will i am's delayed diary

During my childhood, the Nine Emperor Gods Festival was an annual event that I looked forward to. During the nine days of celebration we would go there on at least two nights. Different ceremonies were performed each night, coupled with lion dances and opera performances. Several mediums oversaw the ceremonies which included fire walking, dipping one's hands in hot oil, crossing a knife bridge, body piercing, tongue slashing, and beating with a flail. Always interesting to watch. For those nine days, I would be wearing a yellow cloth talisman on my wrist. As far as I remember, we would always attend the last day where there would be a bridge-crossing ceremony. Mum would make sure that we wore a white T-shirt so that the vermilion seal can be clearly stamped on when we stepped off the bridge. Once that was completed, they would cut down the tall bamboo pole with the 九曲灯 lamp and burn the whole bridge, marking the end of the nine days. But anyway, the point that I want to make is

Body hair is not something that I'm blessed ( or cursed, depending on your POV ) with. I'm smooth all over with the exception of my pubes and pits. Never had to handle a razor in my life. Whatever grooming I needed to do, I just used a pair of safety scissors . Based on my past experience, it isn't necessarily safe and it can be quite tedious. Not sure how many of you out there have tried trimming your right pit with your left hand. Definitely an awkward position. Got sick of that, so I did a little shopping on Lazada and bought a Philips Body Groomer BG1024 . Not top of the line, but from the reviews it seemed to fit my requirements and didn't cost a bomb. The trimmer needs just one single AA battery to operate and is waterproof for use in the shower. Supposedly, the blades are maintenance free, so when they turn dull, its time to get a replacement for the whole unit. Naturally I was hesitant about trying out the trimmer near my nads, so I started with my pits fi

The last time I attended 'A Run That Wasn't A Run' was in February of 2015-- the Alliance Pacer Runfie . In 2016, KH asked to me to join the IMU Chariofare . Woke up at 5:30 AM and by 6:00 AM I was out the door with mum. Easily found parking at the Sri Petaling LRT station and was at the starting point by 6:15 AM. The flag off for the 5 KM run was not for another half an hour, so we had a warm up session first. KH arrived at 6:30 AM. Moi: Why aren't you wearing your skanky pants? KH: It's just 5 KM. But I have it in my bag. Moi: Bring already then wear lo. KH: OK. Wakaka. For my benefit. From my observation, there weren't many 10 KM runners. The majority came for the fun run. In my opinion, the organizers weren't very organized. The PA system they used was quite a failure. Couldn't hear a thing they were saying. And when I could hear, I found that the language they used were bordering on bossy and impolite. Perhaps they are too used to 

Poslaju never fails to disappoint: 15 Sep 2016 08:20:53 AM Item out for delivery. 15 Sep 2016 05:29:49 PM Unsuccessful delivery. Please contact 1 300 300 300. 16 Sep 2016 Malaysia Day. 17 Sep 2016 Cuti Gantian (Ganti apa tak tahu). 19 Sep 2016 07:42:41 AM Arrive at delivery facility at Poslaju Brickfields. 19 Sep 2016 09:30:00 AM (Tried calling 1 300 300 300 but couldn't connect. Looked up AskPos on FB and found that their hotline has been unavailable since early September. Syabas. So many livid customers there, especially those involved with e-Commerce.) After numerous attempts, I managed to get through to Poslaju Brickfields. I gave the parcel reference number to the nice lady on the line and she helped me to check the delivery status. Based on the sequence of events on the Poslaju Tracking website, I thought that they failed to deliver on the 15th. When I wanted to arrange for a second delivery, I was told that it wasn't necessary. According to the lady, there wa

Once again, mum was away on an official function-- Mid-Autumn Festival-related. That gave KH and I another opportunity to 'hook up'. A good part of the morning was spent on that. Once we had rested enough, we called up SK for lunch. We ate at Restoran Hoi Kee Heng Hwa, a Teochew restaurant in Taman Desa. Been a while since we ate there. To replenish lost sexual energy, we ordered an oyster omelette. Carbs were from a plate of Heng Hwa Bihun. Also ordered a round of hot watercress drinks, something uncommon at restaurants. Tastes like sweetened watercress soup. Right after lunch, we went hunting for coffee. Gambled on Le Bon Cafe near LDG. Bad choice. We were greeted by lukewarm service and most of the tables had been reserved for God knows what reason. The owner couldn't be bothered to vacate a table that his staff used for lepaking . Sympathetic customers vacated a table for us to use instead. Coffee was meh too and here were no cakes. Won't be going back ther

As someone who has lived in the Klang Valley for more than one and a half decades, it's pretty impossible not to notice the existence of Seremban. The capital city of the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan is just an hour away via the Seremban Highway. Even if one doesn't travel to Seremban, the Seremban Highway is an important traffic artery that many people use. For once, I actually made a trip to Seremban on a day trip organised by KH. On a rainy Malaysia Day, KH drove us ( mum, SK and I ) down to Seremban. During the one hour drive, it rained and rained but luckily it stopped by the time we reached the city. The first thing we noticed about Seremban was the traffic lights. Lots of waiting at junctions. Next was the high density of Taoist temples. Didn't realized how Cina Seremban is. We had a three-pronged strategy for our Seremban outing-- eat, eat, and eat. The destination we punched into Waze was the Pasar Besar Seremban, Seremban's main wet market. It&#

Here's how we celebrate the mid-Autumn Festival at my house: EAT!