It's bro time... fast and furious 7

Yes, I was pestered by my buddies to watch an action movie. I'm not really a fan, I don't hate, it's just absurd. With all the sophisticated gadgets... moves... Well, I prefer rom-com. At least you know it's a fantasy, you won't try to act like one.

Watching action movies, especially when it involves speed, one tend to drive faster than usual after watching one. Peer pressure? or heroic? Probably, watching those action movies elevates the testosterone level.

A geek like me would laugh when watching one. The most notable one is, why Roman's car rolled in the air with the parachute deployed? Or is it just an air brake? The bus on the cliff scene, well in civil engineering, there's dead weight and live weight. Brian running would exert force. Why is the bus still hanging, crashing down only a few minutes later? Probably the driver falling counteract the force. Newton's.

And why the hell would you give a CPR, when the chest compression aren't deep enough? And 30 to 2? I don't see it. And why on Earth, The Rock shooting on the heli's body, when he could just aim for the blades, crashing the helicopter. Why is the whole house exploded when the parcel containing explosives is just on the porch? Nice Victorian bungalow BTW, I wish I had one. The Rock, breaking the cast, just funny. The cast isn't 100% plaster of Paris. There's gauze for it's integrity. Just like ferro-cement. You can chip off some of the cement but not break the whole thing. Same goes to orthopaedic cast.

Yes, the last part is quite sentimental, dedicated to Paul Walker.

Which reminds me of a Pastor. He was preaching on the phrase YOLO, giving the late Mr Walker as an example. Quoting that he's happy to die because of speed. And died in a car accident. Not a good way to preach. Where is LOVE in this context? Aren't Christianity is about LOVE. He's like making fun of other people's death.

And he said "It's better to die while praising God". My brother, not liking the pastor, whispered to me "What if before he died he said Hallelujah?". Don't judge. Pastor's are just human being, mere mortal. Sinners. Not above other people. Saying such thing is so unChristian. I'm not really Paul Walker's fan, but a soul just departed, and you're making fun of it, in the church?

Youth pastors, are just like ISIS. Corrupting the youths mind. Can you just show, walk the talk, LOVE? Just like the late Pr Gibson? Try not to instill hatred. It's not a Godly thing.

Bro time is fun. I never had such bro time in my life. Medical students are just too... Well, I wouldn't say I won't regret leaving the medical field 100%, but I am happy with what I have now. Not complacent, but contented.

(p/s my favourite scene is when Djimon said shoot Toretto and the following scene is the collapsing tower... torreto... tower... got it)

Heli crash and karma

Karma is....

When nature punish you by crashing a heli with your best friends inside after attending your daughter's wedding after you mishandled a missing plane...

Yes, mishandled. Have you act quickly. Have you not deny anything in the initial stage of searching. Have you not declare the passenger dead prematurely. Have you console the families personally, maybe this won't happen.

The relatives might think that you deserve it.

So, there, never overlook karma.

Or maybe it is God's willing? For you to repent? Or just to make you understand the heartache everybody felt.

C'est la vie

A dedicated Betta owner...

I have a beautiful red handsome betta, Beau.

I use to own bettas in the past but they died a few weeks after purchase. Perhaps, we were younger and our sense of responsibility was limited. It's not that expensive, so we could just buy another fish to replace.

Now. being more matured and more responsible, I aim to keep Beau longer. A fish is a living thing even if it is a fish. Now, I treasure life, big or small. Furthermore, Beau was recommended by a school-age boy. He suggested me to get a red fish like Beau. Thank you pal for your recommendation. I don't regret listening to a young boy's advice.

Beau is also a symbol of humility. The day I took a 7 year old's advice without hesitation. Adult should do this more. Sometimes, the younger ones are more receptive than us adult. And they are honest too. So never underestimate a child's ability. Something that most Asian parents don't do often.

With that, I treasure Beau more. Did I mention that I bought it on my Bestie's birthday? Beau is also a gift to my bestie, sort of.

I would try to keep Beau happy. I bought a nice aquarium, plants and gravels for his 'playpen'. A $3 fish living in a $100 home. Quite absurd for an Asian. A typical cheapskate Asian would invest the most $20 for their $3 pet. Just to illustrate my love towards Beau.

Another 'absurd' thing that I have done is to get myself bitten by mosquitoes despite the dengue warning. It's crazy I know. But mozzies are Beau's favourite. He likes them. So I would go out at dusk, just to catch some mozzies for Beau.

Beau reciprocate my love by dancing. Yes, I have a dancing Fighting Fish!

(I just smacked 4 mozzies and gave them to Beau)

Dear al-Qaeda sympathizers...

Dear al-Qaeda sympathizers, you are just as ruthless. You can give excuses, blaming the 9-11 incidents on American.

But if it is just a retaliation, why would they fund militants to kill the Christians in Kenya? What did Kenyan Christians do to Muslims?

Yes, you are just ruthless, blinded by the distorted meaning of Jihad. I'm not saying Jihad is distorted, I'm saying that your perception on Jihad is distorted.

May you rot in hell, no virgins for you.

Telcos are greedy.

Telcos have among the highest mark-up. A SMS cost way cheaper than it's price. Mark-up to 200%.

But they are also aong the most reluctant to absorb their VAT into their price.

Yes, telcos have been milking their customers.

May you rot in hell.

Pakpak vs pek pek

It's a holiday in this state, unlike any other states.

My aunt came to our house. My uncle, as usual would come for our chillies. With them were her (my aunt's) brother and niece. My aunt, knowing that I am quite familiar with some Tagalog phrases/words told me a funny story.

The story goes like this. Her niece and nephew attended a cooking course. In their class, an instructor, excited for having foreign students showed a picture of chicken wings. Trying to impress my aunt's niece and nephew, the instructor asked them;

What is PEK PEK?

The two answered their instructor

VAGINA!

Pekpek in Tagalog is indeed a vagina. Hence the phrase Pek pek mo, which means your vagina.

What the instructor meant was pakpak. Chicken wings are pakpak ng manok.

FAUX PAS

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pek+pek

It's April Fool's

An auspicious day to start a new tax.

To start off my post, my favourite thing to do is to read Wikipedia. Although not as funny as last year's it is still funny.

This year's 'did you know...' is funny but not as funny as last year's

In last year's there was an entry on the debut of a Russian model on  the runway. A Tupolev.

Next is the tax. I'm on the fence. Sooner or later, we would need the VAT, which I agree. But on who and how the tax would be used, I quite don't agree with that. To recover debt? Who puts us in debt? And why? I won't oppose if the tax is used to improve the Quality of Life. More mass transit, better roads and to normalize the cabotage fee that we have to endure. Cabotage fee is absurd for a country as big as Montana or New Mexico.

If the tax is used to widen the socioeconomic gap, (i.e. using the money to further modernize the west while milking from the east) it's really absurd. But who am I to comment. Let's wait and see. 

So see if the VAT is not an April fool's prank, my friend Jerry and I went to a budget store. We bought a packet of cedar ball and a bottle of car perfume. Yes, we can't escape from VAT. 

Earlier, I accompanied Jerry to an aquarium, Sen's aquarium to buy a Siamese Fighting Fish. The price is still the same, $3. The same goes with a plate of noodle and a bottle of herbal tea.

Another must watch for April fool is WestJet ads. I was fooled by it's metric time ads... 

This year's 

A smart seat...

What a day!