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Things aren’t at all like they used to be.

it’s oddly unsettling.

like the raw feeling your skin has just after you pull a bandage off of it.
or the weird feeling of a new toothbrush, which feels so peculiar and different from your old worn out one.

It all started since i got the job.
It’s only been two weeks, but it feels longer.

I actually wake up early and go to work dressed in an ironed shirt and wearing shiny black shoes.
I even take the bus.

This morning i sat beside a high-school student on the way there.
A high school student.
wasn’t I JUST doing the exact same thing? going to high-school, getting grades?

now it’s paperwork, an office chair, and having people say “Justin, your call on line2?”

how did life go all DVD player 16x fast-forward on me?

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current playlist:

none. my iPod refuses to function anymore.
Seems to have given up on itself.

it’s.
the.
weekend.

nba|wow|sitcoms|sleep|ball|

turn smile shift repeat.
phantom planet rocks

What a week.
so many ups and downs. very emotionally draining.

for future referrence, and until i resurrect this blog
this is what happened this week.

in chronological order.

She turned 21.  18|04|2009

My grandmother passed away at the age of 77.   20|04|2009
:(

They got together.   21|04|2009
:O

Got to hang out with him and her.  22|04|2009

Philip’s grandfather passed away.  23|04|2009
:(

This is where everyone should stick together and be there for one another.

Life is short. Like a camera flash, like a snap of your finger.
Tell the people you love that you love them.
Cos tomorrow sometimes doesn’t come.

Show me the difference
between me and the blind,
for so often i fail to see:
what hinders me, what i’m supposed to be

Tell me the difference
between me and the deaf,
for so often i fail to hear, fail to listen
fail to understand what’s near and what’s dear

Show me the difference
between me and the dumb,
for so often i fail to say
what’s in my heart, what i should,
or even just “hey”.

Show me the difference
between me and the dead,
for so often i fail to move, fail to give
so often, i fail to live.

Do not watch Twilight the movie.

or at the very least,
read the damn book before watching.

the book isn’t half bad, though it’s more of a chick book,
you know, like a chick flick, but a book.

the movie is just lousy scriptwriting, bad acting;
and the average special effects (oxymoron?) were the only thing that made me decide to continue to live after allowing my eyes to witness such garbage.

i just finished the first book, which is entitled Twilight, by the way (for the sake of morons). I started getting a headache and feeling nauseous during the later part of the book, namely from page 400-500. I think it was a reaction to the Indian Food from Restoran Amma near Landmark Mall.

anyway.

Read the book.
Watch the movie (and mock them actors).

p/s: Jolene’s married! here

i spent the demise of 2008 at TianShi’s house. with a bunch of really important people.

these are the people i love, and yet i hardly ever treat them the way they deserve.
im gona learn how.

:)

they’re all leaving, by the way.
To further their education, they say.
i’m gonna miss em.

boo-hoo, right?

I’m not gonna make New Year resolutions.
at least, i’m not gonna list them down tangibly for all to witness and erm.. mock.
i have, however, made a mental quicklist of what i have not been doing (that i now must), and what i have been doing (that i should stop).

2009 will be a better one than 2008.
i’m so sure of it.

Here’s wishing you guys.
All the best in YOUR resolutions, and may this year prove to be your best one yet.

What is a friend?

i think the best way to describe a true friend is this.

a person who has seen the best and the worst of you;
and stil sticks around.

and during the highest and lowest points in your life, the brightest and darkest times,
was right beside you.

a person who will be there with you when all your dreams come true.
a person whose company somehow empowers you to achieve the seemingly impossible.

or at least try.

a person who makes you laugh, laughs with you,
and creates notches of blissful memories that time fails to erase.

a person who knows your past, lives your present with you, and will be the one giving your toast at your wedding;
the one laughing at your photos, slapping your back and saying “remember when..”

a person who makes you smile even when they’re not around.

most importantly, a true friend is someone who cares for you even when it’s not convenient at all;
even when you’re not lovable, and even when you’re horrible and undeserving.

if you see that person stick around,
hell.
that’s a freaking friend.

