January 2009
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Soundtrack for February
Soundtrack for February
Boy, what a January. Was it just me, or did it seem a little more packed than usual? There was the Inauguration, which me and G watched ‘til 2am hoping for a glimpse of Bono (alas, his concert was the day before). Even in Malaysia, we want to be on the right side of history, as Barack so elegantly put it.
But on a personal level, January was momentous. I had my...
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‘The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark...
Ahead of Inauguration, Jenna and Barbara Give Tips... →
I’m tiring on the Inauguration fever, but couldn’t resist this.
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be...”
– Michelle Obama, inscribing her quote on a leather-bound journal she gave to Laura Bush at the White House.
Obamicon.Me →
Cooool. I’ll get mine done by tonight.
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How to Be Awesome →
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~ Ayn Rand
What Would Obama Say? - New York Times →
The head speech-writer for Obama is a baby-faced 26-year-old. *bows down*
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‘New Soul’ - Yael Naim
I’m 29...
Dinner Chat @ Checkers, 8.30pm
Me: Thanks girls for the birthday dinner. You're the best.
Kavs: Don't listen to him, he's in advertising.
P-Girl: Yeah. And he's an actor too.
Me: Oh my god. You're right. I'm in advertising, and I'm acting. I'm the ultimate conman.
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The 44 Places to Go in 2009 - NYTimes.com →
Penang is listed. Power to the kuey teow.
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Soundtrack of the Month - January
Soundtrack for January
Welcome to my virgin stab at creating a soundtrack for each month. I’ve chosen 5 songs, each I hope will reflect a mood I’m feeling for the month. Thanks to the omnipresent Hype Machine, I’ve been obsessing over music like a wide-eyed kid in a toy store.
Optimism reigns for this month, like a good January should.
Effective Learning - Tips for Effective Learning →
I like 10. Stop Multitasking. Women used to make fun at me for a lack of this. You can suck it!
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‘Take It Back’ - She & Him
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My Favourite Links - January
Every month, thought it would be fresh to put up 10 sites that I liked. I’ll give a quick summary of the site, and why it rocks. Jan Faves are:
YesButNoButYes - the self-proclaimed “Greatest pop culture blog on the planet”. Wit and hidden Youtube gems means they can back that claim up.
What Would Tyler Durden Do? - I only caught on to WWTDD a few weeks ago, and I’m...
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Blazers adjust their snoozing, start winning -... →
Fascinating article on the NBA’s Blazers. They adjusted their sleep patterns, and found themselves winning.
Potentially Embarrassing Question: What was your...
wordlife:
outtheother:
everybodycares:
reneelilley:
cuckoocuckoo:
daieny:
fantasyaction:
stultaluna:
theprosaic:
dressedup-likedreams:
Paolo Nutini (grade 8)
The Wiggles (Kindergarten)
NSYNC (6th grade)
B2K (9th grade)
My Chemical Romance (6th grade).
cky (6th grade)
The Romantics (my dad manages them), probably around age 3 or 4.
New Kids on the Block, Puyallup...
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U2 Break Down 'No Line on the Horizon' : Rolling... →
*just peed in my pants*
The Dark Knight GIF
urlesque:
gifparty:
Another version of one of our favorite GIFs.
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The Ten Greatest Car Crashes in Movie History →
OMG, this is like so royally awesome and perverse and morally wrong, but the metal carnage is way amazing.
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Freudian Fridays: Top 12 Yonic Monuments |... →
By yonic, they mean womb-like. Female phallic-like. Anyways, fascinating nonetheless.
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I am happy...
Because a friend has started her own Tumblelog. First her. Then KL. Then Malaysia. Then Tumblr will pay me to be their evangelist. Ahh, life is sweet.
How perfumes work | The scent of a man | The... →
Where’s my bloody Davidoff…
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Offbeat Bride | Wedding blog, advice, photo... →
Rock concert-weddings, lesbian island weddings, owl-as-your-ring-bearer weddings. They’re all here.
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Email chat, 4.22pm today
G: I do not agree with 95% though.
Me: 95% what?
G: 95% of men will give oral sex only when asked. That's bollocks.
Me: Probably has to do with men not having balls to give it without permission. I know I haven't. 95% might be too high, but you might be surprised. You can conduct your own survey.
G: Really? So sacred? I know its matter of just doing it till she forbids it. I'll do the survey.
WatchONN: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard — TheDailyTube
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An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth →
I especially like the first one:
1. Allow events to change you. You have to be willing to grow. Growth is different from something that happens to you. You produce it. You live it. The prerequisites for growth: the openness to experience events and the willingness to be changed by them.
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Former Bankers Turn to a Creative Plan B -... →
“Greg Collett, 37, left his job as a director in the commodity exchange-traded fund business at Deutsche Bank in June to explore a career in stand-up comedy.”
Classic case of opportunities presenting themselves in a crisis. I can think of many banker-friends who could do with their own career U-turn.
"2009 Runs Into 2008 At A Party" by Conor McKeon... →
2008: Relax 2009, you’ll have tons of great stuff. 2009: Like what? 2008: The start of the Obama Administration, so you know there’s going to be an international crisis, the Arrested Development movie, Watchmen will be huge! Don’t worry, it’ll be OK. 2009: Please, don’t patronize me, Mitchel Hurwitz hasn’t even started writing the Arrested Development movie,...
undistraction →
Right, back to work.
Coldplay vs MGMT vs Daft Punk - Kids In...
Flickr: The Far side Reenactments Pool →
A group of people have recreated Gary Larson’s iconic Far Side comics in real life.
29. Publish my devotions as a public journal
the heart is soft
Read it and weep. Or scratch your head in bewilderment.