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Here's a few comic strips from Yanty, or generally, my lovely friends from Chemsain.
The comic strips are funny, though it's quite true. This pictures are directed to all of us, not only Malaysians. That's our is how we live our lives nowadays. Yeah, sure, we can laugh at these comic strips but we should try to know the truth behind those pictures and live our life the way we want it to be!
That's a friendly community message from FFX Madman!
Sorry guys, haven't been updating lately. My head's just so empty (honestly)!! I would blog during the night, (afternoon I usually took a short nap that lasts for 3-4 hours. Is that short to you??) but my mum kept on nagging, asking me to study... Argh... Guess it's for my own good, no?
So, back to the topic. Here's my last results for my exams!
Bahasa Malaysia -> 70%
Comments: Awww.... dang it, how am I supposed to get an A like this???? My objective paper only resulted in 22/40 correct answers, almost like half of everything. Is this a good sign? My lovely ass, no way!! My karangan (essay, i supposed to summarise, elaborate, write stuff... ahh, u know larr) paper only gave me a total of 76/100. Emm... Emm... Emm... so that means...
Ah... my maths skills.. Colourful heh..
MORAL -> 67%
Comments: There you go SU WEI!!! I know larr u beat me... U got 70% I know larr.. don't u dare show off in front of me Su WEI!!! Argghh.. Moral is one of the stupidiest (is this a word??) subject in the world. We supposed to memorise 36 nilai (moral values) and supposed to memorise their definitions, all 36 of them. To add to that, the definitions are damn long...
But, I can't run from the fact. I know Su Wei, u beat me like hell in this exams. Enough is enough, I shall return with vengeance. The sword of kindness that protected u ever since u sit beside me and changed Cyril to person who is no longer the old Cyril, shall revert to the sword of vengeance...
U know what that means?? I also don noe.. HAHAHAHAHA
He might look blur in that pic (sorry Su Wei, ain't got a better pic) but he's very very smart. My gosh, how many people u know get 97 for his history?? Well, he did!!! He's slowly getting better and better, last time, he's a very shy kid. Now, he's so brave and cunning. Gud lah, Su Wei...
Here's something I adapted from Su Wei's blog. His way of improving his Bahasa Malaysia (Malay language) marks.
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MY BM GETTING BETTER ...
My BM getting better. This is because I done a lot of exercises to improve my grammar and vocabulary.
So if you want to improve and develop your BM, please do a lot of exercises in vocabulary and grammar . And if you don't say something you can't ask your teacher. Don't be SHY for this thing. SHY DOES NOT WORTH ANYTHING!!
DON'T FORGET: READ A LOT OF BM articles, newspapers, storybooks and others reading materials that suitable for you.
You surely will gain idea and as well expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar from what you read!
READ AS MANY AS YOU CAN!! NOTHING YOU CAN LOOSE FROM READING!! JUST READ!!
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Does it work?? I'll try it out!! Su Wei! If it doesn't work, ahhah... something bad gonna happen.. hahahahahahahahaa
First of all, THANKS TOKINE FOR YOUR COMMENTS!! Hardly anyone comments... sooo sad...
Anyways, here's my latest exam results!
English - 86%
Comments: My school's standard for A is 85% while the PMR (public exam) standard is 75%. Oh come on, my English not that bad... right??? I'm happy lar still got 86%. At least I beat Su Wei (super genius with high memory capabilities in my class) when he got 78% I think. Su Wei! Correct kah??
I was tested on my grammar, common sense, spelling... ah... all the crap that you know about english lar.. The essay part is a formal letter! Honestly, I'm not so sure about the format... HAHAA!! LAugh laugh as much as u want, it's not funny!! I forgot to my name above my address... that's all!! HAHAHAHAHA!! Laugh!! BABY LAUGH!!
