will i am's delayed diary

IMG_8208 Swiped from yitweng . Since my last trim since before CNY, I had grown quite a crop of 'grass' on my head. The heat and my hair constantly in my eyes ( I don't flip my hair for no reason, like *some* people think ) was already driving me nuts so I quickly headed over to my regular stylist, KK for a trim. I took the 11am slot and I was so early that I was the first customer of the day. My appointment finished in record time, just shy of half an hour. Back to my point. KK took a look at the unruly mop of hair on my head and declared that I should go for a longer style since I already had the length. He said cutting me short for the past year is already getting boring. I concurred. Therefore, he just thinned the hair at the top and sides and left the fringes. As a result, the hair is still in my eyes and people stare at me in disbelief after I tell them that I had a haircut. The next day after my trim, I brought SK to Eric's stylist, KK as well, but the g...

Queer Card Swiped from williamnyk . Guys have been wearing pink and toting their girlfriend's handbags to get brownie points. Venturing into territory that was once considered taboo, no man's land ( or more precisely "all man's land" ). Nowadays, it's cool to show a little of our feminine side. To skirt the other side . A good way to soften the rough edges. The desirable men of today is no longer gruffy and rugged, but rather pretty and preppy. Painfully androgynous. As such, the same concept is being employed in the corporate world. Citibank brought you the Clear Card . Now make way for the RapidKL Queer LRT Card and the MidValley Queer Parking Card . In eye-catching pink and purple respectively. Get your's today.

collageMBK Swiped from williamnyk . The 3rd day at Bangkok is quite a blur for me. Can't really remember the details, but I'll try anyway. Spent most of the day at the wholesale clothes outlets at Pratunam, kind of like the Ho Ching Yuen beside the Hang Tuah LRT station. Clothes, clothes and more clothes. We were mostly at Indra Square and the Baiyoke Garment Center nearby where my sister was staying. My sister and mother bought tonnes of clothes, handbags and other accessories. All at cheap prices. After baking in the hot and humid Bangkok weather, we decided to move to someplace with air-conditioning, so it was off to MBK for more shopping. The layout is simple enough. Just one long stretch where you walk, and walk, and walk..... from one end to the other. 5 floors of shopping. Made me wish for the electric buggy from Muang Boran . Typical shopping paradise with a stronger muslim presence, for unknown reasons. Anyway, saw an interesting scene there. Two women were...

munaweroh Swiped from williamnyk . For some unknown reason, I have been getting a few SMS and MMS from Indonesians recently. There are only a few explanations I can think of: 1) Pure coincidence ( then why have I not hit the lottery!!? ) 2) My number is wrongly posted on some Indonesian migrants classifieds somewhere ( lo mau cowok ganteng? kontek 016-XXXXXX ) 3) DiGi screwed up big time ( not surprising ) The first set of SMS I received was addressed to a woman by the name of Sri. The contents were in Javanese, which I promptly asked my counterpart in Jakarta to translate. It roughly went like this: Sri, you're really shameless. No man would willingly take you as their wife. That's why you have to steal other people's husbands! I just sent a reply to tell the fellow that I'm not 'shameless' ( most of the time, at least ) nor a woman and promptly blocked the number. Thinking that it was fluke and brushing the whole incident off, it then happened again. ...

Photo-0414 Swiped from williamnyk . After more than 20 years of enjoying the soup-based steamboat, I have finally tried the porridge-based version at Eastern Delight , Seri Petaling. One of my mother's friends won big at the agensi nombor ramalan , so dinner was on her. Being the remora I usually am, I got to go along to. Hehe. For one thing, I did not have very high expectations of it. I'm definitely a "soup guy" and as such, the porridge I prefer is also the Teochew kind. However, they use the congee type with the beras hancur . That aside, it's pretty much steamboat lo . It's just more filling and it's quite weird to put leafy greens in porridge. If the idea of porridge doesn't appeal ( I have a colleague who refuses to eat it because she associates it with being sick ), the place also serves the normal variety of steamboat. The price is not quite cheap and everything is ala carte , so the costs can add up to quite an amount. However, it...

Photo-0439 Swiped from williamnyk . Before you freak out, that's not the head of a mountain troll bubbling in the pot. It's actually a fruit by the name of my post. It has real weird properties. The reason for the "eye sockets" is that my mother whacked the fella with a hammer before putting it to boil. The insides are spongy and white, but the second you boil it, the water turns black and nasty. Supposedly, it has detoxification effects-- think trips to the loo and freaky-looking stools. Boil it with some dates and it tastes quite good really... if you can get past the fact it scrubs out your bowels. Heh.

Gelatomio Swiped from williamnyk . Spent some quality time with my di , Jase at Berjaya Times Square after work. He supposedly had a big secret to tell me, but he didn't really tell anyway ( see! I'm not a mulut tempayan. I didn't tell anyone about your Antonio Banderas blow-up doll. Kidding. Kidding ). Anyway, my throat was flaring up, so I decided for something mercifull to my throat. Wanted to try Chikuho Ramen , but apparently it had closed down, replaced by Mr. Ramen . What the heck. We ate there anyway since thanks to my great sense of direction and BTS fantastic layout ( from the architects who brought you the Mines of Moria ), we were too tired to look for another eatery. I ordered the Miso Ramen, whereas Jase had the Chicken Katsu-Don. Food was crappy. The service staff was mostly Myanmarese, making it a real unique dining experience. Cheap though, I'll give it that. Next on, we moved onto ice cream. t was either Baskin Robbins or Gelatomio . I chose the latt...