it's coming...

i've waited for quite a bit for this package to arrive.
finally it's on my home soil.
let's hope they send it early next week.

Gama... not Gamma

so, i was trying hard to finish a letter to my sister.
ending 2015 with a letter that took me 4 days to write.
and i was also trying to finish the diamine blue lightning shimmering ink in my twsbi.
it's time for another pen to come into rotation.

whilst all this was going on...i bought myself a gama.
a gama fountain pen from an indian seller online.

what's the connection with the letter and ink that made me buy a pen online?
i don't know.
maybe because it just took forever to finish the letter and ink.
after all, i got myself the gama model "forever"...

corny? yes.
satisfied. immensely. :)

hello rhodia

my wife decided i needed this.

actually, i said i needed it.

so she reaffirmed it by getting it for me today.

i absolutely love this!

i think so...

after a hiatus of about 5 years, the fountain pen obsession is back.
and i think, it's worse than before.
it's like the beast is trying to make up for loss time...
the damage?
umm...about 12 new fountain pens and numerous, numerous inks in a span of less than 4 months.

and now it has turned its attention to indian made fountain pens - the ranga, gama and asa brands. it has taken down 2 already and aiming for another.

i need a superhero to save me.
ultraman maybe?
or the one punch man, the non-hero, hero (some crazy hilarious anime my kids made me watch which i am now hooked on). Check out the review here.

distraction

this twist to the traditional shadow puppet is brilliant!

batman

green lantern

ben kenobi

superman

princess leia

darth vader

there were more at the exhibition in bangsar village mall.

nice.

p.s. thanks for the photos jay.

so i moved

no. i didn't exactly move.
i decided to have two homes.
sometimes here.
sometimes there.
whichever strikes my fancy.

nibmecrazy.tumblr.com

limitless

you can find almost anything and everything on the internet.
then why do i keep going only to only a handful of sites?
strange but true.

really nothing at all

things have been going like clockwork for me. same routine. do stuff in the morning before work. jump into the car and race to the office. work. work. work. then jump back into the car and wait out in the jam jam jam. get home, dinner with the family and chill chill chill. same ole. same ole.

i don't mind it. i'm on overdrive. when things get repetitive and mundane, i excel at weathering it out. it's peaceful. you know what will happen next so you just sit and let it happen.

but as luck would have it, some little itchy-fied variable will always factor into my seemingly mundane routine and shake things up a little. a lot a times. annoying. if i could spit at the future random variable for messing up my still waters, i would. and if my spit were alien like acid, it would just burn the little random variable to kingdom come. yeah. burn.

but i'm no alien. i can't see into the future and track down the oncoming randomness and my spit is as harmless as a toad's croak.

so i do what i do best. weather it out. exciting ain't it?

kids

today was all about giving in to the kids. daughter, get some 'stuff' at a korean gift shop with her best friend. son, stay home and watch 'glee' with me accompanying him.

both got what they wanted.

me, happy to entertain. and to catch my nephew making himself comfortable out on the landing.




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doofus

it's a perfect wonderful day weather-wise. a chill out day which i have been looking forward to after a trying week at work. everything seems to fit, freedom to do what i want the entire day. yet i feel like such a major doofus. i should be on top of the world but i am moody instead. and i can't seem to snap out of it. if you were in my path and i was a jerk, i'm sorry. maybe i have period?

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star wars + iphone

i was talking to my kids over dinner about the "star wars" iphone case that i saw in a store today.
sweet thing! i love it.
i think i showed too much enthusiasm about it.
my kids looked at each other and said,

daughter: abah, do you know that we have money?

me: yes. so?

daughter: we'll give you the money to buy it. we will both share this present for you. for your birthday. ok? we have not gotten you anything.

melts...

i go shopping for it tomorrow :)



photo courtesy of artoftheiphone.com

my elessar

i tend to name my favourite things. gadgets. and stuff.
and the latest is elessar.
elessar is my brand new, factory unlocked black 32gb 3Gs iphone.
been wanting this for ages and finally, with a little help from wifey,
i finally have my elessar.

