It’s like this every other day that ends with “y”
As I made my way across the office lobby and walked into the lift this morning, I absentmindedly pressed on the floor button. I pressed and pressed but it didn’t light up. I was thinking, “wtf?!”
So I pressed again, this time looking hard at the button. And then I realised I had been pressing on the “G” button. Hahaha! Lucky I was alone in the lift.
Maybe subconsciously, I was already thinking about going home when I only just got to work. 
The other day I was walking back to the office during my lunch break when I saw a Korean couple sitting on a bench across the street. I knew they were Korean because they were talking quite loudly.
Then I saw the woman got up and started to walk away and I thought, “Woo, looks like trouble.” Which was an understatement, heh. Because suddenly the guy stood up and let out a loud yell that sounded like this, “AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!” And not in a kung-fu way either. It was loud, guttural and prolonged. And for extra dramatic effect, as he was yelling his lungs out, both his hands were squeezing the sides of his head, like he was trying to pop it open or something.
It achieved its intended effect I suppose because the woman hurriedly walked back and tried to console him. But I heard him yelled a few more times, and I could still hear it even though by now I’m kinda far away. I kept looking back to see if it turned violent. Then I remembered that they were sitting outside a fire-station. Some burly firemen would have come and saved her if it did.
As I left them further and further behind, I kept thinking, “Christ, what an asshole“.
If your girlfriend was breaking up with you, or you were having an argument, yelling out like a spoilt brat who dropped his ice cream on the floor won’t win her back, you moron. But thanks for giving me a surreal lunch break.
Godskitchen Winter Edition Perth 2010
I’ve been going to the annual Godskitchen events since 2004 and they never fail to satisfy. As a festival brand, it is known to play a harder sound with heavy beats and it is eminently danceable and addictive. Even if the DJs are normally known for softer vocal trance, like this year’s Roger Shah, you will be sure to hear them lean towards the higher tempo stuff in their sets.
The other two DJs this year were Markus Schulz whom I’ve seen multiple times, and Gareth Emery who comes to Australia for the first time. And man they did not disappoint. I had an awesome time.
And the good thing is … there will be another Godskitchen event this year on Oct 8, headlined by Andy Moor, John O’Callaghan, Marcel Woods and Wippenberg. Sweet!
Anyhow, here are some pics taken with my iPhone on the night.
The silhouette of Markus Schulz.
Hands in the air with Gareth Emery.
And another hands in the air moment. There were lots of them. 
Korean girls vs. Japanese girls
Saturday night we were at The Deen, and Tham and I had this little conversation …
Me: Hey hey, check out those girls there.
Tham: Where?
Me: There, those two with the black hair. One short and one long.
Tham: Oh yeah. Hmm, looks either Japanese or Korean.
Me: I think they are Korean.
Tham: How do you know? You can’t see their faces.
Me: Well, they don’t dance like Japanese girls.
Tham: What do you mean?
Me: With the exception of professionals, most Japanese girls do this little two-step that looks great in a para-para video but that’s all they do so it looks weird if the music is not for para-para.
Tham: Oh …
Me: Korean girls move and grind their hips more, so it fits with house or R&B music, you know?
Tham: Wow, you just blew my mind. You should blog this.
Here’s what para-para looks like.
(Youtube)
And for comparison, here’s a compilation clip of a bunch of Korean girl-groups dancing.
(Youtube)
Hey Tham, don’t say I don’t anything for you man! But hey, I had fun looking for these clips too. They are so awesome. Hahah! 
Pure from Jacob Bricca on Vimeo.
Check out this awesome clip showcasing all the action movie cliches: people turning around and glaring, chasing and running, walking briskly, falling over, falling through glass, getting kicked in the face, drawing their guns and aiming; cars, boats and bikes spinning and turning and flipping over, crashing through things; and things exploding everywhere.
Yeah we’ve seen it all before and we will keep seeing them again because a well-crafted action scene is still a joy to behold even when it’s kinda cliched.
(via Pajiba)
On Saturday night, we ventured out to Rise to catch Emily Scott once again. We had caught her out of sheer curiousity last year – we had only known about her photos in FHM, so we were pleasantly surprise at her track selection and mixing. When we knew she was coming to Perth again, we were pretty amped up to catch her spinning.
Her tracks leaned towards house/tech-house and although we noticed one or two slip-ups during the night, her mixing was generally good and she knew how to work the crowd. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that she looks the way she does.
This was us on the night.
Oh and all these photos that you see here are from Tham’s camera.
Alcohol was consumed and we were all in a very happy place.
Especially for Tham because he started taking photos with and of random people.
‘Twas an awesome night and not just because I got to take a photo with Emily. Woohoo!
