very old ladies. my ex gf thought it was very brave and daring of them to hope into the ride and she gave me the, 'YOU PUSSY' look. told her they were probably to senile to know wat they are doing.

well, the grandmas survived the ride without any heart attack or dentures flying off. that gave me renewed confidence tat i might actually survive the ride. so we hopped into the car. the ride was quick. very quick.

she had her hands up in the air. i was holding on the bar for dear life. she was laughing and screaming in ecstasy. i was saying the 'Our Father' under my breath. there was one part where i felt my stomach turned upside down and i thought i was going to puke but thankfully nothing happen.

before i knew it, it was all over. i checked myself. i was still in one piece. i checked my pants. nope didnt shit or pee in it. turned to look at the couple behind me. their faces were clean. so nope, didnt puke either.

ahhhhh....im a MAN now.

she asked me whether i enjoyed the scenary from up there. told her nope, i had my eyes closed.

ugliest animal alive

this is one ugly matha fucka!!! its a dog, if you guys are still figuring wat it is. it looks like its satan's very own pet dog who ran away.



its a pure breed HAIRLESS CHINESE CRESTED DOG. (hey kanineh!! not all chinese have desert skin ok!)PURE BREED I TELL YOU!! dont play play. and its got a name to, SAM(not to be mistaken with my friend sam. he's ugly but not tat ugly. haha sorry sam). apparently sam is the reigning champion in the "WORLD UGLIEST DOG" contest (2003, 2004, 2005).



there is a whole website dedicated to that dog written by its owner. apparently its kind of a celebrity back in the States. been appearing on talk shows and wat not.crazy americans. back here it probably end up in somebody's bowl (not mine though).

they are even selling t-shirts and magnets of SAM. and SAM's mug is coming real soon. (ooo goodie goodie we all cant wait. pffft...)the magnet cost USD$7.00 and the t-shirt is USD$18.00. wear that t-shirt to a club, even a stray dog diggin thru the garbage wont be attracted to you let alone a babe.well, maybe if its an ah lian. tats different. they probably go, "wah so cute one leh. just like hello kitty!hehe,"



go check out the site http://www.samugliestdog.com/

exotic dinner

ATTENTION ALL ANIMAL LOVERS!!! DONT READ THIS!!!

two weeks back me and 7 others drove for 40mins to macap baru to try the famed macap baru wild animal dinner.the exotic meal was awesome. we had wild boar, bats, deer, tortoise soup, squirel, fox and biawak. the only thing normal on the table was the pork and veggie.

if an animal lover or a vagen was there, they would probably die of a heart attack(hey, we can then feed them to the biawak or python to fatten them up for our next meal)

wild boar taste exatly like pork. only difference is that its not as juicy as your domestic bred pigs. guess all the running from over enthusiastic hunters with guns keep these wild swines pretty lean. probably they should legalized wild boar meat. definately will decrease the incidence of cardiovascular disease among the chinese.
yeah boy!! keep it going!! we need more of you on the table!!

what happens when a chinaman sees a wild boar crossing the road??



squirels are ok if they give you the right parts. the worst parts to eat are the ribs. it will look like a nice thin piece of meat. but when you put it in your mouth and start chewing, its all bony. a real bitch to eat. but if you are those kind of ppl who like your chicken rice with bony chicken parts, then maybe you'll enjoy it. anyway, they are such darn cute animals. eat something else la... i mean its like eating alvin the chipmunk(wait a minute...are chipmunks and squirels the same thing)

bats are just simply delicious. at one point we didnt know we were having bats. we thought we were having a fox cause it was pretty meaty. i had a bat drumstick!! bet you dont get those at KFC. finger licking good.



"where the hell are all those bats?? Has the chinese invaded Gotham??"



tortoise soup was great but the cook put a little to much herb in it. the best part of the tortoise are the tendons. its neither soft nor hard. cant explain. alah...kasi makan cukup la. i would not eleborate on how they slaughter the tortoise. pretty brutal actually.


"ARGGHH....chinaman!! chinaman!!! CRAWL!!CRAWL!!"



biawak when cook with curry, taste simply....orgasmic!!i was told its the only way you can cook it. cause only with curry powder can its bad smell be masked. they cut it into small pieces and add lots of curry powder and curry leaves. you got to eat using your hand cause its easier that way compared to using the fork and spoon. it taste like chicken actually. the only give away was its 'boniness'(however you spell that).

at the end of dinner, we came to the conclusion that when it comes to eating habits you can classify God's creation into the following groups:



Carnivores







Herbivores







Omnivores








Chinese (Wah lau weh...dinner to good. beh tahan ah!!! Need to sleep man)

sam and vj-goodbye guys

sam's funeral was held at christ church, melaka(near the historical buildings). his family were anglicans. the small church was packed to the brim with family members, lecturers, friends and church members amounting to around 300-350 people. it was a simple, short and meaningful ceremony. towards the end, when we were allowed to pay our last respect, his mother just lost it. she was a figure of strength and optimism all thru the ordeal until then. she broke down and was begining to cry loudly. it was just so....so sad. so fucking sad man!! i could understand how she felt. i could actually feel it. i dont know how i held back my tears. my eyes were ready to burst but i would not allow myself to go there. i dont know why.




SAMUEL ANANDAM RICHARDS
23 Sept 1982-14 Sept 2005







sam was burried at the cheng christian cemetary. being a malaccan, i was leading the rest of my friends to the cemetary. brought them to the wrong cemetary. can you imagine the stupidity. i thought that the malim christian cemetary was the same thing as the cheng cemetary. so i was leading some 10 cars or so on a merry go round. pissed with myself for tat. when we did find the place. he was already half burried.

we lingered on till everything was done. said our last condolences to the family and left. that night we had dinner at the restaurent where sam and vj last ate before their tragic accident. the food was really good. but the memories were better.