K! U must not be getting me cause I'm not getting myself right over here. The novel part, I wrote about Robinson Crusoe. I have to comment whether the ending of the novel is justified or not... That's all lar... What's justified?? Ahh.. ahh... emm.. err... ah.... aiyoo... what ah.... Aiya, I don want to tell you... You must learn how to use a dictionary, go and find! Ahh.. yea... go and f-ff-find... emm... justified... err..
This is the first time I get more than 30/50 for my lukisan (artwork). I got 38/50. AHHAHA... I'm soo happy!! I did a calligraphy work then. My theory is predictable because I don't really studied on anything about art. Ahh... oh well... Bahasa Malaysia, English and Moral left... oh please let them be high!!
Comments: Another above 80 mark. Good work FFX Madman. I need to get higher lar... dang it... you know, there's this guy in my class, specifically named, LIM SU WEI.
HE GOT 2 wrong ONLY!!! HE GOT 97% in his Sejarah (History) test!! AHH!! WHAT THE H***!!!
I know lar you, Su Wei, so smart... ehh.. didn't tell me ur blog... ah... better tell me soon, SU WEI!!!
Kemahiran Hidup (Life skills??) -> 63%
Comments YEAH!! C!!!! How am I supposed to survive?? I got a C?? AHHH!! I'm only supposed to get 75% to receive an A. What the hell... nvm nvm, mock exam I'll do better!!! YEAH!!!!
Ahh... mistakes here and there. My eyes just can't differentiate between positive and negative. Always forgot to put that little critter, the infamous negative sign or (-) in my calculations... Ahhh... what to do...
GEOGRAPHY - 73%
Comments: Yea... For those who don't know me, my standard of GEO, never get A. Always a B!!! How am I supposed to remember where to get bauxite, iron, coal, etc etc... So many names and the places are all named with crazy names. There's one place that I can always remember where to get coal (Arang Batu) and that place is Batu Arang, Malaysia. Can't remember which state.. ahahah...
See? The name is just the reverse of the name of the mineral. That's easy...
ARANG BATU (COAL) --> Batu Arang (A place coal is mined in Malaysia)
Gee.. can't wait for BM... another B i suppose. My art?? Em.. C?? Like usual... i just wait for the results... ahah..
This song is just sooo sad... It's the ending theme song for Fate Stay Night, the only anime I am committed to watch other than Naruto. Fate Stay Night is a really cool anime. Funny too.. There are servants and masters. This masters control the servants who are from olden times, like Hercules. The main character is Shiro and his servant is Saber. Saber's hot by the way. Shiro is kinda blur what he supposed to do but he's slowly learning about his role. Can't wait to watch it next Monday!!
2. Seventh Heaven - L'Arc~en~ciel
I'm just so in love with Hyde's vocal in this song. He's the lead vocalist in this band. Now, a little bit about L'Arc~en~ciel. The drummer, Yukihiro, was not the original drummer. He's the only person who was not originally with L'Arc~en~ciel. The original drummer, Sakura, was caught using heroine thus bring the band to the lowest point in the history of the band. Do you watched Samurai X? They performed for one of its ending theme, entitled 4th Avenue Cafe. Unfortunately, Sakura was arrested during that time. The theme song was only used for about 6 episodes. All of the band's CDs and merchandises were taken off the shelf thus bring the band to a slump. Anyway's the band's back, with Hyde as their main vocalist, Ken with his guitar, Tetsu with his bass, and Yukihiro rockin with the band, nothin can bring this band down again. Unless Hyde was caught with drugs... aHH!! NO!!!
3. My Generation - YUI
YUI!! My LoVE!! I love your voice so much. This song tells the story of her determination to be a singer when she was 16. The video is sooo coooOOoolll!!!! She will be releasing another single in September, entitled Love and Truth. Can't wait, can't wait!!! Gambate YUI!!!
