Change of Name

I don't know from which post but I think I introduced myself as Franch Chai.

*after a few browses through the old posts*

I found the post, I could not even force myself to finish reading the second paragraph. I felt like something inside me is about to burst out. Either I'm about to burst out laughing at old self or burst out in rage against my own past silliness or...probably an Alien Chestburster is going to burst out from my chest (which is highly unlikely lol).

I hereby announced that I am no longer known as Franch. Okay okay, when I think back about it, it's kinda lame. It was effin' retarded. Why in the first place? Well there's a long story behind it. I swear if I have a mesin cahaya masa (Doraemon's Time Machine) in the drawer right now, I'm going to travel back to the time and somehow stop myself...and then do some other things LOL.

Fortunately, it's not official as in getting it registered officially under my national identity. So it's not too late haha. Dang! Besides I never ever introduced myself as Franch in my social life. I guess it would have been a huge turn off or a good material for laughter.

I was baptized around May 2011. A proud moment of my life. I am happy. I can finally tell people that I'm a real Christian. I don't have to fake my religion anymore when I fill up forms like during job applications. It's funny when I think about it hahaha.

I finally got an English name as well. Hi, I'm Chai, Jorge Chai. I am much more memorable now than just Chai K. S. Believe it or not, I found this name while checking out a baby names book in my friend's baby store. Initially I thought the name George sounds pretty good with my surname but seems quite generic and then I saw this name Jorge in the book. I think it looks cool. The spelling is shorter and I prefer the letter 'J' over 'G'.

Jorge is a Portuguese and Spanish given name. The pronunciation is pretty much the same with George if you don't pronounce it in Spanish which is 'Hor-Hei' I think. About the meaning of the name, Jorge, well I have this funny story.

One day, my friends were asking me why I chose the name Jorge. The conversation went something like this:

Friends: Why did you chose that name and not George?

Jorge: Hmm, I think it's more cool looking and sounding. Besides that it has a pretty special meaning to it. I think the meaning has something to do with God, something that is majestic or high and mighty. *nostrils holes enlarging, inhaling more air at this point = proud expression* Too bad I could not really remember. I found it in a book.

Friends: Oh really? Let me check.

*One of them used his iPhone to wiki the name*

Friends: Erm, dude...I think you got it wrong. It says here, 'Jorge (, ) is a Portuguese and Spanish given name, equivalent to English George. It is derived from the Greek (georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".'

Jorge: What the?! Shhiiee.... Ok ok, I think I got it wrong already LOL. I don't care, Jorge is a cool farmer! Farmers are cool!

So yeah, that's the story. Yours truly. Jorge signing off.

In Order to Change...

In the process to change myself to become a new someone, firstly I need to....

Go to the gym regularly for weight training. This is Uncle Chee's house which I always go to. This place is not for the weak. There are many hardcore players here.

First week of training. Can see the shape under the light. Work in progress XD

Finish reading all these books, remember the important points and practice them. Crap, I bought so many of them from last year but no time to study and read it.

If I were to speed up my diet plan process, I may have to implement the 'celebrity diet plan'. I can refer this to the extreme dieting methods from Christian Bale and Jared Leto. All you need is a hyper strong will power.

Jared Leto (actor and lead singer of 30 Seconds to Mars)

Jared Leto gorged on melted Haagen Dazs ice cream laced with olive oil and soy sauce to bulk up to play John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman in new movie Chapter 27. The actor ballooned on the diet and stunned castmates with his massive weight gain.

He says, "(I did it) eating everything you think you're not supposed to - pizza, pasta, ice cream, but my little trick was I would take pints of chocolate Haagen Dazs and put them in the microwave and drink them. The sick thing is I would actually pour olive oil and soy sauce into the mixture as well - to get me bloated even more."

Leto embarked on an equally bizarre seven-week diet to lose the weight he piled on. He explains, "I've been fasting ever since. I've been doing this very strange, like, lemon and cayenne pepper and water fast. I didn't eat any food for 10 days straight; I think I lost 20 pounds that first 10 days."