elessar is all set up.
he just needs a dinner jacket now. :)


photo courtesy of www.dubai-mobiles.net

new year resolution?

i have no new year resolution. never made one for the longest time. i stopped making them when i turned 16 as it was pointless. just a thorough waste of time for me because by the second day of a new year, i would have done something different and never kept to my resolution.

however, my ingrained conditioning usually kicks in on the last day of each year and that's when i start wanting to 'clean up'. a spot of spring cleaning here and there. sort out books, magazines, bills, collections etc. throw away the old and pack the good old stuff to give away. almost like building a new 'nest' for the upcoming year by clearing out the old.

and that's what i was doing. until i got distracted and felt i had to log this entry. now that i've said that, i'm going back to cleaning up my mess and come out to be a hero by the end of the day with a clean table that i can start writing letters on. yeah, i have not done that for ages.

ok. ciao.

on the 42nd ver 2.0

so here's what it is.
another year older.
and that should come with all the trappings of wisdom and what nots.
and of creaky joints and strange habits.
yup, that's what another year older means.
in actual fact, it's just any other day.
one that seems to have coincided with the anniversary day of when i was born.
birth, day. day of birth. date of birth. birthday.

i love birthdays. but i'm also 'shy' of birthdays.
i'm embarrassed of being fussed over openly about it in public.
i've been 'shy' of it ever since i can remember.
perfect birthdays for me, are quiet get together with close friends and family.
no big haloo baloo or hoo haas.
presents are bonus. never essential.

anyway, as it's customary to 'do' something on birthdays,
this is my 'do':

thank you to the One above for making me what i am today.
and for bestowing me a loving and supportive family;
and for hooking me up with lovely wonderful friends, near and far.
i love them all.
they have been my everyday presents.

happy birthday to me =)

google reader magic

magic eh?
you don't see anything on the actual blog page itself.
but if you're using google reader, an entry that was not supposed to be there, is already there.
magic, yes. but magic that's a boo boo.
not supposed to happen.
blame google reader.
spoiler. pfft.

years left

i will be 42 by year end.
honest opinions say, on average, i look 35 today.
today, i feel like i have aged at least 3 years from yesterday.
which means, yesterday, i looked 32.

i'm beginning to catch up with my birth age.
the gap between my birth age and my physical age is closing.
but inside, i feel i'm 27.

a white vespa

i think i've come to another crossroad in my life path.
of late, my mind has been on getting myself a scooter.
yup, that's right.
a scooter.
that motorised thing with two small wheels that you ride on without pedalling.
something that my father says, we should never have.

well, i feel like a scooter now.
not any scooter but a white scooter.
specifically, a white vespa.
yeah, that what's i want.
and with a white safety crash helmet to match.
if i had that vespa, i could take that crossroad ever so smartly.



but if i can't get myself that vespa,
then maybe i'll settle for a bicycle.
a mountain bike with gears to tackle hilly terrains.
and if i can't get that bike either,
then i want to build a small pool with those water jets,
that would allow me to swim in one spot.
and if that is not possible either,
then i'll get myself some underwear.
i think i need that too.

but first choice
is a white vespa.
i'm serious.

sheaffer desk set

and this sheaffer desk set, was a gift from an uncle in melaka.
he was so pleased i visited him that he gave it to me.
in perfect condition.
i wonder what else he has in his secret stash now...

a tempayan full

i had this before.
a "tempayan" of little guppies.
they all died of natural causes.
(actually, they were overfed by the helper).



so anyway, during the long week break,
i decided to re-start my "tempayan" of little guppies.
it's calming watching the little guppies flit about.
i think i'll spend more time staring at them from now on.
and think about great things whilst doing it.
heh.

raya '09 reflections

raya in kampung melaka.
of interest, the malaccan windows, the old "no longer used outhouse", and reban ayam.


raya dodol.


raya pose as you like.


raya help.


raya elders.


raya eat together.


raya smirk.


raya frustrations.


raya bliss.