4. Free - ERIKA
ERIKA!! This is her first song under the name ERIKA!! For those who don't know who is ERIKA, she is Erika Sawajiri A.K.A Kaoru Amane from Taiyou No Uta "DRAMA" series. So, she's the one who took YUI's character. YUI starred in Tayou No Uta (Midnight Sun) "MOVIE" version. I liked YUI as Kaoru better though... Nvm, this is a new start for ERIKA. Gud luck in your musix career. By the way, she looks sweet in the picture on the left but in the music video, she's soooOooo gothic and wild.. ahaha... Check it out!!
5. Mahaloha - Yuna Ito with Micro of Def Tech
Yuna Ito (AHH! She's HOT!!) and Micro of Def Tech (who the heck??) collaborated to create this song. This song is entitled from two Hawaiian words, Maha... emm... something and Aloha... HAHAHA... Crap, don't know much of this song. But you can check it out. Really nice... Half is in English so, ENJOY!!!
There you go, more new song for you to check. Onegaishimasu!!
EXAM's OVER!! My last Seni (Art) examinations which I always get a C will never haunt me again... WHOoO HOO!!!
The thing I hate about exams is the time when you get your papers back. My heart pounds hard like it was trying to jump out of my chest. The only other time that happened was when I was on a date.. eheh...
Ahh, forget about it. PMR is a public examination every 15 years old student have to face in Malaysia. Mine will start at 1st October 2007 to the 5th October 2007. Emm... My plans?? Ahhh... nothin at all... I got to start planning now...
How about u? For those in Form 3, what are your plans? Leave comments please!!
I'm in Sophia's "Other Blogger's" List!! YEAH!!! I've waited so long, finally, I'm in!! Check her blog by clicking on her name in the table on the right.
OH yeah!! This is the start of something new for FFX Madman!! Gambate!!!!! YEAH!! I'm among those people in that list!! YEAH!! It means a lot to me. Arigatou Gozaimasu, Sophia-san!!
P.S, u should notice that I've got really nothin much to talk about.. ahaha.. cyaZ!!
Once again, I would like to apologise for the delay of updates. Unfortunately, this will be the kind of trend from now onwards. Actually, it's been like this since May. AHAHAH... There are a few reasons why I don't blog often...
No. 1 -> Nothin pops in my mind.
No. 2 -> My F***** brother hogging the computer.
No. 3 -> Way to busy with other stuff...
Today, I will write about my experience in cooking. Wanna see what I cook?? Here you go!!!
K lar... not too bad...
It's not attractive I know. It's still food bar... Now, what did I put?? Some vegetable which I don't know the name and some carrots. They were still raw by the way... Some noodles which took me 5mins to boil in the boiling water. Added some seasoning and soy sauce. The problem with this meal is the egg. Know why
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Do you see something at the side of the egg??
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See properly!!
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Look at it very very closely!!!
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Now, I'm gonna show you the other side of the egg. Don't vomit k!!
AHH!! Have not been updating lately. Sorry!! My life has been really boring and I got nothin much to tell you guys. I've been "in the nut" (doing the same things over and over again, or is it?? Cikgu YII!! Correct kah???) lately.
So, here's my latest ranking of J-pop songs I've added the music player for each single for you to enjoy. If you like J-Pop like me, you'll love these songs!! Enjoy!!
1. Seventh Heaven - L'Arc~en~ciel
Ahh... I'm so addicted to this song. My first encounter with this song was not very pleasant... I was kinda angry because of something. Then, I checked the Oricon Charts. WAaa... This song got 1st in the renowned Oricon charts. I was kinda pissed off that time, so I checked Crunchyroll.com for this single's video. Once I heard it, I was jumping and kicking stuff around. Ironically, this song helps me to release my anger. HAHA... Maybe what those old folks talk about are right, every cloud has a silver lining. I found a great song (to me larr) that I love in the times of hate and pain. This song is a bit alternative rock and goth... Emm... not as serious as black metal... But hey, I'm addicted!!
2. My Generation - YUI
Ahh... My beloved YUI. You've been 1st on the Oricon Charts with this single but you have not gotten 1st in FFX Madman's Single Ranking. Ahhh.. One day, my dear.. one day...