Christian Bale sets the Hollywood record for weight lost for a movie role in The Machinist. His mental's strength and determination are off the charts!

Christian Bale dropped 63 lbs. to play a man whose health deteriorates after not sleeping for a year. "I wouldn't have done that amount of weight loss if I hadn't thought the movie itself was worth seeing," he says. His diet? Coffee, cigarettes and an apple a day.

How?? How?? CNY is just around the corner XD

A Week (almost) in My Working Life

I've been doing my new job for about a week now. I kinda like the environment. Like I said, I finally got my own space, my own chair, my own desk, a calender and plenty of parking spaces. I can even off on weekends now! The people there are helpful and professional. Best of all I don't have to work like a lowly-paid slave anymore to do crappy works like carrying heavy things back and forth which contributed to the recurrence of my back pain and wrist injury. Not to say the current job is perfect, but at least it's a lot better than the previous one.

6/10/2009:
a) Spent my tea break observing the Koi fishes at the pond. I gave names for each of the fishes. There's Big White, Side Surf, Giganthor, Chrystal, Litchi, Jumble, Raven, Corona, Jack, Flat Floor, Orange Peel...

b) Each fish has its own traits just like homo sapiens. I wonder what are they thinking?

c) Ah Oh, I've got an idea. Why don't somebody go and invent a keychain or something that would let out a sound of baby cry when ya drop it or separated within a distance of 2 meters. Like that, my wallet or handphone wouldn't get lost again.

d) It's becoming 'tee-di-us'.

e) I am carrying out introspection on meeself.


7/10/2009:
a) Numbers, numbers, I have never seen so many numbers in any one day of my life! But I am happy that I have finally been given something to do.

b) You should check out the Korean Restaurant at Park Everly Hotel. Nice food but not cheap but worth it. I had the Bim-bi-Bap for lunch. Yes, outrageously weird, for LUNCH. Btw, the chef is a local who acquired his cooking skills from Korea. Who wanna go wit me next time?

c) Mmmm...'air longkang' from India goodness. Drink that and get rid of your 'heatiness'. ZaikaChalaChaka!


8/10/2009:
a) I saw a dude who looks a lot like Jon Gosselin from the American reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8. He is Asian Malaysian.

b) Black coffee (Kopi Kosong) is probably the next best thing at work after the hand drying machine. I have never experience the kind of amazing effect that the coffee could give me. Keeps me awake for a long time if not...


9/10/2009:
a) Sometimes the only fun thing to do in the office is to read the dictionary and look for funny words like 'libidinous'.

b) Today my eyelids are especially heavy. Difficulties in keeping the eyes from being shut.

c) Oxford's entry of the day: St Swithin's Day - 15th July; according to tradition, if it rains on this day, it will rain for the next 40 days. Noted.

d) Kopi Kosong, I NEED you desperately!

e) Yes, finally I am able to solve the Rubik's cube...after 4 days of trying.


That's all =P

**Update: Just came back from AhBu's Massage Therapy for my ailing back and wrist. The pain was hellish. At one point I screamed 'F***' and the whole world heard me. The experience was like being canned, penetrated by thousands of needles and having your flesh stripped off from your bones. This went on for like an hour! But it's all good, I feel good now. Finally I don't really feel like an old man anymore hehe.

This morning I had difficulty waking up because of my back pain. Damn pain. It's an old injury. I exaggerated it from last night after-midnight basketball activity. It's an injury everybody is scared of. If I did not get it treated, I may have to carry it to my grave! do.Ob

Anybody who has any joint pains, sprained limbs or what, you should look for this guy. This guy is amazing. He'll make you feel the pain of hell at first but alas your injuries would be cured almost instantly. Definitely ichiban! But he talks cock a lot, funny dude lol.

Regular customers may get 50% discount like me. That did not sound right right? That means I get injured quite frequently huh. Good for his business but not good for me health sad face. I should really take care of myself now.

