Awesome September~

I guess it's time for my bimonthly blog update. Not my fault bah. You know me always lazy/forgetful de lah.

September. The month of awesome. Quite a few reasons why I'm so hyped about the month of nine. For one thing it's the square of three. Which is a very sexy number.

September is what the people from TV Land call 'The Month of Premieres". This is the time when the TV people show new TV series or just season premieres. Either way, this year's line-up is gonna be epic. I'm not gonna introduce you to all of them, just my faves.

(OMG. Product placement~)

1) The Big Bang Theory
Genre: Sitcom
Duration per Episode: 22 minute (excluding commercials)

Chuck Lorre, creator of Two and a Half Men, made this godly comedy show whch focuses on a group of middle-aged physicists. Oh, and a hot blonde. But whatever. It started out really weak but gained massive amount of reviewers by the 3rd season. Now in it's fourth season, it is now the top-watched sitcom in the US, surpassing Two and a Half Men. That's right. Chuck Lorre has 2 hit sitcoms airing. That shows how much genius he is.

The name pretty much tells you what kind of jokes you might expect. SCIENCE! Of course, they also deal with other things, like their lack of social interaction and geekdom. Regardless of your social category, it doesn't matter wether you're geek, a nerd, a jock or a hottie, you'll soon fall in love with these characters.

This show is half of what I love. Science, video games, technology and arrogance. :D
Here are a few short clips just to show you a glimpse of how awesome this show is.







2) Glee
Genre: Musical comedy
Duration per episode: 40 minutes (excluding commercials)

There's nothing more a I can say about this. It just screams awesome. Probably since it shines its spotlight on the unpopulars, I can totally relate. I know, tears of joy. The show is the other half of things that I love. Broadway-style musical performances, dark humour, irony (and it's relatives: sarcasm, satire, etc), and social misfits.

For the ignorant and/or stubborn-as-an-ass. This is not High School Musical. Here's why

a) People don't sng out of nowhere. People on Glee don't just sing during math class, or dance during lunch time. It's a glee club. People sing during rehearsals, or concerts. Glee is a musical comedy, not musical-comedy. And, hell yeah, there's a difference.

b) It's just snarkier. The jokes here are very harsh, quick, snappy and bes of all, adult. ;)

c) It deals with real life issues. Unlike HSM where they encourage you to choose friends over a scholarship (Part 2 and 3), Glee deals with bullying, teen pregnancies, puberty, peer pressure, homosexuality and minorities, among other stuff.

3) Mike and Molly
Genre: Sitcom
Duration per Episode: 22 minute (excluding commercials)

Mike and Molly debuts this September. A love story about an overweight police and teacher. Created by *drum rolls* Chuck Lorre. If this becomes another hit, he's gonna get THREE hit TV shows. Can yu imagine how fat (no pun intended) his wallet is going to be? Since it's a new TV show, not many people know much about it and the other video releaed is a trailer, so here:



4) Sh*t My Dad Says
Genre: Sitcom
Duration per Episode: 22 minute (excluding commercials)

Based on a Twitter account (you read it right, Twitter). This sitcom follows a dad, well, the title is self-explanatory, played by the talented William Shatner of Star Trek and Boston Legal fame. Again it's new so just a trailer.



5) 30 Rock
Genre:
Duration per Episode: 22 minute (excluding commercials)

It's a 5-year old show. It picked up dozens of big awards. It was named comedy show of the decade. Yet it's struggling to gain viewers. Not just here in Asia (especially Brunei) but in the US as well. What makes this show amaazing? It's written by Tina Fey. Comedy queen of this time. 30 Rock is loosely based on her experience as head writer on Saturday Night Live. There are 2 things that can kill a good comedy show/movie: Physical comedy and stupid people. But because Tina Fey is just so awesome, she actually made these two work in her show. Can't really comment much about this show much. Too awesome for words. But here's a great clip from the show.



6) Two and a Half Men

7) How I Met Your Mother

September is also the month the English versions Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep releases. Announced 6 years ago, 8 years in the making. Epic-ness can't get any bigger than this.



Also looking forward to Dj Max Portable 3. Some of you may know, I love music-based games. Not as much as RPGs but it's in my Top 3. I've been itching for this because there hasn't been a challeging music game for years. DJ Hero's too simple. Guitar/Band Hero's oversaturated and has become just a cash cow for Activision. And Pop'n Music is just fail. Horrible music, more horrible controls. Ugh. Just see how cool this game is. It's the sexier, slicker, smoother (what!?) o2Jam.



Another reason I'm gonna love this September? Imma go Hong Kong~ =] My first time out of South East Asia! My priority in Hong Kong? Their arcades~ They have Dj Max Technika, Pop'n Music 16, beatmaniaIIDX 17, jubeat knit, Taiko no Tatsujin 12 & 13, Drummania v6, 7 & 8, Guitarfreaks v7 and Dance Dance Revolution X2. Don't judge me. I'm proud to be a geek. (Oh, and FYI I've never played DOTA and Maple, just in case you eager beavers want me to exchange pixi dust or something.) :D

Oh, and I love autumn. It's not as hot as summer, not as cold as winter, not as bright as spring. Oh my god, I just realize something. It's autumn in Hong Kong. Oh, yeah~

And yeah, that's it. Oh, and to all my Muslim peers, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. (Please tell me I splet that right xD)

UPDATE (09/09/10)!!!!
I just remembered about the Tokyo Game Show~ They're having this massive video game conference in 16th Seeptember in, well, Tokyo (duh). Just yesterday they announced Dissdia 2 and Ace Attorney investigation 2~ <3

The Return of Pepsi Blue!