She released this single with another song, Understand. It ranked 1st on the first week of it's sale on the Oricon Charts. There were not too many big artists that released singles during My Generation/Understand release week, so YUI ain't got much tough competition. Unfortunately, My Generation was knocked down 2 spots to 3rd by Gackt's (Very very very popular J-Artist) latest Single, RETURNER～Yami no Shuuen～. I did not actually really heard Gackt's latest single but I think it's should carry Gackt's legacy of deep deep sexy vocals... AHAH...
3. Lovin' You - Tohishinki (DBSK)
This song is super super nice... For emotional, sentimental, in love, just broke up people, this is the song for you to hear. This single was picked as a theme song of Japanese movie which I can't really remember. Emm, anyways, this is song is sang by a typical young Japanese boy band. Young, handsome, and in love... Normal larr... When it will be my turn, who knows... Their vocals are just great... Calming music for you.
4. Yorokobi no Uta - KAT-TUN
This song is one desperate song. They start it with the strumming of their electric guitar making it sound rockish. Then, some guy start to shout "YEAAHHH" in the background. After that, they started to sing "Aishiteru, aishiteru' which means, "I love you, I love you". That part of the song is just sooo desperate.. But I love it because it's so cute.. HAHA.... By now, you should know that I like cute things... Well, life is full of cute things and I love them all. Kawaii!!
5. Shiawase - Aiko
This song is one happy song. Aiko is a renowned J-Artist in Japan. Honestly, I've never heard of her other songs... HAHAHa... I'm a typical YUI-Lover... Her voice is just sooo cute... Check it out!
There you go. 5 new (including My Generation) J-songs for you to check out. To listen, you can click on the play button below each artist to hear their respective songs. Please larrr... comment... haha...
I was actually inspired by Jonathan's Lee's blog for this post. You can check it here.
It's true Jon, no one is not allowed to berangan-angan (dream). So, here's my angan-angan.
My Dream Girl...
My Dream Girl would be someone who thinks positively about things. She has to be the one that can pull me up everytime I'm down. She has to believe in herself and very very strong self-principles. She doesn't have to be the type that pampers herself everyday... I don't really care how nice you look, if I love you, you'll always be the most beautiful in my eyes.
Emm... she has to be smart, academically, socially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Get me? She just have to like school, the place where we meet new friends, try new things, and learn new stuff. I don't care if she is the first or last in the class, just good enough for me to believe that she will be able to live an independent and intelligent life.
She has to be the kind of girl that talks really good stuff. If she talks crap, she talks real good crap. HAHA... I want her to talk to me. I want to sit down and listen to her talk. I want to hear every word that come out of her mouth. Her words brings everyone back to life, with full confidence and trust in themselves...
She must also love Asian stuff... If she can talk Japanese, she would have no trouble being my dream girl. I love Japanese stuff, their language, their dance, their music, I want to learn a lot of her...
Let's get back to the serious stuff...
She must also be caring, gentle, and understanding. She must have a strong mind and heart. I want her to support me, a place where I can talk about everything and do everything that I want. She must never give up, no matter what hardships arrive. She must believe in the existence of God and thank him for everything that she has.
Hey, you Malaysians, did u notice this?? Remember our first prime minister's name?? Tunku Abdul Rahman right? Don't worry, this has little to do with the things we learned in Sejarah (History) lessons in school. R~A~H~M~A~N actually spells something...
R - Tunku Abdul Rahman
A - Tun Abdul Razak
H - Tun Hussein Onn
M - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
A - Abdullah Badawi
N - Najib (aiya.. don noe his full name)
This list shows the list of Malaysia's former prime ministers, Badawi (our current PM) and Najib (our vice PM).
So, what does this mean?? Najib will be our next prime minister!! This is just some thing my Art Teacher, Rechard Meijin (don noe hw to spell his last name though) told my class. So, u don't really have to believe..
