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I finally got off my lazy ass and changed the strings on my guitar. The guitar kinda got neglected after 2 of its strings broke, courtesy of someone who I have yet to find out. No one seems to want to own up and admit it

I already bought replacement strings a few months back, but never really found the time or reason to change it. Until now that is. I don’t know what came over me, but I was really motivated and felt the urge to play the guitar. After a few pointers from Pneo (sorry that I had to keep you awake when you were going to sleep dude), I succeeded in changing the strings on my own.

After getting it tuned (courtesy of my cousin’s guitar tuner), it lives again! My urge to play the guitar is fulfilled, but I’m not just going to stop here. I’ll keep on playing and practicing, and hopefully, I’ll be able to play as good as my mentor, Pneo

Also, I need to make sure no one ‘mistreats’ my guitar though. I don’t want to go through the tedious process of changing strings all over again so soon.

It’s pretty rare for me to have something that I really want, something that I don’t mind spending money on. In fact, I think I’ll be spending money on these babies every time a new one comes out. Ladies and germs, I give you, my wish list!

The home jersey is already available in our shores, while the away jersey is expected to be here by next month. I particularly like the away jersey, it’s classic! Sure, it doesn’t look much in here, but I’m telling you, it looks real classy when it’s being worn. I am so getting my hands on these!

I would just like to let you know, that I have a nephew now. He was born about a week ago, but is now still in the ICU. My nephew was born 5 weeks premature. He is improving though. He is already breathing on his own, without the help of the ventilator. According to my sister in law, he might be there for another 3 weeks or so.

I can’t wait for him to come home. I can’t wait to see him in the flesh, to carry him, to care for him. Also, I have to make sure my little niece won’t get jealous of me taking care of my nephew, considering how she’s very attached to me. Ah well, I’ll think of something when the time comes

So, the Evangelion movie wasn’t as bad as I expected (in terms of censorship). In fact, they only censored one part of the entire movie. Watching the anime on the big screen, now that was awesome. With a pretty good OST to boot, it was truly worth my 11 bucks. My only complaint was, that they butchered the previews. I was really looking forward to watching the previews, but they had to spoil it for me. Hell, they even butchered Hikki’s Beautiful World song halfway through. Idiots!

After the movie, we went to this little restaurant at The Curve called ‘The Apartment’.  I have to say, I pretty liked the concept of the restaurant. True to it’s name, the restaurant was made to resemble an apartment, complete with living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom design. That’s the only good thing about the restaurant.

The food was crap, and the price unreasonable. One bottle of Coke costs RM9.90. And I’m not talking about the normal 500ml bottle, they sold the 250ml bottle! What the fuck?! With 10 bucks, I can buy like 4 bottles of 1.5 liters of Coke! What a bloody rip-off! I am so never going to that place again.

For those reading this, trust me,  do not go to that restaurant. You’re better off spending your money at Carl’s Jr

You read it right. They brought the Evangelion anime here in Malaysia. It officially opened yesterday, and I’ll be watching it tomorrow, together with Csquare and Justin. Keep in mind that I’ve already seen the new movie, but I’m still going to watch it at the cinema. Hey, it’s not everyday they bring in one of the biggest anime here, so I think that’s a good reason for me to fulfill my responsibility as an ‘otaku‘ and geek out in front of the screen. Plus, seeing Ayanami Rei on a huge screen is something I’m looking forward to

On the other hand, there’s the problem with censorship. When I got to know they’re bringing Eva here, my first thoughts were about the censorship board, and how far they would go to butcher the anime. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow.

Today, I decided to give one of my girl friend a call out of the blue. Don’t ask me why, I just felt like catching up with her. She was surprised that I called, as I would normally text message her. So we were talking, and she told me that she will be going back to Indonesia for good come next month. That, took me by surprise.

I didn’t expect her to be moving back to Indonesia for good. What I did expect was, that she would go back there for a month or two, before returning here. I guess I was wrong. She’ll be gone in about a month. That’s too soon!