Vijay Francis Jayabalan
13 Sept 1981-4 Sept 2005









Vj and sam were like brothers. they were inseperable since their time in india. if you see one you'll see another. both were really friendly individuals but they have their distinct characteristic. sam is a pratical joker. he can tell a joke with a straight face. sometimes, you just dont know whether he is telling a joke or he is being serious. and when you really start to think he is being serious he'll go, "Nah, im just kidding. dont be fucking stupid."
Sam is famous for his late nigth sms which was always meaningless and purposeless. his most famous one was this: whats the difference between Gareth and a bucket of shit? the BUCKET. gareth was a classmate of ours.

in comparison, VJ was more of a serious person. a person who you can really talk to. he grew up in india so he really knew a lot bout the country. he helped me a lot when i was planning my trip to south india. we became close because of the time we spent together in Izone(a cyber cafe in manipal). he was trying in vain to get me started on the game Warcraft. he just couldnt understand why i love my championship manager so much. we could sometimes spent hours talking to each other as we played side by side, he with his warcraft and me in my make believe football management. for some strange reason he always calls me "mr.Justine" and not just "justine" as the rest do. so to reply the 'compliment' i addressed him as "Mr Vj." it was weird in a sense but it was something special we shared with one another.

some interesting facts bout Vj and Sam. both their birth days were 10 days apart. and they died 10 days apart from each other. both died 9 days before their birthdays.
coincidence?

maybe.

fate?

very well could be.




The tide recedes but leaves behind
bright seashells on the sand
The sun goes down but gentle
warmth still lingers on the land
the music stops and yet it echoes
on in sweet refrains...
For every joy that passes,
something beautiful remains.

May the Lord bless you and keep you
May His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you
May He look upon you in kindness and mercy
May you rest in His love and peace
Till we meet again....

Take care dudes!! we'll always remember you!!

cause of sam's death

the post mortem revealed the cause of death as pulmonary embolism. they found a 3 inch blod clot in the artery leading to the lungs. the calf acts as the 'peripheral heart.' each time you walk or contract the calf muscle, blood is being pumped back into the heart. if for some reason you are not moving your legs for a long time(paralysis, fracture, coma,long distance flight aka economy class syndrome), there will be stasis of blood in the leg which predisposes to clot formation. the clot can rupture and travel all the way to the heart and from there it goes to the lungs. it then blocks blood flow to the lungs. the severity of pulmonary embolism is dependent on the size of the clot. a small clot will resolve by itself. a slightly bigger one will cause localized chest pain. in the sam's case, sudden death. the pain will mimick a heart attack.

since the accident, sam has not moved at all(more than a week). he had an operation done on his left femur. he was found unconscious in the toilet. all this while, the nurses were the one helping him to the toilet. a few times he insisted that he was strong enough to do it himself but they didnt allow him to. maybe while he was walking to the toilet, the clot/embolus ruptured and then went to block his lungs. he was staying in a single room and no one was sure how long he was unconscious.

Sam's death

i cant believe it.

my friend sam just passed away this evening. few hours after i wrote my last post. we dont know why he died. the doctors dont know why either. it was so sudden. a post mortem will be done to identify the cause of death. he was out of the ICU a few days ago and his condition has been improving. he could remember everything and could speak after they removed the intubation. he was suppose to be discharged from the hospital on friday, go back to segamat and have his favourite mutton curry. he was dreaming about it.

but....he is gone now.

im so tired. been running around town helping his uncle from PJ make the funeral arrangement here in melaka. i just finished typing the funeral program for tmrw. got to go get some sleep now...if i can sleep that is.

hey vj, if you looking down now, sam is on the way up. looks like you two can continue playing pratical jokes on each other.

went up to penang last friday for vj's funeral. the mood was in total contrast to my last visit there which was 6 years ago together with the salvation army. had a whale of a time with my friends then.

things were more depressing and sombre this time around. the funeral was held at the church of immaculate conception. it was a grand funeral with more than 150 in attendance. 44 of us classmates made the trip up. upon the request of vj's dad, we wore our white lab coats for the funeral service as a show of support. me and seven other classmates carried the coffin in while the rest lined both sides of the aisle from the entrance all the way to the altar.

the sermon by the priest was fantastic and so were the eulogies. befitting for a great person like vj. his remains were cremated and the ashes taken back to the US where his mother and sister now lives.

in this short life on mine, i personally had experienced the lost of someone close to me 6 times. the first was my dad's death when i was 15. it was a terrible personal tragedy and the iccident had a profound impact on my perception and way of life. till this day i feel uncomfortable watching with others an emotional scene involving a person's death on tv or in the cinema because it reminds me to much of my father's death and the mistakes i had made as a son. the sad and unwanted memories, all held up in a reservoir of despair at a corner of my mind, will come bursting through cracks on the wall, flooding and sinking my emotions. the only thing preventing me from crying is my sense of pride and ego.

but one thing i never did lose then was a sense of immortality. it was like, 'this is just going to happen once and thats it.' but as time passed by, more deaths followed and the sense of immortality begin to dissapear like morning dew slowly evaporating on a hot day. the fear that someone i really love might just go like that weighs heavily in my heart. sometimes, the mere thought of it makes me tear.

but i guess when it comes to matter pertaining to life and death, we are sometimes powerless to do anything bout it. faith in the Almighty is the only way. for in life, we as mortals can only do so much to predict the outcome of life. for all the uncertainty, the only thing certain in life is death.