:)

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p/s: my awesome friends. you know who you are. i love you guys. :D

you rejected my kickapoo, but then travelled across the causeway, and planned so much to giv me one of my best birthdays. ever. Your engaging personality changed my life. You saw potential in a scrawny boy with a quick mind with slow erm.. everything else. we shared limitless comedy. You always brighten my life somehow, and you’re so awesome that i sometimes cannot comprehend the strength and wisdom you seem to have. You give the best advice, you always say exactly what i need to hear. Your opinion means the world to me, and i seem to compare every girl i meet to you.
i don’t know if it’s a compliment, but no one ever comes close. :)

you pulled my pants down in the MRT, dated my crush, broke my phone, LOL. a huge list of idiotic stuf. raaawr
but then you always silently supported me through everything bro. sticking around, cracking me up, doing the funnest things together and creating chaos in boring JB. you inspired me to be a better guy guy, and kept some of my darkest secrets pretty well.  LOL. you’re the hi-fivest person around. best brother anyone could wish for.

if you outlive me.

Which is worse —
What might have been;
What almost was?
What once was;
or..
..What will never be.

i was employed recently.

seriously.

my friend Jordan’s uncle owns a petrol kiosk on Jalan Ah Fook (not kidding).
they needed some part-time workers on the Hari Raya Haji holiday, so i agreed to help out.

i worked as a pump attendant.

o_O

Jordan: omg, can’t believe it. A degree-holder working as a pump attendant.
Justin: ….
Justin: ..you asked for help so i help la. much better than doing nothing.
Justin: ..and it’s good experience.

i filled up tank after tanks of cars, and wiped their windscreens.

some even gave me tips.

overall, it was a fairly interesting experience.
i can now… tell you which cars have their petrol slots on which side.

i can now also… clean windscreens under 30 seconds.

yay me.

If you :
1. have regular access to the internet
2. have more than one friend
3. belong to the human race
4. all of the above

you would’ve probably heard of Facebook.
or like me -

already be addicted to mindlessly messing around with it.

o_O

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facebook.com - the new addiction

It used to be myspace and Friendster™, but Facebook is the future.
Many people have started to ignore Friendster and slowly shift towards Facebook.

maybe it’s because you can tag your friends in your photos.

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friends will see their name and know that they’re inside the album

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Facebook let’s you know when people have added and tagged photos of you. And with some quick clicks, your photos are everywhere.

They even separate photos of you added by you; and photos of you added by others.

Shift your mouse over onto the person’s face in the photo, and his/her name appears.

How handy is that right, if you can’t remember her name…? ;)

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yee long lol

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but
but but

you wanna know the main reason people are soo into facebook..?
it’s simply because..

of.

the.

addictive.

applications.

yes.
Facebook has successfully lured in its millions and millions of users with its application/widgets.
these thingies, which are externally developed by Facebook users themselves, can be ‘added’ into each user’s profiles to provide HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS of time wastage.

It is hopelessly fun and ridiculously addictive.

one of my favourite applications is Fighter’s Club, which allows you to pick fights with your friends, and over the course of the fight, throw bananas, ant farms, etc. at them;

if u win fights, your street rep goes up and you get more money, which can be used to your advantage and win more fights.

that’s right.
an endless cycle of absurd clicking.

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85,271 daily active users
endless clicking which eighty five thousand people participate daily with glee.

o_O

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so with it’s millions of users, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is laughing all the way to the bank, earning a huge income from all the advertisements and endorsement deals.

i cannot imagine the amount of money he generates.

however..

jeng jeng jeng jeng
out of the blue, ever so suddenly,

Friendster is now ALSO offering applications.

-.-

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applications on friendster?! waa so impressive…………NOT.

hmmm…
looks like they want a piece of that pie.

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-.-
sigh.. i’m not gonna bother with them man.

Facebook’s the way for me.

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happy birthday Ashley, Kimberly, and YeeLong