OMG! How many of you guys remember Pepsi Blue? It's Pepsi and, uhh, well, blue. Here:

Apparantly, it's back as Pepsi Gol.

It's friggin' blue!

Look!

Sorry if it's not my usually kind of post. So bite me. I'm just happy that now I can get diabetes AND turn my tongue blue.

While you roll your eyes at the simplicity of this post, look at these round eggplants I found at Hua Ho. They're nothing special but they're cute. And that's all that matters.

And here's what they look like if they had faces.

And here's one wearing a dress.

OMG. I'm the (insert trait here) guy!

NOTE: If you don't want your name here, tell me.

Okay, so I've been in SMSA (thankfully) for a few months now, made a few new friends, and I've been thinking. Apparently, first impressions truly is the lasting impressions:

I'm the Glee guy to Jonathan.
I'm the stand-up comedy guy to Yee Hong.
I'm the homework guy to Alfred.
I'm the Math classmate to Vance.
I'm the guy-I-met-at-orientation to Eric.
I'm the Final Fantasy fan to Yek Jun.
I'm my-Chemistry-lab-partner to Bryan.
I'm (for some reason) the game freak to my ex-St. Margaret classmates.
I'm the guys-who-has-this-blog guy to Kuan Jong.
MORE ADDED SOON!

While to most people, either the guywho sits at-the corner and does Math. (It's not called 'Maths', FYI), or 'Sean's friend'.

ROFLOLMAO~ 3 months of no updates?

First of all, I won't apologize. And second, I do mean it. Thirdly, yeah something new soon.

Why people think I'm old-fashioned. (Do people really think so?)

1) I listen to classical music and songs from the 60s to the 80s. I don't like current mainstream, exceptions are Clazziquai, Katy Perry and Beyonce~ All the single ladies put a ring on it~ =]

2) I don't use mechanical pencils. They're so clicky-click. So annoying. The leads are so thin and frail and break whenever I touch them. I keep mistaking them as pens. Time-wasting. And it's hell to put the leads in. Classical pencils are where it's at. All you need is to sharpen it, and they are so distinct from pens.

A quote from Mr. Bharat: "The click-click pencils are sissy pencils. Use the macho pencils." xD

3) I still prefer XP. The Mac OS and Windows 7 OS may be pretty, but beauty only lies skin deep.

4) I don't follow trends. I go against them. And please, believe I'm not avoiding them on purpose. Example: An LG Arena instead of an iPhone.
K-indie instead of K-pop.
Dots instead of checkers.

I can't help it.

5) I limit my use of abbreviations and smileys.
Example: GTG ASAP :O. BTW, IDK cuz NMNT xD. LOL LMAO =].

6) Reading (and hearing) grammar mistakes KILL me.

7) I love movies that has won Academic Awards. Even if there's no action involved. Shocker!

8) Only Disney shows before 2004 are worth watching. No Hannah or HSM.

9) More to be added. YAY!

Things you should know about me

When I drink something, the number of gulps has to be in multiples of 4.
I sweat when I play the piano.
I laugh when I see people cry. I laugh out of sympathy. I'm not cold-blooded.
I clap when people clap on TV.
Unconsciously, I hate the things that are in trend.
I talk to myself when I do stuff. I just do, okay?
I can spend HOURS on Wikipedia alone. (That's where I learn a lot of crap.)
I pee sitting down. Because I'm lazy and I don't wanna make a mess at night. Alright?
I pretend I can talk to animals.
I'm a money-face.
When I sleep, I wrap myself with the blanket like a spring roll.
I cry when my pets die.
Snails scare me.
I love RPGs but I don't play Maple, DOTA and other online MMO games.
I find songs these days worse than a drowning cat.
My PS2 is 6 years old and it never broke once.
I'm a man who has no interests in sports.
I'd die happy if Astro had The Comedy Central Channel.
When I type something on the Internet, it has to be grammatically correct.
When the teacher rubs off the blackboard and misses a line or a dot, I'll just stare at it for the whole lesson.
I have the short-term memory of a hamster but the long-term memory of an elephant.
When I look at something, I'll ask myself questions about it. Yeah, I'm like that, deal with it.
I think gay people are cool.
If I talk to people about my interests, my body tingles.
When I speak in front of a crowd, my left cheek jumps like crazy.
I have a blankie that I've kept since birth.
I believe in evolution and the big bang. Down with creationism, rise with Darwinism!
I have mad Dance Dance Revolution skills. (Not to toot my own horn)
I find Singlish and Bru-English funny.
I'm a Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy otaku.
I know some people hate me, and that's okay because in two years, we'll never have to see each other again. :)
I love the taste of Brand Chicken Essence. I could drink a bottle if I could.
I'm crazy about the piano and everything about it.
I'm very enthusiastic about everything.
I love irony, sarcasm and other satires.
Google is my best friend.
I don't care about how I look because my face is not pretty enough.
I have yet to find my perfect friend.
I find relationships at this age stupid.
I always look down when I walk because I don't want to step on any ants and bugs.
I love the smell of freshly cut grass.
I find it hard to walk confidently i.e. a normal person.
I love curry and other spicy foods.
I drink my Coke warm.
My rice:side-dish ratio is always approximately 1:1.
I can't stand eating pork. (I can sense the "some Chinese you are" vibe.)
I enjoy thinking of ideas for my homemade movies.
I'm against gender bias, racism and homophobia. That's why I discourage the use of "You're just a girl", "kaling", "Ah Mo", "Cina babi", "That's so gay" or "You're such a fag".
I love tofu. It's just wonderful. Silk you can eat. MMMmmm~

And FINALLY: I know I'm weird. So you don't have to run around telling people that. :D