Night of The Dead- A Story

Ixate and his team of elite marines ventured into unknown realms of a ruined city, in a Search and Rescue mission to find missing team members. Deep within the city, truth unveiled themselves in rather uncanny ways. What was believed to be the reason for such fallout, found itself being explained differently.
It was with his three members, did they uncover the twists that lie within the city itself. But would the world know of this? Would the world prevent such reoccurance, if they were to find out? Will government conspracies extend to the endangerment of the people's lives?

Story at http://ixatenotd.blogspot.com

Ditch everything and jump

Things have been pretty bitchy lately, or maybe I'm just being overly emotional about fucks and fucks' fucks. Anyways, I finished my exams rite... It was supposed to be a 3-month stressless holiday. Its not. Now that I have to deal with various problems that had stacked itself at the other side of the doorway, and its time to tend to them one by one. This would probably take all of my 3 month holiadays. Life suck, yes.

My car. New. Black. Mine? Not anymore. My brother.... An idiotic arse who'd give up everything to make my life miserable. I'll make a point to write about him. At least then he'll have something to be proud of: His own Biography. He pissed me off when he persistently asked for my car, when I wanted to use it. I told him he could use it when I wans't, but he didn't fucking cared. So one day I got pissed, and threw him the keys saying: There's you bitch. Take the car, and knock yourself dead while you're at it! He took the car. Sounds stupid, don't it? Ya... I think so too..

Moving along, there was this case I had with some friends over at the climbing gym. I owe one fren some money, and the others, thinking it was them I owed, bitched about me, and bitched about me. Whats worst, they come up to me and talk to me like we're BEST friends! Two-faced mother fuckers. Ladies and Gents, these are the people I do not want to be friends with. So I honestly don't give two and a half fucks about how our friendship would end, nor do I bother with that kiss kiss and make up, forgive and forget bulcrap. Its easy for you to say it. It takes a whole lot bigger man to do it, and frankly I ain't that big a man. Life won't get an inch worse without them in my life.

My mom. She's been having problems. I don't really blame her, but then...... Haha... Nvm.. Time for dinner anyways... The thunder won't strike me, rite?

Senario: To study or not??

Senario posts are posts that will be dealing with instances where a person would be stuck in a place with a forked road in front. Whether or not he/she takes the correct path, would be up to that person, but I do want you guys out there to post up your comments and decisions.
Here goes:

'A' is a student of a university. She has been studying for a while now, and will be graduating soon. Her family has been going through a financial crisis since, well, quite a while back. This posed a threat to her studies, as the fees would cost a bomb. The current financial crisis also involve high amounts of debts and the level of income falling below the monthly necessary expenditures. On top of that, she has 2 younger siblings who'll be leaving high school soon, and will be needing funds to enter universities.
Here are the thought out solutions:

1. She can leave school, and start working. This would help earn some income for the family. But, she will be dropping his degree certificate, which would, in alot of ways, be seen as almost a crime.
   
2. She can change to a way cheaper college or institute just for the sake of finishing her studies. But that won't solve the financial problems, because the family does not need to pay less, they need an extra income earner.
3. She could just continue studying, cross her fingers and hope everything would be okay in the end.
   

'A' requests your advise and comments on this issue.. Thanx for dropping a comment :)

Piracy In Blogger?

I was wondering all these while, whether Blogger have this intellectual property rights protection thingy to authenticate bloggers' write ups. Sometimes people would stumble upon some bizzare revelation on, maybe the discovery of a new species of nose hair, and excitedly post them up in Blogger and suddenly see someone else earn a Nobel Prize with your revelation.
I may have exaggerated a little, and most probably we bloggers would not have any line of silver pens laid out on our table at any time soon ( take this lifetime). I was just wondering if any other bloggers in this world feels that same unsettling feeling, or is it just me? I mean, I don't want to see my stuff lying around someone else's blog and him/her taking the credit for it....
Nevermind...

Ragnarok Online. Part 1: RO? Whats That? Can eat one Ar??

Here's a story I must tell,
The rhyme and rythm of a pal,
A freak accident that befell,
That eve of Christmas felt like hell.

To break a finger was not grand,
Had a cast without a brand,
Then a CD came from a friend,
Ragnarok Online was the trend.

He smiled and said 'The game's still free',
'Come to Penril and look for me',
Installed the game I did to see,
The hype that beats a cup of tea.

I reached the desert town of Morroc,
Silence hung without a fog,
'An empty town, where's the flock?'
Is this the same Ragnarok?

My friend would work up till night,
To wander off would cause no fright,
But where to go to cause a fight?
Then came an armored knight.

'Hello my friend,' I had to ask,
'Where to gain experiance fast?'
'Exit the town' as he unmasked,
'Picky and Drops would be your task'.

What to pick and what to drop?
It was a blur as I head atop,
The edge of town was like a mop,
Swept me away to a different prop.

The sight at first I could not swallow,
A bouncing kind of H2O,
They call it Drops now I know,
Unsheathed my knife to strike a blow.