Because of this, I’ve decided to ‘do’ something for her, like a farewell lunch or dinner thingy. Besides, I still owe her lunch, so might as well get it over and done with since she’s still here. Honestly, I’m going to miss her when she leaves. Sometimes, I sit and wonder what would have happen if certain ‘events’ were to happen differently. Unfortunately for me though, it did not turn out that way.

Really late post, but as they say, better late than never. So I watched ‘The Incredible Hulk’ with Pneo last Friday. I pretty much enjoyed the movie, and I think many of you would agree that it is way better than the previous ‘typical-ang-lee-philosophical-bullshit’ Hulk movie. My only complaint is, bring back Jennifer Connelly!

The ending fight scenes in the movie reminded me of the game Marvel vs Capcom, which got me all excited hahaha. I think he should have said his other tagline ‘The Angrier Hulk Gets, The Stronger Hulk Gets‘ before ultimately saying ‘Hulk Smash!‘ while dealing the finishing blow; just to make it more epic for Marvel fanboys

With the release of Iron Man last month, and Hulk this month, Marvel will be taking a break from making movies, from what I read. Come 2010, there’ll be new movies coming up, and I have to say I will be looking forward to these new movies, especially ‘The Mighty Thor’. I just hope they won’t make it into a cheesy flick like the disappointment that was ‘Ghost Rider’.

So the price of petrol has gone up. I seriously didn’t think it’d happen so soon. I thought they’d straight away jump to the global market price for petrol in August, but hey, we like surprises don’t we? Well we got a huge one with this price hike. RM2.70 per litre, ouch! Ahh, but think again, this is just a ‘teaser’. Come August, it’ll be increased further.

By the time the news spread in the evening, I can see from my office the traffic that’s building up. My first thought was that everyone was rushing to the nearest petrol station, to avoid the mad rush that was bound to happen. Obviously, everyone had the same idea. Because of this, all major roads were packed. Don’t get me started on the petrol station. Cars were queuing up even up to 3 kilometers away. Unbelievable!

I just wonder if this will spark a lot of price hike / increase for other things. We’ve already experienced it with rice, so…what else is new?

For those who know me well, you would know that I don’t play PC games; with the exception of some web-based games. Truth be told, I’ve never installed any games on my PC, except this one time when I installed Counter-strike

That all changed when my brother ‘poisoned’ me with this game called ‘Football Manager 2008′. After I installed that game and started playing, I was immediately hooked with it. Hell, I had so much fun playing the first time that I actually forgot to take my dinner

I know it’s a little too late to be saying I’m addicted, since there are previous installments of the game. Reason for me not installing them is simple, I wouldn’t have the time to be playing it. But now since I don’t do anything much after work, I have some time to enjoy it, and I am definitely enjoying it.

The beauty of working in a high rise building is that you get to see a lovely view of the city. You also get to see which part of the city the rain is going to hit, and which part it won’t hit. I have such a privilege. Working on the 43rd floor of a 55-floor building, I get to see almost everything. Hell, I could even see my house from the window in that room of mine, but since we’re quite far away, all I can see are the roof around my housing area. Still, it’s not too bad

When it’s about to rain, the sky will turn dark, and clouds will gather at a particular spot. I get to witness it all, and usually, it’ll start in the KL area. From where I sit, the KL area is just to my right, and to my left is the Selangor side of the city. Usually, the rain will hit the KL area first, and then move on to the Selangor side. Sometimes it rain on both sides, but it’ll be heavier in the KL side. Why do I say it’s heavier in the KL side? Because I see a few lightnings here and there, but none in the Selangor side.

To tell you the truth, I still get fascinated watching the rain, especially now since I’m so high up. The rain will always stop around 4-ish in the evening, and then the sky will be clear again. The roads however, will be packed with cars, so all the best for those on the road, on the way home