When Zhen Hong read that I wished I could get his CD but couldn’t because I’m not in KL, he was kind enough to air-mail a copy to me. The songs definitely sound better than streaming via the Internet. I’ve got the tune of “Beautiful Lady” stuck in my head now.
你的手心在我手心 …
Thanks again Zhen Hong! 
And btw, remember “Hotness by Association“? Oh come on, humour me!
Don’t call it a podcast #4 - My Top 5 Posts
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No one decided to take up the challenge of doing a list of their top 5 posts, so I guess it will just be me. In this episode, I talked about what I consider my top 5 posts, how I chose them and why.
My top 5 posts:
Credits:
I know a lot of you women out there especially in Malaysia and Singapore are addicted to Korean soap operas. The hair, the wacky story lines, the wooden acting and the overly melodramatic scenes. Wait, that’s all soap operas. 
Anyway, here’s Bobby Lee from MadTV doing a parody in 4 parts (approx. 3 minutes each) of those Korean dramas that you all can’t seem to get enough of. I especially love the subtitles in broken English and where one word in Korean translates to a whole screen of English. Hilarious! Enjoy! TGIF!
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(via Boing Boing)
And now for a bit of levity …
Is your dog oversexed? Think castrating or de-sexing them is cruel and inhumane? Don’t want them to hump your leg or that raggity blanket that you leave out for them anymore? Then you need Hotdoll.
(via Gizmodo)
If you think that this is a cool idea, then I’ve got a Realdoll (Wikipedia; SFW) to sell you.
Bonus:
The men who have sex with dolls - Marie Claire UK
Boing Boing: RealDoll’s Manga-style synthetic lover
Gun violence and psycho killers
The news broke early yesterday morning and it felt surreal. The impact did not hit me until a while later: 33 people dead. I was morbidly fascinated by the story that unfolded when more was revealed about the killer and his possible motives.
Jealous boyfriend guns down 32 - World - smh.com.au
He was a loner, depressed and no one understood him. Isn’t that always the case with psychotic killers?
Killer known as Question Mark kid - World - smh.com.au
Later, after the initial shock of the deaths had surpassed I began to wonder about the gun control laws in the US. You couldn’t avoid hearing about it and both sides of the argument are compelling.
“Guns don’t kill people; people kill people” is the oft-repeated phrase from those who are pro-gun. Gun control laws were not to be blamed and could not have prevented this incident. Cho Seung-Hui legally purchased one of the guns which he would later used to kill 32 people and himself.
Even if a gun buyer was sane and well-adjusted when they bought a gun, there’s nothing to say that something wouldn’t snap one day and the gun is used for murder. After all, guns are highly restricted here in Australia, but Martin Bryant still managed to kill 35 people with them in the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996. So obviously, psychotics will kill regardless of what the laws are right?
On the other hand, if psychotics could not get their hands on guns could they had performed their mass murders so easily? Knives are slow and messy. Maybe they could have build a bomb or two but that takes more knowledge, skill and effort, and would have been harder to conceal.
Guns are infinitely easier. From this point of view, restricting gun ownership makes sense. But we go back to the scenario where a law-abiding and mentally sound person has the potential to become the opposite and go out and kill people with their legally purchased weapons.
So while both sides of the spectrum present good reasons for and against gun control, and assuming that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution would never be repealed (it’s so ingrained into their psyche), I humbly proposed a compromise. Restrict automatic weapons, and high-impact and high-capacity ammunition to only law enforcement and the military*. If the general populace must have guns, then let them have the manual and slow-ass versions.
Psychos would still be able to get guns if they wanted to, but at least they won’t be able to kill with such terrifying speed and efficiency.
*Yes, I know psychos exist in law enforcement and the military too but they are a smaller number than the psychos in the general public.
ADDED 11:29pm - Global reactions to incident and US gun culture:
Shootings draw global condemnation - Massacre at Virginia Tech - MSNBC.com
Being Australian and not Malaysian
How do I feel about being Australian? To be honest, I don’t feel any different. Mostly because I think I had settled and assimilated very quickly since arrival and I wholeheartedly embrace the lifestyle and culture. If you leave out the footy, fishing and surfing. 
As cavalier as this may sound, after being in Australia for close to 19 years the citizenship process was merely a formality. Though I can now vote which I’m quite excited about, and I will travel with an Australian passport which is a big deal to me.
Why is it a big deal to me?
After enduring the unnecessarily slow and cumbersome process of renewing my Malaysian passport whilst in Australia a few times, I just don’t have faith that the Malaysian diplomatic service will help me if I needed it outside of Malaysia. Lazy consulars who are not in when they are suppose to be in, for the ONE day of the week, and inept staff who cannot communicate the rules and requirements clearly when you’d imagine that it would be one of the major responsibilities of any consular or embassy staff, shit me to tears.
Although I wouldn’t know about renewing an Australian passport outside of Australia, at least I don’t have to worry about becoming stateless in Australia anymore. The fear of losing my Malaysian passport here and having to deal with incompetent people who couldn’t or wouldn’t grasp the urgency was always a real one - my parents even kept theirs in a safety deposit box.
Credit must go to the Immigration Department in Malaysia though because renewing my passport there was a breeze as it should be. However, their overseas counterparts leave a lot to be desired.
And so besides being able to vote, one of the other privileges of Australian citizenship of being able to seek Australian diplomatic assistance whilst overseas is one that I am very happy to have. Plus, getting or renewing a passport in Australia wouldn’t be such a pain anymore.
Australia is now my home proper because I feel secure, even if I’m away from it.
p.s. It took me 19 years because it was not an easy decision, mmkay?
How much masty is too much masty?
If you are not comfortable reading or talking about the following:
Or …
In other words, if reading and talking about masturbation offends your sensibilities do not read on. But since you are already here, you might as well stick around. It’s not as if you can un-read what you’ve just read anyway. Hahah! 
So Steph posed the question, “How much masty is too much masty?”
Well, I think if you are experiencing any of the following, then it’s probably too much:
But seriously, I think “how much is too much” is different for everyone. Everyone has different levels of sexual needs. As with anything else, moderation is key. If it doesn’t interfere with the rest of your life, and you are not getting friction burns then I think you can wank away with abandon.
For further reading, check out Wikipedia’s entry on masturbation. Also see the following lists of hilarious euphemisms for loving thyself, of which I’ve mentioned some at the top of this post:
Damn. Researching this topic has been too much fun. Now if you’ll excuse me …
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