I'd like to go on but 2721 stressed,
That life would suck if results get messed,
Stay tuned my friends as more would undress,
The story of RO I'd soon caress.

Karaokes: A Verdict

Karaoke in KL has been quite a boom since... lately. Here are reviews on some of the places visited quite recently.

1. RedBox: Nice place, lots of outlets, a place most people would go ( I suppose). Drinks are good, food quality would depend on places ( Pyramid's so-so, Curve's quite nice).Loyalty cards are cool.. They give out loads of stuff. Lot of bands and singers, mostly with little songs. English songs are quite updated, but very little. Rooms are nicely decorated, and your room may not have the same design as your neighbors'. Songs may not be in singers' lists, so try the song lists. 'Sunway Morning' is actually Sunday Morning, and some songwords are incorrect.. But its very common..

2. Neway: Have only been to the one in Times Square KL. Drinks and food are good, so try the buffet next time around. Their loyalty cards give nice offers on discounts. Rooms are nicely sized, but decor seemed too simply done. Song selections are limited on the singers and groups section, but each group/singer have many songs RedBox left out. Again, try the song list for more unsegmented songs. Chinese selection is competitive with RedBox's. Again, incorrect songwords and song names are common. Rates are sometimes cheaper then that of RedBox, but mostly very much alike.

3. Galaxy: The one next the the Subang SS14,15,16 Police station. A more affordable alternative to karaoke. Drinks are so-so, but the food is bad bad bad. For cheapness, most wouldn't bother anyways. Imagine RM10, with food and drinks.. 3 hours. Sounds cheap to me. Booths are nicely done, and song lists and interface is like that of Neway. They do have some songs with really off words, so you guys should bring along your own songwords!! Chinese songlists are very updated. Some of the computers would hang from time to time, though.

4. E-Box: At Syabas Club in PJ NewTown. Rates by room, and not per-pax. Cheap if you fit max pax in a room, otherwise not so cheap considering the rooms. No food, no drinks. The menu make drinks from Waikikis Upstairs seem tax-free!! Rooms are old, computers look 486-like. Song Selections are limited, and some would just STOP all of a sudden. Only good thing, I would say the 'By Hour' rate to accomodate the 'less-than-3-hours' availability.

Thats all the karaokes I've been to. It has been a long time since my last visit to any SongBirds, so no comments there. I would say that each karaoke joint gives slightly differentiated services, and it so would not hurt for more competition to benefit us consumers ;)

The Bird's Fate

One winter, Bird failed to fly South. He was oversleeping when the fleet of South-Flyers left, and could not make the fly alone without a Silva Compass. So, he decided to brave one winter, seeing as the Cow and the Cat could manage so well for the past many winters.

Winter unveiled its worst side yet. Bird clung onto a branch of the naked tree, hoping the wind would not blow him off. After a while, he could not hold on anymore, and fell of the tree onto icy ground. Nearby, Cow approached. He saw the Bird frozen solid and barely alive. The only thing he could do to help, he did. He unloaded a pile of dung onto Bird, in the attempt to save Bird's life. It worked. Bird felt warmth all around, and the comfort got him singing out loud in joy. After Bird said his thank yous, Cow left. Bird continued his happy chimes. Along came Cat, attracted to Bird by his chirpings. Cat uncovered the pile of dung, revealing Bird. With one mouth, Cat swallowed Bird.

The moral of tthis story: People who get you into shit may not always be your enemies, and people getting you out of them may not always be your friends.

Friends: To Have and To Hold?

Friends... A friend to me this once. He said: There are 4 types of friends you'll meet in your lifetime. They are...

1. Acquaintances: people who'd come and go, saying their shares of hellos and see-you-agains. Frankly, neither of you would give a heck even if you don't see each other again for the rest of your lives.

2. Socials: they are your friends in social occasions, when closer friends cannot accomodate to. Gaming friends and sports friends are normally best kept there, and they wouldn't be in your To Call list for your birthday party.

3. Seasonals: these friends will come and go according to seasons. They normally use you for various reasons, be it exam answers or to sneak up on your work during promotion seasons. I would call them 'users', because they would be rid of you once they get what they wanted, and worse, they come back next year!

4. True Friends: these are the people who'd go through thicks and thins with you. they would be there to share your joys, and to help ease your sad loads. They remember all that you do for them, and nothing of what they did for you. Diamonds cannot replace these people.

I personally have come across a few of the above type of friends. Some of them used me, and then expelled me out of the groups afterwards. Others keep parasiting off my work and attempt to help. These are the people who, what I would say so to make myself happy, would never ever know what a true friendship is like. This is because they would keep on screwing up all their friends along the way.

Friendship is a difficult task, if one wishes to look for true ones. But the end result is every so sweet. Bad encounters would be good, as they remind you of the true friends you still have, and cherish them. It is to know a friend would be there when noone else is, and the world would not end when it looked that way.