Check out the bruises on my left arm. This is what I got after the massage. This is from my wrist injury. You haven't seen my back yet.

My Not So Interesting Life as of 21/06/09

Working life is really draining a lot of my energy away. I got less time to play basketball and go to the gym as regularly as last time. Other than that, it took away a significant amount of my focus away from my other self-interest's venture that I'm getting into. Luckily I still have the time to hang out with friends. My friends are my best source of fun and with them around, I get the strength to pass through tough times.

You know, quite often at work, some of my colleagues would call my name just to see my blurry expression on my face. Like this ---> d-_-b. And then some would just laugh for no reason looking at my blurry face. Why? Is my face that funny? Dudes and Dudesses, I can't help it. My face is always like that and it will always be the same no matter what. Nvmla, as long as you all are happy =)

Sometimes the day would get so tiring and mind-numbing that I just wanna pause everything, be somewhere peaceful alone, and chill for a bit. I need a cold beer, some nice foods, listen to some relaxing music, and maybe a smoke (optional) nya~. In my youth life, I wanna work hard and play hard...living the dream life that I always dream of. I just hope that I have enough endurance lol. Sadly, time is limited. Time is not enough. Therefore I'm just gonna get as much as possible from it.

Me. Chilling. I hope.

One day I was hanging around Bintang Plaza and then I found these! Finally I got some Skittles! Oh~ Skittles I Love You! But I would still eat you! Ngam~

I have been waiting for this for a long time T^T

Wang Gek was playing around with the Rubik's cube a couple of months ago that I was motivated to do so too. I bought myself a small Rubik's cube key ring instead of a standard one. Why? Because I think it looks more cute =P

Still in good condition.

I actually wanted to start playing it once I get it, just that I was not willing to rip off the package in order to get my hands on it. I'm getting this otaku collector's kind of behavior you know ever since watching Japanorama. For them the highest value of an item is at its original state with the cover package still left unopened. In some cases the packages itself are more valuable than the items inside. So I'm keeping it that way for now until I get another one gargh~ It has been in display for more than a month already haha.

Today is 21/06/09, later in the morning I’m gonna have to do a bit of OT at work on my OFF DAY to settle the June Birthday Draw event. The place is going to go crazy. There will be over 500 people on the 3^rd Level! Walao eh.

Work, work, we still gotta work.

My kitty kat collections. You introduced them to me at first.

P.S. Yesterday I did my first press release, you might find my faces in the newspapers today. From there you will see how blur and tired I looked I think lol.

P.P.S. Happy Father’s Day to all PaPas and DaDas.

Big Friends Gathering

It's been a long time since we had such a big gathering though a lot more people didn't manage to come. We were all schoolmates and good thing is that we don't really lose contact though we're not gonna be able to see each other so soon again since most people would start working. Kinda sad but it's okay cause' I know one day there will be another bigger and better gathering.

It was the night where I ate two plates of fried kuey tiaw, one salad fish rice and a serving of salad tofu at Pong's Cafe. I wish that I had a stomach as big as the universe but no. Please do finish your foods especially when you are eating in front of me in order to take care of my diet. Just kidding lol. Aiseh man. Failed DIET PLAN NO. 302.

Next we went to Miri Taman Awam.

Ghost of Miri Taman Awam.

Two of my favorite posers of all time. Combination of JoJo and RayG is the best I tell you.

Checking whether the DSLR is still working after the 'splatter'. Damn cock I know! XD

Time for group pictures.

There's one question which I raised up during the outing. I asked, 'Who do you guys think will be the one to get married first?'. Considering our average age of 23 years old among us, that would be like a few more years more especially for the girls who's getting married considering if they mind about the 'pass-30-years-old' thing lol. Honestly I couldn't point out the person who will marry first but I do know one thing though, if everyone of us there getting married, we would get to attend more than 10 wedding dinners presumably hahaha.