I just love this song so much, rockish man!! I still remembered when I saw him performing during Music Station. He looks so nervous!! HAAa.. but, in the end, he did a great job. Great vocals and guitar strumming. Wentz Eiji is actually the same band as Koike Teppei. This is his first single (without Teppei), so he did a great job. You can hear the song by clicking on the play button on the right side of the webpage. Enjoy!!
2. My Generation - YUI
YUI!!! YUI!!! YUI!!! YUI!!!
KAWAII!!!
Hey, that rhymes. Finally, she released her newest single, My Generation last week. 13th June, if I'm not mistaken, was the start of YUI's latest sweep through the rankings. Currently, her latest single album consisting of this single and another A-side single, Understand. What do I mean by A-side?? A-side singles are singles that was chosen as the theme song of a movie, drama, anime. In this case, it is usual for the artist's A-side singles to get high positions in the rankings. By the way, YUI's single album, My Generation/Understand got 1st in the Oricon Album rankings!! HAHA... Gambate YUI!!
3. Eien No Tsubasa - B'z
When I saw this guy sing, oh crap, another old J-artist. Oh well, Keisuke Kuwata can do sing well (another old guy), let's just give this guy a shot. Honestly, I never regretted taking that chance. His voice is kinda 90's rockish (for those Malaysians, his voice is like Amy Search) but gives a lot of impact. By the way, this is their 40th (or was it 39th) single. Most of their singles get a lot of recognition in Japan and the Oricon ranking table, so, what can u expect from this single? A hell lot more!
4. Ashita Hareru Kana - Keisuke Kuwata
AHH!! This is Keisuke Kuwata, another old guy. This song is soo nice, the direct translation for Ashita Hareru Kana is "Will it be (something) tomorrow" SorrY!! I can't remember what it is. I just love this song, great great vocals like always. As expected of a singer from FFX Madman's Single Ranking.
5. My Brand New Way - Koike Teppei
This guy, Teppei, is a good friend of Wentz Eiji, who took 1st spot in this week's, FFX Madman's Single Ranking. Teppei and Eiji are in the same band, called Wats. Weird name no??? I don't know much about this single but I kinda like it. HAHA... Did u ever hear Teppei sing?? It's like some kindy boy singing, no offense Teppei!! But it's cute and I love it!
There you go, 5 new Japanese Songs for you to check out.
P.S, sorry for not updating lately. Please leave some comments!! Please
Most of you might have known this, STREAMYX had capped bittorrent. What it means is that Streamyx users will not have a fast bittorrent connection because Streamyx currently can't support the vast amount of users in the country. How can we counter this??
1. Encrypt your connection (Utorrent has it)
2. Move to a remote area This method is kinda extreme but it's honestly the best way. If you are a city person, most likely you are sharing your broadband bandwidth with thousands of connections at a time. For example, 10GB of bandwidth is shared among 100 users, means that each user will get around 100MB. Imagine if you shared 10GB with 1000 users or more!! Ouch!!
The thing I hate about Streamyx @ TMNet Berhand kurap is that they don't bother to update anything... Malaysia must have the slowest connection in the region. and they say they want to make Vision 2020 a reality. Really, with this kinda of connection, just kiss my ass. If anything goes wrong, they will blame other people. From Bittorrent to Datuk K, all the way to the dogs and cats of the country and us users, who actually paid them for this internet connection.
Other than that, I'm pissed off when I get the notification that the when we get around 70% of the so-called-subscribed-speed, we are having the best service that is available. That's just suck up. You suck our money, might as well use them for something. I know that nothing's perfect, that's a fact but my 70%? I'm using 512K package, how low can I get?? ARGH!!!
Here's a funny but true banner I've found lying around the net.
Here's more proof. Click here to go to AzureusWiki.com. Click on Malaysia and TMnet and Jaring is listed in the Bad Internet Service Providers list globally.
Here's the 'leaders' of TM!! WHOO HOO BOOO!!! I was so angry!!! They are lucky i didn't use photoshop but I only needed Paint to give my point. Suckers!!