Lastly, some of us decided to hang out at Alan's place for a bit.

DO I
LOOK PRO
WITH THE
CAMERA?

I AM PRO IN TURNING THE UGLY INTO THE BEAUTIFUL THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS.

I AM GOOD IN TAKING BIG HEAD AND CLOSE-UP PICTURES.

BEST OF ALL, I FIND AND REVEAL THE INNER BEAUTY IN YOU WITH EVERY SNAP.

PUT YOUR TRUST IN ME AND THE CAMERA.

Ehem...

Anyway, after that a couple of days later I had another steamboat gathering which destroyed my DIET PLAN NO. 303.

No worries though. DIET PLAN NO. 304 is on the way!

My Interest for Extreme Movies

One of the things that most of you (my friends) don't know is that, I am actually into extreme Asian movies especially by the Japanese. Extreme as in most of the movies are banned from most parts of the world cause' it's too much for some people's taste and the threshold of their stomachs. Usually this kind of movie involves a lot of blood, mutilation, seckx, touches on issues that are taboo, full of suspense, artistic, weird, confusing, plenty of chills and full of shockness.

Why you ask me? I guess you can say every people interpret art in different ways. But that's just one of the reasons. I wanna see what are the results when the directors and producers have no boundaries when it comes to making movies. See what they can come out with. What would happen when you let your thoughts roam free and wild? Some of them are brilliant while some just plain sucks. One thing for sure, majority of them are very controversial for touching into very very sensitive issues testing the limits. You can simply describe them as beautifully sick.

I’ll give you a bad example about how sick some of the movies are. I haven’t watched this myself as people had reviewed the movie with low ratings. There’s one scene in the movie Naked Blood, a victim of a wrongfully conducted experiment poked out one of her own eyeballs with the fork, dipped it in some flour and then fried it. Wala! Bon Apetiti! Tempura eyeball is served. She ate it and it was truly orgasmic for her lol. (I found this movie clip from Youtube before so maybe you can try your luck if you want =P). Actually there are movies much worse than this like the Guinea Pig series, which are arguably the most gruesome films to ever come out from the country of the rising sun. It is said that these series are hard to find as they a rarity due to being banned in many countries.

I don't reveal this side of me much because I know that people gonna think I am sick and unusual for being that interested in gory, violence, snuffy and horror stuff. I remember clearly one time I showed my friends this movie called Ichi the Killer. Not even past 10 minutes, one friend couldn't stand it, got out from the room, another hide under the pillow, then another went, 'Ughh~ OMG, Chai you are sick!' and some suggested "jokingly" not to get near me ever again LOL.

I am no sadistic, but sometimes I do get a lil' bit pleasure from other people's pain....er as in when I see a friend falling down from the bicycle, crotch got hit or getting slap from a girl I would LMAO. But hey, I not that bad okay, that's just being playfully mischievous. I am not a Super 'S' like Hama-chan lol.

I am not alone however as there are a lot of fans for this genre. ONLY hardcore fans. I admit that before getting into this kind of movies, I was very scared of watching horror movies (for a guy! if you wanna add). Like when I was a kid, after watching The Exorcist, I had trouble sleeping the next few days. But now, I have overcome this part of fear pretty much. They are nothing compared to the extreme ones I had watched. So it's some kind of a training for me haha.

Memorable Asian Extreme movies watched so far are: Battle Royale, Ichi the Killer, Oldboy, The Bow, Ju-on, The Ring, A Snake of June, Strange Circus, Sympathy for Mr Vengence, A Tale of Two Sisters, Zatoichi, Three Extremes, Casshern, One Missed Call, Wild Zero, Visitor Q, Infection, Dark Water and others which I forgot the name titles. I'm so sad that most stuff in Crunchyroll have been restricted.

** Photos courtesy of Snowblood Apple (One of my favorite websites for extreme movie reviews). Be advised that the imagery in the films can be quite graphic and unsuitable for minors and NSFW (Not Safe For Work).